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This is not a working democracy

Dear Editor,
1 note with great interest a letter “A return to democracy, we have come a long way” written by my friend John Da Silva.
John is a solid patriot, and sincere to his cause, but alas, caught up by the information handed out by his friends, and fails to see the total picture
First, we need to state that elections free and, or fair constitute only one aspect of a Democratic society. By itself, it is no guarantee for the creation of a free, fair and democratic country.

With racial voting still unhappily with us and our winner take all constitution and philosophy, it makes an authentic democracy here a serious challenge. It requires a high degree of moral strength by the elected leaders.

History shows examples of elected dictatorships, sometimes with a brilliant facade of acceptance by the oppressed; the media being the chief culprit.
Part of such a façade practised well by Roman dictatorships is to provide plenty of entertainment and distracting side shows, for the poor, while the selected few became richer by the day.

So, we had for this year Easter - State sponsored big and small1imes, Mash, special days/weeks for some section, Carifesta X, then comes Xmas then unto Mash 2009.

The test of a modern Democracy is a form of governance in which political and economic power is shared, and where these truly reside in the people and exercised by them through time honoured institutions, their representatives and protocol

The form and operation of our major institutions, long after an election is what really matters. From Parliament to NDCs, they are not real decision making entities - all talk shops. This is not a working democracy.

How the Local Government, the justice, security, health, education and economic systems operate, is the true measure of a democracy.
We can begin by looking at the Local Government system. Here this talk of a return to Democracy becomes ludicrous. As we see in the Capital, if the state hierarchy cannot exercise total control, they stifle and suffocate to near death. Many examples have been given over time

One recent example; the Mayor and City Council managed the Stabroek Car Park, a money-making operation. Without notice, it is seized by a Government Minister. No notice, no consultation, no compensation - what justice - where is the democracy - and worse sealed lips.

The new hotel slated for Kingston has many unhappy features, which we can deal with later. For now two points; the Greater Georgetown Development Plan which the government accepted, was cast aside, to accommodate this hotel with its moral imperative. Mind you, famous Guyanese Eddy Grant expressed an interest in this said area for a Cultural Complex in keeping with the approved plan. We were told to put this proposal on hold.
The Council received not one cent for the Luckhoo Swimming Pool area, which was bequeathed to the Council many years ago, again seized by the state.
While dictat1ng this letter, the contractor working on the Monument to honour the victims of the Cubana Air Disaster called to say that a certain Minister (we call him the bully) told them to stop all works.

We can fill pages with other examples, but democracy also implies a certain openness and rectitude by those who govern. If these are missing, where John is this return to democracy?

The Auditor General office is yet to be adequately staffed to function at its optimum - a vital institution for democracy. But even their reports done by committed officers and with limited staff are ignored.

The Privatization Unit, unless we can have a full disclosure of each and every transaction, they seem to be above all else and a law unto itself. The ease with which the huge sums from lotto are used is the opposite of democracy.
Total control of Radio by the State.

PPP is a wonderful demonstration of our return to Democracy - the State controlled newspaper only publishes articles favorable to the Government - They ease on this policy only, when we have high profile visitors.

Bet your last dollar, this letter would not make the State controlled media.
In the aftermath of the sordid events of Lusignan, Bartica and Lindo, our Head of State promised to engage civil society with a promise to look at the constitutional bodies - an appeasement - end of story - Democracy. If you are not a sycophant, you are unceremoniously removed from Boards.
For the first time the major municipality, Georgetown is not represented on the Water Board. But some minions serve on more than one Board.
Next, what is happening with the confirmation of an Auditor General and Commissioner of Police — sweet, sweet Democracy.
Democracy happens to be one of those words that mean different things to different people.

A lot of hype and celebration took place to celebrate “Our return to Democracy.” Yes, but for who as was the situation described above.
I ask the PPP top brass, their supporters, some of their house slaves, “what about a democracy for the rest of us outside of that grouping?
As one who experienced the heat of the pre-1953 Government, the unfair suspension by the British days after the Jagan/Burnham victory.
An Interim Government -. the mayhem of the 60’s, the stress of the period after, and the expectations after 1992. Guyana has regressed, betraying the lofty promises to preserve our Constitution and establish a democratic state.

Both Jagan and Burnham, back in the early 80’s agreed that a way forward was to open opportunities for the properly elected officials at the municipal (local) level, be given some freedom to manage the affairs of their respective communities.

We expected for over a decade to have the much touted local government reform. This means substantial change.
It is clear that the PPP administration has no interest to invest the Municipalities with any power to manage, mobilise money, and so make a reality of Democracy, where they fear they may not control politically.

What therefore is this chatter of a return to democracy?
The council of Region 4 by vote by majority determined where the headquarters for the Region should be, but Freedom House is not comfortable with its location, so such a democratic decision is ignored and the office goes to a location where the PPP top brass ordered it built.

The Berbice River Bridge

Was this, the same consideration that allowed the Government to ignore an earlier recommendation to build the Berbice River Bridge from Ithaca, West Bank Berbice River to Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice River? Shorter distance, half the cost, better soil conditions with two established communities - why was this location not used? Democracy demands a truthful public response.

The winner takes all system by itself cannot produce a genuine democracy with a party that, since its victory in 1961 boasted and paraded from one end of the country to the other that “awe pon tap”. That attitude, unhappily with some sophistication carries over to this day - we must not forget
By the way a democracy is one where the average ordinary citizen can receive justice, no different from ‘the big’ ones.
See how many poor people are languishing in our prisons, some for years, while if you have connections you can kill with your fancy 4×4 even, driving on Avenues and that’s the end of the story.
Different strokes fur different folks,
Looking at NCN last Thursday night it seems as though we have engaged one of the most expensive consultants, the Mc Kinney Group.
Did this pass through Parliament? How much is the cost?
When will we get the torture report, or hear the whole story of Lindo to have this mystery eye witness known? These issues would have been satisfactorily settled in a viable democracy a long time ago.
Yours faithfully,
Hamilton Green, J.P.
Mayor

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39 Responses to “This is not a working democracy”

Andy
on October 11th, 2008 8:39 am

It is just unfortunate that Mayor Green has to be the one speaking out like this given his and the PNC’s past, but that past aside, he is speaking the truth here. The PPP was supposed to represent a regime of change from old politics but we have seen a determination by the PPP to reprise unpleasant behaviors displayed by the PNC in power.

The more things change the more the remain the same is applicable right here, but until Guyanese stop voting race and start demanding true reforms in the way government is run, we will continue to have this and worse. It’s up to the people, not the PPP or PNC!

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coolieman
In reply to the above comment on October 11th, 2008 12:59 pm:
An average of 30% indians and over 20% other races vote for the PPP so where is the racial voting the PPP is a multiracial party , although some of the things Mr Green said is true bottom line is both PPP and PNC dont trust each other , once bitten twice shy remember the PNc and the UF

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BITTE-DANKE SCHON
In reply to the above comment on October 11th, 2008 4:31 pm:
Coolieman,
PPP is an not a multiracial party. Yes, indeed it has a lot of Africans in the Cabinet, PM is African - but this is window-dressing. This will not suffice to transform the party into a genuine multiracial party. Also the party enforces a rule that says only an Indian can head the party. Now that right there is the definition of an ethnic party. Also, 95% of the party’s support comes from one group, Indians. (If you have statistics to prove otherwise publish it). Also at the last Congress, what the party did is a national disgrace. Save and except for three Africans out of 36, the whole central committee are Indians. This party still thinks it is operating in the 1950’s and 1960’s - the era when ethnic politics took hold in Guyana.

If the party is conscious that a new era is evolving, i.e. one in which ethnic parties and ethnic politics are not toerated, they will at least recruit more Africans in the party.
In fact loyal party members have looked at the Central Committee and said: “That’s it - two Africans are enough; we don’t need more”.
RALS 173.32.101.130 not found
on October 11th, 2008 9:23 am

Green seems to have very poor or selective memory. When he and his party rode roughshod and control everything under the sun in Guyana- was it democracy?. He should be the last person in the world to lecture on democracy when he committed acts that suppressed so many people for so long. Green was a PM who was selected by riggied elections. What’s worse than that? He needs to repent.

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Charriot
In reply to the above comment on October 11th, 2008 11:12 pm:
Ok!!! we heard it all, now what is Jagdeo doing. Where is the democracy promised?

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deflect
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 12:55 pm:
Old people say ” If hassa come from trench battam and say hurrey gat feva believe am!”

Mr. Hamilton Green, like many of us, has/have been there and done that so, he, like many others, is/are very qualified to speak. It is not a case of selected memory as Rals173 would want to have us think. Rals also posits that because one was allegedly involved in atrocities of the past (even though never found culpable in a court of law) that that should preclude that person from making any comment on current glaring atrocities. This childish argument has been made time and time again by all those who live by and exercise double standards in their thinking.

There is another old saying “Those who forget to remember the past are condemned to repeating it”

The people of Guyana are in the process of repeating the past especially with the successful attempts to muzzle free speech and curtail press freedom.

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bgsbny
on October 11th, 2008 12:58 pm

ehhh ! what’s up mayah ? i had to ,,, chew ,, really,, chew che,,, chomp,,, tek meh time to read yuh very ,, ah muss say ,, lang time to craft ,, wid hardly a mistake lettah,, yuh kno’ mayah wen ,, i was avistin’ de queens englind ,, i read abt dis guy ,, in one of de queens big houses filled wid books ,, an in one ah dem ,, i read abt ,,,,,,,,,

george bernard shaw,,,, an some how ,, i get to memberin’ after i reed dis lang lettah dat yuh rite ,,,here’s what george said ,,,,,,

“if ure goin to tell de people de truth ,, b shor to mek dem laff ,, or else dem gon kill yuh !…….

the point here is ,, if U gon attempt fuh tell n e badi abt anything abt GUYANA ,,,, U gat fuh staat wid de TRUTH !,,,,,, an wen yuh tink yuh reddi fuh tell de TRUTH ,,, yuh gat to membah fuh mek dem laff ,, or else like george seh ,,,,,,,,, well ,,,,,,,,,

wen i wuz livin in meh luxurie lair ,, in GY ,, it was inpasible to say wah ah seh hey witout ,,,,, again U know waah yuh wuda duh wid me ,, if wuz den ,, but now dat SN ,, is opening de door to U,, to help u along wid andahstanin’ abt the fundamentals of DEMOCRACY ,, yuh teking dis privelege to mek yuh own kindah democratic chokah….. i know of ,, peace core volounteers who extoll the goodness of byghan cokah ,, an mo’ ,,,,, wen yuh reddi fuh tell we de truth ,, mayb den we kyan get de real tase of yuh democratic chokah !,,,,,,,,,,,

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eloise
on October 11th, 2008 2:26 pm

MY DEAR COUNTRY MAN AND WOMEN,
LISTEN GOOD DEMOCRACY IS FREEDOM OF SPEACH
FREEDOM TO THINK AND TO DO WHAT YOU WANT, AND TO DO RIGHT WITH THE LAW OF THE
COUNTRY, FREE TO VOTE IN THE RIGHT WAY, IN A
DEMOCRAT WORLD YOU HAVE FREEDOM
AND THE GOVERMENT SUPPOSE TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE
NEAD, AND TRY TO HELP THE BEST WAY THEY CAN.

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Pantha
In reply to the above comment on October 11th, 2008 4:14 pm:
The freedom to tell you to turn off your caps lock and learn how to spell and craft a sentence properly….

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Joe Coxall
In reply to the above comment on October 11th, 2008 8:12 pm:
Pantha,
I must decry you on this comment, you are one of the more brighther and intelligent bloggers on this site. Now Eloise has been living somewhere in the Netherlands for the past 30 years, she said. This is her little home and family, where she gets to communicate with her people, so lets not beat up on her please. Besides she is my girlfriend.

In another blog, I was giving little stories of my experience in Guyana after 15 years, when my good friend Carl Veecock, attacked my credentials and inquired about the intelligence level of the people whom I spoke to.

I did not get the chance to inform him that my credential is SN Blogger and that the people I spoke to were Guyanese people.

Why do I have to be a rocket scientist in order to take some of the questions that arises on this blog, all of the time and take it to the man in the street, to find out what they think?.

We do not have to see eye to eye on any of the issues, but we can still behave more like family. So you owe my girlfriend an apology.

Joe.

Johan
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 5:47 am:
What Joe said.

eloise
In reply to the above comment on October 15th, 2008 1:17 am:
PANTHA —-I AM SORRY YOU HAD TO TAKE IT THAT WAY,
YOU SEE I AM A DUTCH GUYANIES, I WAS LIVEING EIGHT
YEARS IN SURINAME BEFORE I CAME TO HOLLAND, I AM IN
HOLLAND NOW 30 YEARS, I DON, T, SPEAK MUCH ENGLISH I
DO TRY TO CATCH UP WITH MY PEOPLE IN GUYANA,eastbank of
ESSEQUIBO,my village is parika. I DO LOVE MY COUNTRY,
AND ALL OF THE GUYANIES PEOPLE DON,T MATTER WHAT
COUNTRY I AM IN GUYANA IS MY OWN AND THAT COME
FIRST. I AM NOT A ENGLISH WOMAN, I AM A GUYANIES,
speaking six different language. may be i can,t write it perfect but
i , do read and understand, no body make me a fool, i do bourn
in the month september, i am a vergo , MERCURIUS IS MY PLANET,
YOU SEE I DO ACCEPT YOUR apology,

Pantha
In reply to the above comment on October 14th, 2008 9:12 am:
Joe, Eloise, my apologies. My irritation at people making comments that lack critical thinking and the constant incorrect useage of the language spilled over into the villification of the inncocent.

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Caesar
on October 11th, 2008 3:18 pm

Creating hypothesis that are not supported by facts.Christ.These losers,in a bind,their party distengrating, do not know which alchemy to try next.Comparing the PNC to the PPP regime is comparing a freely elected government trying to do the best it can with what it has,and a past regime that was,get this,”slouching towards Gomorrah.” And found nothing wrong with that.What will this comparison, in it’s most antiquated form accomplish?A great deal of nonsense as food for thought for a substantial number of air heads no doubt.

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Charriot
In reply to the above comment on October 11th, 2008 11:25 pm:
A working democracy is where all political parties are involved in a partisan way to represent ALL the people.

Mr Greene is right (I’ve stated it in another blog earlier) the PPP party sabotaged the PNC in the Burnham era, and they are doing the same thing today with local government. Wherever the PNC controls Local gov. they will undermine them until the people are fedup and want them out.

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Caesar
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 1:00 pm:
Fact is,no such thing exists anywhere in the world.

Fulano de Tal
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 5:15 pm:
Well said Charriot, ask these blind ostriches to remove their heads from the sand for a while. Ask them about the “Son Chapman”, ask them who burnt canefields to sabotage the administration of that day when sugar was probably at its highest price on the world market. Ask them who gave the majority of those in power today the free education they ALL benefitted from to be abusing it today especially when education in Guyana was something to be VERY proud of. Ask them who made education a business & when did all the private schools grow providing a supposedly surperior service only for those with the finances to support it. Ask them who neglected the many valuable contributions of the past administration to try to reinvent the wheel. Ask them why Desmind Hoyte (who I balme in part for our current state since none of us was ever asked to oversee Carter’s elections) was called Desmond Persaud. ASK THEM
Caesar
on October 11th, 2008 3:24 pm

Sooooooo. What exactly is a working democracy? Where is it located? Were you there to see it working? Tell us about it so we can know more.

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John Smith
on October 11th, 2008 3:25 pm

The PPP seems to be an extention of the PNC in many ways, so it is hard to listen to Mr Green when he speeks on this subject. It really does not seem authentic coming from Hamilton Green to me eventhough what he is saying is true. I have heard people saying, this is we time now, PNC had theirs. No one wants to put country first, all they are doing is looking after those who are keeping their backs. Simply put, you look out for me and I’ll look after you.

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Joe Coxall
In reply to the above comment on October 11th, 2008 9:51 pm:
John Smith,
I agree with you, and I am appauled that Hammie in his twilight years would choose to resurrect this “awe pon tap” slogan This shows his mindset has not changed one bit .

Since I was a kid, I had heard this rallying cry repeated over and over, now I do not know if it was ever said or who said it, all I know, it is a very cheap shot at race baiting.

Hammie, please, you had your time,to demonstate what true democracy was and from the comments of the other bloggers on this site, there are many, still alive, who remember your own record, so please behave yourself and act with the integrity of a true Mayor.

As I have said before, we are not our fathers oldsmobile, we are a new generation of free and independent thinkers, we refuse to be blindly led like sheep, by any politician or political system.

Democracy and Socialism has their origins in Europe. They were engineered by the Lords of power and wealth to control and exploit people and not to provide fair play by anymeans.

One system employs a divide and conquer strategy, the other employs a system of, all the people are equal, under governance by a rich and ruthless elite.

These systems were intentionally designed to allow pandering by the uppercrust elitist set, while preaching things like- honesty, loyalty, integrity,war in the name of peace, love for one’s country- to the working masses.

HA,HA what a bunch of sheep we and our parents were, to believe all that crap.
not anymore, we are driven by the universal peoples intelligence of the internet, we express our thoughts by the power of the blog. No one shall control our minds anymore.

These systems were never created by the people, they were created by the ruling class. They all need to be dismantled, discredited, abondoned and destroyed along with the monetary systems of the world, if not, everywhere there will be war.

They need to be replaced with a natural system, where we take from mother nature’s resources only the things we need and nothing more and we will have abundant prosperity the world over for the next 10,000 years.

Joe.

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Ulric
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 12:53 pm:
Is this your dissertation on race, politics and democracy in Guyana? If it is, you are myopic. You are giving bloggers a view that has for a very long time caused our politics and political discourse to hemorrhage. Mr. Greene is not asking us to forget the “awe pon top” slogan. In fact he is saying that the very slogan that was chanted in 1961 continues to day and is more pervasive. In essence, since cvontributers to The PPP control the means of production, there is more muscle to “awe pon top”. Yes, you are partly right to point out that we are in a more global economy and our thoughts are less controlled;there is greater freedom of expression. But does this mean democracy is at work? Mr. green says no;he cites one example:the Berbice river Bridge. I am sure there are many more
The central point of Mr. Green’s letter,however is to explain that irrespective of the politics of the 60’s, and he being a major player or future should not look like the past. I salute him, because he has the courage to speak out. REDEMPTION. I say no more
Arnold
on October 11th, 2008 3:26 pm

Sr Bgsbny;
Well said!!
Like the Demoncracy of 66/92 was well participative and working..

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BITTE-DANKE SCHON
on October 11th, 2008 4:04 pm

Look who is talking about democracy!. Hamilton Green a member of the group who ran a dictatorship for 28 years.

Still Guyana is a democracy now - restored in 1992, thanks to President Carter. Once you have free and fair elections, that’s a democracy. Still I concede it is not a perfect democracy. In fact it is a very flawed democracy.

Has Mr. Green identified the faults and say anything about how to fix these faults and make it a more perfect democracy? Not a word. He just railed on against the govt. with petty gripes.

Guyana is a state where in theory and in practice the majority race group (Indians) vote for an ethnic Indian party. Because of the numerical advantage of Indians, the Indian ethnic party is guaranteed to win every election in the forseeable future. Now a true democracy is not supposed to function like that. Every few election cycles, the pendulum of power should and must swing from one party to the other in a bona fide or accredited democracy.

Guyana presents a particular and troubling case study of how not to practice democracy. You see the second ethnic group at 30% is substantial - who also vote for an African ethnic party. They see themselves as cut off and hopeless from ever again winning office. This breeds alienation from the system of democracy. They seethe, they will plan uprisings. Such a state of affairs will invite political violence. You know the rest.

This is an easy problem to fix. All ethnic groups must feel and have hope and confidence that the system works for them. I recommend the following:

(1) Ban ethnic parties - starting in 2011.
Both PNC and PPP must transform themselves into certifiable multiracial parties before they can be eligible to run. The test of obtaining this certification is simple: each party has to abolish the rule that they can only be led by an ethnic leader. Both the PPP and PNC have declared that they can only be led by an Indian and African, respectively. The existence of ethnic parties in this day and age anywhere in the world is an anachronism. It is an anathema. It is amazing -even shocking - that both the PPP and PNC can practice such raw ethnic politics and get away with it. Still passes under the radar of world institutions - UN, Commonwealth, EU.

(2) The winning tally of votes must include at least 15 -20% cross-racial support.
(If the victorious party’s mandate comes from one ethnic group, then that is not a governing mandate to govern a multiracial country.)

Whoever says Guyanese people will only vote race because it is coded in their DNA doesn’t know anything about democratic systems - and the psychology of people’s decision-making. True a lot of people - maybe 70% will vote race. The other 30% will not - they will vote on issues. And, it is the latter group that makes democracy work - and makes the pendulum swing and places a different party in power every few election cycles.

Mr. Green, this is partly commonsense. Put an Indian guy to head the PNC, elect Indians to 50% of the party’s central committee seats. With crime and drugs out of control in Guyana, with the population crying out for safety and security for their lives, their families, their homes, their property - more than 30% of the Indians will be happy to elect an alternative govt. - alternative to the PPP. When the alternative is an African ethnic party that oppressed them for 28 years - you don’t expect Indians to vote for that party. Do you?

The responsibility for introducing genuine - a more perfect democracy - to Guyana lies with the ethnic parties. NOT THE PEOPLE.

If this makes you feel better: The ruling PPP currently does not have a broad-based multiracial mandate to govern Guyana. But that’s the way the constitution is written, namely, if they win 51% of the votes, never mind practically all the votes come from one group, that ’s fine.

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cochore
In reply to the above comment on October 11th, 2008 11:50 pm:
Good try my friend with the suggestions about making a democracy in Guyana, however, I would like to propose the concept of “TERM LIMITS” at the political party level. Term Limits will definetly move the ‘old timers’ (career politicians) out and bring the young intellectuals into the process of public service.

I know that every year, Guyana produces great young people, with lots of enthusiasm and patroitism, who would relish any chance to serve their country in the public arena, except for certain individuals who reign over Guyana’s political infrastructure as if it is their birth right. And I’m talking about both the PPP & the PNC, what a national tragedy.

Get this, Burnhan was founding leader of the PNC until his death. Jagan was founding leader of the PPP until his death and folks are trying to call this DEMOCRACY, no..no.. bannas it’s called insulting DECADENCY.

If this is Hamilton Green in true sincerity today, then the brother has come a very long way with his revelations.

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bishnu R
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 12:26 pm:
THEN THE BROTHER NEEDS TO RESIGN AS MAYOR FIRST.

Ulric
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 12:26 pm:
You ever heard of redemption? You are in the USA;have you ever heard of George Wallace? I say no more.

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Ulric
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 1:03 pm:
Sir, I call you Sir because in reading your blog I am alive again in the hope that Guyana truly has citizens that are not myopic in their views regarding growth and development;that your politics are inclusive. GREAT, GREAT,GREAT. I am replying to BITTE. I say no more.

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bgsbny
on October 11th, 2008 7:41 pm

emmm ,, ammm ! mayah ! ah gat to aks yuh dis qeshtan ,,,,,,,

DON”T YUH FEEL AH LIL BIT shame ???????????????????????

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M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett
on October 12th, 2008 9:58 am

So laang as de baatle label democracy is democracy, nah matta wha de inside de baatle.

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bishnu R
on October 12th, 2008 12:29 pm

I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET THROUGH EXCEPT TO SIDE WITH SN?.

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bishnu R
on October 12th, 2008 12:48 pm

sn please allow this through.

hamie please REMEMBER YOUR RETURN TRIP FROM BERBICE ON THE FERRY TO ROSIGNOL IN 1988 AND RE WRITE THAT LETTER.

HAMMI REMEMBER.

you are the last person in GUYANA who should preach to guyenese AND WHILE YOU ARE AT IT TELL THEM WHERE DID FR. BERNARD DARKE KILLER SPEND HIS 5 YEARS.

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Ulric
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 3:30 pm:
Be positive man.

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Fulano de Tal
on October 12th, 2008 4:54 pm

Well said Hammie. Unfortunately there are those who will challenge you, saying that the PNC did worse. What is mre unfortunate is that those same ones are they who said that the current administration was supposd to make the positive difference you are pleading for. It seems that as long as they can repeat/regurgitate, “the PNC did it too” they are being democratic. As I see it what exists in Guyana now is a “dem-mo-crazy”

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JUAN GABRIEL
on October 12th, 2008 6:18 pm

From these blogs my friends and I have drawn the SOLID conclusion that RACISM IS ALIVE AND WELL IN GUYANA. Long live the lopsided democracy!

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Caesar
In reply to the above comment on October 13th, 2008 10:18 pm:
Let us grasp the unique moment.In that I am glad you know that. It is alive under the flag you represent also. Look senor Gabriel,race has been around since mankind was introduced on earth.It has always been the policy throught history ,from Biblical times to the present,of “my race against yours,and mine is better.” However,who says Guyana is not a democracy after 1992, is ideally suited to one bent on complicating things, and who sees only the dark side.

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quibian
on October 12th, 2008 6:29 pm

look who is talking about democracy, someone who never practised it.

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tangerine
In reply to the above comment on October 13th, 2008 9:27 pm:
I agree with you, Mr Green, you should be the least to lecture , he is now a paragon of virtues, butta can’t melt in him mouth now…..start cleaning the city first Mr Mayor, did you not go to Paris? what has it done for the City? it is still dirty, drains are still blocked up.. and the list goes on. Rather than dictating letters on Tax payers time and money like the above Mr Mayor, stop complaining and do the job that you are paid to do.
Tangerine

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Caesar
In reply to the above comment on October 15th, 2008 11:21 pm:
So yopu have identified your self Quib.

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eloise
on October 15th, 2008 1:57 am

JOE
THANK YOU AGAIN YOU SEE I DO NOT WRITE MUCH
ENGLISH ANY MORE, I WAS LIVEING EIGHT YEARS IN
SURINAME, WAS MARRIED TO A MAN FROM ISRAEL, HE IS NOW
DEAD, FEW YEAR,S . I CAME TO HOLLAND 30 YEARS NOW,
SO YOU SEE I AM 38 YEAR,S AWAY FROM GUYANA, BUT ALL
MOST EVERY YEAR I AM IN GUYANA, BEFORE I LEFT GUYANA
I WAS AN ARETIST, YOU COULD ASK JOHNIEBRAF, THE SINGER
FROM GUYANA LORD COFFIE LORD CANARY KING FIGHTER
MIGHTY SPARO, AND A LOT OF ARTIST IN THOSE DAYS
TERRIE NELSON. I WAS THE ONLY DANCER IN GUYANA MY
DANCE NAME WAS SINORITA TORNADO, I WAS TRAVELING
THE WORLD, UN TILL I GET MARRIED.

THANK YOU FOR TELLING PANTHA TO GIVE ME AN APOLOGY
MY FRIEND, I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU SOME TIME
YOU NEVER KNOW I DO TRAVEL A LOT, MAY BE IN AMERICA

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