Mouth open, story jump out!
–Lincoln Lewis ‘inadvertently’ confirms what Old Kai knew all along

OLD Kai has settled on what he will get Lincoln Lewis for his next birthday. A bib! Any guesses why? Just look at any video recording of his public statements and you will understand. The man’s mouth and brain seem to be at war every time he attempts to speak.

Thankfully, it is because of this very trait that he accidentally exposed the Opposition. It will come as no surprise to you that this gentleman, who sees himself as a trade unionist of some sort, is actually demanding that the future of workers across the country be destroyed.
We are told by the media that during one of his usual ‘lick down, bruk up’ public statements, he demanded that the Opposition follow through with its efforts not to pass the amended Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLCFT) Bill.

Lincoln Lewis and the GTUC confirm that APNU/AFC have been lying to Guyanese all along, as they had never intended to pass the AML/CFT legislation despite their public pronouncements

Further, we are informed that he has warned that his union will “review its relationship with the Opposition” if they do not follow through with plans to endanger the country’s economy by getting it blacklisted.
Lewis, the latrant, could not possibly close his mouth after that, as he snarled that he will regard it as an act of ‘treachery (betrayal, duplicity, etc.)’ if the Opposition deviates from what he will have us believe was some sort of prior agreement.
This further serves to confirm that David Granger and the entire Opposition have been lying to the people of this country all along, by indicating that they were interested in passing the critical amendment. He even confirmed that their sinister plan was further ‘fine-tuned’ when they recently met. Lewis also outlined that the excuse which will be provided for the Opposition’s latest refusal to support the AML/CFT amendment is the government’s alleged refusal to implement several agreements which were reportedly signed. However, he could only muster one example of these ‘several agreements’ he spoke of.

There is still a chance for the Opposition to put our people and country ahead of their selfish and narrow political agenda.

This damning revelation of Lewis’ should be seen in the context of the bold media statement by APNU’s David Granger on February 14, 2014 that they “remain committed to passing the Anti-Money Laundering Bill.” This explains why the APNU and AFC have been making a number of incoherent excuses for their refusal to pass the amendment for several months now, and when their mystery proposals were finally revealed, the financial advisor from the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), Roger Hernandez, announced that “The concern that we have is that the (APNU) amendment put forward may make those areas that were formerly compliant, non-compliant…”
So, Granger’s statement that “the coalition remains committed to cleaning up the Anti-Money Laundering Bill, and to have it approved by the House before the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) meets again in May…” is a lie, as, according to Mr. Hernandez, APNU’s ‘cleaning up’ will actually jeopardize sound anti-money laundering systems that Guyana already has in place.
But back to ‘backyard buse-out’ Lewis, as when questioned on the CFATF deadline, by which time we are expected to pass the amendment or be fully blacklisted, he is quoted as saying, “I am not concerned with deadlines.” Yet, on the other hand, he is concerned with holding the government to deadlines which suit his agenda.
What follows next should confirm that Lewis and his cronies are not living in Guyana or on Earth, but rather somewhere else, possibly a trillion miles away in space, as according to Inews, “He [Lewis] believes that there will not be any major impact on the country if the amended Bill is not supported and passed in the National Assembly.”
Where was Lincoln Lewis and the Opposition when Banks DIH Chairman, Mr. Clifford Reis, announced, since January 21, 2014, that Guyana’s foreign exchange rate has increased as a result of the non-passage of the AML/CFT Amendment Bill.
Mr. Reis was quoted as saying that “The AML/CFT Bill’s enactment is certainly not restricted to the confines of the banking system in Guyana, but has far-reaching implications and consequences for everyone globally, regarding non-compliance.”
Republic Bank’s Chief Executive Officer John Alves is quoted in the media as saying that “the situation has placed the banking sector at a loss, and there will be great difficulties for both incoming and outgoing foreign exchange activities with corresponding Banks.”
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce (GCCI) President and businessman, Mr. Clinton Urling has said the severity of the implications will not bode well for Guyana. “…this would have economic consequences, which could not only affect businesses, but the private sector as a whole,” he reportedly said.
In October, 2013, the Insurance Association of Guyana had warned that “insurance and banking transactions will become nearly impossible… without the global acceptance of risk, a small country with limited insurance-bearing capacity, such as Guyana, cannot effectively insure the country’s assets.”
The Insurance Association further noted that should Guyana be blacklisted, “all commerce requiring life, health, motor, cargo, marine, aircraft, liability, accident, fire and catastrophic loss insurance will be severely restricted, and bankers will be unable to effect simple letters of credit…Simple essentials of life will become scarce commodities, such as fuel.”
Even more damning is that we were told since then by the Association that “indeed, this process has already begun, and the financial sector is replete with incidents of heavily increased global scrutiny of otherwise ordinary transactions… A heavy toll will be exacted from the people of our nation…Every man, woman and child will suffer.”
This reality clearly does not concern Mr. Granger and his Opposition grouping of APNU/AFC and Lincoln Lewis and the Trades Union Congress. They clearly want to see “every (Guyanese) man, woman and child suffer,” including their own supporters and members.
Is this the ‘Good Life’ Mr. Granger proudly promised Guyanese leading up to the 2011 election? Is this the ‘Change’ the AFC spoke about?
There is still a chance for the Opposition to put our people and country ahead of their selfish and narrow political agenda. Old Kai is watching on.