Last Wednesday saw the convening of ex- Guyana National Service (GNS) members for only the second time since the organisation’s dissolution. There were persistent calls for National Service to be reintroduced,Cheap Hockey Jerseys, but President David Granger urged the group to instead look to the future rather than the past.The President also encouraged the ex-members to take ten months to come up with an alternative plan, geared to making youths more self-sufficient and entrepreneurial in their outlook. Granger pointed to a lack of this,China NFL Jerseys, as well as shortfalls in Education, as the real problem of youth unemployment and underdevelopment.Ex-members of the GNS arrived in Guyana,Carlton Fisk Jersey, mainly from the United States of America, for the grand reunion, since Sunday. Dozens of ex-members of the GNS gathered at the Carifesta Sports Complex for the event, where ideas were shared on what role the organisation can play in youth development. There, members shared their views on what can be done to deal with social issues affecting the country’s youths,According to Granger, too many youths have fallen prey to the social ills of society and he stated that a lot of talent is being wasted by having youths locked away in correctional facilities for minor offences, hence his order soon after taking office, releasing dozens of youths convicted of minor offences from prison.President Granger addressing ex-members of the Guyana National Service“The big problem facing this country and young people is not the absence of national service. It’s poverty,” the President said. Recognising this, the President said the cycle of poverty must be broken and one sure way of doing so is by affording children access to education.“My analysis is that the major cause of poverty is the education system; the poor education. Many of us started off life poor but we were able to escape from poverty because we decided to educate ourselves, and that is what National Service did,Cheap NCAA Jerseys,” Granger added.Against this backdrop, Granger said his administration will continue to make education a priority by ensuring that every child has easy access to education and that equal opportunities are created.The recent event was among a series of activities, which started on August 22,Cheap NFL Jerseys Supply, in observance of the second GNS local and overseas chapters’ reunion. The forum afforded members to put forward ideas, which would see the organisation playing a greater role in overall youth development, while at the same time, addressing social ills of society. The last such reunion was held in 2012.

Amerindian leaders from across the country are being brought to Georgetown next week and are slated to discuss vexing land rights issues and other concerns.Called Toshaos,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the Amerindian leaders will meet for five days from Monday, and will hold discussions with President Bharrat Jagdeo and Government Ministers on a range of issues.The government spends millions of dollars to bring the Toshaos to Georgetown for the annual conference organized by the National Toshaos Council.Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, said that among the issues that will be discussed is land titling and extensions.? There have been major disagreements with Toshaos associated with the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) on these issues.Minister of Amerindian Affairs,Wholesale Jerseys From China, Pauline Sukhai, confirmed last week that funds from the forest-saving deal between Guyana and Norway intended to be used to speed up land demarcation has not yet been received.The government intends to use $600 million to get the job done for this year.With the expectation of the funds,Wholesale Jerseys Online, the Ministry has set out its programme for this year. This includes demarcating another eight titled Amerindian communities, titling another 13 communities,Adidas Mike Ribeiro Jersey, and reviewing applications for extensions.Sukhai defended the government’s record on Amerindian land rights issues,Cheap Jerseys USA, saying that what has been accomplished since the PPP/C took office is a “significant achievement.” She said that in 1992, there were 74 villages that held titles to their land, but today there are 96 titled Amerindian communities.In addition, she said in 1992 just one Amerindian community was demarcated, while today this is the case with 77 titled communities.If the demarcation of the eight communities for this year goes ahead, that will leave just five communities to be demarcated.? However, she said these communities have not approached the government to have their lands demarcated.Sukhai said the government does not demarcate Amerindian lands unless they ask, and she was adamant that no community that has requested demarcation was forced to do so by the government.She lamented that land demarcation efforts are being stymied by one organisation (supposedly the Amerindian People’s Association which she once protested against) and is causing “great stress” for the communities awaiting demarcation.