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Catholic Church meets with AFC on Parliamentary impasse

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NOVEMBER 22, 2014 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS 

The Catholic Church has continued its meetings with political parties on the current political

Catholic Bishop,
Francis Alleyne

situation regarding Parliament.
According to Bishop Francis Dean Alleyne, OSB, Bishop of Georgetown, following meetings with President Donald Ramotar and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), the largest Opposition block in the National Assembly, he yesterday met with a delegation of the Alliance for Change (AFC) in his office.
“This meeting was at my request and follows my earlier letter on the proroguing of Parliament, and subsequent meetings with His Excellency, President Ramotar, and Leader of the Opposition, Honourable David Granger.”
AFC was represented by General Secretary, David Patterson; MPs Valerie Garrido-Lowe and Cathy Hughes, and Treasurer, Dominic Gaskin.  Representing the Catholic Church were the Bishop, Gino Persaud, Lawrence Lachmansingh and Albert Rodrigues.
According to the church official, the AFC outlined the timeline and associated details that led to their tabling of the motion of no confidence. They also inquired as to the future steps that the Church would be taking to assist Guyana through this difficult period.
“We discussed the Christian obligation to promote justice and peace in both word and deed, and the specific measures that the Catholic Church would be taking, as outlined in my earlier letter.”
The Bishop said that the discussions delved into the challenges that lead to lowered levels of political trust in Guyana and its impact on the people.  “We agreed that both political parties and civil society have a critical role to play, through dialogue and respectful engagement, in promoting reconciliation and trust in our beloved nation. I remain grateful to the AFC and its delegation for taking the time to meet with me and my delegation from the Church.”

Remember this, when the Catholic Bishop moved then - the PPP fell.

Today the Catholic Bishop is moving again.  The PNC will also fall.  You all tell Moses, he only got 3 more years and then it is TIME UP SUCKER.

VAT on education

Despite the announcement by Government of its intention to meet with parents who are against the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) on education, some are not too confident that a decision will be made in their favour.
Another protest was held outside the Education Ministry’s Brickdam, Georgetown office on Wednesday, where those views were expressed by people affected by the recent change.

While Wednesday’s protest did not attract a large crowd like it did in the past, many parents, including educators and religious leaders, still believe that the Government is not serious about removing VAT on education.
Principal of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan School on the West Coast of Demerara, Swami Aksharananda, believes that the meeting scheduled for Friday at the National Cultural Centre will not change Government’s position.
The school principal and religious leader has said if Government decides not to remove VAT on education, then those affected will have to continue to agitate.
Other parents told this publication that they hope Government will remove VAT on education in its entirety and not try to lower the imposed 14 per cent.
Mark Kazim, a parent who also spoke with Guyana Times expressed his disappointment with the move.
While Kazim did not want to pre-empt what could come out of the discussion between parents and education officials on Friday, he said the fight will continue if Government chooses not to listen to affected parents.

“We still have to fight for what we don’t believe in, and what we don’t believe in is VAT on education. Let’s see what happens after that meeting,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Roman Catholic Bishop, Francis Alleyne, who was among the demonstrators, said although many persons are not too hopeful, he would hope both parties could come to an amicable agreement.

He also said the number of people attending does not matter. “If the Government is making a genuine gesture, it’s not about the number of people but the number of issues and concerns and with that is room for discussion and dialogue on education as a whole, so that’s what I hope will happen,” Bishop Francis Allen said.
Since its implementation, Government’s tax on private education has received widespread criticism. Many are calling the decision one that has not been thought through and needs to be urgently revised or repealed.

Like no government contracts for kishanb and Brian Teekah. Looks like they are back with the opposition.

Prashad posted:

Like no government contracts for kishanb and Brian Teekah. Looks like they are back with the opposition.

Prashad posted:

Like no government contracts for kishanb and Brian Teekah. Looks like they are back with the opposition.

They lost out big time. PNC reserved jobs and contracts for their "boys" only. KishanB and BT ended up with corn husk.

The biggest question for Kishan would be:

What can you do to remove conmen and liars Moses and Ramjattan because you put them there ?

Why did you not admit your mistakes before calling for the PPP to save Guyana from economic destruction and massive AFC/PNC corruption.

One of Moses Boy, Seetaram was charged for theft. How come the crook Moses is silent ?

The biggest task at hand for AFC supporters is to Remove Moses and Ramjattan for the good of ALL Guyanese especially Indo Guyanese.

You reported that he was recently drinking expensive liquor at the first class departure in Miami while sugar workers cannot afford to feed and send their children to school.

Get with the task man !!!

yuji22 posted:

Prashad posted:

Like no government contracts for kishanb and Brian Teekah. Looks like they are back with the opposition.

They lost out big time. PNC reserved jobs and contracts for their "boys" only. KishanB and BT ended up with corn husk.

Don't forget JB and Mahen.