1960-2013

Anyone who knows Ralph will tell you

Ralph is a Honest, Decent and Sincere politician.

He is a no nonsense person...

but very Humble Team Player

 Ralph is not a person

Who will lie, Boast, Cuss or

Buse Down like a Thugs.

1999-2012

Under Jagdeo the entire Party lost it's track,

and after Jagdeo left office

Ralph felt it is time for the PPP to put itself in Order.

Ralph charged that the PPP was no longer driven

by the working class ideology that had moved its founders

but was now in the grip of oligarchs,

avaricious contractors and corrupt bureaucrats

all locked in a cycle of greed, enrichment and illegality.

In 1999

When and How Jagdeo became President

left everyone shocked,

Freedom House became a Battle Ground.

2001

One time things got so heated

Rohee ran Jagdeo out with a Chair

because Jagdeo Removed Rohee

as Foreign Affairs Minister.

Jagdeo had to work Quickly to polish it off

by creating a new Ministry called 

"Foreign Trade" for Rohee.

Initially Robert was put in charge to deal with the Black Thugs,

then later Jagdeo skillfully convince Rohee

he need to assist Robert with the Thugs because

he (Rohee) is the closest the PPP have as a Street Thug

and his skills and expertise is needed to hold on to power.

1999-2013

Ralph saw the Big mistake the PPP made

was when Jagdeo turned to the Drug Dealers

to deal with the Crime situation

that was getting out of hand

very early in his Presidency.

Ralph knew the Safety and

Security of the Country was now in

the hands of the powerful Narco Drug Lords

and their army include.... a dangerous  combination of

(1) the Black PNC House of Isreal Thugs,

(2) Rogue Police Officers 

(3) Rogue GDF Soldiers.

Roger Luncheon called then

"the Phantom Killers"

During Jagdeo's Presidency ........

the Govt got full Protection from

"the Phantom Killers" .......

in exchange for

(1) the Safe Passage of

"Drugs, Guns, Money & Contra-ban Goods"

by the Drug Lords

(2) Safety from International Prosecution & Law

for the Drug Lords.

This Evil partnership and agreement exist up to today.

2006-2011

During Jagdeo's last years in office

he was able to win over

De Miniser of Thuggery Rohee's

total support and Loyalty

by offering him two things

(1) making him Minister of Home Affairs .....

now fully incharge of the Police, GDF and

the National Security of the Country.....

in Addition" Chief of the Phanton Squad" 

Thugs/Drug Lords Alliance.

(Some Crab Louse still cant understand...

Why Rohee Visa got Taken away)

(2) A promise to move Rohee up

to the Position of General Secretary in the Party

to keep eyes on people like Ralph.

2012

Now with Jagdeo out of office, Ralph felt it was safe

(1)to clean up this mess in the party and

(2)get the PPP back on track and

(3) weed out the Pimps, Prostitutes, Parasites,

Panty-Men, Dutty Crab-Louse, Funny Fellas,

Narco Influence, Vultures and

the Black House-of-Israel Thugs that

Jagdeo needed to keep him in power

1950-1997

Ralph was Close to Jagan and knew Jagan never had to form alliances with these hated low lives, scums or thugs for support......

Jagan's energy support was fueled by the working class, the Hard working Guyanese Farmers, Cane Cutters, Laborers, Civil Servants and all those who stood up for law and order.

2012

Ralph's attempt to clean the Party

was immediately met with Raw Hostility from Rohee.....

things got so nasty..... and that caused

(1) Ralph to Instantly Resigned,

(2) Decide to expose all the Corruption

(3) End all relationship with Jagdeo & Ramotar 

      Gang on "Dutty Funny Fellas". 

2013

Rohee recently appointed

General Secretary of the Party

He who live a life of trickery should not preach morality.

Keep on braying. Need some more hay?

1999-2012

Under Jagdeo the entire Party lost it's track,

and after Jagdeo left office

Ralph felt it is time for the PPP to put itself in Order.

Ralph charged that the PPP was no longer driven

by the working class ideology that had moved its founders

but was now in the grip of oligarchs,

avaricious contractors and corrupt bureaucrats

all locked in a cycle of greed, enrichment and illegality (Jalil)

Some worms are Dangerous

and must be avoided

 Sugrim....is De latren worm

He is not even safe for TV or the internet viewing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_KbY2-hV_4

You'll see fuh yuh self

A Dangerous Worm

Rather than descend into filth

Pay the people their money

so you can go back on TV.

Aya don't Rub Sugrin so Hard....

Eee does Dress in ee Suit fuh go to wuk

Eee get Cock Eye....

eee na see this topic is about ....

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

GUYANA PARCEL OUT AND GIVING AWAY

THE RADIO LICENCES FIASCO: COURT CASE CONTINUES

Radio licence court case … Govt. asks

for more time to file defence

Lawyers representing Government and a number of companies that were granted approval for radio and cable licences by outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo back in 2011, has asked for more time to file its defence.
Chief Justice (ag), Ian Chang, who is hearing the matter, has now set the next court date for November 14, as the case continued yesterday in the High Court.
The legal challenge was filed by the National Media Publishing Company, publisher of Kaieteur News, and the Guyana Media Proprietors Association Limited (GMPA). It named Attorney General, the Minister of Broadcasting, National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU), Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) and 12 recipients that were approved for licences by Jagdeo shortly before he ended his term in office in November 2011.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall was in court yesterday.

The applicants for the licences were Radio Guyana Inc- owner of Guyana Times and TVG 28; Telcor and Cultural Broadcasting Inc.; NTN Radio – owner of Channel 69; New Guyana Company Limited-owner of The Mirror newspaper; Rudolph Grant; Wireless Connection; Hits and Jams Entertainment; Alfro Alphonso and Sons; Haslyn Graham and Little Rock Television Station. E-Networks Inc and Quark Communications Inc, two companies approved for cable licences, were also named as the Respondents.
According to court documents signed by Publisher of Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall, and filed by his lawyer, Roysdale Forde, the licences were issued under the old Post and Telegraph Act and were done in bad faith, are discriminatory and not legal.
The media houses and Lall said that the licences breached their legitimate expectations and constitutional rights. It pointed to an agreement dated May 5, 2003 between Jagdeo and former Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, where it was agreed there would be a freeze on all new commercial frequencies for radio and television until a new Broadcasting Act came into effect.
Jagdeo’s exercise of his discretion to approve new radio, TV and cable operations was abused and unreasonable also.
The media houses asked for court orders to quash the licences.
Regarding the cable TV licences to E-Network and Quark, reportedly owned by Vishok Persaud and Brian Yong respectively, friends of the former President, the media houses also want these to be quashed on the same grounds.
Valmiki Singh, head of the NFMU, is also being asked to produce a statement to the court of all available radio, television and cable frequencies in Guyana.
Lall and GMPA, in asking for the court to issue an order for TV and radio broadcast licences to be granted to them, also want a declaration that the frequency spectrum is a national resource.
They are also asking in excess of $1M for aggravated damages and an unspecified amount for exemplary damages.
In the affidavit supporting the constitutional challenge, Lall said that in December 2008 he applied to Prime Minister Sam Hinds to operate a cable TV network; a radio station and a TV station.
He sent copies to NFMU and on February 26, 2009, received an acknowledgment. The court documents also listed the case of C.N. Sharma who applied for a radio licence but was turned down.
Veteran journalist, Enrico Woolford, of Capitol News, has also filed similar court action back in April.
There has been widespread condemnation from Guyanese and both local and international media associations on circumstances surrounding the granting of the licences by Jagdeo. The timing and the fact that he did not wait on the Broadcast Authority to do its work were also heavily criticised.
Not only was Jagdeo’s best friend, Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop, approved for five frequencies but Telcor is linked to sitting Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud, who also was approved for a similar number. New Guyana Company also was approved a similar amount.

ANYTHING SO THAT THE PPP/C DO NOT

GET AWAY WITH CORRUPTIONS

APNU TO HANDCUFF THE PPP/C

APNU will amend law to restructure

Financial Intelligence Unit – Harmon

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) will be amending the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill, when the proposed piece of legislation comes up for debate. Among the changes the party will pursue is the restructuring of the Financial Intelligence Unit.
The Financial Intelligence Unit, headed by Paul Geer, is housed in the Ministry of Finance and collects reports of suspicious financial transactions which are then passed onto the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
APNU’s Executive Member, Joseph Harmon, said that among the amendments to be proposed is how appointments are made.
He said, too, that APNU will also be looking to strengthen the capacity of the FIU through legislative means.
According to Harmon given the manner in which the Bill is being returned to the House, several of the submissions made to the Special Select Committee would have been ignored or left out and as such these matters will have to be ventilated on the floor of Parliament.
He said, too, that APNU will also be looking to amend the relationship provided for under the substantive law, between the Attorney General and the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Asked about support from the Alliance for Change (AFC) which would be required in order to have the proposed amendments approved in the House, Harmon responded in the affirmative.
According to the APNU Executive Member, that party has been in talks with the AFC both in the Special Select Committee and outside of it.
Harmon told this publication that there is a “convergence of concerns” between the two parties on the shortcomings of the current legislation and as such the AFC is expected to be supportive of the amendments.
This past week the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, had explained the reason behind the government’s rush to wrap up the work of the Special Select Committee that was tasked with addressing the amendments and said that it was simply a matter of time running out.
Chairperson of that Committee, Gail Teixeira, at the second meeting since emerging from the parliamentary recess, opted to close off the work of the body and submit the report back to the Full House so that there can be a debate and a vote on the Bill.
The Special Select Committee is not the end of the process since “it has to be taken to Parliament, debated, checked over, gazetted and then assented to.”
Those steps, according to Nandlall, “will take some time…so it is not that we can finish the entire process in a day or two.”
November 18 is the deadline set by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) regarding the amendments to the anti money laundering laws with the review being held in the Bahamas.
According to Nandlall, what must be fundamentally noted is that the amendments did not just come from the whims and fancies of Government but rather emanate from a review of the existing law by CFATF after which they recommended the legislative changes.
“We didn’t concoct it…These provisions came out of recommendations which the CFATF made,” said Nandlall.
In recent days, a number of bodies, including the Private Sector Commission, the Insurance Association of Guyana and the Guyana Association of Bankers have come out calling for the support of the political opposition when it comes to amending the law.
APNU had said that it wanted more time in order to come up with the best Bill possible, while the AFC had called for the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission as a prerequisite for their support.

Very sensible approach by APNU.

THE PPP/C BUNGLED SUPENAAM STELLING

Bungled $$$M ‘Supenaam Stelling’

indicative of PPPC’s incompetence

A section of the controversial Supenaam Stelling

 

it is time that the people of Guyana demand accountability – Corbin

Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, lambasted the ruling administration yesterday over certain projects over the years. He drew specific reference to the current fiasco surrounding the $500M Supenaam Stelling.
Corbin said that the stelling which has now been condemned as “inoperable” and unsafe for use, is the latest example of the People’s Progressive Party Civic regime’s incompetence, corruption and wastage of Guyana’s financial resources throughout its period of existence in Government, ever since 1957.
He said that the inconsistent explanations from the various agencies of the government, and, the “Rip-van-Winkle like” call by President Jagdeo for the Prime Minister “to undertake a formal review of this project, particularly in the specific areas of dispute”, may have been an amusing episode if the resources involved were not the property of the taxpayers of Guyana.
Corbin said that the actions of the “President and his men create” the impression that such shoddy work is an unusual occurrence when, “in fact, such shoddy performance, corruption and unaccountability have been characteristic of the PPP Government since 1957.” The Opposition Leader posited that older Guyanese would remember the infamous, Del Conte road on the East Bank of Essequibo.
“Millions were spent, but nothing was there to show…The squander mania and mismanagement of the British Guiana Rice Marketing Board is another example…Millions of dollars were siphoned off to party supporters until the Board collapsed.”
He said that the younger Guyanese would be au fait with the fiasco of the disappearing or floating wharf at Essequibo.
“Millions of dollars were again spent on constructing a wharf, which disappeared into the Pomeroon River shortly after completion.”
Corbin recalled that the nation was advised that the contractor responsible would have been penalised, “but within months, the very contractor delivered further sub-standard works on contracts awarded to him at Wakenaam, Essequibo Islands.”
The collapse of a koker door recently at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara resulted in another blame-game according to Corbin, “but the reality is that these are every day occurrences in Guyana.”
It was pointed out that the sub-standard works being delivered on most Government contracts have been the subject of regular media reports but the government appears satisfied to issue regular statements of the huge amount of money awarded on contracts rather than whether the people of Guyana have had value for money spent.
Speaking specifically of the Supenaam stelling, Corbin noted that the contractor claims that it was built according to the design and in full compliance with all technical specifications.
“They claimed that the sunken pontoon was not part of the design and thus was not built or placed by them, hence they were not the ones who messed up.”
They (Contractor), Corbin reiterated, expressed the view that modification of the structure should not have proceeded without consultation with the design and construction firms.
“They concluded that the project was satisfactorily completed and a Completion Certificate, issued on January 19 last by the employer certifying that all defects, if any, were made good to the satisfaction of the consultants…The structure, they claimed, was successfully tested “in the presence of two ministers of the government and other stakeholders”.
Corbin said that “significantly, the Minister (Robeson Benn), who has earned national recognition for his competence at destruction, took over modification of the stelling and, in his usual style, did an excellent job at that.”
The opposition leader stressed that the said “Minister of Demolition” remained silent for days after the initial exposure, and eventually, accused the contractor of “oligarchic aspirations” and stated that their public statements were simply “eye pass” of him and rude.
“He then claimed that earlier defects as identified by his Ministry had not been addressed by the contractor…Yet, in the same statement, he informs the nation that his Ministry was not responsible for supervision…He went on to say, however, that guided by economic reasons, his Ministry proceeded with the installation of the drawbridge to guarantee the safe offloading and reloading of vehicles, particularly trucks.”
Corbin posited that Guyanese now want to know why a completion certificate was issued. “It is time that the people of Guyana demand accountability

OAS to probe state of corruption in

Guyana

The state of corruption in Guyana will be placed under the microscope next month when MESICIC, the mechanism for follow-up on the implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption, undertakes an onsite visit here.
Moreover, the mechanism, which is a body of the Organisation of American States (OAS), will require that seven oversight bodies appear before it including the: Audit Office of Guyana; the Public Service Commission; the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board; the Director of Public Prosecution; the Judicial Service Commission; the Integrity Commission and the Commission of Information.
Thus far, of the seven agencies identified for scrutiny, only five have agreed and have proceeded to name their representatives to meet with officials of MESICIC, which will include a Sub-Group made up of three representatives from Haiti and one from Trinidad, who are scheduled to arrive between October 6 and 7.
However, the actual review will take place on October 8, 9 and 10, according to Presidential Advisor, Gail Teixeira.
Teixeira made the disclosure when she addressed media operatives at the most recent Cabinet Press briefing on Thursday.  During her deliberations Teixeira said the review is in fact nothing new since Guyana had been subjected to such undertakings in the past.
According to her, Guyana signed unto the OAS Convention in 2001 and is among 31 countries that have embraced this Convention.
Once countries sign unto the Convention they are permitted to name a lead expert to be a part of MESICIC. Guyana has so named Teixeira since 2008. “I sit in the MESICIC as an expert with the Canadian, American and other experts and I am very au fait as a member of that (MESICIC) Committee… what are the inadequacies of other countries including Canada in relation to the implementation and upholding of the obligations under the Inter-American Convention against Corruption…”
The Presidential Advisor lashed out at recent disclosures in this publication made by newly appointed Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Nicole Giles, who expressed some concern about the state of corruption in Guyana.
According to Teixeira she was “taken aback by the Canadian High Commissioner, who is a brand new person to Guyana, and while she is free to her opinion, and the opinion I assume of her Government, I feel the way in which it is presented it is an unfortunate one in terms of Guyana/Canada relations.”
The commencement of the MESICIC review here on October 8 will entail discussion with civil society organisations. And according to Teixeira a total of 12 such organisations have been invited to interact with the MESICIC officials and undertake the role of umbrella body for entities of labour, business and the legal profession.
Also expected to participate in the discussion will be representatives from the Transparency Institute of Guyana among other organisations. “Four (civil society organisations) have accepted so far and have named their representatives; the other eight we are following-up with them to make sure that the civil society session has a broad representation,” informed Teixeira.
The discussion with the representatives of the civil society organisations will address issues of conflict of interest, systems for registration, declaration of income, assets and liabilities, access to public information and mechanisms to encourage participation of civil society in efforts to prevent corruption.
The visiting team is also expected to craft a report based on its findings which for the following few months will be reviewed by the Sub-Group. And according to Teixeira, Guyana, as the subject country under review, will have an opportunity to make corrections and clarifications before being reviewed by other Member States at a plenary in March.
Guyana, Teixeira disclosed, underwent an initial review in 2006, then in 2008 and a third time in 2011.
Currently all Member States are preparing for the fourth cycle review of the implementation of the Convention against Corruption.
“In 2011 September when we completed the review of all the countries in the third round review, the (MESICIC) Expert Committee decided that the fourth round would include onsite visits to countries and it would follow up on the recommendations made during the first round review in the 2006 period,” disclosed Teixeira.
So far 15 of the 31 countries have been reviewed, and Guyana, according to Teixeira, will be undergoing its fourth review along with Canada, Grenada and Jamaica.
The review of each country will, among other things, entail the examination of hiring practices, rules of hiring, disciplining, promoting, and looking at the oversight bodies within each of the countries.
In addition to the OAS Convention, Guyana has signed unto and ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which was established in 2007, and will be up for a first cycle review next year. The latter, according to Teixeira, has similar mechanisms as MESICIC.

US State Dept Report highlights rampant government corruption in Guyana

Guyana Government indifferent to

Corruption – US State Department

Government’s apparent ineffectiveness in implementing laws that provide for criminal penalties for corruption by public officials has been highlighted by the United States of America 2012 Human Rights Report.
The report, which was released over the weekend, stated that there remains widespread public perception of corruption involving officials at all levels, including the police and the judiciary.
“The World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators assessed that government corruption was a serious problem,” the report said.
The Guyana Police Force bore the brunt of the report’s assessment, which pointed to allegations of police officers being connected to the drug underworld.
In October 2011 the Guyana Police Force’s Crime Chief submitted a report to the Minister of Home Affairs regarding allegations by a senior officer that many officers had connections to drug dealers.
According to the report, the Minister considered it but has so far taken no action.
In fact, one of the officers against whom the allegations were made is still driving a BMW that reportedly belongs to an alleged drug dealer.
Meanwhile, the report zeroed in on the fact that public officials are subject to financial disclosure laws and are required to submit information about personal assets to the Integrity Commission.
However, although the Prime Minister had stated in June last year that members would soon be appointed to this Commission, it is still not up and running.
On June 14 last year, the National Assembly approved a government motion that members submit annual declarations in keeping with provisions of the Integrity Act, but compliance was uneven, and the Commission had no resources for enforcement or investigations.
The Act sets out both criminal and administrative sanctions for nondisclosure.
If a person fails to file a declaration, the fact can be published in the daily newspapers and the Official Gazette.
Failure to comply with the law can lead to a summary conviction, fines, and imprisonment for six to 12 months.
If property was not disclosed as it should have been, the Magistrate convicting the defendant will order the defendant to make a full disclosure within a set time frame.
The report said that no such publication or convictions have occurred.
When it comes to the Office of the Auditor General, the report was uncomplimentary.
The Office of the Auditor General scrutinizes the expenditure of public funds on behalf of Parliament and conducts financial audits of all publicly funded entities, including donor-funded entities, local government agencies and trade unions and reports to the National Assembly.
However, the US human rights report stated that the effectiveness of the office remained limited since the government may or may not act on the discrepancies noted in its reports.
“Observers noted that recurring discrepancies were repeatedly highlighted in the reports without officials taking appropriate follow-up actions to investigate and resolve the discrepancies,” the report highlighted.
The 2001 constitution called for the establishment of a Public Procurement Commission (PPC) to monitor public procurement and ensure that authorities conduct the procurement of goods and services in a fair, transparent, competitive and cost-effective manner.
However, the government never constituted the PPC despite public criticism of the present system’s ineffectiveness in awarding government contracts in an equitable and transparent manner.
The report stated that under pressure from opposition parties in parliament, the government promised to establish the PPC by June last year, but this has not yet materialized.
A 2011 Access to Information Act, intended to promote transparency and accountability within the government and public institutions, provided for persons to secure access to information under the control of public authorities and for the appointment of a Commissioner of Information.
Again the US human rights report highlighted that so far the government had not issued implementing regulations or appointed a Commissioner.

Now we know that the US State Dept is looking at the Corrupt PPP/C:

Re: Government’s apparent ineffectiveness in implementing laws that provide for criminal penalties for corruption by public officials has been highlighted by the United States of America 2012 Human Rights Report.

Jalil bhai we nailed it right down to one person, the Godfather of the Corrupt PPP/C

 Answer : A very private Business/Working Relationship which will soon be exposed. 

How soon can we expect this exposee relationship, we have seen that there was a relationsship, yet the PPP/C deny knowing Roger Khan. Are we going to expect any retrubution from Roger for this willful oversight from the PPP/C? There is opinions from some quarter that it will be payback time when Roger gets out, please comment.

As we go further with this, it gets more intriguing

quote "(3)Mr Doodnoath Singh drew the line with Jagdeo. Soon after he got very sick too as his health was getting down, he was getting tired of seeing all the corruption going on....until he quietly resigned. Jagdeo was refusing to give the man his pension and benefits....so he hauled the Govt to court and got his benefits thru a court order.....And he died later.

Was Godfather King Jagdoe, really responsible for his death, in some indirect way?

Quote "(2) Pundit was fine up to Dr Jagan Death, Pundit led the Guyana Delegation of top officials which came to Andrews Airforce Base in 1997 to take Back Dr Jagans Body to Guyana. He was not sick and he was still sparking on all his plugs.... still getting in trouble with some young girls.

But as soon as Jagdeo became President ....a strange sickness struck him down.....and he began to loose his marbles....and never recovered and Died.unquote

Again we have seen Panditji was robust, but just as Jagdoe came into the picture as President, a strange sickness struck him down. We know that he was suffering from Alzheimer, Was there allegedly some other disease, I am thinking that he might have been hook up with the wrong girl? I mean some infectious disease. I would have expect Panditji to go with a heart attack or a stroke or something like that. Did Jagdoe bring some knack from India?

How is James related to the Drug dealer and the Real estate Fraudster? He was an insurance scam artist who murdered his friends. Never in my wildest dreams I would think our peasant farmers could seed these monsters...but they did.

With this kind of inside information, I guess that the PPP/C will be pissing their pants/panties

Richard James was Jagdeo's First and secret contact in New York.

James had personal contact with all the professionals in Richmond Hill, Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants, Real estate & Mortgage Brokers.  

James was his contact man to get to these People.

Jagdeo did not know anyone in New York, James would carry him "Bar & Rum Shop Hopping" meeting all these low-lives and that impressed Jagdeo.

  In the Beginning Richard James was Jagdeo man of business in New York...providing him with whatever he like.

Richard James used to travel a lot to Guyana and would always showing off the Pictures he took with Jagdeo his personal friend.

At Richard James Trial the US Govt produced pictures and Video of the President and his Friend Richard James partying and meeting in New York and in Guyana too.

And I want to quote Dr Jagan

from his speech on May 26, 1995: 

This Speech was written by Moses

“I have been faithful to my promise

of giving you a government

that is fully accountable to its electorate,

free from corruption

and transparent in all its financial and business affairs

and the upholding of all your rights

and freedoms won through sacrifice.”

I wonder what he would do

were he here today

to see what he has created....

Rev call them a Bunch of Crooks & Thieves

and he is Right

this took some wind out of

"De Sack of Lies"

THE PPP/C HAS NO INTENT TO ADDRESS THE FILTH IN GEORGETOWN:

Sinking in filth

The recurrence of a garbage crisis does not surprise us. The corrective methods have always been inadequate. The wrangling at City Hall hasn’t helped. It is also no longer newsworthy. The citizens are bored and disinterested. They do not expect much from a preposterous leadership arrangement. And to pile it on even more, we have a government that is still obsessed with comparing its performance with the PNC’s “28 years”.
No amount of “spin” through playing the “blame game” can hide the fact that the Government is not intent on addressing the root causes of this endemic problem. But how long can we continue to exist in this filth?
The Local Government situation has been toyed around with for as long as many of us care to remember. One wonders if anything of consequence will ever develop from the assent of Bills and the holding of elections.
As the city stinks, we now await the customary announcement that the government will be taking the lead on this issue of national importance, and in the best interest of the people, help them by providing unlimited resources as well as creating employment for many. The people would be working under the supervision of contractors and they would be responsible for the maintenance/clean-ups in their respective communities.
From time immemorial, projects of this nature have been launched in numerous regions and in the city. Teams of workers have been called upon to clean up garbage and the like. But this is just a stop-gap method. The funding will of course be touted as substantial, but in actual fact it will merely represent a drop in the ocean.
The beleaguered City Hall has never effectively used its powers to haul defaulting rate payers before the courts, and has constantly bemoaned the sloth in the judicial system. There has also been the cry of not being allowed to raise funds through innovative means.
The government was at one time, and most likely still is City Hall’s biggest debtor, and in the not too distant past there was a quarrel over the quantum the government owed to the council. Within recent times there has not been much talk about the government owing the city council, but one can assume that that will not be seen as a priority, in terms of making it public knowledge.
Any money that government owes will certainly not be given to the council; it will go to private contractors. Government has insisted over the years that City Hall is incompetent. An interim management committee has always been its preference.
In the meantime, we predict that as the city continues to sink in garbage, there will be a much-publicized Presidential walkabout with a number of council officials accompanying the presidential party. The president and/or his advisers will then meet with the council to agree on and to plan enhancement works. More of the same.
The unpopular City Hall will continue to lose its grip on the management of the city and government will continue to boast that it has to provide the essential services. It will be highlighted that City Hall is inevitably heading for redundancy as more and more the government has to undertake necessary works in Georgetown. The Mayor and others who insist that they are the legitimate leaders will continue to be sidelined as their detractors pile on the criticisms. The vicious cycle will continue.
There will be a brief respite from this crisis and then we will have to hold our breaths through the Christmas season and beyond, as we again wallow in the mire. While those in authority play their selfish games, the possibility our luck running out (in terms of crippling diseases) is increasing. There is no reason that we should be allowed to decline to this extent in the 21st century. The frightening thing is we are not convinced that anyone really has the answers.

Asj.....but Rev like swimming in de Bowl....

eee say is a nice shine bowl....

Is this the G$5,000,000 toilet bowl that the PPP/C earmarked for the new CJIA?         

Dr. J must be turning in his grave.

At a Meeting in Richmond Hill, Queen New York, and the President Ramotar did admit the there were corruptions when he says:

Corruption and crime

Queried about corruption and crime, Ramotar saidhe does not dispute that corruption exists, as it does everywhere, but said it is difficult to prove it, and no one has come forward as yet with solid evidence. He said there are many problems with the court system and police investigation of crime and corruption.

ANOTHER GOVT CORP RIDDLED WITH FRAUD AND CORRUPTIONS

GPHC FRAUD: Finance boss, clerk sent

on leave

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has sent on “administrative” leave its Director of Financial Services and an Accounts Clerk as a probe continues into multi-million dollar fraud.

“This decision took immediate effect so that the probe into the disappearance of funds from the Institution could be continued,” the hospital said in a statement.

The GPHC did not release the amount of money that was allegedly stolen but Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) was told that it was about GUY$5 million.

The decision to send the duo on leave was taken at a GPHC Board meeting held on October 24.

The Accounts Clerk had been arrested before and placed on station bail. She subsequently resumed duties at the hospital but in the Human Resources Department.

The GPHC first announced on October 1 that the police and Auditor General’s Office were investigating an alleged fraud at the health care institution.

Monies missing included partial paMyments for certain tests that are done at private hospitals to which the cash should have been remitted.

ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER SET OF FRAUD, AND SO THIS SCROUGE CONTINUES WITH THE PPP/C TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE NEXT

Cocaine, money laundering and politics in Guyana

Here is the most graphic fact that no international expert on drug trafficking can ignore about Guyana. Not one, I repeat, not one of the super-rich traffickers has been charged much less pass through a court trial. Not one, I repeat not even one of the most conspicuous money-launderers has even been charged, much less face a court hearing.

Cocaine, money laundering and politics in Guyana

June 1, 2013

The American reticence on drug trafficking in Guyana has caused widespread consternation among political observers. How could the Americans be so blind to the political angles? It had to be the sea breeze that has induced sleep over the past ten years.
The American Ambassador told the media that even if Guyana is given an extension to comply with money-laundering operations by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force at their meeting in Nicaragua, there still may be sanctions against Guyana, because there has been no successful prosecution of money launderers.The Ambassador must be saying to himself; “God, not even one.”

Nepotism: The best and the brightest minds in

Guyana are fleeing

Dear Editor,
As nationals of Guyana, we have been concerned about how poorly employers, particularly the PPP regime, have used the human resources in the country.
For too long, this government has allowed the finest minds to be either underemployed or without any positive and active involvement in the country affairs.
Yet the state continues to expend significant amount of resources on educating the people and encouraging them to prepare themselves. To what end?
Let’s call a spade a spade! Almost daily, available jobs are usually advertised in the media and elsewhere by the government in order to satisfy some internal organizational protocol.
But government officials merely go through the fraudulent motions of an interview process when they have already decided who the holder of the position will be. And it is one of their supporters or relatives of high ranking PPP officials.
But the regime has the gall in these advertisements to let potential applicants know up front that they thank them for applying but do not have the decency to even acknowledge their applications let alone call them for an interview.
This is the scam that this regime has been involved in for years and it has caused unnecessary grief and pain after those who apply found out after what has happened. To use such a sinister ploy to deceive the nation indicates how low the administration has descended.
The fact is when the private sector engages in these acts, at least the consequence is personal, and shows up in their bottom line expense sheet.
But when the Government does the same, employing only friends and supporters of the PPP despite their lack of ability, qualifications experience and requisite skills, the entire nation suffers.
Let us be clear in saying that we have no difficulty whatsoever with the regime wanting to hire its party supporters and members or people of like thinking in critical policy areas so long as those persons are qualified to do the job.
But this has not been the case at the office of the President and at several other state agencies and departments which have employed hundreds of contract employees who are paid super salaries because they are the children, relatives and friends of the PPP cabal.
This is happening in a country where brain cells have gone on strike for an extended period and the loudest mouths in political campaigns are usually rewarded with the most influential positions.
This is wrong and the Jagdeo/ Ramotar cabal must stop this ignominious and dishonest practice if it is to regain the trust and confidence of the people.
The reality has been since Guyana attained its Independence on May 26, 1966, party purity and loyalty have become more important than to employ qualified and experience persons to carry the government tasks.
Once a political party wins, its candidates begin to circle the wagon of political power. The game is essentially about paying back those who made the win possible.
While the noble intentions of politics are “serving the people’s interests,” the first people usually served are those elected, that is, jobs for the boys.
The bigger question is why most of the educated Guyanese with college/university degrees are all over the world and not in Guyana.
The answer, we believe, is that we have never found a way as a society to harness and apply the best and brightness minds to address our nation’s challenges at any one time.
The real sadness of all this is that it does not matter where you come from in society, what your ethnicity is or whether you belong the PPP or the PNC, it was Guyana and the Guyanese taxpayers who have given you a start in life and have prepared you for wherever you now are.
Our continuous poor use of our most qualified personnel is tantamount to perpetrating an injustice on the country which has invested heavily through taxation, blood, sweat and tears in the development of its citizens.
With that said, we always held the view that the real issues we face in Guyana are not only corruption, poverty, crime, joblessness, illegal narcotics trafficking but also injustice! People all over the world have fought and died for their civil rights and against injustice, will Guyanese do!

Dr. Asquith Rose and
Harish S. Singh.

Buying your way out of jail in Guyana

February 1, 2012

Buying your way out of jail is a lesson to be learned from the top families in Guyana, Navin Prashad the son of then Minister Manniram Prashad high profile case disappeared from the courts, and more recently President Donald Ramotar son Alexei Ramotar ran down a man with his car and the police failed to even do anything about it, lead police in that accident apparently got a promotion, then Nanda Gopal from Office of the President accident.

Kuru Kururu fatal accident…Dead

guard’s family accepts $2.5M

settlement from accused

By Michael Jordan

Relatives of security guard, Ronville Roberts, have accepted a $2.5M settlement from truck driver Sahid Ali,

who is accused of causing Roberts’s death in an accident last Wednesday on the Soesdyke/Linden highway.
This disclosure was made yesterday when the 29-year-old accused appeared in the Providence Magistrates Court before Magistrate Leslie Sobers on charges of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to render assistance.
Ali’s attorney, Vic Puran, told Magistrate Sobers that his client had agreed to give Roberts’s family $2.5M. The court was also told that the accused had already made an initial payment of $200,000 to the dead guard’s family.
In the presence of the court, Ali then handed over a further $500,000 to the dead man’s reputed wife, Ingrid Schmidt. Puran also requested copies of the case dockets, which he would hand over to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Ali, who had been placed on remand and appeared in court in handcuffs, was then released on $100,000 bail. He is to return to court on March 22.
While the security guard’s relatives have indicated that they are unwilling to pursue the matter concerning his death, the DPP has the final say in deciding whether the charges against the accused will be dropped.
Speaking to Kaieteur News after leaving the court, attorney-at-law Puran said that he will appeal to the DPP to have the charges dropped.
“I will now have to write to the DPP requesting that  she nolle prosequi (bring it to an end) because of the view that my client is prepared to compensate, so that is a factor for her to take into consideration.
“But she could decide that she is proceeding, notwithstanding compensation.
“What has been settled is the civil matter…If the aggrieved persons are disposed to settle the matter, it is up to the DPP to decide whether she agrees to settle or not.“

At the suggestion that $2.5M was a relatively paltry sum, and could not give the victims a house, Puran argued that $2.5M “could build a 30×20 three-bedroom concrete house with a toilet and bathroom.”
The victim, 58-year-old Ronville Roberts, is survived by eight children. The youngest is said to be about 11 years old.
But Puran said that neither he nor any other attorney was involved in arranging the financial transaction. Rather, this was done by the accused and the victim’s family. However, Puran said he informed the court of the financial compensation in an effort to be “full and frank.”
The prosecution has alleged that security guard Ronville Roberts, of Kuru Kururu, was cycling along the Soesdyke/Linden highway near his home at around 08:15 hrs last Friday when Sahid Ali, who was driving motor lorry GLL 319, reversed and crushed him.
The prosecution also alleged that the 29-year-old accused drove off, leaving the injured man on the roadway. He reportedly abandoned the truck about four miles from the scene.
Sahid Ali was subsequently identified and charged with causing death by dangerous driving and failing to render assistance. He first appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates Court last Friday.
But attorney-at-law Vic Puran denied that his client had fled from the scene of the accident. According to Puran, Ali had driven away because he was unaware of the accident.
Puran also denied that his client had abandoned his vehicle, and said Ali had gone to buy something to eat. The attorney also argued that it is difficult for a cyclist on the move to collide with a reversing vehicle unless the person sought to commit suicide.
The attorney added that a passenger riding with Ali had told police that at the time of the alleged incident, he was instructing the driver to reverse, and during such time the truck had not been involved in any accidents.
Puran said the police arrested Ali because they noticed blue paint on the bottom of the truck, which appeared to be similar to the blue paint on Robert’s bicycle.
The prosecutor subsequently rebutted Puran’s claim and said that the truck had been identified by eyewitnesses. The prosecution had objected to granting Ali bail.
Suggesting that his client is still not out of the woods, Puran referred to similar cases where the DPP had refused to drop charges even after financial settlements were made.
He cited an August 2009 case in which a client of his was charged with causing the death of two small children, aged 12 and seven, near Tuschen East Bank Essequibo.
Puran explained that although his client, compensated the children’s relatives, the DPP ordered that the criminal proceedings should continue. The accused, Mahendranauth Singh, was eventually freed of the charges.
Kaieteur News had reported in 2010 of several cases in which drivers in causing death matters had their cases dropped after paying various sums to the families of victims.
The ‘compensation packages’ ranged from $5M for the death of the young mother, $600,000 for the death of an eight-year-old girl, and $300,000 for a seven-year-old girl killed on a pedestrian crossing.

Corruption by the Guyana PPP/C

government exposed

PPP goon Kwame McCoy accused of running over

another woman with his vehicle

McCoy taking notes from Navin Prashad, the son of Minister of Tourism, who was charged with causing the death of a University student, and that case just disappeared from the courts, then the case of another Office of the President official Nanda Gopal which wasn’t even investigated, and how can we forget about earlier this year when Alexei Ramotar, the son PPP Presidential Candidate Donald Ramotar ran down a man and got off, in fact the same investigating police officer got a big raise and promotion a few months after the incident.  Then there is the policeman that was rundown by Minister Kellawan Lall, then once again nothing became of the other incident involving Kellawan Lall hitting down two people on a motorcycle.  The PPP and their cronies commit crimes against the average Guyanese and no one is held accountable.

Corruption by the Guyana PPP/C

government exposed

The PPP on trial

The PPP on trial
OCTOBER 8, 2012 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER LETTERS
Dear Editor,
Some in the PPP like to claim how effective the government is, even when little or no evidence of such exists. Moreover, when challenged to provide proof, they create the context, and in some instances turn to propaganda and distortions to justify their self-assessed effectiveness with a view to persuade the masses about how hard they have been toiling on their behalf.
And even when the Jagdeo/Ramotar regime is drowning in their own manufactured hogwash, they become so immune to it that they are not bothered or shaken by the views of the opposition or by the sentiments and perceptions of the people.
This kind of stubbornness and narcissistic behaviour by the PPP regime is bordering on being insensitive to the needs of the youths and the poor and the working class.
The Jagdeo/Ramotar PPP regime is on trial because they have displayed a sense of heartlessness toward the youths and the poor and the working class in Guyana. Based on their actions, we are convinced that the PPP cabal is completely removed from the reality that exists beyond the glass casing that separates them from the masses they pretend to serve.
The truth is that even on their best days their pretence is so obnoxious that they drive away their own supporters in droves. It is indisputable that this type of behaviour by the Jagdeo/ Ramotar regime is predictable and reactive as if they are at a Grand Opera.
The PPP regime has shown total contempt for Parliament and the combined opposition in that the Attorney General Anil Nadalall has not only challenged the no-confidence motion against the Minister of Home Affairs Mr. Rohee in the courts but he and the PPP cabal have also distorted the decision of the Chief Justice Ian Chang in the budget case to mislead the public.
The opposition is aware of this but they have done nothing to prevent the Minister of Finance Ashni Singh from using the Contingency Funds to pay the contract workers at the Office of the President.
The majority opposition must end their lackadaisical posture and stand up and represent the people as Sharma Solomon and Vanessa Kissoon did at Linden. We believe that if the people of Linden had waited for APNU to represent them in the manner Solomon and Kissoon did, they would have waited in vain because it was the leaders of APNU who in April cut backroom deals with the PPP to increase the electricity rates at Linden that led to the protest and the subsequent murders of three unarmed young men.
For one reason, the opposition parties need plenipotentiaries to coordinate their policies and to maintain the same or similar line of argument/criticism against the PPP. For another, both the AFC and APNU should start the process of developing a shadow budget in order to have an estimated amount of the cost of next year’s budget.
It is our understanding that the PPP intends to bloat the budget in excess of $40 billion with the expectation that the opposition will cut part of that amount and still leave them with the required amount needed for fiscal year 2013. And the leader of the Parliamentary opposition who prides himself as a security Czar is yet to present a security plan/bill to Parliament.
The minority PPP-led government has had enough time to improve the standard of living in Guyana but they have failed to demonstrate to the masses that they are the stewards who are worthy of their trust. The regime has had enough time to formulate an economic development plan to create employment for the youths and those willing to work, a crime prevention program, an Anti-Corruption Agency to reduce corruption, and an educational curriculum to shrink the failures at examinations. But so far, the Jagdeo/Ramotar regime has not even come close of achieving any of the above. In fact, the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand should stop masquerading over inconsequential issues such as the flogging of students and focus on the bigger issue of reducing failures to a minimum.
It may appear to Mr. Ramotar and his government that things are hunky-dory, but nothing could be further from the truth—times are extremely hard for the youths and the poor and the working class who are at their wits end to put food on the table. The Jagdeo/Ramotar regime should know by now that the clock is ticking, the tension is building and the poor and the working class are about to explode under the enormous pressure.
These are tough times. Crime and violence, narcotics trafficking and corruption are on the upswing, unemployment continues to rise to new heights, real wages have declined, frustration and misery are peaking, and yet the government seems clueless as to the seriousness and extensiveness of the plight of the poor and the working class. Still, some in the PPP and their wealthy friends appear to live so comfortable that one wonders which country they live in.
In conclusion, for those who continue to harbour doubts about which political party we support, one thing remains clear: we are not beholden to any party. We shall always be guided by truth and honesty. And while we do not aspire to assume any meaningful role, we remain grounded in our conviction and steadfast love for Guyana, sufficient to declare that any criticisms of the opposition are not that we love them less, but that we love Guyana and Guyanese more. Our conscious is our guide.
Dr. Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh