Poverty,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, violence,Adidas Hockey Jerseys Cheap, unemployment and lack of opportunities are just a few influences that drive teenagers engage to early sexual activities.? Guyana has been recorded as having the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the region.Ninety-seven out of every 1,000 girls between the ages of 15 and 19, according to the State of the World Population 2013 Report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),NFL Jerseys From China, become pregnant.Each year, roughly 7.3 million girls below the age of 18 give birth, and two million of those are younger than 15. The overwhelming majority lives in developing countries. A joint syllabus was developed with United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Guyana in 2010 to strengthen parliamentary capacity to play a role, including mainstreaming of children and women’s issues into its work.The Child Protection Agency developed a programme to help young teens stay in school even after they have given birth. The Country Programme 2012-2016 has three multi-sectoral Programme Components (PCs) that define its structure. Strategic planning,Soccer World Cup Jerseys, monitoring and evaluation which focus on upstream work and will support the production of disaggregated data and critical analysis and knowledge affecting children and women.In Guyana, the Ministry of Health has put in place many services to help young teen mothers. “We try to provide a strand of antenatal services, testing and counselling screening of blood groups and distribution of sprinkles (post-natal nutrition supplement) and health care vouchers to our young mothers… an adolescent health unit has been developed to educate our youths and also try to eradicate this dilemma”, said Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.He also noted, “In 2012, a total of 13,057 live births were delivered for the under 17 age range…while between the ages of 18 and 19 was a mere 17.5 per cent, the Rural and Hinterland areas are more prevalent to this dilemma and as such, we are trying to expand our focus to these areas and make it a community effort”.Guyana’s most recent case is a 13-year-old student of Wakapoa Secondary School, who gave birth to twins at the Suddie Hospital Complex, in Essequibo, recently. The teenager who hails from the community of Wakapoa, Region Two, was left in the care of her aunt, Norma James,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, for almost five years, after her mother? along with her husband, Trevor Abrams, were charged with the murder of 54-year-old Wilfred? Williams, a/k”Willo”, of Grant Friendship Canal. The couple is currently on remand.Teenage Pregnancy is not the symbol of a broken society, as claimed by many politicians, but can be a positive force for good. Research describes how teenage parenthood has been linked by politicians and the media to “moral and cultural breakdown”. It says that it should be seen as “more opportunity than catastrophe”.“Extra after-school programmes and activities are lacking in our schools…Sports facilities, playgrounds and other facilities must be upgraded and introduced…our teenagers must have more alternatives daily,” said a UN representative addressing the issue of teenage pregnancy.In 2010, a sexual offence law was established to enhance the fight against sexual violence. A constitutional commission on the Rights of the Child was inaugurated, though it was yet to become fully functional and make its existence a reality.All boys and girls in Guyana have access to essential health care and educational services to ensure a good start to life, and completion of a basic education in a protected and child friendly environment by 2011. This should delay teenage pregnancy.According to the Child Survival and development programme, a total fund of US$944,NFL Jerseys From China,250.37 was donated by Thematic; US fund for UNICEF; UK fund for UNICEF; Canadian UNICEF committee to enhance this said programme.Violence, abuse, and neglect are damaging to all aspects of child and adolescent development. Preventing and responding to violence and abuse is essential to ensuring children’s rights. UNICEF works in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security, and with all parties to prevent violence and advance the protection of children throughout Guyana.There are five programme areas that align with the PCs. These include Child Survival, Child Protection, Learning and Development, Adolescent Development and Participation and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.

Guyana Watch, a non-governmental organisation made up of mostly overseas-based Guyanese who have been bringing a team of doctors to Guyana for the past 17 years,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, has completed its mission for this year.In the process the team identified a record 16 patients for heart surgeries.President of Guyana Watch,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, Tony Yassin, last evening told Kaieteur News that this is the largest group of patients to be selected since Guyana Watch has been undertaking its voluntary medical missions here.He said those selected for heart surgery are mostly children, with just one being 21 years old.The surgeries will take place in India and the United States.The 17th Guyana Watch mission started its activities two weeks ago, and saw a total of 2,801 residents seeking medical attention. The team comprised 12 doctors, including the lone cardiologist, Dr Jayendra Sharma, who carried out the echocardiogram at the Caribbean Heart Institute with the help of cardiac technician, Jason Solomon.Some members of the Guyana Watch team at a farewell reception hosted by the New Thriving Restaurant, last evening. At left is Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall. Third from left is New Thriving owner Peter Xia, while forth from left is Tony Yassin, President of Guyana Watch. The dentist on this year’s mission, Chirian Reddy, said that on previous missions (this being his fourth),Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the focus was on “extractions, extractions, extractions.”But this year, he said the team sought to concentrate on other areas, including providing fluoride supplements. On future missions, he said, the team would like to concentrate on prevention.Guyana Watch this year held clinics at Patentia/Wales, West Bank Demerara; Meten-meer-zorg, West Coast Demerara; Timehri, East Bank Demerara; Aurora, Essequibo Coast,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, Albion,Cheap Jerseys From China, Rose Hall and Bath Settlement in Berbice; and at orphanages.? According to Yassin, the Guyana Watch team this year left medical kits with the communities and schools.As a result of this mission, Guyana Watch has also decided to offer three scholarships for deserving candidates to attend the University of Guyana,Cheap Jerseys From China, and to also identify one pilot site for a community-based computer laboratory project.Yassin said that Guyana Watch hopes to identify 14 other sites this year. The Guyana Watch team extended thanks to the government and all the sponsors who made its mission successful.

Just one day after Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy confirmed that all 14 pumps from Surendra Engineering have arrived in Guyana, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon has refuted this.According to Dr Luncheon a meeting was held and some of the pumps are expected to be in Guyana in December contrary to what Minister Ramsammy said. With Dr. Luncheon’s statement now, it is unclear whether the “pumps” which were procured at the cost of US$4 million are really in Guyana.Efforts last night to contact the Minister proved futile. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy on Thursday said that all 14 pumps which the Ministry had bought from India-based Company Surendra Engineering in 2011 have been delivered.? According to Dr Ramsammy,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, some of the pumps are already in operation while others are being installed.Ramsammy told Kaieteur News that pumps are currently being installed at Patentia,Wholesale NBA Jerseys China, Bagotstown, at Number 19 Village in Berbice, Windsor Forest, Pine Grove,Wholesale Jerseys USA, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, and Albion, Corentyne,China Jerseys Cheap, Berbice.The Minister said that one is being shipped to Lima on the Essequibo Coast. The Minister further indicated that pumps at Canje, Rose Hall, Bengal,Jerseys NFL Cheap, Crabwood Creek, and Black Bush Polder have been completed and are working.Engineers from Guyana were sent to India to inspect the drainage pumps.? The issue has been a controversial one ever since the government handed Surendra Engineering a US$4 million contract two years ago.The pumps were bought through an Indian line of credit.The government described the equipment as being “critical to meeting medium and long term plans to manage the effects of climate change, which over time have been threatening the country”.Ramsammy noted that each pump will have the capacity of discharging up to 200 cubic metres of water per second. Current pumps have the capacity of 150 cubic metres per second capacity.Surendra Engineering, in addition to supplying the pumps, is responsible for the provision of technical support and training.The pumps were to be initially delivered since December 2011, and an extension was granted to September 2012.Together with the assets of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), the country would be boasting a capacity of almost 100 pumps, inclusive of both fixed and mobile, officials of the Agriculture Ministry had said last year.

…as gunmen strikeA 36-year-old waitress was shot dead and an Australian national seriously wounded after three gunmen carried out a brazen robbery at around 20:00 hrs last night at Safraz Sports bar in David Street, Kitty.Kulmattie Singh, called Kathy,NFL Jerseys Discount, 36, of North East Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, was shot in the head by one of the gunmen.She was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital.Singh, who is survived by her four children, including a one-year-old, has been working at the bar since last February.She arrived at work around 15:00 hrs and was scheduled to work until morning.Jason Montgomery, an Australian national, was shot in the chest just below his heart during the attack. He was in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.There are reports that one of the gunmen shot Singh after she opened a door to allow a patron to escape.Montgomery has only been in Guyana for just about a month now on what his friends describe as a business trip.The Australian was reportedly in negotiations with Mark Xavier to have a cleaning agent marketed and distributed in Guyana.Another waitress, who was up to press time unidentified, was reportedly beaten in the head during the ordeal and was rushed to the Woodlands Hospital.The gunmen, who reportedly fled in a gold-coloured At 192, also relieved the owner of the day’s takings while robbing several patrons.John Ramdan,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, a patron, said that he was sitting with his wife, Andrea, and about five other friends,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, including some from England, when he saw a man enter the premises.He said that he heard the man shout ‘Nobody move,” but he said that he assumed that the man was pulling a prank.It was not until he saw the man draw a handgun that he realised that a robbery was in progress.Ramdan said that shortly after,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, he heard a gunshot and saw “a white man” (the Australian Jason Montgomery) on his knees and crying out in pain.According to Ramdan,Cheap Jerseys, the gunman then came over to him and relieved him of a gold chain, some $60,000 and other valuables.Ramdan’s wife was also relieved of a diamond ring, cell phone and other valuables. Ramdan said that he and his wife then fled to a nearby washroom.Police retrieved a 9mm casing from near the bar where Singh was gunned down. Kaieteur News observed a pool of blood near the spot where the shooting occurred.Police believe that the same gunmen also shot 37-year-old Michelle Pyle earlier in the night on the Eastern Highway.According to reports, Pyle and a cousin were standing in the street when two men attacked her, shooting her in the right thigh and relieving her of a handbag and cellular phone. She is being treated at the GPHC.