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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:00 |
Guyana is still officially named “The Co-operative Republic of Guyana.” The name was devised at the time when Guyana discovered its own path to socialism – through co-operatives. Thus Guyana’s theory of co-operative socialism was reflected in its name.The spectacular collapse of “co-operative socialism” and the co-operative movement led to the complete abandonment of co-operatives as a method of economic organization. Thousands of...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:00 |
There is no doubt that Guyana has made tremendous progress in every area of life in the years since 1992 when the PPP/C was first elected to office. Most people, including me, believe that in some, or even many, areas more could have been done, or things could have been done differently. But this does not detract from the fact that visible and substantial progress has been made so that the lives of Guyanese people are measurably better that they...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:00 |
The electoral victory of the People’s Partnership in Trinidad and Tobago, the subject of much recent comment in our press, has highlighted the issue of alliance politics which was pioneered by the PPP in Guyana.The success of the People’s Partnership was based on this creative alliance, decisive leadership and hard work. The failures of governance during the PNM’s terms of office, allegations of corruption, squandermania and arrogant...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:53 |
A news report said that a World Bank team was in Guyana to discuss with officials the “adopting of modern legislation that will allow customers to offer assets other than real estate as guarantees for loans.” This is welcome news. But this work has already been done.In the mid 1990s a Canadian expert visited Guyana and examined our laws for the same purpose. He made several visits and spent several months on the project. He finally...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:51 |
T.E.S.P.A. is the lawyers’ acronym for the Termination of Employment and Severance Pay Act. It was passed in 1997 and is one of the most important pieces of legislation in the history of Guyana. Its objective is “to provide for the conditions governing termination of employment and grant of redundancy or severance pay to employees and for matters connected therewith.” Issues affecting workers confront lawyers, employers and trade unions...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 08:26 |
The President’s announcement that the US$15 million contract for the access roads to the Amalia Falls, in preparation for the construction of the hydro power facility, has long been awaited. It comes after years of effort by Synergy Holdings and creative assistance by President Jagdeo in encouraging Synergy and in assisting to secure the financing. This expenditure alone, a small part of the US$450 million project, will create many, much...
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Written by Ralph Ramkarran
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 08:26 |
I do not believe in the existence of evil spirits. Many, perhaps most people, do. Had I so believed, I would not have hesitated to conclude that I must have been possessed to have done some of the stupid things I did in life. But that’s another story.
During the 1960s I witnessed several Kali Mai Pujas conducted in my community. The major parts of the ceremony consisted of blood and violence - the sacrifice of a goat and the whipping of...
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