Verian Mentis-Barker

journalist, freelance writer, author,publisher

NARROW MINDED POLICY – THE CASE FOR MARIJUANA

Gordon Forte: Contributor     Dear Editor, I have been disturbed, along with other Guyanese, to see our President lending his prestige to a company that produces some of...

RUSHING REPAIR A RISKY MOVE

What we expected to hear from Minister Patterson was that he had called for the architectural drawings of this hapless stadium and had gone...

FINALLY A BOLD MOVE FROM PRESIDENT GRANGER

The worst kind of support people can give to a government is that of blind loyalty. Blind loyalty becomes the substitute of informed consent. And, when...

MOLD SPREADS AT MARRIOTT AS AUTHORITIES FAIL TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS

Mikey Moriah: Contributor     The mold problem is spreading at the Marriott in Guyana. We have been talking about this for months and have been calling the Ministry...

DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT – ANOTHER FAILED PROMISE

We spent the past eleven months in Diaspora Integration Limbo. It’s a new category of governance created – I would like to think tangentially -...

DURBAN PARK RENAISSANCE

The architects of the Durban Park Renaissance need to offer public explanation for this shameful structure. Surely, this primitive putting together of wood couldn't be...

DURBAN PARK RENAISSANCE

  The architects of the Durban Park Renaissance need to offer public explanation for this. Surely, this could not be the finished product of  millions of...

LOOKING FORWARD-GUYANA

Wayne Forde: Contributor     (Short Version) When the Golden Arrowhead was hoisted and the Union Jack lowered on May 26, 1966- fifty years ago, many Guyanese were imbued...

RESCINDING TIWARI APPOINTMENT IS NOT ENOUGH

To address the political fallout of the Brian Tiwari association with the Granger Administration we would have to first look at the former regime...

LEAVE SECURITY TO THE SPECIALISTS

You couldn’t think of President David Granger without being reminded of his accomplished military stature. There are no shortage of tales of his military acumen,...

GRANGER STILL HAS NOT ANSWERED

Rhonda Observer Contributor       It has become grossly nauseating to read, day after day, the audit reports commissioned by the Granger administration.  On seeing the headline of...

GRANGER STILL HASN’T ANSWERED

Rhonda Observer Contributor       It has become grossly nauseating to read, day after day, the audit reports commissioned by the Granger administration.  On seeing the headline of...

BATTERY BEHIND BARS -CHANGE PRISON COI

The Commission of Inquiry, COI, into the prison riots of March 3rd 2106 has been adjourned to accommodate the participation of the Guyana Bar...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS MORE SHAMEFUL THAN HISTORIC

With an anemic voter turnout, generously estimated at 40%, it’s hard to claim a democratic victory and even harder when voter lists were machinated,...

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