–? Suggests it is facilitating foreign “interference” By Abena RockcliffeThe People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) collaborating with the Guyana National Youth Council (GNYC). The latter is implementing a programme aimed at bringing out more youths to the polls.PPP General Secretary, Clement RoheeAs he hosted PPP’s weekly press conference yesterday at Freedom House, the party’s General Secretary Clement Rohee criticized the “self-anointed” GNYC. The PPP is “concerned” about GECOM’s collaboration with the body, he said.This, he said,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, is because the GNYC has no authority to represent Guyana’s youth.Rohee told the media that as far as the PPP is concerned, GNYC is “a creature of external interference, through the (Leadership and Democracy) LEAD Project and is nothing more than a group of partisan persons who are attempting to hijack the name Guyana National Youth Council.”The LEAD project is an initiative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is one that focuses specifically on the capacity of the country’s Parliament, young people,wholesale jerseys, women and Local Government Elections. It aims at enhancing the technical capacity and functionality of the legislature through the regular use of consultative practices and mechanisms for legislative drafting, analysis,NFL Jerseys Store, review, and passage.The project, however,Cheap China Jerseys, has not been one that is favoured by the Guyana Government. It attracted accusations of interference and an almost sour split between local and foreign parties involved. This occurred when US forces were pushing for the holding of Local Government Elections.When GNYC went to negotiate with GECOM, Glen Bradbury, Chief of Party (USAID/IRI) LEAD Project was a part of the contingent.It is because of his involvement, the PPP is against the collaboration.Yesterday Rohee told the media that as far as his Party is aware, the decision to enter into a formal arrangement “with this partisan body of youths or anybody” must be made by GECOM’s Commissioners.Further, he noted that the matter was never discussed at the Commission level and declared that “those who are making such a claim are clearly over stepping their authority. The PPP rejects this outright interference and imposition on the electorate of Guyana.”The General Secretary urged that GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally, take the matter to the Commissioners,Cheap NFL Jerseys, whom he said are the highest decision makers in GECOM, for review and a final determination.Rohee said that GECOM should collaborate only with legitimate and recognized organizations whose representation can be seen as bipartisan and in the interest of all Guyanese. “The locus standi of the so-called Guyana National Youth Council is highly questionable,” he said.Nevertheless,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Rohee said that the PPP wants to see GECOM intensify its voter education programme, especially in rural areas and the Hinterland Regions. He told the media that previous experiences have taught the PPP that a large percentage of rejected ballots on polling day were occasioned as a result of poor voters’ education by GECOM, resulting in lack of knowledge by voters, especially with regards to changes made in between elections.

By: Javone Vickerie Fire of unknown origin yesterday ripped through the bond of a city business and a two storey house at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, leaving a family of four homeless and dozens of employees displaced.The bond belonging to Beepat Trading was completely razed as well as an adjacent house.Sheila Singh,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, a neighbour who witnessed the fire told Kaieteur News that about 11:00 am yesterday she was in her yard when she was alerted by the smell of “rubber burning”.The bond and the house on fire yesterday.“I thought it was something in me house burning so the thing had me running up and down fuh see if is something in me house but then, when I look outside me ain’t see nothing,Cheap China Jerseys Authentic,” the neighbour said.The woman said that she then looked over the road and was startled by a bright spark which came from the electrical cable attached to the roof of the burnt building. .“About 10 minutes after, all I hear is a big explosion and a set of black smoke coming from the center of the building; so I start shout out fire! And dem people from the area start run out,” Singh recalled.The woman added that the employees of the bond then quickly exited the already burning building while residents began soaking nearby houses to prevent them from catching ablaze.Another neighbour said that he was at work at the Ogle International Airport when he saw the thick black smoke in the sky.The man added that when he arrived home he saw the entire bond on fire. He told Kaieteur News that no one was at home at the burnt house at the time of the fire.Residents told this publication that the fire service arrived promptly but had to resort to a canal a short distance away.When Kaieteur News arrived on the scene yesterday, combustible items were exploding and sending material flying in the air.While the fire attendants tried to control the blaze, the roof of a house next door became engulfed. This sent another set of fire fighters scurrying to save that house. They failed.Because of the heavy grilled doors and windows,Wholesale Football Jerseys, the fire quickly spread to the entire wooden house.When the occupants of the lot 16 Old Road,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Ogle home arrived on the scene a little while later, they stood quietly with tears in their eyes,China Jerseys Cheap, watching their home go up in flames. The tenants explained to this publication that they were unable to save anything.However, representatives from Beepat declined to speak to members of the media.Meanwhile, Operations Manager of the Guyana Fire Service Joseph McDonald told Kaieteur News that three attendants were dispatched promptly to the fire scene but because of the heavily grilled security on the bond and the thick smoke,nfl jerseys china, fire fighters were unable to take early control of the building.

– OPA statement from the Office of the President yesterday noted that the latest act of confusion by the People’s National Congress Reform is demonstrated in its press statement on Monday which noted that it would not have attended a briefing by the President on the recently initialed EPA.The Office of the President indicated that the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) sought to explain why it had rejected President Jagdeo’s invitation to attend a briefing to update the Parliamentary Opposition parties about developments subsequent to the recently held national consultation of the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement.The OP statement alluded,Cheap Jerseys Online, however, to the fact that the PNCR was represented at that consultation by its party Chairman,NBA Jerseys China, Winston Murray,Cheap Jeseys NFL, an economist, a former Minister of Trade in the PNCR and the PNCR’s current shadow Minister of Finance in Parliament.“His contribution there was clear in the Party’s rejection of the initialled agreement…It was explicit in its support of the Government of Guyana’s position which expressed willingness to only sign a ‘goods only’ agreement and to re-negotiate the other aspects of the initialled agreement.”It added that Murray pronounced on the Region’s unpreparedness to extend reciprocity in trade to its development partner,Wholesale Jerseys, thereby abandoning the long-held special and differential treatment accords, specifically outlining the PNCR’s position calling for more time to consult with stakeholders since “all that glitters is not gold”Murray at that time concluded by hoping that President Jagdeo would be able to influence the other Heads along the lines that had been formed during the consultationOP emphasized that,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, “In a manner reminiscent of other more recent about turns, today’s press statement departed radically from their Chairman’s public positions and specifically sought to dismiss his main points that were captured in the consensus stakeholders’ document issued after the consultation….In another inexplicable about turn,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, the PNCR has now added its voice implicitly calling for Guyana and the Region to sign the full agreement on Oct. 15th, the date recently identified by the Heads at their recent special meeting.The PNCR press statement can only be seen as a blatant attempt by that party to ingratiate (sucking up to/grovel to) themselves with the CARICOM Heads who had recently roundly rejected their attempt to present an anti-government petition in Antigua, the Office of the President concluded.

-as defiant Lindeners block entrance to mining townBy Leonard GildarieProtestors on the bridgeLindeners,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, ahead of a Presidential visit, today defied security forces, blocking a key entrance leading to that bauxite mining town and forcing Head of State, Donald Ramotar,Cheap China Jerseys, to cancel a key visit.On Friday,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, Office of the President through the Government Information Agency announced that President Ramotar was heading to Linden. The President was set to arrive early and GINA announced transportation arrangement for the media.A statement later said that the President decided to cancel the visit based on advice from his security heads.The meeting was to bring an end to situation that has had far-reaching effects for especially the interior locations.Linden has been protesting almost for two weeks now the hiking of electricity tariffs from July 1.Three protestors were shot dead on the first day of the protest, July 18. Several persons were also hospitalized and treated for gunshots wounds. This raised tensions.This morning,Authentic Jerseys Wholesale, as President Ramotar prepared to arrive, a small crowd of around 50 persons quickly swelled to around 500 at the Kara Kara Bridge which was blocked with logs.Government workers, backed by police and soldiers, used a bulldozer to remove those large logs that had been placed across the bridge. The logs have been there a week now.There was anger after one of the rails of the bridge was badly damaged during the exercise to remove the logs.However,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, the Lindeners, defiant,Discount NFL Jerseys, despite the Joint Forces presence, blocked the bulldozer with some persons lying on the ground and even lining the bridge. The tension was high.Lindeners are insisting that the President’s visit at this time is not needed as he was not there following the shootings which drew widespread condemnation.Opposition parties have accused Government of spite with the rates hike saying that a heavy elections loss in November in that Region 10 area was the reason.Protestors replacing logs on the Kara Kara bridge shortly after police and government workers used a bulldozer to remove them.

Under the theme ‘Closing the Gap: Increasing access and equity’, International Nurses Day will be celebrated around the world on Thursday (May 12), a day which marks the birth anniversary of the legendary Nurse Personality,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, Florence Nightingale.Born on May 12 1820, Nightingale was a celebrated English nurse who was devoted to the nursing profession.? Reports suggest that she was instrumental in changing the face of nursing from a mostly untrained profession to a highly skilled and well-respected medical profession with very important responsibilities.It was at the tender age of 17 that Nightingale believed that she was called into service by God “to do something toward lifting the load of suffering from the helpless and miserable.”At first her parents refused to allow her to become a nurse because, at that time, it was not thought to be a suitable profession for a well educated woman. But Nightingale did not give up. Eventually in 1851 her father gave his permission and she went to Germany to train as a nurse.? By 1853 she was running a hospital in London.The following year Nightingale was asked to go to Turkey to manage the nursing of British soldiers wounded in the Crimean War (1854 – 56). She travelled to Scutari (the location where the wounded and ill soldiers of the Crimean War were taken) to help the wounded soldiers.? And there she found the hospital conditions to be in a very poor state.Many of the wounded were unwashed and were sleeping in overcrowded, dirty rooms without blankets or decent food. In these conditions diseases such as typhus, cholera and dysentery spread quickly. As a result, the death rate amongst wounded soldiers was very high. Most soldiers died from infections and disease.Only one in six died from their war wounds; the other five in six died from infections and disease.Nightingale and her nurses changed these conditions. They set up a kitchen,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, fed the wounded from their own supplies,Cheap NFL Jerseys, dug latrines for sanitation, and asked for help from the wives of the wounded. They were then able to properly care for the ill and wounded and the death rate among the soldiers dropped.Nightingale was very dedicated to her job. She would often visit the soldiers at night when everyone was asleep just to make sure they were alright. She was then referred to as “The Lady of the Lamp” because she hardly took time off to sleep and thus became a true hero to the soldiers and everyone back home in England.And it was in honour of this dedicated nurse that the Florence Nightingale Pledge was composed in 1893 by Lystra Gretter, an instructor of nursing at the old Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. Nurses even today are obligated to recite the pledge as part of their induction into the public health system.The Florence Nightingale PledgeI solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavour to aid the physician, in his work,China NFL Jerseys, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.In observance of the International Nurses’ Day the International Council of Nurses usually produces and distributes International Nurses Day Kits which contains educational and public information materials for use by nurses everywhere.Although Thursday is designated the commemorative day, an entire week of activities, commencing today with a church service,Cheap Jerseys Authentic, has been streamlined by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.Marching on International Nurses DayThe week of activities will entail mini exhibitions, visits to various health facilities an award ceremony to honour outstanding nurses and even a day of sports.As part of the week of activities the GPHC will also be hosting a Nurses Education Week Programme which will be facilitated by the Guyana Burn and Health Care Charitable Foundation of Canada,NFL Jerseys China, one of the GPHC’s most active and generous partners in the delivery of quality health care.

– renovation,Wholesale Jerseys, clean upAt last the authorities are taking steps to rehabilitate the Brickdam Police Station lockups.The move comes in the wake of public criticisms and a barrage of media reports about the deplorable state of the facility.There were also condemnations of the lockup by a leading CARICOM official at this year’s Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean Commissioner’s of Police, which was held here in Guyana a few months ago.Kaieteur News understands that all the prisoners who were being held at the facility were removed to other locations over the weekend and works have already commenced to clean the lock-ups to prepare for renovation works.Police officials said that most of the prisoners have been moved to the Golden Grove Police Station. The rest are being kept at the Providence and Grove Police Stations.Contacted yesterday,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, Home Affairs Minister,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, Clement Rohee told this newspaper that the project is being undertaken by the Government of Guyana.But from all appearances, the criticisms have struck the right chord and the authorities are now rectifying the situation.“We have been talking about it. You guys have been bugging me about it,” Rohee told this newspaper.“It was in the works all the time and I hope that it is completed before year-end,China Jerseys,” added Rohee,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, who had recently stated that a prison “is not a five-star hotel.”Only recently, Trade Unionist, Lincoln Lewis who was detained there along with colleague, Norris Witter and activist, Mark Benschop, had indicated that he would have been seeking the intervention of the United Nations and other human rights bodies.Speaking with the media outside the Brickdam Police Station, on July 16, Lewis said that he is contemplating the possibility of building a case to address the issue of human rights at the Organisation of American States (OAS) level.He said that he will be exploring this avenue with his lawyer because of the deplorable state of the Brickdam lockups.Recalling the condition inside the lockups, where they were detained for one night, Lewis said that there are persons of unsound mind, illegal immigrants and sick people there.He said that the lockups have no beds, no toilet facility, and no ablution area. What is inhumane is that persons are being fed in a plastic bucket, he said.“This is the same bucket that they wash in, use to bathe; the tea comes in it with some hard bread and the food comes in the bucket. Men got to take cardboard (to dish out) their food and eat with card board. That is the condition of the lockups that this country can boast about,Cheap Jerseys NFL China,” Lewis said.