Comments on: National consultations on EPA to be held September 6, 7 http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/stories/08/21/national-consultations-on-epa-to-be-held-september-6-7/ Guyana News, Sports, Businesss and Entertainment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:26:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Evan Thomas http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/stories/08/21/national-consultations-on-epa-to-be-held-september-6-7/comment-page-1/#comment-19459 Evan Thomas Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:41:44 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=20711#comment-19459 The guys whom the peolpe of the caribbean have elected to administer their affairs are incredilous. The prime minister in St. Lucia has now seen adverse consequences. These leaders should remember that there are no free lunches anymore. That past processes which have been put in place by some diplomats and international technical professionals were really cures for the symptoms and not the problem. People are now getting to the root of problems: how do they survive in a very cut throat competitive and increasingly inter-dependant world. What we see now are some of the same guys who are the genesis of our current problems, most former diplomats and academics, who have help created the current situation are still giving advice and our leaders are listening to men who are of the past. These are different times, cold war tatics and politics are over. mega blocks and interests of the survival of these blocks against cut throat competition from Brazil, India, China, Russia - all emerging economic powers - for their world dominance. The Ramphals, Bournes, Thomases, Sanders, Brewsters, etc are all part of the caribbean delima. Part of the problem and not the solution. What next, what are their concrete suggestions to replace the current EPA. Not that they have not made a contribution in the past and that they are respected but their views are not current and adequate to meet the changing times and the development of strategies to pull the caribbean out of its misery. Surely, they need to concentrate their effort to the way governance is practiced in the caribbean; are we about politics or economics. We have all but relegate economic development to the backburner and are focusing on solidifying our political parties and ourselves in leadership positions for eternity. Let see them come up with an authentic caribbean plan to move us out of our misery and where we can say to our partners this is our plan, you have to help us. We are saying, hey guys, you owe us and you are going to pay up while we pussy foot with trivia. I have seen the most ridiculous exposition supposedly written by Havelock Brewster who was apparently senjoying the cocktail circuit while the EU was developing the EPA draft which incidentally was sign on to by the guys who are now crying foul. What advise did these doubting Thomases give, were they involved or as per usual Caricom thought that they had all the brains needed. I think we are fooling our selves. jagdeo saying he will only sign because our exports will be taxed. Christopher Colombus I dear say. A lot of hot air noises to catch some limelight and detract from the budding dictatorship he is building in Guyana. The guys whom the peolpe of the caribbean have elected to administer their affairs are incredilous. The prime minister in St. Lucia has now seen adverse consequences. These leaders should remember that there are no free lunches anymore. That past processes which have been put in place by some diplomats and international technical professionals were really cures for the symptoms and not the problem. People are now getting to the root of problems: how do they survive in a very cut throat competitive and increasingly inter-dependant world.

What we see now are some of the same guys who are the genesis of our current problems, most former diplomats and academics, who have help created the current situation are still giving advice and our leaders are listening to men who are of the past.

These are different times, cold war tatics and politics are over. mega blocks and interests of the survival of these blocks against cut throat competition from Brazil, India, China, Russia – all emerging economic powers – for their world dominance. The Ramphals, Bournes, Thomases, Sanders, Brewsters, etc are all part of the caribbean delima. Part of the problem and not the solution. What next, what are their concrete suggestions to replace the current EPA.

Not that they have not made a contribution in the past and that they are respected but their views are not current and adequate to meet the changing times and the development of strategies to pull the caribbean out of its misery.

Surely, they need to concentrate their effort to the way governance is practiced in the caribbean; are we about politics or economics. We have all but relegate economic development to the backburner and are focusing on solidifying our political parties and ourselves in leadership positions for eternity.

Let see them come up with an authentic caribbean plan to move us out of our misery and where we can say to our partners this is our plan, you have to help us. We are saying, hey guys, you owe us and you are going to pay up while we pussy foot with trivia. I have seen the most ridiculous exposition supposedly written by Havelock Brewster who was apparently senjoying the cocktail circuit while the EU was developing the EPA draft which incidentally was sign on to by the guys who are now crying foul. What advise did these doubting Thomases give, were they involved or as per usual Caricom thought that they had all the brains needed.

I think we are fooling our selves. jagdeo saying he will only sign because our exports will be taxed. Christopher Colombus I dear say. A lot of hot air noises to catch some limelight and detract from the budding dictatorship he is building in Guyana.

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