Despite the fact that he allowed the situation to fester for months before intervening, Prime MinisterPrime Minister Moses NagamootooMoses Nagamootoo is claiming that he did all he could to deal with the discord that plagued the Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA).Nevertheless, he said that he is willing to take “political responsibility” for the “issues” facing the Board. Nagamootoo was at Alliance For Change (AFC) press conference yesterday.At that forum, the Prime Minister was asked if he was willing to share responsibility for the unproductivity of the GNBA as well as the discord that he allowed to fester. He said that it was a difficult question to answer, yet he attempted to do so. The Prime Minister said that he had summoned the Board to a meeting where he was made aware “of the nature of the disputation.”Nagamootoo said that he tried to address the situation and “at the end of the meeting the two disputants shook hands and pledged to work for the good of the authority and the country.” He continued, “So it cannot be said that I did not make an intervention to see that relationships are smoothed over.”However, Nagamootoo said that the problems at GNBA were more than the interpersonal wrangling. He said that the outstanding issues that GNBA is faced with correcting are “perhaps” what is causing the problems.“It is not so much the personality. The issue is whether you should have everyone’s license rescinded and everyone should reapply all over again and applications reassessed in terms of the standards prescribed by regulations. That is the problem.”Nagamootoo, addressing questions by Directors of GNBA as to his Authority, said, “I have seen in sections of the report,http://www.airmaxfantasy.us.com/Gel-Lyte-V-Asics/, some elements on the Board saying that the Minister has no right to recommend regulations.”He said, however, that the law states that it is the responsible Minister that has the power to pioneer any proposed amendment to the law or the implementation of new regulations.He admitted though, that “in this instance, I had not initiated the process of regulations.” He said that he was the one who told the Board that the best way to address the radio stations that are operating on licences granted under questionable circumstances was to formulate new regulations.“The way to go is to allow everyone to apply in accordance with the new standards…I told them to draft the regulations,Cheap NFL Jerseys, send them to me and we will talk about it.” He said that he reviewed several drafts of the regulations and was working with the Authority in this regard.After chronicling the efforts he made,Wholesale China Jerseys, Nagamootoo said, “Do I assume responsibility for anything that went wrong? Yes. As the Minister assigned responsibility I assume political responsibility for what happened. But as to whether I could have done anything otherwise than what I did to bring the parties together and they shook hands etc, I am not aware.”Nagamootoo said that the law has certain provisions that speak to the life of the Board, “so I couldn’t have taken measures to say I did not like what you did so I am knocking you off. I cannot do that unless (the reason) satisfy the requirement of the law which says there are certain specific things you have to do in order to be discharged from the Board.”Nagamootoo did not mention the fact that GNBA Director,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Store, Anthony Vieira, who was one of the main characters in the feud,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, had offered his resignation. But this was not accepted.Nagamootoo told the media that now that the Inquiry has been completed he has the opportunity to look at all the issues affecting the work of the Board and “if we believe the problems encountered by the Board are impeding the functions of the Board then judge me whether or not I will take certain actions.”Nagamootoo said that he will soon be circulating the report of the Board of Inquiry to GNBA Board Members and the CEO. He said also that he will circulate it to the media.The Board of Inquiry has recommended the dismissal of GNBA Board Chairman, Leonard Craig. It has been found that Craig impugned the characters of two other Board Members, Anthony Vieira and Vic Insanally. It was also said that Craig stood in the way of the execution of measures to address the illegal radio licences granted by former President Bharrat Jagdeo.It has been reported that Craig resigned from the Board and went to China to pursue a Doctorate.However, yesterday Nagamootoo said that he did not receive a resignation from Craig. He said however that he will soon have to meet with the Board of GNBA to discuss the recommen

Guyana has a new non-resident Kuwait Ambassador in the person Ayadah M. Alsaidi.President David Granger and?Ambassador?Ayadah M. Alsaidi take a photo opportunity.He presented his letters of credence to President David Granger from the State of Kuwait yesterday morning at the Ministry of the Presidency.Ambassador Alsaidi brought greetings on behalf of the Emir of Kuwait,Cheap Jerseys From China, Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and committed to working towards strengthened relations between Guyana and his country.He added that the two countries enjoy strong political relations but noted that in the past year economic and trade relations were not as strong as they could be.The Ambassador promised that he would do his best to work to strengthen ties in these areas. He said that his country would welcome proposals for projects that could benefit the people of Guyana.President Granger, echoing these remarks,cheap jerseys cc, said that he is confident that during Ambassador Alsaidi tenure, the two countries would find practical ways of moving their collaboration further.The Head of State told the ambassador that his accreditation takes place at a time of economic transformation for both Guyana and Kuwait,Cristopher Toselli Chile Jersey, albeit at different levels.“Guyana,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, like Kuwait, is striving to further develop its natural resources to accelerate economic growth and ensure the good life for all of its citizens.? Guyana remains deeply committed to its efforts to reduce poverty and unemployment and to provide better social services for all.? There are ample opportunities for our two countries to collaborate in this regard.”H.E. David Granger, Kuwait’s non-resident Ambassador to Guyana, H.E.?Ayadah M. Alsaidi and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Carl Greenidge in discussion at the Ministry of the Presidency.The President noted that Kuwait and Guyana have worked closely at the multilateral level on areas such as the preservation of sovereignty and territorial integrity and share a number of similar positions on global issues.“We have given added life to our relations in recent years, through the conclusion of several cooperation agreements,Hockey Jerseys 2018 Cheap, especially in the areas of communication, culture, commerce and investment.? We are confident that during your tenure we will be able to find practical ways of implementing these agreements,” the President added.Guyana and Kuwait commenced diplomatic relations in August 1995.?Kuwait supported Guyana’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nation’s Security Council for the period 2014-2015 and Guyana is currently supporting that country’s bid for 2017-2018.? State representatives used the opportunity to express thanks for that support.

By Rehana Ashley AhamadToday’s date on many people’s calendars have been circled; Why? Because one of the most historic Bollywood- oriented shows ever to be held here in Guyana is on for tonight.Not one, but two of the most renowned playback singers of all time will be sharing the stage.Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan, the rightful King and Queen of melody are here to commemorate the 175th anniversary of Indian Arrival to Guyana.Alka YagnikAlka Yagnik is notably the next best thing to the iconic Lata Mangeshkar.Her contributions to the Hindi cinema has spanned decades. Her songs have given many the reasons to dance, laugh and even cry. Her fan base is wide and diverse.She is a record seven-time winner from a record of 35 nominations of the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer,Authentic NBA Jerseys Cheap, a two-time recipient of the National Film Award as well as winner of several other music awards. Further, as many as 20 of her tracks feature in BBC’s “Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time” review.In 2012, on occasion of 100 years of Hindi Cinema, her song “Taal Se Taal Mila” from the movie Taal was voted as the best song of the century.Alka Yagnik, has for many years, been among the top three singers for Bollywood cinema. She shared that rating with Udit Narayan, as well as Kumar Sanu who recently performed here at the previous ‘Music of the World Super concert’ organized by Fire Fest Productions.As for Udit Narayan Jha, popularly known as Udit Narayan, the King of Melody, he is the holder of three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards and numerous other awards. In 2009, he was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri by the Government of India.The success story of his career began in 1988 when he sang all the songs for the successful Bollywood movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, which earned him a Filmfare Award for the hugely popular song Papa Kehte Hai.The film also brought actor Aamir Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and as well as Alka Yagnik to stardom.After the success of that film, “Uditji” became one of the leading playback singers in the Indian film industry.He has sung for numerous blockbuster films like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Dil to Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Hum Saath Saath Hain, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, Lagaan, Dil Chahta Hai, Karan Arjun,Cheap Jerseys, Raja Hindustani, Devdas, Darr, Mohabbatein, Om Shanti Om and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham,NFL Jerseys Supply, to name a few.The songs from these films were also among the collaborations between both him and Alkaji, and Kumar Sanu.Of all the great songs that he has been given full credit for, the now popular song “Radha” from the movie Student of the Year,Jerseys NFL Cheap, is not entirely credited to Udit Narayan as the television advertisement may have suggested.Rather, Uditji was the voice of Rishi Kapoor who appeared almost at the end of the song which is collaboration between himself, Shreya Ghoshal and Vishal Dadlani.Today, the gates to the National Stadium at Providence will be opened from as early as 17:00hrs for the grand performances of these two legends, which is scheduled to begin at 19:00hrs sharp.Just like the Sonu Nigam concert, the organizers, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha has said that all proceeds of the concert will be going towards the construction of the Sabha’s Children’s Shelter “Bal Nivas” in Ankerville, Berbice; construction of which began in February of this year.Udit NarayanThere are three categories of tickets available – General seating tickets costing $2,500, VIP reserved seating at $5,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,000 and VVIP all inclusive tickets which cost $20,000. Stadium parking tickets costing $1000 are also on sale. Tickets are available at the Dharmic Kendra (227-6181 or 219-1900), Red Mango, Bhagwans, E-Networks, Harinarine & Sons, Ashmins, NTN, M & M Snackette, R. Gossai & Sons General Store, Murti Sop – WCD and Spready’s – Berbice.