Where is Kanukutimes.com?
September 9, 2008
I am not sure, but it is not where it is suppose to be. I watch the grand launching on Youtube and then pooh-nothing. It seems like Kanuku Times is just a simple feed from the various news prints in Guyana and the site actually sits on Guyanapalace.com. I just don’t get it. I just don’t get it. I can get the same stuff from just visiting Guyana Chronicle and Stabroek News etc. This is just simply funny but painful at the same time. We witness a grand launch and nothing absolutely nothing.
Below is an excerpt from the Guyana chronicle of what the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE had to say about IT development in Guyana. Where is the Minister of Technology and Development? The Agriculture Minister had to comment of the Tech sector. What does this say about tech development in Guyana and the responsibility for tech Development. Read more
Carifesta: Many Guyanese are locked out
August 21, 2008
hThe verdict is that many Guyanese are returning home with out tickets for the upcoming Carifesta events which start tomorrow. How can this be? Guyanese, all around Guyana counted the days when Carifesta would begin and planned their schedules accordingly to be able to attend the events. But now many have returned home without any hopes of ever getting into the events because there were no tickets available to supply the Guyanese public. It is simply because Guyana is simply not ready to entertain any regional events but government of Guyana had thought otherwise. How can you have fifteen thousand seats to entertain a semi global event on opening day? The government of Guyana needs a reality check. Guyana is not like any other nation in the Caribbean; it does not have any sort of solid infrastructure to host any event that is of the Carifesta scope. About 30 countries are participating and along with these countries comes an entire slue of people. How will Guyanese be able to attend an event in their own home country, when the government did not allot any space for them. This is sad and a shame. It is sad to see that the government of Guyana has forgot about its’ own people. They themselves have siphoned out the tickets for their own social group. Instead of cultivating one Guyana, the government has successfully accomplished the opposite. What a bunch of losers running that county. Events like these lead to riots and racial divide and this is one aspect of Guyanese life that is all too real, If such should happen again, I will not be surprised because it will be the deliberate fault of the Guyanese government to exclude its own people of being part of what is actually theirs. I would like to see Jagdeo, Persaud and the rest of the clueless gang explain this one on an open platform. I hope CN Sharma is got some tickets and get his camera in there and get some clips of these officials co-mingling with there upper class counter parts, Carifesta is suppose to inspire young Guyanese to uplift themselves, instead it has divided a nation in a single moment.
Andrew
Breaking News from Guyana: No tickets available to the Public for Carifesta
August 21, 2008
Our sources in Georgetown for two day now were trying to acquire tickets for the Carifesta events, since the tickets became available to the public on Tuesday August 19 2008. They stood on line at the Cultural Center, Theater Guild, 91 Middle street CARIFESTA Secretariat and Sophia locations. As of 12 pm today August 21 2008 they have not been able to acquire any tickets neither were many members of the general public. Moreover, we were told that the tickets after being printed went into the hands of top government officials and were distributed to family members and close associates. The information related about ticket distribution were less than truthful. The scene in Georgetown is absolutely chaotic right now according to one of our associates. He is currently standing at the 91 middle street locations, hoping for a miracle. Read more
Go Sharma, its’ you Birthday. You deserve it!
August 17, 2008
CN Sharma finally wins in court and who do you think was the apparent culprit? Robert Persaud. Sharma did it in high court. He won $250,000 in damages and $40,000 in costs. Apparently Persaud some years back made some negative remarks about Sharma’s news broadcast and he sued and won. That’s the first in Guyana where an ordinary citizen is able to fend against a government official. Although the compensation was mere dent in Persaud’s pockets, the point was made and well at that. Somehow, I have the feeling Persaud will get it back shortly, so no loose there. I recommend he sues Jagdeo now, for shutting him done some months back. In fact I recommend he sues them all. Yea! Just sue the whole dam government at the same time.
Demerara Resident
Was Robert Persaud serious when he noted…
August 15, 2008
“Guyana, is not a major contributor to climate change but the country’s good practices over the years, in following the sustainable development policy, have not prevented or shielded the country from the impact of climate change.”
Source: Kaieteurnews.com
The above note was uttered at a two day workshop where Robert Persaud was the Key note speaker. What I would like to know is: what were those good practices and what sustainable development policy is Robert Persaud ranting about. Maybe there are policies but that sure did not translate into development. Guess what Persaud, by your fearless leader accepting the carbon pact deal to preserve the rain forest, he has opened up the doors for all sorts of environmental negotiations where developed and I mean industrialized nations are able to continue in their polluting practices. You may think, it was a wise initiative, but the rain forest was just sold for pennies on the dollar. Way to go Bharrat, The Economist. Bharrat wants to enter the carbon trading market, but is that the wise decision. Guyana gains income while polluting companies buy polluting credit. So how does this help the green initiative? Do you all seriously think companies are going to aggressively search for cleaner ways to supplement traditional fuels. Get real! Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron etc are all sitting on trillion dollar empires; do you think they want to disrupt that progress that took years to develop. Man! You guys who call yourselves leaders in Guyana need to get out of you coconut. It is the big fish in little pond syndrome that holding Guyana back. Guyanese need a real president and a real public relations dept to start with.
Guyana has less than a million people and no major carbon polluting industries so how the hell are you suppose to be a major contributor of green house gases and what the hell is Robert Persaud talking about sheilding.. What you could start doing is built better canals in Georgetown, so the air doses not stink when you walk around on a hot day, which is everyday. I don’t get it.
Barrat Gopal
The following takes a comedic standpoint on Living Guyana Blogspot
August 6, 2008
During breakfast yesterday morning around 9:00 am 8/5/2008, there pop into my mail box , “Drew, you got to read this…GMC is now putting marijuana in his brownies and baking it” . Below was an excerpt from an article posted on living Guyana Blogspot titled “How This Modest Blog Aided In Destroying Robert Persaud’s Presidential Ambitions.” Source. Read more
Letter to Hon. Robert M. Persaud
February 27, 2008
One of our readers submitted a letter to Hon. Robert M. Persaud regarding the recent killings in Guyana. Read more