Barbados (Antigua Observer) – A Guyanese man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday by Chief Magistrate Pamela Beckles.The sentence was imposed after Ryon Marlon George pleaded guilty to seven drug charges in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court, involving 19.6 kilograms of cocaine. The contraband,China Jerseys Wholesale, worth almost B’dos $1 million, (G$100 million) was found on the MV Fairland cargo ship.George lives at Lot 3 Manchester Village,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Berbice.The father of five admitted to importing, his intent to supply, possession and trafficking cocaine on January 22, last,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, at the Arawak cement plant. Similarly, he confessed to committing three of the four offences again two days later, at the Bridgetown Port.Station Sergeant Rudolph Burnett outlined how the ship arrived in the Bridgetown Port on January 15, before making its way to the Arawak cement plant to collect a consignment of cement. The ship, on which George worked as an oiler, was Guyana-bound.Acting on a tip-off, police carried out an operation at the Arawak cement plant on January 22. The ship had already berthed and was being loaded. After surveying the pier and the vessel, police boarded,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, searched and found a haversack with seven packages of cocaine hidden inside a garbage bin.Police informed Customs officials of their findings and they in turn ordered the vessel’s captain to return to the Bridgetown Port, where it was again searched; this time jointly by police and Customs. Information led to George’s arrest and he was taken to Oistins Police Station.While there, he admitted to travelling from Guyana to Barbados with two bags of cocaine hidden on the ship. He intended to hand them over to unknown men here. He also told police he had put one of the bags on the pier in a bin and later directed the lawmen to a hole in the ship where he had another bag hidden. That one contained 10 packages of cocaine.Attorney for George, Samuel Legay, told the Chief Magistrate that his client was remorseful, had five children, the youngest being one-year-old,China Jerseys Free Shipping, and that he formerly worked with the Water Authority in Guyana.The Guyanese national was remanded since January. Chief Magistrate Beckles,NFL Jerseys Outlet, after consulting with the Director of Public Prosecutions, heard the case summarily.George was given the seven-year sentence on trafficking in relation to the January 22 cocaine discovery. He was further sentenced to five years on all the other charges. The sentences will run concurrently.

In an effort to heighten HIV/AIDS awareness, the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport has teamed up with the Ministry of Health to train cyclists to become peer educators through a venture which could see one individual gaining as much as $200,000.At a press conference Friday, jointly hosted by Sports Minister Dr Frank Anthony and Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, it was revealed that the Ministries in collaboration with the Guyana Cycling Federation will be hosting the annual Tour Guyana cycle race.It was disclosed that the event, which will be held under the theme ‘Riding for life 2’, has as its objective increasing awareness and knowledge about HIV/AIDS among participants and the general public; increased HIV/AIDS activism and volunteerism among the participants, and inspiring them to become ambassadors in the fight against the dreaded virus.According to Minister Anthony, the race, which comprises five stages, will cover 226 miles and will serve as a good opportunity for persons to be sensitised along the way.The Minister explained that the venture has a very strong health component since it focuses on the issue of HIV/AIDS and the underlying problem of obesity, and these issues can be aptly addressed.“We thought that using sports to get people to become active will also help with these problems in our society and so we thought cycling is a good mode of doing so.”This move, according to the Minister, will become a signature event on the cycling calendar and it will be hosted on an annual basis.And since cycling involves the participation of many people, it is expected that health messages could be adequately disseminated to the public.“We have been in active discussion with the Cycling Federation to do a race from Georgetown to Lethem or even go across the Bridge, and this has been on our cards.It has been more than a year in planning… “However, next year, plans are on stream, according to the Minister, for the cycling route to be from Georgetown to Brazil.He pointed out that the collaboration between the relevant parties could lend to the whole question of sports medicine.“Sometimes when our athletes are not properly prepared,Cheap Jerseys From China, you can have tragedies on the court and in the field. And therefore, since sports medicine is in its infancy in Guyana,wholesale jerseys, I think if we collaborate in that way, this is something we can easily rectify.”Minister Ramsammy,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, meanwhile, stressed that his Ministry is pleased to be associated with the cycling venture, and expressed that it is commendable that the Ministry of Sport has embraced such an undertaking.He explained that it was last March that the Ministry of Health had sought the assistance of the Sport Ministry to host the largest ever cycle race in Guyana with the largest prize money, an event which was undertaken last November under the theme ‘Riding for life 1’.“We are using the vehicle of the Tour Guyana race to educate people and make them more aware of health…not just HIV, but health in general. In particular, though, HIV is going to be the focus,MLB Jerseys From China,” the Minister asserted.As a result,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, he noted that all of the participating cyclists will be trained as peer educators and will therefore be engaging members of the public before and after the race.It is estimated that 60 cyclists, including about 20 from the Caribbean, will be taking part in the event,Cheap Jerseys China, which is slated to commence on November 6.They will be judged in overall categories of youth and veteran categories and the overall winner will be eligible for a cash prize of $200,000.The race which will kick off in Corriverton and is expected to conclude on November 9 at Homestretch Avenue.