…reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance of sea defences continuesMinister of Public Works Robeson Benn and Ambassador Geert Heikens breaking ground at Clonbrook.Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, and European Union Ambassador, Geert Heikens, yesterday ‘broke ground’ at the seawalls of Clonbrook, East Coast Demerara, to commemorate the launching of civil works programmes within the Ninth European Development Fund.The ground breaking ceremony came as part of the inaugural ceremony for the 9th EDF Sea Defence Programme, which is being financed by the European Union, and will include the reconstruction of 1.6km and rehabilitation/maintenance of 18km sea defences.The support for the sea defense was formalised through two financing agreements. ?900,000 was the first financing agreement,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, which was signed in March 2007. The second financing agreement was signed on October 17 of 2007, and amounted to ?17,NBA Jerseys Store,018,000.The second signing is to initiate the implementation of works, supply and other service contracts identified under the EDF Sea Defences Feasibility Study.The 23-month project was expected to commence yesterday, and will reach from Clonbrooke to Springlands.The contract for the infrastructural works on the 1.5km reconstruction and 18km rehabilitation/maintenance of the sea defences was awarded to BK International, while a French firm, Egis Bceom International,Jerseys NFL Cheap, was awarded the contract to supervise the works.Benn, Heikens and Minister of Finance, Ashni Singh,Cheap NFL Jerseys Stitched, all agreed that sea defence is very critical to the populace living on the coast, and highlighted how much climate change and global warming would have an impact on the works.“Continued sea defence management is critical,Cheap Jerseys China, one: if we want to ensure that we continue the task that we have been achieving and two: because of climate change and global warming. Holding the line will be a sustainable activity if we do it smarter and with more efficiency.”He said that well-maintained facade drains and general first-rate maintenance works will also ensure good water management “with respect to the conservancy.” Benn continued, “If we are to get ahead we need to do better work at maintaining. If we do not maintain proactively, in time we will be doing more and more rehabilitation and reconstruction work than we really need to have to do.”The overall objective of the programme is in keeping with the National Development Strategy and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper to ensure sustainable living conditions for coastal residents and to stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty.It serves to complement assistance previously provided by the European Commission under the previous 7th and 8th CSS/NIP for Guyana. Further advancement of government initiatives is also provided for within the financing agreement, which is aimed towards alternative protective mechanisms against sea encroachment of the coastal areas,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, through the cultivation, development and sustenance of mangroves.

– Minister Baksh This year the Ministry of Education has resuscitate the National Teacher Awards programme to reward teachers of excellence from all across the country.? A special ceremony has been planned to honour the outstanding achievements of teachers on World Teachers Day. This is according to Minister of Education Shaik Baksh.“I have said on many occasions that quality teachers produce quality students and every teacher must aspire to the highest possible levels.”According to the Minister, with the commencement of the new academic year,Carlton Fisk Jersey, and the significance of September, which is designated as Education Month, thousands of children will be experiencing the formal setting of a class room for the first time.The Minister explained that some students will be entering critical examination phases of their educational development, such as their final year of the primary cycle where they will be sitting the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), and the Fifth and Sixth forms where they will write the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE).These students, Minister Baksh urged should establish clearly defined goals and objectives to achieve the dreams and aspirations that they have set for themselves.Minister of Education Shaik Baksh. Under the theme ‘Child-Friendly Homes: Child-Friendly Classrooms-Quality Education’, Education Month will be officially launched on September 08. And according to the Minister,Cheap Air Max Shoes, if schools in Guyana are to be successful, they must become part of the communities that they serve. In keeping with this objective,Air Max 97 Silver Bullet For Sale, the Ministry is moving in the direction of urging community members to see themselves as genuine stakeholders/partners in advancing the education agenda.Adding that males are encouraged to enter the teaching profession, the Minister said that the teaching profession is a highly rewarding career with numerous developmental benefits and opportunities for lifelong learning.The Minister further disclosed that the National Mentoring Programme and the School Feeding and School Uniform Programmes, initiated by Government have been widely lauded for the initial success they have achieved in the five schools in which they are currently being piloted.These programmes are aimed at promoting tolerance,Wholesale Jerseys USA, inculcating safe and acceptable behaviours in students, and supporting them in their efforts to improve their all-around performance,Nike Air Force One Shoes Women, particularly males.“The initial signs indicate that the School Feeding Programme has had a positive impact on attendance rates across the country and I am confident that these gestures will go a far way in not only improving students’ attendance, but also in providing the vulnerable school population with the necessary encouragement to commit themselves and excel within the education system,” Minister Baksh said.Emphasising that the role of teachers in cultivating an atmosphere that is conducive to learning and working in cycle with parents in ensuring that the home/school nexus is characterised by love and guidance,Cheap Jerseys 2018, the Minister said that the Education Ministry has recognised that the success of students also requires a manifestation of collective efforts involving parents and the wider community in promoting and fostering enabling environments.