Rev, the man calling you out.

Thanks Mits, Bring more pictkta like a pictka, it driving the PPP frauds crazy.

APNU+AFC in New Amsterdam

Thanks Georgie. Licks like peas for the PPP/C. Leh we see if Rev will post the latest weekend Nisram Buckta poll.

The heckling and booing of President Ramotar in his own yard serve as a reminder that you can fool some of the people some of the time, some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Never in the history of Guyana can it be recalled any PPP leader being booed by their supporters and since the PPP-engineered resuscitated FITUG, no PPP and union leaders has ever been heckled at their May Day Rally.

What these actions made clear is that the workers have had enough and while for years many have quietly expressed their disappointment in the stewardship of their country, on May Day that quiet expression became vocal and overwhelming. This should be a lesson not only for the PPP, but for those labour leaders who continue to fool and exploit the people and become extensions of political parties, and lose the focus of their labour mandate to represent the workers who rely on them to help create a worker friendly industrial climate.

What these developments signal is the evolution of our political environment from the maximum and charismatic leaders to people exercising their power to give direction to their desires. And more so removing from government officials that carte blanche opinion that they can use state and political power to silence the masses and secure complicity.

This rebirth of political revolution to question leaders in the 21st century was made real in the 2012 Linden/Region 10 struggles under the youthful leadership of Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon. It was this community which stood up to the national leaders and their party leaders demanding respect for their right to inclusion in decision making consistent with Article 13 of the Guyana Constitution that requires of the nation the practice of inclusionary democracy.

This Principal Political Objective of the State requires the involvement of persons in decision-making that affect their wellbeing and while some may not be aware of this constitutional requirement, instinctively man’s desire for equality, respect and to be treated with dignity, he will react against forces that seek to suppress and trample these principles and values.

What we are witnessing in Guyana today is an advancement of the masses to take control of their destiny and to put public leadership in its rightful place as servant not master. This progressive thinking and movement is also influenced by information communication technologies where we have the benefit of observing in real time how other societies function and deal with their challenges, as we too become involved in expressing our views as to what is taking place internationally and what we desire at home.

Any government or political party that ignores the tea leaves does so at their peril. People are more empowered today about their rights in society which are guided by acceptable international standards. And these are the tenets upon which they expect their business to be transacted. The failure of any government to conform will evoke the wrath of the people who are not afraid today to stridently take positions to fire a government and to hire a new one!

This society is conscious that the moneys that pay the parliamentarians and those entrusted the responsibility of the state belong to the people and not a political party. And more so that the moneys come from the people through taxation.

While change in Guyana appears to come slowly, the benefit of it is that it advances stability and is likely to last longer. A humbug to this change is that of the slow takeover of the minds through years of brainwashing that would make it take longer to unlearn. Coming to office in 1992 on the wave of the nation’s goodwill rather than build on the foundation laid and working towards developing a nation and national unity, some leaders in the PPP spent the time enriching themselves, families and cronies; securing personal gains; undermining state institutions and national security; trampling on the citizens’ rights; securing themselves through misrepresentation and undermining of laws. The rule of fear and ruthlessness become the order by which they instituted themselves in government.

The PPP squandered several opportunities to make all Guyanese feel represented, protected and a beneficiary in the Guyanese economy. For the first time in the history of post independent Guyana, Guyanese can truly say that there is a growing sense, based on indisputable evidence and not orchestrated political propaganda that the government does not care about them.

All Guyanese deserve to be led by a government that recognises that post-election must be a period of healing, of moving forward, building bridges and governing in the interest of all, and resist the temptation of serving only supporters. The moneys to run a country come not only from the elected government supporters but also from those who did not support them as their choice for leadership. Societies are best served by leaders who recognise the importance of forging a nation and united people for national development.

Yours faithfully,

Lincoln Lewis

http://www.stabroeknews.com/20...ol-of-their-destiny/

I call on all Guyanese Indians to reject Jagdeo’s evil advocacy

Bharrat Jagdeo has thrown out of the window the Code of Conduct for the 2015 election campaign and his dismissal of it is so corruptibly contemptuous that it needs the intervention of the GECOM Head, Steve Surujbally.

The GECOM Chairman is never wanting for words and is known for his loud decibels in his defensive arguments. He has hailed the GECOM-invented Code as the Holy Grail for campaigning. Jagdeo has made it into the Surujbally Grail of nonsense and the GECOM boss has a moral obligation to speak out.

Ask me if he will and my answer is he will not. Surujbally is going to find all kinds of jejune reasons not to point in Jagdeo’s direction but Jagdeo has crossed the line and is now beyond redemption.

After his latest press conference and his speech at the function of the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) last Friday at the Providence Stadium, the question any academic analyst should ask of Guyana is if Jagdeo hasn’t permanently damaged any prospect for ethnic harmony in this country. If the PPP wins the elections, can non-Indians actually accept the government of the PPP after these demonic tales of racist demagoguery that Guyanese are seeing from Mr. Jagdeo?

The independent media, both print and electronic, have found it wise not to report the worst manifestations of fear mongering using the worst race jumbie ever seen in election campaigns in the history of this country by Jagdeo.

I assume that they believe that such racist poison should not be aired and I can understand their attitude but one can argue that such dangers should be explained to the public. I would like to think that academic analysts have a nationalist obligation to contextualize the insane resort to the worst aspects of tribal instincts that have overtaken the PPP election campaign. If older Guyanese found the campaign slogan, “Vote Apaan Jaat” to have created a lasting venom in the body politic of Guyana, then Jagdeo’s deportment in this campaign has reduced the “Apaan Jaat” message to a triviality compared with what we are seeing with Mr. Jagdeo’s performance.

After monitoring Mr. Jagdeo’s racist incessancy, I am still in shellshock that this man could have sued me for categorizing him as an ideological racist. In this campaign, Mr. Jagdeo has become obsessed with saturating the PPP bandwagon with the worst rhetoric of racial advocacy.

Surujbally praised GECOM’s invention of the Code and since he is the Chairman of GECOM for the past decade, he was in fact praising himself. Surujbally now has to do the decent thing and make his pronouncement on

Jagdeo’s racist distortions that will take Guyana back to very tragic times.

Jagdeo said last week that the lone passenger that was shot in a bus in Agricola was going to the police to reveal the connection between the opposition party and the robbery at the Bourda Post Office. Without any pretence of subtle language, Mr. Jagdeo accused the coalition of being the planners of the robbery. This was getting real low. But Jagdeo hit the lowest level (as yet, I repeat, as yet) when he addressed the audience at the IAC’s event to celebrate the arrival of Indians as indentured servants.

It was volcanic race-baiting, murderous fear-mongering and insane racial sermonizing never before seen in election campaigns even in the era of “Apaan Jaat.”

Jagdeo like a cowboy ready to invade a Wells Fargo money train told his listeners that the ancestors of Guyanese Indians fought for dignity, achieved it and now it is under threat by the bullyism and old methods of repression of the coalition. Please note; he didn’t say Guyanese but Indians.

Pandering to race sentiments, he developed the theme of ethnic superiority by a poor pretence at sociological analysis. He posited that all the races that came to Guyana were equal but Indians stood out because they brought a rich culture and tradition. They brought music and philosophy. One has to be a complete idiot if one fails to see the racial superiority message in that statement.

Next, Jagdeo reminded them that the PNC who attacked Indians in the past has returned under a new guise, meaning the APNU-AFC coalition. He warned them there are forces that are out to take away the freedom of the Indian people and if Indian people allow that their ancestors would never be proud of them.

He urged Indians to stand up to these forces who want to make them second-class citizens.  I guess Surujbally will find a way out and say that the event was not an election campaign speech so the Code was not broken. The Code has become an ass.

Freddie Kissoon isn't an Indian so why is he addressing his comments to this alien people known as "Indians" with whom he has no connection?

how u suddenly get like that, eh?

You mean that Indians (like me) are sick and tired of being told how racist we are just for being Indian? Or that we're sick and tired of this AFC Mudhead Campaign of "Vote APNU-AFC or You're a Racist"?

People like Freddie Kissoon are decultured, disconnected self-hating cretins that Indians can do without. He said he ain't Indian. And I agree. I just doan care about his opinions and advice on de Indian condition. Freddie is as alien to me as a Martian.

You ans Swami Aksahrananda ARE RACIST.

Then I am indeed honored to share the same appelation as the noble Swami.

I call on all Guyanese Indians to reject Jagdeo’s evil advocacy

Bharrat Jagdeo has thrown out of the window the Code of Conduct for the 2015 election campaign and his dismissal of it is so corruptibly contemptuous that it needs the intervention of the GECOM Head, Steve Surujbally.

The GECOM Chairman is never wanting for words and is known for his loud decibels in his defensive arguments. He has hailed the GECOM-invented Code as the Holy Grail for campaigning. Jagdeo has made it into the Surujbally Grail of nonsense and the GECOM boss has a moral obligation to speak out.

Ask me if he will and my answer is he will not. Surujbally is going to find all kinds of jejune reasons not to point in Jagdeo’s direction but Jagdeo has crossed the line and is now beyond redemption.

them bais promise him a wok  

what *****ing noble about him 

RE: Jagdeo said last week that the lone passenger that was shot in a bus in Agricola was going to the police to reveal the connection between the opposition party and the robbery at the Bourda Post Office. Without any pretence of subtle language, Mr. Jagdeo accused the coalition of being the planners of the robbery. This was getting real low. But Jagdeo hit the lowest level (as yet, I repeat, as yet) when he addressed the audience at the IAC’s event to celebrate the arrival of Indians as indentured servants.

This man (and I use the word "man" loosely)is an idiot but that's great for the change needed in Guyana.

The people see the real mook who tried being their king, as Champion of de Muck.

Y'all beating a dead horse here. Shaits proclaims:

1. This elections, like all Guyana's elections is about race
2. The party opposing the PPP is a blackman party with some "dirty" Indians sprinkled in
3. Indians MUST vote Indians as only the PPP can think for Indians and you can't have a black government

It's that simple..........Shaits and co see this as tribal event, period - an unshakable belief rooted in nothing but fear-mongering and an absence of reason.

Shaits has done a 180-degree on his enumeration of the several corrupt examples of the PPP and how they have not lifted Guyana's economy into the 21st century.

 Hellboy decide he want root for de underDAWGS dem.

Lying ill suits you dude. It really does. Post my statements/posts that validate those points/accusations you hurl so liberally at me.

They're littered all over GNI

Then they should be easy to source. Post am!

These PPP thieves really let down East Indian people.

Now East Indians from Guyana are the laughing stock of the Caribbean.

Even Kamla in TnT, nah want nothing to do with them tiefing Guyanese Indians.

Freddie Kissoon DAILY reminds people that he is an Indian.

Your problem is that you think that to be an Indian, you must hate yourself, hate black people, and feel that Indians cannot survive within the context of a multi ethnic spociety where individual efforts, and not tribal screams, define how well people do.

Yes, given the history of Guyana you have a right to show concern for Indians. But you shouold be figuring out how the ethnic angst of BOTH Indians and African can be resolved, because that will determine the success of BOTH groups, hence Guyana as a whole.

In any case an increasing part of Guyana identifies with neither group and are becoming less and less patient with their problems.

BOTH the Indian and African populations are shrinking.  So tribal voting as a tool pof survival will not help them.

Shaitaan can scream as much as he wishes.  He can push a few ignorant people as if theu represent the sentiment of blacks, and fail to understand that by promoting such ignorance he is creating the very conditions for Indians that he claims he doesnt want.  Ignorant people will act when they believe that their filth emjoys wide spread appeal.

He can join the bashing of Indians who understand that they live in a multi ethnic society of which they are a declining part, so that their survival depends on formulating cross ethnic alliances with oters who do not want to be confined to the tribe.

Right now most Africans/mixed know that they need some Indian votes to rid the country of the PPP.  They have shown the maturity to understand that this requires, not a figure head PM, as the PPP does.  But a structure that will ensure Indian input into what will be an African dominated politicdal space.  More important the right to kill that space if Africans attempt to exclude.

I had no idea that you are Indian. I thought you were a mudhead .

Govt. continues old ways of “no transparency” with Dax contract – Ralph Ramkarran

The Government has come under heavy fire from Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, who described its recent contract with Dax Contracting Services Ltd (Dax) as having “all the hallmarks of criticisms made against the Government in relation to procurement.”

Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran

That agreement sees Dax being given a 25 year maintenance contract with the option to renew for an additional 15 years. The maintenance contract is for the rehabilitation of the Brazil to Guyana fibre optic cable. Dax, which is owned by Faisal Mohamed, was also granted millions worth in tax breaks and holidays in exchange for the maintenance of the cable. The Former Speaker aired his criticism on the agreement in a recent post on his blog, The Conversation Tree entitled “Axe the Dax”. The former House Speaker said that this particular cable project has been plagued with controversy, as it was to be part of the E-Governance Project, which had the objective of providing Government agencies with the capacity to develop ICT capabilities. This is despite the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company’s fibre optic cable having the capacity to satisfy all of Guyana’s Telecommunication need. With the implementation of another fibre optic cable, the Government is being accused of undermining GT&T, as they could have purchased the cable from the telephone company which would have proven to be far more cost effective. “The contract between the Government and Dax Engineering Company Inc. in relation to the E-governance Georgetown to Brazil fibre optic cable, drew loud objections from APNU (A Partnership for National Unity) and the WPA (Working People’s Alliance), both vowing to rescind it,” wrote Ramkarran. The political commentator further highlighted the provisions which were granted to Dax under the Government contract; that being the access Dax has to use the entire fibre optic cable, repeater stations, infrastructure and equipment for 25 years, with an option a 15 renewal. The agreement also includes enormous tax benefits, in return for repairing the cable as well as Dax being given licenses to “transmit and receive data and information”. In his article, Ramkarran explained that while the constitution and other legal avenues do not object to the contract, “entering into important contractual obligations or arrangements by the Government after the announcement of elections is prohibited by convention.” To this end, Ramkarran posited that the Government is unbothered by the principles of transparent governance, as the recent timing of the agreement with Dax is testament of that. Moreover, the former politician outlined three issues that arise from Government’s most recent procurement. The first of which being the timing of the contract so close to elections with the second being that the terms appear to have already been negotiated and is a “complete giveaway”. The latter he said is contrary to Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon’s indication that negotiations were still necessary to determine the number of “pairs” in the cable that Dax would eventually receive. The third of these issues, according to Ramkarran, is the failure of the Government to transparently advertise bids for the project. According to the former PPP member, such issues present a clear vindication of those who were initially against the project due to the suspicion that it was being set up in competition to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) to benefit cronies. However, Ramkarran said that the Government may claim that circumstances necessitated the privatisation of the project, but stressed that this move will result in a “destructive competitive environment”, with respect to a product which will be in oversupply as a result of Government action. “It will result in an undermining of market forces and loss of confidence by the business community in the Government’s bonafides with respect to creating fair conditions for creative competition to flourish,” wrote Ramkarran. In concluding his article, Ramkarran stated that the awarding of a contract more suitable for competitive bidding and has implications for an entire industry, continues the Government’s “old ways” of “no transparency”. This, he said, is despite the PPP/C’s promise to deal with corruption. “The other companies which have been granted permission to lay fibre optic cables have also been undermined by this act,” concluded the former speaker. !

Guyanese need to think straight like the Albertans and vote for change. IT IS TIME. Vote APNU+AFC.

APNU+AFC  victory is guaranteed.

NO more house of isreal, we want the APNU+AFC

God these AFC mudhead threads are better than porn now

Come on in Jalil/Georgie/Horseman/Sasenarine et al. We need to hear "the numbers"

I'm sure Uncle Moses tell one of you morons the truth already

If Moses didn't deliver some Indian votes all the Moses cultists who screamed that race isn't a factor in how Indians vote will have lots of explaining to do.

I already warned Kari that I will be coming after him if Moses didn't deliver.  He can show videos with Moses talking to blacks.  Not one vote in South G/town was for Nagamootoo.

P.S...sitting in Florida is apparently the last place you wanna be sitting to make predictions about Guyana's elections