Comments on: Corbin renews call for shared governance

By: caesar agustus

caesar agustus — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:08:58 +0000

One look at this band of misfits and I do not trust any of them . In fact, a sane person would never even consider voting for these people.

By: supererro

supererro — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:05:04 +0000

VERY GOOD QUESTION, Singh! I believe the answer is YES.

By: supererro

supererro — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:09:03 +0000

That is my problem with you Evileyes; you want the PNC followers to accept and apologize for their wrong doing (and rightly so)if there were any, but you continue to deny the ills of the PPP government. One word is my example of marginalization and discrimination; LINDEN!

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:11:54 +0000

Re: “[...This is about the Guyanese perception of the pnc as an incompetent group that ruined Guyana. According to international estimates Guyana will take 14 to 18 years to get out of the mess the pnc has put our country in.

That time is coming due. With all the setbacks, flooding etc.the country economic growth is up to script. The pnc wants to share in that.
I remember in 1992, they have given the pop three years in office. They claim the ppp would not know how to govern, ha, ha, ha.
The next phase of development is oil, hydro, aluminum plant...]” While you are busy yapping away “bbuckman”, do you mind telling us if you have read the presentation by the late Desmond Hoyte to the PNC’s Biennial Congress in 1979 titled – “A Socialist Economg Through Agricultural, Industrial and Technical Development”?.

And, always remember – “There Can Be Nothing New Under The Sun”!

By: bbuckman

bbuckman — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:53:05 +0000

What does shared government means? The pnc has parity on all the boards and state corperations, somrthing that was never seen under the pnc regime, while in office.
So this is not about it members, getting jobs or fairness about Guyanese.

This is about the Guyanese perception of the pnc as an incompetent group that ruined Guyana. According to international estimates Guyana will take 14 to 18 years to get out of the mess the pnc has put our country in.

To make long story short, they want be a part of the cabinet. There is no need for that. According to our constition, the opposition leader is consulted; parliamentary committee has some pnc members as chairman.
We have balance, fairness, and a national government.

By: JangO

JangO — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:24:45 +0000

Corbin always seem to ask for shared governance when Guyana is in a crisis. Why???

By: JangO

JangO — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:17:13 +0000

wa mek dat man always want to keep it lit???
one a these days, he gon bun up he self or the house he live in.

By: JangO

JangO — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:05:09 +0000

If corbin tek a bucket and attempted to bail flooded areas, he would be doing the country a greater deed than to ask for shared governance.

By: A. Persaud

A. Persaud — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:45:07 +0000

This is the best thought out solution that I have read so far. You have nailed it absolutely perfect. Unfortunately there is none in the PNC with common sense enough to appreciate the depth of what you wrote above. They have to lay a foundation through ground work politics for all the people of the country. The party leadership has to wake up and accept it must represent all the people, not only in words, but in action.

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:29:11 +0000

Hello Stabroek News (SN)! As a Naturalized U. S. Citizen and a User of Internet I ascribe to one of our “Rights” that is enshrined in the U. S. Constitution and the “Usage of The Internet” that is known as “The Freedom Of Speech” which is always upheld in the USA; and, the assumption is that it is the same in Guyana. So, as to why an earlier comment in response to one by “miltonbruce” when he made reference to the late Dr. Jagan; (and, in which an extract from a Stabroek News article was posted) it boggles the mind as to whether or not Stabroek News is afraid of it’s own “shadow” or is it “censorship”!

By: evileyes

evileyes — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:29:04 +0000

LoveGT4Real
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU TOO WISHING YOU ALL THE VERY BEST EVER.
DONT TAKE ME UP ON THAT MARGINALISATION THING….
IT IS NOT HAPPENING NO PART OF GUYANA…
YOU GO TO GUYANA AND SEE FOR YOURSELF WHATS TAKING PLACE THERE…GO LIKE I DO TWICE A YEAR…
NO PART OF GUYANA DISCRIMINATION IS TAKING PLCE…..
ITS THOSE “SO CALLED LEADERS” WHO ARE CRYING DISCRMINATATION WHEN THEY DONT GET THINGS THEIR (THEIR) WAY….
REMEMBER CORBIN HAD ABOUT 30 PEOPLE MARCHING WITH HIM THROUGH THE STREETS WHO ARE CRYING HUNGER???
WELL THEY WERE RIGHT TO CRY HUNGER COZ CORBIN PUT THEM TO MARCH AND DIDNT FEED THEM…….SO IF WE TALKING ABOUT DISCRIMINATION THEN ITS THOSE WHO CORBIN DISCRIMINATING AGAINST……

By: SOESDYKE

SOESDYKE — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:01:02 +0000

Mr Eeyes the only thing, I would share with him, is a boll of Rice Flour. Because I don’t think, he ever teased it.

By: storme williams

storme williams — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:31:36 +0000

The PNC presents itself as the Afro party of Guyana and complains that there is racial voting. The party has 28 years of horible politics like an albatros around its neck. They adopted an opposition policy of slow fiya and more fiya after 1992. This is a modern time and power sharing is not the answer. The answer is grass roots politics in all communities. Identifying problems and advocating for solutions. Community organization and winning the minds and hearts of the communities is the future. Can the PNC accomplish that? Is there any evidence that there is any genuine advocacy of community problems?

By: storme williams

storme williams — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:18:32 +0000

The PNC needs to gain the confidence of the people by becoming advocates of causes that are national and relates to all peoples of Guyana. To share power on the basis that its representation is only for a particular ethnic group is unacceptable. It is ridiculous to conclude that race voting is end of it. The fact is that the PNC has demonstrated a lack of creativity. I do believe the AFC will emerge as a credible political party with state craft that will satisfy all guyana and a modern guyana.

By: B. Thomas

B. Thomas — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:21:55 +0000

I cannot agree with Trotman more. Do away with the party list and elect representatives of the constituency to parliment. A good example is Sam Hinds, he supossely represents Linden, but is not there when matters important to Linden is discussed in parliment.

By: LAMBADA.

LAMBADA. — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:45:48 +0000

I WOULD NOT EVEN SHARED MY PLATE OF RICE WITH CORBIN, ALWAYS REMEMBERING THE 28 YEARS OF HELL.

By: quibian

quibian — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:07:29 +0000

empress, if they call an election now the ppp win again. back to square one. where is the afc? like they dead and bury.

By: Cummins

Cummins — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:51:13 +0000

What is Mr.Corbin talking about???.There is already shared government in Guyana.The opposition is part of the government,just that Mr.Corbin doesn’t know how to be effective in his role as opposition leader.I hope he wakes up,smells the coffee and recognise that as the oppostion leader in parliament he has a right to see that 46%(those who voted against the PPP)of the country share in the state’s resources.

I am begining to question Mr Corbin’s wisdom about everything political since it appears to me right now that he sees himself as useless.

By: Arnold

Arnold — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:16:53 +0000

Shared governance not even in Zimbabwie, look how they tear it up.

By: LoveGT4Real

LoveGT4Real — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:12:11 +0000

evileyes happy new year to U my friend…………. much success in 09.

It’s true that certain segments of the guyanese society are “discriminated against and marginalised”. I will take you up on that anytime.

However, I do agree with everything else you said. I have long held the view that relics like Green and Corbin should be assigned a place at the Smithsonian.

Though the concept of “inclusiveness” and “shared Governance” may be worth some consideration, Corbin should be ashamed to vent those sentiments. Afterall, it was under the “leadership” of the PNC, that Guyana went through a period of hell on earth, assumedly with their (Green/Corbin) fullest blessing.

That they have the gumption to be promoting themselves as “agents of change”, is what I find ridiculous. Has either of the two ever apologised to this nation for their involvement in what was a very oppressive regime? If the answer is no then why the hell do they even have a voice today?

By: C-GOYR

C-GOYR — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:42:19 +0000

I remembered many moons ago that the current president was hailed as the “new blood”, “fresh thinker” and a “visionary”.

I guess he’s a late bloomer or maybe I’m giving him too much credit.

By: evileyes

evileyes — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:25:21 +0000

Empress Menen
Guyana has leaders and leadership….but you and pnc dont like it…

Its lit….see it for what it is…..

By: caesar agustus

caesar agustus — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:09:20 +0000

Corbin, loser at the polls, and loser in his own party,on your way out, most likely for good,you must be kidding.Do you really believe what you do can be called anything?The PNC never won any election,so no one appreciates their call for power sharing They have a past record that eliminates them from sharing anything or any form of governance in Guyana. Possibly forever.If I may recall, in a so called election in the seventies, they “won” a rigged landslide, and gave the collaborator,the UF,in a much headlined news cast, one seat.Is this what they are asking for? One seat? As observer? Bcause that is exactly what they were, and are doing.

By: A. Persaud

A. Persaud — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:05:20 +0000

Shared governance is another rag-tag strategy by Corbin to lay the ground work for mayhem and disorder by the PNC acolytes. After shared governance, what next? Corbin cannot be trusted. His own party is in disarray right now, with no visible hope of getting better anytime soon. Corbin and his likes have no real strategy to offer the Guyanese people a better alternative to the PPP. It is time he step aside and let someone with real leadership abilities and who can offer the Guyanese people something better, take the helm of the PNC.

Perhaps what all the PNC supporters should do is throw their weight behind the AFC who might be a real alternative to the PPP. The AFC will eventually be a party to reckon with.