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Feb 16, 2020 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds I welcome the embrace of the Cash Transfer policy by the two major political formations. As readers know, traditional parties by their very nature do not embrace revolutionary policies unless they are pushed to that point. That is what happened…
Continue readingFeb 09, 2020 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds In his February 3, 2020 column, Freddie Kissoon revealed that he has had to come to my defence against charges by Indian-Guyanese that I am a racist. According to him, he has had to also defend Mark Benschop against such…
Continue readingFeb 02, 2020 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds The demise of the Grenada Revolution in 1983 and the subsequent passing of the Cold War by the end of that decade, meant that Radical Left-Wing politics had to undergo significant changes. In the Caribbean, most of the Left retreated…
Continue readingJan 26, 2020 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds My friend Freddie Kissoon in one of his recent columns bemoaned the inability of the new parties to come together to fight the coming elections as a coalition. In other words, Freddie wanted these parties to replicate what the APNU+AFC…
Continue readingJan 19, 2020 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds It is generally accepted that many voters cast their votes against parties rather than for parties. Other voters vote for a party rather than for the policies of that party. In Guyana it is generally felt that most of our…
Continue readingJan 12, 2020 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds According to reports, PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo told attendees at the recent launch of the PPP’s 2019 campaign that the PPP “is the natural home for Afro-Guyanese”. This is not the first time the former president has spoken on…
Continue readingJan 05, 2020 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds This is my first column of the year. I deliberately choose to do it on a subject not directly related to the current election campaign for reasons I would explain in a subsequent column. In a few days the world…
Continue readingDec 29, 2019 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds So, Guyana has started to produce oil. Understandably, the government celebrated the announcement of First Oil. The President declared a National Petroleum Day. The Opposition was lukewarm about the official announcement. The critics of the government’s handling of the contracts…
Continue readingDec 22, 2019 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds As we prepare for another election. There has been a lot of talk about constitutional reform. But there has hardly been any mention of the most important obstacle to national cohesion in Guyana — the inability of our major political…
Continue readingI wish to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes earlier this week. I was moved by the goodwill. Thanks again.
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