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If the United National Congress, led by former Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, goes into the elections solo, she loses. If however, Kamla were to unite the disparate party forces...

The incumbent PNM has made several missteps, and the UNC political leader, Kamla Persad Bissessar, must be rejoicing. But in speaking with political experts, prominent UNC activists, and voters, they...

The Covid pandemic has been ruthless upending lives everywhere. The virus, resulting in a lockdown (partial or full in some places depending on the country), is frustrating for us all interrupting...

ROAR of Ravi Dev Our modern political history is characterised by bouts of intense conflict between the two major ethnic groups in Guyana – Indian and African Guyanese - especially...

General elections are rapidly approaching in Trinidad and any time now we can expect to hear the jungle drums sounding the same old lies. African slaves built Trinidad in chains...

ROAR of Ravi Dev Returning from a CARICOM mission of Prime Ministers, to broker an end to our elections impasse, T&T PM Keith Rowley candidly predicted that things “will not...

ROAR of Ravi Dev Last week I again participated in discussions with David Hinds on the background to the elections imbroglio, hoping to formulate a win-win exit strategy. The premise...

ROAR of Ravi Dev The following is excerpted from a piece written after the PPP won the 1992 elections to describe some of the challenges they would face in governance....

Reports out of Washington say that financiers, agents, affiliates, and defenders of electoral fraud in Guyana will face sanctions from the US – visas cancelled and assets frozen if not...

Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield's proposal of 156 days to recount the ballots is not such a bad deal as some have suggested. It's a truly lunatic idea that is...