A culture that encourages personal attacks instead of discussion of issues does a disservice to Guyanese

Posted By Staff Writer On October 18, 2013 @ 5:09 am In Letters | 

BHAGDAD BOB SAID " THE STINKING AMERICANS ARE FALLING LIKE FLIES" 

GUYANA BHAGDAD BOB SAYING GUYANA GONE FUH CHANNA

BAGHDAD BOBS INCLUDING KANTA PROFFESOR AND CHIEF SNAKEOIL SELLER.

I have to concede that is quite funny . 

APNU can solve the county’s problems and restore its pride

Dear Editor,

To understand why Brigadier David Granger is the right person to lead Guyana into the future, one just has to look at what took place under the PPP regime in the past twelve years. Granger who was head of the GDF for a number of years has the experience and knowledge to become a far better President than the fly by night economist from Patrice Lumumba University.
Granger has the security experience to solve crime and the decency to wipe out corruption. Those who know Granger know that his no-nonsense approach to politics coupled with his flawless character will not allow him to tolerate any type of corruption or crookedness. He is a dignified human being.

Under the PPP, borrowing is out of control, crime has skyrocketed, corruption increased ten-fold, morals and ethics have disintegrated, respect for the people and the constitution have degenerated, and cronyism and nepotism are the determining factors behind decision making.

Operations of the country’s institutions faltered, services failed, education and health care deteriorated, people’s confidence crumbled, hopelessness increased and poverty among the poor rose significantly to its highest level. Perhaps worst of all, there was a sense that the days of greatness were in the past for Guyana as the less fortunate Guyanese became fearful of a dismal future.

Beyond the nuts and bolts, David Granger and APNU have a vibrant economic and human development plan for Guyana that will move the country forward, restore hope and lift the spirits of the people beyond the stale, fearful mantras that froze them in the last twelve years.
Included in his plan for a prosperous Guyana are unity and human development, the creation of jobs, provide sound education and health care programmes, good housing that young adults and those in need could love and afford, an end to crime and corruption and good and transparent governance.

We believe that APNU has the vision, vigor and experience needed to solve the country’s problems and restore its pride.
After 21 years in office, the PPP term has brought mixed results in terms of economic and human development, far less than what the PNC had achieved during the same period. The PPP regime greatest success has been the building of the Berbice Bridge, the National Stadium, the incomplete Marriott Hotel, the UG campus at Tain, on the Corentyne and the widening of the East Bank Demerara Public road.

In the midst of this, there were major economic and financial failures such as the white elephant sugar factory at Skeldon that has cost the taxpayers over US$230 million and the idle sugar packaging plant at Enmore. The PPP has made no significant progress to corral the country’s main problems such as the collapsing education and health care systems, the constant blackouts by GPL, increased corruption and crime and a growing drug trade, where the drug barons are in control of the regime.
They have built mansions at Pradoville one and two for themselves and wealthy friends and have created a new and dynamic system of how to use the state resources for personal gains while the poor and the working class continue to suffer. This regime is considered the most corrupt in the Caribbean.

It is an indisputable fact that the PNC is responsible for the construction of the Demerara Harbor Bridge, the Canje Bridge, the Soesdyke-Lynden highway, the Corentyne highway, the widening of the East Coast highway to Plaisance (Rupert Craig highway) the UG Campus at Turkeyen, the President’s College, Critchlow Labor College, Guyana School of Agriculture, the National Cultural Center, the National Park, and the Presidential Complex among others.

The PNC also provided free university education at UG and established the Caribbean regional exam-CXC, the National Service, and four new municipalities at Corriverton, Rose Hall Town, Linden, and Anna Regina. The trump card of the PNC achievements was the establishment of CARIFTA in 1973, the forerunner of CARICOM.

No one in his right mind can deny the success of the PNC.
Dr. Asquith Rose and Chandra Deollal, Esq.

Dr Rose: "Granger who was head of the GDF for a number of years has the experience and knowledge to become a far better President than the fly by night economist from Patrice Lumumba University."

The Procurement Commission will protect taxpayers and reduce corruption

 What about the promise made by Ramotar to discipline Mohamed Sattaur and Martin Goolsarran for the alleged corruption at NCN?

Dr Rose is a messenger for the accurate recording of the achievements of the PNC

Posted By Staff Writer On October 28, 2013 @ 5:03 am In Letters | No Comments

The PPP leaders have not done the right thing and are not prepared to do it

Dear Editor,
The nature of the news making the headlines in Guyana in the past few days/weeks reveals many unhappy things about the state of the PPP regime. Addressing a small group of only PPP supporters in Richmond Hill, New York, President Ramotar said “The attack on Winston Brassington is obscene. Anyone who works professionally for the government is coming under intense personal attacks.”
We strongly disagree.
What can the people discern from this callous statement? It is too much to individually explore, but what was most striking is the sense that the PPP regime is imploding in front of our eyes. It is crumbling inwards as its leaders fold over themselves as if the party is experiencing a massive earthquake shaking it to its core.
A close scrutiny would probably find the roots of the internal upheaval located in the power struggles between the Jagdeoites and the old PPP guard at Freedom House.  In their quest for grandeur and the illusory trappings of power, the PPP cabal appears like cockroaches in a fowl party, which means that they are in serious political trouble.
We believe that it is ludicrous and insulting to Guyanese for President Ramotar to defend the head of NICIL who has been a complete failure in the management of taxpayers’ money.  As the overseer of several major projects, he has failed miserably in this regard. In all of these contracts, it is the private companies that are the major beneficiaries.
Is the president not aware of these major financial blunders by NICIL’s boss? Or is he in denial?
Further, the regime has not done anything to reduce corruption and crime despite Mr. Ramotar’s campaign’s promises. There is still no Procurement Commission, no Integrity Commission, no Ombudsman, no accountability and transparency and no policy to end corruption and the spate of crimes by the PPP regime.
We believe that President Ramotar has to be considered naïve when he says that Mr. Brassington is extremely competent. It is Mr. Brassington who invested more than 51 percent of state funds to build the Berbice Bridge but settled for less that 20 percent of the shares. It is Mr. Brassington who negotiated the contract for the Marriott Hotel that allowed only foreign workers to work on the site. It is Mr. Brassington who approved Sithe Global’s high rate of return of 19% on its investment when commercial lending interest rates are between 7 percent and 10 percent. Is this being competent, Mr. Ramotar?
People are fed up and frustrated with the corrupt PPP cabal and have lost faith in any project that the regime undertakes and Mr. Ramotar’s poor understanding of competency has added to their frustration. Instead of making sure that the taxpayers get value for their money; Guyanese are faced with a barrage of PPP propaganda, untruths and distortions designed to hide the corrupt practices that are taking place every day.
In truth, the society is so overrun by seedy fingers that theft has now become the normal state of affairs. Those who bear the marks of honesty, integrity and decency are deemed enemies of the state and are immediately ostracized, vilified and dismissed. Nowhere is there evidence that the PPP cabal has upheld the laws of the land and has prosecuted anyone for corruption. When pressed as to why they have not prosecuted anyone, they offer the sad refrain: The opposition talks about corruption but they have not proven that corruption is taking place.
There is no integrity and decency left in this regime. In several of the cagey deals made by Jagdeo and his cohorts, the PPP cabal has adopted a brilliant strategy to hide them from the public until it is expedient to release them. Everything the cabal touches turn into ka ka and everything they say publicly has to be taken with a grain of salt because even if it rings true, one has to wonder what else they are hiding.
The PPP leaders have not done the right thing and are not prepared to do the right thing because they believe that they are wiser than the people and are above the law. In other words, they have become the “untouchables” and have been somehow ordained to be the everlasting rulers of Guyana.
Dr. Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh

the regime has not done anything to reduce corruption and crime despite Mr. Ramotar’s campaign’s promises. There is still no Procurement Commission, no Integrity Commission, no Ombudsman, no accountability and transparency and no policy to end corruption and the spate of crimes by the PPP regime.