ROBERT CORBIN’S LEGACY

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 10th October 2026, 9:00 pm

It could be said that the career of Robert Corbin straddled two important eras in Guyana’s post-Independence history. The first consisted largely of the establishment and consolidation of authoritarian rule coupled with economic decline. The second consisted largely of the establishment and consolidation of democratic rule coupled with economic growth. Corbin made his mark in both eras. He was actively engaged in supporting the former and made an important impact on the latter.

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DIFFERENCES EXPLODE AMONG PPP SENIORS OVER THE UKRAINE WAR

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 3rd October 2026, 9:00 pm

As reported in Kiskadee Watch on Friday last, differences within the PPP have exploded in a public spat over the Ukraine war. The PPP has historically developed positions on most important internal and external issues. The discussions would create platforms for disparate views to be aired internally in confidential debates. Once a position is arrived at, members are expected to support the Party’s position, whatever their personal views. Where the party has not taken a position, but the Government has, the party would be expected to follow the Government’s position. In the case of Ukraine, the party has not taken a position, and the Government has merely called for peace. In view of the Government’s pro-US stance in foreign affairs, Hydar Ally probably felt that it was safe to publicly castigate the Russians by calling for a withdrawal of troops and the end of the war by Russia. In the absence of an official position on Ukraine by the party and the walkout by the Government on Netanyahu at the UN, Donald Ramotar may have conluded that it was safe to hint at pro-Russian and pro-Palestinian support.

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BRITAIN STANDS UP TO ISRAEL

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 26th September 2026, 9:00 pm

In a speech to the House of Commons on September 8, British Foreign Secretary, Ed Milliband, announced far-reaching changes to British policy in relation to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. He announced a UK government ban on importing goods and products originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. He outlined steps to cut off supply lines, finance, construction, and other services that facilitate settlement expansion. Miliband explicitly described the forced displacement of Palestinians by extremist groups in parts of the West Bank as “ethnic cleansing,” criticizing the Israeli government for turning a blind eye or supporting settler violence. He formally accepted the International Court of Justice’s ruling that the ongoing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip is unlawful, stating that the two-state solution is under unprecedented threat.

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CUBA

Written by Ralph Ramkarran
Saturday, 5th September 2026, 2:57 pm

Flush from the decapitation of the Venezuelan regime by the capture of President Nicholas Maduro in a slick, midnight, military raid on Maduro’s residence in Caracas, in which 32 Cubans who were defending Maduro were killed, the US Government felt a similar strategy in Iran, but killing not capturing its leadership, would succeed. Almost simultaneously, it adopted another strategy, economic strangulation, with similar objectives, in Cuba. The Iranian economy is in dire straits, but its successful resistance has resulted in a stalemate, but with Iran exercising dominance. The Cuban economy has been spectacularly degraded by the blockade, which now includes oil, and there is talk about how long the Cuban Government can hold out in the absence of fuel. But Cuba, like Iran but unlike Venezuela, has not succumbed.

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