Daily Archives: 02/18/2019

The Catholic church is still making excuses for paedophilia – The Guardian UK

02/18/2019 – 5:30 pm

Cardinals around the world are joining the pope at a forum on tackling abuse. But only radical reform can solve the crisis

Bishops and cardinals attend a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis for the opening of a synod, a meeting of bishops, in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican
 The Catholic church needs Pope Francis to come out fighting on the issue of abuse. But the signs are not good. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

When the first meeting in the Vatican of cardinals from around the world to discuss clerical sexual abuse was announced, hopes were high among Catholics. Finally, it seemed, the courageous, mould-breaking Pope Francis was going to force through root-and-branch reforms to tackle the scandal that has done such damage to the reputation of the institution he leads.         Continue reading →

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The Millennial Perspective…On Colourism and Beauty – By Kemol King

02/18/2019 – 2:41 am

Feb 18, 2019  – Kaieteur News – By Kemol King

Kemol King

When I was in primary school, there was a girl who I heard some Indo-Guyanese boys call the ugliest girl in school. She didn’t have many friends, and she’d get teased a lot, about how dark her skin was. At the time, I called it racism, but I wasn’t quite sure that was the correct term. I started to explore the concept that, maybe, racism was not as one-dimensional as the difference between black and white.

Race is a social construct determined by ancestry, hair type, colour of eyes and skin, stature and other physical attributes. Racism occurs when there is a system of disadvantage based on those racial differences. Colourism, however, occurs when the discrimination is based on complexion. Though it intersects with racism, it’s not the same.   Continue reading →

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Guyana: Tenders out for Lethem Airport to be Upgraded

02/18/2019 – 12:21 am

Tender out for Lethem Airport

Lethem Airport

 Feb 17, 2019 – Kaieteur News

Lethem has been earmarked as the next major transport hub in the country, and according to Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, the money has already been allocated for the project.

Speaking at a public meeting at the Amerindian Hostel in Lethem, Region Nine on Friday evening, Minister Patterson said the facility will bear similarity to the Eugene Correia International Airport at Ogle.      Continue reading →

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Guyana Politics: Screaming loudly and grabbing attention while ignoring history – Adam Harris

02/18/2019 – 12:11 am

 Feb 17, 2019  Kaieteur News, My Column  – Adam Harris

Undoubtedly, the opposition is winning the media war against the government. Supporters are using social media to such good effect that anything posted suddenly becomes fact. Supposedly, intelligent people are falling for the contents of the post.

Just Friday, I got a call from a woman who was so disgruntled that she found fault with just about everything that the government has done or has not done. The roads in the new Diamond Housing Scheme are deplorable. The condition is being blamed on the government.

But that is small potatoes to the reason she called. The conversation began with a criticism of Kaieteur News for not publishing something that “is all over the media.” This “something” is that the sons of two government Ministers were arrested for shooting Brian O’Toole.     Continue reading →

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Guyana Politics: The sub-text we are witnessing is our Ethnic Dynamics – Dr. David Hinds 

02/18/2019 – 12:06 am

Feb 17, 2019  Kaieteur News –, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds 

Guyana is not a mature democracy. After more than 50 years of independence, we have not reached the point where our political, partisan and ideological disagreements and conflicts are played out within the context of the rule of law, constitutional supremacy and protection of civil rights and liberties.

While factors such as the hyper authoritarian instincts of leaders thrown up by the political culture, the personalization of power and the paramountcy of the party are key to that outcome, it is our ethnic competition that ultimately stands in the way democratic maturity. It is not that democratic instincts do not exist in our political culture, but ultimately it is the authoritarian instinct that always wins.

In Guyana, democracy cannot be construed outside of our ethnic dynamics.     Continue reading →

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