As opposed to its previously taken position, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is now saying that it is exploring different strategies to deal with budgeted allocations that fall under the Ministry of Home Affairs.The earlier stance taken by the coalition was that it would not support anything presented to the House by Clement Rohee in his capacity as Home Affairs Minister. That stand was extended to include allocationsAPNU’s shadow Minister of Finance, Carl Greenidgefor the said Ministry once Rohee is in charge.APNU stood so firm in its position that with the support of the Alliance for Change (AFC), it defeated the passage of the Firearms Amendment Bill that was intended to strengthen the laws relating to firearm possession and trafficking.That move attracted much criticism from the government. But APNU’s leader,NFL Cheap Jerseys, David Granger,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, told media operatives that his party would not support anything in the name of Rohee; irrespective of its merit.That position was adopted after APNU exhausted several avenues to gag Rohee within the National Assembly.After those attempts failed Rohee proudly announced that he has been vindicated.The security sector has attracted a whopping $17.5B and the government has placed the Ministry of Home Affairs at the top of its list of agencies to be scrutinized when consideration of the estimates begins.However,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, that proposal was defeated and those presented by the opposition were adopted with the non-contentious Foreign and Legal Affairs Ministries leading the schedule to be examined from Monday coming.APNU and the (AFC) had noted that more time is needed to examine the estimates in details. But APNU seems to be using the extended time to strategize a way to deal with allocations for Home Affairs Ministry in particular as the party seems to have everything else “under control.”Greenidge told media operatives yesterday, “We’re (APNU) trying to find a means for dealing with this matter in a way that was not going to disrupt the public,China NFL Jerseys, so it’s a question of trying to strike a balance here.”He added, “That’s a principle which I think is a principle most members of the public would embrace. The difficulty is to just try and find a modality for dealing with that that would not cause disruption and alarm out in the streets,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, we’re still working on that.”APNU’s issue with Rohee stems from the Linden unrest as the Party believes he is to share the blame.? However,NFL Jerseys Cheap, the government’s support for Rohee as Home Affairs Minister remains unwavering.

…as Govt. gives $833M contract for final sectionHead of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday announced that Cabinet has approved a contract for the final stretch of the Amaila Falls road.“Public Works: For the construction of the Amaila Falls access road section seven,Cheap Jerseys Outlet, that’s the Kuribrong River bank to Amaila FallsSithe Global’s Senior Vice President, Development James McGowanapproach,” he said. This contract, he confirmed,Cheap Jerseys From China, was for $832.8M.He explained that the contractor is only responsible for this section of road given that other sections have been allocated to different contractors.Dr. Luncheon, when asked about the obvious extension of the deadline set for the completion of the entire road, said that there is now no “drop dead date”. He did seek to explain that in terms of the deadlines for the completion of the road,Wholesale Jerseys, the financial closure with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the substantive Hydro Power Project is the “real drop dead date.”According to Luncheon, the financing for the Hydroelectric Project for which the road is paving the way, “has not been brought to financial closure.”He explained that as the financial closure kept being pushed back it made for time to be available for the completion of the entire stretch of road required from Linden to the Amaila Falls approach.“So indeed we are not locked in,” said Dr. Luncheon as he explained that Sithe Global which has been contracted to undertake the Hydro Power project has not yet assigned a date for the start of its construction.”When contacted yesterday on the issue of financial closure,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, James McGowan, Sithe Global’s Senior Vice President of Development informed this publication that, “We will issue a status update to the public within the next two weeks.”McGowan’s response was prefaced with a sense of urgency for the financial closure, as had been indicated by his CEO, Bruce Wrobel.Contrary to the utterances of Dr. Luncheon on the urgency of the matter, Wrobel had intimated that should the financial closure not be inked by June, then the project could invariably be shelved for several years given the volatility of the Chinese currency against that of the US Dollar.The IDB is being sought after for US$175M to complete the consortium of investors in the project which has a price tag of US$840M.The Sithe Global officials, while in Guyana, had explained that the main concerns of the IDB are with the Environmental Studies and the impact of the project,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, as well as the Guyana Power and Light (GPL)’s ability to manage the project and to make the necessary repayments, taking into consideration technical and commercial losses already incurred by the power company.Wrobel told this publication in the presence of his senior Vice President, among others, that should financial closure not become a reality soon, then Guyana could see the project being put on the back burner for the next five to ten years.Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger LuncheonAs it relates to the access road project,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, where the Government had terminated its contract with Synergy Holdings Inc., Wrobel said that he is confident that the administration is cognizant of the importance of the road and will ensure its timely completion.Given the sense of urgency Sithe Global places on the road, as against the pronouncements of Dr. Luncheon, the CEO even suggested that Sithe Global may be willing to incorporate the access road project into the larger project rather than lose on all of the gains made thus far.

Agriculture Minister Leslie Ramsammy has reiterated that he is the only person designated to issue fishing licenses in Guyana and that no consideration is being made at this time to issue 40 fishing licenses to Chinese nationals.Ramsammy told Kaieteur News recently that the Chinese license report is a “false alarm,” since no formal applications have been made to his Ministry for the issuance of licences.Agriculture Minister Leslie RamsammyMinister Ramsammy’s clarification comes in the wake of much speculation that no less than 40 fishing licenses were being considered for Chinese nationals. Several maritime operators had expressed concern over the matter,Wholesale Jerseys China, causing the Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Seafood Processors (GATOSP) to dispatch a letter to the Agriculture Minister requesting clarity on the issue.Minister Ramammy said that his Ministry is always interested in proposals to conduct deep water fishing in Guyana. These, he explained are operations conducted in areas where Guyanese vessels do not traverse. If there are any considerations to be made, he said, it would be in that area.The Minister further noted that there have been requests by several countries to conduct deep water fishing locally, but this would not be the same as trawler fishing, “since the Ministry is clamping down on the number of fishing trawlers and are no longer issuing licenses.”Ramsammy reiterated that the Ministry is,Authentic Adidas Hockey Jerseys China, “always looking into the area of deep water fishing but until formal requests are made, we are just interested.”? He clarified that not only are there no considerations being made; no new fishing licenses are being issued.On the other hand, nations such as France,Cheap Jerseys From China, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados have indicated their interest in conducting deep water fishing in Guyana. However,Cheap Jerseys Online, no locations have been identified for the prospective deep water fishing.The President of the GATO&SP had related to Kaieteur News that the fishing community was deeply concerned over the speculation that Government was about to grant fishing licences to? Chinese nationals which caused panic.The fishing industry argued that if the licenses were given to the Chinese nationals it would come at a time when local sea operators are being urged to reduce fleet numbers because of dwindling stocks and a growing need for more protection in the fishing industry.They demanded information regarding the number of vessels,Cheap Jerseys Store, the type of fishing,Jerseys NFL China, the area to be traversed and the type of gear. They wanted to know further, the track record of the company and the benefits to Guyana. The Association is still to receive a response from the Agriculture Minister.In 2010, an overhaul of the industry was suggested with the aim of reducing the number of operating trawlers at the beginning of 2011. GATOSP further considered a proposal that could reduce its fleet of fishing vessels by at least 20 percent.