A Berbice businessman lost over 4,000 chickens Tuesday night after his business was flooded from an unusually high spring tide. According to the businessman, Clent Nathoo,Supply Cheap Jerseys, 44, of Number 67 Village, Corentyne, he has been complaining to sea defence and regional authorities about breaches in the area for some time now,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but to no avail.Technical officials of the Ministry of Public Works are now said to be making arrangements to visit the area to assess the situation.Nathoo, who claims to have investments of over $300M, said he stands to lose tens of millions if the situation recurs.His recent chicken loss is estimated at almost $1M.He managed to save 2000 from the 6000-plus stock he had in one pen. All told he had over 13,000 chickens at various stages of growth.According to Nathoo, he has been in the chicken business since last year but this was the first time that disaster had befallen him. He estimates that his entire investment in the chicken business is worth $25M.Apart from the chicken farm, Nathoo also has a $65M ice factory in the same compound.Additionally, the businessman has three fishing boats, three trucks, a $6M generator, a well with filter and his own wind-assisted solar panel system.All except the boats are in the same compound and under threat if the water comes back any higher.The entrepreneur said he has been appealing to the authorities for over a year now and complaining to them about the high tide and erosion in the area, but no one paid him any heed.“I have been complaining to the respective people since last year, but all I have been getting is promises. I told them the place has been flooding, but they don’t care. Now the water is getting higher and people are suffering.”The businessman said that he spent a significant sum of money and over 110 truckloads of materials to build up the land. He said there is nothing else he could do but to continue to beg for help. About 20 workers are attached to the business directly.The Hydromet Service of the Ministry of Agriculture issued an advisory on Tuesday, cautioning residents in vulnerable low lying riverain and coastal communities, especially those living in close proximity of sea and river defence, to be alert as spring tides are in effect.According to the Hydromet Service,Wholesale Jerseys 2017, the spring tide alert will be effective until Sunday.***************************Customs Officers tasked with preventing illegal use of precursor chemicals – Rohee lauds coordination among agencies With drug traffickers resorting to the use of unconventional ways of plying their trade it is imperative that the local law enforcement agencies intensify their coordination to effectively arrest the dilemma.This was the charge given to officers of the Customs and Trade Administration of the Guyana Revenue Authority by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee at the opening of the second two-day training programme on narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, precursor chemicals identification and control.The programme is being held in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department.Precursor chemicals,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, while not illegal, could be used by persons to manufacture illegal drugs as well as explosives, and if not detected early enough could fuel a drug trade that may be hard to detect.Head of the Analyst Food and Drug Department Marilyn Collins addresses the gathering, while Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee and GRA Commissioner-General Khurshid Sattaur engage in discussion. Some of these chemicals are legally imported to manufacture products such as soap powder.The Home Affairs Minister said that while the human resources available to Guyana to effectively man its borders is limited, the people expect that those vested with such responsibilities do so with zeal, enthusiasm, passion and a high level of commitment.The GRA, and more precisely the Customs and Trade Administration, is part of the Task Force that deals with the illegal trafficking of narcotics and as such the minister said, it is imperative that they collaborate with other stakeholders to effective carry out their tasks.He noted that coordination among the many agencies of the Task Force is increasing daily and this status quo should be intensified.“We have no choice but to do so because if we want to increase our effectiveness, alertness and track record in terms of interdiction and prosecution, obviously we have to have greater and greater coordination. It is in the interest of the nation for us to have greater coordination. What is the point of having several law enforcement agencies operating in the country and the left hand don’t