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he heart of Christianity is to ‘love thy neighbour’ and millions do really live that out.” This was the assertion of Prime Minister David Cameroon, of England, in his Easter message. And for the most part he is correct. Christians do live out their virtues, merits which were imparted to us by the origin of our Faith: Christ Jesus. According to the IRO, this Lenten season “reminds us of our early beginnings. It was the death and resurrection of Christ that gave birth to our religion. It was the sacrificial, unselfish giving of Himself which occasioned our existence. So this weekend, in particular, we pause to reflect and in some ways, relive those events of some 2000 years ago.” The organisation said during this Lenten season, “we actively remind ourselves of who we are, where we came from and where we plan to go. We redirect the minds from the hustle and bustle and with deep contrition and humility we say our heartfelt thank yous to God, the Creator of this world. We thank Him for all that He has done to reconcile humanity to Him and we thank Him for His promise of assuring us that we will live with Him one day and there find complete rest. The Inter Religious Organisation wishes the citizens of Guyana a happy, safe and Spirit filled Easter.”
GAWU seeks modern-day messiahs
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) transmits its highest esteem and regards to the local Christian Community at this time of the commemoration of the Faith’s enduring pillar of belief. And it said that in the same manner Jesus came as a messiah of hope, the country’s national leaders must become practical modern-day messiahs. In its Easter message, the union said the Christian observance of Easter – in original essence, the festival to celebrate resurrection – envelopes even Guyanese non-Christians. This is because there are elements of Easter – as for Christmas – which all members of humanity feel free to embrace. GAWU said while Easter
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he recent $10 million robbery of a Corentyne businessman in front of a commercial bank has caused several business persons to call on the police to be more vigilant in areas where large monetary transactions take place. According to some Corentyne residents, had more security arrangements been put in place to transport the volume of cash in question, the incident could have been avoided. Sections of the business community blame the police for not having a patrol in the area. B Division Commander, Assistant Police Commissioner Brian Joseph recently met separately with the three chambers of commerce in Berbice – Upper Corentyne, Central Corentyne and Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association – to discuss strategies of crime fighting and concerns of the business community.
On each occasion, the Commander w a r n e d the business persons not to move around with large sums of money and if they had bank deposits to make, he urged them not to develop a routine. On April 9, Corentyne businessman Ramlingum Mangalee was robbed of two deposit bags containing $10 million, as he was about to exit his minivan in the vicinity of Republic Bank in Rose Hall Town. The businessman said the money was his sales for the previous day.
commemorates the most significant sacrifice which true Christians know to be the bulwark of their religion, all of humanity can find hope in the Resurrection of the Crucified Christ whatever the perception of that event is cast in. For whether physical death; whether constant fear of conflict, disease, crime or poverty it is, for mankind, equally important that there comes resurrection, some resurgence of rescue from hostile, life-threatening and hopeless situations. The Spirit of Humankind which makes eventual effort and triumph is the very bedrock of human existence. Easter for Guyanese provides ample time for reflection. Some Christians end their Lenten 40-day fasting and abstinence to find renewed strength of character. Others mourn the death of the Saviour then rejoice and celebrate His Rising. All Guyanese share the promise of his going to prepare a better place. GAWU enjoins all Guyanese to join the Christian celebration of hope based on sacrifice. “As we share cross buns, the joys of symbolic kite flying, and other responsible revelry, let us all direct our national leaders to be practical modern-day messiahs to lead us into Guyana’s Promised Land wherein its resources are distributed evenly.”
According to Assistant Commissioner Joseph, persons transporting large sums of money have the responsibility of ensuring their own safety and the safety of the valuables they are transporting. Joseph had suggested the hiring of security personnel to transport large sums of money. One private securi-
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uccessful people know exactly what they want and are aware of their most valuable resources and know how to use them effectively to get the results they want in life, whereas as others remain stagnant, because of the opposite reason. Not everyone is aware of what their most valuable resources are and, even if they know, they do not know how to use them to improve their life. Is it true that “the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer”? It is very crucial that people are able to determine what the highest leverage activities in their life are. Narine Dat Sookram However, there is a vast difference between being efficient and being effective. Basically, effectiveness is more like doing the right job rather than just doing the job right in as little time as possible. When people have control of their most valuable resource – time that is, it is obviously much easier to be doing the right job and using your energy most effectively. And because time is a finite resource, you really can never get it back, and we have no clue how much of it we have left, once it’s spent. Get control of time This means it is something you should get control of without any hesitation. Most will agree that the quality of our life depends on time. In other words, time can be wasted on someone else’s plan for you versus your own. Do you ever realise that successful people leverage their time and energy to do the most effective things in life that help them reach their goals in a timely manner? For example, if there are things that need to be done in the day that are of low priority, they will not waste any time on it, but rather hire someone else to get the work done. A simple way to put it is successful people understand the value of buying time, while others only understand the concept of selling it. That’s something to think about! In many cases, many people rely on a day job that is not part of their plan and does not really move them forward toward their goals. In cases like this, people should consider using their free time and extra money to find or create a way to generate income that they can actually control. The truth is when you really think about it, there is no shortage of money in the world, but a shortage of successful people who think about it correctly. We all know that money is being moved from one hand to the next. The key is to figure out how to get it moved into yours rather than someone else’s on an ongoing basis, while maintaining control of your time and energy.
ty company that offers armed escort services said the cost to transport between $1 and $6 million in cash in and around New Amsterdam is $4000, while if the service is required on the Corentyne, the cost is $5000. Asked to comment on the issue, some people say the police should not be blamed while others say that the police should be
patrolling more often. The Commander recently told reporters that the division was being affected by a huge shortage of staff. According to him, the division needs 505 ranks, but only has 274 – a shortage of 231 ranks. “The current establishment is in place since 1977 and from then to now, there have been seen a number of new legislation, which require additional staffing.
For example: the Drug Act, Piracy Act, Trafficking In Persons and the Domestic Violence Acts just to name a few. There have also been new police stations, outposts, and the increase in the volume of traffic over the years,” Commander Joseph said. Meanwhile, police have placed one man before the court for the April 9 robbery.