No matter how often it happens, no matter how much our ears become attuned to the ring of abuse in politics, Guyanese must never allow themselves to become accustomed to it or to be entrapped by it, and to succumb to the temptation of silence.
In a recent advertisement, shown above, the National Independent Party (NIP), led by Mr Saphier Husain-Subedar, until recently known as Mr Saphier Husain, announced its intention to contest the upcoming elections.
If the PPP/C is returned with only a plurality of the votes at the upcoming elections as in 2011, it could adopt the sensible course of inviting the opposition to join it in a coalition government.
The electorate will be called upon in 2015 to decide the political shape of Guyana for the immediate future.
A constitution defines the basic laws, structures for governance and rights and responsibilities under which a society is organized.
For some who oppose the PPP, an alliance of opposition political parties to contest elections has always been a prime objective.
The notion in 1950 by the leaders of the PPP that freedom will bring justice has not materialized.
Guyana has hit world headlines several times in its modern history.
As if the political controversies were not enough, the rains and inevitable floods brought more woes to the populace.
Proroguing parliament is a legitimate constitutional device in Westminster constitutions, whatever its origins and the purpose for which it is used.
President Ramotar said in his address to the nation last week that if the opposition persists with the no-confidence motion, he will “prorogue or dissolve” the National Assembly.
Navin Chandarpal was one of Guyana’s best known public figures and politicians.
The Clerk to the National Assembly has sought, in a letter to the press, to answer my article last Sunday in which I contended that the Speaker must convene the National Assembly now.
There appears to be no consensus among parliamentary parties about a date for the first sitting of the National Assembly after the just concluded recess.
The death penalty has not been carried out in Guyana since 1997.
Leader of the PNCR, Chairman of APNU and Leader of the Opposition, David Granger, has had to field questions recently about the effectiveness of the opposition which together control a majority by one of the seats in the National Assembly.
The government has been given the choice by APNU to determine whether it wants local government elections or general elections.
Since Rudy Collins, Chairman of what was then known as the Elections Commission, put his life on the line in October 1992 against rampaging mobs determined to trash the Commission’s offices and derail the electoral process, the Commission has been the target of politicians who seek an excuse for losing elections.
I had the privilege of being interviewed on the Spotlight TV programme on Channel 9 in the distinguished company of Henry Jeffrey and Tacuma Ogunseye, both knowledgeable and experienced observers of the political scene.
In his article last Wednesday in ‘Future Notes,’ (‘Some suggestions for constitutional reform’), Dr Henry Jeffrey, advanced extensive views on constitutional reform.
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