The Guyana Power Light (GPL) Company unearthed 3000 feet of service wire from a scrap metal dealership located at Princes and Bishop Streets yesterday.These wires include duplex and triplex service wires along with supplementary wiring used by the power company.Reports reveal that GPL visited the dealership and discovered the wires. The police were called in to assist with its removal while charges are pending for the dealer.Some of the wire at the scrap metal dealershipOn several occasions,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys China, people have removed copper wires from utility cables, which they sell on the scrap market. Several power poles across the city have seen thieves destroying and removing the earth cables causing the power company to grapple with extra costs to replace the fixtures.GPL officials noted that the power company is now forced to shell out money to replace the copper cables. To prevent a recurrence,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, the power company is replacing the cables with aluminum ones.After lobbying to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, scrap metal dealers were allowed to partially export,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, but copper was banned. This ban was later lifted.Theft of copper wire from utilities occurs primarily at substation transformers,Jerseys NBA China, utility poles or from the back of service trucks. The thefts have several adverse consequences,Wholesale Jerseys China, including the obvious economic impact service disruptions, and possibly personal injury or death for persons involved in the theft or subsequent recovery efforts. GPL says it is paying increasing attention to this growing problem and has begun to investigate and implement measures for deterring thefts,NFL Jerseys Clearance, and protecting facilities.

City Mayor, Hamilton Green, has blamed continuous heavy rainfall, non-functional drainage structures and clogged drains for flooding in and around Georgetown yesterday.Green held an emergency press briefing at City Hall where he said that even if all the drainage structures were operational Georgetown would have still experienced flooding because of the City’s capacity to drain only one inch of rainfall in a 24-hour period.He stressed that during the course of the rainfall Georgetown experienced 5.15 inches of rainfall which is unusual but added that with unpredictable weather patterns anything is possible.Green emphasized that visits to the various drainage facilities across the Capital City, Georgetown earlier during the day revealed that the relief structures at Kingston, Princes Street, and Lamaha Street were non-functional.He stated that the structures stopped working abruptly and blamed mechanical and human resource constraints for them being overlooked.Green added that the structure at Lamaha Street failed, owing to human error but assured it would be functional before the end of the day.The structures at Kingston and Princes Street are currently being repaired and would be operational within the next two weeks.Green emphasized that these pumps are expected to be rehabilitated every three years but owing to limited financial resources, the Mayor and City Council is unable to execute these pertinent functions.Meanwhile, the drainage structures at Kitty, Liliendaal, Rivers View and JP Santos were operational.However, during the afternoon while the Mayor and City Council was working to relieve Georgetown, the pumps at Kitty and Liliendaal, which complement 10 outfall channels, had all stopped working.The Liliendaal pump station that receives electricity from Guyana Power and Light experienced a power outage.Green noted that previously a request was made to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds to have an additional power line supply that pumps stations with electricity owing to constant power failure in the area. However, to date nothing was done.Meanwhile,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, the pump at Kitty was forced to halt operations for several minutes to allow City workers to clear garbage including metal drums,Cheap Jerseys Online, plastic bottles, and wood from the drainage canals grills.The grills at drainage canals have been installed to stop debris from flowing into the pump.Whenever the water level drops, some materials including planks flow into the pump slowing the water pressure and could even damage the machine.According to Green, the citizenry of Georgetown continues to be indiscipline, dumping garbage along parapets and in waterways.He opined that citizens fail to realize that Georgetown is already below sea level.According to Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, La Nina phenomenon still persists over Guyana.It isn’t expected to subside until the first quarter of 2012.Dr Ramsammy has also noted that over the past 24 hours (February 28 to February 29 at 8:00 am) rainfall measured in excess of 120mm in most coastal locations.This exceeded the amount of rainfall expected for the whole of February for most locations.For example, Georgetown averages 92 mm of rainfall in February, but on February 28 to February 29, the City experienced rainfall of 129 mm.During the next 24 hours, overcast conditions with intermittent rainfall activities are expected to continue over coastal regions and near inland locations and rainfall quantities may exceed 50.0 mm, Dr. Ramsammy said.Other parts of the country were also flooded.They include Regions Three, Four and Six in areas such as Winsor Forest, Canals Polder, Blankenburg, Parika, Naamryck, Greenfield, Beehive, Anns Grove, Hope, Little Diamond, Herstelling, and Black Bush Polder.In addition,Cheap Jerseys From China, high water levels were experienced in La Jalousie,holesale NFL Jerseys, Den Amstel, Hague, Meten-Meer-Zorg, Vergenoegen,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Roden Rust, Pouderoyen, Goed Fortuin,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, Parfait Harmonie and farmlands in Handsome Tree, Mahaica.

Of the three teenage boys that allegedly stole an army officer’s car,cheap nfl jerseys, a 16-year-old boy appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court where he pleaded guilty to the accusation.Police reports revealed that on April 5,Cheap NFL Jerseys Stitched, the army officer had parked his car on Camp Street with the engine running and went to the ATM at Citizens Bank to withdraw money. It was then that the lads entered the car and drove off with it. It is believed that the youths went on a lengthy joyride before ending up in Republic Park.On their journey, the trio reportedly spotted a police patrol. Consequently,Cheap Jerseys China, the lad who was at the wheel panicked and reversed into a ditch.It is alleged that the youths exited the car and after walking some distance away, shamelessly asked another driver to help them extricate the stolen vehicle from the ditch.The driver reportedly left the scene and returned with a rope to haul the wedged vehicle. Around the same time,Cheap China Jerseys, police ranks also turned up at the scene and arrested two of the teens. The third accused who escaped, was subsequently caught in Nandy Park by the very driver that assisted them. The man,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, with assistance from ranks of a security firm, took the boys to the Ruimveldt Police Station.Though the vehicle was recovered at Nandy Park,Cheap Hockey Jerseys, the 16 year-old who resides at Lot 2 Henry Street, Werk-en-rust was remanded to police custody pending a probation report.

Hundreds of persons dressed in red and black turned up at the Agricola Ball Field yesterday to bid farewell to 17-year-old Shaquille Grant who was shot during a police raid last week Tuesday.The “red and black colours signify murder”,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, was the theme of a packed programme scheduled to highlight the life of the teen who was dubbed as an active and progressive youth.Shaquille Grant (inset) mother drops to her knees while reading a scripture.In a somber atmosphere, persons lamented on the manner in which Grant was killed and called for answers into what was described as the unjust and uncalled for murder of young people.Several persons from other communities were present to lend support to the grieving Agricola residents.? Opposition members and social activists made appearances to offer condolences to the family and friends of Grant, while members of the various organizations in which Grant was involved made presentations on his behalf.Students of the Houston Community High,Baker Mayfield Jersey, where Grant once attended, recited a poem highlighting both his achievements and the wrongful death that befell him. Grant’s past teachers spoke well of the slain teen, who they said was lively and well mannered.Members of the teen’s dance group,cheap jerseys, cricket and football clubs also spoke glowingly about Grant. They thanked him for his contributions and the liveliness they said he brought when he was around.Grant’s mother,China Jerseys Wholesale, Shonette Abrams, fought to hold back her tears while reading a scripture pertaining to the victory of the meek. The mother dropped to her knees, screaming to emphasise the words in the scripture.Many of Grants female relatives broke into tears and could not be contained when the song requested by his mother “if tomorrow never comes” was sung. Many screamed and threw themselves on the ground, while some hollered,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, “He was no criminal and they killed him. He is a child; show me the wrong he did.”Grant’s body was later taken to the Wesleyan Church in Water Street, Agricola, where a service was held,NFL Jerseys From China, before interment at Le Repentir Cemetery.