Do Manifestos Mean Anything to the Electorate?

by Dr. Christopher A. Johnson
Since the dawn of democracy, there has been an increasing emphasis on detailing the parameters of policies and programs to benefit global electorate- societies. Historically, politics was limited to power brokers and financiers who sponsored candidates or political parties and for the most part; citizens did not really account for anything [...]

Industrialisation: The Greatest Gift For Guyana

by Dr. Christopher A. Johnson
Three weeks ago today, I watched a rare television interview with an American theologian whose book on God’s Politics bore revealing insights into the world of faith and governance and also poignancy. To quote an abstract, “We remember that faith hates violence and tries to reduce it and exerts a fundamental [...]

Mobilising the resources of overseas-based Guyanese to modernise the economy

by Dr. Christopher A. Johnson
In the Stabroek News edition of 20th January 2006, the Country Director of Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (Guyana) Ltd, Anna Lisa Fraser-Phang suggested the hastening of legislation to regulate the local money transfer industry. “The remittance industry in Guyana is simply too large and too important to the economy to [...]

Consensus Politics is vital to Guyana’s stability

by Dr. Christopher A. Johnson
With General Elections imminent this year in Guyana, debate on the country’s future is at fever pitch and Guyanese from all walks of life now have this golden opportunity to `grasp the nettle.’ The survival of any nation state depends largely, much like `The Land of Many Waters,’ on their ability [...]

The REA as a modern instrument of National Reform

by Dr. Christopher A. Johnson
In an article dated 18th December 2005 in this publication, mention was made of the importance of another structural tier to complement the existing Regional Democratic Council (RDC). On that occasion, we alluded to the primary aim of the RDC – to allow for active participation by the citizenry in the [...]