Mars posted:Zed posted:Django,
1. If my memory serves me correctly, the PNC wrapped the Guyana flag around the coffin of a wanted criminal who was responsible for many murders. Now, the PNC stooge is arguing that it is wrong for the PPP and GAWU to have a proper memorial of the two workers who committed suicide reportedly on the actions of the PNC government against sugar workers. ( if the report is true)
2. The ppp was born under the leadership of Jagan and continues to be guided by his actions, words and philosophy so it is not strange for the party that the ppp will continue to mention his name. Look how Granger is mentioning the dictator burnham’s name in his attempt to rewrite history.
3. Hearing something in the news or that is a topic of discussion does not meet the test of legal notice, natural justice or due process in any court of law as a means of giving notice to a worker who is to be retrenched from a job.
4, the only message that can come our from the closing of the estates will be a negative one because of the lies, deception, deceit, spite and incompetence of the coalition. The coalition said that no estates will be closed during the campaign, they went against the advice of the commission that they set up, they have never done a proper cost benefit analysis of the sugar industry, they have put no programs in place to help the workers negatively affected to survive in the short term and to move gainfully to other economic activities in the long term, have not addressed the economic viability of the local communities affected, etc. What does the dog in sheep clothing seetaram expect?
Can you post the evidence supporting your claim. Thanks.
“ During the 2015 election campaign, David Granger, other senior APNU members, Nagamootoo, Ramjattan and other AFC members contended that SUGAR was “too big to fail” and that SUGAR remained a critical part of the economic equation for a prosperous Guyana. They promised on the campaign in numerous public meetings, on TV and in the newspapers, in community walkabouts and in bottom house meetings that no sugar estate will be closed and that sugar workers will enjoy a 20% annual increase and better benefits under an APNU+AFC government. They promised that under their tenure sugar will see even more glorious years ahead. I am everyday expecting Nagamootoo or someone from APNU+AFC to deny ever promising that no sugar estate will be closed or that they had promised a 20% wage increase or better benefits. After all, Nagamootoo just barefacedly denied they ever promised rice farmers $9,000 per bag of paddy.
The truth is that they lied openly and shamelessly in an effort to fool sugar workers. In spite of our warnings and the better judgment of many fellow workers, some sugar workers were persuaded of a “better life” under APNU+AFC. But all along, the plans were to close sugar, just as was announced at the press conference held at APNU Headquarters and chaired by Joe Harmon in 2014. Soon after that press conference announcing that APNU believed that closing sugar is a better economic option, Ramjattan announced he fully supported this position. During the election campaign, they deceptively promised no closure of any sugar estate.”