Opinion

Children take into their classrooms what they learn at home

Dear Editor, Those parents and others who are seeking for corporal punishment to be abolished should first take a look within their homes and see whether or not they are contributing to the kind of behaviour that warrants corporal punishment, which means whipping, or other disciplinary measures that will help the child or children put away unacceptable behaviours.

The Health Facilities Licensing Bill

Partly owing to the contretemps over the Gambling Prevention (Amendment) Bill which seeks to legalize casinos, the Health Facilities Licensing Bill perhaps did not receive quite the same degree of publicity last week which it otherwise might have done.

Political correctness

Last year, the Amerindian People’s Association attempted to have the National Assembly alter the title of the Amerindian Act by using the term ‘Indigenous’ rather than ‘Amerindian.’

Sport Letter

Dear Editor, The participation of Trinidad’s professional side Joe Public, the eventual winner of the 17th edition of the annual Kashif and Shangai Knockout Tournament, had brought a new dimension to local club football, and an extremely high degree of professionalism.

We will miss Pandit Gossai

Dear Editor, We felt a mixture of joy and emotion for this Hindu icon Shri Prakashji or Guruji as he is commonly called by his ardent followers when he was accepting a proclamation from the Congressmen of the city of New York and best wishes from a number of highly recognized organizations including GOPIO and ICC and well wishers for taking up a mandate he was offered to serve the people of Guyana in the capacity as advisor to the president.

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