Fourth form student Omesh Danram, who was stabbed following a scuffle arising from a dispute while playing a collectible card game, is attending Saint Stanislaus College, and not Bishops High School, as was reported yesterday.Further, the stabbing took place in the Saint Stanislaus College compound,NFL Jerseys Outlet, and not within the confines of Bishops High School.The 14-year-old student reportedly left school as usual on Monday afternoon and went to private mathematics lessons in Georgetown. After his extra lessons were finished, Danram and other students from different schools around Georgetown returned to Saint Stanislaus College.As it was after school hours, the guard at the school would not let them enter the compound, but they told the guard that they needed to use the toilet facilities, and were subsequently granted entry to the school.Once inside the school compound, Danram and his friends began to play the collectible card game.Due to a dispute arising from some aspects of the card game, a scuffle ensued between Danram and another of his friends,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, who attends Queen’s College. As the boys fought,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, Danram was stabbed in the left side of his back by the boy who attends Queen’s College.After the stabbing, the Queen’s College student took flight, and one of the other boys summoned his parents, who took Danram to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he received five stitches for his wound. By this time, Danram’s parents had been alerted, and they came to the GPHC.“When I got there,Cheap Jerseys From China,” said the wounded boy’s mother,Stitched Jerseys, Laloutie Danram, “the doctor had already seen him,Jerseys Wholesale, and then I found out that everything was all right.” The wounded schoolboy returned to school on Tuesday.According to reports reaching this newspaper, the parents of the boys involved in the fight met at Queen’s College on Tuesday.

– slams ‘absurd’ media comparisons to ‘crime wave’ era‘Absurd’ was the way that Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday described some media reports which suggested that Guyana’s crime rate is out of control and that is reminiscent of the bloody 2002 period of brazen killings and kidnappings.Blanhum produced figures to show that the crime rate has fallen from nine percent to eight percent during his tenure. He expressed optimism that serious crimes could drop further.The Crime Chief made these observations yesterday at the Officers’ Training Centre, Camp Road,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China, Eve Leary, while unveiling the Force’s security plans for the Christmas season.Noticeably absent was Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud, who is overseas. Only a few members of the private sector attended.Figures released by Blanhum for the period 2006 to 2015 show that there were 135 murders in 2006; 99 murders in 2007; 135 the following year; 97 in 2009; 115 in 2010; 108 in 2013; 121 in 2014; and 126 for the year.He noted that there have been 477 fewer serious crimes this year than in 2006.“During 2015,Wholesale Jerseys 2017, in June, when I took over as Crime Chief, we had a 13 percent? increase in serious crimes…and despite being bombarded by some sections of the media, we have still managed to bring the figures down from 13 percent to eight percent,” Blanhum said.“And hadn’t we done anything, as some persons are trying to portray, we would have been by now at a 20 percent increase in serious crimes.“So we had the figures hovering between eight and 13 per cent, and we have managed to bring it down to eight percent. We envisage that by the end of this period, with the Christmas policing initiatives,Alejandro Gomez Jersey, we should bring it down to at least a minus one percent increase.”“All those headlines that we are bombarded with that crime is spiraling out of control,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and nothing is being done, and that we lack the capacity to effectively deal with serious offences, is nothing short of absurd.”The Crime Chief also noted that serious crimes tended to increase in election years. This was the case in 2006, 2011, and 2015.But he noted that in 2013, there was also an increase in serious crimes.“But then we have persons who are trying to equate our current period with the 2002 crime wave period. If you look at the period 2015 that we are in, and compare that with 2006, we didn’t go back to 2002 when we had the crime wave, when there was rampant murder and shooting incidents and kidnappings.“We did a comparison with 2006 and at this period we have 477 fewer serious crimes.? So the question is how do we reconcile these reports that crime is spiraling out of control with the statistics before us?The only possible and logical conclusion is that crime is not spiraling out of control,NFL Jerseys Supply, and we are not in those dark days.”But Blanhum acknowledged that there was concern about the number of execution-style murders, with nine so far for the year,Cheap NFL Jerseys, a figure that he said was on par with those in 2012.There have also been six more murders than last year.The Crime Chief also expressed concern about the spate of attacks on drivers and minibus passengers, particularly on East Bank Demerara.He revealed that taxi drivers, particularly those working private hire, were relieved of their valuables and vehicles after unwittingly picking up criminal elements.“So this is an area of concern and we have started to address this. When we deploy roadblocks at strategic locations we are asking members of the public to bear with us.”Other issues of concern Blanhum raised included the lax security precautions taken by members of the business community, including when transporting large sums of cash.Other challenges were the lack of DNA facilities, and police corruption. There have also been some 133 more break and enter and larceny incidents, due to the development of new housing schemes.Some successes included the seizure of 98 illegal firearms.He said that the majority of illegal firearms were coming from Brazil. Others were coming from the USA and from Europe.

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There is nothing sinister about ranks of the Guyana Police Force being asked to submit their national identification numbers. This is according to a senior officer of the force in response to concerns raised by the Alliance For Change (AFC) that law enforcement officers were asked to submit ID numbers to superiors.“They have informed us that they have been asked to give their identification numbers to superior officers and this is a totally unacceptable position for any of these officers to be put in to,” Cathy Hughes of the AFC told a press conference last week.According to the Executive Member “they have expressed their dissatisfaction and they have been questioning why they are being asked to do this…”But the senior police officer who asked to remain anonymous told Kaieteur News that the submission of identification numbers by ranks is nothing new.He explained that members of the military comprise a separate list of electors since they will be voting on November 21, one week before the rest of the population exercise their franchise.This is to ensure that the security forces are free to carry out their duties on Elections Day.With this in mind, the administration of the Guyana Police Force usually takes the initiative to ensure that its ranks are not disenfranchised by verifying that their names are on the military voters’ list.To facilitate this,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the officer explained that the ranks are asked to submit their identification numbers.“We do not ask them for their ID cards but we are ensuring that our ranks, Special Constables and Neighbourhood Police are eligible to vote,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, and all police ranks are required to provide their ID numbers to facilitate this process. There is no ulterior motive. We have been in constant contact with GECOM to verify the list,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys,” the officer explained.“We want to be free on Elections Day and the police administration is ensuring that this is the case. This has been done before, it’s nothing new,” he added.Meanwhile, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) in a press statement issued on Saturday last, claimed that there have been reports of widespread purchase of ID cards from registered voters.The APNU in its statement said that it is “bringing to the attention of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the Guyanese public the persistent reports of PPP Activists, in every Region of Guyana, offering substantial monetary bribes (sums of $15,000 and above have been quoted).”The statement said that there have been other inducements to Registered Voters to surrender their National ID cards to the PPP activists until January 2012.“It is not surprising that in this atmosphere of widespread and pervasive poverty which has been created by the PPP/C Administration,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, some persons have already surrendered their ID cards.”According to the statement, too, it is unfortunate that reports have also been received that in a number of Governmental institutions and agencies, including the Disciplined Forces, staff are being coerced into surrendering their ID cards to their superiors.“Any questioning of this activity is being met by the use of institutional harassment of the objecting member of staff.” This activity, according to APNU,Cheap Jerseys From China, represents a major threat to the conduct of Free and Fair Elections since these persons are being denied their Constitutional right to cast their vote for the Party of their choice.“It is evident that the purchasing of these ID cards is for sinister purposes which would have a direct impact on the process of holding Free and Fair elections,Jerseys NFL Cheap,” the statement added.The PPP/C in a statement issued last evening rejected what it described as another act of desperation by the APNU. According to the statement “the PNC, now APNU, is certainly in a state of pure confusion and panic as in addition to resorting to lawlessness and disruption, it has embarked on a campaign of spreading lies and misinformation.”

Engineers and consultants for the Ministry of Transport and Hydraulics,Cheap NFL Jerseys, up to this past week were in the interior working on the ground vetting of the designs that were submitted by Synergy Holdings Inc. for the construction of the road and bridges that will facilitate the eventual construction of the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project.This is according to Senior Engineer and Ministerial Advisor,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, Walter Willis,China NFL Jerseys, who said that several issues were raised with the designs that Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall’s company submitted and the verification undertaken.He disclosed,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, too, in a telephone interview,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, that the draft construction permit which was sent to the Ministry by the Environmental Protection Agency has been sent back to them for further clarifications.He said that he is expecting a response from the EPA by tomorrow. Willis further stated that the response from the World Bank as it relates to the Environmental Social Impact Assessment ESIA report is also critical.Willis said that given the fact that more than likely there will be times in future when Guyana would approach the World Bank for funding in the future and would not want strained relations and as such would prefer their approval on the report.The project includes some 110km of virgin road through the forest as well as 85km of road where trails already exist.According to the agreement signed with NICIL, Motilall must produce a continuous, all-weather road to be built incorporating existing roads where possible and building new ones as needed to accommodate automobile, bus, and heavy truck access from Georgetown to Amaila Falls.Completing the 110km of road in the eight-month (240 days) timeframe it means constructing some 458.3 metres daily,NFL Jerseys China, a tall order if one is to clear virgin forest.Motilall is also responsible for the construction and supply of a pontoon crossing on each bank of the Essequibo River at or in the vicinity of Butakari and on the Kuribrong River at or in the vicinity of Portage Falls in accordance with the specifications set out in Exhibit C. The pontoon must be capable of carrying 100 tonnes minimum.The roads (whether new or existing) must also be capable to carry 20 tonnes/axle with the design maximum unit carrying capacity of 100 tonnes.All roads must also be stabilised and capped with a minimum six inches of laterite or similar materials compacted

– GPF stats show reduction over same period last yearThe Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) has expressed its concern over the number of fatalities which have occurred so far for the year.According to a statement from the GNRSC, to date in 2012,Cheap NFL Jerseys, there has been a total of 59 fatal accidents resulting in 62 deaths. Of this figure,Cheap NFL Jerseys, three are children.However, statistics from the Guyana Police Force Traffic Department reveal that from January 1 to yesterday, there has been 60 fatal accidents resulting in 63 deaths. For the same period last year, the Department’s records show that 73 fatal accidents occurred, resulting in 79 deaths, inclusive of eight children.Chairman of the GNRSC, Nigel Erskine, in a statement said that citizens need to remind themselves that as a nation we continue to lose precious lives on our roadways.“It is time we take this continuous loss of lives seriously and make a determined effort to further reduce the number of accidents on the road. Citizens must try to put a human face on the far from acceptable statistics on the frequency of road accidents.“Too many families are left without a father or a mother; mothers are robbed of those they have brought into the world, fathers of their sons and daughters… in the final analysis significant numbers of accidents rob this nation of valuable resources, a situation which is harmful to its development.”Erskine acknowledged the fact that “the Police and the concerned authorities,Cheap NFL Jerseys, through laws and education,Cheap NFL Jerseys, are making a valiant attempt to bring some measure of order on our roads in order to reduce accidents and deaths”. While these agencies were commended for their efforts, it was noted that much more needs to be done.“We know from the statistics that many deaths are caused by indiscipline,Sale NFL Jerseys, speeding, not adhering to the traffic laws,Nike NFL Jerseys China, and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol. It must be concluded from all this that there must be a stricter application of traffic regulations and greater deterrence to the breaking of our traffic laws. The GNRSC is convinced that this can be done and is prepared to work with all Guyanese who wish to make our roadways safe.”

Lawlessness and uncouth behaviour bordering on the barbaric,Cheap Jerseys From China, is how a group of vocal Wismar residents have described the behaviour pattern of several Drainage and Irrigation workers,Jerseys Wholesale, who work the wards of this community.One group that reportedly engages in particularly offensive behavior is the “Poker Street gang “according to a resident of the area Harold Hutson.“These people are in the streets cursing— using the vilest language, from as early as 6 o’clock in the mornings. This is very disturbing to residents; but these people seem to have no respect for anyone,Wholesale NFL Jerseys,” Hutson reported.The man said that some of the workers even ‘get violent’ sometimes and threaten each other with cutlasses- running each other down the street.Hutson said that he made several reports to the police, and even spoke with a Government official,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but the lawlessness continues—”is like these people are a law unto themselves,Stitched Jerseys, they do as they please.”Several other D&I groups are also guilty of this type of behaviour, according to Hutson, but the gang in Poker street seems to be the worst.Other residents who chose not to be identified, said that the behaviour of the D&I workers is totally disrespectful,Wholesale China Jerseys, and as adults they are not setting any proper example to the young people in the community.Residents are calling for strict monitoring of these D&I groups, and have suggested that if necessary strict disciplinary action should be taken against those guilty of engaging in distasteful and violent behaviour.It was acknowledged by a few residents that while the workers do a good job of keeping the drains and parapets in the community clean, the atrocious behavior generally displayed by many is totally unacceptable, and residents will no longer put up with this.

Police have found a car that they believe two gunmen used last Friday after riddling Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer Trevor Abrams with bullets.GGMC EngineerTrevor Abrams01Kaieteur News understands that the Toyota 212 was located near Covent Garden.Kaieteur News understands that police have questioned two women who were standing near the vehicle when the ranks arrived at the scene.Yesterday, a police official confirmed that investigators are in possession of camera footage which showed the two gunmen standing on the roadway near Little Diamond and shooting at Abrams’ vehicle.? The official said that investigators are working to enhance the footage,NFL Jerseys Outlet, but are still to learn the motive for the attack.Abrams, 32,Cheap NFL Jerseys, of Lot 131 Samatta Point,China Jerseys Wholesale, East Bank Demerara, was driving north street light. The car ended up in a trench, between the new four-lane that is under construction.A resident who lived in the vicinity of the shooting said he heard about five or six shots from a heavy gun.He hurried to the front of his property where he saw the 212 giving chase behind another car, heading to the city.He heard a loud crash and later saw a large crowd at Little Diamond with a car in the trench.A resident said that Abrams was already dead when he was pulled from the partly submerged vehicle.Police said they retrieved two cell phones from the slain man’s car. Abrams’s stepmother,Wholesale China Jerseys, Bridgette Abrams,Wholesale Jerseys, said that her stepson had left home with a haversack,MLB Jerseys From China, which contained his bank card. That haversack is now missing, she said.Mrs. Abrams and her husband insist that that the former University of Guyana student had no enemies that they knew of.Mrs. Abrams said that she understands that GGMC officials are going through their records in the hope of unearthing information about the reason for her stepson’s death. But she suggested that the family was not very optimistic that police would apprehend her stepson’s killers.“We understand the trend in this country. We are Christians and we know that there will be a day of reckoning.”

On Friday last the Linden Fund trust hosted another round of its Linden Media Forum, where Interim Management Committee Chairman Orrin Gordon, presented the topic, “The State of the Linden Community”.Orrin GordonGordon during his presentation posited that Linden was once a beacon in Guyana, but unfortunately that is no longer so.He noted that the topic was a very provocative one, that brings out ‘raw emotions of nostalgia,” and sometimes disdain.Gordon highlighted several issues which he said were troubling, including widespread unemployment and underemployment.He posited that Linden is a community where 89 percent of works contracts go to contractors outside of Linden,Jerseys NFL Wholesale China, many of whom bring in their own workers, and materials, and are guilty of substandard and shoddy work.Underscoring his point he alluded to the $200M contract for the laying of pipelines in Block 22, Wismar, where the contractor ‘made a mess’ of it, but yet was awarded other contracts in places such as Amelia’s Ward.Linden contractors were only awarded the smaller contracts, he added.Gordon said that the community is presently between a rock and a hard place because on the one hand contractors outside of the community are getting the cream of the contracts, despite the fact that many of the projects are substandard; while the contractors in Linden who receive the smaller contracts sporadically, are also guilty of some amount of substandard? work because more often than not, they try to maximize on the profits on the projects , because they are awarded contracts so few and far in between.Colossal evilHe emphasized that many of the social ills the community suffers, spiral out of prevalent and grinding poverty- which he called ‘a colossal evil’,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, and added that less than 40 percent of the population lived in the ‘comfort Zone”.The IMC Chairman said that “we need ‘new money’ coming into the community.”According to Gordon a lot of money passes through the town- about US $10M on a weekly basis,China NFL Jerseys, and that is just from logging and gold mining.He noted that the Gross Domestic Product of the Town is around US$900, which is less than 50 percent of the national average.Gordon in highlighting the sad state of the local economy, pointed out that the community is often maligned to donor agencies, hence the dearth of opportunities available.He posited that instead of Linden being a transshipment point, it should be a destination, where commuters from interior locations could come and conduct business, and where a shuttle system could be effected that would benefit the bus operators from places such as Mahdia and Lethem, as well as those from Linden.“After four years, a Board cannot be established for LEAP’s successor LEN. This is a travesty. President Ramotar had promised to install a Board over a year ago, but to date nothing has been done.”Gordon highlighted several other issues, including garbage collection and disposal, flooding and erosion and issues relating to the environment generally.He asserted that in the past, the sanitation of the town was ‘revered’- one of the best- as there was order and regularity in collection and disposal of refuse, and vector control was also done frequently.The present plight of the cash-strapped municipality was also emphasized, with Gordon pointing out that only sixty percent of property owners are paying rates and taxes.He added that of the 40 percent, many, like those residents in Amelia’s Ward and Block 22, are not even on the tax roll. Gordon said that because of the limited revenues garnered, there was only so much that the Council could do, considering that rates and taxes account for only $20M of its revenue, when employees’ wages double that amount.In reference to the media forum,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Gordon posited that it was long overdue; as “such conversations are important in every aspect of our lives.” He however expressed the hope that the sessions would not just be ‘talk shops’ but forums where problems could be highlighted and suggestions made for the implementation of solutions.After the almost hour long presentation, members of the media were afforded the opportunity to ask questions.Most of the questions centered on environmental issues,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, and lands allocation.The Linden media forum is a component of the broader based Linden Community Forum,Cheap Football Jerseys, which is expected to promote and facilitate dialogue and community participation for the development of Linden. (Enid Joaquin)

– Empowerment through human development and skills trainingWings Vocational and Day Care Centre located at 146 sections A Sophia will be celebrating its tenth anniversary on January 31, 2010.The Board and Administration have planned a week-long celebration to mark this anniversary, including a Mass of Thanksgiving, the start of a trainee Alumni Association, publication of the Centre’s fourth Annual Report, a reception, launch of a “Sponsor a Trainee” project, official opening of the new library to the local community of Sophia, and a special activities for the current trainees.According to Programme Director,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, Patricia Liverpool,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, Mercy Wings has graduated approximately 300 trainees, most of whom have secured jobs, and a number of whom have gone on for more advanced education.By educating and training at-risk youth, many of whom were school drop-outs, the Centre is contributing to the future of Guyana by taking teenagers off the streets and giving them the life skills they need to be productive,Cheap NFL Jerseys, self-sufficient adults who can make a meaningful contribution to their respective communities and by extension,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys 2018, the wider society.She said the programme lasts one year and classes run from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. They are designed to register 100 trainees of all ethnic groups, in each school year, primarily from the Sophia Area where the Centre is located. Classes in English, Mathematics, Basic Computer Skills, and Adolescent Development are offered.Ms Liverpool explained one-to-one or small group tutoring in basic literacy is provided as needed. Instruction is available in three skills areas: Catering and Home Management; Child Care and Care of the Elderly; General Construction (Carpentry, Joinery, Masonry,cheap nfl jerseys sale, and Plumbing).Adolescent Development is a major component of the programme. It helps the teenagers to learn who they are, develop a positive self-image; explore the nature of family and their relationship to parents and siblings, to learn anger management and conflict resolution, to gain practical knowledge about drugs, alcohol, AIDS, smoking, gambling, and violent behaviour. Special classes such as drumming dance and dramatics are provided when possible.In addition to academic and skills classes, trainees have an opportunity in weekly craft sessions to explore their creative side,Jerseys NFL Cheap, and through field trips, to gain a broader lens through which to view the world.Field trips always include a visit to the prison, where trainees have an opportunity to hear from the staff and several of the prisoners in order to encourage them to make wise choices in their own lives.Physical education is provided and sports events and competition with other local programs are scheduled. Another major aspect of the programme is provision of a daily, nutritious, hot lunch for trainees.Breakfast is provided on an as-needed basis. A child care facility is also available for the community and the trainees.The organisation was founded by the Sisters of Mercy of Guyana in the year 2000, The mission of Mercy Wings is to facilitate the transformation of youths who are labeled as ‘failures’ into a new kind of youth who have a positive self-image, have integrated sound moral values and a healthy spirituality, and are socially conscious.Empowerment through human development and skills training enables them to be self-sufficient, motivated to take charge of their lives, and become agents of social and attitudinal change.Mercy Wings works in collaboration with other organizations in the area doing basic skills education and with the Ministry of Education. It taps into local expertise for guest lecturers in the areas of healthy life styles, AIDS prevention, dangers of alcohol and drugs, effective parenting, etc.