Since the victory of the APNU+AFC coalition in 2015, the colour of APNU, green, in which the President is often dressed, is being promoted everywhere. It first started with school buses and school boats. Now it is reported that school benches at some locations are being painted green. These were followed by the new, imposing, […]
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There was a signing bonus. It was known but denied by several Ministers of the Government. There should be consequences but the precedent has long been established that ministerial responsibilities are not recognized and therefore consequences do not flow from their actions or omissions. Unless there is a mass upsurge, which is unlikely, this uniquely […]
General Secretary of the PPP, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, declared at his press conference last week that the PPP has no problem with shared governance and the ‘winner does not take all’ principle. After all, he said, the PPP established its Civic component in pursuit of the realization of ‘winner does not take all.’ […]
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
The Conversation Tree is both physical and philosophical. The physical is the tree itself, which has given its name to the road from which it originates at the intersection of the Rupert Craig Highway. It was reputedly first planted by Napleton William King in 1876 to celebrate the birth of his son Napleton Walter.