WILL THE PPP SEIZE THE POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES?

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 8th November 2025, 9:00 pm

Without context, the victory of the PPP at the last general elections was a landslide. Within the context of elections in Guyana, where the PPP has gained over or close to 50 percent of the votes in all general elections since 1992, and in the past five years the economy has grown exponentially, creating high hopes for a substantial increase in support, the election results would have fallen below expectations.

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CRIME AND POLITICS

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 1st November 2025, 9:00 pm

Earlier than expected, the request for the extradition of Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, came through from the US and was immediately acted upon by the Government. This has happened days before the opening of Parliament shortly after which  Mr. Azruddin Mohamed is expected to be elected Leader of the Opposition. Any expectation of a delay in Azruddin Mohamed’s election as Leader of the Opposition shortly after the opening of Parliament on Monday when the Clerk convenes a meeting for the purpose, was shattered when the Magistrate rejected an application to refuse bail which was granted in nominal sums. Azruddin Mohamed complained bitterly about the manner of his arrest by many armed policemen as if he was a “criminal.” He proclaimed his innocence. His lawyers indicated that the charges against the Mohameds proffered by the US are not extraditable offences and the request for extradition would be strenuously contested.

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VENEZUELA AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 25th October 2025, 9:00 pm

The US’s intimidatory deployment of military resources in the Caribbean Sea, allegedly to disrupt the flow of drugs from Venezuela to the US, was expanded from the eight warships, carrying surface to air and surface to surface missiles, a nuclear submarine and F-35 aircraft, by the addition of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the Gerald Ford. Apart from an arsenal of missiles and radars, the Gerald Ford carries 75 aircraft. One US official said that the aircraft carrier will enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle transnational criminal organisations. Since the initial deployment weeks ago, there have been 10 strikes against alleged drug vessels killing 40 people. There are clear indications that US forces intend to operate within Venezuela ostensibly targeting drug facilities. 

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CAN THE PPP NOW BROADEN ITS POLITICAL APPEAL?

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 18th October 2025, 9:00 pm

Prior to the September 1 elections, it appeared that the PPP and PNCR were forever destined to be considered as ethnic parties because they obtained their support largely from the two major ethnic groups that make up the Guyana population. The size of the these groups, when considered against the political support generally received by the PPP and PNCR, suggests that each attracts support from outside their traditional bases. It is known that the PPP attracts support from the Amerindian community and the PNC from the Mixed population.

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THE FUTURE OF ETHNIC POLITICS

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 11th October 2025, 9:00 pm

According to the official results, electoral support for the PNC grew from 40.52 percent in 1964 to 55.81 percent in 1968, to 70.10 percent in 1973, to 77.66 percent in 1980, to 78.54 percent in 1985. Despite the ethnic voting patterns in 1957, 1961 and 1964 and internecine violence that lasted from 1962 to 1964, the PNC proclaimed after the 1964 elections that it had brought an end to inter-racial violence and discord and that ethnic harmony then prevailed.

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