By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Formerly Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Writing on 4 October, 2026 in his Conversation Tree column in Kiskadee Watch, former Guyanese Parliamentary Speaker, the Hon.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan The author previously performed the functions of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights I have been to the International Nuremberg Academy and I have spoken in the very room where perpetrators of the Holocaust were tried and sentenced.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Previously Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Fellow of the LSE.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Previously Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. India, a sprawling sub-continent of numerous ethnicities and groups, with rich varieties of language and culture, achieved its independence ‘at the stroke of the midnight hour’ on 15 August, 1947 after a decades-long struggle for its freedom from British rule led by Mahatma Gandhi.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan BA (Hons), Philosophy, BA (Hons) History, PH.D, Law. Barrister-at-Law Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana The designation of A Presidential Advisory Panel on Ethics in Governance would be a worthwhile and historic step in helping to guide the future governance of Guyana.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Barrister-at-Law; Diploma of the Hague Academy of International Law. Honorary Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists This is a time of great uncertainty and intense challenges for international law and for the United Nations.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Previously Chief Speechwriter to the UN Secretary-General Sometimes Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government A global struggle is again under way between two antagonistic camps: the USA on the one side, and China aligned with Russia on the other side.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Previously Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government The 250th birthday of American independence, observed on 4 July, 2026, is an occasion for celebration and for reflection.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Formerly Chief Speech-Writer to the UN Secretary-General Previously Fellow of the LSE and Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School When the UN Charter was drafted, the Cold War had begun.
Six decades have now passed since Guyana obtained its independence in 1966. Compared to the Guyana of 1966, today’s Dear Land is enjoying the highest growth rates in the world from its energy resources, is engaged in massive infrastructural development for today’s and future generations, but still faces the challenges of tackling deep poverty and of achieving political and social peace and justice.
