It is very worrying if regional countries start to ‘window shop’ with the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME), President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday. Countries cannot be selective in aspects of the agreement that best suit their interest, he added.Speaking with the local media at the Office of the President, the Head of State said that he is very reluctant to have the CSME truncated in ‘little bits’ because if that were to happen some countries that have already made deep commitments to free movement of goods and services,NFL Jerseys From China, may want to review those commitments.“If the capital exporting countries want free movements of capital because they stand to benefit from free movement of capital then they must also bear some of the negative consequences of free movement of people? – because of this enterprise you cannot win everything.”The entire purpose, he pointed out, is to have a single economy that will over time benefit everyone both regional enterprises and regional people.From the inception, he explained, there were two schools of thoughts on the CSME.One side felt that there was a need to review some of the provisions of the CSME with a view to phasing the implementation over a longer time period.This was thought of because of the difficulties that some countries could face in absorbing extra labour flowing into their societies.On the other hand, there was another group that felt that a commitment was made to the CSME and that countries cannot ‘pick and choose’ parts.Guyana, President Jagdeo said, falls in the category where a commitment was made regarding the CSME as integrated whole.“It’s an agreement that is made up of several parts and you cannot pick and choose the parts that you like and then want the other parts, which are critical to the functioning of the whole delay those because they present some difficulties to you.”In December,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, the Caricom Secretariat reported that only a small number of persons have been denied entry into Caricom members of state under the free movement of skills provision in the CSME.Head of the Caricom Secretariat, Dr. Edwin Carrington, said that free movement of skills is one of the areas of the integration process by which the progress of the integration process is judged.Closely aligned to the free movement,Authentic NFL Jerseys Wholesale, Dr. Carrington said, is the issue of contingent rights.This is the rights of spouses and dependents of those who move on the basis of their skills certificates within the context of the single market.The Caricom Secretary General had also stated that the experiences of some,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, who have tried to move with their skills certificate,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, have led to the establishment of a working group, which have been set up to iron out practical and operational difficulties encounter by the holders of such certificates.This occurs, he added,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, especially when countries operate under immigration law,nfl jerseys authentic china, which is headed and named ‘the immigration restriction act’ and not ‘the immigration facilitation act.’Within the free movement provisions, members of states are still trying to identify the rights of contingents, which will be incorporated in a protocol,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, which will supplement the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.One of the concerns that countries have been complaining about is that they are not in favour to grant ‘rights’ to contingents but instead prefer to use terms such as ‘privileges’ or ‘facilities.’This is an area that members of state will be discussing this year.One of the constraints with respect to the free movement was the fact that there were a number of cases where persons were using fraudulent certificates.These fraudulent documents not only relate to the supporting document but also to the skills certificate.

– Hinterland areas targeted for first quarter of 2016The E-Governance Unit has begun rolling out Wi-Fi networks in schools, while hinterland and remote areas are expected to benefit from internet access by the end of the first quarter of 2016.E-GovernanceAdvisor, Floyd LeviE-Governance Advisor, Floyd Levi, explained that at present, the Unit is focused on facilitating the implementation of infrastructural networks – the transmission and data networks,Basketball Jerseys From China, and the setting up of ICT Hubs across the country.Levi, according to the Ministry of the Presidency, disclosed that the government was focusing on having the Information and Communications Technology?(ICT) Hubs and Internet Access Points operational by the end of 2016.The ICT Hubs are especially critical for the Wi-Fi networks to become operational. These are expected to benefit all Guyanese but more so, the remote and underdeveloped communities.The roll out of Wi-Fi in secondary schools has begun at the President’s College, following a visit by President Granger to the institution in October.Levi said that this is the first project in this category and it will be treated as a pilot to determine the exact needs and requirements for the other schools to benefit.“What it does is that it gives them access to the e-Government network, not just for internet access, but for all government applications that we will publish on the network. We are using this as the pilot project,China Jerseys NFL Wholesale, to ensure that we are able to fulfill the demands and requirements, and then we move on to the other schools.“We expect that this can be done within the first quarter of 2016.?We have been mandated to provide internet access to all tertiary educational institutes, such as the Cyril Potter College of Education, the University of Guyana (UG), all of the Technical Institutes and Secondary schools,” he said.Additionally, all government ministries, agencies and public buildings will be outfitted with Wi-Fi networks for visitors and consumers to access during their visits.The Wi-Fi rollout has begun at the President’s College, the unit announced yesterday.The E-Governance Advisor assured that usage of the Wi-Fi service is monitored so as to ensure students’ safety and control.“At President’s College, they have a strict regime. The Wi-Fi comes on at 6:00 am and goes off at 10:00 pm, and what we have done is to install a “white list” of sites. This blocks them from visiting sites which are not approved by the administration or are deemed inappropriate. This is in keeping with international guidelines, so there is control,” he said.The unit is also actively pursuing a similar project, this?time to service students in the hinterland and remote areas, who have limited or no access to internet.He said that work has already commenced in the Paramakatoi,Jersyes From China, Region Eight area.“Some of the subjects that are taught at the CXC levels require that School Based Assessments (SBAs) are submitted online, and the students who live here are at a disadvantage with that, so we are trying to fix this.? The groundwork is currently being done, and we are working towards getting all elements in place. We have a very ambitious plan for the hinterland and remote areas,” Levi said.Several weeks ago, the advisor had met with regional representatives of the Microsoft and CISCO Corporations to discuss support for the planned Information Communication Technology (ICT) initiatives.According to him,Cheap Jerseys From China, plans are underway to consolidate internet access and email services for ministries, by way of an agreement, which would soon see email addresses for these agencies being moved to the?gov.gy?domain. Levi explained that the collaboration between the two organisations was crucial to the overall success of that Unit.“What has happened since then is that we’ve gotten trial versions,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, so that we can have a clear understanding of what is being offered. We will go for a central hosting of government websites under Microsoft as well as government emailing systems, and we will be signing an agreement with them very soon on this,” he disclosed.According to the Ministry of the Presidency, the One Laptop Per Teacher (OLPT) project,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, which will replace the One Laptop Per Family,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, is also managed under the E-Governance Unit.Asked on the status of this, Levi said that the first shipment of the laptops being acquired under a grant from the Government of China, is currently undergoing several tests to ensure that they are

A man was pronounced dead on arrival at the New Amsterdam Hospital after he was struck and killed by an ambulance which was heading to the very institution with a patient in a critical condition.The dead man has only been identified as ‘Milo’ and was stuck down on the Rose Hall,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, Corentyne Public Road at around 19:30 hours last evening.Reports are that the ambulance was being driven by Narinedatt Budial,Cheap Jerseys USA, 29,Cheap NBA Jerseys Authentic, and had just left Skeldon Hospital with a patient. Eyewitnesses told this publication the siren was heard and then an impact which suggested that the ambulance had stuck something. When persons ran out to the road they noticed ‘Milo’ lying motionless. The driver of the ambulance stopped briefly but then continued on his journey to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he put off the patient he was carrying and then turned himself over to police at the Central Police Station New Amsterdam.The driver reportedly told investigators there that he noticed the man attempting to cross the road despite the warning from the siren.Only yesterday the Ministry of Home Affairs published an advisory in sections of the media,Cheap NFL Jerseys, pleading with pedestrians and drivers to adhere to sirens when using the roadways.

Police have detained two people for last Tuesday night’s execution-style killing of army Lance CorporalArmy Lance Corporal Kevon PayneKevon Payne, who was gunned down outside his mother’s Sussex Street, Charlestown home.But that is all that Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum was prepared to say yesterday about the investigation, and about the possible motives for Payne’s murder.However, Kaieteur News understands that one of the detained men is from Albouystown. Police are said to be checking on a number of theories – one is that a known drug dealer may have ordered Payne’s death.It is alleged that one of Payne’s brothers, Vellone Thorne,Wholesale Jerseys From China, had an argument last week with a drug dealer, who is known to the family.The argument reportedly turned physical and the drug dealer later threatened to “finish” Payne’s brother.Kaieteur News was told that the drug dealer told villagers that he has $10M and was willing to pay “the experts” to take out his enemy, because he was too “disrespectful” to him.There are reports that when Kevon Payne asked for time off from his work on Tuesday after he learnt of the incident involving his brother (Thorne) and the drug dealer. He reportedly went to meet the individual.“My brother (Kevon) is a peaceful person. He hear that this man said he gun kill our brother and he went and confront he,Cheap Jerseys Store, but this man started to behave stupid, so my brother (Kevon) told him,Authentic NFL Jerseys Wholesale, if he kill my brother, he will have to live in the sky,” Sharmain Thorne,Wholesale China Jerseys, the dead man’s sister said.Relatives believe that the well known drug dealer organized the soldier’s death after they talked early Tuesday.“I think they kill Kevon to get to the other brother (Vellone) because they know that he is a road man and it won’t be easy to kill him,” the sibling had stated.Payne’s stepfather,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, Rudolph Thorne said that he too had tried to make peace between his son, Vellone and the drug dealer,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, when he learnt of the incident.“I meet him (drug dealer) and I ask him what happened and he said that my son disrespectful to him and that he got $10M and he gun get rid of my son,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys Authentic,” Thorne said.The man said that his relatives have already provided the police with the names of the shooter and the drug dealer who they claim arranged the execution-style killing.Kevon Payne was reportedly shot at least six times by his killer, who arrived on the scene on a white motorcycle and escaped with an accomplice, following a brief exchange of gunfire with police ranks.Shakel Wilson,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, a friend of the dead man, was shot in the leg. He is being treated at a private hospital.Payne’s relatives are claiming that the police too played a part in his death. Amid these reports, the Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation.This newspaper was told that investigators are also testing the weapons of those ranks, who were present at the scene.

…as Guyana banks on Intl. support for its territorial integrity—Granger ?“As far as I am concerned this territory belongs to Guyana and any attempt by Venezuela to use armed force to prevent Guyana from exercising its sovereignty over its land or sea space or airspace is illegal.”Despite a subsiding of the tension between Guyana and Venezuela over the border controversy, there are no guarantees from the Nicolas Maduro administration to Guyana’s unhindered and continued pursuit of its development of the disputed Essequibo County.Guyana’s Head of State, President David Granger, said yesterday that while there were commitments made on the part of the Venezuelan leader on the matter of installing ambassadors between the two countries, Maduro gave no guarantees that there will be no further provocation or aggression, should Guyana continue to seek to pursue development possibilities in Essequibo ahead of any solutions to the border controversy.Any such solution is to be arrived at by the Special United Nation’s delegation tasked with investigating the situation.Granger yesterday met with the local media corps at the Ministry of the Presidency and provided an update on his maiden appearance at the largest gathering of world leaders.He spoke to the four broad agreements undertaken between the two countries following a meeting that was facilitated by UN Secretary General,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, Ban Ki-Moon.According to Granger, Maduro agreed to have the Guyana nominee, Cheryl Miles, assigned as the Ambassador to Caracas while the Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana,Wholesale Authentic China Jerseys, Reina Diaz, would return to Guyana.Maduro, he said, agreed to receive the delegation nominated by the UN Secretary General.Granger said that when the team had visited Guyana, the Venezuelans had said that the timing was inconvenient.He said, too, that the Venezuelan troops that were deployed in the Cuyuni area in western Guyana have been withdrawn, “so we feel that those four matters were to Guyana’s advantage.”He said the agreements do bode well for the restoration of normalcy on the border.No GuaranteeThe President was adamant that the meeting with the Venezuelan leader can in no way be misconstrued as bilateral negotiations.On the matter of Guyana’s development of the Essequibo region in the interim, the President said it was not a case of Guyana being “allowed” to develop the Essequibo.“As far as I am concerned this territory belongs to Guyana, and any attempt by Venezuela to use armed force to prevent Guyana from exercising its sovereignty over its land or sea space or airspace is illegal.”He continued, “It is our territory; we are a sovereign nation and that is why I called on the international community to guarantee the rights of small states like ours.”Granger said that Guyana is not in possession of gunboats or corvettes that could be used to expel “persons who intrude into our territory.”On the matter of developing the Essequibo, the President said,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, “We would certainly like to proceed and this is the undertaking which we have given foreign investors; we are calling on the international community to preserve the security of our country, our territorial integrity.”?Moral suasionThe President also used the opportunity to inform media operatives that the newest US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, presented his Credentials,Cheap NFL Jerseys, ahead of the press conference.“I called on the United States with whom we are partners in something called the Caribbean Security Basin Initiative (CBSI) which was established by President Barack Obama, to guarantee the security of small states…The majority of states in the Caribbean are small and they have to be protected.”According to President Granger, “We cannot establish 15 defense forces for 15 states in the Caribbean; there must be some international system for protecting small states.”Granger, in driving home the point to media operatives present at the Ministry of the Presidency said, “There is no guarantee,Cheap Nike Huarache Shoes, there is an undertaking from Mr Maduro,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but what I asked is that the international community will give us that guarantee; we cannot do it ourselves.”He said Guyana has embraced the diplomatic course of action to prevent, forestall or inhibit Venezuela “from behaving in a lawless manner.”Granger did concede that because of the US’ foreign policy, that country is unlikely to become more deeply involved than it is at present.He did seek to point out however, “I do believe that the United States and Brazil on the North American Continent and the South American Continent respecti

A pregnant Ayesha Rodriques and her mother Jacqueline Rodriques were remanded to prison by Magistrate Fabayo Azore when they turned up at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday on Drug Trafficking charges.Jacqueline and Ayesha Rodriquesbeing escorted by a Police Officer atthe Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.It is alleged that on Thursday August 6 at D’Urban Street,NFL Jerseys Store, Georgetown, the pregnant woman sold 296 grams of the drug to a Police Constable.Ayesha Rodriques pleaded not guilty to the charge but told the Magistrate that it was not that much cocaine as it was only about six to eight grams.Her mother Jacqueline,Cheap Jerseys Online, who was charged with Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, also pleaded not guilty.The facts of the matter stated that police,Soccer Jerseys From China, acting on information, conducted an operation and went to the 54 D’Urban Street,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Werk-en-Rust address and purchased 296 grams of cocaine from 22-year old Ayesha Rodriques.The police then identified themselves and went into the house and conducted a search of the premises where they found labelled money under a bedroom floor board.But by then the young expectant mother had flushed the remainder of the cocaine down a toilet.Her mother who was also in the house was arrested by the police.Attorney-at-Law Paul Fung-A-Fat,Nike Air Max 1 Ultra Flyknit Womens, who represented both women,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, told the court that Ayesha Rodriques is currently three and a half months pregnant and is a self-employed clothes vendor. Jacqueline Rodriques is 42 years old and is also a clothes vendor.During the hearing,Wholesale Jerseys, the pregnant Rodriques burst into tears and began to vomit in the court while crying out for water. A police officer then went to her assistance and began fanning her.At this point Police Prosecutor Dinero Jones said that the senior Rodriques was present on the premises at the time of the raid and she was the one who said that the drugs were hers and that her daughter just sold it to the police.He then objected to bail citing the nature and gravity of the charge.The Magistrate at this point asked everyone to leave the court room so that Ayesha Rodriques could get some air since she began sweating profusely and appeared to be in a semi-conscious condition.After she was revived,Jerseys China Wholesale, Rodrigues and her mother were told by Magistrate Azore that they were remanded to prison until Monday August 10 when they will make their next appearance before Magistrate Ann McLennan.

A man who claims he is innocent of any crime is now nursing a gunshot wound to his right leg as a patient in the Georgetown Hospital. However,Cheap Jerseys From China, residents in the immediate environs of Charlotte Street describe him as drug-using menace who was shot while attempting to escape with a case of drink bottles on his head.Identified as Wayne Rogers aka ‘Yarris,Cheap Jerseys From China,’ aged 32,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, of Castello Housing Scheme,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, the wounded man claims he was walking through a yard in Charlotte Street with a case of drink bottles on his head when suddenly he heard people screaming “thief”,Cheap Jerseys, then he heard what sounded like a shot fired and the next thing he knew he was hit.There are mixed reports of how he got to the Georgetown Hospital. Some say he ran to the hospital several blocks away while other say he was dropped off there.Kaieteur News was at the hospital when the man became disorderly in his quest to be served “something to eat.” He eventually fell asleep.

Thirty four-year-old Deon Layne walked out of the city court a free man after his drug trafficking case was dismissed by city Magistrate Judy Latchman.Last year, Layne was brought before the courts to face the charge after four persons died from consuming the bottle of SSS tonic he had asked a United States of America citizen to transport to the mother of his child.Layne, a miner of Lot 88 Freeman Street, East La Penitence, was charged with having 252 grammes of cocaine on May 2 at Cookrite Street, East La Penitence for trafficking purposes.He pleaded not guilty during his first arraignment before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on July 23, last but the court had kept him remanded ever since.It is said that Layne approached Candacy McGarrell, who was at that time visiting from the United States of America and asked her to transport some SSS tonic for the mother of his child who was in the US.During her stay,NFL Jerseys Outlet, McGarrell was residing with four other persons: 6-year-old Jahaquel Blair, his 12-year-old brother Jamal Waterman as well as their father Alex Blair, 42, and mother 36-year-old Simone Pryce.She departed Guyana,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, however leaving the tonic behind and four occupants of the home and Simone Pryce’s friend Natasha George ingested the substance.The five took ill and were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) but four later succumbed. The lone survivor was Waterman.A Post Mortem Examination (PME) later conducted revealed that the persons died from consuming the tonic which was laced with cocaine.The tonic was taken to the police laboratory where it tested positive for cocaine. Investigators extracted the illicit substance and it was weighed.Following probes by detectives, Layne was later apprehended and charged for drug trafficking.During the trial, Sergeant Vishnu Hunt, a Prosecutor attached to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), called on several witnesses to testify, including the 12-year-old survivor.As the Prosecution closed the case last Friday,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Sergeant Hunt urged the court to note that there was no other bottle of SSS Tonic in the house.He asked the court to examine the suspicious circumstances surrounding the way Lane operated with the Tonic and find that he had knowledge of the cocaine concealed in it.Hunt asked the court to find that sufficient evidence had been led for a conviction.As Magistrate Latchman ruled yesterday, she said that while she believed that Layne took the bottle of SSS Tonic and handed it to McGarrell asking that it be delivered, she noted that there was not enough evidence for her to conclude that he knew that the cocaine was in the bottle of SSS tonic,NFL Jerseys Supply, especially since it was sealed.The court noted that no proof was presented by the Prosecution to show that Layne knew when,Cheap Stitched NFL Jerseys, where or how the cocaine got there.She emphasised that the bottle was sealed when delivered and added that there was no proof that Layne put the cocaine in the bottle or arranged for it to be placed there.The court found Layne not guilty of the charge.

Under heavy police escort,Cheap MLB Jerseys, the three men accused of staging an armed robbery at the Princess Casino last Friday, arrived at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.Upon entry into the court compound, the men shielded their faces with clothing to cover up their identity. Hurriedly, they marched into the police lock-ups where they were held until afternoon when they were placed before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan.Wayne Griffith, 29, of Bagotville, West Bank Demerara; Junior Stewart, 30, of Lot 141 Thomas Street,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Kitty, Georgetown; and Andre Blackman, 35, of Lot 6 Middle Street, McDoom, East Bank Demerara stood calmly in the prisoners’ dock as a charge of robbery under-arms was read to them by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.The charge alleged that on April 29, at Providence, East Bank Demerara the men while being together with others, and armed with guns,Wholesale Jerseys, robbed Daniel Roberts and Alfea Gajadhar of $8,951,000 – property of the Princess Ramada Casino.They were not required to plead to the indictable charge and were remanded to prison until May 20, for reports.According to police, four men arrived at the Ramada Hotel in a white motorcar bearing a fake number plate. They were armed with guns and entered the casino and discharged several rounds. They relieved a security guard of his shotgun and ordered patrons and staffers to lie on the ground. It was reported that the accused also held a cashier at gunpoint and made off with local and foreign currency.Three of the alleged bandits reportedly escaped on foot,Cheap Jerseys Free, while police were able to apprehend Griffith since he was allegedly left behind in the casino. Stewart was reportedly arrested in a house last Sunday with a large quantity of wet money and other valuables.Blackman, a former security guard at the Casino allegedly provided the gunmen with vital information about the gambling spot’s operations.? During the ordeal, Police Lance Corporal Andrew Richardson and four hotel staffers sustained gunshot wounds.Griffith and Blackman were represented by Attorney George Thomas. In a bail application for Blackman, Thomas told the court that there is no evidence that his client was physically a part of the crime. He added that Blackman never provided police with any written or caution statement in relation to the alleged robbery.The Attorney also made a request for his client to be given special care if he is to be incarcerated because threats have been made to his life.According to Thomas, Griffith has marks of violence about his body. He said that these were inflicted on him by investigators while he was in custody. As a consequence of the beatings, the lawyer stated that his client is now urinating blood and made a request for him to be seen by a doctor.Attorney Mark Conway represented Stewart and stated that his client had been in custody since Sunday. The lawyer also alleged that Stewart had been beaten at the hands of police.Police Prosecutor, Corporal Deniro Jones strongly opposed bail for the trio citing the gravity of the charge and penalty attached to the offence. He pointed out that an offence of such nature attracts punishment of up to life imprisonment.Jones further highlighted the fact that a firearm was used during the commission of the robbery. According to the Prosecutor,Cheap NHL Jerseys, investigations are still ongoing in the matter and that charges of attempted murder and possession of illegal firearm and ammunition are likely to be laid against the accused. Griffith, Jones stated, shot the police officer during the robbery causing him to be hospitalised. He disclosed that Griffith was caught inside the casino with a gun.But Griffith quickly refuted the prosecutor’s claim. He told the court, “Me aint shoot nobody.”Further supporting his objections, the prosecutor informed the court that Griffith and Stewart currently have matters of possession of illegal firearm and ammunition before the court. He stressed that it was while the men were out on bail for that offence, they committed this robbery.(Feona Morrison)

Cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation and the operationalization of a Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU). The unit is dedicated to investigating suspected financial transactions suggestive of money laundering and financing of terrorism.The unit will be under the Commissioner of Police and will have a close relationship to the Finance Intelligence Unit (FIU), said Head of Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon at his weekly press conference at Office of the President.“SOCU is intended to be Guyana’s response to its treaty obligations to investigate suspicious financial transactions that are suggestive of money laundering.Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon.“SOCU’s creation is in response to non parliamentary recommendations from Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF),” said Luncheon.The Head of the Presidential Secretariat said that approval was given by Cabinet to recruit investigators who would make up the “compliment of SOCU”.The investigators, he said, would be taken from the joint services and the security sector. He anticipates that SOCU would be “up and running” by the end of 2013.According to Dr Luncheon in order to properly facilitate the recommendations of CFATF as it pertains to suspected financial transitions, support is needed from “bilateral and multilateral partners”, who he said,NFL Jerseys From China, have been approached and many of which have shown interest in supporting SOCU in addressing Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. Dr. Luncheon did say that the intention is to have a “fairly professional and competent capacity in Guyana” to investigate such offences as soon as possible.“My ideal position that has been communicated to our bilateral and multilateral associates is that a long term engagement of specifically trained,Cheap Jerseys China, skilled investigators to act as a counterpart to the Guyanese head of SOCU.“I estimate a minimum of three years,wholesale nfl jerseys china, a period of time over which inline investigations will be conducted. There will be the external investigator,Cheap NFL Jerseys, who would also be formally tasked with training of our local investigators. “Dr. Luncheon said that the FIU which is the statutory body monitoring the financial sector, will in its mandate obtain information about suspicious financial transactions, compile the information and make it available to the SOCU.“SOCU, armed with the information, will then conduct investigations to establish whether these transactions are indeed money laundering transactions or financing terrorism transactions”.Once an offence has been uncovered the necessary steps would be taken to have offenders prosecuted.According to Dr. Luncheon the procedure before the advent of SOCU was that the FIU would provide the necessary information that it received pertaining to illegalities of money laundering to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).Now that the SOCU will be in place that information will be directed to it Dr. Luncheon mentioned.According to Dr. Luncheon,China Jerseys Cheap, “We also are looking at support to access technology, investigations are not what they used to be many years ago.“It is cutting edge technology that is applicable to the investigations not only of money laundering and financing of terrorism’s in general.”He said that this can be achieved with the aid of a foreign skilled investigator in money laundering who would incorporate the necessary technical skills to local personnel to build “national Capacity”.“So all of these are aspects of what we would be seeking in our engagements with our bilateral and multilateral partners but the big thing is technical assistance.”

The government is studying the feasibility of getting back into the airline business, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon has said.He said the project would involve fashioning a regime that would attract investors and the travelling public.Dr Luncheon said that government’s re-entry into the industry would depend on the financial and economic feasibility of such a move.He said that discussions are now focused on what it would take for the government to finance such a venture,Supply NFL Jerseys Factory, including the cost of acquiring a plane and whether it would be registered in Guyana or not.“Guyanese may very well prefer to be travelling with a Guyanese-owned airline, almost like a niche. Some amount of competitive advantage creates some momentum and expectations that we have that this thing is feasible, but it generally calls for quite a bit of investment,Nike Huarache Shoes For Sale,” said Dr Luncheon.In doing the feasibility study, he said the government would have to determine how to avoid the flaws that led to the failure of the previous two airlines— Guyana Airways and Guyana Airways 2000.President Bharrat Jagdeo, in early March, said that his government has not ruled out getting back into the airline business. The announcement came as the government lashed out at what Jagdeo called “unconscionable” fare increases by Caribbean Airlines.Caribbean Airlines is the main regional and international carrier out of Guyana,Cheap NFL Jerseys, but it is the fare to destinations in the Caribbean, mainly Trinidad and Barbados,Wholesale Jerseys, that the government is mostly outraged about.Jagdeo said that what Guyanese are being asked to pay to go to Trinidad and Barbados is sometimes more than what it costs from these destinations to go to the United States.Caribbean Airlines, Jagdeo noted, has argued that their fares are lower to the US because of the competition in these islands for flights to the United States. If that is the case, Jagdeo said, the Guyana Government could operate a service to Trinidad and Barbados.The government was once engaged in the airline business,Cheap NFL Jerseys, but when leasing one aircraft and employing 500 workers with a US$10 million subsidy was no longer feasible, the airline was closed.He said that the country has done better over the years and in a discussion with his government Ministers about the fare structure of Caribbean Airlines, he did not rule out the government getting back into the airline business.The government had previously announced that it was looking to increase competition in the airline industry following moves by Caribbean Airlines to increase fares.President Jagdeo last year met with senior officials of Caribbean Airlines who then promised both a review of the fare structure as well as the quality of service the airline is providing.However, those promises evidently did not materialise.

By Leonard Gildarie More controversy continues to swirl around the new $600M Supenaam stelling with the contractor, BK International, again yesterday, distancing itself from the faults which developed earlier this week forcing its closure four days after being opened to traffic.There are clear indications that the stelling’s integrity may have been “structurally compromised”, because of modifications made without the consultations to the contractor, designing firm and project supervisors, the company said.BK International, during a media tour of the Essequibo facility, said that the Ministry of Public Works erred in making modifications without consultations which included an extra pontoon and a ramp/drawbridge.According to BK’s public relations consultant, Kit Nascimento, the company complied and built everything according to the designs and specifications, with the clear understanding that a ramp should be attached to ferries docking at the stelling. However, the Ministry’s Transport and Harbours Department, acting on instructions, built a ramp/drawbridge from the stelling which could not support the weight of heavy vehicles.BK's spokesman, Kit Nascimento,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Managing Director, Brian Tiwari,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and Engineer, Julian Archer, during a press conference at the troubled Supenaam stelling yesterday.As a matter of fact, should the stelling continue with the use of the ramp, passengers could face the certain possibility of being killed, the officials warned.Present at the media tour yesterday were BK’s Managing Director, Brian Tiwari, its engineer, Julian Archer, and Kiran Shah, a consultant engineer of the Trinidad-based Vikab Engineering which oversaw the construction of the stelling. Archer was the Project Engineer during the stelling’s construction prior to moving over to BK International late last year, it was disclosed.MODIFICATIONSAccording to Archer, modification works by the Ministry to add a new pontoon was uncalled for since the almost $600M facility which was handed over in January could have facilitated off-loading/on-loading easily if the ferries were using their own drawbridge.The current ramp attached to the stelling is placing extra strain to the bridge area, according to the officials, and already yesterday attachments had broken loose from the driveway and there was an evident growing space in between.Additionally, the BK group pointed out to several areas of damage to the facility by an excavator, with cracks in the sidewalls of the rails. Further, the officials said, the new pontoon, which was all added on without consultations, could create further flotation problems of the bridge since it was not attached in a manner to allow flexibility. According to Nascimento, the issue is a simple one – BK delivered a contract that it built according to designs and specifications. “Government then sought to modify it and they have done so without consultations…”BK warns that this entire bridge can become detached from its supportArcher believed that “excessive loading” on the ramp, which could not have possibly taken so much weight, was what caused the end beams of the ramp to fold Tuesday morning while the MV Torani was loading.The officials stressed that the bridge was intended to accommodate vehicles up to 20 tonnes.According to BK’s Managing Director, Brian Tiwari, the problems encountered when a pontoon, built at the orders of the Ministry, sank, and more recently with the ramp, have absolutely nothing to do with his firm.He disclosed that in January, the Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn, Minister of Local Government,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Kellawan Lall,NFL Jerseys Clearance, Permanent Secretary, Seewchan and Region Two Chairman, Ali Baksh, were present when tests were done on the bridge to ensure that there were no flotation issues. A truck weighed at Parika by government officials was placed on the bridge and the pontoon stood up to the test, Tiwari stressed.BK VS BENNA clearly upset Tiwari stated that Minister Benn said publicly then that he would not be spending a “cent” more on the stelling. However, a few months later, millions more were spent to make modifications.Additionally, Tiwari noted that the damage to the stelling during the modification works were extensive.Describing the damage as “willful” acts by Ministry’s officials, the official said President Bharrat Jagdeo should investigate the matter and hold them accountable.“This is total madness.”According to Tiwari, during a meeting Wednesday, Minister Benn attempted to “change his mouth” when it was pointed out that tests were done to ensure the integrity of the bridge. However, there was a clear photograph of the test bei

Gold miner Jahave Browne was reportedly slain during an argument with another man over the sale of an illegal gun, police disclosed yesterday.A police official confirmed that investigators are in possession of reports that 23-year-old Browne was arguing with a man who had sold him an illegal, defective firearm before he was gunned down at Omai.While his killer is still at large, investigators have identified the suspect,Wholesale Jerseys, known as ‘Ratty Zandow’, as an individual whose brother was charged earlier this year for killing two men. One of the victims was shot dead at Linden, while the other was stabbed to death at a house on the East Bank of Demerara. Police believe that the suspect and his brother are linked to the marijuana trade.Brown,e of? Helena,China Jerseys Online, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara was found on Monday afternoon, lying on a trail at a location called Bonehead, situated near the popular gold mining site, with a bullet hole in his chest.According to reports police have received, Browne and the suspect were arguing about the illegal firearm that the young miner had allegedly bought from the suspect. It is alleged that Browne had told the other man that the firearm was not working properly.Shortly after,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, persons in the area reportedly heard three explosions, and subsequently found Browne lying dead with gunshot injuries to the left side chest, back and head.Kaieteur News understands that a post mortem revealed that the victim died from perforation of the lungs due to gunshot injuries.The slain man’s grandmother,Cheap MLB Jerseys, Ursula Browne,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, told Kaieteur News she had not seen her grandson since he left for the interior more than a year ago and had no information about the circumstances that led to his death.

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS….By Sase Singh ?INTRODUCTIONGuyana has plentiful, yet partially unrealized renewable energy potential. The closest we came to developing our vast renewable energy potential dates back to the 1970s with the Upper Mazaruni Hydro-project. Then we were fortunate to have a structured proposal with Sithe Global on the Amaila Project that got delayed because of strong allegations of corruption and financial abuse.Fortunately for Guyana, Mr. Lloyd Singh has put up his money and entrepreneurial skills to build a 25 MW wind energy plant at Hope Beach.? But to what end? The reality is that the project is still bogged down in negotiations with the Government around a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).Guyana has a clear history of roadblocks that disallowed the rolling out of our renewable energy potential, and that lethargy is alive and well today.? But that need not continue if we have the attitude of mind to convert our disadvantages to permanent advantages. Our biggest challenge today is our limited fiscal capacity to implement such significant capital-intensive projects. But the solution is the total acceptance of the private-public model of development in the energy sector.Is this happening fast enough and often enough?OUR FIELD OF DREAMSIf at the highest levels in the energy sector,Cheap Jerseys NFL China, we have the attitude of mind and requisite talent to market and structure deals in a transparent manner, we can unleash this energy potential. This US$50 million Wind Farm at Hope Estate has been the closest we have been towards upgrading our energy security without the Treasury being exposed. Therefore why we are still bogged down in negotiations when the Minister responsible for the energy sector Mr. David Patterson said on October 4th,Cheap NFL Jerseys, 2015 that “Cabinet has approved the process” and “we are close to clinching a deal on the Hope Wind Farm”. Well if you check any dictionary you will observe that “close to clinching a deal” is a matter of days – not months.We still do not have a fully executed PPA, months after, which is a pre-requisite for the project to commence. This is the illness that has plagued Guyana for at least 35 of the past 50 years and has contributed directly to the stagnation of our people’s well being.Someone is misleading the nation and clearly they do not have the professional integrity to update us as to why this negotiation team is working as a serious competitor to the snails and tortoises of the world.? This either is a reflection of gross incompetence or a delaying tactic to leverage for something else.? What really is the case here? Are we again in danger of losing our field of dreams?WHO IS BATTING FOR GUYANA?Certainly not the fossil fuel industry! Since December 2015, the price of oil has risen by an average of US$10 per barrel; the oil price trajectory has changed. That translates into higher electricity prices for the end users in the foreseeable future? This unpredictability in oil prices is no good for Guyana, so why are we not batting for Guyana?? Unleashing this renewable energy portfolio at a faster pace will bring greater stability in the prices for the end users.Policy makers and technicians batting for Guyana should be in the forefront battling to make this Hope Wind Farm into a reality. But from all indications, this is not happening.It is my understanding that this Hope Wind Farm will provide GPL with a fixed and predictable cost for energy much cheaper that what is available right now from Wartsila and can save Guyana some G$1 billion in expenses. In an environment where almost 60 percent of the gas-guzzling generating capacity will reach the end of its useful life and will have to be replaced in the next four years at astronomical costs to the nation, why are we not aggressively pursuing the expansion of the stock of renewable energy for the coastlands?To complement that Hope Wind Farm Project, we must also urgently conclude the “financial review” of the Amaila Project so that we can secure the green light on whether Norway will back it with that US$80 million.This decision will serve as the life or death of the Amaila Project. I really blame Team Brassington for bungling that Amaila project in the past with their rent-seeking attitudes, but that is all water under the bridge. What is important today is that the responsibility to fix this mess is now with the Granger administration.Eleven months is way too long to still be floating on this important portfolio.? Where are the concrete plans to preserve our energy security? Observing the evidence on how we managed this energy portfolio over the last 11 months,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, one struggles to give it a passing grade, at best the performance in the sector deserves a “D”.? But doe

A post mortem on the body 18-year-old miner,Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, Keith Daniels, has revealed that the victim died due to a punctured heart and lung. Daniels was robbed and brutally stabbed to death in the wee hours of Monday, last, a short distance away from hisThe deceased – Keith DanielsLot 42, Public Road, Kitty home. He received three stab wounds; two to the middle of his chest and the fatal blow just beneath his left breast.According to reports,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, Daniels in the entrusted company of his older brother, Neil Daniels, was attacked by three ‘young men’ while on their way home from an evening of liming at the Kitty Seawall.According to reports by Neil Daniels, they noticed three ‘young’ men standing near the head of the alleyway that led to their aunt’s house.Since they felt safe in each other’s company, the two brothers continued towards their house with the older sibling leading the way.The older Daniels recalled walking on the outside of the road as his smaller brother walked close to the men. He recalled that just as they passed the men, he heard one of them call out, “Yo,Cheap NFL Jerseys, yo, yo”.Neil Daniels said that his brother, in response to the common street call, spun around and one of the men grabbed him by his jersey collar before reaching to his side and pulling out a knife.Daniels said that he immediately realized that the men were about to rob his brother. He quickly ran home for help. By the time he managed to awake other family members and return to the scene, his brother was lying motionless on his back on the ground with stab wounds about his body.The badly injured brother was rushed to the Woodlands Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.The incident has devastated their aunt who had advised Keith against leaving the house on Sunday night.This newspaper understands that Daniels disregarded the warning and went out to enjoy the regular Sunday night ‘brightness’ at the Kitty Seawall.“I told him not to go… Only God in heaven knows what he was doing at the seawalls,” said the inconsolable aunt who wept bitterly.Melissa,Cheap Soccer Jerseys Authentic, a cousin, described the young man as a very peaceful young man and was still trying to come to grips with his untimely demise. She said that after spending some three weeks at the home,Authentic China NFL Jerseys, it was impossible for her cousin to have a large sum of money. According to her, he was killed for a ‘cheap’ cell phone and a few ‘bucks’.? Keith Daniels was the fifth of nine siblings.The matter was reported to the police CID Headquarters, Eve Leary, Queenstown Police Station and Kitty Police Station. So far, no arrest has been made in connection with Daniel’s slaying. However, according to Neil Daniels, the Police have promised to make progress in the case by Sunday. Investigations are continuing.

The Guyanese Cultural Network of Tampa Bay, Florida, decided to come to the aid of Two Miles Primary School,Cheap Jordan Shoes For Sale, Bartica recently.The group is headed by Wayne Forde and comprises people from various parts of Guyana,Wholesale Jerseys, among them Mark and Donette Wyatt who are from Bartica.Mr Leon Greaves hands over one of the back packs to a school childEach year,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, the organization would identify a school in some part of the country for donations. This year the school was the one in Bartica.The donations were presented by Leon Greaves,Cheap Jerseys USA, a former policeman who served in Bartica Police Traffic department for a number of years in the 1970s.Mr Greaves said that his daughter,Cheap NFL Jerseys, a member of the Tampa Bay group, was responsible for mobilizing and posting the items for the school children.Headmistress Bernadette Williams was very thankful for the donation of back packs that contained books and writing material for the school children.Aiding in the distribution was Regional Chairman Holbert Knights.

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The importance of Guidance and Counselling in the school system is an imperative element to help address the challenge of violence in the school system.? This has been recognised as especially paramount to efficiently combat acts of violence perpetrated by students against teachers and/or against fellow students.The crucial need was recently amplified by President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Colin Bynoe. He pointed to the fact that although violent situations have on occasions been observed in some schools, such practices are not even permitted to occur in some countries.? And should such be the case, he noted that it is seen as a criminal act.He is hopeful that Guyana can soon embrace such moves in the not too distant future. “In some of these schools abroad it is nothing but criminal for a student to assault a teacher and we sooner or later will have to institute such a law,” said Bynoe.In the interim, though, he noted that vigilant efforts will have to be made to ensure that schools have in place functioning Guidance and Counselling Departments.This is necessary, he noted, since the resort to violence by students is often linked to the fact that they are exposed to violent domestic problems. This state of affairs does not however “make it okay for students to lash out at teachers or their classmates,” Bynoe asserted.Once Guidance and Counselling Departments are outfitted with suitably qualified individuals, there is a high probability that violent situations in the school system could be significantly reduced, Bynoe said.The process of Guidance and Counselling serves as a means of offering students professional support when they are suspected to be faced with problems that impact their performance and interaction with others.Once such a system is developed, the GTU President said that the school will be in a better place to deal with students who have a predisposition to act violently thereby, preventing them from disturbing the smooth delivery of the curriculum.As the representative of the country’s teachers, Bynoe said that the GTU remains resolute in its position against violence perpetrated particularly against teachers in the school classroom. In fact, he amplified, a view vocalised by President Donald Ramotar not so long ago that violence against teachers was a serious matter.And even as the Union awaits legislative intervention to criminalise such violent acts,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, Bynoe disclosed that teachers have been encouraged to be proactive.In this regard, he noted that “we have said to our teachers that they need to be their brother’s keeper and everyone need to be looking out for each other and be supportive…At no time must they (teachers) allow anybody to come in and beat up a teacher and come out…”“It might be a bad thing that we are saying but somebody, one of these days, has to be made an example when they run into a school to beat up, they get beat out,Nike Air Max 95,” Bynoe noted. “Parents as well as children who seek to assault teachers must be dealt with severely by the law…”Turning his attention to the notion of corporal punishment to deal with some difficult students in the school system, Bynoe said that it still remains permissible though it is guided by strict guidelines.He referred to a number of consultations held across the country that saw about 90 per cent of the stakeholders reached embracing the continuance of corporal punishment.However,Cheap Jerseys China, Bynoe is convinced that the way to go in the education system is for teachers to embrace the call of the GTU’s life member, George Cave,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, AA,Wholesale China NFL Jerseys, who some years ago insisted that “’teachers should moderate their zeal and draw their pay’.”According to the GTU President, “ I think that is the best thing; so those who want to do all sorts of things in the school let them go ahead and let the Guidance and Counselling department deal with that…teachers will carry on with the work of the curriculum and draw their pay.”

International support continues to pour in for Guyana. This time, the support has come from a Canadian non-government organization in the form of a $750,Soccer Jerseys China,000 grant which is set to be used for the development of Guyana’s justice system. The Canadian non-governmental organisation is the Justice Education Society of British Columbia.Attorney General Basil Williams and Canadian High Commissioner Nicole GilesThe announcement was made yesterday by Canadian High Commissioner, Dr Nicole Giles, during a courtesy call to new Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams.Williams said that a $750,000 grant had been approved by Canada as part of a development plan for Guyana. More specifically, he said, the plan will look at certain aspects of improving the justice system including legislative drafting,NFL Jerseys Outlet, the training of judges and lawyers, and the question of how the courts are administered.Part of the Canadian grant will also assist in undue delays and the backlogs of cases, Williams said. He added that outside of the court systems, no other particular element was discussed.Dr. Giles added that the grant was provided to Guyana through Canada’s regional development programme for the Caribbean.She said there are two $20M regional justice programmes for the region. One of the projects, she said,Cheap Nike Air Max Shoes, will be implemented through the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), while the other is being done through the University of the West Indies (UWI).According to Dr. Giles,Cheap Jerseys From China, the project will strengthen the entire justice system, “from what you do when you arrive at the crime scene, to how investigations are done by the police, to how the cases are prosecuted, to how the judges hear the cases and render their verdicts.”She added, “We will be working closely with the Attorney General and the Chancellor of the Judiciary and the police to get that project moving in the next couple of months.”Additionally, Guyana is one of the key beneficiaries of the Caribbean programme. She explained that Guyana’s priority is due to the strong opportunities present to make a difference to the justice system.“I think that everybody accepts that the impunity rates are not acceptable at this point in time,” Giles said.She continued, “There’s also strong will on behalf of the police, the prosecutors and the judiciary in the courts to try to address that. So we have a strong partner to make a difference so that’s why we want to work with Guyana.”She said, too, that her country opines that it is important to activate all of its tools in pursuit of its international policy. Further,NFL Jerseys Clearance, she said, development programmes should be working alongside commercial and foreign policy interests.“The justice sector is a great example of that. By working on development programmes to improve the justice sector, that actually contributes to the interest of Canadian companies to invest in a country like Guyana, and also works on some of our human rights priorities that are traditionally pursued by our department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development,” Giles said.The passage of the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill, was one of the issues discussed yesterday when Dr. Giles paid her visit to the AG’s chambers.She said that Guyana has the “full-hearted emotional support” of the Canadian government for the passage of the AML/CFT. This passage, she added, is something that Canada has been advocating for very rigorously for the past several years.“We have provided some support in the development of strategies and plans for how Guyana can best work through the development of legislation, and the implementation thereof, and that cooperation will continue with the Attorney General’s office,” Dr. Giles indicated.“But we’re very pleased to hear from the Prime Minister and the President and now the Attorney General that the passage of the AML/CFT will take top priority for this government. We applaud that.”Since 2011, Guyana was warned by international regulators about the importance of the country taking steps to ensure that the nation had strong financial regulations.

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