By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan
Dr Bertrand Ramcharan is the Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana. He previously served as Professor of International Human Rights Law, Geneva Graduate Institute.
Young countries, especially those with diverse populations and troubled histories, need to work at nation-building and to assemble, and foster, unifying visions.
Unifying visions have been in short supply in Guyana, especially after the departure of national leaders of intellectual depth and stature, such as Bishop Randolph George and Cheddi Jagan. Guyana’s post-independence experience, except for the short period of the Presidency of Dr Jagan, has been one of ruling parties dancing to their own tunes, even as the rest of the country laments in sorrow.
