Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, yesterday said that the Venezuelan Ambassador has confirmed that Hugo Chavez will be in Guyana come November 26 for the UNASUR (Union of South American) Summit.It was pointed out that Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa have all to date confirmed their attendance.While it is not confirmed as yet, Surinamese President Desi Bouterse among several other South American heads are expected for the historic meeting. Guyana will assume the presidency of the grouping at that meeting.The Ecuadorean Foreign Affairs Ministry which holds the “pro tempore” presidency of UNASUR, recently said that with the ratification by Suriname,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, UNASUR now has eight members that have consolidated the ambitious political and defence initiative.Ecuador said that it would like to have nine countries ratify the founding charter so that the regional organisation can have legal force by November 26, when Quito will be handing the presidency of UNASUR to Guyana.The summit is also expected to consider names for Secretary General of UNASUR,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, following the recent death of former Argentine President, Nestor Kirchner who was the first person to hold the post.Among names under consideration are three former presidents: Michelle Bachelet from Chile, Tabare Vazquez from Uruguay, and Brazil’s Lula da Silva who steps down next January.No decision is expected at Georgetown since the nomination demands a long consensus process.UNASUR is an intergovernmental union integrating two existing customs unions: Mercosur and the Andean Community of Nations, as part of a continuing process of South American integration. It is modeled on the European Union.The UNASUR Constitutive Treaty was signed on May 23, 2008,NFL Jerseys From China, at the Third Summit of Heads of State, held in Bras?lia,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, Brazil.According to the Constitutive Treaty, the Union’s headquarters will be located in Quito,NFL Jerseys China, Ecuador. The South American Parliament will be located in Cochabamba, Bolivia,Cheap NFL Jerseys, while the headquarters of its bank, the Bank of the South is located in Caracas, Venezuela.

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In the face of continued criticism from the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has made the official results of the 2015 General and Regional Elections available on its website: www.gecom.org.gy.These gazetted results provide a detailed breakdown of each Registration District by Division and Sub-Division.GECOM, in a press statement issued yesterday, said that it placed these results online so that all can have access to them for perusal in their own time.GECOM declared in its statements that the official results of the 2015 General and Regional Elections are “true, correct and credible and follow elections that were peaceful, free,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, fair and transparent.”The body noted that Elections Observer Teams both International and Domestic have all reacted “extremely positively” to the efficient and effective conduct of the 2015 General and Regional Elections by GECOM.Further,Discount Nike Air Max 1, GECOM stated, “there have been no credible, provable and evidence-based reports of any fraudulent election activity on the part of GECOM by any Political Party and reputable Local and/or Foreign Observer Groups.”After a narrow defeat, the PPP/C condemned the elections which saw the PPP/C losing the presidency for the first time in 23 years.While the elections were widely considered to be free and fair from inconsistencies, the PPP/C has maintained that GECOM, in conjunction with A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) conspired to “rig” the elections.As a result,China Jerseys, the PPP/C mounted protests outside of GECOM’s head office in a bid to bring recognition to their cause. These protests were attended by the former President Donald Ramotar,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, as well as members from his former Cabinet and other senior party officials, except for former President Bharrat Jagdeo, whose absence was conspicuous.When the 11th parliament convened, recently, the PPP refused to occupy the opposition seats, leaving APNU+AFC Members of Parliament to be sworn in, while the PPP/C mounted further protests outside of GECOM.In addition,Cheap Jerseys 2018, at the PPP/C’s weekly press conference last Monday, General Secretary of the party, Clement Rohee, reiterated the party’s determination to hold firm to the call for Surujbally’s resignation,nba jerseys discount, stating that the party would not head to the long awaited Local Government Elections with Surujbally still at the head of GECOM at such a time.

With the aim of providing more economical opportunities for single parent women, Government,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security,Wholesale NHL Jerseys, is gearing this year to expand the Women of Worth (WOW) initiative. This was recently disclosed by Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster.Introduced in 2010 during the tenure of former Human Services Minister, Priya Manickchand,Cheap Hockey Jerseys 2019, the WOW programme was designed to be an avenue of financial assistance for single parent women, with a mandate to help them improve their livelihood through small business ventures.Although the programme has been serving a wide cross section of single parent women, evident by the more than $16 million in micro loans which were disbursed last year, Minister Webster said that there are plans for expansion.“We feel that there is a need to provide more opportunities for our single parent women, especially to help them be able to expand business opportunities.”The moves will entail the Ministry initiating training programmes for the recipients who have already benefited from loans. The loans are disbursed by the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) which has been working in collaboration with the Ministry to fulfil the mandate of the WOW initiative.The total number of loans disbursed since the establishment of the programme has significantly increased, Minister Webster asserted, as she disclosed that “in 2012 we disbursed $16.424 million to various beneficiaries.”She also highlighted the fact that there were 61 new borrowers during the course of last year, added to the approximately 67 single parents who were granted second loans. There were two third-time borrowers and another received a fourth loan.The vision for expansion will see the Ministry seeking to embark on partnership ventures with a view to helping the recipients of loans find market for some of their produce. According to Minister Webster “we feel that access to markets will help them to expand their businesses and the whole issue of placing greater emphasis on the role of women in the economy, which is important.”During the course of 2012,Cheap NFL Jerseys, loans were disbursed to single parent women to engage in business operations including: clothing and garment manufacturing, poultry-rearing, agriculture,Cheap Jerseys From China, catering, bakery operations, cosmetology, retail clothing and vending, packaging of spices for overseas export, leather craft and manufacturing of bottled and package juices. The total number of loans that have been granted to date is 977.Minister Webster asserted that the WOW programme is also aimed at offering economic stability to women who would have endured abusive relationships. She made reference to the fact that some abused women are still of the view that they have no hope and therefore in many cases,NFL Jerseys Outlet, opt to return to abusive relationships.“We have to change that, by providing more safe houses for the victims,” said the Minister as she revealed plans for the construction of one such facility in Region Three. She explained that there is private funding available for this project.