President Bharrat Jagdeo is adamant that the Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) which recently concluded the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union, cannot represent Guyana’s position on the upcoming trade talks with Canada.Jagdeo made the disclosure during a recent press briefing at the Office of the President, where he noted that the decision on how Guyana’s position will be represented will have to be taken at the level of CARICOM (Caribbean Community) Heads.Jagdeo had gained notoriety coming down to the end of the negotiating of the EPA with EU, because he disagreed with several decisions.At the time, he had even questioned the ability of the RNM to represent any CARICOM interest in trade talks.He was of the opinion that other leaders had raised similar concerns, but none of them did so publicly.According to him,Air Max 97 Silver Bullet For Sale, the RNM operates “as though it’s an independent entity vested with different powers,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,” and should be brought under the authority of the CARICOM Secretariat.Alliance For Change leader Raphael Trotman disagreed with the President’s approach to the issue,Cheap NFL Jerseys Supply, given that for a Head of State to make such a public pronouncement did not augur well for the credibility of the RNM on the international scene.“The RNM is an integral cog in the CARICOM wheel of negotiations.”Trotman said that the better approach would have been to call for a revamping of the body,China Jerseys Free Shipping, which he did support,Nike Shox Men Clearance, given the recent experience with the EPA negotiations. The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) was created by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Governments to develop,Nike Air Max 2018, coordinate and execute an overall negotiating strategy for various external trade negotiations in which the Region is involved.The CRNM is responsible for developing and maintaining a cohesive and effective framework for the coordination and management of the Caribbean Region’s negotiating resources and expertise.

By Yannason DuncanHe describes himself as “friendly and easy to approach,” but 59-year-old visually impaired Lloyd Griffith,Wholesale Authentic NHL Jerseys, of Suddie Village, Essequibo Coast, is a firm believer in the common term,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, “there are some things in life that cannot be changed”.One of these things is his blindness.I recently caught up with my former headmaster, and obliginly he welcomed this interview. He recalled the year 2000 and said that he would never forget it. It was a year, he said, that he realized his worst fears after a visit to his ophthalmologist in Georgetown.Prior to that visit he experienced blurry vision. According to Mr. Griffith, he underwent a routine eye check, which involved staring at a bright light. He saw the colours of the rainbow,Authentic Carolina Panthers Jersey, instead, and he knew then that something was wrong. He said that, months later, all hope disappeared when he became blind and was forced to retire as Headmaster of the Bartica Government Secondary School.According to Lloyd Griffith, immediately he became disillusioned,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, totally overwhelmed with feelings of anger and bitterness.Mr. Griffith said that he resented becoming dependent on people’s constant assistance. People had to do almost everything for him. However, his sorrows were soon replaced with the strong support of his wife of thirty-one years,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Mrs. Norma Griffith — who is the Headmistress of the Taymouth Manor Primary School — their four children and friends.Mr. Lloyd Griffith was born and raised in Johanna Cecilia, and began his early education at the Johanna Cecilia Methodist School, which is now called the Johanna Cecilia Primary School.After his primary education, he did a stint at the Anna Regina Post Office,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, where he worked as a part-time postman two days a week. He wouldn’t remain a postman for too long, and in 1965 he opted for a teaching job at the then St. John’s Anglican School, which has since been renamed the Suddie Primary School.Being ambitious and having a love for knowledge, he attended the Government Training College in Georgetown, between 1969 and 1971, and secured a Certificate in Physical Education. He also became the proud recipient of two degrees from the University of Guyana, one in Business Administration and the other in Education.This warm-hearted and outspoken individual was to hold positions as Deputy Headmaster and Headmaster of various primary and secondary schools countrywide over his 33-year teaching career.Today, despite being blind, Mr. Lloyd Griffith approaches life with much enthusiasm and zeal. He serves as Chairman of the Guyana People’s Organization and is also a committee member of the Community Based Rehabilitation Centre.In 2005 Mr. Griffith and two other members approached President Bharrat Jagdeo in the quest for a centre, which became a reality the following year. He also works as a facilitator and volunteer. Mr. Griffith said he is constantly involved in training sessions and workshops, and at present he is training advocate to disabled persons in Region Two. He is encouraging persons not to laugh at people with disability.

A report prepared by a Board of Inquiry set up by the Guyana Defence Force to look into the operations of the Coast Guard still leaves doubts with regards to a possible link to the river mishap that led to the deaths of Henry Gibson and Dinanauth Jainarayan and the disappearance of 10-year-old Rickey Jainarayan.The Board of Inquiry was assembled on August 22, and was headed by Lieutenant Colonel Kyte, who acted as the president.Lieutenant Commander Burnett and Captain Lynch made up the rest of the board.While the Board of Inquiry was specifically mandated to investigate the alleged abduction, robbery and subsequent murder of Dweive Kant Ramdass,Nike Air Force One Shoes Women, the report provided additional findings as it relates to the deaths of Gibson and Jainarayan and the disappearance of Rickey Jainarayan. There is incontrovertible evidence that the boat the three occupants were in, was involved in an accident on August 10, with another vessel which was painted in colours consistent with that of the GDF Coast Guard vessel RC12.According to the GDF report,Wholesale China Jerseys, the accident occurred at a time when the Coast Guard vessel was reportedly moored at the Fort Island wharf.But the report went on to state that a re-supply trip was done on the said day of the accident,Cheap Jerseys, to Parika from 4:35pm to 5:55 pm,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, and the vessel returned around the time Jainarayan’s boat was on its way from Parika to Hog Island. The vessel was commanded by Coast Guard rank Hart, who was the reported mastermind of the abduction, robbery and murder of Dweive Kant Ramdass.The report stated that Jainarayan called his son Rickey who was at Hog Island and told him to pick him up at Parika. Rickey Jainarayan and boat captain Henry Gibson,Wholesale Jerseys China, departed Hog Island at 5:00 pm for Parika and reached their destination at approximately 5:30pm.They then left Parika immediately for Hog Island.The army’s findings stated that Jainarayan’s reputed wife Salim Rahaman called him at about 5:40pm and he told her that they were on their way.Approximately 10 minutes later she called again and did not get through to him.She continued to call throughout the night but received no answer.At 6:00 am the following day she called the Police Station at Wakenaam and reported that her reputed husband Jainarayan,NFL Jerseys China, Henry Gibson and her son Rickey Jainarayan left Parika the previous afternoon for Hog Island but had not arrived.A search of the area was conducted and the boat with the dead bodies of Jainarayan and Gibson was found on the western side of Hog Island.It was also reported that Jainarayan died from drowning and Gibson died from a fractured skull and drowning.