Conversation Tree

The life and work of Fr. Malcolm Rodrigues represent and symbolize much more than his individual efforts, courageous though they were.

On September 27, 1965, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) delivered a 1965-page report into Racial Problems in the Public Service of British Guiana.

Guyanese are well aware of the Opposition allegations that the electoral list is bloated and needs to be ‘cleaned.’

Although Venezuela’s official position is that it is not participating in the case before the ICJ relating to the controversy arising from the claim that the Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 is null and void, it seeks every opportunity to intervene.

Why is it necessary for the US Ambassador, Her Excellency Sarah Ann Lynch, to again call for inclusion, long term growth for all nationals and legislation against corruption?

Rickford Burke, well known Guyanese anti-PPP political activist in New York, has finally landed a political gold mine.

The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Her Excellency Mme.

The latest manifestation of neoliberalism, Trussonomics, reflecting a combination of the surname of the former British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and her economic policies, has collapsed spectacularly in the United Kingdom.

In the 1961 elections, 218,357 persons voted. The PPP obtained 93,085 votes (42.63%) and 20 seats, the PNC 89,501 (40.99%) and 11 seats and the UF 35,771 (16.38%) and 4 seats. 

I live in ‘Old Bel Air.’ It was previously known as ‘Plantation Bel Air.’

The news that a lawyer was “temporarily remanded…over his failure to submit promised evidence…[and] spent a few minutes in the holding area for prisoners on Wednesday” (SN September 30) is indeed disturbing. 

Article 127(1) of the Constitution provides as follows: “The Chancellor and Chief Justice shall each be appointed by the President, acting after obtaining the agreement of the Leader of the Opposition.”

I am not a practitioner of ethnic politics and will not be ensnared into that dead end.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II brings to an end the longest ‘reign’ of a monarch in British history.

Has the PNCR/APNU now transitioned to a fully fledged ethnic party prone to violence and threats of violence?

The conference, “Resisting the emerging apartheid state of Guyana,” scheduled for last Sunday, was postponed. 

The judiciary, along with the executive and legislature, is one of the three constitutional pillars of the state.

It is now over twenty years that inclusive governance, referred to previously by other slogans such as ‘participatory democracy,’ was enshrined in the Guyana constitution.

The month of August marks 25 years since the PPP’s selection of Mrs.

In his Tweet after the meeting with the President Irfan Ali and his team, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken said: “Guyana remains a key partner as we work to bolster food and energy security, promote shared prosperity and inclusive growth, strengthen transparency, and safeguard the environment.”