The call has been made by the Opposition and others for the doubling of the pension for senior citizens, a substantial increase in public service salaries of 20 percent and a reduction of VAT, in addition to the income tax threshold which has been increased. These are commendable sentiments and should attract the support of […]
Author Archives: Ralph Ramkarran
INCUMBENCY FATIGUE
A few people were amused (see last Sunday’s SN cartoon), others intrigued, by the term ‘incumbency fatigue’ which I used at a press conference to explain the reduced vote obtained by the PPP/C at the elections. I cannot recall where I discovered the term but, whether rightly or wrongly used, I meant that some of […]
FULFILLING THE PROMISE
The founders of Independent Guyana made a solemn promise that they will deliver us from poverty and lead us not into political division. That’s right. The message carried a messianic fervor. At least so it was received. The large body of the poor and disadvantaged had known that they were exploited. They also knew that […]
SPEECH TO THE THIRD CONFERENCE OF THE FITUG – July 13, 2010
I should like to thank you for your invitation to deliver opening remarks to this the Third Conference of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana. This acknowledgement from you that I may have something of interest or value to say to the trade union movement, is indeed a great honour. Among the material […]
CRISIS IN EUROPE
A severe financial crisis is threatening Europe. It gets worse by the day. As an indication of how deep the crisis has become, Moody’s Corporation, a world recognized credit rating company, downgraded five German banks on June 6, hitherto regarded as having triple A rating. It has been predicted by financial experts that unless the […]