Opinion

by GHK Lall I find it most surprising that Exxon’s Guyana Country Head, Mr. Alistair Routledge, has not rushed out of the blocks and come out with upraised fist, and furious face.  It would be the best denial and denunciation of what Chartered Accountant, Mr. Christopher Ram, placed in the middle of the table and which painted the ‘f’ word ...

By Dr. Randolph Persaud, Professor Emeritus As university professors my friend Percy Hintzen and I know something that is unmistakably true, namely, that no knowledge is apolitical. I accept that, as I have since my early undergraduate years. Professor Hintzen, however, seems to have forgotten this most settled position in modern epistemology. The baffling thing is that Hintzen is a ...

by GHK Lall Amid the swirling developments, tensions and rackets generated by the US$214 million audit farce, I took a step back and counted stock.  Under the microscope appeared Exxon and Mr. Alistair Routledge, and VP Jagdeo and PPP Government fundamentalists.  There were also those fine Guyanese who shrug and say that what will be, will be.  Exxon is first. ...

By Dr. Randolph Persaud (Randy), Professor Emeritus States that have relied on belligerence and particularly military aggression in the recent past have not done well. Practically all instances of aggression against small states have failed, either partially or outright. In several instances, leaders of the aggressor states were removed from office, and some even lost their lives. Developments in the ...

by GHK Lall When Guyana is divided, its ability to defend sacred national sovereignty is seriously diminished.  When the patrimonies lead to non-inclusion (division) then Guyana’s sovereignty is at great risk to subservience at the hands of covetous and mischievous neighbors. I have always said that deep diligence in working towards genuine national unity must supersede all other priorities.  Guyana ...

By Dr. Randolph Persaud, Professor Emeritus For most people, diplomacy is a quaint affair. Of course, no one will doubt that there is indeed quite a bit of charm involved in high-level interactions among those charged with the responsibility of protecting the national interest. Behind the wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the requisite blazonries, however, diplomacy is a high-stakes game that ...

by GHK Lall I will say this loud and clear: daily I get a fuller appreciation as to why Exxon selected Mr. Alistair Routledge to be its Country Head in Guyana.  I understand also why Mr. Rod Henson had to go -too receptive and too flexible.  Now, with that said, I refocus on Mr. Routledge, and all that he brings ...

by GHK Lall Someone was kind enough to share the tape of Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali, on British TV.  The counsel was to focus on the latter end of the recording, which I followed.  It was a rare treat, what I would call Excellency Ali’s shining hour.  He glowed with maturity, great self-control under provocative circumstances, and manifested what he ...

by GHK Lall So, who is having a memory lapse, who is having a ‘senior moment’, and who is plain outright fabricating what went on in the meeting between officials of the PPP Government and US Congressman’s Hakeem Jeffries’ delegation?  The PPP Government side that inclusion never came up in the discussions.  The Minority Leader in the US House of ...

by GHK Lall So, who is having a memory lapse, who is having a ‘senior moment’, and who is plain outright fabricating what went on in the meeting between officials of the PPP Government and US Congressman’s Hakeem Jeffries’ delegation?  The PPP Government side said that inclusion never came up in the discussions.  The Minority Leader in the US House ...