Berbice P man killed after tractor turns turtle

8NEWS SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM Berbice man killed after tractor turns turtle A Corentyne, Region Six (East BerbiceCorentyne) traccalled “Ganesh” of Number 73 Village. The incident occurred at about 10:30h in er rice field when he saw Jahaman’s tractor turning over. He said he imtor operator lost his life the backlands of Number mediately went to his reson Saturday when the ma72 Village. cue and discovered that the chine he was operating Rice farmer Toural tractor pinned him and he turned turtle. Singh told investigators was motionless.

Police were informed of the incident and arrived at the scene after manoeuvring the slippery terrain. Jahaman was rushed to the Skeldon Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

According to Jahaman’s cousin, Pamishwar, the now dead man was at the time preparing the field for

Dead: Ganeshwar Jahaman called “Ganesh”

the sowing of paddy seeds. wheels at the top and he He said his cousin left home was sitting in the tractor at about 06:30h for work. so, it pin him down in the

He said at about 10:30h mud. Only his foot was out he received a telephone call and the rest of the body

The tractor under which Ganeshwar Jahaman called “Ganesh” was pinned

informing him of the incident.

“They say that he passed was under the tractor.”

Dead is 50-year-old that he was a short disaway because the whole person who is well-known Ganeshwar Jahaman tance away in anothtractor turn over with the in the community.

He described his cousin, a father of one, as a friendly

Temperature rising…

…in PNC

It had to happen sooner or later – as the pressure rises with the approach of “Recount Day”, some of those inside the bunker are going to go bonkers!! How else can you explain PNC member James Bond’s hour-long rant at his own party’s Polling Agents, for “criminally colluding” with the PPP to rig the elections!! This had been implied ever since the PNC launched their campaign to discredit the elections process by claiming Dead Men Voting; Migrants parachuting into the country from unmarked planes to do the same; folks voting multiple times; 8000 Disciplined Forces ballots not stamped and so on!!

But for this chap, who’s ubiquitously at the side of PNC big-wig Volda Lawrence, to say it openly and so bluntly?? Jeez!! What next?? Fistfights between Basil Williams and Joseph Harmon over who’s been carrying the PNC flag longer?? Amna Ally and Cathy Hughes in a catfight over whose hair is more nattily coiffured?? But sadly, folks, this is only the beginning and it’s gonna get real nasty cause the pressure is coming from both inside and outside.

From outside there’s the threat of sanctions from the west that’s intensifying with signs that Granger and his coterie don’t intend to go quietly into the night. Most of the middle strata have never had it so good – what with the mega salaries; duty free SUV’s, first class tickets to NYC etc – and now see not only the gravy train coming to a screeching halt. It’s enough for a grown man like Bond to lose his cool -especially when he had to live up with cracks about coolness his entire life!!

But the internal pressure must be just as stressful. Now that it’s clear that sooner rather than later the PNC’s going to be banished into the wilderness for god-knows how long, ambition is rising to the fore. The jockeying for the positions to be vacated by Granger, Nagamootoo, Greenidge and the rest of the geriatric brigade is starting in earnest. It’s not just strident rhetoric that will be deployed, but some real dirty infighting that’s coming up!!

Now, dear reader, you may wonder why anyone would want to get onto the deck of a sinking ship. But this is politics – where experience shows that the ship can always be risen to sail for another day.

Wasn’t the PPP in the wilderness for 28 years? And the PNC for 23 years??

So while the fallout from the recount might unfortunately be played out in the streets, the real action will be over in Congress place.

Get out the popcorn…and place your bets!!

…on Mingo’s fraud

Is there no end to the duplicity of Mingo?? His name has now become a synonym for treachery. But some still held out some sympathy: maybe he was just pressured to do the dirty and as such was just made the fall guy for the obscene ambitions of Granger and his coterie? But what was just released proves that he was always on the inside of GECOM working as a PNC fifth columnist with that tight crew of four others in the Secretariat.

Imagine he sent his assistant to several polling stations on the East Coast in the PPP stronghold as the polls were about to close, with instructions that the ‘ancillary paperwork” - which all Guyanese all know by now, thanks to the PNC’s machinations – shouldn’t be placed into the sealed ballot boxes but should be sent to him – along with his copy of the SOP’s.

And he hid, not only the latter but the former. Threatening thousands of PPP votes.

This is high treason and should be dealt with condignly!!

…on the “sanctimonious Granger”

For years, your Eyewitness has been railing about Granger’s oleaginous act. But it seems the word’s out on his true nature. A respected Bajan diplomat to the UN says in the Caribbean he’s known as “Sanctimonious Gangster”.

NEWS 9 SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM Caricom must be prepared to suspend Guyana – former diplomat

…if Granger tramples on democracy …as former US anti-terrorism lawyer urges leaders to accept results

Aformer Barbados Ambassador to the United States (US) and where it is currently located at Turkeyen, right next door to the recount venue. that at a time when Guyana should be on the brink of a new era of prosperity for the tions would heavily impact Guyana’s oil revenues.

John Beale, who served as Ambassador to the US and OAS between 2009 and 2016, stressed the importance of Caricom being proactive in a situation where caretaker President David Granger refuses to relinquish pow er and peacefully step down, should the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) declare that he lost the elections.

“What Granger does is not just a matter for him and the people of Guyana; as a member of Caricom, what happens in Guyana directly impinges on the region as a whole, par ticularly as Guyana is bound by the Caricom Treaty and the Charter of Civil Society.”

He added that under no circumstances should Caricom tolerate violations of democracy, the rule of law and political and civil rights. “The latter is a cancer. Once it is not excised in one limb of the Caricom Group, it will spread to all others,” Beale said adding that if Guyana’s Government goes rogue, it would weaken Caricom’s standing in the global com munity.

“I want everyone in the Organisation of American “In the event that people, it now grapples with Guyana to understand that States (OAS) has warned Granger does not abide by unresolved election contro any interference with certifythe Caribbean Community the official outcome of the versies. ing the election results is not (Caricom) that it must be preelections, Caricom must act “There are great things only illegal, but incredibly pared to take decisive action swiftly, not waiting for oth to be done to build the new foolish and self-destructive. against Guyana if democracy er countries and institutions, Guyana and lift all Guyanese Sanctions is not just a word. Former legal adviser to the and the will of the people are such as the US, UK, Canada, out of poverty – new schools, It can mean no oil money US Foreign Terrorist Tracking trampled upon. the European Union, the infrastructure, and business. from oil companies; inter Task Force, Deborah Misir

He pointed out that Caricom’s position on the world stage is tenuous as it is and, therefore, the group cannot be seen as supporting dictatorship.

“It cannot be business as usual. Caricom is already a weak group of countries in the international community. The Group would be further weakened and disrespected if it permits any of its members to go rogue,” Beale said.

“It already has no econom ic or military clout. Allowing Granger to disregard the elections result and maintain his regime in power would deprive Caricom of moral and diplomatic standing as well.”

The former diplomat urged Caricom to do whatever is necessary if the President does not abide by the re sults of the elections and recount. According to him, this should include suspension and removing the Caricom headquarters from Guyana,

Former Barbados Ambassador to the US and OAS, John Beale

Commonwealth and the OAS to act first, dragging Caricom in their wake.”

He added that if Granger does not relinquish power, should the current recount show that his party has lost, Caricom should immediately suspend Guyana from membership, pending a full return to democracy, and move the headquarters of Caricom from Guyana to another Caricom country.

He pointed out also that numerous opportunities have been given to the Granger, to come clean and while he gives the impression that he supports free and fair elections his actions do not. “Indeed, he is being described in Caribbean political circles as a “Sanctimonious Gangster”.”

Respect recount results

Also adding her voice to the situation in Guyana is constitutional lawyer, former law professor and former legal adviser to the US Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force, Deborah Misir.

Misir, who is of Guyanese heritage, said in a statement Any and all Guyanese - re gardless of political persuasion - can and should benefit from this new era of prosperity. But it can only be done if the political parties come together to respect the rule of law.”

She called upon all par ties in Guyana to respect the voters and accept the election results, adding that Guyana has already endured a three-month election pro cess that featured attempts by GECOM officials to falsi fy the results in favour of the APNU/AFC coalition. This conduct, she noted, was crim inal and a “clear violation of the fundamental human rights of the Guyanese peo ple.”

According to her, it is im portant that the country now resolve and put these issues behind it, so that Guyanese can benefit from the prosperi ty that oil revenue will bring. She noted that the United States and others in the in ternational community will have no patience for electoral fraud being perpetrated by a Government and that sancnational arrest warrants for perpetrators; travel bans for perpetrators and their fami lies; seizure of bank accounts; arrests of relatives colluding with illegal behaviour. It means becoming impoverished and becoming a fugitive.”

She implored officials to act in good faith and “respect the vote and accept the elec tion results – and let us all work together to build a great country for all Guyanese.”

Mingo’s fraudulent declarations further exposed

Since the commencement of the National Recount of the votes cast on the March 2 National and Regional Elections, there have been several instances which proved that Region Four’s Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo, has inflated the numbers in favour of the APNU/AFC Government.

Below are additional instances from the National Recount Exercise showing Mingo's fraudulent declarations of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections.