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 […]
Author Archives: Ralph Ramkarran
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 […]
ISRAEL’S GENOCIDAL WAR IN GAZA
Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians of Gaza, undertaken to create a dystopian apocalypse of a wasteland devoid of human life, is becoming a reality with the support of Western arms and ammunition. At every stage of what B’Tselem, an Israeli NGO, describes as Israeli “war crimes,” Western countries blamed Hamas for its terrorism on October […]
INDEPENDENCE AND NATIONAL UNITY
As Guyana celebrates its 59th Anniversary as an Independent Nation, it faces many challenges, just as it did in earlier years. Converting a dependence syndrome into a sense of independence, creating the institutional structures of an independent nation, embarking on economic transformation, confronting the challenges of a deeply divided nation, negotiating a way between the […]
VENEZUELAN BOMBAST AND CHINESE EVASION
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has unanimously affirmed its decision of 1 December 4 whereby it ruled as follows: “Pending a final decision…Venezuela shall refrain for taking any action which would modify the situation that currently prevails…whereby…Guyana exercises control over that area,” meaning Essequibo. On 1 May, 2025, on application by Guyana, the Court […]