Essequibo rice farmers achieved this victory through vibrant AFC leadership on the ground who spearheaded the protest and gave meaning and substance to the farmer's cause.

Without such AFC-led protest action, those farmers would still be waiting for overdue payments today.

This is an example of what street action can accomplish.

The rest of Guyana should emulate rice farmers and protest for local government elections.

This is so stupid. The government can put up millions of US to bootstrap the Chinese at the Marriott and their cronies on the Berbice river bridge yet the are sending the millers to banks ( what happened to GUYOIL money)! That will increment the cost to farmers some 10 to 14 percent since the millers will definitely pass that down.

I believe in democracy, and I believe in peaceful protests. I don't believe in riots and willful disobedience to break the law and attack police officers. Think about a country without law enforcement and you will see a society in constant chaos. I am happy that the PPP met with the rice farmers and offered a peaceful solution.

Assalamu alaikum. You are an ass!
I am pretty sure, the good people of essequibo did not  meant to engage in any form of disorderly conduct. They were pushed to that stage. Look how long it took, before they finally decided that enough is enough.
If the Govt. had given the people their money when it was due, none of this would have happened.
Sometimes it is necessary to put your foot down. Only then can results be achieved. I'm willing to wager, that were you, as a rice farmer placed in the same situation, you too would have cracked at some point and possibly expose your buktah as well. A known fact.

This is the crux of the matter, the PPP FEARS street protest and Granja FEAR the PPP.

When what de rass, we stuck with the pensioner as the opposition leader.