The current method of appointing the Leader of the Opposition is provided by article 184 of the Constitution. It provides that “the Leader of the Opposition shall be elected by and from among non-governmental members of the National Assembly at a meeting held under the chairmanship of the Speaker of the National Assembly, who shall […]
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I kind of like Jeremy Cobin, the former leader of the British Labour Party. He came to politics early and spent his entire political life on the radical left, promoting progressive causes, including peace, disarmament, social benefits, poverty alleviation and other worthy causes. He was on every forum, every demonstration, every platform that promoted the objectives he considered to be worthy. He was activist, not […]
In November last year, 11-month-old girl Melveena Angel Blair died in a fire at her home in Sophia while her brother suffered burn injuries. Along with another child, they were home alone.The elder brother had jumped through a window to call his mother who immediately arrived on the scene. Both parents had been at work making dog food for a living. Today, one year later, the family is in even more […]
This article was written and published in September, 2021, under the title “D’Urban Park,” urging its creation as a ‘recreational space,’ one of the objectives of the President’s Plan to rescue Georgetown. Now is therefore an opportune time to revive consideration of the future of D’Urban Park.
The Leader of the Opposition is a constitutional office. He or she is elected at a meeting of the non-governmental members elected to the National Assembly. The meeting is convened and presided over by the Clerk. After the Leader is elected, the President is informed by the Speaker and the President then appoints the elected […]



