RSSRelatively non-violent election staged Support for the victor was broad, but certainly not deep Precipitous fall in number of votes was a body blow to the viability of Guyanese democracy Jagdeo administration is listless, devoid of inspiration, hardly tamper-proof, and mortgaged to racial politics [...]
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COHA Election Outlook: Guyana, Peru, Colombia, and Mexico
In the next 6 months, Guyana, Peru, Colombia and Mexico will all hold presidential elections. COHA will be closely monitoring events in each country and will provide relevant analysis of the campaigns, issues and outcomes. Below, COHA offers a brief thumbnail of each ballot, highlighting important i[...]
Justice and Democracy in Guyana Fly Limply in the Breeze
Guyana’s founding father, the great Cheddi Jagan, would be hunched over in pain today if he could observe what is happening today to his precious country and party. President Jagdeo consistently has failed to stem the rising tide of violent crime, while rumors of death squads and concerns over hum[...]
June 24th, 2005 - 9:57 am § in Belize, Caribbean, Front Page, Guyana, Jamaica, Press Releases, Trinidad and Tobago
Callousness Redefined: How EU and U.S. Economic Policies Spell a Bitter End for the Caribbean’s Sugar Industry
The frustration of Caribbean nations over the European Commission’s (EC) preliminary decision last year to cut the preferential price it pays for the region’s sugar was hardened by yesterday’s elaboration of the proposal. The European Union’s (EU) decision, prompted by the World Trade Organi[...]
Guyana: Born a Broken Nation, Always a Broken Nation?
A country riddled with racial conflicts rooted deep in its history struggles to establish a working democracy. After decades without political inter-dependence and cooperation, Guyana is at a loss for mending its most pressing economic and societal issues. Poverty on the rise – a difficult problem[...]