The $300M School Uniform Assistance Programme is set to assist 165,000 students on the coastland and 26,500 in the hinterland,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, according to the Ministry of Education.The programme which caters for learners from nursery to secondary schools aims to ensure that every child, particularly the vulnerable, are not deprived of the opportunity to attend school because of the financial circumstances of their family.According to the Education Ministry, the distribution starts on June 22 and is expected to end on July 8. However the exercise would be extended if necessary. The distribution at the primary and secondary levels will start at 14:30 hours and conclude at 17:30 hours during weekdays. And at the Nursery level it will be done between 12:00 and 14:00 hours.It was noted that assistance to Amerindian/Hinterland communities will be organised and spearheaded by the Amerindian Affairs Ministry. In addition raw materials and readymade uniforms will be purchased and distributed to these communities, with the support of the regional administrations of Regions One, Seven, Eight and Ten.The raw materials will be processed by locally organised sewing centres for distribution to schools in the respective areas, and where these are absent readymade uniforms will be allocated. As customary,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, authorised merchants of the voucher system will be instructed to clear/receive payment for all negotiated vouchers at the Education Ministry,Cheap Jerseys From China, Accounting Unit at 21 Brickdam, Georgetown.Minister Baksh stressed that strict systems of accountability will be maintained to ensure all financial and accounting guidelines and regulations are observed. The vouchers will be redeemable at designated stores in the region.Last year,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the government-funded programme to bolster students’ attendance throughout the country,China Jerseys, got off to a smooth start and parents turned out in resounding numbers, the Ministry said.Minister Baksh called on parents to make full use of the intervention this year, noting that the goal is not only to ensure every school-aged child attends school but also complete the primary and secondary cycles,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, equipped with a sound education, and ready to make a meaningful contribution to the development of their country.The vouchers which will expire in September will be redeemable at designated stores in the various regions.Apart from the uniform programme, the government has allocated some $1B to the national school feeding programme which is also geared to improve students’ attendance and performance.

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday imposed a 76-year jail sentence on murder accused, Ramesh Muniram, at the High Court.Muniram was on trial for the murder of his wife, Sunita August, on January 14,Cheap Jerseys USA, 2010 at Nismes, West Bank Demerara.A few weeks ago, Justice Singh sentenced Tyrone Rowe, called Cobra, to 78 years for robbery and murder.Yesterday, following five hours of deliberation, a mixed 12-member jury,Sunita (August) Muniram and Ramesh Muniramreturned to the courtroom with a unanimous guilty verdict.Justice Singh told Muniram that since the Judiciary can now impose an alternative to the death penalty for murder, he will be sentenced to 60 years for murder, an additional five years because he premeditated to kill his wife, five more years because he proceeded with such brutality and six years for the domestic violence involved in the matter.Attorney- at- Law, Judith Gildhari-Mursalin prosecuted the case on behalf of the State, while Attorneys-at-Law Pamela and Bernard De Santos were on record, as providing legal representation for the accused.According to documents presented to the Court, Muniram alias “Bobby” of Lot 5 Vauxhall, Canal Number 1 Polder,NFL Jerseys Outlet, West Bank Demerara poisoned his wife, before strangling her to death.Details into the case revealed that Muniram’s wife ingested a poisonous substance concealed in a Pepsi bottle which he had given to her.As the poison took effect, the woman started to ‘fight up’ and fell into a nearby canal, Muniram went after her, choked her until she was lifeless and then hid her body under stuff in the canal.However, on Monday last, while leading his defence, Muniram denied killing his wife,Cheap NFL Jerseys, claiming that the police officer, who procured his caution statement,Cheap China Jerseys, had beaten him into admitting that he committed the crime.As a result, Muniram said that he was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after he started to vomit blood.Muniram claimed on January 14,NFL Jerseys China, 2010, he and his wife had just finished having sexual intercourse,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, when she decided to go to a koker at Nismes canal to bathe. The man told the court that his wife fell into the koker and in an attempt to save her, he went for a piece of stick, since he could not swim but when he returned he couldn’t find her.Muniram said that he left the area and told his mother what had happened. He said that he was afraid and confused and thus went into hiding.Among the witnesses called upon to testify in the matter were State Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh and Sharin Cumberbatch, a Medex attached to the Georgetown Prisons.According to the autopsy report presented to the court, August died from asphyxiation due to drowning. The coroner reported that the woman’s body bore compressed injuries to the neck. At the time of her death, August was the mother of three young children.In giving her piece of evidence, Ms. Cumberbatch told the court that Muniram was admitted to prison January 15, 2010, but was not admitted to GPHC until March 21, 2010 after he started to complain of chest pains.

Twenty-one year-old Shawn Gibson, a taxi driver,Wholesale Jerseys Online, of 425 Grove Old Road, East Bank Demerara and Tiffany Greene, a bond clerk,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, of 849 Diamond Housing Scheme East Bank Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Susanna Lovell, on Monday, last , at the Providence Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of simple larceny.It is alleged that on October 16, last, the defendants stole articles valued $754,000 including $380,000 cash, the property of Ron Chung.The two accused, who were represented by attorney at law Natasha Vieira, pleaded not guilty to the charge.The lawyer in her bail application indicated to the court that her clients have no previous or pending convictions. She stated that Gibson and Greene were placed on $20,000 and $10,Cheap Jerseys,000 station bail respectively, thus the Magistrate should grant bail with leniency.Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield had no objections to bail, but informed the court that the defendants are a couple and reside together at 12 Public Road, East Bank Demerara.According to the prosecutor, on the day in question,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, the defendants were seen placing the items into a black car. He added that Gibson and Greene were placed on an identity parade and Gibson was identified by a witness. Subsequently, an investigation was launched and the defendants were arrested and charged with the offence.Magistrate Lovell granted bail to the tune of $125,000 and $95,000 to Gibson and Greene respectively. The defendants are scheduled to make their next court appearance on November 11.Also appearing before Magistrate Lovell was Ron Moore, a minor,Wholesale China Jerseys, and Rickford Henry, 21, of 48 Norton Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, who were charged with robbery under arms.It is alleged that on Saturday, last, the defendants who were armed with a gun,Cheap NFL Football Jerseys, robbed Pikadi Sukhai of $33,640 cash, a National Identification card and one bankbook.The defendants, who were represented by attorney at law Saphier Hussain, pleaded not guilty to the charge.The lawyer in a bail application told the court that his clients are not flight risks, they were never convicted of previous offences nor do they have any pending matters before the court, hence bail should be granted with leniency.Hussein claimed that Moore was beaten by the police while he was in custody, and requested that his client be taken to the hospital for treatment.Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield objected to bail. He told the court that the gun and the articles were retrieved. He added that the defendants are linked to several other charges. He noted that the virtual complainant was absent from the court, because she was hospitalised after receiving injuries during the robbery.The Magistrate refused bail and ordered the defendants to return to court on November 19.

With a total of 28,000 laptops already in the hands of families in numerous communities countrywide, the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Secretariat yesterday commenced the rolling out of a massive distribution exercise, targeting Region Four-Demerara/Mahaica. This will see, over the next few weeks, a total of 6,000 laptops being placed in the hands of recipients from the East Coast, East Bank and Georgetown.Yesterday, several teams from the OLPF Secretariat fanned-out across the region, and distributed over 1,500 laptops at several locations. On the East Coast,Cheap Jerseys From China Online, at the All Star Sports Club,Cheap Jerseys, Supply, Mahaica, 78 laptops were distributed to recipients of Supply and Strathavon, while at Chowbay’s residence, Helena, another team distributed 257 of the devices.In Georgetown, at the Sophia Exhibition Centre,NFL Jerseys Clearance, 280 laptops were distributed to residents of Sophia, 170,Wholesale Jerseys, at an exercise at the Hebrew Family of Guyana in North Ruimveldt to residents of South Ruimveldt Park, Lamaha Springs and Festival City, while 139 were presented at the Guyana Islamic Trust building in Albouystown to residents of Albouystown, Laing Avenue, Yarrow Dam, Riverview, Ruimveldt and Alexander Village.PPP Member of Parliament Manzoor Nadir was in attendance at the exercise in Albouystown. He spoke to recipients about the genesis of the OLPF initiative, and the importance of the exercise, which he explained is for the social, economic and personal development of the recipients.“This piece of equipment that we have given out ought to bring to all of us opportunities; this is not about $60,000 the Government is giving you, this is about opportunities. This instrument that you are getting today is an important tool in you and your family’s development,” he said.The PPPC Government will be spending a huge sum to make the Guyanese people among the most computer literate in the world, as part of a strategy of ensuring that every citizen is fully equipped to take advantage of opportunities brought about by Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) that are currently driving the world.Nadir also explained that while the first 27,000 laptops that were distributed at the cost of over US$7M to the Government,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, this batch forms part of 33,000 that was covered under a grant from the Government of China.He said that government could have used this grant for a number of other initiatives, but recognised the need to create the opportunity for Guyana’s children, and families to be educated in the use of such a device that drives the world.“…this One Laptop Programme is at tremendous sacrifice to people, because every dollar we spend on this programme could have been spent to do something else,” Nadir said as he urged that they care the laptops.He also advised the recipients that training in the use of the equipment is mandatory, and should the recipient not be able to attend all the training sessions; a family member must seek to do so.PPPC MP Indra Chandarpal also spoke to the recipients at the exercise in Supply Mahaica.At some of the distribution centres, recipients also benefited from the beginning of their mandatory ten-hour training; a condition attached to receiving complete ownership of the device.At other locations, recipients were only instructed on the basics, such as starting and shutting down the device, as well as on care and maintenance. These recipients however, registered to commence their training, which is scheduled to begin this week.Government in 2011 among other initiatives launched the flagship OLPF programme. Pioneered by former President Bharrat Jagdeo, the programme’s goal is to place in the hands of 90,Wholesale China Jerseys Free Shpping,000 families a laptop, to provide, training in the equipment and free internet access to use the laptop.Come September, Government will complete installing infrastructure networks inclusive of fibre optic cables that will realise this free internet access, along with? high speed delivery of e-Government content to all inclusive of the laptop recipients.A command of the use of ICT by all citizens has the potential to facilitate dramatic increases in social and economic welfare, and to catalyse major transformative changes in Guyana.The OLPF Secretariat will continue its Region Four distribution exercise tomorrow. Residents of Campbellville and Lodge are among those that will benefit from that distribution exercise. (GINA)

About100 supporters of A Partnership for National Unity in Berbice on Thursday peacefully picketed the office of the Guyana Elections Commission in New Amsterdam and the Regional Administration.They have vowed to continue doing so until their demands are met.Their main bone of contention is that they need a statement by statement verification.APNU is saying that the elections were not free and fair. They cited a number of discrepancies that occurred during the election and they want these addressed including the manipulation of votes, missing statements of poll,Wholesale Stitched NFL Jerseys, multiple voting,China Jerseys NFL, giving legitimate voters tendered ballots to vote on Election Day and tyrannical tactics by PPPC supporters and candidates on Election Day.APNU has also complained that the integrity of some ballot boxes has been called into question,China Jerseys Cheap, particularly in the wake of the discovery of a number of broken ballot-box seals.The PPPC won 32 seats in the 65-seat National Assembly with 48.6 percent; APNU with 26 seats and 40.8 percent and the Alliance of Change (AFC) got seven seats with 10.3 percent.The protesters plan to continue the picketing exercise until their demands are met. Some of the placards read ‘APNU has won,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys,’ ‘NO weapon formed against APNU will prosper,Jerseys NFL Wholesale,’ ‘We need justice,’ ‘Rigging of Elections must stop,Cheap Jerseys China,’ and people of Guyana have voted APNU.