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The preliminary inquiry (PI) into one of the robbery under arms cases for which Tyrone Rowe, called ‘Cobra, and his associates, Dwayne Critchlow and Amad Lallchand,Cheap China NFL Jerseys, aka Rondy have been charged, continued yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.Since the police instituted the charge they have been?unable to apprehend Dwayne Critchlow.The authorities have Critchlow’s address recorded as lot 54 Vigilance,Jerseys China Wholesale, East Coast Demerara.The police are claiming that the trio,Cheap NFL jerseys China, while armed with a gun,Cheap Jerseys Online, robbed Troy Collins of a quantity of gold jewelry before shooting him in his private area some time last year.?? Chief witness, Collins, yesterday completed giving his evidence in chief.At the conclusion of yesterday’s hearing,Cheap Jerseys From China, Tyrone Rowe was very disturbed as he told the magistrate that he has been receiving death threats in prison.Rowe told the court that an officer in the prisons has been threatening to kill him. He stated that the officer assures him that he is going to murder him and no one will ever look into the matter.Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry asks that an investigation be launched and requests that the prosecution insures that the prison authorities look into the situation, as a result of Rowe’s complaints.At the end of yesterday’s hearing the matter was set for continuation on June 20.Cobra is slapped with numerous charges ranging from murder to robbery under arms to damage of property.For some of the charges even though they were bailable,NFL Jerseys From China, the court did not allow Cobra bail.Cobra is also facing another robbery under arms charge which is engaging the attention of Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

– breakages remain greatest fearThe 540-kilometer fibre optic cable that Government is laying from Brazil and the vehicle that Guyana is hoping will drastically change the way it is run, has landed in Georgetown. Connectivity is expected within two weeks, an official say.Currently,NFL Jerseys From China, workers are busy linking the sections and conducting the necessary tests to ensure continuity, Senior Engineer Walter Willis told reporters earlier this week.Willis is overseeing the project on behalf of government.Chief Engineer Walter Willis inspecting the cable laying along the Linden Highway earlier this year.One of the biggest worries for the engineer and Government will be how to minimize the disruptions of connectivity.The cable is crucial to a government’s project to place 90,000 laptops in the hands of poor families across Guyana, Willis said. From it, Government will be creating hotspots and cheaper internet connections.“Any disruptions will be a nightmare. I have conveyed this to Alexei Ramotar,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, who is managing the Project Execution Unit (PEU).”And Willis has plenty reasons to be fearful. The fibre optic cable is crossing rivers,Wholesale Jerseys, going underground and being strung on poles.The challenges have been plenty since the laying of the cable started last year. The cables have come in 10-kilometer segments.Three contractors were hired initially and then two more retained to speed up the work.With heavy rains in Region Nine during the mid-year period,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, work also suffered because of flooding along the Lethem trail.There was one deliberate cut and at least four accidental ones while the laying was in progress. All these have since been corrected.According to Willis, the cable laying has been done in phases. From Takutu Bridge, Lethem to Annai; from Annai to Kurupukari; from Kurupukari to Mabura and from Mabura to Wisroc Junction. From being underground up to Wisroc Junction,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, it was then partially suspended to the Linden Turnoff before being placed underground again up to Kuru Kururu. From there,Cheap Jerseys From China, it has been strung on posts to the city.The PEU has already acquired equipment, similar to that of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, to quickly identify problem areas along the lines.The project, part of a larger plan to speed internet access across Guyana, came shortly after GT&T landed a US$60M fibre optic cable from Suriname.The Brazil cable will see improved connectivity between government offices, easier access to citizens to download forms, passport applications and other critical information.This will all change dramatically, government has said.

After prolonged protest by this newspaper and others about the withholding of project specifications for massive infrastructure and other large-scale procurement, the government has finally decided to free up this information.In a letter to the press, Walter Willis, Technical Advisor to Minister of Transport/Hydraulics,Cheap Jerseys From China, and Chairman of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, personally obligated himself to ensuring that the media has access to project specifications.This comes two weeks after Dr Roger Luncheon,Discount NFL Jerseys, the government’s chief spokesman,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, said that the members of the press seeking specifications for projects advertised by the government and inviting bids and tenders,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, should be bought, as is done by bidders.“Buying the bid document is a necessary aspect of the tendering process,” Dr Luncheon stressed. He added that he believes that those who might not want to tender but still want the specifications would spend some money to acquire the documents.But in a letter to the press,Wholesale Jerseys, Willis sought to retract that comment and to cover over criticisms about the withholding of information, suggesting that there was a perception that there was an insufficiency of details provided by the various executing agencies of the government in the procurement of works, goods and services.Willis said that he was availing himself to help the media secure project specifications “in an effort to support the government’s policy of transparency.”According to Willis, the standard format of the Invitation for Bids (IFB) approved by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board clearly states in Section (3) (Clause 3 or Item 3) that “interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from (whatever agency) and inspect the Bidding Documents at first address given below during working hours Monday to Friday.”Willis said this is the same way that the media could gain access to information they may require on the various projects of their specific interest.He said the bidding documents provide the scope of works along with: instructions to bidders (standard); bidding data sheet (project specific); eligible countries (where applicable for donor funded projects); forms of bid, qualification information, letter of acceptance and agreement; general conditions of contract (standard); special conditions of contract (project specific); specifications and performance requirement (standard/project specific); drawings (project specific); Bill of Quantities; security forms; form of bid security; performance bank guarantee; and bank guarantee for advance payment.Dr Luncheon had asserted that the possibility that the specifications would be provided free of cost would constitute a fatal blow for the tender board in recovering from the bidders the cost of reproducing the document.He stated that if it were to be provided free to someone else, “how could I ask bidders to pay for it…whether you tender or not, once you want the document you have got to buy it.”The Head of the Presidential Secretariat hinted that even with Access to Information legislation in place the information will not be provided free of cost.That Bill, he said, is currently in its draft form at the Attorney General’s Chambers and will be sent to a Special Select Committee when tabled in Parliament so that stakeholders can have an input. He insisted that the Bill will be tabled and enacted in 2011.The very secretive way in which the specifications of government contracts are made available has been described as a way to facilitate corruption according to some Members of Parliament and key figures in society.At present, the only persons privy to the information are those that buy the bid documents, and several efforts by this newspaper to obtain those specifications from contractors who have purchased those documents have proved futile.Some time ago President Bharrat Jagdeo had told a Kaieteur News reporter that this newspaper can buy the bid document if it wants the information, and can even tender for projects.Member of Parliament Everall Franklin, whilst conceding that it is necessary for the contractors who bid for the contracts to purchase the documents given the printing and other costs attached to their preparation, said that the information should be made available online for the average person to access.He had noted that it is imperative for the nation to be au fait with the specifications of what a contractor is undertaking so that they can be able to properly monitor and ensure value for money.Leader of the Alliance For Change, Raphael Trotman,<a href="http://www

For approximately 30 minutes yesterday morning, some buildings in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) compound were without power.This happened after the GPHC was forced to disconnect the power supply to some of the hospital buildings following the sparking of some wires and the burning of some cables at the construction site of the new in-patient wards within the compound of the GPHC.A source within the GPHC told this newspaper that a loud explosion was heard just prior to the power being cut.A press release from the GPHC said that the GPHC was required to temporarily disconnect the power supply to some buildings in the compound to effect repairs to the damaged main circuit breaker and main supply service connection.Among the buildings affected by the temporary loss of power was the Surgical Block, which houses Wards A1,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, A2,Wholesale Jerseys, B1,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, B2,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, C1 and C2. Some of the other surrounding buildings were also affected by the temporary loss of power.As a precautionary measure,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was summoned, as were workers from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company.Another source within the GPHC explained that the standby generators were not turned on because the wires feeding the building with electricity were also connected to wires from the generator.However, the loss of power did not affect the operations and internal networks of the GPHC.The release from the GPHC stated that,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, “Measures have been put in place to prevent a recurrence of such an incident.”