Comments on: Jagdeo slams TCL over move to Caribbean court

By: Evan Thomas

Evan Thomas — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:21:27 +0000

Utter nonsense. jagdeo has no point. he knows fully well that the Caricom countries are taking persons who are eligible under the rules and categories of people who can produce the certificate. Not all the uneducated illegals.

This is not like the days when the colonies took the pressure off of the mother country. marx predicted that England would have been the first to have a socialist revolution but no, she had colonies to ship her people. I am sure that some of the hardworking leaders and governments like Bdos and T&t have no intentions to be colonies of their lesser capable and able colleagues like Jagdeo, Gonsalves and the one from Stephenson.

By: Brandon Samaroo (Have we gotten our money's worth from the PPP after 17 years?!)

Brandon Samaroo (Have we gotten our money's worth from the PPP after 17 years?!) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:35:16 +0000

what up wid de moderation? moderator got flu or what?

By: Latchman Kissoon

Latchman Kissoon — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:48:50 +0000

Why did Guyana have have to be part of the Caribbean Court Of Justice? Good for Jagdeo. He has been critising all the courts
Latchman Kissoon

By: Brandon Samaroo (Have we gotten our money's worth from the PPP after 17 years?!)

Brandon Samaroo (Have we gotten our money's worth from the PPP after 17 years?!) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:21:33 +0000

I am in agreement with you on this one wong, but the issue is how jagdeo does business.

There is a process you have to follow and Jagdeo needs to learn how to deal with businesses and how to follow process and law.

He has no time for due process and respecting the law. The fact that we did not take Jamaica to court is our fault, mind you I am not sure we would have been able to stand on any legal ground.

By: NAVYSEAL

NAVYSEAL — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:37:41 +0000

I hope Jagdeo learn a lessson from here on out. Hocus pocus politics will not work.

By: Brandon Samaroo (What has the PPP done in 17 years?)

Brandon Samaroo (What has the PPP done in 17 years?) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:14:18 +0000

He has a point but he is switching the topic the courts are not concerned about people vs. goods they are concerned with the issue of the Guyana Govt defaulting vs not.

Jagdeo and his administration is known for getting their apples and oranges all mixed up as a result he usually tries to sort out external issues the way he resolves internal issues through high handedness and cuss out.

You would think that as a head of state he would be somewhat more diplomatic and be able to resolve these issues amicably but when have you ever seen jagdeo be able to do this? The answer is never.

Clico is a mess, Guysucko is in the water, TCL dead as a duck, UNAMCO gone, who else is going to want to come to
Guyana and do business? yet jagdeo is busy flying all over the world under the guise that he is seeking out new investors. Who would invest in a country that does not have the basic pillars to run a business like a steady power supply and security?

IF we had a solid cheap renewable source of power we would have probably had several cement manufacturers housing businesses in GY.

This government is communist to the bone people, time for them to go.

By: richardo wong

richardo wong — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:28:37 +0000

swat, you have to undersstand guyana’s position: tcl could not readily supply cement to the evergrowing needs of the guyanese society, hence its move to acquire cement out of the jurisdiction. trinidad refused to allow Jamaica’s patty recently with some silly excuse about health concerns. Trinidad is playing a bully. Jamaica did the same to us with the PL480 rice. We could not readily supply them ; hence it sought rice elsewhere. we did not take them to court.

By: SWAT (Speak Limited English)

SWAT (Speak Limited English) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:06:51 +0000

Your Government admitted guilt by breaching the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas when it unilaterally suspended the Common External Tariff (CET) on cement imported from countries outside Caricom, without any justification for doing so. Ignorance on your government part to NOT read the treaty FINE PRINT is no excuse. Time to reach an out of court settlement with TCL, because the CCJ will not rule in your favor….your government already admitted guilt.

By: ROSE ANN JAGDEO

ROSE ANN JAGDEO — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:47:04 +0000

Keep them out Mr. President.

By: cohore

cohore — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:32:22 +0000

Jagdeo rarely has a point about anything. If the government’s legal arguments are sound then he should let thme contend in a court of law.

By: blacksage

blacksage — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:26:19 +0000

Jagdeo has a point when it comes to the blocking of Guyana’s exports but suing for not getting into our markets.

It seems that Protectionism is on the cards for CARICOM. This institution is crumbling daily with that seems to be separatist rhetoric and approaches. There is clearly no unity among the member states, and there is the growing possibility of xenophobia and isolationism.

Perhaps it is time to be properly aligned with South America. After all, we are not an “island”, which is what these other tiny states are proud of declaring.