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The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has noted that the party was victorious with over 60% of the votes cast in the 70 Local Authority Areas which the party contested.In a detailed statement to the press yesterday,Cheap NHL Jerseys, the main opposition party outlined that thousands of members and volunteers demonstrated their commitment and courage to PPP/C through their long and tireless hours of work: door-to-door campaigns, educating communities on the Party’s vision for development, among other commendable activities.“As a result of this overwhelming electoral support,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, the PPP/C emerged.”“So impressive was the victory that the party won the majority of votes in some Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs)…”The PPP/C noted it is impressed by the generosity, unity and solidarity of its supporters,China Jerseys Wholesale, members and volunteers as they collectively embrace the democratic process and delivering victory to the Party.“Without every single one of you, the dream for a better Guyana would be impossible.”However the PPP/C noted its intention to raise in the National Assembly the abuses of State resources by the APNU+AFC and to call for a full-scale investigation into the matter.“Further,Jerseys From China, the party calls on the International Community to take note of this troublesome development which clearly undermines and erodes confidence in the electoral process in Guyana.”The party also reiterated that all the delays for the holding of Local Government Elections were due to the persistent street demonstrations,Wholesale Jerseys China, legal and other challenges raised by those who used every possible means to throw up obstacles in the path for Local Government Elections.“The impressive victories scored by the PPP/C clearly vindicate its long held view that the Party was always prepared to contest Local Government Elections and could never be held responsible for delaying these elections.“As a Party we will continue to work hard to improve people’s lives and to prevent democracy from sliding backward.”“We are on the way to reclaiming our country, saving it from ruin and destruction by the hands of those who have demonstrated their only interest in government is to be revengeful,Cheap Jerseys Store, spiteful and discriminatory.”The PPP/C, promises to elaborate further as the official results become known.

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…as thousands turn up for APNU+AFC rally post NominationWith A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) having presented its lists of candidates, thousands of supporters marched through central Georgetown yesterday afternoon, escorting their leadership to Independence Park for their first post-Nomination Day rally.AFC Executive Nigel Hughes addressing the gathering.Certain sections of the city were brought to a standstill as the entire proceeding unfolded,Nike Air Max 1 Ultra Flyknit Womens, exacerbating the current traffic woes existing in the city.The atmosphere was a jubilant one as the masses danced to the multi-cultural selections that were played during the rally.AFC executive Nigel Hughes, addressing the milieu of gold and green, reminded those gathered of the historical significance of the ground. He also called for a moment of silence in reflection of all who had lost their lives in the process of fighting for freedom.‘It has been a long and painful journey. And we have lost brothers and sisters along the way. We lost Shaka Blair. We lost Ronald Waddell. We lost over 400 sons and most recently we lost Courtney (Crum-Ewing).”Citing the prorogation of parliament as one instance of misuse of presidential power, he called for the curtailing of such prerogatives.“There are some fundamental things we have to do so that we do not backslide again. And one of these is to change the Constitution!”“We must understand what about the Constitution has led us to where we are. Never again must we vest in any head of state the powers of a king or the powers of a queen. Because it is only kings and queens who don’t have to answer to the people. Once we elect a president, he must be liable to us and he must not be a minority president!”“Any President must be a majority president. And we must change the Constitution so that never again will a president wake up one morning and when the people say we have no confidence in you,Cheap Hockey Jerseys, he removes the parliament.? No more prorogation by any king!”Hughes reminded the gathering that there was more to be done, and that to be complacent at this junction was a mistake. He related the importance of preserving unity.“How are we going to protect this unity? Unless we can protect this unity we will end up exactly where we were last year and four years ago. We would have failed our foreparents who gave their blood and died to see this day of unity.”“We have made many missteps in the past. We have distrusted ourselves and our neighbours. But now that we have this opportunity, we have to show humility. We have to show that we are strong and committed. We have to demonstrate that we will fight, come what may, to protect this unity.“And I have news for you. If you thought Courtney Crum-Ewing was provocative,NFL Jerseys China, in the next 34 days you will see even more provocation!” Hughes exclaimed, much to the crowd’s approval.“We have to be our brother’s keepers, because they will attack our brothers and sisters. They will try to drive wedges between us, because we are facing a desperate regime…a regime that understands that we have only changed Governments once in fifty years. That is our failing as a people.”Hughes also touched on some of the controversial projects undertaken by the administration, “in the name of conservation and economic progress”.“The future of this country does not depend on giving away large tracts of land to people to develop it,Cheap Nike Air Max 1, when we can develop it ourselves!”“How is it possible that the sons and daughters of slaves and indentured servants can sit down and be told that, while foreign nations are given hundreds of thousands of acres to cut trees,Nike Tns Sale, when we can cut trees? There is no magic in protecting the environment. We as citizens can protect the environment. We don’t need any foreign powers telling us how to manage our resources.”“How dare someone tell me, in 2015, that they have to give us a house lot,Air Max 97 Silver Bullet Uk, which we paid for, like if they are doing us a favour? We have already paid, through our foreparents, for every square inch of this country!”Hughes did not spare himself or his colleagues in the opposition. He assured the gathering that they were also accountable and thus the citizenry must never allow them to misuse their office.Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM) chairman Ryan Belgrave also addressed the gathering, condemned the PPP/C for its failed youth initiatives.AFC youth leader Trevor Williams also spoke to the crowd. Wielding his ID card, he urged citizens to ensure that they were on the list of electors in their respective communities. He also led the masses in a rendition of the

Quincy Johnson, whose body was fished out of the Demerara River last week Thursday, may have been slain during a dispute with marijuana farmers, police said yesterday.Johnson’s body, with an incised wound to the neck, was found near West Watooka and was reportedly identified by a sister.Kaieteur News understands that the 25-year-old from Half Mile, Wismar, was previously employed as a porknocker,Air Max 97 NZ, but recently began working with an individual who cultivated marijuana.However, while police have detained one man and are hunting for a second suspect,Bradley Chubb Jersey, an official said that investigators only have “second hand” information about the circumstances surrounding Johnson’s demise. They have also been unable to locate the marijuana farm where he had allegedly worked.A relative of the slain man said that he is being laid to rest today but declined further comment.Linden is believed to have a high incidence of marijuana cultivation and there have been a number of execution-style deaths which appear to be linked to the trade.On October 4, 2010,Anton Forsberg Jersey, the body of 51-year-old suspected ganja farmer Linden Mc Pherson was found at Seven Miles Ituni road. The corpse bore two gunshot wounds. Eight days later, the body of Devon Simpson, 34,Cheap Nike Shox, of Kara Kara Linden, was found in a canal separating Sophia and Meadow Brook. He had been shot at the back of the head and police suggested that the deaths were connected to the marijuana trade.In June,Air Max 97, 2011, the body 21-year-old Clifton Bonus, called Motto,Wholesale Air Max Tn, of Nottinghamshire, and of Silvertown, Wismar, Linden, was found near an abandoned airstrip at Linden, where a marijuana farm was said to be located.A 23-year-old man and his alleged 16-year-old accomplice were charged with Bonus’s murder.

A number of telephone subscribers on the Essequibo Coast have complained that the new landline system installed by the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) is not working,Air Max 97 Silver Bullet For Sale, and that the company is ignoring their complaints.One consumer, Compton Haynes of Henrietta Village, told Kaieteur News that since his telephone was installed late last year, it worked for a few weeks.“I made numerous visits to G.T &T to inform them of my plight. They promised to send a technician to rectify the problem, but up to now,Aron Baynes Jersey, no one has come,” Haynes said.His statement was echoed by other subscribers,Air Max 97 Undefeated White, including Lionel Smith of La Belle Alliance,Air Max 90 Black Leather, who said that after waiting for one year to have his line installed, his phone has never worked.“I paid them in full but had to wait for over twelve months for them to install the line. Now that they have done so, the phone has never worked,” Smith told this newspaper.“We cannot wait any longer,Nike Men Air Max 97, we have to protest this injustice now,Alexander Steen Jersey,” one subscriber said.Several months ago, outraged subscribers had picketed the GT&T installation at Anna Regina to protest the delay in installing their phones.‘We may have to do it again,” one man said.GT&T Personnel Officer Oscar Clarke said that some of the most compounding issues that face customers on the Essequibo Coast result from the fixed wireless access system that has now become obsolete.Mr. Clarke said that technicians from Georgetown are now on the coast working to rectify the problems.He, however, acknowledged having problems in certain areas, namely Hampton Court, Devonshire Castle, Dartmouth, La Belle Alliance, Airy Hall and Riverstown.