What the People Say About

Photos and interviews by Frances Abraham and Marcelle Thomas This week we asked the man and woman in the street if they are aware that non-communicable diseases are the number one killer in Guyana and if anyone in their lives is affected by any such disease.

This week we asked the man and woman in the streets what they thought about Shilpa Shetty’s “performance” on Bollywood Night for Jamzone 2011, and Vybz Kartel’s walking off the plane on the way to Guyana and not showing up to perform here for the second time.

Photos and interviews by Abigail Semple and Frances Abraham This week we asked the man and woman in the street their views on the demolition of the St.

This week we asked the man and woman in the street their views on the recent Caribbean Airlines crash-landing.

In this week’s edition of what the people say we asked youths of Linden (with parental consent) how  they have been spending their holidays and their plans for the remaining few weeks.

This week we spoke to toshaos who attended the annual toshaos meeting at the Liliendaal Conference Centre and asked their opinion of the conference, what issues they raised, and what they thought of the responses they received.

At the Guyana Watch Inc. Medical Outreach at Bath Settlement, West Berbice onThursday we asked persons to comment on the service they received there and at the public health care facilities.

This week we asked the man and woman in the street what their opinions were of Hits and Jams bringing Vybz Kartel and Mavado as the main performers of the regional night during the ‘Jamzone Summer Break’, despite the fact that these two artistes have been banned from performing in other Caribbean countries, and previously in Guyana.

This week we asked the man and woman in the street whether they thought deportees should be given a second chance on their return to Guyana and whether some form of public assistance should be provided for them by the government or other institution to help them get back on their feet.

This week, we visited the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre, where we asked staff members and residents about how rehabilitation has changed their lives, the goals they have for persons living with disabilities and the kind of improvements they would like to see in their centre.

Continuing our series, this week we asked the man and woman in the street in Mahaica and Mahaicony to talk about the most important issues they would like politicians to address.

This week we asked the man and woman in the street to talk about the most important issues they would like politicians to address.

Interviews by Frances Abraham with photos by Abigail SempleCureen Fraser, unemployed – ‘I have 4 kids, ages 11, 8, 6 and 6 months.

This week on ‘What the People Say’ persons share their views on the West Indies cricket team and about Shivnarine Chanderpaul not being selected to play in the one-day game against Pakistan at the Providence Stadium.

This week we asked the man, woman in the street for their impressions of the annual Linden Town Day activities.

This week we asked the man and woman in the street how they planned to spend the Easter weekend.

This week we asked the man and the woman in the street if they can use a computer and if they are interested in the One Laptop Per Family initiative Interviews by Tiffny Rhodius, photos by Frances AbrahamShay Culley, private sector employee ‘Yes I can use a computer.

The sexual abuse of children especially by their fathers or other close relatives is being reported more and more and this week on What the People Say we asked persons to comment on the issue.

Interviews and photos by Tiffny Rhodius and Frances Abraham Government launched its Education Television Broadcasting Service (ETBS) on Friday, promising to narrow the gap in the quality of education delivered countrywide.

At a recent meeting of the Linden Foundation Secondary School’s Parent-Teacher Association, it was proposed that students should be subjected to searches by police officers prior to entering the compound, as a measure to stem violence in the school.