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Govt clarifies President’s statement

December 29, 2015 By GuyanaTimes

President David Granger

The Ministry of the Presidency has clarified on Monday a headline published in the Guyana Times, “No evidence of corruption against PPP/C – President Granger” stating that it was at odds with the actual content of the article.

According to a statement from the Government, nowhere in the content of the article or in the source of the content – which was a recording of “The Public Interest” programme aired on December 25 – does President David Granger say or imply that there is no evidence of corruption against the Opposition Party.

“The Ministry of the Presidency would like to categorically state that the headline has no basis in fact and was clearly designed to mislead the readers of that publication and calls for an immediate retraction. During the recording of “The Public Interest” – responding to a question posed by Mr Mondale Smith, a Journalist from Kaieteur News: “…will there ever come a time when people will be held accountable in the true sense of accountability for the things or the atrocities of the past, as it relates especially to our finances?” – The President said that there is a need for evidence to be first established before criminal charges and prosecution can follow,” the release from the Ministry stated.

According to the statement, the verbatim response provided by the Head of State was that the answer to the Journalist’s question was yes and there is a difference between speculation and surmise and actually providing proof.

The President went on to say that sometimes persons would make allegations and when they were requested to provide evidence, there was none which was why there is a court system and a criminal justice system.

“If people were assumed to be guilty, simply because of a newspaper article or a letter to the editor, the country will be in chaos. So, over the months, since the new Administration has been in office, we have been conducting some inquiries, some investigations, some audits and when there is sufficient evidence, which we feel establishes the blame-worthiness of the persons concerned, we will go to the Courts. In some instances, some people have been sent on leave to permit investigations to take place, but you can only go to the Court when you have evidence. We can’t go to the Courts and say, “look there is a letter to the editor alleging that you did so and so.” We’ve got to get proof,” President Granger had stated.

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Ramakant-PSenior Member

Granger is not a diplomat. The government will always blame the PPP for their failures. It looks like they are still celebrating their 2015 election victory. The Alliance is doing things differently not progressively. They are filling their pockets, they building their houses, buying cars, firing all PPP appointees and hiring party hacks. There is no plan to create jobs, no plans, to improve health and education. However, they can build roads, and clear drains. That's all they can do.

Happy New year...

12/29/158:57 AM

Former Member

Do fu do nah obeah. Why are you complaining now you big fat drunken hypocrite?

12/29/159:00 AM

Ramakant-PSenior Member

Stormborn posted:
Do fu do nah obeah. Why are you complaining now you big fat drunken hypocrite?

This is clearly an admission that I am right. Why don't you try to discuss the issues? Your AFC buddies are hypocrites, not me.

12/29/159:07 AM

Former Member

Ramakant-P posted:
Stormborn posted:
Do fu do nah obeah. Why are you complaining now you big fat drunken hypocrite?
This is clearly an admission that I am right. Why don't you try to discuss the issues? Your AFC buddies are hypocrites, not me.

Well said.

12/29/159:28 AM

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Ramakant-P posted:
Stormborn posted:
Do fu do nah obeah. Why are you complaining now you big fat drunken hypocrite?
This is clearly an admission that I am right. Why don't you try to discuss the issues? Your AFC buddies are hypocrites, not me.

I do not know you are right. I assume you are right since we are not immune to racial bias. The PPP were experts at nepotism and you kept your fat mouth like a clam.

I have no AFC buddes. Your penchant to parse reality as you see it is myopic.

12/29/159:31 AM

Former Member

Stormborn posted:
Ramakant-P posted:
Stormborn posted:
Do fu do nah obeah. Why are you complaining now you big fat drunken hypocrite?
This is clearly an admission that I am right. Why don't you try to discuss the issues? Your AFC buddies are hypocrites, not me.
I do not know you are right. I assume you are right since we are not immune to racial bias. The PPP were experts at nepotism and you kept your fat mouth like a clam.
I have no AFC buddes. Your penchant to parse reality as you see it is myopic.

"Do fu do no obeah" implies you are in agreement with his statement of them doing all what the claim the PPP were doing that was wrong. Now, those claims are yet to me proven but you sanction the PNC can do in reality what the PPP alleged had done. If you think so, then you agree that wrong be perpetrated against the people but it's ok with the PNC. That is admission!

12/29/159:57 AM

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Govt clarifies President’s statement

The Ministry of the Presidency has clarified on Monday a headline published in the Guyana Times, “No evidence of corruption against PPP/C – President Granger” stating that it was at odds with the actual content of the article.

According to the statement, the verbatim response provided by the Head of State was that the answer to the Journalist’s question was yes and there is a difference between speculation and surmise and actually providing proof.

The President went on to say that sometimes persons would make allegations and when they were requested to provide evidence, there was none which was why there is a court system and a criminal justice system.

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