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(The following was part of a longer paper, “For a New Political Culture” presented to the three major political parties (the PNC, PPP, and WPA) in 1990 to serve as...

ROAR of Ravi Dev During the ERC/UN/UG’s “Conversation of Ethnic Relations”, there was a heated exchange on the propriety of defining oneself as “Guyanese” versus an “ethnically hyphenated Guyanese”. I...

Christmas is renowned as a Christian celebration commemorating the birth of Christ. It is also celebrated in many countries and by countless numbers of non-Christians who take part in much...

ROAR of Ravi Dev This concludes the presentation to the “National Conversation on Ethnic Relations” s with proposals to improve our ethnic relations. Below are the proposals to which I...

I was asked to make a presentation by the ERC in a “National Conversation on Ethnic Relations”, specifically on “How can we improve ethnic relations in Guyana?” Actually, it is...

ROAR of Ravi Dev 12-1 There is no question that the citizens of a society must see it as a “common venture” even as we reject conceptions of “nation” that...

The opposition United National Congress (UNC) in Trinidad holds leadership and party executive elections on Sunday. Unlike in other countries, party members as opposed to party delegates select the leadership...

The Guyana state newspaper, Guyana Chronicle, was ethnically biased in its composition and hiring practices during the tenure of the APNU led coalition regime. There was blatant discrimination against people...

ROAR of Ravi Dev Ever so often I get this feeling during the 30 years I’ve returned to Guyana that I am in a time loop. Take this claim that...

ROAR of Ravi Dev This article is being adapted from something I wrote in 2010, before the 2011 elections, and which called for a new narrative than the conflicting, aggressive...