What I notice about Jagdeo is that he never seems to have any ideas on economic development.

I guess he cannot really boast about GuySICKO, and the decline of the manufacturing sector.

That maybe a fair point but this is where Jagdeo should be playing as he's correct here  in opposition asking the right questions, not sabre-rattling, he gave an excellent speech with an attentive audience.

Targeted and well measured and tempered to the right crowd now let's see him in Berbice and Linden, speaking with young jobless, laid off workers in the same vain.

APNU+AFC Need a strong opposition to hold the accountable on all fronts 

Jagdeo had no plans. The biggest one he clamored about was the sugar factory. That has been the reason the economy stagnated and began to collapse under the inertia of this half a billion dollar spending spree for a white elephant. Why don't you nits suggest what you think are worthy long term goals?

Dougla_80 posted:

That maybe a fair point but this is where Jagdeo should be playing as he's correct here  in opposition asking the right questions, not sabre-rattling, he gave an excellent speech with an attentive audience.

Targeted and well measured and tempered to the right crowd now let's see him in Berbice and Linden, speaking with young jobless, laid off workers in the same vain.

APNU+AFC Need a strong opposition to hold the accountable on all fronts 

Guyanese want solutions.  They are tired of corrupt and incompetent politicians screaming at each other.  What is Jagdeo saying that they don't already know?

Jagdeo could have tabled solutions to Guyana's economic problems.  I didn't, so I don't know what value his screaming brings.  What should APNU AFC be doing that they aren't doing?   Aside from screaming that Indians are under threat because corrupt PPP tycoons are being scrutinized for corruption, what has Jagdeo said?

Linden has no interest in Jagdeo and demonstrated that many times since he dumped them on the breadline when he sold out bauxite.  I note that Jagdeo doesn't favor selling GuySICKO.  Why?

@CARIBNY The PPP have no one the benches besides Jagdeo and with CR stepping away by coming over here to the UK they are bereft of political talent on the front benches, (some good youngsters so far untainted in the youth wing ) but nothing upfront.

I'm not and have never been his biggest fan but he's an excellent politician love or loathe him the coalition need to have the opposition asking difficult questions and if the PPP want to position themselves correctly (though a long way off at the mo) then need to go after the areas which speak to the people and where APNU+AFC are failing and this is a key battle ground

Neither the  PNC or PPP have a Lee Kuan Yew, Mahathir bin Mohama or even Paul Kagame(economy only) in the midst, Guyanese do need and want solutions and the coalition look start struck and almost arrogant in it's handling of how the economy looks and how its  needs to be shaped and transformed.

If  there soft underside then any good politician has a good right to attack and highlight that...And he is a good one

It's no longer his role to have all the answers just the right questions that's the coalitions role,  of which APNU+AFC margin of victory were by those that believed there answers 

caribny posted:

I note that Jagdeo doesn't favor selling GuySICKO.  Why?

Support base,bhai.

That's one of the top reasons they pumped billions of dollars to keep it afloat,some here said it's a foreign exchange earner.

Dougla_80 posted:

 

Neither the  PNC or PPP have a Lee Kuan Yew, Mahathir bin Mohama or even Paul Kagame(economy only) in the midst, Guyanese do need and want solutions and the coalition look start struck and almost arrogant in it's handling of how the economy looks and how its  needs to be shaped and transformed.

 

And that is the type of opposition that Guyana needs. Not an arrogant idiot screaming and playing the racial card because he refuses to accept that on two occasions most Guyanese rejected the PPP.

I am still waiting for ideas from Jagdeo.  Yes the APNU AFC have their weaknesses, but these are no different from those of the PPP.  The IMF and the WB are impressed with the performance of this new govt and Guyana has weathered the drop in commodity prices better than most of the neighboring countries.

Yes we are seeing no new ideas from APNU AFC, but then what did the PPP do except build white elephant projects, engage in poorly managed projects like Amaila and the airport, which had to be terminated as a result.  And destroy Guysuco, which was in decent shape before Jagdeo tossed out Bookers and put in his incompetent cronies.

We now see the manufacturers claiming that even the much maligned Burnham era had a more vibrant manufacturing sector than what has happened under the PPP, with the legacy of this inherited by APNU AFC.

Django posted:

caribny posted:

I note that Jagdeo doesn't favor selling GuySICKO.  Why?

Support base,bhai.

That's one of the top reasons they pumped billions of dollars to keep it afloat,some here said it's a foreign exchange earner.

So was Guymine but they still sold it.  Race is the reason why they keep GuySICKO.

Please tell us how the economy is presently benefiting from low oil prices.

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

Please tell us how the economy is presently benefiting from low oil prices.

Compare Guyana with T&T and Suriname.   Guyana is showing growth.

In any case, because Guyana is a primitive economy it is not a very energy intensive one.