Jagdeo’s olive branch may have a snake in the grass

Oct 20, 2026 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom

(Kaieteur News) – At the ‘wake’ of former Leader of the PNCR, Robert Corbin, Bharrat Jagdeo began talking about political cooperation, and the need to move beyond political divisions. But faced with this olive branch, the sensible citizen should reach for a comfortable chair, a strong cup of coffee and a healthy supply of smelling salts.

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At the wake, Jagdeo had some seemingly conciliatory things to say. One could almost hear the violins warming up in the background. Here was the Vice-President, extending what appeared to be a gesture across the great political divide, inviting us to imagine a Guyana in which the major political parties could put aside their differences and work together.