Frankly Speaking

Just who “installed” this government Cde Aubrey? Since the late historian Vere T.

February 1763: The human spirit Allegations. Accusations. Facts. Propaganda. Valid? Verifiable?

Poor ‘goalies’, rich Senegal The Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Trinidad/ Tobago are smaller geographically than South America–sited Caricom-member Guyana.

On local hospital — and school books Pardon today’s brevity please.

We complete 29 today!!! Whether husband-and-wife combinations or the now “single-parent-female” phenomenon, people fashion and pore over some form of vital, necessary and domestic budget.

“Mediocrity”? That refers to low, moderate ordinary standards or quality. Even that might be too high, too generous to describe the state of our capital city Georgetown, in truth, the extreme noxious language I wanted to use in my lead caption would have hardly passed editorial standards or sanction.

Would one of my late editors describe this lead issue – or my rendition of it – as a meandering “waffle”?

One week into a “Happy”(?) New Year? It has to be one major historical misfortune of this country’s political existence.

On civil defiance and lawlessness I’ve decided that this contribution will be one of the shorter man-in-the-street columns that this Friday feature represents.

Why death heralds his Birth I’ll voluntarily plead guilty to my personal post-seventy cynicism, with creeping indifference, regarding this still-somewhat-endearing “season” of Christmas.

Welcome back Atlantic Symphony Joe was naughty! Belligerent! Pugnacious! Even vicious in his repudiations, assertions and rejections.

– Those Palm Tree Philistines I was not that surprised that the Culture Minister’s remarks about “black role-models” for Afro-Guyanese youth would generate robust responses.

A woman’s beauty – enhanced? Fake!? Today I wish to present a very personal view on a specific police-related national issue which, when shared a few paragraphs later, could easily attract “provocation” or robust dissent among some well-meaning readers and citizens.

“Try to avoid downtown Georgetown, Ole Folks” This opening sentence promises that today’s offering will be brief.

Why the Brigadier is aggrieved… When actual polling ended on that Monday evening in March last year Elections Commission Chair, former Judge Singh, declared the 2020 electoral enterprise a pleasing and resounding success.

“Lovely cricket”, nationalism and pride Fully accepting that our own Guyana needs to sustain a functioning democracy I must accommodate, even appreciate a political and parliamentary opposition.

Contest and challenges: PNC, Allan and JosephHello friends, this I promise: at my age and stage I’ll make this my final, brief, regretful “lamentation” on this issue.

The Bishop Minister, The contractors, The Roads The late great Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow once declared that “politics follows us all from the cradle to the grave”.

“Troubles”? Two Davids, one Moses I’m plunging into the risk of being mainly political today.

City vending as survival – and blight Recall – those friends still interested – that the first CARICOM Guyana 2020 votes recount was aborted.