Guyana is proactively working toward improved irrigation which will positively increase yields by as much as 400 percent, Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, said yesterday.Speaking at an event to mark World Water Day, Ali said the prediction of the Food and Agriculture Organisation is that agricultural yields in water stressed areas would decrease by 50 percent in 10 years time.He added that climate change would also reduce availability of water for agriculture from the Himalayan snow peaks.“All these changes occur during a period when the world would need to produce food for an additional 2.7 billion people. It is therefore not unreasonable to conclude that water availability would have severe impact on food production and sustainability,” Ali stated.As a result,NFL Jerseys China, he said the Hope Canal and other irrigation channels must therefore be pursued aggressively to ensure viability and sustainability of Guyana’s agricultural sector, which has excellent prospects in becoming the primary regional food source as most of the agriculturally productive Caribbean countries are severely pressed in terms of fresh water availability.He said identification of these issues is indeed timely given the current onslaught of the El Nino crisis.“The El Nino phenomenon presents a reality whereby the economic activities in Guyana and the Caribbean are threatened due to geophysical changes quite literally half a world away,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic,” Ali stated.According to the Minister, predictions are that the current El Nino phenomenon would eventually dissipate in coming months and all may revert to normalcy.However,NFL Jerseys China Cheap, he warned, “We must not allow complacency to germinate as the lessons learnt from this experience must be documented and studied so as to guide our future policies.”He said that Guyana is well endowed with water resources. There is a source of potable water which can be accessed with relative ease in most areas of the country.This source is further well protected from depletion as reserve capacity exists in sufficient quantities to withstand the effects of a medium term drought. This,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, unfortunately, is not the case in most of the Caribbean territories whereby negative variations in rainfall patterns result in an immediate effect in the quantity and quality of freshwater reserves, Ali stated.He said that Guyana must learn from the experience of these nations and take the necessary steps to safeguard its water resources.“The fact that our systems have some resilience to overcome periods of drought does not create precedence for indiscriminate use. “In fact, the contrary holds in view of sustainability, as we must certainly recognise that indiscriminate use would spiral out of control to eventual depletion of the resource. The checks and balances must thus be instituted now while there is still a resource to protect,” Ali stated.For Guyana, he declared, the availability of water resources is a cornerstone of the economy.“We are a nation engaged in the cultivation of water intensive crops and any decline in water resources has a ripple effect all the way to the country’s GDP,Cheap Jerseys From China,” he stated.

Haniyfa Cordis, 15,Wholesale China Jerseys, was yesterday morning burnt with a corrosive substance, which was allegedly thrown on her by another teen whilst she was sleeping.Reports reaching this newspaper state that the incident occurred at around 6:30 am at the teen’s 48 Barrack Street home in Kingston.Retelling the ordeal was a close friend, Angela Lane, who said that the attack may have stemmed from Cordis accusing the suspect, known as “Nikita”,cheap nfl jerseys, of stealing a pair of jeans.The friend explained that she and Cordis went out the night before and returned home at around 4:30am and went to bed. The woman said that she and Cordis were sleeping when she felt something burning her skin. Soon after,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, she heard Cordis screaming that something was burning her.Lane said that they did not know what had happened to Cordis because all she was saying was “It burning; it burning”.The teen was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital,Cheap NFL Jerseys, where she was admitted with second degree burns to her face and neck.A neighbour in the yard said that she saw the suspect running from Cordis’ home yesterday morning, holding something in her hand.The woman further explained that Cordis and the suspect had an altercation earlier in the day.The neighbour said that the altercation stemmed from Cordis inquiring about her jeans that the teen might have stolen.A fight ensued between the two and the suspect’s boyfriend had separated them.She said that she thought that the matter was finished and never thought that the assailant would “disfigure” Haniyfa like that.The injured teen’s eldest sister, Mariam Cordis,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, who was present at the hospital, said that up to last evening the police had not yet questioned her sister.

Twenty year-old Paul James,Cheap Football Jerseys, of 43 Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, yesterday walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court a free men after a no case submission was upheld in his murder trial.James was said to be involved in the robbery and murder of Clifford Peters, the chief security officer of Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL).He was accused of killing Peters on May 4, 2009. It was also alleged that James was a member of the gang of men who murdered Peters who was on an operation to remove illegal electricity connections in the Lamaha Park squatting area.Yesterday, at the closing of submission for the preliminary inquiry Magistrate Sueanna Lovell upheld a no case submission.The Magistrate in her ruling said that there was not sufficient evidence for James to stand trial in the High Court. However, immediately after leaving the court, James was whisked away to the Brickdam Police Station but was subsequently released following inquiries by his defense counsel, Adrian Thompson.Peters,Wholesale China Jerseys, of Essequibo Street, Lamaha Springs (Joint Services Housing Scheme),NFL Jerseys Cheap, died shortly after one of two armed men shot him in the neck, chest and about his body. He was rushed to the Davis Memorial Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.Police in a press statement had said they were investigating the murder, which occurred while Peters and other GPL personnel were engaged in the removal of illegal electricity connections.Two men had reportedly approached linesman Allan Savory.An argument developed and Savory called out to Peters who intervened and was shot multiple times by one of the men.The men,Jerseys From China, according to the police, escaped with Peters’s license revolver.

Cancer patients who have been in the waiting line for treatment for the past 10 months can now breathe a sigh of relief. This was after news yesterday that the government has granted the Cancer Institute of Guyana (CIG) a three-month licence to operate. Treatment will begin at the facility on Monday.The Cancer Institute of GuyanaFor the aforementioned period, almost 80 patients who are suffering from various types of cancer had been praying for such a development so that their treatment could be resumed and the possibility of them living a relatively normal life would increase.Kaieteur News broke the story after listening to the plight of these patients and the government has been silent on the situation.Yesterday,Cheap Jerseys China, Health Minister, Bheri Ramsaran held a press conference at his Brickdam, Georgetown office to hand over the licence. The Minister placed security guards at the entrance to question the reporters to ascertain their media houses before letting them into the press conference. Private media houses, including Kaieteur News,cheap nfl jerseys, were not invited.Kaieteur News learnt that the licence was granted after a report was submitted by the Director of Standards, Dr. Julian Amsterdam,Wholesale Jerseys, which pointed out that the treatment centre has established the necessary resources required to deliver quality services.A few weeks ago this publication carried a story stating that the Cancer Institute was hoping that the Health Ministry would speed up the process in presenting them with a licence so that they could start their cancer treatment therapy.The institute in a statement explained that in June last, a decision was taken to upgrade the cancer treatment machine with a newer version. In October last,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the installation of the new machine, Linac Primus was completed, but the treatment could not have been started because of the new Health Care Act which requires all medical facilities be licenced.The new Act prompted the Health Ministry to seek assistance from PAHO and WHO to oversee performance of the Linac Primus equipment. A report from both organizations confirmed that the machine met international standards.Documents requested by the Health Ministry were presented for further review and evaluation by designated inspectors.After months of waiting,Cheap Jerseys From China, the institute was finally granted a licence to operate.The CIG came into existence in 2006 via a collaborative effort between the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Health and the private sector, in the form of Global Imaging Services Incorporated.Since its establishment, records show that the facility has diagnosed numerous patients and has treated over 960 patients with Radiation Therapy.

“It will never be the same for my family” said the reputed wife of the Kaneville businessman, Majeed Khan, who was shot in his chest by bandits on January 6.Khan was shot after bandits invaded his residence demanding money and jewellery in the presence of his wife and children.The injured father of five was discharged from the hospital last Tuesday and is said to be well on his way to recovery.However, a feeling of fear still lingers in the home and has had a drastic effect on the couple’s children, aged three, four and seven. Further the family feels insecure since, from the way the entire ordeal occurred, they feel that they were targeted by persons who know them well.Khan’s reputed wife,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Pamela Gordon, said that a terrifying image of the night’s proceedings remains in her mind.The woman related that she fears a lot for herself and family; but, moreover her children for whom she prays, ever so often, to be protected.The distraught Gordon said that, though she thinks the police are doing a good job,Wholesale China Jerseys, she still does not see any patrols in the neighbourhood.The woman expressed her concern for her children in the future as the time approaches where they will start attending lessons and may have to go home late. The worried mother said that she wishes she can move but there is nowhere to go.According to her, the shop will be soon reopened because that is the only way for them to earn an income.When asked what measures of security she plans to put into place in order to make her children feel secure, Ms. Gordon said that there is not much she can do as it relates to the installation of security because of the mere fact that, she is not wealthy and security installation can be somewhat costly.“It will be hard on me alone but I love my family and will always try to be a good mother” said Gordon.Shortly after the attack, Ms. Gordon related that she was on the verandah when she observed five men entering the premises.She said that they were wearing handkerchiefs and stockings over their faces and two of them brandished guns while the others had knives.According to Ms. Gordon,Nike Air Force One Shoes Women, when she saw the men entering she shouted “thief, thief” even as she heard the men ordering her husband to be silent and direct them to the money and jewellery.She said two of the men approached her and demanded the same from her and in the process one of them struck her with a gun while the other cuffed her.Gordon said she told them that the money was in the shop and that they did not have any jewellery.The woman related that the men even accosted her eldest daughter demanding to know where the money was and she told them immediately it was in the shop.Gordon estimated that the men managed to grab just about $150,Cheap MLB Jerseys,000.The men also took her bag which contained bank cards, a mobile phone and some money in a wallet, among other items.She said that during the ordeal, which lasted mere minutes,Womens Nike Free Run, she heard a gunshot and when the men had fled she saw her husband slumped in a pool of blood.

– roasts Rohee for failure of security sector The Ancient County came alive yesterday as leaders and thousands of party supporters for the recently formed coalition, A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) made their way to an East Coast Corentyne community ground for a grand rally.Even though the official motorcade started from the Square of the Revolution in Georgetown,cheap nfl jerseys online, thousands of eager Berbicians lined the streets decked out in yellow and green. Supporters from East Bank of Berbice, New Amsterdam and villages on the Corentyne stood waiting long before the entourage arrived.APNU+AFC Presidential CandidateDavid Granger surrounded by supportersIt was clear that the scores of vehicles with patrons brandishing Guyana flags as well as yellow and green flags were heading in one direction: towards the Whim Community Center Ground; the place where the Presidential and Prime Ministerial candidates David Granger and Moses Nagamootoo were set to take the stage to tell them just what they would do if given a chance to govern Guyana.The evening was one of cultural presentation and speeches from youth supporters as well as other party members.The Presidential candidate was the last to address the crowd. As Granger took the stage, he told the roaring supporters of plans to make Corentyne safe and boost the economy.Granger said that the PPP had failed Corentyne and the coalition would help to realize the change the people deserve.“We need your sugar. We need your rice. We need your fish. Who doesn’t need fish?” the Presidential candidate said to resounding cheers, laughter and applause.APNU+AFC supportersmaking their way to the rallyHe told supporters that the Corentyne is the cutting edge of the Guyanese economy.“Tonight I want you to know that APNU+AFC has a vision to protect you and to protect your integrity. The PPP has taken you for granted. They have regarded you as a vote farm,” he said.Granger compared the votes the ruling party has garnered over the years.He said in 2001 the PPP got 47000, in 2006 they got 42,000; in 2011they got 32000 from the Corentyne.The PPP, Granger said,Nike NFL Jerseys China, is on a slipping slope.The party leader told the crowd that he has walked around New York and met many in the diaspora who are willing to return to Guyana to invest but the current crime rate is a serious deterrent to such.“People don’t want to come home because they don’t feel safe.”Granger told supporters, “Don’t panic, we have clean hands. We are going to clean up this mess. I am going to make Corentyne safe for fishermen, businessmen, women and children,Cheap NFL Jerseys, for investors,” the former army officer stated.“The Guyana Police Force is not capable of doing its job because the Minister of Home Affairs is not capable of doing his job,” he said.Traffic jam caused by theAPNU+AFC motorcadeHe lambasted Rohee for failing to visit the people there over the last nine years he has been in office.Rolling off a list of gruesome murders, Granger said they cannot be allowed to continue. “Clement Rohee is not doing his job…many of the victims of murder are old women and young girls.”He said that the Corentyne had about 15,000 fishermen operating 12,000 fishing boats but “our fishermen are often victims of piracy…fishermen are going to sea and their bodies are turning up on the shores. We are going to eradicate piracy,” he promised.Granger spoke too of the increasing number of road fatalities.He said, “Rohee pays attention to Birth certificates, Voter’s List but he doesn’t pay attention to murder, piracy and traffic accidents.”He said that a few years ago 12 persons died in an accident once on the Corentyne road. “There are no lights, no road markings and Rohee doesn’t care,Wholesale Jerseys,” Granger said.The APNU+AFC presidential candidate said he would set up a safe system for the people.According to Granger it has since been established that the illegal guns used to commit armed robberies are coming from Brazil.“Every eight hours an armed robbery is committed in Guyana…you think Rohee,Wholesale China Jerseys Free Shpping, Ramotar or Jagdeo care?”He said that the problems in the security sector need to be addressed and highlighted that failures therein have been driving investors away.The PPP he said would never have believed the support his party saw in Corentyne.“Tonight you are showing that the Corentyne is united again,” he said.