– nabbed in Parika housePolice have apprehended a suspect in the murder of 20-year-old Naiomi Singh, and he has reportedly confessed to killing the bride-to-be and dumping her body in a trench behind her parents’ Morashi, East Bank Essequibo home.Kaieteur News understands that the suspect, a labourer who works occasionally with the victim’s father, was nabbed on Saturday evening in a house at the Parika backdam, after residents informed the victim’s family of his whereabouts.Dead: Naiomi SinghAccording to reports, the labourer was standing on a bridge in front of the house when police ranks and the victim’s relatives arrived. On seeing them, the man fled into the house where he was arrested shortly after.He had gone into hiding on Saturday morning after Naiomi Singh’s body was found.According to reports, the labourer, who is in his twenties,NFL Jerseys China, told detectives at the Parika Police Station that he used a cutlass belonging to Singh’s father to slit the young woman’s throat.However, the murder weapon has not been recovered.The labourer is one of the closest neighbours to the Singh family. He has reportedly indicated that he had a secret crush on the pretty bride-to be,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, and killed her after learning of her upcoming marriage next month.A relative of the Singhs said that the labourer had last worked with Naiomi’s father,NFL Jerseys Outlet, who is a farmer, on Thursday.Family members believe that he knew that Naiomi would have been at home alone on Friday, since he was reportedly seen watching her family members leaving for Georgetown with their produce.Naiomi Singh’s mutilated body, with gold and silver jewellery intact, was found in a shallow trench a short distance behind her parents’ home at around 21:00 hrs on Friday night.Detectives recovered a shirt, with what appeared to be spots of blood,Cheap Jerseys From China, under the victim’s house.A pair of slippers was also reportedly found near the crime scene.It is believed that an intruder attacked Singh, who was home alone, while she was speaking with her fianc? on a mobile phone.Mohan Singh, the victim’s father, said he last saw his daughter alive at around 15:30 hrs on Friday, when he left home to bring his farm produce to Georgetown.Mr. Singh said that he returned home at around 18:45 hrs in the company of an employee. He said that the radio was on but there was no sign of his daughter.The farmer said that he had left his cell phone at home and shortly after,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, Naiomi’s fianc? called to enquire about her whereabouts.According to Mr. Singh, the fianc? stated that he was speaking to Naiomi at around 17:45 hrs on Friday when she suddenly stated that someone was in the yard.Shortly after, the phone Naiomi was using suddenly went dead,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, and, despite repeated attempts, the fianc? was reportedly unable to contact her again.Mr. Singh said that he became concerned for his daughter’s safety and he and the employee began to search for the missing girl.Eventually, at around 21:00 hrs, the search party went through an unlocked gate in the backyard, where, by the light of his torch, Mr. Singh found his daughter’s body in a shallow trench a few yards from the property.Another relative said that the labourer who is now in custody had assisted on Friday night in the search for Naiomi. However, he left after a few minutes, and returned when the body was found but only hung around briefly.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Tuesday examined several challenges the business community encounters with Customs and Trade Administration when the body held a fund-raising business luncheon at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel.GCCI President, Chandradat Chintamani said that the intention of the function was to create awareness among the business community about what the Customs and Trade Administration will be doing over the next 12 months to address some of the challenges it faces.Some of the challenges highlighted were delays in entry, bribery and corruption, clearing Value Added Tax (VAT) free items without getting a letter from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the number of days it takes to clear a container,Authentic NFL Jerseys Wholesale, Customs brokerage training and Total Revenue Integrated Processing Systems (TRIPS).One of the main issues addressed was the issue of corruption.“I wish we can eliminate corruption…but at the end of the day we can significantly reduce (it). That, I think, will be a win-win situation for all of us,” Chintamani said.Also addressing the concerns of the business community was Commissioner of Customs and Trade Administration, Col (ret’d) Chabilall Ramsarup.Conceding that corruption is afoot in the system, Ramsarup urged members of the business community to take the problems they encounter with Customs officials to him so that they can be dealt with.According to Col Ramsarup, people choose not to divulge information to him about whom they encounter problems with, due to fear of victimization and harassment.This, Ramsarup contended,Cheap NFL Jerseys, is promoting corruption. He gave his assurances that when dealing with him,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, information will be treated with utmost confidentiality.“We want to get rid of this corruption within Customs and Trade and generally, the Guyana Revenue Authority… I have Commissioner General’s 100 per cent support,” Col Ramsarup said.He added that if someone is victimised by Customs officers, this too can and will be investigated once reported.“We are rated as one of the most corrupt countries as it regards to trade and administration.”However,Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale, he added that corruption is not only done by Customs. Somebody has to give an enticement to the Custom officers and once this process starts it then comes down to the highest bidder.Col Ramsarup appealed to the business community to stop offering bribes to Customs officers.CHALLENGESOutside of the issue of corruption, Col Ramsarup cited several other challenges faced. According to him, one of the biggest challenges is the Total Revenue Integrated Processing Systems (TRIPS) implementation.He added that they have had their problems with the implementation of TRIPS but over the past six weeks things have been getting a little smoother since people are now understanding how to handle the system.Other challenges include under invoicing, smuggling and counterfeiting.Col Ramsarup also said that the GRA is in the process of being restructured. He added that very shortly some departments will not be as they were before.“All the entry processing departments in Customs and Trade,China NFL Jerseys, Internal Revenue (IR),NFL Jerseys Outlet, VAT and excise will be coming under one umbrella.”ADDRESSING CHALLENGESRamsarup also said that there would be a focus on intelligence.Another area would be enforcement, which is very important to Customs operation. GRA is losing billions of dollars annually since merchandise comes into the country without paying the requisite duty. “Our enforcement section is going to be beefed up,” he asserted.He added that they are going to be strengthening Lethem since the Takatu Bridge will be opened by mid-December and they expect a lot of trade to roll over that bridge.“We are going to be enhancing Charity because there is a lot of illicit trade between the Venezuelans and Guyana that comes through the Pomeroon River.”He also said that they are putting up new operations at Parika. “We recognize that between Georgetown and Charity there is a lot of distance, and a lot of illegal activities go on in the Essequibo River as well as in Region Three.“So we are going to set up another boat house as well as Customs operation? at Parika.”Col Ramsarup said that they will be establishing a facility at the Berbice Bridge itself. “We have a facility at New Amsterdam but that is mainly to service the ferry. Now we are putting down a facility on the bridge itself.”POLICIESRamsarup noted that recently the GRA had a find of 11.75 kilos of cocaine held up in Jamaica and last week they had over 300 pounds of

With a population of just over 1600 and spanning several acres of land, the Amerindian village of St. Cuthberts regarded as the cultural capital for Amerindians, is just one of many Amerindian villages not known to many Guyanese.The small community which was first named Pakuri and renamed to St. Cuthbert’s after the arrival of Anglican Missionaries in 1889 has been in existence for over two hundred years, yet any Arawak elder in the community will tell you that living there was never really the plan.“We used to live by the riverside but due to flooding we had to seek higher grounds and that’s how everyone came to St. Cuthberts,” revealed 80 year old Charlotte Oselmo who is the last surviving relative of the first Toshao and founder of the village, Johnson Bernard.Mrs. Oselmo revealed that upon first settlement in the village, it was so small that the entire “community” lived in such close proximity it was known as a circle. It was a very close knit community back then and strangers were not as readily accepted as they are today. Most marriages were arranged with distant cousins in an attempt to keep the bloodline pure. Even today, with the flexibility of marrying from outside of one’s own village, everyone would still boast of being related to each other. “All of us live here, we is one family.”The Amerindian community which is now under the care of a new Toshao, Lennox Shuman, who stressed the need for the preservation of their culture as it is evident that their traditions are dying. The Arawak dialect has now been replaced by Guyanese creole English as the young residents do not see the importance of learning their native language. Only a handful of persons in the village was said to be able to speak the Arawak dialect.“There used to be programmes available for teaching of the (Arawak) language but they don’t bother with it anymore.”Mrs. Oselmo revealed that although she would like to witness such a programme being re-established in the community as their traditions are rapidly being lost, it all comes down to the young people and if they wish to learn.The village of St.Cuthbert’s however, although beautiful appears to have fundamental problems in terms of the development of human resources. Many years ago,Cheap China Jerseys Authentic, it was almost traditional for children at the age of 11 to drop out of school and get involved in farming or domestic work, depending on their gender. This practice has drastically declined over the years but it is still quite evident in the small community.It was observed that the village possessed very few young men. One villager, Clifton Shewan, explained that this was due to the fact that there were no jobs for youths in the community. “Most of the girls would stay and do craft or do domestic work but the boys does leave and get into mining and lumbering and these things. The ones who stay do their small scale farming.” Availability of lands is also an issue in the community,Authentic Jerseys Wholesale, as there are not enough lands to do large scale farming which could serve to both sustain the villagers and earn them a profit.“Sometimes if we want make cassava bread and these things we does have to buying cassava from other people cause we don’t have enough lands to grow these things.”Although transportation to get in, out and around of the community is accessible,Cheap NFL Jerseys, it is hoped that in the near future it would be easier than it currently is,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, especially for the school children.A female resident of the community who asked not be identified revealed that the health and education systems in the community are absolutely deplorable. No effort is being made to provide the schools in Indigenous communities with trained,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, educated staff for these institutions. “In the hospital we have one doctor, Shivanie Hendricks who is one of our own people. She went and study and come back to serve her people. We are thankful for her yes but she is the only doctor in this village and it is just not sufficient for the population. We have one medic and one community health worker, we need more cleaners for the health centres and we also need a midwife. Also, there is never enough medication for everyone in the community.”There are three schools within the village of St. Cuthberts,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, one for each level of education. It was revealed that there is one trained teacher in the secondary school, three trained teachers at the primary level and no trained teachers in the nursery school.“It’s really bad ‘cause we want to see our children perform but if they’re not getting the opportun

Authorities are warning that heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, likely to be more than 70 per cent above normal, is expected for the Christmas season with agencies already deployed in the various regions to tackle works.At a press briefing to highlight some of the challenges facing the government, Minister of Agriculture,Wholesale China Jerseys, Robert Persaud, on Thursday, called on citizens and regional bodies to be on the alert with the predictions of the above normal rains.During the past weeks, there were constant heavy showers across the land but no major damage to crops,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, as yet.Already, workers have released waters from East Demerara Water Conservancy in anticipation of the rains,At a recent press briefing were Chairman of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA)? Walter Willis; Chief Executive Officer Lionel Wordsworth; Chief Hydromet Officer, Bhaleka Suelall-Persaud; and the Ministry’s engineer, Fred Flatts.Some 3,000 personnel have been deployed to the regions. There is also ongoing collaboration with the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs to assess possible needs for the hinterland area.Several excavators have been sent to strategic sites, also.Minister Persaud cautioned that while Government resources have been placed on full deployment,Cheap Jerseys From China, there will likely be cases of flash-flooding,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, a scenario that could hardly be controlled.The Ministry has cancelled its planned social events for December as workers standby for what is promising to be a hectic few weeks of rains.The officials yesterday said that on many days there will be rain in excess of five inches. Established infrastructure could only take off about two inches in some places.The Minister also called on residents and the regional and NDC bodies to pay extra attention to infrastructure and report on the failings.The emergency disaster response service and the Civil Defence Commission,NFL Jerseys China, have been put on alert.Persaud urged for residents to also check on workers, including koker operators, to ensure that they function.All of the NDIA 23 mobile pumps and two pontoon dredges will be in operation to boost the 113 stationary pumps.Across the country, several sluices, canals and embankments have been repaired and strengthened to meet the expected heavy rainfall. Wordsworth said that garbage, squatting and vandalism continue to hamper works.Involved in the works also are MMA-ADA, regional authorities, GuySuCo and the farmers’ group.According to Willis, while the Georgetown area has traditionally fallen under the Mayor and City Councillors, NDIA and the government still chipped to rehabilitate the Liliendaal pumps,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, install two new pumps at Kitty and excavate the outfalls to the Demerara River.According to the officials yesterday, they will be sending out public messages on the television and on mobile phones on the situation as it develops.

– Christopher RamEminent Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram, has lashed out at Chairman of the Board of Directors at the New Building Society, Dr Nanda Gopaul,NFL Jerseys Authentic China, calling his remarks a combination of unprofessionalism and misinformation.According to Ram, during a recent interview with this newspaper, Dr Gopaul’s statements reek of a man drunk with power.Chartered Accountant,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, Christopher RamRam first pointed out that a mandate from an Annual General Meeting is not a concession by any or all of the directors of an institution,Authentic NFL Jerseys Wholesale, “but he regards the acceptance of proposals by members at an AGM as a gift from him. That may be how Office of the President operates, but not a modern and responsible financial institution.”Ram added also that relatedly, Dr Gopaul now deems members who raise critical issues concerning the governance at the NBS, as antagonistic and seeking to exercise clout and influence.“I wonder if those accusations are perhaps not more appropriate to him than to any member of our group, many of whom have an unmatched record of service to the public.”Ram also said that Dr Gopaul did not need to stoop to making wild innuendoes about what he did, as the then Board did to the Society, claiming possession of a plethora of evidence.“Of course he does, that is what minutes are for, but what else? Let the Board give me permission to release the then minutes and I will do so for the public to see what we did. I will also publish at my expense the audit report on the financial statements of the Society for each year for which I was a director.”Ram also said that he was daring Dr Gopaul to release the minutes of the meetings at which an, “$800 Million building contract for the NBS new Chief Office was manipulated to one of his friends.“Dr Gopaul must know that I am not afraid of his innuendoes and wild threats and am prepared for any exchange with him not only on NBS but also on his stewardship of international funding by Oxfam of FITUG while he was the treasurer.”Dr Nanda GopaulRam also said in reference to comments made by Dr Gopaul that the number of members NBS has cannot be assumed from the number of accounts it has, “one member may and sometimes has more than one account.”He noted also that Financial institutions owe a duty of confidentiality to members concerning their accounts, a duty he breached.“Incidentally, I hope the Bank of Guyana and his fellow directors are taking note of their Chairman’s unethical act.”Ram was adamant that the New Building Society is not a commercial bank which allows withdrawals by cheques.“A person does banking business with a bank,jerseys from china, building society business with a building society.”Dr Gopaul, in a recent interview with this newspaper had said that Ram,NFL Jerseys From China, did not have the influence and clout that he spoke of at the Company’s Annual General Meeting.Dr Gopaul at the time had said that it was he who allowed Ram’s views to be heard and that he asked him to prepare the terms of reference to repatriate the UK investment.According to Dr Gopaul, Ram was creating a wrong perception, creating difficulties at the society. “When you want to work with people and you make an accommodation and allow them to make a contribution, they give the impression that they have scored a massive victory.”Dr Gopaul was adamant that there were no victories on the part of any group and he insisted that he would not allow the group in any way to take NBS into disrepute, given that the society was doing a “wonderful job for people.”He said that if one were to do a survey on who benefits from NBS, one would quickly realise that it was the poor and downtrodden.“Far from it when Mr. Ram was on the Board, they were not looking after the poor, they were instead concentrating on Building Camp Street Avenue, the rich and the privileged people, they were an elite group not concerned with people.”He said that in those years when Ram was on the Board a mere 200 loans were given out as against the thousands of loans that the company now gives out per year.Dr Gopaul also chided Ram for the then repayment strategy adopted by the Board headed by Mr. Ram, pointing out that it has changed. “We do not go pouncing on people or moving to foreclose on their property, we work with people, we work with the poor to ensure that they get a home.”The NBS Chairman was also adamant that NBS was not going to allow a minority group of about 15 persons out of 100,000 members to distract them.He said that when Ram was on the board and someone could not show a pay slip, then that person could not get a loan but the current board was cognisant of the fact t

– Lodge Gang’ members heldFollowing a car chase and the exchange of gunfire, ranks from the Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) last night apprehended three suspected gang members who were reportedly on their way to execute a woman because of a soured drug deal.A taxi driver is reportedly among the detained men,NFL Jerseys Outlet, who a senior police official said, belong to a group known as “The Lodge Head gang.” The senior official said that the JSOG team came under fire during the operation.The drama reportedly began shortly before 17.00 hrs,Cheap Jerseys Online, when police officials received word that gunmen were planning to kill a female shopkeeper who resides in East La Penitence. Acting on information, a heavily armed JSOG team tracked down a taxi with three male occupants on Mandela Avenue,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, near West Ruimveldt.Police said that the occupants shot at the ranks,China Jerseys, while trying to avoid capure. The ranks returned fire, and the chase eventually ended after the taxi crashed near Rasville.The suspects were all unarmed when arrested, but police said that the men were seen tossing objects out of the taxi just before the vehicle crashed. At press time, ranks were still scouring the scene.A Rasville resident recalled seeing three men lying on the ground, surrounded by police and army ranks. They were eventually taken to the Ruimveldt Police Outpost.The owner of the taxi service confirmed that a vehicle had been impounded. He was unable to say whether the driver was in custody, since the man was not answering his cell phone. According to the owner, the driver was not on company duty when the taxi was impounded.While not confirming reports about the execution plot,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, the senior official who spoke to Kaieteur News said that police have had the “Lodge Head Gang” under surveillance for some time. The official identified Kevin Fields, slain during a botched robbery in 2014,cheap nfl jerseys, and Sherwyn Barrow, gunned down in East Ruimveldt a few months ago, as members of this gang.“They (the gang) were under surveillance for some time…We’re going all out to dismantle this gang.”There have been at least 17 execution-style killings for the year and at least 104 murders. Police had reported a 100 percent increase in execution killings up to the end of last July, in comparison with the same period last year.

Four more Officer Cadets of the Guyana Defence Force’s Standard Officer Cadet course were handed over to the Police for tendering forged CXC certificates to gain entry to the course.The forgeries were unearthed during the GDF mandatory background checks,NFL Jerseys China, which are done for all new entrants.The investigations revealed the officer cadets paid sums ranging from $20,Cheap NFL Jerseys,000 to $25,Jerseys From China,000 to various individuals after they indicated a desire to have the forged certificates.The sophisticated level of the forged certificates,Wholesale China Jerseys, which could go undetected by the unsuspecting,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, suggests an organised venture is in operation.Accordingly,Cheap China NFL Jerseys, the GDF urges organisations and agencies to scrupulously scrutinise CXC certificates and to authenticate them with the Ministry of Education.