Dear Editor,
The 28 years of PNC dictatorship, which has received enormous criticism, should not be an excuse for the PPP to continue the carnival of corruption and pantheon of problems Guyanese citizens face on a daily basis. The PPP came into power in 1992 knowing exactly the state of affairs in Guyana. Their campaign in the public, in the written media, in particular, the Mirror, as well as in the ‘bottom house’ discussions revealed these dynamics. The PPP appeared and appealed to the majority of Guyanese as if they would save them from the PNC.
They purported that they were the only ones who knew what was best for Guyana, and their supporters sincerely believed this rhetoric. What has happened since 1992? Do people really think that the PNC has contributed to all of Guyana’s problems? The defenders of the PPP seem to nourish and nurture this thought.
When a government assumes power it should deliver to the people under the most challenging of conditions or step down. This government has not remotely met this basic responsibility; in fact, this government has buckled under pressure. To be honest, I do not think this government has the political will or the skills to deliver to the Guyanese people. It has stumbled from crisis to crisis even with support.
The quality of life measured not only by GDP growth rates but by health, education, life expectancy, individual purchasing power and the availability of life choices reveals the foibles of this administration. The PPP has become a major part of Guyana’s problem rather than the solution. The current leader of the PPP is an officiator rather than a leader. He ranks very low among Caribbean leaders, who for the most part, are themselves, ranked low among world leaders.
The consequences are that a political culture of paternalism, personalism, bureaucratic authoritarianism, corporativism, client-patron systems has developed and enveloped Guyana under the disguise of limited democracy. Guyana’s problem is really the absence of sound leadership and a constant tug-of-war between the PPP and the PNC. How much more of this can Guyanese take? We hope that this would not be case in the next election. There must be more options.
Yours faithfully,
Lomarsh Roopnarine
Now yuh talking Lomarsh! If the PPP had come into power 16 years ago with a viable massive economic plan, you wouldn’t have need to call for secession!
The PPP did not have and does not have a five or ten year economic plan. It is running Guyana like a cake and mauby shop. Look, when Cheddi died and did not even leave a leadership succession plan in place, thus causing his wife to jumr from editor of Mirror to President of Guyana in a heartbeat, and resulting in the selection of Jagdeo as President, we have to understand the mindset of the PPP: It does not really care about the people of Guyana as much as it cares about itself!
“This government has not delivered” AND IT NEVER WILL!!!!!!!!
When will the secession movement start?
Mr. Roopnarine seems to be a very passionate and concerned individual, I do not know who he is or what is his back ground, so can someone please fill me in.
The question that needs to be asked is, what are the alternatives?Is it new leadership, new government, new elections?
There was this other guy Mark Benchop, who as I have read in SN got into some trouble with the government, was incarcerated then released. Since then I have been reading that he has started a computer school to give free lessons and computer training. Now that’s one small step in the right direction, if more people like him come forward, we will all be able to walk a mile together.
We need a change in the direction of our thinking, no government or politician has ever brought about economic progress anywhere on this planet, they facilitate it. It is up to entrepeneural individuals to create the engines of change and development, not politicians.
How difficult can it be to effectively engage a population that has not increased in size in over four decades? Very difficult if we remain within the mindset and framework of wanting and expecting the political system to provide us with every solution and direction.
There is the Institute of Applied Science and Technologies, they are the ones that need to apply some sort of science and solutions to these problems.
Here is my solution. Have the IAST, build portable sawmills using chainsaws, horse drawn plows and cultivators, horse drawn lumber carriages.We do not need the mechanical gas driven engines to get things started or done, it would be nice if we could afford them, but the horse will work just as well, remember that is where the mechanical engines got their horsepower unit of energy from, and Guyana is a pinprick of a country, no mechanical efficiencies necessary for land development that is local in nature.
Send in teams of homesteaders in the creek areas first to clear the area and cut up the boards and beams for housing material and process the twigs and leaves for later compost. Start building the houses, farms, roads and other infrastructure, using on site materials, (sand ,clay,etc)
Import a bulk shipment of solar cells from China, build your own solar panels.
So there you have it, land, water, electricity, rain and sunshine.
I have blueprints of all of the technologies mentioned above or I can create 3d models of anyone of them.
I want to give these plans and ideas to anyone in Guyana, to help get things moving along, it is the least I can do at this time, otherwise I would come myself and get it all done, it’s a piece of cake.
That is why I placed my name and mugshot on this blog hoping that someone, anyone would take me up on this offer, no takers so far, just a bunch of sorry-ass complainers.
I know we can do much better than that.
Joe.
Joe:
Another excellent and very intelligent comments workable in Guyana.
Entrepreneurs are global weath creators.
Peter Ramsaroop in Guyana, , is very interested in your ” plans and ideas”, please email to : peter.ramsaroop@gmail.com
What is your email address ?
Joe, I’ll endorse everything Andrew has in his reply.Good man , good for the future.
……..joe becareful!!……..you close your blog real tight………remember we all friends in blog land…….joe you can’t get anything done in guyana this is no joke!!!…..everything is jagdo run……minister of all ministries…….go and report on your findings……..!!
Joe, as usual, you are full of ideas, although some of them take us (Guyanese) back to the stone age. LOL. Isn’t this guy Lomarsh the one who advocates secession of Berbice from Guyana? My suggestion to him is to form teams of supporters, who are as passionate as he is about bringing about “change”, and send them to “bottom houses” to educate the very voters who are responsible for what we (Guyanese) are now experiencing from our elected Government. Joe, no one will take you up on your suggestions for what you perceive as growth. Quite honestly, the only element of your plan that spells growth is investment in solar technology. Keep trying Joe. We will get investors to listen at some point. ISNM
My personal opinion is that the craziness of people continually voting for PPP or PNC just because they’re afraid of “dem odder ones” has to go before meaningful change can arrive.
Of course, you can always stand for election yourself, vote for another party, and encourage others to do the same. The parallel is not exact, but if Mr Obama can initiate and run a guerilla style campaign and get elected, then perhaps even our polarized society can have hope.
Lomarsh Roopnarine
yea yuh right lets bruck up guyana into three parts…
one part fuh ppp
one part fuh pnc
one part for you………….
dat will be change huh??????
The problem is people had a chance to speak up against the PNC when they were in Office. Especially the WPA who took the street several times why is it that the AFC and other party holding back and not speaking up. The PNC took the street and speak for the people -the high cost of living, crime, no jobs, torture.
Mr CN Sharma did speak up what happened -his TV station was closed down for 6 months. The PPP burn down the cane field during the PNC in Office destroy the economy. How innocent do you think the PPP were as Mr Freddie Kissoon Said in his article.
Remember Walter Rodney, he spoke up during the PNC pain, where is he today?
Don’t answer that,it’s rhetorical.
Well done Mr. Lomarsh Roopnarine.
What is sad is that there has been little to no activity from the PNC in Berbice, PPP has full, total reign of power yet Berbice look like a deserted house.
The very same Indo-Guyanese that had to leave Berbice because of the economic policy of Jagdeo government when they gather in New York, Canada turn around and support the PPP. Worse yet they “see” the PNC everywhere—they are so blinded by race that after all injurious economic insults done to us by the Jagdeo PPP, the Indo-Berbicians still blame the worthless, incapable PNC and will still vote for the PPP.
It is more bizarre that they see (according my cousin) Burnham in Obama—and refuse to vote for him—when clearly he has more constructive economic policy. This is how deep Jagan PPP brainwashed our people in Berbice.
Jagdeo and the PPP can destroy the whole of Berbice still our Indo Berbician family will vote for them.
I am really tired of hearing Jagdeo build road and a bridge—as if Burnham did not build roads and more bridges—but the Jagdeo government has zapped all the economic leverage that Berbice used to have and made a dead zone.
With all of this my fellow Indo Berbicians will still vote for the PPP—it is a mental disease.
……..you forget the infusion of drugs into the get rich quick…….
Peter Ramsaroop’s, Vision Guyana 2011 is an option, for change, with a focus on entrepreneurs to create weath, pay taxes, and facilitate Guyana moving forward, with all its many natural resources.
PNC had its turn at governing.
Since 1992 PPP is in power = 16 years.
PPP should have meant , Peace, Progress, and Prosperity, for all, in reality, only PPP for friends and party supporters.
Time for a change to, new energy, new leaders, new plans, IF, this is voters’ wishes in 2011.
An OPEN, pro business government will attract global business persons, to invest in Guyana.
Andrew! Stop touting this Peter Ramsaroop’s Vision Guyana 2011 on this forum. I am so tired and sick of individuals such as you who, from a great distance, know what is best for the people of Guyana. Why don’t you go there and be part of the brilliant idea of ‘homesteaders’ that you so eagerly support?
Not every businessman can be trusted,these are some of the very people who contribute to corruption in Guyana.
They never want to pay their fair share of taxes.
I become nauseas listening to some of you Guys, especially those who continue to compare the PPP WITH THE PNC,.. sees the present Govt. as the obstacle to progress…. and now we are even hearing there is need for another political movement,, …… notwithstanding the formation and to some extent the electorial success of a new party , the AFC, … I suppose they are no good even before they start, ..Right ? The PPP is there…. because of what we had before… they are going to continue to be there… because of.. comparing them, like with like , within the Hemisphere and outside of it, they will hold their own and are ahead of many……… and which group of you Wannabe politicians , could have …uplifted a country as e conomically and materially devastated as we were in 1992……and to do it in the face of violent, degrading, and and unspeakable action by those who swore.to. .. bring down the govt. by whatever means necessary… 6 months after they took office, and continued for 16yrs. …without letup…. is an amazing feat in itself……. Now you blame the Govt on a daily basis for the action of sub- humans calling themselves people, while preying on their brothers. .. ..leaving mothers weeping and women as widows…is the govt. the only , one to blame…. You criticise the police, and then ..you imply that the police do not have a BRAIN, of thei own… ..everything bad they do,, .. they wre sent to do by the Govt, right?…. we got to be carefull here, you noticed the composition of the Force? … Did you know, that 90% of its members voted, for the Opposition parties in all the elections ever held in this country?………. You still want me to forget the things and….. .. Politically…. in my humble opinion.. some hope lies in the strenghtening of our 3rd Party…. . not because I beleive their leadership is “Great” but because, they can break the Stranglehold of the other 2 Dinosaurs” and demand accountability from whichever happen to be in power……………… Joe this was not an attempt. to put you down, or to question your sincerity…… but we cannot be on the way to making, our country a better place, if we begin on a path of dishonesty, by not, giving praise where praise is due…..Respect for our country”s Administrators is paramount, whoever they are, once elected by the people……, and any group that starts out on a platform of disrespect, is doomed to Failure….
You have your opinion and I have mine…this government has not delivered to the people of Guyana. Period!