The 2020 Electoral Breeze is blowing

WE are, on average, about 24 months away from arguably the most significant elections since 1953, when Guyana experienced her first mass-based elections. This significance derives from the fact that this will be the first elections in the context of an imminent oil-based economy. One would be hard pressed to find an example where the electoral stakes have been this high, the political party or parties that enjoy tutelage over the state apparatus 2020 and beyond will have access to a fiscal largesse that no previous government has had the luxury to enjoy. Based on the foregoing, it is not surprising that 24 months in advance, the 2020 electoral breeze blows with disinformation and misinformation worthy of Joseph Goebbels.