The recent Venezuelan aggression towards Guyana and the announcement and swift rescinding of Guyana’s opening to Taiwan are not isolated events. The narrow reading of these developments by the politicians on both sides of the political divide is not surprising– politicians never pretend to be analysts. But I am relatively surprised that the media, the opinion shapers and the pundits […]
Hindsight
By Dr David Hinds The victory by the West Indies team in the first test match of the Bangladesh tour represents one of the greatest moments in West Indies cricket history—a great West Indian moment. For me it ranks alongside the historic victory over England in 1950, the World Cup triumph in 1975, the 1976 humiliation of England, the “blackwash” […]
By Dr. David Hinds Most of the world looked on with shock as events unfolded in America on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. But some of us were not so shocked. You see readers, America has done an excellent job at selling its exceptionalism to the rest of us. So, even as rage took over on Wednesday, many well-meaning American leaders, […]
By Dr. David Hinds The Ethnic Relations Commission held its national conversation on Ethnic Relations this past week. The question posed to the participants was this—What can be done to improve Ethnic Relations in Guyana? Those invited to participate were for the most part the usual suspects—those known to have publicly and consistently weighed in on the issue of race […]
Former President, David Granger last week formally turned down an invitation to a meeting of ex-presidents that is being convened by current president Irfaan Ali. Mr. Granger’s response was eagerly awaited by many who contended that the meeting is nothing more than an opportunistic attempt at dialogue through the backdoor. I said as much in last week’s column. Granger’s non-attendance […]
President Irfan Alli recently announced that he has invited all the past presidents to a meeting with him. On the surface, it sounds like a noble undertaking—the sort of initiative that has the ring of sincere inclusivity. But, of course, this is Guyana and the president is leader of a PPP government. This is the same president who told […]
Hinds’ Sight by Dr. David Hinds This past week the AFC added its voice to charges by the opposition that the PPP government is pursuing a racist agenda against African Guyanese. This accusation arises from the government’s action since it took office in August. It has fired mainly African Guyanese government bureaucrats (the number differs depending who you speak to), […]
The Guyana elections have come and gone. The PPP has been given the reins of government. In less than four months it has consolidated itself in power in ways that were not anticipated by even the most cynical observer. The arrogance that has to date characterized its tenure has far outstripped anything that we have seen before. Never in our […]
The PPP has made a big deal about its first 100 days in office. Every party has a right and more often than not exercise that right to inflate its performance. But the PPP did not inflate its performance—there was nothing to inflate. It instead mischaracterized its actions since March 2, 2020. The party has sought to project these three […]
Joe Biden is President-elect of America. Half of the American electorate is breathing a sigh of relief. Despite polling which suggested a landslide for Biden and the Democrats, the election went down to the wire. Political analysts and other pundits continue to misunderstand the political sociology of America. They ignore the role that Race and American Exceptionalism play in the […]