By Rabindra RooplallNestled neatly on the Lethem trail is the small village of “58Miles” that has almost 200 residents who enjoy the serenity and tranquility of nature while being a part of a developing community.For travelers on the trail the popular spot which is a hub of activity is at 58-Mile,Jerseys NFL China, Mabura, where a Guyoil gas station is perched within the endless terrain. This is where many travelers find a hot meal and a variety of beverages at a restaurant operated by an enterprising couple, Peter and Ruth Rajmangal, and their four children. Their main source of electricity is from a generator. The relaxing atmosphere caters for a variety of travelers that includes miners, tourists, traders, farmers and the adventurous.The business spot opens at 07:00 hours and closes at midnight and anyone passing through,NFL Jerseys From China, is guaranteed a meal and on many occasions it is said that Ruth and her husband assist the ill and injured with transportation free of charge,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, depending on the situation.The booming hub at 58-Mile, Mabura, Region 10The Rajmangals started in 1997 with two coolers packed with ice to keep the temperature of the beverages below zero for the thirsty, and a glass case with pastries neatly fitted under a shed alongside the dusty trail at 58 Miles, Mabura.Travelers to the interior would buy something to drink and munch along the way. The restaurant’s specialty seemed to be well-cooked wild meats and various creole dishes. The business has now become a one-stop-shop providing goods and services to everyone.The snackette was set up after Peter and Ruth decided to move from Mahdia, a community more than 50 miles away from where they now are.At Mahdia, they operated a small cook shop for six years, but decided to move after the building they were renting was sold and the new owner was not too keen on allowing them to continue operating there.The alternative was to buy a place there. However,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, none was suitable enough for their kind of business, so Ruth decided that she would return to her home village to make a new start.The business began paying off and made way for expansion. It was developed into a proper restaurant where people could dine, and was popularly known as the place where you could get a variety of items to tempt the taste buds. They also cater for vegetarians with separate preparations.Word began spreading from one tourist to the next about the restaurant with the tasty Guyanese cuisine.Additionally, the couple provides accommodation in a huge benab outside their restaurant, also free, for those who may want to rest before continuing the arduous journey along the trail.However, there has been over-hunting in the area which has stymied a regular supply of various wild and exotic meats.Peter hails from Clonbrook,Authentic Jerseys From China, East Coast Demerara. He met Ruth in 1978 after leaving the coastland to work in the gold fields at Great Falls, Region Ten. They got married, settled in the area and raised four children.The families living in the area are all related and work together to maintain the small village. In 58 Miles there is a primary school,China NFL Jerseys, a health centre, church and playground. Some residents said there is however need for installation of a well, since many residents have to walk an arduous journey to the creeks to obtain water.Daily traffic flow consists mainly of the Route 72 minibuses, which go to Mahdia and it would be unusual for passengers not to stop and buy a meal.Recently, the Linden/Lethem roadway was resurfaced reducing travel time from 13-plus hours to seven hours. An estimated 276 miles of roadway was upgraded under a joint project spearheaded by government.There has also been increase in traffic between Guyana and Brazil through the Linden/Lethem carriageway.

By Michael BenjaminGeneral and Regional elections have come and gone and despite the inauguration ceremony that officially placed Donald Ramotar into the seat of the Presidency yesterday afternoon,Wholesale China Jerseys, all is not well from a unified perspective. That the elections were riddled with inconsistencies coupled with the anger and resentment of a large number of supporters of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) should warn the incumbency that any attempt to continue ruling along similar lines of the previous administration would not be tolerated by the opposition parties or its supporters.In contrast to the analysis of the political experts, coupled with the pre-elections stats of the pollsters,China Jerseys Authentic, most of whom favoured the incumbency to regain power through a landslide victory, one definitive variable stood out,Cheap China Jerseys, the electorate has debunked the experts’ analysis and placed the burden of development of this nation in the hands of every one of the three groups that comprise the legislature—the incumbency, APNU and the Alliance for Change (AFC).Ironically, amidst the acrimonious outbursts that characterized the campaign season, these very political groups will now be required to shelve such vitriol and engage in constructive discussions for the good of the nation.The final count, and by extension the allocation of seats in the legislative chambers, clearly underline the need for our politicians to abandon the partisan politics that has characterized the Jagdeo regime and hammer out a more realistic and all encompassing model that refashions the system, providing an opportunity for equitable distribution of the country’s wealth.The plurality of the Guyanese society should have warned our political leaders y of the necessity for dialogue and compromise towards the realization of this goal.Obviously, there has been a lukewarm reception by politicians on both sides of the divide to necessary constitutional reforms resulting in the creation of the hostile atmosphere that currently pervades the nation.? To this extent, there has been much talk of a consociation model that would have ensured adequate representation of each ethnic group and a fair distribution of the country’s resources.During its tenure in the opposition benches, the People’s Progressive Party advocated the need for such reformations but upon its accession to office in 1992, apparently lost interest in such constitutional reforms. Now,Cheap NFL Jerseys, with the shoe on the other foot, the People’s National Congress, in the oppositions’ benches, started to bellyache about the same system that they had an opportunity to revert, but whether through slothfulness or apathy,Cheap Jerseys Store, failed to address during their tenure in office.Consequently, a near 50 per cent of the electorate was consumed by the impartial attitude of the former Jagdeo Government that rendered them absolutely insignificant. The introduction of the Value Added Tax system, which was initially touted to have the ability to increase spending power, proved to be an albatross around the necks of the masses thus increasing the howls of anguish.Despite the belief by a large percentage of the electorate that the incumbents had performed above the required mark and should be allowed to continue the developmental process, another equally large number debunked this analysis and trooped to the polling stations intent on changing the status quo.Upon conclusion of the voting process and after an inordinately lengthy period, characterized by confrontation of the supporters of both main political groups, not to mention the clashes with some politicians from the incumbency as well as accusations that some polling staff had been assaulted by politicians of the incumbency, the counting process commenced.All seemed to be going fine until nightfall approached. Claims of ballot box tampering were rife and politicians from the APNU camp maintained that the security of these receptacles was compromised.? Several seals discovered at one of the polling stations were displayed as attestation to these claims. That such irregularities failed to impact upon officials of the elections commission who by their dismissal of those claims rendered them inconsequential, has raised the ire of APNU officials that have since vowed to pursue every angle and forum to vindicate their claims.Even as this article is being written, Donald Ramotar is taking the oath as the country’s seventh executive president; he will be the first to do so devoid of a parliamentary majority. Of note also was the absence politicians of the major opposition party APNU and it is no secret that those politici

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