Daily Archives: 07/09/2019

Thieves hit ATMs in Barbados, leaving some customers broke

07/09/2019 – 10:05 am

Stabroek News – 08 July 2019

(Barbados Nation) Police are probing reports that scores of bank accounts were hit over the weekend, leaving some customers broke.

And it appears that it is the work of thieves using skimming devices again – this time gaining access to accounts at Republic Bank, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank and Scotiabank.        Continue reading →

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The education system is failing Guyana’s young people – By Adam Harris

07/09/2019 – 1:44 am

The education system is failing Guyana’s young people

  Jul 07, 2019  Features / Columnists, My Column… By Adam Harris

Once more attention has been shifted to the school curriculum. This was caused by the recent results of the Grade Six Examinations. Again attention was on the top performers.

For starters, people began to look at the performance of the public schools. The two top performers came from public schools in rural Guyana. That in itself tells a story that one does not have to pay exorbitant fees for one’s child to do well. It boils down to the ability of the child to learn and the quality of the teachers.

EXCELLENT TEACHERS : THE KEY                Continue reading →

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Guyana: Dozens of American ambassadors said it before – By Freddie Kissoon

07/09/2019 – 1:05 am

July 09, 2019  Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon

American Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, addressed the annual meeting of the Private Sector Commission with some candid words about some of the negative features of this land. She zeroed in on blackouts, corruption, bureaucratic slowness. All that the diplomat said were echoed before by dozens of her predecessors. Some of whom have probably gone to the great beyond and some of them are probably in very advanced age in the US.

But their reflections never changed a thing in Guyana. The decades come and go, the diplomats come and go, and Guyana remains the same – a tragic wasteland where time recedes back into the original black holes. The Ambassador pointed out that in the World Bank report for 2018, Guyana’s position on the ease of doing business here dropped from 126 in 2017 to 143 in 2018. Here is graphic, pellucid proof that the nation of Guyana receded in time and there is no optimism left to cling on to.              Continue reading →

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Venezuela crisis: Opposition announces talks in Barbados

07/09/2019 – 12:49 am
  • 8 July 2019- BBC NEWS

President Nicolás Maduro versus Juan Guaidó

Talks between the Venezuelan opposition and the government to resolve the country’s political crisis will resume this week in Barbados.

The Norwegian foreign ministry, which has been acting as a mediator, said the two sides would meet “to move forward in the search for a negotiated and constitutional solution”.

The two sides have been engaged in a bitter power struggle since January.   Preliminary talks held in May in Oslo petered out without an agreement.

What is known about the talks?          Continue reading →

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Guyana Politics: Granger nominates eight for GECOM Chair including Justice Patterson

07/09/2019 – 12:09 am

Stabroek News – 08 July 2019

President David Granger has nominated eight persons for position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) including the former controversial holder of the post, Justice James Patterson.

The other nominees are  Stanley Ming, Kesaundra Alves, Dr Aubrey Armstrong, Kadim Khan, Kim Kyte-Thomas, Justice Claudette La Bennett and Justice Stanley Moore.

The President made nominations after Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said that in keeping with the CCJ ruling of June 18 he would be prepared to consider nominees though he will have the final say on the list to be submitted.          Continue reading →
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Why Busy-ness Is So Damaging to Individuals and Community Happiness

07/09/2019 – 12:08 am
Published on Monday, July 08, 2019 by OpenDemocracy.net –by Jackie Smith, Joyce Dalsheim
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Our economic and political order fuels a state of constant activity which harms both individual and community well-being
Thinking is also dangerous, primarily to those in positions of power.(Photo: Pixabay/B_me. Pixabay Licence)

Thinking is also dangerous, primarily to those in positions of power. (Photo: Pixabay/B_me. Pixabay Licence)

There never seems to be enough time to accomplish all the things we must do. Life gets busier and busier. But what does all that busy-ness add to our lives?

Mainstream culture tells us that being busy is a virtue, so we want to be busy even if we complain about it. It means we’re productive and have purpose.          Continue reading →

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