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SOURCES with Svetlana Marshall and Guest: Former President Donald Ramotar

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This week on SOURCES with Svetlana Marshall, former President of Guyana, Mr. Donald Ramotar, reflects on his time in office and assesses the country’s growth and development since he demitted office.

Mr. Ramotar acknowledges the progress Guyana has made, while arguing that greater emphasis is needed on the manufacturing sector to expand the country’s capacity to produce more value-added products.

He also shares his perspective on Guyana’s relationship with Cuba and the decision to end the medical cooperation agreement. Mr. Ramotar believes the United States has been pressuring countries across Latin America and the Caribbean to end similar arrangements, while also pushing them to accept third-country nationals deported from the US. He argues that CARICOM should be doing more in response.

Mr. Ramotar also weighs in on the Opposition, now led by Azruddin Mohamed, and addresses the future of Guyana’s sugar industry.

13 Comments

@CarlBhagwandin 13 days ago

Good job Ms. Marshall. You are fair and balanced, and you do your research. I wish other reporters could do the same.

@RdreeksL1725 9 days ago

Good interview

@claudiuslancaster3375 2 weeks ago (edited)

Are you one of the Marshals from Silvertown. I must say you are doing a great job reporting and interviewing. I went to St Aiden's in the 70's and am living abroad but I care about our country

@CarlBhagwandin 13 days ago

Mr. Ramotar was incompetent as a President. Blaming the opposition for his failures. He did not have the intestinal fortitude to make bold decisions.

@waynekesnuy3989 2 weeks ago

The most corrupt government in the world it's the PPP government of Guyana 🇬🇾

@Tajeet-z4v6e 2 weeks ago

The US government has put a stop to modern day slavery committed by the Cuban government when it comes to contracting out Medical doctors to foreign countries. What Communist and Cuban backing Ramotar is not telling us. is how these people are treated. First, when they arrive in country. their passports are taken by their Consulate, reason given, for safe keeping. No, they do not want some of the Medical Staff to flee to nearby countries, which used to happen, so they came up with the plan to keep the passports. The Contract money is paid directly to the Cuban government, who then pay the doctors a mere pittance, enough to live on (that is the reason these doctors see patients privately, on their own time, to make money to send home). Ramotar wants Iran to get Nuclear Weapons, so that they can wipe out Israel and the region, (look what they are doing to their own friends now). Iran is on its knees, the terrorist regime and friends of Ramotar will be out soon. Just imagine this man was once President pf Guyana, and speaks like an elementary school child, English is our language and he lacks command of the English Language.

@benkhan2908 9 days ago

The only sensible thing Ramotar has ever said, was about the Trump's rejects .
These people were accepted because it makes the President looks good to the
people at the United Nations, where he may be looking for a job after the next
election. These people do Not bring any skills to help Guyana and they cannot
go back to their own country, because they may have committed crimes.

@godfreyclarke9357 2 weeks ago

Ramotar playing some cruel checkers deh oh lawd ohhh😅

@waynekesnuy3989 2 weeks ago

Mr X president please.

@waynekesnuy3989 2 weeks ago

The most corrupt government in the world it's the PPP of Guyana 🇬🇾

@RdreeksL1725 9 days ago

Sugar is a killer economically and nutritionally.. convert sugar lands to opportunities for cooperatives to plant & produce vegeatbles, fruits, etc for domestic and regional demand.