Gail jump in and said got nah bite she, but them boys tell she to sit down and shad up!

That is how you got to deal with gail, rough, that is how she like the black balata.

These chaps deadly factual.

While the PPP is busy with the Marriott, the mothers of Guyana die

DEAR EDITOR,
While most of the world is on their way to dealing with maternal mortality, the Guyana Authorities are more busy with preparing letters for drug barons to import cell phone tracking systems rather than dealing with the maternal mortality crisis in Guyana.
In 1990, Guyana had a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 310 deaths per 100,000 live births.  A portion of the $380 billion spent since 1990 on health care in Guyana was designed to train enough midwives and upgrade the facilities to save lives.  Where was this money spent?
Today, we find that in accordance with the MDG Goals, Guyana should have a MMR of 104 deaths per 100,000, but instead we have 270 deaths per 100,000.  This is a national disgrace!
How can Minister Ramsammy and Ramsarran still find a place in the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabinet after such a scandalous let down of the mothers of Guyana?
To add insult to injury; after spending hundreds of billions of dollars on training, equipment and buildings, the Guyana public health sector still carried the label as a “death zone”.  The West Demerara Hospital easily comes to mind as a relevant reminder.
Is this what President Ramotar meant in his inauguration speech on December 3, 2011 when he pledged to “… use all the energy and influence  …… to work steadfastly towards the goal of making Guyana a better place for all….”
Is this what President Ramotar meant when he pledged to use “….the resources of this Great Land of Guyana to benefit all of our people.”
Here we go again, more words, less action. Mr. President it is time to hold your Ministers accountable.  As the Arab proverb said “A promise is a cloud, fulfillment is rain”.
Dr Asquith Rose and Harish S Singh

Larry and Moe, it takes two AFC supporters to write a letter. And yes, they are good at cut and paste. 

This will haunt the PPP forever, crooks.

The dangerous precedence of the Geetanjali Singh saga

Dear Editor,
Last week the former sitting Minister of Women’s Affairs found the time to stand behind Ms. Geetanjali Singh quite unaware of the looming social tension under the surface in Guyana.  Unfortunately, the narrative of Minister Manickchand was that Ms. Singh is an “attractive unassuming woman”.  AND!  Thousands of children are failing Maths and English at the CXC in one of the worst performances to date.
If the PPP is allowed to get away with this abuse of power while it continues to under-serve the working class, then this nation will be saddled with a dangerous precedence as a result of this Geetanjali Singh/Ashni Singh soap opera.
We stand behind Ms. Singh 100 percent in securing a job in her field of talent since she is qualified and talented woman that is fit to work but not in an institution that is responsible for auditing the books prepared by a team headed by her husband.
Would the shareholders of Bank DIH Ltd hire Mr. Clifford Reis as CEO, hire his wife as the Internal Auditor and his brother’s company as external auditor?  This is the extent of the absurdity and lawlessness that are being imposed on the nation by the PPP.
It is clear that the PPP is bent on continuing this charade between the Minister of Finance and the Audit Office but it is also clear that things will come to a head and very soon. In this last ditch attempt to prevent this nation from further self-destructing, we are calling on President Ramotar to right this wrong and to do so swiftly.
According to the Minister because Ms. Singh is “very quiet and will perhaps never be in anyone’s face”; she has a right to audit the books of the Government in which her husband is the principal official in charge of preparing those books.
No wonder when a former President fooled the nation that he had a first lady and was legally married and allegedly mistreated this woman by forcing her to sleep on the ground floor of State House where the security men bunked this very Minister of Education, who was then the Minister of Women’s Affairs was quiet like a church mouse.
This Minister wants us to believe that because Ms. Singh is a “dedicated wife to a busy professional husband” it qualifies her to audit the books that recorded how her husband spent other people’s money.
And because she is “one of the best young mothers” this Minister wants us to believe that Ms. Singh is not eligible to be in a conflict of interest position. How would President Ramotar feel as a private citizen in the future if Mr. Patrick Harding is made the Commissioner of Geology and Mines and his wife the Minister of Natural Resources in charge of the GGMC?
When a Minister who is responsible for the education of our children defends such an unethical position, one can better understand why our education system is in such a mess, and why UG and the public schools are in shambles.
Let us cut all the hogwash about attack on women since that is a gross untruth; this issue is about ethics, integrity and morality and it has nothing to do with Ms. Geetanjali Singh as a woman or a person.
Dr. Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh

Would the shareholders of Bank DIH Ltd hire Mr. Clifford Reis as CEO, hire his wife as the Internal Auditor and his brother’s company as external auditor?  This is the extent of the absurdity and lawlessness that are being imposed on the nation by the PPP.

LOL!

Comedy in Guyana.

Ow Bhai

De cut and paste stuff from Toilet paper clippings getting stale. 

Stop the stench. Stop posting KN Toilet Paper.

A vote for AFC = A vote for PNC.

Let us cut all the hogwash about attack on women since that is a gross untruth; this issue is about ethics, integrity and morality and it has nothing to do with Ms. Geetanjali Singh as a woman or a person.

THE PPP is a total stanger to ethics.

Why do you think Texera can sleep with her Chief Medical Office on the Minister desk.

That is the PPP for you.

Bhai

All dis bitterness early in the morning ? Get bad to collecting and posting the Toilet Paper clippings form the AFC.

Overseas Guyanese are fed up with the AFC support of the PNC. Bhai, funding dried up. What happen bhai ? 

Snake oil run out ?

A vote for the AFC - A vote for the PNC.

In 1990, Guyana had a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 310 deaths per 100,000 live births.  A portion of the $380 billion spent since 1990 on health care in Guyana was designed to train enough midwives and upgrade the facilities to save lives.  Where was this money spent? Today, we find that in accordance with the MDG Goals, Guyana should have a MMR of 104 deaths per 100,000, but instead we have 270 deaths per 100,000.  This is a national disgrace! How can Minister Ramsammy and Ramsarran still find a place in the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabinet after such a scandalous let down of the mothers of Guyana?

Amaila Falls hydro project…We need appropriate answers from Govt. – Carl Greenidge

 
By Abena Rockcliffe
Lately, the government has been repeatedly referring to all the “dialogue, consultations and disclosures” it had with the joint parliamentary opposition in an attempt to secure the Amaila Falls Hydro Project. On the other hand, the opposition—more specifically A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)—has stated categorically that its concern about the project is rooted in the irregularities compounded with the unavailability of answers from the government.

Carl Greenidge

The fact that APNU is saying it “doesn’t know” has resulted in Housing Minister, Irfaan Ali dubbing the opposition hypocritical. He said that the party “very well knows”. According to Ali, all questions asked by the opposition have been answered.
But when contacted yesterday and referred to the Minister’s contention, APNU shadow Minister of Finance Carl Greenidge said that one can enter an exam and answer all the questions, but answering all questions never guarantees a pass. He said that it is all about the answers given.
The former Minister said that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) regime has indeed endeavoured to respond to questions posed by the opposition, but the responses given by no means answered the questions.
He pointed out that up to now, the government hasn’t been able to divulge information as it relates to what exactly qualified China Railway for the award of contracts for the Amaila Falls project.
According to Greenidge, it is a “fact” that every major project undertaken by the government has irregularities, or a gray area associated with the awarding of contracts.
“Every issue has a question mark for the process of awarding contracts. Look at the Skeldon plant for example; also, look at the Specialty Hospital, the biggest irregularity with that was the award of contracts.”
Greenidge said that the government hardly awards contracts based on the most experience or the lowest bids, which are some of the pertinent factors considered around the world.
According to the former Minister of Finance, “Fip Motilall never built anything let alone a hydro plant”, therefore it is hard to understand why he too was awarded the contract.
Greenidge said that another area that is still not clear is the formula to be used for the determination of the price for electricity when it is sourced from the Hydro plant. He noted that “the power purchasing agreement has a formula, but we have so far been unable to reduce the price that follows from that formula.”
The APNU member said that it is worrying that even members of the PPP regime apparently don’t know how and by how much the electricity rate will be reduced.
“The President said that it will be reduced by 50%, while the Prime Minister said that it will be reduced by 25%. And above all, the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) actually told us that it cannot assure that the price of electricity will be reduced.”
Greenidge sought to explain that price is the most important as he gave a layman’s example of a shop owner. “A shop owner could only project if his business will be profitable if he knows how much he will be selling his items for.”
Greenidge stated that no independent authority has vouched that electricity will be cheaper; “some even suggested that it will be higher”.
Asked if he thinks the Amaila Falls project was killed when the opposition voted against the passing of two Bills that were deemed critical to the progress of the project, Greenidge responded in the negative.
The Bills voted down were: Hydro Electric Power (Amendment) Bill 2013 and limit on the amount outstanding under the Guarantee of Loans (Public Corporations and Companies) Act. The government has since made some harsh statements indicating that the opposition has killed the project. The president had even dubbed the move political terrorism.
However, Greenidge said yesterday that even if those Bills were passed, the IDB can still choose not to fund the project. He said that the government started the project before it prepared a feasibility study, hence there will be problems.
Greenidge also noted that the IDB’s due diligence study which will also address the feasibility of the project is not yet finished. According to him, the IDB will not commit to anything until such time of the completion of the due diligence report.
Greenidge also told Kaieteur News that if the Government can secure an independent authority to guarantee cheaper electricity, there will no longer be difficulty. He said that everyone in Guyana wants a Hydro project, but not for the beauty of it.
“No one is concerned about whether it looks prettier than Mona Lisa; it is all about price. Will we get cheaper electricity, will it be higher or will the country invest all that money for citizens to have to pay the same price for electricity?”