It was supposed to be a massive protest,Cheap Sittched Jerseys China, blocking the main thoroughfare at Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara, but it turned out like a damp squib.From as early as 07:00 hours about 15 persons, including Working People’s Alliance executive members Desmond Trotman and Dr. David Hinds, turned out,Cheap Jerseys From China, and with placards proclaiming support for the Linden protest,NFL Jerseys Outlet, they lined a small section of the road,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, soliciting lukewarm responses from passersby.The protest was conceptualized at a public meeting at Buxton last week when several speakers called on residents to come out in numbers and block the Main East Coast Demerara Highway.However an hour into the protest it was clear that very few persons took the call seriously.In the end, those who turned out resigned themselves to first lining the roadway before venturing onto the centre of the road snarling traffic for a mere two minutes,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, amusing motorists.But at least some of the leaders, who were dared by Acting Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell, turned out and led from the front.The police on the East Coast of Demerara could take some credit for keeping the thoroughfare clear as they kept up constant surveillance.After about two hours in the sun the group dispersed.

Shaquille Answick, one of the three victims of a vigilante style beating on the East Coast of Demerara is alive and well.The rumour mongers were at work yesterday claiming that the young man had succumbed to the injuries he received during the beating. There were also numerous other rumours.Shaquille Answick is now able to walk with the aid of a crutch.Answick and his mother, Evadne James,Wholesale Air Max Tn, paid another visit to a doctor yesterday. Despite some discomfort, the young man, his brother and another friend who were also victims of the assault appeared in reasonably good health.Police in a press statement yesterday said that all three of the young men were “contacted by the police (yesterday), and are alive and well.”Four persons have since been charged for assaulting the youths.Answick, who is now forced to walk with the aid of a crutch, said that he is still experiencing difficulty remembering certain things.He explained that he would also experience pain in his left hand and head which would cause him to jump out of his sleep.“When I jump out me sleep, dat mean dat I does dreaming wha de lady tell dem fuh do to me and I does jump up; me head does hurt and I can’t get fuh sleep back,” Answick explained.The young man spoke of being kicked off a roof,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, tied to a lamp post and beaten, being struck in the head repeatedly and having persons attempting to sever his toes and fingers.His mother, Evadne James, explained that immediately after her son was beaten he was taken to the Buxton Health Centre where he got initial treatment.“He say when he go to the clinic, they didn’t treat he nice. When he come from de clinic, we had to end up at de hospital because he tek in,” Small said.The treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital was also not too satisfactory, she said, and it was only as a result of her persistence that her son received further treatment there.“They send he home with Panadol and ibuprofen tablets. The next day he keep crying out; all in he sleep he crying fuh he head.”As a result James had to rush her son back to the hospital on Saturday where she requested a scan, after suspecting a fracture of his skull.This however proved difficult. In the end she paid $4,000 of a $14,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys,000 demand for the CT scan.“When we coming out, dem at the hospital tell we go home and don’t come back. So I end up going to Dr. Carter. He gave he antibiotics,Nike Jerseys Wholesale Store, which the doctor said should have been given to him from the start,” James stated.She lamented the expense that she is incurring,Authentic Jerseys For Sale, caring for her son.The badly injured Shaquille Answick was rushed to the GPHC last Saturday for a CT scan.James said that she is prepared to take private legal action against the persons who beat her son.“They say they sending somebody, if we want mek up de story. I can’t mek up de story, me ain’t know wha would happen to me son. Sometimes he deh good here today and tomorrow he jus dead. Everybody say he get plenty blows. He get blows fuh all three ah dem ‘cause he dey tek out everything pon,” the woman said.

…cards issued prior to 2008 registration to be decommissioned soonChairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr. Steve Surujbally’s overture to political parties to work with the commission in preparation of the 2011 elections has since led to several fruitful meetings.The Commission has met with the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), the Justice For All Party (JFAP) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) in this order.Additionally,Atlanta Hawks Jerseys, the Chairman and senior staff of the Commission’s Secretariat met with a team of representatives led by Peter Ramsaroop from the Guyana’s People’s Partnership (GPP).A common area of concern raised by all of the Parties,NBA Jerseys China, during the respective meetings, was the large number of persons who could not apply for registration, either because they were not in possession of their Birth Certificates or because their births were never registered,Cheap Jerseys From China, hence they were never issued Birth Certificates.The parties were also concerned about the number of uncollected ID Cards.Dr. Surujbally informed the parties that GECOM is aware that there are thousands of people who would be of voting age,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but who could not apply for registration because they were/are not in possession of Birth Certificates, since their births were never registered.Consequently, GECOM had raised this matter at several levels, not lastly with the Minister of Home Affairs and with the Registrar General.GECOM further states that it had emphasised that the need for applications for Birth Certificates be treated with greater alacrity by the General Register Office.The objective behind the thrust was to stimulate suitable action with the result being the registration of the births of the concerned persons so that they could be issued Birth Certificates to be used to apply for registration.Dr. Surujbally had pointed out that all the Parliamentary Political Parties had agreed that only original Birth Certificates and Valid Passports, along with supporting documents such as Marriage Certificates and Deed Polls among other documents would be accepted as source documents for Registration.The objective of the agreement was to ensure that only persons who met the eligibility criteria would be registered.The parties had agreed that Baptismal Certificates, expired passports, photocopies of relevant documents or letters from Priests, Elders, Head Masters, Village Captains/Touchaus and Justices of the Peace or existing ID Cards would not be acceptable as source documents for registration.During the meeting with representatives of the JFAP, a specific request was made by this Party to be provided with the criteria for qualifying to contest the General and Regional elections.“They were given the assurance by Gocool Boodoo, Chief Elections Officer, who was present at the meeting that all pertinent information should be sought of him and that he would respond accordingly in a timely manner.”Boodoo had also pointed out that GECOM would soon be organising consecutive interactive sessions with all of the known Political Parties to update/advise them on the requirements for contesting the elections.During the meeting with the GPP, Ramsaroop emphasised this Party’s support for the work of GECOM, and informed that his intention in requesting the meeting was to present significant features of the Party such as its operating concept and the Party’s symbol among others to Commission.Ramsaroop was unequivocal about the GPP’s intentions to contest the General and Regional Elections.During all of the meetings Dr. Surujbally had pointed out that GECOM was still in possession of more than 50,000 ID Cards produced from the 2008 House-to-House Registration exercise and the Claims and Objections exercise which was done in preparation for Local Government Elections in 2010.Accordingly,Wholesale Jerseys From China, Dr. Surujbally had emphasised the urgency for all of the Political and Civil stakeholders to promulgate among their respective constituents the need for registrants who have not as yet collected their ID Cards to do so without any further delay.Dr. Surujbally made it clear during the meetings that GECOM is moving to decommission all ID cards that were issued prior to the 2008 House-to-House Registration exercise.This would mean that those persons who have not uplifted their ID cards and those with previous ID cards who are not now registered would be without a valid means of identification unless of course they are in possession of valid passports.

By Tusika MartinMahaicony Rice Mills Limited owes over $600M to farmers even as the current rice crop is being harvested, General Secretary of the Rice Producers Association (RPA) Dharamkumar Seeraj said yesterday.General Secretary of the Rice Producers Association, Dharamkumar SeerajHowever,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, Seeraj said that the association is not prepared to continue to entertain such behaviour from the company this coming crop as measures are being explored to have legislation changes to deal with the company.During a press conference yesterday, the General Secretary of the RPA said that Mahaicony Rice Mill has been dealing with farmers ‘in a way that is almost contentious.’He noted that efforts were made to work with the company in order to pool resources and strength to address the outstanding payment issue.“Under the Financial Institutional Act, foreign companies have a limit by law as to how much they can borrow and this is in the interest of protecting the local banking industry and depositors. I was told that the limit Mahaicony Rice Mills has, has been exhausted.”In the interest of farmers, he noted,Air Max 97 Buy Online, the Ministry of Finance has agreed to expand the loan portfolio of Mahaicony Rice Mills, if the loan is passed down as direct payments to farmers.This was taken into consideration, he added, since the fiasco with non-payment can affect the entire rice industry and Guyana’s capacity to reach its export targets.“I spoke with the General Manager of the company and I implored him to submit the list of farmers who will get paid once the loan is extended. I found it strange that the Minister of Finance agreed to grant the expansion but the company is hesitant and reluctant to provide that information.” At present, Seeraj said, Mahaicony Rice Mills are unable to pay farmers but is importing corn to make feed and sell.They are also importing fertilizer, he added, and selling it back to the same farmers they owe at a higher cost.“To my mind this represents a feudal system…they want to tie these farmers to the mill…this sort of arrangement is barbaric…we will not entertain such behaviour for this coming crop,” Seeraj added.Mahaicony Rice Mill is the single largest rice operator in the country.“That company purchased almost 25 percent of all the paddy that is produced. In some good years they would export in excess of 35 percent of all exports…so whatever they do has an impact on the industry.”When questioned about possible bankruptcy proceedings, the RPA General Secretary said that should the company file for bankruptcy there are enough assets registered that can cover the outstanding monies owed to farmers.“We have offered free legal service for farmers who want to take Mahaicony Rice Mills to court…farmers have been hesitant…if the farmers do not get paid and we don’t see any light on the horizon then,Nike Air Max 95 For Sale, we as an organization, are going to take necessary action to protect the interest of farmers.”According to Seeraj,Wholesale MLB Jerseys, the RPA has already begun negotiation with the government to have a number of initiatives implemented.These include wavering of drainage and irrigation charges and a proposal to have 850,000 gallons of diesel for farmers free of excise tax. Over the past year, several farmers have been complaining about non-payment by the Mahaicony Rice Mills Limited.This has led to some controversy within the rice industry since farmers have limited options in selling their paddy.Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud along with the executives from the RPA will be meeting with the millers today. A farmer’s conference will be convened on Saturday on the Essequibo Coast,Wholesale Adidas NHL Jerseys, Region Two.

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…says Parliament has no authority to remove a Minister ?“eople were suggesting that the protest was Peaceful…let us leave that to the Commission of Inquiry,” – Robeson BennBy Gary EleazarThere is nothing in the Guyana Constitution that permits its Parliament to remove an appointment Cabinet Minister.This point was made by Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Anil Nandlall as he opened the Government arguments on Wednesday evening to the no confidence motion raised against Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee.This notion was re-enforced yesterday by Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon, who in updating media operatives yesterday, said that only a no confidence motion against the entire Government is catered for in the Constitution.Wednesday’s Parliamentary proceedings got off to a rocky start as its Government Members of Parliament were greeted by a crowd of placard-bearing, chanting protesters, attired in black, who were in solidarity with the people of Linden, and made no bones about their position of having Rohee removed as Minister.Attorney General Anil Nandlall makes his presentationInside of the National Assembly it was no different as the Combined Opposition navigated the Parliamentary rules to have the motion debated as a matter of “urgent public business” on the very day.This was vehemently objected to by the Government, primarily through its Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, who protested the move to have the motion debated and voted on the very day.Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman suspended the sitting of the House to consider the arguments and make a ruling.No Suspension, Rohee must GoWord of the hiatus was met with the protesters chanting in the environs of the Parliament Building, “No Suspension, Rohee must go.”The House was eventually convened when Speaker of the House Trotman ruled that the motion could be proceeded with and to this,Nike Air Max 95 Sale, Government lined up every single member to speak on the motion.By time the allotted hours for Wednesday’s session had expired, only a few of the Government’s speakers had completed.As such, the debate was pushed back to Monday, July 30, at which point it is expected that it will be voted on.Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Brigadier (ret.) David Granger, who piloted the motion, told the House that Guyana is paying attention to every word of the debate.“Guyana is learning how seriously we deal with the matters of death, law enforcement and shootings,” Granger asserted.The Opposition Leader told the House that the Minister by his own admission concedes that there are other measures that could have been applied to disperse a crowd and asked, “Why were they not applied….somebody must be responsible for making the decision.”Granger was adamant that the move against Rohee has nothing to do with Government or Opposition, but rather about humanity. “This motion is not rhetoric, it is about dead people.”No Confidence against GrangerNandlall, who vehemently defended the Minister during his opening arguments to the motion, indicated that the Opposition could “talk from now until thy kingdom come” but the end result will be the same.The Attorney General further argued that the only Member of Parliament for which the constituent allows for removal by way of a no confidence motion is the Leader of the Opposition, who in this case, is Granger.Nandlall was dared by way of heckling to bring a no confidence motion against Granger.The retired Brigadier in making a case for Rohee to be removed as Minister told the House that the People of Guyana “want a minister who will heal the wounds of Linden…who will pursue serious reform”The scene outside of Parliament Building as MPs prepared to debate a no confidence motion brought against Home Affairs Minister Clement RoheeGranger said that the Combined Opposition does not currently enjoy the confidence of the Minister to competently remain at the helm of the Home Affairs Ministry and as such declared, “we want the minister to go.”Nandlall in the Minister’s defence, boldly declared that Rohee cannot be removed simply because the House does not enjoy his confidence, and he further charged that there is nothing in law that will compel the Government to adhere to the motion.He spelled out the only provisions that would allow for the dismissal of the Minister which ultimately rests with the PresidentThe Attorney General was adamant that “What transpired in Linden is a tragedy beyond dispute and he pointed to the Government’s immediate response which included a public statement.”Nandlall also spoke to the Commission of Inquiry that has been committed to by the government, and calls the motion pre-emptive given that culpability has not been established as yet.“If we are truly concerned and not influenced by agendas outside of the Linden tragedy,Nike Men Air Max 97, then

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