There has been a significant decrease in road fatalities this year, when compared to 2007. A police press release stated that enforcement efforts by ranks and traffic education activities have resulted in the decrease for the period January 1 to September 14, 2008.At this time last year, there had been 116 accidents resulting in 136 deaths,Cheap Air Max 95 For Sale, 19 of which were children. However,CHeap NFL Jerseys China, for this year, there have been 66 accidents and 77 deaths, three of which were children.According to the release, speeding is the leading cause of road fatalities.It was revealed that of the 66 fatal accidents this year, 36 were due to speeding, eight resulted from driving under the influence of alcohol, and seven were because of the failure of motorists to conform to traffic signs.Most of the victims for this year, to date, were pedestrians. Twenty-five pedestrians were killed in accidents, nine pedal cyclists, 12 motor cyclists, five pillion passengers, 11 drivers, seven passengers of motor cars,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, four passengers of lorries/vans,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, and four passengers of motor buses.Private cars, motorcycles and minibuses were more common in fatal accidents for this year. The release revealed that 18 private cars, 17 motorcycles and 13 minibuses were involved in road fatalities, while there were nine bicycles, nine motor pick-ups, 11 motor lorries,Cheap China Jerseys, seven hire cars, two motor vans,Cheap Jerseys From China, two tractor/trailers and one motor jeep also involved in accidents.The Police Traffic Department’s zero tolerance traffic enforcement “Operation Safeway” continues countrywide.According to statistics provided, up to September 14, a total of 51,226 cases have been made against defaulting motorists.The more prevalent is speeding, with some 14,012 cases being made out; overloaded minibuses – 4,221; unlicensed drivers – 1,648; failure to wear seatbelts – 1,344; failure to wear safety helmets – 1,629; breach of insurance – 832; breach of traffic light signals – 854; breach of road service licences – 946; obstruction – 5,221; and stopping within 30 feet of a corner – 6,183.

…refuses to maintain 100km of road it destroys daily ?By Gary Eleazar?A significant escalation in logging activities over the last three years in Region Ten has led directly to the destruction of the more than 200 kilometres of roadway between Kwakwani, Linden and Georgetown.According to official figures, an average of 40 heavily laden trucks traverse the worsening stretch of road each day between Kwawkani to Linden. They are also met by others heading to Georgetown, thus destroying that stretch of road also.The majority of the trucks on the Kwakwani to Linden road belongs to, or contracted by Chinese logging company, Bai Shan Lin, which has also significantly escalated its activities in the Region.Bai Shan Lin alone exports an average of 1,200 containers of logs annually. Logs are brought to Georgetown by way of trucks and barges.The situation has led to the Ministry of Public Works having to assume maintenance of the roadway, pumping an average of $100M annually,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, along the Kwakwani to Linden road over the past five years.The road has deteriorated to the point where it is almost impassable. Huge craters punctuate that stretch of road and travel is routinely made worse by heavy rains.To make matters worse, the logging companies that depend on the road have refused to assist in its maintenance and have argued this case since they claim to have already assumed responsibility for the Unamco Road.The Unamco Road is primarily a logging road that runs along the eastern bank of the Berbice River.The Public Works Ministry currently has a small fleet stationed in Region Ten, responsible for the maintenance of the road.The fleet includes one frontend loader, one excavator, one roller, one Bobcat,Cheap Jerseys, two trucks and a grader.The fleet is often times removed to undertake emergency works in other locations limiting the capacity to effectively maintain the Linden to Kwakwani road.The situation has reached such dire proportions that the Public Works Minister has indicated to this publication that come early next year, Government is looking to install a toll booth.While this would be a new source of revenue meant to assist in the maintenance of the road, Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn, has admitted that the revenue would be nowhere close to adequate and as such Government would still have to utilize money from the nation’s coffers.The predicament has now led to stakeholders calling for the timber companies to do more since it earns billions of dollars from the logs shipped out of the Guyana forest while paying Government a paltry royalty.Forestry exports for the first eight months of this year have more than doubled compared to the same period of 2013.A staggering 86,250 cubic meters of logs were exported between January and August. This earned US$14.5M. Last year, for the same period, 41,518 cubic meters were exported, earning over US$7M.For this year, until August, log exports represented about 46 percent of the total forest exports as against the 30 percent for last year.Regional Chairman of the affected area, Sharma Solomon,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, has told this newspaper that Bai Shan Lin and the other loggers using the road are destroying it, and that when they are approached to assist in repairing it, the companies insist that they already pay royalties and taxes to Government.To make matters worse the company has failed to embark on value added exports which was supposed to see Guyana earning more than 40 per cent above what it currently receives from Bai Shan Lin in royalties.The company has also been accused of cheating Guyana in an attempt to avoid paying more through what is known as transfer pricing.Transfer pricing allows Bai Shan Lin’s parent company in China to set the price on logs.The issue was raised recently by Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram,Cheap NFL Jerseys, who is on record saying “In effect,Cheap Jerseys Outlet, they can set whatever prices they want because nobody does any serious review. At the end of the day, the Government gets lower revenues from its royalties and of course,Cheap Jerseys From China, more importantly, the seller…the poor local loggers…get whatever price is being offered to them.”The use of imported Chinese labour and the transfer pricing practice also opens a real possibility for Bai Shan Lin to use its proceeds in China to pay workers without local taxes and other commitments like NIS being remitted.

– highlights challenge to accessing water – stresses need for citizens’ supportThe efforts of firefighters to tackle a number of fires in recent days have been described as “tremendously credible work” by Fire Chief Marlon Gentle.In an interview with this publication yesterday, Gentle noted that while full satisfaction may never be possible, continuous strides are being made “to lift our levels.”According to him, the firefighters on some occasions are faced with challenges which have been in existence for far too long. “It’s coming more and more to the fore, but this is nothing new…when these fires happen then everybody remembers,Wholesale NFL Jerseys,” said Gentle, of protracted challenges.Fire Chief Marlon GentleAt least two recent fires have been linked to arson and another two believed to be electrical in origin, and Gentle noted yesterday that access to water has at times been a main sore point in tackling these fires.Even as he made reference to a fire at Crane on Monday, which was found to be electrical in origin, as it started in the upper ceiling of the two-flat building,NFL Jerseys Supply, the Fire Chief alluded to the challenge that was faced by firefighters to access a nearby water source. He pointed out that since fire engines cannot respond swiftly with their capacity volume of water, there is a crucial need for firefighters to make use of waterways in the areas where fires occur.Gentle pointed out that there are times when the available water sources are inaccessible. He therefore emphasised the need for efforts to be made to examine the location of water sources.“When these canals are at the back of a house how can get to them? We can’t drive a truck through a dam or a house to access the canals there, and that is a limitation in itself to our firefighting efforts. I think people believe we can run a long hose about 40 feet away…these things have limitations and so we have to be close to access these canals.”While this was the challenge faced at Crane, the Fire Chief recounted a similar situation experienced in Berbice.“The last fire in Canje (Berbice) the canal was dug, but all the stuff was dumped on the sides of the canal, so there was difficulty in accessing the canal,Cheap Jerseys USA, and of course that has a time-consuming factor,” he added.Firemen connecting a hose as they prepare to tackle a recent blaze at Crane.Gentle noted that while the efforts were made to invest in tankers, these are located close to fire stations,Authentic MLB Jerseys Online, and he explained that “you can’t send a tanker (full with water) till over the river or till from Leonora. What time will it reach? Those tankers are very heavy…We wouldn’t send them long distances and run the risk of getting them into an accident.”Nevertheless, he assured that the Fire Service on each occasion that it was summoned was able to respond as efficiently as possible.“When we got there what we saw we were able to take into hand,Wholesale NBA Jerseys China, and I think that we have been doing our job. We cannot undo what was already done prior to arriving. Remember, a fire has to start before the fire service is alerted,” Gentle asserted.He highlighted further “when fires are seen, it is when they would have already started bursting through a window or through a roof, and this means that for all intents and purposes that that property has already been damaged.”“When we get there we have to make sure that it doesn’t get worse; we have to contain it. A tank of water would not do anything to a burning house, but a tank of water might be able to help protect another building from burning,” he observed.The Fire Chief underscored that the Fire Service cannot operate in isolation. He moreover highlighted the need for citizens to also take responsibility for their own environment.“People need to pay attention to how they use the basic things; how they use electricity, how they cook and how they store combustibles,Cheap NFL Jerseys,” Gentle emphasised.He also spoke of the importance of ensuring that young children are at all times supervised while at home. He made this point as he considered that many children are now enjoying the July/August holiday.“School is out and parents have to ensure that their children are supervised and are engaged meaningfully,” Gentle recommended.

Forty-six students from 21 learning institutions on Monday began their annual work study programme at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T).The group comprises 11 from the Government Technical Institute, two from the University of Guyana, six from secondary schools at Linden and New Amsterdam, 19 from 16 city schools, and three from hinterland locations.Included in this year’s batch is Cemci Sose, son of the Chief of the Wai Wai tribe.For the next six weeks,Nike Air Max Cheap Wholesale, the students will be attached to various divisions in the company, even working at its Linden and Berbice facilities.Before the programme began in earnest on Monday, there was a formal orientation at which Chief Executive Officer, Major General (ret’d) Joseph Singh, and Chief Education Officer, Ms. Genevieve Whyte-Nedd, outlined the expectations of both the company and the Ministry.According to Maj. Gen. Singh, the students, who represent a generation who will in the future carry the torch of leadership,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, should see their period of attachment as a developmental tool in their advancement.?Mr. Singh said that apart from facilitating knowledge, the stint will allow the students to work in a dynamic environment at GT&T.The Chief Executive Officer,NFL Jerseys Outlet, echoing remarks made earlier in the programme by Ms. Whyte-Nedd to the students, to “write their own recommendations” (through their demeanour and attitude), said that they have an opportunity to groom themselves for the future by creating a lasting impression.Ms. Whyte-Nedd, in her charge,Cheap Jerseys China, urged them to show a willingness to be part of a team, to think outside the box,Discount NFL Jerseys, and to be willing to share ideas.The Chief Education Officer advised the students to consider themselves an investment to the Company, indicating that the investment must be value added.??The Ministry’s official further emphasised the need for discipline, while adopting a positive attitude.“You are young, brilliant and enthusiastic…Be respectful to your supervisors and co-workers, since you are being evaluated,” Ms. Whyte-Nedd said.The ceremony, which was chaired by Deputy General Manager, Mr. Terry Holder, was also addressed by Senior Manager, Human Resources,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Industrial Relations and Security, Mr. P Ramnarain.

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The Mayor and City Council arbitration panel met at the Supreme Court library on Monday as they continued to complete the compulsory arbitration process.After much deliberation the meeting was adjourned and the next meeting is slated for tomorrow. From all indications the parties are likely to come to a decision at this meeting.Since 2007 the Guyana Labour Union and the Mayor and City Council have been in discussion on a number of issues. These include leave passage assistance for workers,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, severance payments,wholesale jerseys, a refund of the pension,NFL Jerseys Authentic, the restructuring of the redundancy clause,NFL Jerseys From China, as well as a 10 percent increase for workers.However the parties have failed to come to a mutual agreement. As such they decided to go to arbitration.Following the agreement to go to arbitration,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, there arose another issue. City Hall was calling for three arbitrators while the Union was calling for one.After the parties could not reach an agreement the Union threatened to take industrial action.Eventually the Ministry of Labour intervened and both parties are now engaged in discussions with three arbitrators appointed by the Ministry of Labour.City Hall is however maintaining that they do not have any extra money to pay workers which the union is demanding.

Farazad Khan, a nine-year-old,Cheap NFL Jerseys, is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Pediatric ward after he was hit by a pickup truck yesterday at the corner of Broad and Ketley Streets. Charlestown.According to the child’s medical reports, he has suffered a “mild scalp swelling along the frontal region”,Authentic China Jerseys, as well as a “small fracture of the posterior third of the right first rib”.Nine year old-Farazad KhanEyewitnesses had told his publication that the child was making his way across Broad Street on the pedestrian crossing, when a speeding Canter truck bearing licence plate number GHH 9348 struck him.Kaieteur News was also told that upon realizing that the boy was hit, the vehicle driver attempted to flee the scene. However,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, it was several donkey carts operators who confronted him,Nike Air Max 95 White, took away the keys to his vehicle, and summoned the police.The child was then rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state where he was treated at the Accident and Emergency Unit before being transferred to the children’s ward.The boy’s mother also told this publication that the police are awaiting the child’s discharge in order to obtain a statement from him.In the mean time,Cheap Jerseys, she added that the driver of the vehicle was released from police custody on $50,China Jersyes Cheap,000 bail.

The Guyana Police Force will formally launch its Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) unit training programme on Thursday.Kaieteur News understands that for the past two weeks the specialist trainers from the Emergence Group (TEG) of the United States of America have been working with the ranks selected to make up the unit.They were described as “three men with lots of experience.”Forty ranks,NFL Jerseys Cheap, including four officers have been shortlisted for the training and according to a top official of the Force; the number would be narrowed down slightly.The ranks have already gone through some rigid physical training as well as remedial weapons exercises to test their suitability for the more intense training under the specialist trainers from overseas.While senior officials of the Force continue to be tightlipped about the composition of the initial batch of ranks for the SWAT unit,Wholesale Jerseys From China, a reliable source has indicated that some of them have had previous specialist training.“They couldn’t just pick any ‘green’ man,China Jerseys Cheap,” the source said.The Organizational Needs Assessment for the Unit has already been completed.According to the training contractors,Cheap MLB Jerseys China, Guyana should have a fully functional SWAT unit by mid-year.

….demand immediate refundBy Abena Rockcliffe The EZJet saga continues with the company making conflicting releases over the weekend while its officers have continued to blame everyone except themselves for their current problems.Commentators have pointed out the obvious problems of the airline which were ignored by the local authorities and even defended by the Government of Guyana.While the company is clearly at fault for mismanagement and possible fraudulent operations, the Government is also culpable for not ensuring that the distress signals were heeded.Meanwhile irate customers continue to be severely affected by the company’s collapse.Police were once again summoned to the EZjet office on Brickdam as angry customers yesterday converged at the location demanding immediate refunds.A woman produced her ticket that she purchased on Friday claiming that she wasn’t aware that the airline was “closed down” and was still sold a ticket to Trinidad.Immediately the already incensed passengers accused the airline of perpetrating fraud. Some of them immediately went to Eve Leary to seek criminal charges against the airline for fraud.On Thursday,Soccer World Cup Jerseys, the United States Department of Transportation suspended the operating licence for EZjet. This effectively barred the airline from landing or operating out of a United States territory.The Guyana Government did the same the following day, Friday. Works Minister said that the action by his government was intended to prevent the sale of tickets.Having had its operating licences suspended by the United States Department of Transportation?and the Guyana Government,Cheap Jerseys, EZjet is unable to fulfill its obligation to its customers who have already booked their tickets.In that regard, passengers have, since last week Friday, been calling for the return of their monies, but were told to return on Monday for refunds.However, up to yesterday no refund has been forthcoming. Instead, angered customers were told that no money could be refunded until November 30.Some claimed that EZjet told them that the government had seized its funds.Even more confusing was the fact that although customers were told to return for their monies on the abovementioned date, the document given to some stated that reimbursement will not start before December 3.Passengers who remain stranded said that they were previously told that Caribbean Airline would have transported them to their respective destinations.A customer, who only identified herself as Shenella,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, said that she went to Caribbean Airline and representatives there told her that the airline has “no dealings” with EZjet, but that victims of the situation can get tickets at a fair price. “What is fair for us who already paid our money?”“One time EZjet tell us that Caribbean Airline would have carried us back for free and they will repay, then they told us that it was a mistake and that Caribbean Airline will now take us at the same price we paid them. But where are we finding the money from?” asked one passenger.Yesterday, Caribbean Airline announced a US$225 ticket for people who would leave today.A passenger,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Wayne Vieira, said that he was supposed to have left the shores of Guyana since Friday. “They call me and say my flight was cancelled till Sunday (last); Sunday come and gone and I still here.”The businessman said that when he returned to the EZjet office on Monday, he was told that government had seized the airline’s financial assets; hence a refund was not possible.Vieira said that he spoke to the then acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rosalinda Rasul, who had informed him of a meeting slated between the airline and Guyana Civil Aviation authority in connection with “getting us out the country.”Vieira recounted that Rasul gave him all assurance that he would have been able to return to his business in the US.The man said that he was of the misguided opinion that “she has things under control, but no, now they telling us we have to purchase a new ticket from one of the other airlines and we will be refunded in due time.”“I am aware of the system; by November they will declare bankruptcy and everybody money gone down the drain. I want my money and I want to leave this place.”The businessman explained that he is staying at an apartment and using a rented car. He said that he knows reimbursement is out of the question “but I ain’t even want that; all I want is for them to give me back my money so that I could return to the States. I pleading with these people; I have my business in the states and it is closed down because of them.”Vieira explained that even before he left the USA he was encountering problems with the airline.“It is all fr

Sixteen children from the Sophia Care Centre were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation,Adidas Hockey Jerseys Cheap, (GPHC) yesterday following complaints of vomiting and diarrhea.Four of the children, between the ages of eight and 10 years old,Wholesale NBA Jerseys China, were eventually admitted to the Pediatric Unit of the State Health facility after they were seen by doctors.The Sophia Care CenterKaieteur News understands that the children had been suffering from an outbreak of nausea and diarrhea, for the past two days.Officials of the Care Centre facility were tight lipped about the subject. However,Wholesale Authentic NFL Jerseys, a source close to the institution revealed that the illness may have been caused by the consumption of the tap water.“But we hear that a flu going around,” the source said.This newspaper was told that this first occurrence of “any such outbreak” at Sophia Care Centre.GPHC in a press statement reported that the students from the Sophia Care Centre were taken to hospital around midmorning yesterday. They were treated at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the institution.At the hospital the teachers who accompanied the children could provide no information on the children. The nurses were forced to ask the children for bio data. And even this was not forthcoming. Some of the children gave what is known as “call names” and only gave their proper names when pressed. One child did not even know his surname.Head of Child Care and Protection Services,NFL Jerseys China Cheap, Ann Greene, said that she was unaware of the occurrence.“I will not comment on that I don’t know of anything like that,NFL Jerseys Outlet, I will have to investigate first before I make a suitable comment,Cheap Jerseys,” Greene said.The Sophia Care Centre was commissioned in 2011 under the leadership of then Human Services and Social Security Minister, Priya Manickchand.It was constructed with the rehabilitation of abused children in mind. The building has the capacity to accommodate 100 children. It has the necessary equipment and amenities for educational, vocational and life- skills training pursuits, which cultivates positive rehabilitation of the children.

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– official’s son, nephew,China NFL Jerseys, driver likely to be chargedPolice are seeking legal advice to know whether they can institue charges against five suspects in connection with the recent multi-million-dollar heist at Linden’s Regional Democratic Office (RDC).Indications are that some of the suspects have admitted their involvement in the incident.The son of an RDC official,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the official’s nephew, his driver, a Tucville resident and a woman are among those in custody.A source said that police had released some of the suspects last week but kept them under surveillance.According to a source, a Linden resident with inside information about the RDC office recruited two men from Georgetown to carry out the heist.Kaieteur News understands that on Wednesday, last,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, police searched a yard in Critchlow Street,Cheap NHL Adidas Jerseys, Tucville,China Jerseys Cheap, after being told that some of the stolen loot was buried there. However, nothing was found.Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine, had revealed that the police received information which caused them to send a team to an area in Georgetown around 03:00 hours on Wednesday. There they arrested three men and a woman, who were all taken to Linden.Ramnarine said that his detectives informed him that they were on the way to making significant inroads into solving the matter.Immediately after the robbery, the police had swooped down on a house that the Regional official’s son frequented and confiscated a device used when welding. Detectives had also impounded a vehicle that they believed was used to transport the loot.The thieves escaped with $5.4M in cash and a number of cheques after torching a safe in the RDC office.According to Regional Chairman, Mortimer Mingo, the guard alleged that one of the robbers held him at gunpoint and relieved him of the keys to the building.The man’s accomplices then reportedly entered the Accounts Department, and with the aid of a welding torch, gained access to the Council’s safe,China Jerseys Cheap, and escaped with the cash, and about $3 million in?cheques.Unconfirmed reports indicate that the torch was the same one that was stolen from the RDC some months ago.

–?? ?one year free data service with every purchase The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) announced yesterday that customers who purchase the new device from Research In Motion Limited (RIM),Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, the BlackBerry Z10,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, will also receive one year free data service.Speaking at the launch,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, GT&T’s Chief Financial Officer,Cheap Air Max Shoes With Free Shipping, Justin Nedd said the device immediately goes on sale for G$158,000 at GT&T outlets countrywide. He added that apart from the one year free data service, the smartphone also comes with a one-year warranty,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, and customers should take advantage of the offer, which will be available for a limited time only.There were persons present at the launch who had the opportunity to win one of the smartphones by entering their GT&T mobile number for a drawing that took place at the conclusion of the event. In the end,Jerseys Authentic Stitched, lucky customer and staff of the National Communications Network, Kerwayne Christian, walked away with a brand new BlackBerry Z10.While calling rates and the quality of service may be the ultimate factor determining which direction customers go, the price adds another interesting element to the heated competition.

…Tourism Minister anticipates greater success this yearMinister of Tourism, Manniram Prashad, has said that visitor arrivals to Guyana declined in 2008 by just under five percent.He noted that while some Caribbean countries’ decline was in some cases more than 20 percent, Guyana’s decline in tourism has been minimal because of the unique product.The Minister added that there has not been any significant growth in the hotel industry for the first quarter of this year. However, he added,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, they did fairly well because of cricket as during March most of the hotels were fully booked.“While we have not seen a significant growth in the first quarter, there has not been a decline. We have been able to maintain our market share,” Minister Prashad added.According to him, even though he wanted an increase and it was not achieved, the good thing is that in a crisis, the likes of which is currently being faced worldwide when people have been forced to close down and there is huge unemployment,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, that has not happened in the tourism sector in Guyana.“…While we admit there has been a small decline in arrivals, there is no decline in employment or in terms of tourism because we are now picking up on our business in terms of eco-tourism and adventure tourism…We’ve been monitoring the situation carefully to see how we can improve on what we have.”Minister Prashad pointed out that there is need for more training in terms of hotel management.On a positive note, Minister Prashad said that there is an investor right now who wants to build a hotel in Bartica.And the new owner of Buddy’s International Hotel will be opening a casino very shortly. He added that the hotel has already got its license work started. At present the owner is undertaking renovation.Another good sign, he added, is the opening of the New Thriving Restaurant on Main Street, which could possibly be one of the best Chinese restaurants in the Caribbean for ambiance and size.He opined that tourism is taking off in Guyana and that he anticipates that 2009 will be a great year for tourism.According to Minister Prashad, most of the Caribbean countries now have to blend their product.For instance, he added, his Ministry is currently in discussions with Barbados now to offer a joint package whereby visitors will spend half of their vacation there and the other half here in Guyana.“They want to offer something new and unique because all of these Caribbean countries are offering the same thing so Barbados is breaking away to offer a mixture of sun and adventure tourism so we are having discussions with them.” He said that one of the country’s main tour operators,Jerseys From China, Wilderness Explorers,Soccer Jerseys China, which is the biggest and most established tour operators in Guyana and one of the best in the Caribbean in terms of adventure tourism, has reported that 2008 was his best year ever in the tourism business and that he had a significant increase.“The kind of tourism that we are developing is taking off…2009 looks good for us.”He noted that there are several tours that will be coming,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, with the first being a major one coming from the UK and Germany on April 18.According to him, many more cruise ships like the one that was here last Saturday will also be coming to Guyana to target adventure tourism.“I think despite what is happening in the world, the future of tourism looks great in Guyana because of our unique kind of tourism. We are competing with Costa Rica and Belize and we are on the upswing now with attracting tourists.”Minister Prashad said that for the first quarter of this year,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, there has not been any significant decline in arrivals as compared to last year but it’s too early to predict anything. “We’ll have to monitor the situation carefully and see how all our marketing strategies have done over the last couple of years to attract more tourists. But I feel that this year will be a very good year for us.” (Nadia Guyadeen)