(This article, slightly amended, was first published in 2010 in the Mirror and Guyana Chronicle. It attracted no comments. Though somewhat dated, the views might be considered still relevant). Guyana is not unique in its system of adversarial politics. In fact, Guyana shares with most democratic countries an elected legislature to which competing parties seek […]
Author Archives: Ralph Ramkarran
At Dr. Roger Luncheon’s press conference last week, the approval of funds for the establishment of a petting zoo took only second place to the continuing controversy over the USAID LEAD Programme to which the Government has taken objection. In announcing Government’s no objection to the expenditure of $32.5 million for the petting zoo, Dr. […]
Just as the year was ending, a popular phrase used as often jocularly as insultingly, has become very contentious. Two politicians, who are likely to be with us for a long time, have been squabbling for two weeks over it. Unless resolved early in this New Year, the dispute can lead to the phrase dominating […]
The struggle of the working class and the organised activity of the trade union movement have substantially determined the course of Guyana’s history. While Guyana was not unique, it led the way with the formation in 1922 by Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow of the BGLU (British Guiana Labour Union), the first trade union registered in the […]
I WISH THE READERS AND CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS BLOG A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. I WISH TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE YEAR WHICH HAVE ENLIVENED THE DEBATES AND WHICH WILL HELP TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY A BETTER PLACE. RALPH RAMKARRAN
