Fire of unknown origin yesterday destroyed part of the building that once housed the Old Guyana Match Company Limited at 25 Vreed-en-Hoop,Cheap Jerseys NFL China, West Bank Demerara.The building now owned by Demerara Distillers Limited for more than ten years was not in use but was under security guard.RK Security Guard Service guards,Wholesale Jerseys Online, Michelle Williams and Corinne Brooks,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, were on location at the time. Williams said that both she and Brooks did a routine check about the premises about 15:00hrs and all was well.“At about 3 o’ clock we see smoke coming from the middle building and we call Leonora Fire Station but nobody ain’t answer,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,” the woman said. Their last resort was to summon the police,Cheap Jerseys China, who upon arrival,Cheap Jerseys, summoned the Guyana Fire Service in the city.No one was injured and save for some old filing cabinets and remnants of deteriorated machinery nothing else was destroyed.The building was out of use for more than ten years according to one DDL official at the scene.Firemen had managed to extinguish the flames before any damage to the other parts of the derelict building.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has described as wicked and malicious, a report that appeared in yesterday’s issue of Kaieteur News under the caption ‘Finance Minister tables Treasury Memorandum one month late’.Dr Singh said that the Memorandum was due June 10, last, and was actually sent to the House on June 11 but the offices were closed.He explained that Minister Jennifer Webster was one of the people who sought to prepare the Memorandum in time for the deadline.Having failed to have the Memorandum submitted on June 11,jerseys cheap nfl, the government submitted it to the Speaker of the National Assembly on June 14.There has been no sitting of the National Assembly since the Memorandum was submitted. The next sitting is tomorrow, more than a month since the last sitting.“Had your newspaper reported that it was three days late I would have agreed,” Dr Singh said. He said that he is disappointed with what passes for reporting,NFL Jerseys Cheap, given that the newspaper did not seek his comment on the issue before publication.He said that Thursday’s presentation can in no way be attributed to him. “It seems as if I am being singled out for unfair treatment,” he said.He pointed to a previous report that described him as contemptuous. “People may call me many things but certainly not contemptuous. What is contemptuous about that train of events is yet to be disclosed by the Chairperson.”The Memorandum was tabled a few hours outside the deadline because of a host of factors,Cheap Jerseys Outlet, all outside the control of the Ministry, he added.And in a press release issued yesterday, the Finance Ministry said that “it is inconceivable that the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee can criticise and label anyone on the grounds of delay in discharging (his) responsibilities.”The Ministry noted that the Public Accounts Committee is the same “opposition-led PAC whose functions continue to be characterised by delays on delays.”“The public is kept up to date with the dates on which the annual submission of the Public Accounts by the Auditor General is done. What the current chairperson would not like to disclose are the dates the Auditor General submitted the annual report for each year from 2000 to 2008 and the dates the corresponding PAC reports were actually submitted to the House.”The Finance Ministry added, “In the case of the 2004 Auditor General’s report,China Jerseys, the said report was tabled in the National Assembly on March 16th,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, 2006. The PAC concluded its deliberations and tabled its 2004 report, four years later in March,Jerseys Wholesale, 2010.“That information would expose the hollowness of the current claim about delays by the Minister of Finance and should lead to the real issue, the functioning of the opposition led PAC.Even more alarming is the factually inaccurate assertion by the Chairperson of the PAC that there has been a delay in the submission on the latest treasury memorandum.The Standing Orders refer to a stipulated time of 90 days within which the Government should respond to the Parliamentary Resolution on the PAC report.

– Opposition President Donald Ramotar has finally set a date for General Election and the political opposition—A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) —is ready to move into election with the expressed hope that Guyana will this time, see the back of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C).APNU General Secretary, Joseph HarmonOn Monday, May 11, Guyanese will be voting, following an announcement yesterday afternoon by President Ramotar. The Head of State chose this route as he refused to face an AFC-sponsored No-Confidence Motion brought against his government. Ramotar had prorogued the Parliament on November 10, the very day the Motion was supposed to be debated.The President subsequently refused to end the period of prorogation and said he would call elections early in the new year and dissolve the Parliament. However, even as the Election date has been set,China Jerseys Wholesale, Ramotar is still to dissolve the Parliament.When contacted yesterday,Wholesale Jerseys Cheap, AFC’s General Secretary David Patterson said that his party was extremely happy to know that the date for the General Election has been finally set. He said that the AFC has been preparing for this imminent date since last year and is certainly “ready to bring down the PPP Administration”.“Let the games begin. Bring it on,Jerseys NFL Cheap, Ramotar,” he added.APNU’s General Secretary, Joseph Harmon expressed similar sentiments.AFC General Secretary, David PattersonHarmon said that APNU is most pleased that a date has been set and the President has “finally brought an end to the drama and suspicion which came with the uncertainty of not knowing the date for General Election”.The Shadow Minister of Public Works asserted that he is also happy that Guyanese will get an early opportunity to go to the polls and elect a new government,Jerseys Wholesale, one that is “guaranteed to bring an end to the unimaginable scales of corruption under the PPP regime’.Harmon said that the electorate has probably received the best gift thus far from the Ramotar-led administration in the form of the date for elections.The General Secretary also disclosed that in the coming weeks, APNU will be sharing with the nation, its programmes and policies for improving the development of the country and “recovering those resources which were unfairly distributed to PPP acolytes such as the radio licences”.“We stand ready to take the country forward,” Harmon affirmed.Asked about talks over the AFC’s pro-democracy alliance proposal in light of the date being announced,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Harmon said that the discussions are moving apace and that statements from both parties on the way forward will be made soon.He emphasized that “whatever action or decision is made by APNU,Cheap Jerseys USA, it is always done with the country’s best interest at heart”.

–as Solid Waste Director calls on citizens to be more responsibleFailure on the part of citizens to adopt an environmentally friendly attitude towards the city of Georgetown has left sections of the city in an unsightly state one day before 2011 comes to an end. One conspicuous section of the city which, up to yesterday afternoon, was plagued with a litter dilemma was the Stabroek Market car park. The hideous accumulation of garbage was a mere few centimeters away from a Police Outpost in the same parking lot.Garbage piled up at the Stabroek Car Park yesterday.However,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the presence of the law officials served as no deterrent to those who opted to strew refuse across the area, which covered a significant portion of the public facility. According to Director of Solid Waste Management, Hubert Urlin,Cheap Jerseys From China, the Department is very much aware of the situation that has in recent times become a repetitive practice. He explained that although the Department has repeatedly raised concern about the situation,Cheap NFL Jerseys, citizens have not been supporting the municipal’s efforts to ensure the city remains in an acceptable state.? He disclosed too that while the City Constabulary is tasked with ensuring that persons refrain from littering the city, the limited resources of the municipality does not allow for continuous monitoring of the market area.? It is the Director’s belief that the littering practice is not merely the activity of market vendors but rather persons from various sections of the city.He revealed that efforts to keep some sections of the city free of garbage is further challenged by the fact that the municipality has not been able to retain the normal service of a private contractor, thus the bulk of the city cleansing is undertaken by the municipality resources. However, Urlin assured yesterday that every possible measure will be employed by the municipality in order to have the Stabroek Market area completely cleaned by Sunday.? “We have already started making arrangements for it to be done over the weekend…up to last Sunday it was the same thing…We have been trying our best but the blame keeps coming right back to us…”As a result,Discount NFL Jerseys, Urlin pointed to the need for citizens to be more responsible, adding that there is no way that the municipality can keep people from littering around the clock as it does not have unlimited resources to attend to such actions.It was just recently that Public Relations Officer, Royston King, made reference to recycling as a new approach to Solid Waste Management an undertaking which, he said, is likely to be swiftly introduced in the New Year.? According to him the strategic move is geared at helping to address the challenge of waste disposal currently facing the city entity.? It has been for some time now that the municipality has been considering the new approach, King said, even as he pointed out that “in the area of solid waste management we have been looking at alternative approaches to garbage disposal.” Among the areas of consideration is that of the conversion of waste to organic fertilizer/manure which could see the municipality procuring a mulcher in order to deal with waste originating from trees around the city and it is also likely to entail the trimming of trees and packaging of same which can be purchased by citizens involved gardening activities.? This strategic move,Cheap Jerseys Supply, King said, is also likely to help the municipality to earn much needed revenue.He said too that the Solid Waste Management Department is likely to get involved in the provision of animal foods also from the waste products that are accumulated in the market, which could also be another revenue earner.? The effort by the municipality is also expected to include the recycling of plastic bottles and will not be limited to cardboards, King said, adding that “we are looking at alternative ways of disposing of our garbage so that we can have a savings and at the same time generate new money…” He revealed too that employing these strategic moves are essential as when the municipal operators go to the Haags Bosch landfill site “we also have to pay tipping fees.? When our contractors pay tipping fees that is passed on to us and in turn passes on to citizens. If we can reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landfill site then we will reduce the amount of money we pay and at the same time generate new money when we look at alternative ways to deal with waste.” The ambitious alternative to disposal, according to King,Cheap Jerseys Store, is more than possible as neede