Trouble Anti-money laundering bill … Opposition is forcing elections – Luncheon

...and?

D-G is worried that Ramotar's rope is too short and that his election predictions are down the toilet. The PPP is scared of losing 2 to 3 more seats if there is an election now.

There will be no elections to resolve this issue. The PPP are too afraid to lose and turn over the country to the PNC, the risk is too great. A PNC govt would spell doom for the nation for sure, the did such a wonderful job to get Guyana from the bread basket of the Caribbean to the armpit of the Caribbean over their 27 years of governance. At least Guyana has prospered under the PPP despite mo fiah by the afc/pnc. 

Your braying sounds much weaker this morning, you might need a Halls for dat scratchy throat?

It looks like you missed your daily dose of lil boy battie, you wicked man.

Wanna use this as your avatar Goads?

Or

you prefer dis one?

You use this one for your first :

like gburd use to work at OP

like gburd use to work at OP

Any new election will see the PPP at 58%. mark my words.

when you wake up what happen

We gon see nah!

“The AFC wishes to reiterate its position that it continues to support comprehensive financial reforms in Guyana; as we believe that money laundering is a scourge to be eliminated. We will continue to support any national effort at removing the comingling of the proceeds of crime with the income of hard working citizens of the Republic.”

The KFC can not even fry a proper chicken. All they can do is make excuses. They are like crying Babies Pooping on themselves and then asking : Did I do that"

You have your letters of the alphabet mixed up. That's not KFC, that's D_G. 

Anti- Money Laundering Amendment Bill…The PPP is solely responsible for the impeding blacklisting of Guyana – AFC

The opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) believes that a potential crisis over the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Amendment Bill can be averted once President Donald Ramotar complies with the constitutional obligations and establish the Public Procurement Commission and assent to the bills presented to him by the National Assembly.
The AFC in statement issued late yesterday evening said that it has noted that the Private Sector Commission [PSC] and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s (GCCI) position on the amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill.
The two bodies have called for good sense to prevail to prevent Guyana from facing international sanction for failing to implement the legislation.
The AFC said that it is as deeply concerned as the PSC, the GCCI and other organisations about the potential blacklisting of Guyana.
However, the party said that this concern is overshadowed by the Government’s  repeated opposition to the establishment of constitutionally mandated organs  like the  Public Procurement Commission (PPC) coupled with  President Ramotar’s promised and delivered  obstruction to the legislative agenda of the majority of its citizens.
“The lack of enthusiasm to repeated calls for good governance, greater transparency and a commitment to greater overview of the use of taxpayers’ money by the Executive, long  ago brought this nation to crisis status, and to permit the continued degradation  of and crisis in governance of this country is simply unacceptable and irresponsible,” the AFC said.
The AFC repeated its disappointment at the urgency which some sectors of the country have recently found to express their concern about  the detrimental effects on the nation state, and notes the absence of similar intensity and concern about the establishment of mandatory constitutional bodies and assumption of judicial office by his Excellency when he pronounced on the legality of the “opposition bills”.
“The PPP failed to establish the Public Procurement Commission in the 9th Parliament and seems unwilling to establish it in the current 10th parliament.  This is unacceptable and the AFC demands that the PPP submit the names of their nominees to the Commission, as an act of good faith to energize any alternative AFC position on this Money Laundering Bill.”
The AFC is reminding that the Government was fully aware since May 2011 that the Money Laundering Amendments were required when the Mutual Evaluation Report [MER] on Guyana was adopted by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force [CFATF].
Unfortunately, the AFC said, since then, Guyana was placed on the “expedited follow-up list”, which required that they report on the progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the MER at every plenary session of CFATF.
Since May 2011, Guyana was cited on three occasions for minimal progress.
“So why this emergency now when our Ministers of Government spent many hours in the studios of NCN engaging in nasty political propaganda rather than at their desk doing the Government’s work? The facts remain it is the PPP Ministers who are solely responsible for the impeding black-listing of Guyana and not the AFC.”
The AFC is of the view that one of the best method of stamping out money laundering is to turn off the taps on the “illicit proceeds” which come from many sources.
One of these sources, it said, is the illicit funds associated with contracts awarded to friends at amounts several times the real market value.
According to the AFC, if the Public Procurement Commission is established, it will go a far way in weeding out these illegally earned funds thus contributing to less money being laundered.
“The AFC wishes to reiterate its position that it continues to support comprehensive financial reforms in Guyana; as we believe that money laundering is a scourge to be eliminated. We will continue to support any national effort at removing the comingling of the proceeds of crime with the income of hard working citizens of the Republic.”

And it will surprise those who predicted otherwise.

The AFC is of the view that one of the best method of stamping out money laundering is to turn off the taps on the “illicit proceeds” which come from many sources.
One of these sources, it said, is the illicit funds associated with contracts awarded to friends at amounts several times the real market value.

Money laundering is indeed an unacceptable practice. Countries around the world are faced with this situation.

One recent article dealing with US-of-A and Canada on May 17, 2013, among numerous in the industrialized countries. is ....

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In Guyana, it is the illicit funds associated with contracts awarded to friends of the PPP/C at amounts several times the real market value.

If this is indeed true where's the darn election?

If what you guys "seem to know" is true, why doesn't the Govt bring it on?

Look man, the people are fed up up what they have for a Govt, they are fed up with the showing off of a few projects in order to keep them quiet while on the other hand, the Govt keeps handing out contracts to cronies and other Govts who know nothing of the business to which they are being paid to do.

The people can't wait to turf out the stench that has permeated Guyana under the guise of Democracy. They know they are being fooled and held back...well, unless they are somehow affiliated with the governing party.

PNC cum AFC simply needs to pass a non-confidence vote in the Government.

Yesterday, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon, also accused the Opposition’s threat to block support as nothing more than a back door to force general elections.

So, why the complaints DG, why don't they go ahead with it
and stop the whining?

What stops the Govt from calling an election now?

Simple process, Cain ...

1. PNC cum AFC must pass a non-confidence motion in Parliament.

2. Government must call an election within ninety ( 90 ) days.

APNU walks out of Select Committee Meeting on Anti Money Laundering Bill

Opposition members of A Partnership for National Unity [APNU], who are sitting on the Select Committee for the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Amendment Bill this afternoon walked out of the select committee meeting.

According to information reaching iNews, APNU’s Member, Debra Backer informed the Chairperson of the Committee, Gail Teixeira that the party’s leader, David Granger wrote a letter to President Donald Ramotar inquiring why a letter which was sent by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force dated 2013-04-10, was not shared with the opposition.

iNews understands that the party leader wrote the President today and received an immediate response.

However, when contacted, Attorney General [AG] Anil Nandlall, who also sits on the special select committee, told iNews that Ms. Backer informed the Chairperson that she was instructed by Mr. Granger that APNU will not participate in the discussions for the amendment Bill until they receive a satisfactory response from the President.

“They abruptly left. They did not even wait for the chairperson to explain that the President responded,” Mr. Nandlall said.

According to the AG, the President’s response was read into the minutes of the meeting.

He added that the leader of the Alliance for Change [AFC, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan also walked into the meeting, picked up his documents and left.

Given this new development, the AG stated that there is no realistic change that the Bill will be taken to Parliament on Wednesday for passage.

The Special Select Committee is expected to meet again tomorrow, Tuesday May 21.

taken from Inewsguyana

AFC obediently adhering with the PNC's actions. 

Y dis ole Fart always lie.....see the truth below

http://www.demerarawaves.com/i...mes-legislation.html

APNU joins AFC in opposing changes to financial crimes legislation