Opinion

By GHK Lall Dr. Asha Kissoon is unknown to me. Regrettably, the good doctor is now known for some less than inspiring reasons. I wish it were different, that I had cause to write a strong word of support for her in the predicament in which she has made for herself, where she has trapped herself. It is always uplifting ...

By GHK Lall The PPP Government withdrawals from Guyana’s oil fund have an addiction. Like any chronic addiction, withdrawal can be a bad mother. This is the boat in which the government has put itself into, leading to the nation’s top oilman paddling about. Nonetheless, I have some good news for my best friend, the illustrious Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. ...

Opposition-nominated member of the Investment Committee of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF), Dr Terrence Campbell on Sunday said he would be formally asking the Board to explain why transfers of oil revenues to the Consolidated Fund are done without specific information from government about how the monies would be spent. “It’s not off the table,” when asked whether legal action ...

by GHK Lall This is why Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is so dead set against an opposition face and mind around public procurement. Dr. Terrence Campbell, the opposition nominated member on the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) investment committee had his say. Dr. Jagdeo says that itemizing what is done with monies withdrawals from the NRF would be a difficult ...

by GHK Lall The political opposition in Guyana found itself on the receiving end of a favor from the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC). It needs to be militant. No question about that around here. I think that this applies at the collective opposition level, or that of the individual parties. The visibility, level of energy, and degree of potency ...

By GHK Lall Excellency Ali, ever the actor and performer, mistakenly took himself for Bing Crosby: “I’m dreaming’ of a White Christmas.’ Let it snow, let it snow. In Guyana, the promise was for $100,000. Somehow, that forecast has turned out to be stormy instead of snowy. Is weh de monee deh, prezzie? It is Dr. His Majesty, Ali’s version ...

by GHK Lall I prefer to look a man straight in the eye and tell how I assess him, relative to a specific situation, or through a general evaluation. In open forums. In broad daylight. President Ali, Vice President Jagdeo, Attorney General Nandlall, three of the top decisionmakers and movers and shakers in this country, know where they stand in ...

By GHK Lall Excellency Narendra Modi made me think, pushed me to the brink. I bow in acknowledgement. A leader who could preside over steadfast oppression and sometimes systematic demolition of the way of life of over 200 million of his citizens, could still speak sweetly of democracy. He knows its soft spots, those very sweet ones, and has cultivated ...

by GHK Lall Guyanese are sure going to have fond memories of Indian Prime Minister Shree Narendra Modi’s visit here. It was from India to Guyana with love. The love was a little too much at times, too targeted, too narrowly isolated. In the euphoria of Modi-ji’s official visit, Guyanese looked the other way, rushed past some of what he ...

By GHK Lall Can it be said that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Government is now an actually listening government? Yes, I say. Regardless if such listening only suits its interests. Yes, again. Could this listening and responding appropriately be due to elections hanging out in the street waiting for a date? Whether so or not, I say, yes, thrice. ...