Comments on: Mahaica, Mahaicony farms flood

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:04:02 +0000

You can use the KISS principle. Keep It Short & Simple…& just ignore the irrelevant god-opinion…I’ve used it, it works.

By: Man of GOD

Man of GOD — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:22:26 +0000

VOTE PPP!!!! Prejudice, Premature, Pre-historic

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:50:54 +0000

…. SN’s moderator/axer ? my comment i left here that was “axed” was simply asking relevant ?????s that none here and elsewhere in relation to the flood in GY ,, is capable of giving anything that is remotely near to an answer that would be seemingly intelligent !

“ignorance,, when voluntary,,is CRIMINAL !,, and a man may be properly charged with that evil which he neglected or refused to learn how to prevent” !…. don’t lock and load yet ! i’m just telling u what JOHNSON said ,, in simple terms ,, i’m just de mesinjah !

watah n e badi ???????

By: yarrow

yarrow — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:40:15 +0000

Vote PPP and our problems will be washed away. Vote PPP more flood, more VAT, more of everything…. and more of the same. Just vote PPP…more and more of the same.

By: john brown

john brown — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:53:07 +0000

its refreshing to know that at least people do believe that the pnc did a damn good thing when they inacted the mma project. all the ppp is doing is breaking down what the pnc built all in the name of spite.

By: Bad News

Bad News — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:39:17 +0000

Oh beautiful Guyana welcome investors welcome,Thank you Mr Presiden and minister of agriculture well done.

By: Long live SHARMA

Long live SHARMA — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:00:56 +0000

Leave Sharma alone, He gives us all a good laugh. We need him, he make us smile even though we don’t agreed with his opinion. Who else is willing to do that?

By: No more long time

No more long time — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:54:41 +0000

Global warming, educated yourself times are changing you should too.

By: Regme

Regme — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:51:31 +0000

What REGME? gee its like only Guyana flooding, How about the snow you got to shovel before you see the ground in Canada. WAKE UP!

By: gtbeat

gtbeat — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:12:12 +0000

You need an Obama in Canada, talk about a country with a lack of leadership,teenage gangbangers and murderers getting a slap on the wrist.
When Obama proves himself as president, until then hold him up.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:44:56 +0000

What I would like someone to explain to me is…everytime crops are lost, fowls-animals-people die, the spot where an accident happened, the step where someone [crapped]…why is it the newspaper photographer always finds someone to “point” to it?

If I’m having a birthday picture taken — or I’m giving a lecture in Astronomy and have my picture taken for the newspaper….no-one points at me…or i don’t point at my power-point presentation and have my pic taken. I’m not questioning whether it’s wrong or right…..it’s just my observation.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:37:26 +0000

Mr. XQBH…..how can I argue with a man who believes that “GOD” made the abary creek to drain the coast of guyana?
First off…I don’t believe in G$D. What I do believe in is Education, Science, Engineering, Surveying etc etc (TANGIBLE THINGS). You catch my drift? When the MMA project was completed it worked and was praised by the surrrounding farmers who benefitted. Be clear here…..I was not in charge, I was a young just graduated Engineer. Circumstances change as years goes by and we have to roll with it and adapt. Ice Caps are melting, water levels rise, stars explode(supernova {boom{) and re-cycle material into interstellar matter etc etc . Time passes and my thoughts and beliefs change. (Ask Siddharta-hypotetically speaking)
If a man believes that GOD places a river to drain the land, how can I convince him otherwise – except to prove to him that there is no GOD.
Then I would have to teach him engineering…right?

What about you?

By: Light

Light — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:57:05 +0000

By being vigilant, farmers are becoming increasingly aware of the lies, half truths, misinformation and public statements of ignorance from officials, about the release of flood water, by stealth – during the nights, into the Mahaica creek and consequently, into the Mahaicony/Abary areas.

If the authorities, did not give instructions for the release of water into the Mahaica creek during the nights – which farmers pointed out; why did this happen and who did this ? Maybe, there is a need to call the police into this matter, since thousands of ordinary people lives, have been placed in jepordy by this unauthorised action.

It is indeed an education of farmers, of the mismanagement of the drainage and irrigation system, ultimately, at their hardship, suffering and expense.

What is the status, of the undone phases of the MMA Drainage and Irrigation Project ?

It is quite clear that the best interests of farmers, are not a priority of this political administration, which is ideologically driven.

By: tonythursday

tonythursday — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:36:34 +0000

What happened to relocation plans, conservancy management plan, million$ drainage plans of last 3 yrs.

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:09:34 +0000

Sharma below blaming the MMA for the flooding in Mahaica/Mahaicony. Any response?

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:06:52 +0000

Since the Abary conservancy… Interesting Sharma. Any more details?

By: sharma

sharma — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:02:26 +0000

I lived and grew up in the Mahaicony creek area. In 50yrs we had One flook [tolerable] since the Abary conservancy, we had 34 floods unbearable],We need a Goverment or rent out Guyana to Afganistan to plant drugs.

By: sharma

sharma — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:58:07 +0000

since the abary creek has been closed all this flooding happen. open back what god had made to drain the coast of guyana rather than the shortsited idea of Jagan and burnham. WHy should dead men run the life of those alive. How would two rivers drain the volume of three, against what god saw.

By: Mulholland

Mulholland — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:51:08 +0000

I hope all you people that are suffering under this regme will vote for change. You need an OBAMA in Guyana. I hope you people have learned from your big mistakes and will vote against this inept, visionless, uncaring regime!!!

By: MR.WEST BANK

MR.WEST BANK — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:31:16 +0000

Very nice pictures Stabroek News, but sad and it is so touching to read
“Mrs Singh has to use a boat under her house to move around
in the floodwaters”. And look at the kids, they don’t know how
dangerous leptospirosis are, all they know is that they are
playing in the water FULL STOP.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:56:08 +0000

I remember working so hard on the MMA project back in the early 70’s. I camped for months at a time in the area’s mentioned above running elevations, traversing, consulting etc for this not to happen. Here it is in 2005 and 2008 flooding is rampant. Not I alone, but many Engineers and Surveyors were involved, we were young then…I remember Walter Willis from back then. Nights upon nights discussing, calculating, deciding to make the MMA a viable project. It boils my blood to see widespread flooding and all our hard work gone for this, but then again…this is not the only project I’ve seen collapsed in these present times in Guyana.
Mahaica and Mahaicony will always remain in my memories, dry as far as the eye could see, skies so dark that Nebulae were as clouds in the night. Amazing place.