"Dope Head" kills father

According to reports yesterday morning a 24 year old man decided to take his fathers life, for $200 dollas. I keep preaching times are getting tough. The man is a known drug addict and less than two years ago he was placed in the Observation Ward at the Public Hospital because of death threats he made to his father. Mental illness and substance abuse are both major issuees in Guyana these days the government needs to address these issues and establish better institutions to deal with these matters and offer support to these individuals. "If government ain't got capital to finance such an institution, I recommend that all those "Bad Man" in Gt should come together and build such an institution. Lawd knows is their substance that got dem people mad on the streets, killing people for their next hit." Moreover they may get on the government good side, just in case " Bad Man" get caught they can always claim "they gave back to the community" and plea for leniency..... haha I just keeping it real.

Domestic Violence

Domestic violence has been prevalent for decades in Guyana, but now it has managed to manifest itself to another level- evolving from a bruise there and a cut here, to actual murder. Daily we are reminded of this in the newspapers of "boyfriend killing spouse, husband kills wife and then commits suicide". This is simply not acceptable, the way we perceive women in our society is embedded in our culture and this issue needs to be highlighted and addressed. Anjanie Mahdoo appears to be the most recent victim of domestic violence, police have identified her boyfriend as their main suspect.