Whither Independence
May 21, 2019 –Columnists,– Kaieteur News – Peeping Tom
Sunday May 26, 2019 is Independence Day. It has been fifty-three years since Guyana attained its instruments of independence from Great Britain.
During the fight for Independence, the British were reviled. They were accused of all manner of things. Yet in the early days after Independence, Guyana found comfort operating with a Westminster political system.
Then suddenly there was an aborted uprising in Trinidad which sent shivers down the spine of Forbes Burnham
It was only then that he realized that the system of foreign ownership of the commanding heights of the economy was not bringing benefits to the average man. Continue reading
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Guyana Politics: Balancing Ethnic fear and Civic Responsibility – By Dr. David Hinds
To our peril, we have not managed to balance Ethnic fear and Civic Responsibility
There has understandably been some commentary on the achievements and non-achievements of the current government. The government itself set the tone with a lengthy statement which has become the subject of discussion by a few columnists and beyond.
Predictably, the PPP has given the government a failing grade. Government supporters, on the other hand, have been full of praise for the administration and have been very hostile to any criticism. Their constant refrain has been two-fold. First, they speak feelingly about the bad days of the PPP. Second, they argue that four years is too little time for the government to create the miracles the critics wanted. Continue reading →
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