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ROAR of Ravi Dev Back in March, when Granger called for a recount after the Mingo debacle - which he could not deny because the entire western block had witnessed...

Invariably, when the internecine warfare that characterises our politics in the modern era is bemoaned, it is pointed out that our ethnically divided electorate is replicated in neighbouring T&T, yet...

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....