Rains affect gold production…By Leonard GildarieA severe dry spell followed by heavy rains during the midyear period has affected gold production,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, with the targeted 311,000 ounces still 17,000 away, and only two days remaining in the year.As of yesterday, gold prices were hovering around US$1,405 (G$281,000) on the world market, as prices continue to climb.According to President (ag),Cheap NFL Jerseys, Charles DaSilva, of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), as of Monday, declarations to the Guyana Gold Board were hovering around 294,jerseys cheap nfl,000 ounces.“The association is confident that Guyana will meet the target,” DaSilva said yesterday.It is believed that miners were holding on to their takings waiting for the prices to climb.With prices on the world market surging from US$1,397 on December 8th to US$1,404 and then stabilizing since then, both GGDMA and the Guyana Gold Board have reasons to be confident.“We have been encouraging our members to make their declarations early to the Gold Board and yes, it looks good.”The Guyana Gold Board is reportedly expecting significant declarations from some medium-scale producers and this may also nudge the figures even further, Kaieteur News was told yesterday.It was, from all indications,Wholesale Jerseys, not an easy time for miners this year.Heavy rains in the May/June period saw work opportunities reduced drastically by up to 15%.“We had fuel and other supplies going in. You also had problems with access to mining areas with roads in a bad way and then sections of the pits flooded out for some time. So we had disruptions.”Last year was a good year for gold mining with production reaching 300,000 ounces for the first time in the absence of Omai Gold Mines, a large scale producer which closed its operations a few years ago.As of November 30, declarations were at 266,351 ounces, according to figures of the Guyana Gold Board. This would have meant that more than 27,000 ounces were declared for the last three weeks.Gold production showed an increase of 8.1 percent at the half year.The price factor was the catalyst driving increased production in the first half, according to the Financial Mid Year Report tabled in October in the National Assembly by Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh.At the end of last June, the monthly average price of gold on the international market showed an 8.7 percent increase over the December 2009 monthly average. June 2010 recorded the highest ever monthly average price of US$1,233 per ounce with projections then showing that price was expected to remain above US$1,000 per ounce for the remainder of the year.The surge in gold production came at the expense of diamond production, however. The half-yearly report stated that the catalyst of the prevailing gold price has resulted in a physical migration of mining activities out of diamonds into gold with the resultant 59.5 percent decline in declaration at the half-year.The comparative decline in diamond production relative to gold continued throughout the year to the extent that ‘other mining activities’, of which diamond production is the major component, projected at budget to grow by 3.6 percent,Wholesale China Jerseys, were revised to record a decline of 22 percent for the year.When the price of gold reached US$1,300 an ounce in September last month, GGDMA had called on miners throughout Guyana to increase their declarations and production.Executive Director of the GGDMA, Edward Shields,China Jerseys, had said that he hoped that miners would take full advantage of the high price of gold and capitalize on it. He noted that this is an opportune time for profit and it would also allow for the country to get more value for the production.The association had stressed that it wanted to see declarations increase; noting that for every 1,000 ounces sold the government earns almost $17 million in royalties and taxes.The GGDMA had set an ambitious gold production target of over 400,000 ounces for 2010.Authorities are hoping high prices will encourage last-minute declarationsGGDMA President (ag), Charles DaSilva.

By Abena RockcliffeAmanda Wilson has a dream: to bring suicidal house slave Cuffy to life via the first known locally produced documentary of the 1763 Rebellion.To this end, Wilson is working on the production of a documentary dubbed “Cuffy: Face of a Rebellion.”The documentary,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, which takes the style of a film, is intended to bring Cuffy back to life; to tell the tale of the journey, the life and the mission of the “peerless Guyanese hero” and is expected to be released on 21, February 2013 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Cuffy’s 1763 Berbice revolt.The UK-based Guyanese told Kaieteur News yesterday that the ‘trailer’ is completed and was shot on location in Canje,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, Berbice.Wilson noted,holesale NFL Jerseys, as one of her primary reasons for production, that she finds it disturbing that the average Guyanese student knows about Martin Luther King and his struggle but asked about Cuffy, all they know is about the 1763 monument that has been erected in his memory.Amada WilsonWilson who disclosed that she has been residing in London for over a decade now said that in the Museums over there, history is reflected about most of the Caribbean; “the maroons were there symbolic to the Jamaicans but Guyana was unrepresented.”The woman who studied journalism said that much is needed to be done by Guyanese to inform fellow Guyanese, the Caribbean and the World of “our rich history. There is a gap in society when it comes to knowledge of our National Heroes and that Gap needs to be bridged so I am doing my part by highlighting Cuffy.”Wilson indicated that the said documentary marks the first of a series of documentaries that she plans to produce. She says that the next will feature Victoria, her ancestral village. She expressed that consideration has been given to reenacting the Walter Rodney story.The patriot also noted that her mother, Evette Wilson, played a very influential role in her understanding the importance of knowing one’s history.“She taught me that we need to know our people; be affiliated with our history as our past is part of our identity, it doesn’t or shouldn’t define us but it should help shape the persons we become and our appreciation towards our travel.”Faced with the question of how informative the film will be to persons who may have gained extensive knowledge on the 1763 rebellion, Wilson proposed that “even those who know will know more from this production.”She explained that she has been in close communication with a few “outstanding” Guyanese historians and has been listening to numerous conflicting theories; but thinks her research can bring arguments to rest.Wilson pointed out that “People say he (Cuffy) can’t be a national hero because her killed himself and that he was a house slave who never felt the struggle of the other slaves.”Wilson noted that her documentary will bring out lots of surprising facts that haven’t necessarily been printed in history books “that wasn’t written by the slaves but the Dutch and British.”Delroy Brewster characterizing CuffyIn addition, Wilson said that she plans to moderate discussions with fellow citizens on their views on Cuffy “whether or not they see him as a national hero.”SupportWilson expressed that her support,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, so far, has been forthcoming from the Private sector. She said that most financial partners are silent and that she has been receiving tremendous support from her cast.The part of Cuffy will be played by Berbician Delroy Brewster.? However,Cheap Jerseys China, Wilson indicated that characters to play other major roles have not yet been identified. But she has been in touch with the Suriname Embassy that has already equipped her with names of Suriname nationals in Guyana.She admitted that finding actors to characterize the whites has been somewhat of a challenge but she intends to contact the names given to her by the Suriname Embassy to ascertain if any of those individuals are willing to play the roles of the Governor and lieutenant.“I would like to have about five but I will settle for what I get and make it work because I am sure it will be a good documentary.”Wilson noted that she has been receiving support from former Commissioner of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) William Woolford. “He encouraged me to come back home and start production.”“At Green Mango Media,Cheap Jerseys, we believe it is time the Caribbean tells her own stories. We must preserve our history in our own words for future generations and proudly share the achievements of our revolutionary icons with the rest of the world,” said Wilson, the director and producer of th