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THE announcement by his Excellency, President Donald Ramotar, of a proclamation, proroguing the Tenth Parliament, is definitely a historic incident of a watershed kind in the political history of this country.

BEFORE going into my article I wish to deal with three issues

–Guyana’s envoy a lead candidate Analysis by Rickey Singh IF all goes well, and consistent with established norms and practices, then a Caribbean Community national is expected to be chosen next month as the new Secretary General of the 79-member African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states at a Council meeting in Brussels a

By Dr. Prem Misir LET us cut the nonsense out of what is happening in politics in Guyana at this hour and say what the politicians want. And politicians in Guyana include not only those from the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), but also very much so those from the Combined Opposition benches of the Alliance

Since time immemorial some outstanding figures in the family of humankind have been putting their personal welfare – even their lives, in the line of fire – literally and figuratively, for the benefit of the general good, while there are yet others who trample on the rights of others, including leaders who engage in programmes

TUESDAY’s special Heads of Government meeting in Port-of-Spain avoided any official discussion on either the current dispute involving the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), as well as seeking a “consensus” regional candidate for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General next year.

THE country has achieved what looked an impossible accord with the Financial Action Task Force, International Cooperation Review Group (FATF – ICRG) in Paris, France; a remarkably successful achievement facilitated by a prudent strategy put together without the help of the combined parliamentary Opposition.

  GUYANA is recognised globally for its wealth of natural resources, particularly its vast rainforest, which provides habitats for an enormous variety of plant and animal species.

-to check widening problems for citizens Analysis by Rickey Singh UNLESS the Caribbean Community Secretariat become better engaged in helping to educate citizens of the now 41-year-old regional economic integration movement, there could well develop a crisis of survival for the 15-member bloc of countries.

By Dr. Prem Misir POLITICAL gossip in Guyana, now at an all-time high, tells us that Guyana is heading for General and Regional elections, as there is no hope that the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) can stop this inevitable outcome vis-à-vis the Alliance for Change (AFC) no-confidence proposal; and further, that a new ruling