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President David Granger 2nd annual general assembly of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G).

President David Granger on Sunday chided descendants of former European colonisers for attempting to “correct” instead of apologising and compensating for African slavery, at an address to the 2nd annual general assembly of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G).

“Some of the authors of that crime against humanity have never apologised, have never paid reparations. They can pick up every comma and every semicolon but they have never apologised for the crime they committed for four hundred years. Any of you know of whom I speak, you know who brought you here; never apologised but now they try to correct other people,” the President said.

 

Guyana is part of a Pan-Caribbean initiative, through the Caribbean Community, that is demanding reparation from the United Kingdom and other European countries for the impact of slavery.

His remarks came days after the United Kingdom, United States and the European Union (EU) last week jointly frowned on the Guyana government’s failure to call general elections before September 18, resulting in a breach of the country’s constitution.

They were referring to the three-month timeframe within which they believed the President should have called general elections after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled in June, 2019 that last December’s no-confidence motion was validly passed.

Guyana’s constitution states that on the passage of a no-confidence motion general elections must be held within three months or at another date subject to approval by two-thirds of the 65-seat National Assembly. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), which has 32 seats, has refused to lend its support for such an extension.

President Granger has already rejected the American, British and European Union’s position that the constitution has been breached, while reiterating that he is relying on the Guyana Elections Commission, a constitutionally “independent” body to say when it will be ready.

GECOM Chairman, Claudette Singh last week wrote the President informing him that the elections management agency would be ready to conduct general and regional council elections.

Before the passage of the no-confidence motion, general elections were constitutionally due the latest by August, 2020.

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Baseman posted:
Dave posted:

Granger is running MAD. Who ever is advising this fool should know the country will suffer big time. 

He talking for talk sake.  Dem ain’t getting squat!

Nothing wrong with seeking reparations....I believe it will come in the form of an apology and monetary awards for specific projects , like a history endownment....but not what the descendants of slaves are asking for....

But Granger, and Guyana can afford to grandstand against the Europeans because they now want the resource Guyana has....

V

Now Priya's comments look like they came from the mouth of a cherub. She was after all not the President of Guyana. But then again, he isn't anymore since he is currently illegally squatting in office.

FM
Baseman posted:
cain posted:

Granger is a fool for doing this, the banna losing it.

Granger knows who to buze.  You notice, not a criticism against the USA!  He knows where his bread is buttered!

America had no role in the enslavements in Guyana.

FM

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