archives of december, 2002

the archives contain old posts from the home page.

25 december 2002
this site has been at an unhealthy standstill for a very long time. as i have mentioned, i'm a college student and i have increasingly less time to update the site. ironically, i'm here to note that the site won't be updated for a while because i'm going to guyana.

a few significant things have happened during the last two months while this site remained dormant. guyana recently made the cnn world news when prime minister sam hinds temporarily closed channels cns-6 and nbtv-9, reportedly because of socially irresponsible programming (story here). also, sadder news was the death of hugh desmond hoyte on sunday, 22 december (details).

i find myself occupied with the shutting down of the two television stations in guyana. one side may see it as the government denying citizens' freedom of speech, or more accurately, freedom of expression. another side may observe that the programs in question really were provoking racial violence, and additionally, that the owners breached their contracts (broadcasting licenses) by airing programs that they agreed not to, via those contracts.

as guyanese, it's important that we are able to question and debate in issues that are ours. it's important that we revolt when revolt is necessary, and be responsible when not revolting. we must stand tall, and do the tiny individual things that make guyana stronger.

before i leave for guyana in a few days, i want to make as many badly-needed updates as possible. details of the updates can be viewed on the latest page.

the last time i left for guyana, i made many promises that i didn't keep. therefore, i won't promise essay upon essay, but rather, i'll say--as i did before--that this site and its beliefs are now and always concrete. have a nice new year.