by GHK Lall I always had the eerie feeling that Hon. Minister Robeson Benn is American; or at least a broad streak of American in him. I received confirmation in spades the other day when I learned that Minister Benn refused an umbrella and braved the rain. Bareheaded, too. Now, in my book, that is leading by example. I have ...
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OPINION: The state of the State
by GHK Lall Because of the time of year, I do my best to be about peace and goodwill to all men. Though many may find this hard to swallow, even at my sharpest, there are those two strains embedded. Indeed, it is despite how things are, the way men with power have transformed for the worse, and how the ...
Read More »OPINION: Mayor Narine, would inspire to discern identical civic fury, similar offiical efficiency
by GHK Lall I am disappointed at my brother, His Worship, Pandit Ubraj Narine, Mayor of Georgetown. His choice of subjects, and the way he went about his delivery left much to be desired. My position on discriminatory practices by the PPP Government is well-known, needs no reintroduction, speaks its own volumes. Relative to Mayor Narine, his frontal assault, through ...
Read More »OPINION: What will the PPP Gov’t do with access to information networks?
by GHK Lall I note with interest the development where Guyana has joined regional information sharing networks to facilitate going after financial criminals (Demerara Waves, December 11, 2022). On the face of it, this is good for Guyana, with many possible pluses. On the other hand, for those familiar with the real Guyana, the one below the surface glitter, this ...
Read More »OPINION: Venezuela and Chevron, Guyana and Exxon: the good, the bad, and the worse
By GHK Lall America is back in Venezuela. Well, Chevron has been officially cleared to setup shop across the border to make public what was happening on the sly. After all these years, I am still trying to put my finger on the pulse of America, though I had anticipated this, and said so. It was all for democracy here, ...
Read More »OPINION: Traffic – as Guyanese know it, follow it, live it
by GHK Lall A cautionary note is in order as I share on traffic today. All laws and rules are dumped into the garbage can. Well, that is precisely what most Guyanese have done with them. Frequently, I am ready to say all Guyanese, so prevalent, so every day, are the departures from the rules, dismissals of them, and making ...
Read More »OPINION: COP27 – a crime against humanity, a leadership vice
by GHK Lall I would sum up COP27 in two words. Promises, promises, promises. And dud, dud, dud. Most of those 200 plus should have done the world a favor, and stayed home. Nothing material comes out of these talkfests, so why have them? I give Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, and Barbados’s Mia Mottley a pass for sheer ...
Read More »OPINION: Inclusion, sustainability for all -Ambassador Lynch speaks to truth
by GHK Lall Her Excellency, Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch spoke of inclusion and sustainability for all Guyanese recently (Demerara Waves, November 9). It was the American Ambassador, and not I. It is not the first time, nor the second, that Her Excellency has seen it fit to speak to inclusion in Guyana. It is either that she doesn’t know what ...
Read More »OPINION: British High Commissioner and Existing Voters List
by GHK Lall I like to think that there are some things that we can actually decide for ourselves, and then do for ourselves. Clearly, my outlook is either the poorest form of flattery, or the worst kind of self-deception. The British High Commissioner to Guyana took that away from us, and in so doing exposed us for who, how, ...
Read More »OPINION: Routledge on “right government”, he should be roasted
By GHK Lall Some things are so beyond the pale that they can never be acceptable. What Exxon’s Country Head stated at Leonora about the “right government” (KN November 9) is off the wall and out of bounds. Mr. Routledge is not only out of line; I will make the case that he is out of his mind. He is ...
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