Comments on: Patterson: collapse not an option

By: Bambai Grand-Pickney

Bambai Grand-Pickney — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:00:46 +0000

Guyana has a great deal to benefit from Caricom if they can secure markets for their agricultural and lumber products. Don’t be too hasty to get out Caricom.

By: Kaieteur Gold (Senior Analyst)

Kaieteur Gold (Senior Analyst) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:20:13 +0000

You have said inter alia; Re: “Eversince the Non Aligned Movement and the formation of Caricom, there has never been a single third world country that has emerged as a shining example of what development, progress and prosperity ought to be….”

What was the rationale for Caribbean leaders to name the late L. F. S. Burnham the “Caribbean Man” of the last century against all of the “destabilisation, propaganda, covert operations, military threats, war and murder to keep their sheep within the flock” which continue against the People’s National Congress (PNC) on a daily basis on this same Stabroek News forum (this same media that was under threat of survival from the current People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government led administration!!!

By: Pilot230

Pilot230 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:20:24 +0000

I wounder if Patterson still flys around in his private jet.

By: Bajee

Bajee — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:49:47 +0000

Kaieteur, boy, you way off.

The US don’t give a care about Guyana, Barbados, Jamaica, St Vincent, etc.

It has a BIG upperhand with trade with any one of these nations. CARICOM’s unity depends on having a big enough voting block to promote favorable trade arrangements. Without that we will continue to be flooded with American goods with no tariffs, with no real market for West Indian goods without tariff.

Larger nations pushes all a we around daily and wunna want to draw card on illegal immigration solely?

By: Bajee

Bajee — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:43:38 +0000

Sase, you being small-minded.

Patterson address was not singular to and did not address movement of illegal immigrants.

The bigger business of CARICOM unity, which Joe understood perfectly, has been the tyranny of larger nations that the entire CARICOM is under the weight of.

Barbados is, and will always be committed to regional trade and movement of SKILLED people. Everyday Barbados does trade with Guyana. Stop this Barbados vs Guyana nonsense, please.

Because the issues at hand that holding back the CARICOM have more to do with how larger nations treat trade agreements with us, flooding Caribbean markets while closing off their own.

By: BORAPORK

BORAPORK — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:27:13 +0000

The real problem with Caricom is the insular thinking that still pervades this community after thirty years. Leaders say the right things but then do nothing to give credence to speeches and thoughts.

In a real community everyone is rowing in the same direction. In Caricom we still have selfishness and my country first. There is a rather stupid belief that all member states must benefit from Caricom decisions at the same time or those not doing so are being short-changed. We need leaders who can think regionally and not those who blame citizens from member states who are experiencing a rough patch.

By: You Can Live Forever(-59)

You Can Live Forever(-59) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:55:04 +0000

Tired of these conspiracy theorists who can only blahg and produce no evidence except for some internet sources like http://www.tweedledee/tweedledum.com or some book someone wrote after gorging on something indigestible.

By: Redneck Bannah

Redneck Bannah — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:37:26 +0000

I hereby nominate thee ‘Sir Joe’ for the most prestigious ‘common sense’ award ever to be offered. Too bad Joe, we’ll never learn, we’re quite set and plan to remain status-quo in our own small-minded way.

By: SandHurst First

SandHurst First — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:46 +0000

I would still love to know why the government cleans up this city only when someone or many important people are coming to Guyana and I would also like to know why GPL removed the lamp posts lights on Norton Street to put in near the Cultural Center……Why are they so small minded????

By: Redneck Bannah

Redneck Bannah — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:25 +0000

And some ‘appy ‘appy wabbins !

By: Kaieteur Gold (Senior Analyst)

Kaieteur Gold (Senior Analyst) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:56:49 +0000

Re: “In any case almost all Guyanese family have a relative who is a Citizen of the United States of America to which “They (People Around The World) All Come”!…”

Prime example of what is being talked about here is to visit New York City’s Eastern Parkway on Labor Day and observe the “huge Caribbean cultural melting pot” boiling over.

“Are Ya All Ready – Now”!

By: amen-ra [jackass seh de world na level]

amen-ra [jackass seh de world na level] — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:50:25 +0000

Well said joe, these leaders don’t know what they talking about, as long as the illumannati is in charge and control the world govts, no one can progress unless they say so.

By: Caesar Agustus

Caesar Agustus — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:26:15 +0000

Collapse not an option?For you it is a face saving one.So, just collapse bcause you did nothing for thirty years anyway.

By: Caesar Agustus

Caesar Agustus — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:23:44 +0000

Act 1 scene 1.
Enter Corbin.”Ah hear yu been taakin a lat a tings bout me.”
Norton. “Me?”
Corbin. “Yes yu.Yu seh deh vote is fraud.Dem tings is libel.Apalagize, or ah un get a layah fuh sue yu.”
Norton. “Me? Apalagize fuh wah? Me en seh nuttin,suh me en apalagizin to nobady.Doan kay is who.”
Act 2 scene 2.
Might it not be prudent, in light of the circumstances,that the two antagonists do as Hoyte did. Hoyte once called out Cheddi outside the Public Buildings to fight.

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:51:40 +0000

Caricom has no substance at all

By: Empress Menen

Empress Menen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:42:22 +0000

Statesman????Want to come and live in the Jamaica P.J.Patterson left for Bruce and Portia????

He could not even solve the issues of crime and violence in Jamaica much less CARICOM.

ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! of this parade of incompetent so called managers of d people. Jagdeo = racial politics while PJ’s Jamaica practices party politricks by dividing and ruling the Jamaican masses against their best vested interest which is a successful Jamaica.

Alas!!!!!!!!!!!Jamaica is not what ones think.
Thanks 4 de poor grade of rice yuh ah ship here GT.

“Keep it “LIT”
dat is d Pinnacle fyahhhhhhhhhhhhkey

By: Caesar Agustus

Caesar Agustus — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:42:12 +0000

An award handed down on a silver platter.For what? The Caribbean people should be receiving this award for putting up with 30 years of abysmal failure, a taxpayer burden,and a joyriding elite who do nothing but travel, enjoy the fetes, and blow hot air.Let us disband this useless organization.

By: Empress Menen

Empress Menen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:18 +0000

Jamaica has NO RACE PROBLEMS. Her problems are lack of opportunity, poor literacy and education, lack of vision, police corruption and murder of the youth, total contempt by PJ’s rich cronies in parliament. Wonder what Bruce Goosling was thinking watching this charade?????

“Keep it “LIT”
dat is d Pinnacle fyahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhkey

By: Empress Menen

Empress Menen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:25:50 +0000

How about Paterson the dictator??/ I lived through Burnham but Jamaica is worse than Guyana at her worst as u claim Burnham to be.

What I see in this picture is an abject failure in governance in Guyana putting a medal on the neck of a prime minister who sat on Jamrock governing it for 18 plus years leaving it in the miserable condition InI live in this day.

“Keep it “LIT”
dat is d Pinnacle fyahhhhhhhhhhhhhkey

By: Georgie

Georgie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:24:37 +0000

Whoa Sase ! Mr. Thompson is scared now. Nonsense. Don’t worry, the rest of the Caribbean is taking notes. Since when you want integration as the ‘ culture in Guyana is different from the rest of the Caribbean.’ You brought the indifference upon yourselves. Deal wiyh it.

By: GT WOMAN

GT WOMAN — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:20:15 +0000

WHAT DOES BURNHAM HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT IS TRANSPIRING IN GUYANA TODAY? THE PPP GOVERNMENT HAD 17YRS TO PROVE ITSELF, BUT INSTEAD, THEY JUST HAVE GUYANESE RUNNING.

YOU PEOPLE CAN BRAND BURNHAM HOWEVER YOU WANT, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF GUYANA ARE GUYANESE FLEEING, AS THEY ARE DOING PRESENTLY.

ALTHOUGH, ACCORDING TO YOU, BURNHAM WAS A DICTATOR, IN HIS ERA, GUYANESE WERE LEAVING THE COUNTRY ONLY FOR NORTH AMERICA(in small numbers).

SINCE PPP IN POWER, GUYANESE RUNNING TO EVERY CORNER POSSIBLE, (even those who put him there).

STOP THE RACISM, AND FINGER POINTING, AND TELL PRESIDENT JAGDEO WHAT TO DO TO MAKE GUYANA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN.

By: (((:::::))))

(((:::::)))) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:10:50 +0000

to answer your question what did caricom did to help…..
they all were the same as banum de dictata..they stood by and watched a brutal dictata raped guyana and brought the guyanese nation to be half starved beggars, thus becoming the third richest primeminista in de world and the tenth richest black man on earth….caricom leaders never opened their mouths until it was too late where guyana became one of the poorest nations in the western hemisphere…they were and are still afraid of de big powas like u s of a and britain…they all knew that it was US and Britain put pee n see in powa and paid darely to keep it there for 28 long brutal years until it could no longer sistain de large apetite pee n see had for money..to the tune of 2.1 B US$$$$ debt…

By: joseph wharton

joseph wharton — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:53:26 +0000

Truly a Carribean stateman.Congratulations still contributing to caricom integration.

By: freespeech

freespeech — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:51:19 +0000

these bloggers think, the PHENCEE or ALLFEECEE will solved the problem, but like you said the world is control by a few corporations.