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- April 4, 2017
ON March 29, 2017, a letter was printed in the Kaieteur News, headlined “Pseudo theories in the promotion of sex education,” by Matthew Gaul. …
Akola Thompson
- March 28, 2017
ABOUT two months ago, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, announced that a 14% tax would be added onto the school fees of private schools. …
- March 21, 2017
FOR a while, I have made a conscious decision to not comment on anything religiously-related. Often, I find I come off preachy and condescending …
- March 14, 2017
I’M NOT one for holiday festivals and celebrations, particularly religious ones. All of them tend to merge into one continuous stream of things I …
- February 22, 2017
DURING the past few days, three things have settled heavily on my mind. One, the death of Norma Leah McCorvey, better known by the …
- February 14, 2017
Last week, I was once again reminded about why we need continuous conversations about race. I sat in a bus and listened as some …
- February 7, 2017
Often, I would wonder about societal change. It is an interesting and sought after ideal of progressives even if it is an elusive one. …
- January 31, 2017
FOR years, I would sit by reading the news about the latest infraction against people. I would ask those closest to me and myself, …
- January 25, 2017
Here in Guyana, as is true in other Caribbean countries and the world at large, we have a sex-driven culture. From the music we …
- January 17, 2017
Earlier this week, social media was abuzz with criticisms of women who would have attended a local concept party. Normally, I try not to …
