V-DAY IS HERE!  VOTE TOMORROW TO REBUILD THE GUYANA YOU DESERVE

Tomorrow when you cast your ballot for the APNU+AFC Coalition, you –Guyanese citizen, business owner, academic or professional – will be starting the long overdue process to take back what is YOURS.  This is the opportunity you have been waiting for to take back your right to decide what works best for you, your family, your community. You have an inalienable right to choose the people who will form your Neighbourhood and Regional Councils and who will manage the affairs of your communities.  You have the right to work at your chosen trade or profession without being pushed aside and trampled upon at every turn by others who enjoy unbelievable concessions from the PPP/C. You have the right to receive similar concessions so you could operate in a fair, even business environment, and with a system that does not require you to pay excessive charges to process documents or wait for hours to receive a public service. You have the right to be properly educated from nursery to university in an education system that provides all that is necessary to ensure that you graduate with a high degree of knowledge to make you employable and fully functional in your own homeland. You have the right to receive sufficient pension after you have given so many years of service to your country, and medical financial aid from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) when you need it.  The NIS which you contribute to every month was created to help you in difficult circumstances.  It certainly was not envisaged that the Scheme would run bankrupt because billions of YOUR dollars were taken away from it and given to the Berbice Bridge Company and other government projects.  The Coalition government will reclaim your money through any legitimate means. You have the constitutional right to work and earn decent wages in your country, not to stand helplessly aside while projects are farmed out to foreign investors who have been allowed to import the labour they need.  That the PPP/C government agreed to this, perhaps even demanded it, for the construction of the Marriott-branded Hotel and the GPL expansion project, is tantamount to discrediting the value of Guyanese people. Despite all the tall buildings in the city, the new school buildings (no furniture or teaching aids), despite an improved service from the national electricity grid, and despite the availability of imported products, the average citizen still lives in poverty with little hope for betterment.  The 16% value added tax on every product and service has put them out of reach of many of us. We have faced open discrimination daily and the so-called PPP/C administration had no problem trampling on our rights to live, to grow and prosper.  Crime has become an industry in Guyana, and our citizens lose their lives, their children, their property, peace of mind as well as their willingness to remain in the country of their birth.  But the PPP/C does not care, so long as their pockets are full. NO MORE!  Guyana has had enough of this greedy ‘administration’.  It is time for Guyanese to finally reap the benefits of OUR OWN resources. Our LAND, gold, diamonds, forests and everything they contain, and our AIRWAVES do not belong to the PPP/C to give away to friends, family and foreign companies.  THEY BELONG TO US! It was our tax dollars that paid for that fibre-optic cable from Brazil which the government has just given away for free on very questionable terms and conditions.  At the beginning they touted this project as a means of opening up (liberalizing) the Telecommunication Sector.  Later we were told that the cable was to enhance government’s activities and programmes throughout Guyana’s 83,000 square miles (e-governance) while providing connectivity to people living in inland areas and the hinterland who benefitted from the deceptive One-Laptop-Per-Family giveaway. Five years on, today, the Government is singing a different tune with discordant notes as they try to justify this latest kick in our collective teeth, this new contract with a saw miller and civil works contractor who clearly does not understand why he was hand-picked for this dirty ‘deal’.  He does not understand the terms of the contract he signed. Fellow Citizens, we are now standing on a threshold.  At the backside are rampant thievery, pettiness, spite and squandering of our resources.  Ahead of us lies a green Guyana, full of prospects for every Guyanese man, woman and child to live as equals in a productive society. This objective is the main reason why the seven parties that make up the Coalition decided to merge our many resources to finally unify Guyana and all that is in it.  Just like you, we want to see our natural resources and the genuine drive of our people work for the benefit of this nation. Unlike the PPP/C, we will not break down and discard the roads and bridges that have been built.   The coalition is not against the development of Hydro Power.  We firmly believe that we have a responsibility to this nation to utilize the water resources that Guyana is blessed with and join the rest of world in providing renewable energy sources at a cost that is much cheaper than US$800 Million.  The Coalition prefers to see the feasibility study on the Amaila Falls with an assessment of the consequences for a hydro station in the months when the falls runs dry.  We would also commission a study on possibilities for hydro-powered stations in other sections of the Potaro Basin and Mazaruni Rivers. The Coalition is not at all against a new international airport, despite what you’ve been told.  We objected to the plan to construct the new airport with only Chinese labour and at unbelievable prices e.g. G$424,000 for one toilet set.   Highly qualified Civil Engineers have estimated a modern airport building at approximately US$40 Million which is US$110 Million LESS than the PPP intended to spend.   The Coalition will not approve the construction of a national edifice without the input of Guyanese skills and products, especially not at this time when the unemployment rate is so high. In the same vein, we will undertake an intensive audit to determine why the construction of the one-storeyed No. 51 Village Magistrate’s Courthouse cost the Guyanese tax payer G$46 Million.  In any estimation, this building including furniture, plumbing and electrical facilities should not have cost more than G$12 Million.  The same goes for the Marriott-branded hotel that the Government claimed cost US$60 Million. Citizens, do not be fooled by the PPP/C’s rank propaganda.  They have been making the same election time promises to you for 20 years and you could count the number of those promises that came to life and made your lives better. THE TIME IS NOW TO CHANGE YOUR FORTUNE.  The APNU+AFC Coalition will make it happen!

East Bank lands gobbled up by

‘private developers’

– two Chinese companies, Ramroop benefit

There are shocking details emerging of Government’s handling and distribution of lands on East Bank Demerara.

New GPC’s Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop

A significant portion of the front part of the former cane fields, stretching from Eccles to Diamond, has ended up mainly in the hands of close friends of the national leaders and party officials. The situation has now left Government scrambling to find lands for almost 10,000 applicants for house lots that are reportedly pending. Some persons have been waiting for years on a positive response from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). Government has been saying that few areas remain available on the East Bank Demerara for development. New lands are being opened up on the Soesdyke/Linden highway and attempts are being made to purchase cane field between Eccles and Ogle, on East Coast Demerara. However, it is unclear how much of those cane field lands will be earmarked for actual house lots for citizens and how much for private developers. According to documents in possession of this newspaper, 11 private developers have been given hundreds of acres of lands stretching from behind Peter’s Hall to Providence as early as 2011. Two more were allowed

Housing Minister, Irfaan Ali

swaths of land in the Diamond and Golden Grove areas. Still another 11companies, as of July last year, were set to receive lands from CH&PA for especially areas in the Little Diamond and Great Diamond areas. It is unclear what has been allocated. One company, Luxury Reality Inc., which has lands in Providence, has listed as its Director/Secretary, Roopnarine Ramcharitar, a right hand man for Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop. Ramroop is the owner of New GPC, a company that was investigated by the Opposition for a number of questionable deals. He is the best friend of former President Bharrat Jagdeo. Chinese Two other companies that received lands were Hi Tech Construction Inc. and Sunset Lakes Inc. Both companies are under the control of the Chinese. Hi Tech has Su Zhi Rong listed as its Director while the Secretaries are Zhang Ling Ling and Ming Chen. Sunset Lakes Inc was controlled by Brian Tiwarie but that company is now reportedly owned by BaiShanLin, which has started building homes that range from $50M to more than $100M. It is unclear how BaiShanLin ended up with the lands from Tiwarie because the lands cannot just be sold. The CH&PA agreement is very specific about what a developer can and cannot do with it. BaiShanLin is a company that is under investigations for its vast logging and mining

An overhead shot showing part of the development in Providence, EBD.

acquisitions in recent years under controversial circumstances. It was given concessions on almost 200 vehicles and other pieces of heavy equipment. The other companies that were allocated lands between Eccles and Mocha were Queensway Dax Contracting Service, Nabi Construction Incorporated, Buddy’s Housing Development, Cumberland Developers Inc., Vikab Engineering Consultants, Kishan Bacchus Construction, Caricom General Insurance, Navigant Builders and Windsor Gardens. Queensway has been allowed several acres in Golden Grove. As of July last year, those that had applications at CH&PA for lands were Buddy Housing Development, Queensville Housing Development, A&R Jiwanram Printery, Raydan Housing Enterprise, Lakeview Executive Homes, Gentle P. Elias and Brian Chase, Chung’s Global Enterprise, Prembury Consultants T&T Limited and Romell Jagroop Construction. The Chinese owned Hi Tech Construction has also applied for lands in the Little Diamond/Great Diamond area. Scraps of Meat The Opposition has been investigating the land deals. In 2013, CH&PA said that it had advertised for proposals from private developers. The idea was to have a mix of homes. Back then, Minister of Housing, Irfaan Ali, said that 400 acres were allocated for private development between Eccles to Providence. However, statements and other details coming out from advertisements by even some of the private developers indicate that much more lands were allocated, including areas between Herstelling and Diamond. Minister Ali had defended the mainly front lands that were placed in the hands on private developers saying that it is not true that these were prime lands. He said that a planned highway at the back of the housing schemes from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and other interlinking roads have made the backlands almost as valuable, an explanation the Opposition is not swallowing. Last week, former Parliamentarian and Leader of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, said that he is repeating what he said in 2013 regarding the ad-hoc distribution of lands, especially on the East Bank of Demerara. “It is a giveaway. It is simple as that. I said that the housing policy is designed to enrich a few. And then scraps of meat that are left over are being thrown to a few people who are eligible and then some who are not. Big pieces of lands have been given away and we don’t know how much was paid and what systems were used to allocate these friends of the PPP. “Now they asking people to vote them in again. It is 10,000 families who want a home and can’t get. There are some illegalities here.” Back in 2013, a leaked map indicated 1,000 house lots (roughly 250 acres) have been made available at Eccles for house lots and just over 400 acres behind Providence for more. Recently, an attempt to buy cane lands located behind Eccles and Ogle reached a hurdle after the Opposition went to court claiming that the transaction was illegal. The opposition argued successfully in court that a $3B loan from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission to the CH&PA was illegal and should not be allowed. The court ruled last week that the loan agreement was “null and void” and should not go through.

East Bank lands gobbled up by

‘private developers’

– two Chinese companies, Ramroop benefit

There are shocking details emerging of Government’s handling and distribution of lands on East Bank Demerara.

The Corrupt PPP/C giving away Guyana to the Chinese, their friends and family.

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10,000 families who want a home and can’t get.

There are some illegalities here.” Back in 2013, a leaked map indicated 1,000 house lots (roughly 250 acres) have been made available at Eccles for house lots and just over 400 acres behind Providence for more. Recently, an attempt to buy cane lands located behind Eccles and Ogle reached a hurdle after the Opposition went to court claiming that the transaction was illegal. The opposition argued successfully in court that a $3B loan from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission to the CH&PA was illegal and should not be allowed. The court ruled last week that the loan agreement was “null and void” and should not go through.

PPP/C announcement of oil find

deceptive – Bulkan

A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) political candidate, Ronald Bulkan,

APNU+AFC Candidate Ronald Bulkan

has condemned the government’s use of the Exxon’s hydrocarbon discovery in its political ads, stating that it is a deliberate attempt by the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) to mislead the public. This is on the heels of the Ministry of Natural Resources announcement that the Deepwater Champion, approximately 120 miles offshore Guyana, has encountered hydrocarbons, organic compounds found in many places, including crude oil and natural gas. Though Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud, had initially warned that it was too early to confirm whether these trace elements were in commercial quantities, specifically light crude, a subsequent PPP/C full page ad also emerged declaring as its headline “Breaking news. U.S oil giant Exxon strikes oil in Guyana.” The ad also went on to say, “This breaking news of oil discovery in Guyana is another timely reminder why your support is best placed with the PPP/C.” Bulkan, who served as an APNU parliamentarian, has described it as a “quantum leap, to say that oil has been discovered, when all that has been found are traces of hydro carbon.” “It is part of a pattern of deception, born of desperation. It is a quantum leap when the company is talking of hydrocarbon and the PPP is announcing oil.” He alluded to the impending General and Regional elections on Monday as the motivating factor for the play with words. At an earlier press conference, APNU+AFC had welcomed the discovery, but had

The deepwater Champion drilling vessel

remained cautious, stating that should there turn out to be crude oil in commercial quantities, such a development would take years before tangible extraction efforts could be made. The Liza 1 well on the Stabroek block is being drilled by Deepwater Champion, which is hired by Esso Exploration and production Guyana Ltd. (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil, which holds 45 percent interest. Hess Guyana Exploration Limited holds 30 percent and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Limited holds 25 percent interest in the venture. In an official statement from the Ministry of Natural resources, they said “the Natural Resources and Environment Minister, remains optimistic of a hydrocarbon discovery of commercial quantities which will transform Guyana’s economy for the benefit of all Guyanese.” News reports said that Exxon Mobile country manager, Jeff Simons, also confirmed that a bore hole in the Atlantic Ocean in an area claimed by Venezuela has produced positive results, though he declined to discuss specifics about what had been found. Minister Persaud is set to meet with company officials and discuss the find. Decades of exploration in Guyana have yet to locate a viable source of oil or gas despite the proximity of energy rich Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. Venezuela has long claimed about two-thirds of Guyana’s territory as well as the offshore area where Exxon Mobil began drilling in March. In October 2013, the Venezuelan navy detained an oil research vessel operating under contract for the U.S based Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Guyana foreign affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett said in March that the country would push ahead with exploration in the area despite protests from the Venezuelan Government. In May 2012, CGX Energy, which has concessions, announced that it had failed in its bid to find oil during a drill in its Corentyne concessions. That same year, another well being drilled in the Georgetown offshore concession by Spanish owned Repsol also failed in its attempt.

Babbie—de Guyana King

De Lion is de King of de Jungle and every kid knows that. He is a real, real bad man. He don’t mamaguy heself. De Great White Shark is de king of de ocean. All dem fish frighten him. Barack Obama is de king of de world and nobody don’t mess round he. And every country has a king. Guyana got a special king. King Babbie. He was born a king from de time he study medicine. He study that thing in all fashion, style and taste, right down to de prices. Dem boys did never know that this man is so big until dem see a full-page ad in de papers. De ad name him King Babbie wid he crown, de smile plus de look. When dem boys read that ad. Dem seh this man is de real king of Guyana. According to road talk, de man got it lack. De man lack radio, lack TV, lack cable, lack newspaper, lack cricket, lack drugs. He lack down Guyana. De only thing he lack is a wife fuh he best friend. De sudden growth to king mek all dem other king in Guyana get vex. Osafo King, who does mek up dem pages in de paper get suh vex when he had to put down de whole page ad that he get up and go away. De boss man had to beg he to come back and convince that he is de real king. When he come back, he refuse to tek de boss man word suh he call he uncle King. De uncle King call de King at de Ministry of Health, de one at de Ministry of Health call Alfred King. Alfred King get so confused that he call King from King’s Jewellery World. De whole thing was to find out how this Babbie tun King and none of dem nah know. Is when all dem King sit down and discuss this thing among demself is then dem realize that Babbie is de original King of Guyana. One of dem King seh wha he see that man got, and ten of he generations to come can’t come close to accumulate a quarter of wha he see that man got. Talk half and wait fuh de US pick him up so that dem boys could mek him dem queen.

CAN DAVID AND MOSES PULL THIS ONE OFF? THEY FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT DURING THE CAMPAIGN:

The only marbles he rass got are in his undies, it'll be corn kernels from dinner the night before.

Tomorrow will now be the today so we shall see. Just off the phone with a few folks from Meten Meer Zorg, and they told we that when they have to go to GT, they feel safer if they wear anything APNU, cause if they wear PPP stuff the APNU people harassing them

You in see nothing yet, there will be riot in Georgetown, shops boarded up, businesses hiring extra security. Win or lose the PNC tugs will burn and loot, that is a tradition, look and see , I am here right now.

There will be trouble, Granger already hinted he cannot control his people, sublime for "it's ok to loot and burn".  The situation has degenerated due to the AFC merging with the PNC.  The "bullies" and "thugs" cannot accept this utter defeat.

I do not foresee any kind of major problems, as security will be deployed in lots of area.

It's in their genes.

The Army will ensure there is order in the country not to worry.

Good morning guys, the big day is here

these barbarians....I tell you...they cannot be like the PPP thieves who loot the state from within!

another Sudra claiming genetic pedigree! 6000 years as the backsides of Indian was not instructive enough for you!