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Originally Posted by asj:

 Chikungunya virus that has affected hundreds of thousands  and pose a threat to all Guyanese.

 

Slowly the aged are dying off in Guyana, whils't this Corrupt PPP/C government does not have a clue.


This should read that slowly, the Corrupt PPP/C who is clueless, is killing of the those elderly citizens (their own supporters) who is too feeble to fight this sickness with the diabetes and now chikungunya.

 

Clueless PPP/C

FM

Mother, unborn baby die at GPHC – Relatives say doctors erred β€˜big time’

September 8, 2014 8:05 am Category: latest news A+ / A-

By: Leroy Smith

Dead: Evita Singh

Dead: Evita Singh

[www.inewsguyana.com] – Evita Singh, a mother of two, died early yesterday morning, two days after her unborn child died inside her while she was a maternity patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

iNews in an interview with the dead woman’s relatives on Sunday learnt that the 34 – year – old went into the hospital on Monday last and by Wednesday she had started experiencing problems while in the care of doctors at the institution.

The woman who was not ready to deliver, according to relatives, was being treated at the hospital for the symptoms of the Chikungunya Virus.

Relatives told iNews that the woman died as a result of severe internal bleeding brought on by six Cytotec pills which were inserted into her to induce labour even though she did not indicate that she was having labour pains.

It was reported by relatives that the dosage which were administered to the woman was way above the normal amount and according to persons who are familiar with the use of the pill which is also administered to animals, six pills are not even administered to an animal under no circumstances.

The pills reportedly caused the woman to bleed internally and burst the baby’s head and her internal organs. Her uterus was reportedly split into half; relatives say they were told by at least one doctor.

iNews was told that a health worker who was in the room between Thursday night and Friday morning when the woman began experiencing severe discomfort told relatives that the pills were given to the woman for her to deliver so that they can treat her for the Chikungunya Virus.

They said that the pills were administered because the doctors were not willing to perform a C-Section on the woman although they knew she did not have enough passage for the baby.

β€œDoctors were not willing to do a C-Section and when they finally realized that the woman was still having a hard time after they administered the pills they decided to cut her. But by that time, when the woman was taken to the operation room she could not be operated on since someone was already in the room and on the machine,” iNews was told.

Doctors reportedly told relatives that they realized that the baby’s heart rate had dropped but there was nothing that they could have done since they had to get the machine to operate on her and remove the child. They had to wait fifteen minutes and by that time the child was believed to have already died inside the woman.

Family members are not taking the death lightly since according to them they have evidence and witnesses who can prove that doctors were misleading them on the condition of the woman and the events leading up to her death.

They told iNews that one doctor who telephoned them on Friday morning when the woman went into her distress informed them that β€œtheir relative loose her baby because of carelessness and laziness;” pointing to the failure and reluctance of the workers on shift at the time to have the woman do a C-T scan.

FM

Guyana has highest suicide rate globally – WHO

September 4, 2014 2:01 pmCategory: CrimeA+ / A-

 

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[www.inewsguyana.com] –

 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its first global report on suicide prevention revealed that Guyana is the country with the highest estimated suicide rate for 2012 globally with Suriname ranking as the sixth highest.

According to the report, β€œSuicide rates in this Region show a first peak among the young, remain at the same level for other age groups and rise again in elderly men. In high-income countries, hanging accounts for 50% of suicides, and firearms are the second most common method, accounting for 18% of suicides.”

The WHO further noted that the relatively high proportion of suicides by firearms in high-income countries is primarily driven by high-income countries in the Americas where firearms account for 46% of all suicides; in other high-income countries firearms account for only 4.5% of all suicides.

The report noted that more than 800, 000 people die by suicide every year – around one person every 40 seconds. Some 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Pesticide poisoning, hanging and firearms are among the most common methods of suicide globally. Evidence from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United States and a number of European countries reveals that limiting access to these means can help prevent people dying by suicide.

The report noted that another key to reducing deaths by suicide is a commitment by national governments to the establishment and implementation of a coordinated plan of action.

Currently, only 28 countries are known to have national suicide prevention strategies. Globally, suicide rates are highest in people aged 70 years and over.

In some countries, however, the highest rates are found among the young. Notably, suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-29 year-olds globally.

β€œThis report is a call for action to address a large public health problem which has been shrouded in taboo for far too long” said Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO.

According to the report, generally, more men die by suicide than women. In richer countries, three times as many men die by suicide than women. Men aged 50 years and over are particularly vulnerable.

FM
Govt scraps Specialty Hospital contract with Surendra Engineering citing alleged fraud, lack of accountability

The Guyana government on Tuesday announced that it has scrapped the contract with an Indian company, Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL), to build the Specialty Hospital at Liliendaal after that...

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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The Guyana government on Tuesday announced that it has scrapped the contract with an Indian company, Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL), to build the Specialty Hospital at Liliendaal after that company allegedly failed to account for public funds and allegedly engaged in fraud.
Demerara Waves Online News was told that the company has already drawn down US$3,636,000 as a mobilization advance. India has provided a US$18 million line of credit to construct the facility that has failed to gain support from Guyana’s opposition for, among other reasons, SECL’s track record in building Specialty Hospital compared to another bidder, Fedders Lloyd that was unsuccessful.
In a statement, the Guyana government The Government of Guyana said it has written SECL β€œabout its deep concerns about its execution of the contract for the design and construction of the Specialty Hospital.”
Despite publicly advocating the merits of the project and continuing to lambaste the opposition for its non-support, the Donald Ramotar administration broke its silence and said that its own concerns date back to June of this year. β€œSince late June 2014, the Government of Guyana had been engaging SECL on a number of issues regarding allegation of fraud and financial irregularities.”
Government said that initially, the Government’s concerns related to delayed milestones and inadequate accountability by SECL for public funds the company had received on signing the contract with the Ministry of Health.
But subsequently, the Government of Guyana said it discovered that SECL’s representative in Guyana had allegedly submitted a fraudulent document purporting to emanate from the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.
Since the allegedly fraudulent Act by SECL was confirmed by the Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago, the Government said it has written SECL informing the Company of its intention to terminate the contract, pursue legal action against the company for alleged fraud and recover public funds from SECL for which it has allegedly failed to account fully.

FM

Aussie mining company calls out Guyana government on bribes

FM
 
A VOTE FOR THE PPP/C IS SIGNING YOUR DEATH WARRANT

Stagnant water increases Chikungunya virus concerns in Region Three

September 27, 2014 | By | Filed Under News 

 β€“ Region benefiting from training to tackle health challenge

Stagnant water at the Vreed-en-Hoop junction is a cause for concern for persons

A child is seen manoeuvering the flooded section of the Vreed-en-Hoop junction.

A child is seen manoeuvering the flooded section of the Vreed-en-Hoop junction.

living in the Region Three area. This is due to the fact that the water stinks and pedestrians are sometimes forced to walk closer to the middle of the thoroughfare to get about their business.
This is particularly in light of the fact that Guyana is battling to reduce the prevalence of the Chikungunya virus which was first detected in Guyana in May. The virus is transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which easily breeds in stagnant water.  Like many other parts of the country, there have been many clinical cases of the virus reported in the Region Three locale, and Alliance for Change (AFC), Region Three Councillor, Harry Narine Deokinanan is adamant that the situation at the junction is doing nothing to help improve the prevailing Chikungunya situation.
Deokinanan, who has in recent times taken a proactive stance to ensure that value for money is had in the Region, informed this publication that it was a few months ago that he brought the situation to the attention of the Best/Klien/Pouderoyen Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). The NDC, he noted, has responsibility for the Vreed-en-Hoop junction and should have long addressed the situation even before reports surfaced of the mosquito-borne virus.
β€œThe situation that obtains is that there is an indentation at a section of the junction which results in water accumulating for prolonged periods every time it rains. There is no proper drainage, therefore, when the rain falls the water floods the road and people walk onto the road and this even causes traffic congestion at the busy junction,” informed the AFC Councillor.
Director of the Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Services Unit, Dr. Reyaud Rahman in an invited comment yesterday said that β€œstagnant water is and will continue to be a breeding site for mosquitoes that transmit disease.” It is for this reason, he said, that persons are constantly advised to eradicate such sites to ease the disease burden.
Currently, the Director and other officials of the Vector Control Unit are facilitating training for environmental officers in Region Three to put them in a better position to tackle the Chikungunya virus. And according to Dr. Rahman, efforts will be made to encourage regional officials to address the stagnant flood water situation.
Meanwhile, another evident challenge at the same junction is what has been described as an inoperable traffic lights system which was installed a few years ago. While the lights worked well for a period, they have been continuously flashing red for a prolonged period. And the absence of the fully functioning lights has been particularly upsetting to a number of motorists who are required to traverse that section of the roadway during the congested periods of the morning.
In fact, it was the state of congestion that forced police ranks from the Vreed-en-hoop Police Station to direct traffic at the junction in order to ensure that there is free flow.
However, the efforts at ensuring this free flow is however at times affected by the large puddle created by the accumulated water at the junction as pedestrians and motorists, at times, struggle to use the same section of the roadway.
The traffic light dilemma is one that was raised during a recent Regional Democratic Council meeting by Deokinanan, who was promptly informed that the fact that the lights are flashing red suggest that they are working.  This, according to the AFC Councillor, suggests that the administration of the Region has no intention of taking the necessary actions to ensure that the traffic lights work effectively.

FM

Posted by Jalil 

6 hours ago

 

If yuh Talkin about Auntyman....

PPP is #1

Bharat, Manni, Young Brian & Kwame

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about Black House of Israel Thugs...

PPP is #1

Lamumba, Hamilton, Edgehill, Bynoe, Witicka,

 

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

"Dem Thiefman & Scamp during PNC 28 Years"...

PPP is #1

Kit Nascimento, Norman McClean, Bynoe, Lamumba,

 

 

  If yuh Talking about

"Dem Thiefman & Scamp in Govt since 1992"...

PPP is #1

Bharat, Manniram, Nandalall, Irfan, Prya, Robert

 
 
 
 

 

If yuh Talkin about

Man chasing dem wife out de bedroom....

PPP is #1

Bharat, Manni, Rohee & Robert

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

Corruption, Crime & Scams...

PPP is #1

Hydro-Seed Project, Skeldon Factory,

Marriot Hotel, Specialty Hospital

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

"Bareface Thiefing"...

PPP is #1

Fip and the Hydro Project,

Alexi and De Internet Connection from Brazil

Robert and De Gold Smuggleing

 

 

  If yuh Talking about

"Dem New Thiefman  & Crooks in Govt since 1992"...

PPP is #1

Brassington, Kurshid Sattaur, Raj Singh,

Prem, Fuzzie & Leslie

 

 

 

If yuh Talkin about

Con Men who getting de Contracts....

PPP is #1

Bobby Ramsaroop, Brian Young,

 Brian Tiwari & Jerry Gouviea

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

Decent & Honest People

walking away from

Dishonesty, Thiefing & Corruption...

PPP is #1

Nagamootoo, Ramjattan, Ramkarran,

Boyo, Fazil, O'Lall

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

"Dem Bigtime Scam & Fraud

where people should be Jailed"...

PPP is #1

Clico Investment, Sandford Investment,

Jagdeo Helicopter, Skeldon Factory,

Hydro Project, Roger Khan Spy Computers

 

 

  If yuh Talking about

"Man who Promote,

Practice & Defend Kwame & Buggery"...

PPP is #1

Rev Yuji, Councie, Skeldon, Cobra

FM
Originally Posted by asj:

Posted by Jalil 

6 hours ago

 

If yuh Talkin about Auntyman....

PPP is #1

Bharat, Manni, Young Brian & Kwame

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about Black House of Israel Thugs...

PPP is #1

Lamumba, Hamilton, Edgehill, Bynoe, Witicka,

 

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

"Dem Thiefman & Scamp during PNC 28 Years"...

PPP is #1

Kit Nascimento, Norman McClean, Bynoe, Lamumba,

 

 

  If yuh Talking about

"Dem Thiefman & Scamp in Govt since 1992"...

PPP is #1

Bharat, Manniram, Nandalall, Irfan, Prya, Robert

 
 
 
 

 

If yuh Talkin about

Man chasing dem wife out de bedroom....

PPP is #1

Bharat, Manni, Rohee & Robert

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

Corruption, Crime & Scams...

PPP is #1

Hydro-Seed Project, Skeldon Factory,

Marriot Hotel, Specialty Hospital

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

"Bareface Thiefing"...

PPP is #1

Fip and the Hydro Project,

Alexi and De Internet Connection from Brazil

Robert and De Gold Smuggleing

 

 

  If yuh Talking about

"Dem New Thiefman  & Crooks in Govt since 1992"...

PPP is #1

Brassington, Kurshid Sattaur, Raj Singh,

Prem, Fuzzie & Leslie

 

 

 

If yuh Talkin about

Con Men who getting de Contracts....

PPP is #1

Bobby Ramsaroop, Brian Young,

 Brian Tiwari & Jerry Gouviea

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

Decent & Honest People

walking away from

Dishonesty, Thiefing & Corruption...

PPP is #1

Nagamootoo, Ramjattan, Ramkarran,

Boyo, Fazil, O'Lall

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

"Dem Bigtime Scam & Fraud

where people should be Jailed"...

PPP is #1

Clico Investment, Sandford Investment,

Jagdeo Helicopter, Skeldon Factory,

Hydro Project, Roger Khan Spy Computers

 

 

  If yuh Talking about

"Man who Promote,

Practice & Defend Kwame & Buggery"...

PPP is #1

Rev Yuji, Councie, Skeldon, Cobra

The above enumeration makes no difference come election time. After the elections, Jalil will run and hide behind Kwame and Practice & Defend Kwame & Buggery

FM
Originally Posted by skeldon_man:
Originally Posted by asj:

Posted by Jalil 

6 hours ago

 

If yuh Talkin about Auntyman....

PPP is #1

Bharat, Manni, Young Brian & Kwame

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about Black House of Israel Thugs...

PPP is #1

Lamumba, Hamilton, Edgehill, Bynoe, Witicka,

 

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

"Dem Thiefman & Scamp during PNC 28 Years"...

PPP is #1

Kit Nascimento, Norman McClean, Bynoe, Lamumba,

 

 

  If yuh Talking about

"Dem Thiefman & Scamp in Govt since 1992"...

PPP is #1

Bharat, Manniram, Nandalall, Irfan, Prya, Robert

 
 
 
 

 

If yuh Talkin about

Man chasing dem wife out de bedroom....

PPP is #1

Bharat, Manni, Rohee & Robert

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

Corruption, Crime & Scams...

PPP is #1

Hydro-Seed Project, Skeldon Factory,

Marriot Hotel, Specialty Hospital

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

"Bareface Thiefing"...

PPP is #1

Fip and the Hydro Project,

Alexi and De Internet Connection from Brazil

Robert and De Gold Smuggleing

 

 

  If yuh Talking about

"Dem New Thiefman  & Crooks in Govt since 1992"...

PPP is #1

Brassington, Kurshid Sattaur, Raj Singh,

Prem, Fuzzie & Leslie

 

 

 

If yuh Talkin about

Con Men who getting de Contracts....

PPP is #1

Bobby Ramsaroop, Brian Young,

 Brian Tiwari & Jerry Gouviea

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

Decent & Honest People

walking away from

Dishonesty, Thiefing & Corruption...

PPP is #1

Nagamootoo, Ramjattan, Ramkarran,

Boyo, Fazil, O'Lall

 

 

 

 

 If yuh Talking about

"Dem Bigtime Scam & Fraud

where people should be Jailed"...

PPP is #1

Clico Investment, Sandford Investment,

Jagdeo Helicopter, Skeldon Factory,

Hydro Project, Roger Khan Spy Computers

 

 

  If yuh Talking about

"Man who Promote,

Practice & Defend Kwame & Buggery"...

PPP is #1

Rev Yuji, Councie, Skeldon, Cobra

The above enumeration makes no difference come election time. After the elections, Jalil will run and hide behind Kwame and Practice & Defend Kwame & Buggery

Skellydon Man, you mean you and the PPP are advocate of Kwame and BeeTee action?  Shame on Mr Bharat Kwame.

FM

PPP is like β€œan ungrateful dog” to the people – Nagamootoo

November 12, 2014 | By | Filed Under News 
 

The prorogation of the Parliament by President Donald Ramotar has elicited strong responses from leaders of the

AFC Vice Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo

AFC Vice Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo

 

opposition parties, with Vice Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Moses Nagamootoo, asserting that the action by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) administration is tantamount to being an β€œungrateful dog” to the people.
The attorney-at-law commented that the government has certainly served the Parliament, and by extension the citizens, a β€œdevastating blow”. He predicted, too, that the government would most likely use the β€œbreak” to start a campaign to garner lost votes.
Nagamootoo told Kaieteur News that he is worried about the financial improprieties that will take place, in light of the absence of scrutiny that will result from the suspension of the National Assembly.
The AFC Parliamentarian opined that government will now use the opportunity to go on a spending campaign in an effort to recover lost ground.
β€œThey will be spending. They will probably commit themselves to activating certain programmes to show that they care. So what is going to happen is a campaign of social bribes. They will focus on Amerindian areas and other communities, for it is all about catching as many votes as it can now.
β€œThey will also use state media to the maximum to sell the party, because at this point, the government is terribly wounded. The PPP is more concerned about recovering lost ground. The government is also going to use this six-month breathing period to deal with internal problems.”
The Vice Chairman said that there is an internal crisis in terms of deciding who will be the Party’s next Presidential candidate should there be a general election.
β€œAnd obviously Ramotar knows he is being challenged, and talks of the likes of Rohee and others – who would be standing and looking on to see where they would come in – are already in the air. I am not at all enamored by the idea that we are going to see the PPP focusing on the bigger developmental projects; they always miss the bigger picture,” Nagamootoo said.
Asked to what extent he believes the Parliament will be affected by the six-month suspension, the AFC Executive said that he believes that the decision will be a huge setback.
He made reference to the fact that members of the regional districts rely on their representing Members of Parliament to bring their troubles to the national table for discussion.  However, he said, those citizens will now have to suffer from a huge β€œdisconnect”. He deemed this to be a most dangerous implication of the decision taken by the government.
β€œIf you are not able to bring the feelings or the concerns of the people to the Parliament, then you are asking for trouble. In any democracy, a Parliament is considered a cooling-off pool where people can come and peacefully resolve issues, but in an extra-parliamentary situation, such as what we have today, it breeds confrontation. That for me is an ingredient in our politics that we shouldn’t have,” the politician asserted.
Nagamootoo was also asked if he believes that the move to prorogue parliament has, in a sense, made the people powerless for six months. He answered in the affirmative.
β€œPresident Donald Ramotar has undone the power of the people. While some sections of society voted for the government, they have now realized that they are not worth anything, considering that it (Gov’t) has withdrawn from the place to talk the people’s business. The people want the government to face the edge of the sword and it is hiding from its inevitable end.”
β€œThe problem with the current administration is that it continues to beat its chest at the top of the highest tower and shout about its belief of empowering the people, and when it gets down from the tower, it goes on a hypocritical stage and acts out its true feelingsβ€”that being that it doesn’t care about the people.”
β€œIt’s like training your own dog to be a pet and it has turned back to bite you. That’s what the PPP has done. It has turned its back on the people. It’s an ungrateful dog!” Nagamootoo stated emphatically.
The Parliamentarian said that the government’s decision to make the Parliament impotent sends a β€œterrifying message” for politics in Guyana.

FM
Originally Posted by Martha Lucci:
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Originally Posted by asj:
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Originally Posted by Rev:
Originally Posted by asj:

There is no way that the PPP/C will win if Elections were held today.

 

 


Thankfully, there aren't enough DIRTY PNC INDIANS to deny the PPP victory in the next election in Guyana.

 

Rev

Rev Roly Poly Aly, you seem to forget that your mother was a Dirty PNC INdian.

Bai we need not get to Rev Mama,

HIs mother and father supported Burnham.

 

Martha, you have hit the nail directly with the hammar, this Antiman, send me a Magic mirror and asked what I see and lo and behold, and the mirror shows the he his mama and papa were in a Burnham Orgy. One day I give a discriptive views of that magic mirror, and those orgies.

FM

Man gets suspended sentence for 67 kilos of cocaine

November 13, 2014 | By | Filed Under News 

A confessed drug dealer who admitted to trafficking in more than 67 kilograms of cocaine may not spend a day in prison.

Leonard Bacchus

Leonard Bacchus

Leonard Bacchus who was arrested three years ago after a police raid netted the $300M worth of narcotics, which was contained in kunds, was handed a five year suspended sentence by Magistrate Alex Moore when the matter came to a close on Tuesday.
Bacchus was also given a slap on the wrist suspended sentence of two years for being in unlawful possession of 125, 12-guade cartridges and 115, .32 rounds of ammunition, which also stemmed from the raid on his block 20 Enmore/Haslington Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara home on August 16, 2001.
In addition to being spared a mandatory prison term, Bacchus was fined a measly $2.5M.
This means that he will only go to jail if he commits another offence within the five year period.
When the prosecution, which was started by Superintendent Karim Baksh and concluded by Inspector Stephen Telford, closed its case, the court found that a case was made out against Bacchus and Magistrate Moore ordered him to lead a defence.
But in a surprise move, Bacchus, who was represented by Attorney at Law James Bond, changed his plea to guilty on both charges.
Magistrate Moore accepted the plea and then informed Bacchus that in addition to possible jail time he was staring at a fine of more than $300M.
But, then to the amazement of most of the persons in the courtroom, the Magistrate handed down the suspended sentence for both of the charges.
He then considered the pleas of Bacchus’ lawyer that he could only afford to pay a fine of $2.5M, which he was given up to the end of June next year to do.
Meanwhile, Bacchus’ wife Indranie was set free by the Magistrate.
His 17- year old son was also acquitted by the Magistrate who said that no evidence was offered against him.
Legal sources have indicated that the law hardly provides for a suspended sentence when a person is found guilty of trafficking in narcotics and possession of ammunition.
The Director of Public Prosecutions has indicated that the Magistrate’s decision would be appealed.
The case of the cocaine in kunds attracted much public interest when it first came to light in 2011.
Back then, the now late attorney Vic Puran, who in representing the Bacchus family had said that Leonard Bacchus had given police a statement saying that he was merely doing a job of sanding and polishing the Kunds, β€œwhich were delivered to him by someone else.”
The lawyer had also accused investigators of trying to force Mr. Bacchus into a plea bargain deal and into implicating others in the drug find.
After the bust, the police had questioned a housing scheme developer after allegedly being informed that he was the person shipping the kunds overseas.
Police said that the Bacchus family had been under surveillance for three months prior to the discovery of the cocaine in their home.
The Bacchus family members were remanded to prison when they made their first court appearance on August 23, but were able to secure high court bail to the tune of $1M each on November 23rd.

FM
Originally Posted by asj:

IF ELECTIONS WERE HELD TODAY, THE CORRUPT PPP/C WOULD BE HISTORY

Are you saying that APNU would win?

 

What people need to discuss isn't whether the PPP will lose or not, but what do they think are the chances that APNU will win.  I some how don't think that many think that APNU will win, at least not unless the AFC really savages the PPP in its base.

 

A likely scenario will be a PPP plurality with a smaller number of seats.  I hope that APNU and the AFC have a plan for that, but knowing how stupid the APNU is, and how full of self delusion the AFC is, I doubt it.

 

I will suggest that APNU has a 30% floor and a 40% cap, while the PPP has a 40% floor.  The race vote still exists and the PPP will always gain some non Indian votes by their ability to buy it.  This suggests that the AFC has a 30% cap.

FM

Enduring shame of the underpaid

November 3, 2014 | By | Filed Under Editorial 

One of this nation’s most enduring shames is the fact that a significant number of hardworking Guyanese do not earn a living wage and feel as though they are holding on to life by a thread. It seems as though many of our decision-makers regard this shame solely as an economic issue, inextricably linked to the state of the economy.
We had the Public Service Minister some time ago expressing that public servants should be happy with a five percent increase, citing that this is one of the few countries in the world that has been offering any salary increases to its public servants, and doing so on an annual basis. It was emphasised that in several Caribbean territories and further afield, workers are being laid off and some have had to take pay cuts in order to remain employed.
The Minister then attempted to provide a strong dose of reality by asserting that the cupboard is bare. β€œWe can’t give what we don’t have,” was the blunt assertion. She concluded by urging workers to be more understanding of the prevailing economy not just in Guyana, but worldwide.
By now, those in the ruling administration with a modicum of understanding would have recognised that this is much more than an economic issue; it is a matter of ensuring basic human rights. Every working Guyanese has a basic right to a fair living wage.
Low wage earners account for a substantial part of the country’s workforce. Some minimum wage workers are young adults just out of school who are cushioned by family earnings, but many are women with children who are the sole source of income in their households. Unfortunately, the earnings of lowest paid workers in Guyana put them well below the international poverty line of US$1.25 (G$250) a day.
By most accounts, the average monthly earnings by low-income workers in Guyana are barely in this range, and many earn even less. Their ranks include some of the most important workers in Guyana, like teachers, nurses and members of the disciplined forces. These workers simply cannot meet their basic needs without subsidies of some kind, mainly from overseas-based relatives.
Meanwhile, the cost of the fundamental amenities of life has increased much faster than wages and salaries. Food, clothing, and particularly the cost of housing and rent are rising steadily.
Even with the government’s housing drive in full flow, it is still increasingly difficult for low-income families to afford even modest accommodation. Guyana continues to endure the disastrous social consequences of endemic poverty. Unfortunately, many of the lowest incomes are earned by public sector workers.
What government needs to do is to once and for all set a standard, giving precisely the minimum amount of money full-time workers need to meet all basic needs in Guyana’s economy without government subsidies. It should then set goals attached to realistic time-frames that would move the minimum wage upwards to meet that standard, which would be updated at appropriate intervals.
The administration might also find it useful to mandate that businesses under contract with the government, and businesses receiving grants, subsidies, tax breaks or any other concessions from government must pay their employees a living wage. Leaving it up to the laws of supply and demand has not worked in the interest of Guyanese workers. Workers have had to accept whatever wages they could get or simply remain unemployed, and the most desperate workers accept absurdly low wages and salaries.
Setting a standard living wage and seeking to move the legal minimum wage towards it in a specific time-frame is the way to go. Workers want to see purposeful, distinctly positive steps towards giving low wage earners a fair living wage. Otherwise, workers will feel they are clinging to life by a thread and the labour market in Guyana as well as labour relations would be plagued with turmoil.
The ongoing protests might just be the tip of the iceberg.

 
FM
Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by asj:

IF ELECTIONS WERE HELD TODAY, THE CORRUPT PPP/C WOULD BE HISTORY

Are you saying that APNU would win?

 

What people need to discuss isn't whether the PPP will lose or not, but what do they think are the chances that APNU will win.  I some how don't think that many think that APNU will win, at least not unless the AFC really savages the PPP in its base.

 

A likely scenario will be a PPP plurality with a smaller number of seats.  I hope that APNU and the AFC have a plan for that, but knowing how stupid the APNU is, and how full of self delusion the AFC is, I doubt it.

 

I will suggest that APNU has a 30% floor and a 40% cap, while the PPP has a 40% floor.  The race vote still exists and the PPP will always gain some non Indian votes by their ability to buy it.  This suggests that the AFC has a 30% cap.

If we can see a marriage between AFC/APNU then the Corrupt PPP/C would be history. But would the AFC willing to take this gamble?

With mutual discussion on this subject, I think that understanding between both parties are workable:

 

Meaning that Parties AFC/APNU retain what they have now, and going as a coalition, divvy up the gains between themselves equally, and that will be going into any elections as a coalition. If they win, then they form the Government based on amount of seats they have after elections, AFC with their Gains, and APNU with their gains. 

 

Going it alone, might very well bring the PPP/C back to power again, now is the time, I do hope that in order to kick the PPP/C out, this is the decision they need to arrive at.

FM
Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:
Originally Posted by asj:
If we can see a marriage between AFC/APNU then the Corrupt PPP/C would be history. But would the AFC willing to take this gamble?

The marriage was formally established immediately after the elections in 2011.

Dont be silly. They are in opposition, do you expect them to be in agreement with the shenanigans of the blasted corrupted govt, NO.

If they do decide to join in an effort to throw out those sleazy bastards then I would stand behind them,ANYTHING TO THROW OUT THOSE SLIMY BASTARDS AND TOSS THEIR ASSES INTO THE CLINK.

cain
Originally Posted by asj:
 

Are you saying that APNU would win?

 

What people need to discuss isn't whether the PPP will lose or not, but what do they think are the chances that APNU will win.  I some how don't think that many think that APNU will win, at least not unless the AFC really savages the PPP in its base.

 

A likely scenario will be a PPP plurality with a smaller number of seats.  I hope that APNU and the AFC have a plan for that, but knowing how stupid the APNU is, and how full of self delusion the AFC is, I doubt it.

 

I will suggest that APNU has a 30% floor and a 40% cap, while the PPP has a 40% floor.  The race vote still exists and the PPP will always gain some non Indian votes by their ability to buy it.  This suggests that the AFC has a 30% cap.

If we can see a marriage between AFC/APNU then the Corrupt PPP/C would be history. But would the AFC willing to take this gamble?

With mutual discussion on this subject, I think that understanding between both parties are workable:

 

Meaning that Parties AFC/APNU retain what they have now, and going as a coalition, divvy up the gains between themselves equally, and that will be going into any elections as a coalition. If they win, then they form the Government based on amount of seats they have after elections, AFC with their Gains, and APNU with their gains. 

 

Going it alone, might very well bring the PPP/C back to power again, now is the time, I do hope that in order to kick the PPP/C out, this is the decision they need to arrive at.

  The AFC isn't open to a pre election coalition and I don't see that they should be.  The fact is that many who support them do so out of the hope that at some point, even if not in the immediate future, they will emerge as a major party, lifting Guyana out of the morass that it has been in for more than 50 years.  They will not if they become as absorbed by APNU as the WPA has become.

 

People need to face the fact that the most likely scenario will be a PPP plurality again, most likely with an even smaller vote than before. The PPP also knows this as Luncheon admitted that a minority gov't might be a "permanent" feature.

 

So I suggest that APNU and the AFC should begin addressing the possibility of this rather than foolishly hoping that APNU will win.  The AFC needs to learn how to anticipate their support because on the last two occasions they guessed wrong. 

 

They need to stop thinking that the mere fact that people aren't happy with the major players means that they will get the vote.  I was told that several people liked them last election but supported APNU as they saw a vote for the AFC as wasted as they didn't see them able to win. 

 

I doubt that much has changed, even though a further encroachment into the PPP strongholds is likely as that party implodes into extreme arrogance as noted by their AG.  Even Priya had to speak out against Anil's behavior so there is no point for the PPP chorus to deny or excuse this thuggery.

FM
Originally Posted by HM_Redux:

The unity of the opposition has been imposed on them by the PPP and ironically that is essentially going to be the most powerful undoing of this racist, thiefin PPP government.

I assume that you mean unity in coordinating strategies because I doubt the AFC wants to be part of that APNU mess, which Granger seems unable/unwilling to handle.

FM

quote "So I suggest that APNU and the AFC should begin addressing the possibility of this rather than foolishly hoping that APNU will win.  The AFC needs to learn how to anticipate their support because on the last two occasions they guessed wrong."unquote

 

Just like I am suggesting, this would not be a merger per se, but an agreement for both opposition parties to keep their now strength plus whatever collectively

gains in the next elections, so it is not a permanent thing like the WPA.

This way if they merged then I think that the Corrupt and thiefing PPP/C will be history..............as I say they need to have discussion, nothing to lose, but more to gain. If they do pull it off, (and I think it is the only way to defeat the PPP/C ) then they form the Government on their new strength, but retain their own indentity with an increase amount of seats.

 

Anything to shove those scumbags of the PPP/C to the wayside forever.

FM
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As a member of the PPP/C, I condemn this move that borders on dictatorship

NOVEMBER 14, 2014 | BY  | FILED UNDER LETTERS 

Dear Editor, Mr. Ramotar’s decision to β€œprorogue” Parliament is a decision that I, a member of the PPP/Civic list in the 2011 general election, cannot accept, but only condemn as anti-democratic and boarding on dictatorship. As a member of the PPP/Civic list, I was never consulted, invited to any PPP/Civic meeting nor even canvassed over the telephone for an opinion. I remember at Freedom House on the night of the 2011 General Elections, telling Mr. Ramotar that he has to be a President of compromise, reconciliation and dialogue in the five years of his term, faced with a Parliamentary minority.  I further told Mr. Ramotar in emails, personal conversation and at the one meeting, I was invited to in the last three years- to bring Mr. Granger and some of his APNU operatives into a Government of united efforts for our dear Nation.  I furthermore always urged local elections which were promised personally to me by President Ramotar, and which have never materialized- a grave mistake on the PPP’s part and which will come to haunt this regime. The no-confidence motion by the AFC is the excuse used to close down Parliament; I felt that that motion was not a tool to be used by the opposition at the present time.  However, the presumptiveness of this government in not holding local elections in combination with financial irregularities and β€œstrange happenings” with foreign investments convinces me that the decision to close down Parliament is definitely not in the interest of our Nation, especially the dread effects it will have on the business climate in Guyana. President Cheddi would never have suspended the constitution as this PPP government has done.  Even after the riots and bloodshed of the 1960s, Jagan offered a solution of coalition government, with compromise and national reconciliation. Therefore, Editor, I would like the Guyanese public to know that I completely disassociate myself from the PPP’s decision to shut down our Parliament and more than that, to head down the road to perdition by breaking the backbone of democracy in our country.  Parliament, in your heritage as an English speaking country, is  the backbone of any democracy (along with the Press) and to close down Parliament, where Jagan was molded and nurtured as a politician, is a slap in the face of his legacy, and to his service to this nation.  Shame on those who made this decision and shame on those who agree to it- a disgrace and calamity for our nation. Cheddi (Joey) Jagan (Jr)

FM
Originally Posted by asj:

 

Just like I am suggesting, this would not be a merger per se, .


The constitution prevents post election alliances, and awards the executive arm of governance to who ever wins the plurality. So if the AFC wins 21%, APNU keeps its 40% and the PPP is reduced to 39% then APNU wins.

 

Were this to happen I can already anticipate the yelling and screaming at Freedom House where they will demand that there is a run off between the PPP and APNU, even though the constitution doesnt require that.

FM

Emails, recorded telephone conversation expose…Jagdeo/Nandlall/Sattaur plot to kill staff and shutdown K/News

October 4, 2014 | By | Filed Under Heist of Guyana, News 
 

September 21, 2014

Jagdeo/Sattaur plot to destroy Kaieteur News unearthed

Publisher of the Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall, is in possession of incontrovertible evidence of a plot by former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, and Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Khurshid Sattaur, to bring down Kaieteur News. Confidential documentation, leaked to this publication, reveals that the Commissioner-General provided the former President with detailed tax information of a number of independent media houses in Guyana.tax - a a The disclosure of the information by GRA’s Commissioner-General to Jagdeo, represents a grave breach of the β€˜Oath of Secrecy’ sworn to by Sattaur as an officer of the Guyana Revenue Authority, said one lawyer. In taking the Oath, Sattaur solemnly declared that he would β€œtruly, faithfully, impartially and honestly execute the powers vested in him.” He also swore that he would β€œjudge and determine upon all matters and things before him without fear, affection, or malice”. And he swore, too, not to disclose any tax information concerning any taxpayer, but this has not been the case. Both Jagdeo and Sattaur are fully aware of the impropriety of their action and as such Sattaur even acknowledged, in the documents, that Jagdeo is expected to treat the information with confidence, said the lawyer. The documents would lift the lid off a few Government officials who have been insisting that all is right in Guyana and democracy is very much alive, he added. Both Kaieteur News and Stabroek News have been on the receiving end of Government’s anger over critical issues like corruption, value for money on projects, and local government elections. This publication is of the firm view that former President Jagdeo is not entitled to receive financial or tax information of any taxpayer, let alone a private citizen, as it would be highly improper, and clearly a breach of regulations. The information received revealed that Jagdeo advised Sattaur on β€œan impending major audit of the Kaieteur News” as a public ploy to defend the GRA and Sattaur against criticisms by the Kaieteur News. There is strong indication, according to the documents seen by Kaieteur News, that the plot between Sattaur and Jagdeo was hatched after a news report a few weeks ago raised questions over the employment of three children of the Commissioner-General at GRA. The report had questioned whether it was proper. Sattaur had also been highly defensive and upset with Kaieteur News and the private media, after questions were asked of GRA’s role in granting Bai Shan Lin, a Chinese logging company that is being investigated by Parliament, tens of millions of dollars in duty free concessions. When asked about details of the duty free concessions granted to Bai Shan Lin, Sattaur made it clear that the laws that are in place barred him from ever disclosing the information. He said that the matter was closed. As such, the public was kept in the dark over those duty free concessions for high-end SUVs, like a Lexus, an Infiniti series, and even a number of luxury vans. The granting of duty free concessions for vehicles pertaining to investments has to be relevant to the type of investment being made. GRA remained silent on this and also how it granted the duty free concessions even before Bai Shan Lin was given permission to freely operate its concessions. According to Kaieteur News’s publisher, Glenn Lall, he is now even more convinced that certain members within the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic and Government are determined to silence the voice of the independent media. β€œThe use of the Guyana Revenue Authority, a body to which members of the public entrust their most private information, as a weapon against the media is a dangerous development indeed, and a violation of press freedom… β€œKaieteur News is forced to ask what other tax information has not been compromised by Sattaur and Jagdeo?” Lall opined that it is time for Sattaur to step down as Commissioner-General of GRA with an independent, criminal investigation launched to enquire the role played by Jagdeo, and to ensure that the tax agency is operating within its mandate. β€œWe also call on President Donald Ramotar to take steps to prevent Mr. Jagdeo from interfering further in his administration of the country,” Lall said.

FM

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