A West Bank Demerara woman is calling on persons to be on the lookout for a couple that goes about claiming to have “links” to getting house-lots, with the intention of fraud.Nazeema Persaud,Brendan Langley Jersey, of Swan Street, Klien,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, Pouderoyen, is claiming that she was approached by a woman in Bartica who told her that she had “links” to get house lots on West Coast Demerara.Persaud said that she was sceptical at first but the woman, who identified herself as “Sandy”,NFL Cheap Jerseys China, was accompanied by a well-dressed male who showed her a business card, claiming that he was a lawyer.Persaud stated that by the end of the discussion she was completely convinced.“When I come out of the bush I sometimes give she a $200,000, a li’l $50,000 you know,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, how much I could afford. She does give me receipts so I never like suspect anything. I give she $1,560,000 in all. Is when I ready to come out back for Christmas I couldn’t find her,” the teary eyed Persaud said.After making a report at the Vreed-en-Hoop police station, Persaud stated that she was not satisfied with the police efforts to locate the woman who goes by various aliases, so she decided to take matters into her own hands.She received word of the duo’s location and upon investigating she found out that the male accomplice was not a lawyer but really a construction worker who resides on the East Bank Essequibo.After inquiring from neighbours, she was told that the couple moved out weeks before Christmas and are currently in Trinidad.However,Wholesale China Jerseys, Persaud stated that the two were seen in various parts of Vreed-en-Hoop walking about freely.She said that she has given up all hope of getting her money back, but is calling on other persons to be aware of the smooth-talking duo that usually targets “girls working in the back dam”.“Them collect money from two other girls but because them (girls) does do certain work in the back dam, they don’t want talk,” she said.

– GPL load shedding guide to be published The country’s power company has warned that there will be more blackouts as another engine goes out for maintenance.Guyana Power Light (GPL) advised consumers that the 5.5MW,Wholesale Jerseys USA, No. 4 Unit at the Wartsila plant at Garden-of-Eden was released from service at midnight for major maintenance.According to GPL,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the downtime is expected to be 10 days during which the major mechanical overhaul would be completed and the refurbished No. 3 alternator installed on the unit.The alternator for the No.4 Unit is being removed for major maintenance while the alternator from the damaged No. 3 Unit, which has been refurbished, would be installed in its place.A modern control panel would also be installed and commissioned on the No.4 Unit to replace the existing panel which has become obsolete.It was further explained by the power company that in absence of the No. 4 Wartsila Unit,Nike NFL Jerseys China, GPL would still have available capacity of 77MW. The recent peak demand has been 74MW but since the available capacity includes 23MW of suspect capacity, a load shedding guide will be published as a precaution.The guide would be advertised on radio and television,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, starting today,Wholesale Jerseys, and would also be published in the Chronicle on Wednesday.Guyana’s power company further disclosed that the six new Caterpillar modules which have been contracted by GPL are scheduled to arrive today.This additional 9MW capacity would be installed at Garden-of-Eden and the first Unit is expected on line by Saturday.

By Rustom SeegopaulPersons living along Guyana’s coastline often take many things for granted; things like running water, electricity, vehicles and roadways. But just a few hours’ flight away from the coast, atop the mountains of Region Eight, in the village of Paramakatoi, many persons are happily living without many of these things.The mountaintop village, home to some 1000 people, attracts many children from various parts of Region Eight to the nursery, primary and secondary schools located there. The schools’ total population is 500, with almost 300 of these students from Paramakatoi itself.A little boy stands outside his home in Paramakatoi.The remainder of the children stay in the dormitories of the school as they complete their education.There are a few Paramakatoi students who walk for hours to get to and from school.In this community,Dale Murphy Braves Throwback Jersey, there is a total of seven medical personnel, including a new Cuban doctor, Amaury Marce, two midwives and a dentist.According to one of the nurses stationed at Paramakatoi,Wholesale Basketball Jerseys, they do not often get serious cases, but when they do, the patients are either flown to Georgetown on the scheduled flights to Georgetown, or, in real emergency cases, on a specially chartered medivac.Added to this, the community has a good supply of medicinal drugs, which is bolstered every three months.Paramakatoi is a closely knit community of almost 1000 people. The produce and cash crops grown in Paramakatoi are of a high quality. Many of the vegetables are exceptionally large, and would fetch a good price in Georgetown could they be transported at a reasonable cost.Previously, the colder climate was thought to be adequate for the cultivation of Irish potatoes, and this was tried, but the high cost of air freight to transport the potatoes did not allow for a lucrative business venture.? As a result, the planting of potatoes has, for the most part, stopped.“The air freight out of Paramakatoi is high,China Jerseys Cheap, and there are no proper roads linking this mountaintop village to the rest of the country,” one resident noted.Plans may be in the cards, sometime in the future, for the construction of a road linking the village to the lower-lying lands of Guyana.Almost all of the residents of Paramakatoi make their living by subsistence farming and mining. In the entire village, there are only three shops, and the workers of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the District Education Officer’s (DEO) office and the staffers of the schools are among the only persons whose jobs attract a traditional fixed salary at the end of the month.As such, most persons living in Paramakatoi barely eke out a living.All of the teachers in the schools also partake in farming,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, and it has been noted that if they do not supplement their incomes with the produce from their farms, they will practically starve.The people of Paramakatoi are pleasant, and as is usually the case in Amerindian settlements, everyone is extremely polite, greeting you as you pass.One of the most shocking things about Paramakatoi is that there are no police officers and no police station. The village, for the most part,China Jerseys Cheap, is built on trust of one another, and the residents do not see the need for law enforcement personnel. When problems arise, the Village Captain resolves them to the best of his ability.If matters cannot be adequately resolved by the Village Captain, then police ranks are summoned from Mahdia.There have been some reports of simple larceny and breaking and entering, most of which have not been solved.This does not happen very often.One of the reasons attributed to this low crime rate is that there are no shops in Paramakatoi which sell alcohol.But while alcohol is not sold in public shops, persons can buy bottled alcoholic beverages and cigarettes from other establishments which pass beneath the radar of the community.Added to this, most of the residents of the area make their own local alcoholic drinks, cari and piwari, made primarily from cassava.Even though the alcoholic content of these local drinks is very high, open intoxication is not often seen.However, on the other end of the spectrum, marijuana is said to be grown in Paramakatoi and its surrounding areas.Picture saved in Server Sunday as PK and captioned as: Residents of Paramakatoi returning from their farms, laden with cassava and firewood.

The newly elected councillors of the 10 Regional Democratic Councils (RDC) ?have been assured that the new administration will not make the mistake of its predecessor- of totally disregarding their constitutional authority in nation building.Instead, Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, pledged that the administration will cooperate and collaborate with the RDCs to repair the damage which has been wrought over the last two decades.The Minister made the statements on Friday while engaging local representatives and private and public stakeholders at a leadership forum at the Arthur Chung International Convention Centre (ACICC,) Liliendaal.The event, which was held under the theme “Unveiling a Vision of Regional Empowerment,” was the customary and now traditional induction and orientation for the newly elected councillors.Minister of Communities,Ronald BulkanBulkan pointed out that in going forward it will not be business as usual.Instead regional representatives and Central Government will be working towards realising a specific goal. Reference was made to the aspiration set out by President David Granger of building “strong regions” that will lead to a “strong country.”“Guyana is too large to be either effectively or efficiently governed, or managed from the centre,” Minister Bulkan declared. He noted that as long as the local government organs’ authority is undermined, development cannot effectively happen at the community level.“For as long as we do not honour our constitutional provisions relating to decentralization and devolution of power, we will not truly unlock our enormous potential; we will fail or people,Wholesale NFL Jerseys USA, particularly our young people.”The Minister said that RDCs were treated like “step-children”, “with their authority ignored, their roles understated,” under the former administration. He said that the councillors were viewed as a “collection of mannequins.”“This is not how it should be. This is not what the constitution provides for. The constitution is unambiguous with regard to the role of all local democratic organs.”He made it clear that Central Government will not seek to trample on the authority of the local organs. This does not mean that Central Government will not have an active role in the management and development of the regions.In moving forward, this role will be one of “cooperation not confrontation” in actions and efforts. “It must begin immediately in relation to all government initiatives and activities…the left hand must know what the right hand is doing,” he said.He also urged that the councils and councillors in spending tax dollars, seek to ensure that sustainable benefits accrued to the region,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and that all monies are spent on initiatives that would have been arrived at following meaningful consultations,Wholesale China Jerseys, within the RDCs and with the residents.Regarding the day’s forum, Minister Bulkan explained that the intention is to use the event to stimulate new thinking,Cheap Jerseys USA, to open the councillors’ minds to new possibilities and to exploring new frontiers.“As of today, each region has to begin to see itself differently. Each must begin to adapt to a mindset that sees you taking more ownership of your region,NFL Jerseys From China,” he said.He urged the councillors to set targets in relation to attracting investments, creating new economic activities and jobs.In addition to being provided with an overview of the operations of an RDC, the councillors also benefitted from brief statements by other ministers. There were also presentations on ICT, potentials for tourism and agriculture, and the opportunities for generating renewable energies, as well as the challenges in making this a reality.There was a brief address by United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Country Representative, Khadija Musa, who applauded the Ministry for its moves in the right directions; seeking to bring together the RDC councillors to have shared dialogue for sustainable development and passing the Local Government (Amendment) Bill which increases the power of the local government organs.Musa noted these are all critical steps in not only ensuring development but social cohesion. She pointed out that communities are now placed to drive their own development.

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