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Former Member
These people wanna govern us now?
Former Member
Suck it up Judge Albert!
POLL: AFC IN THE LEAD
An opinion poll commissioned by Equality News has put the Alliance For Change (AFC) in the lead to win government in the November 28 general election in Guyana.The poll shows that the AFC is enjoying the support of more thn one third of people who identified themselves as voters, leaving the ruling PPP and the coalition APNU fighting to share the remaining two thirds.
The poll, conducted during the week November 10 - 17, showed that most of the committed voters would choose the AFC (37%) over the PPP (33%) and the APNU (30%). It was conducted among 7113 respondents in Guyana, Toronto and New York. The two foreign cities were chosen because it is a well established fact that Guyanese in the Diaspora have significant influence over their families at home as to whom they should vote for.
In terms of seat allocation, these results would give the AFC at least 23 seats to the PPP's 22 and the APNU, 20. The poll showed that none of the smaller parties seemed to be having any impact on the election.
If the poll translates into actual results, it will give the AFC a minority government, and put the PPP in a position where it must join forces with APNU, which includes the former ruling PNC party, to form the government, a scenario most political pundits say is unlikely given the ethnic divide between both parties.
Credit for the AFC's surge in the polls has been given to the fact that former senior PPP official, Moses Nagamootoo, left the ruling party to join forces with the AFC, which lent enormous credibility to the party. As well, the AFC is winning the race to woo the younger voters, many of whom are voting for the first time, and do not subscribe to the racial politics of their forefathers.
The key issues identified in the poll were corruption, management of the economy and ability to lead Guyana over the next five years. Respondents felt that Guyana's standing in the international community as a major drug transshipment point to North America and Europe, and the identifiable links betwen the incumbent PPP and drug lords, have hurt the country's ability to attract international investment at a level needed to sustain economic growth and provide a decent standard of living for the average Guyanese.
The respondents believed that the issue of the $3 million per month pension being paid to Jagdeo also points to the fact that the PPP is coming across as a party that does not care about the average Guyanese, who lives below the poverty line.
While the PPP earned some marks for its handling of environmental issues, respondents felt that the issue of corruption was far greater. They gave the AFC's Khemraj Ramjattan, the party's Presidential candidate, thumbs up for having the better ability to manage the country than the PPP's Donald Ramotar, who is replacing Jagdeo as that party's presidential candidate. In fact, the AFC won hands down over all of the other parties as the party in which most Guyanese have the confidence to take the country forward.
It would appear that outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo and the incumbent PPP have smelled the rat, since in the last week they have trained their guns almost singularly on the AFC, attacking the party and its leaders in often the most uncouth ways.
Jagdeo's much publicised rants against the AFC, in which he publicly accused the leadership of fraud and mismanagement, all of which are unfounded allegations, have actually hurt the PPP's chances. Respondents felt that Jagdeo's behaviour on the hustings is unbecoming of a person demitting the highest office in the land, and many believed that his behaviour was hurting Ramotar more than it was helping him.
Political analysts in Toronto and New York with whom Equality spoke appeared to agree.
"Clearly, the man who is hurting the PPP most right now is Jagdeo," said one, who asked not to be named. "Everyone is wondering what is he doing campaigning in such a vulgar manner for the PPP when he is not even up for re-election. Instead of allowing Ramotar to take the spotlight and the lead, Jagdeo has focused all of the attention on himself, and in his vicious and unfounded attacks on the opposition, he is actually disgracing the office of the President, which he still holds. The average Guyanese does not expect nor do they anticipate the holder of the land's highest office to behave in such an uncouth manner."
A New York analyst, who also asked not to be named (understandably, for fear for reprisals should they return) said, "Given the behaviour we have seen on the campaign trail, what can we expect from the man who wants to come into office when we see the behaviour of the man going out?"
The NY analyst added that Jagdeo's unwarranted attacks on Nagamootoo for joining forces with the AFC were being received poorly by the population.
"In a democracy, everyone is free to join the party of their choice. That is what makes a democracy work. But to attack a man like Nagamootoo, who has been in the trenches for so long fighting for freedom for Guyanese, in such a vicious way, Jagdeo is apparently saying that Nagamootoo should not have joined the AFC, that he was wrong for doing so. Guyana is not Stalinist Russia -- people are free to throw their political support wherever they choose."
As well, said another analyst, the Guyanese people have matured, and have realised that they are the ones with the power to choose.
"Guyanese now realise that they don't have to be stuck with one political party in power for 19 or 28 years. They can choose a party they like and believe in, and if the party does not deliver, they have the power to change them. That's democracy at work -- look at the situation Obama is in right now. Guyanese ware watching that, they watched what happened in Trinidad and they know now that the power is in their hands. They are no longer beholden to political masters, to serve one party faithfully for decades because that's what their parents did. The Jagan era is dead, just like the Williams era in Trinidad. The days for racial politics are over. Both the PPP and the APNU have failed to see that, but the AFC has. That's why the party is gaining ground and will likely form the government after November 28."
Another factor hurting the PPP is Jagdeo's perceived treatment of the former First Lady, who many believe he fooled into thinking she was married to him.
"He ended up denying her the security of marriage, and when they split up, he treated her very badly. Now he has even gone so far as to remove any opportunity she might have had for a pension as a former First Lady," said one Queens, New York businessman, who has thrown his support behind the AFC. "As Hindu people, we are appalled -- this is not how a Hindu husband is supposed to treat his wife."
One of the many people throwing their support behind the movement for change in Guyana is Canadian multi-millionaire David Singh. Unlike many other well-off Guyanese in the Diaspora, Singh, who needs no favours from any Guyanese government and certainly needs no money from Guyana, has openly said that Guyanese need to choose wisely in the coming election, and that they need to take a position to determine their own future by choosing a leadership that will seek the well-being of all.
The author and businessman, who grew up poor in Guyana, said he had no qualms about showing his hand. "I want no favours from anyone," he said. "I just want what is best for the people of Guyana."
Equality Publisher Bhaskar Sharma, who is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Equality as the oldest Guyanese newspaper to be published outside of Guyana, also showed his hand, saying Guyanese needed to choose change.
"Look, I have been working in the trenches as a journalist and an artiste for more than 3 decades. I know that change is necessary for the betterment of Guyana," Sharma said, adding that the last issue of Equality, which was circulated in New York, Toronto, Suriname and Guyana, telling people to choose change "was probably the best received issue we've done in 30 years. It is unbelievable how many people in the Diaspora and at home contacted us to say thanks, and to say they support our position."
"Who the Gods want to destroy, they first make mad," said Sharma. "This is exactly what we're seeing happening to Jagdeo. That's why he's behaving in the manner he is. He has to realise that the PPP had its time. It is now time for new blood and fresh ideas. It is time for change."
--30--
POLL: AFC IN THE LEAD
An opinion poll commissioned by Equality News has put the Alliance For Change (AFC) in the lead to win government in the November 28 general election in Guyana.The poll shows that the AFC is enjoying the support of more thn one third of people who identified themselves as voters, leaving the ruling PPP and the coalition APNU fighting to share the remaining two thirds.
The poll, conducted during the week November 10 - 17, showed that most of the committed voters would choose the AFC (37%) over the PPP (33%) and the APNU (30%). It was conducted among 7113 respondents in Guyana, Toronto and New York. The two foreign cities were chosen because it is a well established fact that Guyanese in the Diaspora have significant influence over their families at home as to whom they should vote for.
In terms of seat allocation, these results would give the AFC at least 23 seats to the PPP's 22 and the APNU, 20. The poll showed that none of the smaller parties seemed to be having any impact on the election.
If the poll translates into actual results, it will give the AFC a minority government, and put the PPP in a position where it must join forces with APNU, which includes the former ruling PNC party, to form the government, a scenario most political pundits say is unlikely given the ethnic divide between both parties.
Credit for the AFC's surge in the polls has been given to the fact that former senior PPP official, Moses Nagamootoo, left the ruling party to join forces with the AFC, which lent enormous credibility to the party. As well, the AFC is winning the race to woo the younger voters, many of whom are voting for the first time, and do not subscribe to the racial politics of their forefathers.
The key issues identified in the poll were corruption, management of the economy and ability to lead Guyana over the next five years. Respondents felt that Guyana's standing in the international community as a major drug transshipment point to North America and Europe, and the identifiable links betwen the incumbent PPP and drug lords, have hurt the country's ability to attract international investment at a level needed to sustain economic growth and provide a decent standard of living for the average Guyanese.
The respondents believed that the issue of the $3 million per month pension being paid to Jagdeo also points to the fact that the PPP is coming across as a party that does not care about the average Guyanese, who lives below the poverty line.
While the PPP earned some marks for its handling of environmental issues, respondents felt that the issue of corruption was far greater. They gave the AFC's Khemraj Ramjattan, the party's Presidential candidate, thumbs up for having the better ability to manage the country than the PPP's Donald Ramotar, who is replacing Jagdeo as that party's presidential candidate. In fact, the AFC won hands down over all of the other parties as the party in which most Guyanese have the confidence to take the country forward.
It would appear that outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo and the incumbent PPP have smelled the rat, since in the last week they have trained their guns almost singularly on the AFC, attacking the party and its leaders in often the most uncouth ways.
Jagdeo's much publicised rants against the AFC, in which he publicly accused the leadership of fraud and mismanagement, all of which are unfounded allegations, have actually hurt the PPP's chances. Respondents felt that Jagdeo's behaviour on the hustings is unbecoming of a person demitting the highest office in the land, and many believed that his behaviour was hurting Ramotar more than it was helping him.
Political analysts in Toronto and New York with whom Equality spoke appeared to agree.
"Clearly, the man who is hurting the PPP most right now is Jagdeo," said one, who asked not to be named. "Everyone is wondering what is he doing campaigning in such a vulgar manner for the PPP when he is not even up for re-election. Instead of allowing Ramotar to take the spotlight and the lead, Jagdeo has focused all of the attention on himself, and in his vicious and unfounded attacks on the opposition, he is actually disgracing the office of the President, which he still holds. The average Guyanese does not expect nor do they anticipate the holder of the land's highest office to behave in such an uncouth manner."
A New York analyst, who also asked not to be named (understandably, for fear for reprisals should they return) said, "Given the behaviour we have seen on the campaign trail, what can we expect from the man who wants to come into office when we see the behaviour of the man going out?"
The NY analyst added that Jagdeo's unwarranted attacks on Nagamootoo for joining forces with the AFC were being received poorly by the population.
"In a democracy, everyone is free to join the party of their choice. That is what makes a democracy work. But to attack a man like Nagamootoo, who has been in the trenches for so long fighting for freedom for Guyanese, in such a vicious way, Jagdeo is apparently saying that Nagamootoo should not have joined the AFC, that he was wrong for doing so. Guyana is not Stalinist Russia -- people are free to throw their political support wherever they choose."
As well, said another analyst, the Guyanese people have matured, and have realised that they are the ones with the power to choose.
"Guyanese now realise that they don't have to be stuck with one political party in power for 19 or 28 years. They can choose a party they like and believe in, and if the party does not deliver, they have the power to change them. That's democracy at work -- look at the situation Obama is in right now. Guyanese ware watching that, they watched what happened in Trinidad and they know now that the power is in their hands. They are no longer beholden to political masters, to serve one party faithfully for decades because that's what their parents did. The Jagan era is dead, just like the Williams era in Trinidad. The days for racial politics are over. Both the PPP and the APNU have failed to see that, but the AFC has. That's why the party is gaining ground and will likely form the government after November 28."
Another factor hurting the PPP is Jagdeo's perceived treatment of the former First Lady, who many believe he fooled into thinking she was married to him.
"He ended up denying her the security of marriage, and when they split up, he treated her very badly. Now he has even gone so far as to remove any opportunity she might have had for a pension as a former First Lady," said one Queens, New York businessman, who has thrown his support behind the AFC. "As Hindu people, we are appalled -- this is not how a Hindu husband is supposed to treat his wife."
One of the many people throwing their support behind the movement for change in Guyana is Canadian multi-millionaire David Singh. Unlike many other well-off Guyanese in the Diaspora, Singh, who needs no favours from any Guyanese government and certainly needs no money from Guyana, has openly said that Guyanese need to choose wisely in the coming election, and that they need to take a position to determine their own future by choosing a leadership that will seek the well-being of all.
The author and businessman, who grew up poor in Guyana, said he had no qualms about showing his hand. "I want no favours from anyone," he said. "I just want what is best for the people of Guyana."
Equality Publisher Bhaskar Sharma, who is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Equality as the oldest Guyanese newspaper to be published outside of Guyana, also showed his hand, saying Guyanese needed to choose change.
"Look, I have been working in the trenches as a journalist and an artiste for more than 3 decades. I know that change is necessary for the betterment of Guyana," Sharma said, adding that the last issue of Equality, which was circulated in New York, Toronto, Suriname and Guyana, telling people to choose change "was probably the best received issue we've done in 30 years. It is unbelievable how many people in the Diaspora and at home contacted us to say thanks, and to say they support our position."
"Who the Gods want to destroy, they first make mad," said Sharma. "This is exactly what we're seeing happening to Jagdeo. That's why he's behaving in the manner he is. He has to realise that the PPP had its time. It is now time for new blood and fresh ideas. It is time for change."
--30--
Former Member
quote:Originally posted by Brodaman:
Suck it up Judge Albert!
POLL: AFC IN THE LEAD
An opinion poll commissioned by Equality News has put the Alliance For Change (AFC) in the lead to win government in the November 28 general election in Guyana.The poll shows that the AFC is enjoying the support of more thn one third of people who identified themselves as voters, leaving the ruling PPP and the coalition APNU fighting to share the remaining two thirds.
The poll, conducted during the week November 10 - 17, showed that most of the committed voters would choose the AFC (37%) over the PPP (33%) and the APNU (30%). It was conducted among 7113 respondents in Guyana, Toronto and New York. The two foreign cities were chosen because it is a well established fact that Guyanese in the Diaspora have significant influence over their families at home as to whom they should vote for.
In terms of seat allocation, these results would give the AFC at least 23 seats to the PPP's 22 and the APNU, 20. The poll showed that none of the smaller parties seemed to be having any impact on the election.
If the poll translates into actual results, it will give the AFC a minority government, and put the PPP in a position where it must join forces with APNU, which includes the former ruling PNC party, to form the government, a scenario most political pundits say is unlikely given the ethnic divide between both parties.
Credit for the AFC's surge in the polls has been given to the fact that former senior PPP official, Moses Nagamootoo, left the ruling party to join forces with the AFC, which lent enormous credibility to the party. As well, the AFC is winning the race to woo the younger voters, many of whom are voting for the first time, and do not subscribe to the racial politics of their forefathers.
The key issues identified in the poll were corruption, management of the economy and ability to lead Guyana over the next five years. Respondents felt that Guyana's standing in the international community as a major drug transshipment point to North America and Europe, and the identifiable links betwen the incumbent PPP and drug lords, have hurt the country's ability to attract international investment at a level needed to sustain economic growth and provide a decent standard of living for the average Guyanese.
The respondents believed that the issue of the $3 million per month pension being paid to Jagdeo also points to the fact that the PPP is coming across as a party that does not care about the average Guyanese, who lives below the poverty line.
While the PPP earned some marks for its handling of environmental issues, respondents felt that the issue of corruption was far greater. They gave the AFC's Khemraj Ramjattan, the party's Presidential candidate, thumbs up for having the better ability to manage the country than the PPP's Donald Ramotar, who is replacing Jagdeo as that party's presidential candidate. In fact, the AFC won hands down over all of the other parties as the party in which most Guyanese have the confidence to take the country forward.
It would appear that outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo and the incumbent PPP have smelled the rat, since in the last week they have trained their guns almost singularly on the AFC, attacking the party and its leaders in often the most uncouth ways.
Jagdeo's much publicised rants against the AFC, in which he publicly accused the leadership of fraud and mismanagement, all of which are unfounded allegations, have actually hurt the PPP's chances. Respondents felt that Jagdeo's behaviour on the hustings is unbecoming of a person demitting the highest office in the land, and many believed that his behaviour was hurting Ramotar more than it was helping him.
Political analysts in Toronto and New York with whom Equality spoke appeared to agree.
"Clearly, the man who is hurting the PPP most right now is Jagdeo," said one, who asked not to be named. "Everyone is wondering what is he doing campaigning in such a vulgar manner for the PPP when he is not even up for re-election. Instead of allowing Ramotar to take the spotlight and the lead, Jagdeo has focused all of the attention on himself, and in his vicious and unfounded attacks on the opposition, he is actually disgracing the office of the President, which he still holds. The average Guyanese does not expect nor do they anticipate the holder of the land's highest office to behave in such an uncouth manner."
A New York analyst, who also asked not to be named (understandably, for fear for reprisals should they return) said, "Given the behaviour we have seen on the campaign trail, what can we expect from the man who wants to come into office when we see the behaviour of the man going out?"
The NY analyst added that Jagdeo's unwarranted attacks on Nagamootoo for joining forces with the AFC were being received poorly by the population.
"In a democracy, everyone is free to join the party of their choice. That is what makes a democracy work. But to attack a man like Nagamootoo, who has been in the trenches for so long fighting for freedom for Guyanese, in such a vicious way, Jagdeo is apparently saying that Nagamootoo should not have joined the AFC, that he was wrong for doing so. Guyana is not Stalinist Russia -- people are free to throw their political support wherever they choose."
As well, said another analyst, the Guyanese people have matured, and have realised that they are the ones with the power to choose.
"Guyanese now realise that they don't have to be stuck with one political party in power for 19 or 28 years. They can choose a party they like and believe in, and if the party does not deliver, they have the power to change them. That's democracy at work -- look at the situation Obama is in right now. Guyanese ware watching that, they watched what happened in Trinidad and they know now that the power is in their hands. They are no longer beholden to political masters, to serve one party faithfully for decades because that's what their parents did. The Jagan era is dead, just like the Williams era in Trinidad. The days for racial politics are over. Both the PPP and the APNU have failed to see that, but the AFC has. That's why the party is gaining ground and will likely form the government after November 28."
Another factor hurting the PPP is Jagdeo's perceived treatment of the former First Lady, who many believe he fooled into thinking she was married to him.
"He ended up denying her the security of marriage, and when they split up, he treated her very badly. Now he has even gone so far as to remove any opportunity she might have had for a pension as a former First Lady," said one Queens, New York businessman, who has thrown his support behind the AFC. "As Hindu people, we are appalled -- this is not how a Hindu husband is supposed to treat his wife."
One of the many people throwing their support behind the movement for change in Guyana is Canadian multi-millionaire David Singh. Unlike many other well-off Guyanese in the Diaspora, Singh, who needs no favours from any Guyanese government and certainly needs no money from Guyana, has openly said that Guyanese need to choose wisely in the coming election, and that they need to take a position to determine their own future by choosing a leadership that will seek the well-being of all.
The author and businessman, who grew up poor in Guyana, said he had no qualms about showing his hand. "I want no favours from anyone," he said. "I just want what is best for the people of Guyana."
Equality Publisher Bhaskar Sharma, who is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Equality as the oldest Guyanese newspaper to be published outside of Guyana, also showed his hand, saying Guyanese needed to choose change.
"Look, I have been working in the trenches as a journalist and an artiste for more than 3 decades. I know that change is necessary for the betterment of Guyana," Sharma said, adding that the last issue of Equality, which was circulated in New York, Toronto, Suriname and Guyana, telling people to choose change "was probably the best received issue we've done in 30 years. It is unbelievable how many people in the Diaspora and at home contacted us to say thanks, and to say they support our position."
"Who the Gods want to destroy, they first make mad," said Sharma. "This is exactly what we're seeing happening to Jagdeo. That's why he's behaving in the manner he is. He has to realise that the PPP had its time. It is now time for new blood and fresh ideas. It is time for change."
--30--
The AFC is no stranger to bogus polls. I remember Dick Morris in 2006. Hahahahaha!
Former Member
Keep laffing bush boy! people are waiting with 2x4s for yall, especially you.
Former Member
quote:Originally posted by Brodaman:
Keep laffing bush boy! people are waiting with 2x4s for yall, especially you.
Typical AFC goon..
Former Member
jagdeo is behaving mad,he want a man on his back.it will be a blessing for guyana when this fool term is finish.
Former Member
quote:Typical AFC goon
What do you say about Kwame and Ben????
quote:Originally posted by Brodaman:
Keep laffing bush boy! people are waiting with 2x4s for yall, especially you.
Like you got some of the PNC's hooliganism in you or wha?
Former Member
No people are fed up and enough is enough. Take a look at what happen to good people in Libya. They beat the crap out of the dictators
Former Member
quote:Originally posted by Brodaman:quote:Typical AFC goon
What do you say about Kwame and Ben????
Ben right fa bend up those AFC banners. Why ya'll have to break the rules? Are you people above the law?
Nigel Huges of the AFC owns the Ariantz Hotel in Georgetown. Newly baptized leaders and supporters of the AFC should question this attorney's business deals to see if there is anything illigetimate. You owe this to yourselves.
Former Member
i hope before the election is over you dont start crying like a babyquote:Originally posted by The Judge:quote:Originally posted by Brodaman:quote:Typical AFC goon
What do you say about Kwame and Ben????
Ben right fa bend up those AFC banners. Why ya'll have to break the rules? Are you people above the law?
Former Member
Yes the BIGGEST SCAM YET. Let me list some of them:
Barber Shop Computer Scam
NIS Scam
Amaila Falls Scam
Polar Bear Scam
CLICO Scam
Prodoville 2 Land Giveaway Scam
Guysuco Scam
Skeldon Estate Scam
Office of the President Scam
Lottery Money Scam
Omai Scam
Contingencies Fund Scam
NICIL Scam
Charity Wharf Scam
Supernaam Stelling Scam
Ministry of Education Scam
Ministry of Health Pharmacy purchase Scam
Helicopter Scam
Omai Scam
Forest Giveaway to India Furniture maker Scam
World Cup Cricket Scam
BMWs Scam
Buddy's Hotel Scam
Barber Shop Computer Scam
NIS Scam
Amaila Falls Scam
Polar Bear Scam
CLICO Scam
Prodoville 2 Land Giveaway Scam
Guysuco Scam
Skeldon Estate Scam
Office of the President Scam
Lottery Money Scam
Omai Scam
Contingencies Fund Scam
NICIL Scam
Charity Wharf Scam
Supernaam Stelling Scam
Ministry of Education Scam
Ministry of Health Pharmacy purchase Scam
Helicopter Scam
Omai Scam
Forest Giveaway to India Furniture maker Scam
World Cup Cricket Scam
BMWs Scam
Buddy's Hotel Scam
Former Member
quote:Originally posted by Gupta:
Yes the BIGGEST SCAM YET. Let me list some of them:
Barber Shop Computer Scam
NIS Scam
Amaila Falls Scam
Polar Bear Scam
CLICO Scam
Prodoville 2 Land Giveaway Scam
Guysuco Scam
Skeldon Estate Scam
Office of the President Scam
Lottery Money Scam
Omai Scam
Contingencies Fund Scam
NICIL Scam
Charity Wharf Scam
Supernaam Stelling Scam
Ministry of Education Scam
Ministry of Health Pharmacy purchase Scam
Helicopter Scam
Omai Scam
Forest Giveaway to India Furniture maker Scam
World Cup Cricket Scam
BMWs Scam
Buddy's Hotel Scam
The President Marriage Scam
Dolphin Scam
Roger Khan Scam
Phantom Killers Scam
Leslie Ramsammy Spy Computer Scam
The Kwame soliciting sex from a 14 year old boy Scam
The Marcelle Joseph OP Scam
CLEMENT ROHEE VISA SCAM
HENRY GREENE VISA SCAM
ED AHMAD CONTAINER SCAM
THE BERNARD KERIK SCAM
BUDDY'S HOTEL SCAM
BERBICE BRIDGE SCAM
CLICO SCAM
NBS SCAM
NIS SCAM
SASH SAWH EXECUTION SCAM
Like Judge crawl back under his rock. 
Former Member
he went home,they only work day time at OP tax payers money spending for these fools to post garbagequote:Originally posted by Mitwah:
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