Peter Ramsaroop

Article summary

Peter R. Ramsaroop (born 20 June 1962) is a Guyanese entrepreneur, author, and politician. On 2 October 2020 he was appointed by the President of the Cooperative of Guyana, His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali as Guyana's Chief Investment Officer and Agency Head of the Guyana Office for Investment, under the Office of the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. In 2025, Ramsaroop was elected to serve the 13th Parliament of Guyana. He previously was the chairman of Vision Guyana, a social/political non-profit organization based in Guyana. He was previously the CEO of Alliance for Change and a presidential candidate for the 2011 elections before siding with the People's Progressive Party (PPP). He was also a parliamentary candidate for the 2015 General Elections in Guyana under the PPP.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1962-06-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1962-06-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375363049