Tarron Khemraj

The next government will be faced with the task of running a difficult country with a terrible history.

This election is turning out to be the most divisive since 1992 in terms of racial mobilization.

A recent letter by Ms. Ryhaan Shah sparked a series of responses in the letter columns, causing it to be juxtaposed with another letter by the bright young economics student, Saieed Khalil.

Home ownership is the main pillar of the PPP’s development strategy.

It is true in a country like Guyana people are concerned with the daily struggles of life.

It was reported last week that the government holding company National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) injected a further US$16 million into the Marriott project.

There is a lot of speculation taking place with respect to the likely voting behaviour of the population for the upcoming May 11 General Election.

It was reported last week that Mr Robert Persaud proposed the high cost of energy as the key constraint preventing the development of manufacturing in Guyana.

Part 2 By Tarron Khemraj  Introduction Part 1 of this essay argued that the main motivation driving private investments under the Jagdeo-Ramotar dispensation is the desire to use political power for the purpose of expropriating economic and investment opportunities for associates of the ruling party.

Former President Jagdeo has carved out his own method of promoting private enterprise.

The 2012 preliminary census report – already two years late – is probably more famous for what it conceals than what it reveals.

Since independence several third or independent parties – UF, WPA, ROAR, GAP/ROAR and AFC – have won enough votes to have seats in Parliament, but none was able to win the election outright.

In part 1 of the column, I argued that cultural practices have to be observed within the constraints of politics and economics of the Guyanese society.

Part 1   Commenting on the Sonu Nigam concert, Mr. Romain Khan wrote a very perceptive letter titled `The Nigam concert and false consciousness’ (Stabroek News on May 12, 2014).

Recently several letter writers have questioned the veracity of Guyana’s GDP statistics, including the rate of growth of GDP.

The purpose of this column is to propose a non-exhaustive list of possible solutions for the crisis facing the sugar industry, a crisis mainly brought about by several political decisions over the years.

In the previous column (Apr 2, 2014), we observed two ideas relating to the origins of money – the Metallist view and the Chartalist view.

Introduction As far as policies promoting economic development go, I can think of few more important than greater economic integration of CARICOM.

If the PPP really wanted the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism bill (AML/CFT) it would have been passed since 2011 when it had the majority. 

In the banking system of Guyana, Caribbean economies and many developing economies there is a surfeit of liquidity.