Were you by any chance associated with this institution (a reunion is being planned for 2009) as I was before its thoughtless closure by the current Guyana Government administration.

Further, I don’t believe that Govt. should own more banks or any bank for that matter. All the Govt. need to do is make the environment possible for investment and that is not what the President is doing. Govt. is setting themselves up to be part owners of the business they are trying to attract. That will not work. Govt must lay the ground work for investment and concentrate on making their money from royalty and taxes.

Look at the alluminium deal. Govt gets 11%. Why share in the risk? Further there are Guyanese who can do this deal. Using Guyanese will mean that the bulk of the money stays in Guyana. With this deal the bulk of the money goes to China. The President should be taking note. The Chinese are buying up deals like this around the world to cement their development.

The fact that there were no literature at your New York forum seem to indicate a continued path on being clandestine. You must spell out, for all to see, your investments deals. Then and only then you will inspire confidence. One of the first things that the President Jagdeo Administration has to do for massive increase in foreign private investments into the agricultural and industrial sectors of Guyana is to re-establish the now defunct Guyana Agricultural and Industrial Development Bank (GAIBANK) which was closed by the Jagdeo Administration through senselessness. Picture the current case of an U. S. Football Championship winning athlete who is now out of millions of dollars and may be facing jail time for carrying an unlicensed firearm and accidentally shooting himself in the leg and this may be exactly what the President Jagdeo Administration may have done in the case of “GAIBANK”, shooting itself in one of the country’s most powerful “financial” legs. :-(

Another thing President Jadeo. You cannot talk about possible investment opportunities in agri and aquaculture without in very bold print advertise what these opportunities are, what deals the govt is willing to give in terms of land ownership, etc., so that all can see. We want these deals to be across the board and above board. No one wants to meet under cover with GOINVEST or any entity or person with every person getting different deals.

The fact that there were no literature at your New York forum seem to indicate a continued path on being clandestine. You must spell out, for all to see, your investments deals. Then and only then you will inspire confidence.

To those potential investors sitting in the US, who are scared of the crime situation in GT I have to say this to you. You just finished celebrating Thanks giving. If the pilgrims and those who came after were thinking like you folks there would be no US. For me, if Presi Jadeo and his govt. can get it right, if he can clearly indicate what deals the Government will give to investors, and not have investors going blindly to special persons who shake you down to give you a deal, then investment will go ahead. Mass investment in Guyana will gradually eradicate high level crime.

And, I am no apologist or propagandist of the present regime.

Cheddi Jagan and his cronies in the PPP, have collaborated with the undemocratic Burnham regime, during the era of anti imperialism/socialism, which brough tremendous hardships on Guyanese.

Both PPP and PNC are responsible for the hardships Guyanese face and the poor economic and political situation in Guyana.

Anyone visiting Guyana will notice that the private sector is really the driving force of change – releasing powerful undercurrents and social forces beyond the capacity of the ruling communist elite to repress.

You are on target……You are on fire….” en fuego, si, si, senor.”

You write as a winner with US millions, now, and more yearly..

Guyana, with Vision Guyana 2011 will need you and your millions.

Guyana should be about jobs, jobs, and more jobs.

Successful businesspersons like yourself, knows how to create jobs and wealth.

In the current financial crisis ” cash is king”.

Those of us, with cash, are buying stocks, properties, and investments, cheaply, for the long term, and yes, will be richer. Whatever goes down must come up.

We, again, bought today, 50 Warren Buffet’s, Berkshire Hataway’s A Share, cheaply at $3,280: per share, with an annual return of 26 % over the last 30 years. On December 10, 2007 each BRK, A stock was $5,059: . We meet Warren Buffet and Bill Gates the first Saturday in each May, at BH Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Next meeting will be May 2, 2009 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Does President Jagdeo, really, think last week in NY, the large attendees will give up their jobs, security, and health coverages, to risk their lives in Guyana ? for what ?

NY Guyanese are smart, they move where there is safety for their hard earned monies.

Notice how the “Swimming Pool” (reminding of dipping in the Ganges River) was destroyed in the name of hotel establishment when Guyana has soooooooooooo…….. much underdevelopment land resources. How spiteful can they be!!!

http://www.genealogymagazine.com/luckhoo.html

No more PPP and no more PNC. Your time has come and gone. Guyana desperately needs NEW blood to turn that lovely country around.

Sorry..all you PPP hopefuls Robert Persaud, et al….you represent more of the same, so do Guyana a favor and crawl into some hole on 2011 and give the Guyanese people a break.

Peace..

However, anyone visiting Guyana, cannot help but notice the significant change, private investments and entrepreneurisn have brought to the country. It is essentially, the driving force of economic and political change, despite, the propanganda of the administration to attribute this to itself.

Jagdeo’s administration is led by communist ideolouges, the hurdles encountered by businessmen in doing business in Guyana, is affected, by the banckrupt and myopic world view of Mr. Jagdeo’s political handlers.

There are tremoundous undercurrents released, by entrepreneurisn and the private sector in the country; and the communist elite and political administration, wether they like this or not, will have ‘ to swim or sink ‘ .

Referrence to Burnham’s rule, evoke memories of one of the darkest chapters in Guyana’s history; it is really a non starter, in attempting a constructive dialouge of Guyana’s future.

Additionally, since the current Guyana Government administration took over then they are the people you should ask what has happened to operations of the financial institutions that were established under the L. F. S. Burnham Administration other that the one that is now helping to finance the construction of the Berbice Bridge. Anyway, ask yourself this question – how come this erring was not “spoiled” like the rest when it was in the same barrel?

Remember – Big Brother “Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) http://www.iadb.org Is Watching” out for the lies! 8-)

A very good recent example is the GRA going after internet cafes..what a joke!

Why do you charge 300% duty on NEW cars being imported? OH YES..I remember..one of your party officials stated – “If dem rich enough fuh buy new car dem can pay de duty”..what a joke!!

Also you do not treat returning professionals that were sent on scholarships with respect..remember when one’s contract was up and bolted for the US..your kind words were..”don’t worry yuh gone run back from de cold”

This is the environment that you foster for private business to invest? Give us all a break ..we are not that stupid in the USA.

Once again I plead to all Guyanese that you MUST VOTE on the ISSUES not RACE come 2011

Peace..