IMF on the Caribbean

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Caribbean is gradually recovering from last year's severe recession. In a new report the IMF said tourism appears to have turned the corner.

However, it noted that tough employment markets in the US and Europe constrain the industry's growth prospects.

Real output in the Caribbean is likely to grow a marginal 1% this year after declining more than 3% last year.

The IMF said prospects are somewhat more favourable in countries with lower debt burdens and lower dependence on tourism.

It said the key challenge for the Caribbean lies in cutting budget deficits and national debt while strengthening competitiveness".

A release from the IMF this week, while they dont specifically state Guyana, we wonder about that firewall we had up !

Presidential palaces.

While Jagdeo sold his house in Guyana for US$600,000, his people has to live in miserable shacks - of course excepting his friends, the Bees who all live in mansions.

Note that his house was sold to Ernie Ross, the man who is in charge of the PPP election campaign machinery.

Call him Champion.... is this case he is sleazeball champion of dirt! The Champion of the Dirt continues on his money making trail with little or no conscience. While he has sold his gift for $600000 he and his friends and colleagues are now putting up their mansions.

This mansion is a gated community close to the Atlantic Ocean behind Spareendaam, East Coast Demerara.

While poor people are struggling to make their bank loans, standing in long lines for house lots, Champion of the Dirt and others continue to strip and rob the country for their own benefits. Champion of the Dirt also continues to dish out money making ventures with little or no cabinet approval, pave the way for money making schemes and make sweet little deals for his friends to benefit. These deals are often concreted when the Champ, Winston and Bobby travel and if they feel the need they tag along miner/land owner Odinga.

While many stand in long lines for house lots, Champ et al are building as we speak. The silence is deafening, we wonder where are the watchers.

Mary had a little lamb...

Donald RAMotar is here, there and everywhere confirming that the Ruling People's Progressive Party have made their choice for a Presidential Quack if they need one.
Here is our ode to him.

It wasn't me! I doan kno! It gotta be d PNC!

Mary had a little RAM
Little Ram, Little Ram
Mary had a little RAM
His belly was big as the lotto Fund

And everywhere that Mary went
Mary Went
Everywhere that Mary went the RAM was sure to go

He followed her to China one day
China one day
He followed her to China
one day as part of a publicity stunt !

RAMotar is now showing up at every event under the sun where the Press could get a quick glimpse of him in order to promote him in his bid to lead the PPP into the Next Elections (if there is one).

As usual he can be seen with his mouth open saying "what? I doan kno about dat?

The PNC/R's dilemma

The People’s National Congress has shot itself in the arm. A fatal one!

Already paralyzed by internal politicking, racism and bankruptcy, the second largest political party had begun to lose hundreds of members since the last two national elections. The return of Robert Corbin to the helm of the Party following two biennial congresses have not helped the party’s image. But the PNC may never realized this, in fact they are still to recognize that they need much more than insulin to survive.

Already the politics of inter-party ramblings are taking place in three of the most prominent political parties. The AFC is still to determine its leadership as talks about General Elections closes in, the PPP on the other hand has a more complex issue to deal with, the egos of many of those who wants to rule and of course the PNC is more head less that the previous two.

Recent talks about David Grainger and Basil Williams having a tug for the leadership of the party has not made any swooping waves with the populace.

Many simply do not know Grainger while Williams has a dishonest look, simply a dishonest one of a person desperate for some recognition or any at all.

How exactly does the PNC plan to sway voters in its direction with anyone of these two.

While this is no endorsement of Winston Murray, his candidacy for the next elections would have been the next best foot forward for the PNC.

That Party like many others have also failed to promote women candidates for leadership in its hierarchy, a move that will reduce it to lose its vital signs.

We have already predicted a low voter turnout if there are to be general elections next year, even lower than 2006, how the political parties will take advantage of this or not if yet to be visualized.

Spot the diffference

Can anyone spot the differences and similarities in this photo? There are 13 subtle differences between the principal characters. There are also 13 similarities (eg, shape of mouth)

The winner will get a special prize.

"Return my gifts" says the criminal to the police.

The Police is once again blowing hot air as a puppet for the PPP and Jagdeo-led-administration as it continues to pretend that they are busting drug rings and solving crime.

We had earlier linked the police to one recent execution and the police is now planning to use a gang war theory to arrest a few. Those few that are in policy custody since the police released its album have since been released on on station bail, a move that has struck as bail as comical.

What is even more dangerously comical is that upon their release, at least one of them have been in contact with the senior police office and have asked that that senior officer return gifts sent to him over a period over time.

We understand that these gifts include cell phone, computer, jewelery and watches.

This action by one of the men wanted over the weekend does not only stem from his imprisonment for the weekend but also the revocation of his gun license by the Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry.

Norway Funds arrives

Hail King Kong, the Norway Funds are here.

Will they be placed in the consolidated fund ?

Who decided how the money will be spent and on what projects ?

What % of this fund goes directly to the Indigenous People?

Now with those answer with the Chief Indigenous Champion Promoter Yvonne Pearson kindly ask President Jagdeo when will Amerindian Act 2006 be made to work for them??

She may also want to find out about the 20% royalties these communities are to benefit from.

According to the Amerindian Act, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission is to transfer these royalties from mining activities.

Boy, RK, time to dig in! You have been in the line-up for a while.