JAGAN’S DREAM OF A NATIONAL FRONT GOVERNMENT

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 5th July 2025, 9:00 pm

In a letter to the Stabroek News on June 28, 2025, Dr. Narayan Persaud Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, made the preposterous claim that “Guyanese can objectively observe for themselves that the current PPP/C administration exemplifies the essence of a National Front Government.” Dr. Persaud was not talking about any national front government. He was talking about Dr. Jagan’s conception of a National Patriotic Front Government (NPFG). His letter is headlined: “Current PPP/C administration realizes Dr. Jagan’s dream of a National Front Government.” In describing Dr. Jagan’s ideas, Dr. Persaud said: “In sum, as Dr. Jagan envisioned, the NFG would be a coalition government constituted of all progressive political parties. Dr. Jagan believed that such governmental formation would result in the creation of a racially mixed political structure with equal representation and distribution of power.” This is not quite what Dr. Jagan “envisioned.”

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IRAN’S NEXT MOVES

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 28th June 2025, 9:00 pm

It could be true, as some observers have claimed, that Iran decided to enrich uranium from 3.67 percent to its current 60 percent, which is in compliance with IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) protocols, not for the purpose of building a nuclear bomb, but to have a stronger hand in any future negotiations after President Trump, during his first term, withdrew from the JCPOA, (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) and authorized the assassination of Quasem Solemani, an Iranian major general and head of Iran’s Quds Force. The JCPOA, signed in 2015 under the Presidency of Barack Obama, was an agreement between Iran, US and several other countries that placed restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme by: (a) intrusive inspections by the IAEA; and (b) limiting the enrichment of uranium to a maximum of 3.67 percent.

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ISRAEL’S WAR OF AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAN

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 21st June 2025, 9:00 pm

Under the cover of diplomatic negotiations between Iran and the United States, Israel launched 200 fighter jets against Iran on June 13 targeting, but not limited to, facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear programme. Senior members of Iran’s military leadership and nuclear scientists were assassinated. At the time of writing 420 persons have been killed in Iran and 29 in Israel. Israel has indicated that the war is not going to end anytime soon as its objective is the destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities and its capacity to enrich uranium. Iran has responded with scores, if not hundreds, of drones and missiles, many of which have penetrated Israel’s much vaunted air defence systems. The cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa have suffered severe damage including, it is believed, buildings relating to Israel’s military and intelligence agencies.

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CAN INDIVIDUALS STAND FOR ELECTIONS AS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES IN GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES?

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 14th June 2025, 9:00 pm

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 an independent candidate in a geographical constituency, and several related orders. The popular notion is that a candidate for elections for a geographical constituency, or otherwise, is only eligible if he or she is on a list of candidates.

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THE SANCTITY OF CONTRACT

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 7th June 2025, 9:00 pm

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 that seeks to renegotiate it violates its sanctity. The public would, however, consider that the phrase’s real meaning is that the terms of a contract ought not to be unilaterally violated by one party to it. Some contracts carry a moral dimension so that their willful violation leaves a stain of dishonour and disrepute on the character of the violator. Yes, I’m talking about the shameless Dr. Asha Kissoon.

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