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WE NEED TO COME HOME!!!!!! NOW
Guyanese ppl are all over the world, everywhere you go, you can see a guyanese man or woman. WHY? we are tired of how the ppp govt. is treating us. We are a skilled, educatied people, we love our country Guyana, and we need to come home. we need a country that will cater for everyone, and not just the supporters of the Govt. we need a government that knows how to utilise our resources wisely, and stop wasting it. we are richer that we think, why do we look like spungers to the rest of the world GUYANESE PEOPLE i am appealing to you, GET THIS GOVERNMENT OUT! they have destroyed Guyana, but think God, that the ppl are strong. GET THIS GOVERNMENT OUT! WE NEED OUR COUNTRY BACK FROM THE HANDS OF THE EVIL ONE. GET THIS GOVERNMENT OUT! VOTE FOR CHANGE! WE NEED A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

By T.M.
Sunday, July 25, 2010

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hello every one i am new here. I always raed this post and i love RAEDING it
By boy
Saturday, July 24, 2010

Re: Jonestown
Carnivalbaby did you take your medication on that day you made that post? you loosing it pal.
By amen-ra-ta
Friday, July 16, 2010

Carnivalbaby!
You are no doubt a product of political propanganda. Your reasoning and accusations are baseless and your facts are non existent. There is no logic to your postings and I wish no one else would offer you the courtesy of a reply.

Take off your mask!!!
By batowl
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Jonestown massacre
LFS Burnham shame on you and the PNC party back then,how could you allowed some psycho like Jim Jones a manipulator and dictator to come in a commit such vicious crime on our land.You might not if know his intentions but for the lovce of money you've allowed this false preacher to come in a build a large compound and carry out his vicous act,there is no way that the then government was not paid off so that this murderer can come in,shame on you Burnham you have a lot to pay for ,hope you gets the deeper part of hell.Women and children perish as a reuslt of your greed,if the name Guyana is mentioned all people will remember is Jones town.What country or government allow 900 plus foreigners to come in and build a compound to start a church? a church?that s right a noneprofit organization that will not bring any thing to your country and knowing you Forbes a money hungry dictator ,who would of protected Guyana by any means necessary would just allowed a church to come build all the way in the Jungle but you knew what this murderer was up too and you give him the green light to go all the way there where you think no one would of ever found out but God is a good God people did live to tell the story,Shame on the PNC they should never ever be allowed to come any where near the offices of Guyana man these people are vicious and cruel i remember in the days when that Forbes uses to have his people stomp bread because flour was not allowed in Guyana .that man and his people are no good they are responsible for Guyana's down fall,he was a criminal and i dont know how the USA allowed that bomb to get away with such crime.He was a murderer he knew Jim Jomes they were a cut from the same cloth,he murdered so may other people in Guyana, Walter Rodney,Sir Daivid Rose and the list goes on that is why he died like a dog and no one will ever knows where is body is .Murderer ,murderer,murderer
By carnivalbaby1
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Officer and Constable had an inappropriate relationship - Top Cop
It is interesting to read the top cop making such a comment about two former officers, based on hear say, but he cannot make any comment about what Paul Slowe had to say about the Phamtom Gang. SHAME ON THAT PIECE OF WASTE OF A COMMISSIONER. SHAME SHAME SHAME.
By Field Marshall
Thursday, July 08, 2010

Lest we forget
Son Chapman’ victims remembered at touching ceremony
July 7, 2010 | By KNews | Filed Under News

By Enid Joaquin

The cold overcast day, with a sprinkling of sporadic drizzle that threatened to become torrential showers any minute, was somehow reflective of the somber mood of the small group of people that journeyed to Horadia yesterday, to commemorate the death anniversary of forty-three Lindeners, who perished there over forty years ago, when an explosion blew the Son Chapman and most of those onboard to bits.
Horadia seemed lonesome, desolate, with just a few houses scattered here and there.
And as usual the murky Demerara River was placid, imperturbable - it was hard to imagine that something as horrendous as the Son Chapman explosion could have occurred atop this sea of silence, whose depths could never divulge the horrible secrets.
But it did, that terrible Monday, 6th July 1964, shattering the quiet of the afternoon, and plunging Linden, which was then known as Mackenzie into shock and mourning.
The incident was, and still is, dubbed the worst catastrophe, apart from Jonestown, that has rocked this country.
And so every year, for the last four years, Lindeners journey to the site at Horadia to pay homage to these martyrs.
For martyrs they are, according to guest speaker at this year’s memorial, Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green.
He said that the short address given by owner of the ill-fated launch, Norman Chapman, was very relevant, and alluded to the importance of unity, and exhorted those present to set aside personal differences and ambitions declaring, “whatever may be your political or religious beliefs what is clear is this country faces a common enemy”. And quoting Cicero he further declared “Whatever may be our differences we have one common peril, and therefore one safety and that safety is us working together.”
Green suggested that next year at the Son Chapman memorial, which he emphasised is not an anti-Indian activity, but an activity that focuses on the plight of our people, the participants should not be talking about a monument or the Son Chapman Memorial service, but converting the event to talk about the “Son Chapman Martyrs”.
Regional Chairman Mortimer Mingo said that the sacrifice of those who lost their lives in the Son Chapman explosion must not go in vain, but that through determination and strong representation, it must be ensured that such an incident does not repeat itself. “As a resilient people we must struggle for every ounce of our rights to ensure that the patrimony of this country belongs to all of the people, and not to some of the people.” He pointed out that the racial divide is something that no country should embrace.
Some persons felt however that the Son Chapman Memorial is not given the recognition it deserves, and suggested that the event should be more centralized, within Linden itself so that more residents could participate. It was even suggested that the site at Horadia should be open throughout the year to visitors, including students who might want to go and have a firsthand look at the place.
Yesterday’s event was graced by quite a few youths from across Region 10, who reportedly were encouraged to attend by Member of Parliament Vanessa Kissoon, who was also instrumental in helping Carlisa Blair and Yonika Roland in putting together some historical facts of the unfortunate tragedy.
This was well received by the gathering.
A DAY THAT WOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
July 6th 1964 for most Guyanese back then had begun like any other day. For Claude Pattoi, a resident of Ituni, and employee of Norman Chapman, an enterprising businessman, it was just a regular working day. Little did he know it would be one he would never forget!
Claude, along with two of his co-workers, had disembarked the vessel they had been loading at the “fish koker wharf” in Georgetown and headed to an eating place in La Penitence market to have breakfast.
Later on their way back to the launch the Son Chapman, the three men encountered a man named Brown, who told them, ’boy alyuh boat gon blow up!’
Pattoi said that they were not afraid, as they had been hearing of threats to “blow up” the boat, but nonetheless decided to call the police, who subsequently checked the boat, where they found nothing unusual.
The men continued with loading the launch and left Georgetown for Linden about 11am, that day with less than their full complement of passengers.
Soon the men would forget the man at the Koker that had warned them, as they ferried up the Demerara river.
“It was a beautiful day and the crew members and some of the passengers, were on deck just enjoying the trip - laughing and talking. We made a couple of stops along the way to put off persons - not actually stopping at a ‘landing’, but just stopping in the river briefly as the passengers got into smaller boats that came out to meet them.
Our only real stop was at Horadia, which was the only stop that had a “stelling” and two people got off there, one Winifred Douglas and her reputed husband Alex Campbell,” Claude Pattoi recollected.
Those two must have counted their lucky stars that day, as less than twenty minutes later, the serenity of the Demerara river was shattered as a terrible explosion rocked the Son Chapman
Douglas would later report how after disembarking the launch, she and her husband had walked just a short distance when they heard the explosion.
“One of the men on deck with us, who was known as ’Dodi’, had just gotten married, and was on his way down the steps to get some of his wedding cake to share with us. He never got to the cake!”
“When I heard the explosion, I thought it was the engine, but as I ran past the chimney was smoking, so the engine had to be running still.”
“Looking in the hull of the boat, I saw people there just sitting - like they were in shock, or maybe they were already dead!”
“Everything happened so fast, I think we were all in shock.” Pattoi recounted.
Forty-three persons lost their lives tragically that day.
The few persons that were saved included the entire boat crew, who were mostly on the boat’s deck and bow.
Fortunately for them, another launch which the Son Chapman had passed on the ill-fated trip, soon came along and took some of them to Linden.
Residents of Horadia, also came out in their paddle boats and rendered assistance.
But the hardest part was watching as bodies that were retrieved days later, being tied together like a makeshift raft to take to Linden.
A few of them that were in a terrible state of decomposition were buried right at Horadia, it was reported.
Owner of the vessel, Norman Chapman, said he was not surprised when he received the terrible news, as he had long been hearing of plans to ‘waste’ the Son Chapman. He had made reports to the police though and had taken certain precautionary security measures.
Both Chapman and his old engineer Pattoi reiterated that there were persons that were jealous of the launch’s popularity and were therefore determined to stop her at any cost.
“There was no other way they could have stopped the Son Chapman, we were the fastest and firmest boat plying the Demerara at the time. People loved our service, as we were the most reliable and courteous. The other boats that used to run, used to have to wait for us to full, before they could load,” Pattoi boasted.
That popularity may have led to the tragic snuffing out of forty-three innocent lives, whose only crime was to have loved one of the fastest launches to ply the Demerara River.

By amen-ra-ta
Wednesday, July 07, 2010

DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT
Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union

July 2, 2010

Press Release

GB&GWU grieves with the victims of Manaka accident, demands root cause analysis of accident, and reiterates calls for Ministry of Labour to intervene NOW to stop injuries, loss of income and life at BCGI.

The GB&GWU is deeply grieved and disturbed over the accident involving bauxite workers on June 30 at Manaka, where two died, 15 critically injured and others traumatized. This fatal accident occurred in a company assigned vehicle, on a company road, when workers were being transported to work. This is an industrial accident resulting from negligence and gross occupational safety and health shortcomings which highlights the risk which bauxite workers face on a daily basis. We are reminded that accidents do not just happen but are themselves a result of failure to observe measures appropriate to their prevention.

In the case of the Manaka accident this is an accident that happened on the mines property (road) of which the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) is responsible for its maintenance. This road is built from bauxite waste which over the years requires constant maintenance due to its construction materials and the heavy industrial and other traffic that traverses it. Formerly a grader was assigned to maintain the road, making it safe for traffic. This is no longer being done and as such the road has deteriorated to the point where workers’ transportation has to leave much earlier to meet to work on time on a journey that would normally be much shorter. There are times when traversing the road becomes so bad that it takes more than 2 1/2 times what it would normally take from workplace to home and vice versa. The absence of safety signs to forewarn drivers of the dangerous bend in the road and its deteriorating conditions are also a factor of safety that is missing. The Union is reliably informed that the accident resulted from a collision of on-coming vehicles having to navigate an eroded road at a dangerous turn. Compounding the safety issue is the use of an unsuitable minibus for such conditions as opposed to a more rugged terrain vehicle. It is the responsibility of the employer to take into consideration the safety of every employee before and during the contract of service to transport them from one place to another. The magnitude of the injuries sustained by these employees would not have been so severed if in the first instance the appropriate vehicle was used in transporting the workers.

As the worst accident in the Kwakwani area, resulting in deaths, critical injuries and traumatized workers, it cannot be swept under the carpet as a simple road accident. While the Union is encouraged at the efforts made to save lives, it will not be satisfied to be told that this is as far as it goes. We need a root cause analysis to determine all factors contributing to this very sad loss of lives and injury and immediate short and long term measures to be implemented so that such situations of hazards are removed or minimized in the daily lives of bauxite workers.

Occupational Health and Safety breaches present a threat to labour's safety and is not a matter to be taken lightly nor can it be compromised. The safety of BCGI workers has been compromised for some time now and efforts made by the Union to have the Ministry of Labour address concerns have been ignored. In May 2009 workers were forced to protest unsafe working conditions when the company had them working with malfunctioning vehicles. Some workers fell ill and one is now permanently disabled. The Occupational Safety and Health Act, 98:10 (OSHA) Section 56 (1) (a) and (b) expressly state “A worker may refuse to work or do particular work where he has reasonable justification to believe that any equipment, machine, device, or article the worker is to use or operate presents an imminent and serious danger to the life or health of himself, or another worker; or the physical condition of the workplace or the part thereof within which he works or is to work presents an imminent and serious danger to his life or health.” When workers took action consistent with this law BCGI suspended some in clear violation of Section 58 (1) (b) that says “no employer or person acting on behalf of an employer shall discipline or suspend or threaten to discipline or suspend a worker.” The company has since taken legal actions against the Union leaders.

The Ministry of Labour's continued refusal to meet with the union and company to resolve these grave matters sends a signal to the union and bauxite workers that BCGI treatment of them has the support of the Government of Guyana, in as much as the Ministry knows that their rights are being transgressed and the OSHA laws violated; even as they know the serious risk to life and limb and consequential social effects on families and communities. As recent as May 2010 the Union again wrote Chief Labour Officer, Yoganand Persaud seeking his involvement to conciliate in the occupational safety and health dispute to undo the wrong done to workers in accordance with OSHA laws and bring about an improvement in working conditions at the workplace. To date there has not been an acknowledgment much less any move to set up a meeting. It is clear that bauxite workers are not in the eyes of this government deserving of justice, safe work conditions and protection of their rights. Even with continued injuries and the loss of life bauxite workers are being ignored.

Working conditions at BCGI is of critical concern and GB&GWU asks the Minister of Labour Mr. Manzoor Nadir and Chief Labour Officer Mr. Yoganand Persaud, as well as civic society how long can you continue to turn a blind eye or give tactic support to practices that violate workers’ rights, threaten their lives, limbs and livelihood. How long can you ignore the endangerment of bauxite workers? Like sugar workers and every worker of this country bauxite workers must be treated with respect. Workers are not inanimate resources; they are human and the most essential element in the line of production. The GB&GWU warns that unless strong action is taken NOW the situation will get worse and more lives will be loss and injuries sustained.

Meanwhile, the union sends its condolences to the families of the workers who died as a result and to the injured and those who remain traumatized know that we feel your pain and suffering. The union urges all workers of BCGI, all those who consider their lives and health important to stand up and speak out for without health and life you and your family's are doomed.

GB&GWU calls on the Ministry to do its job and conciliate the dispute with BCGI and to ensure that OSH standards are met immediately. We call for an urgent root cause analysis of the conditions creating the accident at Manaka and the subsequent injuries and loss of life.

By supererro
Friday, July 02, 2010

This is guyana

Our people no longer seem to have a voice
July 1, 2010 | By KNews | Filed Under Letters

Dear Editor,
I just returned to New York after a brief visit to my native land. Except for the thieving customs official/s in Trinidad who seemed to like a few pieces of my gold jewellery and a few bottles of cologne more than me, my vacation was most enjoyable. I met old friends and made new ones; and despite the hard economic times there, the traditional Guyanese hospitality takes a back seat to no-one. I was grateful that I arrived during the mango season, and had my fill of Buxton Spice and all my favorite authentic Guyanese food.
During my stay, I travelled mainly throughout West Demerara and Georgetown, and had the opportunity to drive over the much talked about Berbice River Bridge on my way to the Corentyne River. Although there are some obvious improvements to the roads, it seems to me that the bare minimum was done by the government to show ‘development’; and the Berbice River Bridge is no exception. This bridge is bumpy, too narrow, and looks like an accident waiting to happen. Surely one can argue that the bridge is a vast improvement to the transportation system there, but anything that’s worth doing, is worth doing well; and sadly the Guyanese people seem to be contented with whatever little handout they receive from the government.
There are several areas of concern that I will be emphasizing on in letters to follow, but I will briefly mention a few that stand out:
Georgetown, the Garbage City:
Georgetown used to be known as the ‘Garden City of the Caribbean’, now throughout the city, one can see piles of garbage littering the streets, and blocking drains and trenches.
And I’m sure that government officials are aware of this because I took several photographs of huge piles of garbage in front of the Parliament Building and the Supreme Court, and in the canal in front of City Hall.
Maybe to some this is an acceptable practice, but to most Guyanese, and certainly those returning home and to visitors to the country, this is simply nastiness that will feed the rodent population and contribute to the spread of disease.
The invasion
of the vendors:
There is no doubt, the vendors have taken over Georgetown and absolutely no effort is being made to take control of this unsightliness. Pedestrians are forced to navigate their way through traffic on the streets, because the sidewalks are taken over by vendors. And at the end of the day, all the garbage is left behind.
Beggars:
A sure sign that the country’s economy is not as good as we’re led to believe, is when some of its citizens have been reduced to begging. Everywhere I went, I was solicited by an alarming amount of children and some adults for money.
After discussions with some of these kids (one girl was only 12 years old), I am convinced that they do so with the full knowledge of their parents.
A breakdown in our moral values:
While at a popular hotel in the city having a drink at the bar just before lunch, I was totally shocked when a young woman stepped out of the pool and approached the bar wearing a G-String in a public place.
From the back, she was completely naked, and did not leave much to the imagination from the front either. Instinctively, I looked to see if there were kids around, and was grateful that there were none.
This woman looked so comfortable walking around flaunting her body, that I feel sure she would not have covered herself up even if kids were there.
Is this what our values have been reduced to? I strongly urge the management of hotels in the country to enforce an acceptable dress code at their poolsides to protect our youth and to guard against a further decline in our moral values. In conclusion, the few new buildings I’ve seen cannot compensate for the many more condemned (or should be condemned) buildings that litter Georgetown, and one should not be confused in believing that this is a sign of progress. Unemployment is at an unacceptable high, our once beautiful city of Georgetown has deteriorated immensely, and our people no longer seem to have a voice; and if they do, is it that the PPP/C Administration feel that they’re too powerful to listen to the citizens that put them there?
In 2011, we will know the answer to that question.

By amen-ra-ta
Thursday, July 01, 2010

Protest against killing of school boy Kelvin Fraser
Please forward to as many Guyanese as possible at home and in the diaspora.

Thankyou.

Organizers

Norman Browne

Dr Michelle Asantewa

DEAR ALL

JOIN A PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND UNLAWFUL MURDERS IN GUYANA.

THE LATEST OF THESE HAS BEEN THE WILFUL MURDER OF INNOCENT AND UNARMED 16-YEAR OLD SCHOOLBOY KELVIN FRASER, BRUTALLY GUNNED DOWN BY A POLICEMAN FOR NOTHING.

AS EUSI KWAYANA SAYS: "It was not a secret shooting. It was not accidental. It was not unintended. He was not shot while the policeman was hunting. He was shot while the policeman was shooting him."

IN OTHER WORDS, THIS INNOCENT BOY WAS SHOT FOR THE SAKE OF SHOOTING HIM. THE POLICEMAN KNEW HE COULD DO SO WITHOUT ANY KIND OF PUNISHMENT IN THE NOW LAWLESS STATE THAT IS GUYANA. THIS IS AN ACT OF PURE EVIL.

THE BOY'S MOTHER SILENCED (AT LEAST AN INITIAL ATTEMPT WAS MADE) WITH A G$100,000 (about £500) BRIBE NOW FEARS HER OWN LIFE FOR SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE KILLING OF HER SON BY THE LAW ENFORCERS WHO SHOULD HAVE PROTECTED HIM.

THE GUYANESE GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SANCTIONING THESE ATROCITIES. NO ONE IS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE OVER THESE MINDLESS SLAUGHTERS BECAUSE THE CORRUPTION IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM IS SO IMPENETRABLE.

GUYANA IS THEREFORE NOW A POLICE STATE IN WHICH THE POLICE ARE EMPOWERED TO SHOOT INNOCENT PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILDREN.

THIS MUST STOP NOW. GUYANA IS NOT APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA DESPITE THE GOVERNMENT'S EVERY ACTION TO MAKE IT SEEM SO.

GUYANESE LIVE IN FEAR OF BEING SHOT OR OTHERWISE SILENCED FOR SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. HOW CAN THIS BE A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY? EVERY CITIZEN HAS A RIGHT TO CHALLENGE THE UNREASONABLE ACTIONS OF ITS GOVERNMENT WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING SHOT DEAD. THIS IS THE PRESENT SITUATION IN GUYANA.

LET'S PRESSURE THE GUYANESE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND STOP THE SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENT PEOPLE NOW.

ALL WE ASK IS ONE HOUR OF YOUR TIME:

3 - 4.00PM - THURSDAY 1ST JULY - OUTSIDE THE GUYANA HIGH COMMISSION, 3 PALACE COURT, LONDON, W2 4LP (MAP LINK - http://www.multimap.com/s/RrwQ5JQS)

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. IF WE DON'T ACT NOW, WHAT NEXT FOR GUYANA? OUR FREEDOM AND OUR RIGHTS ARE THE BASIC FACTS OF HUMAN EXISTENCE. LET'S BE SERIOUS ABOUT PRESERVING THEM.

PLEASE KINDLY FORWARD TO AS MANY AS YOU CAN. IF YOU MUST TAKE TIME OFF, THIS CAUSE IS MORE THAN WORTHY.

Peace & one love
Michelle Asantewa

By Norman Browne
Monday, June 28, 2010

launching of the mackenzie fair
HI LINDENERS AND ITS ENVIRONS
MALWEN PROMOTIONS WILL BE LAUNCHING THE MACKENZIE FAIR ON SUNDAY 1 AUGUST 2010 AT THE LINDEN BUS PARK AT 3 OCLOCK.
MUSIC WILL BE SUPPLIED BY SUPREME SOUNDS.
THERE WILL BE ENTERTAINMENT JOKES AND WE WILL GO BACK WAY BACK IN TIMES.COME OUT AND LETS HAVE FUN IN A VERY SPECIAL WAY TO LAUNCH THIS EVENT.

By rhon
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Benschop Foundation
Victoriaguy I beg you, stop wasting your keystrokes on EachOneReachOne. We concerned Guyanese both domestic and abroad will continue to support the Benschop Foundation because we know that whatever resources are put into that organization has been used and will continue to be used to improve the lives of the less fortunate in Guyana. It's EachOneReachOne prerogative to ask questions about the organization but based on his/her tone the foundation is better off without his/her support. EachOnePreachOne hope you find a reputable organization such as the Benschop Foundation where your altruism would be appreciated.
By One arm bandit
Thursday, June 17, 2010

2012
With all thats going on in the world now, does anyone think there is any truth to 20112
By denobrega
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Yeah Right!
You can focus on what the hell you wish. I encounter people like you every day. Blowing your self out of proportion with a bunch pompous rhetoric. Like I said, if you are interested in corruption in Guyana focus your attention on the regime that thief clico money and bank it in Florida, raid the national coffers to buy houses and cars for their kids, and extract 16% tax from the poor so that they do not have to enforce the tax laws on their business friends.

Sashaying around blogs screaming that you want to check out one of the few people who really give a damn and manifests it in his works will only impress idiots. They will be impressed because that is what you all have in common.
By victoriaguy
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

hello all
havnt been here in a while and from the last couple of post see that nothing much has changed.............................oh well
By denobrega
Sunday, June 13, 2010

WELL THEN...
Say that's what you are? Don't act like my questioning the financial background of this foundation is offensive to you based on the fact that you're this deeply sensitive philanthropist. Be real about what you are. I, just like anyone who donates to any none for profit, ESPECIALLY IN GUYANA, shiould question where the money goes and how it actually helps. So again, good luck with all that emotion around my questions. Me, I'll continue to focus on helping and making sure that I hold people to what they say they will do. Hero worship gets you nowhere.

Good Luck.
By EachOneReachOne
Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Hmmm indeed!
So what if I am more than just a supporter. You make that sound as if it is a bad thing, which corroborates my impressions about your motives. Your entire response to my comment that the Benschop foundation will be coming to Linden was rife with negative connotations, and this snide, "you sound like more than just a supporter" shows the petty and mischievous nature of your output.

By victoriaguy
Tuesday, June 08, 2010

hmmmm
Speaking as a "black" person, black people always have my help and support and fyi, you need fall back and get a hold of your self. Like I said, you're sounding like more than just a "supporter". Good luck with all that though.
By EachOneReachOne
Monday, June 07, 2010

Benchop Foundation
You can think what you wish. Why not try making the PPP accountable. What the hell are you talking about making everyone accountable. Stop beating on your chest and preening like a peacock.

Like a said, a half a brain of contemplation would have deduced that the Benschop Foundation had to be straight, or the PPP would have used any deviation to shut him down. No, I don't believe you. I believe you are like all the other propgandist despatched to throw spokes in the wheels of any effort to help black people.
By victoriaguy
Thursday, June 03, 2010

You should be ashamed of yourself
You should be ashamed of yourself. Having an affair with a married woman and blaming her for the breakup. Whether she is Guyanese or not what does it matter. She went back to her husband. Don't blame "Guyanese women" for this woman's indescretion. This topic is utterly disgusting and you should keep this kind of behaviour to yourself.
By Johnno
Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Cheaters
I met a beautiful lady named Sharon. She is Guyanese and currently living in Brooklyn NY. She told me her husband treated her bad and she was ready to leave him. We had an affair. I fell for her and she coldly left me and went back to her husband. I am American - is this normal Behavior for Guyanese women?
By IvanBoesky
Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Victoriaguy
I'm starting to believe you're a little more involved in this organization than just as a supporter. Speaking as someone who also donates "heavily" to many organizations in Guyana and as someone who "heavily" investigates the finances of each of those organizations before and during the times of my support, I'll say this to you... good luck. This seems personal to you. For me, its about making sure people are held accountable for their promises and actions. And by that I mean.. EVERYONE.
By EachOneReachOne
Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Give me a Break with that crap!!!
Baloney. Show me records of the financial process of all those other charities in Guyana. There is no record of nthe financial process of the Givernment of Guyana for christ sake.

Your thrust is as transparent as your attempt tp sound officious. I have donate heavily to that foundation, and it its more transparent with its charitable work than any other such organization in Guyana. Commonsense would guide thinking to the obvious, that give the relationship between Benschop and The PPP regime if he as much as spent a dollar wrongly they would have him in jail in a jiffy.

You guys need to disabuse yourself from the illusion that you can fool anyone. If you are interested in corruption and the misappropriation of funds I suggest you direct your questions to the PPP regime. Why concern yourself with a mole of apprehended corruption when a mountain of it is before your very eyes.
By victoriaguy
Thursday, May 27, 2010

wow..
As someone who spends a lot of money and time in Guyana, I'm fully aware of his foundation. There are many people doing many things in Guyana, some are using the money for what they claim and some are not. For whatever reason, there is much information on this foundation on the guyanaobserver website (where Mr. Banschop host a radio show) but little information about the foundation's financial process. I find it interesting that a couple of questions about that is attacked on this level. People who don't ask questions worry me.
By EachOneReachOne
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

nt entertaining
why guymine.com take so long to put of pix? its nt entertaining as b4. its so boring. do something better plz.
By slims
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Mark Benschop Foundation
Why are people so negative? Common sense should have directed you EachOneReachOne to research the Foundation before asking those questions. The viewers already know what direction you are heading, what have you contributed to the people in Linden? I suggest you attend classes at the foundation when it begins since reading is fundamental.
By One arm bandit
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

RE - Mark Benschop Foundation
You have not given a dime and you start of with these questions. Mark Benschop's foundation have been in existence in Guyana since he emerged from prison, and have received acclaim from local and diplomatic sources. It is not that asking for an accounting is not a viable precept. But the question, given the fact that the organization has been around for ages, appears quite facetious, more than a little preening, and suggest a personality that is full of it.
By victoriaguy
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Plan
What is the plan for Mark Benschop's foundation? How does it contribute (help, make a difference etc.) and how are funds raised accounted for?
By EachOneReachOne
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

MARK COMING TO LINDEN
Mark Benschop is bringing his foundational outreach to Linden. I will donate a brand new Laptop computer towards the establishment of a center to train Linden Youth and adults in technology. This will be an opportunity for people to walk the walk and jettison the proclivity to talk the talk.

I am not a Lindener, but I am a paid up, conscious, unapologetic and unreconstucted African. So I gravitate to any arena where Africans encounter hardships through discrimination and marginalization. Since charity begins at home, and home is in Guyana, what happens in Linden is no less important than what happens in my fathers' birth place Victoria E.C.D. The blood and genes of the Africans who formed a cooperative after emancipation and purchased land to start that village runs heavily through every vein in by body.
By victoriaguy
Saturday, May 22, 2010

not lubumba alone
this is just rediclous with the way these ministers are abusing the system . someone need to do a survey to see how many lands and property these ministers and regional official own namely MORTIMOR MINGO REGIONAL CHAIMAN OF LINDEN AND OTHERS and the little man cannot have more than one plot of land this is very unfair

By wiskid
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Big and Bold Pagent
The idea of havin a pagent is quite ok but all i'm seeing here is total disrespect to these ladies, apparently they have no respect for themselves either. A pagent tht encourages them to walk their half naked over weight bodies around is quite lame.Come on linden and have some respect for them lovely ladies.
By taj
Thursday, May 13, 2010

G/T CHOCOLATE
HELLO GUYMINE.COM WHAT HAPPEN TO THE TOWN WEEK GALLERY.WE G/T PPL CONTRIBUTED ALOT TO LINDEN TOWN WEEK SO WE WAITING TO SEE WHAT WAS LINDEN TOWN WEEK ALL ABOUT ON YOUR SITE,
By shyion
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

fed up!!!!!!!!!!!
sumtimes i doz feel like lashin up dis computer wen i cum on here n int c no new pics..gash man i waitin patiently all de time but i cnt i cudnt wait nuh mo i had 2 seh sumn..pls webmaster pics plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
By dhagrimreaper
Sunday, May 09, 2010

WEBMASTER
GUYMINE.COM SUCKS...
I DONT KNOW WHY YOU GUYS SONT SELL THIS SITE OR GIVE IT TO SOME BODY IN THE COMMUNITY....
IT'S THE 9TH OF MAY AND WE STILL CANT SEE NO PIC FROM TOWNDAY THE 24TH OF APRIL...

By silent lover
Friday, May 07, 2010

pics
hi webmaster and to all my linden ppl,wmaster pls i knw u r tired but can we see those pics frm the town week ppl like me and others livin oversea's r waitin and lookin every day to see whn those pics will be up.
By Londoner55
Friday, May 07, 2010

miss linden
mr editor who won the miss linden
By stephen
Thursday, May 06, 2010

Tell them to *&%$# off
Kashif and Shangi. They do noy even have the decency to name the company to refect the demographic of the area. Why is it that black people allow people to disrespect them, while continuing to spend their hard earned money to make these people rich. Have we forgotten how to say @#$&* off.
By victoriaguy
Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Town Week
I'm begging you ppl..don't ever give that Town Week to Kashif and Shangi, the will carry it to GT like what the do with the football, all the can talk about is that they had the best town week,,we know that, but you know what, town week don't burst, it's getting bigger every year.
By Dark and Lovely AC
Tuesday, May 04, 2010

CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF A MINOR AMOUNTS TO STATUTORY RAPE
Carnal Knowledge of a minor is the wording of the charge when the victim is of a certain age. The circumstances involve enticing the act with a female of a certain age where consent is not a defense. It is essentually statutory rape, and carries a penality of 14 years, unless there were changes to the law.

Charging him under the section of the law that covers rape, when the circumstances if the crime substaniates a different offence and not rape as it is defined, can end up with him being free on a No Case Submission filing by his attorney.

Remember Rape is the Carnal Knowledge of a female by force, fear or fraud against her will. What CN is accused of is having sex with kids over an elogonated period. This is not a suggestion that what he is accused of is less vicious or dehumanizing than the act of forcible rape. It is just an effort to explain our lousy laws
By victoriaguy
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Carnal Knowledge?????
God.. Is there one friggin writer in Guyana that knows the word RAPE???

Breaking News: CN Sharma charged with Carnal Knowledge, magistrate remand him to prison
By Roses1
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Town Week Pageant Delegates
I am so proud of these girls for the effort they are making. There are so many negative comments under their photos. Remember they have very limited resources available to them. They are not professionally trained and may not even have a professional trainer. Despite all of this someone took the time to plan this event and to get the girls ready with what little is available. We don't need to degrade them with our comments. Do something positive for them. Encourage them. They are not our average US models with money and resources readily available to them, but they are trying. Yes there can be improvements to their poses, posture and even hair and makeup but we can give them constructive criticism, or better yet donate stuff to the event planner to help these girls look better. If we bad talk our own like this, how then can we expect to be respected? We are or were all Lindeners at some point. Be proud, stand tall and be respectful so that we can demand respect in return. Good luck ladies, put your all into what you are doing and be proud of who you are.
By Barb
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Time for bigger things Linden...
Congratulations on another apparently well planned Town Week.
Something keeps striking my thoughts recently - the only activities that project Linden positively to the virtual (cyber) world revolve around a big party, lime or fete.
Can't the people of Linden do anything else to benefit themselves and/or the town? How about self-help activities to bring about a cleaner town? A new collective educational drive triggered and ran by a coalation of educational institutions in the town and targetting the under- or low- achieving schoolage kids?
Just a couple but we can start with those while Lindeners think of the many opportunities available to them and worthy enough to attract the attention of willing funding from within and outside Linden and Guyana, maybe?.
Its not all about Partying. This is a new Townweek time. Tell me what apart from a "BADDER" Big and Bold pageant, is happening in Linden.
Please TELL ME..
By Silvertown Man
Monday, April 19, 2010

Re: Willie Lynch
Silent lover where did you find that book, you are late i have the book and have read it, that's the strategy that is used all over the world on black people, and black folks up to today are continuing it, it's a pity many don't know of this book and speech by Willie Lynch.
By amen-ra-ta
Friday, April 16, 2010

CHICKEN OF THE MACKENZIE MARKET DIED
What a shock to hear that our number one chef died on Sunday. The famous Chicken of the Mackenzie market. May her soul rest in peace and may the children continue the legend of the good food and snacks that all of us consumed in all those years gone by. Please accept my condolences to the surviving family.
Shrimpy.

By Shrimpy
Thursday, April 15, 2010

THAT IS THE PPP CURRENT STRATEGY
And the PPP has read that teaching and is following the script line by line. It shows that their slave master genes were not buried btoo deep.
By victoriaguy
Thursday, April 15, 2010

How to keep a Black man down: By Willie Lynch...The Making of a slave

GENTLEMAN:

I greet you here on the bank of the James River in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and twelve. First I shall thank you, the Gentlemen of the Colony of Virginia, for bringing me here. I am here to help you solve some of your problems with slaves. Your invitation reached me on my modest plantation in the West Indies where I have experimented with some of the newest and still the oldest methods for control of slaves. Ancient Rome would envy us if my program is implemented. As our boat sailed south on the James River, named for our illustrious King James, whose bible we cherish, I saw enough to know that your program is not unique. While Rome used cords of wood as crosses for standing human bodies along the old highways in great numbers, you are here using the tree and the rope on occasion.

I caught the whiff of a dead slave hanging from a tree a couple of miles back. You are not only losing valuable stock by hangings, you are having uprisings, slaves are running away, your crops are sometimes left in the fields too long for maximum profit, you suffer occasional fires, your animals are killed, gentlemen...you know what your problems are; I do not need to elaborate. I am not here to enumerate your problems, I am here to introduce you to a method of solving them.

In my bag here, I have a fool-proof method for controlling your black slaves. I guarantee everyone of you that if installed correctly it will control the slaves for at least 300 years. My method is simple, any member of your family or any overseer can use it.

I have outlined a number of differences among the slaves, and I take these differences and make them bigger. I use fear, distrust, and envy for control purposes. These methods have worked on my modest plantation in the West Indies, and it will work throughout the South. Take this simple little test of differences and think about them. On the top of my list is "Age", but it is there because it only starts with an "A"; the second is "Color" or shade; there is intelligence, size, sex, size of plantations, attitude of owners, whether the slaves live in the valley, on a hill, East, West, North, South, have fine or coarse hair, or is tall or short. Now that you have a list of differences, I shall give you an outline of action--but before that, I shall assure you that distrust is stronger than trust, and envy is stronger than adulation, respect, or admiration.

The Black Slave, after receiving this indoctrination, shall carry on and will become self refueling and self generating for hundreds of years, maybe thousands.

Don't forget, you must pitch the old Black vs. the young Black male, and the young Black male against the old Black male. You must use the dark skinned slaves vs the light skinned slaves, and the light skinned slaves vs. the dark skinned slaves. You must use the female vs. the male, and the male vs. the female. You must also have your servants and overseers distrust all Blacks, but it is necessary that your slaves trust and depend on us. They must love, respect, and trust only us.

Gentlemen, these kits are your keys to control, use them. Have your wives and children use them. Never miss opportunity. My plan is guaranteed, and the good thing about this plan is that if used intensely for one year, the slaves themselves will remain perpetually distrustful.

By silent lover
Thursday, April 15, 2010

I UNAPOLOGETICALLY ENDORSE JULIET HOLDER ALLEN FOR PRESIDENT OF GUYANA
I am absolutely in the Juliet Allen Holder Camp. It has nothing to do with her winning, because the reality is that the ethnic majority will never vote for an African. Walter Rodney gave his life for the PPP to come into power, and they have never shown an iota of gratitude.

I support Juliet Allen Holder because I believe that if she gets into parliament she will not shuffle along obsequiously like Corbin and his coterie of disciples.

By victoriaguy
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

GAME CHANGE?
I always believed that any CHANGE in the direction Guyana is headed will originate in Linden (the town that is named after Forbes Burnham); it is only fitting that it be so written and so done.

Recently the leader of the main opposition Robert Corbin (a Lindener) declared his non candidacy for the Presidency of Guyana. Then another Lindener Juliet Holder-Allen announced the formation of a new political party which is the subject of the political bloggers and pundits on the web right now.

It is my humble opinion that Juliet Holder-Allen should be the opposition’s Presidential candidate to replace Corbin at the 2011 polls. She has stood up to Jagdeo and the PPP. She took the blows and is willing to go the extra mile to defend her fellow citizens. I strongly believe this Lindener is the real deal and would create the GAME CHANGE we so badly need in Guyana. She has all the requisite qualifications necessary to be our leader and make all Guyana proud again.

It is time to take back our country and if my memory is correct, Burnham had christened LINDEN the cradle of the revolution.

The opposition parties should sit with her and work some kind of agreement out and as she said when the PNC is ready to stand against Jagdeo and the PPP, she will be there! LET US STAND BEHIND JULIET; IT IS TIME FOR A GAME CHANGE IN GUYANA!

By supererro
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

web master
what happen to the easter pic
By silent lover
Thursday, April 08, 2010

Where are they?
What happened to all those stalwarts who used to blaze this site, where are all the stimulating conversations we use to have, is everyone just waiting for someone to post then response, vg, rose1, silvertownman, superrero, what's up let's start the conversations again, let's lively up this place with good topics, denobrega you're included too, i ain't leaving you out.
By amen-ra-ta
Tuesday, April 06, 2010

In the news

Child dies after frenzied attempt to ‘beat out spirits’
March 31, 2010 | By KNews | Filed Under News

“Me live forty years and me nah know bout jumbie; me mek four pickney, me nah know bout jumbie; me husband dead and he nah come fuh visit me,” - Grandmother
The mysterious death of a 13-year-old girl has created huge division between the residents of Canal Number Two Polder on the West Bank of Demerara.
Sangeeta Persaud called Sheena succumbed at the West Demerara Regional Hospital on Sunday night after efforts by members of her church to ‘free her from spirits’ failed.
Allegations are flying left, right and centre, that the teenager might have been affected after eating a meal from a religious function that was held by a resident of the area. But according to the neighbours, the child was not even at thee function.
Dead: Sangeeta Persaud called Sheena

Dead: Sangeeta Persaud called Sheena

Residents are convinced that had the child been taken to the hospital immediately after falling ill, instead of wasting hours trying to rid her of spirits, she might have had a chance of survival.
They are anxiously awaiting the results of a post mortem examination to dispel their fears.
Chitranie Chaitu, the dead girl’s grandmother, who has been caring for her since she was nine years old, told this newspaper that the Kawall Primary School student was alive and well up to about 08:00 hours on Sunday. It was only after she drank a cup of tea that signs that something terrible was about to happen.
“Me sit down pon de bed and de gal come and grab me. Me thought was joke she ah mek. But me see she eye ah roll up and she ah juck up in de whole house,” Chaitu recalled.
She began rubbing the child with Limacol, hoping to revive her, but the effort failed.
Chaitu then questioned the child but the answers she received were inconclusive.
“Me ask she if she belly ah hurt, she say no, you back ah hurt, she say no. Me ask she wha wrang with you Sheena? She drink lil more of the tea and she start again. She had ah twist up and she ah holler like if something ah frighten you. She face start get dark and she turn up she eye,” Chaitu told Kaieteur News.
She said that she eventually contacted the child’s mother, suggesting that the teenager might have contracted a ‘spirit’.
A few minutes later the teenager’s mother arrived, followed shortly after by a senior member of a Church in the area.
“As soon as he come, he start fuh holler, ‘Get out! Get out!’ But Sheena de done helpless already. Dem ah squeeze she and so like dem ah tek out jumbie from she. ‘Get out! Who send you?’ But de pickney can’t talk’,” Chaitu explained.
All this ended at about 11:00 hours.
Instead of taking the child to the hospital, they then lifted her into a car and took her to a church nearby.
According to her grandmother the child was kept there until 17:00 hours while brothers and sisters from the church with the blessings of the teenager’s mother continued their ‘exorcism’.
But try as they might, Persaud never regained consciousness.
“Dem ah squeeze dis child belly, all ah she privates. De momma dem ah sing and ah clap,” Chaitu said.
Kaieteur News was told that other villagers who had gathered at the church were prevented from entering while the ‘exorcism’ was being performed. This was after they demanded that the child be taken to the hospital.
“Me tell de mother when she recover me nah want am back because jumbie hold am ah me place. So dem throw anointed oil ah she mouth then dem tek lime and salt,” said Chaitu.
She said that one of the church members even claimed that he was feeling when the jumbie was coming out from the child’s nose.
By this time the child’s mother became worried and realizing that Chaitu was not too much in favour of the activity, she tried to coerce her to go home.
“Me live forty years and me nah know bout jumbie, me mek four pickney me nah know bout jumbie, me husband dead and he nah come fuh visit me,” Chaitu stated.
After all the efforts failed, the child was eventually taken to the hospital where she was immediately admitted.
But despite the desperate efforts of doctors there, not surprisingly to her grandmother, Sangeeta Persaud succumbed at around 22:00 hours on Sunday.
Chaitu denied that the child was beaten during the botched exorcism.
But Jacqueline James, who lives opposite the church, told this newspaper a different story.
“They close up the church and we hear the child screaming but we can’t go into the church because they lock it. They should have taken the child to the hospital,” James said.
She claimed that the church members had alleged that ‘Nowraatri jumbie’ had possessed the child.
This she said stemmed from a recent Hindu function that was held at the home of a villager which was attended by the child’s grandmother.
But the child’s grandmother dismissed this, claiming that the child was not even around nor did she eat any of the food from the function.
The residents claimed that every Sunday they would hear church members ‘beating demons out of persons’, including babies.
They claimed that they have involved the police in the matter and they are anxiously awaiting the results of the post mortem examination on the child’s body, which is expected to be performed today.
Sangeeta Persaud would have celebrated her 14th birthday next month.
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By amen-ra-ta
Friday, April 02, 2010

faith healing in guyana
Is it a normal practice by some in guyana to beat someone with a pointer stick broom when one has an evil spirit. ive heard my grandmother mention this
By denobrega
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

WOW... PLEASE GUYANA.. GET A DAMN GRIP
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/31/child-dies-after-botched-attempt-to-beat-out-spirits/
By Roses1
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Coming soon on site (GuyMine.com)
Linden Foundation Secondary School Cultural Extravaganza

Science Maths and Technology Fair

Christian Youths March For Jesus
By mic james
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

jamzone2010
what is the date of jamzone 2010 please

By stephen
Monday, March 29, 2010

mackenzie fair
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By malwen
Saturday, March 27, 2010

TIME TO TAKE A STAND!!!!!!!!!!
Press Release

Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union

March 13, 2010

Time to take a stand! Workers’ rights and laws are under attack in Guyana. Government, NAACIE, Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board, and RUSAL/BCGI must stop their transgressions.

The impasse between the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) and Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) having entered its fourth month with a seeming unwillingness by the Ministry of Labour to execute its legal responsibility to bring about a resolution is of grave concern. The Union has written several letters to the parties (ministry and company) to commence discussion consistent with the labour laws and collective labour agreement and is yet to see any action on the government’s part. Two weeks ago General Secretary (ag.), Leslie Gonsalves, called the office of the Chief Labour Officer (CLO) to inquire into the matters before the ministry for conciliation between the company and union and was advised the CLO is on leave. When an officer proceeds on leave someone acts for him because the work must go.

Following on the government’s inaction the company has since instructed workers to attend a meeting on the evening of Wednesday, 10th March 2010 at Aroaima convened by the National Association of Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE). The workers are resisting this recent attempt to deny them their rights and did not turn up for the meeting but were told their absence and refusal to sign the prepared form requesting NAACIE be their union will not prevent NAACIE from representing them since that is the union of the company’s choice and they have the support of the government. This clear violation of worker’s rights, conventions, laws and acts of bullyism by RUSAL/BCGI in collaboration with the Government and NAACIE is another manifestation of the subversion of democratic values and the orchestrated program to destroy independent and democratic institutions in the society. The union did request and had engagement in January with the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board, chaired by its Chairman, Justice Prem Persaud, and was subsequently advised that the Board informed the company that the GB&GWU is the official bargaining agent for the workers at BCGI and until the Board has certified a new union the company will have to deal with the GB&GWU. It is therefore disturbing that the company is flouting the position of the Board and is taking measures in contravention of the Trade Union Recognition Act, Chapter 98:07. What is even more disturbing is that a union (NAACIE) that claims to be championing the rights of workers is now in an alliance to deny workers their rights in pursuit of narrow political agenda.

GB&GWU has since taken a decision to intensify the struggle by embarking on a worldwide petition in collaboration with the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM), the global federation, and Labour Start, seeking support from friends of labor and supporters of justice to register their complaint to the Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir. The petition addresses the wrongful dismissal of workers; violations of international conventions; and the company’s coercive, intimidating, forceful and illegal acts to de-recognise the union. The message is that the Minister halts this employer-perpetrated, union destroying initiative immediately.

Law abiding citizens are encouraged to Act NOW! by signing onto the Petition at http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=649 or http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.labourstart.org/cgibin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=649

Since the campaign commenced on March 12, 2010, within 24 hour, over 800 letters were sent to the Minister, from as far as Australia, Pakistan, India, USA, Japan, United Kingdom, Turkey, Sweden, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Caribbean and Ukraine, by organizations such as the America Federation of Labour-Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO), British Trade Union Congress, Federación Trabajadores Pasteleros, Industrial Workers of the World, unions, rights organization, universities, students bodies, interest groups and individuals. The petition is now in English, French and Dutch and translation into other languages is currently in process in order to widen the campaign.

It’s time to take a stand! Workers’ rights and laws are under attack in Guyana. The Government, NAACIE, Trade Union Recognition & Certification Board and RUSAL/BCGI must stop their transgressions.

By supererro
Thursday, March 25, 2010

THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT JAGDEO: UNFETTERED CORRUPTION
PRESS STATEMENT

By

People’s National Congress Reform

Thursday 25 March 2010

Media Centre, Congress Place, Sophia

SUMMARY:

The presentation of a Government motion to the National Assembly on March 16, 2010 last, under the caption, “Compliance with the Integrity Commission Act” is the latest example of the shameless display of arrogance by the Jagdeo Administration that Guyanese have by now become accustomed;
The PNCR still awaits a response from GECOM and the Government and will update the public on developments related to Local Government Reform and Local Government Elections;
The Legacy of President Jagdeo is Unfettered Corruption;
The PPP/C Administration Has Failed The Bauxite Workers By Encouraging Union Busting;
THE SASH SAWH MURDER/EXECUTION: The PPP/C Administration is deliberately avoiding an investigation into criminal violence in Guyana for fear of what it will reveal.
The second Party Regional Conference in the month of March was held on Sunday 21 March 2010 at the Vryman’s Erven Multilateral School in New Amsterdam;
The first quarterly General Council Meeting of the Party will be held on Saturday 27 March 2010 at Congress Place, Sophia.

INTEGRITY COMMISSION MOTION A SHAMELESS DISPLAY OF PPP ARROGANCE

The presentation of a Government Motion to the National Assembly on 16 March 2010 last, under the caption, “Compliance with the Integrity Commission Act” is the latest example of the shameless display of arrogance by the Jagdeo Administration that Guyanese have by now become accustomed. If there is any role for Parliament at this time, it should be investigating the continuous failure of President Bharrat +Jagdeo to comply with the provisions of that Act and the slothfulness of the Judiciary to determine Action No. 213-W of 2005 in the name of Mr. Robert Corbin, Leader of the Opposition, challenging the constitutionality of the Integrity Commission.

Exploiting the privilege of a Government Motion, the PPP/C sought to have their Motion, moved by Prime Minister Sam Hinds, debated at the last sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday 18 March 2010. The Motion was published the previous day, Wednesday 17 March 2010. While the Standing Orders provides that a Government Motion with the consent of the Speaker can be debated on the day after notice has been given by the Clerk, (Opposition Motions requires 12 days from the day on which the notice is published by the Clerk), it is mind boggling on how such a Motion could be classified as a Government Motion. The contents of the Motion have nothing relating to any area of Government business, since the intent of the Motion is to invoke the disciplinary powers of the National Assembly to sanction/censor its own members for failure to comply with the Integrity Commission Act 1997, Chapter 19:12. It is known that the Office of the President, particularly, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, believes that the Parliament is a department of the Executive and had continuously behaved in such a manner despite directions to the contrary. Such public manifestations of their arrogance including the use of Prime Minister, Sam Hinds, however, illustrate their gross contempt for the National Assembly of the Parliament.

Why did the PPP/C consider such a Motion to be so urgent for debate after only a one-day notice, even if it was considered by them to be a Government Motion, when the Constitutional Body, the Integrity Commission, has been allowed to float aimlessly in the stormy seas of unconstitutionality for over six years?

Is it that the Jagdeo Administration believes that the people are so burdened by the atrocities committed upon them daily and so blinded by the wanton corruption in every sphere of public life that they have forgotten the six-year saga of having an Integrity Commission appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Guyana Constitution?

Or, is it that the PPP/C Government, so anxious to divert public attention through political propaganda from the daily revelations of corruption leading to the highest places in the land that they have become shameless in their display of arrogance?

Whatever may be the motivations of the PPP/C, the Nation needs to be reminded that to date there is no duly appointed Integrity Commission in existence despite spurious claims to the contrary.

The last known Act by the President in this regard was in May 2009 when he purported to appoint three members of the Commission, Mr. Fazeel Ferouz, Ms. Savitri Sukhai and Rev. Nigel Hazel as members of the Commission. The haste with which this was done, before concluding meaningful consultation with the Leader of the Opposition for a Chairman for this Commission is quite perplexing. In a letter, dated 7 May 2009 and signed by Mr. Roger Luncheon, to the General Secretary of the PNCR, Mr. Oscar Clarke, the President admits that,

“The identification of a Chairperson is yet to be discussed.”

In the said letter the HPS states,

“The Office of the President would appreciate the conclusion of its engagement with the Leader of the Opposition on the three nominees as there exists an intention to appoint and swear-in these nominees soonest”

Since then there has been no communication or consultation by the President but the media has reported that three members of this Commission have been sworn-in. Whether this body is duly constituted is still a matter for judicial determination, since it appears that the attempt by the President in 2009 to rectify his constitutional breaches of 2004 has again faltered.

In October 2004, the local newspapers reported that the new members of the Integrity Commission had been appointed and were duly sworn-in at the Office of the President. In a letter to President Jagdeo dated, 10 November 2004, receipt of which was acknowledged on 30 November 2004, the Leader of the Opposition stated, inter alia,

“It is my considered opinion, and that of legal counsel with whom I consulted, that these appointments are in breach of Section 3 (4) of the Integrity Commission Act, No 20 of 1997, which requires meaningful consultation with the Leader of the Opposition before such appointments can be made.”

The failure of the President to respond to the concerns raised in the above-mentioned letter led to the Institution of an action in the High Court in May 2005 by the Leader of the Opposition seeking a declaration that the appointments were made arbitrarily and unconstitutionally. The Attorney General, Integrity Commission Chairman, Bishop George, as he then was, and Commission members Mr. Fazeel Ferouz, Pandit Rabindranauth Persaud and Reverend Nigel Hazel were named defendants. The members of the purported Integrity Commission could not feign ignorance of these developments. Prior to the filing of the writ, the Leader of the Opposition had apprised them of developments by letter dated 18 April 2005 and the writs were duly served on them after filing. This matter was ripe for hearing in the High Court since 7 December 2005, but has not yet been heard. It is, therefore, still sub judice.

In a Press Statement on 29 January 2009, the PNCR stated:

“Contrary to the propaganda of the President and his PPP cohorts, the PNCR had initiated, prior to 1992, the drafting of an Integrity Commission Law and has always supported the purpose and principles underlying the establishment of an autonomous Integrity Commission, to ensure that there is probity, particularly, by Governmental and other public officials, at all levels.

The PNCR however has a fundamental objection to the manipulation of the Commission by the President and the violation of the Law in its appointment. The fact that the President can claim to have instructed the Commission, on what action should be taken against Opposition Members of Parliament, is testimony to his perception that the Commission is nothing but a convenient tool of the Executive to persecute members of the Opposition. President Jagdeo’s priorities are amazing. One would have expected that his penchant for interfering with the Judiciary would have led him to instigate the determination of the constitutionality of that body. The case was ripe for hearing, since 7 December 2005, but cannot see the light of day in our judicial system. The PNCR, however, will not be intimidated. We would continue to resolutely pursue this matter in the Courts.

President Jagdeo has presided over a regime that, apart from the widespread and out-of-control corruption of its coterie of officials, has shown nothing but contempt for the Rule-of-Law and the fundamental rights and other provisions of the Guyana Constitution. Executive lawlessness continues to be the hallmark of his Administration.”

After four years, the President sought to rectify the situation by letter dated 29 January 2009 inviting the Leader of the Opposition, “to discuss the resuscitation of the Integrity Commission”. The initial consultation commenced between Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of President, and the Leader of the Opposition on Friday 30 January 2009. The nominees for members were provided and the initial nominee for Chairman, Dr. James Rose, was subsequently withdrawn. It has been more than a year that the latest attempt to reconstitute the Integrity Commission commenced and the seriousness of the Jagdeo Administration to ensure probity in public life must be questioned.

This latest diversion, which in effect seeks to tamper with the provisions of the existing Legislation without any proposed amendments to the law, is the type of behaviour typical of the PPP/C over the last seventeen years. It will not be supported or condoned by the PNCR. Let it be clear to the Jagdeo Regime that the PNCR cannot and will not be intimidated by these wild and irresponsible acts of the Regime. If the PPP/C is serious about having probity in public life, they need to start by ensuring that there is a duly constituted and functioning Integrity Commission that has the confidence of the people of Guyana. When that occurs, there will be no need for self-censorship by Parliamentarians of the PNCR. Compliance would be the norm.

The PNCR has publicly stated that all its Parliamentarians have been instructed to prepare their Declarations but NOT to submit them to the Integrity Commission unless and until there is a duly appointed Commission in accordance with the law and the Constitution. This decision of the PNCR is also lawful and in compliance with the Integrity Commission Act and we are prepared to defend this position in a Court of Law.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM BEFORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

In our last Press Statement, the PNCR indicated that it was continuing consultation with stakeholders on Local Government Elections while awaiting a determination of the manner in which the constitutionally mandated Local Government Reforms would be implemented before Local Government Elections. The PNCR awaits responses from GECOM and the Government and will update the public on developments in a separate Press Statements when more information is available.

THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT JAGDEO: UNFETTERED CORRUPTION

President Jagdeo must, at this time, be consciously aware that there is the widespread national and international perception – the World Bank, the US Government, Transparency International, et al - that his is the most corrupt Administration since Guyana gained its independence. In its 2007 Human Rights Report, the United States Government described the situation in the following words: “The World Bank's worldwide governance indicators reflected that government corruption was a serious problem. There was a widespread public perception of serious corruption in the government, including law enforcement and the judicial system. Low-wage public servants were easy targets for bribery.”

There is no doubt that the Jagdeo Administration has purposefully and callously visited on the backs of the rapidly growing army of pauperised Guyanese, a coterie of sheltered and highly corrupt officials and “friends” of the Administration – whether they be Drug Lords or Crime Barons - at all levels and in every sector of the society. In the procurement process, infrastructural works, in the Ministries and Departments of the Government and in the Regions. Yes, bribery and corruption is widespread and very well known. The favoured and protected officials and friends have continued to enrich themselves, through corrupt means, unfettered by any visible official sanctions or credible efforts to curb their activities.

The unparalleled levels of corruption and the blatant lack of accountability by the Jagdeo Administration is demonstrated by the following scams:

ü The stone scam;

ü The Milk scam;

ü The gold scam;

ü The law books scam;

ü The re-migrant duty-free-vehicle scam;

ü The Cane Grove Conservancy Dam scam;

ü The IAST scam;

ü The wildlife scam;

ü The export of dolphins scam;

ü The Polar Beer scam; and now

ü The Guysuco scam.

Those who have dared to challenge the “system” have been cruelly rewarded by officially sanctioned punishment, for example, the unwarranted dismissal of the Customs Officials in the Polar Beer scam and, very recently, the dismissal of Materials Manager, Mr. Aasrodeen Shaw, by the Board of GuySuco.

As reported in the Stabroek News of 24 March 2010 “According to GAWU, this comes against the background of dubious management decisions such as outsourcing of certain services to certain contractors; reports of visible, blatant idling of vital GuySuCo-owned machines; financial billion-dollar losses and fiascoes of Booker-Tate contractors and the Skeldon bungling; not to mention the astonishingly low three percent across-the-board wage increase by Arbitration Tribunal towards the end of 2009”

The calculated failure by the Administration not to establish the Constitutionally mandated Public Procurement Commission, which would have provided the needed transparency and fairness for Public Procurement activities, has resulted in the misappropriation of billions of taxpayer and donor agencies funds into the pockets of relatives, cronies and corrupt contractors.

When the PNCR called for “a forensic audit into the assets acquired by senior Government officials and corrupt business people, which bear no relationship to their incomes and earnings”, the regime unleashed the full force and venom of its well financed and staffed propaganda machinery against the Party. However, as even the arrogant and shameless Jagdeo Administration must recognise, the PNCR cannot be terrorised or bullied into submission. The Party owes it, as our moral duty and responsibility to the People of Guyana, to vigorously continue our campaign to expose the venality of the Administration.

The Reports by the Office of the Auditor General have made absolutely no difference. The corruption express has simply gained momentum. The leakages from the public purse into private pockets continue to grow! At the level of the President, the Lottery Funds continue to be misused as if they are his private property. The Auditor General’s 2007 Report provide ample evidence of the orgy of corruption, mismanagement, incompetence, illegal spending, and the abuse of the financial rules and regulations. Contracts have been overpaid, unspent funds have not been refunded and large sums of money are being returned by our overseas missions, because, like releases to the non-PPP Regional Administrations, it has been arriving too late to meet disbursement requirements. We also have the recent blatant abuse of the Supplementaries provisions, by the Minister of Housing and Water, whereby $4.0Bn was used to subsidise GUYSUCO without the approval of the National Assembly needs to be investigated.

The Contingencies Fund continues to be abused with sums of money being drawn from it to meet expenditure that do not meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the Financial Administration and Management Act. G$3.945 Bn was drawn from the Fund by way of often questionable advances to Ministers.

According to Law, the Office of the Auditor General is supposed to fall under the jurisdiction of the National Assembly, through the Public Accounts Committee. The reality is that the Office is listed as a Budget Agency under the Office of the President and being starved of staff. This is a travesty of democracy and of good governance. Such abominations cannot augur well for the management of our country. The cynicism of it all is borne out by the fact that only 114 out of a complement of 226 staff were in position as the Office was tasked with extending its mandate to include Value-for-Money Audits.

Further, the National Assembly is still awaiting the audited accounts for the funds used during the 2005 Floods, the Cricket World Cup, the hosting of CARIFESTA X and the recently held ICC Twenty/20 tournament.

As if all of the above were not enough, we were faced with the government pushing through retroactive legislation to legalise the brazenly provided “sweetheart” deal for the cronies of the Jagdeo Administration, such as the Queens Atlantic Investment Inc. (QAII). It should also be recalled that Guyana Stores Ltd. was sold, in October 2000, for US$6M of which US$4M was received and the remaining sum should have been paid by September 2002. However, seven (7) years later, the balance still remains outstanding. A similar situation obtains with respect of the privatisation of the National Paint Company for which US$900,000 remains outstanding on the purchase price. Unfortunately, the above are only two of the many examples where State assets have been cavalierly granted to cronies who have failed to meet their payment obligations.We must call in the chips on this blatantly corrupt and disgraceful Jagdeo Administration.

THE PPP/C ADMINISTRATION HAS FAILED THE BAUXITE WORKERS, BY ENCOURAGING UNION BUSTING

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (G.B. & G.W.U.) has long claimed that the PPP/C Administration has been supporting the union busting tactics of Rusal, an employer in the bauxite industry in Guyana.

In response to the G.B. & G.W.U.’s claim for a 10% across the board retroactive increase in salaries for its bauxite workers, Rusal suspended, then terminated, over fifty eight (58) workers; imposed a paltry 6% increase in salaries, purported to terminate the Collective Labour Agreement (C.L.A) between the G.B. & G.W.U., and to de-recognise the G.B. & G.W.U.

The unlawful de-recognition and, termination, were contained in a letter dated 1 December 2009, which was handed to officials of the Union, in the presence of the Chief Labour Officer, after they responded to a notice in the newspapers, that a meeting would be held at the Ministry of Labour.

The Minister of Labour whose remit in matters of industrial disputes is that of an impartial mediator, had openly sided with Rusal, when it criticized the Union for agreeing to the termination of 75 workers, as alleged by Rusal but denied by the G.B. & G.W.U. Moreover, the Minister of Labour, unlike his action in the dispute between G.A.W.U. and GuySuco, refused to intervene in the trade dispute between Rusal and the G.B. & G.W.U. despite asserting the importance of the bauxite industry in our economy.

The obstinate attitude of the Minister of Labour continued albeit the Leader of the Opposition by a letter in January 2010 had called upon him to intervene in accordance with his legal responsibilities.

Meanwhile, the G.B. & G.W.U. accused Rusal of forcing workers who returned to work to sign letters to the effect that they did not want to be represented by the G.B. & G.W.U., in obvious attempts at pursuing its vendetta against the union. It is not surprising, therefore, to see the Minister of Labour in the Stabroek Newspapers of Saturday 20 March 2010, confirming that indeed the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board (T.U.R. & C.B.) is considering an application to have the G.B & G.W.U., de-recognised as the workers bargaining representative.

The T.U.R. & C.B. is supposed to be an independent body, yet the Minister purports to disclose intimate details of its deliberations, thus revealing Government’s hegemony over that body. The T.U.R. & C.B. has long been accused of facilitating the growth of pro-Government unions at the expense of unions perceived to be not favourable to the Government. NAACIE has been such a beneficiary and it is no coincidence that this erstwhile sugar union, has been fingered by the G.B & G.W.U., as being the union seeking to poach on its bargaining unit.

Since the workers and not the union has made application to the T.U.R. & C.B., such application could only be made under section 31 of the Trade Union Recognition Act No. 33 of 1997 which provides : -

31.“On an application made by a minimum of forty percent of workers in a bargaining unit for which a union is certified the board shall cause a poll to be taken to determine whether the union shall continue to be so certified.”

Perhaps the key information, that the Minister of Labour is reported to have said that the T.U.R. & C.B. is waiting for to help it to make a ruling, is the 40 percent of bauxite workers in Rusal’s employ as requesting a change of union.

The PNCR demands the immediate reinstatement of the 58 dismissed workers; that Government puts an end to the flagrant violations of Guyana’s laws, and an end to the attempts at de-recognising the G.B. & G.W.U.

Solidarity Forever!

THE SASH SAWH MURDER/EXECUTION: PPP AFRAID OF RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION

Recent revelations by the late Minister Sash Sawh’s family, concerning the Government’s failure to adequately pursue the perpetrators of the slaying of the late Minister, coincide with the long held belief of the PNCR that the PPP administration was deliberately avoiding an investigation into criminal violence in Guyana for fear of what it will reveal. The PNCR had called for an international inquiry into the slaying of the late Minister, but this call had also gone unheeded by the PPP/C Government.

Save for the self-serving statement by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Henry Green, no genuine efforts were ever undertaken to ascertain the truth or solving this crime. Similarly, no serious attempt has been made to track down and arrest the killers of Ronald Waddle notwithstanding the revelations in the Roger Khan and Robert Simel's trial in the United States. Those fingered continue to roam the streets of Guyana boasting of their untouchable status.

The PNCR Commiserates with the late Minister’s family and reiterates its call for an international forensic investigation and inquiry into the late Minister Sash Sawh’s death.

PNCR REGION #6 REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2010

The People’s National Congress Reform continued to hold its Regional Conferences in accordance with its Constitution. The second such Conference in the month of March was held by the Regional Executive Committee on Sunday 21 March 2010 at the Vryman’s Erven Multilateral School in New Amsterdam. The first was the Pomeroon/Supernaam, Region #2 Regional Conference held on 7 March 2010, at Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast.

The Regional Conference in New Amsterdam was well attended by delegates from New Amsterdam to Corriverton, and East Bank Berbice. Several presentations were made to the conference including, the Regional Secretary’s Report and the Regional Chairman’s Report. Delivering the feature address was Chairman of the Party, Mr. Bishwaishwar (Cammie) Ramsaroop.

Participants discussed a wide range of issues including the Party’s approach to Local Government Reform and Local Government Elections at the plenary session following the presentations. Mr. Allan Munroe, Central Executive Member and Party Director of Training conducted the elections of office bearers. The following officers were elected to form the new Regional Executive Committee: -

Dr. John Austin, M.P. - Regional Chairman

Mr. Khemraj Seecharran - Vice-Chairman

Mr. Winston Hope - Secretary

Mr. Arnold King - Treasurer

Ms. Debra Hurst - Committee Member

Ms. Beverley Crawford - Committee Member

Ms. Isabella Smart - Committee Member

Dr. George Norton, M.P, Vice-Chairman of the PNCR delivered the installation and charge to the newly elected officers.

PARTY”S FIRST GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR YEAR 2010

The first quarterly General Council Meeting of the Party will be held on Saturday 27 March 2010 at Congress Place, Sophia. The General Council will receive reports of the Party’s work from the ten (10) Regions during the last quarter and discuss Party programmes and strategies for the next quarter and beyond. The highlight of the meeting will be the Party Leader’s address, which will form the basis of the discussion that will follow.

People’s National Congress Reform

Congress Place, Sophia,

Georgetown, Guyana

Thursday 25 March 2010

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By supererro
Thursday, March 25, 2010

LFHS Alumni..............CALLING ALL OLD STUDENTS IN THE DIASPORA
Hi All,
For sometime now, I have been trying to initiate an interest to sustain a give back program to our former high school. I have learnt from one of the best teachers I have known that "knowledge is not a private institution." Suffice it to say we should be willing to share what we have and what we know. That teacher was Woodrow A. Telford, first principal & founder of LFHS! He was a visionary with a burning desire to share what he knew.

Most of us may have evolved many moons ago but lest we forget to always remember where we came from; this school needs our attention.

consequently, a conference call has been scheduled for Sunday 21st March 2010 at 8:00pm (NY) for us to get acquainted and form an exploratory or steering committee with a vision on the way forward.

I am imploring on all of us to do something; if not us, who? If not now, when? Kindly pass the word on.

Email your request for conference info to lfhs1972@yahoo.com

Yours for progress

By supererro
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

SO PROUD OF MY LINDENERS
I'm so proud of my Linderers who turned out in great numbers for this year's mash in wonderful and colourful costumes and floats. It was delited to see the photographs of people so happy didplaying their friendlyness and the national flag of their country. GUYANA.
I love that, you toughed my heart. See you guys Townday.
Shrimpy.
By Shrimpy
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Town WEEK
Hey listen carefully Guymine.... We need Kartel or Blak Ryno for the town week this year... how come ryno goin georgetown on the March 20, but not for town week.. all of those promtions and entertainment need to bring Kartel or Ryno.. i bet if they do it will make there organization more profit..
By Carvey
Saturday, March 13, 2010

@Colwyn17 RE: Mash
We'll be posting the Linden Mash pics soon.
By guymine.com
Thursday, March 11, 2010

MASH
hey admin wats up wit d linden mash pics
By colwyn17
Tuesday, March 09, 2010

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