The Alliance for Change (AFC) yesterday lamented what it called the government’s neglect of the Yarrowkabra Housing Scheme and its residents.In its weekly press briefing yesterday, the party’s Prime Ministerial Candidate,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Sheila Holder, highlighted the plight of the residents of the housing area which was once said to be part of the government’s push to relocate further inland.According to Holder, a significant proportion of the residents of the Yarrowkabra Housing Scheme are without electricity,Cheap China Jerseys, phones or even paved streets. The residents are presently without a primary school even though one has long been promised and children are currently forced to brave the dangerous highway to get to schools in the neighbouring communities.Executive Member of the AFC and Councilor for Region Four,Cheap Jerseys From China, Michael Carrington, made an impassioned plea for the people of the area saying that the last time the community saw any sort of official attention was in 2006,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Outlet, another election year,Cheap Nike Air Max Shoes, when the President himself visited. Carrington pointed out that there are no lights on the highway stretch from the highway junction all the way to Linden making a trek on that highway a literal life and death encounter.He spoke of the many social problems in the community and called for Government intervention in the area to bring some much needed assistance to the people.The party also chose to respond to comments made by David Granger who said that a recent article in this newspaper that “The AFC lacks popular support … So the question must be asked: If you are not in it to win it, then why are you in it?”The party responded by saying that it is “in it” to serve as an alternative to the “destructive and racial politics of the PPP and the PNC”.Ms Holder pointed that the unity that would be cultivated by the political culture the AFC would promote were the party to win would see ethnic differences at the political level subsumed and not accentuated.

The asbestos currently being removed from the University of Guyana is being dumped in the pathway of the Mandela Avenue dumpsite in Georgetown. President of the University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS),NFL Jerseys Store, Jason Benjamin, has said that he discovered and confirmed on Sunday, last, at approximately 10:30hrs,Wholesale Jerseys, the deadly substance (asbestos) being dumped at the site.In a letter to Kaieteur News, he noted that some deposit workers appeared to be ignorant by allowing themselves to be part of the removal process with their bare hands and no face masks.Benjamin stated that he enquired from the workers why the substance was being dumped there; they noted that their supervisor told them that the stuff was to ‘build the roadway’.The President of the UGSS also stated that the asbestos materials were thrown out of plastic bags onto the roadway, sending particles into the air.Benjamin said that he visited the campus on Sunday. “As we proceeded further into the campus, we noticed that the security staff (campus security) was not equipped with any sort of protective gear from the airborne carcinogenic substance, including those who were having lunch in their work area.”According to Benjamin,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, some workers were also removing the asbestos in a manner that made it become airborne.When contacted for a comment on the issue, Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, said that the asbestos should not be dumped, but that it should be buried,NFL Jerseys Outlet, since it can severely affect residents in surrounding areas of the Mandela Avenue dump site.Mayor Green, who is currently overseas, told this newspaper that, before he left Guyana, arrangements were to be made between the technical crew and the UG officials on how the substance should be disposed.Mayor Green noted that there should be some level of coordination between the two parties for the disposal of asbestos, since it does not make sense to remove the problem from one place and then take it in another area.?Meanwhile, Benjamin stated that staff and students of UG have to dwell in the area,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, and if the contractors continue to work in an unsafe manner, the students and staff will be at risk.He added that the UGSS executive body will indeed use the legal system as their fist to glory should any casualty encounter.

Government is to expend $640.9M to rehabilitate several hinterland roads that are in a terrible state of disrepair or deterioration.Geoffrey Vaughn, Coordinator of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s WorksThe Bartica-Puruni roadServices Group, in a recent interview with GINA said, “We know for a fact that Bartica is supposed to become a town sometime next year in April, and the Ministry at this present time is looking to do a lot of inputs in terms of making Bartica into a town…we are going to be executing quite a number of roads and drainage works in Bartica.”These roads are expected to last a minimum of five years.Allocations from the 2015 budget will result in works on the internal roads in Mahdia, Region Eight being significantly upgraded and rehabilitated. ???? “… we have contracts out for the supply of materials for works to commence. As soon as those works commence in Mahdia, we will see vast improvement in terms of their infrastructure,” Vaughn said.As efforts continue to significantly improve the country’s road transportation network, the pivotal Linden-Lethem road will also receive attention.“We know for a fact the Linden-Lethem road is also a link towards our neighbour which is Brazil,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, which would improve trade between the two countries, and we also have in train the deep water harbour for which studies are being done presently through (the) Inter-American Development Bank,” Vaughn said.He added that those are some of the projects that link not only the country’s internal network, but also provide a connection to Guyana’s neighbours.“It’s quite a big investment. However, from the ministry’s point of view, we will be trying to work the project into phases… this is where we are at this stage… working out the modalities in terms of how do we phase the project in or will the project be a private public partnership,” Vaughn added.The sum of $640.9M was allocated for hinterland roads for 2015 which will be spent to complete and rehabilitate those in Regions One, Seven,Wholesale Jerseys Online, Eight, Nine and 10 in areas such as Wanaina, Yarakita, Bartica,Cheap Jerseys For Wholesale, Brian Sucre Junction- Mahdia,Jerseys From China, Lethem, Katoonarib-Aishalton,NFL Jerseys China, and Aishalton-Kraudar; and reconstruction of internal roads in Mahdia.

Small vendors protest ban on foreign labeled goodsTwo days after the Government Analyst,Wholesale Authentic NFL Jerseys, Food and Drugs Department (GAFDD), announced that it will be removing all food and drug items labeled in foreign languages from shelves of local retail outlets, small vendors are asking that they give them some grace period to sell those that they have in stock.The vendors fear that their small businesses will face tremendous losses.? Items in which they have invested may no longer be sold.These vendors added that their businesses survive mostly by selling small items,Wholesale Jerseys, most of which are not labeled in English.Larger entities said that the authority should take into consideration,NFL Jerseys China, the plights of small business owners, before moving to a sudden ban.Many of them also revealed that even though their products are not labeled in complete English,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, they do have translation,Nike Air Vapor Max Flyknit Women, and customers have never complained about not understanding what they read.The main reason why the small vendors opt to purchase foreign branded goods is because it costs a lot less than those with English labels.They explained that drug and food items from countries such as India or China cost less than the ones imported from European nations or other English speaking countries.The Government Food and Drug Department had initially said that the food and drug act regulation states that all regulated articles offered for sale should be English.This they said would allow better communication and understanding between manufacturers, distributors and consumers. The GAFDD said that proper labeling will allow consumers to make safe and healthy choices when purchasing goods.The articles on sale should be clearly understood by persons who are restricted by their beliefs or otherwise.? With regards to cosmetics and skincare products the GAFDD said that safety information on hypoallergenic and sun protection is required.The government analyst said that it took into consideration the impact that all these issues could be for the safety and protection of consumers.