East Berbice hit by heavy flooding

I remember the cries form Mitwah, Jalil and other that this was all PPP fault. They even blamed the 100 year flood on the PPP.  Nobody blaming Granger yet?

What happen to Granger?  He still live in Guyana?

Granger is an international traveler these days, sipping champagne and eating caviar, hobnobbing with the goobersmoochers worldwide at the expense of the Guyanese taxpayers. Animal farm all over again. 

The work to undo  the PPP's negligence to maintain infrastructures like drainage and irrigation and other essential services to this country from 2001 to 2015 is frightening and daunting. The responsibilities to maintain these types of infrastructures should be relegated back to  the local competent authorities. Scrap PPP Centralism.

Well now it's your turn to fix all the problems that the PPP couldn't fix.  You had all the answers to everything.  Stop placing blame on others and get to work.  2020 is coming up - FAST!

Is way dem AFC/PNC boys deah ?

Mits and the entire crew were hollering that the PPP was responsible. Now that the INCOMPETENT AFC/PNC crew are around, they are doing nothing.

This AFC/PNC administration consists of a bunch of Ko Ko Beah's.

Time for these AFC/PNC clowns to go ! 

Drugb posted:

I remember the cries form Mitwah, Jalil and other that this was all PPP fault. They even blamed the 100 year flood on the PPP.  Nobody blaming Granger yet?

They are scared of Jackass Grainjaw and his Ko Ko Beah Crew. Grainjaw only has to bray and they all end up in hiding.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

What happen to Granger?  He still live in Guyana?

He is busy in Linden and Agricola.

Where are all THEIR supporters? Give each one a calabash and let them start bailing.

Mitwah posted:

The work to undo  the PPP's negligence to maintain infrastructures like drainage and irrigation and other essential services to this country from 2001 to 2015 is frightening and daunting. The responsibilities to maintain these types of infrastructures should be relegated back to  the local competent authorities. Scrap PPP Centralism.

This is not entirely true. The PPP spent billions of $$$ on infrastructure. However whether these $$$ were spent efficiently is another matter. For starters the kick-back tax meant contractors were forced to reduce quality of work. Second, you have an acute shortage of engineers. Third, you do not have competent folks in the villages to manage these works. Fourth, PPP was building up a contractor class while dealing with floods. These contractors lacked a sense of history. That local governance will solve these problems is simply a myth. I know of villages that were flooded because the koker man was drunk. In several villages your koker man is like our own PAVI. Drainage is largely going to have to come from central government. Every new development has to consider the unique nature of the geography of the coastal plain. You need a high quality team of engineers and economists to deal with this problem. Of course, they have to work on the grounds with local people. But unfortunately this will have to be a central govt responsibility. You just don't have your abundant numbers of village historians and engineers to deal with this crisis.

TK posted:

Mitwah posted:

The work to undo  the PPP's negligence to maintain infrastructures like drainage and irrigation and other essential services to this country from 2001 to 2015 is frightening and daunting. The responsibilities to maintain these types of infrastructures should be relegated back to  the local competent authorities. Scrap PPP Centralism.

This is not entirely true. The PPP spent billions of $$$ on infrastructure. However whether these $$$ were spent efficiently is another matter. For starters the kick-back tax meant contractors were forced to reduce quality of work. Second, you have an acute shortage of engineers. Third, you do not have competent folks in the villages to manage these works. Fourth, PPP was building up a contractor class while dealing with floods. These contractors lacked a sense of history. That local governance will solve these problems is simply a myth. I know of villages that were flooded because the koker man was drunk. In several villages your koker man is like our own PAVI. Drainage is largely going to have to come from central government. Every new development has to consider the unique nature of the geography of the coastal plain. You need a high quality team of engineers and economists to deal with this problem. Of course, they have to work on the grounds with local people. But unfortunately this will have to be a central govt responsibility. You just don't have your abundant numbers of village historians and engineers to deal with this crisis.

Well said TK. 

TK posted:

You need a high quality team of engineers and economists to deal with this problem. 

You need a high quality team of technocrat who are willing to sacrifice couple years of their lives to set a new foundation for Guyana.  The question is if you could get a group of such people and if the people will support such a party.  I think with right education of the public it can be done.

People don't realize that they are many Guyanese that serve in MUCH more powerful that the President of Guyana only they are not visible.

Here is a snippet of the duty of the Director of my office:

Led a staff of over 200 professional employees – Engineers, Accountants, Financial Analysts and Policy Analysts – overseeing electric, natural gas, steam and water utilities, as well the Independent System Operator wholesale electric market issues; with over $30 Billion in annual revenues.

How many Presidents in the world oversee an economy worth $30 Billion??

Imran posted:

TK posted:

Mitwah posted:

The work to undo  the PPP's negligence to maintain infrastructures like drainage and irrigation and other essential services to this country from 2001 to 2015 is frightening and daunting. The responsibilities to maintain these types of infrastructures should be relegated back to  the local competent authorities. Scrap PPP Centralism.

This is not entirely true. The PPP spent billions of $$$ on infrastructure. However whether these $$$ were spent efficiently is another matter. For starters the kick-back tax meant contractors were forced to reduce quality of work. Second, you have an acute shortage of engineers. Third, you do not have competent folks in the villages to manage these works. Fourth, PPP was building up a contractor class while dealing with floods. These contractors lacked a sense of history. That local governance will solve these problems is simply a myth. I know of villages that were flooded because the koker man was drunk. Drainage is largely going to have to come from central government. Every new development has to consider the unique nature of the geography of the coastal plain. You need a high quality team of engineers and economists to deal with this problem. Of course, they have to work on the grounds with local people. But unfortunately this will have to be a central govt responsibility. You just don't have your abundant numbers of village historians and engineers to deal with this crisis.

Well said TK. 

I also have to agree with TK on this. 

I agree the funds have to come from the Central GOG. Back in the days, the local authorities used to maintain these infrastructures and ensured that the drains were cleared and dug. The locals had pumps which they would maintain and rent out for emergencies. This changed when Burnham tossed out village councils and replaced them with PNC card holders. This is where the system broke down. Contractors were friends of the GOG and this continued under the PPP.  Certainly, the PPP spent billions on infrastructures. How much was stolen is another matter.