There is no doubt that the group of killers described as ‘terrorist’ by the Commissioner of Police which carried out the hijacking of a car and the murder of the driver/owner, the shooting of two policemen, the fire bombing of the Supreme Court and arson or attempted arson at the Richard Ishmael school, intended a […]
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KLEPTOMANIA
Kleptomania is compulsive stealing. Where a person steals persistently over a period of time when there is no apparent reason to do so, then the person can be deemed a kleptomaniac. Where, for example, an article can be lawfully rented, hired or borrowed but a person chooses instead to steal the article, even though the […]
THIS MUST BE CONDEMNED
I had cause to write recently in an article entitled “Questions Must Be Asked” on problems within the security forces. It gave me great pain to do so. I am now forced to return to the subject. Once again, it pains me. There has been a recent proliferation of allegations against the security forces of […]
RICE REVISITED – CREATING A ‘PUBLIC OPTION’
‘The Public Option’ has become a popular phrase in the United States. It relates to the ongoing efforts of the Obama Administration and the Congress to reform health insurance. One of the proposals to keep the cost of health insurance competitive and prevent its escalation, estimated to double in eight years, is a “public option.” […]
TERM LIMITS
The issue of term limits has been once again attracting attention, this time as a result of remarks by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, events in Honduras and a recent poll in Guyana. Just before he left Guyana two months ago, having attended the Caricom Heads of Government Conference, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves expressed disagreement with […]