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Happy to see all of the Leaders are positive and were able to have MOST of their ISSUES raised. GOD BLESS THEM ALL. THe GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups all over the Country.
Happy to see all of the Leaders are positive and were able to have MOST of their ISSUES raised. GOD BLESS THEM ALL. THe GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups all over the Country.
Here you are again...defining groups the government will work with as progressive or not. The government does not have the choice to work or not to work with any group. It is an administrator of the nation not a regency.
Happy to see all of the Leaders are positive and were able to have MOST of their ISSUES raised. GOD BLESS THEM ALL. THe GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups all over the Country.
Here you are again...defining groups the government will work with as progressive or not. The government does not have the choice to work or not to work with any group. It is an administrator of the nation not a regency.
The GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups that are SERIOUS about Guyana's Development.
Happy to see all of the Leaders are positive and were able to have MOST of their ISSUES raised. GOD BLESS THEM ALL. THe GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups all over the Country.
Here you are again...defining groups the government will work with as progressive or not. The government does not have the choice to work or not to work with any group. It is an administrator of the nation not a regency.
The GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups that are SERIOUS about Guyana's Development.
As noted....the government does not get to define Amerindians as progressive or not. They are who they are and when their rights are in question the government is asked to answer...especially when it is of the habit of vending it to the highest bidder.
Happy to see all of the Leaders are positive and were able to have MOST of their ISSUES raised. GOD BLESS THEM ALL. THe GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups all over the Country.
Here you are again...defining groups the government will work with as progressive or not. The government does not have the choice to work or not to work with any group. It is an administrator of the nation not a regency.
The GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups that are SERIOUS about Guyana's Development.
As noted....the government does not get to define Amerindians as progressive or not. They are who they are and when their rights are in question the government is asked to answer...especially when it is of the habit of vending it to the highest bidder.
THe People have spoken, THE POWER IS IN THE HANDS OF THE GOVT. If the People do not appreciate the decisions of the GOVT, they can VOTE them out at the next Election, if they are happy with the decisions of the Govt, they can VOTE to keep them. IT IS THAT SIMPLE. POL 101.
Happy to see all of the Leaders are positive and were able to have MOST of their ISSUES raised. GOD BLESS THEM ALL. THe GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups all over the Country.
Here you are again...defining groups the government will work with as progressive or not. The government does not have the choice to work or not to work with any group. It is an administrator of the nation not a regency.
The GOVT will continue to work with PROGRESSIVE Groups that are SERIOUS about Guyana's Development.
As noted....the government does not get to define Amerindians as progressive or not. They are who they are and when their rights are in question the government is asked to answer...especially when it is of the habit of vending it to the highest bidder.
THe People have spoken, THE POWER IS IN THE HANDS OF THE GOVT. If the People do not appreciate the decisions of the GOVT, they can VOTE them out at the next Election, if they are happy with the decisions of the Govt, they can VOTE to keep them. IT IS THAT SIMPLE. POL 101.
Amerind in 8 made the PPP a minority....!
Anyway gotta go to the gym
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) continues to lament the cuts to the national budget over the past two years, saying on Monday that, at the recent National Toshaos Council (NTC) meeting, Amerindian leaders raised concerns pertaining to affected projects. The party believes that while the Amerindian people have been suffering as a consequence of the cuts by the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), the presence and participation of hundreds of leaders at the NTC have served to underline successes in empowering the indigenous people.
During the party’s press conference, General Secretary Clement Rohee said Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) was a perfect example of one area that has been affected by the cuts. But, in the face of these challenges, a second wave of LCDS projects has been identified. This could only have been possible through direct input and partnership of the Amerindian community. Rohee said the PPP/C will continue to fight for the restoration of the funds cut in the High Court. He added that the party welcomed President Donald Ramotar’s announcement that the communities will continue to receive presidential grants which were slashed in the 2012 budget.
Progress continues
Rohee said the Amerindian population had been on a decline before 1992, but today they were making their own decisions and progress continued in the many communities throughout Guyana. “PPP/C calls on the entire populace to understand the modus operandi of the opposition, as much has not changed when they were once in power,” Rohee lamented.He said the opposition continued to seek ways to undo gains made by the party and to disempower Amerindians, hitting them where it hurts the most – their economic development. “The party is also in agreement with the call to build climate resilience; we are confident that the LCDS will continue to make special efforts in this regard…this area – a lot has been hampered by the cutting of the national budget in 2012 and 2013.”
Rohee said tremendous progress has been made and the party would press forward to build on its successes despite the opposition ‘badmouthing’. Some $19 billion was slashed from the $20 billion provided for LCDS initiatives that encompassed the Guyana REDD + Investment Fund (GRIF) projects, including the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, the Amerindian Development Fund, Amerindian land demarcation, and the Small Business and Micro Enterprise, all very important projects(Guyana Times).
Lita John, Jawala- `It is the National Toshaos Meeting, so everybody has to take part as a toshao, but when you look at it, when we (Region 7) raise our hands, we are not given adequate time to air our issues. They are ignoring you and telling you to just make a short speech. The other regions who are praising the Government they are given a lot of time. The next time when they have a meeting like this, the chairman must be one of the toshaos, not minister or permanent secretary. This belongs to the toshaos, this is not their conference. We have the right to chair the meeting and to air our concerns. They are not coming to meet us, they do not know our problems. Our water is really polluted right now and I don’t know what GGMC is doing. They have an office at Imbaimadai and they come down and give cease work orders to a couple of dredges and go back. That means they are collecting something from them, and that is not right. That is the only source of drinking water, we don’t have wells or anything to store our water.’
Lita John, Jawala- `It is the National Toshaos Meeting, so everybody has to take part as a toshao, but when you look at it, when we (Region 7) raise our hands, we are not given adequate time to air our issues. They are ignoring you and telling you to just make a short speech. The other regions who are praising the Government they are given a lot of time. The next time when they have a meeting like this, the chairman must be one of the toshaos, not minister or permanent secretary. This belongs to the toshaos, this is not their conference. We have the right to chair the meeting and to air our concerns. They are not coming to meet us, they do not know our problems. Our water is really polluted right now and I don’t know what GGMC is doing. They have an office at Imbaimadai and they come down and give cease work orders to a couple of dredges and go back. That means they are collecting something from them, and that is not right. That is the only source of drinking water, we don’t have wells or anything to store our water.’
She needs to contact her Regional Chairman who she voted for.
Lita John, Jawala- `It is the National Toshaos Meeting, so everybody has to take part as a toshao, but when you look at it, when we (Region 7) raise our hands, we are not given adequate time to air our issues. They are ignoring you and telling you to just make a short speech. The other regions who are praising the Government they are given a lot of time. The next time when they have a meeting like this, the chairman must be one of the toshaos, not minister or permanent secretary. This belongs to the toshaos, this is not their conference. We have the right to chair the meeting and to air our concerns. They are not coming to meet us, they do not know our problems. Our water is really polluted right now and I don’t know what GGMC is doing. They have an office at Imbaimadai and they come down and give cease work orders to a couple of dredges and go back. That means they are collecting something from them, and that is not right. That is the only source of drinking water, we don’t have wells or anything to store our water.’
She needs to contact her Regional Chairman who she voted for.
So you are saying that Regional Chairman would fire the GGMC official who allow the miners to polute their drinking water?
Lita John, Jawala- `It is the National Toshaos Meeting, so everybody has to take part as a toshao, but when you look at it, when we (Region 7) raise our hands, we are not given adequate time to air our issues. They are ignoring you and telling you to just make a short speech. The other regions who are praising the Government they are given a lot of time. The next time when they have a meeting like this, the chairman must be one of the toshaos, not minister or permanent secretary. This belongs to the toshaos, this is not their conference. We have the right to chair the meeting and to air our concerns. They are not coming to meet us, they do not know our problems. Our water is really polluted right now and I don’t know what GGMC is doing. They have an office at Imbaimadai and they come down and give cease work orders to a couple of dredges and go back. That means they are collecting something from them, and that is not right. That is the only source of drinking water, we don’t have wells or anything to store our water.’
She needs to contact her Regional Chairman who she voted for.
Shows how really disconnected to what is happening there.
Lita John, Jawala- `It is the National Toshaos Meeting, so everybody has to take part as a toshao, but when you look at it, when we (Region 7) raise our hands, we are not given adequate time to air our issues. They are ignoring you and telling you to just make a short speech. The other regions who are praising the Government they are given a lot of time. The next time when they have a meeting like this, the chairman must be one of the toshaos, not minister or permanent secretary. This belongs to the toshaos, this is not their conference. We have the right to chair the meeting and to air our concerns. They are not coming to meet us, they do not know our problems. Our water is really polluted right now and I don’t know what GGMC is doing. They have an office at Imbaimadai and they come down and give cease work orders to a couple of dredges and go back. That means they are collecting something from them, and that is not right. That is the only source of drinking water, we don’t have wells or anything to store our water.’
She needs to contact her Regional Chairman who she voted for.
Shows how really disconnected to what is happening there.
Look Region 7 has a Regional Chairman and if Citizens have problems, the Chairman must be contacted.
Notably absent from the list of Amerindians is d2 as his picture would expose that he is a white pretending to be buck.
Lita John, Jawala- `It is the National Toshaos Meeting, so everybody has to take part as a toshao, but when you look at it, when we (Region 7) raise our hands, we are not given adequate time to air our issues. They are ignoring you and telling you to just make a short speech. The other regions who are praising the Government they are given a lot of time. The next time when they have a meeting like this, the chairman must be one of the toshaos, not minister or permanent secretary. This belongs to the toshaos, this is not their conference. We have the right to chair the meeting and to air our concerns. They are not coming to meet us, they do not know our problems. Our water is really polluted right now and I don’t know what GGMC is doing. They have an office at Imbaimadai and they come down and give cease work orders to a couple of dredges and go back. That means they are collecting something from them, and that is not right. That is the only source of drinking water, we don’t have wells or anything to store our water.’
She needs to contact her Regional Chairman who she voted for.
Shows how really disconnected to what is happening there.
Look Region 7 has a Regional Chairman and if Citizens have problems, the Chairman must be contacted.
when we (Region 7) raise our hands, we are not given adequate time to air our issues. They are ignoring you and telling you to just make a short speech.
Lita John, Jawala- `It is the National Toshaos Meeting, so everybody has to take part as a toshao, but when you look at it, when we (Region 7) raise our hands, we are not given adequate time to air our issues. They are ignoring you and telling you to just make a short speech.
Nehru: She needs to contact her Regional Chairman who she voted for.
Nehru:
You are 100% correct!
She is from region 7---they voted for the PNC in 2011.
Here's the region 7 results:
PNC: 2843 votes
PPP: 2376 votes
AFC: 505 votes
She needs to stop blaming and complaining and speak to her regional PNC chairman.
Maybe in the next election---some sense will be knocked into their heads and they will vote for the PPP.
Rev the Perv
Next election, they need to encourage the other 2,000 + not to vote for the PPP crooks.
when you look at it, when we (Region 7) raise our hands, we are not given adequate time to air our issues. They are ignoring you and telling you to just make a short speech.
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