Comments on: Corbin writes to Greene on prisoner’s death

By: La vie est bonne!

La vie est bonne! — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:20:47 +0000

Carl… do you really think this regime wants the RCMP finding things they don’t want come to light. I’m sure you know the answer to that one.
There is a reason why this regime will not let officials from either RCMP, FBI or Scotlant Yard take the top job for awhile and train and whip the GPF into some semblence of what a police force should be.
The writing is on the wall.

By: guy123

guy123 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:33:25 +0000

Gopie, I do not want to read any history,I would like you to tell me what happened back in the time you are talking about,that is anything close to what is going on in Guyana now,tell me when every citizen had to fear for their lives,tell me when the very people who are supposed to protect you,are feared by you,and tell me how damaged drained and unstable the country was when people were quite happy to go home to Guyana on holiday without fear,and we had a respectable government,people who were suited to their roles,a president who had some class,even though he was not loved by most people you had to admire the way he carried himself,don’t get me wrong,I am not a PNC never was ,but one cannot help but notice the decline that Guyana has suffered in most areas,such a shame.

By: micheyboo

micheyboo — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:12:06 +0000

Who is this negative person? What the hell has Burnham got to do with this? 2 wrongs don’t make a right, yes I agree that Mr Niles had no right to be in possession of any type of ammunition, however that does not warrent him to be beaten and treated like a dog, by the same people who are paid to police and protect his well being regardless of him being a convict.

This is a clear case of murder and it is evident that the government of Guyana is not in control of the country. I’m sick to death of you people constantly trying to use the race card when it comes to politics. Burnham died years ago and Holt did a decent job, but the country is a mess.

I challenge you to list five positive thing that the government has done.

Its about time Guyanese people stopped considering race as a factor when voting. Gophie leggo of the ignorance, you live in England talk sense and set an example

By: justice4all

justice4all — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:01:17 +0000

Development my foot, in your neighbourhood of course. There are more rotting carcasses in the tranches than there have ever been in Guyana.

The level of corruption today in Guyana is unprecedented. The PPP governs in the interest of its base, and it is from those who make up its base that the claim things are going fine emerges.

So what is your point? The argument that the wrongs of today justify the wrongs of yesterday is the last refuge for those who are ethically bankrupt. You guys argue like children, “he knack me so I gat fo knack he back”. No wonder the Jamaicans describe the nation as a “crumbling democracy”.

By: zeex

zeex — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:49:24 +0000

i would pay more attention to the opposition leader if he call for a report on the prison break , the killing of crime victims, the killing of police officers, and the recent massacres. And i would also like him to put out in a policy statement on how he would fix the inadequacies of the security services to arrest the criminality, because the present administration seem not to be able to put a stop to it.

By: bgsbny

bgsbny — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:48:55 +0000

….. me willin’ fuh help yuh justce4all,,,, ! but yuh gat fuh pramice meh 1 ting ,,

an wah is dah yuh aks ? well yuh gat to allow meh fuh aks like GOPIEBAI,, seh,, abt who kill teekah ,, even doh im me books,, i dun no ‘e get wah ‘e look fah ,, an mo’,,, i want fuh talk abt Dr. WRodney ,, shirley feel ridley,,– she tuh get wah she look fah — dolly baksh,, and tuhmuchmo’,, suh wen yuh ready fuh guh to UN Commission ,, leh meh no ……. caz i dressin’ in de GY flag ,, suh dem at “all de nations” gon no who an wah ah come fuh talk bout……..

By: birds

birds — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:17:24 +0000

This mother cry will not go in vain. The question is why Mr Green still in an Acting position- the editors should get some answers to that.
However, most importantly as Acting Commissioner of Police Mr Green should explain to the Opposition Leader Mr Corbin and the People of Guyana the cause of death of this young man. The mother should demand answers into the cause of death of her son. The mother and his sister was denied to even speak to her son and brother. She could not even go near to the son she gave birth to. Those who in authority how can you live with that. What kind of a system is this? Instead of getting better its getting worst. Daily so many young men and women dying for the wrong reason. Where is the human rights? God help those who have to continue to live in such situation.

By: ankoko

ankoko — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:54:13 +0000

Shameful and getting worse. Mr. Corbin? There you are!! Your silence up to this point has been deafening on this and the other serious matters of safety and rights of the citizenry to say the least. Anyway – better late than never my grandmother used to say.

By: justice4all

justice4all — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:43:15 +0000

This need to go before the United Nations Commission set up for complaints of torture and human rights violations. How many more of our young men, regardless of their reputations, have to be mutilated, maimed and killed before the opposition leader recognizes the gravity of the situation and escalate his concerns to a forum beyond the manipulations of the state?

By: miltonbruce

miltonbruce — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:15:44 +0000

Hey check this out. The President of America has refused to allow his top aides to testify before various committes; on the firing of the state department lawyers, the exposing of the CIA operative, the Iraq coverup, torture, etc,etc, etc. Could the President of Guyana be following that modus operandi. Think about it.

By: de canadianCarl Veecock

de canadianCarl Veecock — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:58:38 +0000

Getting a new police chief is a piece of cake.

The RCMP is ready, willing and for no cost, to send one of its own to take over.

We await the call.

Jamaica and Antigua had no reservations to call for outside help and their’s was not as bad as it is in Guyana. Time for outside help.

Now that Mr Corbin has entered the fray, the Government’s back is going to be up and more resistance will be met. Perhaps he should have entered as a lawyer pro bono. Just my 10 cents on this.

Murder is murder regardless of the perpetrator.

Now we will get a bunch of lies, twists and twerls, and a plethora of nonesensical expressions. Time will pass slowly and slowly and slowly, and eventually the matter will die a slow death. The records of whatever was recorded will be lost in the storage vault of NOT TO BE RELEASED.

What tragedy.

By: GOPIE

GOPIE — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:39:06 +0000

OK..OK IF THE OPPOSITION DEMANDS A REPORT, HE WILL GET ONE……EVERY ONE IS SLAMMING AT THE PPP FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING…..GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THE SECURITY FORCE/ARMY WERE GIVEN ORDERS BY THE THEN COMMANDER IN CHIEF TO KILL AND DISPOSE OF…….I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT…WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME OF THE BRUTAL MURDER OF VINCENT TEEKAH AND WALTER RODNEY…….WHO WAS DARE TO QUESTION BURNHAM OR HIS ARMY…..

THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TODAY ARE JUST A FRACTION OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING THEN……GO BACK AND READ YOUR HISTORY………”HISTORY OF THE PNC” I MEAN…ITS DURING YHAT TIME THAT MANY CITIZENS HAD TO FLEE FROM GUYANA AND SEEK SHELTER IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES…..MY FRIEND, I AGREE ITS NOT SO GOOD NOW AS ONE MAY EXPECT, BUT AT LEAST ITS BETTER THAN THE DARK YEARS OF THE PNC RULE…..I RECENTLY CAME FROM GUYANA AND I AM AMAZED AT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT PRESIDENT JAGDEO HAS DONE IN 10 YEARS, BEARING IN MIND THAT THE PPP TOOK OVER A DAMAGED , DRAINED AND UNSTABLE COUNTRY.

By: MS_msprobe

MS_msprobe — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:33:45 +0000

My question is: When will the government appoint a police commissioner rather than having someone acting? Mr. Greene cannot be effective in his duties if he carries the title acting.

By: gordonmnr

gordonmnr — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:49:35 +0000

It is a sorry time when murder can be passed off with “we are investigating” The buck needs to stop somewhere. Powerful citizens should put on the cloak of humanity and throw aside that of political affiliation SO THAT CITIZENS WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE CAN BE AFFORDED PROTECTION.

Minister Benn you were angry because of what was done to your son. Do you only feel for yours? Can’t youfell the pain that that mother feels? It should be greater than yours. Get rid of your cloak of expediency. You are in a position to help.

By: freetorun

freetorun — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:13:11 +0000

its time these officials pay for their crimes, this abuse of power of the S.F. WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
this man is somebody son, father, brother an friend.
we as guyanese must not stand and see abuse inflected against its citizens.

The SF can do their job with out causing bodily harm.

By: SUPERERRO

SUPERERRO — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:44:02 +0000

Henry, I am worried about your future, my brother! As a legal mind, you may have a difficult time practicing law after this tour of duty ends. How can one who studied law supervise these unethical practices by the joint services. I would rather quit than pretend that everything is alright, because it is not! Both you and Gary are in the same boat and it has a hole at the bottom. Wake up, my brothers before the boat sink!

Now Henry, let us hear your response to Robert (another legal mind) on his allegation of murder. I would want to agree with Robert based on the evidence (through SN & KN), which appears to be reliable, that this is a clear case of murder in the second degree.

However, Henry, you are the investigating officer and I would like to hear your theory of what really happened before I pass judgement.

It was just a few weeks ago that your commander in chief was asked a question about torture investigations and what was taking so long with the report! He mumbled something about it being completed and then chose to mention Guantanomo Bay, as if to say they are torturing so what if it is being done in Guyana.

I would let him get away with that, but not you Henry! The days of Nazism are long gone. There are limitations to interrogation and as a police officer and lawyer you know better!

By: darcman

darcman — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:05:19 +0000

please remember the post prison breech back in 2002 23rd feb. there were outlaws out to revenge aginst the security forces. back then the security forces use excess forces on there prisoners even the innocent that was taken captive were soon victims of brutality. please dont let this hatred mount again. address these people that have fallen victims to security forces brutality and even fatality