A 46-year-old fisherman is believed to have drowned in the Atlantic Ocean afterWesley Harperhe fell overboard under bizarre circumstances.Wesley Harper of Little Abary,Wholesale China Jerseys, East Coast Demerara fell overboard on Thursday last,Cheap Jerseys From China, in the vicinity of Foulis, East Coast Demerara,Cheap NFL Jerseys, about six miles out in the Atlantic Ocean. He was reportedly answering a call of nature when the mishap occurred.Kaieteur News was told that Harper usually worked with a boat owner, Gobin Narine, who is also the captain.On Thursday last,NFL Jerseys From China, around 5:30 hrs, Harper, the captain and another man went out to the Atlantic to fish.? They then stopped somewhere in the vicinity of Foulis.A source said that Harper had a “hangover” and around 12:30 hrs,Cheap Jerseys League, he complained of feeling unwell and the captain advised him to rest.About half of an hour later, while the captain was pulling in the seine and the other crewman was removing fish from the net, Harper informed them that he wanted to ease his bowels.About five minutes later, Chandrana recalled hearing a “loud splashing sound”,Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic, and upon checking, he saw the fisherman going down into the rough waters.Minutes later, the police were informed and a search was carried out but the body was not discovered.This publication understands that Harper lived alone.

Government has shrugged off criticisms by the United States over the manner in which radio licenses were granted by former President Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday insisting that Guyana is a sovereign state that has the right to make its own decisions.Government spokesman, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon,Cheap MLS Jerseys, also again defended Jagdeo’s decision to grant the 11 licences, saying the previous broadcast law gives the President,Jerseys NFL Cheap, as the Minister of Information, the final say.Government spokesman Dr. Roger Luncheon“I stick with the law. The Postal and Telegraph Act confers on the President, the Minister of Information,NBA Jerseys China, the final say.”According to Luncheon, the new law – the Broadcast Act of 2011- was not in effect at the time when Jagdeo made his decision,China Jerseys Online, days before he ended his constitutional term in office and just before the November 2011 General Elections.The granting of the radio licenses has sparked tensions and protests not only because of the manner in which they were granted, but also in whose hands they actually ended up.Government and the Opposition, back in the 2000s, had brokered a binding agreement not to issue any more licences for radio and television stations until new legislation was in place. The Jagdeo administration also agreed that an independent body would assess the applications and make recommendations.The new Broadcast Act of 2011 was passed in the National Assembly and assented to by Jagdeo in September 2011. The new laws mandated the establishment of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority.However, Jagdeo did not wait on the Broadcast Authority to be established. Legal observers said he was in breach when he took it upon himself to grant the 11 radio and two cable licenses.The details only came to light when Prime Minister Samuel Hinds was forced to answer questions posed by the opposition. The disclosures sparked protests by several entities with local and international media bodies condemning the allocations. The Opposition has already said it is a dangerous situation during elections time with government totally controlling the airwaves with those allocations.Sovereign StateAsked yesterday whether recent call by US Ambassador, D. Brent Hardt, for a review of the applications was creating pressure for government, Luncheon was adamant of Guyana’s independence in making internal decisions.“Do you really believe a sovereign state, on an issue like this, would turn to one of its diplomatic partners to say, or readily say, your contributions have moved me from over in the east to over in the west? Those are decisions that we make. Those are decisions of the sovereign state. It is the same all over the world.”“And I am not offering… I am telling you that is behaviour that is the convention of sovereign states. They make the decisions.”He was also questioned about the complaints of the National Communications Network (NCN) and the Government Information Agency (GINA) that its press freedom is under threat because of recent budget cuts by the Opposition. It is the same argument being used by media houses whose licences were not considered.US Ambassador, D. Brent Hardt“Kaieteur News never had a radio license and so they could jump high and low, all they could claim is that we are denied getting a radio license… and I am certain in every jurisdiction in the world where radio licenses are given, whether by sale, by gift,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, by friend, there will always be some who don’t get.”According to Luncheon, “there will always be a Kaieteur News sitting around in the country.”The spokesman argued that if the door is being opened to a “principled complaint” by those who are disappointed because they were not granted licences then “bannas we gon be complaining whole year, because I know the Kaieteur Newses of this world will continue to be denied”.He also said that in no part of the world is there that belief that an application, because of how long it has been filed, has to be granted or honoured.“Not in the real world. Maybe where Glenn deh, but not in the real world where we live in.”Luncheon was referring to the Publisher of Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall,China Jerseys Cheap, who highlighted the radio licenses issue with US representatives and at an international media forum that was held recently in Cura?ao, a Dutch territory in the Caribbean.According to the US Ambassador during the observance last week of World Press Freedom Day, while new radio broadcasting licences are welcomed, the process by which such licences are issued must be fair and transparent.“Guyana created a reasonable foundatio

The wait is over for the two Roll-On/ Roll-Off ferries from China that will operate between Parika and Supenaam.The two vessels, acquired from China at a cost of US$14M,NBA Jerseys China, funded by a US$17 M grant from the Chinese Government, arrived yesterday at Vreed-en- Hoop Stelling. Later in the day the vessels were inspected by Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn who expressed his gratitude to China and its people.The ferries, Sabanto and Kanawan, have Amerindian names. Kanawan means ‘big canoe’ and Sabanto means ‘beautiful one’.Each vessel has three decks and can hold up to 800 persons, 44 cars, and 20 lorries and can travel at a test speed of 12.5 knots. They have standard Caterpillar engines and most of their parts are European made making it easier to access for spare parts.Round one for the inauguration will begin with the training of staff, test runs of the ferries and the completion of modifications to the Parika and Supenaam Stellings. These will occur before the ferries are put into full operation predicted to be by the ending of the first week in February.Chinese experts are set to stay 40-days pending the training, adjustments and modifications as well as to conduct river and sea trials.Back in August bids were open to various contractors for the modifications for a Roll-On/ Roll-Off facility at Parika and Supenaam. The bids were broken into two lots. BK International was awarded the contract to modify the Parika Stelling for $240.1M and the Supenaam Stelling at a cost of some $138M.The Parika Stelling has been under construction for over a month now, but modification on the Supenaam Stelling is still being theorized. This process includes the design and testing, with physical improvements in the near future.Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn said that both stellings should be completed by the first week in February 2012 to meet their operational deadline.He said that the training requirements are of utmost importance for the Roll-on/ Roll-Off design. The two new ferries are off loading and loading vessels different from the Makouria class ferries which are side loading vessels. If not handled correctly the vessels can pose danger to those operating it. The training will last for approximately three weeks,cheap jerseys paypal, according to its training programme that will take place in Essequibo.“The two vessels ‘Sabanto’ and ‘Kanawan’ are being welcomed into Guyana, after their construction in China and a 50-day passage from China to Guyana…The two vessels promised, now delivered, speak volumes about the partnership that the Guyana Government has with the People’s Republic of China, moreso that we are realising the type of cooperation between the two countries,Wholesale Jerseys USA,” Benn said.The remaining ferries will continue to operate in Essequibo. Some will be deployed to Bartica, Wakenaam and possibly to the Berbice River, according to Ministry of Public Works Permanent Secretary, Balraj Balram.The fare that will be charged by the new ferries has not been discussed as yet due to the lack of information such as how often they will operate.Contractor, BK International, had indicated that he would complete the works in four months. However, the company is far behind schedule.The Supenaam facility was dormant for months before being commissioned early last year. It was handed over to government with modifications being done. After opening to river traffic,China Jerseys NFL, it encountered structural problems, which resulted in its closure days after.An investigation by independent engineers failed to place singular blame on the designers, consultants, Government agencies or contractor. Government ended up shelling out almost $70M to ensure the facility was made operational.According to the bid documents for the roll-on/roll-off ferries, a 60-feet by 60-feet pier will be joined on to the existing one. A 77-foot link span bridge will then be attached which will allow for the ferries to unload. The ferries are said to include flaps at its bow and stern to allow for easy offloading. These flaps will be resting on the link span bridge.The link span bridge will be stabilized by a pontoon and there will be mooring piles and fender piles driven, as part of the project. Fender piles, usually one of a group, are set beside ferry slips and wharves to guide approaching vessels and driven so as to yield slightly when struck in order to lessen the shock of contact.The same construction will be done at the Supenaam Stelling,Wholesale Soccer Jerseys, except for the pier.In December last year, government signed contracts with the Chinese Government paving the way for the two ferries. The US$14M boats were described as