A lone gunman escaped with a haversack of money after he shot a patron who was about to enter his car at the Shell gas station at Camp and New Market Streets,Cheap Nike Air Max 97 Shoes, yesterday.The man who received a gunshot to his left arm was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital in a car by a relative; he has been identified as 43-year-old Floyd Dalton of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara. The police said that he was shot in the left side and that the bandit escaped with $400,Wholesale China Jerseys,000.At the hospital Dalton was treated and discharged.The injured man's car that was parked under the gas station when he got shot. According to reports, at 12:45pm Dalton who was traced from Regent and Robb Streets, visited the shell gas station to purchase fuel for his vehicle. After doing so he parked his car, PLL 193 next to the Shell supermarket where he exited the vehicle and entered the supermarket.When leaving and walking towards his car,Wholesale Jerseys, the bandit approached him and asked for his haversack. An eyewitness said that the man thought that someone was joking so he turned to walk away. He was then shot and the bandit grabbed his haversack and made good his escape.Sources revealed that Dalton earlier in the day had sold some raw gold.“ The man tell he ‘pass yo bag, pass yo bag’ and he laugh and take it for a joke and the man pull out a gun and shoot he and get away. The man then jump on he phone and make a call and a lady in a car pick he up and carry he to the hospital….Me ain’t know where the bandit come from or where he go,Jerseys NFL Wholesale,” one employee said.At the scene policemen questioned employees about the ability of the security camera recording the robbery and shooting. Statements were then taken from employees,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, and a .32 spent shell was retrieved by detectives.It was opined by persons at the scene that the perpetrator of the robbery traced the injured man after he may have conducted a business transaction.Up to press time police had held three suspects in connection with the robbery. They are assisting with investigations.

Cabinet is monitoring the implementation of the new minimum wage in the public and private sectors as the cost for the procurement of services and salaries have increased.This is according to Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon,NFL Jerseys Clearance, during his post Cabinet press briefing yesterday,Authentic China Jerseys, months after the new minimum wage order was implemented on July 1.The order provides that full-time workers outside the public sector would not be paid less than $35,China Jerseys NFL Wholesale,000 monthly, $8,000 weekly, or $200 (US$1) per hour,Wholesale Jerseys, thanks to the new national minimum wage that will be implemented from July 1.He said that the two major areas in compliance with the minimum wage order involve financial considerations of cost increases associated with the eight-hour work day for full-time employees. They are expected to work five days per week amounting to forty hours.Dr. Luncheon said that because of the new minimum wage, salary and the procurement of services have increased. In the public sector the Ministry of Local Government has been impacted heavily with Government having to find additional monies to pay sweeper/cleaners employed in the schools across the Regions.To meet the growing expense of the Linden Municipality’s Interim Management Committee Cabinet recently approved $9M to help the body offset its expenditure.Though, the security guard services are privately owned, their services are contracted by Government to secure official residences and Government buildings. The implementation of the new minimum wages saw private security services increasing the cost for their services.“The minimum wages order has seen an escalation of prices in which security services are procured that directly lead to increases in wages, salaries and conditions of security services employees of the contractor in the public service,” he said.According to Dr. Luncheon, in the private sector the Ministry of Labour continues to arbitrate in those instances where conflict,Cheap NFL Jerseys, disputes and the need for clarification arises in the interpretation in the minimum wages order.

Reducing the disease burden of Lymphatic Filariasis to below one percent by the year 2020, is the ambitious goal envisioned by the government through its Ministry of Public Health.(Seated L-R) Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle, Minister Dr. Karen Cummings, PAHO/WHO Country Rep. Dr. William Adu-Krow and Director, Regional Health Services,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Kay Shako in the company of participants of the recent meeting.Lymphatic filariasis is caused by the Wuchereria bancrofti (W. Bancrofti) which is a human parasitic roundworm. Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes.According to the World Health Organisation (WHO),Nike Shox Women Clearance, the painful and profoundly disfiguring visible manifestations of the disease lymphoedema, elephantiasis and scrotal swelling occur later in life and lead to permanent disability.However, WHO has revealed that lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease.But Guyana has been making efforts to eliminate the disease by embarking on the Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme in 1999 with a goal of interrupting transmission of W. Bancrofti and reducing the disease burden.Initial activities to attain this goal began in 2003 with the countrywide programme that saw the promotion of the use of salt fortified with Diethylcarbamazine (DEC).Moreover,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, Guyana through a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme organized and executed by the Vector Control Services Unit of the Ministry of Public Health,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, with support from the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) has been making steady progress towards the elimination of lymphatic filariasisA review meeting to assess the MDA activities of 2016 and to strategically plan for 2017 was conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre. This meeting was held in keeping with the Ministry’s plan to scale up national efforts to control and eliminate the disease in Guyana.Stakeholders from various sectors across Guyana were invited to participate in the review meeting and planning sessions. This collaborative strategic planning effort is in line with the Ministry of Public Health’s commitment to establishing meaningful stakeholder engagements to address public health issues affecting the Guyanese population.Speaking at the opening ceremony of this forum, Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings, observed that since Guyana launched the MDA programme in 2003, many Guyanese have benefited in prodigious ways,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, resulting in a significant reduction of new cases of Lymphatic Filariasis in the country.Although there have been some peripheral challenges in the initial roll-out of the MDA programme in Guyana, the Minister said she was very pleased that the programme has prevailed.She also noted that the review meeting has come at an opportune time as the Ministry remains resolutely determined to eradicate lymphatic filariasis in Guyana. “Eradicating this disease in Guyana is a paramount priority of the Ministry of Public Health. Therefore, it is very important that shared interventions such as health education, community based action, distribution of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets, and mass drug administration form part of the affirmative action to be taken,” the Minister said.The Minister emphasized that in order to ensure full geographic coverage of morbidity-management and disability prevention services, programme managers must first understand the number and geographic distribution of patients.With this knowledge, programme managers can ensure facilities are providing services in all areas in which there are known patients and work to ensure the quality of those services is maintained at its optimum level.As a consequence of this two-day meeting, it is expected that even more creative ways will be generated to deal with this lymphatic filariasis which is viewed as a debilitating disease.

Thirty-six (36) police recruits from the Felix Austin Police College (FAPC) “B” Division at Adventure in Berbice recently benefited from a four-day workshop organized and facilitated by the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC).The initiative, started in 2009, is the brainchild of the Director of UGBC, Professor Daizal Samad.The workshop which was held recently, was the fourth such event held at the campus. Training of police recruits is only one of the many community outreach programmes conducted by the Berbice campus. Members of the Community Policing Group and the New Amsterdam Scouts Association have also benefited from similar programmes.According to Professor Samad, at the launching of the workshop, all expenditure for these events are absorbed by the campus, because he feels it is the civic responsibility of the university. The facilitators for these sessions are usually staff of the campus with support from members of the private sector.The workshop focused on capacity building of new police recruits in the areas of communication, information technology and ethics.Sessions comprised of written communication,Cheap China Jerseys, report writing, oral communication and mannerly conduct,Wholesale China Jerseys, ethics and ethical behaviour, first aid and fundamentals of computer usage.The police recruits at one of the training sessionsA Senior Superintendent, who was present at the opening ceremony,Wholesale Jerseys Group, was very appreciative of the efforts of the Berbice campus and indicated that “this is a good opportunity for police trainees” to develop their skills in fundamental areas of their daily work.He suggested that the effects of the programme may not be immediate but will be long-lasting. He lauded the initiative of Professor Samad,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, highlighting the fact that the Berbice campus and the Felix Austin Police College share a close relationship.In his brief remarks, Professor Daizal Samad offered advice to the young officers of the law, and pleaded with them to execute the law without fear or favour and not to succumb to forces of bribery and corruption. He concluded by claiming that “law enforcement is our concern” and it is part of the vision of the campus to see well educated policemen on the country’s roads.“Because of this kind of UGBC initiative,Nike NFL Jerseys China, for the very first time in Guyana we have IT-literate police on our roads and in our communities,” he remarked.The workshop ended on a high note with an evaluation session and closing ceremony at which dozens of books were donated to the FAPC “B’ Division Library.