The closest Guyana ever came to communism was under Burnham.
1. Free education from primary to University (with the exception of school uniforms and GEC/CXC fees). Many people did not value it. When Hoyte introduced University fees and told students to borrow loans from the banks. People almost shit grease.
2. Rice flour was a very good thing. But not 100 percent rice flour. Stuff falls apart. They should have mixed the rice flour with wheat flour to keep items together.
3. The West put the screws on Burnham by cutting back on buying Guyana exports which led to Guyana food shortages.
4. Rise in midnight home invasion thieves.