After being renovated two months ago, the access road in to Good Hope, East CoastOne of the many potholes at the entrance to Good Hope Housing Scheme.Demerara, is in a state of disrepair. Residents are peeved at what they describe as shoddy work carried out by a contractor.“We don’t even know is which contractor, but they just come and throw some sand, loam, stone,Cheap Jerseys, crusher run and little tar and when rain fall, everything wash away,” the residents collectively agreed.“This is what we paying taxes for. Now more money got to spend on the same thing when it could have been used for something else.”According to residents, the entrance to Good Hope is filled with many ‘craters’ although the road was recently renovated. Taxis working in the area are “sometimes overcharging passengers just to drop anybody inside. They say the road breaking up they cars that’s why de fare so high.”Another issue raised was “serious problem” with the drainage and irrigation in the area, which causes flooding from “any amount of rainfall.”“People don’t have any back drains in their yard, so there is no proper drainage.”Seven bids were opened for road works,nhl jerseys outlet, drainage in May 2011 for similar works at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara. The Engineer’s Estimate that was given at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) was $72,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping,020,Wholesale NFL Jerseys,940 and the bids submitted were:BidderAmountMack Junior Int’l$62,947,384Chung’s Global Enterprise$62,797,884Courtney Benn Contracting Services$63,661,NHL Jerseys Authentic,125Horizon Electrical$67,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,576,690KB&B Construction$59,331,008Handel Garnett Construction$59,356,457Dwarkanauth Contracting Service$58,552,120Romel Jagroop General Construction$62,120,275Meanwhile, the Lusignan/Mon Repos Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) joined with residents of Mon Repos to repair the existing bridge that was dilapidated.This was done through self help by villagers last Sunday.The NDC donated some of the material to do the bridge along Melsha Road.The bridge that was recently renovated by villagers and the Lusignan/Mon Repos NDCIt was further disclosed by residents that the respective NDCs needs to give villagers the opportunity and assistance to develop where they live and not “only help their friends and take taxpayers money and do their own thing.”One resident said that the Chairperson for the NDC was cooperative and this motivated persons in the area to come out to assist.“One resident even spent $120,000 to purchase materials for the bridge. These are the type of things that we need.”

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, has said that despite hiccups, Guyana will achieve its Millennium Development Goals.Dr. Singh has said that Guyana is on track and that the country is making significant strides.Minister of Finance,CHeap NFL Jerseys China, Dr. Ashni SinghIn 2000,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Guyana and 188 other countries adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration which captured the agreement on eight goals on international development. These goals are now known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).These goals are to eradicate extreme poverty? and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability and develop? a global partnership for development.Guyana has already achieved the first two goals (eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and universal primary education) according to the third MDG progress report. It is also doing well as it relates to the other six goals.The third report,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, being the most recent, has said that as it relates to the third goal,NFL Jerseys From China, Guyana has made very good progress towards promoting gender equality and empowering women as the country met the target of eliminating gender disparity in primary and second education and strives towards parity at the tertiary level.Whilst employment of women is still targeted for improvement, female political representation within Parliament has increased substantially. The report said that female representation has increased from twelve members (18.5 percent) in 1992 to twenty members in 2009 (30.7 percent).The Government and Ministry of Health are working towards improving health care, especially for children at around the time of birth and improving the nutritional intake of both mothers and children.Though the report explained that Guyana has made some headway in maternal health, Dr. Singh said that there is still need for improvement in the quality of health care offered by the maternal health care team, including nurses and obstetricians.Guyana is among 10 of the nations that have achieved universal access to treatment of HIV/AIDS, its high dependence on foreign aid still remains a key priority and measures are currently being looked at to combat this.As it relates to Goal 7,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Government has already taken action to address a key priority; the provision of and access to safe water in the hinterland and other remote areas.Under Goal 8, the report explains that Guyana has moved from being a heavily indebted country to one that has achieved debt sustainability.It has been noted that the lack of adequate and predictable financing has been and still is an important constraint in meeting the MDGs.The Minister has reiterated that the country is on track and the Government is sure that the country will achieve all the goals by its deadline. He is pleased to note that Guyana is progressing substantially, based on the third report.

A John Street, Werk-en-Rust businessman was yesterday attacked and robbed by two armed gunmen,China Jerseys, but one of his attackers was fatally shot by Police ranks. The other is in custody.Reports are that the two gunmen pounced on businessman George Ramsarran, at around 13:25 hours, at his Royal Refrigeration business place, located at Lot 27 John Street, Werk-en-Rust.?This newspaper was told that George was confronted by the two men in the bottom flat of his premises, and was taken to the upper flat of the building.A source close to the Ramsarran family said that, at the time of the incident, there was another worker in the bottom flat but the gunmen did not see him. Kaieteur News was told that the gunmen then tied up Ramsarran and took him upstairs, where they proceeded to ransack the building looking for valuables.This newspaper understands that, while the gunmen were upstairs, they heard a rapping at the door and thought it was the Police.“After they heard the rapping on the door, they ran downstairs but then they saw it was a Banks DIH employee,” the source said. Reports are that the Banks DIH employee was also relieved of his valuables.The source added that the men escaped on foot with approximately $95,000 in cash,Wholesale China Jerseys, a wrist watch and a gold band. It is still not clear what the Banks DIH employee was relieved of.The source close to the family added that there was a robbery attempt the previous day.According to the source, on Monday, two young men went into the business place to price a compressor, but hadn’t any idea what a compressor looked like.However, when asked to point out the item they were looking for, an employee spotted a gun in one of the men’s pants waist. After not being able to identify the compressor, the men immediately left the business place.Yesterday, during the gunmen’s escape bid, they were chased by a Police mobile patrol that happened to be in the area and was alerted to the incident.After fleeing the John Street business place,cheap nfl jerseys sale, the men ran into Bent Street and then into Lime Street, with the Police in hot pursuit. One of the men then reportedly began shooting in the direction of the Police.Reports are that,NFL Jerseys Supply, at one point during the chase,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the men tried taking away a bicycle from a man, but the man refused to hand over his bicycle.??Eyewitnesses said that, while heading toward Brickdam from Lime Street, the men were given a warning by the Police to surrender, which they ignored. It was at that point one of the gunmen was reportedly shot in his leg. Despite being wounded, eyewitnesses said, the gunman kept running and he was fatally shot.?His accomplice, however,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, surrendered and was taken into custody to assist with investigations.A source close to the investigation told this newspaper that a 9mm pistol was found on the slain gunman, and the stolen items were recovered. The items, a Police statement noted, have since been positively identified by the robbery victim.

Local singing sensation Tennisia De Freitas and the Buxton Fusion Group were yesterday presented with awards from the Guyana Cultural Association, a New York-based,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, non-profit organisation.Tennisia De Freitas accepts her award from Culture Minister Frank Anthony. At far left Edgar Henry of the Guyana Cultural Association looks on. Also in photo is local coordinator Margaret Lawrence. The singer and the group were nominated for their individual accolades as part of the entity’s annual celebration.However the presentation ceremony was held in the United States of America,Discount NFL Jerseys, and De Freitas and a representative from the Buxton Fusion Group, could not attend.De Freitas in an interview with this newspaper said she was unable to attend the event because she was denied a visa. The young lady said she was a bit disappointed.“When I heard I was nominated I was excited but I knew applying to the embassy for a visa there was no guarantee that I would get through”.Nevertheless,China Jerseys NFL, De Freitas and the Buxton Fusion Group representative were presented with their awards by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony and Mr. Edgar Henry, of the Guyana Cultural Association.The Buxton group was recognized for their contribution to youth development in music in the village of Buxton and surrounding communities, while De Freitas was acknowledged for her music which targets the younger society, particularly with messages addressing social issues.Henry,Jerseys NFL China, in his remarks, said that for the past nine years the Guyana Cultural Association has been holding the event, and this year,China Soccer Jerseys, five days of activities were held under the theme ‘Diversity in our Villages Harmony in our Culture’.He noted too that while attempting to select the awardees they did not only focus on their contributions toward maintaining culture, but a number of other aspects, including academics.In addition, Minister Anthony lauded the efforts of the Association,NFL Jerseys Cheap Authentic, noting that the entity over the years has played a tremendous role in keeping Guyanese culture alive in the United States. He added that the Ministry would continue to support the group in whatever way possible.