Opinion

by GHK Lall I noticed that Christopher Ram, accountant and attorney, went to town on Vice President Jagdeo in his March 1st oil column in SN, relative to the issue of a potentially calamitous oil spill.  Aside from the area of asset valuation, as shaky as it was, there was also what the Vice President gave quite a speech on, ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Hardly a day goes by without Kaieteur News publisher Mr. Glenn Lall making some derogatory remarks about ExxonMobil. The attacks are vented either directly or through Kaieteur News’ editorials. The letter section of KN and articles by columnists also partake in the relentless assault against the very company that is spearheading the massive investments ...

By Samuel J. Goolsarran In the field of industrial and labour relations, effective means of settlement of labour disputes have evolved through third party interventions, namely conciliation/mediation, adjudication by way of arbitration, and labour courts or other judicial means of settlement. Since conflicting demands in industrial relations often result in disputes, it is important to utilize methods of dispute settlement. ...

by GHK Lall The times really don’t change, and now it is history straining at the collar to repeat itself.  I feel like this is a journey back in time.  Today it is Exxon and Chevron.  Way back in the 80s, it was Pennzoil and Texaco.  Just like today, it is about who could do what, and who shouldn’t have ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus The global political economy has historically been dogged by North-South conflicts whereby the G-North states have used their structural economic power to shape and even determine the rules of the game. Global South leaders have consistently called for institutional reforms that would ensure fairness in global governance. Change has been slow and shallow. Nowhere ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Back in the mid-1970s there were still some functional traffic lights in Georgetown. I distinctly recall the one at Main and Church Streets, just by the Bank of Guyana and the National Library. The one at Lamaha and Camp Streets also stand out. Then bit by bit, all the lights went out. There was ...

By GHK Lall Mr. Hamilton Green had a flash of inspiration, or what he thought was, and let his frustration and desperation run amok.  Rigging would be right if only so that Guyana could be rid of its political torturers.  The latter is the current cast of characters that make up the PPP Government.  The rigging relates to elections.  Mr. ...

by GHK Lall If I am an investor, the Guyana Energy Confab is the place to be.  If I am an investor with big visions and deep pockets and huge hunger, then the man of the moment is Guyana’s President, Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali.  At least, he was the one on Monday.  Excellency Ali hit some soaring crescendos.  In ...

by GHK Lall This is my song: so much wrong embedded in 6.5%, so much gone wrong in Guyana Since the PPP Guvment ban de li’l girl and her kaiso, it is time for an adult to tell these so and some more bout deh 6.5%. I plan on submitting this for a national award. That is, if the censors ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Audacity is the signature element of Nigel Hughes’ call for a “…truth and reconciliation of atrocities that had been committed over the decades” (Demerara Waves, 2/17/2024). Mr. Hughes should be reminded upfront that we had a truth commission in the form of the Commission of Inquiry on the Death of Walter Rodney. The findings ...