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APNU/AFC fundraiser in NY overshadowed by massive protest

September 16, 2019

– Diaspora turns out in numbers, calls out Govt for breach of Constitution

A fundraiser organised by A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition Government in New York (NY) was completely overshadowed by more than one hundred protesters picketed the meeting, demanding elections and constitutional compliance.

Held at the Richi Rich Palace on Atlantic Avenue in Richmond Hill, NY on Sunday, the fundraiser featured Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan representing the AFC, together with Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine representing APNU, and a small group in attendance.
The Minister and entourage arrived to be greeted by the large crowd of protesters behind NYPD barricades at the door of the restaurant, holding placards that read, “Ramjattan you sold AFC to the PNC”, “Ramjattan must go” and “(Ramjattan) a disgrace to Guyanese.”
Officers from the NYPD were also present, although they left the protesters alone and merely watched from a distance.
There were even placards aimed at Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson, retired Justice Claudette Singh. One such placard read, “GECOM Chairman stand by your integrity!”
The Minister and company quickly entered the building without engaging the protesters. Other guests arrived, but a few of the would-be attendees turned back upon spotting the large crowd of protesters awaiting them.
When someone attending the fundraiser did engage protesters, that ‘engagement’ took the form of an unidentified woman showing the crowd her middle finger before entering the Richi Rich Palace.
According to one protester who was interviewed by a member of the local media fraternity on the ground, the fact that Ramjattan hurriedly bypassed hundreds of the Guyanese diaspora picketing his Government just to speak to a few in the luxurious establishment spoke volumes.
“He (Ramjattan) cannot engage us because he has nothing to tell us. You look at the crowd outside? There are about 10, 15 people inside. There are hundreds of us outside. That alone tells you that the diaspora rejects the AFC and the Government,” the protester said.
“They cannot engage us. What is he going to tell us? They are illegal occupiers. When the AFC was formed, they claimed to bring fairness. They’ve joined with the PNC to bully the PPP and the Guyanese people, so there’s nothing he can tell us. He can’t talk about development, housing, finance, anything. All he can talk about is free Buju Banton tickets.”
The Minister’s failure to engage the crowd of protesters when he arrived did not sit well with the other protesters. According to one of them, Richi Rich might have in fact done itself a disservice by hosting the APNU/AFC fundraiser, since the American public would have seen the protest action against a cabinet the protesters contend is illegal.
“He (Ramjattan) has ten people inside, including the staff. The Minister came out, saw hundreds of Guyanese protesting and calling for elections now, and he going to 10 people inside including the staff of Richi Rich. This business has destroyed itself by hosting Ramjattan here today, with 10 people inside and hundreds of people outside calling for free and fair elections now. What are they doing?
Why are they dragging their foot? What is the Attorney General (Basil Williams) doing?” the passionate protester stressed.

Delays
Article 106 (6) of the Constitution of Guyana states: “The Cabinet including the President shall resign if the Government is defeated by the vote of a majority of all the elected members of the National Assembly on a vote of confidence.”
Meanwhile, Article 106 (7) goes on to say: “Notwithstanding its defeat, the Government shall remain in office and shall hold an election within three months, or such longer period as the National Assembly shall by resolution supported by not less than two-thirds of the votes of all the elected members of the National Assembly determine, and shall resign after the President takes the oath of office following the election.”
A no-confidence motion was passed against the Government since December 21 of last year. However, elections have not been held and there has been no resignation. Instead, the Government went through several levels of court litigation, unsuccessfully arguing that the no-confidence motion was not validly passed.
At the level of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), that final court of arbitration had thrown out the Government’s case and had handed down judgement saying that when the no-confidence motion was passed on December 21, 2019, Article 106 of the Constitution had immediately been activated. In addition, the court had noted that the provisions of the article were clear.
Instead of immediately starting serious preparations to hold elections in the shortest possible time, however, GECOM proceeded to carry out house-to-house registration based on the orders of unilaterally appointed former Chairman Justice (retired) James Patterson. A court case challenging this process and seeking to have GECOM comply with the constitution was in fact filed.
While that process was ultimately stopped by his successor, the decision to merge the new data from house-to-house registration with the national register of registrants and to prioritize the printing of identification cards, instead of seeking to have elections held as soon as possible, has been criticized by People’s Progressive Party (PPP) nominated GECOM commissioners as part of the Government’s delaying tactics.
Since then, the Commission, complete with Justice Singh and the six commissioners, have met with the two main political parties. At those meetings, assurances were given that GECOM would seek to hold elections this year.

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VishMahabirSenior Member

Is it me...or is it...??? I dont see a lot of Afros in the crowd of protesters...

This looks like a personal protest with Indos in Queens who simply pissed off at 2 Indos supporting the coalition...

9/16/1910:55 AM

VishMahabirSenior Member

HOW COME DEM SAME PROTESTERS DONT GO TO BROOKLYN TO PROTEST AGAINST PNC OFFICIALS??

ARE THEY AFRAID?

9/16/1910:57 AM

NehruBig Mouth Member

https://youtu.be/-cxBngWmjcY

9/16/1911:01 AM

kpHonorary Member

VishMahabir posted:
HOW COME DEM SAME PROTESTERS DONT GO TO BROOKLYN TO PROTEST AGAINST PNC OFFICIALS??
ARE THEY AFRAID?

No, they have you as their representative.

9/16/1911:02 AM

Former Member

VishMahabir posted:
HOW COME DEM SAME PROTESTERS DONT GO TO BROOKLYN TO PROTEST AGAINST PNC OFFICIALS??
ARE THEY AFRAID?

They used their head and not emotion.

Them people in Brooklyn will strip you down to your Buxta Vish .. you knows that .

9/16/1911:07 AM

Former Member

VishMahabir posted:
HOW COME DEM SAME PROTESTERS DONT GO TO BROOKLYN TO PROTEST AGAINST PNC OFFICIALS??
ARE THEY AFRAID?

Why waste time with hooligans. All they do is resort to violence.

9/16/1911:07 AM

Former Member

Dave posted:
VishMahabir posted:
HOW COME DEM SAME PROTESTERS DONT GO TO BROOKLYN TO PROTEST AGAINST PNC OFFICIALS??
ARE THEY AFRAID?
They used their head and not emotion.
Them people in Brooklyn will strip you down to your Buxta Vish .. you knows that .

Nah tell Vish about buckta. De man gon get depressed.

9/16/1911:09 AM

cainTired old hippie

VishMahabir posted:
Is it me...or is it...??? I dont see a lot of Afros in the crowd of protesters...
This looks like a personal protest with Indos in Queens who simply pissed off at 2 Indos supporting the coalition...

They "Afros" read some of the nasty comments on GNI where they are seen as below Indos, why would they care to have anything associated with them. I warned these guys (especially yugi and now Skeldonman) about this for a long time'it is not you guys here who will pay but the poor souls in Guyana. You speak for them.

Take a look at Skeldon man's post today where even as he does not support a blasted thing from Trump, he quoted a nasty racist statement from the buffoon. Speaks volumes doesn't it?

9/16/1911:10 AM

Former Member

cain posted:
VishMahabir posted:
Is it me...or is it...??? I dont see a lot of Afros in the crowd of protesters...
This looks like a personal protest with Indos in Queens who simply pissed off at 2 Indos supporting the coalition...
They "Afros" read some of the nasty comments on GNI where they are seen as below Indos, why would they care to have anything associated with them. I warned these guys (especially yugi and now Skeldonman) about this for a long time'it is not you guys here who will pay but the poor souls in Guyana. You speak for them.
Take a look at Skeldon man's post today where even as he does not support a blasted thing from Trump, he quoted a nasty racist statement from the buffoon. Speaks volumes doesn't it?

You behave as Putagees are altar boys. The vilest and most racist comments I heard on this site is from one of your people, a Putagee. Don't come around here pretending that Putagees are innocent people.

9/16/1911:14 AM

DjangoAdmin

Nehru posted:
https://youtu.be/-cxBngWmjcY

I was looking for you and the GNI crew in the protest.

9/16/1911:30 AM

NehruBig Mouth Member

I was there with the PPP, the only Party to make Guyana PROGRESSIVE and HUMANE!!!

9/16/1911:38 AM

Former Member

It was an AFC meeting. The protests was against Ramjattan who recently boasted about closing down the estates. Treachery!!

9/16/1911:39 AM

sachin_05Senior Member

Django posted:
Nehru posted:
https://youtu.be/-cxBngWmjcY
I was looking for you and the GNI crew in the protest.

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9/16/1911:43 AM

Former Member

Django posted:
Nehru posted:
https://youtu.be/-cxBngWmjcY
I was looking for you and the GNI crew in the protest.

I saw him.

9/16/1911:47 AM

cainTired old hippie

skeldon_man posted:
cain posted:
VishMahabir posted:
Is it me...or is it...??? I dont see a lot of Afros in the crowd of protesters...
This looks like a personal protest with Indos in Queens who simply pissed off at 2 Indos supporting the coalition...
They "Afros" read some of the nasty comments on GNI where they are seen as below Indos, why would they care to have anything associated with them. I warned these guys (especially yugi and now Skeldonman) about this for a long time'it is not you guys here who will pay but the poor souls in Guyana. You speak for them.
Take a look at Skeldon man's post today where even as he does not support a blasted thing from Trump, he quoted a nasty racist statement from the buffoon. Speaks volumes doesn't it?
You behave as Putagees are altar boys. The vilest and most racist comments I heard on this site is from one of your people, a Putagee. Don't come around here pretending that Putagees are innocent people.

When PPP lose next election I will again rub your shyte in your face. You can go against someone without the use of derogatory and racist statements, that gets you nowhere.

9/16/1911:49 AM

DjangoAdmin

Nehru posted:
I was there with the PPP, the only Party to make Guyana PROGRESSIVE and HUMANE!!!

Probably came later, have a video of the protestors.

9/16/1911:51 AM

DjangoAdmin

sachin_05 posted:
Django posted:
Nehru posted:
https://youtu.be/-cxBngWmjcY
I was looking for you and the GNI crew in the protest.

Not Nehruski.

9/16/1911:52 AM

DjangoAdmin

Baseman posted:
Django posted:
Nehru posted:
https://youtu.be/-cxBngWmjcY
I was looking for you and the GNI crew in the protest.
I saw him.

You did ??

9/16/1911:54 AM

VishMahabirSenior Member

kp posted:
VishMahabir posted:
HOW COME DEM SAME PROTESTERS DONT GO TO BROOKLYN TO PROTEST AGAINST PNC OFFICIALS??
ARE THEY AFRAID?
No, they have you as their representative.

LOL...den you know we gon win again....get ready for 28 years in the wilderness.

9/16/1912:14 PM

VishMahabirSenior Member

skeldon_man posted:
VishMahabir posted:
HOW COME DEM SAME PROTESTERS DONT GO TO BROOKLYN TO PROTEST AGAINST PNC OFFICIALS??
ARE THEY AFRAID?
Why waste time with hooligans. All they do is resort to violence.

Not nice banna

9/16/1912:15 PM

Former Member

Same shit in a different year. The first time Granger and his gang were at Richie Rich, he shook hands with coolie protesters. Ramjattan shuns off coolie by telling them to haul their asses. Was Nehru there?

9/16/1912:22 PM

VishMahabirSenior Member

Prince posted:
Same shit in a different year. The first time Granger and his gang were at Richie Rich, he shook hands with coolie protesters. Ramjattan shuns off coolie by telling them to haul their asses. Was Nehru there?

Princess....

Your friend Nehru was inside escorting Minister Ramjattan away from the protesters through an underground tunnel....

9/16/1912:27 PM

Former Member

PNC sent two coolies to do their bidding but looks like it nah wukking. 😀

9/16/191:18 PM

NehruBig Mouth Member

ksazma posted:
PNC sent two coolies to do their bidding but looks like it nah wukking. 😀

Rememeber what the Berbicians tole the Neemakaram Crabdaag. He told him you FOOL us once now frig off from here.

9/16/191:32 PM

Former Member

Should we consider coolies as pawns of Granger, or are they toeing the line of their newfound home of the PNC?

9/16/191:40 PM

Bibi HaniffaGNI Queen

Django posted:
Baseman posted:
Django posted:
Nehru posted:
https://youtu.be/-cxBngWmjcY
I was looking for you and the GNI crew in the protest.
I saw him.
You did ??

There was only one GNI poster there. And it was the person who organized the protest.

9/16/191:46 PM

NehruBig Mouth Member

Anyone was at the Madrassi Parade that ended at smokey Park??

9/16/191:54 PM

Former Member

ksazma posted:
PNC sent two coolies to do their bidding but looks like it nah wukking. 😀

I still don’t know what the skont he expected after the self-admitted treacherous act against sugar workers. He has some balls to show up in the middle of nuff coolies and cane cutters.

I was thinking of going to ask him what the fk they were thinking but decided on a BBQ instead.

9/16/192:06 PM

Bibi HaniffaGNI Queen

Baseman posted:
ksazma posted:
PNC sent two coolies to do their bidding but looks like it nah wukking. 😀
I still don’t know what the skont he expected after the self-admitted treacherous act against sugar workers. He has some balls to show up in the middle of nuff coolies and cane cutters.
I was thinking of going to ask him what the fk they were thinking but decided on a BBQ instead.

So you saw Nehru from the BBQ all the way there?

9/16/192:12 PM

Former Member

Bibi Haniffa posted:
Baseman posted:
ksazma posted:
PNC sent two coolies to do their bidding but looks like it nah wukking. 😀
I still don’t know what the skont he expected after the self-admitted treacherous act against sugar workers. He has some balls to show up in the middle of nuff coolies and cane cutters.
I was thinking of going to ask him what the fk they were thinking but decided on a BBQ instead.
So you saw Nehru from the BBQ all the way there?

Me juss bussing Nehru chops! Seems he was checking out Madrassi chicks at smoke park! He leff he Mattie pon dem own to protest!

9/16/192:16 PM

NehruBig Mouth Member

I went and buy a fowl cock and a Hen Duck and went to Ed Ahmad building for a while. He probable was passing the same time

9/16/192:16 PM

Bibi HaniffaGNI Queen

Nehru posted:
I went and buy a fowl cock and a Hen Duck and went to Ed Ahmad building for a while. He probable was passing the same time

Ed Ahmad doesn’t own Richie Rich anyone. It’s owned by a Sikh guy.

9/16/192:23 PM

NehruBig Mouth Member

Brother Ed is back and doing great. Hear dat riff Raff

9/16/192:27 PM

Former Member

VishMahabir posted:
skeldon_man posted:
VishMahabir posted:
HOW COME DEM SAME PROTESTERS DONT GO TO BROOKLYN TO PROTEST AGAINST PNC OFFICIALS??
ARE THEY AFRAID?
Why waste time with hooligans. All they do is resort to violence.
Not nice banna

It's only an observation. This type of behavior happens all over the world with black folks. Most blacks are good people, except in Guyana. Most Guyanese negroes are bullies and hooligans.

9/17/199:05 AM

Former Member

Nehru posted:
I went and buy a fowl cock and a Hen Duck and went to Ed Ahmad building for a while. He probable was passing the same time

Yuh see story hey. Nehru bussing Ramjattan tail pon GNI behind he keyboard and all ayuh @real PPP gaane guh pickle Ramjattan and he deh battam House singing “Fowl Cak a knack a drum~~~~~~~!”

9/17/199:17 AM

NehruBig Mouth Member

Bhai, I was very busy Sunday, big construction in the area with Water Pies being replaced, no parking and other jhan Jhat so I had to take care of business PLUS sweet homan got horny

9/17/1911:11 AM

cainTired old hippie

Nehru posted:
Bhai, I was very busy Sunday, big construction in the area with Water Pies being replaced, no parking and other jhan Jhat so I had to take care of business PLUS sweet homan got horny

"Water Pies"? Dah musbe for losing weight nuh, hehe

9/17/1911:16 AM