• Social Justice:
Hello there! How was your past week? Did you enjoy Valentine’s Day? My week was quite interesting. Since this Friday will be ‘World Social Justice Day’, I thought of writing about this topic this week. Social Justice is basically the fair treatment and administration of laws to all people regardless of wealth, class, ethnic origin, religion/belief, et cetera, without prejudice. This, my friends, is something that we should all strive for – especially (as I have said many times before) in our Guyanese society due to our diversity.
An issue I would like to address regarding this matter is that the poorer persons of Guyana do not get fair treatment in our judiciary system. Poorer people cannot afford to hire private representation so they are often neglected and/or victimised. Why is this so? There should be the availability and abundance of justice for all!
Another issue I would like to address regarding this matter is the unavailability of justice for young people. People stereotype us young people as all ‘young and reckless’ or ‘too curious’ but in truth we are not. There may be a few hiccups here and there but we are still naïve and we need to be taken seriously. We also have a right to justice and in this current day and age the notion of ‘I’m big, you’re small; I’m right, you’re wrong’ should not be applied. When we young folks cry for help we don’t receive it and when/if we receive, our pleas aren’t taken seriously! Due to this, many young people do not speak out and this should not be. Justice should be for all!

• Quote for the week: (by Mahatma Ghandi)
“Truth never damages a cause that is just.”

That’s all for this week! See you again next week at your favourite and best newspaper – the Chronicle! Good bye!!

(By Vishani Ragobeer)