The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday sought to assure Guyanese of the law governing procurement to guarantee the opposition a seat on the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), a day after the incumbent People’s Progressive Party (PPP) refused to do so. “I want to give a commitment here and now to the people of ...
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OPINION: Why the PPP is the only national political party in Guyana – Part III
By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus This is the final of my three-part series on why the PPP is the only national political party in Guyana. Always Keep your Promises The PPP is a promise-keeping machine. The following promises were made in 2020 and to date all have been kept or on track to be fulfilled by 2025: Reversal of ...
Read More »OPINION: Why the PPP is the only national party in Guyana – Part II
By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus, American University, Washington DC In Part I of “Why the PPP is the only national party in Guyana,” I presented four elements that qualify the PPP as a national party. These were (1) it must cover the entire territory of a country and have a nation-wide political infrastructure to have ongoing dialogue with communities ...
Read More »OPINION: Why the PPP is the only national Party in Guyana – Part I
By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus, American University, Washington DC The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is the only national party in Guyana. But what does it mean when we say the PPP is a national political party, and the only national political party in Guyana. A truly national political party must have, by my reckoning, nine elements. In Part I, ...
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