PNCR wants Dharamlall sanctioned for disrespecting President

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) wants Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Dharamlall, sanctioned for his highly “unusual, unprofessional and unbecoming behaviour” by a sitting member of the National Assembly.

The PNCR made its call on Friday, one day after Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo would have publicly upbraided Dharamlall over his ranting on social media and directed against the sitting Head of State David Granger.
The PNCR, in calling for Dharamlall’s sanction, said that he should be condemned by all members of the legislative branch of Government regardless of political affiliation.
According to the PNCR, “The conduct of all Members of the National Assembly must be above reproach and they are expected to conduct themselves in respectful manner at all times.”
Dharamlall found himself in hot water earlier this week over his disrespectful ranting on social media which was directed at President Granger.
Dharamlall – the former Permanent Secretary in the then Amerindian Affairs Ministry – had taken to Facebook to vent his emotions over the crime situation in Guyana.
In that post Dharamlall said, “Even though I didn’t support your party you have still been lucky to be installed as President of Guyana by GECOM. Since then though, your brainlessness has been in overdrive. Everything that comes out of your mouth makes you sound foolish… I’m worried that people are thinking that you are a Dud…”

Following the announcement that Government is now mulling giving miners below-world-market prices for their declared gold, the GGDMA and GWMO has come together in swift condemnation of the move and called on the Administration to immediately remove “from consideration the idiotic proposal to force local gold miners to accept three per cent less than the world market price for gold produced”.
The bodies in a joint communiqué issued publicly on Thursday said, “No miner, under any circumstance, will support this proposal…Our two associations are united in this position.”
The GGDMA and the GWMO in their joint missive sounded the alarm, saying they wish to “inform all miners that the Government of Guyana is seriously considering a scheme, which would force small- and medium-scale gold miners to sell their gold for three per cent less than the world market price to the Guyana Gold Board. The move is believed to have been geared at ensuring that the Gold Board stayed afloat.
According to the stakeholders, at current market prices, miners will lose $8000 for every ounce of gold sold.
However, the Natural Resources Ministry has since responded, making it clear that “the discussion on asking gold miners to pay a percentage below the London Fix price for gold has been ongoing for many years”, but “no decisions have been taken on this as the matter is before the Cabinet.”