| – staff being paid from state funds – New Govt.The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (Red House)The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) hijacked the originally state-owned historical building previously called Red House.Disclosure of this development caused a ruckus yesterday in the National Assembly as the government’s side became incensed, while those on the opposition benches sat in total shock.PPP’s “deceitful” action that sought to rob the nation of its resources was revealed when Minister of State Joseph Harmon took the floor yesterday to add his bit to the 2015 Budget debate.Poised to speak about the issue, Harmon introduced it as one that remains like “a bone stuck across my throat”.The Minister told the House that the PPP/C administration spent tens of millions of dollars over the years to renovate the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (Red House) which remained state property until 2012.During that year a company was established named ‘Cheddi Jagan Research Inc.’ and the building was leased by the PPP to that company. The lease agreement has duration of 99 years at a cost of only $1000 monthly.This will add up to $12,000 per year and $1,188,000 over the 99-year period. This will not be even a quarter of what was spent to build, renovate and maintain the building over the years.Apart from this, Harmon said that the entity’s staff remained on the job and were still being paid by the State. Harmon told the House that he had the names of those who formed the Cheddi Jagan Research Inc.’s Board of Directors. His colleagues shouted “name them man,NHL Jerseys From China, name them, shameful thieves.”Harmon said it is clear the direction of the transaction since the Board involved top executives of the PPP including Geoffrey Da Silva, the late Janet Jagan, the then President Donald Ramotar, James Rose,Discount NFL Jerseys, Michael Khan,Cheap Jerseys Authentic, Hydar Ally and Ralph Ramkarran, among others.This information he said was not made accessible through forensic audit or a Commission of Inquiry, but a mere visit to the Deeds Registry and the Lands and Survey Commission.As Harmon continued his revelations, the once silenced PPP members did not refute his findings. In fact, former Minister, Irfaan Ali essentially admitted it as he shouted, “tell them who did the transactions,Jerseys Cheap Wholesale, tell them.”Ali continued, “the PM (Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo) was the one who did the document.”To this Harmon responded “that doesn’t make it right.”Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, was perhaps the loudest heckler during this time shouting things like “thief, shame, barefaced thieves and bam bam.”On the issue of the workers at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre still being paid by the state, opposition member Clement Rohee yelled to the government, “Knock them off.”To this Harmon responded: “Knock them off? That is the level of contempt for the people I am talking about. This is not all, but I will leave the rest for the state asset recovery unit to deal with…”The late Dr. Cheddi Jagan is the founder of the Red House,Wholesale World Cup Jerseys, members of the government said yesterday that the PPP’s “theft” of the site is a dishonour to the late President. |
