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Expressions of appreciation to President as diverse as his achievements

Written by Johann Earle Sunday, 18 September 2011 04:33

CHAIRPERSON of the National Toshaos Council Yvonne Pearson has lauded President Bharrat Jagdeo for addressing the plight of the Amerindian peoples through the passage of legislation, and the many improvements in health and education in the hinterland regions.

β€œWe the Indigenous people of Guyana join with all Guyanese to say thanks to President Bharrat Jagdeo. Thank you for putting Guyana on the world map; the world is looking at Guyana now,” she said at the Day of Appreciation for the President on Friday at the Guyana National Stadium.
She spoke of the passage of the Amerindian Act of 2006 and said this is one of the lasting legacies of the Jagdeo regime; adding that under President Jagdeo, there has been improved health and education for Amerindians in the hinterland.
She also placed on record her appreciation of the President for the work he has done to advance the concerns of women in Guyana, and to ensure that they take their rightful place in society.
At the event also was Professor Clement Sankat, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad, who said the appreciation shown President Jagdeo is β€œbeyond deserving.”
Speaking on behalf of Guyanese in the Diaspora, Professor Sankat said that by paying tribute to the man, people were also paying tribute to his ideals.
Calling President Jagdeo one of the most influential contemporary leaders of the region, Dr. Sankat said:
β€œHe has had a tremendous apprenticeship in planning and finance. His leadership on environmental issues has been nothing short of stellar,” this was in reference to the President’s track record in financial management and his passionate drive for the protection of the environment and in the fight against climate change.
FM
Its clear to see the goons of the opponents of the state (mitwah included) has nothing constructive to add to this political discussion....and continues to embarrass himself on the forum....but then again its the A.F.C he represents I guess one can't expect better....

I'm sure...they were hurting to their gut...to see no bought their snakeoil.....


The Guyanese people will always rally around their party.....the working class party....the peoples progressive party civic....long live the working class movement
FM
i heard those speechs and boy i pack and was heading back home so i call my friend to pick me up at the airport he say boy when you coming bring me some kero lamps i ask what the hell you will do with that guyana is better than canada he say boy is black out like first time well i can stand being rob i dont mine the police always asking for a raise but i hate the dark so i well wait until they build the hydro power that is if they find flip
W
Tributes from Uncle Sam

Spymaster Khan was caught at his own game -cables
-US$500,000 bribe was reportedly offered to Surinamer to free him


By Stabroek staff | 60 Comments |
Monday, September 19, 2011.

When Roger Khan was nabbed in Suriname he was held with a horde of mobile instruments and two satellite phones which apparently enabled Paramari-bo security forces to track him with the help of US equipment.

In local circles, Khan spying on criminals is much talked about but it would appear that he became careless and was hunted down in June, 2006 by Suriname authorities using sophisticated equipment provided by Washington.



In a cable sent from Paramaribo, Suriname to Washington,
then US Ambassador Marsha Barnes said that when Khan was captured β€œhe was found with 33 cell phones, 2 satellite phones, and a powerful laptop, which would suggest technical sophistication.”
Barnes was answering questions from Washington on links between Khan and then Surinamese opposition figure and now President Desi Bouterse.

The powerful laptop could have been the second of two cell phone tracking machines that Khan was thought to have had.


Barnes in a separate cable had noted that Surinamese newspaper De Ware Tijd had reported that technology, donated by the US Embassy, was used to arrest Khan.

She quoted the report as stating that β€œlocal authorities used satellite technology to trace Khan’s exact location and tap his phone calls (Khan was using a satellite phone)

and the Surinamese authorities were monitoring Khan’s calls even before he fled to Suriname” from Guyana.


In this cable Barnes also described as β€œodd” an enquiry by a Surinamese TV station as to whether there had been a meeting between Khan and US embassy officials at the Ocean View Hotel. Barnes would have likely been unaware that there was such a meeting in Guyana between Khan and US embassy officials.

>>>>As part of the series of questions asked by Washington about Bouterse and Khan,

>>>> Barnes related that according to the Surinamese Justice Minister C Santokhi, Khan had travelled to Suriname on a β€œregular basis” over the last year (2005-06).

>>>>She added that β€œpolice know of two Khan visits to Paramaribo in the last year.

>>>>β€œPolice know that Khan has also visited Bouterse’s property located near Wasjabo, a village that sits on the Corantijne River not far from the town of Apoera on the Guyanese-Surinamese border, but do not know of dates or times.

>>>>Out of Washabo is likely where Bouterse crosses into Guyana, as there are no border controls in the isolated location.

>>>>>According to the Attorney General, Bouterse has also met with Khan in the western town of Nickerie.”


Barnes in a later cable also gave insights into Surinamese concerns that



>>>>>>>>
a plot engineered by Guyanese was afoot to free Khan from jail????????

>>>>>> and also what the Surinamese thought about the capture and subsequent deportation of the Guyanese drug lord.

>>>>>>In a July 6, 2007 cable out of Paramaribo, Barnes related Santokhi’s concerns about the plot to free Khan.

>>>>>>>
She said De Ware Tijd had published an interview with then Attorney General Subhas Punwasi in which he revealed for the β€œfirst time that he had ordered an investigation into attempts by members of Khan’s criminal network to free him from custody.

Mr. Punwasi said that a prison guard was offered a bribe (of) $500,000 USD to facilitate a breakout attempt.”


>>>>>>Barnes cable added that β€œImmediately after being offered the bribe the officer notified his superiors and as a result, the authorities were able to enhance security.

>>>>The AG said that his office knows who approached the prison guard and that the source of the money was from Guyanese criminal circles, but a Surinamer offered it to the guard.


>>>>>>The investigations also revealed that these Guyanese criminals also had detailed drawings of the Santo Boma Prison where Khan was being held,β€œ Barnes’ cable read.

>>>>>>>She said that the AG further explained that β€œimmediately upon learning of the attempt to free Khan plans were made to deport him. For security reasons, and realizing the extent of Guyanese involvement, ???????

it was decided not to transport Khan overland.

>>>>>>>>Simply moving him around Paramaribo in a vehicle was difficult which led to the decision to give Khan’s attorney access to him at prison rather than allow him to travel to the Court of Justice for an interview.β€œ



Barnes also related to Washington what Surinamese were saying about Khan.
XXXXX She said that The Times of Suriname published the results of an opinion poll conducted on July 5 by a respected Surinamese polling organization that showed broad support for Khan’s deportation.

β€œThe Institute of Development Oriented Studies [IDOS, an independent polling group affiliated with Suriname’s sole University.] polling results indicate that 47.9 percent of Surinamese approved of the deportation of Roger Khan, while 27.3 percent believe that it would have been better for the GOS to prosecute him in Suriname; 24.7 percent registered no opinion.

xxxxxxx IDOS further found that 70 percent of the people polled believe that Khan is a criminal;


xxxxxxxx with 53.8 percent responding that they understood the reason the GOS chose to deport him.

xxxxxxxx A minority of 18.3 percent said they were in agreement with statements made by Khan’s attorney, Mr. Erwin Kanhai, that U.S. agents kidnapped Khan.


xxxxxxx Of those sampled, 62.45 percent were of the opinion that Attorney General Subhas Punwasi had handled the matter properly in accordance with Surinamese law.”
Bin Laden

She said that this division of opinion was roughly echoed on July 6, 2006 in an unscientific β€œman in the street” opinion poll in which the newspaper Dagblad Suriname canvassed 8 people.

xxxxxxx β€œSix out of 8 people approved of Khan’s deportation, with one even referring to him as β€˜the second Bin laden.’


Of the two disagreeing with the government’s action, one thought he should have been prosecuted in Suriname

and the other questioned his being a true threat to Suriname’s national security.

These two also believed Khan should have received better treatment from the officers who took him to the airport and

one of the eight (still unconvinced of the government’s accounting of events)
XXXXXXXXXX voiced his concern that Americans may have come on Surinamese soil to apprehend him.”
FM
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Originally posted by TK_REDUX:
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Originally posted by Alexander:
The people are saying that he man has done good for his country. Is he perfect? No but he tried and that is what counts.


Why don't you list the good things he did and I will list the negatives. We will then add plus and minus to see what is the legacy.


hi drunkee..you sounding too stupid now and people laffing yall rass becase of these same dumm statements yall rejected bunch keep making...the gUyanese people thinks well of Dr Jagdeo and this is what matters come election day...go do something constructive fu wance naa and stop the whining and crying like a lil sis see. panman
FM
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Originally posted by caribj:
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Originally posted by albert:

The INDOGuyanese people will always rally around their party


Thanks for your videos that show that the PPP cannnot attract a diverse crowd to its events, even with entertainment and the subtle threat to civil servants about the consequences of not going to worship Baby Kong.


look at this racist pig...tek off the rscist blind dat is covering your eyes and you will see better strongman
FM
This Cummings-Edwards girl who worked for the PPP that Freddy Kisson's lawyer Nigel Huges is saying that she may have been discriminated against by Jagdeo's government and may have not been promoted because she was black. Does anyone know if she is Shirley Edward's daughter. I think Shirley is related them Cummings but I can't say 100% for sure but I am 70% certain. I think Shirley's husband was a Cummings but I am not sure.
Wally

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