The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) says that it will stop supplying sugar to anyone found unfairly driving up the price of the commodity.A company official indicated that even though the price of sugar has remained unchanged since 2006, GuySuCo has been receiving reports that some wholesalers are charging far more than expected and blaming GuySuCo.In an advertisement published in the Kaieteur News of Sunday May 18,Wholesale Soccer Jerseys, the corporation advised that over the past two years, the price for a 50-kilogram (110 lbs) bag of sugar ex-factory has remained at $3800.“If any wholesaler is found to be driving up the price, (that wholesaler) will be struck from the list of approved suppliers,” the advertisement warned.Kaieteur News understands that the corporation has been holding the price down despite rising costs.Some wholesalers are selling for as much as $4,600 to retailers who in turn are passing the increases on to consumers. Spiraling food prices spurred by skyrocketing fuel costs, climate changes and use of farm lands to now produce biofuel instead of food have all contributed to a global situation of concern for policy makers.Several countries, as a means of countering the effects of rising food prices, have restricted the export of some foods, including rice.Regional officials are again meeting this week in Guyana to come up with ways of dealing with food shortages and prices and other cost of living factors.In Guyana,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, following the recent announcement of a price hike of flour, Government last week kicked off a distribution programme using trucks at the New Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara.Under the programme which will allow bakers to purchase flour at a subsidised price effectively keeping down the price of products, consumers will also be buying flour in small quantities at a reduced price.The price for a kilogramme of flour from the trucks was going at $150 – fifty dollars below what the retailers are selling for. However, some bakeries are complaining that other bakery products have gone up necessitating an increase in the price of bread.One baker said that shortening has moved from $7,500 to $9,800 while Special Bran used to make all whole wheat products is up from $5,Wholesale China Jerseys,500 to $6,Cheap Hockey Jerseys,000.Currently,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the government has a similar distribution programme for rice which is being sold to consumers at a reduced cost.According to Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud, there has been an excellent response to the initiative with supplies running out quickly.Consumers however will not be allowed to buy in large quantities in order to prevent wholesalers cashing in.Analysts are estimating rice at three million tonnes below current demand.Guyana has been fighting the challenges of food security using a number of measures.In addition to a “Grow More Food” campaign aimed at the Guyanese improving their kitchen gardens, President Bharrat Jagdeo recently announced a $4,000 tax-free pay for civil servants; a five per cent increase and other initiatives.

Local operators of public land transportation do not have the authority to arbitrarily increase fares, as was recently done by hire car drivers operating at Diamond car park,Wholesale Authentic NFL Jerseys, East Bank Demerara.This is according to Irfaan Ali,Jerseys Wholesale, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce during a brief interview with this publication on this burning issue affecting commuters within recent weeks.Diamond Car ParkThe Minister was stern that commuters should not pay the demanded increase. And, they should report the car’s license plate numbers to the nearest police station for action, he added.Commuters using the Diamond/Grove “inside” hire cars located near Demerara Distillers Limited’s ‘high bridge’ are complaining about the $140 they are now forced to pay for a “drop to spot” and $100 on the public road. Previously, the fare was $100 and $60 respectivelyAccording to a female commuter, she joined a hire car two Mondays ago and was informed by the driver that the new fare was $140. Upon inquiring about the increases, the driver said the taxi association authorized the increases and whosoever refuses to pay the fares should not travel with the hire cars, the woman said.The woman related that this is not the only transportation problem commuters destined for Diamond, are encountering. She said that passengers are forced to pay $160 from Georgetown to “inside” Diamond whether or not they disembark along the stretch.According to the woman,Cheap Jerseys Paypal, if it becomes mandatory for passengers to pay the $140 for a “drop to spot” and $160 from Georgetown to Diamond, it would no longer be affordable for commuters to travel.“Just look at it…It takes $460 for a person to travel to and from Diamond daily…that is $9,200 monthly. Come on, think of a family of four …that would be $36,800. That is a huge chunk of a minimum wage family’s income,China Jerseys,” she stressed.The woman emphasized that it is not the desire of passengers to travel with minibuses from Georgetown to “inside” Diamond.However,Cheap NBA Jerseys, with the majority of the minibuses traveling that “route” rather Georgetown to Grove, passengers have to use the Georgetown to Diamond minibuses or stand for hours at the 42 Bus Park.”She stressed that the authorities need to come up with a solution to this problem. The woman said if the deplorable state of the roads is the justification for the fare increases then the authorities should upgrade them.

Kurt Fontinlen, 44, a man accused of having carnal knowledge of his 13 year old stepdaughter, yesterday walked out of court a free man because the victim did not wish to offer any further evidence against him.The allegation was that Fontinlen, on October 10,NFL Jerseys China, 2006, at Farm,Wholesale Jerseys For Sale, East Bank Demerara, had carnal knowledge of his stepdaughter. The matter was called up before Justice Roxanne George Wiltshire, at the High Court yesterday.Yesterday, the victim informed the court that she no longer wanted to offer any evidence against her stepfather. The victim,Wholesale Jerseys USA, who is now 17, told the court that she was not forced into saying that she did not wish to continue with the matter. In light of the victim’s revelation, State Prosecutor,Wholesale Jerseys, Lachmie Rahamat,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, informed the court that the state had no further evidence to present against Fontinlen.The judge then directed the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty against the accused.