A newly rehabilitated airstrip at Surama, Region Nine (Upper Essequibo/Upper Takutu), completed mainly by self help is proving to be a major facility for supporting a rapidly growing community tourism industry in the Rupununi village.Member of Parliament, Sydney Allicock, who lives at Surama and is a member of the village council,Cheap Air Max 97 Trainers, said that ever since Surama won the? “Excellence in Sustainable Tourism” award from the Caribbean Tourism organization? in 2011, there has been a steady increase? in the number of tourists to the community.He said that the first eco-lodge was built in 1998 to facilitate the community’s first organized business. It attracted 42 tourists for that year.The village hosted 753 paying clients and 52 complimentary ones last year and the lodge already has bookings for 2014 and requests for 2015 rates.He said that the recognition of the potential of Surama had led to an urgent need for easier air transport access to and from the community for medical and other emergencies so that visitors would not have to travel to Annai to get flights.Allicock said that the airstrip at Surama was built and used by balata bleeders in the 1950’s for transshipment of balata to Apoteri. It was subsequently used by the military in 1970’s. It was last used in 1987.The 60-foot wide by? 3000-foot long? airstrip was completed by? residents of Surama with the? support of various groups and persons including the Ministry of Public Works? (CAD) ,Cheap Authentic NFL Jerseys, Torong Tours (Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Chan A Sue),Stitched NFL Jerseys,? the Art Williams & Harry? Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School(AW HW AES) Mr. Marcel Gaskin, of? Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Conservation International (CI) Guyana, Mekdeci? Mining Company (MMC), Makushi? Yemkun Cooperative(MYC), BK International,Supply NFL Jerseys, Region Nine Regional Development Council, Office of the Prime Minister,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, Wings Aviation and Trans Guyana Airways(TGA)The airstrip can accommodate a 14-seater aircraft.Allicock said that the entire runway is fenced with five strands of barbed wire provided through the intervention of Prime Minister Sam Hinds.There are two gates on either side to ensure that stray animals do not pose a threat to aircraft landing or taking off. The ribbon to declare the strip open was cut by Mrs. Margaret Chan-a-Sue, wife of Captain Malcolm Chan-a-Sue,Air Max 98 Sale, Executive Director of the Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG).

For two years now, Government has been renting a building at Middle Street to alternatively house the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The rental for the temporary location is obviously climbing as additional works to modify the Court’s original (Avenue of the Republic) premises is ongoing.As at the end of February 2013, Government paid $52.8M in rental for the alternative building. Last year, Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Juan Edghill, had said that Government wanted to stop renting the premises in February (2013) month-end. But, that has not materialised.Sources have indicated that the rental could be far more than the aforementioned figure,Wholesale NFL Jerseys USA, with the monthly cost being in the vicinity of US$25,China NBA Jerseys,000. Government began renting the premises in March 2011 at US$11,Wholesale Jerseys China,000 (G$2.2M) per month. This accumulated to more than the reported “just under $50M” the landlord paid for the building from the now defunct Globe Trust and Investment Company limited.The Georgetown Magistrates’ Court is still being renovatedAccording to Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, during a brief interview with this publication yesterday, construction works are still ongoing at the Court. He noted that Government will continue to rent the building at Middle Street until those works are completed.He indicated that there is more construction to be done in addition to the current modifications but that will be undertaken by another contractor.Meanwhile, according to Evadney Mangar, Project Co-ordinator of the Justice Sector Modernisation Programme under the Supreme Court, the additional works identified by the Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Carl Singh,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and undertaken at a cost of $20M, have been completed.She had opined that once those works were completed by February month-end, Court proceedings could have been accommodated as of March 1, which is today.Justice Singh had requested extra works totalling about $170M, but following negotiations with Government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the loan provider,Bryan Bickell Jersey, specific works totaling $20M were approved.PD Contracting Services, who renovated and rehabilitated the Court for $88M, was tasked with installing an independent walkway for Magistrates, construction of the sanitary facility, and ensuring adequate water pressure.According to Mangar, the contractor has expanded the building to accommodate four additional courtrooms,Cheap Jerseys, increasing the number to nine. Those works cost $69M. Moreover, the old building was rehabilitated at a cost of $19M.