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Claim by National Toshaos Council is erroneous

News EditorNovember 26, 2023December 6, 202304 mins

The claim by the National Toshaos Council (NTC ) that it is the ‘sole, legal and legitimate’ body that represents the interests of Amerindians in Guyana (Department of Public Affairs, ‘NTC affirms its position as legitimate representative body of Amerindians’, 24 November 2023) has no legal basis. This claim is an unreasonable/erroneous extrapolation of the…

VREED-EN-HOOP (PEACE AND HOPE): SIGNPOST OF THE OIL OLIGARCHY AND POLITICAL PARTY PARAMOUNTCY IN GUYANA.

News EditorAugust 3, 2023February 15, 2024138 mins

A priest once said with reference to a local bigwig in Guyana, an impoverished country perched on the northern shoulder of South America: “first you get on, then you get honest.” That is, you need to acquire wealth before you can be philanthropic. Little of that culture of philanthropy appears to have survived among the…

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Claim by National Toshaos Council is erroneous