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Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang is expected to hand down a decision on whether the court has jurisdiction/authority to hear a motion presented by Attorney-at-law Anil Nandlall, seeking to challenge the Parliamentary status of two Government Ministers.The motion was brought against the government, by PPP member Desmond Morian.In the legal challenge, Morian listed articles 60,Cheap Jerseys China, 103, 105, 160 and 232 of the Constitution, and Chapter 1:01, as the basis for which he is questioning the appointment of APNU+AFC members Winston Felix and Keith Scott to Parliament as Technocratic Ministers.According to Morian, the names (Scott and Felix) were not extracted from the coalition’s list of candidates and they therefore did not fit the criteria for the positions.As such, he is seeking a declaration by the Court that the two men are not lawful members of the National Assembly and an order that they be prevented from sitting in the Assembly unless their names are extracted from the Coalition’s list.Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams and the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, are named as respondents in the matter.Chief Justice (Ag) Ian ChangAt the initial hearing, the AG objected to the motion. He argued that although the Court has exclusive rights to deal with the matter,Wholesale Football Jerseys, it was incorrectly placed before the Court.? It is his position that since this is a matter which touches and concerns the validity and legality of “elected Members of Parliament,Nike Roshe Run Men, it must be done by way of an election petition.”“We are dealing with an issue that the court has no jurisdiction to proceed on, a motion filed by Mr. Nandlall, because Mr. Nandlall is questioning the right of two members to sit in the National Assembly. By questioning the right of two members to sit in the National Assembly, he is therefore questioning the election, and he must (present) this by way of elections petition,Cheap Anaheim Ducks Hoodies,” Williams had argued.However, Nandlall contended that the AG has completely misconstrued the issue and the constitution relative to such matters. Nandlall had pointed out that the applicant in the matter, did not seek to question the elections or those elected to sit in the National Assembly, but rather,Supply NFL Jerseys Factory, the selection of the two persons (Felix and Scott) to the Parliament as Technocratic Ministers.When the arguments continued before the Chief Justice yesterday, both parties reiterated their positions. At the end of the proceeding, Justice Chang informed the Court,Cheap Jerseys 2018, that he will consider the positions and rule on the matter of Jurisdiction at a later date.?? As such, notices will be sent out to the parties involved in the case, as regards the decision.Following the appointment of Scott and Felix as Technocratic (expert or skilled in their field) Members of the National Assembly, the PPP sent out a strongly worded statement noting their objection.The party contended that “Articles 103 (3) and 105 of the Constitution and laws pronouncing on the eligibility of appointment of Technocratic Ministers, do not confer Technocratic status on these persons already sworn in by President David Granger as Ministers.”Pointing out that Felix and Scott are listed on the APNU+AFC National Top Up list of Candidates at numbers 24 and 46 respectively, the party called on the Clerk of the National Assembly not to administer the Oath as Member of Parliament to these persons.”But the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs had insisted that the appointments were perfectly legal.Isaacs told the media that a closer examination of the said Articles, 103 (3) and 105 of the Constitution would reveal that they do not adequately define a non-elected Member.

With the rate of unemployment among early school leavers skyrocketing, many opt to indulge in illegal activities.For them the hope of finding a decent job becomes more and more dim.Just last week, a 19-year-old who was desperately in need of employment,China Jerseys NFL, supposedly decided to forge a Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) certificate purporting to show that she had excelled at seven subjects.She took the forged certificate on April 18, last, to the Metro Office and Computer Supplies, seeking employment. After the certificate was discovered to be forged,Cheap Jerseys 2018, the police were summoned and she was arrested.The teen who told police her name is Oriann Smith was taken to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton to answer to the indictable charge of forgery.The prosecution made no objection for her to be granted her pre-trial liberty,Jordan Shoes For Sale Cheap, thus Magistrate Octive-Hamilton allowed the accused bail in the sum of $80,000. She will make her second court appearance on May 25.She might have been afforded the chance to secure an education but might not have been allowed to reach her full potential by unsupportive parents.Despite relentless efforts by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Human Services to curb school dropout some parents still limit their children the chance to receive a sound education.In recent times residents of Bartica were in high praise for the work of the official attached to the Ministry of Education for the truants’ cleanup.During the exercise, several reasons were noted for the children not being in school. Some cited financial difficulties, some said illness and in one case…an eight-year-old was left to take care of a four-year-old relative.Kaieteur News was made to understand that some parents of the truants are receiving financial assistance from the Public Service Ministry but nevertheless, their children are still not attending school.“They are collecting de Ministry money and keeping their children home…”An official from the Education Ministry reported that the truants will be closely monitored to ensure that they not only attend school but that they also do so regularly and punctually.The Education Ministry is so bent of the policy of “every child receiving an education” that children who are of school age and does not have birth certificates can still be accepted in school.The truancy campaign which was spearheaded by National Truancy Coordinator, Yvonne Arthur,Soccer Jerseys From China, who stated in an earlier interview that a child can still be enrolled at a school even though the latter does not have a birth certificate.Arthur explain that while the child is in school, the parent can be advised by a School’s Welfare Officer on the way forward to acquired the legal document.The last communities to be visited by the truants’ officers from the Education Ministry were Byderado,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Dogg Point and Agatash, villages situated on the outskirts of Bartica.Kaieteur News was made to understand that the Education official decided to target those areas because of the high absenteeism rate of students there.The officials are calling on head teachers to make available to the School’s Welfare Department,Jerseys NFL Cheap, the names of students who regularly absent themselves from school.

Orealla residents are no longer depending on the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs to bring forth much needed changes in their community. They have planned a general meeting for June 2, where the way forward will be charted.Apparently,Air Max Zero Be True, the failure of Ministry officials to visit the village last week, as promised,Jordan Shoes For Sale Cheap, has left the impression that the Ministry is uninterested in resolving their issues.This is according to Carl Peneux a resident of Orealla, who has been at the forefront highlighting perceived mismanagement of the village council.Following an article in this publication highlighting several alleged discrepancies and the Ministry’s slothfulness in responding to the villagers’ concerns the state-owned Guyana Chronicle on May 6, reported that a team would visit the village to address the concerns “next week”.According to Peneux, residents were patiently awaiting the meeting to voice their concerns and were hopeful that finally their challenges would have been resolved.Previously,Wholesale Jerseys, Yvonne Pearson, Advisor to Amerindian Affairs Minister, visited the village and listened to their complaints. Her duty was only to report to Minister Pauline Sukhai.In a letter signed by Peneux recently,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, sent to Sukhai, there were claims of several financial irregularities, particularly in relation to Presidential Grants.In response, Orealla Toshao Floyd Edwards said that the Council is considering taking Peneux to court for unfounded and malicious allegations against the Village Council.Edwards said that Peneux’s allegations were due to bitterness because he lost the elections for Toshao in 2012.“He ran against me for Toshao in April 2012. I won the elections by two-thirds of the votes. He lost. He is a bad loser. This, I believe, is the real motive behind the lies that he is spreading about the Council.”But,Nike Huarache Shoes For Sale, Peneux said he never contested the elections to be a Toshao.According to Peneux, from the inception residents have been acting within the confines of the Amerindian Act and are disappointed with the outcome thus far. He noted that the future of the village will be determined at the upcoming meeting.The resident noted, “We the villagers want to get benefits from the Presidential Grants. We believe that the money is being misused. Right now Orealla is without electricity for four days – the generator is non-operational, there is no potable water,Wholesale Air Max Tn, and this month makes make one year since the community boat is not working.”