Opinion

The Guyanese collective memory seems rather episodic and selective when faced with more complex and fundamental threats like electoral reforms

Dear Editor, It is fascinating how the memory of the electorate can be so sharp when it comes to the rigging of past elections in Guyana, yet there seems to be a certain selective amnesia when faced with the more existential threats that have loomed over our electoral politics since gaining independence and becoming a republic.  Many remember with precision the events of the Burnham era, the controversies of the 1960s and 1970s, and the allegations of electoral tampering that have since shaped political narratives.

Pseudo environmentalism

Anyone taking a walk around the city – whether in the downtown mostly commercial district, or the mixed commercial/residential areas of north and south Georgetown – would unfortunately be hard pressed not to find a roadside drain decorated with plastic bottles.

Trick or Treat?

On Sunday night, as the die-hard Guyana Amazon Warriors fans were, once again, wallowing in the bitter agony of losing in the final of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), for the sixth time in the 12-season history of the event, former Guyanese and West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd announced the launch of a new T20 competition, the Global Super League (GSL).

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