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1. brownboy14 says:

   December 4, 2008 at 6:49 am

   Guyanese living in Barbados are experiencing the effects of a person or people who have a task to do, but only try to drop the ball or kick it further down the road. The problem with this philosophy, is that the problem do remain and by divine design will follow us wherever we go.
   The Caribbean sees us through the Guyana prism, and the respective ethnic groups by the action of respective individuals arising from an anthropological dictum have not made things better.
   Invariably all Guyanese are viewed under a blanket perception which will always remain difficult to erase.
   I therefore posit that Indo-Guyanese should stop kicking the ball down the road, by ending race base voting, likewise afro-Guyanese should end same through blind allegiance to the PNC in preference to the holistic benefit of Guyana.
   As one people of a developed nation we would bring much to the table.
   Any one leaving Guyana, would not therefore be viewed with such negativity, rather would be seen as contributing a wealth of skills which would have contributed to Guyana development.

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   • William J says:

     December 4, 2008 at 12:54 pm

     Yea somebody is looking for a scapegoat and Guyanese make an easy target. the sad thing is that in all these recent accusations, the scenarios are always partially true.
2. JUAN GABRIEL says:

   December 4, 2008 at 6:54 am

   “Finally, it is worth noting that many of the people in Barbados of East Indian extraction are from Trinidad. Many hotels, condominiums and businesses there are owned and managed by them, but for reasons still undetermined, much of the visceral prejudice is directed towards the Guyanese.”

   The reason for this is plain and simple. The Ruling Cabal has decided to recreate hell on earth and they choose Guyana. In the light of this development everyone is trying to get to heaven via various routes. Barbados is only one of the conduits for this mass escape.

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3. dove says:

   December 4, 2008 at 7:10 am

   I personally would not want to visit any country that has such prejudice against Guyanese.

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   • tiger says:

     December 4, 2008 at 5:07 pm

     first we must pick the sand out of our eyes dove, there is much prejudice against our own people by our own people, this is the reason for the `eye pass’ elsewhere, we must move away from this race lagacy which has taken us nowhere but downwards, from the politicians straight down to the smallest child are taught to hate the one that does’nt look like the other, this must stop wipe this hate out of guyana for the good of our children’s future.
4. Justice says:

   December 4, 2008 at 7:27 am

   nice piece. I agree with the writer. don’t stop here, send copies to the Barbados print media

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5. lil bow wow says:

   December 4, 2008 at 7:43 am

   You have said it all. I cannot agree wiyh you more.

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6. mudratt says:

   December 4, 2008 at 8:54 am

   This eyepass will only don’ when the elected party and govt in Guyana start creating opportunities for employment and providing a good education to its citizens. Then they will not have a need to mass migrate. For 14 years I held on to my GT passport because I considered myself a patriotic Guyanese. But becuase of this damm nonsense and eyepass I have now changed to a British passport. Primarily due to the hassle experienced in TT and Barbados whilst passing through to visit relatives at home. So you know what- its all good now and God bless the Queen. My sympathies to all oppressed Guyanese living in Barbados and may you escape that hell hole soon.

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   • M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett says:

     December 4, 2008 at 11:07 pm

     how i pass thru B/dos wid me Guyanese passport and me nah get no hassle? dem treat me like dignitary. me wander all ova de people airport meking a nuisance a meself and dem nah tell me wan ting and me coulda even ketch a taxi by the entrance and go round the lil island if ah did want.
7. blahblah says:

   December 4, 2008 at 9:24 am

   Ya’ll need to address this refugee crisis we have with Guyana,and stop blaming other people for blaming you.

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8. Evan Thomas says:

   December 4, 2008 at 9:34 am

   It is a fact that most Indo-trinidadians are small business owners and professionals in bdos and have made bdos their permanent home long before Indo-guyanese started to go for salvation to Bdos. The fact is that the Indo-guyanese are not established in the profession and business other than the menial jobs and low wage construction jobs and other pursuits such as prostitution. These same Indo-guyanese when you meet with them (you hear them talk and you know they are Guiyanese) and you introduce yourself as a Guyanese who is not living in Guyana, the first thing out of their mouth is 28 years of PNC destruction of Guyana and the demonization of Burnham. Some complain about the PPP but still see the PPP as the right party for Guyana. When you ask why they are in Bdos, they tell you it is because of the crime situation and that the government is not doing enough to create jobs.

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9. bountyhunter says:

   December 4, 2008 at 10:44 am

   I am a barbadian who visits guyana regularly and i would like the guyanese people to know that most persons in barbados who are anti - guyanese are persons who have never visited guyana in their life. I dont have a problem with guyanese in barbados however i think the problems stem from guyanese and other nationals who come to barbados and commit criminal acts. Apart from that we dont have a problem with normal hard working guyanese people.

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   • alexis 296 says:

     December 4, 2008 at 2:24 pm

     bountyhunter what you talking?you is legal and get attack, sometime you on the bus and talking they with ask you i hope you legal because i could get $75 for you if i call the immigration ,so when illegal come on the bus just donot talk until they come off ,personally i fed up with the way we get treat but i have family in guyana to support,and it with be hard for me to find a job in guyana now,however guyanese in guyana that havea job donot leave it and come here is not better only worse,no feedom of speak nor movments.
10. CFO says:

    December 4, 2008 at 10:45 am

    Barbados has always discriminated against Guyanese and I refuse to go there.

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11. Roman says:

    December 4, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Any body whom has traveled to Barbados from the early 80’s will tell you bajans
    did not like the ” Indian man as they called them ” and nothing seems to have changed now except they are more vocal about that now This present government has not help during there campaign they stirred up strong feelings on this issue’s

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12. Observerfromadistance says:

    December 4, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    One wonders … if Barbados such a bed of roses why do hard working guyanese who immigrate there have to put up with such nonsense ? I have travelled to Barbados on many occasions and I personally would never live there. First of all, some think that they are more british than the british. It is quite laughable that even though they have been independent of Britain such a long time they are still steeped in ‘british think’. They like to be called ‘Sir this’ and ‘Dame that’ .. my goodness, they are still suffering from PTSS .. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome and behaving like ‘house negroes’ in hating their fellow caribbean people. I find some of them to be good people but on the other hand, the insecurity in others is quite evident .. “I arrest you in the name of the Queen .. what bull… the Queen does not give a damn about you negroes .. to them I say get over your slave mentality and start celebrating who you are as Bajans and not black british .. after all .. there is no BLACK in the UNION JACK .. enough already.

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    • guyman04 says:

      December 5, 2008 at 7:18 am

      Observer, I tend to agree with you a little , but mostly I think that the whole thing is ungreatfullness on the part of bajans they all forget when Guyana was the bread basket of the caribean and everybody use to come and live there for free we open our arms to all there is even a lot of Guyanese myself included that have bajan roots , but the whole change came about when Guyanese start to fight amongst ourself about race and who is better than who then the country start to go down because a lot of us start to run away with our family and the brain drain started there is also a few sore eyes like those who go there to sell their body and commit crimes, hope the day will come when Guyana will be looked up to not look down on we have enough land to take the whole caribean but not enough people to till it how sad bad goverment after bad goverment they all look after their inner curcle and forget about the masses how can Guyana come back when its people are running away helter skelter to develope other countries around the world, sad.
    • Sanderson Rowe says:

      December 7, 2008 at 3:50 pm

      One has to go no further, this racist reply demonstrates why Bajans are sceptical of readilly accepting a section of Guyanese who immigrate here.
13. malaika06 says:

    December 4, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    The contents of Charles Sohan’s letter to editor and attendant headline, reminds me of the plight of another nationality living in a “small island” off the Florida Coast.

    That place is called Turks and Caicos Islands, where hundreds of Guyanese reside and that other nationality - Haitians.

    In TCI, the Haitians are blamed for every thing that could go wrong in that little group of islands. In most instances they are accused unhygenic conditions in the squatter settlements, the crimes committed, the overcrowding in schools and the burden on the health sector.

    Well, would Guyanese in BIM soon be tarnished with the same brush?

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14. Jay says:

    December 4, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    I am another Bajan currently living in the U.S. & what bountyhunter mentioned isn’t necessarily accurate.The reality is that most Bajans certainly haven’t visited Guyana,but then again most Bajans certainly wouldn’t due to having most things in Barbados already.

    From my perspective,it has nothing to do with race,just respect.When you go to someone’s country you should respect their laws & customs.When you don’t do that you can always expect there to be a hostile welcome,especially when certain nationals choose to overstay in Barbados.The former BLP Prime Minister was also notorious for not enforcing Barbados immigration laws even though Bajans were demanding it,instead he chose to flout his stature hence why his party & him lost the election.The current DLP Government is now currently now enforcing the law as it was before the BLP took office & will most likely remain that way.

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15. GUYFLAG says:

    December 4, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    If you go to Bardados , and continue to practice your uncivilised behavior as you practice at home…. you expect to be wellcomed?…. Various Cultures have their way of doing things in their country,, … if Bajans cultivated over the years,… a British… culture .that serves them well… who are you Mr. OBSERV…. to say they are wrong because they are Black…… has Guy. substituted , same for better one?…… What have we replaced ours with,…. Indiscipline ? dishonesty ? improper use of language, poor etiquette, disrespect for our leaders and fellows, pOor education,, …. … Tell in which area is the Guyanese culture, superior or more accomplished than the british……. get real when you go to rome you do as the Romans do .o.k

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    • M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett says:

      December 4, 2008 at 11:09 pm

      flaggie, see me comment above.
    • octo says:

      December 5, 2008 at 1:37 am

      god bless Ghandi he showed the whole what is ment to be human
    • Observerfromadistance says:

      December 5, 2008 at 9:58 am

      GUYFLAG .. lemme say this. You are quite right on the lack of etiquette,improper use of language and poor education, that I totally agree with. But you cannot use that as an excuse to blame guyanese resident in Barbados for the contamination of their water supply which is the whole subject of this conversation. That is just ludicrous, absurd and archaic thinking. I have just returned from Guyana and I have discovered a seemingly lack of interest in education on the part of some afro-guyanese, disproportionately. So who is to blame .. is it the school system .. the discriminatory practices of the PPP government .. or lack of ambition ? Blame can probably be placed whole or in part to each of these reasons. GUYFLAG I do not think that you should get into the SUPERIORITY of one culture over the other since on a cursory level each culture has its own inherent positives and negatives and stand fairly equal on their own merits. However, I still believe that if after some 40 years of independence a country still has not developed its own sense of self and direction and its own culture they will continue to blame others for their own foibles as we see right here.
16. Adam Frankowski says:

    December 4, 2008 at 11:51 pm

    Just a few random thoughts…..

    When I first visited Barbados, in 2001, I certainly detected some “anti-Indian” feeling, but this wasn’t as strong as some of the “anti-African” feeling that I have experienced in both Trinidad and Guyana.

    Perhaps this is because both Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago have been governed by parties perceived as “African” - PNC in Guyana and PNM in Trinidad & Tobago - whereas the number of people of East Indian descent in Barbados is negligible and there is no prospect of an “Indian” party coming to power in that island.

    I’d be interested to know if the anti-Guyanese sentiments of Afro-Barbadians are shared by Indo-Barbadians (there must be a few), and Indo-Trinidadians resident in Barbados. Is most of the anti-Guyanese feeling in Barbados anti-Guyanese rather than “anti-Indian”, and is it partly as a result of Barbadians’ perceived superiority to other West Indians?

    In Jamaica, where East Indians make up about 2% of the population, there is far less “anti-Indian” feeling than in either Guyana or Trinidad. The same is true of countries such as Grenada, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines and St Kitts & Nevis, all of which have East Indian populations of roughly 2 - 5%. It seems that when “Indians” are a tiny minority, they are not seen as a threat.

    When other West Indians refer to Barbados as “little England”, I don’t think that they mean it as a compliment!

    It seems that wherever you go, the foreigners at “the bottom of the pile” get the roughest treatment from the indigenous population.

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    • Evan Thomas says:

      December 5, 2008 at 10:02 am

      There are some reasonable points here. The question is really how the Indians behave when they are in large numbers? They suddenly become an enclave and a closed society. That is the problem with Indian integration attitudes in the Caribbean. When they are in small numbers they integrate into the culture of the host while practising their own culture driven by religion in their enclave and this is not denied them by the host country. But alast when the start to grow in numbers, then suddenly they are discriminated against, their is threat to their Indianness.

      You talk of Jamaican Indians, they have been completely integrated into a jamaican caribbean culture not a hard core hindu ‘no mixing’ culture…that’s the big difference. And mind you, they are two groups of Indians: Indians who recently migrated from India and Indo-Jamaicans. My wife would have been mad to marry out side of her Indian group in Trinidad; her father says that atleast I am half Indian and was doing well financially and that we were both in canada so he didn’t have to put up with the shame in trinidad…..we usually laugh at this when we talk about our progress in life as a family with an Indian son-in-law, a white daughter-in-law and two half black half chinese daughters-in-law.
17. 100% Bajan says:

    December 5, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    I travel to Guyana every year and just love it.

    Its just sad to see that a country with such natural resources has been mismanaged over the years, which has caused undue hardship on the average citizen.

    Guyanese in Barbados provide a valuable service especially in the construction industry. With the many projects we have going here, it would be impossible to find the manpower to complete them otherwise. It is true that some may be scrutinized due mostly to illegal entry or crime and this in turn create an atmosphere of mistrust by some Bajans but I would say that these people are in the minority. The untruths about a bench at the airport for guyanese can only filter back making evryone belief that Barbados is a bad place….this is so far from reality. We have law and order here and everyone must comply so if you enter a soverign country illegally you must expect that if caught the laws of the land will be applied. I think what has happen here, is that a few bad apples has created a bad situation for hard working, law abiding Guyanese. I have many Guyanese friends and I’ll go on record saying that we do have some ignorant people in Barbados but they are in the minority but most intelligent Bajans can see the good in our neighbours and friends.

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    • Bacchus says:

      December 5, 2008 at 9:50 pm

      i agree with you on the miss management of our natral resource. But im made to beleve that your imegration is not complying those so call laws.I have a few family members that were entering barbedos LIgally but was allowed to enter.was detaing at the airport then sent back on the first to Guyana(diported)along with other.
18. PAUL says:

    December 5, 2008 at 10:48 pm

    I READ ALLL THE COMMENTS AND EVEN THOUGH THE SUBJECT MATTER IS WATER CONTAMINATION BEING BLAMED ON GUYANESE-BLOGGERS VENT THEIR FRUSTRATION ON THE TREATMENT METED OUT TO GUYANESE,MORESO GUYANESE.
    BAJANS-THE YOUNG ONES ESPECIALLY WILL NOT KNOW THAT GUYANA WAS A SANCTUARY FOR THEIR FOREPARENTS IN THE 50s.THE BAJANS ARE INDEED TREATHENED BY FOREIGNERS TAKING AWAY THEIR JOBS AND LIKE MOST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS THE WORLD OVER WILL WORK FOR LESS THAN THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRY-HENCE ONE MUST EXPEXT RESENTMENT–ITS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD.THE BAJANS I BELIEVE THOUGH ARE TAKING IT TOOO FAR FOR THE LONGEST WHILE TREATING GUYANESE LIKE GARBAGE–.THE BLAME FOR THIS REST SOLELY ON THE FEET OF BOTH GOVERNMENT OF THIS COUNTRY WHO CAUSED AAND IS CAUSING THIS EYEPASS TO HAPPEN.
    MY FELLOW GUYANESE-THE BAJANS WILL COME AGAIN-LETS TREAT THEM AS CARICOM BROTHERS WHEN THEY DO COME FOR THATS WHO THEY ARE.
    ERIC WILLIAM SAID OIL DONT SPOIL

    WE IN GUYANA SAY WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF LAND TO GIVE YOU FOOD AND OUR FOREST IS THE LUNGS FOR THE WORLD.

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19. Babs Ingar says:

    December 6, 2008 at 12:07 am

    I feel no regrets over the fact that Guyanese are Moving to Barbados,St Lucia, St Vincent,or any where in the caribbean,when Guyana Was in it’s hay day! it was like N.Y.every body was going their! the whole of Pataro Belonged to St Lucians!I’am from the East Bank of Demerara,the village where I grew up was predomanently populated by Barbadians,My grandfather was a Bajan,my neighbours to my left and to my right were all Bajans,so what’s the problem all of a sudden? if they bother to check their roots they may be against their cousins,maybe even their Brothers or sisters.Guyanese get a bum rap where ever they go, sometimes it’s warrented,because of a few who do not know how to behave themselves,and for that reason all others are painted with the same brush, how sad.

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20. Anthony Trevor Wiggins , JP . BARBADOS says:

    December 6, 2008 at 1:56 am

    I am a very patriot barbadian (bajan) and we have welcomed people from Guyana for many years . There are many guyanese working in Barbados , some legal and some illegal ; blacks & indians . Dame Olga Lopes-seale is a guyanese and she has received 2 national honours , including the highest in this country , Dame of St.Andrew .
    No one in the govt of Barbados have ever said that guyanese are squatting in zone 1 water areas . I have guyanese friends living in this country , so why do people keep saying that we are xenophobic . There are some guyanese living in Barbados who are increasing our crime rate , recently , a guyanese and a barbadian have been charge for murdering a 16 year old school girl .In addittion , they were also charged for arson . The girl’s boby was found after the fire was extinguished by the Barbados Fire Service ; she was tied up and had bruises to her on her body .A few month ago , a guyanese worker shot a guyanese contractor and after he committed suicide .
    Barbados is 166 sq. miles with a population of approximately 279,300 ; about 1,682 people per sq mile .Guyana is 83,000 sq. miles with a population of approximate 765,000 ; about 9 people per sq. mile . Why can’t the govt & people of Guyana develope their country ?
    Our social services are under pressure and we are being called xenophobic for removing people from our country all of whom have broken the laws of Barbados .
    Recently , the Guyanese authorities held a barbadian for over staying his time in Guyanese , eventhough , he was a regular visitor , a ticket was sent for him o return to Barbados .
    I therefore , am in full support of the immigration policy/policies of the govt of Barbados .

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    • brownboy14 says:

      December 6, 2008 at 1:56 pm

      As a Guyanese I do agree with you on the pertinent issues you have mentioned.
21. speedy12008 says:

    December 6, 2008 at 8:42 am

    When in Rome do as the Romans do!!! We like to go to other lands and tek ova!And it is a cultural thing!!!! We spread ourselves as widely as we deem possible and then we try to appropriate…very subtly…and then one mornin de peple wake up and realise dat we gan wid de lan!!!! Sounds familiar!?!? And we protest when the people try to protect themselves and their nation sovereignty!!!! How dare us.. WE should be dealing with the Brazilians and other illegals who infiltrate our land and get preferential treatment from our politicians for a few pieces of silver. As it is said, ” You make your bed, you lie in it.” And that goes for those of us who choose to live in foreign countries as it applies to the policy of the Guyanese politicians in relation to the Brazilian invasion!!

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22. 100% Bajan says:

    December 6, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Speedy, I agree totally.

    Unlike Guyana, Barbados don’t have an abundance of natural resources. Our natural resources are our people and beaches. We depend of tourism to fuel this country that is why we can’t afford to let people ran rampant. We must protect our fragile economy.

    What has made Barbados the envy of the Caribbean,is our stable political system. Over the years,we’ve had sound management of this island from both political parties which has lead to enormous foreign investment. This along with our tourism product has driven our economy and development. Under these circumstances, with no natural resources; who can blame us for protecting our values and maintaining law and order.

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23. Adam Frankowski says:

    December 6, 2008 at 8:43 pm

    Many posters have raised the issue of the reluctance of foreign investors to invest in Guyana. This reluctance would be reduced if Venezuela didn’t claim everything west of the Essequibo River, and if Suriname didn’t claim the New River Triangle and the whole of the Corentyne River.

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24. GT TO THE BONE says:

    December 6, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    I am from Linden the mining Town the people who live to my left and right are from Barbados. And they live there all ther life with out any trouble. We as Gt never concern were you came from we welcome you with open arms. So i expect the same in return when we go to these Islands as we would always would say small Island mentality.

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25. Sanderson Rowe says:

    December 6, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    Maybe Stabroek News could send across to Barbados , some of its fine reporters, such as Ms Seales, Ms Alleyne & Mr Sutherland to do an indebt feature on the whole spectrum of the Guyanese issue in Barbados to enlighten those Guyanese at home with a truer picture of Barbados vis a vis Guyanese. Many Guyanese in Guyana, are getting second and third hand news , that in all probability is grossly distorted by the time it reaches them.It is so easy to join the bandwagon and condemn the whole of Barbados. I’ve often heard Guyanese lamenting, that they are treated worst, and exploited more by their fellow countrymen/women who are in positions to offer them accommodation,usually substandard and jobs.

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    • 100% Bajan says:

      December 7, 2008 at 11:04 am

      I share your sentiments….some of those Guyanese at home have not even travel outside of the country. If someone is turned back at the Airport because they can’t produce any credible reason to be in this country, they tend to return home bad mouthing Barbados because they were refuse entry and then the wider population tend to belief all the negative claims.

      I picked up some Guyanese friends at the Airport last August who were here for a race meet and their experience was anything but horible as most Guyanese would have you belief. I also witness scores of other Guyanese nationals who came in legitimately without any problems.
26. Caesar Agustus says:

    December 7, 2008 at 10:47 pm

    Remember this. Small islands small minds.It reeks of the culture of woefullness that is the major part of their sensibilities.

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27. tiger says:

    December 4, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    wow 75 bucks for turning in an illegal guyanese???

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28. dove says:

    December 5, 2008 at 4:56 am

    true that!

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29. clearview says:

    December 5, 2008 at 10:26 am

    well said the words careless whispers comes to mind. or mouth make you talk.the one thing that stands out guyana is the lack of national pride someone needs to motivate guyanese people and stop worrying about bajan paradice that is relying wana bees,

    The whole relationship for the bjans is hide the people who cant say sir or madame. The english love it there because bajans are obiedient in playing up to centrys of it. I know bajans to be educated people but i am seriously annoyed at the recent and consistent bad mouthing of guyana.

    its a thin line between love and hate. So i hope the positive will prevail.

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30. clearview says:

    December 5, 2008 at 10:04 am

    I can see a day when when we will be proud of who we are island nations will start to realize they may well need us second class people read the following and pray the bajans dont regret the bad mouthing of guyana . Guyana beware of one way traffic in caricom about the movement of other members citizens. read the following you may be the saviour one day.
    President of the Maldives wants to relocate — his entire country
    Sinking island’s nationals seek new home

    http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/maldives.president/index.html

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31. GUYFLAG says:

    December 5, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    OBSERVER,, YOU ARE FLIP-FLOPPING,.. You accuse me of talking ,OFF the subject, in my comments…. that was , Tainted water” ….. my friend that is pcecisely why I responded to your original article… which was completely off the subject matter and instead . dealt entirely, with the Bajans approach to their Culture and ties to the British…. somehow, in your analysis that explains their attitude towards Guyanese…. please recheck your orig. blog….. be carefull…

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32. MR WEST BANK says:

    December 5, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    I do agree with you, as a little boy British Guyana
    was flooded with bajans working and living
    in the country just like us no problem, but that was
    then when Guyana was the bread basket of the Caribbean.

    You may recall a song by the Mighty Sparrow
    name:- ONE B.G PLANTAIN does full-up de pot.

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33. M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett says:

    December 6, 2008 at 11:50 am

    Mr West Bank, Mighty Sparrow song gat a double meaning! And even de other meaning mite have lost its meaning!

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34. Bacchus says:

    December 5, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    i guss you are old enough to remember that guyanan was once the bread basket of the carebbian.now my question to you is what happen to that guyana that has made so many carebbiens rich or give then the oppertunity to provide for their family?It’s really sad to see that guyanese are being in that manner.(i have family members that were illtreated but bajan authorities and citizens)but they are not to be blame. As parent you have a moral obligation to provide for your family.it’s not your neabours responsability.do you gree with me?________________________. So i think as parent of guyana our government is responsable or mostly responsable for the insults and unhumain treatment that we receive from our neabours (barbedos)they should provide for ous ALL GUYANESS INDO & AFRO. UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL.LET US ALL BE WISE MEN IN A BARREL AND NOT CRABS.Wise men thinks of a way out and crabs pulls the other down.

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35. 100% Bajan says:

    December 6, 2008 at 9:38 am

    Bacchus, what do you consider to be legal entry? All papers must be in order and questions asked by immigration answered correctly. Barbados is no different than the USA or any other soverign nation including Guyana. One can have a visa for the USA and immigration could refuse entry if your purpose and information is deem not correct.

    I have witness Guyanese returning home and given a hard time by your own immigration officers and I, a visitor had no issues clearing. This made me feel sad to see victimization by your own.

    From what I’ve seen, I think Guyana need to clean up its own backyard and respect its citizens instead of complaining and finger pointing. Provide safety and security for the average person, attract foreign investment which would create jobs and opportunity for its citizens. With all your natural resources, you can be the power house of the Caribbean. With the right investment, Guyana can produce enough Hydro Electricity to supply most of the its neighbours but no foreign concern will invest if you don’t clean up your image and put in place a government who is willing to manage your country effectively, devoid of corruption and greed.

    In summation, respect your own first, adhear to law and order and you will gain the respect of others.

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