Government has blamed the opposition for Guyana effectively missing its second deadline to amend its Anti-money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism laws.The deadline was given by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) because of the Parliamentary Opposition.Cabinet Secretary,Babe Ruth Braves Throwback Jersey, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said that Guyana was today expected to submit its update on actions taken to address the recommendations of Guyana’s evaluators, as they sought to remedy the deficiencies uncovered in Guyana’s anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism compliance.Currently, the Head of the Intelligence Financial Unit Paul Geer and Attorney General Anil Nandlall are meeting with officials of the CFATF.Explaining why the Opposition, (A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC)), is to be blamed for Guyana not meeting the deadline, Luncheon said that they voted in favour of adjourning the Parliamentary Special Select Committee reviewing the Bill, until October 2013, despite objections by Government’s Members of Parliament.“The Opposition members on the Committee turned out in full force, and records would show this was an unusual turn out and essentially to ensure that the adjournment was voted for,Wholesale NFL Jerseys,” he said.He added that this action by the Opposition has resulted in Guyana not meeting the deadline for submission of the Parliamentary legislative component,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, which was made known publicly by the CFATF.In May, after missing its first deadline, Government said it was given until November to see its Anti-money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism Bill amended. However, it was later revealed that the deadline was actually August 26. This was confirmed by CFATF but AFC refused to accept the deadline is August 26 maintaining it was November.Meanwhile, discussions in the Special Select Committee were interrupted several times by the Opposition because of claims of unfavourable statements and actions of Government in and out of the Committee.According to Dr. Luncheon,Cheap Jerseys, the deadline by CFATF was publicly advertised and he could only assume that “the act of the Opposition was deliberate and one that was planned to ensure that Guyana would not meet the deadline and Guyana would stand the consequences of not meeting that deadline…We are aware of the thrust of those consequences seeking to affect the health and operations of Guyana financial and banking systems.”Whilst the legislative aspect of meeting the recommendations was challenging,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Government was able to fulfill its non-legislative tasks.He said that the meeting that is being attended by the Director of Intelligence Financial Unit and the Attorney General has the task of compiling both the legislative and non legislative responses to the recommendations.“I am assured by the Attorney General that they have compiled all of the necessary information and they are satisfied with the status of those extra parliamentary recommendations and the way they have been handled by Guyana,Jerseys NFL Wholesale,” Dr. Luncheon said.

– West Dem farmer, businessman filed contempt chargesTwo licensed firearm owners have filed contempt proceedings against the Commander of ‘D’ Division for refusing to heed court orders to return their seized weapons.In the first instance, Ramdyal Boodhan, a farmer of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo claimed in the contempt motion that the Commander received court orders in December to return his Maverick single barrel 12-gauge shotgun but failed to carry out the orders.On December 15, the order was made by Chief Justice Ian Chang,Cheap Basketball Jerseys China, quashing a decision contained in a letter dated August 19, 2010 which revoked Boodhan’s licence.In the notice of motion, Boodhan through his lawyers, Anil Nandlall,Wholesale Jerseys, Manoj Narayan and Euclin Gomes, also asked that the ‘D’ Division Commander be jailed for refusing to carry out the court order to return the shotgun.In the second contempt proceedings, Shabbir Baksh, a businessman of Vreed-en-Hoop,Dale Hawerchuk Jersey, West Bank Demerara, also claimed that his gun was seized but court orders granting the return of his weapon are being disregarded.On December 3,cheap nfl jerseys elite, an order was made by Chang and Justice Rishi Persaud,Cheap Jerseys China, in the Full Court quashing his decision contained in a letter dated the July 13, 2009, revoking Baksh’s firearm licence on the grounds that the said decision was arbitrary and unreasonable, among other considerations.Absolute orders were made by the court to have the Assistant Commissioner of Police ‘D’ Division, at Leonora, return? the .32 semi automatic pistol and pay $40,Cheap Jerseys From China,000 in court costs.That case too was filed by the same lawyers.

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…Delta reveals fuel subsidies, excess tax caused pulloutAlmost three months after pulling out from Guyana, one of the biggest airlines in the United States is reportedly claiming that unfair operations of Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) are among the main reasons for its withdrawal.The disclosures are part of the claims made by the US airline industry and the largest pilots’ union, on behalf of Delta and other carriers,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, in filings to block planned flights by two regional operators on the Georgetown/New York route.According to papers filed by Airlines for America (A4A) and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA),Cheap NFL Jerseys, the two carriers — Caribbean Airlines and Fly Jamaica — are not entitled to serve a route between the U.S. and Guyana because they are based in third countries — Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica, respectively.Initially, Delta had claimed that the route was unprofitable, a statement that was disputed by the Government. The Georgetown/New York route is the busiest from Guyana.Last year,Cheap Jerseys, two low-cost airline- Redjet and EZjet folded- leaving only CAL and Delta to ply that route. In February, Delta announced that it was pulling out in May, leaving only the Trinidad-owned CAL. This was after almost five years in Guyana. The announcement had taken Guyana by surprise.The Government, to entice CAL to keep its fares down, has granted the airline flag-carrier status which would have allowed it to fly directly between Guyana and the US.Fly Jamaica, partly owned by Guyanese pilot Ronald Reece, and based in Jamaica, has also applied to the US to fly the route.The applications are being considered by the US Department of Transportation (DOT).According to a Travel Weekly report, at issue is a pending application by CAL to drop the unprofitable short segment of its Trinidad-Georgetown-New York route and operate strictly between the U.S. and Guyana.Airlines for America said in a legal pleading that the two applications raise “serious and troubling issues for consumers” and for the industry,Sam Mills Panthers Jersey, which traditionally takes a bilateral approach to international routes. That means the traffic right between Country A and Country B is generally reserved for the airlines of those countries rather than carriers from third countries.Airlines for America said Caribbean Airlines’ third-country operations are responsible for “forcing the cancellation” of Delta’s Guyana service and added that so-called “doing business issues” such as fuel subsidies from Trinidad & Tobago and “excessive taxes” in some countries make it difficult for U.S. carriers to compete.In such an environment,jerseys nfl wholesale, A4A said the Transportation Department should be working on “clearing away” these impediments rather than granting special favours to the region’s carriers.In the same vein, ALPA said neither of the Caribbean carriers “can point to any compelling U.S. public interest that would be served” by their proposed operations, especially since “a U.S. carrier has just surrendered its service in the market.”Guyana would be badly affected if the DOT refused to allow CAL and Fly Jamaica to operate the route.Currently, with the presence of only CAL, there have been concerns with passengers complaining about high air fares out of the country.Government officials are set to meet with CAL’s executives today.