Long a proponent of tariffs to prevent other countries from “ripping off” America, President Trump proclaimed ‘Liberation Day” on April 2, 2025, when he imposed sweeping tariffs on most countries of the world. The President circumvented the US Constitution (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1) which gives power to the Congress to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excise.” The Article also gives Congress the authority to “regulate […]
Author Archives: Ralph Ramkarran
Stabroek News is an integral part of my life. Were it human I would have owned it as family. For longer than I can remember, my mornings began with coffee and Stabroek News, first the hard copy and later the electronic copy. Over the past decade plus, Stabroek News has published a weekly article I write for my blog, Conversation […]
The song “Strange Fruit,” has been described as the “song of the century” in 1999 by Time Magazine. It was popularized by the famous American jazz singer, Billie Holiday. It is among the greatest and best-known protest songs in American history. At this time of Black History Month in the US, it would be appropriate […]
Guyana views Cuba as a friendly country. Diplomatic relations were established by Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Guyana on December 8, 1972. This act of courage broke the isolation of Cuba in the Americas which had been imposed by the US. Guyana should therefore be concerned about what is happening in and to Cuba.
‘Forbes Burnham, the Life and Times of the Comrade Leader,’ by Linden F. Lewis, was published in 2024 and is available on Amazon for a modest US$36. It has attracted no attention in Guyana even though two well known academics in the political science field have commended it. Dr. Nigel Westmaas said: “Forbes Burnham is […]
