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Tag Archives: PPP Government

OPINION: A militant opposition needed now

by GHK Lall The political opposition in Guyana found itself on the receiving end of a favor from the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC). It needs to be militant. No question about that around here. I think that this applies at the collective opposition level, or that of the individual parties. The visibility, level of energy, and degree of potency ...

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OPINION: The PPP Government – listening, acting

By GHK Lall Can it be said that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Government is now an actually listening government? Yes, I say. Regardless if such listening only suits its interests. Yes, again. Could this listening and responding appropriately be due to elections hanging out in the street waiting for a date? Whether so or not, I say, yes, thrice. ...

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OPINION: Pay proposals for teachers incremental and insulting

by GHK Lall The strike of public school teachers has torn another gaping hole in the fabric of Guyana. The ancient tug-of-war between politics and clean purposes, race and fairness, has been given yet another lease on life. A distressing local existence is what Guyanese have always known. Teachers have endured a torrid time, and their traumas continue without letup. ...

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OPINION: Guyana is in a dark and dirty place

by GHK Lall Corruption is more than a cancer. Corruption is more killing Guyanese by a thousand cuts. Corruption is embalming Guyana while its citizens are still alive. First, the vital national organs are removed. What this country has left is the people that fall under the shell of inhabitants. Citizens are too high a branch to be aimed for, ...

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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 ...

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