Political coalition agreement illegal, says Guyana attorney general
Published on March 12, 2015 – Caribbean News Now
Attorney General, Anil Nandlall
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s attorney general and minister of legal affairs, Anil Nandlall, has claimed that the newly formed APNU/AFC (A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change) coalition of political parties has no foundation in law.
Nandlall said that the document is fraught with a number of worrying concerns for the Guyana electorate.
He stated that the so-called “Cummingsburg Accord”, based upon what has been made public, is essentially an agreement between the two political parties, but that it has no foundation in law, as “it is not grounded in the constitution.” This, he said makes for a number of huge potential problems, irrespective of what transpires in the upcoming general and regional elections. Continue reading
Do We Have Enough Stuff? – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
Do We Have Enough Stuff?
The pursuit of happiness for many is really the accumulation of more stuff.
By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
We live in a disposable age. We have more than we need but few items are made to last because the world has been designed to encourage ‘throw-aways.’
Would you be happier if you have fewer things than you have now? Would you be happy to give up the BMW’s, Pradas, Guccis, the latest gadgets and that big house for the simple life? Must we go out of our way to get the new glossy toy to impress the neighbors?
The reality is that we live in a world of stuffocation. It’s a new word and it’s easy to define. You look in your wardrobe and it is packed with clothes but you can’t find anything to wear. You decide to buy something new and while you are it you buy some other stuff that you don’t really need but you tell yourself you must have them. You return home with bags of stuff and throw them in a corner. Continue reading →
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