The PPP is going around in circles to the point where they now believe their own lies. What a pathetic bunch of crooks tey are!

J.C.
You are soooo right

Maybe its about time that certain players in Guyana take a leaf out of the Honduras book.

Comment submitted by Edward

The 34th Regional Commonwealth parliamentary conference concludes in Guyana today. The meeting hosted by Guyana was centered on the socio-economic and political issues which threaten to hinder the region’s development.

Guyana ‘s tri partite presentation addressed the global economic and financial crisis and its regional impact, climate change and human rights in the region. Guyana however finds itself at the center of claims of marginalization, government and fiscal mismanagement and human rights violations.

A recent ITUC report taken from its website “found that trade union rights are violated and that the government does not effectively enforce its laws.

Freedom of association and the rights to organise, to bargain collectively and to strike are recognised in law but not in practice. Collective agreements are breached in the public sector, and bargaining is undermined by directives that the government issues in replacement of negotiations. Laws to stop anti-union discrimination are not applied, and private companies dismiss strikers without any consequences.

The report finds that many services that are not truly “essential” are defined that way simply in order to enable the Minister of Labour to have the power to order compulsory arbitration procedures and impose heavy penalties on any workers daring to go on strike.

Furthermore, Guyana must deal with inequality and discrimination, which are prevalent in the country. Female unemployment is more than double that of males, job vacancy notices routinely specify the sex of the candidate and work is largely divided across gender lines. Legislation outlawing discrimination at the workplace is also inadequate. Moreover, programmes to address discrimination against persons who live with HIV as well as disadvantaged and disabled persons are also insufficient.

Among the report’s findings are that the government’s efforts to cope with child labour and enforce compulsory education are inadequate, given that the problem concerns at least one fifth of Guyanese children. Many children are engaged in hazardous work, and child prostitution is one of Guyana’s worst forms of child labour. The law on child labour could protect children, but it is not enforced effectively.

In the same way, government agencies and police authorities are not capable of enforcing the laws against forced labour and trafficking. Police are not trained to deal with these issues, and criminal cases are usually dismissed by prosecutors who lack understanding of the appropriate application of such legislation.

The report concludes that it is of paramount importance that the government build up its law enforcement and judicial capacity in order to monitor and enforce the application of core labour standards.”

This is just one of the many recent score cards by international agencies reporting on the unhealthy conditions of living in Guyana, a truth the PPP government denies.

Edward

Report can be read in entirety on: http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article4008

They were protesting for Rights. From the right to dissent to the right to a fair trial and justice which is unfortunately lacking in Guyana. What a blessing that at last some one can decide that enough is really enough and take the unorthodox stand that these three leaders have taken. It is a blow to the PPP as the numbers picketing were too small for them to get in the midst and do their destructive thing.

Through the fire and race attack weapon they also get their supporters to draw tighter together. This is how the PPP rules by fear, intimidation and destruction. Watch to see how this unfolds and the fear they try to generate

If they were not protesting about trade union matters, then the ILO has no relevance to the matter.

@ David, he does seem to be quiet, doesn’t he? Almost as if he hopes to get the government by default!

Themis,
I do not know how much you know about the Guyana affair but the protest dealt with rights, human rights and the violation of same. Workers rights are human rights. The protests were going on much longer than when the Caricom heads met

Let see if our leading daily, the Nation post any significant coverage today,

How long would it take these countries, barbados in particular, to realise that these migrant guyanese are political refugees? The Lall family is the first to boldly say so. These are rich people, if they are running, what about the poor?

The real question is not for Barbados to realize that the Guyanese migrants are refugees. It is whether or not the Guyana government recognises that the country is either a refugee state or a percursor to refugee status.
PPP supporters also need to admit that they are fleeing because the country after 17 years of the PPP and no improvement all Guyanese are worse off. Indians have to admit that under the PPP , the country is in such a mess . That we are fast becoming ( ?) a refugee state and that this social, economic and political decay is the truth behind their mass migration.
The sad thing is that Indians ( majority) want to flee without admitting the real reasons they are fleeing. The only thing they are prepared to say and programmed to say is that the PNC and Black people have the country bad and that is why they run. They are so dishonest it buggles the mind that there exists on this earth, a group think that is so counter productive to individual and collective development.
It is sad and pathetic , unbelievable, but true.

Brent you are on the ball with your comment. These people had it so good under Burnham, that it began to bother the master strategist,Janet Jagan. Therefore they set in motion a plan of destabilization. Burning the cane fields was one major strategy. Today they are still burning and telling the world that it is the black people. Under Hoyte it was better. Can you imagine why he was being referred to as Desmond Persaud? He facilitated them, placated them , but their primary nature surfaced, they had to have an Indian to lead them. Today they are getting their just deserts. They helped to place and secure the despots, therefore they need to look to him for salvation instead of running to black people’s countries to perpetuate more acts of corruption.

Scout I am seeing you are still plucking away at this Guyanese issue.Keep up the good work my brother.

I took a little break on this issue so as to read the opinions of the other bloggers and to get a general feeling of the situation from average Barbadians

My interactions with my fellow Barbadians indicate that some Barbadians are disappointed in Prime Minister David Thompson handling of this illegal immigration issue..Many ordinary Barbadians are indicating our leader has gone back on his promise of ridding this countries of illegals and it seems that way.

I know of a situation where a Barbadian lady recently married a Guyanese man and that Guyanese was an illegal in Barbados.The marriage took place in Guyana and when the married couple returned to Barbados the Guyanese gentleman was refused entry because of his previous illegal status.The couple went back to Guyana and stayed for a few weeks and returned to Barbados last week and the Guyanese was given permission to enter.I was reliably informed by high ranking officials that Prime Minister David Thompson has capitulated and has relaxed his tough stance on illegal immigrants especially from Guyana.It seems Bharat Jagdeo & Ralph Gonsalves have frightened that weakling we have for a Prime Minister.

Prime Minister David Thompson you are a very weak leader who has not live up to expectations.Prime Minister David Thompson you have allowed those two discredited miscreants in funnyman Bharat Jagdeo & alleged molester & rapist Ralph Gonsalves to force you to renege on your clampdown on illegal immigrants.

If Prime Minister David Thompson cannot bring about an effective immigration policy that can rid this country of all the illegals especially the Indo-Guyanese dirt bags,we could have well put back the country into the hands of Owen Arthur & Mia Mottley who will allow all of those human waste of people into Barbados.

Prime Minister David Thompson you are the weakest Prime Minister Barbados will ever produced.

Some one said that there is a plan to Indianise the Caribbean and that Guyana is part of the plan to export Indians. This trafficking in persons also works favourably for Guyana as 43% of the country’s gross domestic product is from remittances. The country is a mess. Indians multiply rapidly. The US reports that Hinduism is the fastest growing Religion in Barbados….that means Indians are growing. Indian children are taught racism from very young and are pulled away from mixing with black children as far as possible. The christian Indian may be a bit different ( more diplomatic) from the Hindu Indian who is the worst of the specie. Indians are also very angry when Christians try to convert Indians. At a celebration of Indian Arrival day in Guyana ( soon they will want one in Barbados) Jagdeo told the indians that “before you are Guyanese you are first Indians”
India as the most populous democracy has the most discriminatory system where the dhalits or untouchables ( black skins) are disrespected based on a caste system which places the dark skin people at the lowest round of society. The lighter skin are the rulers and the darker skin the slaves and servants , doing menial jobs. Yes many dark skinned Indians have risen to the top but this is not the truth for the majority who are dicriminated against. How then can Indians ever accept Black people as their equals or rulers?

Scout said:

From the time I heard my P.M talk about QUALIFIED domestics and maids, I laugh scorn. What is a Qualifued domestic and maid?
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The truth is if you look at the timeline of the entire issue you’ll see that the Prime Minister may have planned this all along.I find it VERY interesting that the AMNESTY period ends on Dec. 31st while Free-movement of “Household Domestics” begins the VERY NEXT DAY.

The truth is the Prime Minister has completely capitulated & the illegal immigrants aren’t going anywhere.Most or all of them will have their status regularized permanently using so called “Household domestics” come January 1st of 2010.The DLP has dropped the ball completely.