David Granger Campaign: Solidarity Newsletter, Issue No. 2

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The education of uyanas children is being severely hampered by the poor conditions to which

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uyanas dangerous rural public schools

/$YHQWXUH 3ULPDU\chool on the est Bankemerara was closed by par-ents, staff and students wholocked the gates to protestDJDLQVWURWWHQRRUVOHDNLQJroofs and poor sanitation, in

ebruary 27.(QPRUH3ULPDU\6FKRROon the ast Coast emerara was closed by members ofWKH 3DUHQWHDFKHU $VVRFLD-tion protesting against poorsanitation, in ebruary 29.riendship econdary chool on theastBank emerara was the scene of a protest byteachers who complained about the shortage of

IXUQLWXUHLQ0D\ 3UHVLGHQWV &ROOHJHon the ast Coast e-merara was the scene of a protest by teacherswho were frustrated at the lack of water and thedeteriorating conditions, in une 29. %HOODGUXP 3ULPDU\ 6FKRRO on the estCoast Berbice was closed down by parents pro-testing against unhealthy conditions, in eptem-ber 29. 1RUWKEURRN 1XUVHU\ 6FKRRO on the astCoast emerara was picketed over the lack of

WHDFKHUVDQGLQDGHTXDWHIXUQLWXUHLQ0D\6W$LGDQV3ULPDU\6FKRROat inden in thepper emerara was closed by parents protest-ing against deteriorating physical conditions, ineptember 29.9UHHGHQ+RRS&RPPXQLW\+LJK6FKRROon theest Bank emerara was closed by par-ents and students who protested the conditionRI WKHFRPSRXQG ZKLFK ZDVIUHTXHQWO\ RRGHG

during high tides, in ctober2. $QQV *URYH 3ULPDU\chool on the ast Coastemerara was closed by irateparents who protested thepoor state of the 9-year-old

school, in ctober 2. %DJRWYLOOH 3ULPDU\chool on the est Bankemerara was closed by par-ents who complained thatthere were only two teachers

for the approximately 7 students at the schoolin ctober 2.*ROGHQ*URYH3ULPDU\6FKRROon the astCoast emerara was closed to protest the short-

age of teachers and the lack of water in the wash-URRPVLQ1RYHPEHU6W,JQDWLXV3ULPDU\6FKRROLQWKH5XSXnuni was closed by teachers and parents whostaged a protest to complain about the absence oSRWDEOHZDWHUDQGSRRUVDQLWDWLRQLQ1RYHPEHU2.3KLODGHOSKLD3ULPDU\6FKRRO on the estCoast emerara was closed by parents and stu-dents to protest the condition and state of theschool, in anuary 2.

:LVEXUJ6HFRQGDU\6FKRROat inden in thepper emerara was blockaded by teachers andVWXGHQWVSURWHVWLQJDJDLQVWUHSHDWHGRRGLQJDQGmosquito infestation, in ebruary 2.6LVWHUV9LOODJH1XUVHU\6FKRROat oed n-tent on the est Bank emerara was closed aftermajor leaks in the roof forced the suspension oclasses, in ebruary 2.

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avid ranger has reit-erated his call for the

establishment of regionalagricultural institutes. efeels that urgent attentionshould be given to intensi-fying agricultural educationLQWKHYHKXJHKLQWHUODQGregions Barima-aini;&X\XQL0D]DUXQL 3RWDURiparuni; pper akutu-pper ssequibo and p-

per emerara-Berbice which constitute over 7per cent of the countrysland space. hese regions,despite their proven agri-cultural potential and theirextensive land resources, all suffer severe youth unemployment and underproductionof food crops.

Granger calls for regional agricultural institutes

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Hinterland farming techniques must be modernised

Addressing audiences attown-hall meetings in Bar-tica, inden, ethem and0DEDUXPD RYHU WKH SDVWmonth, ranger explainedthat his vision was to aug-ment commodity produc-tion and encourage agricul-WXUDOGLYHUVLFDWLRQ$WWKHsame time, he emphasisedthat the economies of theYHKLQWHUODQG UHJLRQVFDQ

EHQHWIURPPRUHHIFLHQWand sustainable technology,reduction in youth unem-ployment and the promo-tion of private enterprisethrough agro-processing.

All of these could be achieved by formal researchand teaching in regional institutes, in place of thepresent range of ad hoc projects.

avid ranger has publisheda new book. ntitled Public Security: Criminal Violence andPolicing in Guyana, the book con-tains twenty essays which were se-lected to provide an understand-ing of how criminal violence canRXULVKZKHQSXEOLFSROLF\IDLOV

he books main concern is abouthuman security which involvespromoting vital freedoms and

protecting people from criticalthreats. uman security is alwaysparamount in the public mind.ranger feels, however, that theULVLQJWLGHRIWUDIFNLQJLQLOOHJDOQDUFRWLFV DQG UHDUPV ZKLFK

Public Security

David A. Granger

Criminal Violence and Policing in Guyana

brought waves of criminal violenceinto the country over the last decade has jeopardised human security.

Brigadier (ret. avid ranger haswritten several books on military his-tory, defence and security. hese in-clude Five-Thousand Day War: The

Struggle for Haitis Independence,1789-1904;National Defence: A Brief

History of the Guyana Defence Force,1965-2005; The British Guiana Vol-

unteer Force, 1948-1966; The Guy-ana Peoples Militia, 1976-1997; TheGuyana National Service, 1974-2000and The Queens College Cadet Corps,1889-1975.


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As the series of town-hall meetings launchedE\WKH31&5V3UHVLGHQWLDO&DQGLGDWH3URFHVVCommittee came to a close, Brigadier (ret a-YLG *UDQJHU VDLG WKDW KH ZDV FRQGHQW WKDWhis message had impressed audiences acrossthe country. he 8-meeting series started on4thDQXDU\DWXHHQVWRZQLQWKH3RPHURRQ6XSHQDDP5HJLRQDQGZDVGXHWRHQGRQ thebruary at wakwani in the pper emerara

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ranger emphasized that, in order to progress,there must be strong leadership at the commu-nity level.

%HOODGUXPavid ranger praised residents of Belladrumillage for their legendary resilience in the faceof adversity. e recalled that the village hadEHHQ WRR IUHTXHQWO\ RRGHG LQ WKH SDVW DQGresidents were forced to protest and picket toattract the attention of an uncaring adminis-tration.Manchester.

'DYLG *UDQJHU PHW YLOODJHUV DW 0DQFKHVWHUecondary chool who raised questions of theunemployment of young people. e explainedthat the era of government jobs was over andschool-leavers had to think of self-employ-ment in the future. e emphasised that, ifhe was elected, opportunities would be madeDYDLODEOHIRUPLFURHQWHUSULVHVLQWKHHOGRIagro-processing.%DJRWVYLOOHAt a meeting with residents of Bagotsville il-lage early in ebruary, avid ranger drew at-tention to the state of rural schools especiallyon the est Bank and est Coast emerara.0DQ\VFKRROVZLWKKXQGUHGVRIVWXGHQWVZHUHwithout running water and proper sanitation;the best teachers were leaving and there was ahigh percentage of drop-outs.

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