The wealth gap is an understatement, for that differential between haves and have-nots can no longer be confined to a mere gap. The stark reality is that it is more of a wealth ocean in vastness, a separate planet all by itself. Gap does not begin to capture the hard disparities.
According to the 2018 report from the Billionaire Bonanza, as published by the Institute for Policy Studies and carried online by Yahoo Finance on April 26, in America, the land of unlimited opportunity and dreams, three family dynasties – the Waltons of Walmart supermarket fame, the Koch Brothers with diversified businesses, and the Mars family, makers of the candy with the same name, together possess and control “a staggering US$348.7 billion in assets as of October 2018”. Continue reading
Guyana: The U.S. report on the local judiciary – The Truth is Out
The word is out there. And now, since it is from the mouth of foreigners, Guyanese deniers and obfuscators will find the honesty to take a stand and admit to truth and reality. Both are unpalatable and bring much shuddering, as to the state of the local judiciary and the law enforcement machinery.
The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2018 report on the local judiciary is telling. In Section e. Denial of a Fair Trial: “The law provides for an independent judiciary, and the government generally respected judicial independence and impartiality.” Good for government.
Now for the damning part, “Delays and inefficiencies undermine judicial due process.” That is universally known. Continue reading →
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