Friday November 25, 2016
Kaieteur News
Since 2013 the police seized the passport of a powerless citizen Dear Editor; The Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana (TAAMOG) wishes to express sincere thanks to Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud and Superintendent Singh for the recovery of a passport seized unjustifiably since 2013 by a passport officer when the person in whose name the passport was issued went to renew it for the fourth time. The basis for the seizure by the passport officer was that the passport had a similar name to that of another passport holder, even though the seized passport had been
renewed three times. The matter was subsequently taken over by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in 2013 and despite substantial documented evidence submitted to prove the authenticity of the name of the passport holder, the CID process was of a nature that there was no light at the end of the tunnel.The passport holder very recently reported the matter to TAAMOG which quickly sought the intervention of the Commissioner of Police and Superintendent Singh. The passport that was seized
in 2013 was recovered, and in three days it was renewed and released to the passport holder. Once again many thanks to the Commissioner Persaud, Superintendent Singh and Sgt Lynch of the passport office who exercised tremendous patience in locating the seized passport, for the restoration of happiness to a powerless Guyanese who thought that he would have never been in possession of a passport again. Peter Persaud Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana
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The Pension Bill is also for present and... From page 4 w i t h t h e s e venteen months suspension of advertisement to the Stabroek newspaper for having a different view than the previous government. May I hasten to say the Hamilton Green was the second in command of the state apparatus when the freedom of the press was expanded and independent television and newspapers made entry to Guyana? Therefore it is my respective view that the legislation is timely and will set the stage for future holders of that office to benefit. Additionally, I trust that similar initiative will be taken to consider those Members of Parliament and former Ministers prior to 1992 that give dedicated and
distinguish service to Guyana and is currently surviving on less than a hundred thousand dollars a month in parliamentary pension. Individuals like Sir Shirdath Ramphal, Rashleigh Jackson, Eusi Kwayana Dr. Mohammad Shahabuddin and Isahak Basir who throw a drinking glass at the speaker. Finance Minister Winston Jordon in his first budget presentation on page 42 paragraph 4.75 give an undertaking to “ examine the plight of Members of Parliament and Ministers, who held office prior to 1992, and, currently, receive pensions that are a fraction of those of the present occupants�.... I am confident that
this legislation is part of a series of legislation aimed at addressing this vindictive and discriminatory posture call governance by the previous administration. Bevon Currie