Rumours

Guyana is full of rumours, some of which have greater resilience than others. And the one which has been the most persistent in recent times suggests – in some formulation or the other – that President Jagdeo would not be unamenable to a third term in office. This is not a stand-alone rumour; it has a corollary rumour about deals with the main opposition party in order to achieve the extension. Under our existing constitution, a president can only stand for re-election once, and the President is now in his second term. Ending term limits seems rather fashionable in the region at the moment, since President Ch