Youth Village Coordinator Alfred King has said that the Youth Village that was established at the National Park for the hosting of CARIFESTA X has achieved its objectives, in the sense that it gave youths the opportunity and space to participate in activities which were designed to raise the level of awareness and to reinforce strong positive messages about behavioural changes.Alfred KingKing noted that while some of the issues that were looked at were more on a social basis, there were others which were life-changing experiences.In the case of health, the coordinator said, young people were exposed to experiences that would allow them to appreciate and select healthy meals so that they can practice healthy lifestyles.As it relates to issues relating to drugs and alcohol use and abuse,Cheap Jerseys From China, King noted that some youths are hooked on it, and as such they were taken through the ill effects of using these substances, with the hope that they would adapt to more positive behaviours.He indicated that the activities were done in quite an innovative way, which captured the attention of many.“This has taken youth work to the next level. This is not about sitting young people down and talking to them… they are aware of a whole lot of issues,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, but we are not seeing a compatible response in terms of them adopting positive lifestyles and stuff like that. So here it is hoping that, with interactive activities that would allow them to experience these things, actually it would serve as reinforcement and would cause them to respond in a more positive way,” King said.Meanwhile,nfl jerseys china, the blast of the Youth Village was the entertainment segment, which King said was a sold-out every day.This segment saw youths entertaining each other,China Soccer Jerseys, and sending positive messages about life through the form of music, among other strategies.“Young people were having fun, but, at the same time, they were learning a whole lot of life skills…so, during CARIFESTA, it was about the culture, it was about changing the way young people see themselves, adapting more positive values and lifestyles,NFL Jerseys Outlet, contributing in a more meaningful way to the society, and preserving our culture. This was done by raising awareness,NFL Jerseys Supply, participation, developing skills; and we hope, long after CARIFESTA, they will be attached to these things and continue to do these things that will take up their leisure time,” King explained.Karate Students from the Shotokan Karate Association in Guyana showcase their talent at the National Park as part of the CARIFESTA X Youth Village. With the response received from members of the public, the organizers are now thinking of turning the Youth Village into an annual feature.An official decision has not been made as yet, as they are now in the reviewing stages, where the possibility is being examined.The Youth Village was aimed at providing a youth-friendly and organized environment that will provide edutainment for youths by youths.The village provided a number of interactive centres for youths to develop their talents and express their creativity in many forms, while at the same time addressing needs and issues affecting youths.

Embattled Guyanese pilot, Khamraj Lall, who was arrested after more than US$600,000 was discovered on his private jet during a stopover last November in Puerto Rico, has been granted another month to finalise a plea deal.More time needed: Khamraj LallAccording to applications filed in Puerto Rico courts, Lall, who has a limousine service and Kaylee’s Gas Station at Coverden, East Bank Demerara, will have until April 21 to update the judge.According to court documents filed by Lall’s defence lawyer, Rafael Castro Lang,NFL Jerseys From China, this week, plea negotiations are still ongoing.“The defendant is presently obtaining the evidence to establish the legitimate source of the cash seized by the government which has become an issue during plea negotiations. The government has requested a counter offer from defendant which will be made as soon as it notifies the evidence requested by the government.”Lall, earlier this year, opted out of trial and signaled his intentions for a plea deal.Lall’s case has generated much attention in Guyana, Puerto Rico and mainland US, because of the amount of cash that he was found with.In February, the US Government filed applications in the District Court of Puerto Rico to seize the jet which was reportedly used in the illegal transport of the cash.Assistant United States Attorney, Maritza Gonzalez, said that the forfeiture of the plane is in keeping with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.The plane in question is a 1988 fixed wing, multi-engine Israel aircraft bearing FAA registration N822QL.It is one of the aircraft that Lall had been using to fly to Guyana. Also to be seizedOne of the jets that will be seized.are the related aircraft maintenance log books and other records.Lall was arrested by airport authorities in Puerto Rico in November after his jet made a stop to refuel, on its way to Guyana.Stashed in different parts of the plane was more than US$600,000 that prosecutors say was not declared by Lall. He reportedly took responsibility for the cash at the time of arrest. On board were his father and another person.The pilot had flown President Donald Ramotar on occasions on the private jet. His company, Exec Jet Club, has a private hangar at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. There were swirling questions over the operations of the hangar and its accessibility.Government had denied that it granted the company any special privileges and said that the operations were in keeping with regulations. Exec Jet has reportedly also closed its Gainesville, Florida Office because of the troubles.In addition to charges related to bulk cash smuggling, Lall is in deep trouble with the US authorities who by law can seize properties that are linked to illegal transactions.As Puerto Rico is a territory of the US, the country’s tax body, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), had stepped into the matter, going after 14 bank accounts, a Lexus car, and two planes, including the jet that Lall used on that fateful flight.Two weeks after he was arrested in Puerto Rico, US tax authorities,Cheap Jerseys, on December 8, filed a civil case in New Jersey. They were able to seize US$442,743.59 from accounts controlled by Lall and his companies. This is in addition to the US$600,000 that was found on the jet in Puerto Rico, and which is subject to seizure too.Investigators, apparently working on information,Cheap NFL Jerseys Store, started tracking Lall’s deposits to accounts held at Wells Fargo, Citibank and JP Morgan and found startling evidence that between April 2011 and September 2014, the pilot and family members deposited an astounding US$6,324,411.41 (G$1.3B). There were over a thousand transactions.The IRS believes that a scheme was devised where Lall and others deliberately deposited less than US$10,Wholesale Football Jerseys,000 each time in attempts not to trigger suspicion by banks which are mandated to report transactions above that amount. Lall’s wife, Nadinee and mother Joyce, were named in the transactions.Investigators tracking the money said that Lall and his family had properties in New Jersey, Florida and New York.The US Government said that it is not yet requesting seizures of properties that the Lalls control in three states but intends to do so, as proceeds of the deposits were used to renovate or pay mortgages.According to the US Government, when domestic financial institutions,Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Authentic, including banks and money service businesses, are involved in a transaction for the payment, receipt, or transfer of United States currency in an amount greater than $10,000, the institution is required to file a currency transaction report (“CTR”) for each cash trans