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I will be speaking at Cane Grove this evening SJ...there are many there who have been left behind, and many more that could have been doing much better, for example exporting polished rice instead of paddy, and a host of value added rice products, such as rice cereal, rice cakes, rice pudding in tins made from our own sugar, milk and rice.

These people certainly see progress in Guyana from a different perspective, especially given the state of the access road today, and being one that was rebuilt under the PPP.
FM
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Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:

These people certainly see progress in Guyana from a different perspective, especially given the state of the access road today, and being one that was rebuilt under the PPP.


Not every road, alley way, curb, bridge, pavement etc can be fixed at the same time given our limited resources. This does not say that these citizens at some point or the other will not experience the development being experienced in other villages, wards, communities et al.

Of course i don't expect your address to them later today to take this line......
FM
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Originally posted by SJ4321:
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Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:

These people certainly see progress in Guyana from a different perspective, especially given the state of the access road today, and being one that was rebuilt under the PPP.


Not every road, alley way, curb, bridge, pavement etc can be fixed at the same time given our limited resources. This does not say that these citizens at some point or the other will not experience the development being experienced in other villages, wards, communities et al.

Of course i don't expect your address to them later today to take this line......


Tell us about the special water lines and roads being built with taxpayers monies for the "working class, son of the soil etc" leaders who have misappropriated prime ocean front land at Sparendaam.
FM
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Originally posted by SJ4321:
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Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:

These people certainly see progress in Guyana from a different perspective, especially given the state of the access road today, and being one that was rebuilt under the PPP.


Not every road, alley way, curb, bridge, pavement etc can be fixed at the same time given our limited resources. This does not say that these citizens at some point or the other will not experience the development being experienced in other villages, wards, communities et al.

Of course i don't expect your address to them later today to take this line......
On the contrary, I will be very fair, and that will make my points come across even stronger.
FM
Looking at another dimension, despite the sordid picture they paint of how bad things are in Guyana, the critics themselves have been able to live relatively comfortably lives, some are also unable to explain their wealth:

A broke Mark Benschop prior to his incarceration, became the owner of these two SUVs after being released





He bought this house in Roxanne Burnham Gardens



This Motorcycle was recently shipped and registered in his name



He has control over this South Ruimveldt property(not too certain if it's his)



The East Street building which houses the Benschop foundation was recently transported in his name
FM
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Originally posted by SJ4321:
Looking at another dimension, despite the sordid picture they paint of how bad things are in Guyana, the critics themselves have been able to live relatively comfortably lives, some are also unable to explain their wealth:

A broke Mark Benschop prior to his incarceration, became the owner of these two SUVs after being released





He bought this house in Roxanne Burnham Gardens



This Motorcycle was recently shipped and registered in his name



He has control over this South Ruimveldt property(not too certain if it's his)



The East Street building which houses the Benschop foundation was recently transported in his name


Benschop assets reflect his PPP roots.

Ayu bettah mek he the PM,
FM
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Originally posted by SJ4321:
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Originally posted by Rahmah bin Jabr:

Post a picture of Bharrat and Robert ocean front mansions.


You guys did that already. The problem is you only look at one side of the coin. The underlying factor is there has been progress. And even those who say 'no' have experienced it.


Post an updated on nah! One showing the neatly manicured lawns, gardens etc - all maintained by taxpayers monies. Our working leaders deserve nothing but the best.
FM
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Originally posted by SJ4321:
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Originally posted by Rahmah bin Jabr:

Post a picture of Bharrat and Robert ocean front mansions.


You guys did that already. The problem is you only look at one side of the coin. The underlying factor is there has been progress. And even those who say 'no' have experienced it.




Jason was born here.
Mitwah


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The Ministry of Housing became a reality under the P.P.P/C administration...
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A rice mill at Cane Grove that has been polluting hundreds of residents with dust for years was Thursday given six weeks to convince authorities that modifications will bring an end to the environmental problem.

Residents complain that the mill, which is owned by Faizul Hack, creates a cloud of dust over their East Coast Demerara community when it is in operation.

A community meeting of more than 100 persons was told by the Head of Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency, Indarjit Ramdass that vents at the top of the silos would be removed and a duct system would be installed to collect the dust that would be pulled by an extractor fan and collected in a bag-house.

“We expect this system to work. There is still some fine-tuning to be done, some further testing but, together with the consultants at the University of Guyana, they have come up with a good solution to the problem here,” Ramdass said.

He acknowledged that the new system would be somewhat expensive but expressed confidence that it would work.

Hack said work has already begun on the modifications. Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud said there would be two trial-periods leading up to the end of August to ascertain whether the modification would work.

Inspections are to be conducted by officials of the EPA, Guyana Rice Development Board and the Faculty of Technology along with 10 community representatives.

Lecturer at the Faculty of Technology, Isidro Espinosa expressed optimism that the modification that has been borrowed from Robert Badal’s mill would work on Hack’s facility.

Espinosa said between 90 to 96 percent of the dust would be collected by the new facility.

Despite a previous recommendation by the EPA that the mill be removed from the community, Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud remained adamant that the facility remain at Cane Grove and allowed to resume operations only after the mill is fitted to stop dust pollution.

“Unless the facility is fixed, the mill will not be allowed to operate or certified,” he said, cautioning that if the mill is shut down permanently it would affect the rice growing community.

Under pressure from one of three vocal residents, Hack admitted that the mill was constructed without permission from the relevant authorities.

Persaud then insisted that Hack receives all approvals and permissions before it resumes operation.

In an apparent reference to the Alliance For Change (AFC) that has spoken out on the issue, the Agriculture Minister urged residents to guard against people “shopping around grievances.”

Thursday’s community meeting was a follow-up to a closed door session with community representatives, President Bharrat Jagdeo and the Agriculture Minister.
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quote:
Originally posted by albert:
A rice mill at Cane Grove that has been polluting hundreds of residents with dust for years was Thursday given six weeks to convince authorities that modifications will bring an end to the environmental problem.

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Thanks to AFC for highlighting this problem.

AFC!!!! flag

Albert before you go and hide in the bag house, you are wanted here: http://guyanafriends.com/eve/f...604972/m/96820321051
Mitwah
quote:
Originally posted by albert:
A rice mill at Cane Grove that has been polluting hundreds of residents with dust for years was Thursday given six weeks to convince authorities that modifications will bring an end to the environmental problem.

Residents complain that the mill, which is owned by Faizul Hack, creates a cloud of dust over their East Coast Demerara community when it is in operation.

A community meeting of more than 100 persons was told by the Head of Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency, Indarjit Ramdass that vents at the top of the silos would be removed and a duct system would be installed to collect the dust that would be pulled by an extractor fan and collected in a bag-house.

“We expect this system to work. There is still some fine-tuning to be done, some further testing but, together with the consultants at the University of Guyana, they have come up with a good solution to the problem here,” Ramdass said.

He acknowledged that the new system would be somewhat expensive but expressed confidence that it would work.

Hack said work has already begun on the modifications. Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud said there would be two trial-periods leading up to the end of August to ascertain whether the modification would work.

Inspections are to be conducted by officials of the EPA, Guyana Rice Development Board and the Faculty of Technology along with 10 community representatives.

Lecturer at the Faculty of Technology, Isidro Espinosa expressed optimism that the modification that has been borrowed from Robert Badal’s mill would work on Hack’s facility.

Espinosa said between 90 to 96 percent of the dust would be collected by the new facility.

Despite a previous recommendation by the EPA that the mill be removed from the community, Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud remained adamant that the facility remain at Cane Grove and allowed to resume operations only after the mill is fitted to stop dust pollution.

“Unless the facility is fixed, the mill will not be allowed to operate or certified,” he said, cautioning that if the mill is shut down permanently it would affect the rice growing community.

Under pressure from one of three vocal residents, Hack admitted that the mill was constructed without permission from the relevant authorities.

Persaud then insisted that Hack receives all approvals and permissions before it resumes operation.

In an apparent reference to the Alliance For Change (AFC) that has spoken out on the issue, the Agriculture Minister urged residents to guard against people “shopping around grievances.”

Thursday’s community meeting was a follow-up to a closed door session with community representatives, President Bharrat Jagdeo and the Agriculture Minister.


These good people at Cane Grove are thankful that the AFC supported them in forcing the government to take action on this matter. The AFC lead the way, and the government followed by taking action. The AFC has shown here it forced this.
FM
Teams have been appointed by President Bharrat Jagdeo and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess the operations of a rice mill at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, which residents say has continually produced dust clouds over the past 10 years, enveloping their homes and causing them health problems.

Jagdeo and Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud met Cane Grove residents on the issue at the Office of the President yesterday, the Government Information Agency (GINA)
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quote:
Originally posted by SJ4321:
Looking at another dimension, despite the sordid picture they paint of how bad things are in Guyana, the critics themselves have been able to live relatively comfortably lives, some are also unable to explain their wealth:

A broke Mark Benschop prior to his incarceration, became the owner of these two SUVs after being released





He bought this house in Roxanne Burnham Gardens



This Motorcycle was recently shipped and registered in his name



He has control over this South Ruimveldt property(not too certain if it's his)



The East Street building which houses the Benschop foundation was recently transported in his name


Benschop is a US citizen and worked many years in teh USA before moving to Guyana.

Jagdeo was an impoverished civil servant in 1992. How has he been able to amass so much wealth as President?
FM
quote:
Originally posted by TK_REDUX:
SJ Numba,

Do me a favor...please go out and take some pics of major industrial developments that took place since 1992. Give us some pics of a few NEW DDLs and Banks DIHs. Show us workers at work in these massive NEW corporations. Thank you.


Naaah. Is more fun to show wealth that the drug dealing PPP class have.
FM
Housing

2010

 Over $9.6 billion was expended in the housing sector in 2010

 Allocated of 6,331 house lots as well as the distributed 4,591 land titles surpassing our targets of 5,500 house lots and 3,750 land titles

 $343.7 million was expended over the last year for the successful completion of a $2.2 billion housing project which has realised the construction and upgrading of roads, drains and structures benefiting 4,636 lots in areas such as Cummings Lodge C&Y, Sophia, Westminster, Belle West, Glasgow and Onderneeming.

 $680 million was spent on the construction of roads, drains and structures in areas such as Block 8 Mon Repos, Plantation Schoonord, Anna Catherina, Hope Estate

2011

 $3.6 billion is allocated to the housing sector to facilitate the development of housing schemes which is expected to result in the allocation of 7,500 house lots and the processing and distribution of 4,000 land titles.

 $700 million will be spent on improving the road network and water distribution systems to the benefit approximately 1,500 households.

 Under the Second Low Income Settlement Programme, 148 core houses are expected to be completed
FM

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