Archive - Bamboo Fire

Campaigning for Dummies (and the Internationally Sanctioned)

No passports, no press, no policies, no problem.

Jul 2 •

Alfonso De Armas

June 2025

I predict 2006’s electoral results as the yardstick from which 2025’s can be projected

With a popular incumbent and a fragmented opposition, the parallels to 2006 are clear—though the political context has evolved.

Jun 9 •

May 2025

Griping Over Jagdeo's Remarks Unfounded

There has been some pearl-clutching in the press by some, including MP Annette Ferguson, over a falsehood that VP Jagdeo labelled the collective public…

May 22 •

Progress Requires Memory

What happens when a nation forgets its own political and economic scars

May 17 •

Alfonso De Armas

Sanctions, Solidarity — and the price to pay

Social media and the press went ablaze over the weekend with the news of Odessa Primus’ denial of entry into the US — and her return which quickly…

May 14 •

Sanctions, Candidacies & Reality: Nikhil Sankar responds to the Mohameds

Setting the record straight on the Mohameds’ contorted rebuttal of my prior article.

May 14 •

Contagion By Association

Much has been said in the public domain about the prospects of Presidential Candidates who face the baggage of international sanctions.

May 14 •

Macroeconomics vs Media Spin

The IMF sees fiscal discipline, strong non-oil growth, and no Dutch disease. Stabroek News sees… whatever fits their narrative.

May 9 •

Alfonso De Armas

Why Bamboo Fire?

Perspective over performance. Thought over theatre.

May 8 •

Alfonso De Armas

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Taxing Dreams vs. Funding Futures: Who Really Has You In Mind?

A Young Guyanese Recounts Two Very Different Visions of Education and Opportunity

May 8 •

The Receipts Don't Lie

They taxed more, spent more, and built less. Not for lack of funds—but lack of intent.

May 7 •

Alfonso De Armas

April 2025

The Politics of Patience: On Roads, Critics, and the Long Game

In praise of slow work, honest mistakes, and the discipline to keep going

Apr 6 •

Alfonso De Armas

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