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GUYANA No. 104028 MONDAY DECEMBER 1, 2014

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The prorogation of Parliament…

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PM commends Malaysian company for proving critics wrong – by show of confidence in Guyana’s investment clime

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Alleged drug addict disarms policeman cousin, shoots neighbour – before blowing his brains out Page 4

GECOM’s 7th registration cycle starts today Page

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Duck curry aroma tantalises hundreds at the National Park

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Current rice crop pegged at over 630,000 tonnes

Prime Minister, Mr Samuel Hinds and Mrs. Yvonne Hinds (second and third left, respectively), Chairman of Borion Guyana Inc., Mr Kok-Tiong Wee (left), and Executive Director, Chiok-Boon Tan (right) during a tour of the test farm at Kairuni Page

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Duck curry aroma tantalises hundreds at the National Park

WITH the aroma of Sujata curry filling the National Park Tarmac, King’s annual Duck Curry competition tantalised the taste buds of hundreds of persons yesterday.

Participants from Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, USA, Jamaica and St Vincent started early preparations as they sought to earn the distinction of being “The best duck curry chef in the Caribbean”.

The Suriname Team in 2013 definitely blew the judges’ mind with their

version of curry, the first time a foreign team won the competition in Guyana.

Cooking up a storm at the National Park was Tourism Minister (ag) Irfaan Ali with his team comprising of staff from the Ministry of Tourism.

Ali put his skills to the test while cooking duck curry with the ‘works’. He completely ‘wowed’ patrons as their amazement showed on their faces as they tasted the Minister’s cooking.

Key performers at the event included renowned Chutney King Rikki Jai,

Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Mr Dhaneswhar Deonarine and Tourism Minister (ag), Mr Irfaan Ali putting the finishing touches to their duck curry (Photo by Adrian Narine) works Emerging Voices Guyana Baboo Terry Gathe Extreme Band from top 3, Guyana Chutney jraj, Sally Sagram and Tr i n i d a d ; T h e E - N e t - Queen Fiona and the Caribbean Hotshots. Admission was free and the action started from midday.

The proceeds of the duck curry competition are in aid of the Radio Needy Children’s Fund with plans to have games for kids in aid of the United Women for Children with Special Needs.

King’s duck curry competition would not have been possible without the generous corporate support of Sujata Curry Powder, Banks DIH, Digicel, Golden Brook coconut oil, Guyana Lottery, Maggi, Ministry of Tourism, Impressions, TVG, E-Networks, and Massy.

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The prorogation of Parliament…

President to pronounce on way forward ‘very soon’ AN announcement on the way forward, following the much-talked-about November 10 prorogation of Parliament, can be expected shortly.

This is according to President Donald Ramotar, who made the surprise announcement yesterday at the opening of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s annual Festival of Art Forms, popularly known as ‘Kala Utsav’.

“I do not intend to recall the Parliament and prorogue it again. Very soon, I will be making an announcement on the way forward,” he told the packed to capacity gathering at the Dharmic Sanskritik Kendra, in suburban Prashad Nagar, where the event was held.

His decision comes in the wake of Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier (Rtd.) Da-

President Donald Ramotar

vid Granger’s reluctance to officially respond to a letter, dated November 18, inviting him for talks, following the prorogation of Parliament on November 10.

Both APNU and the Alliance for Change (AFC) have made it clear that they will not engage the President in talks unless the prorogation is lifted and Parliamentary work resumes.

Since the President’s move to prorogue Parliament, there have been varying sentiments from different sections of society, many being in support of the prorogation, which would facilitate dialogue in face of the current political impasse.

The President has always maintained that the need for dialogue was uppermost in his mind when he made his decision. Paving the way for greater dialogue among political parties, he contends, would have kept the 10th Parliament alive to address critically important issues currently before the National

Assembly.

Some of these matters include: The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) (Amendment) Bill, which is currently with the Parliamentary Special Select Committee; and the second reading of the Education Bill 2014, the Land Surveyors Bill 2014, and the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014.

Also among the Bills scheduled for a first reading are the Food Safety Bill 2014, and the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) (Amendment) Bill 2014.

Other important matters before the National Assembly include the appointment of Members to the Rights of the Child Commission (ROC) and the Women and

Gender Equality Commission.

MERITS OF DIALOGUE Additionally, despite the combined Opposition’s rejection of the President’s invitation for talks, the merits of dialogue seem to have been acknowledged, since there have been calls to regional and international bodies to assist local politicians in overcoming the political gridlock. The first such call was made by AFC Executive and Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman.

He wrote the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to invite a delegation that will engage all sides, in the interest of moving past the act of prorogation.

The effect of ending the first session of the 10th Parliament via prorogation is the

termination of the business of the National Assembly.

As a result the AFC sponsored no-confidence motion was not considered. Also APNU had, prior to November 10, signalled its intent to support the push through of the motion. Had it not been for the proclamation to prorogue Parliament, if the no-confidence motion was passed, Guyana would have been headed to early general elections within three months.

However, Mr. Ramotar has made it clear that if these efforts prove futile, there will be a move to early general elections.

If there is a move to general elections, it would come more than a year early. The last general and regional elections were held in November 2011.

GECOM’s 7th registration cycle starts today THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will roll out its 7th cycle of continuous registration today.

And persons will be allowed to register for the first time, conduct transfers and make changes to their registration details.

At the end of the sixth cycle of continuous registration, in the latter part of June, there were registrations of some 14,981 new persons, 14,942 of whom have already been verified. There were

also 2,004 transfers, owing to issues related to change of address, and 2,747 changes/ corrections to existing registration information.

GECOM advises that persons wishing to make use of the continuous registration process must be in possession of the relevant source documents as might be necessary to support their applications for registration. These are original birth certificate issued by the General Register Office or a valid Guyana

Passport; original marriage certificate (and original birth certificate) – in the case of a name change by way of marriage; original deed poll and original birth certificate – in the case of any change of name by deed poll; and original naturalisation certificate issued by the Home Affairs Ministry and original birth certificate/valid passport – in the case of naturalisation. Evidence (photocopy/duplicate) of an application having been made for naturalisation will

not be accepted.

NOT ACCEPTABLE Baptismal certificates, expired passports, photocopies of relevant documents or letters from priests, elders, headmasters, village captains/toshaos and Justices of the Peace or existing ID cards will not be acceptable as source documents for registration.

Persons who were already registered could, if necessary, apply for a name change

in the case of the change of name(s) by marriage or deed poll, since they were registered; or apply for correction(s) if there is incorrect information on their National ID cards; or apply for a transfer if they have changed their addresses since they were last registered.

Additionally, persons who are already registered could request that their photographs be retaken if the quality of the photograph on their ID cards is unaccept-

able, or collect their new ID cards if they have not done so as yet.

GECOM has 28 permanent registration offices located in the 10 administrative regions. Persons are required to visit the registration office that is responsible for the registration of persons in their area of residence to apply for registration or uplift their National Identification Card if they were previously registered and have not done so as yet.

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Alleged drug addict disarms policeman cousin, shoots neighbour

– before blowing his brains out A MIDDLE-aged East Bank taxi driver, said to be a drug addict, yesterday relieved a policeman, who happens to be his cousin, of his firearm, shot his neighbour, then turned the weapon on himself.

Dead is Samuel La Fleur, 46, of 193 Back Street, Prospect, East Bank Demerara. The injured neighbour is Onica Little, 32, who, up to late last evening, was reportedly receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital for a gunshot wound she sustained in the back.

According to reports, the incident occurred just after lunch, and stemmed from an argument earlier in the day between La

Fleur and his mother.

Sources say that even though the two had settled their difference, the mother, knowing of her son’s addiction, decided to call her nephew, a policeman, whose name has been given as Johnson, and lodged a complaint.

On Johnson’s arrival at his aunt’s Prospect address to speak to his cousin about the misunderstanding with his mother, La Fleur reportedly told him that he did not want to talk about his drug addiction. They both agreed on this, since Johnson was not there in his capacity as a policeman, but as a relative.

At the time of his visit, the Chronicle learnt, Johnson had on him his licensed firearm, and not the service weapon which was issued him by the Guyana Police Force.

Reports are that while speaking to Johnson, La Fleur brought up an old misunderstanding between he and his neighbour, one Curtis Lewis, over a bird cage the man had allegedly knocked over.

Climate change a ‘truly existential’ threat A MAJOR threat to the Caribbean Region is climate change, according to Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.

“This is truly an existential threat; the related phenomena of rising sea levels, increasing ocean temperatures and more frequent and intense weather events, mean for us a fight for our very survival,” he said Friday while making remarks at the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA) annual awards dinner.

Noting that the estimated impacts of the climate change phenomenon are “sobering”, Ambassador LaRocque said it is for this very reason that the Community is working

In his anger, La Fleur reportedly told Johnson that people like Lewis needed to die, but the latter cautioned him about his utterances. However as soon as Johnson turned his back to head upstairs to speak with his aunt, La Fleur disarmed him, and a scuffle ensued.

La Fleur somehow managed to overpower his policeman cousin, run out of the yard with the man’s firearm, and began firing shots at Lewis’ home. After realising that Lewis was not there, the now enraged La Fleur raced back into his yard, and,proceeding to the landing, again began opening fire at Lewis’ home.

It was during that second round of gunfire, sources say, that Little, who, with her son, had sought refuge in her bedroom,was injured.

After completing his deed, La Fleur then turned the gun on himself, and fired a round which connected to his head. He was picked up and rushed to the Diamond Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

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to build resilience among its member states.

Listing the possible impacts of even the slightest change in climatic conditions, Ambassador LaRocque said: “A two-degree rise in global temperature will trigger severe adverse effects, for example, on water resources, agriculture, tourism, the fishing industry and public health.

“A one-metre rise in sea levels will affect our coastal communities and trigger negative economic impacts of hundreds of billions of US dollars.

“This is why our Community is working to build its resilience against climate change and severe weather events, and provide a viable and secure society for our

people.”

The Secretary-General added that CARICOM’s Five-Year Strategic Plan also addressed a response to climate change and focuses on economic, social, environmental and technological resilience.

“It identifies a number of concrete, achievable priorities with tangible benefits for citizens. Among them are climate adaptation and mitigation and disaster mitigation and management,” he said.

In Guyana, local efforts to battle climate change via several programmes and initiatives, addressing mitigation and adaptation, are advanced under the Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

Alberttown/Queenstown CPG, MWH conduct sign-painting exercise – for National Road Safety Month THE Alberttown/Queenstown Community Policing Group (CPG), in observance of National Road Safety Month, conducted a two-day sign painting exercise on the roadways in that Georgetown area.

Accompanied by a senior police officer, the CPG members, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works, embarked on this “sign painting” exercise on November 16 and November 18, 2014.

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Road markings, especially around schools in the area, have now been noticeably improved.

Chairman of that CPG group, Jollian Knights, indicated that the exercise, also supported by members of the community, will be an ongoing feature, and he hopes that more persons would come forward to assist, since the CPG plans to erect road signs at street corners, including at Fourth and Light Streets and

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at Light and Third Streets, Alberttown.

The CPG erected road signs and markings at the following places: Alberttown Police Station; at Fourth and Light Streets; at Albert and Third Streets; at Head Start Nursery School; at St. Ambrose Primary School; at the Queenstown Community High School; at Minister Rohee’s residence; at the Comenius Primary School; at Irving and Crown Streets, and at St. Gabriel’s Primary School.

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Barbados celebrates 48th anniversary of Independence BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) - Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is encouraging Barbadians to face the current challenges with a “calm, mature and disciplined approach”.

In his message to mark the 48th anniversary of Independence from Great Britain, being celebrated on Sunday, Stuart noted that Barbados, like most other countries in the Caribbean has been facing “unrelenting economic challenges”.

“These challenges have accentuated the need to restructure our economy in order to make it more viable. We do not enjoy any special dispensation under the laws of international economics. Barbados is not exempt from the challenges and crises which other countries and societies have to face.”

He said as part of a glo-

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart balised world which dispenses benefits as well as burdens, Barbadians must “steel ourselves to meet those burdens and, by dint of our hard work and sacrifice, to eventually overcome them. That is the true essence

of Independence.”

“As we work our way through present challenges, let us not confront life as a disordered jumble of hopes and fears. Our present time is not the culmination of all time! We will get past present challenges not by pan-

ic-stricken hurry and worry but by a calm, a mature and a disciplined approach to what we now face,” the Prime Minister added.

He also stated that 2015 promises to be a better year for Barbados than the year 2014.

“That is as it should be and would be an appropriate reward for the sacrifices and the patient endeavour of the people of this nation….as we embark on our 49th year, let us resolve to see what we can do for Barbados; what we can give back to Barbados.”

According to Stuart, socially, economically and politically Barbados is a more advanced and developed country.

“Today our people are better educated than at any other time in our country’s history, thanks to the expansion of opportunity at the

nursery, primary, secondary and tertiary levels of our education system.”

Concerning housing, he said Barbadians are better housed than they were in 1966 and significantly larger numbers of Barbadians have had access to modern housing, complete with greater access to water and to electricity.

On the labour front, he said “workers are much safer at the workplace today as a result of the combined efforts of successive governments and robust but responsible trade unions. A panoply of modern labour legislation now enriches our statute books.”

Stuart also pointed to the opportunities available to young people as well as the aged and disabled.

“Today, the vulnerable among us benefit from the existence of an extensive,

Court of Appeal to hear Political parties prepare for by election Trafigura case this week KINGSTON, Jamaica, (CMC) – The Court of Appeal will today begin hearing the appeal brought by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and other members of the People’s National Party (PNP) concerning the Trafigura affair that rocked the party in late 2006.

In September last year, the Court ruled that there were no constitutional grounds, that would prevent five members of the party including Simpson Miller from answering questions from Dutch investigators in the Trafigura case.

In 2006, the then administration of the PNP was rocked by revelations that while in government the party accepted financial donations from Trafigura Baheer, a Dutch company trading a variety of commodities, including oil.

This raised questions regarding possible undue influence being exerted by the company, which was seeking to do business with the Government of Jamaica at the time of the donation.

The fall-out from the Trafigura scandal was widely regarded as a contributory factor in the PNP’s loss in the September, 2007 general election, which ushered in a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government for the first time in 18 years.

That JLP government,

led for most of its time in office, by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, enacted new legislation to facilitate the Dutch involvement in the subsequent investigation of the Trafigura affair.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, (CMC) – Political parties wrapped up campaigning late Saturday ahead of Monday’s poll in the central parish of Westmoreland to elect a member of parliament to replace former Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke who died in Florida in August.

The seat is being contested by Dwayne Vaz, 32, who will represent the ruling People’s National Party (PNP), Fay Reid-Jacobs, a financial consultant who will represent of the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and Ras Astor Black of the Jamaica Alliance Movement.

The PNP’s Dwayne Vaz is confident that he will win the seat in the constituency that has been a strong hold of the ruling party.

“My confidence is based on the response I am getting from the people on the road. Their energy level has been raised and they know that I am for them and that

highly sophisticated and reliable social safety net to which they can turn when necessity requires that they do so.”

He said inspite of achievements related to the economy the nation still has some way to go.

“Not everyone has benefited from the Independence effort to the extent he or she would have wished.

Some have experienced hurt at some time or another during the last 48 years.

But that is not surprising for, in every part of the world, at any time of the day, the week, the month or the year, there are people who are hurting.

The challenge facing our society is to ensure that the numbers of those who are hurting are kept to the barest minimum,” he said.

I will be with them working together for the good of the constituency,” he said.

However, the JLP plans to go all out to secure victory.

“We are very optimistic as well, because we have a very good candidate who has roots in the constituency…” said JLP General Secretary, Dr. Horace Chang.

Just over 39,360 persons are on the voters’ list for Monday’s by election.

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EDITORIAL

GUYANA

MUSIC MONSTERS! WHETHER in the form of weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries in whatever cultural representation, the right of observance is a given for citizens, once they are granted the necessary permission from the constituted authorities.

But even after being granted permission, those responsible for these celebrations are obliged in ensuring that the peace is observed, as well as the wellbeing of neighbours in proximity, is not disturbed in any way. This further translates, especially where music is played, that such be done at a moderate level, particularly as the night advances.

Of course, this focuses on the perennial problem of noise nuisance, which would have led to the missile attack on the Warisali family home, at La Grange, not so long ago.

The senior Warisali adopted a patient approach as he and members of his

household bore the brunt of the booming assault of base decibel levels, emanating from a wedding house festivity next door.

From all appearances, he seemed to have relied on good neighbourliness as a means of letting good conscience prevail, as he was reported to have asked for the noise level to be lowered. Not only was his request ignored, but the situation further escalated because his son requested the removal of a guest’s car that prevented entry to their home. This was the signal for the first brick and bottle attack.

Not even a visit by the lawmen had any effect, for no sooner had they departed, than another rain of missiles commenced, just after midnight that lasted for a reported four hours. There were even references to the Warisali’s religion, during the attack.

That such an incident could have taken place is

unbelievable as it was unconscionable; for absolutely, this was hooliganism and extremism, fuelled by alcoholic-laden young men, who not only disrespected the wedding as an act of solemnity, but also the courtesy of the host family who unfortunately ought to have had better control over their guests, in terms of their conduct, and of course – the very loud music.

The same has to be applied to Mr. Warisali and family: those responsible for the jollification, were inconsiderate to these people, abusing their patience and goodwill, since from the media reports, the elder Warisali did not seek help from the authorities until the Sunday evening. His action only seemed to have compounded matters, as events showed.

Evidently, the senior Warisali, a cardiac patient would have experienced great stress and agony, that

could have precipitated a heart attack.

But his story is not different to so many other communities, both within the capital city and its far flung environs, where residents have had to live with this health menace, called noise nuisance.

Mr Warisali has mentioned the many occasions that he has had to report such instances to both the La Grange and Leonora police stations. The fact that he has had to do so repeatedly means that effective action has not been taken against the law breaker(s). We recall when the names of such offenders were placed in the media, probably as a means of exposing their irresponsibility and reckless behaviour within their respective communities.

This is a national problem and diverse in nature since it emanates from private residences, religious houses, entertainment spots, and even on community

occasions. The reports in the media have been legion, with accounts of the aged, many with heart ailments like the senior Warisali, experiencing palpitations and chest reverberations during this thunderous bass sounds that are known to rattle window panes, and cause a ripping like sensation to facial muscles, especially when the mouth is closed. Like garbage dumping, that has definitely become a part of the national psyche, so it is with music at extremely high base levels.

It is time that the authorities begin to take condign action against these music monsters, or citizens like the Warisalis and numerous others throughout our communities will continue to suffer a definite health hazard, and the risk of abuse

and personal attack, such as what this West Bank family suffered because they protested.

Celebrations and observances, yes!; but these should be kept within the guidelines of the Law. Again we urge prompt responses to complaints/reports of excessive noise as a result of loud music; regular police patrols where weddings, parties, etc, are held; mandatory warning where it is evident that the Law is being offended; and seizure of musical equipment, once there is non-compliance.

We condemn those responsible for the attacks on the Warisalis, and look forward to the perpetrators being arrested and prosecuted for their monstrous act, that bordered on terrorism.

Nagamootoo’s pledge to work with PNC/APNU against PPP EXECUTIVE member of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Mr. Moses Nagamootoo last Tuesday made it pellucid that the AFC will collaborate with PNC/ APNU and other bodies so inclined to remove the PPP/C Government.

Many PPP supporters are expressing great concern that GECOM is one body so inclined, especially in view of reports that ballot boxes from 19 polling stations in a PPP/C stronghold were not counted during the last elections, along with other strategies allegedly used by GECOM officials – ejecting PPP/C officials and scrutineers from polling stations,

- his revelation is merely a verbal ‘coming out of the closet’ by a perverted presidential hopeful

David Granger

Moses Nagamootoo

for instance, and finagling with proxy votes by tricking senior citizens to vote for Opposition parties, etc., all tactics to, if not catapult the PNC in Government, steal enough votes from the

PPP/C to enable the joint Opposition to jointly achieve a majority in Parliament.

The catastrophic consequences of the 2011 elections to national development during the reconfigured com-

“This is not a new revelation, merely a verbal ‘coming out of the closet’ of perverted presidential hopefuls who were thwarted in their ambitious forays…and are hell-bent on taking revenge, regardless that they are causing retrogression in Guyana’s developmental dynamics…” position of the Tenth Parliament has left this nation reeling, with its august National Assembly becoming a theatrical production house because of the unconsciona-

ble and irrational actions and utterances of the ‘leaders’ of the Opposition parties.

According to Eusi Kwayana, elder of the WPA clan, the late Walter Rod-

ney never campaigned in PPP strongholds. Rodney respected Dr. Jagan and his unrelenting struggles to free the Guyanese people – first from the yoke of colonialism, then from the shackles of the dictatorship.

However, Nagamootoo and Ramjattan, lusting for power and burning with envy and hatred for their former comrades, had no such qualms and they deliberately played on the sentiments of PPP supporters – in and out

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World AIDS Day 2014...

Partner Notification as a Prevention Strategy December 1, 2014 is World AIDS Day 2014. And the UNAIDS Gap Report (UNAIDS, 2014) indicates that 19 million of the 35 million people living with HIV are unaware that they are stricken with HIV. The UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Michel Sidibé in his World AIDS Day 2014 message talked about disintegrating the epidemic permanently. He noted the urgency of accessing the people left behind -- young women and adolescent girls, men having sex with men, migrants, prisoners, sex workers, and people who inject drugs. Dr. Sidibé explained that reaching these key populations requires strengthened health systems and Fast-Track Targets as 90-90-90 where by 2020, 90% of people living with HIV would know of their status, 90% who are HIV+ would be on treatment, and 90% on treatment would have reduced viral loads. Today, I present my published paper on provider referral and contact referral as mechanisms for the notification of HIV and AIDS as part of the process of reaching key populations.

References: UNAIDS. 2014. The Gap Report [Online]. Available: http://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/UNAIDS_Gap_report_en.pdf [Accessed November 29, 2014.

PROVIDER referral and contact referral are two established means to provide notification of contagious, but treatable diseases, as has been done for tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases (e.g., syphilis). Because AIDS is at this time an incurable disease, programs of notification have proved highly c o n t ro v e r s i a l . T h e a u t h o r examines recent adjustments to the New York State public health law regarding HIV/ AIDS notification mechanisms. A literature review supports further discussion of ethical and partner notification issues as they bear on the perception and objections of various constituencies, stigmatization, and principles of confidentiality.

Both U.S. and Swedish strategies to partner notification are outlined as well as why these schemes may not be interchangeable based on c u l t u r e d i ff e r e n c e s ; p o i n t s for general improvement are drawn from this comparison.

A social system perspective based on the social functions of adaptation, goal attainment, integration, and latency (pattern maintenance) is intro duced as a means to address the barriers inherent in HIV/ AIDS notification programs and to enhance counseling programs—the objective being that knowledge and understanding of the patient's culture and social context can give providers additional tools with which to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and bring people

to treatment earlier.

INTRODUCTION "Despite the well-established role of public health departments in identifying and notifying the sexual contacts of those reported to have venereal diseases, this strategy of intervention-designed to break the chain of disease transmission-played no role to the early response to AIDS." 1 Identifying and notifying sexual contacts of those stricken with HIV has proven to be controversial, largely as a result of its incurable status and the stigma attached to it.

Notification of a disease is carried out through patient referral where the patient informs his/her partners, by provider referral (also called "contact tracing"), where the public health department notifies the sexual partners, and by contract referral, where the client is encouraged to notify his her partners, on condition that the healthcare worker will trace any partner who does not contact the clinic within a contracted time period.

Partner notification has been utilized as a standard health practice for combating the transmission of treatable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) since 1937 and has worked well. At that time, partner notification was used to halt the spread of syphilis. 2 Today, the scourge of HIV demands a more comprehensive, effective, and rapid implementation of partner notification as public health policy. The

term "partners" refers to sex partners and injecting drug users (IDUs) who engage in needle-sharing. Research data demonstrates a growing interest in partner notification with many states and constituencies acknowledging its efficacy in contributing to constraining the spread of HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations suggest that public health department staff should inform known partners in cases where an HIV-infected patient refuses to comply.

New York State recently reinforced its partner notification mechanisms through the passage of an act to amend the public health law, pertaining to HIV infection and reporting cases of this infection to spouses and known sexual partners. 3 This law was enacted on July 7, 1998 and covers the following provisions on the duty to report and the procedure of contact tracing: ● Every physician or other personnel authorized by law to arrange for diagnostic tests, or provide a medical diagnosis,

or any laboratory administering this test, shall immediately upon first diagnosis that the p e r s o n i s H I V- i n f e c t e d , o r upon first diagnosis that a person is assailed with AIDS, or upon first diagnosis that a person is beset with HIV-related illness, report such case to the Health Commissioner. ● Every Health Commissioner, upon establishing that such reported case, or other identified known case of HIV infection, justifies contact tracing, shall personally inform the known contacts of the protected person. ● The contact shall be notified of the characteristics of HIV, the known viral transmission routes, risks of prenatal and perinatal transmission, actions the person can effect to further reduce viral transmission, and community-based organizations (CBOs) accessible to the person that dispense counseling, medical care and treatment, and additional information of other appropriate services for HIV-infected persons.

● Any physician or other public health personnel effecting this notification must make the notification in person.

The New York State law provides mechanisms for the use of provider referral, and no opportunity is given to the patient to inform contacts about the infection status.

Greater utilization is made of public health personnel outside of clinic settings to achieve provider referral.

However, at the core of partner notification are the issues of ethics and law. (This paper was published: Misir, P., 1999.

A I D S PAT I E N T C A R E a n d STDs, 13(6), pp.327-334.)

REFERENCES 1. Bayer R. Private Acts, Social Consequences: AIDS and the Politics of Public Health.

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1991.

2. Brandt AM. No Magic Bullet. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.

3 . N e w Yo r k S t a t e P u b l i c H e a l t h L a w. A r t i c l e 2 7 - F (HIV Confidentiality Law), Chapter 163, 1998.

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PM commends Malaysian company for – by show of confidence in proving critics wrong Guyana’s investment clime

GUYANA’S agricultural sector has on board an international company with a multi-million-dollar investment, providing more international impetus, farming experience and techniques and crop diversification for local farmers and markets. This will be parallelled with employment opportunity for many locals.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, paying a visit to the Bornion Guyana Inc. test farm on Saturday at Kairuni, on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway lauded the company for its confidence, and welcomed the technical expertise that it brings to Guyana.

He also expressed optimism in this venture, noting that it will have a remarkable, positive impact on the local agriculture sector.

“They bring their experience and the important thing is that their experience motivates them to see what is possible, where, maybe many times, we can’t see because we haven’t had that experience,” PM Hinds said.

He also explained that the agriculture sector will not be the only beneficiary of their investments, but all of Guyana.

“The sector motivates them to make the kind of investment that would be required to lay in the infrastructure, roads, drains and irrigation canals, and it’s

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds plants the rambutan tree that is the first of its batch in the implementation phase

quite a significant investment for Guyana,” he said.

He urged the investors to pave their way around hiccups and gain local experience, since that will be pivotal to their success.

A Memorandum of Understanding between Bornion Guyana Inc., and the Government of Guyana was signed on September 6, 2012, thereby paving the way for the company to set up shop in Guyana.

Bornion, a subsidiary of the Malaysian Wee Boon Ping Group of Companies, has expressed interest in bio-energy, following the opening of the bio-ethanol demonstration plant at Albion, Region Six. The company is mainly interested in

palm oil for bio-fuel production and producing other nutritious crops.

Among its crops to be cultivated in the Canje Basin, where it has

been leased land, are rubber, citrus, palm oil, dragon fruit, sugar cane, tomatoes and other cash crops and avocado.

Malaysian Technology: One of the modern and well equipped greenhouses at the test farm

Nagamootoo’s pledge to work... of Guyana, with whom they had formed close ties, ironically as trusted ambassadors of PPP founders, Dr. and Mrs. Cheddi and Janet Jagan, to trick them of support in cash and/or kind.

They then turned around and, instead of becoming the axis of reason and rationality guiding national policy decisions, they instead handed over the votes of the PPP members who had trusted them to the hated PNC reconfigured as APNU. While publicly denying the AFC’s intentions to form a coalition with APNU prior to the next elections, Ramjattan has indubitably been a partner of the PNC/APNU’s anti-developmental, destruc-

tive tactics; and the PPP listed them as, among others: ● AFC’s support of APNU to slash the national Budget every year since 2012, effectively denying Guyana and Guyanese of further developments; ● AFC’s support of the APNU to vote down the major transformational projects, such as the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion and the Amaila Falls Hydro-power (AFHP) project, the latter being seen as critical to the provision of cheaper energy and the development of a highly productive manufacturing sector; ● AFC working with APNU to block funding for a number

Many local crops that are already being cultivated will be brought on board as well.

The company also boasts 100 percent organic production.

In this initial stage of twoand- a -half years, the company has invested approximately US$1M on testing feasibility of the production of these envisioned produce at Kairuni, on the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway. They are expecting to spend a further US$500M over the next decade on implementation.

The initial results from these feasibility studies are encouraging, according to the Administrative and Financing head of the company, Gavin Sing. He also noted pointed that an international investment of this magnitude opens up Guyana’s potential to the world.

“Guyana now will be placed on the international

of Government programmes including the $1B Amerindian Development Fund (ADF) and $450M for loan subventions to University of Guyana (UG) students; and ● AFC and APNU working together to vote down critical pieces of legislations that are important to national development.

These legislations include: the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill and the Customs Amendment Act. The latter was voted down by the APNU with the support of AFC. The Government had re-tabled the Customs (Amendment) Bill which,

map for the wealth of resources that we have, and to see the efforts that are placed is tremendously inspiring,” Sing said. He was also optimistic about the longevity of this project, noting that it will mean much to the Guyanese public, since the company will reach out in all ways to local farmers, through employment opportunities and assisting them to adapt and use to their benefit what the company will bring to farming practices in Guyana.

“Indeed,” he said, “it’s going to be a great opportunity for Guyanese. Guyana has been known as the breadbasket of the Caribbean, and to see that the Government and the Malaysian counterparts have taken that opportunity to take us to another step and another level… A lot of jobs will be created, and the idea of what we bring to the table will help this sector grow.”

Apart from key management officials, the company plans to recruit Guyanese to work their farms, and to provide training when necessary.

While at the test farm, the Prime Minister also took the time to participate in the significant planting of a rambutan tree. The rambutan, or lychee, is a rare fruit on the local market, and will be one of the crops the company will be feverishly pursuing. The planting of this tree will see the company moving into implementation phase for the next decade. (GINA)

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if passed, would have seen companies both local and foreign paying taxes on non-returnable containers of alcoholic or non-alcoholic items. The defeat of this Act resulted in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) giving a ruling in which Guyana had to repay Suriname-based beverage company Rudisa, US$6M.” The official added that the other examples of the AFC/APNU ‘partnership’ are clearly documented and are matters of public record, with the sponsorship of their infamous ‘no-confidence’ motion being the most heinous of all the destructive acts they have perpetrated against this nation.

Despite Ramjattan’s denials, which he clearly stated was because he did not want to alienate the AFC’s PNC-hating supporters, AFC Chairman, Nigel Hughes, made it clear at a PNC/APNU-sponsored rally that the AFC would join with the APNU in a broad-based political movement.

Hughes stated intentions of the AFC was further endorsed by Moses Nagamootoo, who said: “We have decided to work with APNU and all other patriotic, political, business, labour, religious, human rights, women, youth…in a broad fight against the PPP minority regime.”

However, this is not a

new revelation, merely a verbal ‘coming out of the closet’ of perverted presidential hopefuls who were thwarted in their ambitious forays by the PPP leadership and are hellbent on taking revenge, regardless that they are causing retrogression in Guyana’s developmental dynamics because the AFC has always worked in tandem with the PNC/APNU in collaborative endeavours to stymie, and even reverse the soico-economic gains in the country achieved by successive PPP/C Governments, with the people – even their own constituents, being “collateral damage’ to their gerrymandering.

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World AIDS Day Messages…

ing challenges to universal access. Addressing these challenges requires more cost effective and efficient strategies.

Recent events have served as a catalyst for a regional dialogue on stigma and discrimination, significant barriers to universal access. This dialogue must continue to occur at every level of our society but must encompass all know their HIV status; 90 forms of discrimination. percent of people who know The Pan Caribbean Partnertheir status to access HIV ship Against HIV and AIDS treatment; and 90 percent (PANCAP) Justice for All of people on HIV treatment programme, which has so to achieve viral suppres- far produced a roadmap sion—that is, an HIV viral with 15 actionable points load persistently below the and a declaration, must be level of detection. Addition- seen as a bold initiative by ally, insufficient provision the Partnership to advance of rapid testing and access this dialogue and engage to point-of-care counselling in meaningful and dispasand testing; less than opti- sionate discussions with all mal male counselling and sectors of society including testing; limited strategies for parliamentarians, the judiaddressing the vulnerability ciary, faith-based organisaof youth and the dissonance tions, the youth, the media, between the age of consent the private sector, civil and the age of access to sex- society organisations, the ual and reproductive services military and para military, for adolescents are remain- medical and nursing associ-

Closing the Gap to Universal Access THE 2014 World AIDS Day theme is ‘Closing the Gap’. This theme challenges us as Policy makers, programme managers and implementers to identify and develop strategies and policies for closing the gap in resources to achieve universal access.

For the Caribbean, removing the barriers that impede universal access by all members of our society is crucial. The epidemiology of HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean provides strong evidence that the groups most vulnerable to HIV and which have least access to prevention, treat-

ment, care and support services, are members of our key population groups including men who have sex with men, sex workers, persons who use drugs and youth.

Our region has seen significant progress towards elimination of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV. Six countries are ready for validation, and others are moving towards validation.

There has been a significant reduction in the number of deaths due to AIDS and substantial returns on HIV investment.

However, we continue to face ongoing challenges, par-

ticularly inadequate access to services for those most in need and inadequate access to financial resources to maintain the national and regional gains. Our responses to human rights; gender and gender-based violence; and punitive laws that negatively impact universal access need to be optimised.

Our region remains dependent on diminishing external funding. Inadequate investments in laboratories have serious implications for service provision, and the achievement of new global 90-90-90 targets which would enable 90 percent of people living with HIV to

ations, bar associations and both women’s and men’s groups.

The new Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework on HIV and AIDS (CRSF) 2014-2018, which provides a roadmap for the regional response over the next four years, is geared towards achieving universal access and elimination of HIV. Key to addressing the overarching challenges to universal access is technical and political leadership which are critical to achieving optimal health goals at national and regional levels and ensuring the effectiveness of the partnership at both levels.

This World AIDS Day therefore provides us with an opportunity to reflect on our achievements and to acknowledge the work that is still to be done to achieve universal access for all our citizens, thereby closing the gap.

MR. DERECK SPRINGER PANCAP Coordinating Unit Director

HIV/AIDS response targets still to be met THIS World AIDS Day brings with it the realization that in less than 400 days, the Millennium Development Goals would have expired. It is clear that some targets would not have been achieved. Among them, are those associated with the response to HIV and AIDS. Yet there is much to celebrate. People with AIDS are living longer, many

more are on antiretroviral treatment and there are greater techniques for accelerating prevention, effective financing, governance and accountability for AIDS related programmes. These are all essential requirements for closing the gap and ushering an AIDS free generation.

UNAIDS has provided the impetus for getting to Zero with an ambitious

90-90-90 goal. It requires that by 2020, 90% of those infected get tested; 90% of those tested having access to treatment and 90% of those on treatment registering low enough viral loads, preventing transmission.

The science shows that by meeting these targets the end of the AIDS epidemic by 2030 is possible.

Let us therefore take the opportunity afforded by World AIDS day to reach

those vulnerable populations and those most in need. Let us resolve to eliminate inequalities, and reduce gender violence and stigma and discrimination; cinders that fan the flames of HIV and AIDS. While we must continue to advocate for retaining AIDS in the post 2015 sustainable development agenda, we also need to recognize that the emerging global

health architecture is being designed to respond more adequately on global health challenges. These require an integrated health response based less on disease specific silos of HIV, TB, malaria, women’s and children’s health, NCDs and Ebola while targeting disease s p e c i f i c m e a s u re s t o control their respective burdens and spread and

avoid the emergence of epidemic. The pil lars of the new global architecture rest on multisectoral collaboration, universal access, partnerships based on s h a re d re s p o n s i b i l i t y and global solidarity.

DR. EDWARD GREENE UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean

Ending the AIDS crisis: A new conversation IT HAS been over three decades since the first case of AIDS was recorded, leaving a trail of crippling fear that gripped the nations of the Caribbean.

Though much work is still to be done, the fear is now abating. More governments have sought funding and technical support from international donors to reverse the spread of HIV (the virus) and the impact of AIDS. More has been done locally and regionally to address the health, legal, ethical, social and economic challenges presented by the epidemic in the Caribbean than any other public

health emergency in history.

Thirty years later, there is a new conversation: Ending the AIDS crisis. We (communities of PLHIV and key affected populations) support the conversation. We also must galvanise ourselves in solidarity, now more than ever, to maintain the gains of the past while mobilising our communities to take the lead and fast track efforts to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Our future is dependent on us.

The effective leadership of communities of PLHIV and key affected populations is evidence of the

true maturity of the HIV response. To this end, the Caribbean Regional Network of People Living with HIV (CRN+), the authentic voice and representation of the community is committed to empowering leaders to cross-fertilise efforts with our partners. As we utilise our value-added experiences and abilities we hope to realise ‘Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention’. For this to happen, we must do a few things differently as we contemplate the endgame in this global crisis.

These include: * Protect the gains of

the prevention, treatment, care and support efforts and related intervention by enhancing social support and protection, especially for the most vulnerable. * Meaningfully address issues affecting sexual health - choices and diversity. * Increase efforts to build the capacity of communities (living with and affected by HIV & AIDS).

We must pledge to lead civil society within a broader multisectoral response which includes governments and the private sector in crafting and implement-

ing the national strategies to that will help efforts to end the crisis. reach zero new infec tion. * Strengthen efforts to engage young people; enThis World AIDS Day, able them to lead on ad- as we reflect on the many dressing issues of stigma lives and relationships and discrimination through decimated by this virus, the promotion of dignity let us remember, that ofand self actualisation. fered to us now, is the opportunity to take perFor me, living with sonal responsibility and HIV is a rebirthing of do something positive to wellbeing. This inspires inspire hope, and to save me to be committed to and improve lives. playing my part in advancing the welfare of the whole human family MR. AINSLEY REID by taking care of my Chairman, the Caribhealth; promoting dig- bean Regional Network of nity and contributing to People Living with HIV community leadership (CRN+)

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A GINA feature...

Current rice crop pegged at over 630,000 tonnes --export heading for 500,000 tonnes

THE Ministry of Agriculture has not yet released its targeted rice production for 2015, but Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, offering an early take said that he does not foresee that the 2015 production will be less than 600,000 tonnes.

Guyana’s rice production has, for the first time ever, surpassed 600,000 tonnes, a record that was broken on October 27 with just under 86 per cent of the crop harvested.

Minister Ramsammy said that in terms of 2015, the industry is expected to sustain this production, despite the fact that the prices offered for rice and paddy in this second crop were not as high as those offered in the first crop, and certainly below those offered in 2013.

“Many people have said that the cultivation will drop off, the indication that we have right now is that we will have the same amount of land under cultivation in the first crop of 2015 which would be somewhere around 95,000 hectares, which is over 200,000 acres, which means that the conditions, that include payment have not discouraged the farmers from going back,” Minister

Ramsammy said, adding: “Given that we are about 5.5 tonnes (yield) per hectares, I would expect that the 600,000 tonnes that we exceeded in 2014 can again be exceeded in 2015.” The Minister said that Guyana, with the conditions experienced now, without any extra land can in fact reach 800,000 tonnes, more so if agriculture practices continue to be improved. “We have gone from 2 tonnes per hectare in the late 1980s, early 1990s to 5.5 tonnes per hectare, and if we continue those improvements, that will make the difference,” the Minister said.

That the rice sector continues to experience an annual increase, is not only as a result of more land being put under cultivation, but also because farmers are being exposed to improved farming techniques and have access to better seed varieties. These in turn increase the harvest per hectare.

Minister Ramsammy pointed out that with the new rice variety, the GRDB 14 being introduced in this coming crop, then it is expected that yield would increase even further. “If we have just an increase in yield

Rice being loaded for export to Venezuela

to 6 tonnes per hectare, it will take us to 800,000 (tonnes), and if we then have some increase in land, you are looking at Guyana being able to reach 1 million tonnes,” the Minister said.

“I am not saying that we should try to get there quickly, because we need to also build our market, but the market potential is available for Guyana. We just need to ensure we supply that,” he said.

Guyana has built an industry based on its boost

of having the longest grain rice, but there are markets that also want medium grain rice, hence Minister Ramsammy explained that the country needs to look at what it is growing.

HISTORIC PRODUCTION Meanwhile, Minister Ramsammy reported that the country has attained rice production of about 630,000 tonnes for 2014 thus far, with small pockets of fields remaining to be

Farmers inspecting rice crop cultivated under the six-point method

harvested. These were due to be completed in the week of November 20, but the rainfall experienced in the country affected harvesting.

“Whilst the heavy rainfall had little impact on the new cultivation, and in fact many farmers welcomed the rain for that purpose, those who were late in harvesting could see some losses.”

He said that the ministry is at present monitoring the non-harvested acres. “We do not have at the moment any sense of loss from that, but we would be surprised that some people, not some much because of the flooding, but because they would require dry dam conditions and so to bring in combine and remove the paddy, would have some difficulty,” he said.

EXPORT PROJECTION Minister Ramsammy also reported that at the moment, the industry has also surpassed for the first time in history the 450,000 tonnes of actual export.

This is rice that has already reached their destination in the export market. The country still has some 85,000 tonnes under contract for delivery in 2014 which would mean that it would meet 500,000 tonnes this year, for the first time, in the country’s history.

The Minister said that he has been examining how long it took the industry to get to the 50,000-tonne export mark, then to 100,000

tonnes and further. “The story in Guyana is that we passed the 100,000, then 200,000 then 300,000-tonne mark, but then jumped from 300,000 to 500,000, if we do reach it this year. It took us almost 80 years to reach the first 100,000 tonnes of export, but it took us less than one year to go from 300,000 to 500,000 tonnes,” Minister Ramsammy pointed out.

He said that the only thing that would prevent the country from reaching 500,000 tonnes this year would be bad weather affecting the loading of ships.

“If we are able to load just 50,000 tonnes in the next five weeks we should be able to reach 500, 000,” the Minister said.

By October, the quantity actually shipped was 77,000 tonnes, by far the most rice ever exported in a single year.

Meanwhile, in terms of sales by farmers to millers, the country has exceeded thus far $42 billion, Minister Ramsammy said. Out of that sum, the majority was made to farmers. Whilst commending the millers for their efforts, he also noted that there is still about $6 billion that is outstanding and in this regard appealed to the millers to make a real effort to have these paid.

The Minister did say however, that he met with the banks recently and is aware that they are at present providing loans to the millers to pay off part of that $6B.

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Broomes pleads ‘not guilty’

JOHN Broomes (no address given) was on Thursday remanded to prison by Magistrate Ann McLennan on a break and enter and larceny charge.

Broomes pleaded not

--to break and enter, larceny charge

guilty to the charge that said on November 24 at Phase One, Linden, he broke and entered the dwelling house of Christopher Cerry with

intent to steal.

Police Prosecutor, Adonni Innis successfully objected to bail on the ground of the nature of

the offence. Broomes was remanded to prison until tomorrow, and the matter transferred to the Linden Magistrates Court.

Pork-knocker granted bail on robbery charge JOHN Johnson, a Mahdia pork-knocker accused of robbing a man with a dangerous weapon, was Thursday granted $125,000 bail by Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The court heard that on November 24, at 111 Miles,

Mahdia, being armed with a knife, he robbed Eleazar Javier of one BLU cellular phone; seven pennyweights of raw gold and $210,000 in cash, a total of $287,000.

The father-of-one was not required to plead, since the charge is indictable. Police

prosecutor, Adonni Innis objected to bail on the grounds of the nature, gravity and prevalence of the offence; and also on the basis that Johnson had been convicted for a similar offence.

The defendant told the court that he was never identi-

fied in an identification parade.

Johnson was granted bail, and his next court appearance will be at the Mahdia Magistrates Court on January 19.

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Man remanded on simple larceny, break and enter charges LEROY Seaford, 28, was on Thursday remanded to prison by Magistrate Ann McLennan after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Court, charged with simple larceny and break and enter and larceny.

The defendant, on November 24 at Third Phase Kwakwani, Upper Berbice River, stole $100,000, property of Kevin Layne.

The second charge read that on November 19 at Kwakwani Airstrip, he broke and entered the office of the Kwakwani Natural Resource Organisation, and stole one Toshiba Laptop valued $80,000.

Police Prosecutor, Adonni Innis objected to bail on the basis of the nature, gravity and prevalence of the offence.

She added that the laptop was found at his home.

Seaford was remanded to prison, and the matter transferred to the Kwakwani Magistrate Court for December 19.

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Matthews Ridge farmer Soldier remanded for gets three years – for looting house, shop A NORTH West District farmer was sentenced Wednesday to three years imprisonment on two charges of break and enter.

Keon Brown, 33, of Matthews Ridge in the North West District pleaded guilty to the charges before Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Particulars of the offences said that last Sunday, at Broomes Estate, Mabaruma, he broke and entered the dwelling house of Dulan Mentis and stole one black Panasonic digital tablet, two pairs of American Eagle slippers, a shaving machine, play station, power cord and an RCA cord, totalling $100,000 in value.

The second charge said that between last Saturday and Sunday at Kumaka Wa-

terfront, Mabaruma, in the North West District, he broke and entered the shop of Ramroop Naipaul and stole a quantity of foodstuff valued $64,500 and lube oil costing $ 20,000, totalling $84,500 in value.

According to the prosecution’s facts, Mentis locked his house at 22:00hrs and left to sell food at the Kumaka Waterfront, and upon his return he discovered that his home had been broken into and the said articles missing.

The matter was reported to the police, and an investigation was carried out. The police, acting on information, arrested the defendant who admitted to the crime and was charged.

Additionally, Naipaul had secured his shop last Saturday

at 22:00 hrs and returned to his residence some distance away but on Sunday he observed his shop door broken and the said articles missing.

The matter was reported to the police and an investigation was carried out. The police acting on information again arrested the defendant who admitted to the crime.

The articles were recovered and Brown was charged.

However, the defendant told the court that his friend who had stayed with him had lodged the stolen articles in his yard and he had contacted the police to return it, and he does not indulge in such actions.

The prosecution objected to bail and noted that the accused had been convicted in Linden three years ago for a similar offence.

Subsequently, Brown was sentenced to three years imprisonment on both charges and the items are to be returned to the virtual complainants.

discharging firearm

–with intent to murder MAGISTRATE Ann McLennan on Wednesday remanded a Guyana Defence Force Private who is accused of discharging a loaded firearm with intent to murder.

Alistair Woodford, 20, of 100 Garnett Street, Kitty, was not required to plead to the charge, which alleged that on November 21 at Garnett Street, he discharged a load-

ed firearm at Devon Howell with intent to murder him.

Woodford was represented by Attorney-at-Law Hewley Griffith, who requested bail in a reasonable sum for his client, who he said had no prior convictions and was not a flight risk.

Police Prosecutor Bharat Mangru objected to bail citing the seriousness and prevalence of the offence as well

as the penalty it attracts. He said further that if the defendant was granted bail he may not return to court or he may tamper with the virtual complainant (VC).

The prosecutor also noted that the VC is known to the accused and is still in a critical condition.

Bail was denied and Woodford was remanded to prison, while the matter was transferred to Magistrate Judy Latchman’s court for December 9.

Court hears...

Queenstown man paid $2,000 for articles valued $138,000 BOBBY Mohamed,54,of Queenstown, in the city, was on Wednesday re-

leased on $40,000 bail on a break and enter charge

by Georgetown Magistrate Ann McLennan.

It is alleged that on Monday, November 24, at Georgetown, Mohamed stole one jumpstart system with a compressor valued $38,000 and one Android Tablet worth $100,000, a total value of $138,000.

However, Mohamed told

the court that he had bought the stolen articles from a man for $2,000 which he was trying to sell.

Prosecutor Deniro Jones, however, did not object to bail but requested that it be put at a substantial amount.

Mohamed was granted $40,000 bail and the matter was transferred to Magistrate Faith McGusty for December 9.

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One of the graduating students at Saturday evening’s graduation ceremony

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Over 60

WHAT started out with over 600 applicants who sought to further their education through the Institute for Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), saw a remarkable achievement Saturday by a majority of these individuals, when they graduated at the 38th annual graduation exercise, which was held at the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus.

Students graduated in the areas of Industrial Relations and Management; Early Childhood Development; Early Childhood Education; Supervisory management; Marketing Management; Academic Upgrading; Mathematics, English Language, Princi-

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00 graduate from IDCE ples of Business, Principles of Accounts and Office Administration; Proficiency in Mathematics and English Language; Introduction to Social Work; Care of the Elderly; and Sign Language.

Graced by musical renditions by the talented Guyana Police Force band, the graduation ceremony marked yet another year of achievement not only for individuals graduating, but for Guyana’s development. It is to this extent that Guest Speaker, Hon. Madam Dawn Gregory, who is a Judge at the High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana, and a graduate of the University of Guyana, was privileged to

be the guest speaker.

Wishing the graduates success in their endeavours, Madam Dawn Gregory encouraged them to continue striving for excellence in all that they pursue. She further urged them not to be merely passive, and emphasised the need for them to take action in aid of further developing their lives and their country. “You have a choice, you can either be a passive victim of circumstance, or you can be an active hero on your own,” she said.

As the evening progressed, prizes for outstanding performers were presented to students who had done exception-

ally well, while certificates of recognition were distributed; and crowning the evening’s event was the valedictorian’s speech.

Birthed in January, 1976, IDCE which was then known as The University of Guyana Extra- Mural Department, sought to devise outreach programmes that specifically targeted the felt needs of the majority of the population.

In any given year, the institute registers in excess of over 600 students at the Georgetown Centre alone. Over the years, some of them have pursued careers in law, business, and have even become lecturers at the institution.

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St. Cuthbert’s miner Father of seven remanded jailed for 56 months – for attempted murder – for $230,000 gold chain robbery A TWENTY-eight-yearold father of seven was on Wednesday sentenced to 56 months imprisonment by Magistrate Judy Latchman on a robbery with aggravation charge.

Quincy Letlow was convicted for the offence that said on Tuesday, October 28 at the corner of Water and Croal Streets, Georgetown, being in the company of another, he robbed Paul De Nobrega of one gold chain valued $230,000.

The facts stated that on the day in question, the virtual complainant was

at the corner of Water and Croal Streets, when the alleged accomplice pulled the gold chain from off De Nobrega’s neck.

The prosecution was led by Police Inspector Joel Ricknauth and with the evidence led the court was satisfied that Letlow was on the scene at the material time. The court believed that the defendant acted in consort with the chain snatcher.

The prosecutor related to the court that the defendant had several other convictions which included two counts of robbery

under arms and an assault charge.

After he was found guilty, he was asked to lead a defence and chose to give an unsworn statement and declined to call a witness.

The jail term was handed down after Magistrate Latchman considered the defendant’s negative antecedents, the mitigating factors, the organised manner in which the crime was committed and the need to prohibit the defendant and others from contemplation of committing such offences.

A MINER of St. Cuthbert Mission was Wednesday remanded to prison by Magistrate Ann McLennan on an attempt to commit murder charge.

Elton Dundas, 30, was not required to plead to the indictable charge that said

on November 23 at Chinese Creek, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Mark Ali with intent to commit murder.

Police Prosecutor Dinero Jones opposed bail on the grounds that the victim is still hospitalised after receiving several chops from the ac-

cused.

Meanwhile, the accused was seated as his matter was being heard. He explained that he cannot stand since he also received injuries from the fight.

Bail was refused for the unrepresented man and the matter was transferred to the Bartica Magistrate’s Court for December 3.

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Boult takes four as New Zealand level series * The visitors win by an innings and 80 runs

* Craig takes three for 10-wicket match haul

Trent Boult carved up Pakistan’s top order with 4 for 38, as New Zealand levelled the series with an innings-and-80-run win on the fourth day in Sharjah (REUTERS) - PACEMAN Trent Boult took four wickets as New Zealand beat Pakistan by an innings and 80 runs to win the third and final test within four days and level the series 1-1.

Pakistan, who won the first match of the series in Abu Dhabi by 248 runs, were all out for 259 in their second innings in Sharjah yesterday.

Asad Shafiq staged a lone battle for Pakistan and completed his fifth test hundred with an aggressive 137 off 148 balls but ran out of partners in the end.

“Really tough circumstances to play the Test match here,” New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said at the presentation ceremony, referring to the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes on Thursday.

“Our thoughts were elsewhere for majority of the game. When we look back at this result in due course we will obviously be very proud.”

On a docile pitch at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium where New Zealand posted their highest total in tests, the 25-year-old Boult extracted enough movement and pace to rattle the Pakistan top order.

Boult dismissed Shan Masood (4) in the third over, bowled Azhar Ali (6) with the last delivery of his fourth and then returned to

dismiss Younus Khan for a duck leg before with the first ball of his next over.

Off-spinner Mark Craig, who took seven wickets in the first innings, continued to punish Pakistan by dismissing opener Mohammad Hafeez and captain Misbah-ul-Haq. COUNTER ATTACK With Pakistan reeling on 635, Sarfraz Ahmed (37) decided to take the attack to the New Zealand bowlers and added a quickfire 73 for the sixth wicket with Shafiq.

But leg-spinner Ish Sodhi, who saw Sarfraz dropped twice off his bowling in one over, took out the wicketkeeper-batsman and Yasir Shah (10) to take New Zealand closer to victory.

The 28-year-old Shafiq smashed 18 fours and six sixes in his knock and added 78 for the ninth wicket with Rahat Ali to delay New Zealand’s celebration. He fell to Boult.

Rahat was the last man out and gave Craig his 10th wicket in the match.

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, who returned to tests for the first time since July 2012, also chipped in with a wicket in what could be his last match in the format.

Earlier in the morning, New Zealand’s first innings closed on

Scoreboard PAKISTAN 1st innings 351 (M. Hafeez 197; M. Craig 7-94) New Zealand 1st innings (Overnight: 637-8) T. Latham c S. Ahmed b R. Ali 13 B. McCullum b Shah 202 K. Williamson c Y. Khan b R. Ali 192 R. Taylor c Y. Khan b Shah 50 C. Anderson c Shah b R. Ali 50 D. Vettori lbw b R. Ali 15 B. Watling lbw b Hafeez 8 M. Craig c&b Hafeez 65 T. Southee c Talha b Shah 50 I. Sodhi c Y. Khan b Shah 22 T. Boult not out 0 Extras (b-2 lb-7 nb-6 w-8) 23 Total (all out, 143.1 overs) 690 Fall of wickets: 1-51 T. Latham,2-348 B. McCullum,3-464 R. Taylor,4-488 K. Williamson,5-528 D. Vettori,6-537 C. Anderson,7-546 B. Watling,8-637 T. Southee,9-682 M. Craig,10-690 I. Sodhi Bowling: M. Talha 22 - 2 - 136 - 0(nb-6 w-1), R. Ali 29 - 2 - 99 - 4(w-2),Z. Babar23 - 1 - 135 – 0, Y. Shah 44.1 - 4 - 193 – 4, M. Hafeez 23 - 2 - 110 - 2(w-1), Az. Ali 2 - 0 - 8 - 0 PAKISTAN 2nd innings M. Hafeez c&b Craig 24 S. Masood c Southee b Boult 4 Az. Ali b Boult 6 Y. Khan lbw b Boult 0 Misbah-ul-Haq c Watling b Craig 12 A. Shafiq c Craig b Boult 137 S. Ahmed c Taylor b Sodhi 37 Y. Shah lbw b Sodhi 10 M. Talha lbw b Vettori 19 R. Ali c B. McCullum b Craig 6 Z. Babar not out 0 Extras (lb-2 nb-1 w-1) 4 Total (all out, 63.3 overs) 259 Fall of wickets: 1-13 S. Masood,2-20 Az. Ali,324 Y. Khan,4-36 M. Hafeez,5-63 Misbah-ulHaq,6-136 S. Ahmed,7-146 Y. Shah,8-180 M. Talha,9-258 A. Shafiq,10-259 R. Ali To bat: Bowling: T. Boult 15 - 6 - 38 – 4, T. Southee 11 - 3 - 20 - 0(w-1), M. Craig 20.3 - 2 - 109 – 3, D. Vettori 5 - 2 - 8 1(nb-1), I. Sodhi 12 - 0 - 82 - 2

690 with Craig (65) becoming the sixth batsman to score at least a half-century in the innings.

The visitors hit 22 sixes in total, another record for the most number of maximums in a test innings.

Paceman Rahat and leg-spinner Yasir Shah picked up four wickets each for Pakistan, while part-time off-spinner Hafeez, who was reported for an illegal action after the first test in Abu Dhabi, took the remaining two wickets.

Permaul damages ...

From Back Page Asked to bat seven overs before lunch, Barbados Pride took the break with their score reading 28 without loss, with Kyle Corbin and Omar Philips on 16 and 11 respectively, that included one six and a four for each batsman.

In the third over after the break, Barnwell trapped Philips, who was in discomfort from the pain of being struck on the arm on the first day, lbw for 11 at 30 for 1, before a positive looking Corbin hit Raymon Reifer for two fours in three balls, pushing the score to 48.

However, the introduction of Bishoo from the Pavilion End orchestrated the demise of Hope (03), Jonathan Carter (06) and Smith, leaving Barbados Pride on 76 for 5, before Ryan Hinds and Shane Dowrich pushed them to 121 without further loss at tea, with Dowrich on 26 and Hinds 19.

Dowrich continued with his positive attitude after tea hitting his countryman Reifer through extra cover with authority for two fours, before posting his ninth first class half century from 118 balls, decorated with seven

fours while batting for 146 minutes.

The Jaguars managed to remove Dowrich, when he offered Chandrika a catch at backward point off Bishoo two balls after posting his half century, bringing an end to his sixth wicket stand with Hinds which was worth 95 runs.

Dutifully, Hinds posted his half century off 105 balls with three fours and a six over long on off Bishoo, but lost Brathwaite (14) just before the close, and ended with Nurse as his not out partner on 6.

Earlier in the day, Barbados Pride slipped from 85 for 4 to their final score, as Permaul who operated from the Media Centre End unchanged, surpassed his previous best of 8 for 36 taken against the Windward Islands Volcanoes in the previous round at the same venue.

Hinds (07), Dowrich (03) along with Ashley Nurse, Jomel Warrican and Miguel Cummins all who failed to trouble the scorers were dismissed in quick time, as Permaul surpassed his previous best bowling figures.

Harris out in jinxed seventh round VIVIAN Harris must have a penchant for being knocked out in the seventh round. In three of his most important fights, the boxer who traverses from junior welterweight to junior middleweight divisions, found himself unable to swim out of round seven troubles.

On Saturday night in Mexico, the 36-year-old Harris found the jinx still following him as he was knocked out by world ranked junior middleweight Ramon Alvarez, with the seventh round 44 seconds old. At stake was the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) North American junior middleweight title.

Harris first came to face with the seventh round curse on June 25, 2005 when defending his WBA junior welterweight title.

What was supposed to be an easy fight in Atlantic City, New Jersey

ended a nightmare for the Guyanese as he was knocked out by Carlos Maussa. The time was 43 seconds of the seventh round, one second less than it took Alvarez.

The Colombian was unknown outside his homeland but snatched the WBA crown with a furious assault on the unsuspecting Harris. It took a year and three months before WBC welterweight champion Junior Witter offered a shot at his title.

Paying close attention to the script, Harris folded at one minute of the seventh round for Witter to retain the title he won in September 2006 after defeating DeMarcus Corley.

Saturday night’s defeat has left Harris pondering his next move in boxing and pushed his record to 32 victories, 10 defeats (eight by KO), two draws and one no contest.

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A Review – Hockey at CAC Games

By Leeron Brumell GUYANA’S National Women’s Hockey team to the Central American and Caribbean Games in Vera Cruz, Mexico are back at their respective home bases – some here in Guyana and others in other countries.

In five matches – Guyana won two, drew one and lost two – ending 6th in the tournament. The result means they failed to qualify for the 2015 Pan American Games next year.

Philip Fernandes is the President of the Guyana Hockey Board and doubled as coach for the ladies.

‘I’m pleased the women’s team was competitive in all their matches and that in itself is an achievement.’

But there were some factors against the ladies before they left these shores – the lack of an artificial surface and the opportunity to train together as a unit.

Guyana lost to the Dominican Republic in their opening match. They would eventually lose in the final on penalties.

“I do think that had an impact and that was unfortunate because the tactics specifically to make it a cohesive unit will take a little time and in fact by the time the first game, several of our overseas players I do not think performed well in that game. They took a little time to adjust into what we were doing in training all along. Coming out of that match I was a little bit disappointed, but it wasn’t a loss to an easy team, it was a loss to a tough team.

“We beat Bermuda, drew with Trinidad and Tobago. It was the first time we drew against Trinidad (&Tobago) as long back as I can remember and we’ve always lost to

WOMEN HOCKEY – Flashback! Guyana’s Women’s National Hockey Squad in Mexico.

them, so that was an achievement in itself.”

“Three games down at that stage – one loss, one win and one draw in that order. The draw with T&T ruined Guyana’s chances of making the semifinals”, Fernandes continued.

“The semifinal was my goal. I was hoping to make the semifinal, which would have meant us playing in the top four. We failed to do that and then after that we beat Jamaica and lost to Barbados, which means we failed to come 5th.”

He believes there was not much of a separation on the level of play from the teams, particularly around the half way stage of the tournament.

“I think that the teams around the middle

ICC says clampdown on bouncers unlikely LONDON,(Reuters) - A clampdown on bouncers is unlikely despite the death of Australian Phillip Hughes this week, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson said yesterday.

The cricket world was in shock this week after Hughes died on Thursday, two days after being struck on the neck by a short-pitched ball in a domestic fixture.

“We need to try and keep our perspective,” Richardson, speaking to BBC Radio, said when asked if the ICC would move to further restrict the use of the bouncer.

“It’s a bit early to determine, but my initial reaction is that that’s unlikely.

“People have died by being struck on the heart before.

I don’t think cricket needs to over-react, but do what we can.”

Current regulations permit two bouncers per over in test matches and one-day internationals and one per over in Twenty20 cricket.

Hughes was wearing a helmet when he was struck, but

ICC chief executive David Richardson the ball delivered by Sean Abbott hit him on the back of the neck, just underneath the headguard.

Former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist said that bouncers were all part of the game but that modifications could be made to helmets.

“I guess we could extend the helmet a little bit further down the back of the neck,” he told the BBC. “We’ve always thought it is maybe the temple, the cheekbones, the skull itself that we needed to protect -and that still remains -- but now we are going to look at any ways of curtailing blows to the neck.”

of the tournament like Barbados, Mexico, Guyana, and so on were close enough that the outcome may change if they played each other on several different days. You know if a team is like 15 percent better than the other team then you’d say that they consistently win but we were close enough that if we’d played again the outcome would have been different”.

The team’s fitness was never really called into question, but ideally Fernandes was hoping for a fitter unit.

“I think we definitely could have benefitted from a good fitness programme. We’ve used fitness trainers in the past but they cost money and so sometimes when you’re a little bit cash strapped, we need to go it on

Phillip Hughes 63 not out forever, says Cricket Australia Phillip Hughes’s final innings has been adjusted to show him being 63 not out after an update from Cricket Australia.

Hughes, 25, died on Thursday, two days after being hit by a bouncer in a domestic match in Australia.

The scoreboard had listed him as retired hurt but the match was abandoned and he was not replaced.

“It might seem like a little thing, but it’s an important distinction,” said CA chief James Sutherland. “Phillip will forever remain 63 not out.”

His innings will now be officially recorded as an unbeaten 63.

The number 64 shirt of the left-handed Australian batsman has already been retired following his death.

Hughes’s funeral will take place at 03:00 GMT on Wednesday in his family’s home town of Macksville in northern New South Wales.

Australia’s first Test against India will not now start on Thursday as it had been scheduled to be. (BBC Sport)

our own and our coaches themselves develop their own fitness programmes for the ladies.

“We weren’t trailing the pack, I think that our fitness in fact played out well in some of the matches because the final 10 minutes of both the Jamaica and Barbados matches we were in absolute domination of the matches and I think it had to do with their fitness failing and we continued going, but certainly we were not at peak fitness or as fit as the team could have been, that would always be a benefit if we could get it somewhere better.”

He has identified an area that needs more work in the future if the ladies are to become a dominant unit – the link between attacking, creating scoring opportunities and converting those chances into goals.

“We have managed to control our possession in defence going into midfield – the problem we have right now is that transition in the final third of the field when we’re attacking - the transition of getting the ball from the midfield area into the forwards and the forwards creating goal scoring opportunities- is where we’re failing.”

“I think it has to do with the individual ability of the strikers upfront and also the ability of the midfield to get the ball at the right place at the right time to give them an advantage. That is the area we want to focus on. If you can’t score you can’t win,” he said.

The ladies take a break for the season - training together as a unit. They however will be back in action this week for the Diamond Mineral Water International Hockey Festival.

Their major overseas engagement in 2015 - the PAHF Challenge in Peru subject to the availability of funds.

Michael Clarke pays tribute on Hughes’ birthday

Phillip Hughes AUSTRALIA captain Michael Clarke has paid an emotional tribute to Phillip Hughes on what would have been the batsman’s 26th birthday, yesterday.

Clarke described Hughes as his “brother” in a column for the Herald Sun newspaper, adding: “I am a better man for having known him.”

He also posted several images of the pair together to his Twitter account.

Hughes died on Thursday, two days after being struck on the neck by a bouncer during a domestic match in Australia.

In his tribute column, Clarke wrote: “I was drawn to him instantly, falling

for his cheeky grin and love of life.

“I don’t think in 12 years of playing cricket at the top level I have ever come across a more loyal or generoushearted team-mate.

“He was a country boy at heart, with honest values and a work ethic second to none.”

Clarke said Hughes, thought by many to be on the verge of a recall to the Australia team at the time of his death, would have gone on to play 100 Tests.

The Australia captain also paid tribute to his former team-mate on his Twitter account, posting pictures of the pair playing and relaxing together.

“Happy [birthday] bro,” Clarke wrote. “[I] will love you forever. It has been the hardest few days of my life.”

Clarke was joined in remembering Hughes on social media by several other members of the Australia team.

Bowler Peter Siddle wrote: “I’m going to miss your cheeky smile, but I’ll never forget it.”

Former all-rounder Andrew McDonald wrote: “Happy birthday little man. You were a champion in every sense. You made life fun for us all. [We] will miss you.”

(BBC Sport)

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Leewards Hurricanes stage impressive fightback ahead of final day ..T&T Red Force set victory target of 239 The third round of the WICB Professional Four-Day Cricket League match between Jamaica Franchise and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force was interestingly poised at the end of the third and penultimate day yesterday.

The game is being played at Queen’s Park Oval.

Set a victory target of 239, Trinidad and Tobago reached 24 for one at close of play. The host team will require another 214 runs to win on today’s final day.

West Indies left-arm spinner Nikita Miller picked up the only wicket to fall.

He had Evin Lewis caught by Shacaya Thomas at short leg for 10.

Lendl Simmons was on 10 when bad light ended play and Marlon Richards, yet to get off the mark.

Earlier, Jamaica Franchise, resuming the day on 92 for four after picking up a first innings lead of 42, were bowled out for 196.

The last wicket pair of Nikita Miller and Sheldon Cottrell put on a crucial 36run partnership to get Jamaica Franchise close to a 200 runs in their second innings.

Akeal Hosein broke the partnership when he had Miller LBW for 40 to finish with two for 17 from 14.5 overs.

Debutant fast bowler Daniel St Clair was the best bowler for Trinidad and To-

bago Red Force with three for 83, while captain Rayad Emrit had two for 39.

Thomas top scored for Jamaica Franchise with 46.

Scores in the match entering the final day are:- Jamaica 173 and 196; Trinidad and Tobago Red Force 131 and 24 for one.

Over at the National Stadium in Grenada, the Leeward Islands Hurricanes staged a magnificent fight back against Windward Islands Volcanoes after conceding a big first innings deficit of 199 runs on Saturday.

Resuming the day on 102 for one in their second innings, 97 runs behind, the Leeward Islands Hurricane batted the entire day to score 334 runs.

Orlando Peters led the fight back for the Leewards, scoring his first century at this level.

Peters was last man out for 104.

Windward Islands Volcanoes will require 136 for victory on the final day.

Captain Liam Sebastian picked up the wicket of Peters to end with a five-wicket haul.

Shane Shillingford and Kenroy Peters had two wickets each.

Scores in the match entering the final day are:- Leeward Islands Hurricane 101 and 334; Windward Islands Volcanoes 308 for five declared.

Leewards vs Windwards

T&T 1st Innings 131

LEEWARDS 1st Innings 109

Jamaica 2 Innings nd

S Thomas b St Clair N Bonner run out

Windwards 1st Innings 308-5 decl.

1 46 2

M Hodge c Charles

D Jacobs c and b St Clair

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b Peters

1 40

M Mindley c Simmons b Hosein

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booked for diving.

But Ivorian midfielder Toure, so often City’s go-to man on their way to the title last season, put his side in front after 51 minutes when his low shot from the edge of the area flicked off Saints defender Toby Alderweireld and past Fraser Forster.

When French defender Eliaquim Mangala received a second yellow for a foul on Shane Long it seemed Southampton had a lifeline but that was snatched away when Lampard ghosted through into space and buried his shot low into the corner after being picked out by James Milner.

O Peters lbw b L Sebastien

104

*+D Thomas lbw b S Shillingford Charles b N Pascal

Extras (b1, lb6, nb4)

11

J Taylor c J

Bowling: Richards 9-1-251, Imran Khan 23-4-67-1, Emrit 16-7-39-2, St Clair 103-38-3, Hosein 14.5-7-18-2, Mohammed 1-0-2-0.

T&T 2nd Innings (To win: 239) L Simmons not out

8

E Lewis c Thomas b Miller 10 M Richards not out

0

Extras (b4, lb1, nb1)

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TOTAL (1 wkt, 11 overs)

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Fall of wicket: 1-23 Bowling: Cottrell 3-2-7-0, Mindley 1-0-6-0, Miller 4-25-1, Jacobs 3-2-1-0.

38

J Hamilton c J

12

Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-24, 3-65, 4-80, 5-93, 6-108, 7-119, 8-144, 9-159, 10-196.

48 15

S Cottrell not out

TOTAL (all out, 73.5 overs) 196

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L Richardson c

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N Miller lbw b Hosein

SPURS FIGHTBACK Everton’s Kevin Mirallas produced a stunning strike from 20 metres to open the scoring at White Hart Lane in Sunday’s clash between the two Europa League representatives.

Tottenham equalised six minutes later when Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard palmed Harry Kane’s shot into the path of Eriksen, who kept his composure to score.

In first half stoppage time, Soldado scored his first league goal since March when he raced on to Aaron Lennon’s astute pass and powered a shot past Howard.

Everton applied pressure late on but Spurs stayed strong to avoid their third consecutive league defeat at home.

A Richards lbw b Peters

*T Lambert lbw b Emrit

c Ottley b Richards

Clichy hammered the final nail into Southampton’s coffin when he turned the ball home in the 88th minute.

“I’m disappointed because in the second half the beginning was a bit better than the start of the game,” Koeman told Sky Sports after his side dropped to third.

“You know that if you do some mistakes you are punished for that. It was not good enough today and we have to realise that. The difference was the quality.”

(overnight 102 for one)

Bobb b Sebastien

+C Baugh Jr

Orlando Peters led the Leewards fightback with a century.

Leewards 2nd Innings

A McCarthy lbw b St Clair 21

D Bernard Jr b Imran Khan 7

Tottenham Hotspur’s Roberto Soldado (R) celebrates with team-mate Harry Kane after scoring his team’s second goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Everton at White Hart Lane Credit: REUTERS/Eddie Ke

SCREAMING CITY City screamed for a penalty for a foul on Aguero in a goalless first half when Jose Fonte’s hefty challenge wiped the Argentine out in the box. Incredibly Aguero, making his 100th Premier League appearance, was

Position: T&T require a further 215 runs for victory.

JAMAICA 1st Innings 173

J Campbell lbw b Emrit

By Michael Hann

ond in the table and deserved that position.

“It was important to have a clean sheet again, they had just one chance in the 90 minutes and that is important for the trust in our team.

“It was close in the first 45 minutes and we continued working as a team in defence and attack until we scored.”

Jamaica vs T&T

(overnight 92 for four)

Clinical City crush Southampton, Spurs beat Everton

LONDON, (Reuters) Champions Manchester City galvanised their pursuit of Premier League leaders Chelsea yesterdy with an emphatic 3-0 victory over a Southampton side who have surprisingly come between the leading title protagonists.

With table-topping Chelsea held to a 0-0 draw against Sunderland on Saturday, victory for City at fortress St Mary’s took them above Southampton into second place with 27 points from 13 matches, six behind Jose Mourinho’s pace setters.

Tottenham Hotspur came from a goal down to beat Everton 2-1 with goals from Christian Eriksen and Roberto Soldado moving Spurs up to seventh with 20 points.

After a less than convincing start to the attempted defence of their title, City’s display against Southampton saw them back to their freeflowing best as goals from Yaya Toure, Frank Lampard and Gael Clichy condemned Ronald Koeman’s high-flying side to a first home defeat of the season.

“We beat a very good team,” City manager Manuel Pellegrini, speaking to Sky Sports, said. “They were sec-

WICB/ PCL scoreboard

Charles b L Sebastien

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J Louis c T Theophille b L Sebastien

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Y Leonard lbw b S Shillingford

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A Joseph lbw b L Sebastien 1 A Martin not out

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Extras (b4, lb7, nb5) 16 TOTAL (all out, 128 overs) 334 Fall of wickets: 1-67, 2-115, 3-120, 4-193, 5-224, 6-293, 7-299, 8-316, 9-320, 10-334.

Bowling: Shillingford 4310-110-2, Pascal 10-2-42-1, Peters 23-8-51-2, Bobb 323-70-0, Sebastien 30.5-1250-5.

Position: Windwards require 136 to win.

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Windies leave for South Africa battle in wake of controversy cludes veteran opener Chris Gayle who missed the tour of India through injury.

Stylish left-hander Darren Bravo will miss the tour after declining selection for “personal reasons”.

Sheldon Cottrell ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – For the first time since the ill-fated tour of India last month, a West Indies squad will leave the Caribbean for an international assignment, when the Test team headed to South Africa yesterday..

Groups of players departed from St Lucia, Barbados and Jamaica last evening and assemble in London today, before flying on to Johannesburg at 9 pm.

West Indies are scheduled to arrive in South Africa’s biggest city tomorrow morning.

Left-arm seamer Sheldon Cottrell will join the squad this week following the conclusion of the third round of matches in the WICB Professional Cricket League. He was asked by selectors to stay behind and represent Jamaica Franchise in order to prove his match readiness.

The tour, which was shrouded in doubt following the controversial decision by players to abandon the one-day tour of India, will see West Indies contest three Tests against the World number one-ranked Proteas.

Significantly, the 15man Windies squad includes seven of those players who walked off the tour, and all eyes will be on team chemistry in light of the recent fractious developments.

There had been speculation ahead of the squad’s selection that those players involved in the abandonment would be sacked. However, in announcing the squad, chief selector Clive Lloyd reiterated the selectors’ commitment to always choosing the best team available.

The West Indies Cricket Board also came under pressure from St Vincent and the

Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, who sought and gained assurances that the players would not face censure because of their actions.

Gonsalves was at the centre of negotiations between the WICB, the West Indies Players Association and the players, as the abandoned tour mushroomed into a full blown crisis.

The confusion erupted after the one-day team on tour of India claimed that the changes in their tour contracts would result in a significant reduction in their earnings.

With one-day captain Dwayne Bravo as their spokesman, the players lobbied WIPA and the WICB for a change to the contracts, without success. With no resolution in sight, the players quit the tour following the fourth One-Day International in Dharamsala, with the fifth match remaining in Kolkata, and the oneoff Twenty20 International scheduled for Cuttack.

The decision by the players forced the WICB to cancel the subsequent threeTest tour, a move which infuriated the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) and saw them slap the regional board with a US$42 million claim for losses incurred.

Also, the BCCI suspended all bilateral relations with the WICB. However, the WICB announced recently that negotiations were underway with the BCCI for an amicable end to the impasse.

President Dave Cameron had discussions with BCCI officials at an International Cricket Council meeting in Dubai recently.

West Indies will be led

by Denesh Ramdin and in-

West Indies are due to have their first major training session next Thursday before playing a three-day practice game in Benoni starting on December 10th.

The first Test bowls off

on December 17th at Centurion.

SQUAD – Denesh Ramdin (captain), Sulieman Benn, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shivnarine Chanderpaul,

Sheldon Cottrell, Assad Fudadin, Shannon Gabriel, Christopher Gayle, Jason Holder, Leon Johnson, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Chadwick Walton.

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Windies leave for South Africa battle in wake of controversy See story on page 27

Harris out in jinxed seventh round

Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul has so far returned match figures of 10 for 91.

See story on page 24

Permaul damages Barbados Pride with career-best figures

Vivian Harris suffered two knockdowns early into round seven which were enough to get the job done for Ramon Alvarez

Football legend Pele’s renal support removed until today

Hinds and Dowrich fight back as Bajans follow-on

By Calvin Roberts INDEBTED to Veerasammy Permaul’s career-best bowling figures, host Guyana Jaguars were large and in charge at the end of the penultimate day of their West Indies Cricket Board/Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day third round clash against Barbados Pride at the Guyana National Stadium, yesterday.

Resuming on their overnight 33 for 2, with Shai Hope and Jonathan Carter at the wicket, the Barbadians struggled against the spin of Permaul who took 8 for 26 and were bowled out for 101, with Dwayne Smith’s 32 leading the way.

Asked to follow-on just before the lunch break, Barbados, through the efforts of former skipper Ryan Hinds and wicketkeeper/ batsman Shane Dowrich, fought back to be 214 for 7 at the close of play, with Hinds be-

ing unbeaten on 60 while Dowrich contributed an even 50.

So far, Devendra Bishoo has taken 4 for 60 and Permaul 2 for 65 for match figures of 10 for 91, as the visitors hold a lead of 54 runs heading into today’s final day, with three wickets in the bag.

Barbados Pride saw the early demise of Hope who was caught at the wicket by Anthony Bramble off Permaul in the third over of the day, before Smith smashed Christopher Barnwell for back to back fours along the ground past Bishoo at mid-on.

Smith later hit Permaul over long on for 6, but was lbw next delivery to an arm ball from the Albion Cricket Club’s left arm orthodox spinner, who ripped through the visitor’s lower order without much resistance, to hand the Jaguars a 160 run lead, for which they enforced the follow on without hesitation.

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Pele

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SAO PAULO,(Reuters) - Brazilian football legend Pele’s health continued to improve on Sunday, with doctors removing renal support temporarily to assess the evolution of a urinary tract infection.

The 74-year-old three-time World Cup champion was put on kidney support treatment last week. In a statement, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein said the treatment would be suspended until Monday, when doctors would decide whether or not to reinstate it.

The statement said that Pele, who is often called the greatest football player in history, was “lucid, talking”, and that his respiratory and blood readings were stable.

Pele underwent surgery just over two weeks ago to remove kidney stones.

Pele, who was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, has struggled with a series of health problems over the past decade. He has had emergency eye surgery for a detached retina, and a hip replacement.

Known in Brazil as the “King of football”, he played in four World Cups and scored more than 1,000 goals during his career.

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