Verian Mentis-Barker

journalist, freelance writer, author,publisher

SEVENTEEN DEAD UNDER GOVERNMENT CARE IS AN ATROCITY TO BE ANSWERED

The Amnesty International report of 2002 cited overcrowding of the Georgetown prison, and appended with cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. In addition, it decried...

CHELTENHAM CONTRIBUTES TO POOR LEGACY OF LAW IN GUYANA

       Khufu: Contributor Guyana is developing a regressive and questionable history with respect to its administration of justice. That the most recent Commission of Inquiry...

CHELTENHAM CONTRIBUTES TO THE POOR LEGACY OF LAW IN GUYANA

Khufu: Contributor Guyana is developing a regressive and questionable history with respect to its administration of justice. That the most recent Commission of Inquiry falls short of...

MAYORAL CANDIDATES OR POLICE LINE UP?

Because many of these voters have never voted in a Local Government Election before, we trust that they have been informed about its purpose. Its...

IS GUYANA READY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS?

For an event this historic, so momentous, the last lap into Local Government Elections seems oddly spirited, almost like a limp. It’s as if the...

MOLD AT THE MARRIOTT?

Lingua Moulder: Contributor     One year after its Grand Opening, the Marriott has a MOLD problem. The reason is the shoddy, slap dash construction by the Chinese who...

THE IMPERATIVE OF REVIVING OUR REPUBLICANISM

It’s not such a clinical condition like it is one of deep seated psychological resentment. I have an allergic reaction to words that are loosely...

COMMISSION OF INQUIRY MAKES RODNEY GUILTY TOO

It’s tempting to call the hunt for the killer jackassery but I’ll be kind and give deference to duplicity which is a little more...

MORE ON THE MARRIOTT

Patsy Parler: Contributor   To follow up on the concerns of Guyanese employees who feel sidelined and marginalized at the Marriott Guyana, the following was secured to...

SHAMEFUL WORKING CONDITIONS – GUYANA MARRIOTT

Author Noir: Contributor       Subject: GUYANA MARRIOTT - PRESENT DAY SLAVERY I would like to bring your attention to the Labor conditions at the Guyana Marriott Georgetown. This hotel...

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – NOT THE WHOLE ISSUE

Back when the shelves of Guyana were being stocked with groceries and products that were no longer being imported by the Ministry of Trade,...

GUYANA PRISON SYSTEM – BRUTALITY BEHIND BARS

Mickey Bhaichandeen Contributor     Let me get to the point. There are several human rights violations that occur in the Prison system of Guyana. The shameful thing is that...

WE’RE NOT ALL THE SAME

It’s hard to say that the selection process was erratic; naïve maybe, but hardly erratic. This Noel Blackman had, apparently, made an early reconnaissance of...

JAGDEO’S MOUNTED OFFENSE

The most newsless event should be when Bharaat Jagdeo takes to the airwaves as leader of the opposition. It is not that we expect him...

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