Monthly Archives: August 2016

Ideas are powerful; they transform the latent into the possible. By by themselves they do not create change. Change comes about only when those ideas drive action. And that is why I always question those who push ideas that say … Continue reading →

There is absolutely no contradiction in being true to God and trying not to disappoint others. Living a God conscious life means a life of seva or service to others, which in today’s world is considered the highest form of … Continue reading →

Ideas are powerful; they transform the latent into the possible. By by themselves they do not create change. Change comes about only when those ideas drive action. And that is why I always question those who push ideas that say … Continue reading →

When I was in the army the motto was ‘be all you can be’. Now I see that ‘mantra’ all over the place? So is it that most people are actually being all they can be? Because if this is … Continue reading →

He posted a heart wrenching appeal, some time after midnight, a few days on the face book page of The Caribbean Voice (www.caribvoice.org), asking for help because he was having familiar feelings of the kind that had driven him to … Continue reading →

The Caribbean Voice is deeply saddened by the fact that political posturing trumped the need to save lives as “a parliamentary motion expressing concern for Guyana’s alarming suicide rate, quickly descended into a politicised debate marked by blame-throwing” (as one … Continue reading →

In response to our invitation to become part of the solution to social pathologies such as alcoholism, suicide, rape, drug use, child abuse, domestic violence and the like, Mr Nowrang Persaud stated, “While I unconditionally applaud all efforts to minimize … Continue reading →

A young man, whose truck does almost daily trips from the Corentyne to Georgetown, was stopped by a policeman on the approaches to the Berbice River bridge, and cited for having a rider in the cab without a seat belt … Continue reading →

According to Guyana’s President, David Granger, unhappy people commit suicide. The President has publicly stated this on a number of occasions, seemingly giving the impression that this explains everything: one is unhappy, thus, one commits suicide. Had this really been … Continue reading →