Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL),Cheap Mens Jordan Sneakers, Bharat Dindyal, has set August as the date to complete the expansion of the Kingston Power Station.Two Wartsila engines costing US$18.3M,Cheap NHL Adidas Jerseys, arrived in Guyana last week.This will enable GPL to generate 15.6 megawatts (mw) of electricity, but the company is by no means promising an end to blackouts.Dindyal yesterday said that one of the sets has already been put in position, and the other will be installed shortly.Once this is done, the company will start assembling the building.The installation of the new generating sets represents an expansion of 13.5 metres.Dindyal told reporters that 95 per cent of the equipment is already in the country to complete the project.He said that currently, the Kingston plant has a capacity to generate 85 megawatts of electricity, but with one of the generating sets down because of a recent rodent problem, the company is now generating 79 megawatts.He said that with the installation of the two new generating sets, capacity will be improved but this would not necessarily mean an end to blackouts.Government is hoping that the installation of the engines could be completed for commissioning before an August 31 deadline.However,Wholesale Adidas Hockey Jerseys, he warned, things will remain tight until next year with other works, including conversion of generating sets from 50 to 60 cycle, underway.Wartsila, a Finnish company known for building marine engines, has been in Guyana since the 1990s and contracted to maintain and operate the engines.Demand for electricity has been growing from new housing schemes and additional equipment like air condition units.It is now estimated that at least 10 mw of needed power have to be added to the system to meet rising demands,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds revealed recently.Taking a knock at critics of GPL who would have been calling for privatization of the state-owned company, the PM argued that Government, as a shareholder, has been foregoing its dividends, and making loans and other investments to ensure tariffs are kept low.Questioned about commercial and technical losses, a major thorn in the side of GPL for years now, the PM insisted that it is estimated that one in every four Guyanese is stealing electricity.This exists although harsh laws were passed last year.To reduce technical losses, which come from faulty transmission lines, among other things, GPL is moving ahead with a major US$40M project, funded by the Chinese, to build new transmission lines and several sub-stations across the country.But electricity theft is also worrying the GPL’s CEO.According to him, 700 persons and businesses are before the courts.Last year,Cheap Jerseys, GPL for the first time brought down commercial losses by three per cent to below 30 per cent.

A new law will be tabled in the National Assembly before the end of the year to stipulate who can actually operate health services/facilities in the country.This is according to Minister of Health,wholesale nfl jerseys, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy who at a press conference yesterday told media operatives that the Bill, which will be called the ‘Health Professionals Act’ will deal with all the areas of medical technology, including opticians as some opticians are functioning as optometrists.The Bill has already been drafted and has gone through consultation. It has also received the support from various organizations such as the Guyana Pharmacy Council, the Nursing Council and the Dental Council.Kaieteur News understands that the Bill was also passed through the Attorney General’s office and Cabinet. It is currently at the Cabinet sub-committee level.Minister Ramsammy was at the time also referring to allegations made against popular herbalist, Dr Veerasammy Ramaya,Cheap NHL Jerseys, who was accused of selling expired drugs to his patients and to the general public.When questioned on the issue, Minister Ramsammy said that these herbalists are not licensed to sell drugs, nor are they qualified to do so.He explained that Guyana does not have the relevant laws to prevent such activities, as the Medical Practitioners Act makes it very clear who can be medical practitioners, but the medical council is mainly focused on regulating their own doctors,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, and as such a new law has to be put in place.However, according to the Health Minister, now that his Ministry has been made aware of the allegation, his staff will pay a visit to Dr. Ramaya’s clinic some time soon. Minister Ramsammy did not want to give more details to what action the Ministry will take, as it would jeopardize the work of his staff.He added that after the first visit, constant checks would be made. While the Minister acknowledged the fact that the health ministry has the responsibility of regularly checking pharmacies, he urged for the support of the general public.“We at the Ministry have the responsibility of checking but we can’t do it alone…we can’t be at every pharmacy every minute of the day and that’s where the cooperation of the public comes in. The consumers simply have to refuse to accept expired drugs… they need to check the drugs,” Minister Ramsammy said.He admitted that while some drugs are sold in envelopes, consumers still have a right to demand to know where the pills are coming from.“The system was more chaotic back in the years…but I think that we should reject those things and it means that this particular herbalist will get a visit from the ministry.”Dr. Ramsammy added that with the experience of the Health Facilities LicensingActs, persons will now understand why the ministry would want to regulate these people. “It has nothing to do with politics,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, race,nfl jerseys wholesale, religion… it’s about protecting all of us and those are some of the things we need to do.”Over the next couple of weeks, Dr. Ramsammy said that the Ministry would enforce the Health Facilities Act on those persons who are selling drugs and doing laboratory tests when they are not registered to do so.“There are certain things you need to regulate with a soft hand and there are certain things that you must regulate with sternest actions.”Recently, former employees of Dr. Ramaya had told this newspaper that the herbalist was selling expired medication to the public.