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After 28 years of being the opposition, the PPP took leadership of the Guyana Government in 1992. The party had made a case to the Carter Center that the PNC was a practicing dictatorship and wanted to center to observe the country's elections. The Carter Center agreed and the PPP's indo constituency used their majority populus to vote them into office.

The party harbored bitter resentment towards its black population and blamed them for its 28 years of being in the political wilderness. Once in office, they set about evening the scores and first on their agenda was exiting the blacks from the civil servant and joint service positions. These roles were predominantly occupied by blacks while the private and business sectors were predominantly help by indo groups.

Propaganda Writers - you can see them in the print media and now on the internet. PPP loyalist assigned to be the attack dogs of the party. They skillfully remind critics of the PPP that free speech in Guyana has its limit and will not protect them from the long arms of the government- in fact, they could be arrested for spreading incitement and treason. This tool has proven effective at keeping most of the local critics muzzled. Those who dare to ignore the warnings realize at their peril that the propaganda writer's threats are far from idle.

The Kaieteur Newspaper Columnist, Freddie Kissoon, who in full disclosure stated that he was once a PPP loyalist, penned in several of his opinions that the PPP is fundamentally racist. Mr. Kissoon, who is of Indo descent- equally criticizes the opposition PNC party and therefore cannot be accused of being partisan.

In his frank trademark style, the columnist sounded the alarm when the PPP began dispatching propaganda ghost writers to peruse the media to attack, terrorise, threaten and intimidate critics of the government. According to the Mr Kissoon, the ghost writers use alias with Christian names to deliberately fool the public into thinking that blacks are supportive of the regime. The party is desperate to convince the world that their agenda gets broad ethnic support. This would allay reports of afro marginalization reaching the desks of neighboring caribbean leaders. The PPP however is still not desperate enough to genuinely make the necessary changes to accomodate its black populus and continue to cater only to the needs of its Indo constituents.

A legacy of racial turmoil is what the PPP brings to the table, "a we deh pan tap now" is the modus operandi and "Apan Jhaat" is how it is being achieved.

Relatives of Dexter Hosannah, an East Coast Demerara man who was allegedly tortured and had his dreadlocks cut off by members of the joint services in Buxton yesterday morning are calling for justice and said that Blacks are being targeted in the wake of the Lusignan killings.

Up until last evening, the 37-year-old Hosannah was still in police custody and was reported to be suffering from internal damages made evident by his oral letting of blood. Despite, his obvious medical condition, the Police have made no attempts to have the detained victim seek medical help. According to the Joint Services, the man was arrested for questioning. They however refused to say why he was targeted and declined to comment on the allegations made by his relatives about the abuse.

Former Talk Show Host and Social Activist, Mark Benschop chided Public Service Minister Jennifer Westford for hinting in Parliament yesterday that he has ties with criminal gangs in Buxton. The outspoken Journalist stated that he has not ruled out legal action against the PPP cabinet member for harm her remarks has or may cause to his reputation.

Benschop, a former television host, was arrested approximately six years ago and charged with Treason. The PPP asserted that he led a group of rowdy citizens to picket the House of Parliament and by virtue, accused him of trying to over throw the sitting government. While the unarmed but spirited protesters agitated in front of parliament to have a slew of ills corrected, the PPP instructed the guards to open fire, which resulted in several, including women, to be slaughtered. The regime then installed Treason charges against Mr. Benschop and had him immediately arrested and detained.

Human Rights Groups and Critics of the Government asserted that the charges brought against the activist were baseless and politically fabricated. They explained that Benschop had a tendency to shine the spotlight on the ills of the administration, therefore he was seen as a thorn in their side. Mr. Benschop was denied pre-trial liberty when arrested and remained behind bars as an untried, political prisoner for five years. Into his 5th year of detainment, President Jagdeo learned that his allies had successfully lobbied to have his case heard before an international Human Rights Court- suddenly it was decided to set him free vis a vis a pardon.

“We are working on stemming the tide of illegal weapons entering the country, but they are getting here in various ways and from several countries”

Guyana Defence Force Brigadier David A Granger believes that narcotics and fuel smuggling are corrupting Guyana on a large scale and he is calling on the security forces to spend time suppressing these rather ... via Stabroek News

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“The drivers are not compelled to carry the schoolchildren when they can carry adults. Why the people's rights were violated in a peaceful protest?”

Hire car and minibus drivers, cane-cutters and housewives yesterday turned out in their numbers at Tain, Corentyne to continue their protest against increased fines and fares and this time they also protested ... via Stabroek News

“We are taking a position on cement in line with the principled one taken by the Government of Guyana on rice imports into Jamaica.”

TCL Group, Caricom's leading supplier of cement, has expressed deep disappointment at the indication that the Government of Guyana intends to maintain the waiver of the 15 per cent CET on cement imports. via Trinidad & Tobago Express

Guyana changes hands several times between the Dutch, French and British. British rule 1814 - Britain occupies Guyana during the Napoleonic Wars. via BBC

“Something good will come out of this, benefiting both Guyana, Barbados and indeed the rest of the region, as is already happening in some areas of working together”

"There have been several inquiries at the local Guyana Consulate, and at the relevant office in Guyana," Honorary Consul Norman Faria told the DAILY NATION yesterday. via The Nation

“The wild assertions are not enough”

President Bharrat Jagdeo told the business community that the subprime financial crisis in the United States would mean higher international borrowing rates and the re-pricing of risk, which could impact ... via Stabroek News

“We expected that since the government of Guyana argued on that notion, it would have been easy for the theory to be equally applied to cement imports into Guyana as required by the revised treaty.”

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, on Thursday confirmed that government had extended Common External Tariff waiver on extra-regional cement imports while Trinidad Cement Limited ... via Stabroek News

“The history of security management by the PPP government is a disappointing failure and I hope that this is not just another plan”

With continuing crime and an alarming rise in road deaths the National Assembly last evening passed a motion for the appointment of a special select committee to oversee the implementation of a British-funded ... via Stabroek News

“First was de police showing no heart now is dem soldiers. Dem run in dis man house and carry he away...then dem just lock up de house with dem two lil children inside”

Terror returned to Buxton yesterday as two men were fatally shot and a toddler wounded by a bullet as police and Guyana Defence Force Special Forces ranks raided the village in search of wanted men. via Stabroek News

Guyana's Ministry of Home Affairs recently launched a new project aimed at decreasing the spread of HIV among prison inmates and reintegrating HIV-positive inmates into society at the end of their sentences, ... via News-Medical.Net

“We intend to take drastic measures against persons found in breach of these offences and to ensure they are properly dealt with and placed before the court.”

Unable to calm an unstable crime situation where murder topped the one hundred mark for the past three years, police have reported that 83 more people have died so far this year in road accidents than at the ... via Stabroek News