Tag: Guyana

ROAR of Ravi Dev Analyzing the French coup of 1851, in which Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte assumed dictatorial power over the French state, Marx reflected on the role of the individual in ...

ROAR of Ravi Dev About a decade or so ago, the philosopher Harry Frankfurt’s book, with the seemingly most non-philosophically sounding title, “On Bullshit”, became a NY Times bestseller. With ...

Both major parties, PPP and APNU, are confident of victory in Monday’s elections in Guyana. But which one will win? Each small party is confident of at least a seat. ...

The latest independent opinion poll conducted over the last couple weeks seeking to predict the outcome of Guyana’s March 2nd elections puts the People Progressive Party (PPP)’s Dr. Irfaan Ali ahead ...

According to the latest opinion tracking poll being conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) gives the opposition PPP the edge for the March 2nd elections. NACTA has ...

ROAR of Ravi Dev Last night, one of the biggest festival in the Hindu calendar was commemorated – Maha Shivratri. My family stayed up all night to offer the prescribed ...

ROAR for Guyana It is important to remember that next Sunday, February 23rd, is “Republic Day”, not “Mash”. While Independence was given to us by Britain, Republic Day was chosen ...

There is an increase in confidence among voters in Guyana in the opposition PPP Irfaan Ali’s Presidential leadership.  A year ago, voters had questions about his candidacy. That has now been ...

ROAR of Ravi Dev               One of the most poignant and persistent cries heard around Guyana – especially around elections time – is, “Why do we have to hear about Africans ...

ROAR of Ravi Dev Observing the rhetoric deployed in the blogsphere, social media and the letter-pages of the newspapers, I have been struck by the ubiquitous invocation of the trope ...