The British or Us government can be invited by the opposition to restore democracy. Remember when Jagan went too far and was removed? Or when the US went into Grenada?

Dem guys doan need to be invited as we've seen, but these big mouths jus doan learn.

Colonial mentality...DOA.

Colonial mentality is the one the PPP has they are recolonizing us to our new masters in China yuh dunce ****.

The Limey and Yankee PIGS will be defeated.

Some outgoing officials seems to make outlandish statements prior to the end of their terms.

The diplomatic corps recognize that this government are a bunch of *****s and they are treating them accordingly. I fully concur with the DC on this.

Do you think they will remove the PPP? Why should they when they can help us to to the job which looks easy given the nation is tired of those thieves

Like many of us here, these officials are probably frustrated and so happy to get out of thaT SHIT HOLE OF A COUNTRY WITH ARSE HOLES RUNNING AND RUINING IT. They finally get a chance to voice their concerns and the man is correct in what he said. Guyana has a government that doesn't give a dam for their people.

The British Foreign Minister and the High Commissioner have merely echoed what the majority of parliamentarians in Guyana have been saying. 

Ramotar and his minority PPP regime have treated the National Assembly shabbily particularly since 2011.

Since last October the Guyanese people have been deprived of parliamentary representation on both sides of the House, all because the PPP is hell-bent on holding on to power without legislative accountability.

However, every rope has an end, and general elections must take place soon.

The results of the elections will show that, as far as the majority of Guyanese are concerned, the PPP is the real pariah.

Andrew Ayre: disinherited son of the earth

Let the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group bring the war to Ramotar

Dear Editor,
Isaiah 59 King James Version states thus: “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”
Why are the people of Guyana being held to ransom by the present Government?  The behavior of the present Government regarding the suspension of Parliament has evoked the ire of the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Mr. Andrew Ayre, who made no bones about the fact that he intends to bring the matter to the attention of the Commonwealth Ministerial Group, with a request for immediate action. There are also continued concerns that there have been no local elections for over 20 years, which is also contrary to the democratic principles of the Commonwealth Charter and Guyana’s own Constitution.
The Commonwealth Ministerial Group was set up as a mechanism to deal with serious or persistent violations of the principles set out in the 1991 Harare Commonwealth Declaration (the Harare Principles).
It is apparent that a sound mind is not resident with the President, or he thinks that being a fool is really cool.  The November10, 2014, suspension of the Parliament, a visible effort to avoid a no confidence vote stands in clear violation of both the Commonwealth and the Guyana Constitution.   One week later following the proroguing, the said High Commissioner called on President Donald Ramotar to reconvene the National Assembly as soon as possible stating that Parliament is the “central pillar of democracy.
Did the President listen? It is blatantly apparent that tar had seeped into his auditory and visual system rendering him blind and deaf. Then again, divine power or forces unknown have so far been on his side, as the populace, despite their mounting anger, frustration and apathy, has not displayed any acts of harm or violence.
On the international stage the President is portraying the image of a full blown buffoon, but one who has failed to amuse the audience any longer. Commonwealth Heads of Government established the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) in 1995 to act as the custodian of the Commonwealth’s fundamental political values, addressing country situations where serious or persistent violations of Commonwealth values have occurred. Leaders agreed on a series of measures that the Group should take in response to such violations, aimed at the swift restoration of democracy and constitutional rule. As such, CMAG has supported the strengthening of democracy in member countries and has enhanced the Commonwealth’s profile on the international stage.
So if the President is dwelling under the delusion that he is a power unto himself, then perhaps the time has come for those in authorities to use the battering ram as a means of splintering his fortress, and breaking open his purported walls of fortification.  Yes, there are some folks who according to Guyanese vernacular, do not like a row but adore a riot.  The CMG has clearly stated that if after assessment by duly authorized ministers of whether serious or persistent violations of fundamental Commonwealth values and principles have taken place will have full recourse to the range of measures,  such as trade restrictions, suspension from the group,  limitations of government-government contacts, expulsion from membership of the Commonwealth and people-people measures.  The CMG has already in place stated rules for situations such as the one arising in Guyana. However, in relation to circumstances where a country is perceived to be in ‘serious or persistent violation’ of the Harare Principles other than an unconstitutional overthrow of a democratically elected government, the HLRG agreed on a six-step approach. This was endorsed by Heads of Government at the Coolum CHOGM in 2002 and has come to be known as the ‘six-step Coolum procedure’; it is the currently valid procedure for dealing with such situations. The CMAG has a role to play in protecting the Commonwealth’s fundamental political values. So Mr. President, release your hold, now you have been told despite the fact that you are playing bold.
Get the show on the road.  Enough is enough.  Remember when you bring the country to ruin as has already been done, then you will walk away leaving the nation and the new Head to clean and clear up your mess.  The time is now to do the right thing.
 Yvonne Sam

Andrew Ayre: disinherited son of the earth

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British High Commissioner Andrew Ayre was today accorded the status of Very Dishonorable Pariah by the Government of Guyana.  Pariah is an Anglicised derivation of the Indian word Paraiyar, a caste group found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala often know for being musicians.

 

Wikipedia: “In the second half of the 19th century, there were frequent descriptions of the Paraiyars in official documents and reformist tracts as being “disinherited sons of the earth. The first reference to the idea may be that written by Francis Whyte Ellis in 1818, where he writes that the Paraiyars “affect to consider themselves as the real proprietors of the soil”. In 1894, William Goudie, a Weslyan missionary, said that the Paraiyars are self-evidently the “disinherited children of the soil”.

“The name Pariah became famous as the Paraiyars were considered typical of the depressed castes in India. The mistaken use of the term Pariah as being applicable to the whole of the lowest castes, or even to out-castes, became generally known in Europe during the last quarter of the 18th century..Robert Caldwell conjectured that the Paraiyar or Paraiyan name was derived from the Tamil word Parai (a drum) because some members of the community act as drummers at marriages, funerals, village festivals, and on occasions when Government or commercial announcements are proclaimed. Whereas later, in the 1891 Madras Census Report, it is recorded that “it is only one section of Paraiyars that act as drummers, nor is the occupation confined to the Paraiyars. It seems in the highest degree improbable that a large, and at one time powerful, community should owe its name to an occasional occupation, which one of its divisions shares with other castes.”

Paraiyars were the only set of people who stood against Brahminism when it came to the Tamil society. They were initially very rich people. They were victimized for speaking out against  Brahmanism. The Brahmins and the Kings took away their wealth and lands and systematically kept them out of the villages. To survive,  they did farming, fishing,  coolie jobs…. and they are basically hard workers. They entertain themselves with drum beating; the rhythm you find  in most Madrassi groups in Guyana. Today, these “ Paraiyars” are back on track in every professional occupation and  businesses.

How do paraiyars rank alongside chammars turn ship Brahmin like Yuji?

Originally Posted by Mars:

Andrew Ayre: disinherited son of the earth

• The Bite

Jan 15, 2015

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British High Commissioner Andrew Ayre was today accorded the status of Very Dishonorable Pariah by the Government of Guyana.  Pariah is an Anglicised derivation of the Indian word Paraiyar, a caste group found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala often know for being musicians.

 

Wikipedia: “In the second half of the 19th century, there were frequent descriptions of the Paraiyars in official documents and reformist tracts as being “disinherited sons of the earth. The first reference to the idea may be that written by Francis Whyte Ellis in 1818, where he writes that the Paraiyars “affect to consider themselves as the real proprietors of the soil”. In 1894, William Goudie, a Weslyan missionary, said that the Paraiyars are self-evidently the “disinherited children of the soil”.

“The name Pariah became famous as the Paraiyars were considered typical of the depressed castes in India. The mistaken use of the term Pariah as being applicable to the whole of the lowest castes, or even to out-castes, became generally known in Europe during the last quarter of the 18th century..Robert Caldwell conjectured that the Paraiyar or Paraiyan name was derived from the Tamil word Parai (a drum) because some members of the community act as drummers at marriages, funerals, village festivals, and on occasions when Government or commercial announcements are proclaimed. Whereas later, in the 1891 Madras Census Report, it is recorded that “it is only one section of Paraiyars that act as drummers, nor is the occupation confined to the Paraiyars. It seems in the highest degree improbable that a large, and at one time powerful, community should owe its name to an occasional occupation, which one of its divisions shares with other castes.”

Paraiyars were the only set of people who stood against Brahminism when it came to the Tamil society. They were initially very rich people. They were victimized for speaking out against  Brahmanism. The Brahmins and the Kings took away their wealth and lands and systematically kept them out of the villages. To survive,  they did farming, fishing,  coolie jobs…. and they are basically hard workers. They entertain themselves with drum beating; the rhythm you find  in most Madrassi groups in Guyana. Today, these “ Paraiyars” are back on track in every professional occupation and  businesses.

They were smart people too-Srivasna Ramanujan, one the world's greatest mathematician. 

Dem bai ah heat dem goatskins fe mek dem drum talk.

One day soon somebaddy in Guyana go skin da goat Rohee and mek sweet Paraiyer drumbeat.

As Jim Reeves says, "I hear the sound of distant drums...."