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BARBADOS DEADLIEST CRIMINAL ACT |
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Written by Rickey Singh - in Bridgetown
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Sunday, 05 September 2010 05:24 |
BARBADOS' crime sleuths were on the hunt last night for members of a gang responsible for the country's most horrific ever single criminal tragedy on Friday night.
The bizarre incident, which has sent shockwaves across the nation at a time of increasing criminality, left six people dead and a two-storey business enterprise completely destroyed by fire from an incendiary device.
Three of the six dead were employees of the popular "Campus Trendz" store while the three other victims were shoppers.
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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS |
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Written by Hydar Ally
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Sunday, 05 September 2010 05:22 |
THE Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It is the mechanism devised to put checks and balances on governments in the exercise of executive power.
Guyana’s constitution has seen several changes since the days of the Waddington Constitution of the early 1950’s which saw the introduction of Universal Adult Suffrage and the introduction of the ministerial system of governance.
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THE NEW OPPOSITION AS EXTREMISTS |
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Written by Prem Misir
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Sunday, 05 September 2010 05:19 |
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ONE person, one vote; three branches of government - executive, legislature, and judiciary; national elections every five years; freedom to live anywhere, no residential segregation; no ethnic segregation in schools; journalists free to practice. These are only some of the living principles which the Guyana Constitution enshrines and to which the Government of Guyana upholds.
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E-Governance, efficiency and freedom of the press |
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Written by Dr. Randy Persaud
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Sunday, 05 September 2010 05:18 |
THE Government of Guyana is moving towards e-governance. The process, as expected, is gradually being implemented, but when it is fully operational the country as a whole will benefit.
E-governance is now possible because of the quadrupling of the broadband capacity in the country. Both government and the private sector have been investing significant sums in this aspect of infrastructural development. In addition to investments in infrastructure,
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