No residency requirements to vote in Guyana
THE renewed national interest on whether residency should be a requirement in the Official List of Electors (OLE) for the upcoming general election can be resolved by appeal to the Constitution.
Under our current political system of Proportional Representation (PR), Guyanese voters exercise their rights to choose their government, irrespective of their geographic location. This non-residency […]
Let Roger Khan stay in Suriname
SINCE the capture of Roger Khan, named as a drug lord by the United States, and others, the lawyers of the accused seem to be awfully quiet.
There are still a number of corrupt business owners presently in Guyana and I blame the legal system for failing to lock up these people when they had the […]
Questions for Roger Khan’s supporters
Questions after Khan bust
NOW that Roger Khan has been caught in a drug bust in Suriname, there are a number of questions which we should speculate on.
1) Will his supporters in Guyana still claim that his wealth is not related to narco trafficking?
2) Will the Government of Guyana demonstrate its commitment to fight narco crime […]
Roger Khan linked to Suriname assassination plots
A SURINAME government minister yesterday linked fugitive Guyanese businessman Shaheed `Roger’ Khan to plots to assassinate key government and judicial officials in the neighbouring country.
Suriname Minister of Justice, Mr. Chandrikapersad Santokhi, told ‘de Ware Tijd’ newspaper the plots were uncovered in the probe by Suriname police into Khan’s prior activities.
He said the planned executions were […]
