Newly-appointed,China Jerseys Cheap, Region Six Executive Officer (REO) of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Kim Williams-Stephen, says she intends to bring a high level of efficiency,Cheap NFL Jerseys, knowledge and competence to the post while promising that greater emphasis will be placed on results-oriented service.She replaces Veerasammy Ramayya who resigned citing disappointment with his party.Williams-Stephen a past student of the Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) has 30 years of experience in the public service, 28 of which were spent at the Audit Office of Guyana in the capacity of Audit Manager (ag) for Regions Five and Six.She possesses a wealth of knowledge in the area of regional auditing, having also audited for Regions Five, Seven and Nine.Coincidentally, Williams-Stephen started work as a typist clerk at the very RDC in 1986 and was subsequently transferred to the Audit Office in 1988.The new REO is a strong advocate for good governance,Cheap Jerseys Store, transparency and accountability and is also a firm believer in quality service to others.“It’s an honour and privilege for me to have been given the opportunity to serve in this capacity. I give the praises and thanks to God Almighty because without him this would not have been possible,” the REO stated.Williams-Stephen noted that her main functions as REO would include the provision of service to the community in the areas of health,NFL Jerseys Outlet, agriculture, infrastructure, and education and to ensure that resources are expended for the intended purpose.“My aim would be to ensure that these essential community services are delivered in a cost-effective manner bearing in mind that quality is the most important factor,” the REO explained.While recognising the fact that the human resource capacity of any organisation is its most valuable asset,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Williams-Stephen said it is imperative that the dedication of all levels of staff is acknowledged and appreciated.This, she said,Cheap Jerseys, will provide the requisite motivation needed to complete the delegated tasks.With overseas training in performance management, Williams-Stephen said her intention will be to ensure that each member of staff has a thorough understanding of their importance to the collective goal and is aware of their individual roles and responsibilities.“Each person must know that they have a vital role to play. We need to first understand that we are working for a common good and so we have to put our political differences aside. The main objective is to ensure that when we provide a service it must be done to the best of our ability,” she pointed out.Williams-Stephen said that she will also strive to build on the strengths of the council and create an awareness that the provision of service must be undertaken for the sole purpose of improving the livelihood of those in the community.“Our service must come from a place of humanitarianism. We must not have the attitude that whether we perform or not we will still be paid at the end of the month.”A wife and mother of four; ranging in ages between 23 and 15, Williams-Stephen has also ventured into the arena of teaching, having served as a part-time lecturer at the Berbice High School.She is also a local preacher at the Central Methodist Church and prides herself in being a “lover of Christ”.“I came from humble beginnings and I always believed in the biblical principle that those who humble themselves shall be exalted,” Williams-Stephen said.Mrs. Stephen’s appointment is in keeping with government’s thrust to utilise persons from the available human resource pool with the adequate knowledge base to ensure the effective delivery of services.

– on US$2.5M bail for fraudThe Federal Bureau of Information yesterday dragged scandal-scarred Queens and Guyanese businessman, Edul Ahmad, off a Georgetown-bound Delta airlines flight,Cheap NFL Jerseys, as US authorities investigate him for extensive scheme to extract money from unsuspecting home buyers.Ahmad had already boarded Delta 383 at JFK International to head to Guyana when Federal agents boarded the aircraft, handcuffed him and removed him from the aircraft.The New York Daily News reported that Ahmad, called a “loan wolf” because of mortgage fraud investigations, posted the US$2.5 million bail, and declined comment.He was hit with a criminal complaint alleging that he conducted an extensive scheme to commit mortgage fraud, regularly lying about applicants’ income and using straw buyers to hide his involvement.His lawyer, Steven Kartagner, declined to discuss whether Ahmad was in discussions with the FBI and the Brooklyn U.S attorney before his arrest, the New York Daily news reported.Ahmad, best known as a Queens, New York real estate agent, raised eyebrows when he made a questionable $40,000 “loan” to Representative Greg Meeks. Ahmad is a key figure in ongoing probes of the “loan” Meeks forgot to repay for 3 1/2 years until the Daily News exposed it.In January 2007, Ahmad gave Meeks $40,000 to finish paying off the congressman’s new $830,NFL Jerseys China,000 home.? There was no discussion of interest rates, collateral, due dates and no documents were generated at the time, sources familiar with the transaction have told The News.Meeks did not list the transaction on 2007 or 2008 financial disclosure forms he filed with the House, revealing it for the first time in a 2009 form that was filed in mid-2010.In July 2010, shortly after The News revealed details of this transaction and the FBI paid Ahmad a visit, Meeks suddenly paid back the money and called it a loan.Meeks is the subject of an ongoing FBI investigation, as well as a probe by the Office of Congressional Ethics.He faced lawsuits in July last year alleging predatory lending and real-estate fraud and faced foreclosure action on a Jamaica home in 2009.Ahmad recently opened a place called Building Materials and Appliances Depot located at Industrial Site,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, Ruimveldt, just in front of the publishing house of the ruling party’s newspaper, the Mirror.One year ago, Ahmad faced a suit by two Queens brothers, immigrants from Bangladesh, who accused him of predatory lending and fraud.The men say they contacted Ahmad in 2006 about two neighboring homes for sale in Queens but claim he falsely told them that only one was available and that another buyer was ready to snatch it up, according to court papers.Businessman Edul AhmadIt is reported that Ahmad “demanded” a US$20,China Jerseys,000 deposit and told the men they had to close on the three-family property, built by Ahmad’s brother, within a week.According to news reports court papers quote the men as saying they were also told that they had to use Ahmad’s in-house mortgage broker and were advised against using their own lawyer, court papers say.The men claim they realized too late that “they had been induced into an excessively priced mortgage.”The suit alleges that the buyers’ incomes were falsified to make it appear as if they could afford the loan and that they were required to take out a mortgage for the entire $880,000 purchase price.The suit charges that Ahmad, his companies and his brother “specifically prey on immigrants from the South Asian community.”Ahmad’s real-estate licence was suspended for two months in 2008 after New York’s Department of State accused him of improperly sending a solicitation to a Queens couple on a cease-and-desist list that forbids real-estate agencies from asking for their business.Ahmad, 43, immigrated to the United States from Guyana in 1983 and earned a bachelor’s degree from Baruch College in 1988.He started his company, the Ahmad Group, in 1993, according to the company’s Web site.His diverse business interests include Century 21 Ahmad Realty, a mortgage brokerage and a catering hall in Richmond Hill. He also sells tubs and lighting fixtures through a firm called Wholesale Building Supplies,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and was also said to have a company called Pure Rice Manufacture.He also has a cricket company named after him, and sponsors cricket events here in Guyana.According to the New York Post, Ahmad lives the high life in a mansion in South Ozone Park. The newspaper said his fleet of cars over the last few years has included a