Final results of the 2015 General Elections declared
Demerara Waves: 1.30 PM – Saturday 16 May 2015
The Final Results of the 2015 General Elections were declared by the Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield today. The APNU+AFC have 33 seats and the PPPC has 32 seats in the National Assembly.
Mr David Granger is expected to be sworn in as the next President of Guyana on the balcony of Parliament Building. [see results below – click to enlarge] Continue reading
Donald Ramotar once asked me what is “the poetic essence of history” – By Freddie Kissoon
Donald Ramotar
Donald Ramotar once asked me what is “the poetic essence of history”.
May 16, 2015 | By KNews | Filed Under Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon
In a letter in the Kaieteur News, published several years ago, long before he became President, Donald Ramotar, inquired about something I wrote in one of my columns, “the poetic essence of history.” I didn’t reply. I felt if I had defined the term, it would not have made an ounce of difference to Ramotar.
I didn’t offer a definition because (at the time) I felt Ramotar had become disrespectful of the poetic essence of history when in a conversation at Bakewell’s, he bluntly told me that the giant of a woman, Andaiye, a founding member of the Working People’s Alliance, was racist against Indian people. Continue reading →
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