Opinion

By Dr. Randy Persaud (Professor Emeritus) Yván Gil, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela was on Al Jazeera on Saturday morning (November 4, 2023) during which time he made some fantastic claims, none of them with any credibility. Gil obviously took a page out of President Nicholás Maduro’s book of contortions. Both Maduro and Foreign Minister Gil must know that their ...

by GHK Lall I begin with the good on local developments re Venezuela, as difficult and scarce as such have been.  The government and opposition met.  Good.  Where are the follow-ups: arms-linked, footstep synchronized, full-throated (one voice) movements?  There was a sectoral committee development.  Good.  How about going further immediately?  Parliament, and let the walls reverberate with passion and conviction ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus We the Guyanese people do have our differences. Yet, through thick and thin, we have managed to not only survive, but to also be on the verge of dramatic forward movement. Whatever these 83,000 square miles have given us, we have made the most out of it. This is despite centuries of conquest, slavery, ...

by Dr Gary Best, a Retired Rear Admiral and former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force. There is no doubt that the proposed five questions referendum (5QR) by the Venezuelan government scheduled for 03rd December 2023, poses a clear and present danger to the Territorial Integrity and National Security of Guyana, particularly sovereign Essequibo.  Consequently, an immediate cap ...

by GHK Lall A warm welcome is extended to American Plenipotentiary Extraordinary and Ambassador to Guyana, Her Excellency, Nicole D. Theriot.  I am positive that, given her Louisiana roots, spicy Guyanese food should make Ambassador Theriot feel right at home.  Cajun country, this delightful tropical paradise and oil Shangri-la called Guyana is, Excellency.  Now I must get down to business. ...

By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus I am delighted to take this opportunity to welcome the new United States Ambassador to Guyana, Her Excellency Nicole D. Theriot. Ambassador Theriot, you have already compiled a distinguished record of public international service on behalf of the American government and people, and we have no doubt that Guyana will be stronger during your ...

by Nigel Westmaas In his latest missive on the Demerara Waves website (October 22), ‘Patriotism should go beyond Venezuelan issues,’ Adviser to the Office of the President Dr. Randolph Persaud left me utterly taken aback in his concluding paragraph where there is a sudden and unexplained caution to Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton that he should “distance himself from those like ...

By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Kaieteur News’ editorial of October 23 (Guyanese on Gaza developments) must give pause to all who are committed to the basic ethics of responsible journalism. Since editorials communicate the basic stance of a newspaper, publisher Glen Lall must draw a red line to prevent KN from becoming an inadvertent flirt with violence. The time ...

By Randolph Persaud (Randy), Professor Emeritus Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton and others are doing the right thing to stand united with the PPP/C led Government of Guyana in our challenges with Venezuela. One must hope that Norton and company will not shy away from their patriotic duty once the Venezuelans come to their senses and begin to conduct themselves according ...

by GHK Lall To ringfence or not to ringfence, is now more than the question.  It has risen to the incendiary issue of the hour.  Two men of majestic proportions, Dr. Bharat Jagdeo and Alistair Routledge, have announced and pronounced on ringfencing pros and cons, and in the end, it is not what Jagdeo could do for Guyana, but what ...