THE LIMEY PIGS HAS NO BUSINESS IN OUR INTERNAL AFFAIRS!!!   THE GOVT HAS 4 MONTHS CONSTITUTIONALLY TO CALL ELECTION. THE BLOODY AMBASSADOR IS EXPECTED TO KNOW THAT UNLESS HE IS A PRICK!!!!

The statement of outgoing British High Commissioner, Andrew Ayre

Leff de man leh he taak shit nah? Dat is de last shit he guh taak about Guyana.

pANTY WEARING cHURCHILL AND THE cia frig up aBEE cOUNTRY AND NOW DEM WANT TELL aBEE HOW TO RUN aBEE cOUNTRY!!!

According  to you de man might be talking shit, but when  Britain, Canada and the US cut off Guyana, stop all flights and cancel visas, like they did to South Africa , whea you, Ramotar and Jagdeo  gun run to ?  Pandit Baboo back dam ?

CARICOM is already pissed-off and don't want to deal with Guyana. Guyanese are the worse treated people in the Caribbean.

But dem PPP asses think dem god.  

Wishful thinking. Guyana is not South Africa. Guyana has nothing to offer to US, Canada or UK. Settle down..don't stress.

The feral blasters are moving into position for Andy. He gonna get a cussin like no other in a week or 2 tek time.

You ever hear man say ' Just watch me'  and it was not the PPP ?

The PPP get dem ass in a bind and put the Guyanese people on the line to get dem out.

guyana have last of the rain forest 

Wah you ah worry bai, PPP guh do ah rite and faam de next govt. De earth guh still spin, de sun guh still shine, peeple guh still eat. Peeple nah guh flack ah you door in thousands lookin fuh wan free meal. Nah guh be de end ah de wurl.

and you will still be sucking kwame dick

Whatever you want to say ignar. You should know, I take you everywhere to wipe my ass.

This is what the (UK) ambassador said in his press release:

Ayre said the announcement by President Donald Ramotar, that elections will be called this year, is a welcomed one and one that his government eagerly awaits.

“I’d like to see that commitment delivered…I would like to see an election date called, the end of this current impasse, local elections thereafter. The UK would like to see all of those things,” he told media operatives.
According to the Ambassador, the British government, as had been the case in recent years, will be assisting Guyana with its General and Regional Elections when called.

the diplomatic community was becoming exasperated over the current situation, British Foreign Office Minister, Tobias Ellwood, called “for the earliest possible resumption of Parliament” as required by Guyana’s Constitution and the Commonwealth Charter. “Parliament is required by Guyana’s Constitution and the Commonwealth Charter; it provides the necessary checks and balances and enables citizens’ voices to be heard.  The suspension of Parliament therefore means that an essential element of a functioning democracy has been put on hold.” The British Minister also called for early holding of Local Government Elections, something that has not been held for over 20 years.

you do not need nobody to wipe your ass kwame have you flushing clean

If mentioning Kwamee is your only contribution here, then carry on and keep yourself busy. At least we can say we entertained you and kept you from harming yourself. Let me know how much you are asking for each one of your milking bulls.

Bhai, Leave them alone, they are entitled to their life style. Since I was born, men speak of women and Gays speak of other men on a regular basis.

UK threatens sanctions over prorogued Parliament

January 13, 2015 | By KNews | Filed Under News 

 – PPP says diplomat exceeded limit

 

British High Commissioner, Andrew Ayre

Government of Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK) are at extreme odds over the current suspension of Parliament.

The statement of outgoing British High Commissioner, Andrew Ayre, during a press conference to explain his Government’s stance of calling for an early end to the Parliamentary stalemate and the definite naming of a date for elections, immediately drew sharp criticisms of meddling from the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and the Government alike.

Last week, in clear signal that the diplomatic community was becoming exasperated over the current situation, British Foreign Office Minister, Tobias Ellwood, called “for the earliest possible resumption of Parliament” as required by Guyana’s Constitution and the Commonwealth Charter. “Parliament is required by Guyana’s Constitution and the Commonwealth Charter; it provides the necessary checks and balances and enables citizens’ voices to be heard.  The suspension of Parliament therefore means that an essential element of a functioning democracy has been put on hold.” The British Minister also called for early holding of Local Government Elections, something that has not been held for over 20 years.

No end

High Commissioner Ayre, during the press conference at Cara Lodge, yesterday, to explain the Minister’s statement, said that his Government is concerned because two months after President Donald Ramotar announced the prorogation of Parliament, there remains no path towards its resumption.

“Given that the stated reason for the prorogation was to have constructive talks with the majority Opposition, and given that those talks are not going to happen, the United Kingdom is increasingly concerned as to what the basis for the suspension of Parliament is and how long it will last for.”

The diplomat made it clear that Parliamentary democracy is not just required by Guyana’s constitution- it is also required under the Commonwealth Charter. Members of the Commonwealth countries, of which Guyana and Britain are part, recently signed an agreement in Sri Lanka which outlined the centrality of democracy in their respective countries.

The agreement spoke of “the importance of democracy; human rights; international peace and security; tolerance, respect and understanding; freedom of expression; separation of powers; rule of law; good governance amongst other things”.

“President Ramotar signed this declaration on behalf of Guyana. So the UK calls on His Excellency to deliver on these commitments,” said Ayre.

No Parliament means that no bills can be passed, he added.

Ayre said that the affected legislations included the critical anti-money laundering and terrorist financing ones, which are badly needed if Guyana is to comply. “It means that no budget can be passed, so investment will eventually grind to a halt.”

The High Commissioner warned that external investor confidence can suffer over insecurity around Guyana’s future prospects. This not only decreases the appetite of investors to take the risk of investing, but also pushes up the costs.

“So it is not just a domestic matter. The UK has invested significant sums in helping to promote a more developed Guyana, through, for example, bilateral development assistance, both local and regional, hundreds of millions of Euros through the EU development programmes, hundreds of millions of pounds sterling to assist countries such as Guyana meet the important objectives outlined in the Millennium Development goals.”

Business Interests

The diplomat added that the UK also has significant business interests here which benefit not just UK companies but Guyanese people too. “All of this is at risk as is the notable progress made by Guyana in recent years.

“The UK Government therefore calls on the Government of Guyana to resume Parliament without further delay or lay out a timeline for the resumption of Parliamentary democracy which helps to deliver shared commitments to democracy, security and prosperity for all.”

Ayre believed that Guyana was going down a dangerous path as agreements had been signed on the international level. The matter of Guyana’s Parliament has even been raised at the Commonwealth level.

The UK Government has had private meetings with Government and even issued public statements. Guyana never responded to the calls for an end to prorogation.

Ayre admitted that Guyana’s membership of the Commonwealth could also come under review if there are sanctions.

With regards to developmental assistance, Ayre believed the current Parliamentary situation will have impact as there is no oversight on how the monies are being spent. There will be reluctance to approve any.

The diplomat said that the UK cares about Guyana, in addition to the considerable amount on investments in Guyana. As such, the UK has no problem leading the way on the notion of democracy.

The outgoing diplomat, due to step down next month as his replacement has been named, also believed that the current winner-takes-all position adopted by political parties is not the way to go.

With 33 seats of the 65 seats National Assembly being unable to give a voice, it is a situation that needs correction.

He refused to speculate if his Government will consider revoking visas as part of the pressure to force elections or resumption of Parliament.

Meddler!

However, General Secretary of the PPP/C, and Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, said that it appears that some members of the diplomatic community are becoming more and more involved locally, especially in the elections issue.

Rohee, a former Foreign Affairs Minister, said that while this was understandable, there is a limit to which diplomats are allowed to go.

He said that Ayre should have concerned himself more whether the prorogation of Parliament was constitutional…which it is.

Rohee said that the High Commissioner’s statement may not be so relevant as in any case, Guyana is preparing for elections.

Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, took to her Facebook page, saying that President Ramotar did not commit an illegality when he prorogued Parliament.

“He acted in keeping with the Constitution and has already set a date for elections which will be announced shortly. Guyana has already alerted the Commonwealth that we will be requesting an observer mission. The High Commissioner cannot be so unaware.”

She pointed out: “Ironically ‘prorogation’ is the legacy of the British and there must have been a good reason for it. Or is it that some can use it and others can’t? The threat of sanctions from the High Commissioner is not new. That very threat was made regarding Local Government Elections. Yet when a date by which the elections were slated to be held was announced by President Ramotar, it appeared no longer important enough to encourage the other parties to work together to see it materialize.

“That threat was also not that veiled when Guyana voted a particular way on an issue at the UN. Of course we were vindicated on the latter with recent developments.”

Yet small developing countries have to always remind themselves of this type of colonization that continues even as we try to consolidate our traditional relationships while forming alliances with like-minded States in order to raise our standard of development.

Parliament, under President Ramotar, has been a stormy one after the ruling party lost its Parliamentary majority in 2011 after two decades of control.

The situation has raised tensions with budget disapprovals, non-passage of key legislations, court cases and questions over several state projects.

President Ramotar suspended Parliament late last year when Parliament was due to be reconvened after the recess and an Opposition no-confidence motion was set to be debated.

OK Let's get back on topic.

http://newssourcegy.com/news/a...oncerns-prorogation/

AYRE TO RODRIGUES-BIRKETT: FOCUS ON CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR PROROGATION

British High Commissioner to Guyana Andrew Ayre has fired back at Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett in wake of her statements that it  is ironic that the British government would have concerns about the prorogation in Guyana when it is the British who have the prorogation legacy.

In a telephone interview with News Source from his Main Street, Georgetown office, High Commissioner Ayre said his response to the Minister’s statement would be to “let’s focus on the Ministerial statement; the UK government views with concern the continued prorogation of Parliament and that is principally because we have no idea why Parliament was prorogued”.

He said he is not surprised by the statement but would like to know why the belief exists that the British should not have an opinion or concern about what is happening in Guyana.

“Within the confines of Guyana, I am probably not surprised by her response because anyone who says anything that the Government doesn’t agree with, they try to demolish and discredit”, Ayre said.

The British High Commissioner brushed aside statements from the General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party Clement Rohee, that as an independent nation, Guyana does not have to listen to Britain. Rohee said it appears as though members of the Diplomatic community are becoming more and more “involved in our internal affairs”.

High Commissioner Ayre told News Source that Rohee “can see it however which way he likes but it is for the UK government to determine what its foreign policy objectives are and one of the key foreign policy objectives of the UK is the promotion of democracy  and I have never had a counter argument which suggests that it shouldn’t be the promotion of democracy. And it isn’t up to the PPP or the Government or the General Secretary to determine what UK Foreign policy objectives actually are”.

“To say that the UK should not have a view or shouldn’t have a role, I simply don’t agree with. Why shouldn’t we have a role because I have never seen a counter argument”, the High Commissioner said.

British Foreign Minister, Tobias Ellwood in a statement from London last week called for the earliest resumption of Parliament and also expressed concern about the absence of local government elections in Guyana in over 20 years.

The British High Commissioner reiterated the same concerns at a Monday press conference in Georgetown.

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett turned to her Facebook page to respond to the British concerns and also dismissed concerns about sanctions from the UK or the Commonwealth by saying that such “threats” would be nothing new.

Rodrigues-Birkett wrote ““the threat of sanctions from the High Commissioner is not new. That very threat was made regarding Local Government Elections. Yet when a date by which the elections was slated to be held was announced by President Ramotar, it appeared no longer important enough to encourage the other parties to work together to see it materialize. That threat was also not that veiled when Guyana voted a particular way on an issue at the UN. Of course we were vindicated on the latter with recent developments.”

High Commissioner Ayre in response to that said that there has been no threat to Guyana about any votes at the United Nations and he has not seen any vindication either for the route that Guyana took.

He said the best way for the Government of Guyana to deal with the current situation facing the country is for the President to name a date for the elections.

The High Commissioner has indicated that his government will support the hosting of elections in Guyana although it is reexamining the flow of British development funds to Guyana during the prorogation period.

President Ramotar prorogued the Guyana Parliament in November, 2014 in an effort to block the no confidence motion that was being prepared to be moved against his government by the Opposition. The Opposition parties hold the majority in the National Assembly in Guyana.

Filed: 13th January, 2015

I got a nice nice Guyana cap which I wear on occasion but i will now put away my Guyana cap until the opposition wins the next election. At that time, I will proudly wear my Guyana cap again.

During my quiet revolt against Guyana, I'm a touque wearing,Proud Canadian.

Be proud to wear your dunce Cap.

Never wore one but you on the other hand must have a collection.

Roguing vs. Proroguing

DEAR EDITOR,
The name Guyana means ‘Land of Many Waters’, and seemingly that appellation has been extended to a new nomenclature ‘Land of Many Fools”. In 2011, a British analysis and intelligence firm rated Guyana as a “flawed democracy’ with a noted deterioration in media freedom in recent years.
According to the then released Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy 2011–”Democracy under stress”, Guyana was rated 77 out of a list of 165 countries and two states. At that time North Korea was the least democratic nation on Earth.
The present state of prorogation only shows the current government from their accountability to the people of Guyana.
Prorogation practices have varied over time, especially in democratic parts of the diaspora. Two methods have been used. Parliament has in recent years been prorogued by proclamation while the House is adjourned, with the date of the new session being fixed by proclamation. The House has also in the past adjourned for a period of time, reconvened, and Parliament has been prorogued shortly thereafter with the new session opening soon afterward.
It is blatantly evident that the Government has prorogued Parliament in order to shut down embarrassing activities of one sort or another. Yes, Mr. Ramotar suspended the legislature to avoid a no-confidence vote, which looked certain to pass. He then attempted to govern our fractious country of 750,000 people without recourse to parliament, possibly until the end of April, when he needed a new budget for routine spending to continue.
Currently, the British Foreign Office Minister, Mr. Tobias Ellwood is calling for Parliament to be resumed at the earliest opportunity. The fact that there have been no local government elections for the last twenty years is yet another attestation of an incursion into the democratic rights of the Guyanese populace.  Alongside Britain stands the U.S.A and other countries; all echo the same plea, all wanting to have the same thing done—resume Parliament and hold elections.
In view of the present state of affairs in Guyana and the concomitant behaviour of the people, I am forced to echo the same sentiments as Freddie Kissoon, that Guyana has become a battered nation where everyone has given up even on their obligations to others.
Where is the public outcry over this seeming strong-arming by the Government? Have the faith and endurance of the people not been stretched to the max? While the level of violence in Guyana has soared beyond fathomable proportions, a short prayer should ascend to heavenly heights that no one has taken a political stance and took matters in their own hands.   Another cry or outcry should also be sounded loud enough to rouse the natives from their state of political apathy.  Yes, the Government may have worn you thin, but rise up, dust off and fight to win.
To prevent a recurrence of Parliament being prorogued again, and to limit the powers of the government to hold the nation at ransom it is imperative, then a resolution should be passed in Parliament stipulating the circumstances in which the prorogation would be allowed, and also those in which it would be prohibited. This approach would send a warning to the government and might encourage them to act with caution.
A law needs to be exercised and put in place, legitimately determining how the power of prorogation is to be exercised. To increase the chances of such a law being declared valid, there should also be a stipulation regarding dates of elections.
So my fellow natives, the morning dawn is fast approaching, get up and walk towards the light.
A change is not out of range. It is my humble opinion that only rogues prorogue, and delay an election for fear of detection. To utilize Guyanese vernacular, ‘you can’t play the goat when it’s time to vote”.
Only Time and Time alone would tell.
Yvonne Sam