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The Opposition’s largest bloc in the National Assembly, A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), wants government to pull a number of advertisements on the state-owned television that it says is promoting racial insecurity.The ads have to do with the budget cuts earlier this year and one of them, APNU claims, is directed to Amerindians saying that the cuts would affect food and medicine supplies and emergency evacuations.APNU MP, Joseph HarmonAPNU on Monday wrote Bibi Shadick, Chairperson of the Governing Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA),Cheap NFL Jerseys Chinese, the regulatory body which monitors the airwaves, to have the advertisements withdrawn.“A Partnership for National Unity strongly urges that the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority demand an immediate withdrawal of the offensive advertisements from NCN Television and Radio 98.1 FM, and that management of the entity be called upon to explain why stronger sanctions ought not to be imposed upon them,” said APNU Member of Parliament,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Joseph Harmon, in the letter sent from the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, on behalf of David Granger.APNU contended that the ads in question have been especially airing on the National Communications Network (NCN) Channel 11 and its radio station, 98.1FM, and have to do with the budget cuts by the Opposition.“The specific appeal in one such advertisement to the Amerindian community stated that the supply of food and medicine as well as medical evacuation in the event of emergency from the Hinterland, is seeking to promote racial insecurity and animosity among other things,” APNU said.“A careful perusal by the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority of the content of the advertisements will no doubt justify our concerns that the author and broadcaster are in conflict with the law and liable to sanctions by the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority.”The letter was copied to NCN’s Manager; Dr. Roger Luncheon, Office of the President andKhemraj Ramjattan, Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC).Late last month, APNU and the AFC which have a combined one-seat majority in the National Assembly,Wholesale Jerseys Chinese, slashed over $31B from the $208.8B National Budget.A hefty $19B was cut from the allocation for the Low Carbon Development Strategy. The opposition argued that the money has not yet been approved by the Inter-American Development Bank, but once it is approved, the government can return to the National Assembly and ask for approval.The second largest cut was $5.6 billion under the Ministry of Public Works. The opposition had only intended to cut $5.3 billion for the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion plan, citing lack of transparency. However, owing to a mistake,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the opposition had no choice but to cut funding for the airport expansion plan and other transport projects, including for hinterland airstrips, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Ogle Airport.The third largest cut was $5.2 billion in subsidies for the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated. The other cuts were $1.25 billion for the Specialty Hospital on the grounds that there was a lack of transparency,Cheap Jerseys From China, and a total of $217.1 million from the Government Information Agency and the state-run TV and radio NCN, on grounds that the entities were only pushing propaganda and shutting out opposition voices.The opposition had argued that a budget that could have satisfied all could have been presented if the government was truly committed to consultation.With the controversy over the budget cuts,CHeap Jerseys USA, President Donald Ramotar met with the Parliamentary opposition and committed to a tripartite budget process for next year’s budget.Last year, government used a court decision to restore the almost $20B that had been slashed.The ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic lost its 20-year control of the National Assembly in the 2011 General and Regional Elections, although retaining the Presidency.Since then, the National Assembly, the country’s legislative arm of government, has been struggling to deal with the unusual situation,NFL Jerseys Chinese, with legal questions being raised whether the courts have jurisdiction over matters of the National Assembly.Already, both the Government and the Opposition have refused to pass legislation tabled by each other. |
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