The sweeping victory of the Democratic Party in the US mid-term elections has created waves among the political class. It is not unprecedented for the minority party to capture control of both House and Senate. Republicans took control of both House and Senate from the Democrats in 1994 and Democrats repeated the process against the […]
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It was known since 1950 by the youthful PPP leaders that only a united political movement can dislodge the colonial forces which were in control of British Guiana. Thus, they created a PPP uniting anti-colonial forces from all strata of society but most importantly from the two main ethnic groups. The same colonial forces destroyed […]
At the memorial for the late Robert Corbin, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo praised the willingness of Mr. Corbin to engage with the government of which he was then President and the Mr. Corbin’s firm defence of the interests of his party. The Vice President’s reflections ranged far and wide, but their most compelling aspect was […]
Tradition in politics and governance in most developed political systems dictates that when a person is appointed to a position by political preference, that person is expected to resign when the appointor or recommender leaves office. This, of course, applies only to particular categories of offices such as ministers of government, members of boards and […]
In explaining the reason for the war by the United States against Iran, US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said it was because of fears that Iran would retaliate in response to planned Israeli action against Tehran. “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action; we knew that that would precipitate an attack […]
