Sixty-eight-year-old Shantrinie Sookdeo,Cheap NFL Jerseys, aka “Seerani” is now dead after a police vehicle slammed into her,Cheap NFL Jerseys, smashing her lower body, as she was awaiting transportation to return home after visiting the Enmore market.Reports are that the woman was standing on the road with her bag of groceries awaiting a minibus to travel to her residence located at the Cove and John Police Station Road,Nike Air Max Tn Ultra Plus, East Coast Demerara, when the police truck came “pelting down the East Coast road” and swerved into her direction.It then hit the woman with such force that her feet were mangled and barely hanging onto her body. The police truck had crushed her against a lamp post close to where she was standing.The vehicle then toppled several times and hit another woman, identified as Lucille Abrams,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, also from the East Coast. Abrams was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) having sustained serious injuries.This publication understands that Abrams was complaining of stomach pain and her neck was in a brace.One of Abrams’s friends who rushed at the hospital upon learning of the tragic news stated that her friends’ hands “looked badly chopped up”.One of the police ranks who was in the vehicle when the accident occurred told this newspaper that he was “asleep” when the incident took place. All he was told is that the police vehicle tried to swerve from another vehicle thus resulting in the accident.Another said that the vehicle had defective brakes that required the driver to pump it three or four times before there could be any result.When Kaieteur News arrived at the GPHC the sister of the deceased, Basanti Harriprashad of the Enmore Village, ECD, was at a loss for words. She was comforted by relatives and patients in the hospital compound as she broke down into tears and slumped to the concrete floor.Harriprashad explained that she was at home when she received a telephone call alerting her that her sister was involved in an accident and was dead. Two of her son’s friends immediately assisted her in getting to the spot where Sookdeo’s dead body lay and then to the GPHC.The distraught woman was at a loss for words when she tried to describe the accident scene.“I see her and thought it was her head looking so smashed up…but it was her legs! Both of them smash up,Cheap China Jerseys, the flesh barely hanging on. I carry her bag home. Somebody gave me her handbag”Some persons who passed the scene suggested that the police vehicle was speeding down the East Coast Demerara public road.One source told Kaieteur News that the driver of the police vehicle, who was identified as Mark Jones received bruises on his face.Sattie Persaud, another of Sookdeo’s sisters, explained to Kaieteur News that her sister frequented the Enmore market every Friday.“Me sister ah nah ah walk ah road top and de police vehicle wrong” said Persaud.Villagers in the area who knew Sookdeo well confirmed that she would always walk in the corner of the road and has been doing so for 30 years.According to Persaud the last time she saw her sister was minutes before she left for Georgetown yesterday morning. When Persaud returned home her sister was not there since she had gone about on her “usual Friday market activity”.A short while later,NFL Jerseys China, one of her neighbours arrived at her home and shouted “Come quick! Come quick! I don’t know how yuh gun tek this. Yuh sister just get in an accident!”Persaud said that when she heard this, she telephoned Sookdeo’s daughter who resides in Berbice, to notify her of the sad news concerning her mother.At the scene the police vehicle was overturned in a nearby drain. The lamp post which it slammed into was leaning precariously while the items Persaud had purchased from the market lay scattered along the road.Sookdeo leaves to mourn her one daughter and four sons along with her two sisters and two brothers.

Hemant Narine Shilchand known for selling rental cars,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, an occupied house without the knowledge of the occupant and other shady deals, is now wanted by lawmen across the country. Shilchand recently sold a rented Toyota IST (PRR 2622) to a South Sophia resident,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, Elvis Smith, on July 2, last for GY$1.5M.Smith paid the con artist $850,000 cash and was supposed to pay the balance in installments within four months. However, when the Sophia resident tried to call Shilchand a few days later,China NFL Jerseys, Shilchand’s cellular phone was turned off.After numerous failed attempts to call the confidence trickster, Smith realized that something was definitely wrong and decided to seek advice from his police friend, who after conducting an investigation,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, found out that Shilchand is wanted by the law for selling rented properties.He is wanted for selling two other rented cars to persons in the city. He has also sold the house owned jointly with his wife, without her permission- that matter is in court. He has not paid support for his three children for the past three years.Kaieteur News was also told that early this year, Shilchand sold a car to one of his relatives and then stole the registration papers along with the keys two days later and tried to sell the vehicle to someone else. Yesterday, Shilchand’s wife, Esther Persaud, said that the two were separated in 2010 after she found out that he was a confidence trickster.The house that the con artist sold without hiswife’s permission“I move back with my mom with our three children and that’s when he sold our car without telling me and the car was in my name too. He also sold our house for $1.4M but that matter is in court,China NFL Jerseys,” Persaud stressed.She also told this publication that her husband has conned a lot of people. “A lot of people coming from all over to meet me but I can’t do anything because he cheated me too.” This newspaper was informed that the confidence trickster is wanted at the Brickdam,Cheap Jerseys From China, Leonora, Parika and Mahaicony Police Stations.

By Lin-Jay Harry VoglezonAll chapters of the meaningful life of Mr. Hugh Neville James Cholmondeley, one of Guyana’s most outstanding media personalities, have come to an end by death on August 10th, at the age of 72.? As a measure of his significance, last Friday afternoon, August 17th, his family, current and former diplomats, colleagues, friends, admirers, members of the media fraternity and others, assembled at The Tillman Chapel, Church Centre of the United Nations, New York,Cheap Jerseys Store, in final celebration of his life. Particularly obvious was the wide and solid cross-section of the Guyanese professional and intellectual classes who travelled from Guyana for the event.Cholmondeley, an old graduate of Queen’s College, which to date is arguably the most highly rated Caribbean secondary school,China Jerseys Wholesale, entered the media profession in 1958 at the then British Guiana Broadcasting Service as an announcer under the mentorship of Rafiq Khan. There, he probably became “the first Disc jockey in the Caribbean”.? As the operator with responsibility for playing music was constantly late, Cholmondeley’s radio survival depended on learning and applying both announcing and operating skills, which classified him as “the first and original DJ” according to his eulogist Nigel Hughes.From 1966-1968 he served as Director of News and Current Affairs? at Radio Demerara but in 1968,? established the Guyana Broadcasting Service (GBS).In 1972 Hugh was appointed Project Manager of UNESCO where he designed and established the Caribbean News Agency (CANA ) and the Caribbean Institute of Mass Communications (CARIMAC) at Mona,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, UWI.Chaplain Holly A. Gaudette delivering the urn containing the ashes of the late Hugh Cholmondeley to Mrs. Marieanne Cholmondeley (in front) and the rest of his family.In 1977 he was transferred to UNESCO – Paris as a Program Specialist where he designed and administered communications and development projects for the establishment and expansion of news agencies in developing countries.In 1979 he became UNESCO’S representative to the Caribbean, and established his office in Jamaica where he functioned until 1985, when he was instrumental in forming the Consortium Graduate School in the Social Sciences in the Caribbean, a multi-university enterprise comprising University of the West Indies, University of Guyana and University of Suriname. This was also located at Mona.In the words of Eddie Greene “ Hugh, who? reveled in the realm of ideas and their application to improving the human and social conditions, quickly grasped the importance of full time graduate training that exposed young scholars to an interdisciplinary program in development policy study and research. The passion and dedication with which he piloted the process through the diplomatic and multilateral channels and then advocated at meetings of the CARICOM and UN Councils were masterful displays of the craft of negotiation and talents of creative leadership.”Between the offices of UNESCO and UNDP, Cholmondeley? was charged with many responsibilities such as peace and reconciliation, development initiatives etc. in places such as Rwanda and? Sierra Leone, Haiti, Afghanistan, Liberia? and Somalia where he earned the respect and trust of General Aidid, who would attend secret meetings with him in a coffin at the funeral of fallen fighters.In Guyana,Air Max 98 Sale, while he succeeded in realizing the negotiations leading up to the Herdmanston Accord and subsequently the St Lucia Statement, and even became adviser to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission where he designed the media center, he remained discontented with the progress in Guyana.Hugh Cholmondeley, whom many saw as a gentle giant among men, capable of riveting presentations to an audience, was also described as incisive in mind,Nike Air Max 98 Gundam 2018, colourful and varied in vocabulary. But a former broadcast colleague, award winning journalist Angella Massiah, remarked that “surprisingly, he was a shy man”. This she noticed in 1992, when the North American-based Caribbean media personnel, officially established its alumni in honour of Cholmondeley for his pioneering efforts in both print and broadcast journalism.Section of the mourners: Cholmondeley’s immediate family in front row, followed by current and former Guyanese and other diplomats, friends, colleagues, etc. singing the hymn “How great thou art”.Cholmondeley left to mourn his widow Marieanne,Wholesale Jerseys China, five children from two marriages, and two grandchildren.

Head of the E-Governance Project, Alexei Ramotar, who has been sent on administrative to facilitate a probe of the project,NFL Jerseys China Cheap, is not taking his critics lightly.The son of former President Donald Ramotar had been under fire for his management of the project. One component- a fibre optic cable from Brazil– had halted the march of the project to connect internet to Government facilities.Ramotar, who was sent on leave last week, took to his Facebook page late Sunday, challenging his critics to show who has similar accomplishments under their belt.“To the rest I bid that you educate yourself; that you get out of your armchair, away from your computer or TV and do something useful.”He made it clear that his statements are for those who have been critical of him.“Firstly I shall not dishonor the terms Hindsight Critic or Monday Morning Quarterback by using these terms to describe them. At least the Hindsight Critics do some work before leveling their criticism. What I have seen from most of the criticisms and articles written is a deep ignorance of the subject matter.”He insisted that on many occasions he has “tried to educate the public, via the media,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, on the nature of the projects.However, politically motivated agents eventually win through. They use the Goebbels infamous propaganda mantra in a media that has political allegiances and are proud of espousing their anti-PPPness.”According to the official, the E-Government Team together with Chinese-owned Huawei Technologies Inc. designed and built a LTE-A infrastructure and Data Center that provides 4G cellular and FTTX coverage to all major government agencies and public buildings.“We did it within budget; we did it within the time frame. The only critics I shall heed from now are those who have a similar accomplishment under their belt. Thank you and have a good evening.”Last week, Minister of State,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Joseph Harmon, instructed that Ramotar proceed on administrative leave with immediate effect.According to Harmon, this move was to investigate the financial arrangements of the project.Earlier this month,Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Mens Trainers, Harmon and a team visited the project after which he passed on instructions for Government’s Advisor on E-Governance Floyd Levi, to “work closely” with Ramotar and the project.The E-Governmence Project consists of a Data Centre, a transmission network and the fibre optic cable from Brazil that would have brought internet connection.The Data Centre, or control centre, is being housed in the compound of Castellani House.The Transmission Network stretches from Moleson Creek on the Corentyne Coast to Charity on the Essequibo Coast.The E-Governance project which is headed by Ramotar includes not only the fibre optic element but is part of a US$32M, three-component initiative to connect Government facilities along the Linden-Lethem road and the coastland,Cheap Jerseys From China, with internet access.Contractors, because of the difficult terrain along the Linden-Lethem trail and technical issues with the integrity of the cable, ran into all sorts of problems with the cable from Brazil.The fibre optic cable project was intended to bring cheaper internet service to Guyana’s shores from the neighbouring Portuguese-speaking territory.But after some years, the cable project collapsed and under pressure from the media, the previous administration admitted that the cable was in a poor state even though more than $1B had been spent on the cable component already.While Government was recently told by Ramotar that the cable is now too expensive to repair and that the government should cut its losses,China Jerseys Cheap, the former administration which his father led, awarded a handsome contract to a local firm to repair the cable.Before the PPP/C lost the May 11, 2015 elections, former Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, announced that Dax Contracting Services owned by Faisal Mohamed, was awarded a contract to rehabilitate the cable.The agreement states that Dax will undertake to repair and maintain the fibre optic cable from Brazil. But the many concessions in the project which were deemed as being highly unreasonable, is currently tied up at the Ministry of Finance.

By Dale AndrewsPolice Commissioner Henry Greene appealed to the ranks of Division ‘A’ (Georgetown),China Jerseys, yesterday, to make the force proud though the Christmas period.The appeal was made at the Division’s annual award ceremony and Christmas luncheon, and it came amidst growing skepticism about the integrity of the Guyana Police Force.But according to the Commissioner, the Division has adequate resources to meet the challenge of maintaining a secure environment for both visitors and citizens of Georgetown.He said that from the statistics for the year so far, the main police division has accounted for a significant decline in criminal activity, which augurs well for the entire force.“When ‘A’ Division sneezes, the whole force jumps,Cheap Sports Jerseys, so when the division declines in crime the whole force declines in crime,NFL Jerseys Outlet,” the Commissioner said.He complimented the persons who were mainly responsible for the present position of the division.“Do us proud this Christmas. We don’t want to these reports that persons have used excessive force on anyone; we don’t want to hear reports about policemen stopping people and taking money from them and demanding money from them or policemen negotiating deals. Drop that from your calendar,” he challenged.The Top Cop said that the Division has an adequate fleet of vehicles which should enable ranks to respond promptly to reports of criminal activity.He commended the ranks manning the police 911 hotline and announced a monetary reward for them.The ranks of the police Court Superintendent Office, more particularly the Prosecutors also came in for the Commissioner’s commendation.Twelve ranks were presented with the Laparkan Policeman of the Month Award, which represents a tangible appreciation of their work in 2009.The involvement of the Laparkan Group of Companies in the exercise dates back to the year 2000 and was the brainchild of the present Commander George Vyphuis, who was at the time Officer-in-Charge of the Division’s Number One Sub-Division.According to Vibert Parvatan, a Director of the Laparkan Group of Companies,NFL Jerseys China, the objective of the initiative is intended to motivate members of the Police Force to strive for higher levels of performance and achievement.He stated that the criteria used by the evaluators and judges include those attributes which are vital to any organization; punctuality, regularity, reliability, commitment and outstanding display of courage.“The Guyana Police Force, with its motto “To serve and to protect” has a rich history over the many decades.That image has to be preserved and that can only be done, if every person in the Police Force accepts his or her individual obligation to comply with the rules and regulations which govern their duties,Wholesale Jerseys From China, and resist the temptation for whatever reason, to tarnish the image of the Police Force,” Parvatan said.He explained that coping with crime in most lands is a Herculean task, and in a developing country like Guyana, there are human and financial limitations evidenced by under-manned, under-equipped units. However according to the Laparkan Director, in spite of that, the motto of the Guyana Police Force “To serve and to protect” remains the goal which all members of the Guyana Police Force need to constantly have as their focal point.He said that it is also the expectations of citizens of Guyana that the Police Force will protect them and in so doing, contribute to their safety and security whether on the streets, or at the work places, or in their homes.“I commend to all members of the Guyana Police Force, not to allow their uniform and perceived power vested in them, to overshadow the human qualities of patience, tolerance,Cheap NFL Jerseys, understanding, humility, respect and love for everyone,” Parvatan stated.He assured that the Laparkan Group commits itself to retaining the programme in the New Year and indicated that a request to increase the value of the gift vouchers presented to the awardees will be looked at favourably.Detective Sergeant Sherlock Houston was adjudged the Division’s Best Cop as a result of his sterling contribution in the apprehension of criminal suspects throughout the year.He received the Roraima Airways Award, which was presented by Captain Gerry Gouveia.In his vote of thanks, he advised his colleague not to envy him in a negative way but to strive to be in the position he presently holds, next year.In addition to the awards Commissioner Greene also presented $300,000 to the Division for what he described as a job well done throughout 2009.

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– Granger tells GTU ConferenceLeader of the Opposition and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU),Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, Mr. David Granger has stated that “poor pay has chased away experienced teachers to other countries and has discouraged others from entering the teaching profession.Granger made the remarks while speaking to members of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on the occasion of its third Biennial Conference in Berbice.He noted that parents, teachers and students have had to shut down some rural schools because of poor sanitary and physical conditions.APNU, he added, is not unaware of the severe damage done to the education system. “The large number of dropouts from primary and secondary schools; the large number of failures of students presented at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA),NFL Jerseys 2018, at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC) and the administrative and financial crisis at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and at the University of Guyana (UG), are symptoms of deeper problems which must be corrected”.The Opposition leader added that APNU reiterates its commitment to increased salaries and benefits,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, improved incentive systems for teachers, to rehabilitate or rebuild ram-shacked schools, reduce the number of untrained and under qualified teachers and upgrade CPCE and UG.APNU,Wholesale Jerseys, he added, wishes to assure GTU that “we shall continue to collaborate with it in a cordial manner to improve the conditions throughout the national teaching service”.The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC)’s Lincoln Lewis, in his message to the teachers’ conference noted the current climate in the country “where the citizens’ rights and rule of law are constantly under threat. It requires an understanding of organisations like the GTU to ensure that every trade union has a moral and social responsibility,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, not only to the workers but to the communities in which they operate”.He added that the coming together of the branches and groups and individuals with various views augers well for a rich confidence to develop and to define a programme of action to meet the needs of workers.“It is against this backdrop that the GTUC wishes your organisation a successful conference,Cheap Jerseys From China, at the end of which, we look forward to working with you to realise improved working conditions for your members”.

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It’s a Guyanese tradition…as Vieira’s Evening News used to say. As soon as you arrive they ask you ‘When are you leaving?’ What sort of perverse logic is that? Don’t they like you? Don’t they value your presence in our mother’s land? Do they want to see the back of you? It makes you paranoid.Bill has always been perplexed by this. What can possibly be the explanation?So many Guyanese have left in the last fifty years that I guess leaving is now a part of everyday life. You all have relatives abroad-in the UK,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Outlet,USA and Canada and have probably grown up with them going and coming back especially for high days and holidays.The diasporae are just that. So when they come you expect them to leave. The temporary is the norm for many Guyanese families.It could be that more and more of you are going abroad to visit dem relatives so leaving is a part of your life. There is that wonderful phrase you hear when you try to track an individual or an official down,Wholesale China Jerseys, ‘Sorry he is out of the country’.No indication of where they might be –Miami, The Moon or Mars. It covers a multitude of sins. At least the secretary does not resort to my other unfavourite ‘I wouldn’t be able to say’.? Why not!!Or perhaps Guyana’s burgeoning tourism industry (copyright Guyana Tourism Authority) with the hordes thronging? Georgetown’s tree-lined? avenues means you have all got used to the comings and goings of the international tourist swarm. Perhaps.Bill thinks not; he has yet to see the swarms of humanity coming to visit his mother’s land.Perhaps as a nation you have collective ADHD–attention deficit syndrome— and you can only tolerate people (or is it Just Bill?) for a short while before your attention wanders elsewhere .Understandable. It is possible that in the future or the present,nfl jerseys china, we will all be famous or concentrate for just fifteen seconds!Bill is still really perplexed at that opening gambit. Maybe he should have a card prepared with the date to show and tell when asked?But,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, as you are curious by now,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, I am leaving on June 1, for Trinidad. Bill just hopes when he gets there his hosts at UWI don’t open the conversation by asking, “When are you leaving?”If they do,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, he will scream!! Pip!pip!

A report about the Guyana Revenue Authority assessing and recommending that Attorney at Law Hissaun Yasin-Nandlall be demoted was a document that may have been tampered with,Cheap NFL Jerseys From China, according to Chairman of the GRA Board,Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale, Rawle Lucas.In the wake of the publication in the Friday issue of Kaieteur News,Cheap World Cup Jerseys, Mr. Lucas said that the Board never discussed Ms. Yasin-Nandlall because there was nothing to discuss.A document seen by Kaieteur and forwarded to Mr. Lucas suggested that Ms. Yasin-Nandlall was under-performing and was costing GRA some $845,Cheap Jerseys,000 in retainer fees per month.Ms. Yasin-Nandlall said that such a recommendation might have been made five years ago when she was experiencing difficulties with the GRA administration.She said that someone wishing to embarrass her must have doctored the document seen by Kaieteur News and released it.Given the circumstances the newspaper apologises to Ms. Yasin-Nandlall.

Although it is currently with the Special Select Committee, the Allied Health Professionals Bill is likely to be up for debate by next month. This is according to an optimistic Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy who related that a report is expected from the Committee which has already examined the draft Bill at a meeting last week. A final meeting he said is likely to be scheduled shortly before the document is taken back to Parliament.But this move, he said, may not be possible as Parliament will be taken up with the Budget debate for the balance of this month. The unveiling of the 2010 Budget is slated for today.“I expect that with the Budget being read Monday (today) it will occupy the attention of Parliament for the whole of February so this Bill may not be brought before Parliament until March,” the Minister speculatedWith the passage of the Allied Health Professionals Bill, Dr Ramsammy will be bestowed with the power to determine who is allowed to practice in the medical field and in what capacity. The first reading of the Bill occurred in Parliament in April of last year but was referred to the Special Select Committee, which was tasked with discussing its content.The intent of the Bill is to bring greater legal and regulatory framework to guide the practice of a number of health professionals.It was the expectation of the Minister that the Committee would have invited stakeholders to make presentations about the Bill as it is a very important legislation which would impact many persons in the society. Among the categories of persons that will be affected with the passage of the legislation are herbalists and others who claim they can heal diseases for which there is no cure,Jerseys China, chiropractors,Wholesale Jerseys Authentic, medical technologists as well as optometrists and opticians.And according to the Minister for some time now,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, there has been confusion as to how optometrists and opticians are regulated. He explained that the optometrists are doctors who are trained to deal with the eye while opticians are technologists and not doctors. Opticians he said are able to do certain measurements in the eye to determine an individual’s vision level and are able to make lens in this regard. However they are not permitted to write prescriptions as this is the duty of the optometrist, who is also trained to carry out eye tests.“The public does not understand this and many of the opticians have been misrepresenting themselves as doctors and that will change with this law.”According to the Minister, optometrists have a 1956 ordinance that controls their practice. And since there are only about five of them in Guyana, he disclosed that the Medical Council is tasked with implementing laws and regulations that govern their operation thus they are required to register with the Council.The opticians,NFL Jerseys Outlet, on the other hand,NFL Jerseys China Cheap, the Minister said, will be mandated to register under the Allied Health Professionals Act when it becomes law as will several other operators who are currently allowed to provide health-related care.Meanwhile, the Minister has endorsed the recently launched Bachelors of Science Optometry Programme which will commence September next at the University of Guyana. However, the Minister has warned that there is need for a legal framework to accommodate the personnel that are being trained. “There is confusion in Guyana as there is in many countries, as to who are the opticians and who are the optometrists and where they fit in,Nike NFL Jerseys China, in the world of the ophthalmologists.”

The National Stadium at Providence was packed to capacity and full of energy when the highly anticipated Carifesta Gospel Concert was held on Thursday night.In fact, the liveliness of the atmosphere was so intense that President Bharrat Jagdeo, who was among the dignitaries in attendance, related that the energy was of such a nature that it could power (provide electricity for) Guyana for another few years.In lauding the organisers of the event, the President,Cheap Jerseys Outlet, in brief remarks, related that Guyana’s ability to pull off the almost impossible task of hosting Carifesta is reflected in the variety of features that have been added to the event, such as the religious and indigenous aspects.According to the President, he took up the challenge of having Guyana host Carifesta because he had the confidence that the organisers would have done what was necessary to make it a success.He pointed out that Guyana has, in essence, been able to successfully undertake a task which requires two years of preparation.As such, he speculated that the next country that will be tasked with hosting Carifesta “will have a lot to live up to…”In commending the efforts of the Christian community to attract such a mass gathering at the stadium, the President quoted Psalm 133: “It is a good thing for brethren to fellowship together,” which prompted resounding applause from the audience.Culture Minister Dr. Frank Anthony,Cheap Jerseys, like the President,NFL Jerseys Supply, pointed out that the event was well attended, even as he declared that it was one of the biggest events of CARIFESTA, and arguably one of the biggest gospel concerts ever held in Guyana.He, too,Wholesale China Jerseys, alluded to the fact that Guyana has been able to effectively prove itself worthy by hosting the Festival of Arts for the second time after 36 years, even though faced with limited preparation time.The concert also saw the attendance of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and his wife, and Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy. Bishop Juan Edghill was also a fulfilled attendee at the event.In an invited comment, Coordinator of the Gospel concert, Pastor Kwame Gilbert, said that the concert had met every anticipated expectation.The artistes, both local and overseas, were able to woo the audience with their energetic renditions, which saw the audience both in the stands and on the field gyrating in what was described as a “holy ghost frenzy”.The several vigorous dancing pieces had great effect on the audience, who signalled their enjoyment in shouts of “Jesus! Jesus!” or simply swayed in tune with the varying rhythms.A 100-strong combined mass choir and a steel pan rendition by 35 players were among the highlights of the grand event.The performances of the artistes were of such intensity and endurance that it was as if the event would have continued until daybreak.Among those performing the many touching renditions were leading local gospel artistes. They were aptly complemented by singing sensations the likes of Reverend Nicole Ballosingh-Holder out of Trinidad and Tobago,NFL Jerseys Cheap, who took full advantage of her time on the stage to spread the Word of God through her Soca-style renditions.Other foreign-based artistes were Emrand Henry out of St Lucia; Calvin Henry, known as ‘The Prodigal Son,’ of Jamaica, and Andrew Cartwright, called ‘Lynx,Cheap NFL Jerseys,’ out of the Bahamas.The gospel concert came as part of the religious events which have, for the first time in history, been slated into the Carifesta celebrations, which first commenced in 1972 right here in Guyana.

The Bank of Guyana…Treasury bills issued to sterilize excess liquidity – BOGThe Central Government’s bonded debt jumped by 13.2 percent from June 2009 to June 2010 to bring the new figure to $94.76B.In its half year report,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the Bank of Guyana attributed the rise to “an increase in the issuance of treasury bills to sterilize excess liquidity”.According to the report, the outstanding stock of Government domestic bonded debt consists of treasury bills,Cheap NFL Jerseys, debentures,NFL Jerseys China, bonds and the CARICOM loan. The increase from one year earlier reflected the expansion in the stock of outstanding government treasury bills. Meanwhile the CARICOM loan and debentures contracted.Treasury bills are usually issued in three varieties based on the time span the bills take to mature: 91-day, 182-day and 364-day bills. The 364-day bills dominated the stock issued over the reporting period,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, accounting for 73.6 percent of the total treasury bills issued.The end result is that the stock of treasury bills increased by 22.5 percent to $87.39B, including 91-day and 182-day bills as well. Meanwhile on the debit side,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, the redemption of treasury bills during the first half of 2010 increased by 41.53 percent to $65.46B.Treasury bills are issued by the government through the central bank to entities wishing to invest their funds. Although the interest rates are not as attractive as those offered by commercial banks the bills are a relatively risk free investment.According to one local economist, the Government issues Treasury Bills to meet a number of objectives. One of these is to cover budget deficits,China Jerseys, another is to finance the redemption of maturing Treasury Bills. In other words they issue more Treasury Bills and use the funds generated that way to pay off the ones that have come to the end of their term.Treasury Bills also help the government absorb excess liquidity in an attempt to control inflation.The primary investors in Treasury Bills are the ‘finance houses’ who usually use idle funds to invest. The increase in issuance of Bills between June 2009 and June of 2010 leads to higher domestic debt and therefore debt servicing – $630M worth of debt servicing, making the 2010 half-year figures $3.73B.The monies invested by the banks are locked down until the bills mature and as such is unavailable for lending.One example of the investments being considered was included in the report which indicates that for the review period Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd, redeemed some $975M in debentures.

…must vacate location by January 20Minister of Transport and Hydraulic,NFL Jerseys Cheap, Robeson Benn,NFL Jerseys From China, yesterday met with some La Penitence Market vendors who operate along Saffon Street. The meeting was to finalize their removal of their stalls by this Sunday so that the contractor can take possession of the location to commence the construction of a new bridge to accommodate a four-lane highway.Some 16 stalls will initially have to be removed and following the construction of the road which is expected to take four months, the remaining stalls will have to be removed so that the four-lane road can be constructed starting at Broad Street and will continue south to meet the East Bank Corridor.The IDB-funded project is to facilitate the significant increase in vehicular traffic along the roadway.Benn told this newspaper that the project has already been delayed by three months and according to Benn this was to facilitate the vendors being allowed to sell during the Christmas season.The initial vendors to be removed will be relocated a safe distance away from the Sussex Street bridge. There are about a dozen vacant stalls in the market.Benn said that they are moving to make the preparations to have the bridge in place so that they could construct the four-lane road to Broad Street under the IDB-funded Bridges II programme.He said that the vendors are claiming that they are unaware of the need to relocate,Wholesale Jerseys China, a statement that surprised Benn given that the area will be a “heavy engineering work site.”Benn said that there was a consultation held with stakeholders in October last, as well as on previous occasions.The Public Works Minister said that the Mayor and City Councilors were written to on the issue. “The vendors are suggesting,Cheap NFL Jerseys, somehow,Wholesale Jerseys, that the pavement and the gutter have nothing to do with the works but we are pointing out that piling will be done,Cheap Jerseys USA, concrete will be poured and all the related works executed.”He said that the pavement and the gutter belong to what is a declared public road and that the vendors should not have been an encumbrance in the first place.For the persons to be affected the council and the Clerk of Markets are the persons responsible for the relocation of the vendors, but Benn said he is prepared to facilitate.When asked about the availability of space between Broad Street and Sussex Street to facilitate the construction of a four-lane road Benn said, “Everything that is necessary ultimately to get four lanes going through here to accommodate the growth in our country will be done.”He said that it would not happen instantaneously but the critical structures will have to be put in place.The site, according to Benn, has to be secured by January 20 adding that there has already been too much of a delay.The Minister said that they couldn’t delay the project any longer because they will run into scheduling problems with regards to the related works that has to take place as well as the threat of liquidated damages among other concerns.Basso and Sons is the company contracted to undertake the widening of the bridge at Sussex and Saffon Streets.

The Monument Gardens, Camp Street, Georgetown, came alive last evening with a mixture of music, food, dance and song, as scores turned out to commemorate Arrival Day and Pushpanjali 16. The evening’s proceeding commenced with a classic display of tassa drumming, a series of prayers and the cutting of the ceremonial ribbon to commission an Open Air Museum.According to Dr.Yesu Persaud,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the museum was set up to encourage the youths to learn about culture and practices. Also it highlights the journey of indentured labours to Guyana.The commissioning of the museum was down by 89-year-old Ms. Chalma from Leonora who began working on the sugar estate at the age of seven.The event also saw various persons being honoured for their service to the country. Some of these awardees included, Rudy Insanally,NFL Jerseys China, Tota Mangar, Haimant Persaud,Wholesale Jerseys Online, K.A Juman Yassin, Kamayadial Kirpalani, Shrimatttie Chandrawattie Maraj and Nadira Nirwani.Other persons were also given Certificates of Appreciation.Speaking at the ceremony also was former Speaker of the National Assembly,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Ralph Ramkarran,China NFL Jerseys, who related the challenges, the endurance and commitment of the indentured labours who came to Guyana.Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan agreed to speak on behalf of the Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, who could not make it to the ceremony.Ramjattan in his remarks made reference Ramkarran’s earlier observations. Ramjattan said that while it is important to look back at history, Guyanese should not linger in the past.“Like chauffeur in every car,Wholesale NFL Jerseys 2018, you simply cannot remain watching that rear-view mirror – you’re going to crash!”He also spoke about the desire for national unity and peace as Guyana is on the verge of celebrating its 50th Anniversary.Ramjattan stated that as Guyanese, “we must watch that windscreen in front of us so that we can keep our eyes as to where we want to go”.

Approximately 20 agents of the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) protested in front of the company’s Waterloo Street office yesterday for their salaries, which have not been paid to them since January of this year.The agents told members of the media that all their efforts to contact the relevant authorities in CLICO (Guyana) for their money proved futile. They are always told that the individuals are ‘in a meeting’.As a result of this, all the agents of CLICO (Guyana) have advised their clients to stop paying their premiums to the insurance company.They said that as long as clients pay their premiums to CLICO (Guyana), the agents have to be paid. But thus far,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, this has not happened.“They (CLICO) have damaged and tarnished the career of agents… The image of the insurance industry in Guyana would not be the same because of these two women (Maria Van Beek and Geeta Singh-Knight)…people would not trust any insurance company because of this,” one agent said. The agents are of the view that similar to the Trinidad Government, the Guyana Government would have taken over the insurance company.“As far as I am concerned,Wholesale Jerseys China, CLICO is a government company and I don’t want to be part of it any longer.This ship has already sunk, and if it is to come up back, I don’t want to be part of it. I am calling my clients to stop paying their premiums,” another agent said.It was explained that the insurance company had sent out letters to the clients advising them to continue paying their premiums and,Wholesale Jerseys, according to the agents, since clients have received that letter, they have been enquiring whether or not they should pay,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, but the agents advised them otherwise.“When premiums are paid, agents are supposed to be paid, but thus far, this has not happened. What are they doing with the money?”The agents told this newspaper that the issue is having a terrible effect on their lives, since they have families to maintain, bills to pay and commitments to keep.“But life goes on, what can we do?” Some of the insurance agents have even told their clients to take up policies with GTM.The agents noted that they will continue their protest action until they are paid their commissions.In early March,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, approximately 30 employees of CLICO (Guyana) were issued with letters terminating their service.The company’s Lamaha Street branch was closed down as the troubled insurance company faces its financial predicament.Among those who lost their jobs was the entire staff of the Marketing?Department?as well as several members from the Financial and Underwriting Departments,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, as well as cleaners and receptionists.