| – Region seven ChairmanFollowing on the heels of his return to the post of Regional Chairman for Region Seven, Gordon Bradford has issued a call for Barticians to put aside petty differences and personal vendettas in order to unite for the greater good of the region and country.Bradford, the reinstated Chairman of Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), faced protests outside his office by Barticians in the days leading up to his reelection. These were launched as it became apparent that he would return to his post as Chairman.In a recent interview with this publication, Bradford was un-fazed by the opposition to his chairmanship from certain quarters, stating that Barticians should instead unite to forward the interest of the region.“We should be putting our village foremost. And we should be putting our region and our country. But certain actions that we take, we must think of the consequences of our actions.”According to him,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the worst aspect of the entire exercise was that the picketing and protesting had taken on a more personal and darker theme, bordering on character assassination.“This should not be a personality issue. And as Regional Chairman, I was asked to serve and I accepted; I did not go and bully anybody down.”Regional Chairman for Region seven, Gordon BradfordBradford also pointed out the importance of Gold mining and the economy of Bartica. In light of the fact that gold declarations were down by 17 percent,NFL Jerseys Supply, Bradford stated that this spelt hard and rough times ahead for Barticians.“Whatever happens in the mining sector affects every aspect of life in Bartica,” Bradford said. He also talked of the need for Barticians to prepare for the advent of tourism taking off in the town.Bradford stated that while all the changes would not occur overnight, or even in two or five years, over time Bartica could be transformed.It is expected that on April 23rd of 2016, Bartica will officially secure township status. This was a campaign promise by the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) and will serve to fulfill a 178 year old ordinance from the then British government.The ordinance was made on 23rd April, 1837 and President David Granger made the announcement last month to follow through.Bartica, traditionally referred to as the gateway to the interior, is a major transit point for individuals involved in the gold mining industry. With the rapid fall of gold prices on the international market, however,jerseys from china, there is worry that a scale back in gold operations could mean trouble for Bartica.Following the National and Regional Elections on May 11th, APNU+AFC won three regions- regions four,Nike Air Force One Shoes For Sale, ten and seven, while the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) won seven- Regions one, two, three, five, six, eight and nine.However, controversy surrounded the election of Region one’s (Barima Waini) Chairman, Brentnol Patrick Ashley. While former People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Regional Chairman Paul Pierre had headed the list and was expected to be returned as the Regional Chairman, Pierre was subsequently demoted to the position of Councilor, with Ashley being nominated as Chairman.This decision has residents up in arms and yesterday they decided to show their support for the former Chairman. According to the residents who formed the protest, Ashley, a former School Welfare Officer had been a poor administrator,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, allowing teenage pregnancy, school violence and dropouts to run rampant under him. They also claimed that Ashley was too inexperienced for the task ahead.Region Two’s (Pomeroon/Supenaam) new Chairman is former Progressive Youth Organization (PYO) member Devanand Ramdat, replacing Parmanand Persaud with Nandranie Juliet Coonjah being selected to serve as his deputy.In Region number three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Julius Faerber was returned to the Chairmanship position. His new deputy, Mohamed Insham Ayube, will be replacing outgoing Vice Chairman Azzam Pasha Mohamed.For Region number four (Demerara-Mahaica), long standing Chairman Clement Corlette was replaced by former Vice Chairman Genevieve Allen. Earl Lambert will serve as Vice Chairman.In Region number five (Mahaica-Berbice), Vickchand Ramphal replaced Bindrabhan Bisnauth as Chairman while Vice Chairman Rion Peters was returned to his vice Chair position.For Region number six (East Berbice-Corentyne), David P. Armogan was reinstated as Regional Chairman,Jerseys NFL China, while Dennis DeRoop was selected to replace Bhopaul Jhagroop.For Region eight (Potaro-Siparuni), Bonnaventure Fredericks replaced outgoing chairman Mark Crawford, while Vice Chair Headley Pio replaced Cornell Edwards.In Region nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), Bryan Allicock was named as the new chairman to replace Wilson Laurentino, while Carl Singh will replace Douglas Dasinero.And in Region ten (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice), a region APNU+AFC won by a landslide, former MP Sharma Solomon was replaced as Chairman by Renis Morian, who had long been tipped to replace the popular politician. The new Vice Chairman is Elroy Adolphus. |
