By GHK Lall The PPP Government withdrawals from Guyana’s oil fund have an addiction. Like any chronic addiction, withdrawal can be a bad mother. This is the boat in which the government has put itself into, leading to the nation’s top oilman paddling about. Nonetheless, I have some good news for my best friend, the illustrious Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. ...
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OPINION: Nigel Hughes—rising to the moment, then fading
By GHK Lall Many Guyanese believe that Mr. Nigel Hughes, prominent Attorney-at-Law, has a spark that can flare into something positive for this country. He could inspire jaded local voters, move them to think that he represents something different. I continue to think so, but have my conditions. Mr. Hughes cannot be run-of-the mill, the ‘same ole, same ole’, that ...
Read More »OPINION: The Chinese are mad
By GHK Lall Before the hatchets come out, I hurry to clear the air of any conclusions about a deliberate ethnic slur that is hurled against over a billion inhabitants of this planet. When I say that the Chinese are mad, it is not that they are insane. The Chinese are mad in that they are extremely angry, so much ...
Read More »OPINION: PNC considering no coalition partners in 2025 (a jest, is it?)
by GHK Lall The PNC has publicly stated that it is considering contesting the 2025 elections without coalition partners. There is some wisdom to that, but admission follows quickly: the mathematical logic is lost on me. Perhaps, the PNC knows more about this than I, has some secret assets in its bag. The PNC has made its position clear: the ...
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