-appeals to civil society for support
Continuing to press for an inquiry into alleged links between government and drug trafficker Roger Khan, the joint opposition parties yesterday made an appeal for the support of civil society, saying that the Guyanese people have a moral responsibility to condemn wrongdoing and demand accountability.
Everall Franklin
At the end of a meeting with civil society representatives at City Hall, leaders of the PNCR, AFC, GAP, the NFA and the WPA, and representatives of several groups passed a resolution supporting the demand for an international Commission of Inquiry, to carry out a fair and impartial investigation into all the violent acts committed in the wake of the 2002 jailbreak, including activities and relationships to the narcotics trade. It also resolved that the Terms of Reference for the inquiry should include the investigation of the allegations of torture and degrading treatment meted out to citizens at the hands of elements of the security forces and the involvement of criminal elements with the state. The resolution was passed with near unanimous support as only one person objected. Among the civil society representatives at the meeting were union leaders, religious leaders, women’s and rights activists, youth leaders and concerned citizens.
In response to the hosting of the meeting, government spokesman Dr Roger Luncheon last evening questioned the sincerity of the opposition parties, while saying that any discussion should include on the agenda their role in “tragedies” in Guyana in the period between 2001 and 2008. He accused both the PNCR and the AFC of supporting the Buxton gang during this period, a charge leaders of both parties strongly denied last evening.
Robert Corbin
On Wednesday night, President Bharrat Jagdeo, returning from overseas, was greeted by a protest at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri with demonstrators calling for an investigation of the allegations emerging from the trial of Khan’s former lawyer Robert Simels. Witnesses at the trial have testified that the government purchased surveillance equipment used by Khan here and that he met several times with Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy. Both government and the Minister have denied the claims.
GAP-ROAR MP Everall Franklin told the meeting that the issue had moved past allegations, noting that it was clear there was complicity by government in a criminal enterprise, that people were murdered and that laws were broken. “We are here trying to see if we could restore some semblance of dignity [and] get back the rule of law into this country,” he said, while expressing outrage at those who contend that the opposition is causing embarrassment to the country. “What preposterous nonsense! If what we have experienced over the past few years has not embarrassed this nation to people at home and abroad then I don’t know what will,” he added.
Franklin revealed that he had been advised against getting involved but he emphasised the need to stand up. “I say to them, if I and you, all of us, don’t get up and open our mouths and show indignation, then we are letting our children down,” he said, suggesting that citizens run the risk of losing their rights. In particular, Franklin singled out religious bodies. “A lot of religious organisations, I remember them having prayer meetings and fasting for Guyana,” he observed, “Well, your prayers have been answered!” He explained that the question they now face is what they would do with the information they have. He added that those religious people who have taken up positions within the government would also have to ask themselves if they are on the side of righteousness, what is right and the truth. “Because those who know better shall suffer the greatest consequences,” he declared.
Emphasising the need for truth, Franklin said every person who made up the society has to find the strength and courage to not die the thousand deaths that he said most have been dying, largely out of fear of victimisation and discrimination. “This is about waking people up to the fact that we all have a responsibility in this country to see that it runs well,” he said, “This is the time to face the facts, civil society, people of Guyana, it is about saving this country from what appears to be a slide so slippery, a slide into the depths so nasty and so violent that if we allow the country to slip there, God help us, I doubt we would ever come out.”
Khemraj Ramjattan
Also at the meeting were PNCR leader Robert Corbin, WPA co-leaders Dr. Clive Thomas and Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan, NFA Leader Keith Scott and Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Gerry Gouveia. Corbin addressed the participants about the consistent calls for a probe and the need for an international inquiry, Dr Thomas spoke about the criminalisation of the state and its implications for the economy and Ramjattan spoke about admissibility of the evidence flowing from the Simels trial. It was moderated by chartered accountant Christopher Ram.
The opposition parties have agreed to compile a comprehensive dossier cataloguing the government’s human rights abuses, including extra-judicial killings, torture and complicity with known organised crime gangs and narco traffickers and the resulting corruption. The dossier upon completion will be submitted to local, regional and international bodies, including the courts with the appropriate jurisdiction and released to the media and the public. There were also suggestions yesterday that a joint rally could be organised after intensive public education, but participants were mixed about the plans for a way forward. There was agreement, however, among participants on the need for there to be a non-partisan approach to resolving the issue.
In response to the meeting last evening, Cabinet Secre-tary Dr Luncheon questioned the sincerity of the opposition’s actions, while arguing that parliament is “the most appropriate fora” to deal with the issues. In a statement, Luncheon also emphasised that the PNCR should be asked whether it is prepared for full disclosure about its role in the tragedies that affected Guyana in the period between 2001 and 2008. “More to the fact whether the PNCR and the AFC would be willing to disclose the basis for their support of the Buxton gang during this period,” he added.
Both PNCR leader Corbin and AFC Chairman Ramjattan welcomed Luncheon’s statement as a sign that there could be some movement towards a probe. At the same time, both leaders strongly dismissed the allegation of any complicity with criminals. “At least we are getting some reaction out of the government,” Corbin said, noting that all the opposition parties had called for an investigation into criminal violence on the East Coast years ago but the government has not acted. Addressing the charges of complicity with the Buxton criminals, Corbin added, “I won’t waste my time to deal with that. I am saying if they are so interested let them set up the commission of inquiry and let’s see what comes out of it.” He emphasised that it should be an international inquiry.
Meanwhile, Ramjattan said the revelations from the Simels trial are now the most important issue as it alleges a government conspiracy with narcotics dealers and the violence that the government and some ministers are involved in. Further, dismissing Luncheon’s assertion that Parliament would be the best place to deal with the issue, he recalled that a motion on the issue brought by Corbin for an urgent public debate of the issue was disallowed. “Parlia-ment is not the only forum that politicians use for purposes of taking matters at hand,” he explained. “We will definitely be back in Parliament but we want a commission of inquiry made up of internationally credible people; that is our demand at this stage,” he added.
Ramjattan said, “I am absolutely certain the AFC is not involved in any criminality.” He said the AFC would be willing to present all that it has heard about transactions between 2002 and 2006. He pointed out that he was self-confessed death squad informant George Bacchus’ lawyer and had indicated to the PPP/C government what was taking place. As a result, he said the governing alliance know the intellectual authors. Ramjattan added that it is a period in the country’s history that needs a truth commission to ensure closure and he said the government must be a part of it.
“We are begging them to have an inquiry, they will have their say and we will have our say, and inquirers can make a judgement call,” he said.
The main opposition PNCR quietly organised a protest at the airport to coincide with Jagdeo’s return on Wednesday. It triggered an alarm among security officials who were caught unawares. Protestors led by PNCR vice-chair Volda Lawrence reportedly stashed themselves and a string of placards inside two minibuses at the airport while waiting for Jagdeo. The authorities were unaware of the intention to picket up until the Caribbean Airlines flight shuttling the President arrived in Guyana.
Stabroek News understands that the group of protestors numbering around forty were ignored because the authorities believed they were a local church group. It was shortly before the President cleared immigration that the protestors whipped out the placards and started chanting.
“The authorities were shell-shocked because they had no idea we were there. There was nothing disruptive about our behaviour, it was a peaceful but impacting protest,” activist Jermaine Grant said last night.
Grant publicly announced his involvement in the airport protest at the City Hall meeting yesterday, declaring that he was “mad” with the current state of affairs and was compelled to “stand up and be counted as an indignant voice.” Grant said that he had no political affiliation with the protest, but rather the feeling of simply being a concerned Guyanese. He referred to the airport demonstration as important saying that Jagdeo must be aware that “it cannot be business as usual.”
He said the revelations from the US trial are serious and should be addressed by the administration as opposed to being ignored. Grant said too that the Head of State needs to discuss more than low carbon development strategy with the Guyanese public because “we are following the US trial too.”
According to Grant, the police briefly intervened and urged that they protest on the parapet and not the road since an official delegation was to wing out from the airport. He said that the protesters occupied the tarmac and also lined the parapet leading out of airport.
He said that a regular group of PNCR supporters were on the picket line, but noted that several other persons including him joined the protest under the banner of “concerned Guyanese.”
Grant also spoke briefly of efforts currently underway to mobilize a youth forum to discuss the implications of the allegations coming out of the US trial. Grant said that he was part of initial discussions to initiate the forum, adding that the focus is now on identifying “who to engage and how soon”. However, he said that the idea is to hold the forum very shortly and to involve as many young people as possible. (Additional reporting by Iana Seales)
It is about time that heat be increased on this government for answers to the crime spree following the jailbreak. All aspects of the government’s and opposition’s involvements must be investigated by an international committee. This is too serious for a Parliamentary committee with the government having the majority vote and the ability to stymie the proceedings. Included in the investigation will be the role of the Buxton gang and support if any by the P.N.C. and A.F.C. opposition parties. Also, let’s investigate the role of the government and its links to Roger Khan in extra-judicial killings and acquisition of spy equipment.Let the disinfectant of exposure through the interrogation process kill the bacteria of secrecy and behind the scenes banditry, that has gripped Guyana in recent years. It’s time to end this nightmare.
Extracted: Included in the investigation will be the role of the Buxton gang and support if any by the P.N.C. and A.F.C.
Bora, the AFC was launched late 2005 to participate in the August 2006 elections, so the AFC should not have been mentioned by Lunchmeat.
That said, how can Lunchmeat, as a top spokesman for the government, say that the PNC should talk about its role with Buxton when it is the government’s job to ensure the law takes its course against the PNC? The impression he is giving is as if the PNC is above the law. The truth is, the government could not sic the police on the PNC because the government itself was corrupt and compromised, and the PNC and the police knew this. Sadly for the government, the Simels trial has exposed its weakness in the area of upholding the law.
well done pnc and afc.but you guy should speach to america mediay.protest in guyan is not going to help.
I am all for what the opposition parties are doing, and it is now up to the People of Guyana to protest against the Government of the PPP.
Everybody knows you are on the loosing side Apeeepinuuuuuuu,,,The Guyanese has spoken already by not turning out to Street protests…What else you people want??? Offer them a small piece now an let us see the difference or tell them the protest will be held in Regent Street…
What the opposition parties in Guyana are doing now , is good but the guyanese people are still fleeing their homeland . The PPP government should be providing housing and jobs for guyanese but as it stands now , the private sector in Barbados are providing jobs and housing for the ones who are living here , legal and illegally . It would be remised of me if I did not mention that the demographics of some districts in Barbados are changing because of the high number guyanese who are now residing in them .
HEY AMIGOS !!!!!! Como esta Usted ( How are you ?) Fidel celebrated 83rd yesterday .Congrats to him as well all the graduates from Cuba(see another story). Progress and development. So why are the no hopers like Samaroo, who so far haven’t taken up my invitation to come to Barbados for preparion for the BIG LETDOWN, wasting all this wordage on this non item ?
Ahhhh, let’s see Friday evening..Hmmmmmm.. time to get ready for a lil swim, maybe a Banks beer and good dinner. Wait, may pass round the Olympic Pool and check out the Guyanese swimmers there… Ahhhhh… feels so fine… enjoying the good life in Barbados and happy that my dear Guyana in good hands with this government…Vamos amigos y companeros!!!!!!! (heh heh heh…)
Reddy in Barbados, you can enjoy the same good life in Guyana. I especially like the olympic size pool, and your Banks beer and good dinner??????. You are such a hypocrite, you are claiming all things bright and beautiful in Guyana, but you are in Barbados enjoying the good life . We know some in Barbados criticize us and don’t care for us living in their country, yet you choose to stay in Barbados supporting that govt with your HARD EARN MONEY instead of supporting your own govt in Guyana. Better yet, go live in Cuba and blog from there, while you are there please enjoy your olympic size pool and banks beer along with your very good dinner.
@soldier
you seem to know alot of what guyanese want, however i think you should stick to what you truly know and stop talking on mine and the guyanese public (those at home feeling the pressure) behalf.
thanks to a breakaway capitalist Guyanese can have the taste of Banks Beer like reddy. But tell me where would they have gone to catch a glimpse of their athletes/ swimmers in prep. action and perhaps, when? Maybe you should tell your peers back in GT how lil B’dos have a big pool…and how it feels…Reddy in B’dos NOT Reddy 4 life in GY!
the civil society knows who you people were/are, they know your aim and they can do nothing.
moderator is crabin still on the road with his 10-20 placards, or lunch money run out.
What has the PPP done for this country in 17 years tell me freespeechless…….let us hear.
Sam arow,is Guyana a better pl after 17 yrs?I think Jaggy is a weak leader,he crumbled under pressure from the PNC but the majority of Guyanese would prefer any other party than the PNC,at this time i don’t see the PPP being challenged.
Your record stick Samaroo and that is because you are blind folded…Go visit Guyana and you will see the progress there man, but pull the black cloth off your eyes when you reach at the CJIA…
Brandon it seems that you didn’t visit Guyana during the past 17 years.I think you need to go on a vacation and tour the country,you also need to read some old news from 1992 when PPP/C went in office,you will know how much debt Guyana was in(the treasury was empty as the late President Cheddi Jagan had said then)and find out today how much debt Guyana is in,comparing to 1992.Make a list of all the ministry and find out all the improvements that has been done by them from 1992 to present.
brandon samaroo should go back to Guyana and he will see for him self.. if u go and u cant see then go to Dr Da silva and he will help u to see.
quote” i don`t loose no sleep when criminals kill criminals” that the word of a leader of a civil country. that say how much progress we made.
are we so callous loose,no morale and corrupt drug invested that we lost a little sense of civilty. were the gun running criminal become the authority that dispense justice to the guilty like themselves and society should not loose any sleep.
so roger khan trial in new york tell us where are making this progress. we got to be the biggest laughing stock and eyepass in caricom.
Better how? record stick bruk all nonsense dont tell me to go back to Guyana I have been there. Houses built on remittance money is not progress.
Why is it so difficult for one of you to tell me what this government has done that is world class tell me man.
Have they improved the economy?
Have they increased investment in the country?
Have they developed infrastructure (Blackout and water shawtage rampant)
Security improvements? – tiefman and gun toting bandits rampant
tell me what is the damn progress. I do not have to go back there to see any progress show me the data, show me the bloody metrics man show it to me. Enough with your double and triple talk what has the PPP done for this country that has been world class in 17 years? have they improved the political system? no
Is GY a dictatorship? yes it is. Free and fair elections are not the only indicators of democracy.
Please show me what has improved how are indians better today than they were in 92. Tell me.
“An international Commission of Inquiry”-doesn’t this sound like international begging again?
Reading this column I am forced to ask myself, where are the critical thinkers in Guyana? This goes straight back to a letter that Sherwood Lowe (I think) wrote stating what he thinks the role of UG should be. The hallmark of a good teaching school is that it turns out critical thinkers at a dime a dozen. UG seems not to be doing Guyana any favors because what I am about to say is so evident and has not been explored as far as I can tell.
I believe that the strength of the PPP is a function of the weakness of the opposition, which I believe, is on display here again. The opposition in Guyana operates from a very strong position yet still they seem to not know it. As the opposition parties jostle each other for attention in the public eye the stronger the PPP looks. While there is substantial race voting in Guyana I do not subscribe to the notion that race voting is what keeps the PPP in government or gives it its strength and here are my reasons for saying it:
i) The PPP usually wins around 52% of the vote and that means 48% of the population votes against them. An electorate of 380K and an 85% turnout rate means that the PPP beats the combined opposition by 12K votes(let’s say 18K to smooth out any errors).A mere 6-9K votes changing sides while the opposition holds/increases its base votes and the PPP loses. Yet still the PPP dominates politics in Guyana and looks like the most powerful political force there.
ii) To unseat the PPP the opposition must (a)convince 2.1%(say 3%) of the population to change their minds on the PPP while holding their own base; or (b)up the turnout of its base by 3%,convince less than 1% of the PPP voters to change their minds. Getting parts of a population to change its mind requires a marketing effort where political ideas are the product and can be done in a similar way as Coca Cola or any other business tries to increase their respective market share. The opposition fails to recognize this, let alone that it is a position of strength that can be levered. Instead they are arguing for power sharing deals and international help to solve the countries problems.
iii) From the above one would see that Guyana has the potential to be an extremely strong democracy only if the opposition parties could recognize it. Guyana’s election could be fought over 25K people (Amerindians? Legal Business people? Middle class? University graduates?) even with the entrenched race voting patterns that currently exist.
How do you fix it?
i) Guyana needs ONLY two political parties whose political ideologies are clearly defined and are as far apart as possible.PPP seems socialist; it is time for a capitalist pro business party to stand up. The opposition parties must forge themselves into one unit and find a way to co-exist in that form.
ii) There should be a major rebranding effort of the alternative party and the tainted politicians exiting the scene helps here.
iii) Prepare for this process lasting at least 2 elections cycles. It can be done in one but don’t bet on it. Trust needs to be built with the electorate.
iv) An serious effort should be made to identify the demographics (the 25k)that is persuadable and focus your resources on them exclusively(target marketing).Strong and smart grass roots efforts should focus to register and turn out the base(race voters)
Because the opposition is in disarray the PPP gets by and will win the 2011 election. I am willing to bet my house on that. Also this is the kind of analysis that a political analyst like Freddie Kissoon should be doing rather than passing his emotions and wishes off as reasoning as he often does in that other newspapers. Had he done this on the night of the last election they would have been better prepared to unseat the PPP as they so wish for. Guyanese should not only look at the PPP as a failure but the opposition has failed them even more by providing room for the PPP to roam.
It is time for less people in that small country to have so huge ambitions of wanting to become president and recognize that you don’t necessarily have to sit in that president’s chair to provide help and respect for all Guyanese. A vibrant and organized opposition can prevent government excesses too and that is democracy right there
If the government engaged the drug lord Roger Kahn to kill other Guyanese we need to know.
You really are one of the true Guyanese patriots who has Guyana at heart. As always you’ve provided objective intelligent, constructive analysis of the situation.
Kiran, I hope you’re not using the same IP address as Cummins. Try switiching to a laptop.
“International begging again??”… This time not exactly Cummins, because I think that the strategy here is to legitimize the whole effort of unity, by coming together and rallying around against criminal lawlessness and misdemeanors in high places.
As I see it, the exercise of involving the international community is a way of getting rid of the historic petty jealousy, envy, back-biting and betrayal which have always been the plague of Guyana’s political culture. In other words, organized elevation out of the proverbial mud of interpersonal deceit among small men searching for power.
This is a good start definitely, but they need a neutral charismatic leader, possibly from the diaspora or the international community, to plot a single course of action for the once disjointed enemies.
As for the rest of your suggestions, who knows Cunnins, this exercise has the potential to become the flash point for better co-operation among enemies.
Nonsense Cummins ! UG, Critical thinkers, blah , blah, blah…. If the momentum takes hold and a few of the powers that be are fully exposed, you would be surprised at the end result. Nothing is always as it seems. Remember the Gadansk shipyard in Poland.
Cummins
With respect to your deprecation of this particular call as international begging I beg to differ. Any inquiry must be immune to pressure from Government and Opposition alike. This pressure includes BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO withdrawal of patronage from the state. As it stands
1. The Cabinet (members past and present) is implicated
2. The Police Force Hierarchy is implicated some for the taliban and some for the state.
3. The GDF is implicated also some for the taliban some for the state
4. The GRA is implicated by virtue of equipment moving in and out of our national space
In other words there is sufficient probable culpability on the part of enough arms of the state that could possibly bring coercion of some form against Guyanese who are named to a Commission of Inquiry. I am not going to even touch on the inability of Guyanese to accept the concept of “neutrality”. A prominent pro-ppp blogger on this site insists that “there aint no such animal”.
An international inquiry is therefore the best way to secure immunity from influence (and in my opinion impartiality).
With respect to your “electoral analysis” it went wrong from the first line where you say “The PPP usually wins around 52% of THE VOTE and that means 48% of THE POPULATION votes against them”
I addressed this fallacy only a week ago on this very blog starting with the words
“Standard PPP fallacious argument that assumes that the electorate mirrors the population”
I urge you to read that blog to see the error in your reasoning notwithstanding which you actually came to some useful conclusions. The difference is that you assume substantial “floating vote” for the PPP for which no cogent evidence exists.
Cochore, I understand the push here. But Guyana is a small country that produces no known international terrorist, builds no nuclear weapons or sells enough drugs to poison NYC. In short, and I hate to break the news to you: Guyana is not that important to the rest of the world. It is time the leaders there stop building this pie in the sky for Guyanese that somebody in the international community will come solve the country’s problems. The opposition’s best leverage on the PPP is the electorate but they need to recognize it. Just remember Obama’s victory over McCain was more than (or similar) that of the PPP vs. the opposition
Georgie, keep drinking the kool-aid and believe that Poland will be repeated in Guyana. I couldn’t help but noticed that you said “if the momentum”. That is a loaded statement and perhaps sums up what you truly think about the opposition. Guyanese deserve better from both the government and the opposition and we need to recognize it.
I am done
We all need to be realistic about the issues here and stop playing political games with the Guyanese People both at home and abroad. To effectivly enhance the call for an investigation into Roger Khan’s activities in Guyana with positive responses from the General Public we need to do the following.
1. Call for the immediate resignation of the Commissioner of Police
2. Call on the British Government to submitt to an enquiry into the activities of Roger Khan
3. Get a Broad Support from the Commonwealth Nations.
4 Have the Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Resign.
5. Min. Kellowan Lall to step down, along with Dr. Roger Luncheon.
One ought to realise that the Roger Khan fiasco has wide range affects here, in the USA among Public Officials both past and Present.
Let us not be blind to the facts of life. We can no longer use our intellectual positions to fool the Guyanese People. Nor should we use our Intellectual abillities to try to drown out those who may voice their opinions that vary from ours.
I challenge the opposition Parties to “Make The Call”, and make it now.
What Hon. is about? LOL
Aren’t you the one who was trying to destroyed Guyna some years ago.
“Call on the British Government to submitt to an enquiry into the activities of Roger Khan”…Why British Gov’t?????????????
You don’t make any sense and please read what you write and you want to lead Guyana, you must be the next C.N Sharma.
Why do we need support to deal with our own problems. This will be funded by the tax payers in guyana.
As a nation guyanese need to start solving there own problems.
Sorry you didn’t get it all. SN reserves the right to edit and publish what is best in their interest as an International Media. Freedom of the Press is Limited in Guyana. We have to understand that the even the Media has to survive.
Whenb you understand the System that governs Guyana, you will understant the operatrions of the “Free Press” in Guyana.
my guyanese brothers and sisters i must congratulate you on a very
important picketing exercise at the airport well done well done
now the indignation must continue everyday PEACEFULLY ,back to
the USA EMBASSY,UK CONSULATE,AND DONT LEAVE OUT THE INDIAN
COMMISSION TO GUYANA,keep the picketing going more will join up
let the corrupt govt.of guyana knows that guyanese are not stupid
people we are not afraid the whole world is watching alot of
senior security personnell are involved and therefore are afraid
to bring more attention to themselves so dont be intimidated go
out there and picket peaceful god is guiding all of you, WE SHALL
OVER COME … WE SHALL OVER COME SOME DAY MY FELLOW GUYANESE..
They must clearly spell it out in the terms of reference “investigate any political link and support to the Buxton gang” then they will be taken seriously.
to all the blind ppp supporters , DID YOU READ THAT THE OPPOSITION
PARTIES WOULD WELCOME AN INVESTIGATIONS INTO ALL ALL ALL MURDERS
COMMITTED ON THE EAST COAST AND OTHER REGIONS BY AN INTERNATIONAL
BODY.. so please join us on this blog in calling on your corrupt
ppp govt. to move with haste in implementing this inquiry, no more
excuses from you the supporters everybody is ready are you??
Torbo,,, Guyanese are not blind like you and the Opposition,,,They aready knew who are responsible for the murders in Guyana, they are telling the public everyday by not supporting protest actions, what else you people want to see, the Government and the civil minded citizens of Guyana have business to take care of and will not allow a handful of tugs to keep them back,,, The fact is that the majority of Guyanese in Guyana and Internationally knows exactly who the killers are and they are supporting the Government,So to hell with this handful of mischief makers…Corbin, Ramjattan and others go back to your drawing board and come up with another plan…The Guyanese people are fed up with you people…
Turbo empty barrel makes the most noise,let the Guyanese ppl determine if they need an inquiry and see what percentage would suppoert it,maybe 3% and all would be opposition.The majority of the ppl suffered at the hands of the PNC and the Taliban that is why there is no mass protest.
soldier i dont care how much you huff n puff you can’t blow
away the opposition parties they are here to stay and soon
will be governing my once beautiful country guyana.
No turbo the PPP/C supporters are not ready to waste time,because the PPP/C supporters and Guyanese(majority) knows who is causing all the crime and corruption.The opposition parties and their few supporters can fight within themself and go ahead and waste their time,because what else they can do,they are very hungry to go in office. As Solidier said and I quote”…the Government and the civil minded citizen of Guyana have business to take care of and will not allow a handful of tugs to keep them back,,,……….”Well said solidier.You see tubo the present Government(PPP/C) has done so much(development/progress)and have alot more to do,so they don,t have time to waste(play games)with the opposition parties and their supporters/actors,let them protest at the airport,send paid/fake actors as witness to the US Court, or wherever they want-that will not stop the PPP/C from doing their work with honesty,integrity,etc by making Guyana a better place with development/progress.The PPP/C will always progress,progress in their good work,progress in all the future elections with victory,etc,because it is the PEOPLE PROGRESSIVE PARTY/CIVIC.
Election coming up soon, the “Taliban” regroupin.
Witch Dr, stop calling Guyanese Talibans, the last time I check the Talibans are in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But if you so insist that label would best suited, for that CRIMINAL roger khan. The thing that bother me the most, is that for some of you OLDER FLOCKS the PPP can do no wrong and it is very disturbing. I am glad that I was raise, with the ability to call a spade a spade and not having a TALIBAN MENTALITY.
Victory will always be PPP/C please stop looking at Guyana’s problems through the lens of ethnicity. The leaders in past and present Guyana know this and they are continuing to use it to their advantage. This is what got Guyana in all the mess in the first place. if we don’t stop looking at Guyana’s problems through the eyes of ethnicity, Guyana will continue to free fall, taking all it citizens with it. Remember when there is a problem in Guyana, the rest of the world sees us as Guyanese. The rest of the world does not differentiate what ethnicity is committing these crimes.All Guyanese need to hold the leaders and anyone else accountable for any crime committed
The opposition are not Guyanese?
soes..dyke,you can call them what ever you want,alter boys..bible school students…the fact is their meaningless objective remains the same.
The word TALIBAN came from the mouth of Mr Robert Simmels SOESDYKE in fighting to defend himself from charges in the NY courts…In your day of growing up you had no choice, when Burnham said jump, you asked how high?
turbo SN axe man at work.
why you call now, all their efforts failed, businessmen, children, the ballot boxes.?????????? axe man at work.
the foreign embassies know what was going on, they are not blind,
so calling on them or picketing in front of them will not help.
you and the pnc supporters should remove your blinders and air muffs.
THE WORLD HAS LEARNED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, their efforts will fail because they failed their duty when they were supposed to act in the interest for all guyanese.
THEIR INTEREST ARE HIGH OFFICES NOT THE INTEREST OF THE GUYANESE PEOPLE.
Solider, that’s your generation you are talking about. And for your info this man don’t jump for anyone, least of all a politician. A man’s mind is his own and should not allowed him self to be manipulated to suite any corrupted politician desires.
A long winded item taking up valuable space. Yaaaawn.Should have ended at the second paragraph. These individuals have a right to their views but I am amazed at their naivety and indeed, politial bumbling. The Guyanese people, who will always remember the killings of inncocent people and the damaging of the economy and ther livilihood, are taking note of all this and will vote accordingly at the polls.
Dossier ? What will this solve ? Knowledgeable people will simply say it is Opposition trying to make politicl capital.
“Protesters” at airport ? Aren’t there laws against protesting on sensitivly security areas such as airport compounds ?
Three photos of big up politicians carried.. Where are the more important photos of those victims and others who are valiantly running the affiars of the country ensuring that progress and development continues for all the Guyanese people continues ?
why this Reddy always washing is mouth in our contry business are u an guyanese REDDY ?if u not then read our news an hush up .we know what is going in our contry an we need dam answer , our government hoo that to us guyanese we overseas play an role in our contry do know how money we send back to our contry,let us guyanese handle our affair an u stay out.
“Aren’t there laws against protesting on sensitivly security areas such as airport compounds ?”
Reddy, I am glad you recognize that laws do exist. You will do well to advise the CABAL that they are not above the law. This whole exercise is to remind this administration that civilized societies are interested in laws and lawful conduct. In this context people should use all peaceful means to make the point?
I wish you would take leave of this page.
You are such a pretender…not a guyanese …but posing as a guyanese.
Don’t you have a family in Bdos to look after?
Just leff de guyanese to deal with their own stufff.
You nat welcome.
LOL!!!
Yes my boy nevaReddy continue wasting valuable space.
You remind me of my school days, when we thought
that the PNC was invincible and argued that there
would never be a person of color in the Oval office.
Similarly, you really believe that Guyanese will
continue, to vote race, keeping the PPP in power
to their own detriment.
And the GOG is actually developing that country.
If you sell some of that chronic you are partaking of,
on the beaches of Bdos and your kerosene TV.
You’ll be a millionaire in no time, like some of our GT businessmen and ministas.
Guy2000 , REDDY is a PPP apologist and the Guyana Counsel in Barbados , Norman Faria .
Hey lunchman don’t stray away from the point, get off the blame game, what is takin place in the US courts has not impljcate anyone from the AFC, PNC or no other political party, it all points to the PPP, the ppl are callin for an international inquiry, and lets put it all to the table, stop with ur nonesence no u either put up or shut the hell up. Come to the table the opposition forces has evidence than u can ever think abt that sur would make any sence to u cus u r always in denial, they will have the fan spinning in front of u when u speak so whatever u say would be a revealation to u cus it right back in ur face duh. Mr Jag_d_hoe we need u at the forum 2 no stone will b left unturn all r welcome, I guess u can’t well now huh, u like a dove always flying, hope ur wings don’t get clip.
Who bin come to the table when there was a call for investigation into Walter Rodner and Father Darke killings.
Y’all just spouting hot air and making political mileage.
they think the world is blind, the rest of the world knows, their motives and that is to hold onto power what ever means necessary, they failed in all the different angles they try now they turn to international bodies.
too said they dont give a dam.
colt45…the PPP been in power over 17 yrs…..them ain’t do nothing about it either…..
when you say ppp you think of roger khan that how things r twist turn bring up the pass do wat u think today drug lard and them hero roger khan spell them it hard to seperate. inseparable bedfella just the case the abandon roger now to face the hot rod.when the bedding each other it was sweet going.ramsammy wat you doing boy they can really tell alie pon u eh.