This is a betrayal of those who voted for the AFC which promised 'CHANGE' but now seems to be exhibiting tendencies of the PNC which opposes everything under the sun and was responsible for the untold suffering faced by many.

I would like that CHAMAR to explain why he is against a Hospital to benefit the Guyanese People !!!!!!!

The joint opposition parties are playing partisan politics at the expense of the working class

But look how Dem Snakeoil Salesmen going to the Sugar Estates and pretending they CARE!!! Bunch of Snakeoil Selling Nincompoops!!!!!!

The Guyanese are wise and its clear to see, the A.F.C is now embedded with the P.N.C led A.P.N.U.....

2012 has clearly identified a PNC/AFC consolidated unit.

AFC has abandoned its sayings, in 2011 and earlier, that it-AFC stands completely independent of all political parties.

It was quite clear when Amna Ally, PNC member named Khemraj Ramjattan, AFC member, to the first committee in parliament.

Show proof,do not go by hear say and speculations,bunch of nut heads rattling their empty skull as usual.AFC did not join forces with APNU and would never join forces with them,we would stand strong and support a Great cause for the better progress of our Guyana.It may look suspicious to the shallow minds,because of poor comprehension-go get your GED.

Its clear the see....the A.F.C takes instructions from APNU.....whatever APNU says.....he AFC blindly follows....

I don't believe this hospital should be subsidized by govt as it is a private venture for profit and the target market is overseas people as opposed to locals. However the infrastructure, drainage, electrical supply and water is the responsibility of govt. You can not encourage investors when you don't give them any incentives, states in the US do this all the time to attract businesses. I believe the aFC/PNC are indeed  engaging in destructive politics. Remember if there is no progress then they both gain political points. What is bad for Guyana is good for AFC/PNC.

Politics should not be played with the lives of individuals......the joint opposition appears to be playing politics with people health...

Specialty Hospital Fiasco — $29 million for "Dirty Dozen" Heaps

Read by Moses Nagamootoo

The Alliance for Change (AFC) is calling on the Minority PPP Government to come clean with the Guyanese taxpayers on the total cost and all other expenditures for the proposed Specialty Hospital Project.

In the 2011 Budget, an initial sum of $150,000,000.00 was provided for works that included a design of the hospital, whilst financing for the project by the Government of India was being pursued. It was with shock and awe that on the 16th February, 2012, the Parliament of Guyana was told that not a cent of the original $150M was spent, and that no design has been done when Finance Minister Ashni Singh was being grilled about the whooping $29,100,000.00 extra moneys for the project.

The additional $29M was sought as payment made from the Contingencies Fund sometime between October and December, 2011 (after Parliament was dissolved) for land preparation at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara for the hospital. The moneys were ALREADY spent. The remarks in the supplementary estimates were that the $29M represented “provision for mobilization payment on infrastructural works”.

AFC leaders Messrs. Khemraj Ramjattan, Moses Nagamootoo and David Patterson recently visited the proposed site at Turkeyen. They saw what appear to be 12 heaps of dirt, apparently deposited on the land after it was graded. At a far corner, there were a roller, tractor-trailer and a single heap of white sand. It would appear that the $29M was spent on those “Dirty Dozen” heaps! The AFC demands a forensic audit of how the $29M was spent, as the land preparation was clumsily executed, incomplete, and the land remains inundated.

On 16th February, 2012 when the minority government asked Parliament to approve the expenditure, the AFC demanded reasonable explanations, which were not given, and so it voted against the approval. Immediately after the sitting, PPP and Government leaders in a propaganda blitz on state television/radio and newspapers, attacked the AFC specifically and the Opposition in general for allegedly sabotaging government’s developmental agenda. We were accused with voting against an “Indian” hospital in a frenzied and desperate campaign to whip up racism among the Indo-Guyanese population. 

Apart from the usual suspects in the propaganda pantomime, PPP Executive Ralph Ramkarran and Pollster, Vishnu Bisram, joined the race-baiting gang. On March 9, 2012 Bisram, one of the PPP’s ideologues and apologists, crudely held out the “African jumbee” to drive fears into Indians and exploit ethnic insecurity in Guyana. Bisram is towing the PPP line that the AFC has teamed up with the PNC to punish Indians, saying that “if the AFC does not address Indian concerns, then the Indians will return home”. Bisram gave unsolicited advice that “the AFC has to show that it has the interests of Indians at heart…and the AFC’s opposition to fund the infrastructure work of the proposed specialty Indian hospital will not help its case”.

AFC regrets that in the Month of the Jagans, Bisram’s views were the most depraved, idiotic and obscene defilement of Cheddi’s multi-racial politics. The AFC wishes to make it clear that it has never opposed the proposed Specialty hospital. AFC voted for the initial $150M in last year’s budget for the project, whilst it was still in gestation. Further, the AFC is on record in Parliament recently assuring the minority government that it would vote for any project, including the specialty hospital (Indian or otherwise), once reasonable explanations were given for moneys spent, or to be spent.

In violation of the Constitution and applicable laws, no sensible or reasonable explanations were given for the $29M requested. And, as it turns out, the “infrastructural works” on the ground at Turkeyen have raised new concerns as to how the moneys were spent. What the AFC is opposed to is lack of accountability and transparency, squandermania, poor or no planning, waste of moneys from Donors’ Community, projects tainted with perception of corruption — all of which could be raised with good reasons as we look at the “Dirty Dozen” heaps at the Turkeyen Site.

The AFC reiterates that as a significant political player, it will support any and all initiatives, plans and projects that are in the national interest and that will bring short-term and long-term relief to the Guyanese people, irrespective of their race, religion or creed. The PPP minority government has been caught with its pants down on the hospital project, and no amount of race-baiting and bottom-house, spit propaganda can hide its shame!

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Seems to be the only focus of the PNC/AFC, as they are intimately joined together.

Seems to be the concerted focus of the united PNC/AFC.

Any reason minded person would wonder how indeed the money was spent. A dozen pile of dirt does not equate to 150K US(29M gyd). The AFC in this scenario is serving as the watchdog of the people which is beneficial for the nation. 

Thank you BGS.

Albert /Conscience, the G-knee-ass, explain the cost of $29M for this pile of crap.

Why don't you re-read your stupid posts to see whether they make sense or not. The sheets of paper you've been copying off to make your posts must be lil crumpled up and you does miss some words nuh.

Dem 12 heaps of earth were fetched in cargo boat all de way from Calcutta to build de Indian hospital? If so, it worth $29 million.

Abie nah like wah dem blacks do elekshun time wenn dem trik abie, bu' ah good da PPP nah geh free pass wid dem corruption.  Naga and Ramjattan geh bak stab but seh dem goa support good budget.  Fack datt dem seh noo tell abie datt da PPP aint being straight wid tings.  Nuff coolie kno Naga natt gon sell out di country an' abie believe di man ah taak truth.

Sledgie:

The Rev sees you are a man of exquisite taste.

RE: THE PPP

It's good to see Moses and the AFC expose their thievery and corruption-- PPP crooks must be publicly shamed and humiliated.

Rev

 It would appear that the $29M was spent on those “Dirty Dozen” heaps! The AFC demands a forensic audit of how the $29M was spent, as the land preparation was clumsily executed, incomplete, and the land

GR, I am aware that you  are in the Snakeoil Business. However, you are NOT dealing with your Snakeoil buying friends!!! Al YUh are Stinking Political Prostitutes who are willing to sacrifice the health and progress of the GUYANESE People. Moses seems to sleep quite well these days.!!! He has become you and Ramjat and Trotty, Snakeoil Salesmen.

Inspecteur Rev, I don't know if you are  old enough to remember the Del Conte Road scandal (the PPP seems to like road projects), where millions were spent on a road never built.

Albert, all you are doing here, is showing the AFC's maturity and ability to be reasonable.  Can the same be said of you and your ilk?

Not surprised that you didn't see the part where your penchant for making uninformed and outlandish statements in respect to these projects were exposed.

Not surprised that you didn't see the part where it becomes evident that you guys just oppose for the sake of it

Albert, tell us what you know of the PPP Del Conte road project.

I keep tllin Al Yuh Dem KFC chicken eating Wannabe Leaders who are really Lamatas and Cunumunus want to see Guyana destroyed. They jumping around like chickens without heads.

Agreed! Gerhard can't even run a flower shop.

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