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THE AFC AND THE BAN ON LOGS The AFC promises to ban the exportation of logs. I am surprised that it does not desire to ban the exportation of gold, sugar, rice and bauxite. These are all primary commodities. The AFC wants logs banned but has not addressed the fundamental economic issue that is at the center of the controversy over the forestry sector. At a time when primary commodity prices are high because of the demand for
these products by China and India, should developing countries which have a comparative advantage in primary commodities make the most of this bubble? Should they use this bubble to maximize their export revenues? Should they use these proceeds to diversify their economies and maximize welfare? Or should they instead stay outside of this bubble and instead ask investors to invest in adding value to
primary commodities so as make manufactured items on which there is no comparative advantage? The history of economics has never been on the side of developing countries. Being mainly primary commodity producers, many developing countries attempted to offset this problem by encouraging industrialization so as to be inserted higher in the value added chain. This industrialization however simply meant that
developing countries became satellite stations for multinational corporations who set up shop in their countries and siphoned off the surplus value from the production of manufactured goods. A great many economists like to point to Singapore as an example of what can happen if a developing country engages in value added production. Singapore’s success however has less to do with
Kaneville shooting…
Divisional Commander donates hampers to grieving relatives As promised, Commander of ‘A’ Division, Clifton Hicken donated a number of food items to the relatives of the late Mark Drexel London who was shot dead during an alleged attempted robbery in Kaneville on August 14, last. The donation was made on Saturday when the Commander and his team visited London’s Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home. While promising London’s mother, Yvette that his team is working assiduously to bring the perpetrator before the court, the Commander informed her that she can call him at any time of the day to find out about the process of the investigation. Apart from the food items, the children in Mrs. London’s household and around the Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) community were presented with back to school items. Also, starting this Saturday, the Commander said that girls between the ages of nine and 16 would be exposed to the training in painting and the art of tie dying among other skills. The training will be done by his wife, Mrs. Indira Hicken, who recently completed a successful
Commander meeting with the late Mark Drexel London’s mother, Yvette. training programme with more than 100 children from Agricola, EBD. The Commander also met with the parents of Eldon Sampson who was beaten to death by several persons last Friday when he allegedly snatched a bag, belonging to a teacher. Hicken told Sampson’s
parents that the Guyana Police Force is the only institution permitted by the law to bring the perpetrators
of the wrongdoing to justice and that the Force would not ignore any type of vigilante killing of any citizen.
the fact that it promoted manufacturing (with cheap labour) and more to do with the comparative advantages that its ports accrued to that country. In other words, it is not the manufacturing that made the difference to Singapore. It was trade. This is why I have argued before that it is one thing to encourage value added production in Guyana. But it is another thing for markets to be found for the manufactured goods. It is the same with Chinese and Indian investors who are operating in Guyana. These investors have strategic market linkages. There is a guaranteed market for the raw materials that are extracted. Without these markets, it makes little sense to cut down our forests. Another example from another sector illustrates the importance of strategic linkages. When Booker Tate came to manage the sugar industry, the benefit to them (and to Guyana) was not just the management services they provided to Guysuco. It was also the fact that this company has experience in the marketing of sugar and in fact was the purchasers of Guyana’s sugar. The Chinese and Indian firms that are operating in Guyana are not just engaged in logging. They are also linked to the export markets for logs. Without these companies, the markets simply would not be there. Those who feel that Guyanese loggers can simply stockpile their lumber and export them had better think again. Export them where? The Chinese will buy our timber once it is coming from Chinese companies operating in Guyana and it is the same for India. No doubt the AFC
believes that we should be processing the logs in Guyana. But where is the competitive advantage of doing so? Has the AFC had a look at the prices of wood on the local market? How come our local timber magnates have not in this era of high commodity prices found large lucrative markets for processed wood? They have not because they are not inserted into the international markets in the same way as the Chinese and Indian firms are. What is important is not to stop the export of logs but to capitalize on the present commodity boom to build Guyana’s comparative advantage in value added forestry products. But this cannot happen without cheap electricity. Cheap electricity in Guyana requires hydroelectricity. The AFC is however, and with justification, opposed to the hydroelectric plant which the government was planning to build. It is not too late however to ask these same Chinese and Indian firms that are engaged in resource extraction in Guyana to construct such a facility with their own funds. In this way, there will be no debt to Guyana and the excess energy can be sold to the grid at pre-determined prices, rather than through the controversial BOOT model which has not worked in Guyana. Is the AFC in agreement with this or are they opposed to foreign firms operating in our forestry sector? Who knows, they may not have even considered this issue?
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Education system failing Region Nine - AFC Chairman By Abena Rockcliffe Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes campaigning in Region Nine last week, highlighted the fact that the students who sat Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams in that region this year didn’t do too well. In fact, Hughes went the mile in telling hinterland parents that the performance of their children is below satisfactory. However, the attorney-at law, declared that “it is no fault of your children.” He told residents of Region Nine, “it cannot be that the children in Georgetown and Essequibo are smarter than those in Region Nine. It has to be that the human resources are not coming here.” Hughes was equipped
- Annai and Aishalton Secondary Schools record 25 percent passes with an official Ministry of Education release of the CSEC results for the three secondary schools in Region Nine; Annai Secondary , Aishalton Secondary and St. Ignatius Secondary Schools. Annai and Aishalton Secondary Schools recorded a 25 percent pass rate. This means that, in two of the three schools on Region Nine, three out of four students are failing. St. Ignatius barely scraped a 50 percent pass rate which means that one out of every two children who wrote CSEC at that school failed. As Hughes addressed different gatherings in Region Nine, at villages such
as Baitoon and Maruranau, he made it a point to note that the buildings housing the schools are “fine and dandy, but the results are not…So we have new buildings in which we are training our young people to fail.” “Imagine 75 percent of the students failed. This is unacceptable. You guys cannot sit back and allow this,” said the AFC chairman. Hughes told the residents of those indigenous communities that they cannot allow their children’s future to just go down the drain. He urged them to demand more from their present government until a new one is elected.
Hughes addressing the gathering at Baitoon. “In demanding more, you need to ensure that these nice schools have good qualified teachers to teach your children… more money has to be spent on human resources rather than infrastructure. It doesn’t matter if they’re taught under a benab or a tree as long as they have good teachers. This Hughes said, even as he acknowledged that a conducive environment for learning is indeed important. He said that the people must demand that the government make it worthwhile for qualified teachers to travel from “wherever” to mould the future of students of Region Nine. The politician said that teachers working in far flung areas such as Baitoon and Maruranau must be given significant allowances. According to Hughes, “otherwise, all your children will be able to say is that they attended school in a beautiful building, which makes no sense. The floors can be made of gold, the roof of marbles and the walls of diamond; it will make no sense unless
there are trained teachers. And for teachers to come here and work, they need more money.” He even told parents that if the AFC is to get into government, in addition to ensuring the existing schools get trained teachers, the Party will ensure that Region Nine gets a technical school. The attorney-at-law said that, “not all of us may want to be lawyers and doctors; we
that the School Based Assessments (SBAs), which account for approximately 50 percent of the total makes in CSEC, pose as a serious problem. One woman at Baitoon said, “It is real difficult to get this SBA thing right, it takes a lot of money and most of the things you have to do in SBA is hard to get done in the hinterland. Then some children don’t have parents
“It is better to have quality teaching under a benab or a tree than to build these beautiful buildings where our children are to failing” - Hughes need to make preparations for those who may want to be plumbers, carpenters and engineers.” He said that in that way, Region Nine will have its own skills, “so when a road needs to be built, no one from Georgetown will have to come do it for you. The government can put the contract in your hands.” It appeared obvious that residents of the different communities not only agreed with Hughes’ points but felt a sense of comfort, and their confidence in a better tomorrow was revived. Some parents explained
to help them so they would require the help of the teacher and as you know, we have limited teachers. I can recall having to help my daughter and her friend.” Residents also lamented that “English is not our first language and it is indeed sometimes hard for children to cope.” A few weeks ago, CSEC results came out. Announcing the results, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand informed that the performance in Mathematics moved from 28.92 per cent in 2013, to Continued on page 18
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EDUCATION Caribbean First Class Elementary Thorough Reading, Phonics, Comprehension and composition program, lessons for Grades 1-6 – Call: 231-4161, 684-7403 Grade 1-6, also ready classes, Kitty Campbellville – Call: 654-8650 IAE (Secondary Educational) 194 Camp Street, register for Forms 1-5, Lessons, CXC Adult Classes for repeaters & beginners – Tel: 223-0604; 683-5742 Institute of Academic Supremacy (Alberttown) Forms 1-5 CXC Day / Evening Class, Phonic Classes 4, 5, 6, lessons – Call: 231-5676, 690-5008 Alliance Francaise of Guyana: French Classes commencing September 8th, 2014, 1. Beginners level, 2. Conversation – Contact: 226-0854, 682-7943, 2181108, 2261897. Course: Facials, pedicure, manicure and basic make up application – Call: 6677211
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Four additional cases of chikungunya confirmed Jamaica Gleaner - The Ministry of Health has confirmed four additional cases of chikun-gunya, bringing the total number of confirmed cases for the country to 21. According to the health ministry, 18 of the cases are from local transmission, two were imported and one considered cryptic due to the uncertainty of whether the virus was contracted while travelling overseas or from a household contact. Director of emergency, disaster management and special services at the health ministry, Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse said the positive results were received yesterday from samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency. The affected parishes remain St Thomas, St Catherine, St Ann, and Kingston and St Andrew. According to DuCasse, given the recent rainfall which affected the island, it
Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse is even more imperative that Jamaicans are vigilant in looking for and destroying mosquito breeding sites in their environment. “Mosquitoes can breed in anything that collects water. The recent rainfall has created even more opportunity for containers to collect water and become mosquito breeding sites. “At this time, persons should also ensure that they
cover containers used to store water since we are still experiencing drought conditions. Uncovered drums and water tanks have been found to be the main breeding sites for mosquitoes.” Chikungunya is spread by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is generally found in and around places where people inhabit. Persons are urged to search for and destroy mosquito breeding sites by getting rid of old tyres and containers in which water can settle, punching holes in tins before disposing of, and covering large drums, barrels and tanks holding water. DuCasse added that indivi-duals should ensure that they protect themselves from mosquito bites by using insect repellent containing DEET, covering their body as much as possible by wearing long-sleeved clothing, for example, and putting mesh on doors and windows.
TTMA optimistic about more trade with Venezuela Trinidad Guardian President of the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Nicholas Lok Jack is optimistic about the potential for increased trade between T&T and Venezuela. Commenting on Venezuela’s participation in the 15th annual Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya, in July, Lok Jack said the business opportunities for this country and Venezuela were now clearer. In his review of TIC 2014, Lok Jack said Venezuela, with a population of just over 20 million, was right at this country’s doorstep and sustainable trade should be encouraged. Lok Jack said the foreign contingent left T&T satisfied that they had had a good show and the exhibitors had preliminary figures in terms of what they believed they had accomplished. “If you get ten to 15 per cent being converted into actual business then it is really worth it for the exhibitor and for us as promoters of economic trade and commerce,” he said. “Venezuela had a great pavilion. What it shows is that Venezuela is open for trade and two-way trade. Our issue is getting security of payment. That is something
that we have been speaking to the Minister of Trade and the Minister of Finance about. “Is Exim Bank going to be facilitating trade facilities to Venezuela? That’s important because there is a market of 20 million people at our doorstep. How do we attend to them? They have needs, we have products. We have no problem trading two-way, but let’s see if we can get that started to build the confidence going forward. “Any business person will be weighing multiple factors. They will be thinking about crime, they will be thinking about risk, they will be thinking about return. They will be thinking about what the market potential has and what they can earn out of it. We need to know how investors weigh our country. How do we reduce any one of the risks? The more risk we can reduce makes us more attractive.” Lok Jack said Venezuela’s appetite for consumer goods and T&T’s readiness to meet those needs were not the only things on his mind. There were also the major triumphs for TIC—attracting over 100 per cent of the exhibitors invited, and more than 50 per cent new buyers, while
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Fuad: Scanning at all ports for Ebola virus Trinidad Express - Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan said Saturday that at all points of entry into Trinidad and Tobago, arriving passengers will be scanned for the Ebola virus. If people are suspected of being infected they will be hospitalised. Khan confirmed there was no case of the deadly Ebola virus in Trinidad and Tobago despite fears on Thursday after a man was admitted to a private hospital in the country following his arrival from Nigeria. Dr Khan told the Sunday Express Trinidad and Tobago will not be dropping its guard with respect to the highly infectious disease which has
Dr. Fuad Khan a 90 per cent mortality rate. An estimated 1,550 people have died since the virus was detected in Guinea in March. It has since spread to Sierra Leone, Liberia and
Nigeria. Latest reports indicate another West African state, Senegal, recorded its first case. In Trinidad and Tobago there was another scare about two weeks ago when a passenger arriving from Nigeria after connecting in the United Kingdom displayed flu-like symptoms while aboard a jet that had landed at the Piarco International Airport. The Ministry of Health in a statement reminded citizens that the Ebola virus can only be contracted through close contact with the bodily fluids of a sick person or a person who has succumbed to the disease.
Finance Minister heads delegation to Washington KINGSTON, Jamaica — Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips leaves the island this morning for Washington DC, his ministry reported yesterday afternoon. Dr Phillips is scheduled to engage in a series of discussions with officials from the US Treasury, US State Department, the International Monetary Fund, (IMF), the InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB), and the World Bank, a ministry statement said. The meetings and technical discussions will
focus on the macro-economic and fiscal path that Jamaica is pursuing in order to realise economic growth and development, the recent performance of the Jamaican economy and achievements under the IMF four-year Extended Fund Facility, the statement said. Dr Phillips will be accompanied by the Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter; Director General of Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock; and the Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe.
Dr. Peter Phillips He will return to Jamaica on Thursday, September 5.
No Order of Republic
Nicholas Lok Jack providing fertile ground for SMEs. “TIC was aimed at helping SMEs build capacity. What we can’t do is promise SMEs business, because they are small. All businesses started small, but I have seen some very innovative things. People are bringing unique products with world-class packaging. SMEs need to understand that in highly regulated industries such as food and beverage they have to start from the ground with proper operations, proper standards and really move it from there.”
PORT OF SPAIN – No one was announced Saturday as a recipient of the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT). Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said former prime ministers Patrick Manning and Basdeo Panday would have been conferred with the ORTT for outstanding service. She made this comment during a pre-Independence cocktail reception at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s, on August 21. In 2006, no one was awarded the Trinity Cross, which was a precursor to the ORTT. In the aftermath of P e r s a d - B i s s e s s a r ’s announcement, Manning took to Facebook where he
Patrick Manning posted he would not accepting the award because she had engaged in character assassination against him before. He also said proper procedure and process had not been followed. He said he
was a sitting MP and would not accept an award while he remained an MP. Saturday, his wife and former education minister Hazel Manning said: “He is not at home at this point, and, I would prefer to say nothing.” Meanwhile, Panday’s daughter/attorney Mickela Panday has previously said her father was in Singapore and she had no knowledge when he would return home. Efforts to contact Mickela Panday Saturday on her mobile and landline proved futile. Panday has said he was not contacted about receiving an award. Trinidad and Tobago is celebrating 52 years of independence today.
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Putin calls for talks on east Ukraine ‘statehood’; rebels fire on ship MOSCOW/MARIUPOL Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called yesterday for immediate talks on the “statehood” of southern and eastern Ukraine, although his spokesman said this did not mean Moscow now endorsed rebel calls for independence for territory they have seized. The Kremlin leader’s remarks, two days after a public appearance in which he compared the Kiev government with Nazis and warned the West not to “mess with us”, came as Europe and the United States prepared possible further sanctions to halt what they say is direct Russian military involvement in the war in Ukraine. Germany aired suspicions that Moscow might be trying to create a land corridor to supply Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine in March, while the four-month conflict moved onto the sea for the first time yesterday. The separatists said they had fired on a Ukrainian vessel in the Azov Sea using land-based artillery, and a military spokesman in Kiev said a rescue operation was under way.
Ukrainian troops and local residents were reinforcing the port of Mariupol yesterday, the next big city in the path of proRussian fighters who pushed back government forces along the Azov Sea this past week in an offensive on a new front. Ukraine and Russia swapped soldiers who had entered each other’s territory near the battlefield, where Kiev says Moscow’s forces have come to the aid of proRussian insurgents, tipping the military balance in the rebels’ favor. Talks should be held immediately “and not just on technical issues but on the political organization of society and statehood in southeastern Ukraine”, Putin said in an interview with Channel 1 state television, his hair tousled by wind on the shore of a lake. Moscow, for its part, he said, could not stand aside while people were being shot “almost at point blank”. Putin’s use of the word “statehood” was interpreted in Western media as implying backing for the rebel demand of independence, something
Moscow has so far stopped short of publicly endorsing. However, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was no new endorsement from Moscow for rebel independence. Asked if “New Russia”, a term pro-Moscow rebels use for their territory, should still be part of Ukraine, Peskov said: “Of course.” “Only Ukraine can reach an agreement with New Russia, taking into account the interests of New Russia, and this is the only way to reach a political settlement.” Rebels have rallied behind the term “New Russia” since Putin first used it in a public appearance in April. Putin called it a tsaristera term for land that now forms southern and eastern Ukraine. Ukrainians consider the term deeply offensive and say it reveals Moscow’s imperial designs on their territory. Moscow has long called for Kiev to hold direct political talks with the rebels. Kiev says it is willing to have talks on more rights for the south and east, but will not talk directly to armed fighters
Vladimir Putin it describes as “international terrorists” and Russian puppets that can only be reined in by Moscow. The deputy leader of the rebel Donetsk People’s Republic, Andrei Purgin, said he was due to participate in talks in the Belarus capital Minsk on Monday. Past talks by a “contact group” involving Moscow, Kiev and the rebels have covered technical issues such as
access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner shot down in July, but not political questions. The past week has seen Ukrainian forces flee in the path of a new rebel advance, drawing concern from Ukraine’s Western allies, who say armored columns of Russian troops came to the aid of a rebellion that would otherwise have been near collapse. European Union leaders agreed on Saturday to draw up new economic sanctions against Moscow, a move hailed by the United States, which is planning tighter sanctions of its own and wants to act jointly with Europe. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier saw a possible link between the fighting around Mariupol and the Crimean peninsula, which is under Moscow’s control but has no land border with Russia. “It doesn’t appear to be ruled out that Russia is trying
to make land connections to organize supplies for the population of Crimea,” he was quoted by the Maerkische Allgemeine newspaper as saying in an interview. “Russian land bridges and corridors would be just as illegal and deplorable as its annexation of Crimea.” Some residents of Mariupol have taken to the streets of the port to show support for the Ukrainian government as pro-Russian forces gain ground. Many others have fled from the prospect of an all-out assault on the city of nearly 500,000 people. “We are proud to be from this city and we are ready to defend it from the occupiers,” said Alexandra, 28, a post office clerk wearing a ribbon in blue and yellow Ukrainian colors. “We will dig trenches. We will throw petrol bombs at them, the occupiers,” she said. “I believe our army and our (volunteer) battalions will protect us.”
Scottish nationalist leader dismisses claim of sinister campaign tactics (Reuters) - The leader of Scotland’s pro-independence campaign Alex Salmond yesterday dismissed an accusation that grassroots supporters had used “organised street mobbery” to try to silence a series of street debates hosted by an opposition lawmaker. The two sides in debate over Scotland’s future have been trading barbs ahead of a Sept. 18 vote on whether to become an independent state, or to keep the country’s 307-year-old union with England and Wales intact. A poll last week showed that support for independence had risen after a televised debate, although surveys still show a lead for the ‘Better Together’ antiindependence campaign. The accusations of intimidation came from Jim
Murphy, a member of the British parliament who last week suspended a tour of Scottish towns designed to promote the case for Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom. Murphy, who was pelted by eggs during one debate, said he had been the victim of a sinister and coordinated effort by local-level campaigners to drown out his events. “There are always hecklers. That’s absolutely fine. But what’s happened over the past fortnight or so is organised street mobbery, and that’s unacceptable,” Murphy told Sky News. But Scottish nationalist leader Salmond dismissed the idea that there had been a coordinated attempt to undermine Murphy’s events, writing such things off as the
Sweden discovers suspected case of Ebola: official Stockholm (AFP) - A suspected case of the Ebola virus has been discovered in the Swedish capital Stockholm, a local official told AFP yesterday. “So far it’s just a suspected case,” the official said, without giving more details. The person fell ill after visiting an area known to be hit by the virus and is now being held in isolation, the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reported on its website. Aake Oertsqvist, a specialist in infection control responsible for the Stockholm area, was quoted as saying the risk of an Ebola outbreak in Sweden was “very low”. “The virus is not airborne, but is spread among humans through direct or indirect contact via blood and other fluids,” he was quoted as saying.
Alex Salmond actions of a lone few. “I condemn egg throwing or any intimidation from any side... Let’s condemn the odd idiot, because there are idiots on all sides,” he said, accusing Murphy of “ridiculous” attentionseeking. Salmond insisted that bickering should not be allowed to overshadow the independence debate during its final days, saying that the referendum had engaged hundreds of thousands of Scots in a political debate for the first time. “This is the most empowering story in history - certainly Scottish history,” he said. However, not all Scots have engaged with the debate. Scottish police said that a 28-year-old man had been arrested for allegedly trying to sell his vote in the referendum through the online auctions site eBay.
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Pakistan PM still surrounded by Hong Kong braces for protests as China rules out full democracy protesters after deadly clashe (Reuters) - Pakistan’s powerful army said yesterday any further use of force to resolve an escalating political crisis would only worsen the situation, after weeks of protests demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ’s resignation turned violent. Peaceful anti-government demonstrations spilled over into deadly confrontation overnight after thousands of protesters tried to storm Sharif ’s residence. Police responded with teargas and rubber bullets. At least three people were killed and more than 200 wounded, further angering protest leaders. Activists demanding Sharif’s resignation have camped outside government offices for more than two weeks but it was the first time violence broke out as protesters, some armed with sticks and wearing gas masks, tried to break through police lines. Army chiefs held an emergency meeting in the garrison city of Rawalpindi last night to discuss the crisis, prompting speculation that the military could take decisive action to end the crisis in a nation where power has usually changed hands via coups rather than elections. But in a brief statement, the army reaffirmed its commitment to democracy and said the crisis had to be solved politically. “Further use of force will only aggravate the problem. It was once again reiterated that the situation should be resolved politically without wasting any time and without recourse to violent means,” it said. Small skirmishes continued yesterday, with
Nawaz Sharif police occasionally firing teargas, but the crowd massing outside parliament appeared peaceful last night, with some dancing or sleeping on the grass. Smaller protests were also reported in the city of Lahore, Sharif’s political power base, and other parts of Pakistan. How the crisis ends and whether Sharif survives ultimately lies in the military’s hands in a country ruled by generals for half of its history. With tensions rising, last week the army said it was asked by the government to help defuse the crisis but has so far not directly intervened. It was unclear how the deadlock could be resolved with the opposition flatly refusing to leave the streets until Sharif quits. Sharif, who swept to office last year in Pakistan’s first democratic transition of power, has resisted calls to resign while agreeing to meet other demands such as an investigation into suspicions of fraud during last year’s election. His office reiterated on Sunday evening that his resignation was out of the
question. “It was agreed that this undemocratic onslaught should be withdrawn and parties should come back to the negotiation table,” his press office said in a statement after Sharif chaired a meeting with his top officials. Protests led by Imran Khan, a renowned cricketer before entering politics, and fiery cleric Tahir ul-Qadri, erupted in the capital Islamabad on Aug. 15 and talks to find a negotiated solution have repeatedly failed. “I am prepared to die here. I have learnt that government plans a major crackdown against us tonight,” Khan told his supporters. “I am here till my last breath.” Khan told the cheering crowd to challenge security forces protecting the parliament and the prime minister’s house. “The way you stood up last night, you have to stand up today also,” he said. “We will face them and make them run away this time.” Desp i t e h i s f i e r y rhetoric, there were no signs the crowd was preparing to march on government buildings again. Ousted from an earlier stint in office in a coup in 1999, Sharif still has a difficult relationship with the army. Even if he rides out of this crisis, Sharif is likely to remain significantly weakened for the rest of his tenure and sidelined on key issues such as foreign policy and security. Qadri, who has rallied thousands of his own supporters alongside those of Imran Khan, said protests would not subside unless Sharif resigned.
Rebel number two to join Ukraine peace talks today MOSCOW (Reuters) - The deputy leader of a breakaway east Ukrainian region said he would take part in talks with representatives of Moscow and Kiev today but did not expect a breakthrough, Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency reported. Andrei Purgin, deputy prime minister of the rebels’ self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, told Tass the meeting of the socalled Contact Group in the Belarussian capital Minsk would be “only a first step in negotiations”. “The reference point has not changed,” he said. “Each side will present the list of questions it is ready to discuss.” Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine agreed last week to reconvene the Contact Group, which also includes the Organisation for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), in an effort to end the war in east Ukraine in which about 2,600 people have been killed. But since their talks last Tuesday, the conflict has escalated, with pro-Russian separatists making gains along Ukraine’s southeast coast. Kiev and its Western allies say the advance was made possible by Russian troops and tanks fighting inside Ukraine, something Moscow continues to deny. Poroshenko said in Brussels on Saturday he hoped for a ceasefire deal, warning that a failure to end the fighting in the coming days could lead to “full-scale war”. He said Ukraine would be represented in Minsk by a former president, Leonid Kuchma, and Russia by its ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov.
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-democracy activists vowed yesterday to bring Hong Kong’s financial hub to a standstill after China’s parliament rejected their demands for the right to freely choose the former British colony’s next leader in 2017. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) endorsed a framework to let only two or three candidates run in the 2017 leadership vote. All candidates must first obtain majority backing from a nominating committee likely to be stacked with Beijing loyalists. The relatively tough decision by the NPC - China’s final arbiter on the city’s democratic affairs - makes it almost impossible for opposition democrats to get on the ballot. “This is a legal, fair and reasonable decision. It is a dignified, prudent decision, and its legal effect is beyond doubt,” Li Fei, deputy secretary general of the NPC standing committee, told reporters after the decision.
Leung Chun-ying Hundreds of “Occupy Central” activists, who demand Beijing allow a real, free election, prepared to stage a small protest late yesterday to formally launch a campaign of civil disobedience that will climax with a blockade at some time of the city’s important Central business district. “Today is not only the darkest day in the history of Hong Kong’s democratic development, today is also the darkest day of one country, two systems,” said
Benny Tai, a law professor and one of Occupy Central’s main leaders, referring to the formula under which capitalist Hong Kong, with a population of around 7.2 million, was returned to Communist Chinese rule in 1997. The Occupy movement said in a statement that “all chances of dialogue have been exhausted and the occupation of Central will definitely happen.” It gave no timeframe for its action. A spokesman for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing <0388.HK>, which operates the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, said contingency planning was taken very seriously. “We have long had a specialist team that coordinates group response plans for scenarios that put at risk the continuing operation of the exchange or threaten the well-being or safety of our staff.” Hong Kong’s current chief executive Leung Chunying said Beijing’s decision represented a major step forward in Hong Kong’s development.
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Forde, Josiah retain Zimbabwe prove potential NM 10K road race titles with shock win over Australia
Cleveland Forde and Euleen Josiah-Tanner retained their male and female titles respectively at the fourth Annual Neal and Massy 10 kilometres athletic Road Race from Vreed-enHoop, West Coast Demerara to Associated Industries Limited (AINLIM) head office at Ruimveldt, yesterday. It was a fourth consecutive victory for Forde, the national distance runner who finished the race in a time of 33 minutes 20.12 seconds, as the race crossed the Demerara Harbour Bridge for the first time this year. He was closely followed by arch-rival Cleveland Thomas who clocked 33 minutes 48.81 seconds for second position while Nathaniel Giddings was third in 34:07.64, Dennis Horatio fourth in 34:40.52 while Winston Missinger was fifth in 35:34.08. United States-based Josiah-Tanner continued her domination of the local race circuit as she crossed the finishing line in 39 minutes 25.89 seconds, two minutes ahead of second place finisher Alika Morgan (40:37.75) who was the inaugural race winner.
Andrea Foster was third in 42 minutes 06.76 seconds followed by Carlissa Atkinson (fourth) in 45:18.71 and Jevina Straker (fifth) in 45:06.13. In the Boys category, Grivon Grant was the top finisher in a time of 35:27.19 followed in second position by Ornesto Thomas in 35:57.53, Colvis Saul 36:13.05 (third), Matthew Mackenzie fourth 36:17.06 and Carl Mackenzie 36:42.88 fifth. Shontel Hinds placed first in the girls category in a time of 45:14.56, second Mariah Mackenzie 46:19.81, Yolit Charles 50:26.13 (third), Keneshew Stephenson 52:14.51 (fourth) and Endia Forte (fifth) in one hour seven minutes, 40 seconds. Alisha Fortune maintained her stronghold of the Veteran women’s category as she crossed the finishing line in 52:48.77 followed in second position by Cryleen Phillips in 54:07.12 and Carla Benjamin third in 1:01.49. Eon Archibald was first in the veteran 40-55 age category in 38:40.77 followed by Lindon Hornson (42:30.51) and Kwame Bright (42:32.05). The winner of the Men’s 55
years and over was Llewellyn Gardner who finished in 41:14.71 followed by Ravi Purohit in 49:16.03 and Maurice Fagundes in 50:36.28. The event also had a five kilometers component from the Demerara Harbour Bridge to AINLIM which attracted employees of Neal and Massy as part of their Health and Wellness Programme. Deo Persaud, Chief Executive Officer of Neal and Massy Guyana expressed the Group’s commitment to sponsoring the race once again next year with a few changes including the name of the race. He said the Group is going through administrative changes which will be rolled out shortly to coincide with its Anniversary to be celebrated on September 16th. He congratulated the winners and expressed gratitude to all the participants of the day’s activities. President of the AAG, Aubrey Hutson also thanked the athletes for participating in the event and encouraged them to remain committed to the development of athletics in Guyana.
Wozniacki beats heat and Sharapova to reach quarters Reuters - Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki beat the heat and Maria Sharapova 64 2-6 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open yesterday as another top seed disappeared under a broiling Flushing Meadows sun. The brutal conditions turned the match between the fifth seeded Sharapova and the 10th seeded Wozniacki into a battle of survival. After Wozniacki took the opening set and Sharapova leveled the match officials declared the heat rule in effect, both players leaving the sizzling stadium as soaring temperatures and stifling humidity made conditions too dangerous to play. Action resumed 12 minutes later but not before Sharapova was warned for not returning to the court on time. Wozniacki, a former world number one looking for her first grand slam title, claimed an early break in the third to go up 3-1, then finished off the five-time grand slam winner with backhand winner down the line.
Reuters - When Zimbabwe’s players trudged off the Bulawayo pitch after back to back defeats by Afghanistan in July, few could have believed that a month later they would produce a shock victory over Australia. Yesterday’s stunning three-wicket win at Harare Sports Club could breath new life into Zimbabwean cricket, showing the possibilities that exist within the team despite the country’s cricket history of rolling from crisis to crisis. Player strikes over unpaid salaries, accusations of corruption within the Zimbabwe Cricket board, the constant changing of coaches and the shrinking of the domestic game from five franchises to four amid desperate cost-cutting have all grabbed recent headlines. But now, finally, there is a positive to fill the back pages and coming as it did just a few days after Zimbabwe had run South Africa uncomfortably close in a losing effort, suggests they are beginning to find some consistency in performance. “The guys worked very hard for this and supporters were behind us throughout. Today we showed some improvement and we just have to keep working,” captain Elton Chigumbura said at the presentation ceremony on Sunday. It was a sentiment shared by off-spinner John Nyumbu, new to the side but bowling like a seasoned veteran. “After all the talks about the role of the coach [Stephan Mangongo] and all that, this win tops everything,” he said. “We bowled differently, we all have different roles and we executed them well.” The scenes of jubilation after the game spoke volumes for what the win meant for not just the players, but the supporters who had filled the Harare Sports Club to capacity. The celebrations provided ample evidence of the passion for the game in the troubled country. Zimbabwe’s 50-over victories against major cricketing nations have not been that rare - since 2010 they have beaten India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies and now Australia. It could have been more if the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) calendar had allowed
Elton Chigumbura celebrates a famous victory. them greater opportunity to play. None of the players that took to the field on Sunday were born the last time Zimbabwe defeated Australia in the opening game of the 1983 World Cup, their first ever one-day international. With the right support from the country’s cricket authorities and the ICC, Zimbabwe can develop further and grow as a team. Scores: Zimbabwe 211 for 7 (Chigumbura 52*, Lyon 4-44) beat Australia 209 for 9 (Clarke 68*) by three wickets.
Chen wins world title as Lee falls short again
Caroline Wozniacki Italian 13th seed Sara Errani became the first player to reach the quarter-finals by ending the rejuvenated run of veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia. Errani, playing deftly defensive tennis, withstood a brilliant second set from the 32-year-old Croat to register a 6-3 2-6 6-0 victory
to launch the Day Seven program on another windy day at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Errani, winner of five grand slam doubles titles and looking for her first slam singles triumph, will play former world number one Caroline Wozniacki, the 10th seed.
Reuters - China’s Chen Long edged out top seed Lee Chong Wei in a thrilling match to win the men’s final at the World Badminton Championships yesterday, handing the Malaysian world number one his third successive defeat in a world championship decider. World number two Chen, who had said before the final that Lee was not unbeatable, won 21-19 21-19 to secure his first medal at the world championships. Having also lost two Olympic finals, Lee’s defeat meant that his wait for a first major title goes on. The first set was a cagey affair with Chen edging it 2119 and he sprang out to an early lead in the second. Lee fought back but Chen was not to be denied. There was also
an upset in the women’s final as ninth seed Carolina Marin came back from a set down to defeat world number one Xuerui Li. Marin lost the first set 2117 but the European champion roared back to win the next two 21-17 21-18 and become the first Spaniard to win a badminton world title. China’s Qing Tian and Yunlei Zhao claimed the first title on Sunday in the women’s doubles, cruising to victory over compatriots Xiaoli Wang and Yang Yu 21-19 2115. South Korean outsiders Sung Hyun-ko and Baek Choel-shin surprised countrymen Yong Dae-lee and Yeon Seong-yoo to win the men’s doubles, the 12th seeds ousting their fifth-
China’s Chen Long celebrates with his medal after winning the men’s singles final seeded rivals in a tight match 22-20 21-23 21-18.
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Team USA holds Finland to 2-point quarter
United States’s Anthony Davis, right, duels for the ball beside Finland’s Antero Lehto. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) No one gave Finland much chance to challenge the United States in Saturday’s opener of the FIBA World Cup of Basketball in Bilbao, Spain. Yet it’s doubtful that anyone expected the domination to reach such an extreme so early in an extremely comfortable 114-55 win. After an already impressive 31-16 first quarter in which Finland looked out of the game after eight minutes, Team USA turned the second quarter into one of the most dominant periods in history. The 29-2 advantage tells a story in itself, but the specifics are even worse. For instance, Finland failed to convert a field goal over the entire 10 minutes, getting just two free throws from Teemu Rannikko at the 6:25 mark. Finland managed to
create a few open shots, but the length and quickness of the U.S. defense clearly flustered their opponents, a wild-card selection for the tournament. Team USA has so much talent that they overwhelm most teams they face, but this game was a different story altogether. Finland, even with several quality players on the roster, didn’t look like they belonged on the same court. Their offensive struggles will earn the most headlines, but their troubles carried over to the defensive end, too. Things got substantially better for the Finns in the second half, but a 54-37 disadvantage still led them to a 59-point loss. They were down to play Ukraine yesterday in their secondgroup game. Team USA will obviously
be pleased with such an overwhelming victory, but the relatively low quality of competition ensures that it will be seen as little more than business as usual. They were scheduled to face a tougher test yesterday against Turkey, but the fact of the matter is that the Americans likely won’t see a real challenge for at least another week. That’s not to say that Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski and his staff will be pleased with everything they saw out of their team. While 59 percent shooting from the field, 18 steals, and eight players with at least nine points looks great, Team USA also turned it over 19 times and shot just 6-of-18 from the three-point line. Those numbers will have to improve against the best teams in the tournament.
Simon delivers first men’s upset with win over Ferrer Reuters - Frenchman Gilles Simon delivered the first big surprise in the men’s draw at the U.S. Open, taking down fourth seed David Ferrer of Spain 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-3 to move into the fourth round on a sweltering Sunday at Flushing Meadows. With the loss Ferrer earned the dubious distinction of becoming the first top 10 men’s seed to be shown the exit while Simon moves on to face either big serving Croatian Marin Cilic or South African Kevin Anderson. A well-rested Ferrer, who reached the third round in a walkover after Australian Bernard Tomic withdrew with a hip injury, got off to a sluggish start but fought back to take the second. But by the end of the nearly three-hour clash a distressed Ferrer was hunched over the courtside timing board between points dripping in sweat with the 26th seeded Simon finishing off the exhausted Spaniard on his third match point. “David is always fighting until the end,” said Simon, after earning just his second win in seven meetings with Ferrer. “We were 5-1 he destroyed me five times. I just stayed relax today and had nothing to lose. “I had a good start and then you know how it is.”
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Republican Boxing Gym dominate their GDF counterparts as Intermediate tournament commences By Michael Benjamin Boxing buffs of the late seventies and early eighties, who would have lived through that era when boxers of the Republican Boxing Gym dominated the local scene, would have experienced a sense of nostalgia last Saturday evening when several pugilists from that institution dominated their counterparts from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) when action on the inaugural night of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Intermediate Boxing Championships concluded at California Square, East Ruimveldt. The card consisted of 15 bouts, out of which, nine consisted of fights between pugilists from the GDF and the Republicans. Those latter groups of boxers were indeed in a destructive mood and carted off all but one fight, the 60kgs encounter between Stephen Julian (REP) and Rupert Gillis (GDF). In the 91kgs division, Republican representative, Delon Gordon, turned in a brilliant display that had his GDF opponent, Sean Phillips on the back foot and was eventually adjudged the 2-1 winner. Anandram Dharamraj threw vicious combinations but failed to stop Ryan Junior (GDF) in their 64kgs encounter though he forced the referee to institute a mandatory 8 count on his opponent. After unleashing several wicked combinations, the Republican representative earned a lopsided majority decision. Delon Naitram (REP) was also in a devastating mood in his 56kgs shindig when he unleashed a two fisted attack on Jamal Mona that forced him to cover up in one of the neutral corners before the referee interceded with a mandatory 8 count. The blows proved to be too much for the soldier who shook his head when the referee enquired if he was willing to continue. The time of the stoppage was 2:13secs of the second round. Another Republican, Stephen Andrews fought Quacy Semple (GDF) in the 56kgs division and literally bulldozed him into submission and after a vicious attack the soldier ran out of ammunition and wisely raised the white flag at 1:32secs of the first stanza. Kevin Allicock (REP) then took care of soldier, Arthur Scipio in a fight that was fiery and decisive. The Republican
rushed out at the sound of the first bell and before the first minute had expired, subjected his man to 2 mandatory 8 counts. Stephen Julian (REP) seemed set to continue the winning pattern for his gym and started his 60kgs bout against GDF pugilist, Rupert Gillis at a furious pace. His aggression resulted in Gillis receiving back to back mandatory 8 counts. Gillis bided his time and eventually retaliated with a wicked three punch combination that sent Julian to the canvass at 1:46secs of the first stanza, where he refused to re-enter the fray. The 64kgs affair between Klaus Daniels (REP) and Enock John (GDF) was a thrilling encounter where no quarters were asked and none given. The two gladiators traded punches for most of the bout but in the end it was Daniels who scored the cleaner blows and influenced a close decision of the judges. Earlier in the night, Jason Phillips, a new entrant to the boxing scene and representing the Young Achievers (YA) Boxing Gym,
turned in a classic performance to win over Jamal Glasgow (GDF) in the 69kgs division. Phillips attacked his opponent’s body and had him cringing from the assault. He earned a majority decision and returned later in the night to earn a TKO victory over Devon Thomas of the Rosehall Jammers (RHJBG). This was also Thomas’ second bout of the night as he had earlier defeated GDF representative, Jamal Evans on points. In other results, Clifton Graham (REP) earned a majority points decision over Terence Nero (GDF) in the 69kgs division; Glenroy Smith (EBG) won on points from Mervin Rawlins (GDF) in the 75kgs division; Colin Martin (REP) earned the nod over Warren George (GDF) in the 81kgs category. The final bout of the night, a 75kgs duel between Wayne Murray (GDF) and his gym mate, Kevon Farley, in his second fight of the night, saw the former pugilist prevailing on points. The tournament concluded last evening with several other entertaining bouts.
Antigua strengthens Caribbean Cup roster St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda - The Antigua & Barbuda Football Association has identified eight overseas players who have committed to represent the country in Caribbean Cup first-round play this week. General Secretary Gordon Derrick named England-based Calaum Jahraldo-Martin (winger/ forward), Nathaniel Jarvis (forward) and Keiran Murtagh (midfielder) as three of the competitors. Midfielders Quinton Griffith, Josh Parker and Akeem Thomas, defender Connor Peters and goalkeeper Brenton Mohammed (goalkeeper) will also join the contingent of squad members from abroad. “There are five groups being played with everybody playing the same day because we are using the international dates so everybody has access to international players,” said Derrick. From September 3-7, Antigua will host Group 5, which also contains
Anguilla, the Dominican Republic and St. Vincent & the Grenadines. “I hear they (Anguilla) are bringing in international players so everybody is boosting their squads like St. Kitts and all the other groups so there is lots of excitement out about this version of the Caribbean Cup,” Derrick noted. Senior team regulars Peter Byers, Tamarley Thomas and Lawson Robinson are also expected to be present, when the Benna Boys open their campaign Wednesday against the Dominican Republic at the Antigua Recreation Grounds. (CONCACAF.com)