Neither pace nor spin could contain the eruption over the salary increases by ministers of the government, to themselves. The usually mild mannered Minister of State, Joe Harmon, tried pace. “I have no apologies to make.” The technically adept Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, tried spin – “I maintain that these changes were necessary.” These […]
Category Archives: Politics
IMPENDING CHANGES IN THE JUDICIARY
During last week the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, the Honourable Basil Williams, reminded us that the current Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang is due to retire shortly. According to the Constitution, the acting Chief Justice is required to retire next February but with pre-retirement leave, if taken (he has reportedly never taken […]
HOW THE PPP LOST THE WEST FOR THE SECOND TIME
It was President George H. W. Bush’s February 1990 Republic Day message to President Desmond Hoyte, expressing the hope that the upcoming elections will be free and fair, that signaled the end of the West’s four decade hostility to the PPP, starting in 1953. Dr. Jagan had written to the US President in December 1989 […]
THE PPP AND NATIONAL UNITY
Since the public invitation by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to the PPP for talks leading to a government of national unity, varying opinions have been expressed by several commentators on the issue, including Henry Jeffrey (SN 2015-09-16), Tacuma Ogunsaye (KN 2015-09-19) and Anil Nandlall (SN-09-19). Jeffrey called for clarity of intention from the coalition, Ogunsaye […]
ENDING THE CULTURE OF ETHNO-POLITICAL DOMINANCE
The APNU+AFC coalition has taken an important initiative towards transforming Guyana’s culture of ethno-political dominance. In a report in SN on September 6 Prime Minister Nagamootoo, at a meeting in Whim, Corentyne, said “we are prepared to open the doors to the PPP if they want to enter this government.” No further details were given […]