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 […]
Author Archives: Ralph Ramkarran
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 […]
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 […]
In a not altogether positive review, the New York Times published recently a 1600-word article on Guyana entitled A Small Country’s Huge Windfall From the War in Iran by Simon Romero and Rebecca F. Elliot.
Flush from the decapitation of the Venezuelan regime by the capture of President Nicholas Maduro in a slick, midnight, military raid on Maduro’s residence in Caracas, in which 32 Cubans who were defending Maduro were killed, the US Government felt a similar strategy in Iran, but killing not capturing its leadership, would succeed. Almost simultaneously, […]
