On Thursday, President David Granger while on another visit to Region Two donated a 26-seater bus to the pupils and students of TAPAKUMA Lake, one of the many hinterland locations along the Essequibo Coast.Before the bus, which is named David “G”, School bus No.13, was handed over to the residents and pupils of Tapakuma Lake the president emphasised his stance on the importance of education and why every child,Wholesale China NFL Jerseys, irrespective of where that child may be living, must have an education. Granger reminded Tapakuma residents that the presentation represents a new chapter in the lives of the children who would be using the bus to attend school.Granger said that his government would continue to help the people who want to help themselves. He stressed the importance of education and encouraged each child to attend school every day. Granger also stated that he is intent on building a strong economy in the region but an atmosphere to encourage investors to come and do business, must be created.Granger explained that the five “Bs’ initiative was conceptualised in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), after he learnt how expensive it was for pupils and students especially in the Pomeroon River to pay for transportation in the riverian area. Granger said that two APNU stalwarts, Mrs. Doreen Duncan and Rudolph Garraway,NFL Jerseys Cheap, were the persons that had brought the issue to his attention and as such he had capatalised on the idea which has since materialised into the five B’s”, boats, buses, bicycles,NFL Jerseys Authentic, breakfast and books.Granger noted that his government will deliver on the good life he has promised while encouraging parents,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, pupils and teachers to be the influences and to ensure that each child attends school every day.“Let us preserve the bus. We now have an opportunity to go and stay in school, let us take a vow, a pledge to go to school because without an education,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, you can’t progress in today’s world.”Granger said that his government was not only a Georgetown, Lethem, Mahdia or a Coastland government, but a national government that will go and deliver wherever the needs are. Granger told the pupils of Tapakuma Lake that it was their day, while stressing that buses were about education.Granger said education is a concern for his government and despite his not being pleased with the current state of education; he is not going to cast blame on anyone.“But there is a problem and my job is to solve that problem”.Granger also spoke about school dropouts and the need for children to stay in school and acquire an education and a skill which would afford them to become productive adults.Months after David Granger assumed office as president; he made separate donations of two school boats to the students and residents of the Upper and Lower Pomeroon River. Granger also continues to resonate the call for students to acquire a skill and for them to towards the field of entrepreneurship.Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally, said it was indeed a privilege to have accompanied her president to the region to participate in the donation of the bus to be donated by Joe Jagmohan, an Essequibo businessman.The president was accompanied by Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Sydney Allicock, Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry and Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally.

…administration responsible for warding off investors – ?officialThere are still no takers for the 20 per cent shares that the government holds in Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T).The Government of Guyana had placed the shares on the market. According to a senior official, this is as a result of the administration’s own fault.A senior official told this newspaper that the government created the conditions that the investors find unacceptable.The official suggested that it was akin to advertising a house for sale one day and the following day tear down the fence,NFL Jerseys Supply, and at a subsequent date damage the wall of the building.According to the official,Cheap Jerseys From China, the announced plans of bringing in a fibre optic cable and the liberalisation of the sector among others moves by the government have created the conditions that are warding off investors.Many in the political circles have opined that the government is deliberately creating the conditions so that a ‘sweetheart deal’ could be offered to a favoured investor.GT&T parent company, Atlantic TeleNetwork has rejected the offer to buy Government’s 20 percent shares in the telephone company.In 2008,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the government collected $1.5B in taxes from the company and $265M in dividends.The Office of the President subsequently stated that to support the decision to dispose of the minority shareholding was based on the fact that the government directors have consistently been prevented from exercising any influence whatsoever on the affairs of the company.According to an official statement, since 1991,Wholesale Jerseys 2017, the minority shareholder received zero dividend payment until the year 2000. Since then the annual amount has fluctuated between US$1M and US$4M, while the company has been reporting skyrocketing profits over the same time.Head of the Privatisation Unit, Winston Brassington,Cheap MLS Jerseys, during an interview with this newspaper on May 8 last, stated that the telephone company’s financial status is excellent, making it a prime time to sell its shares.“We are hoping to get a very good value…You value your share based on how much money you can make…I do not believe that any other company in Guyana is doing as well as GT&T,” Brassington had said.He had stressed that the administration will not ‘give away’ or sell its shares ‘cheaply.’However, the opposition is calling for an investigation behind the reason why the Government wants to sell its shares in the company.The Opposition is contending that the real motive behind the selling of these shares is intended to ‘benefit the friends and supporters of the PPP’.