COURTS Guyana Inc. recently hosted a presentation ceremony for two organizations. It donated a fridge to the Guyana Relief Council (GRC) and offered insurance coverage to Courts Pacesetters Basketball Club.? This event was hosted in the Electrical Section at Courts on Main Street.The GRC is known for providing assistance to persons who have suffered because of disasters.? The work of this organisation extends to all ten administrative regions of Guyana.? At the presentation ceremony Courts Public Relations Officer,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, Zeya Nasir-Ramnauth,cheap nfl jerseys, noted that the entity is very pleased to contribute to maintaining the humanitarian work done by the GRC.Courts Guyana Inc. has been the official sponsor for the Courts Pacesetters’ Basketball Team for the last 12 years.Over the years,Wholesale Jerseys China, the team played in many Divisional tournaments and has won numerous titles and trophies to date. They have been voted by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) to be the ‘Most Disciplined Club of the Association’ and the team members are viewed as Ambassadors for Courts Guyana Inc.?? Ramnauth said that Courts is very pleased to contribute towards the development of this Club by sponsoring full term coverage insurance from a reputable insurance company,Wholesale Jerseys Store, valued at approximately $100,Cheap NBA Jerseys China,000.She noted that the entity is very pleased to contribute to these ventures that are significantly enhancing community development.

A recent incident of a stolen car from Brazil has glaringly exposed the shortcomings at the border check point at the Takutu Bridge.The bridge linking Guyana and Brazil, which was commissioned last year, had been tagged as a major catalyst to improve trade between the two countries but following observations of the operations of the Guyana side checkpoint, it was clear that regulations are not being adhered to.Based on the joint agreement between Brazil and Guyana,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, there was a relaxation on the stringent checks of vehicles or persons crossing. Vehicles are allowed to enter that border town to conduct shopping and other business and leave at the end of the day.The problem from the Guyana end was that at times vehicles were seen crossing into this country without even a record of the vehicle being made.Kaieteur News’s reporter, Brian Sam,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, was at the border ckeck point in Lethem recently, following comments, and although there were a number of cars crossing, no one came out of the complex to conduct even a cursory check.It was only after the reporter was seen with his camera that officials came out.Recently, the need for checks was highlighted after a murder/robbery was committed in Brazil and driver and stolen car came to Guyana.Kaieteur News has been told that it was only after Brazilian authorities came here and informed their counterparts that checks were made for the vehicle.The problem was that the vehicle’s entry was not recorded at the Guyana checkpoint. Brazilian authorities,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, on the other hand, were sure that it had left their territory and entered Guyana.The car was found in some bushes several miles from Lethem.Before the bridge was commissioned,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, vehicles crossing on the pontoon were recorded and ticked off once they returned at the end of the day.According to some observers,Discount Football Jerseys, failure to check vehicles could have all sorts of implications, especially with the possible entry of illegal drugs, guns and criminals.To compound matters, at 19:00hrs every evening, the Lethem complex which houses Immigration, Customs, Police and health inspectors, closes operations. However, while the bridge is closed to vehicular after this,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, pedestrians are still being allowed to cross the bridge.Kaieteur News recently spoke with authorities at the Guyana crossing who admitted that there has been a relaxation on the checks.However the senior official there promised that the matter would be looked into with improvement likely.

…….plans to sue Town CouncilBy Leon SuseranA Corentyne poultry farmer is blaming inefficient drainage works carried out by theThe view of from another section of the pensMayor & Town Council of Corriverton for his loss of over 10,000 chickens at his #75 Village farm.Mahauda Ganga of Lot 16 Rampoor, Corriverton, has been operating a chicken farm for over 25 years and took Kaieteur News on a grisly tour of the chicken pens where a pungent smell accompanied a sight of thousands of dead chickens, ravaged by flood waters from extensive rainfall in the area last week Monday evening through Tuesday.He made the horrific discovery of all the dead chickens early last week Tuesday morning.Ganga is blaming the Town Council, and Town Clerk in particular,Wholesale Jerseys From China, for placing a 6-inch pipe to drain the lands surrounding the chicken farm in a drainage culvert built to accommodate a 30-inch culvert box.“Because of the pipe, when the rain falls,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, it cannot take off the water. The water rebounded and come straight inside my pen. My pen is the highest pen in the whole of the village”, he said.He showed this publication the other side of the road where the land did not experience any flooding whatsoever, all because it had the 30-inch box at both ends.“When you talk to the Town Clerk, he said it is an act of nature, but this is a direct fault of the Town Clerk, because we talk to him already. They know they have to do this but they just don’t care”, he argued.“We had this same problem last year and we had to break the dam, for the water to pass”, he recounted. “The water then dropped within half an hour.”He estimated his losses at over $3M. “10,000 by 125 equals $1.25M, plus the feed. They done eat 146 bags of feed,Wholesale Jerseys,” Ganga told Kaieteur News.Mahauda Ganga is in shock as he points to the remains of some of his chickens“The Town Council was informed about the problem but has still not acted. I can’t start right away because that is a big loss, and then I have to find finances to take them to court. Because the Town Clerk and each and every one in the council, when you go to meet them and tell them they always promise to come,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but they never, ever appear,” he said.Another farmer, Suresh, who has another chicken farm a few blocks away said that his farm is also flooded but he is not rearing any chickens at the moment.When contacted,Bradley Chubb Jersey, Town Clerk, Mr Narendranauth Sookram said, “We addressed the situation. There was a blockage there earlier in the rainy season.”Superintendent of Works, Marlon Garraway said there is a 12-inch pipe in the drain. “The water was so much that it backed up. When we went there on Tuesday morning, we cleared the front of the pipe,NHL Jerseys Authentic, but in front of the pipe is the sideline and the water is very high and the people are throwing a lot of waste there. So it could be that that assisted in the blockage, too. We went and cleared the area and the water dropped a little,” he said.“It was a terrible situation in the town on Tuesday, since everybody was complaining about flood. The M&TC office was under 6 inches of water in Tuesday and 4 inches on Wednesday morning. As long as the koker close, the water would keep building up. It depends on the tide. If the tide is up the koker cannot open”, the Town Clerk posited.Mr Ganga is planning to take legal action against the Mayor & Town Council of Corriverton.