TERRENCE CAMPBELL RESPONDS TO VICE PRESIDENT JAGDEO

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 24th October 2026, 9:00 pm

It was known since 1950 by the youthful PPP leaders that only a united political movement can dislodge the colonial forces which were in control of British Guiana. Thus, they created a PPP uniting anti-colonial forces from all strata of society but most importantly from the two main ethnic groups. The same colonial forces destroyed that unity. Political unrest in the early 1960s forced the issue of political/ethnic unity once again on the political agenda. And once again colonial authorities allied to imperialism subverted the possibility of unity. Mention has been made of the significance of the PPP/PNC 1985 talks at the invitation of the PNC. While it was unlikely that those talks would have produced any form of political unity, the PNC’s sudden turn to the right under Desmond Hoyte after the passing of Burnham destroyed any such possibility.

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TRANSLATING DESIRE INTO REALITY

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 17th October 2026, 9:00 pm

At the memorial for the late Robert Corbin, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo praised the willingness of Mr. Corbin to engage with the government of which he was then President and the Mr. Corbin’s firm defence of the interests of his party. The Vice President’s reflections ranged far and wide, but their most compelling aspect was the need for the PPP and PNCR to “change the old way of race-based political thinking and work together for their survival and the country.” He said: “… the future of Guyana would involve at some level and some fashion, whatever that framework may be, these parties working together. They have to, of necessity.” Hinting perhaps at the diminished state of the PNCR, Mr. Jagdeo said, “the PNC would have to decide its future in the context of the new world, its challenges, and how it would adjust its philosophy or thinking to be able to play its role in the new Guyana…Unless the PPP and the PNC change their old way of thinking, they will face extinction,” he warned.

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ROBERT CORBIN’S LEGACY

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 10th October 2026, 9:00 pm

It could be said that the career of Robert Corbin straddled two important eras in Guyana’s post-Independence history. The first consisted largely of the establishment and consolidation of authoritarian rule coupled with economic decline. The second consisted largely of the establishment and consolidation of democratic rule coupled with economic growth. Corbin made his mark in both eras. He was actively engaged in supporting the former and made an important impact on the latter.

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DIFFERENCES EXPLODE AMONG PPP SENIORS OVER THE UKRAINE WAR

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 3rd October 2026, 9:00 pm

As reported in Kiskadee Watch on Friday last, differences within the PPP have exploded in a public spat over the Ukraine war. The PPP has historically developed positions on most important internal and external issues. The discussions would create platforms for disparate views to be aired internally in confidential debates. Once a position is arrived at, members are expected to support the Party’s position, whatever their personal views. Where the party has not taken a position, but the Government has, the party would be expected to follow the Government’s position. In the case of Ukraine, the party has not taken a position, and the Government has merely called for peace. In view of the Government’s pro-US stance in foreign affairs, Hydar Ally probably felt that it was safe to publicly castigate the Russians by calling for a withdrawal of troops and the end of the war by Russia. In the absence of an official position on Ukraine by the party and the walkout by the Government on Netanyahu at the UN, Donald Ramotar may have conluded that it was safe to hint at pro-Russian and pro-Palestinian support.

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BRITAIN STANDS UP TO ISRAEL

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 26th September 2026, 9:00 pm

In a speech to the House of Commons on September 8, British Foreign Secretary, Ed Milliband, announced far-reaching changes to British policy in relation to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. He announced a UK government ban on importing goods and products originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. He outlined steps to cut off supply lines, finance, construction, and other services that facilitate settlement expansion. Miliband explicitly described the forced displacement of Palestinians by extremist groups in parts of the West Bank as “ethnic cleansing,” criticizing the Israeli government for turning a blind eye or supporting settler violence. He formally accepted the International Court of Justice’s ruling that the ongoing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip is unlawful, stating that the two-state solution is under unprecedented threat.

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