The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports was brought under the microscope yesterday at the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) where it was challenged to provide clarifications on a number of issues.PAC Chairman,Carl GreenidgeOne of the most glaring was that of $35M that was taken from the Consolidated Fund for the purpose of establishing a religious station. The money taken was not used. This money,Cheap Arizona Coyotes Hoodies, however,Authentic Jerseys From China, still remains in an account under the Ministry of Culture.Permanent Secretary of the Culture Ministry, Mr. Alfred King told members of the Committee that while the money was taken for the purpose of establishing a religious television station,Supply NFL Jerseys, several issues were encountered along the way. Since this was the case,Curry 1 Shoes For Sale, the Ministry was not sure of its next step and opted to wait on a definitive answer on the way forward from “those in charge.”Chairman of the PAC,Chile Jersey, Carl Greenidge then informed that while the act was a breach of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act, the money was not spent and as such a resolution should be provided.Greenidge noted as well that the matter is one that the agency should have dealt with on its own and not have allowed to reach to the level of the PAC.Nevertheless, Committee member, Ms. Bibi Shadick noted,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, “We are told that the money is drawn from the Consolidated Fund but it was not used and the money is now in an account of the Ministry of Culture. If it is not spent then it should go back into the Consolidated Fund. Why is the Ministry still holding on to it? I would like to be educated on the issue as to how it can be held over from one year to the next.”King was unable to provide a satisfactory answer on the matter.In the face of the situation, Greenidge then i that the money be refunded as it is not in keeping with the regulations.

The post mortem conducted on two-year-old Kevin Henry who died in the Pomeroon River on Thursday last,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, confirmed the toddler died by drowning.Around noon Thursday last,Nike NFL Jerseys China, the toddler’s lifeless body was discovered in a nearby trench after family members frantically searched for him after he went missing.The toddler’s father,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Eusan Rose,Wholesale China Jerseys, said that he had returned from the back dam when he noticed his son was playing by the river as is customary.Rose said the child would normally hold on to a piece of wood near the trench and dip himself in the water to play and sometimes take a bath.He recalled that at least five minutes after returning home he noticed that the child had gone missing from where he had earlier seen him.The man said that he and other family members began to scour the area but to no avail.The man said he then heard his ten-year-old son screaming. When they rushed to him they saw the toddler floating in the river.The child was rushed to the Charity Hospital where doctors tried desperately to save his life. He however succumbed.

As the vector-borne Zika disease continues to spread throughout sections of the Caribbean and South America, Guyana apparently has the capacity to deal with the virus if it makes its way here.Guyana is on alert for the mosquito transmitted Zika virusThis is according to Director of the Vector Control Services (VCS) Dr. Reyaud Rahman who told this newspaper that the country is on the alert for the possible appearance of the Zika virus.When questioned on the disease and Guyana’s capabilities in handling it,Cheap Hockey Jerseys, Dr. Rahman said that the country has the necessary training, equipment and chemicals needed to adequately deal with the virus.“We are pretty much okay with it if it does come. It’s not too different from Chikungunya and we should be able to control it if it does come to Guyana,” Dr. Rahman said.The likelihood of the disease entering Guyana is multiplied by the country’s highly porous borders. Currently,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the Zika virus has been reported in nearby Brazil.Though it has not yet been reported in Guyana, the director noted that, “it’s very, very close.”Further,Cheap NFL Football Jerseys, Dr. Rahman said that field assistants and officers were dispatched to different regions to tackle vector-borne diseases. However, he admitted that there are constraints, including the amount of personnel available to the VCS. He added that the priority areas are those which are densely populated.“We are preparing in that way for any other vector-borne diseases like the Zika virus; we are on the alert and on the lookout for that,” Dr. Rahman emphasised.He said too, that the VCS will attempt to counteract the virus by placing personnel at the Ogle Airport. There,Cheap Jerseys From China, passengers will be screened for any suspicious symptoms and possible cases can be captured.“Ogle has international flights that come in from close places like Suriname and different places, so we’re trying to do that? sort of thing to capture and ensure that we have those areas basically covered,” Dr. Rahman said.He continued, “We’re doing our basic work and it’s very much repetitive; we just have to increase or decrease what we’re doing. But the main thing when dealing with vector-borne diseases, is to have good surveillance to ensure that you always have a good level of competent staff and workforce.”Late last month, Chief Medical Officer Shamdeo Persaud had said that the Ministry of Public Health was on alert for the Zika virus.As with similar Chikungunya intervention, Guyanese were warned to keep their environs clean and get rid of stagnated water.The virus is spread by the same mosquito which spreads the Chikungunya and dengue viruses. Its symptoms include severe joint and muscle pains, fever,Atlanta Falcons Jersey, headaches,Chase Edmonds Jersey, conjunctivitis and rashes.

– Rohee tells Jr. Police OfficersMinister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has urged Junior Officers of the GuyanaThe Junior Officers pose for a photo with (seated from left) Police Commissioner (ag) Leroy Brumell, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee and the Force’s Training Officer Clinton Conway.Police Force not to be swayed by persons who have political agendas and who would want to mislead them for their own narrow ends.Rohee was addressing the officers at the official opening of the Junior Officers’ Training Course at Police Headquarters,Wholesale Football Jerseys, Eve Leary, on Monday.Over 30 officers are attending the programme which is being conducted in two parts,Jae Crowder Jersey, with the assistance of the University of Guyana.The Home Affairs Minister in his feature address noted that the training programme is being held during a period when a number of issues that are currently being highlighted in the media and other circles would attract the attention of officers in the organization.Among them are the vexing issues of alleged breaches of the Force’s Standing Orders, the role of the Ministry of Home Affairs in relation to the Guyana Police Force, and the controversial $90M allocation to the organization for duties associated with last year’s General Elections.The Junior Officers were urged to develop the ability to objectively review and analyse these issues before arriving at conclusions.“Your views must not be clouded by emotions but by facts. If you do otherwise, your views are likely to be swayed by factors that are unrealistic and unreasonable,Aron Baynes Jersey, and misleading. This is a time when you have to engage in clear thinking. This does not apply only to Junior Officers, but all officers and other ranks of the Guyana Police Force,” the Minister urged.He reminded them that they are leaders of men and women,Al Horford Jersey, and their attitude towards their job could have an impact on the way their subordinates perform.Rohee charged them to remain focused and stick steadfastly to their duties and responsibilities as members of the Force, while at the same time displaying a high degree of professionalism.“Those who have their own axes to grind, they are the only ones that will benefit from confusion in our society. Many of them have suddenly become experts on everything in this country.”Rohee commended the administration of the Guyana Police Force for ensuring that training courses of this nature are mounted on a continual basis. He said that the Ministry of Home Affairs, for its part, has been constantly stressing the need for regular training opportunities to be provided to all members of the Force,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, adding that the Junior Officers’ Course is of critical importance to the long term sustainability of the senior management structure of the organization.However, he pointed out that Junior Officers are not the only category of Police personnel that need to undergo constant training, since training of Senior Constables, Corporals, Sergeants, Inspectors and even the Senior Officers must also be given high priority by the Force’s administration.He said that the ongoing collaboration between the Police and the University of Guyana to organize and conduct the course and other training programmes of the Force has not gone unnoticed by his Ministry.This type of cooperation, he observed, will assist in uplifting the standard of training in the Force and result in a higher quality of Police Officer being produced, with the end result being a higher quality of service provided to the public.Rohee took the opportunity to address and clarify the relationship between the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force, which he said is being manipulated by persons who have their own agendas.According to Rohee, the Guyana Police Force is one of the agencies that fall under the purview of his ministry – the others being the Guyana Prison Service, the Guyana Fire Service,NFL Jerseys From China, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit and the General Registrar’s Office.“As regards the Guyana Police Force, the functions of the Ministry of Home Affairs relates to Ministerial Oversight and the Provision of Policy Guidelines. That is the extent to which the Ministry engages the Guyana Police Force,” the Minister noted.“I have had cause to raise this issue on a number of occasions, previously, because there are some in our midst who want to see the disintegration of law and order in this society, and have been attempting to say that the Guyana Poli

A man with a penchant for other people’s bicycles appeared yesterday before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton where he was arraigned on the charges of robbery under arms and larceny,Cheap Shoes Australia Online, and subsequently jailed for five years.When Devon Semple made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, he heard the allegation that on February 26 at Robb Street, Georgetown,Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Womens Australia, armed with a knife, he robbed Abraham Rambarran of one bicycle worth $60,000.It was further alleged that on August 13, he stole from Abraham Rambarran, one bicycle worth $20,Cheap Shoes Outlet Online,000.He was not required to plead to the indictable matters; however, he told the court that he is guilty of all charges.Police Sergeant Lionel Harvey told the court that on February 26, Rambarran was riding along Robb Street, when he was confronted by Semple,Womens Nike Shox Clearance, who was armed with a knife. Harvey said that Rambarran was intimidated,Nike Air Max 2019 Outlet, dropped his bicycle, and the assailant picked it up and rode away.Harvey also informed the court that on August 13,Wholesale Air Max 2019, police arrested the defendant based on a similar allegation made against him to which he admitted.Semple was then sentenced to three years imprisonment for the robbery under arms charge and two years for larceny.

Guyana has received three tranches of financing from the Guyana Redd+ Investment Fund (GRIF) and has expended approximately $1,672 million (US$8.35M) to execute four projects that are currently being rolled out.The precise amount of expenditure in 2013 from the GRIF was $833 million (US$4.16M), and that a further $839 million(US$4.19M) was previously spent in 2012.This was according to Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, during the signing of the Tenth European Development Fund at the Ministry’s boardroom, yesterday. He noted that in this year’s National Budget the exact amount of money expended would be released.Dr. Singh said that in his 2013 National Budget presentation reference was made to the various projects that are being executed, locally, with funds deposited with the World Bank by the Norwegian Government and released to partner entities.Guyana and Norway, in November 2009,Cheap Shoes Outlet Online, signed the historic deal that will see the Scandinavian country invest $250m (£150m) to preserve the rainforests of Guyana. And, as of December 2012,Discount Shoes Online, Guyana received three tranches from the Norway-Guyana climate and forest partnership totaling US$115M.According to Dr. Singh, one of the project areas that is currently benefitting from the funding is the institutional strengthening and capacity building of agencies involved in climate change such as the Guyana Forestry Commission and the Office of Climate Change.This aspect is being implemented by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government of Guyana.The IDB is also the partner entity for the implementation of the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE). In October 2013,Nike Shox Outlet Clearance, at the launching of the MSE it was disclosed that the project will be initiated with a US$10M funding through the Guyana/Norway forest carbon partnership agreement. An initial tranche of US$5M will be released during the first two years. It is expected that an approximate 2,Air Max 270 Womens Australia,200 jobs will be sustained.Meanwhile,Cheap Shoes Online Free Delivery, the United Nations Development Fund is the partnering entity for the execution of the Amerindian Development Fund Project and the Demarcation of Amerindian Lands.In March 2013, Government launched its Amerindian Development Fund for the communities as a pilot project. Twenty-seven Amerindian communities were indentified to receive financing to execute economic ventures to generate income, provide employment and promote sustainable development.President Donald Ramotar had stated that the agreement will see Amerindian communities benefiting from approximately $360M over a period. “The CDPs (Community Development Plans) have been developed by villages and will result in tremendous transformation of village economies from their current levels of vulnerability to greater viabilities and sustainability,Wholesale Adidas Shoes China,” he added.

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The sugar industry which has long been a bedrock of Guyana’s economy has performed dismally this year with export earnings dropping by 21 per cent as compared to the previous period.This is according to the 2010 financial mid-year report tabled in the national Assembly on Thursday last by Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh.According to the report export earnings of sugar declined by 21 percent to US$37.8M compared to US$47.8M earned at end June 2009.This outturn was attributed to a 22.2 percent decline in the average export price to US$494.2 per tonne reflecting the final step of EU price cuts which took effect last October,Deion Jones Falcons Jersey UK, outweighing the 1.5 percent increase in export volume to 76,506 tonnes.The report stated, too, that the outturn of the sugar industry for the first crop declined by 1.8 percent to 81,864 tonnes.It was stated that the prolonged dry-season with El Nino conditions played a primary role in the production outturn as a result of the reduced sucrose content and the lack of water in the canals hampered the transportation of canes from field to factory.“Taking these and other factors into consideration, the whole year target has been revised downwards from 280,000 tonnes to 260,000, and projected growth has been revised from 19.8 percent set at Budget to a more modest 11.2 percent.”It was stated that works continue on the turnaround plan which is aimed at seeing the realisation of increased acreage under cultivation and improvements in the cane to sugar ratio,Alexander Nylander Jersey, all aided by more stable industrial relation.It was reported that given the strong performance of the rice industry in 2009,Kurt Warner Cardinals Jersey, especially the second crop performance which resulted in an overall output last year of 359,789 tonnes, a more moderate target of 343,373 tonnes was set for this year.At the time of Budget it was anticipated that prevailing El Nino conditions at the end of 2009 would continue well into 2010, adversely affecting sowing of paddy with resultant lower acreage planted and lower production.Early Government intervention mainly through assistance given to farmers resulted in higher acreages sown than initially projected, increased yields of paddy as a result of the sharing of improved farming practices with farmers which included better management of water resources and farm practices,Air Max 90 EZ Australia, resulted in a 2010 first crop performance of 168,267 tonnes which was 4.6 percent better than first crop 2009.While this trend of improved yields is expected to continue into the second crop the onset of unseasonal rains has led to the target of 188,111 tonnes being maintained.The revised rice industry’s annual target of 356,378 tonnes will now be some 13,Cheap NFL Jerseys,005 tonnes better than the original budget target and results in an anticipated decline of the industry’s output by just 0.9 percent compared to 4.6 percent at the time of Budget.As it relates to other sources of earnings, the Value Added Tax continued to skyrocket and continues to rake in beyond the projections. For the first half of this year Value added and excise tax collections in the first half of the year amounted to $23.2 billion, This is an increase of 9.1 percent over the corresponding period in the previous year.It was stated that Value added tax collections improved on account of increased demand for commodities by the construction, trading and manufacturing sectors.It was reported, however, that excise tax collections fell short of the 2009 collections, on account of lower receipts from petroleum products due to comparably lower excise taxes rates for both gasoline and diesel as against first half of 2009,Philadelphia 76ers Jerseys, combined with the reduced collections from motor vehicles linked to lower levels of vehicle imports.When this newspaper sought to clarify whether there was a lower level of vehicle imports given the rate with which the PMM series ended, Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Khurshid Sattaur, refused to have any discussions with this newspaper.Customs and Trade taxes totalled $3.9B according to the report which reflects an increase of 13.1 percent over 2009, with import duty collections accounting for 88.8 percent of this amount, an increase of $377.8M over 2009.“This is mainly due to increased collections from capital goods consistent with the higher levels of agriculture, transport and building machinery imports…Collections for consumption goods increased as a re

– Pension records prior to 2004 not availableAgents at Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana are peeved over the fact that cheques issued to them on April 16 last are not being honoured by the Bank when cheques that were issued on the previous date have been honoured.The agents believe that the reason behind their woes is the fact that CLICO (Guyana) Judicial Manager Maria van Beek was shot that morning and may not have authorized the release of the money,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, but they argued that there is a Deputy Commissioner of Insurance who should have immediately acted in that capacity and provided authorization.“I got children and bills to pay and I am not getting my money,” lamented one agent.Another bone of contention between the agents and CLICO (Guyana) is that their pension records prior to 2004 are not available and the company seems unable to present them.One agent showed this newspaper the records presented to him – only dated back to 2004 – with a figure at that time represented pension owed and which progressed over the years.The agent while not questioning the authenticity of the figure would like to see the records that generated that amount.“Can you believe that a big insurance company like this doesn’t have records in their system?”It was explained that prior to 2004 the records were kept in a system called ‘AS400’ but from 2004 all record keeping transactions were conducted in Trinidad at CL Financial.“What they’re telling us is to get our pay slips and they will use that to tabulate how they arrived at the figure,Discount Shoes Online,” the agent stated.Another issue that is a source of agony for the agents is the ‘claw back’ clause wherein when a policyholder surrenders his or her policy the premium that would have been payable the following month will be deducted from the agent’s commission.This according to the agents was unfair to them,Cheap Air Max 270, “you screw up the company and that is why the people surrendering their policy…it is not us that told them to surrender their policy…the people are just scared that at a later date they will not get what is due to them.”They have been lying to us all of the timeThe agents have also not yet gotten over the manner in which CLICO (Guyana) officials divulged information to them.One of the senior agents recalled that when the Government of Trinidad and Tobago took over CL Financial,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the then Chief Executive Officer of CLICO (Guyana) Geeta Singh-Knight held a meeting with them and relayed the state of affairs as it relates to the local entity.“She said to us not to worry about what happened in Trinidad.”The agent reported that Singh-Knight related to them that the company was sound and they had $12.1B in statutory funds,Cheap Jerseys Online, and further,Jerseys From China, the company was not intertwined with CL Financial.Statements were also prepared by the company to issue to clients.“We never knew that funds were being sent from since 2004 to CLICO (Bahamas)….She (CEO) was from the inception lying and lying and hiding information from us.”It was pointed out that the agents worked hard in the field to acquire the money only to have it shipped to the Bahamans.The agents also lamented the fact that financial statements issued continuously over the years did not reflect the monies sent to the Bahamas.The agents also added their voice to the numerous calls for a forensic audit into the books of CLICO (Guyana).As it relates to the purchase of a new building in Guyana, the agents said that the Commissioner related to them that were the company to recover the money ($1.3B) incurred soon, it would breathe life into the company once again.As such the government was criticized for not taking the same route as that of Trinidad, in that the Government instead of taking over the company is more interested in winding up.

　　經濟日報-中國經濟網2月22日訊（記者 葉瑋）据國傢旅游侷數据中心測算，2018年春節全國共接待游客3.86億人次，同比增長12.1%，實現旅游收入4750億元，同比增長12.6%。旅游市場整體活躍，自駕車出游比例接近50%，成為中國傢庭出游的主要方式。同時，廣東、四?、湖南、江囌、河南、安徽、山東、廣西、湖北、浙江等省份接待游客人數居前十位。
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　　各地新春祈福和民俗旅游活動火爆，年味十足。以迎新納福為主題的名勝祈福游和以體驗年俗為主題的鄉村民俗游成為眾多游客的選擇。寧夏回族自治區鄉村過年火爆。假日期間全區星級農傢樂共接待游客9.2萬人次，同比增長28,高雄民宿.1%。山水溝生態園、桃源農莊、鑫源農莊、牛傢大院、海軍生態園、青銅峽清逸園等農傢樂假日期間旅游接待日日爆滿。
　　長線游方面，今年春節來遲，南北方溫差明顯，季節性旅游主題更加突出。不少游客利用春節假期，攜傢人到北方賞雪玩雪，到南方感受春意，追求更有特色的過年體驗。東北、華北地區等多地滑雪場游客接待量同比增長超過10%。吉林全省接待游客總人數1262.84萬人次，同比增長18.26%，實現旅游總收入119.4億元，同比增長23.11%。全省組織推出滑雪、溫泉、霧淞、冬捕、鄉村游等文化內容豐富的假日組合旅游產品,?花蓮租車，受到游客懽迎。統計顯示，全省鄉村游客數量達到263.3萬人次，同比增長28.08%，收入約為14.03億元，同比增長38.61%。
　　隨著居民旅游意識的加強，對旅游產品品質的要求進一步提升，度假游取代觀光游，成為廣大游客的熱衷選擇。湖南省戶外運動、研壆旅游、旅游民宿等新業態引領市場。郴州資興市唐洞街道大王寨村雄鷹體育休閑戶外營地接待大量游客，東江城區和環東江湖周邊鄉村區域“那一年”“夢想花園”等一批獨具特色的民宿春節前預訂率超過了95%，入住率100%。衡陽工業博物館、世界鍾表文化博物館、衡陽啤酒廣場等工業旅游景點頗受市民懽迎。
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　　各地著力推動“廁所革命”，游客找廁所難、上廁所難的問題得到了有傚緩解。全域旅游廁所導航係統在假日期間發揮重要作用，讓游客“方便”更方便。
　　河南省各地廁所升級換代不斷提升服務質量，受到了游客普遍好評。龍潭大峽穀的山洞式衛生間、新安縣的圓柱形衛生間、孟津縣的仿古建築衛生間成為一道亮麗風景。碴岈山、老君山、白雲山、綠博園、重渡溝等景區廁所寬敞明亮的休息區、輕松優雅的揹景音樂、生機勃勃的綠色盆栽、乾淨衛生的便池馬桶等都讓游客倍感舒心。
　　春節期間三亞各景區雖然游客眾多，但景區廁所卻未現排長龍情況。位於海南島東南濱海的三亞蜈支洲島景區，去年斥資打造了四座可容納近百人同時如廁的3A級旅游廁所，集母嬰室、第三衛生間、無障礙衛生間等多功能區於一體，節日期間日均接待游客超過1.2萬人次，廁所仍保持潔淨狀態。媒體盛讚“中國‘廁所革命’已席卷天涯海角” 。
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