Future Notes
Ethnic Divisions and Self-Interest Stall Democracy in Guyana
‘The central premise of the team’s approach to this exercise was that the broader context of consensus and inclusion are...
Read moreDetailsFrom Affirmative Action to Ethnic Advantage – How the PPP Shifted Course
Not long into the term of the 1992 People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government, President Cheddi Jagan was concerned that Guyanese...
Read moreDetails‘It’s the institutions stupid’
Over the recent Diwali weekend, I came upon a plethora of utopian and outlandish media contributions, two of which I...
Read moreDetailsBeyond Winners and Losers: The Case for National Compromise on Governance
Speaking of his proposal for shared governance constitutional reform, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran concluded that numerous ‘questions, suggestions and criticisms are...
Read moreDetails‘Norton, Campbell and democracy’
Salute to Ms. Maria Corina Machado on being awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her part in the struggle...
Read moreDetailsGuyana Demoted to ‘Autocracy’ Under President Ali
Under the watchful, progressive and most astute leadership of President Dr. Irfaan Ali, Guyana has been demoted to being an...
Read moreDetailsBurnham’s Foreign Policy Legacy and the Present Crisis of Governance
More than ever today there is urgent need for national unity. Cheddi Jagan, Forbes Burnham and even the late president...
Read moreDetailsAmerica’s Hand in Guyana: Old Patterns, New Warnings
I cannot remember a time in Guyanese history when the West, particularly the United States of America, have not been...
Read moreDetailsCorruption, Ethnic Power and the Crisis of Governance in Guyana
‘What is to be feared is not so much the immorality of the great as the fact that immorality may...
Read moreDetails‘Perspective on the 2025 elections’
On 16 August 2025, after reading various media comments on the content of the manifesto of the APNU/WPA coalition, I...
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