Within 24 hours, an official decision will be forthcoming from the Georgetown municipality as to whether roadside vending on Regent Street will be allowed or discontinued during this Christmas season.This was the disclosure made by City Mayor Hamilton Green shortly after he excused himself from the municipal statutory meeting on Monday.However, he sought to outline that vending could be allowed “if the pavements are clear and do not impede traffic. They cannot let the place look like a rundown shack. Persons who are in violation of the outlined conditions will not be allowed to vend,” Green noted.According to the Mayor,Cheap China Jerseys Authentic, while he was abroad recently,Cheap Jerseys, some level of confusion had transpired leading to a decision being made, without his knowledge, to allow roadside vending.Supporting the contention that the Mayor was away at the time of the decision, Acting Town Clerk, Mrs Yonette Pluck-Cort, said that Deputy Mayor Robert Williams was acting in that capacity and was aware of the decision.She added that it was at a meeting held last week among members of the Markets Committee that it was recommended that vending on Regent Street be allowed and that the Clerk of Markets be allowed to collect fees from them until January next year.However Deputy Mayor Williams, in his own defence, said that he had no part in the decision making process.? He underscored that it was after the meeting and the decision making that the Acting Town Clerk informed him of what had occurred.“I was not involved in making that decision…The Town Clerk told me that this is the same thing that had happened last year and the year before that…So I guess she was saying it was okay for this year too.”Disgusted by the mode of operation, Councillor Patricia Chase-Green, said that vending on Regent Street last year was in no way a decision that was taken at the level of council. She disclosed that it was the Public Relations Officer who had made the decision to announce on the radio that Regent Street was being freed up for vending.“We are creating monsters. The court said that we ought not to collect money from Regent Street vendors because they were removed,Jerseys NFL Cheap,” Chase-Green asserted.This newspaper was however informed last week that while roadside vending is not a practice that is encouraged by the municipality such activities may very well be allowed to a limited extent.Deputy Mayor Williams in an earlier interview had said that the presence of roadside vendors is now a custom each year as the festive season approaches. It had then anticipated that there would be no difference this year.However, he noted that the municipality is geared to monitor the undesirable vending activity closely.Mayor Green had on numerous occasions emphasised that while roadside vending is an illegal act, efforts are made during the Christmas season to restrict the vending activities rather than prevent it.Meanwhile,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the municipality has announced that extended shopping hours have been approved for the Stabroek, Bourda, Kitty and Albouystown markets from last week Monday until Christmas Eve.Between the period of December 8 and? December 15,Nike Vapor Max Plus, the four markets,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, according to Lewis will be allowed to operate from 07:00 to 17:00 hours and from 07:00 to 18:00 hours from December 16 through 23.However on Christmas Eve the opening will be extended to 20:00 hours.

By Rehanna RamsayRegistrar (Ag) for the Georgetown Supreme Court,NFL Jerseys China, Rashid Mohamed, has said that over the years the Georgetown Supreme Court has suffered as a result of a high staff turnover.Mohamed was on Monday,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, summoned to testify at the Commission of Inquiry,China Jerseys, (COI) established to inquire into the affairs of the Guyana Public Service.The COI slated to take place within the next few months is expected to yield information which will be used to improve the efficiency of the public service, and to review the methodology used in the classification and recruitment of public servants.The inquiry is also expected to conduct a detailed examination of how the salaries and wages of public servants are determined and allocated; review the age of public servant retirement and make recommendations in this regard.The public hearings are currently being held at the Ministry of the Presidency Department of Public Service Building, Waterloo Street, Georgetown.Professor Harold Lutchman and Commissioners Samuel Goolsaran and Sandra Jones, are facilitating the inquiry.During the afternoon session of the COI on Monday, Mohamed disclosed to Commissioners that, “The Supreme Court Registry keeps losing its staff to Attorneys -at-Law, banking institutions and whatever institution has a legal department.”Mr. Mohamed has been acting as Head of the Georgetown Supreme Court Registry for the past three years.He explained to the Commission that the high staff turnover rate is affecting the efficiency of the court “because it means we have to start training fresh staff all over again.”Asked by Professor Lutchman the reason for losing staff to these other organisations, Mohamed simply stated, “Salary sir.”He added, “They (the organisations) can offer better salaries than we can give the staff.”The Supreme Court Registrar spoke of one incidence, where a staff member was recently promoted to Clerk Two and given the opportunity to manage the affairs at the Land Court Registry.But within a short space of time, Mohamed said that the employee was offered another position at the Guyana Revenue Authority,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China, (GRA) for double the salary and he took it.The witness further outlined that it’s not just double the salary but on a regular basis, the staff would leave for offers of a few dollars more.As such, Mohamed held that it would be a step in the right direction to improve the remuneration package of the Georgetown Supreme Court employees. “I think this should be looked at as soon as possible.” he said.He noted, however, that there are some instances,NHL Jerseys Authentic, in which he would write recommendations for persons, who wish to leave the job to elevate themselves.In response to questions about the working conditions and treatment of employees attached to the Court, Mohamed told the Commissioners that the staff is well trained.“I don’t think they are being treated unfairly. There would be one or two complaints about attitude but that is not a regular something. ”The witness said that the staff turnover would often have a direct impact on the filing and documentation process at the court.Mohamed said, “There would be some delay in processing files or court documents; there are times I would have to get involved.”Asked specifically about instances where legal documents disappear from the court system, the witness held out that it is not a major problem.He explained that there are thousands of files in the Registry that can be misplaced but they are not lost forever.In the past three years, Mr. Mohamed said that the database has been digitized to assist with the issue of misplacement of files and other documents.“We have computers which serve us well,” he exclaimed.Asked about the long delays and frustration expressed by many over the lengthy judicial process, Mohammed said that this problem stems solely from the management of matters inside the courts.He explained that the backlog of cases is directly linked to the various reasons,Cheap NFL Authentic Jerseys, including lawyers requesting adjournments, the number of cases filed and the time the judges would take to complete particular cases.Asked whether he believes the court has enough resources to carry out its mandate, the Registrar said that staff members are often required to work overtime.“We have to double up sometimes, but we try.”The witness however did not say whether there is a specific section of the court that is understaffed.Questioned further, Mohamed only reiterated that judges need to expedite cases before them to avoid long delays in processing ma

… focuses on their place in the leadershipGovernment’s commitment to ensure that women are given the necessary wherewithal to take on leadership roles has manifested itself in the launching of yet another training programme at the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute (GWLI), Cove and John, East Coast Demerara.The programme which was launched under the theme “Building capacity for skills advancement” comprises courses in sewing,NFL Jerseys Supply, garment construction and fabric designing, food preparation and catering,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, and driving and salesmanship. Additionally, each class will benefit from courses in Office Procedures and entrepreneurial skills.Delivering the keynote address,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir said that over the next five months, approximately 150 women will undergo some amount of training through the GWLI.He noted, “We have to change our minds with respect to the kind of work that women can do.”Minister Nadir said that there are always advertisements seeking drivers/salesman in the daily newspapers. However, recognising that women could be just as effective as their male counterpart in this stream of work, he said that “we have to change the man to person because women are not confined to baking, sewing and answering telephones.”Against this backdrop and the fact that the distribution sector is one of the fastest growing in the economy, the institute is also offering a course which will see 20 women undergo training as driver/salespersons.The Minister said that even though acquiring a skill does not mean instant wealth, women who are trained are in a better position to make positive changes in their lives and that of their children, while at the same time engaging in income generating activities.“Whatever skills you acquire will contribute to you taking up leadership positions,” Minister Nadir said.He urged the women to get involved in activities outside of the home because less than half of the women folk in Guyana engage in economic activities, and according to the 2006 National Census, 52 percent of the population was women.This means that 25 percent of the productive workforce is not engaged in activities that would contribute to the national economy.Apart from the money that is being spent in the formal education system, Government spends more than $1.5B in additional training.Minister Nadir said that the government funds for the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security alone will amount to approximately $131M to execute its training programmes this year.Additionally,cheap jerseys, through donor organisations, the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) will spend $55M.“We spend a tremendous amount of your taxpayer dollars to invest in skills training for people, especially those who did not complete their secondary education and if you don’t make full use of the training, then you are wasting your own money,” the Labour Minister asserted.He reminded the audience of President Bharrat Jagdeo’s 2010 New Year’s message, where he said that Government will train 4000 people this year. He also urged the Administration of the GWLI to look beyond the traditional skills for women.Minister Nadir added that through the labour exchange system and by monitoring the vacancies in the newspapers,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, the Ministry keeps on par with the kind of skills that are in demand in the country.This year, the labour exchange will find employment for 2,500 people.Chairperson of the Women and Gender Equality Commission and former Minister of Human Services,China Jerseys, Indra Chandarpal, who spearheaded this initiative in its formative years, said that the programme is Government’s response to the need for empowering women in Guyana.She also disclosed that the Ministry of Human Services is working to expand the programme and urged the women to make the most of the opportunity to improve themselves and their families.The Mission of the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute is to develop, promote and support women and girls as leaders and decision makers through education and training in order to facilitate equal accession and full participation in leadership and decision-making processes throughout the Guyanese society.It was established on December 6, 1997. (GINA)

Two young women from the border community of Lethem are on their way to the city to face charges of embezzlement of more than $10M from their employer.The two women who are employed at a Guyoil fuel outlet operated by David Coates are accused of embezzling the cash between December 1 last year and January 17,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, 2011.Kaieteur News understands that one of the women has admitted stealing about $1M and had implicated the other woman when she was interrogated by investigators. She has reportedly offered to repay a part of the stolen cash.A source in the Lethem area disclosed that the owners of the establishment had suspected one of the women of stealing cash and ‘making up the books’.Their suspicions were aroused after she recently built a brand new house and bought a? new car.The fraud was uncovered after the proprietors audited the books and found discrepancies to the tune of more than $10M.A total of $7.5M is missing from the Guyoil outlet,Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, while another $5M cannot be accounted for at the Digicel facility,Wholesale Jerseys USA, which is also run by the proprietors of the fuel station.Kaieteur News understands that the women are expected to be passed through the court today.