People can bet dem last dollar that nutten is ever straightforward in this country. If you see a man walking wid a limp don’t swear that he injure he foot. It could be that he trying to fool somebody.De budget debate going on and all of a sudden people hollering how foreign currency short. But de people who mekking de claim mekking sure that nobody can’t claim that is dem people seh suh because dem have people in Trinidad, Venezuela,Nike Off White The Ten, Barbados and Suriname who telling de world that if dem want foreign currency dem have to come to Guyana.Dem boys seh that dem meet nuff business people, though,Cheap Nike Air Force One Shoes, who claim that dem can’t get foreign currency through de bank. One man call a bank and de people tell him that dem can only give him $500 which can’t even buy a proppa shut.Dem boys call a man from de Bank of Guyana who seh he is de boss and he name Gobin but by de time he done talk to dem boys ee tun Nobin.When dem boys ask ee fuh money he seh ‘Nobin’. Dem ask him if he would give dem banks money,Brian Poole Falcons Jersey, he seh,Gordon Hayward Jersey, ‘Nobin’. Dem boys know that he always dancing to de politicians music.When dem boys break de story bout de foreign currency crisis Jordan start sing. Ee pull in Nobin fuh back ee up. He start playing de same game wha Jagdeo,Air Max 1 Atmos, that scamp, teach him. Dem game is to mek demself look good and fool de nation. That is wha Jagdeo do all he life. Now Jordan coming wid de same thing. He dig one hole to full another.He wuk wid Jagdeo in de Ministry of Finance. He and Jagdeo use to tell people that dem don’t lie. Yet dem still don’t tell de truth.When that scamp Jagdeo was Finance Minister he tell ee party that he don’t have money to increase public servants salary. But when de public servants strike fuh nearly two months,Cheap Adidas Superstar, he find de money to pay a 50 percent increase. That was money somebody did plan to tuck away.Jordan is Finance Minister and he trying to play de game wha Jagdeo try pun Guyana—to lie. Dem banks seh US dollar scarce; Jordan seh ‘Not so.’ Somebody lying and people watching Jordan straight in ee face.Talk half and hope dem really got US dollars.

The Ministry of the Presidency (MOP) has begun to invite stakeholders in the mining industry as well as other concerned citizens to make contributions to an Inquiry into deadly mining accidents.Recently, there have been several mining-related accidents ending in fatalities and other injuries. A significant number of these accidents occurred in cases where the walls of pits have collapsed.Announcement about a coming inquiry was first made by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon late last month.Yesterday, an advertisement appeared in the daily newspapers which sought to inform that moves are already afoot to ensure that mining incidents are limited.The advertisement noted that a multi-stakeholder committee was a set up to lead the inquiry and as part of its mandate; the committee is expected to meet and have consultation with the public.The Committee—Mining Accidents Review Committee—will identify any instances of mining pit collapse within the last twelve months; review inspection reports and complaints made by stakeholders or any other documents in relation to the airing properties where mining pits collapsed as well as review the receipt of the complaints and the issuing and enforcement of orders,Air Max 97 Undefeated White, fines and penalties as provided by the Mining Act and Regulations.The committee is mandated to review permits and licences with a view of determining compliance of all parties; identify the presence or absence of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in the respective departments and conduct investigations to determine any breaches of SOP.Also, the committee will conduct investigations of allegations against the various departments of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and any other named individual involved in any of the said matters and make recommendations accordingly.The committee is also expected to review and determine compliance with and make recommendations on legislation, policies and processes within GGMC and other sectors.In the advertisement that appeared yesterday Dr. Grantley Walrond, identified as the Chairman of the Committee, on behalf of the Ministry of Presidency, invited the public to submit oral evidence or by written correspondence (letter or memorandum) as well as any other information that may be considered important to the work of the Committee he chairs.Evidence or other information may be submitted in person to the Committee during the hours 14:00hrs to 17:00hrs on Tuesday and Wednesday in Georgetown at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (GGMC Compound)Written correspondence may be delivered and placed in a box provided at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment as well.The Committee will visit Mahdia, Tiger Creek and Pepper Creek.The year of 2015 started out as a horrendous one for Guyana’s mining fraternity,NCAA Baseball Jerseys, with statistics showing that accidental deaths of gold miners already exceed the figures for the entire 2014.Statistics released by the Ministry of Labour early in the year show that the mining sector recorded 10 deaths for the year 2014, including two separate incidents of drowning at the same creek.But more than 12 miners have already perished for the first five months of this year.On April 18,Aleksander Barkov Jersey, Ivor Haynes died after a boat being piloted by an unlicensed captain capsized in the Cuyuni River. While the captain and another passenger were able to clutch to rocks and save themselves, Haynes clutched at a metal detector he had reportedly bought for more than one million dollars. He sank with the device.On May 17, a pit reportedly some 40 feet deep collapsed,Cheap NBA Jerseys USA, trapping and killing 10 miners in Mowasi, Potaro. In a herculean effort spanning an entire week, rescue workers braved rain and rough terrain to recover the bodies. It is the worst disaster in recent memory.On May 29, Thomas Anton, a diver of Kamarang died after some loose earth collapsed on him while he was operating mining equipment under water in Quimenang.Orlando Archer, 25,Cheap NHL Jerseys, died in another mining pit cave-in, this time at Jumbie Creek,Blank Arsenal Jersey UK, Potaro.The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has set out several safety guidelines that mining operators are expected to adhere to. Whether they are enforced by the majority of operators is another matter entirely.

Guyanese will on August 10 learn how much the new government plans to spend to carry out the country’s business for the rest of this year.Minister of Finance Winston Jordan revealed plans to table the proposed Fiscal Budget of 2015 on that day, as government Members of Parliament (MPs) convened for the fifth sitting of the National Assembly yesterday.The announcement came even as the Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), which was engaged in budget talks with the government just last week, continues to boycott the National Assembly.This year’s budget should have been introduced and passed in the House by April 2015, but the process was delayed by a series of events. First the prorogation of the 10th Parliament last year, and its subsequent dissolution, paved the way for General and Regional Elections on May 11, which essentially stymied the process.Minister of Finance, Winston JordanAs the year creeps closer to an end, however,Deion Jones Falcons Jersey UK, the new government is hoping that the package of revenue and expenditure will be debated and passed by September 1. Customarily,Cheap NHL Jerseys, Parliament goes into recess between August 10 and October 10, but the government’s Members of Parliament (MPs) moved to delay the break by way of motion yesterday.Without the suspension of the two-month parliamentary recess, the Minister of Finance would have been unable to lay the budget,Brian Campbell Jersey, the House heard yesterday.Last week, the Minister met with members of the opposition to discuss the 2015 Budget. He had said earlier that while he inherited some preparations for the budget, the focus has since changed to reflect the agenda of the new APNU+AFC Administration.The budget, he assured, will not be an extravagant one.A draft of the National Budget was considered last week by the Cabinet of Ministers, in advance of its presentation to the National Assembly next month.Pressed by this newspaper after the announcement,? for answers as it relates to features that could be expected in the budget, the Finance Minister would go only as far as to say that a reduction in the Berbice Bridge toll and the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on certain food items will be introduced.The APNU+AFC’s action programme for the first 100 days in office had promised “significant salary increases for government workers.” Tax reductions were also promised.Given the worrying performance of the country’s traditional revenue earners, such as sugar and gold, the Finance Minister had said that the budget cannot be expected to be anything close to the $220B one which was presented to the House in 2014 by Former Finance Minister,World Baseball Classic Jerseys Outlet, Dr. Ashni Singh.Jordan said that such an extravagant budget is also not possible given that the nation is already in the seventh month of the fiscal year. He emphasized that a “modest” budget is in the making.In the area of infrastructure,Buffalo Sabres Gear, attention will be paid to dredging of the Demerara Harbour and the development of road links including the Timehri to Georgetown to East Coast Demerara link, the Linden to Lethem Road and the East Bank Essequibo to Bartica Road.The Finance Minister had suggested that a team be put together through the Ministry of Business and Investment to look at a Public-Private Partnership for the dredging of the Harbour. Jordan has already made it clear that Government does not intend to proceed with the Amaila Falls project in its current form.Also,Cheap Air Max 270, plans under review to boost the economy are also expected to be incorporated in the 2015 budget. The National Assembly is adjourned until August 10.