Opinion

The Supreme Court of Judicature is saddened by the passing of the late former Chancellor of the Judiciary, the Honourable Mme. Justice Desiree Bernard, OR, CCH, J, CCJ, Ret’d who died today 28th March, 2024. Justice Bernard was born in Georgetown on 2nd March, 1939. Her education commenced at the St. Ambrose Primary School in Georgetown. Justice Bernard later secured ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Human rights are central not only to quality of life, but to the core of who we are as human beings. Because of this salient fact, one would think that human rights in Guyana would not be tinkered with by any responsible party. Unfortunately, this expectation has proven to be too high for many ...

by GHK Lall I thought that civil society should be fearful, since its outspoken members and entities are the ones under constant attacks from the PPP Government and Bharrat Jagdeo’s round table.  Instead, the attackers are the frikkened ones.  Something has rattled their cage, whipped them into a frenzy.  Word is that the recent UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) proceedings ...

by GHK Lall Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has upped the stakes on Guyana, remorselessly ratchets up the pressure.  On paper, in rhetoric, he is going for broke, he will have to cross the line, the point of no turning back, at some fateful hour.  What will be the fatal straw?  Or maybe the convenient concoction drummed up to rationalize, to give ...

by GHK Lall Guyana is abuzz.  The CIA came to Guyana and met with MIA but no BeeJay.  In plain sight, no clandestine ops, not a whiff of the undercover now very much embedded in the domestic scene.  I wonder what CBJ would think about this development.  Wonder what he would think of his political offspring now so obsequiously groveling ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Change is unquestionably the most sought after thing in this country. Everyone wants it, including those in government. The problem is that there is too much focus on change brought about by the government, and hardly any attention paid to necessary changes within the population itself. Stated differently, we need to examine necessary changes ...

by Samuel J. Goolsarran This Act provides for an Arbitration Tribunal for the settlement of disputes in public utility undertakings, and in certain other services. The schedule under Act should be amended by the National Assembly urgently to include public education from primary and secondary schools’ institutions and the University of Guyana as essential services. This Act provides for the ...

by GHK Lall The pleadings fell on deaf ears.  The helping hand extended, through encouraging words, was returned with double fisted fury.  In fact, whatever was attempted brought vitriol; the vicious came with a vengeance.  If that sounds like Bharrat Jagdeo, take a prize.  I believe that there is something in this life that is called payback.  There are some ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus We have breaking news that Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is flaunting the idea of paying one month’s extra salary to all public servants. While the idea glitters, I can tell you it’s not gold. You see, the world knows what happened when the PNCR led-APNU-AFC coalition were in office just a few short years ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Stabroek News editorial on Babu Jaan (3/17/2024) offers a perfect opportunity for us to dig down into the intellectual and political preferences, as well as the cultural foundations of the Guyanese urban elites. Although the editorial appears to be the work of a junior writer, the core values, perspectives, and yes, the biases of ...