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Stella Says…Not Raphael Trotman too!

Nov 16, 2007 KNews Stella Says 1

What is it going to take for the men of Guyana to start treating the women with the respect they rightly deserve? Just last Sunday I wrote a column about the need for the nation’s leaders to be...

Stella Says…Why so rigid, Freddie?

Nov 14, 2007 KNews Stella Says Comments Off on Stella Says…Why so rigid, Freddie?

by Stella Ramsaroop I knew full well that when I wrote a column about the need for naysayers – or rather those who voice their dissent of the government – that a few of my fellow dissenters would...

Stella Says…Ignorance and insensitivity abound concerning violence against women

Nov 11, 2007 KNews Stella Says Comments Off on Stella Says…Ignorance and insensitivity abound concerning violence against women

by Stella Ramsaroop Just when I think the tide is turning on the issue of violence against women, I find that Guyana has at least one politician who remains ignorant on the issue. In my column from...

Stella Says…Guyana needs its naysayers as much as it needs its government

Nov 07, 2007 KNews Stella Says Comments Off on Stella Says…Guyana needs its naysayers as much as it needs its government

by Stella Ramsaroop Note: I write this column for the benefit of my fellow naysayers. Enjoy. I have absolutely nothing against what the government terms as “naysayers.” Hell, I am a naysayer...

Stella Says…Unless you are sinless, lay your stone down and walk away

Nov 04, 2007 KNews Stella Says Comments Off on Stella Says…Unless you are sinless, lay your stone down and walk away

by Stella Ramsaroop I never cease to be amazed at the lengths to which humans will go to make one set of people somehow appear superior to another group. This is obvious once again in Guyana, as the...

Stella Says…When will good men do something?

Nov 02, 2007 KNews Stella Says Comments Off on Stella Says…When will good men do something?

by Stella Ramsaroop I grew up with a mother who physically, mentally and verbally abused me and I could never understand how neighbours and family members could allow it to happen without doing...

Stella Says…Jagdeo has a big home and size does matter

Oct 31, 2007 KNews Stella Says Comments Off on Stella Says…Jagdeo has a big home and size does matter

by Stella Ramsaroop President Jagdeo’s new house seems to be a controversial issue in the opinion pages this week. Evidently, when a nation is done with its sitting president nowadays it is...

Stella Says…Guyana is experiencing growing pains

Oct 28, 2007 KNews Stella Says Comments Off on Stella Says…Guyana is experiencing growing pains

by Stella Ramsaroop I can imagine that the new zero tolerance approach to traffic violations will be difficult for a few people to accept, especially since some have become accustomed to a reckless...

Stella Says…Anyone need to use the toilet?

Oct 26, 2007 KNews Stella Says Comments Off on Stella Says…Anyone need to use the toilet?

by Stella Ramsaroop In the last year there has been a lot of time and effort spent on revamping Guyana’s image. New roads have been built, a modern stadium has been erected and trash has been...

Stella Says…Corbin is wrong; you should put self before party

Oct 24, 2007 KNews Stella Says Comments Off on Stella Says…Corbin is wrong; you should put self before party

by Stella Ramsaroop It makes me steam under the collar when politicians use the love that people have for their country to manipulate well-intentioned people into compliant apathy. Such is the case...

Stella Says…Why is Guyana’s food so expensive for Guyanese?

Oct 21, 2007 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Stella Says…Why is Guyana’s food so expensive for Guyanese?

by Stella Ramsaroop I have a question that I am hoping someone can answer for me. I am no economist, but I do know a little bit about how national economies work, which is why I cannot understand why...

Stella Says…An all-woman political party could be the answer for Guyana

Oct 19, 2007 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Stella Says…An all-woman political party could be the answer for Guyana

by Stella Ramsaroop I often wonder what it will take to change the stagnated political climate in Guyana. The AFC stirred things up for a bit when it first formed, but for all of the benefits of this...

Stella Says…Alright, alright. I think Oprah is gorgeous

Oct 17, 2007 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Stella Says…Alright, alright. I think Oprah is gorgeous

by Stella Ramsaroop A few years ago I felt good about the direction humans were going as it seemed various forms of hatred toward other humans was on the decline. I watched as those around me found...

Stella Says…Who is Guyana’s richest woman?

Oct 14, 2007 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Stella Says…Who is Guyana’s richest woman?

by Stella Ramsaroop Humans always seem enamoured when they encounter people with money, power or fame. It usually takes a lot to impress me, but when I am impressed by someone it is not normally...

Stella Says…A Marriott hotel could be very good for Guyana

Oct 12, 2007 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Stella Says…A Marriott hotel could be very good for Guyana

by Stella Ramsaroop I have always loved to travel, but when I travel it is important to me to find a hotel that has a familiar name. At this point in my life I am more of a Hilton girl than a...

Stella Says…Another Guyanese family gets protection from Canada, not from Jagdeo

Oct 10, 2007 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Stella Says…Another Guyanese family gets protection from Canada, not from Jagdeo

by Stella Ramsaroop Yet another family from Guyana was recently granted protective asylum in Canada. It seems President Jagdeo could not protect this family from his whimsical politicians, corrupt...

Stella Says…Guyana’s leaders need to leave the young women alone

Oct 07, 2007 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Stella Says…Guyana’s leaders need to leave the young women alone

by Stella Ramsaroop I wonder if those who sexually molest young women ever ponder the consequences of their actions. Surely the humanity inside even these monsters would force them to contemplate the...

Stella Says… Religion and politics aside, family values is about valuing the family

Oct 05, 2007 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Stella Says… Religion and politics aside, family values is about valuing the family

by Stella Ramsaroop This week someone who reads my columns sent me an email suggesting, “Perhaps you may consider writing on family values as a change from your usual socio/political polemics.”...

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