…gets 103 acres as lone bidderThe Privatisation Unit yesterday commented on the sale of 103 acres of land located at Lilliendaal,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, East Coast Demerara, to National Hardware Limited (NHL).The announcement followed enquiries by this newspaper as it relates to the land sale. The land is located south of the International Convention Centre.Privatization Unit Deputy Marcia Nadir-Sharma had forwarded all queries to that department’s Head Winston Brassington.Several calls to Brassington proved futile and an e-mail went unanswered.In a Government Information Agency (GINA) release,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, yesterday,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, the government said that advertisements inviting tenders were published over a one month period from September 2009 to October 2009, in all local newspapers. Bids closed on the October 19, 2009.The tender opening was witnessed by a representative of the Auditor General and it was reported that only one bid was received for this property, the GINA release noted.“The Privatisation Board, at its meeting on the 6th November 2009,Cheap Jerseys China, considered and unanimously recommended the sale of the land known as Block LPT Liliendaal to the sole bidder,Wholesale China Jerseys, National Hardware Limited; this position was subsequently approved by Cabinet…The Sale Agreement was executed on the 28th December 2009 and is expected to be concluded shortly.”It was stated that as is required, the NHL bid submission was accompanied with an investment proposal where the company owned by Eddie Boyer stated that over $2B will be invested in the next five years in upgrading and developing the land.“The land will be developed for housing, recreational and commercial purposes.”It was reported that the total proceeds (VAT inclusive) is approximately $600M.“The said land is being sold “en bloc” as advertised, with all land to be utilized for roads, reserves, drainage, etc being to the account of NHL,Wholesale Jerseys China, as Purchaser…Additionally, the Purchaser is responsible for constructing the access road and associated bridges.”The Privatisation Unit emphasized that the sale “was conducted in a fair and transparent manner in accordance with the White Paper for Privatisation.”

A group of Route 43 minibus owners and drivers allege that they are being bullied by other bus owners and private citizens, who have teamed up with police officers stationed at Linden.Some of the drivers who allege being bullied.The group,Cheap China Jerseys, which consisted of 30 men, said that they are being bullied for refusing to comply with a $1000 fee to a self-proclaimed Linden Bus Drivers’ Association, in addition to the $100 compulsory fee stipulated by the Town Council.One driver,jerseys nfl wholesale, Norris King,Cheap NHL Adidas Jerseys, explained, “Of recent, a section of drivers and non-drivers of Linden Bus Park formed an association. We don’t agree with it. The problem that we’re having is that they want to control what we do, how we do and when we do everything…”King continued,Cheap Jerseys, “Council charges our buses $100 every time we go there to load, because the buses use their Municipal park. But these people are calling for an additional $1000 every time we stop there to load. Council gives a receipt to us every time we go into the park- now these guys aren’t giving us any receipt, but they ordering us to give them a $1000.”The men said that they are yet to be informed what this $1000 is for.Another driver, Omally Sampson, said that members of the “Association” have close linksScene of a marked off section of the 43 minibus loading area in Lindento the police and have enlisted those officers in their scheme to bully the drivers. When the drivers have finished loading their minibuses at the park, Police are waiting around the corner to relieve them of the passengers, and escort the vehicle to the Mackenzie Police Station.“They can’t put us out of the park, because we already pay the $100 council fee. But the association marked off an area where you have to go to load the bus, and they collect the $1000 there. We decided not to go in that area, so we using a section at the back of the park… But after we finish loading, when we drive out of the park to proceed to Georgetown, the police are out there to escort us to the Mackenzie Police Station. They are emptying all the passengers out the bus, because we did not go into the $1000 line that they marked off.”The drivers explained that the police have been harassing them constantly,NFL Jerseys China Cheap, and have been trumping up traffic charges, and taking some of them before the court,Wholesale Jerseys, because they refuse to pay the $1000 fee.One of the drivers said that a Police Inspector by the name of Browne, told him that he has to appear before a Magistrate today, to answer charges, but if he joins the association and pays the money, the harassment will end.“They never invited us to a meeting so that we could give our input in something that will affect us. They didn’t set up a forum where we could have voted on what we agree with and what we don’t,” one driver related.The drivers were saying that while they are not against the transportation association, they think that it’s only fair that as minibus owners and operators, they would have the right, not only to work hassle free, but to be a part of the decision making of what governs their minibus operations.The Mackenzie Police Station informed that Inspector Browne, was in the compound, but unreachable. Several attempts to contact the traffic unit of Mackenzie Police station were also futile.