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Children of an enlightened age:
I, like my colleagues, have been inundated with questions, petitions and even insults relating to the position of the Alliance for Change (AFC) on the matter of becoming part of APNU.
Healing the Burnham/ Jagan schism
Great societies grow out of the sacrifices of visionary leaders who stand up to fight against historical injustice.
One laptop per family: State under scrutiny
Lest we be tempted to think that we are alone in our seemingly unending continuum of bothersome revelations arising out of President Bharrat Jagdeo’s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project, we may – or perhaps not – be comforted to know that the President’s CARICOM colleague, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar had to face her own demons last year arising out of accusations of bribes and kickbacks or what is commonly called ‘influence pedalling” at Hewlett Packard, the same United States company that secured the TT$83m allocation for the provision of 24,000 laptops for students entering secondary school at the start of the current academic year.
Good neighbours, good friends
It appears that the remark by President Bharrat Jagdeo regarding his government’s disposition to either facilitating or actually executing the arrest of Suriname president Desi Bouterse made during the opening session of the conference of officers of the Guyana Defence Force was not meant for the ears of the media.
British Guiana’s 1961 general elections
The August 1961 general election – nearly fifty years ago – was one of the most significant in the pre-Independence period.
Politics: Dinner with the President
Once again, a political battle for Buxton appears to be brewing.
Politics: Running men
Several men might run for the presidency in the general elections due in 2011 The race for the presidency is bringing out the serious and the devious in political parties and civil society alike.
Politics: Who is afraid of a public opinion poll?
Is the PPP worried over a potential threat to its vaunted electoral advantage? The People’s Progressive Party was in a tizzy over the publication of the results of the Guyana Public Opinion Survey which claimed that it had lost political support since its victory in the 2006 general elections.