The corrupt PPP/C led government is more interested in Holding to the Poor People Purse than Peace Prosrerity Progress and unity

How nice given that half of those in clergy are purveyors of that dreaded liberation theology. To hell with Parliament as it is a bloody waste of time so the real duel will take place in the streets. Do you think that Jesus the Messiah will put up with such foolishness from the Donald Duck regime.

It is time to revisit your scriptures and be cognisant that even Jesus was a revolutionary in his own way back in his era. He stood up to the Pharisees whom had turned the Lord's Temple into a haven for gambling and commerce much as the Pharisees of modern day Guyana have turned it into Sodom & Gomorrah for the lack of a better expression.

The Catholic Church should mot be in bed with the spineless communist tyrants but on the side of humanity and moral justice. Does Bishop Allen and his catechistic accolytes really think that the PPP regime is a fair and humane lot?

This is a rational comment

I think that the Churches and Religous organizations should seperate themselves from political problems in Guyana, they should remember Father Darke. If the Religous organizations want to do some good, they should pettion the organizations in Guyana that are setup to address such actions, like the United Nations Human Rights Mission, and the United States Embassy, I am yet to hear a voice from the United Nations condemming the Guyana Government's actions in all matters pertaining to Human Rights violations in Guyana, what the hell are they doing in Guyana.
United States of America fought wars in Europe(Bosnia) and the Middle East(Iraq) to stop human rights violations, but in Guyana they say and do nothing, is it because it's Black people are the targets.

As I stated before the Churches and the Religous organizations should stay out of politics, let the United Nations do their job that the Guyana Tax Payers money is paying them for membership.
This is their job as stated below.

Human rights and humanitarian assistance

Eleanor Roosevelt with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1949
The pursuit of human rights was a central reason for creating the UN. World War II atrocities and genocide led to a ready consensus that the new organization must work to prevent any similar tragedies in the future. An early objective was creating a legal framework for considering and acting on complaints about human rights violations. The UN Charter obliges all member nations to promote "universal respect for, and observance of, human rights" and to take "joint and separate action" to that end. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, though not legally binding, was adopted by the General Assembly in 1948 as a common standard of achievement for all. The Assembly regularly takes up human rights issues.

The UN and its agencies are central in upholding and implementing the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A case in point is support by the UN for countries in transition to democracy. Technical assistance in providing free and fair elections, improving judicial structures, drafting constitutions, training human rights officials, and transforming armed movements into political parties have contributed significantly to democratization worldwide. The UN has helped run elections in countries with little or no democratic history, including recently in Afghanistan and East Timor. The UN is also a forum to support the right of women to participate fully in the political, economic, and social life of their countries. The UN contributes to raising consciousness of the concept of human rights through its covenants and its attention to specific abuses through its General Assembly, Security Council resolutions, or International Court of Justice rulings.

The purpose of the United Nations Human Rights Council, established in 2006,[48] is to address human rights violations. The Council is the successor to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which was often criticized for the high-profile positions it gave to member states that did not guarantee the human rights of their own citizens.[49] The council has 47 members distributed by region, which each serve three-year terms, and may not serve three consecutive terms.[50] A candidate to the body must be approved by a majority of the General Assembly. In addition, the council has strict rules for membership, including a universal human rights review. While some members with questionable human rights records have been elected, it is fewer than before with the increased focus on each member state's human rights record.[51]

The rights of some 370 million indigenous peoples around the world are also a focus for the UN, with a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples being approved by the General Assembly in 2007.[52] The declaration outlines the individual and collective rights to culture, language, education, identity, employment and health, thereby addressing post-colonial issues that had confronted indigenous peoples for centuries. The declaration aims to maintain, strengthen and encourage the growth of indigenous institutions, cultures and traditions. It also prohibits discrimination against indigenous peoples and promotes their active participation in matters that concern their past, present and future.[52] The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is the UN's central coordinating body for matters relating to the concerns and rights of the world's indigenous peoples. The forum is an advisory body within the framework of the United Nations System that reports to the UN's Economic and Social Council.

In conjunction with other organizations such as the Red Cross, the UN provides food, drinking water, shelter and other humanitarian services to populaces suffering from famine, displaced by war, or afflicted by other disasters. Major humanitarian branches of the UN are the World Food Programme (which helps feed more than 100 million people a year in 80 countries), the office of the High Commissioner for Refugees with projects in over 116 countries, as well as peacekeeping projects in over 24 countries.


Signatories to the UN declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity
In 2011, the United Nations passed its first resolution recognizing LGBT rights, and followed up with a report documenting violations of the rights of LGBT people, including hate crime, criminalization of homosexuality, and discrimination.[53][54] On July 2012, the South African and Brazilian ambassadors demanded further discussion on discrimination against LGBT people. The joint statement said that sexual orientation and gender identiy is a human rights issue. This was rejected by a group lead by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.[55]

Timely and well said by the jpc.

I concur wholeheartedly with the Church. There are many more extremely well-informed observers who have opted to shut up; and the weight of their influence is not being brought to bear to avert catastophe. they must speak out intelligently now.
Furthermore, the GOG can't be so stupid not to acknowledge that people's rising demands for a more meaningful say in their own governance has in recent times toppled some of the most repressive regimes that ever existed.
Let's remember that we don't have the capacity -morgues, medicare and fanances- to deal with widespread disaster; and I'm not convinced that the authorities -on both sides- are capable of stemming the tide when it swells real high.
Mr. Ramotar must get off his pedestal and tone down (address)this thing that's staring at us.
The ball is in his court.

Glad to see the Catholic Church is on board with what I opined days ago. You don't have to be a "genius" to realize that both sides are using the people of Linden as pawns in their political game of chess aimed at advancing their own "hidden" agenda. While they are busy playing, this "thing" slowly but surely approaching boiling point. As I said before, they including the President, need to be locked in a room and not let out unti they arrive at a workable solution to what they have turned into a royal mess. Enough is enough!!

I got a feeling that the budget cuts and the inflammatory comments being thrown are a partial cause nothwithstandin g several leaders who have done nothing to resolve the situation.
Where is the Guyana Bar Association, The Guyana Human Rights, SASOD, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana in letting the public be aware for peace? Or are they all in it for the money?

i think the government should take not of the jpc statement . another thing do we have enough security personnel for linden and anyway else if this thing explodes so i am begging both side to get back to the table pleaseeee

Just what has the Presidency of Guyana been relegated to. First of al, and with due respect to Mr. Solomon Sharma,I dont think that it was propor protocol for the President to be negotiating with him on the Linden issue. May I ask where is the President spokes person and appropriate ministers who should be dealing with this issue. He holds the highesty Office of the land and should be the sole voice to break any deadlock that the Speaker is now calling for. This is not just a deadlock. Its a collosous breach of protocl and lack of adequate structural/ functional instutional requirement. Oops.

It is my understanding that Parliament called an emergency meeting in which the Linden situation was addressed and a no-confidence motion passed against the Minister of Home Affairs. The president has since refused to move the minister, but sent mere and more troops to Linden. The JPC needs to get a revelation.
As for the UN, as some writers are calling on, their silence speaks volumes. They can pressure nations to address corporal punishment but using your armed forces to murder unarmed civilians is not a matter on their agenda to be addressed.