Latest update November 26th, 2024 1:00 AM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

Buxton CHS is in a rundown state and urgently needs intervention

Jun 24, 2008 News

DEAR EDITOR,
I read in Kaieteur News last Sunday an article by Adam Harris – “When fathers condemn their sons to criminality.”

While I agree with his main point about fathers abandoning their responsibilities to their children, I reflected that these children also spend about 8- 10 hours at school, Monday to Friday. So we must ask about that forming environment, and whether it is one for good or evil.

I happen to have recently visited the Buxton Community High School, and it is my humble judgment that what the school is basically doing is sustaining a pool of good young men and women for future recruitment into criminality.

The school is in a terribly rundown condition, and the workshop and the home-economics departments are in dire need of materiel and tools.

How can a child, even coming from a good and decent home, not feel a sense of hopelessness? There is even no where to recreate, no playing field!! And hence that child becomes available for someone who offers adventure and money, and perhaps status.

The Ministry of Education should send someone to look at this facility, and either do something to improve its capacity, to give purpose to those attending, or else close it altogether, as it will continue to be a source of young guns for the market.

We have a responsibility to these youngsters to give them an opportunity to discover their talent and develop same.

We should not wait until there are replacements for those who have died and then act; this would be too late, as I am sure other centres like the Buxton Community High exist in other villages.
Malcolm Rodrigues S. J.

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show | November, 20th, 2024

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Rutherford gets big payday from Gujarat Titans at IPL 2025 Mega Auction; Shepherd, Powell snapped up by RCB and KKR, respectively

Rutherford gets big payday from Gujarat Titans at IPL 2025 Mega...

Nov 26, 2024

  SportsMax – Guyanese hard-hitting left hander Sherfane Rutherford will get the opportunity to shine on T20 franchise cricket’s biggest stage once again after being picked up by the...
Read More
Roach and Seales star as West Indies close in on Antigua Test victory

Roach and Seales star as West Indies close in on...

Nov 26, 2024

Delroy Tyrrell continues to excel at Oneonta State University

Delroy Tyrrell continues to excel at Oneonta...

Nov 26, 2024

Ramdass Royals Crowned Champions of the Inaugural Windies Masters Cricket Extravaganza

Ramdass Royals Crowned Champions of the Inaugural...

Nov 26, 2024

KFC Guyana distance self from delayed payment of GFF Elite League prizes

KFC Guyana distance self from delayed payment of...

Nov 26, 2024

Ravens and Royals ready for epic Elite 16 final showdown

Ravens and Royals ready for epic Elite 16 final...

Nov 26, 2024

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]