… the power of faith can bring miraclesDora Secondary School student, Richard Paramdeo, 15, is now recovering in the male surgical ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. He had earlier been a patient in the Intensive Care Unit, in the same hospital for a few weeks.Paramdeo was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state, after the bicycle he was riding collided with a motorbike ridden by 24-year-old logger, Travis Simeon.Simeon who suffered internal bleeding and a broken jaw was a patient in the hospital for just under a week. He was subsequently discharged after undergoing surgery to repair his visibly deformed lower jaw.According to the relatives, Paramdeo remained in the ICU, in an unconscious state, connected to a life support machine. Kaieteur News reporters were told that the teen suffered a few broken bones and severe head injuries.While the child was in the ICU,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, one relative related that although he has been responding to touch, there is still a 50/50 chance that the youth will not make it. His visibly upset mother kept saying,Authentic Jerseys From China, “He deh real bad”.Hopes of the child’s survival were minimal; the mother said that she was still hoping and praying for the best.There were rumours in the Kuru-Kururu community about Paramdeo’s demise. These were assumptions made due to the severity of the child’s injuries and relatives’ accounts of the child’s progress.Many may not believe in miracles,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys China, but for both families—the victim and the motorcyclist, the power of faith in God and prayers are real and powerful.A source close to Simeon told Kaieteur News that after the logger’s discharge from the hospital, he made frequent visits to the teen as they were familiar with each other. The child remained unconscious. Despite being shut out on the development of the teen,Wholesale China Jerseys, Simeon who is now recovering well at home with relatives,Wholesale Adidas Hockey Jerseys, remained optimistic for the recovery of the child.A medical practitioner at the ICU had informed that Paramdeo has been transferred to the Male Surgical Ward. Paramdeo can only be visited by family members.On March 5, while on his way home from school, Paramdeo was riding a bicycle when he and Travis Simeon, the rider of the motorcycle slammed into each other. They were both rushed to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) medical outpost, Timehri,China Jerseys Cheap, and then transferred to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre before being taken to GPHC.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has revealed that tenders for work on outfall channels are expected to be advertised soon.According to Coordinator of the Work Services Group (WSG) Geoffrey Vaughn,Cheap NFL Jerseys,Work has been conducted on the Sussex Street outfall on a number of occasions.the works will be conducted at a number of outfall channels including Kingston, Lamaha Street, Sussex Street and Meadowbank.These tenders will open on July 14, right at the Ministry, he added.Work is expected to come on stream soon afterwards.“Once all of these tenders have been opened, we expect that within a week the works will be assessed in terms of the tenders then we’ll have contractors mobilized to execute works,China NFL Jerseys,” Vaughn said. He continued, “Most of these works would take about 2 to 3 weeks in terms of completing the outfalls.”When questioned on a projected figure for the job, Vaughn indicated that there was no ideal figure in mind. However,Cheap Jerseys China, he said,Cheap Jerseys, the Ministry has $75M at its disposal for the cleanup and restoration efforts.Meanwhile,Wholesale MLB Jerseys, the sluice at Sussex Street has been an area of difficulty.According to Minister David Patterson,Cheap Jerseys From China, the problem is already being addressed and measures will soon be put in place. These efforts, he added, commenced yesterday. These efforts included a visit to assess the structural defects on the sluice. The sluice is reportedly causing heavy flow into surrounding areas from the Demerara River.The defective sluice has particularly been difficult for the residents of Albouystown. Over the past few days, the community has been inundated with floodwater. It was noted that the issue of getting the water cleared off was paramount as it posed as a health hazard.According to Communities Coordinator Nielson McKenzie, a team has been meeting with the area’s Community Development Committees and other groups with the aim of arriving at a greater understanding of the real problems there in regards to the flooding and blockages.“And then, we are working out step by step solutions,” McKenzie said. He said that at the peak of the flooding last week, a team visited and decided to extend its reach to the entire community.“We’re going to see how we can work out a package of measures to alleviate their suffering and see what we can do in terms of reducing levels of flooding,” he added.In the meantime, measures will be put in place to either stop or significantly reduce the in-flow.

Six to contest Miss Big Bold and Beautiful (By Mondale Smith)This publication understands that the Linden Town Week preparations are in full swingfor the opening of the week of activities billed for Sunday April 25, at the Linden to Georgetown minibus Park and will feature cultural events galore.Event co-ordinators said,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, “People need to come celebrate with us our 40 years as a township because despite the good and bad times we are working to ensure that this year’s event is most memorable.”As part of the week of activities, a mini regatta is planned for the Mackenzie bandstand as well as cycling and a marathon. An evening of Gospel is planned while an abuse forum is carded for the Mackenzie Sports club among a host of many more activities.After reigning as the first Miss Big,Cheap Jerseys, Bold and Beautiful contest winner, Shonette Layne is set to handover the crown to whoever wins the title on April 28. While the pageant is in second year as an official contest, it has been one of the main events of the Linden Town Week activities.Event co-ordinators, Marlyn Bourne and Shonette Layne, said this year a line up of six is billed to take on each other for the coveted title and prizes that include household items such as gas stoves, microwaves,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, jewellery etc.Bourne is adamant that the Miss Big, Bold and Beautiful contest is one of the main events on the Linden Town Week’s calendar and will be staged on Wednesday April 28 at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.The event is aimed at showcasing the natural talent and beauty of the full figured modern Guyanese woman and Bourne said the purpose is to provide a quality and respectful avenue for such women to further develop, express and showcase their artistic and natural abilities.The ladies weigh between 200 pounds and 320 pounds each and will be making appearances on stage in casual, beach wear and cocktail segments. Additionally, they will display their talents in dramatic presentations, dancing and singing as part of their efforts to show that big is also beautiful,Wholesale Stitched NFL Jerseys, talented and smart too.Prior to two years ago, the pageant was just a show where full figured women paraded for entertainment. But Bourne, after taking over the franchise decided that it should be a contest and this is the second contest of this nature.The six ladies drawn from around Linden are aged between 30 and 52.They are Canvas City, Wismar housewife, Barbara Dugan, 52, and a proud grandmother whose profession is that of a seamstress and a housewife; mother of one, Nicole Bryan, 32, of Industrial Area,Cheap Jerseys, a popular clothing vendor in the Mackenzie Market is also a contender for the title.Another delegate is mother of three, Marlin Baker, 35, of South Amelia’s Ward who is also a clothing vendor.Professional boxer, Shondell Parks, aged in her 30s of Half Mile Wismar who is a housewife when she’s not in the ring is also a contender. She has five children. Another contestant, Samantha Williams, of Section C Christianburg, 30, is single.Another contestant is Juann Regis, aged in her early 40’s is a representative from Half Mile, Wismar. She is a security guard.Meanwhile, Jamaican artiste Macka Diamond will be arriving in Guyana next Friday night as the headline act for the Linden Town Week international concert. This would be her first visit to Linden and word from the promoters’ camp is that she is arriving two days before the show and is expected to attend the Miss Linden Town Week Pageant next Saturday.Macka’s fellow Jamaican entertainers, Deejay Nikki-Z a more celebrated female caribbean Disc Jockey and music selector, and the runner up of the Jamaican talent show “Rising Star”,Cheap Jerseys Supply, young Princess Tia will arrive the following day as will Guyana’s Timeka Marshall from Barbados.Local spokesperson, Gordon Mosley, said, “Plans are moving full ahead to bring the true international flavour to the show which will also feature an after party with the Hits and Jams DJs and Fusion Audio system bringing to Linden the kind of parties to enjoy.”

….Govt. uneasy over Granger’s meeting with ex-soldiersGovernment has expressed unease over a recent meeting between the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Presidential Candidate,Cheap Jerseys, Brig. David Granger, and the ex-soldiers association.Questioned whether the ruling People’s Progressive Party thought that the meeting was sinister, Government spokesman,Wholesale Jerseys China, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said that while the meeting was not illegal,Stitched Jerseys, given the history of Brig. Granger, the mobilization of ex-soldiers would naturally generate anxiety and some concerns.Brigadier (rtd) Granger has been accused of playing an integral role for the army in rigging elections during the 70s and 80s,Wholesale Jerseys Store, during the rule of the PNC, an accusation that Brig. Granger has vehemently denied.Dr Luncheon argued that the meeting on Sunday with the Ex-Guyana Defence Force Association has reawakened old feelings about the army’s role and Brig. Granger’s advisors may not have foreseen the fallouts of that meeting.He urged that Brig. Granger not feel that he is a victim of anything “specific or peculiar”.Dr Luncheon warned that anyone entering the political fray must be prepared to have his past examined.“It is all fair game.”Luncheon, who now sits as the Secretary of the Defense Board,MLB Jerseys From China, said that while much has been written on the history of the GDF, clearly left out is that bit of history which speaks of the “rape of the country during the Burnhamite period.”While Guyana has forgiven over that period, it clearly has not forgotten.The Cabinet Secretary said that he hoped that the “collateral damage” will be contained because being a Brigadier or Presidential Candidate should not be the reason for bringing the army to the political ambit.Granger reportedly received the endorsements of more than 1,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,000 of the ex-soldiers on Sunday.

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