Comments on: Van West Charles set to return to active political, community life in Guyana

By: George

George — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:11:44 +0000

Welcome Van West,
Your father-in-law,was a member of the P.P.P.He and Cheddie split and the rest is now History.Read the Political History,of Guyana from 1947 and you will,see for yourself that your best option is to join the P.P.P.
Give it a try.Our people need to work together for the common good.Rigging election,is a thing of the Past.The P.N.C.is like a spent cartridge.Give it a try Van.Ask some of those who left the P.P.P.and joined the P.N.C for some advice.Still ,judge for yourself.

By: decanadianCarlVeecock

decanadianCarlVeecock — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:11:12 +0000

I writing this for my buddy Ulric as he looking out for my writings

No… Van West Charles will not be given power, he has to earn it

So he will have to join the rank and file and work like all party members
to assert himself

At least there will be a refreshed kid on the block, so there will be action.

By: bing

bing — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:32:59 +0000

Van west charles should stay out of politics. Given him power is like bringing back burnham from the dead.

By: CURIOUS GEORGE

CURIOUS GEORGE — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:30:22 +0000

Yet still we were starving. Everybody and everybody were trying to leave Guyana to anywhere they could go. Guyana had a brain drain. Maybe you cannot relate. I understand because you are one of them. I mean Burhmanmite. Yes that President…the one that is known for Guyana’s Dictatorship. Wake up. Stop dreaming he is dead, but history will tell.

By: melvina cummings

melvina cummings — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:54:23 +0000

Zainno i do not think that you came from GUYANAlet me tell you what the P.N.C did for GUYANESE. 1. they taught us to stop being foring minded and learn to grow our own food.at one time we were the food basket of the carribbean.2 the indians gain a lot under the P.N.C.RULE.E.G PEOPLE LIKE KAYMAN SANKER and others and the list goes on and on.

By: torbo

torbo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:49:53 +0000

listen to yourself bitte-danke you sound soooo smart what about the ppp ?

By: sauceylady

sauceylady — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:12:50 +0000

but what is hapening where mr charles apear from

By: bitte-danke schon

bitte-danke schon — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:43:45 +0000

Dr. Van West Charles,
Do you have any specific plans to help PNC win elections?
PNC is an afro-ethnic party – it only need african votes. The African proportion of the population is only 35%.

Seems pretty dumb – I mean the politics and the strategy are pretty dumb.
Reinventing the PNC as a genuine multi-racial party allows you to broaden your appeal to the other races.

At any given time, 15% of the Indian population is disenchanted with the ruling Indian party, but would you expect them to vote for an afro-ethnic PNC?

Be realistic Dr. Charles, use your influence to reinvent the PNC. Let an Indian guy from within the ranks take over. How about Winston Murray? Why do you always have to have an African guy to head the PNC.

By: zainno

zainno — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:42:05 +0000

torbo, I don’t think you come from guyana, let me name a few things the pnc did in Guyana,
1, They ban wheat flour, chick peas,dhaal and a number of food products.
2, They stop the milk and biscuit program that were in place at schools.
3,Kick down robbries and killings started at their time.
4, They implemented free education by name only.
5,Unquailifiedpeople were getting jobs only because of their ethnic background.
6,Drop out from school were prevelent in their time, and i am sure fineman was one of them fromthe pnc time.
7, They cause people like you and I and many others to run from Guyana.
Yes they did a lot. Get the picture torbo.

By: gtbeat

gtbeat — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:52:15 +0000

Yes, the same Minister of Health(during Forbes death)

By: torbo

torbo — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:13:12 +0000

LOOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE NOW IN GUYANA MR. WESTBANK YOUNG AND
VISIONLESS LEADER

By: torbo

torbo — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:52:49 +0000

THEY DID ALOT WITH VERY LITTLE BISHNU

By: torbo

torbo — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:50:33 +0000

yes bishnu in HAITI

By: MR, WEST.BANK

MR, WEST.BANK — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:37:23 +0000

What knowledge are you talking about TORBO, Mr Charles is the
shadow of his father-in-law forbes.

Guyana don’t need what we had and what we are seeing today.

This man is retireing G/T need young men and women to stepup.

Go back relacks and enjoy your retirement Mr Charles.

By: bishnu R

bishnu R — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:20:44 +0000

torbo remember baby doc?
it sounds like you are saying
give the pnc another chance
you should ask andy

By: bishnu R

bishnu R — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:17:58 +0000

ANDY,
exactly what did the PNC do to guyana?
remember baby doc.
remember andy.

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:53:07 +0000

…… is this the van west charles who was made MINISTER of HEALTH ??????????????????…..

By: torbo

torbo — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:09:13 +0000

MR. CHARLES have the knowledge give him a chance to lead the party, when jagdeo goes corbin should too.

By: birds

birds — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:15:58 +0000

Van-West Charles- is this guy is Burnham son-in-law where did he come out now from. Where was Van -west Charles sin Burnham died? What did he contributed to the PNCR?

Mr. Charles stated that we need more effective performance from the leader of the party. The people will speak about your performance Mr Charles. Why wait until you retire to do things for the party of which you were part off.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:42:06 +0000

It is a fact that despite Robert Corbin’s shutting out Vincent Alexander from vying for party leader position, the PNC has failed its constituency big time. The PNC does not challenge the PPP government vigorously, bust seems to be playing nice in the hope that one day the PPP will reach out with an olive branch and ask the PNC to enter into shared governance. In the meantime, the PPP is doing to the PNC and the people of Guyana what the PNC did to the PPP and the people of Guyana. That means the people of Guyana are getting shafted twice!

For Richard Van West Charles to make a major difference, he has to wrestle the party leadership from Corbin, and I don’t know if Corbinis going to give up this without a fight even though he has retired from fighting the PPP intelligently. Van West Charles has finger on the pulse, and together with Hamilton Green, can turn the tide against the PPP by reforming the PNC to make it more amenable to changes affecting Guyanese of all races.