Elections in Guyana are always attended by unique drama, if not at the beginning, then at the end. Where else in the world would Russian journalists be accused of rigging the elections by manipulating figures on computers while armed with lead pencils and writing pads? Where else in the world would a President agree to […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As Guyana celebrates its 59th Anniversary as an Independent Nation, it faces many challenges, just as it did in earlier years. Converting a dependence syndrome into a sense of independence, creating the institutional structures of an independent nation, embarking on economic transformation, confronting the challenges of a deeply divided nation, negotiating a way between the […]
