Gafsons, the major hardware conglomerate, has decided to liquate defunct companies, after shareholders saw no need to keep them in existence.In notices published in the Guyana Chronicle,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, it was announced that A. Gafoor and Sons (1982) Limited, National Investments Limited and Plastic Products Limited would be wound up voluntarily.? The decision was taken at an extra-ordinary general meeting of the companies on December 18, last.Mr Harry Noel Narine, Chartered Accountant of PKF, Barcellos, Narine and company was appointed liquidator with respect to all three companies.Narine, in an invited comment,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, confirmed that the three companies are defunct.The companies have not been in operation for years and were previously used by the Gafsons group to serve the business interests. For example, one of the companies was used to import products which the company would then sell.The liquidation of the companies is not expected to affect in any way operations of the Gafsons Group of Companies which employs an estimated 1,cheap jerseys cc,000 persons.The Gafoors have been in the hardware business for over 50 years and have sought to diversify operations over the years.They got their break in 1957 when Premier Cheddi Jagan abolished the licensing requirements for the importation of most goods,Wholesale China Jerseys, and Gafoor started importing from Romania,China Jerseys, Czechoslovakia,NFL Jerseys China, Poland and East Germany.Now, the company has main operations at Land of Canaan and Plantation Houston with branches across the country.

The Agriculture Ministry has requested additional information as it relates to details on conditions and processes for access as it relates to US$1B that has been made available for agricultural development in poor countries.The availability of the money was announced last Sunday by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the money is aimed at poor agricultural countries, which must be member states of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). Guyana is a member.The announcement came on the eve of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Rome World Summit on Food and Security at which President Bharrat Jagdeo was a participant.The agreement to provide the US$1B was concluded between Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President of IsDB, and Jacques Diof, Director-General of the FAO.This will bring the total IsDB investments with FAO to US$5.0 billion.The funds will be disbursed within the framework of the Jeddah Declaration, which was approved by the IsDB Board of Governors in June 2008 to finance priority projects in the 26 least developed member countries of the IsDB.Under the Jeddah Declaration, the FAO will provide the necessary technical support for the formulation and implementation of projects being funded.According to Odeen Ishmael,Wholesale Jerseys Paypal, Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Guyana has proposed the establishment of a special fund to assist poor countries with food security.Ishmael renewed this call in Caracas during a recent forum held by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) on food security in the region. Guyana is seeking global backing for its agriculture programme, “The Jagdeo Initiative on Agriculture.”Guyana attained membership to the OIC in 1998 but has only recently begun serious diplomatic engagement with oil-rich members of the OIC such as Bahrain, Kuwait,NFL Jerseys China, Iran,Cheap Jerseys, Qatar,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Libya, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. Guyana could benefit from this fund in its quest to modernise and strengthen its agricultural sector.According to an IsDB release,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, for too long the international community has neglected agriculture and only now recognises the importance of supporting smallholder agriculture as the key to food security.The agreement is hailed as timely,Cheap NFL Jerseys 2018, given Guyana’s pursuit to be the breadbasket once again in the Caribbean region and to explore [un] traditional markets in North America and Europe.

Truck owner, Mr. John Walcott,NFL Jerseys Supply, yesterday, said that he is a little relieved after his tragic ordeal four days ago when his truck plunged into the Essequibo River.John WalcottHe expressed his heartfelt gratitude, especially to Minister Robenson Benn, for meeting with him on Friday.Walcott, who did not want to reveal too much of the nature of his conversation with the Minister, however said that Mr. Benn is conducting further investigations into the unfortunate mishap which occurred on Tuesday last.He said that pending the outcome of those investigations,Adidas Hockey Jerseys Cheap, he would know his position with Transport and Harbours Department.According to preliminary investigations,Authentic China NFL Jerseys, Mr. Walcott’s truck, GEE 7332,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, was reportedly maneuvering from the MV Torani about 8:30 hours, on Tuesday, last, shortly after the vessel docked at the Adventure stelling when the truck plunged overboard.Ferry services to Region Two were abruptly disrupted, forcing scores of vehicles and travelers to either turn back or to use the speedboat.According to Mr. John Walcott, his was performing the duties of Operation’s Manager at Caricom Rice Mills, when he was alerted to a troubling telephone call,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, which he received from his driver Christopher Brown.Brown was traveling back to Essequibo on the M.V. Torani. His truck had encountered some serious problems after disembarking the MV Torani. Walcott noted that his truck which was loaded with 300 bags of fertilizer was at the time disembarking the ferry, but had slid through the eastern gangway, breaking the protective chains from the ferry and plunging overboard.Walcott said that his truck which had submerged for over 12 hours, had workers truckers struggling for hours to retrieve it.Other truck owners who were frustrated after being delayed due to Tuesday’s mishap vented that the stages at the Adventure stelling are poor and have outlived their usefulness.John said that the driver could have lost his life. He added that better security measures are needed.