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Apr 14, 2019 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds The current political impasse is partly the result of the failure to push forward with constitutional reform. A constitution has to be a living document that is constantly reviewed to bring it in line with the changes in the society….
Continue readingMar 31, 2019 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds In one of his recent columns, Freddie Kissoon observed the failure of African Guyanese activists to respond to interventions by three Indian Guyanese scholars on the so-called Ethnic Security Dilemma. He concluded that this silence has to do with a…
Continue readingstabroek news April 7, 2019 Dear Editor, This past week, one of the architects of our relatively young nation, Eusi Kwayana, celebrated his 94th birthday. Kwayana, by any measure, is a rare human being – a priceless gift to humanity. I use this occasion to remind Guyana that we…
Continue readingFeb 17, 2019 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds Guyana is not a mature democracy. After more than 50 years of independence, we have not reached the point where our political, partisan and ideological disagreements and conflicts are played out within the context of the rule of law, constitutional…
Continue readingFeb 10, 2019 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds My column two weeks ago—before the Chief Justice’s rulings– argued that the Coalition was outmaneuvering the PPP. The argument was premised on a simple truth—the coalition was achieving its objective of remaining in power beyond the 90-day constitutional stipulation without…
Continue readingFeb 03, 2019 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds There has been a lot of discussion about who should head the Coalition ticket at the upcoming election if the parties decide to run together again. Given the president’s recent health challenges, there were some doubts about his capacity to…
Continue readingJan 27, 2019 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds Finally, one gets the sense that the PPP is being outmaneuvered by the Coalition. Since the passage of the no-confidence motion, there has been a war of attrition between the two political giants. One is intent on going to elections…
Continue readingBy David Hinds The long tenure of the PPP in office brought home a salient fact that we knew before that party took power— the rules of our democracy do not throw up fair ethnic outcomes. The ethnic group with a larger population is the guaranteed “winner” and the ones…
Continue readingJan 20, 2019 Features / Columnists, Hinds’ Sight with Dr. David Hinds A little-known calypso by Kelvin Pope aka the Mighty Duke titled “Teach the Children” is fresh on my mind. It is part of a module on historical memory for a course on Black Political Music that I am currently teaching….
Continue readingA reporter recently asked for my views on the PPP’s choice of Mr. Irfan Ali as its presidential candidate for the upcoming elections. The news outfit subsequently carried a very small part of my response. I would like to share the totality of my response with the wider public. First,…
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