President Ramotar: the absence of ‘practical reason’

Commenting on the situation at the University of Guyana on its 50th anniversary, President Donald Ramotar has been reported as stating the following: “We might have different ideas, but for Christ’s sake don’t let the different ideas paralyze us. Let’s try them, one at a time. Life will tell us who is right and who is wrong and we must be bold enough to make changes when we have made mistakes. Too much of politics was reflected at the university that held it back, and (this) is still happening.” He was also reported as stating that the university is going in the right direction but habits need to change: “More emphasis should be placed on developing academic work,