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Domestic turmoil will intensify past March 21– Ramkarran – Says Guyana faces a high degree of uncertainty

March 11, 2019

With less than two weeks before the coalition Government becomes illegal, former Speaker of the National Assembly and Attorney-at-Law Ralph Ramkarran has said that Guyana’s future seems to be uncertain owing to the fact that there is no clear indication when elections could be held.
Referring to the meeting between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, which yielded no results, Ramkarran said it was clear that the issue has now gone beyond what the Constitution says and means, as it relates to the passage of a no-confidence motion.
In his weekly “Conversation Tree” blog, the prominent Attorney wrote that it was now clear more than ever that the President’s failure to fix a date for elections is because A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) intended to remain in office for as long as possible.
“This is aided by the majority on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) who have voted, and will no doubt continue to support, a new registration exercise. A nationwide, house-to-house registration exercise will last into next year,” he added, something that Jagdeo has stated repeatedly.
Ramkarran, therefore, believes that if the APNU/AFC’s effort to hold political power succeeds, it will hold elections between May and August next year, when its term of office would have otherwise lawfully ended. With the no-confidence vote, it has now clearly become a matter of political life and death.
“If the electoral list is the problem, the National Assembly can extend the life of the current list beyond April 30. The Elections Commission already has power to remove the names of persons who have died. The list of deceased persons is expected to be provided by the Registry of Births and Deaths.”
He claimed that since 1992, systems accepted by all have been in place at polling stations to prevent unauthorised persons from voting. There is, therefore, little or no danger that impersonation at polling stations of persons who have left Guyana will take place.
Ramkarran, therefore, concluded that none of the fears expressed by political parties about elections since 1992 have a basis in reality or have materialised. Only one party, according to him, has had a history of election rigging in Guyana and that party is the People’s National Congress (PNC).
“And it was able to do so, because it held political power and was protected by the West. The fears about a ‘credible’ list, now being used as an excuse by the President for not calling elections, are politically manufactured for the purpose of delaying the elections,” he opined.

Sanctions
Ramkarran said it was no secret that new elections were not going to be held willingly by the Government. But he said it must be reminded of the potential harm of taking Guyana down a path, which violates the rule of law and the Constitution of Guyana – which may incur international sanctions.
“It appears that the Government is prepared to accept these consequences, because the delay is vital to its survival. This Government, unlike the last PNC Government between 1985 and 1992, takes its inspiration from Forbes Burnham, the Founder Leader of the PNC. PNC Governments led by Forbes Burnham survived elections rigging and authoritarian rule,” he added.
He said the APNU/AFC no doubt believed that, like the PNC in the past, it could not only weather any storm that its violation of the Constitution incurred but that its very existence depended on it doing so.
He suggested also that the Government may also be relying on the perceived sympathy with which it was viewed by Western capitals. Oil and the interests of oil producers, he noted, would be looming large in the calculations of the West in their decisions about Guyana.
Despite this, however, concerns being expressed by countries about democracy in other countries are no longer considered to be matters of the internal affairs of the subject country. And that is the reason why sanctions are now imposed routinely against countries that violate constitutional order.
Ramkarran used Venezuela as an example where severe international sanctions have been imposed. He said aside from the Government’s apparent grit to resist potential international sanctions, which it may be hoping that sympathy from the West may spare it, Guyana still faces a high degree of uncertainty.

https://guyanatimesgy.com/dome...gree-of-uncertainty/

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Former Member

Slopcan boy will only post news positive to PNC.

3/12/197:06 AM

DjangoAdmin

Drugb posted:
Slopcan boy will only post news positive to PNC.

Mr.Shithead, why dont you try to post some positive news.The goady along with the shit swallowed taking toll on the brains.

3/12/197:12 AM

PrashadSenior Member

Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.

3/12/197:22 AM

DjangoAdmin

Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.

Looks like you know the specialist hydro engineer.

3/12/197:24 AM

PrashadSenior Member

The man still working for Burnham. He hopes to collect his paychecks at a future date.

3/12/197:36 AM

Former Member

Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.

No. He was a vital public servant. In Burnham's time public servants were vulnerable workers with the Damocles sword constantly hanging over their head --- dismissal, demotion, harassment etc. D_G as a qualified engineer was employable only by the State.

The PPP, which had sent D_G abroad to study before being bulldozed out of office in 1964, had become an opposition party when he returned to Guyana and couldn't offer him a job. The PPP understood D_G's position. The people of Guyana, including West Demerara folks, benefited from D_G's work on the seawall and other infrastructure. He deserves praise and thanks, not bad name.

3/12/1911:01 AM

DjangoAdmin

Gilbakka posted:
Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.
The PPP, which had sent D_G abroad to study before being bulldozed out of office in 1964.

So the PPP set up his education, was it Czechoslovakia ? just asking.

3/12/1911:11 AM

Former Member

Django posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.
The PPP, which had sent D_G abroad to study before being bulldozed out of office in 1964.
So the PPP set up his education, was it Czechoslovakia ? just asking.

You're the Czechoslovakia specialist, wha de rass yuh asking me?

3/12/1911:15 AM

Former Member

Gilbakka posted:
Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.
No. He was a vital public servant. In Burnham's time public servants were vulnerable workers with the Damocles sword constantly hanging over their head --- dismissal, demotion, harassment etc. D_G as a qualified engineer was employable only by the State.
The PPP, which had sent D_G abroad to study before being bulldozed out of office in 1964, had become an opposition party when he returned to Guyana and couldn't offer him a job. The PPP understood D_G's position. The people of Guyana, including West Demerara folks, benefited from D_G's work on the seawall and other infrastructure. He deserves praise and thanks, not bad name.

Mr. DG, thanks for your infrastructure work.

3/12/193:06 PM

NehruBig Mouth Member

I worked for them DAAG too. So that is why I know they are DAAGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3/12/193:15 PM

Former Member

Leonora posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.
No. He was a vital public servant. In Burnham's time public servants were vulnerable workers with the Damocles sword constantly hanging over their head --- dismissal, demotion, harassment etc. D_G as a qualified engineer was employable only by the State.
The PPP, which had sent D_G abroad to study before being bulldozed out of office in 1964, had become an opposition party when he returned to Guyana and couldn't offer him a job. The PPP understood D_G's position. The people of Guyana, including West Demerara folks, benefited from D_G's work on the seawall and other infrastructure. He deserves praise and thanks, not bad name.
Mr. DG, thanks for your infrastructure work.

Being responsible for the seawall works for Leonora and neighboring areas, I was living at Leonora ... Miss Leonora.

Shortly afterwards I was then the Specialist Hydropower Engineer.

3/12/193:25 PM

Former Member

Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.

Prashad -- GNI username.

Stop peddling your lies about me.

Demerara_Guy -- GNI username.

3/12/193:30 PM

PrashadSenior Member

Gilbakka posted:
Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.
No. He was a vital public servant. In Burnham's time public servants were vulnerable workers with the Damocles sword constantly hanging over their head --- dismissal, demotion, harassment etc. D_G as a qualified engineer was employable only by the State.
The PPP, which had sent D_G abroad to study before being bulldozed out of office in 1964, had become an opposition party when he returned to Guyana and couldn't offer him a job. The PPP understood D_G's position. The people of Guyana, including West Demerara folks, benefited from D_G's work on the seawall and other infrastructure. He deserves praise and thanks, not bad name.

Sir Gilbakka you seem to know Demerara_Guy more than he knows himself. The WPA had many highly US educated engineers who were fired at the same time Demerara_Guy was employed by Burnham. So I guess you were right when you said Demerara_Guy was essentially to Burnham. So he deserves praise for keeping Burnham entertained with stories of building the geat Guyanese Soviet hydro. Which turned out to be just a bunch of rotten and rusted equipment in the jungle. But don't worry Demerara_Guy is making a comeback he is in the planning phase to finish Burnham's Hydro with the rusting equipment left in the jungle.

3/12/197:16 PM

Former Member

Prash Likes his post because no one else will.

3/12/197:37 PM

kpHonorary Member

Demerara_Guy posted:
Leonora posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.
No. He was a vital public servant. In Burnham's time public servants were vulnerable workers with the Damocles sword constantly hanging over their head --- dismissal, demotion, harassment etc. D_G as a qualified engineer was employable only by the State.
The PPP, which had sent D_G abroad to study before being bulldozed out of office in 1964, had become an opposition party when he returned to Guyana and couldn't offer him a job. The PPP understood D_G's position. The people of Guyana, including West Demerara folks, benefited from D_G's work on the seawall and other infrastructure. He deserves praise and thanks, not bad name.
Mr. DG, thanks for your infrastructure work.
Being responsible for the seawall works for Leonora and neighboring areas, I was living at Leonora ... Miss Leonora.
Shortly afterwards I was then the Specialist Hydropower Engineer.

I thought the Dutchman built the Seawall, and that was done a long time. D_G is a Dutchman?

3/12/197:53 PM

Former Member

kp posted:
Demerara_Guy posted:
Leonora posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.
No. He was a vital public servant. In Burnham's time public servants were vulnerable workers with the Damocles sword constantly hanging over their head --- dismissal, demotion, harassment etc. D_G as a qualified engineer was employable only by the State.
The PPP, which had sent D_G abroad to study before being bulldozed out of office in 1964, had become an opposition party when he returned to Guyana and couldn't offer him a job. The PPP understood D_G's position. The people of Guyana, including West Demerara folks, benefited from D_G's work on the seawall and other infrastructure. He deserves praise and thanks, not bad name.
Mr. DG, thanks for your infrastructure work.
Being responsible for the seawall works for Leonora and neighboring areas, I was living at Leonora ... Miss Leonora.
Shortly afterwards I was then the Specialist Hydropower Engineer.
I thought the Dutchman built the Seawall, and that was done a long time. D_G is a Dutchman?

D_G did maintenance work on the seawall. All along the coastline there are cracks and gaps on the seawall, caused by the force of heavyweight waves, and requiring maintenance and upgrade.

3/12/198:12 PM

PrashadSenior Member

Leonora posted:
Prash Likes his post because no one else will.

You got it right there.

3/12/198:32 PM

PrashadSenior Member

Gilbakka posted:
kp posted:
Demerara_Guy posted:
Leonora posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Prashad posted:
Demerara_Guy is an oldtimer Burnhamite.
No. He was a vital public servant. In Burnham's time public servants were vulnerable workers with the Damocles sword constantly hanging over their head --- dismissal, demotion, harassment etc. D_G as a qualified engineer was employable only by the State.
The PPP, which had sent D_G abroad to study before being bulldozed out of office in 1964, had become an opposition party when he returned to Guyana and couldn't offer him a job. The PPP understood D_G's position. The people of Guyana, including West Demerara folks, benefited from D_G's work on the seawall and other infrastructure. He deserves praise and thanks, not bad name.
Mr. DG, thanks for your infrastructure work.
Being responsible for the seawall works for Leonora and neighboring areas, I was living at Leonora ... Miss Leonora.
Shortly afterwards I was then the Specialist Hydropower Engineer.
I thought the Dutchman built the Seawall, and that was done a long time. D_G is a Dutchman?
D_G did maintenance work on the seawall. All along the coastline there are cracks and gaps on the seawall, caused by the force of heavyweight waves, and requiring maintenance and upgrade.

The seawall is nothing now to prevent the high waves from coming on to the streets. It is truly sad to see what global warming is doing to Guyana.

3/12/198:36 PM

Former Member

Gilbakka posted:
kp posted:
I thought the Dutchman built the Seawall, and that was done a long time. D_G is a Dutchman?
D_G did maintenance work on the seawall. All along the coastline there are cracks and gaps on the seawall, caused by the force of heavyweight waves, and requiring maintenance and upgrade.

Original works were indeed built by engineers from the Netherlands and over time structures were upgraded, rebuilt or completely constructed.

The works I was responsible for were absolutely new works constructed on the specific parts on the West Coast of Demerara.

3/13/1912:18 AM

cainTired old hippie

So DG were you the guy in ole time story who stuck his finger in a...... Dyke and stopped the flowing....waters?

3/13/1912:23 AM

Former Member

Demerara_Guy posted:
Gilbakka posted:
kp posted:
I thought the Dutchman built the Seawall, and that was done a long time. D_G is a Dutchman?
D_G did maintenance work on the seawall. All along the coastline there are cracks and gaps on the seawall, caused by the force of heavyweight waves, and requiring maintenance and upgrade.
Original works were indeed built by engineers from the Netherlands and over time structures were upgraded, rebuilt or completely constructed.
The works I was responsible for were absolutely new works constructed on the specific parts on the West Coast of Demerara.

Thanks, D_G. I salute you. Lots of folks take the seawall for granted. Early last year violent spring tides forced open a big gap in the sturdy seawall at Uitvlugt. Many yards in Ocean View and neighbouring De-Groote-en-Klyne were flooded as well as the streets. Residents lost livestock and other belongings.

3/13/199:48 AM

Former Member

cain posted:
So DG were you the guy in ole time story who stuck his finger in a...... Dyke and stopped the flowing....waters?

Nah Cain; TradeWinds are the experts with Boy wid pingah een Dyke.

<strong>Wong Ping ~ THE TRADEWINDS - <a href="https://youtu.be/ldqyYmNS5_Y" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/ldqyYmNS5_Y</a></strong>

around the 8 minutes mark.

3/13/191:59 PM

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