ah don't know where these fellas come up with some of this stuff...you would think they never lived in Guyana

They just want to paint a picture that under the PNC IT WAS THAT BAD, SO THEY will stop at nothing.

You is right Chief i have never had boiled trench water to drink in Berbice we always had good clean drinking water, either rain water or well water

The lies he comes up with, show that he most likely drank trench water. We can't doubt him for that.

I worked up in the Corentyne area during the 60's and 70's and I don't know of anyone drinking trench water.

Yugi is a religious fella and trust me he will admit and correct his mistake.

Chief

Sorry for not posting earlier, I was busy.

Regarding the issue of boiling trench water for drinking and bathing, this is true.

If you lived between No 56 - N0 72 villages, the water pumps will occasionally be broken for months with no parts. There also be shortages of fuel and no one seemed to care for Berbicians living within that range of villages.

Those with trucks and tractors will occasionally volunteer and allow villagers to load one drum per family and go to areas like 51 village where PNC supporters lived to get clean water.

Those who had no access to the volunteer services were forced to boil trench water for drinking and bathing.

Dry spells were the worst when the pumps broke down and many were forced to boil the trench water for drinking and bathing.

It was horrible.

When was this? In the 70's?

I never heard this before.

Mitwah as you know I am form the Corentyne and not far from 72 to 56 Village  and thiis is news to me.

I have a hundreds of people from that are that I know personally, I will make some calls in the morning to inquire if that did happen.

Happened in 70's.

Chief,

This area was a PPP stronghold. During 1973 elections, at No 70 Village Office place of voting, PPP supporters prevented the army from stealing the ballot box at the voting station.

The ballot box was never taken by army but the PNC counted it as a massive win for the Burnham.

A PNC police officer who attempted to prevent the voters from taking the ballot box was severely beaten and the army had to intervene to prevent him from being killed by the angry voters.

Many young PPP supporters were arrested from NO 68 - No 70 villages. Many were brutalized by the army. This area was eventually blacklisted by the PNC. 

This area was also blacklisted from receiving electricity and was the last area to receive electricity.

This area was always an area of resistance against the PNC and the people who lived there paid the price. 

Ask anyone who lived in this area and they will tell you what they experienced under the PNC.

Yuji will NEVER forgive the PNC.

Chief

If you know Azeez Amerally from No.69 Village, ask him to confirm my post.

He was an outstanding leader in the community and will give you full details of the 1973 election and the later blacklisting of this area by the PNC. 

Ask him to confirm how he used his tractor and trailer and got barrels of clean for water villagers.

I am aware of the black list and I know of the struggles but that does not mean people were drinking trench water, that is news to me.

I can understand that you will never forgive the PNC but today the PPP is doing the same. They gave Indian districts street lights before the Afro villages, development  where their stronghold resides  are visible as against the areas where other supporters live. Good case in point is the capital city Georgetown!!

Chief

Read my previous post for confirmation. Azeez will confirm how he used his tractor and trailer to get water to villagers.

Two wrongs do not make a right but Guyana will never move forward until the PNC offers an apology to the thousands whom they treated as third class citizens.

The PPP is not perfect and has many flaws. But I will prefer the PPP any day over the PNC.

Chief ask anyone who is from the No. 70 Village Mosque and they will confirm the hardships for fresh water under the PNC. This area was blacklisted by the PNC.

Have a ggod night YUGI, WE WILL CHAT.