In a letter to the Stabroek News on June 28, 2025, Dr. Narayan Persaud Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, made the preposterous claim that “Guyanese can objectively observe for themselves that the current PPP/C administration exemplifies the essence of a National Front Government.” Dr. Persaud was not talking about any national front government. He was talking about Dr. Jagan’s conception of a National Patriotic Front Government […]
Author Archives: Ralph Ramkarran
IRAN’S NEXT MOVES
It could be true, as some observers have claimed, that Iran decided to enrich uranium from 3.67 percent to its current 60 percent, which is in compliance with IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) protocols, not for the purpose of building a nuclear bomb, but to have a stronger hand in any future negotiations after President […]
ISRAEL’S WAR OF AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAN
Under the cover of diplomatic negotiations between Iran and the United States, Israel launched 200 fighter jets against Iran on June 13 targeting, but not limited to, facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear programme. Senior members of Iran’s military leadership and nuclear scientists were assassinated. At the time of writing 420 persons have been killed in […]
CAN INDIVIDUALS STAND FOR ELECTIONS AS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES IN GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES?
This question that forms the headline of this article is before the Chief Justice in the case of Christopher Ram v The Attorney General and the decision is due to be given on June 26. Ram is asking the Court for an order that an individual can stand for elections to the National Assembly as […]
THE SANCTITY OF CONTRACT
The phrase that headlines this article, “The Sanctity of Contract,” has been widely used for the last few years by the Government in defence against calls for the renegotiation on the contract between ExxonMobil and the Government of Guyana. The Government relies on the phrase to advance the proposition that one party to a contract […]