Update: Rectal Exams at Caribbean Airlines
November 21, 2007
Well, the press might have gotten it all wrong. Read more
Medical Care in Guyana: A desperate Outcry for Help.
November 21, 2007
As I journeyed from Themeri into Georgetown, a topic all too familiar to me took center stage between my cabdriver, my relatives and myself. Read more
Becareful For What You Wish For
November 19, 2007
During childhood many individuals begin to envision their future. Read more
Males Also Suffer From Eating Disorders
November 18, 2007
Recognition of the pathways and influential factors in the development of eating disorders in females has long been explored. While eating disorders are commonly believed to be a disorder only affecting women, the original description of eating disorders in 1694, as well as the first contemporary case study of eating disorders in 1874, included males (Andersen, 1997). Although women consist of the majority of all eating disorder cases, the fact that men account for 10% of all eating disorder cases is substantial enough reason to investigate the prevalence of males developing eating disorders (Andersen, 1999). Read more
The First Presidential Debate (2007)
November 18, 2007
Well, the initial democratic presidential debate headed by CNN is a few days old but reruns of the two hour occurrence are still being relived by the network. It was first time a woman and an African American man stood amongst Caucasian cohorts to debate the future of America. Read more
Bias in Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Research
November 17, 2007
Prenatal alcohol exposure has been associated with producing malfunctions in cognitive development. Burden, Jacobson, and Jacobson (2005) researched the correlation between prenatal alcohol exposure and number processing, working memory, problem solving, and memory scanning. The researchers hypothesized that children who are exposed to moderate and heavy levels of prenatal alcohol exposure experience slower reaction times to stimuli than children who are either not exposed to prenatal alcohol, or are exposed to low alcohol levels. Read more
Suicide in Hispanic Females.
November 16, 2007
The history of suicidal behavior stems from Biblical times, and yet the causes and motives for committing suicide are still investigated today. Read more
Five Moments of Truth
November 12, 2007
The attributes common in all great leaders are a sense of purpose, mission and vision. There are five fundamental steps we should implement if in our lives if we want to be a role model. I would like to define these steps as “Five moments of truth”. Read more
A Journey in the Moonlight.
November 11, 2007
As I passed by the valley I finally succumbed to the allurements that were dangling in front of my eyes. I reached for a convenient spot and disembarked there. Every feature of the country with the darkly wooded rises, the barren flat expanse of stones and somber bushes to my left appealed to me with a sort of strange familiarity, because they have remained unchanged since the days of my childhood. Read more
AIDS: Will the Cycle be Repeated?
November 11, 2007
The most effective weapon against AIDS is Education, but young people need to inculcate in their minds a determination, to use this education to do combat with thus fatal disease. In this respect they must develop an attitude that will rebound beneficially to themselves and to their fellow youths. Read more
Guyana: A land on the Brink of Emptyness
November 9, 2007
The Cost of living in Guyana has assumed an unbearable up-surging, and this has been so far over a decade: Guyana on the whole has been imparting inflation; little has been done by the government to cushion the economic impact on the economy. Read more
Lend Us Your Healing Hand.
November 8, 2007
The health care system has left much to be deserved in Guyana. Rational and well meaning governments have always placed the accent on health. On the contrary, Guyana has a pathetic history of sub-standard health services. Hospitals have failed to render their services in an efficient manner for reasons of an acute shortage of drugs and an inadequacy in staffs. Read more
How can the Gov’t turn a blind eye on its’ people?
November 8, 2007
Many years ago a job in Guyana was a life long security. Today it is directly the opposite situation. Few now see a job as leading to a pension. When reaching a pension able age is even possible, workers are not mindful as the earnings are unrealistic. They prefer to cheat the system and to make quick money and do so quietly. Read more
Critique to “Being green” Published 10/27/2007 Stabroek News.
November 7, 2007
“Being green” in short addresses the issue dealing with the significant growth in waste that the world produces daily and what some industrialized nations are doing to combat the predicament such as the UK and the US. But what caught my attention is the reference to Guyana’s waste accumulation ratio to that of the UK and US. Moreover, the article mentions a move by the Guyanese government to conservation forestry and turning a blind eye the more eminent issue at hand which is the garbage laden city streets and dormant drainage systems. Read more
“Rectal Exam a Must at Caribbean Airlines”
November 6, 2007
Critique to “Rectal exam a must at Caribbean Airlines” published 10/14/2007 by The Trinidad Guardian.
Well, intercontinental transliner Caribbean Airlines have done it to themselves or should I say their flight attendants. Yes, rectal checks every time a flight attendant gets ready to serve passengers on a flight heading to anywhere. This is in addition to the already stringent checks that the world government has sited on individuals wishing to use the airways to commute or to make a living. Read more