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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 00:00 |
Leaders of the PPP are accused from time to time of not speaking out. Both Emile Mervin and Frederick Kissoon, prolific commentators, so accused me recently. All organisations have rules. When you join one you agree to subscribe to its rules. There is no other basis on which an organisation can function. I chose to be a part of the PPP and to abide by its rule against public criticism.
Very often members of organisations have differences with...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Monday, 16 August 2010 10:19 |
Guyana is not unique in its system of adversarial politics. In fact, Guyana shares with most democratic countries an elected legislature to which competing parties seek membership. The extent of that membership depends on the votes received by political parties in elections. Each political party at these elections seek to persuade the electorate that it is the best equipped to lead the country. Only one party or a group which coalesces before or...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 00:00 |
I should like to thank you for your invitation to deliver opening remarks to this the Third Conference of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana. This acknowledgement from you that I may have something of interest or value to say to the trade union movement, is indeed a great honour. Among the material I consulted when preparing my remarks, is the speech of Brother Ashton Chase to the first Conference of FITUG in 2006. It is a...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Monday, 16 August 2010 10:04 |
The first of the eight Millenium Development Goals is to “eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.” The quantifiable targets of this goal, to be achieved by 2015, is to reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day; to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people; to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. The Government of Guyana has...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Monday, 16 August 2010 10:04 |
The conspiracy by three Guyanese, Russell De Freitas, Abdul Kadir and Abdel Nur, who had already pleaded guilty, and one Trinidadian, Kareem Ibrahim, yet to be tried, of plotting to blow up the fuel lines at Kennedy Airport has shocked Guyanese here and overseas, including in the US. Its intention was to unleash a series of cascading explosions which was expected to threaten the very existence of New York, at least in the minds of these...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Monday, 16 August 2010 10:04 |
The world recently celebrated the 92nd birthday of Nelson Mandela. The PPP commemorated the occasion by a public event at the National Library. The continued presence of Nelson Mandela among us is a source of inspiration to those who treasure forgiveness and reconciliation.The dismantling of apartheid in South Africa necessitated a transitional arrangement of power sharing between the African National Congress and the National Party. An...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Friday, 09 July 2010 03:38 |
Belonging to an organisation carries rights and responsibilities. It brings benefits but imposes duties. A person would normally form a desire to join an organisation for a variety of reasons in the expectation that certain rights or benefits will accrue. The person will no doubt then examine the rules of the organisation to determine whether he/she is prepared to be bound by them. If so, the person may decide to join. I chose to be a part of...
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