As it continues to struggle to maintain its buffer stock quota, the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is intensifying its efforts to reach an increased amount of donors. As part of this quest,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, the blood bank has been reaching out to donors located in far flung areas with the most recent being the Essequibo Coast.In fact, NBTS Co-ordinator, Ms Shameeza Mangal,Cheap China Jerseys, said that a total of 25 units were secured when a blood drive was hosted two weekends ago. And that blood drive she said may very well be the first official drive that has been held on the Essequibo Coast.A donor gives blood “We have made several attempts before along the Essequibo Coast but they never really materialised to the anticipated numbers. So this is a first for us and we expect many more like this to come.”As soon as next week, the Co-ordinator is also expected to venture into the mining town of Linden to solicit the support from residents there as well.According to Mangal, it is her intent to undertake an awareness campaign even as she engages discussions with Community leaders about the NBTS’s urgent need for blood. Linden, she disclosed, is yet to have an inaugural blood drive intended to boost the supply at the central Blood Bank.“Just as how Lindeners are excited about Linden Town Day, I want them to be excited about having a first-time Blood Donation Day.”And the expanded blood drives will not stop at Linden as Mangal has disclosed her plans to head to the Upper Corentyne and other areas in Berbice. This move, she said, may become a reality in a matter of weeks.But in order to maintain such activities, Mangal speculated that there will be a need for collaboration between several organisations such as Non-Governmental Organisations, Faith Based Organisations and individuals, including senior Regional Officials. With a wide network of individuals and organisations recruiting donors,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, there is a greater likelihood that blood drives will comfortably secure a satisfactory amount of units.At the moment,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the blood bank is modestly stocked but according to Mangal, there will always remain the need for donors to give blood on a regular basis.She disclosed that the donation pace at the commencement of the year is usually slow but would usually reach a moderate level with some voluntary drives sponsored by private organisations. However, the Blood Bank has had to rely on its call back programme through which appeals are made for previous donors to return and give blood.“Every day we need donors to come because it is every day that hospitals are requiring us to supply them with blood…Demand is always greater than supply,” Mangal opined.She related that there are instances when the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation may require over 46 units of blood but a mere eight donors offer to give the life saving liquid. A single donor is required to give one unit of blood which can save at least three lives.But despite the challenges,cheap jerseys, Mangal revealed that the NBTS is surely heading toward the Ministry of Health’s 100 percent voluntary donor target, which has been three years in the making.As at the end of last year, she said that voluntary donors represented 68 percent of the donations the blood bank received. This development,Cheap Jerseys Online, she added, will soon rule out the need for family replacement donors.

A night of adventure ended in tragedy for two friends yesterday,China NFL Jerseys, one of whom lost his life while the other remains critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).Akeem KansinallyAccording to reports,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, around 02:00am Beau Allison, 27,Cheap NFL Jerseys, of Louisa Row, Werk -en -Rust Georgetown and his friend Akeem Kansinally,23, of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown were on a motorcycle on the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD),Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, when it reportedly collided with a motorcar.Beau Allison who had Kansinally as his pillion rider,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, was reportedly attempting to overtake the motorcar when the accident occurred. The two were rushed to the GPHC with severe injuries. Allison was pronounced dead on arrival while his friend was admitted to the facility.When Kaieteur News visited GPHC yesterday afternoon, Kansinally was being prepared for an x-ray.Grieving friends and relatives of the deceased gathered at his lot 49 Louisa Row home in disbelief at his untimely passing. The man’s mother was so overwhelmed with grief that she could not speak.Allison‘s reputed wife spoke briefly with reporters.? The woman who has two children with Allison appeared to be at a loss for words. She took a few moments to contain her emotions before relating that she last saw her spouse alive when she visited him at his residence on Friday evening.She said that she was told that her children’s father was called out the home by a friend about 10:30hrs.She recalled receiving a call from her mother-in-law who informed her about the accident about 4:00 hrs yesterday morning.?? They remain unsure where the man was coming from, and it was speculated that heBeau Allisonwas returning home.Allison’s former teacher who taught him at the West Demerara Secondary School, described him as a very respectful and helpful person. He disclosed that the class had planned a reunion which Allison was supposed to be attending but unfortunately his life was cut short.One classmate, (Lisa) who this newspaper understands was a close friend to Allison was unable to hold back her tears as she wept uncontrollably outside the home. The pain was evident as the young lady appeared shaken by the loss of her friend.Meanwhile,Wholesale China NFL Jerseys, the driver of the motorcar is in police custody assisting with the investigations.

Staffers of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) continue to take offence to the “unconstitutional and unjust” appointment of the “unqualified” Ms Carol Sooba to the senior position of Town Clerk. Additionally, the Council has asserted that two other senior positions were also given to “unqualified” persons.Town Clerk Carol SoobaAs such, the Guyana Local Government Officers’ Union (GLGOU) has called on the government to rescind the appointments, especially in positions where suitably qualified persons would have been identified and recommended for the relevant offices. The Council is completely against the appointment of Sooba as Town Clerk since she was “the least qualified” of the persons interviewed a few weeks ago for the post. Interviews were also held for the post of City Treasurer and City Medical Health Officer.The GLGOU said it has given the government 72 hours to recall the appointment of Ms Sooba, meanwhile, discussions are being held on the way forward in addressing the matter.Union president, Dale Beresford said that the union’s international affiliates including Public Service International have already been alerted,Wholesale Football Jerseys, “and this matter will be going far and wide.” He added that a letter has also been sent to the Local Government Minister about the non-agreement of Sooba’s appointment.As one on the interview panel which was put together by the Local Government Ministry, Beresford said, “We went through a transparent and professional, integrity process of appointing someone… the entire interview panel unanimously agreed, before we walked out that room,Wholesale Jerseys, on the applicant most suitable,Cheap Basketball Jerseys, and our hope was that our choice would have been communicated to the Minister and acted upon.”A candidate by the name of Paul Clarke was found to be the most suitable candidate,NFL Jerseys China, having a wealth of academic achievements and experience, both locally and internationally, “not only as an employee but as a policy maker in previous capacities.”The Council’s PRO, Royston King was the second choice, while another gentleman and Sooba were sidelined.“Ms Sooba was the least qualified of the applicants and her performance at the interview was unimpressive,” Beresford related.He claimed that Sooba, “falsified her qualifications in her last letters of application (earlier this year) from three subjects to six, and failed to walk with the originals of her qualifications, even after being told to do so. This was brought to the attention of the head of the interview panel; her inability to complete a three-year academic programme at UG after seven years is in itself a serious indictment.”“Sooba’s appointment to the position of Town Clerk means that the Local Government Ministry has appointed the least qualified and experienced person among 40 senior officers within the employ of the M&CC; from the position of Clerk III to Town Clerk. We have Clerk I staffs with more qualifications than Sooba,” Beresford charged.GLGOU president Dale BeresfordHe continued that, “Sooba’s appointment to the position of Town Clerk is an insult to the principles and manual of the Public Service Ministry,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, all the persons who recently successfully graduated from the University of Guyana with Associate Degrees, Masters and Doctorates in respective disciplines.”“It is an injustice to every single worker in Guyana and it makes no sense you go to school anymore.”An explanation was demanded for the appointment of Sooba as Town Clerk.As it relates to the Treasurer and City Medical Officer, Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green said that those chosen are unfit for the job. The treasurer, it was noted,Cheap NFL Jerseys, does not have the qualification for the post, while a decision was taken not to appoint the Medical Health Officer after the Council had expended millions on her to complete a course in Jamaica, and to date, that has not been done.Minister of Local Government Ganga Persaud has noted, however, that Carol Sooba would have been chosen for the Town Clerk position, since she was the second most qualified person for the post. The Minister claimed that Mr. Paul Clarke; who was ‘chosen’ for the Town Clerk position failed to state in his application for the job that he had been terminated from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Persaud did not expound on the dismissal, but given the “panel of expertise,” he said, the second ranking individual would have been chosen.When told of the findings that Sooba was the least qualified of the lot, the Minister said that would not have been the case in light of her appo

Gunmen stormed Sterling Products Limited around 18.45 hrs yesterday, killing a security guard andDead security guard Wilfred Stewardwounding a 41-year-old Indian national before fleeing empty handed from the Providence,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, East Bank Demerara Company.Wilfred Stewart, 45, a Beharry Group of Companies security guard, of Graham’s Hall, East Coast Demerara, was shot in the groin and hip as he sat in a security hut, after the gunmen,Cheap NFL Jerseys Supply, who reportedly arrived in a silver-grey car, forced their way through the main gate.Gabriel Dass, a 41-year-old Indian national and a Quality Assurance Chemist, was shot in the left foot by one of the gunmen who had entered the firm’s laboratory. He was treated at the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital.Relatives of the slain guard said that he fathered two daughters and that his wife is expecting a third child. His mother, Gloria Stewart, said that her son had worked as a guard with the Beharry Group of Companies for over ten years.Kaieteur News understands that evidence retrieved by Crime Scene ranks suggests that the bandits, numbering about six, were armed with rifles and handguns.The brazen attack occurred a few metres from the Providence Police Station. However, investigators were reportedly to glean much from employees, who sources said “scattered all about” when the shooting started.Chief Executive Officer Ramsay Ali told reporters that the bandits arrived by car and that they attempted to force their way into the cashier’s office.He confirmed that security cameras are installed on the premises.An eyewitness who narrowly escaped the same fate as the slain guard told Kaieteur News that he and Stewart were in the security hut when a car stopped outside the compound.He said that “at least ten men,” emerged from the vehicle and barged through the gate.“This car was packed. It looked like more than 10 men were in the car and they were sitting on each other foot. As soon as this car stopped, all the men run into the compound and started to shoot. When I see them I run and hide in theWounded chemist Gabriel Dassyard next door,Cheap Jerseys Outlet,” the eyewitness said.He added that the bandits saw when he ran and two of the masked men pursued him.“Them see when I run and two of them run to find me but they didn’t see when I pulled out a mesh on the fence and hide in the next yard so they were searching the compound for me.”He added that while fleeing he heard the gunmen discharge about three gunshots at Stuart.“My wife didn’t want me to come to work this morning (yesterday) but I tell her I have to go. This man (Stewart) was suppose to go on leave but he stayed back,” the distraught man said.Indian national, Gabriel Dass, who has been working with Sterling products Limited for the past three months,Jerseys From China, said that he was in the laboratory when he heard screams.? He said before he could have peeped out to see what the commotion was about,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, a masked man pushed the door open and pointed a gun at him.“We are upstairs,NFL Jerseys China, and before I could have reached the door, he run up to me and asked where the money was. I showed him my bag and he just shoot me and walked out. He didn’t check my bag,” the injured man said while receiving treatment late last night at the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital.When Kaieteur News arrived on the scene several terrified employees were milling around in the compound, while police ranks took statements from eyewitnesses.The slain guard’s body remained in the security hut for at least two hours before porters from the Lyken Funeral Parlour took the corpse away.

A family outing and picnic involving overseas-based Guyanese to the Abary Backlands turned into a nightmare when a boat capsized throwing the occupants overboard. Three died by drowning. The other six survived.Dead: Yogmattie Singh,China Jerseys, called ShardaDead are Satesh Kowsilla, 33, and Diana Ramjeet, 8, of Bush Lot Village West Coast Berbice, and Yogmattie Singh, called Sharda, 38, of Number Two Village, Blairmont West Bank Berbice.Sharda Singh was taken out of the Creek in an unconscious condition and rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital but died while receiving treatment.The bodies of Kowsilla and Ramjeet were recovered late yesterday afternoon.A number of overseas-based relatives of the eight-year-old either swam ashore or were rescued by others.The fatal incident occurred around 11:00 hrs when, Kowsilla,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, reportedly the pilot of the boat was transporting nine persons across the Abary, to the left bank aback of Blairmont.An eyewitness said that the boat simply rolled over while it was halfway across,NBA Jerseys From China, throwing everyone into the Creek.Kowsilla managed to grab his eight-year-old daughter, Angelica,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and take her ashore to safety.He returned to the capsized boat to help save others but went down.It was supposed to have been a day of fun and frolic for Kowsilla, his wife, Sundradai, and the visiting overseas-based relatives and several friends who were on a trip into the hinterland. They numbered about 20.A grieving Mrs Kowsilla said that the group left Bush Lot in three vehicles around 8:30 hours.They drove along the right bank of the Abary until they spotted a suitable site for a picnic on the other side.Mrs Kowsilla said that a boat was available and she watched while the first set of picknickers got on board for the crossing.?Sympathisers gather at the home of the deceased Satesh Kowsilla at Bush Lot yesterday afternoon.“I waited for the second trip but as I watched from the bank I saw the boat suddenly capsize and everyone in the water splashing around, screaming desperately and trying to reach the other bank.”It was then that Kowsilla saved his daughter, brought her to the shore,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, and went back to save the others and perished.Several others, who were saved, including some of the overseas-based visiting relatives,China NFL Jerseys, were taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital where they were treated and sent away.These badly traumatized relatives were last night unavailable for comment.All of Sharda’s children have migrated and at the time of her death she was awaiting a call from the United States Embassy for the necessary documentation for her last child.Police are investigating the fatal incident.

– Forest Products AssociationAs stakeholders continue to express concerns over the management of the forestry sector, the Forest ProductsFPA’s President (Ag),Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, Deonarine RamsaroopAssociation of Guyana (FPA) has come out calling for urgent reforms.FPA,NFL Jerseys China, which has memberships of the some of the largest logging companies, both local and foreign, said it welcomes the new Board of Directors for the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) but remains deeply concerned about the treatment of forestry operators.Of special concern to the advocacy body is the uneven playing field that allows especially foreign investors to benefit significantly more, much to the disadvantage of local operators.“Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) is most welcome to Guyana but the manner in which it was conducted under the previous administration was totally disrespectful and disgrace to the Guyanese people.? The foreign companies took advantage of the situation arises and misuse the country resources for their personal benefit with little or no return to the country,Cheap Jerseys Outlet,” FPA said yesterday.FPA would be referring to billions of dollars in tax waivers and concessions granted to foreign-owned loggers. However, many of them have failed to construct processing facilities.Local operators said they have battled to benefit from concessions.After a number of years of being sidelined, FPA said it has been allowed to place a representative of the new GFC board.President (acting), Deonarine Ramsaroop, explained that it is a fact that the raw materials, including logs being shipped out, with little benefits coming back to Guyana.“The Government we understand is re-examining the contract documents for these companies,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but this is just not enough. There are many other companies who are knocking on the doors that want to come in and invest too. We should simply send these (who have failed in their commitment) packing and bring in fresh investments if that is what it takes to correct the situation,” FPA said in a statement to this newspaper.The body pointed out that its members want the same playing field as international companies because they all compete on the same markets.“…and if we to encourage internal growth of our small and medium sizes businesses then we should all be sitting on the same field. There are tons of issues facing this sector and already we have met with the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, and we are discussing a way forward.”In photo,NFL Jerseys China, a Region 10 compound with some duty-free equipment belonging to Chinese-owned, BaiShanlin.FPA said it is grateful for the wisdom of Government to ensure that place was found on GFC board.The move is clear recognition of “our importance to the forestry sector and its development and we therefore commit to ensure the forestry sector move forward trough meaningful dialogue.”The organization said that Minister Trotman had no hesitation in deciding on FPA’s return when the idea was raised with him.The proposal for a return to GFC board had before the previous government prior to the May 11th elections but found no favor, the body claimed.FPA also lauded new GFC’s chairpersons, Jocelynne Dow, who has committed to addressing the current issues facing the forestry sector.“The FPA would like to recognize her fairness and openness in dealing with this sector and wishes her success.”FPA, in calling for its members to become more vocal, challenged them to come up with solutions to make the sector an attractive one, once again for small investors.“This was one huge area that is lacking in the Guyana Forestry Commission. The budget and work plan of the commission are currently being reviewed by the association which will soon be making its recommendations to the board.”FPA also said yesterday that that while Guyana is pushing a green economy, its members continue to face the burden of stifling rules and regulations from GFC with little to show.“The forestry sector has no benefit from the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) funds.”Committing itself to work with the government in finding new markets and bring changes.“We would like to explore new markets not only India and China. Africa needs lots of our Guyanese woods and we would recommend that we reached out as far as we can to take this sector forward.”FPA made it clear that the current GFC administration “still needs cleaning up” because “once you are part of the problem then you can’t find a solution. We would like this “iron fist” and “big foot” method discontinued.? Because a new dawn has come where we have to put people first and personal matters and benefit last.”The troubl