Digicel,NFL Jerseys Supply, one of Guyana’s leading mobile communications provider has taken its First World service to residents of Ituni and surrounding communities. The telecommunications giant launched its state-of-the-art network in Ituni over the weekend.Speaking at the launch on Saturday,NFL Jerseys China Cheap, Digicel Chief Executive Officer, Gregory Dean, said, “Digicel’s launch in Ituni is important since it not only forms the link from Ituni to Kwakwani, but will ultimately be one of the key links to sites along the road to Lethem.”“We are very pleased to provide the residents of Ituni and surrounding communities with the best network, best value,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, best innovation and best service,” Dean said.Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud,Cheap NFL Jerseys Stitched, who was present at the commissioning,China Jerseys Cheap, told residents of Ituni that “the move by Digicel to expand its service in rural communities across Guyana is significant in the development of Guyana’s telecommunications industry.”According to Minister Persaud,Wholesale Jerseys From China, “Telecommunications is a catalyst for economic development.”During the launch, Digicel contributed two sewing machines to the Ituni Women in Action group. The female cricket and football teams and the Ituni Community High School also received donations from the telecommunications giant.As part of the launch activities, residents also got a chance to purchase phones at reduced rates.Digicel provides coverage to ninety-five percent of Guyana’s populated communities.

Relatives of the five young women, who have alleged that they were trafficked in Barbados, were yesterday warned not to contact the media or the police. However the relatives did not heed that warning since they contacted Kaieteur News late yesterday afternoon.This newspaper was told that the relatives received the warning from officials from the Ministry of Human Services.Kaieteur News understands that the relatives had to meet with the officials today and were given the warning. Relatives yesterday told this newspaper that it was confirmed today that the 17 year old girl who was arrested, was pregnant.Further, at that meeting yesterday, a relative showed the Ministry officials copies of a consent form which was sent to the girl’s grandmother in Barbados.Officials also lambasted the aunt of Clarissa Reid. Kaieteur News was told that Graclyn Reid was warned not to “run down” her family. Relatives further told Kaieteur News that just before the story broke in Barbados; the young girls had transferred money to them here in Guyana.? Relatives have the receipts to confirm this.Relatives of the five Guyanese women on Saturday said that they are convinced that the young women are lying about what really happened. Graclyn Reid, whose 19-year-old niece is involved in the matter,Cheap Jerseys, had stated that she is convinced that the young girl is lying. According to Reid, her niece made similar allegations last year against another aunt.The woman told Kaieteur News that her niece has implicated three persons who have no knowledge about “trafficking her”.Reid further told Kaieteur News that her niece was in Barbados for over six months. The woman said that her niece would call,Cheap NFL Jerseys, text and send money to her from Barbados. “She used to call her family, send money and everything…She never one day said nobody was keeping her against her will,” Reid told Kaieteur News.The woman further told Kaieteur News that it was no secret that her niece would go into Guyana’s interior and work. Reid further said that if something was wrong her niece would have said so from the inception. The woman said that she is convinced that her niece is probably the person who concocted the “trafficking” in person’s allegation.“I know my niece…She’s a corrupt person. I know it got to be she who is making the rest of the girls say that they were kidnapped,” the aunt said. The woman said that she could not comprehend why her niece would be lying on innocent people.The mother of the 17-year-old girl said that she was unaware that her daughter was doing anything of that nature. The woman told Kaieteur News that she had sent her daughter to her mother who resides in Barbados.“I sent her to Barbados on vacation…I didn’t know she got caught up in that,” the mother stated.The woman told Kaieteur News that she would speak to her daughter regularly and she never mentioned being kept against her will. She further stated that her mother was arrested following the incident. According to the woman, her mother who is 76 years old woman has been charged in connection with the suspected trafficking of the five Guyanese women.The Barbados Nation on Saturday confirmed that Joan Fernandez,Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, of Eagle Hall, St Michael, was charged Friday and was scheduled to appear before the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court.This is the latest development after Amelia Joseph and Keenon Chase appeared in court? last week are facing 30 charges of suspected involvement with the trafficking of five Guyanese women here, aged between 17 and 21 years old. Chase has been remanded to HMP Dodds while Joseph,NFL Jerseys Supply, who is pregnant,Cheap Jerseys Outlet, was granted bail.The five women were caught in bathing suits after a raid on a Nelson Street bar last Thursday led by the police new Sex Crimes and Trafficking Unit.

Taxi driver Keith Abraham is counting his lucky stars that carjackers didn’t kill him while stealing the vehicle he was driving.Abraham said he was plying his trade in a silver-grey Toyota Premio,Wholesale Jerseys, HC 5702,China Jerseys, on Waterloo Street at about 22:30hrs Saturday night when two men flagged him down.He said he saw nothing about the men to alarm him, so he picked them up.“They jump in the car and said they going Sandy Babb Street, Kitty,NFL Jerseys Outlet, and so I started heading in that direction. “Abraham said one sat next to him while the other sat behind the driver’s seat.“When I turn the car into Thomas Lands between Albert and Camp Street the guy sitting behind me pulled out a gun and placed it to my neck. He seh stop the f*$#ing car and get out.”Fear engulfed Abraham but, he said he tried to talk his way out of the situation. However the men didn’t seem interested in anything that he had to say.“I tell the one with the gun to my neck that they could take what they want,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, it ain’t call for this because I have a small son to live for.”Taxi Driver Keith Abraham shows the areas on his hands where he was injured during his ordeal with the carjackers.According to Abraham, it was then that the man sitting next to him whipped out a piece of metal and attempted to hit him in the face. Abraham said he blocked and the blow grazed his left arm.All this occurred while the car was still moving. He said the robber with the metal bar parked the car and Abraham said he managed to open his door and escape.“I was so scared that all I know is that amidst getting the lash on me hand I was out the car and I was up the road so fast that Usain Bolt an all couldn’t catch me if he tried,China NFL Jerseys,” the man said. He ran west along Thomas Lands towards Camp Road.When he felt safe enough from a little distance off he looked back and saw when “The one with the gun jump in the driver’s seat and the drove off east along Thomas Lands.”According to the driver, he was relieved of a cellular phone, about $8000 and a base?radio valued at $120,000. His driver’s licence and other documents were also taken away but he was just happy to be alive.“To me they wanted the car or they would have shot me.”? He said after several attempts to get help from passing cars one stopped and he made a report at the Alberttown Police Station.The car is owned by businessman Mohammed Alli. When contacted,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, he expressed his disappointment at what he dubs “the current situation with robbers and carjackers.” The car he said is valued at $2.7M.

Green Acres last Friday morning spread the Christmas spirit with their annual Christmas Parade around part of the city.Part of the Green Acers School Christmas Parade on Friday last in the city.The event involved the students from the day care along with their teachers and parents. The two and three year olds were dressed in a variety of costumes depicting Christmas,NFL Jerseys China, from scenes of the first Christmas (nativity) to Santa Claus and his helpers among others.Accompanied by two music carts and police outrider,Wholesale Jerseys Cheap, the youngsters attracted many a curious but appreciative onlooker as they made their way around the streets. Students from several area schools came out to look and cheer on the parade.

The construction of the US$52M Marriott Hotel, Casino and Entertainment Complex is now one step closer after the company slated to construct the edifice, Adams Development/Urbahn Association Inc (ADUA) held a scoping exercise at the Umana Yana to record any complaints that the public may have.The session was, however, very poorly attended with only one person lodging a concern.During the session the design and outlay of the new building was illustrated.According to Nat Branco, a representative of the construction company, the building at its highest point will be 10 storeys.According to Branco, the intent of the project is to establish a modern, iconic, state-of-the-art hotel, casino and entertainment complex in Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana, that would become the post-card shot and the pride of the country.“It will be an extensive, secure facility with a wide range of accommodation, entertainment,Wholesale Baseball Jerseys, restaurant and concession offerings, and developed according to the highest international standards…“The complex is expected to attract visitors from abroad, especially the Caribbean, North America and Brazil…It will also provide an excellent accommodation alternative to vacationing Guyanese from overseas…“This project will enable Guyana to host business conferences and become a destination that can be visited for business and pleasure. Situated near the U.S. and Canadian embassies as well as the city’s business district, the hotel will be able to attract both business and leisure customers.”Branco noted that the main compound would consist of a world-class hotel, casino, nightclub, and restaurants, all contained in a single attractively designed building.“The location affords excellent views of the Atlantic Ocean,Supply Cheap Jerseys, and Demerara River that it borders is important for river transport into the main eco- tourism areas, while road links make the complex accessible to the central business district and port.”The proposed development will be located on a 6.27 acre parcel of vacant land located in northwest Kingston, Georgetown,Cheap Jerseys, contiguous to the Atlantic Ocean and the Demerara River.The total building area of the hotel, casino and entertainment complex, excluding parking, is expected to be 185,000 square feet. The hotel portion of the complex would be approximately 135,000 square feet, consist of 160 rooms and be operated by Marriott International.The casino and entertainment portion of the complex would comprise approximately 50,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,000 square feet and will be located on three levels.There is to be an average yearly turnover in the first 10 years of approximately US$11M.The project is envisaged to service a minimum of 3.7 million people over the first 10 years.Branco continued to say that the project represented a flagship investment in Guyana’s travel and tourism sector and will establish a state-of-the-art facility with an internationally recognised brand.“In addition to direct employment during construction and operation,China NFL Jerseys, on a wider scale, the project is expected to bring economic and social benefits to Georgetown, the immediate and surrounding coastal communities and the national economy.“It will also create downstream economic development through the good and services it would require from local suppliers…Importantly as well, the project will increase Guyana’s accommodation capacity and assist in marketing and promotion of the country as tourist destination.”In accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1996, Adam Development/Urbahn Associated Incorporated is required to conduct an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) study of the proposed project. Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) has been appointed by the company to conduct the ESIA study.EMC will be mobilising a team of specialists to carry out the necessary environmental and social baseline studies, assess the potential impact assessment of the project and recommend mitigation and management options.The principal objectives of the ESIA are to scope issues and concerns from stakeholders regarding the proposed project that needs to be addressed, document the ecological and socio-economic baseline of the project area, identify and assess potential environmental and social impacts associated with the proposed project, and recommend mitigation measures that would reduce the significance of predicted negative impacts and enhance predicted benefits on all aspects of the surrounding environment.Another objective is to develop a comprehensive Management Plan outlining actions and responsibilities for managing the predicted impacts of the project among others.

By Crystal ConwayAt the end of August 2010, Guyanese residents had a total of G$223,342.7 Billion in deposits in our banking system – Source: Bank of GuyanaThat was one of the more quirky facts collected by the Bureau of Statistics on display at an exhibition held at the Agency’s High Street Office yesterday. On October 15, the Bureau marked Caribbean Statistics Day and today, will mark World Statistics Day. To celebrate both, the Bureau has arranged a week of activities between the two days.The exhibition is one of those activities, and according to one staffer, the intention of all the activities is to raise national awareness of the importance of Statistics in everyday life.So just what is the importance of the information the Bureau gathers?Statistician with the Bureau, Mfon Akpan, weighed in on that point. He pointed out that accurate statistical information is very important in the decision-making process. If our leaders need to decide where to put a new hospital, they weigh demographic information to assess where the hospital will do the most good for the most people. When that hospital is up and running, they will use the information recorded on births, deaths, illnesses and other indicators to make policy decisions therein.A group of students get a little information from a Bureau staffer (right) on one of the displays.He noted that the need for accurate statistical information crosses into every field and is not simply confined to policy making. Business people need it to know where to make their investments, retailers need accurate information to know where the market lies and the list goes on.The exhibition yesterday was filled with interesting information on the work done by the Bureau, it included expected information and a few surprises too. For instance, most people know that the Bureau of Statistics will collect and compile data for each Population Census. Therefore demographic data is an absolute must – population, births, deaths, arrivals and departures (migration).But what of the Guyana System of National Accounts that charts the economic pulse of the country by collecting data and examining a number of economic indicators up to and including inflation rates? What of the Trade and Price Indices?These are where the Bureau compiles information on most of the major commodities traded and sold as well as imports and exports in the country. Which is why the Bureau can say that in 2009, Guyanese consumed 41.6656 million litres of locally produced carbonated beverages and that for the first half of this year alone, we produced some 224kg of rice per capita – that’s 224kg of rice for every person listed on the census.The Census is one of the better known responsibilities of the Bureau of Statistics and they had on display a number of Census reports going back years into Guyana’s history. Most interesting was the musty old leather-bound copy of the Census Report of British Guiana – 1921. Here is an excerpt from the census page that had data on Population – Numbers and Rates of Increase:“The total number of people returned as living in the Colony of British Guiana at midnight on April 24th, 1921 was 297,691. These figures do not include the bulk of Aboriginal population scattered over the interior,Cheap NHL Jerseys, and living in the remote parts of the Colony … The estimate on this occasion places the number of uncounted Aborigines at 9,700 of whom 2,500 are stated to be Patamonas, 2,500 Wapisanas, 2,000 Macusis while the balance is made up of Acawois,Cheap Adidas Hockey Jerseys, Arawaks, Caribs, Wariaus, Waiwai and Tarumas.”A lesser known department of the Bureau of Statistics is the Cartography Department where believe it or not,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, the Bureau of Statistics maps every single village that their enumerators will visit for their population census. Previously done by hand, these maps are still very accurate since they include every house, building,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, footpath and major geographical feature that occurs in each village.Staffers at the Exhibition yesterday had a number of these older hand-sketched maps up on display and right next to them were the new maps, recorded and designed with the GIS or the Geographic (or Geospatial) Information System. The GIS is a set of tools that capture,Cheap Jerseys From China, store, analyze, manage and present data that are linked to locations – it is a merging of cartography, statistical analysis and database technology. One staffer noted that the GIS is just one of a number of changes that the Bureau is undertaking in preparation for their 2012 population census.Lennox Benjamin, Chief Statistician at the Bureau told Kaieteur News that the entity is proud of its st