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Former magistrate slams her car into parked pick-up

FORMER magistrate, Hazel Octave Hamilton last evening slammed the Toyota Aventis she was driving into a parked Hilux open-back pick-up on the Good Hope Public Road.

According to information reaching this newspaper, Hamilton hit the vehicle that was parked on the shoulder of the road opposite a bar as she was heading east along the carriageway.

Asked if she was under the influence as was reported by another section of the media, one police officer said that he could not confirm that report.

Meanwhile, when the Guyana Chronicle arrived on the scene, the magistrate’s badly damaged car was being placed on a tow truck even as the pick-up truck which belonged to a popular city businessman remained on the scene, as the businessman was entertaining acquaintances at the bar across the road.

The damaged Pick-up and Toyota Aventis

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24-hour electricity will transform lives of Leguan, Wakenaam residents – as President commissions Leguan Power Station THE island communities of Leguan and Wakenaam, in the Essequibo River, are now experiencing a 24hour power supply thanks to the upgrades done by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company.

The historic transition was formally acknowledged yesterday when President Donald Ramotar declared operational the rehabilitated power station serving the islands.

In his remarks, President Ramotar said Government has been trying to provide electricity to citizens and this has been costing a lot.

“At the moment, we spend about $9 billion every year to try to ensure that we subsidise electricity for our consumers”. The move to the 24-hour power supply will be particularly beneficial to the women residing on the island, especially those who carry the “unequal pressure in the house in every way”.

Children and youths will also be able to benefit from increased study time, he added, as he cited the performance by other students who may have had “an unfair advantage.”

“Now we expect to hear

Regional Chairman Julius Faerber, President Donald Ramotar, Bursary Awardee Malissa Singh, GPL’s CEO Bharrat Dindyal and GPL’s Chairman Winston Brassington cutting the ribbon to mark the commissioning of the 24-hour power service at Leguan

that the children of Leguan and Wakenaam are challenging the rest of the country in producing top students as well, because we are now investing in you. Indirectly, it might be said, but you will be having 24 hours electricity to study”. He also urged that students look less at soap operas and turn to the Learning Channel. Residents were

also urged to take advantage of the future Online courses which will be offered by the University of Guyana.

The link between education and development was also emphasised by the President who pointed out that the economical growth being experienced over the last eight years coincided with the amazing performances

President Donald Ramotar being given a tour of the generating sets at the Leguan Power Station

academically by local students who continue to win regional awards.

He expressed his hope

that development on the two islands would “grow rapidly” with the new arrangement, so much so that GPL would

have to increase the generating capacity of the power station. This is all part of Turn to page 9 ►

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China condemns cyberattacks, but says no proof North Korea hacked Sony CHINA, yesterday, said it opposed all forms of cyberattacks but there was no proof that North Korea was responsible for the hacking of Sony Pictures, as the United States has said.

North Korea has denied it was to blame and has vowed to hit back against any U.S. retaliation, threatening the White House and the Pentagon. The hackers said they were incensed by a Sony comedy about a fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which the studio has pulled.

China made no reference to calls by the United States for joint action with it and other countries to counter any similar cyberattacks.

“Before making any conclusions there has to

be a full (accounting of) the facts and foundation,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. “China will handle it in accordance with relevant international and Chinese laws according to the facts.”

She said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi “reaffirmed China’s relevant position, emphasizing China opposes all forms of cyberattacks and cyber terrorism” in a conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday.

China is North Korea’s only major ally, and would be central to any U.S. efforts to crack down on the isolated state. But the United States has also accused China of cyber spying in the past and a U.S. official has said the attack on Sony could have

used Chinese servers to mask its origin.

South Korea, which is still technically at war with North Korea, said computer systems at its nuclear plant operator had been hacked and non-critical data stolen, but there was no risk to nuclear installations or reactors.

“It’s our judgment that the control system itself is designed in such a way and there is no risk whatsoever,” Chung Yang-ho, deputy energy minister, told Reuters by telephone.

He made no mention of North Korea and could not verify messages posted by a Twitter user claiming responsibility for the attacks and demanding the shutdown of three aging nuclear reactors

by Thursday.

U.S. President Barack Obama and his advisers are weighing how to punish North Korea after the FBI concluded on Friday it was responsible for the attack on Sony.

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In this July 16, 2013 file photo, a woman walks by a sign at Cyber Terror Response Center of National Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo) “We do not know who the ‘symmetric counteracor where they are but we tion’ declared by Obama,” it United States had directly can surely say that they are said in a typically aggressive accused another country of supporters and sympathisers commentary. a cyberattack of such mag- with the DPRK,” the KCNA Japan, one of Washingnitude on American soil and news agency said. The Demton’s closest Asian allies, set up the possibility of a ocratic People’s Republic of said it strongly condemned new confrontation between Korea is the North’s official the attack on Sony, but also Washington and Pyongyang. name. stopped short of blaming “Our toughest counterNorth Korea.

‘SYMMETRIC action will be boldly taken “Japan is maintaining COUNTERACTION’ against the White House, the close contact with the United North Korea’s state news Pentagon and the whole U.S. States and supporting their agency said it did not know mainland, the cesspool of handling of this case,” Chief who had hacked Sony Pic- terrorism, by far surpassing Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide tures.

Suga told a news conference.

He did not answer when asked if Japan was convinced North Korea was behind the cyber-attack, but repeated that he saw no effect on talks with North Korea over the fate of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang agents decades ago.

Obama put the hack in the context of a crime.

The hack attack and subsequent threats of violence against theaters prompted Sony to withdraw the comedy, ‘The Interview’, which had been due for release during the holiday season. (Reuters)

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Very challenging but exciting year for Local Gov’t Ministry

IN spite of several challenges, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (MLGRD) has recorded a successful 2014, achieving many milestones in its operations during the course of the year.

This was the assessment of Local Government and Regional Development Minister, Norman Whittaker at the LGRD Ministry’s annual end-of-year press conference yesterday.

Minister Whittaker noted that the ministry has made strides in developing Guyana’s infrastructure and safeguarding the integrity of its sanitation in 2014, and hopes to continue along that line in 2015.

- Whittaker reports projects, some of which were the Indian, Brazil, and South America (IBSA) project which mainly targeted the development and rehabilitation of markets across the country.

Minister Whittaker said the ministry also continued to promote the Youth Employment and Reconciliation Project (YERP), which entails children/youths benefiting from various skill training.

During the YERP, the ministry developed a number of

PROGRESS FOR 2014 He alluded to the fact that an increased budgetary allocation for 2014 allowed the ministry to widen its efforts at providing support to the ten Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) in terms of assisting in the development of Education, Health Care, Public Works, Agriculture, and Administration and Finance.

To this end, he noted that the LGRD ministry was allocated a sum of $26.9B in the 2014 budget, which was used to not only carry out the operations of the ministry, but also to assist many other ministries; for example, in the Education sector, the LGRD Ministry assisted financially in the extensions of schools across the country, so that more children can have opportunity to gain a sound education.

“Also the ministry in 2014 assisted in the Health sector by assisting in the constructing of Health Care centres across the country; and also, when the chikungunya virus was a major issue, the MLGRD procured several fogging machines for Guyana’s Health sector”, Whittaker told reporters.

That apart, he said the ministry was also responsible for the Amerindian Village Councils having all the necessary resources to carry out their operations, and for paying the various toshaos.

PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN Recently, the MLGRD embarked on a number of

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of its largest projects yet -- the ‘Clean-up My Country’ campaign, which sought to clean up Guyana holistically.

In the campaign, many communities benefited from many clean-up exercises which saw trenches being de-silted, bulk waste collected, rehabilitation effected to various access roads in the 10 administrative regions, and general cleaning of public spaces.

He noted that, as part of the campaign, the ministry procured a number of machines which included 5 miniexcavators; 6000 garbage bins and a number of garbage bags, and many other apparatus which would be used during the campaign and would also be available for other operations that fall under the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.

KEEP IT CLEAN Minister Whittaker also took the opportunity to urge persons in Guyana to assist in maintaining the cleanliness which the ministry, and by extension the Government, is trying to uphold countrywide.

He urged persons to stop littering and try to assist the ministry in its venture to create a cleaner and better Guyana. (Navendra Seoraj)

Minister Norman Whittaker information communication technology (ICT) hubs in Regions 3 and 5, where youths again were seen benefiting from this initiative.

Minister Whittaker further noted that, earlier in 2014, the ministry embarked on what was listed as one

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Guyana Editorial

Visionary leadership THE President and other Government functionaries come under continual attacks and attempts to besmirch their characters and impugn their good name through one unproven and baseless allegation or another.

But if they refute the allegations levelled against them, no matter how blatantly untrue, then those very media houses and Opposition elements cry foul, denying the President and others within the administration their fundamental and inalienable constitutional rights, which are guaranteed to every citizen in the land.

The constant refrain that seeks to deny the volume of progress in Guyana, post elections of 1992 that catapulted the PPP/C in Government, is demoralising to Government functionaries who work unrelentingly and committedly to transform the socio-economic dynamics of this country and its people.

The naysayers and doomsayers are forever prognosticating

negatively about Guyana’s growth indices.

However, despite the downsizing of the world’s economy, the crisis has scarcely affected our nation, except for the prices being offered for some of our exports and imports.

This is as a result of good macro-economic fundamentals, with a stable inflation rate.

The Executive Directors of the IMF noted in one of their reports that, despite external shocks and social pressures, the Guyanese authorities have maintained macroeconomic stability in 2008 through the implementation of prudent fiscal and monetary policies.

Currently, the humane President of the most powerful nation on earth is fighting for what little Guyana has long achieved – free healthcare for its citizens.

But the nitpicking continues, and in the interest of this nation this stone-throwing must stop and all must show genuine commitment to collaborative endeavours toward

nation-building. It is the only way we will survive.

One Guyanese businessman has said: “We are all in this boat together. We fought for independence and we got it. It is no longer them and us. It is we, together. We have to learn the art of agreeing to disagree without burning down the house, the art of compromise and, particularly, the art of really working together in good faith always in the interest of Guyana.”

But the interest of Guyana is always put on the backburner by those whose agendas are mainly to promote their own vested interests.

Until the ‘gloom and doom’ brigade is silenced by the results of the next polls, Guyana would always be held hostage to those who refuse to acknowledge that the present Administration is governing Guyana with visionary leadership.

REVOLUTION OF THE COMMONS - in the current global economic paradigm, the best leaders, the best ideas are assassinated; the worst are vaunted THERE is the popular idea that the key to economic prosperity lies in the nations of Europe, China, India, Japan, Brazil, the United States. This is a big-selling idea.

But it is false. It is like telling you that our future lies in a paraplegic home. The fact is that these nations are on death’s door, sedated by the pharmacy, the television and the head matron.

Economic prosperity lies where this idea has not yet been fully fashioned or accepted. The key to future economic prosperity lies in Africa, South East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the Caribbean.

The nations of Western Europe, China, India, the United States, Russia, Japan and Brazil are all exerting a strong tendency towards global war. The political, corporate, financial and military elites of these nations are involved in covert internecine warfare which is going to lead to full scale global war.

The elites of these nations rely predominantly on one survival strategy. That is, the chasing of global markets. The markets for finance, oil, minerals, weapons, machines, food, housing, cars, clothes; and media, electronic, information goods. These markets will not rest until the last man in Madagascar has been sold a mortgage, a cell, a Nike Air Jordan Future.

This chase for global markets by the world’s largest economies is unsustainable. There are too many corporate elites, supported by their governments, chasing too few markets. The loser or imminent losers in this chase, the ones loaded with the most military hardware, will seek to smash up the game.

They will resort to war. The default position of failed trading elites is war; that which cannot be won by trade will be won by war. It is like a game of marbles. If the man with the muscles is losing, and the stakes involve a matter of life and

death, he will use his muscles. He will smash the game, take the marbles. When the war is finished, and he has regained his dominance, he will cry peace, and begin to play again.

This cycle of endgame economics leading to war has one serious defect. It will be ruinous to organic life on the planet; that is the human masses, ecological life, and the planet itself.

This is our common future. When war breaks out, the masses everywhere, not the elites, pay the most. There is massive ruin, fragmentation, blood and suffering. The answer is for masses everywhere to revolt. A revolt of the commoners, the commons.

It is very difficult to successfully revolt in these ‘advanced’ nations. This is because these nations are ruled by either oneparty or two-part dictatorships. For example, China is a oneparty dictatorship. The U.S. is a two-party dictatorship, ruled by a common Senate. The U.S. Senate constitutes a two-party alliance of shared hegemonic goals.

It is backed by corporate elites and by militaries too powerful, just like their big banks, to fail. That is why Tiananmen Square in China and the Occupy Movement in the U.S. fared so badly. The masses in these nations are pitted against entrenched standing armies. Say boo, and the soldiers are on the street!

It is easier to alter the political and economic status quo in Africa, South East Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean. That is why these nations hold the key to economic prosperity on the planet, and the sustenance of organic mass: that is human life, ecological life, and the planet itself. What is the formula for economic prosperity?

The formula is revolt. Revolt by the commons. How does one make this revolt?

First; the idea. We require an altered planetary economics.

We require a deep intuitive quest. Of an Einsteinian nature and proportion. Such quests are based on empirical knowledge and guided by the spirit or the belief. Belief is victory. Doubt, the

way of the unbeliever, is death and chaos. How do we build large equitable planetary corporate cultures? How do we create shared spaces, commons? Macro-Economics must not just be about the elites, the nation state; it must be genuinely corporate: large, all-embracing, planetary, inter-galactic.

Second, the leadership. In the current global economic paradigm, the best leaders, the best ideas are assassinated.

The worst are vaunted. The words of genocidal leaders, global pariahs, are caught like gold and stranded out into the world

by BBC and CNN. The best principles of leadership have been developed in modern Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, South East Asia, India, the Middle East. In counter-imperialist campaigns.

Third, the corporation. The Global Village must replace Global Empire. The internet illustrates the distinction between Global Village and Global Empire. The internet is a tool for creating participatory corporate wealth: libraries, labs, treasuries of economic, political, financial, social wealth. It is a shared corporate domain, a commons, for creating nonprofiteering wealth; for example, international currencies.

It is a self-recreating god of prosperity. However, it is also a tool for global surveillance, global war, global propaganda, global free-marketeering, and global economic hegemony by parastatal cohorts.

Finally, the accounting. All ideas, all leadership, all corporations must account. This is an elusive pursuit.

Constitution, liberal democracy, parliament, law, auditing, econometrics, statutory regulation, and accounts itself, which have taken centuries to develop, through countless revolts by the commons, have become tools of Empire.

Continuous social war must be continued by the commons against the Empire calling for this accounting.

WAYNE KUBLALSINGH

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Sharing the entrepreneurial risk with small manufacturers I REFER to a Stabroek News editorial (published on December 9, 2014), captioned: ‘The Manufacturing Sector’ and must commend its keen observation of the plight facing the manufacturing sector in Guyana today.

I wish to make a few observations and remarks of my own, writing from the standpoint of a micro entrepreneur involved in agro-processing.

First, we should observe that of several streams of business such as Trading, Manufacturing, Services, and Production of raw materials, it is perhaps Manufacturing that presents the greatest challenges.

One main reason for this is that business is driven by market demand and while Trading and Production of raw materials can select their commodities from established markets, Manufacturing and to some extent Services, must generally create them whether through imitation or innovation.

Of the several areas, it is innovative Manufacturing that presents the greatest challenge, for here one must discern a need or demand in relation to available raw resources, create the value-added commodity to suit that need or demand, then commercialise it and remain in production against the vagaries of competition, both local and international.

This raises the question of the small manufacturer’s affordability of technology to improve efficiency of production and the economic feasibility of acquiring that technology given the current scale of operations.

Questions of finance, marketing, and training arise. It may be argued that with a sound business plan doors to financing may be opened provided markets are certain and training in areas of production, fiscal management, and quality control are in order.

There is a hiatus, however, that is usually overlooked when assistance to small business development is considered. That gap often relates to the present position of the manufacturer and the pre-requisites of lending and donor agencies before any meaningful aid is rendered.

Given that manufacturing in Guyana occurs on a scale ranging from Micro to Large, the majority of manufacturers operate at the micro to small end of the scale and fall in the category of those whom the editorial observes as “self starters…having begun their operations in a less than convivial production environment with no official outside support.”

Some of them would have benefited from a generational progression of family businesses so that they might not have to face all of the challenges or issues associated with starting a business in today’s environment. These include: • Start-up capital for equipment and machinery • Infrastructure for production (hence using a kitchen or converting a garage) • Adequate working capital to cover the time gap between accounts payable and receivable • Compliance with standard regulations such as business registration; industry regulations relating to Food & Drug e.g. Sanitary & Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) regulations and labelling; Good Manufacturing Practices; NIS and Tax compliances, etc.

• Market facilities to sell the minimum number of units required to exceed their break-even point In the area of agro-processing, those pre-requisites are considered essential before any meaningful assistance can become possible. We are therefore faced with a paradox: put ourselves in order before we can be assisted but in order to do that we need the assistance we are applying for. This dilemma can be more clearly understood if we consider the case of innovative micro entrepreneurs whose products have found a market niche but are not equipped to expand to a commercial scale because they fail to meet even the application criteria of lending institutions. These pre-requisites are fundamental and can be wide ranging. They can include:

• A detailed schedule of fixed assets • Various compliances • Licences for commercial operations • A positive ‘health check’ report of the business A perusal of the Small Business Bureau’s (SBB) prequalification check list to access assistance from the Guyana REDD Investment Fund (GRIF), for instance, lists 26 prerequisites plus ‘Others’ (listed as #27). Most businesses need the assistance being sought before they can meet those conditions.

Added to this, another irony facing the small manufacturer is the fact that economic sustainability of the enterprise is most likely dependent on access to foreign markets where traceability requires the condition of meeting foreign SPS factory regulations which in turn requires costly investments in infrastructure. The cost of credit required to establish that factory is not available on terms enjoyed by competitors on the international market (both Regional and farther afield).

This leads us to consider the kind of credit facilities available in Guyana. Our banks are generally Commercial where Risk Aversion is a fundamental practice, and this is understandable. As commercial bankers explain, they are managing the savings of their clients and must exercise due diligence - hence one reason for the comparatively high cost of credit. This practice, I suspect, is what underlies the 26 plus pre-requisites of the SBB’s list, but given the very nature of entrepreneurship one can readily appreciate the need for an orientation towards Risk Management which, I understand, is the training given to Development Bankers. Guyana needs a careful re-appraisal of establishing a Development Bank to support the growth and development of a manufacturing sector – and we need a vibrant manufacturing sector operating on a Micro-Small-Medium (MSME) scale.

The current lending conditions for accessing GRIF illustrates the difficulties faced by small manufacturers. While the Fund is being used to finance a programme for developing small businesses, it is funnelled through commercial lending institutions whose conditionality is reflected in the screening process of applicants through the SBB. Ostensibly, the programme appears helpful. For small business development it guarantees 40% of the credit being sought (with a maximum of G$30M per individual) while the borrower finds 60% fixed collateral required by the lending institution; the cost of credit through the bank is reduced to 6% but the Fund will subsidise 5% so that the client pays 1%; training is also offered to assist the client in successful implementation of their business plan.

However, the payback period is restricted to a maximum of 4 years. With the kind of investment needed to build and equip a factory with required capacity, the level of monthly instalments required (which is a fraction of Overhead costs) is extremely high for those who need to make a major shift in manufacturing from the Micro end of the scale. That short payback period might be more suitable for a Trading enterprise with a high mark-up on selected commodities, rather than a manufacturing enterprise whose mark-up must take into account the price structure from ex-factory to final market. These matters were raised at two meetings with the SBB and the IDB which manages the fund but have been so far inconclusive.

Reflecting on these difficulties, therefore, I wish to make the following suggestions as an interim mechanism for growth and development of small agro-processing businesses: 1.

Revise the concept of Industrial Estates to include model factories equipped for several kinds of agro-processing.

These can be administered and managed by trained and experienced technical staff. The processing units can serve several purposes such as: •

A demonstration of what is acceptable

infrastructure for agro-processing that meets both local and international standards • Training in Good Manufacturing Practices such as HAACCP and SPS standards • Short term rentals to micro and small entrepreneurs • Demonstrations on proper use of equipment • Demonstrations on equipment capacity/throughput • A place to innovate production of new commodities • A means to allow the entrepreneur to establish a production capacity that can serve to stabilise markets in preparation for independent production.

• A foundation for creating reputable Brands with a “Guyana” manufacturing seal that meets international standards.

These centres might attract ancillary services such as accounting, packaging & labelling, and cold storage facilities.

They might also create stable vertical linkages with producers of raw materials who will be held to high and specific standards required for agro-processing. In this way a culture of commodity chains can be developed also. Of course, the design and administration of these centres will need to consider issues related to intellectual property rights.

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Make land available for small manufacturers who demonstrate a strong potential for growth. These lands should be leased on reasonable terms with a moratorium on payments that would allow growth and expansion over at least a two to three year period. The rationale is similar to tax breaks given to large scale investors. The land would also help meet the fixed collateral requirement of lending institutions.

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Encourage a culture of venture capital investments between reputable lending institutions with excess liquidity that can share in the risk taking of innovative entrepreneurs.

These entrepreneurs should not be seen merely as “incubators” for big businesses wishing to avoid taking entrepreneurial risks.

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Educate entrepreneurs on joint venturing to explore synergies and meaningful partnerships.

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Introduce a system of tax incentives for small businesses which includes incremental taxation as the business develops.

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Establish windows of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in CARICOM territories so that entrepreneurs across the region can enjoy the same lending conditions. This kind of initiative should be considered essential under the CSME agreement which allows freedom of production and manufacturing across CARICOM territories.

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Initiate and encourage alternative energy solutions for manufacturing. The technology is already available in industrialised countries; what is needed here is the implementation using not only solar and wind energy but bio-mass generators. This should definitely be an inclusion in programmes designed to utilise GRIF. These kinds of initiatives require the very courage you observed as characteristic of micro and small entrepreneurs but on a higher level and will definitely require a shared leadership with both our local and regional Governments.

I have no doubt that many surveys have been carried out but unless the entrepreneurial risk is shared with the small manufacturers a significant developmental shift in the current growth curve in not likely to happen.

RAYMOND F. TROTZ

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No evidence to proceed with charges against Attorney General - DPP THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack yesterday recommended that no charges be filed against the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, in the controversial private conversation between him and a senior Kaieteur News reporter.

The 19-minuute recording of the conversation on October 25 last, between the Attorney General the senior Kaieteur News reporter, Leonard Gildharie, a former schoolmate of the Attorney General, was released days after.

The release was done by publisher of the Kaieteur News, Mohan Lall, also known as Glenn Lall.

He subsequently made a report to the Deputy Police Commissioner, Mr. Balram Persaud, premised on the contention that the contents of the recording indicate that his life, the lives of his family and staff members, were under threat.

else, that is the person to whom the threat is directed. For the threatening language to result in provocation, the threat must be directly communicated to the person to whom it concerns, that is, in his presence and hearing. There is no evidence of this contained in the police file.”

Ali-Hack added that Section 141 (b) Chapter 8:02

GROUNDS FOR RECOMMENDATION Ali-Hack, in a statement issued to the media, said that the subject of the investigation was an alleged recording of a private conversation between Nandlall and Gildharie.

As such, based on the evidence contained in the police file, the DPP concluded that the recorded conversation was not between the Attorney General and the publisher of Kaieteur News, Glen Lall, who filed the police complaint against Nandlall.

She noted that Section 141 (a) Chapter 8:02 addresses threatening language with intent to provoke anyone else to commit a breach of the peace, that is provoking another person to do so.

However, the DPP said, “The threatening language must be such as is likely to provoke a breach of the peace by anyone

Attorney General Anil Nandlall

Shalimar Ali-Hack

addresses a person use of abusive, insulting, obscene or profane language to the annoyance of another, that is, such language is used directly to the other person in his presence and annoys him.

However, in this case too, she concluded that there is no evidence of this.

“The alleged recording of a telephone conversation between the Attorney General and the Minister of Legal Affairs and Mr. Gildharie does not fall under Section 1a1 (a) or (b) Chapter 8:02,” the DPP said.

As it relates to the circumstances of the communication, Ali-Hack made it clear that the Kaieteur News reporter has not provided any “evidential basis” that can support the institution

of criminal proceedings.

Ali-Hack stressed too that she continues to maintain the integrity of the DPP's Chambers by giving legal advice according to the statements in the police files and the Laws of Guyana, and this is done regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e Attorney General, in a brief comment on the DPP’s recommendation, reiterated that from the inception he had insisted that he did not commit a criminal offence.

He said, “I did not threaten anyone and I never intended to threaten anyone.

Any person who has a modicum of understanding of the law, or perhaps even Glenn Lall basic common sense, ought to have come to the same conclusion.

“I hope that those who are maliciously peddling that I have threatened a newspaper and its staff will now stop libelling me.”

Noteworthy too is the fact that since the matter surfaced, concerns in several sections of society have surfaced over the privacy of confidential personal communications – a matter covered under several international treaties and obligations.

Also, Guyana’s Constitution, Article 154 (A) makes it clear that local functionaries in the judicial system, including judges, are required to take into account international law and Guyana’s treaty obligations in their deliberations.

Article 154 (A) addresses the protection of human rights.

COMMENTARY:

Media’s role in society

MAY I take this opportunity to remind Guyana Chronicle, Guyana Times, Stabroek News and Kaieteur News that it is the media’s job to relay information in a timely and unbiased manner so that a wider audience is catered for.

It is NOT the media job to hold the Government of the day accountable. That is the job for the political Opposition.

If you view it as your job to hold the Government ‘accountable’ then I suggest that you would also need to hold the Opposition accountable to be unbiased. And, vice versa.

There is too much political pandering in Guyana by the media.

SEAN McLEAN

Our country is at a critical juncture

By David DeGroot THERE is a growing consensus about the pressing realisation that our country is at a critical juncture and I am equally fortified in continuing my quest of appealing to all Guyanese for them to be sensible and nationalistic in saving our country from peril and absolute chaos.

‘Save Guyana and save ourselves’ must be the clarion call; nothing else can be more important. Our beautiful country with all its wealth must be transformed in a fully state-of-the-art territory, becoming the envy of all.

What can be more satisfying than the knowledge of building a country of which all Guyanese can rightfully call their very own?

Since 2011, we should have learnt that confrontational politics has proved to be detrimental to our best interests David DeGroot and now we find that it’s time we move beyond the petty ramblings amongst ourselves.

Get down to building and saving our country. We have to work selflessly towards the goal of national salvation. The winds of total destruction are hovering around.

Let us as a people ensure that we keep those ominous winds in abeyance safely from us.

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Germany’s burgeoning anti-immigrant rallies – Weeks of growing protests against Muslims continue with 15,000 hitting the streets yesterday

DRESDEN, Germany - A movement called Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) continues to grow in popularity, drawing thousands of people to a series of evening marches in the city of Dresden, yesterday.

On December 15, an estimated 15,000 people t o o k p a r t i n P E G I D A’s

march, many came from a l l o v e r G e r m a n y. O n e was Paul, a retired doctor from the capital Berlin, 200km away. He said it was important for him to march in order to show that PEGIDA is made up of ordinary people, not farright ideologues.

“I am not in principle against Muslims,” Paul told Al Jazeera, asking to

be identified only by his first name. “I say we don’t want so many Muslims that our culture will be changed. We want to be Germans, we want to be Europeans, we don’t want too many people to come here and try to get money from our social system.”

Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the demonstrations, say-

ing: “There is no place here for stirring up hatred and telling lies about people who have come to us from other countries.”

Justice Minister Heiko Maas said the demonstrations are “shameful for Germany”, and several other politicians have referred to PEGIDA as “Nazis with pinstripes”.

(Al Jazeera)

A protester holds a sign striking out the words ‘hatred’, ‘violence’, and ‘Quran’. (Yermi Brenner/Al Jazeera)

24-hour electricity will transform... the plan to have the islands benefit from being able to not only produce agricultural products, but to move into being agro-industrial producers.

The linking of several areas such as Parika and Skeldon, which are already connected, was highlighted by the President. The plan is to eventually link Essequibo to the others, he added, and all of these areas will benefit, especially if problems such as shortages develop.

Government remains bullish on the Amaila Falls Hydro Power project, and President Ramotar is optimistic that it will soon become a reality.

“Norway has just transferred US$80 million to the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank), and that will go into the hydro electricity project that we have. We have not given up on that project.”

He reiterated that Guyana can become a developed country within his lifetime, since it possesses not only the natural resources that many other countries lack, but also the talented people to make this possible. New infrastructure such as the expanded international airport, hotels and the deep water harbour were mentioned.

The lack of developmental partners, in the form of the political Opposition, President Ramotar said, had made the last three years particularly difficult. He noted that every single project put forward has been cut by the

Opposition political parties in Parliament.

A comparison was made by the President, of when the PPP was in opposition and they agitated for more money for health, hydro power and development industries. “I have an Opposition that seems to want to cut; they seem to be born with a scissors in their hand.

I have never heard them say, ‘Ramotar, spend more money on electricity, spend more money on education’ ….so we have no developmental partners”. It was this refusal to cooperate or even have any dialogue, President Ramotar said, that resulted in prorogation and the “return to seek another mandate from our people.”

He expressed the hope that frequent power outages would be a thing of the past.

The advent of a steady 24hour supply should see the island of Leguan, and neighbouring Wakenaam, benefit from further development, the President said.

It was recalled by GPL’s Chief Executive Officer, Bharrat Dindyal, that the island’s first electricity supply service was commissioned by then President Janet Jagan. He explained that initially, the service was provided six hours daily, then 12 hours from Monday to Friday and through the weekend, with special consideration given to national holidays and special occasions.

The communities east and west of the power station, he added, including Canefield in

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A section of the gathering at commissioning of the 24-hour service at Leguan Power Station

the east, and from La Bagatelle to Henrietta in the west, were first serviced. In 1998, the service was extended to the northern part of the island, and today over 1,000 customers benefit.

Chairman of the GPL Board, Winston Brassington, also addressed stakeholders, noting that, “we live in an age where power is expected to be on all the time and this was no different”. The issue of power outages, Brassington said, should be adequately addressed by the built-in redundancy of the system, as he urged those responsible for the operations of the station to “follow the book” and not take short cuts.

GPL, he assured, is keen

to ensure that the supply of electricity is of a high quality, with good service from its staff. He appealed to residents to pay their bills and avoid stealing power since the losses, whether technical or otherwise, amount to some 37%.

GPL was challenged to maintain electricity supplies due to one generating set being used, and according to the GPL CEO, replacement capacity was rented during periods of major overhauls as efforts were made to maintain the service schedule.

Other challenges also included the lack of service until vital repairs could be done.

The move to a 24-hour service was seen as necessary

due to the minimal demand experienced after 08:00hrs being uneconomical.

The power station now has three new 513 KVA units, auxiliary supplies and a heavy - lift forklift. The new generating sets were installed over a three-day period, from December 9 to 11, with successful load testing and synchronisation being done to ensure that their usage is assured and machine rotation is possible without power outages. Fuel storage capacity has been expanded to enable at least three weeks of operation. Additional staff has also been trained and employed to provide maintenance and other operations.

In closing, the GPL CEO

said that future plans will see the distribution network being upgraded from 4,160 v to 13,800 v early in 2015 to reduce losses. He added, “We are projecting that almost 2.6 million units of electricity would be produced in 2015.”

He thanked the technical staff, MACORP and other stakeholders who made the achievement possible.

Brief remarks were also given by Region 3 Chairman, Julius Faerber and MACORP’s Sales Manager, Lyndon Bentinck.

Among the officials who travelled to the commissioning ceremony at Leguan was Head of the Guyana Energy Agency Dr. Mahender Sharma. (GINA)

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

APNU, AFC attacks on developmental projects are anti-people THE massive developmental projects embarked on by the Government of Guyana are designed to modernise the country and upgrade the quality of life of the Guyanese people.

And the Opposition “attacks” on these endeavours are an attack on the well-being of the Guyanese people.

These were the sentiments expressed by General Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee, at the party’s weekly press briefing at Freedom House.

“Which party that truly and genuinely cares for the well-being of the Guyanese people would stand in the way of projects, such as the Amaila Falls Hydro power, which is designed to provide the Guyanese people with cheap and reliable power, while at the same time boosting the competiveness of the country's manufacturing sector?” he questioned.

He added, “Which caring political party would block the construction of a Specialty Hospital which is intended to provide specialised medical care to the Guyanese people at affordable cost?

“Which political party worth its salt would refuse to provide parliamentary support to the expansion and modernisation of its international airport and a spanking and modern Marriot Hotel, which would make Guyana more tourism friendly and serve to attract more visitors to the country?

“Which political party that cares about the future of this country and its people would blackmail the country and

jeopardise the country's national interests by refusing to lend support to legislation necessary to protect the integrity and credit-worthiness of the country.”

ANTI-PEOPLE APPROACH According to him, the joint Opposition’s attacks on developmental projects undertaken by the PPP/C Government have not escaped the party’s attention.

“It has not escaped the attention of the PPP that the APNU (A Partnership for National Unity) and its underling, the AFC (Alliance For Change), are in a deliberate and calculated manner targeting those projects that are designed to impact directly on the well-being of the Guyanese people,” he said.

To this end, he surmised that the combined Opposition’s approach to development is an “anti-people” one.

The PPP General-Secretary said, “The PNC (People’s National Congress) and its political acolytes have clearly embraced an approach to politics that is clearly anti-national and anti-people. It has declared its willingness to sacrifice the good of the country on the altar of narrow partisan selfinterest. Its political behaviour can at best be described as infantile, which is not only dysfunctional, but reactionary and destructive in terms of advancing our national patrimony.”

NO MORAL STANDING According to Rohee, unlike the PPP, the PNC lacks

the moral right to pronounce on, much less to criticise, the current administration, given its track record in Government.

He said, “Guyana (was reduced) to “a laughing stock” in the Region and beyond because of mismanagement and incompetence; billions of dollars went down the drain on several ill-conceived projects which never saw the light of day “Guyanese still recall with disdain the upper Mazaruni (UMDA) hydro-electric project, the glass factory, the leather factory, the Sanata Cotton Complex and several others which were aborted, despite the fact that hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars were spent on them.”

The PPP General-Secretary recounted the consequences of the PNC rule, which included a huge debt burden that turned out to be an “albatross around the necks of the Guyanese people” and stultified economic and social progress. “(This was) the greater part of our post-independence history, until the PPP was returned to office when significant debt relief, progress and prosperity once again returned to the country,” he stressed.

On that note, Rohee assured that the ruling party will not allow the “development momentum” propelled by the PPP/C Administration to be derailed by threats and political blackmail by those who were responsible in the first place for the destruction of the economic and social fabric of the Guyanese society.

Rohee urges…

Persons should make optimum use of seventh cycle of continuous registration

THE Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) seventh cycle of continuous registration ends on December 3, and the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday reiterated its call for Guyanese to make use of the period before a date is set for early general and regional elections.

Earlier this month, President Donald Ramotar made it clear that Guyana will go to general and regional elections and indicated that a date could be announced as early as when he delivers his New Year’s Day message to the nation. Mr. Ramotar’s announcement of a move to general and regional elections comes after his November 18 invitation, via letter, to Leader of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Brigadier (rtd) David Granger, was rejected.

Speaking during the PPP’s weekly press conference at Freedom House yesterday, the party’s General-Secretary, Clement Rohee, noted that because of the President’s announcement of an early move to general and regional elections, the seventh cycle of continuous registration will not end on March 13, 2015, as originally planned.

General Secretary He said, “This will be the Clement Rohee

last opportunity for persons to ensure they are on the voters’ list nearest to their current place of residence, so as to avoid having to travel long and expensive distances to cast their ballots, or worse yet, be forced to give up their democratic right due to unforeseen circumstances that might prevent them to travel on ‘E-Day’.”

Rohee added that unlike the last claims and objections period, GECOM will not be doing transfers during the next claims and objections period, which will commence immediately after the close of the registration period.

“The next 10 days minus, Christmas and Boxing days, will be the only opportunity available to conduct these transactions before the next election,” he said.

CALL FOR MOBILE UNITS The PPP General-Secretary also reiterated the party’s call for GECOM to send mobile units into several area, where a large number of persons are still to make transfers, to ensure they are listed on the appropriate voters’ lists.

He said, “The PPP had indicated time and again that the findings from our field work indicate a large number of persons still to take transfers, especially in the New Housing Schemes across the country. “…with most persons working, coupled with the Christmas holidays and our local traffic situation during this season, it is very difficult for persons to find the time either on weekends or weekdays, after work, to visit GECOM Offices, therefore

the PPP reiterates its call on GECOM to send mobile teams into these areas urgently. Mobile teams must be dispatched on days and at times convenient to the residents and must spend adequate time in each community visited.”

Rohee said these areas include Fort Ordnance, Glasgow, Number 76 Housing Schemes in Region 6 (East Berbice/ Corentyne); Diamond Scheme in Region 4 (Demerara/ Mahaica); and Parfaite Harmonie and Tuschen Schemes in Region 3(Essequibo Islands/ West Demerara).

“The party is convinced that there are still significant numbers of persons who are still to visit GECOM offices to conduct their transactions, which include new registrations, transfers, replacement of identification cards and uplifting identification cards,” he said.

GECOM has 28 permanent registration offices located in all of 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 Cards, if they were previously registered and have not done so as yet.

As of last Wednesday, the Commission recorded some 4,277 registration transaction, with 3,116 being new transactions; 611 changes of registration information; and 550 transfers.

“The PPP joins with all Guyanese in calling on the Guyana Elections Commission to put every possible mechanism in place to ensure we have free and fair elections come 2015,” Rohee concluded.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

Labour Minister lauds Guyana’s successful BIT programme – which was hailed by Mexico, Colombia in 2013 as a model for youth training and for reducing unemployment

By Rebecca Ganesh “2014 has been a successful year for the BIT (Board of Industrial Training) programme”, Labour Minister, Dr. Nanda Gopaul said during his year-end review yesterday.

The Government has, over the years, been working to ensure that all Guyanese have a chance to be trained in some aspect of work, and this training is being administered by the Board of Industrial Training, which has been providing a good opportunity to persons to qualify themselves with various skills.

The work force is empowered annually by skilled persons who have undergone training under BIT. Some 2,736 persons graduated from the BIT programme in 2014, compared to approximately 3,000 persons in 2013; while more than 8,000 persons have accessed training under the programme since its introduction in 2005.

G u y a n a ’s B I T p r o gramme was hailed by Mexico and Colombia in 2013 as a model for youth training and for reducing unemployment. The programme consists of on-thejob training and exposure to life skills educational classes. The youths who are targeted are between the ages of 15 and 25. Most of them do not have the requisite CSEC qualifications to enter the job market, or may not have completed secondary education.

Speaking at his year-end review held at Park Vue Hotel, Dr. Gopaul explained

that, during the year 2014, some 2,736 persons were trained in various regions of the country, 1,469 of whom were females and 1,267 of whom were males. In areas such as Engineering, some 839 persons graduated, while Electrical graduated 176; Building Construction, 124; Information Technology and Clerical Work, 783; Medical Assistant, 209; Forestry 41, and Home Economics 564.

In Region Two, 100 persons were trained; in Region Three, 349 persons; in Region Four, 641 persons; in

why the interface between the Man Power Agency and the Board of Industrial Training becomes all the more important, since unskilled workers will no longer be available,” the Labour Minister noted.

The Single Parents’ Training Programme (SPTP) saw 434 persons certifying themselves in 2014, compared to 453 persons in 2013.

The Apprenticeship Programme (AP) gained a new Apprentice Master in 2014 with the signing on of the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) to

Some 2,736 persons graduated from the BIT programme in 2014, compared to approximately 3,000 persons in 2013; while more than 8,000 persons have accessed training under the programme since its introduction in 2005.

Islands-West Demerara, the BIT programme increased its reach to Leguan and Wakenaam by establishing an Information Technology (IT) Training programme in Leguan and a block making programme in Wakenaam.

In Region 4, Demerara-Mahaica, 16 officers of the Guyana Police Force were trained in heavy duty equipment operation.

area. BIT collaborated with the Bath Skills Training Centre to provide training in cosmetology, catering, information technology and garment construction, and 121 persons were certified.

In 2014, the BIT embarked upon evening programmes and collaborated with the Guyana Training Centre in Port Mourant in fitting and machining, elec-

Minister of Labour, Dr. Nanda Gopaul during his remarks at yesterday’s end-of-year review

Region Five, 343 persons; in Region Six, 907 persons; in Region Seven, 138 persons; in Region Nine, 83 persons; and in Region Ten, 175 persons.

“We can look at what the Board of Industrial Training has been doing, with more and more persons offering their services, having received skilled training,“ he said, while noting that these same now skilled workers will be able to assist in moving the country forward. “And that’s the reason

the programme, the Labour Minister related.

Dr. Gopaul explained that, in each region, the BIT programme would have done something differently, since it has to cater for the specifics in the area. In Region 2, Pomeroon-Supenaam, the programme graduated 15 persons in heavy-duty equipment operation, and that programme was extended to far flung communities, including Capoey.

In Region 3, Essequibo

Board of Industrial Training Programme graduation at Leonora Technical and Vocational Training Centre (Adrian Narine photos)

There was also collaboration with the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute to develop capacity building and entrepreneurial skills for women in sewing, information technology, catering and cosmetology.

In Region 4, these persons amount to 77.

Community-based health care programmes at health centres and hospitals were done in Region 5, Mahaica-Berbice, to provide critical skills needed for the Health sector in this

trical installation, motor vehicle servicing and repairs, refrigeration, welding and fabrication, and supervisory management. In Region 6, East Berbice-Corentyne, the BIT extended its services to persons from the remote communities of Orealla and Siparuta. Twenty-four persons have since graduated from these areas in Heavy Duty Equipment Operation, and a second batch of 27 persons is currently being trained.

Region 7, Cuyuni-

Mazaruni, commenced training of Heavy Duty Equipment Operators for the first time in conjunction with the Regional Democratic Council. This region also commenced training programmes in mechanical training, garment construction, health services, catering, and clerical trades in the hinterland communities of the Upper Mazaruni.

Kako had 21 persons trained, Kamarang 23; and Waramadong 20.

Region 9, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, was yet another area that, for the first time, commenced training under the BIT. Residents of communities such as Central Annai, Wowetta, Kwatamang and Rupertee were trained in garment construction, catering, block-making and information technology. The total number of persons trained in this area amounted to 83.

In Region 10, Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice, 18 persons graduated in heavy-duty equipment operation, and it can be noted also that this programme was extended to Kwakwani.

Dr. Gopaul emphasised that the National Training Project for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) is slated in 2015 to train a total of 3000 persons countrywide in various occupational areas, while the Single-Parent Training Progamme (SPTP) will train a total of 450 persons.

Board of Industrial Training Programme graduation at Mahaicony Technical and Vocational Training Centre

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

First Lady spreads Christmas cheer in Coomaka

MORE than 380 children from the Coomaka area in Linden, Region 10, were feted yesterday by the First Lady’s Foundation, as part of its annual children Christmas activities.

First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar visited the Coomaka Centre ground in Linden, distributing gifts and snacks to the children. The elves and helpers of the Foundation sang carols, played

games and danced with the children.

As Santa appeared to assist the First Lady with the distribution of gifts to more than 380 boys and girls, she noted that she was very

heartened to see the children having a lovely time at the party. The children were also given party bags with lots of goodies.

Earlier, the First Lady’s Foundation started on a

series of Christmas parties, distributing gifts to some 600 children in Black Bush Polder, Region 6, and continued with Linden where some 400 children were feted. The Foundation then

took its Christmas cheer to Bartica in Region 7, where more than 350 children were entertained, and then to State House in Georgetown, distributing presents to another 600 children.

Santa interacting with the children

First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar taking part in carol singing

The helpers placing Santa hats on the children

Children with their presents from Santa

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

GTA accords incoming passengers Christmas welcome, Guyanese style

THERE is nothing quite like celebrating Christmas in Guyana, and incoming passengers at the country’s major ports of entry, including the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the Moleson Creek crossing, and the Ogle International Airport, were treated to a taste of the traditional Guyanese black cake.

According to the Guya n a To u r i s m A u t h o r i t y (GTA), over the last few days, it had several teams fan out across the country to welcome visitors in true Guyanese fashion, and to spread Christmas cheer.

The exercise saw more than 200 passengers arriving on the Canawaima Ferry from Suriname on Sunday afternoon and being pleas-

antly surprised at finding a special treat awaiting them in Guyana. And, though surprised, many expressed the hope that the activity will continue throughout the year.

The feeling of excitement also permeated the air at the CJIA on Monday morning, as some 300 passengers were welcomed with a slice of the ubiqui-

Gift Boxes with Black Cake

tous Guyanese black cake, compliments of the Ministry of Tourism and the GTA. And, much to their delight, the festive momentum was kept going by CJIA’s Santa and his personal oneman band with their unique brand of Christmas spirit.

Also on hand to liven things up even more were the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL)’s ‘El Dorado ladies’; and Edward Beharry’s Chico Man and his beautiful helpers.

The visitors arriving through the Ogle International Airport Monday A Christmas surprise at Moleson Creek

A true Guyanese Welcome

The GTA team at Moleson Creek

afternoon were not exempt from this annual activity, and close to 100 men, women and children were treated.

GTA says it was the first time that a ‘Christmas Welcome’ was ever staged at both Moleson Creek and the Ogle Airport.

And with only two days to go before ‘The Big Day’, all visitors were welcomed to the destination, and invited to discover the gem that is ‘Guyana, South America Undiscovered’, and to experience Christmas, Guyanese style.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

CPG hosts annual Christmas Party for Upper East Bank children

THE Brickery, Supply and Land of Canaan Community Policing Group on Sunday held its annual Christmas Party, and with the help of Santa Claus put a smile on the faces of 520 kids within the three communities.

Begun back in 2012, the event has since grown in popularity come Christmastime, particularly among the children of the communities at reference.

According to a release from the group, it’s their

way of showing that there’s another side to community policing; they accomplish this by driving through the villages, bedecked in their uniforms, with Santa in tow and their partol vehicle laden with toys.

Christmas at Brickery, Supply and Land of Canaan

Gafoors gives $2M worth of aid to select NGOs THE Gafoor Foundation made its annual contribution to the work of several Non-Profit Organisations last Tuesday at its Houston Complex.

According to a statement from the Foundation, Company Executive Chairman, Mr. Sattaur Gafoor handed over G$2M worth in cheques at a simple ceremony to six select organisations so they can continue their excellent work.

The organisations in question were the Dharm Shala; Help and Shelter; The Guyana Red Cross Society; Joshua House; The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha for the Shelter for Children in Port Mourant; and The Cheshire Home.

The statement quotes Administrator of The Gafoor

Foundation, Mrs. Ameena Gafoor, as saying that The Gafoor Group of Companies

recognises the work of individuals and institutions that are addressing the needs of

vulnerable and deserving members of society, including orphans, young chil-

dren, indigent persons, and women.

The Foundation also

assists in areas of education, the arts, and people who have health challenges.

Members of the Gafoors Board of Directors with officers of the beneficiary organisations

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

IOO tonne SAG mill arrives at Aurora gold project site ... key milestone towards development of large scale production in mid-2015

CANADIAN Mining company Guyana Goldfields Inc. (GGI) has announced the safe transportation of its massive semi-autogenous ("SAG") mill to its Aurora Gold Project site, stating that the arrival of the critical plant on site completed yet another key milestone towards its development of the project and first large scale production of gold in mid-2015.

The mill arrived at GGI's Buckhall wharf in Region 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni)and was transported along the access road to Aurora earlier this month by being split into two sections .

The two shells, the Company said, were the heaviest components that needed to be transported to Aurora from Buckhall wharf as part of the entire construction process.

Each shell section weighed approximately 49 tonnes and the total combined weight was approximately 100 tonnes.

Scott Caldwell, President & CEO of GGI stated, "The safe, efficient transportation of the SAG mill to the Aurora site is a real credit to the entire logistics team composed of our own logistics personnel, local service providers and the EPC contractor, as well as the cooperation of other road users.”

He said:” The arrival of the SAG mill shells clearly demonstrates that our logistics chain is fully operational."

The 26ft diameter x 18ft long SAG mill was manufactured

by CITIC Heavy Industries Co. (CITIC HIC), the largest mining machinery manufacturer and one of the largest heavy machinery manufacturers in China.

The grinding mill has an installed power of 5.5 megawatts designed to process an initial throughput of 5,000 tonnes of

Part of the SAG Mill en route to Aurora. ore per day for processing for gold, Scott disclosed.

Guyana Goldfields Inc. is focused on the construction and development of the Aurora gold project for commercial production in mid-2015.

The Aurora project has a total gold resource of 6.54 million

EELP Grant Funds being unlocked PROPOSALS are being invited for grants of US$5,000 which are available for persons in rural communities who feel that they are eligible for accessing assistance under the Government of Guyana (GoG) Government of Chile (GoC) poverty alleviation project.

The Ministry of Tourism Industry and Commerce publicised the availability of the funds for the project titled :”Enhancing the economic livelihood of the poor in Guyana (EELP) last Sunday.

The US$200000 EELP project , signed to in May last, aims at supporting the Government of Guyana through South-South ( Guyana /Chile) policy dialogue on options for reducing poverty.

It aims at supporting cottage and linkage industries in selected rural communities and identifying and enhancing alternative coping strategies for the poor.

The EELP project was made possible by the Government of Chile through its “Fund for Hunger and Poverty”.

Guyana competitively bid for, and received a grant totalling US $200,000 to implement the project.

The EELP now unlocked will be implemented by the Guyana Government through the MinTIC in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) .

Rural persons engaged in business activities ranging from farming and processing of fruits and vegetables, to sustainable mining, to entertainment, music and performing arts, and eco-tourism are eligible for the grants.

MinTIC stated that serious individuals desirous of accessing this grant should submit evidence proving that they are operating a micro business in a rural area or are in the process of starting up one.

They should also submit a business plan that must include current and projected income and expenditure, approaches to marketing, location of business and a justification for their business to be selected to receive the grant, among other requirements.

The proposals for access to the grants are to be submitted to MinTIC on or before January 15, 2015.

ounces in the measured and indicated categories as well as an additional 1.82 million ounces in the inferred category.

Aurora currently has over 700 people working at site with this amount expected to rapidly expand to 900 personnel by the end of the year.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

U.S. move to end Cuba’s ‘diplomatic isolation’ welcome…

PPP reiterates commitment to strong relations with Cuba

THE end of five decades of “diplomatic isolation” inflicted ADVOCACY WILL CONTINUE “…the PPP recalls the several acts of terrorism against on the Government and people of Cuba by the United Cuba by agents hostile to the Cuban Government which States of America was welcomed by the ruling People’s While moves have been made to restore U.S. relations resulted in the deaths of seventy three persons which included Progressive Party (PPP), yesterday. with Cuba, the embargo that’s been imposed for decades eleven Guyanese when a Cuban aircraft was brought down in And the party’s General Secretary, Clement Rohee, noted remains in place, as it is codified in legislation. However, the Barbados waters en route to Cuba.” that the landmark decision by President Barrack Obama to U.S. President has indicated there will be moves to address The PPP General-Secretary stressed that against all odds, establish diplomatic relations with Cuba can undoubtedly be lifting the embargo. it is to Cuba’s credit that that despite the embargo and other credited to countries, including Guyana, who have acts of terrorism, it continued to develop and make advocated for such a move. meaningful contributions to other nations.

“The PPP is convinced that it is the strong advocacy role played by the PPP/C Government STRONG RELATIONS and the rest of the international community that resulted in a foreign policy shift by the U.S. Guyana, Rohee said, has benefited from technical Government in relation to Cuba,” he said. and other forms of assistance from Cuba during the In 1956, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara landed two countries’ decades long relationship. in Cuba with a small band of insurgents, known as He said, “Cuba still continues to render technical the '26th of July Movement', and began a guerrilla assistance to several countries of the developing war against the Government. In December 1958, world, especially in the areas of health and education.

Castro launched a full-scale attack, and the then “…the PPP is thankful to the Cuban Government President, Fulgencio Batista, the Americanfor the assistance it received during that tense period friendly, who was forced to flee. In February 1959, in our history, when foreign vested interests in Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba. collaboration with local reactionary forces sought to The USA, since the revolution, expressed concerns destabilise the PPP Government. time and time again over the political situation in “During those difficult years, it was the Cuban the Caribbean island – which led to the breakdown Government that came to the rescue of the PPP of ties between the two countries.

Government. Guyana continues to benefit from such Last week, President Obama issued instructions assistance, especially in the field of medicine.” for the USA to “immediately begin” discussions On that note, the PPP General-Secretary made with Cuba to re-establish diplomatic relations it clear that the party stands committed to strong that were severed since January of 1961. Also, relations with Cuba.

U.S. President Barrack Obama Cuban President Raul Castro going forward, the United States is expected to re“The PPP takes this opportunity to renew the establish an embassy in Havana, and high-ranking bonds of friendship and solidarity which exists The PPP General Secretary, on that note, stated that the between itself and the Communist Party of Cuba. It is the ruling party is confident that the economic blockade will be sincere hope of the PPP that this bond will continue to grow lifted sooner rather than later. and deepen in the years ahead,” he said.

“The PPP is proud of the strong advocacy role it played Guyana and Cuba have enjoyed close collaboration in in adding its voice for an end to the trade embargo against health, education, culture and sports since the establishment Cuba and calls not only for of diplomatic ties in normalisation of diplomatic December 1972. In 1974, relations with Cuba, but also the first Friendship society for an immediate end to the between Cuba and Guyana U.S. embargo against that was constituted; ten years country,” Rohee said. later in 1984, appeared the Rohee said, “The PPP has Committee of Friendship and consistently advocated the Solidarity Cuba- Guyana, lifting of the trade embargo and in October 2006, the against Cuba having itself been Association of Friendship – PPP General-Secretary, the victim of past treachery and Guyana- Cuba was created but manipulation, which resulted it was not officially registered.

Clement Rohee – PPP General-Secretary, In May this year, the Guyanain the removal of the PPP from office in the 1960's.

Clement Rohee Cuba Friendship Association officials will visit Cuba.

“Several other progressive was officially launched.

“The time is long overdue for the United States to normalise and left governments in the Guyana’s position on relations with Cuba; and more importantly, to lift the trade region were overthrown during that period when Latin the United States’ decades-old economic and financial embargo against Cuba which has resulted in that country's America and the Caribbean were regarded as the ‘U.S. embargo on Cuban has been a consistent one, as has that inability to realise its full growth potential,” Rohee said. backyard’.” of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

“The PPP takes this opportunity to renew the bonds of friendship and solidarity which exists between itself and the Communist Party of Cuba. It is the sincere hope of the PPP that this bond will continue to grow and deepen in the years ahead.”

“The PPP is convinced that it is the strong advocacy role played by the PPP/C Government and the rest of the international community that resulted in a foreign policy shift by the U.S. Government in relation to Cuba.”

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Police Commissioner lauds Commander Hicken for ‘A’ Division leadership

HEAD of the Guyana Police Force, acting Commissioner (CoP) Seelall Persaud, has commended ‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken for his leadership of the division over the last few months.

Speaking last Friday during the delivery of the feature address at a luncheon for senior and junior ranks of the Police “A” Division, acting Commissioner Seelall Persaud declared: “The division started high in terms of crime for the first quarter; the rates for the first quarter were higher than for the corresponding period last year. However, due to the stewardship of your commander, his own leadership style (of) walking the ground and dwelling among his subordinates… championing some of the reforms that we have introduced this year has led the division to be 5% below the rate of serious crimes, and that is an amazing achievement: Starting off after the first quarter being 7% above and bringing it down to 5 percent is a distinguished task by the commander, and you, the senior and junior members of the division.”

The Commissioner said Hicken has also championed

the social crime prevention programme, starting off with the Impact Albouystown and then reaching out to several other communities, even as the Force started off working since last year with the Cops and Faith Network, which added to the relationship between the police and members of the communities.

The Top Cop said that in the area of policing social events, ‘A’ Division has also championed that cause. He pointed to the historic hosting of major social events in Georgetown and said ‘A’ Division was each year reporting less and less incidents, with the most significant being traffic control during events such as football, cricket, international and regional shows, and state visits. All these, he said, have by and large been problem free.

The commissioner said it was unfortunate that he could not report the same success for the traffic countrywide. He pointed to the many initiatives which have been implemented to deal with the traffic congestion and the rates of accident, and said that accidents have been on the increase.

He said the Force recently embarked on some high impact operations and, knowing the commander, “I am pretty sure that he will jump behind that and have sufficient focus on how we use the roadways and discipline the road users, so that we can create the type of change that we need to create in order for us all to be safe”.

Commissioner Persaud also touched on the hot button topic of police abuse and brutality, citing decrease in the number of reported cases in the division as he referred to the incident at Timehri involving Colwyn Harding.

“Since the incident at Timehri, I am happy to say that there are no significant issues, which is another good thing and means that we are changing our own approach to work, and that we are showing compassion to the people whom we serve, and that we are practising what we have been trained to do in keeping with the Standard Operating Procedures, and that is a significant change I would like to see continue”, the Commissioner added in his presentation.

Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud addressing the ‘A’ Division Luncheon on Friday last

Traffic fatalities are our biggest problem

- according to Police ‘D’ Division Commander Ian Amsterdam

POLICE ‘D’ Division Commander Ian Amsterdam has said that the division’s biggest problem remains the traffic situation and road deaths.

Addressing a breakfast the Division organised last Friday for its junior and senior ranks and partners of the Force, the Senior Superintendent said: “Our biggest challenge in this division now is to ensure that we get a grip on traffic and the fatalities. And in this division, it’s at an all-time alarming proportion, and that is not because we are not doing our work as a Force, but because we have the most drunk-driving cases in the division”.

He added that crime-fighting strategies in the division are second to none in the country, and that ‘D’ Division has been making the case over and over again that there is no other division which sees drunken driving cases like the ones

presently under his span of control.

He said the division has been making cases against errant drivers, but the villages and villagers need to play their part in serving their communities by talking drivers out of the practice of consuming alcohol before taking control of, or while in control of, a vehicle.

Reflecting on the year, the commander said it was a good year, as he mentioned the improving police/community relations while stating that the division has been doing a good job in that respect thus far.

The division launched the C-PETS programme in July of this year in a partnership with the various community-based groups and organisations to roll out comprehensive programmes targeting the vulnerable.

The commander said the division is looking toward the New Year, and is prepared to serve the residents within

“D” Division with an even higher level of professionalism and service. He charged ranks to continue working hard and to continue doing what they are doing, despite both positive and negative criticism being levelled at them.

He said officers must not take the shouting and hard-talking personally, as it is sometimes a needed impetus for them to complete particular tasks which, at the end of the day, would redound to all sharing in commendations being heaped on the Force.

“Let’s have fun and be merry; and you know that you have to work. This time I have asked for everyone to be given some time to do shopping and spend with their families, but we have to remember that when others are having fun, we have to watch their backs,” Commander Amsterdam explained. (Leroy Smith)

Police ‘D’ Division Commander Ian Amsterdam

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PPP/C restored citizens’ confidence in Army – bridged gulf that existed under PNC Gov’t, according to Dr. Luncheon

MUCH has been done by the current administration to change not only the role, but the perception that a significant portion of the population has had of the armed services.

Today, the PPP/C Government has vastly restored the confidence of the Guyanese people in the military.

This is according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, who also serves as Secretary to the Defence Board. Dr. Luncheon made these statements during an interview with Head of the Government Information Agency, Neaz Subhan, on the National Communications Network (NCN) programme ‘Political Scope’ that was aired on Sunday.

“I think that the professionalism that we have insisted, that the military has exhibited over these years, their record over these 23 years, has been such that we have been able to, by all intents and purposes removed from the immediacy of their engagement with the Guyanese people, those unpleasant historical antecedents,” Dr. Luncheon said in his usual inimitable style.

Reflecting on the change in the military from 1992, to now, Dr. Luncheon said successive generations of Secretary to the Defence Board and Chief-of-Staff see this period as one that has built and has been building on the restoration of positive military tradition.

He explained that this has been one of the goals of the administration. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in 1992 became the Government, and recognised that the military situation was “untenable”. “…this was an unhealthy situation in any evolving democracy that indeed any military was indeed a disaster from day one,” Dr. Luncheon said.

Those who are convergent with the history of the politics, of the Government in Guyana will remember the role that was aspired to the military as an agent of the then PNC party in subjugating the democracy of the country in denying free and fair election.

HEALING THE BREACH “My specific mandate was to do all that was necessary to heal the breach, and I am pretty certain the same instruction was given to the then Minister of Home Affairs who dealt with the civilian agencies,” Dr. Luncheon said, as he recalled one of his earlier encounters with the then President Dr. Cheddi Jagan, pertaining to his role as Secretary to the Defence Board.

Dr. Luncheon explained that the late President understood

clearly the need to heal the breach between the large segments of the Guyanese people and the military.

“We knew a patriotic military had to rise above that historical fact, and Dr. Jagan said that one of our contributions was to contribute to that healing,” he posited.

“I want to believe, I have worked with every single Chief

happened over the last 23 years.”

With the potential being the body politics of divisiveness, he explained that, “It is easy to cultivate and revive memories and the specter of the military and a military dominated Opposition, and for many... a military dominated government, I think sets a radical reversal of where and what we were doing,” Dr. Luncheon said.

Moreover, Dr. Luncheon noted that this is perhaps something that has to be continuously addressed, the impact of a military dominated opposition on the serving military. “I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that, (I have seen the Facebook articles, I have seen the social media) it is divisive,” he said.

He cited that a Chief of Staff can walk off the job, respectful of the civilian military relationship, and next day be a strong architect of the Opposition, but somehow it is not part of Guyana’s political traditions.

Dr. Luncheon said he has examined this in Caricom and there are not many examples in the English speaking Caricom nations, of such actions. Even further afield, the results have been mixed.

DISTURBING

Dr. Roger Luncheon of Staff since 1992, and I have literally kept Dr. Cheddi Jagan’s exhortation foremost in the administration’s engagement with the military establishment,” he continued.

There was a difficulty in changing the perception of the military to the public. Dr. Luncheon noted, “It is not easy to eliminate, to remove from one’s consciousness, some of the issues that took place, but time is a great healer.”

“When what is being done currently supports the efforts to heal, support the efforts to undo, I think the opportunities that are realised can be quite significant as had happened in the Guyanese military example.”

Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier (Rt’d) David Granger is a former brigadier within the military. Responding to a question on how the body politics in Guyana has been affected by the ‘Granger factor’, Dr. Luncheon expressed the view that “one may quibble whether indeed there is a oneon-one relationship between Granger, the militarisation and the success, but I would not quibble, I would give David the edge and say yes. But I have said that what it has done is that it has generated enormous potential for unravelling what has

He said a military dominated Opposition, and further a military dominated government is disturbing. He views former military officers going into politics soon after leaving office as one that could be addressed constitutionally. “Were I to be given the authority by whatever possibility, I probably would have a constitutional amendment that would not allow this situation that sees within a reasonable time frame, serving members of the disciplined forces ensconce and actively engage in politics within days, weeks of their resignation, retirement, removal from service,” Dr. Luncheon declared.

The veteran politician also indicated that he had this very discussion with the last Chief of Staff, noting that, “... I think our history - what we have gone through and what other countries went through, ought to have some influence on how avidly we protect these constitutional rights of individuals particularly when there is a possibility of conflict with the general and public good.”

Serving members of the Disciplined Forces actively engaging in politics within days of leaving their office puts a tremendous pressure on the Defence Secretariat, on Defence Headquarters and the leadership because now the potential for division exists and they now have to ensure that things do not go awry, Dr. Luncheon said. (GINA)

Search for suspect in Tuschen chopping deaths…

Cops tracing calls to Kaieteur News, other persons INVESTIGATORS are seeking the assistance of relevant agencies to trace telephone calls reportedly made to Kaieteur News allegedly by Jerome Joseph Franklin who is wanted for the murder of three persons.

Franklin on Thursday last allegedly hacked his reputed wife, her new lover, her mother, and his step daughter when he broke into their Tuschen home. His reputed wife survived the attack, while the other three persons died.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle late yesterday afternoon, a senior police source said that they have noted

the report carried by another newspaper which quoted the fugitive extensively.

In addition, the man is reported to have also made contact with his son’s wife who informed him that his son was taken into custody by the police.

The police are working on the theory that the man might still be in the area, perhaps waiting for his reputed wife to be discharged from hospital.

Last week the Georgetown Public Hospital said the woman was in dire need of blood.

Ye s t e r d a y C o m m a n d e r o f ‘ D ’ D i v i s i o n , I a n

Amsterdam confirmed that investigators were able to take a statement from the injured woman with respect to the incident which occurred last week at her home. He said that the there is no police guarding the woman since she is not a prisoner, but was quick to point out that if the woman expresses fear for her safety, then arrangements would be put in place.

On Thursday last, the suspect, Jerome Franklin, a cane-cutter, went berserk and engaged in a chopping spree which claimed the lives of three persons, including his nine-year-old stepdaughter.

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265 Guyanese refused entry to Trinidad in 2014...

Minister Birkett urges greater liaising with CARICOM on deportations, refusals

GUYANA’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has disclosed that some 265 Guyanese were refused entry from CARICOM sister country Trinidad and Tobago in 2014.

Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, during her Ministry’s year-end review at the Foreign Services Insitute, Shivnarine Chanderpaul Drive, expressed that CARICOM countries have not been forthcoming in providing timely information on Guyanese deportees and entry-refusals.

She compared the performance of CARICOM countries to the United States where she noted that cases of similar nature handled by the United States are done through a process.

Birkett told reporters that the U.S. first verifies that those persons to be deported are in fact citizens of Guyana, which then invokes the attention of Guyana’s embassy in Washington DC to produce records and an official list.

“What we have noticed in some CARICOM countries is that we don’t get that kind of a record,” Birkett said as she bemoaned that she is often informed in the media of cases relating to Guyanese deportations and refusals. This has seen Guyana’s Foreign Ministry possessing inconsistent statistics compared to those which are published by other countries.

“We have seen a decrease in the number of reports to the ministry about hassle at the airports,” she continued, and this was particularly evident in one country which the Minister said was very vocal about their deportees, not only Guyanese, but others as well.

Minister Birkett expressed concern on the effects of actions such as this on the integration process. Recently

Attorney General of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Anand Ramlogan

Trinidad’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Dookeran

Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister, Gary Smith, alluded to “alarming statistics” that there was an

excess of 100,000 illegal immigrants living in the twinisland republic, of which 25,000 were reported to be Guyanese.

This comes at a time when Trinidadian Attorney General, Anand Ramlogan, according to an article in the Trinidad Express, revealed some weeks ago that between 2010 and 2014, statistics have shown that some 700 or so Guyanese were deported from Trinidad. Guyana had the largest number of deportees from the island, Ramlogan said.

Guyana’s Foreign Minister expressed concern at these reports, and said that she has made contact with her Trinidadian counterpart, Winston Dookeran, requesting greater partnership on the timely provision of information.

Birkett condemned what appeared to be a ‘Peter pays for Paul’ policy, where all nationals of a country are branded for the mistakes of a few. This, she said, should be paralleled to the greater works that Guyanese are doing in developing key sectors in CARICOM countries.

Birkett made no bones expressing that this is the first time in her tenure as Foreign Affairs Minister that she has seen “a release on the number of persons being deported, almost as if it’s an achievement.”

Minister Birkett was provided with figures from Guyana Ambassador to CARICOM, Elisabeth Harper, that in 2010, 199 Guyanese were refused entry into Trinidad. This was compared to 345 refusals in 2012, 277 in 2013 and the most recent 265 in 2014 from Trinidad alone. (Derwayne Wills)

Trinidad’s National Security Minister, Gary Smith

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Communities report positive environmental feedback on Santa Fe

FOLLOWING an outreach to Region Nine recently, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Mr. Robert Persaud, and a team of officers visited Santa Fe Inc., in the Rupununi, to get an update from communities and other stakeholders on the environmental and social impacts of the project.

At a community meeting which was attended by the Regional Chairman, Mr. Wilson Lorentio, Chairman of the Bina Hill Institute, Mr. Mike William, Toshaos, community leaders and residents from surrounding communities provided positive environmental feedback on the management of the project.

According to Minister Persaud, the project is a realisation of a vision for the Rupununi given Guyana’s rich potential.

“We recognised that there are social, as well as

environmental sensitivities of developing a mega scale farm in this area, and we made it absolutely clear that for any farm of this nature we will require clearance from the Environmental Protection Agency. We will also require buy-in from the communities too, and we also require that the farm looks at integration and involvement with the local community…,” said Minister Persaud.

These requirements were accepted by the investors in moving the project forward, despite there are no such requirements for other farms in other locations of the country, he said. He also commended Santa Fe Inc., for not only complying with national laws, but for also taking into consideration the sensitivities, concerns and suggestions of the local communities.

Further, Minister Persaud urged the residents

Minister Robert Persaud looking at a drainage canal on Sante Fe farm

of Santa Fe to continue to embrace environmental concerns and social realities even as they work towards the sustainability

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud plants a tree at Sante Fe Farm, Region Nine

of the project. He also recommended that the farm explore the possibility of integrating waste-to-energy technology to support its

operations.

Meanwhile, the communities were assured that this investment will continue to take into account

all the concerns in moving the project forward while providing mutual benefits to surrounding communities.

Minister Robert Persaud being escorted by officials of Sante Fe Farm, Region Nine while on a recent tour of the farm

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Grove-Diamond NGO fetes neighbourhood kids for Christmas

OVER 300 children from the Grove-Diamond and Little Diamond area were shown a grand time Sunday by members of the neighbourhood NGO, Grove-Diamond Youths In Development (GD YID).

According to the organisation’s President, Mr Chattergoon Jadoopat, for the last four years, the GD YID members have been involved in organising the activity for less fortunate children in the neighbourhood, and those from the Grove Special School.

In brief remarks before the start of the event, Jadoopat seized the opportunity to extend Season’s Greetings to those children present and their families, and to call on all civic-minded Guyanese to do more to help make our children better young men and women.

He also seized the opportunity to wish his fellow Guyanese and the rest of the world Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Santa sure has his hands full

The many families who showed up Sunday at the YID Christmas Party

No rest for Santa and his little elves

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Banks DIH introduces premier Crème Select Ice Cream Lounge

Youngsters enjoying Crème Select treats at the Lounge The premier Crème Select Ice Cream Lounge

The smiling new staff ready to serve at the Ice Cream Lounge

BANKS DIH Limited yesterday introduced its newest state-of-the-art Crème Select Ice Cream Lounge on Main Street, just in time for the festive season.

Human Resources Director, Andrew Carto observed that the lounge was named after the company’s premium ice cream brand, ‘Crème Select’, which is produced at Banks Thirst Park Facility.

The Crème Select Ice Cream Lounge was developed for the discerning ice cream lover who wants to indulge in an extra special treat in a comfortable atmosphere, all to satisfy the Guyanese ‘sweet tooth’ The building adjoining the Main Street QikServ, has equipment and furnishings imported from the United States, and these are among the latest in terms of technology and comfort, for providing customers with the best quality products in a luxurious atmosphere.

Crème Select Ice Cream Lounge will provide a wide range of premium ice cream treats in flavours including vanilla, strawberry ripple, orange marshmallow, chocolate ripple, banana and sorrel, among others.

While there are traditional combinations such as sundaes, banana splits, frostees, waffle cones and bowls, smoothies, shakes and iced Lattes, there is a special ‘Love Boat’ menu selection for couples who want to share an exceptional treat.

In addition, there will be sandwiches, puffs and rolls, wraps, cakes and soft drinks available.

The Crème Select Lounge will be ideal for the entire family, in a relaxing environment equipped with a Bose surround sound system and cable television to provide fun family programming.

The doors of the Lounge are expected to be open to the public on Christmas Eve.

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Haiti plays key role in restoration of Cuba-US relations THE Office of the President of Haiti has indicated that President Michel Martelly had made a contribution to the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States of America that led to the release from Cuban prison of US citizen Alan Gross.

“The Head of State congratulates the contribution of the Republic of Haiti, under his Leadership, in the process of negotiation, having achieved a rapprochement in the relations between the United States and Cuba, leading as well to the release of the American citizen Alan Gross,”

President Michel Martelly

the President’s Office of Communications said in an official statement.

President Martelly had reportedly raised the Gross matter during a visit to Cuba in 2013, following discussions with Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, who thought the President’s relationship with Cuba and the US would be helpful. Following his discussions with the Cuban authorities, President Martelly signalled to Senator Nelson, Cuba’s willingness to talk to the Americans and this was communicated to the White House. US Vice-President Joe Biden subsequently

called President Martelly to thank him on behalf of the United States.

Cuba had convicted Gross on espionage charges in 2009 and given him a 15 year prison sentence. His release on humanitarian grounds formed part of the sweeping deal to restore diplomatic relations announced last Tuesday in simultaneous statements by Presidents Raul Castro and Barrack Obama. The deal was worked out in wider secret negotiations between Cuba and the US, which were hosted by Canada and pushed by Pope Francis.

The US broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba

in 1961, two years after former President Fidel Castro and his fighters overthrew the government and established a socialist state. The Americans followed this up a year later with an almost total embargo on the island.

Additionally, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads at the 6th CARICOM-Cuba Summit on 8 December 2014, had restated their longstanding demand for ‘an immediate end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the government of the United States against Cuba’.

Berbice police/GuySuCo in joint patrol operations IN what is being largely regarded as a signature move, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), through its Albion Estate, and the Guyana Police Force, through the police ‘B’ Division, have recently commenced joint patrol duties.

The move was adopted in an effort to familiarise the police with the areas in the ‘backdam’ and other parts of that estate’s span of command, to reduce instances of “backdam crimes”.

The initiative commenced some time ago, but was further strengthened when the two sides committed to working with each other at a meeting on Sunday at the Albion Es-

tate Headquarters in East Berbice.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle, ‘B’ Division Commander, Assistant Police Commissioner Brian Joseph, explained that the meeting was called by the new manager of the estate, who reaffirmed the working relationship with the police.

Joseph said the two sides met at a “working Lunch”, where ideas were shared by both sides, since the new manager and Joseph took along their respective management teams.

In the past, persons have been complaining of criminals and other persons who perpetrate crime and head into the

Commander Joseph and Albion Estate Manager Shiv Persaud among other senior officers of both sides during the meeting on Sunday

Mason placed on $75,000 bail for alleged theft of cellphone STEVE Warren, a 24-year-old Mason of Lot 9 Princes Street, Georgetown appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a robbery charge which detailed that, on December 21, at Georgetown, he stole from Stacy Paris one Samsung Galaxy cellular phone valued at $65,000.

Represented by Attorney-at-law Mark Conway, the mason pleaded not guilty to the charge, and his counsel requested bail in a reasonable sum, stating that his client is a father of one with no prior or pending matter.

Prosecutor Michael Grant did not oppose bail, which was granted in the sum of $75,000.

Warren will make his next court appearance before Magistrate Annette Singh on January 12.

backlands in an effort to escape the police, who were not always familiar with the backlands.

In addition, the police would sometimes not have the resources like the sugar company does, to go way down into the backdam.

In addition to the patrols, which are being done jointly, the sug ar corporation has also committed to assisting the police in servicing its vehicles and carrying

out other mechanical works which may be required from time to time.

Over the last few months, there have been many calls for the police to adopt an inter-agency approach in the fight against crime, and Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud has been encouraging his ranks in the various divisions to engage the relevant agencies within their span of control to make the initiative workable.

S u n d a y ’s m e e t i n g involved Commander Brian Joseph; his divisional detective; traffic officer and sub-divisional officer for the Corentyne area, ASP Brown; while the estate team comprised Manager Shiv Persaud, Human Resource Manager Dameion Walters, Field Manager Hilton Griffith, Security Inspector Satrohan Dayaram, and Sergeant Tommy Permaul.

(Leroy Smith)

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MINIBUS CONDUCTOR REMANDED

- on three charges of armed robbery

SOPHIA route minibus conductor, Andre McPherson, of Stevedore Housing Scheme, Tucville Georgetown appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and was not required to plead to three indictable charges of armed robbery.

One of the charges he face detailed that on September 2 at Lamaha Park, Georgetown, being armed with a gun, he robbed Marcia Duke of one Samsung phone and two diamond rings worth $160,000.

The second charge alleged that, on the same day,

he robbed Wendy Griffith at gun point of one television set valued at $78,000, two sliver rings valued at $25,000, and cash worth $37,000, to a total of $140,000.

The third charge detailed that, on September 2, McPherson robbed Alicia Brown of $10,000 in cash at gunpoint.

Police Prosecutor Michael Grant told the court that on the day in question, the virtual complainant Marcia Duke, who lives at Lamaha Park, was at home when the defendant entered her home, pulled out a gun from his waist, put it to her

head, and demanded the articles, after which he made good his escape.

The matter was reported to the police, and after the accused had been picked out in an identification parade, he was arrested and charged.

Attorney-at-law Dexter Todd, representing McPherson, said his client is 29 years old, is innocent of the offence, and that he is requesting reasonable bail for his client.

The prosecutor successfully opposed bail on grounds of the nature and prevalence of the offence,

because a firearm had been used in commission of each offence, and because the defendant had given the police an erroneous address at Haslington, East Coast Demerara.

The prosecutor opined that should Mc Pherson be given his pre-trial liberty, there is strong likelihood that he would not be present at his trial.

McPherson was therefore remanded to prison and the matter was transferred to Magistrate Judy Latchman’s Court for January 19, 2015. (Clestine Juan)

REMANDED: Andre McPherson

Facing graduation to middle income status...

Foreign Minister plugs need for ‘Vulnerability Index’ annex to GDP GUYANA’S economic status graduation to a middle income country has seen concerns raised

by Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett who believes that such a move is premature.

At a press conference at the Institute of Foreign Services, Shivnarine Chanderpaul Drive, Birkett noted that graduation comes as a concern to some countries.

“Basically, we are graduated to middle income countries and because of that, we will lose certain concessionary financing; and in some cases; ODA [Official Development Assistance] as well.”

“In terms of concessionary financing, if you receive concessionary financing not as a middle-income country, it would mean that you would lose some” of that financing, Birkett explained.

Guyana’s Foreign Minister expressed similar concerns shared by her colleagues who have deemed the move as worrying. “What we are saying is that this can set us back in terms of our development because some of our countries need time.”

“Guyana has to now pay for vaccines at a higher cost because of this graduation, and that would cer-

tainly affect what we’re able to do in the health sector, as far as vaccines are concerned,” the Minister added, as she explained the effects of graduation on Guyana’s health sector.

On another note, Birkett is concerned that Guyana’s elevation would see the country being mandated to pay increases in contributions to international organisations. “Our contributions to organisations would automatically increase.”

She noted that there have already been some notices laid to this country which demand increased payments.

This, Birkett added, continues to be a concern for CARICOM countries. The Minister has proposed that a “Vulnerability Index” be added to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a means of addressing the issue at hand.

Birkett’s contention is based on the premise that CARICOM includes mostly “low lying states... [which] are more susceptible to natural disasters, to flooding, and we know this very well in Guyana.”

She explained that other countries have found themselves at the mercy of hurricanes for which ‘one hurricane can wipe out the equivalent of your entire

Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett with other Ministry officials engage reporters at that Ministry’s year-end review follows the process of the where he called on devel-

GDP.” The Minister called on international financial institutions to “add the Vulnerability Index to GDP in order to know the true situation of our countries.”

She said this as she recalled that at the recently concluded SIDS meeting in Samoa, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) had agreed to have some level

of consensus at the G20 meeting of the World’s 20 major economies to “hear our plea and also to make the necessary changes.”

Minister Birkett reassured Guyana’s commitment to continue advocating for the reform of the graduation assessment by including the Vulnerability Index.

On another note, Birkett stated that efforts toward the achievement of the newly drafted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which

2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) would be affected by this graduation.

She plugged a link between graduation and the means of goal implementation with graduated countries having to fend for themselves, with no concessionary financing.

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh had made similar calls at the launch of Guyana’s Maternal Health Acceleration Framework,

oped countries to honour an obligation made four decades ago to donate 0.7% of their Gross National Income to Official Development Assistance to developing countries.

To this end, Minister Birkett questioned how the remaining MDGs and SDGs could be achieved with the threat of cutting concessionary financing and similarly the refusal of developed countries to respect their obligations.

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Haags Bosch landfill contributing significantly to a cleaner, greener Guyana

THE Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill represents a significant improvement in the way Guyana’s solid waste is disposed. Now, solid waste is contained in a landfill, and not dumped, as obtained before, at the Mandela Avenue dumpsite.

The difference between the two waste disposal techniques is substantial, and marks a crucial turning point, both technically and culturally, in waste management. Not only is the Landfill specially constructed to safely contain waste and leachate, but its design and operation also help reduce the incidence of pests and bad odours.

The Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill also allows for the better control of the waste taken there, as this may be separated according to type, and disposed of appropriately. This controlled separation of waste also allows for the accumulation of data on the different types of waste being disposed of that may lead to the development and implementation of important national solid waste disposal policies, like one on recycling, to better deal with Guyana’s growing problem of disposing of plastics, particularly soft drink and water bottles. Further, plastics, metal, glass and certain other materials have value and

The weighing station

their recovery for reuse and recycling and can have economic and social benefits.

NEED FOR CULTURAL CHANGE A recently-purchased landfill compactor that will soon be in use at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill will provide significant improvements. Compactors, such as this one, compress more waste into the same volume in a landfill, thereby extending the capacity and life of the landfill, as well as reducing odour and leachate emissions and improving the operation of the landfill on the whole.

Apart from these important environmental benefits, the more densely compacted waste will degrade more efficiently, thereby creating the opportunity for economic benefits, like electricity production from the methane gas produced when the waste decomposes.

However, as Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker, points out, although the transition from waste disposal at Le Repentir dumpsite to the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill was quickly effected, an accompanying cultural change, involving not only the Landfill’s management team but the waste collectors and

Waste pickers at work

generators as well, is also a necessary, long-term part of this transition.

Such a change, Minister Whitaker notes, is therefore needed in the attitudes and habits related to proper waste disposal that prevail in Guyana. For example, many citizens are not used to separating their waste,

and therefore cannot reap the possible benefits that can come from recycling waste.

Further, by not separating the commercial, industrial and hazardous waste from the household waste they collect, local waste collectors create environmental and operational challenges for the Landfill. In addition, many of the country’s commercial and industrial enterprises do not properly store the waste they generate, often mixing recyclables and hazardous waste that makes it difficult to dispose of these different waste types in an environmentally-sound manner.

One way in which citizens can help with solid waste management is by separating the organic part of their household waste, and composting it. Almost half of a typical Guyanese household’s waste is organic.

By separating this organic waste for composting, citizens can significantly reduce the amounts of household waste taken to the Landfill for disposal.

Another benefit of composting is that its product,

compost, is a rich soil enhancer. The Clean, Green Guyana Campaign, being administered by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is currently conducting a pilot with residents of Mocha, Friendship on the East Bank Demerara ( EBD), and of Mon Repos on the East Coast Demerara (ECD).

A controlled landfill can therefore be an extremely important starting point to progressive change throughout the entire waste management system, resulting in environmentally-sound waste management practices by the enforcement of waste acceptance procedures and controls.

RESISTANCE TO CHANGE However, some of these procedures and controls have been met with opposition from some sections of the society. For example, numerous requests have been made for extended opening hours at the Haags Bosch Landfill to accommodate the

waste collectors. But unlike a dumpsite, the extended, even continuous, operation of the Haags Bosch Landfill would be detrimental, as the Landfill requires time for properly dealing with leachate, adequate compaction and covering at the end of the day that would not be possible with extended waste disposal hours.

For this reason, waste collectors, and citizens in general, should adapt to the Landfill’s opening hours, in the interest of having a better landfill by properly storing their waste in suitable receptacles until the scheduled waste collection occurs.

Still, these initial and expected “teething problems” of the new and modern waste management system can be overcome by the continuous efforts of the relevant authorities, and the increasing understanding and cooperation of the Guyanese public. In this perspective, the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill can make an even more significant contribution to having a cleaner, greener Guyana.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

Minister recognises growth of Arts & Culture sector in Guyana

– in 2014

THE wide-ranging Arts and Culture field, which includes the performing, visual, and fine arts, as well as applied arts, has grown and expanded this past year in Guyana, according to Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony.

At a recent year-end press briefing, Dr. Anthony said his ministry was heartened by the number of artists participating in the now popular Visual Arts competition and, by extension, the amount of pieces submitted - close to 240 - of which approximately 200

were found to be acceptable for judging.

The Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition, which was started two years ago, currently has 5 judges at the Castellani House judging the pieces in the exhibition, which was opened on December 17.

It has also been a remarkable year for art exhibitions at the National Art Gallery at Castellani House, which hosted its highest number of exhibitions – 10 -- among which were the contemporary ceramic works of Austrian Sigrid Sandker, Stanley Greaves’s “A Dialogue with Wilson Harris”, and an exhibition honouring the University of

Guyana’s 50th Anniversary.

The gallery has also started its collection of works during the year, having acquired pieces from leading Guyanese artists, including a number of paintings from Stanley Greaves.

The National Collection will be further enhanced by the sculpture of Winslow Craig who, during his sabbatical in New Zealand, created amazing works that the Gallery is currently trying to acquire.

The recently destroyed Umana Yana will be rebuilt, Dr. Anthony assured, as rebuilding has been catered for in the 2015 budget.

Persons from the Wai Wai community who were the

original builders of the Benab have given an estimate of the cost for its reconstruction.

Maintenance and other works are continuing at other historic sites, among which are the 1823 Monument, the 1763 Monument, Fort Kyk-Over-Al and Fort Nassau in Berbice.

Dr. Anthony also acknowledged the support received from GT&T, and commended that entity’s donation of $10M through a MoU signed earlier in the year to fund a series of books relating to the National Collection. The first book, ‘Panorama: A portrait of Guyana’, is expected to be published and released later this month.

“This year, also, we had a very significant event in terms of cultural training; that is, we were able to merge the existing schools: the School of Music, School of Art and Drama, and the Burrows School of Art under the umbrella of ‘The Institute of Creative Arts (ICA)”, Dr. Anthony explained.

On September 18, ICA‘s inaugural convocation ceremony was held at the National Cultural Centre,

Dr. Frank Anthony

and 60 students graduated.

At the ceremony, Lifetime Achievement Awards were, for the first the time, presented to Meghan Duke (Music Education), Vivienne Daniel (Dance), Gem Madhoo-Nascimento (Theatre Arts) and Doris Rogers (Fine Arts).

In dance, the National School of Dance celebrated 40 years of existence and, in collaboration with the Ministry, hosted for the first time a National Dance Festival which saw groups and companies from around the country participating.

Several dance workshops were also held along with other activities to celebrate

that anniversary.

Music teachers have, moreover, increased in number. According to the minister, the National School of Music saw a number of its students write the Royal Society of music Exams with very positive results.

Additionally, the Lutheran Church in Guyana set up a music school in New Amsterdam, and the MCYS Ministry facilitated access to instruments.

Subsequently, a piano lab with 8-9 pianos allowed expatriate qualified teachers from the church in the U.S. to teach the students in a holistic environment.

(Raveena Mangal)

Boat captain missing in Essequibo River mishap THE captain of a boat powered by two outboard engines is feared missing after the vessel capsized around midnight Sunday on the Essequibo River.

The missing man’s name has been given as Patrick Reynolds, 65, of Big Hope Essequibo.

According to the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), which filed the report yesterday, six other persons who were in the ill-fated boat besides Reynolds when it went down were subsequently rescued and taken safely to shore by a passing vessel.

They were all reportedly travelling from Itaballi to Teperu, on the Essequibo River, when the incident occurred.

Both MARAD and the Bartica Police are investigating the incident, and trying to locate another vessel which allegedly caused the vessel to capsize.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

$500M allocated for rice sector spent on capital projects

– Dr. Ramsammy COGNISANT of the need to maintain the strong performance o f t h e r i c e i n d u s t r y, Government, in April, set aside $500M in the 2014 Budget to help the industry maintain its competitiveness.

Agriculture Minister, D r. L e s l i e R a m s a m m y disclosed over the weekend that the money was used for capital projects.

He said the “bulk” of

Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Agriculture

the allocation was spent on additional structural works at the Number 56 Rice Seed Factory, which had benefited from ADP/ IDB funding in its initial construction phases, to add other structures, including a soil testing facility and silos. The seed facility is expected to commence operation in 2015, and will ensure that rice farmers have access to quality seed paddy.

The remainder of the money, Dr. Ramsammy

Charge against Lloyd Singh dismissed MAGISTRATE Fay Mc Gusty has dismissed a charge made out against Lloyd Singh, CEO of the International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) at Camp Street, Georgetown, wherein he was accused of breaching the Labour Ordinance by not paying the proper wage to an em-

ployee.

Singh had been charged with breaching the Labour Act by having failed to pay to Anthony Hazel the sum of $120,000, being wage or salary owed to him on a monthly basis.

The case was dismissed last Thursday when defence counsel Mr. Madan Kis-

soon, representing Singh, took a preliminary point, contending that the matter was not properly before the court. The magistrate, agreeing with contention of counsel, found there was a procedural irregularity in the matter, and dismissed the charge against Singh.

(George Barclay)

said, was used to procure equipment -- laser units to support land levelling, and combines which would be used for collective operations by rice farmers.

Rice production was at its lowest level in Guyana in the late 1980s due to neglect of the industry, which had seen a lack of sound agricul-

tural policies and programmes, and little or no investment in agricultural infrastructure and in research and training.

Today, there are greater investments in agriculture infrastructure, education and training of farmers, and in research; and there are more guaranteed markets as well.

Guyana’s rice pro-

duction in the final crop for 2014 has brought the year ’s production total to a record-breaking 633,000 tonnes. The 2 0 1 3 p ro d u c t i o n w a s 535,212 tonnes, which was far above the original target of 413,000 t o n n e s a n d re f l e c t e d a 27 percent increase over the production of 2012.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

‘Clean-Up’ activities now centred around Central Georgetown

A workforce in action outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Brickdam

Work at the Parade Ground, which saw as many as three truckloads of garbage being removed from under the stands

CURRENTLY, there are close to 300 persons employed as Community Enhancement Workers under the Georgetown aspect of the Clean-UpMy-Country programme.

Recently, several contracts were signed between Community Coordinators of South and North Cummingsburg and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development for the clearing of parapets and

numerous buildings. In North Cummingsburg, parallel streets are now visible through several alleyways, while in Stabroek, the team responsible for cleaning from Avenue of the Rep u b l i c ( We s t ) t o L i m e Street (East) and Croal Street (North) and Brickdam (South) have told of the difficulties they have had whist cleaning along Brickdam.

One supervisor has re-

A cleaned alleyway on Quamina Street

alleyways of garbage and overgrown vegetation, and the desilting of drains in Central Georgetown.

The team working along Church Street recently told Local Government officials of the difficulty they are experiencing when cleaning several of the alleyways in North Cummingsburg, because persons in the neighbourhood have been using them as dumpsites.

The teams have, however, managed to remove numerous trees from alleyways which crowned

ported that on a daily basis, the team keeps repeating the cleanup activities in the same areas, because persons continue to dispose of their garbage along the road corners.

Today, over 2000 Community Enhancement Workers are employed to de-silt drains and alleyways, and clean parapets and alleyways of overgrown vegetation in over 55 communities under the Georgetown aspect of the Clean-Up-My-Country Programme.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014

Dredging operations completed on Essequibo River THE final phase of dredging activities at Chalmers Crossing, on the Essequibo River by t h e d re d g e , ‘ S T E V E N’, was completed on November 30 last.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) reports that

the ‘STEVE N’ commenced operation on the Essequibo River at Chalmers Crossing on September 17, 2014, as part of a plan to dredge the shallow areas of the Essequibo River that currently impede the movement of ships.

Pakistan likely to execute dozens of convicts

– at least 55 fighters on death-row likely to be executed soon, amid public anger over Taliban attack on Peshawar school PAKISTAN plans to execute 55 people in the coming days, after their mercy petitions were recently rejected by the country’s president Mamnoon Hussain, reports say.

Six fighters have been hanged since a Taliban attack on an army-run school in the city of Peshawar last week left 149 people, mostly children, dead, triggering public anger.

Of the six hanged so far, five were involved in a failed attempt to assassinate the then-military ruler Pervez Musharraf in 2003, while one was involved in a 2009 attack on army headquarters, AFP news agency reported yesterday.

After the school attack, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lifted the six-year moratorium on the death penalty, reinstating it for “terrorism-related” cases.

According to the Dawn newspaper, it normally takes at least 14 days to hang a convict once his or her mercy petition is rejected. However, the Punjab government, which is dealing with majority of people on death row, re-

cently made amendments to its laws and reduced the period to two days. It also changed a law under which executions could be carried out only at 4am and now convicts can be hanged any time.

Prime Minister Sharif has ordered the attorney general’s office to “actively pursue” capital cases currently in the courts, a government spokesman said.

Pakistan began its de facto moratorium on civilian executions in 2008.

Before the latest resumption, only one person had been executed since the moratorium - a soldier convicted by a court martial and hanged in November 2012. (Al Jazeera)

The ‘STEVE N’, MARAD said yesterd a y, i s e x p e c t e d t o conduct more dredging activities at the New Amsterdam Stelling, in Berbice, in the first quarter of the new year.

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                                                                                                                                                           

 work done in S u r i n a me! Love, marriage, s i c kness, pregnancy, remove evil, prosperity, business, readings. Call 674-8603, 597-8519876.   - a high science spiritual healer, solves all purpose problems, such as reuniting lovers, husband, wife, marriage, blockage, prosperity, pregnancy, overseas, court, land, removal of evil, enemy, jobs, money, bad luck, visa, sickness, clearing of land dredge operation, etc. Tel: 671-3204.

DO you have a property to sell or rent? Then call Mohamed, 6676644 or Office 216-3120.

 Village Couture, 288 Middle & Thomas Streets. Tel: 225-1272. Just arrived, designer clothing, sheet sets, jewellery & fragrances.

         he aling: Removal for blockage, reunite lovers, sickness, skin diseases, pregnancy, na t u r e p r o b l em, business problem. Tel: 674-5317.

Spirituality SPIRITUALITY

 spiritual hel p i n r e m o v i n g e v i l s p i r i t , b ad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, bring ing p r o s p e r i t y t o b u s i nesses etc.

Te l : 6 1 2 - 6 4 1 7 , 2 2 0 - 0 7 0 8 , 687-5653.        r e a d i n g , o ther works done. For fast result s - r e u n i t i n g l o v e r s , r e m o v i n g e v i l a n d a ll b l o c k ages, etc. Call 696-8873, 6731166.  Spiritualist: res o l v i n g a l l p r o b l e m s , blockage, love, and m o n e y , e t c - Te l e : 2 2 3 6834, 600-7719.

   and experienced pitman to work in interior. Contact Ms Reshma 231-5594, 613-9589, 614-1439, Mr Thomas 663-3789  Able to work flexible hours and has CXC Maths. Send application to jobs@awngy.com ..  Cruise Lines: Waiters, waitresses, cooks, cleaners, receptionists, electricians, carpenters etc. Professional Recruitment Agency, Contact 2316296, 650-9880. : Males aged 35-55 years, must be able to work shift. Requirements: Application, Police Clearance, TIN, reference letter. Apply 233 South Road, Lacytown. Tel: 225-0198.  Guards: Males aged 35-55 years. Must be able to work shift, Requirements: Application, Police Clearance, TIN, reference letter. Apply 233 South Road, Lacytown or call 225-0198. : Requirements able bodied, two references, police clearance - apply in person with written application to The Human Resources Department, Wieting and Richter Ltd 10-13 Water Street, Georgetown.   for interior location. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references. Beginners need not apply. Call 618-2020.   and Factory Assistant living on E.B.D, free accomm o d a t i o n a l s o a v a i l a b l e .

266- 4427.

VACANCY

VACANCY

 for one maid.

Call 617-8757.  for one maid.

Call 617-8757.  male sales clerk and one male night . Contact 225-8205.

 Moulder and Woodmizer operators, hauler, driver. Call Richard 609-7675, 674-1705, 233-2614.  Villa, Lot 95 Fifth Avenue, Subryanville, Georgetown, Guyana: One hotel receptionist to work 6 days a week, shift system. One housekeeper to work 6 days a week. 227-2199, 227-2186.  exist for Front Desk Clerk - apply in person with written application to: The Manager, Regency Suites/Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werken-Rust, Georgetown.     O p e r a t o r for interior location. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable reference. Beginners need not apply. Call 618-2020.

 Company, has a vacant position for a front desk clerk, persons must have good knowledge of shipping industries. Experience as cashier will be an asset. Interesting persons can send their application along with CV and Police Clearance, 2 references and passport-size picture to: Veconinter Guyana Inc., W½ 85 Quamina Street, Georgetown.

Te l : 2 2 6 - 3 4 9 2 , 2 2 3 - 2 1 2 0 .  Accounts Clerk, Sales Clerk and Bond Clerk. Interested persons m u s t h a v e at least three (3) subjects at CXC. Please send application and Curriculum Vitae along with a passport-size photograph to Roy's Pharmacy Stall #32-33 & #64-65 Bourda Market, Georgetown. Also Packing Clerk/Cleaner, age 35-50 years. Please call 223-6072.  exist for sales reps. cashiers & counter clerks - Apply in person to Escada Express - Requirements: - 1 passport size photograph, recent police c l e ar a n c e , reference, and must be between ages 253 5 y e a r s ; 1 h o u s e k e e p e r, preferably female, ages 40-45, and must have cooking experience - Contact information: 2251322, 225-1328.  For Fema l e Sales/Accounts Clerk. Applications are invited from suitably qualified p e r s o n s t o f i l l t h e post of            Clerk within a reputable P r i v a t e C o mpany. T h e successful applicant should possess the following competencies and qualifications: At least three years experience in the sale of Food and Cleaning products.

Have good communication skills and be proactive to deal with customers at varying levels. Be able to meet to work in an independent and fast paced environment. Please addr ess all applications to:Direc t o r , P.Ramroop & Sons, Lot 5 'R' 2 Kersaint Park, L . B . I , E a s t C o a s t D e m e r a r a . Te l n o .

220-3442 or 220 -3479

LAND FOR SALE Land For Sale

 computer-savvy secretary, send e-mail to tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com .

 Carnegie training or grilling experience would be an asset. Call 600-7388, 225-7933 or visit us at 174 Sheriff Street.

VACANCY

 No.2, 138ft. x 1722 ft. - $15M. Phone 227-7734.  exist for pump attendants, sales representatives and supervisors - Contact: 226-4459, Steve's Service Station, Rubis, Vlissengen Road - Apply with written application, passport size photo, 1 reference, police clearance .  driver to travel in and out of interior. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references. Beginners need not apply.

Call 618-2020.  for interior location must know to cook and bake variety of items, strictly nonsmoker. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references and must be at least 40 years old. Others need not apply. Call 618-2020.  for one experienced manager to manage a distribution firm with multiple branches. Must be versed in accounting and computer.

Must have the ability to coordinate employees in different locations. Interested persons, apply with handwritten application along with a CV to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

 lot of land off seawall at Liliendaal, ECD. Call 6786887 - Shiv.  land in Forshaw Street, Queenstown. Enquiries, call 694-9262.  house lot: Belle West Plantation, $1.6M - 618-2317 - Must sell. Creek: river front, 5 acres - $5M. Tel: 600-3171, 648-3171.   $90M, 70x320 East Bank $29M, 676-5537, 6123501.  ACRES of land, Essequibo $13M neg. Contact 621-2733, 226-2196.  ACRES prime agricultural, transported land situated at Hogg Island riverside Contact 227-0575, 228-9731, 227-0613.  approximately 40'x500 $9.5M, 3 & 4 acres Water Front, EBD; Mahaica 6 acres road side $75M -     lot for sale 6 093 sq. ft at Roraima compound, Versailles, West Bank, Lot 107.

Phone 226-0351, 685-4321.

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CHRONICLE,TUESDAY, DECEMBER GUYANAGUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday December 23, 2014 23, 2014 LAND FOR SALE

LAND FOR SALE

 $4.5M, Mon Repos $5.8M, Lusignan $4.5M, Annandale $5.3M - Troy 6262243, 694-3652.

 invite you to purchase the follow ing land for bond , Chandra & Gange 125x120 corner lot $65M, William Street, Kitty 120x45 for bond, Gange 125x62 in Prashad Nagar for bond. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 669-0 9 4 3 , 2 2 6 - 1 0 6 4 , L a d y Hercules 225-3068, 225-2626, 225-5198, 225-2709.

 SQ. FT. in Republic Park (front section) prime location. Interested persons, kindly contact 6768827, 629-6584, 645-6828, 6974800.  183 William Street, Kitty 113'x38' suitable for bond, apartment building, etc., reasonably priced - Tel: 664-0829.  : partly cultivated, with creek bisecting land, no reasonable price refused - Contact T. Drepaul at 686-3794, 261-5541.  Road La Penitence land s i z e 1 4 0 x 6 0 $ 1 7 M , Phone Vice President 231-2064, 225-3 0 6 8 , 2 2 7 - 6 8 6 3 , 2 2 6 1 0 6 4 , 2 2 7 - 6 9 4 9, 225-2 6 26.  Land - Eccles just off public road 60'x220' Price $50M, Vreed-en-Hoop public road land 80'x140' Price $35M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Public Road, WCD 38x150, 39x150 $16M each, Back Street, Unity, La Grange WBD 85x750 - $16M Call: 666-3619.    blocks in Potaro, 1200 acres $35M & 483 acres - $26.5M. Prec i o u s m i n e rals, gold & d i a mond. Contact o w n e r s 6 7 6 7405, 688-6946.  Atlantic Ville residential land 50'x100'. Price $20M, Mon Repos just off public road.

Price $10M. Tel: 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078.

GREA: Lethem business spot near bridge $6M, double lots 110'x175' near Telephone Exchange $25M, 20 acres Anarica $12M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  - $3M, Diamond $8M, Annandale ECD $5M, 30 acres s a n d p i t o n L i n d e n Highway $15M, 140 acres with mining permit $40M, Eccles $50M. Tel: 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Providence - front gated community, large house lot $16M, Herstelling EBD land with foundation $10M front, Canal Polder 8 acres land $12M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.   , LOT 185 CHARLOTTE & KING STREETS, MARAJ BUILDING - TEL: 227-0265, 227-1881, 627-8057 - Land: Hadfield Street - South, Friendship land size 115x450 (wharf side), Non Pareil.

Diamond: 2nd Street land $8M, double lot $12M, Annandale $5M, Enmore public road, Enmore large plot of land for business $25M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.

 Furnished 1- and 2-bedroom apartments U S $ 2 5 p e r d a y. C a l l : 6 7 9 0757.  constructed apartment and house in a safe and healthy environment, WCD. Call: 698-6496.

 away land East and Quamina Streets corner 120x100 - US$1.7M neg., Hadfield Street opposite new expected GGMC $115M, South Road close to Wellington Street 30x112 $65M, Newtown 75x32 $14.9M, William Street 114x45 $28M, Prashad Nagar $26M, 125x62 Blygezight box 80x75 $ 3 2 M , P h o n e M r Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, Mr Pereira 225-3068, 225-3068, 226-1062.  70x30 land for 3storey, close to Duncan Street $14.9M, Duncan & De Abreu Street 80x80 $39M, 5-storey Duncan Street 130x33 - $30M. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 226-1064, Mr Pereira 669-0943, 623-2591, Super Abundance sales person 6611952, 225-2709, 225-2626, 2253068, 666-7812.

TO LET TO LET

 house in Enmore, $35 000 monthly. Call 677-1495.

 No.2, 138ft. x 1722 ft. - $15M. Phone 227-7734.  bottom flat $70 000 monthly. Call 225-0382.

-bedroom apartment in Hadfield Street. Price $40 000.

Tel: 692-2521.  2-bedroom bottom flat - Call 624-0777 after 5 pm.  rooms for single working male. Tel: 6132647.  furnished, air-conditione d o n e - b e d r o o m a p a r t ment, Tel: 623-2923.  chicken farm, cheap electricity and water. Call: 4446589, 444-6597, 694-1888.  furnished apartment, air-conditioned, one-bedroom.

Tel: 623-2923.  flat suitable for school, church, salon, etc. in Cummings Street - Tel: 233-2692.  business place, Sheriff Street, 2 and 3 floor for offices.

Contact 627-6740.  bedroom apartment with 2 bathrooms in Charlestown.

Contact 600-6364.

TO LET  apartment, reasonable price, water, light, etc., New Market Street, Georgetown - Tel: 2274422, 683-7410.  apartment at Triumph Village Call 220-7937, 625-5257, 670-3743  houses/apartments and commercial spaces and 3 storey Building to rent. Call: 216-3120, 6676644.  rentals: Rooms and apartment, AC, $8 000, fans $5 000 and $4 000 at Julian's Guest House.

638-4505, 679-4352.  space 264 sq. ft & 390 sq. ft. Suitable for consultant, insurance company, lawyer or doctor. Call 688-8185. Serious enquiries only.  Furnished one-bedroom, self-contained apartment with parking. Price US$400. Tel: 677-8176.  business/office space (10ft x 3.5ft) at 15 Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown - $15 000 monthly. Call 610-7770, 6686018.

 invite you to buy these bargains Craig Street 2-storey $45M new $34M, Dowding Street was $42M n o w $ 3 2 M , P e r e Street Kitty $34M, Section M ranch-type was $60M now $48M, Prashad Nagar $30M, South Ruimveldt $10M, Roxanne Burnham Gardens $12M, D'Urban Backlands $23M, Camp Street & D'Urban South half $30M Phone Mr Budhram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 669-0943, 623-2591, 226-1064, Lady Abundance 661-11952, 2252626, 225-3068.=

 Street wel l - d e v e l o p e d , fully fenced land measuring 100 feet x 62 feet next to Scotia Bank - $150M. Serious enquiries only - Call 2275407, 658-2686.

 business land 125x50 neg., in Smyth Street opposite Jumbo Jet. Valuation $85M Asking price $75M, 3% refund on agent commission earned. Call Lord and Harold Anthony Reid's Realty 627-0288, 667-7812, 225-3068, 225-2626, 231-2864, 225-5198, 225-2709, 669-3350, 226-1064, 227-6949, 646-1712.

 & unfurnished two-bedroom apartments, business space. Call: 621-5282.

 only remaining land in Atlantic Gardens for executive mansion - $20M neg. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Patrick Pereira 226-1064, 623-2591, 6690943, 225-2626, 225-3068, Lady Super Abundance 661-1952, 6677812.

 bottom flat business spot on South Road. Call 227-1845.

 Linden Highway, east of Splashmin 30 acres $15M. 130 acres sandpit EPA clearance $40M, mining blocks Sherima 600 acres $12M, Kwakwani 2200 acres $15M, new mining areas.

Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.

bedroom apartment, single or couple preferred. Contact 612-8305, 223-2742.

 at Soesdyke, Farm Land at Laluni 80 acres surrounded by creek, 3 fish pond, 1 dwelling & 2 Farm Houses, Coconut, Citrus & Fruit trees. 1 Discrovery Range Rover-Contact 261-5027, 670-8282,675-1711.

  farm land i n Craig, Buzz-a-Bee ideal for housing and gated community.

Housing being developed back of Grove/Diamond across trench.

Asking $10M. Call 664-4131, 6011867.

  Harmonie $1.2M, $1.4M & $3.5M (100ft x 50ft), Eccles $4.5M, Providence $4.5M, Herstelling $4.5M, Cornelia Ida $3M, Uitvlugt $3M, New Zeelugt Scheme $2.5M (100ft.x50ft.). Call 6777095.

TO LET

 furnished apartment, AC, internet, hot and cold shower, US$25 daily. No private calls - 2316061, 621-1524.    in Eccles semi-furnished upper and lower flat U$S300, US$400, US$500.

Call: 684-6266. -bedroom apartment couple or single person, Middle Road, La Penitence - $32 000 monthly.

Tel: 225-9759, 653-5763, 2276678.  flat 238 Quamina Street, South Cummingsburg.

Nice for office, internet café, salon etc. Call 678-0303.

 place at Montrose Public Road ECD. Tel: 616-6972.

 2-bedroom house with AC and washing machine in Kitty area - Contact: 6448074.  two-bedroom furnished apartment for short term rental in Kitty, modern amenities with internet access - Tel; 227-1871, 646-2939.   property in Eccles, high income area, with all mondern amenities. Contact 677-3350/603-4751.  2-bedroom upper flat, Mc Doom Public Road, EBD, $45 000 monthly - Tel: 653-7654 couple preferred.  newly built two-bedroom apartment in a safe environment, perfect location - Contact: 698-6496.

 2-bedroom concrete & tiled apartment with hot & cold, AC etc. Location Mon Repos, ECD Price $80 000. Tel: 618-0626.   Furnished 2-bedroom top flat available from January 1. Phone and parking included.

Working couple or single only. Call 222-6708, 623-3404.  renovated: apartment rooms for rent on 75 Public Road, Herstelling, East Bank, Demerara Contact: Handel on 621-6862 for more details. - Spacious 3 bedrooms upper apartment with parking-$85,000. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431

 3-bedroom flat, all self contained US$800, Kitty 2-bedroom semifurnished US$800. 684-6260.    furnished and unfurnished apartments $85 000 to $160 000. Business space.     for rent newly renovated (2) two-bedroom apartment situated at 136 Fifth Street, Alberttown - Tel: 664-0829.

 Realty, 17 Brickdam and Sendall Place, Stabroek.

Coverden, EBD land (rent), Coldingen ECD warehousing facility to rent. Call 223-1217, 6861853, 693-5085 & 613-6386.

 Newly constructed office space, air-conditioned, washroom & kitchenette included. 500 sq. ft - $80,000. Tel: 600-3171, 648-3171.  3-bedroom upper flat $100 000, 3-bedroom bottom flat $75 000, AC, semi-furnished.

Tel: 603-4646 after 16:00hrs.   - Studio one bedroom semi- furnished apartment with parking, internet and ac- $55,000 neg   

- 3 bedrooms furnished property. Long Term/ Short Term. US$1800/ US$1300.     flat 238 Quamina Street, South Cummingsburg.

Nice for office, internet café, salon etc. Call 678-0303.  3-bedroom flat, all self contained US$800, Kitty 2-bedroom semifurnished US$800. 684-6260.

 apartment in Parafaite Harmony West Bank Demearara. $18,000 monthly. Call: 694-7817/6680306.         l o c a t e d space suitable for office, printery, sales, salon barber, Mash camp etc. Call 2273064, 628-7589.

 two flat business placeand three bedroom to live.Cotton Field next to Republic Bank.Call 690- 1530, 6266107.

  building in New Herstelling Housing Scheme, EBD, 4th bridge on the right, Call 222-4933, 6441712.

 Road WCD $50 000, Queens t o w n o f f i c e s p a c e 3 rooms $60 000, Bel Air Park top off 3 bedrooms US$500 monthly rental US$1000, phone 226-1064, 227-6863, 225-2709, 225-5198, 227-6949, 623-2591, 669-3350.

/business space (large) centrally located 4 large rooms on both floors, 1 large open hallway on top floor. Call 2231440, 626-4487, 660-7672.

 bedrooms apartment, Industry ECD, parking, Furnished;19” television, beds, stove, suite, refrigerator, microwave, washing machine, $60,000 monthly, Call 628-2866 -bedroom bottom flat apartment with inside washroom, living and kitchen areas $30 000 monthly, at Lot 207 1st Success, ECD. Call 220-4804, 642-3478, 662-1893.  one-BEDROOM semifurnished apartment, Vryheid Lust ECD, suitable for working couples o r s i n g l e p e r s o n , daily rental US$30 & US$40, monthly $55 000 Contact: 694-6825.

 : 4 apartments (2 bedrooms each) wooden and concrete property- monthly income of $160,000- $28M. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 6236431/ 657-8887.

 Street, 2 bedrooms $40 000, Queenstown 1 bedroom $60 000, Meadow Brook 4 bedrooms $100 000.

Raul 655-8361, 699-6811 - Fabulous Homes..

 Street, 2-bedroom spacious apartment with parking, built-in closets and carpeted.

Price $100 000. Call 223-1440, 626-4487, 660-7672.

- 3 bedrooms upper apartment. Back building. No parking- $70,000.   

 mobile food units to rent or sell, selling spot available.

Contact 654-7510 for information.

 Regent Street top flat, business/office s pac e. Te l : 6 1 8 - 3 6 3 5 .

 bedroom apartment, upper flat, in Norton Street, five buildings from Camp Street Call: 628-0972 - $55 000 per month.

 - 4 bedrooms furnished property with fruit trees, etc - US$2500.   

 place Unity Mahaica Contact Bevan: 2593027, 615-3548.

 2-bedroom apartment, Eccles Public Road, EBD, $40 000 monthly -Contact: 641-3595.

 business space, former pharmacy in Wortmanville area, fully shelved and secured, glass cases included. Available from January 1, 2015. Tel: 231-6982, 691-5547.

, Section 'B' 2 storied semi-furnished Road front property$120,000.  

 3 Bedroom apartment, Eccles, E.B.D. Contact: 6727756 or 694-3421

  3-bedroom available in South, Kitty and Industry, fully furnished $160 000 and $80 000 - 684-6266.

TO LET

 (1) three-bedroom flat apartment to rent at CI, WCD, inclusive pre-paid meter and water - Price $55 000 per month - Call 687-1628

 - Spacious 3 bedrooms property with parking$95,000.     

 Park - unfurnished 2 bedroom bottom flat. $55,000.

Contact 614-0166, 601-6639

 space - 2500 sq. ft, Lamaha & Carmichael Streets.

Call 225-8915 (office).

TO LET

 place: Suitable for boutique/barber shop/ office etc. in D'Urban Street just off pavement $50 000 & $ 6 0 0 0 0 . Te l : 2 2 6 - 0 6 7 3 , 685-4694  Realty: Office building Robb Street, US$2000 monthly, one-bedroom apartment La Parfaite Harmonie $30 000 monthly. Contact 621-2733, 226-2196. Call 09:00hrs 16:00hrs.  rental - fully furnished in Eccles US$2500, Lamaha Gardens, US1200, executive apartment US$500, US$1500, Foundation Realty 618-0000, 615-0069.  classrooms available. Rent as you need one day a week, two days a week. Suitable for day classes, lessons, evening classes, lectures. No flooding. 71 Cro a l St r e e t , St a b r o e k . Te l : 6 2 4 5741. -bedroom (self-contained) house at Earl's Court residential area, furnished and unfurnished 2-bedroom apartment located on East Coast $40 000 up, one business place located on East Coast public road.

Tel: 624-6772. -bedroom fully furnished apartment Sixth Avenue, Diamond, EBD, telephone, internet, parking, etc, available for long term ,short term rental. $75 000 per month (negotiable).

Short term rental for overseas visitors US$25 per day. Tel:658-1523, 638-3622, 231-8567.   one-bedroom apartment to rent: location Bagotstown East Bank Demerara - cost $25 000 per month which includes light and water, contact numb e r s 2 3 3 5868, 679-7644, 627-5079. for residential or business purpose at Carmichael Street, opposite Bishops' High School, three-storey building at Albert and Crown Streets, Queenstown. Contact 676-8827, 629-6584, 645-6825, 697-4800.

32 32 TO LET  classrooms available. Rent as you need one day a week, two days a week. Suitable for day classes, lessons, evening classes, lectures. No flooding. 71 Croal Street, Stabroek. Tel: 624-5741.  fully furnished 4bedroom top floor apartment, complete with living room, kitchen, air conditioned, DSL, hot water and all other amenities, proximity to Georgetown. Tel: 2261769, 600-0282, 600-9321.  Robb Street - one three-storey concrete building in commercial area, can be rented whole or in part, business and office spots at Regent, Garnett, Sheriff and Robb St r e e t s. Te l : 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078.  apartments: One-bedroom apartments for long-term rental. Apartments are equipped with all modern amenities and free Wi-fi. Call us. 2264001, 225-2780 Email:marketing@kanukusuites.com Website: www.kanukusuites.com  sale or rent one large 3-storey building with going business suitable for super market, furniture factory, machine shop, lumber yard. Lot of space on the EBD. Apartment at Providence, EBD, Call 610-0575,684-3718.  spaces now available. Don't miss this opportunity for a place at Georgetown’s, premium business location. Limited units available. With 2 Elevators; AC; CCTV- Security and lots more. Sharon’s Building. 154 King & Charlotte Streets, Georgetown. Call 225-4413/ 614-0949 or visit us online @ www.sharonsbuilding.com  World #1 Realtor Mister Terry Redford Reid 667-781 2, 225-6858, 225-7164, 226- 1 0 6 4 , 2 2 5 - 2626, 231-20 6 8 , 6 1 97945. Have the executive rental reduced by 35%, Prashad Nagar US$1000, Jacar anda Ave. Bel Air Park US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$18 0 0 , Bel Ai r S prings US$1000, large bond for rental office small form US$3 75, 10 000 sq ft o f f i c e space for technology business. 22 5 - 2626, 225-5198, 226- 1 0 6 4 , 6 2 3 2 5 9 1 , 6 6 9 - 3350  one fourbedroom fully furnished house with master room suite, and fully air-conditioned Meadow Brook Square US$2500. One two-bedroom flat newly constructed, tiled, above normal ground level, Guyhoc Park $55 000. Bel Air Springs: thre e b e d r o o m , f u l l y f u r n i s hed with master, generator, maid and gardener. Married couple or single p e r s o n p r e f e r r e d U S $ 3 0 0 0 . T h r e e -b e d r o o m f ully furnished with master room US$3000 - Wills Realty 2272612, 627-8314 Well-appointed 5 bedrooms fully furnished palatial residence lovely floral, kitchen garden, fruit trees, etc suitable for Ambassador, Diplomats, Business ExecutivesUS$6000.     Sophia $45 000, 1-bedroom David Street $30 000, 2-bedroom Triumph $45 000, 2-bedroom Agricola $30 000, 2-bedroom Lamaha Street $60 000, 2-bedroom Meadow Brook Gardens $140 000, 3-bedroom Joint Service Scheme $120 000, 4-bedroom Buxton $70 000 newly renovated. 2-bedroom Bel Air Park US$500, 2 - 2-bedroom apartments fully furnished at Section K, Campbellville U S $ 11 0 0 , b u s i n e s s s p o t Hadfield & George Streets $140 000. Call us at Goodwill Realty 223-5204, 225-2540, 2238059, 664-3408, 660-3796.

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

  require repairs in Brickdam, land size 120x38 $44M was $60M. Phone Alysious Periera 623fst-2591, Lady Khan 2252626, 225-2709, Lady Abundance 661-1952, 225-3068, 669-0943 Mr. Pereira.

 Ruimveldt Park $30M, North Ruimveldt $22M, $25M, Meadow Brook $25M, Vryheid's Lust ECD $16M, Vreed-en-Hoop Public Road WCD $75M, Canal No.1, WBD $11M neg.

618-36356 marbollers@hotmail.com.

     Non Pareil ECD, sea side, large two-storey concrete building $25M, Strathspey two-storey concrete building with large land space $ 1 6 M . Te l : 2 2 5 - 3 7 3 7 , 2 2 5 4398, 651-7078.

 main road, wooden building $16M, Sophia 2-storey concrete building, land size 50x200 $18M neg. Tel: 684-6266.

 Gardens: Concrete 3-bedroom needs facelift Price $45M. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 623-2591, 669-0943, Super Abundance salesperson 6611952, 225-2626, 225-2709, 2253068, 667-7812.

 Canal No. 2 Polder - two-storey concrete building on 8 acres partly cultivated land. Price $25M. Norton Street 4-bedroom concrete building $20M, Princes Street twostorey concrete building with ongoing business. Price $40M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.

 Realty 17 Brickdam and Sendall Place, Stabroek.

Call 223-1217, 686-1853, 693-5085, 613-6386 Eccles, EBD house and land, Bel Air, ECD land, LBI - ECD house and land, Stone Avenue/Ville house and land, Melanie, ECD house and land, Alb erttown land, Queenstown land, Shell Road Kitty house and lan d , Dennis S t r e e t , K i t t y h o u s e and land, Fariah Dreams Garden of Eden, EBD house lot

PROPERTY FOR SALE

 flat house in Good Hope - Contact 6383636.  on Albert Street - Bourda - for Sale Contact # 604-5585  near Regent Street, existing parts store. 6411800, 220 3452.  Railway Embankment, 180x80, $50M. Tel: 611-0315, 690-8625.  house and land in Vergenoegen, EBE. Tel: 6641277, 669-0824.  for sale, Lot 48 Light Street, Alberttown - Contact 220-2723, 619-4483.  place Robb Street - 223-6524, 628-0747 Success Realty.  Village, East Coast Demerara, one acre land and house - 689-7424.  Street, Georgetown $12.5M cas- only offers. 668-8220, 699-7230.  2-storey concrete house with 3 large bedrooms, 2-½ bath, condition $25M. Call 669-1028.

 4-bedroom with solar panel, fully furnished, with parking garage, patio; 324 Sachi Bazaar and Ganges Street, Prashad Nagar - Contact: 675-6647, 646-0336.  Street land $30M, Eccles $20M property, Continental Park $56M, Agriculture Road $20M, Queenstown $28M, Enmore $10M. Foundation Realty, 618-0000, 6150069.  Cecilia, Essequibo Coast: 1 newly constructed concrete building with existing supermarket, 80x150 ft. with extra land space, $150M neg. - 774-4175, 642-8649.  Street, Kitty: Second house (back), 2-storey wooden house, 3 bedrooms up, 3 bedrooms down. Price $19M. Phone 6192525, 668-7230.

3 storey concrete building, 51 AA Eccles, EBD $60M. Call: 621-7603.

 unfurnished apartment, parking facilities available. Call: 627-0396 for further details.

 ¼ acre plot - 61 Section "C" Nabaclis, E.C. Dem - Contact: 648-1037.

 3-BEDROOM flat house at Stone Avenue, Campbellville, serious enquiries only - Call 2232053, 347-357-1698.

 Springs: Transported property,, 4 fully furnished bedrooms (one self-contained), 3 toilets/baths, lots of land space, parking for vehicles. Price neg.

Call 625-1684, 226-0891, 6517538..    3 - b e d r o o m property in Prashad Nagar reduced from $42M t o $ 3 4 M, Pere Street $34M. Phone 623-25 9 1 , 6923631, 669-3350, Mr Alex 669-0943, 225-2626, 225-3068, 623-2591.

 Dazzell Housing Scheme concrete flat building $10.9M. Move in for Christmas.

Phone 225-2626, 225-3068, 226-1064, 231-2064, 667-7852,

         L u s t main road $18M, Diamond $7 - $35M, Eccles $16 - $28M, Herstelling $15 - $25M - contact: 616 - 5914, 6155734.

 concrete house, 3 bedrooms, 1 self-contained with AC, 1 laundry room, located at Mon Repos E.C.D - $32M neg. Tel: 642-2116.

 $30M, South Ruimveldt Park $15M, Cummings Lodge $35M, Eccles $28M, Queenstown $13M - Tel: 225-0545.

  flat house at Stone Avenue, Campbellville, serious enquiries only - Call 223-2053, 347-3571698.

, Forshaw Street: Newly constructed fourbedroom executive concrete building. Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.

                                   

 Babb Street, business place: Newly constructed twostorey concrete building. Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.

 6-bedroom house, s i t uated East La Penitence, $30M negotiable - Tel: 6957075.

 Two-storey wooden cottage with four feet passage way.

Price $13M, - Tel: 642-0636.

 in Zeelugt Housing Scheme East Bank Essequibo, land size 51x100, house size 32x 60. Contact: 680-0401. two-family Bel Air Park property valued $65M reduced to $52M owner leaving the country. Call 627-0288, 225-2626, 225-1064 2% real estate commission refund for Christmas 227-6949, 231-2064.

        G a r d e n s , EBD, new 2-storey concrete 4-bedroom, 2 toilets, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, living room, laundry, roof garden, gated community - $26.5M. 6529173, 644-3275.

 single storey, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths with bungalow-style roof. Republic Park 2storey 3-bedroom with self-contained master room, 2 baths, pantry, laundry room, hot and cold.

No agent. Call 614-7929, MondayFriday, 10:00hrs-16:00hrs

        

 property in the interior with attached business.

Priced to go at $18M. Call 6753384.

 Forest 2storey concrete building $27M, Phoenix Park (90ft. x 47ft.) land $3.5M, La Parfaite Harmonie (100ft. x 50 ft.), High Income area $2.6M. 675-7292, 218-5591.

  2 - s t o r e y b u i l d i n g s i t u a t e d a t L o t 4 9 Parker Street Providence. Each flat contains 3 bedrooms, one self-cont ained, equipped with air-conditioned living room, water, light and fully secured with grille. Parking also available. Call 625-6227.

 Street $60 neg.

Hadfield Street $46M, Grove 1st Bridge $29M, Diamond $34M, $11.5M, 2-storey G3 Street Diamond $55M neg. - 676-5537, 612-3501.

 Street (between Albert and Light) by Order of Court. Call 650-1752 for details and pictures.

 Vacant possession, owner leaving, Diamond New Scheme, 20th Avenue, complete 3-bedroom flat concrete house. Price $9.5M neg. Contact 623-3348, 612-5631

 with all modern amenities in excellent condition, located at 34 Garnett Street, Newtown near Vlissengen Road.

Price neg. Contact: 227-5774, 662-4537.

 wooden house 110x50 Price $12M. Tel: 619-2525, 668-7230.

storey business property located at Ketley and Howes Streets, Charlestown - Tel: 6239679.

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 Ruimveldt Park: Large three-bedroom executive building. Vacant possession. Price $15M. Tel: 642-0636. ineapple, cane, coffee and cassava, etc. asking $80M neg., house included - contact: Navin 6912347. 4-bedroom in Windsor Forest WCD, One 2-storey house in Eccles, one 2-storey house in Sheriff Street. Call Mohamed 667-6644 or office 216- 3120.  for sale in Providence: 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 minutes walk to Stadium, $25M - 639-8182.

 new flat house 85x30 in Republic Gardens, East Bank Demerara, 3 bedrooms, self-contained, 2 built-in closet each, kitchen, all natural wood and granite, 4 carports, 10ft. high ceiling with PVC, crown moulding, base board, chair rail, entire house and verandah, tiled, 2 black tanks with water pump - $29M. Firm 639-8182 / 660-7320.  Vreed-en-Hoop - twostorey concrete building on land 45'x220' Price $36M, Leonora WCD large concrete two-storey ongoing business. Price $100M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Charlotte Street, Bourda - four-storey concrete building, Robb Street four-storey, Regent Street old wooden building. Please call 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078.  Public Road two storey concrete and wooden building with ongoing business $55M, Subryanville two-storey concrete building overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Price $100M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Success Street large wooden building, good business spot near public road.

Price $55M, wooden building $20M, Princes Street four-bedroom concrete building $16M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.  Realty: 50x100 land $2.7M neg. Parfaite, 40x80 land $1.6M neg., La Parfaite Harmonie, $25M neg., 4-bedroom house Tucville, $12M neg., 2-bedroom house Roxanne Burnham $34M neg. 7-bedroom house Diamond. Contact 621-2733, 2262196. Call 09:00hrs - 16:00hrs.  - Good Hope ECD, three lots together 60'x 320' with 12-ft driveway and one concrete building. Price $50M, Ogle corner spot two-storey concrete building on one acre land.

Price $80M. Tel: 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078.

 Sophia two-storey wooden building $5M, Good Hop e ECD land with concrete structure $7M, Non Pareil ECD two-storey wooden building $12M, Blankenburg, WCD Bhoodoo's Scheme new two-storey concrete building $18M. Tel: 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Forest WCD solid two-storey concrete building $20M, Republic Park 5-bedroom concrete building $55M, Gas station with supermarket, Robb Street four-storey concrete building. Please call 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   two-storey concrete and wooden building $9M, Little Diamond two-storey concrete building $14M, Non Pareil ECD two-storey concrete building $14M, Providence flat concrete building $14M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 65170 7 8 .  New two-storey concrete building in Bel Air $75M, Sandy Babb Street business $65M, Shell Road $40M, McDoom Public Road $36M, Sprawling mansion in Meadow Brook Gardens $100M. Tel: 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens, fully concrete $14.5M. Mr Pereira 6232591, 226-1064, Lady Abundance 661-1952, 669-3350, 2252626, 667-7812, 225-3068, 6690943, 231-2064, 646-1712, Boodram 692-3831, 225-2709.   LOT 185 CHARLOTTE & KING STREETS, MARAJ BUILDING - TEL: 227-0265, 227-1881, 627-8057. PROPERTIES Prashad Nagar, Queenstown , Ogle, Diamond, Robb Street, D'Urban Street business spot, South Ruimveldt, Charlestown, Thomas Street.  property in Section K, top flat, has three bedrooms and two full bathrooms; bottom flat has two bedrooms and one bathroom; also there is a studio apartment on this flat; there is parking for five cars Asking price G$63M - Great Homes and destination Realty, 592-663-1728.      South Ruimveldt Park $6M, Building North Ruimveldt $3.5M, Building Republic Park $40M, Building for business and dwelling $45M, Building - Parfaite Harmonie $45M, La Grange $50M, Hadfield Street Lodge $23M - call: 6455938.          HOPE $17.5M, $12M, $15M, CHATEAU Margot - $ 28M , $ 19 M & $ 2 6 M , Vlissegen Rd. $120, David St., $20, Diamond $38M, Alberttown $45M , L / G a r d e n s $65 M , A t l a n t i c G a r d e n s $ 45M , Thomas St, C/Burg $ 68M , Tel. 219-4399, 610-8332.                Gardens $65M, $ 85 M , K i t t y $30M, $ 4 4M, Pike St. C/Ville $ 4 5 M , David St, $55M. Shamrock Gardens $65M. Duncan St. $26M, Mon Repos $35M, D i a m o n d $1 2M, $14M, $ 19M , E c c l e s $ 30M , Thriumph ECD $28M, Sheriff St. $150M, Tel. 219-4399, 610-8332

-storey concrete h o u s e , 3 b e drooms, washroom on each floor ( c o u l d b e rented as 2 units) at 55 Section 'B' Non Pareil, E C D ( f i r s t s t r e e t near Dr Carter) $12M, or best off e r. Q u i c k sale desirable.

Phone immediately 6518901.       Subryanville $53M CAMPBELL Ave, $ 50M , Guy s u c o G a r d e n s $ 75e f M , Good Hope $15.5M, $12M, William St, C/ville $30M, $40M. C/ville $45M, Atlantic Ville $26M,Granville Park $31M, Cummingslodge $ 13M , $19M, Sec. K C/ville $ 58M Tel: 219-4399, 610-8332.  new 3 and 4-bedroom houses , W a t e r S i d e P a r k ( c l o s e t o beach), Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice, price starting from $9M, also vac a nt lots from $2.6M, access to Hindu, Muslim, Catholic and Arsamaj churches, nursery, primary an d s e c o n d a r y schools, health center, gas station, car and machinery sales, horse racing turf, rice factories, hardw a r e- w a r e a n d s u p e r markets - Call Danesh on 627-4381, 226057 5 .  in December, 2-storey Punt Trench Dam $9.5M wi t h large l a n d r e s e r v e f o r a n y t y p e o f business. Business & Residence Bent Street $16.5M, 2-storey G uy h o c G a r d e n s $14M, G u y h o c 2 - s t o r e y concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2-storey $14M, Meadow Brook concrete ranch $13.5M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La Penitence, new concrete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silva Stre e t 85x35 Lan d $ 1 5 . 9 M , C a mpbellville Scheme 80x50 plus reserve $15M, Hadfield Street east of Cuffy 12 0 x 5 0 $ 1 8 M , Republ i c P a r k $ 1 4 M , Co ntinental Park 104x54 plus 3000 sq. ft reserve all land to build dream house $22M,7000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre 280 000 sq. ft, Lamaha Gardens $58M, Prashad Nagar $34M, South Ruimveldt Gardens off Aubrey Barker Street. Phone Mr B o o d r a m 6 9 2 - 3 8 3 1 , Mr D'Agu iar 2 2 5 - 5 1 9 8, Mr Pereira 623-259 1 , 226-1064, 669-0944, Mr Hercu l e s 2252709, 225-3068, Lady Jones 2276863, 225-2626.  property in High Street, Kingston by the Red House 260x80, land size US$750 000. Business land 125x60 opposite Jumbo Jet in Smyth close to Brickdam $70M, one land for the purpose for 60-apartment complex 10x120 at East & Quamina Streets, corner lot with reserve at the corner and parking in John Ford car/park US$1.7M neg., on Mandela Avenue opposite gymnasium new for offer and business US$640000, one 8 000 sq. ft land by the Chinese embassy for 6-storey apartment complex, Donald Trump says you don't have to pay for height anymore and put gloss US$300 000 only for Christmas, Bel Air Springs 5 storey apartment complex 5-apartment overlooking the sea, rental of 2500 each apartment US$800 000 now US$600 000. Phone Amanda Lam 651-5428, 623-2591, 6090943.

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 items for sale, furniture, etc. - 696-5499.

 120 acres citrus farm, fenced for sheep, large creek. Phone 444-6589, 444-6597, 694-1888.

 for sale. 216-3408, 680-0192.  new plucking machine.

Tel: 650-1015.  roadside land: East Coast Public Road - Tel: 6730591.  gas: 407C-25 lbs. Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon Fri.  writing desk, 1used filing cabinet, contact 682 1822/ 216 0916.  Coco Cola cooler H80", W-30" excellent condition 621-8055, 218-3105.  paint, oil paint, 1-gal. & 5 gals Pails, many colours, also 250 gallons Tote water tank Phone 220-1014.  MF 290, MF 1755, 580c Hymac, 115-90 Fiat, 3-disc plough, 32 disc harrow - 616-9402.  swimming pool tablets - Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.  Japanese Shetzu, mixed with Poodle, v a c i nated and dewormed. Tel: 275-1122.  generator 110/ 220 v, 60hz 25Kw, priced to sell.

Tel: 616-0427, 689-3612.  new Xbox one Price $85 000 and Sony PlayStation 4 $80 000. Call 6801722.  coloured T-shirts, dress pants size 40 - contact: 2234649.  original   from 5/70/16, $160 000 - 6188703.  290, MF 1755, 580c Hymac, 115-90 Fiat, 3-disc plough, 32 disc harrow - 616-9402.  new 4-cylinder Kubota engine on bed, 19HPS never used - Contact: 623-1387.  System 200w and 300 w panel package, DC lighting kits, solar system with ac 110v outlets, batteries included. 693-1752, 226-7742.  plastic bottles: (P.E.T): sizes - 500 ml (1/2 ltr.) $50; 100 ml - $60 - Call 6766963.  round-bottom boat: 40ft. x 7ft. width along 164 000 buildin ice box - Tel: 671-8603, 6014585.  female German Shepherd and one female Rottweiler.

Call 625-0345.   excellent condition, accessories included, unlock $55 000. Contact 613-7542.  emulsions at reasonable prices for your icicles and beverage needs - Call 6766963, 218-1611.  ice machine $200, 000 neg. 1200 lb. Contact 231-0655, 683-8734, Omar.  Female German shepherd pup, 5 months old, vaccinated. Contact 641-7777.  at Robb & Bourda Streets. Contact 695-1359 between 09:00hrs and 11:00hrs.  equipment treadmill, cardio bicycle, infant bed, swing and high chair. Contact 600-1329.  Ferguson 1085 tractor from USA $1.6M. 2" water pump 3HP industrial type new - 619-6863, 601-8276.   clothes and foot wear for men, women & children - 121 Thomas Street, Kitty.  , PSP, XBOX 360 games at lowest prices - Contact: 684-3025 for more infoD. 269-0671, 688-1656.  $80 000, Samsung tablets $50 000, HTC tablets $90 000, Aldo sneakers $20 000, Computer $80 000 693-6549.

    backhoe in working condition and 1 un-operational. Call: 444-6589, 444-6597, 694-1888.  jetski 750, Seadoo Jetski 1000 and Bayliner speedboat. Call 444-6589, 4446597, 694-1888.  gas: 22, 410, 134A & 404A, also Argon gas and helium gas for balloons - Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.  soda, 55 lbs; soda ash, 50 lbs; sulphuric acid, 45 & 5 gals; granular chlorine, 100 lbs; alum, 55lbs - Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.  Massey Ferguson 4-disc plough under $400 000.

Call: 269-0210, 696-5189, 6805141.  brands: refrigerators & gas stoves, Maytag, Frigidaire, Kenmore, Whirlpool, from $80 000 - Call 225-0571, 6380787.  outboard engine-new, 3-15 HP, CAN-AM ATV 4X4 500cc, SEA DOO Jetski 1500cc with trailer. Tel: 600-3171, 648-3171.  concrete mixer, Land Rover defender, 3-door 110 TDI, Kobota diesel engine, Lister welder generator - 231-6322, 6922521.  sale at Morgan's Furniture Store, 167 Charlotte Street, Lacytown - Monday - Friday, Sundays & late openings 226-4129.  deal 7x4 dredge with excavator, great condition $18M, Port Kaituma, full 2-apartment house, Port Kaituma $10M neg. Contact 666-7966.  Is De Place:: 40" TVs, toolkits, Samsung tablets, Ipads, fans, cameras, laptops, colognes.

Tel: 220-4147, 648-8341.         fridge, stove, beautiful bags, shoes, gifts, gift sets and corporate gifts. Call 675-3384.  products-shamp o o , c o n d i t i o n e r, s c e n t e d candles, pocket size hair spray, & America crew body soap & wash. Matric gift sets are also available contact: 684-1634.   48" Smart TV $240 000, 1 TCL 46" LED TV $200 000, one Jialing 150cc Scrambler $80 000. All prices neg. Owner migrating 675-4066  and acetylene gases, fast and efficient service, 10-11 McDoom, Public Road, EBD - Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.Soesdyke, Farm Land at Laluni 80 acres surrounded by creek, 3 fish pond, 1 dwelling & 2 Farm Houses, Coconut, Citrus & Fruit trees. 1 Discrovery Range Rover-Contact 261-5027, 670-8282,675-1711.  plant pots from $1000, Shimano rear derailleur $7 000, Shimano hyper glide 8spee d c a s s e tte/spline (11-32 teeth), $8 000 - Contact: Tel: 6429901.   360S, 250GB harddrive, comes with one controller, six games including GTA5, Forza Horizon and Assassin's Creed 3, and Nyko intercooler, in excellent condition - Price $65 000 - Contact: Tel: 642-9901.  gas stove, excellent bargain $45 000 neg. Microwave oven, Magic Chef brand, excellent working condition $15 000, Hitachi brand wrecking hammer 110v - $40 000 neg. - 686-4999, 276-3028.  engines 1000, 1100 and 4236 and six-cylinder complete with bed, 2320 excavators BL $14M, Lincon generator welder $850 000, pallet jac ks, forklift, model M truck $4M. Tel: 691-2921.

FOR SALE  plastic barrels, 12"x15" , laminating pouches, Sony mini DVD camera, UPS backup power supply, 10ftx10ft, complete tent, motion security lights, 10mm RGB LED chasing lights with remote - Tel: 231-1332, 625-1701.  motor (new) 3-phase 440 volts/60hz - 1185 RPM, 60 HP motor (used) 3-phase 440 volts/60hz - 1185 RPM, 5 HP motor (new & used) 3-phase 460 volts/60hz - 3500 RPM, water pump Pabool -2" new & used.

Phone 233-0654.  dresses and tops for the holiday from the USA, sizes 8-16 - Call 6 2 5 - 5 9 51. -old pit bull puppies, fully vaccinated. Reasonably priced. Interested persons, kindly contact owner on 592-628-2166, 592-6147832.  free Sony Xperiam black - Android 4.1 operating system, 4-inch screen/touch, 5 mega pixel camera, 4GB internal memory/up to 2 GB external. Nancy's Bar - Parika - Price: $80,000Violet 680-0838.      Serato boxes, 2 Denon 3500 CD players, 2 Gemini model XGA 3000 watts, 2 G e m i n i model XGA 4000 watts, 1 technical P r o 3 2 5 0 Amp, 1 CD burn e r ( b u r n w i t h any blank CD), 1 Briggs & Stratton 5000 watts generat o r - Te l : 6 2 2 - 0 5 0 3 , 6 8 9 9932.

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 GHEL skidsteer loader, GM 90hp 3-cylinder diesel, Murphy diesel arc welder, Honda gas arc welder with stand-by power, 4 Vale diesel engines 15 hp each, router, wood lathe, mortise .3 drill press, Lincoln gas welder, Universal gas welder, electrical heavy duty Lincoln welder, compressor tank, snatch block (Yates), one Kawasaki ZX 636 cc Ninja motorcycle must be seen, one 185 cc Yamaha Exciter motorcycle, a quantity of mechanical tool kits and used loose tools, 2 new steel cut off, etc. - Call Nizam Alli, Mahaica, E.C.D - Phone 228-5797, 667-0275.

 wagon, excellent condition, AC, mags, CD, power steering - $1 450 000 neg. Tel: 626-2884.

 Suzuki Swift in immaculate condition. Price neg.

Tel: 629-9127.

 hold items for sale - old records, wares, silver cutlery, foreign used clothing, foreign used queen mattress, air condition, clothing hangers, antique tables, 1 big GE gas stove, 1 dresser, 1 wall divider/TV stand, 1 old piano, 1 freezer (not working), foreign used sheets, 1 commercial cooler, 1 car vacuum - all items must go, owner leaving country Tel : 609-8487, 614-2022.

VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLE FOR SALE       Austin mini motor car in driving condition. Tel: 686-3512.  3 Sport, BMW Sport - Tel: 227-7675.  Austin motor car in driving condition. Tel: 686-3512.  2RZ MINIBUS, BPP SERIES, $1.4M call 654-1382  NZE, lady-driven $1.6M. Call 226-1122, 624-3404.

 arrived: wholesale only - area rugs s i z e s 2 1 0 x 3 2 0 c m , 240x340cm, 200x285 cm; s p e c ial delivery from Georgetown to Rosignol, Georgetown to Parika - Contact Te l : R a j i n 6 5 6 - 9 9 5 9 .

 Mark 2 GX 90 - $700 000. Contact 626-7983.

 (2) boats that have to b e r efurbished, hull in good co n d i t i o n , g e a r b o x , p r o p e l ler and shaft intact, size at length 54.80 metre, width 8.69 metre, depth 3.92 metre, cargo capacity 785 mt., length 51.16 metre, breath 8.90 metre, depth 3.90 metre, cargo capacity 400 mt - For further details contact: 629-5940, 625-1458.

 Mazda wagon $200 000. -Contact: 675-4066.

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Bravo has paid price for role in strike, says Brian Davis

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An ex-West Indies player has labelled Dwayne Bravo’s axing as West Indies one-day captain as “suspicious” and believes the all-rounder has paid the price for his role in the controversial abandoned tour of India last October.

Bravo, who was replaced as skipper by 23-year-old Jason Holder, was also dropped from the 15-man squad to tour South Africa this month, along with the experienced duo Kieron Pollard and former captain Darren Sammy.

Bryan Davis, who played four Tests against Australia in 1965, said the group that toured India was West Indies’ best squad and opined that the raft of changes that had taken place were as a result of the players strike.

“I believe it has to do with the abandonment of the tour of India,” Davis told the Trinidad Express newspaper.

“Dwayne Bravo has suffered the consequences … I am only judging by what the WICB said that there would be no discrimination. They could cover it up and talk about transition, but the timing was very bad.”

He continued: “I was surprised from the point of view the Board said there would not be discrimination against those who went to India, so I was expecting a similar team to the one that went to India.

“If that was the best team at the time, I don’t see anything that happened between then and now to create any changes.”

In announcing the squad on Saturday, the WICB said the recommendation for the change in captaincy had come from the Clive Lloyd-led selection panel and approved by the Board of Directors.

Lloyd said in a statement that now was the best time to make a transition to youthful leadership.

Significantly, the move comes on the cusp of the World Cup campaign set to begin in Australia and New Zealand in February.

“I see nothing wrong with Jason Holder being captain but the question is the timing. If you are going to change to a younger captain why not do it before the India tour?” Davis queried.

“Why now when you just have the South African series and straight into the World Cup? The young captain does not have time to get experience on the field of play and bond with his team. The best time to have done this would have been after the World Cup, I would have thought.

“If you were thinking about a transition to youth, that should have happened after the World Cup.” Bravo was the spokesman for the squad in India as they battled the WICB and the players union, WIPA, over the contentious new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

On his return to the Caribbean, the 31-year-old all-rounder was part of emergency meetings involving WICB and WIPA officials, and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, which were aimed at resolving the impasse.

Davis said it was hard not to find a connection between the squad changes and the occurrences in India.

“I find the timing is suspect, because of what happened in India. It seems a little suspicious.”

Mahaica Determinators beat Rosignol; NA United trounce Timehri MAHAICA Determinators defeated Rosignol United by a 2-0 margin while New Amsterdam United mauled Timehri Panthers 10-1 to book quarter-final slots when action continued on day three of the inaugural Stag Super XV1 knock-out football tournament at the No.5 ground, West Coast Berbice last Sunday.

Hosting their second set of matches following the opening day one week earlier, the Berbice fans were treated to a goal feast especially in the first match which saw New Amsterdam United put away the challenge of Timehri Panthers in dismissive style, led by Adrian Adams who blasted the nets on five occasions.

Adams, wearing the popular #10 jersey, represented in style. He first blasted the ball past goalkeeper Cletus Johnson in the 18th minute which started the onslaught.

Thereafter, it was a steady trek back to the centre line for the restart of the ball.

Adams was again on target in the 36th minute to end the first half with a brace of goals

as did Rondel Hazel who hit the network in the 29th and first minute of added-on time (45+1) as New Amsterdam enjoyed a comfortable 4-1 advantage at the end of the first half; Timehri pulling one back three minutes to the break through an Andy Higgins effort.

At this stage of the encounter, it was only a matter of how many goals the Timehri boys would allow, as they proved to be no match for the home boys. The procession was even more frequent in the final 45 minutes as New Amsterdam decimated their prey.

Leonardo Adams started the goal party in the 59th minute later while Devon James took over with a brace of his own in the 73rd and 84th minutes to increase the advantage to 7-1.

It was only appropriate for Adrian Adams, who started the onslaught to finish it.

Adams blasted the net in the 86th, 88th and first minute of added-on time (90+1) to seal the fate of the wounded Panthers, 10-1, and secure their place in the quarterfinals; a date with fellow Berbice side Monedderlust on Christmas

Day at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

Sunday’s feature matchup provided keen action despite the 2-0 margin of victory enjoyed by Mahaica Determinators who would now face Cougars, another Berbice side on Boxing Day at the Victoria ground in their quarter-final clash.

Mahaica sealed the deal early in the piece; by the 29th minute they had netted both goals; Kurt Roberts opened proceedings in the 12th minute with Quincy Holder doubling and virtually sealing the deal in the 29th minute.

Rosignol tried their utmost to get on the score sheets in order to put pressure on the visitors but they were unsuccessful in that regard.

ROUND-OF-16 MATCHES Meanwhile, the final set of round-of-16 matches are set for today at the Victoria ground from 18:00hrs when Buxton United come up against Kuru Kururu Warriors followed by a main attraction when Victoria Kings will engage Corriverton Links.

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FIFA chief Blatter `invigorated’ after Marrakech meeting

By Brian Homewood BERNE, (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter is “invigorated” after last week’s executive committee meeting in Marrakech and has every intention of standing in next year’s FIFA presidential election, a source close to the FIFA leadership said yesterday.

“He was invigorated by the whole event and he is finishing the year on a high note,” said the source, adding that he had not heard any suggestion that Blatter would change his mind about standing. “That is not our information at all,” he said.

On Friday, FIFA’s executive committee bowed to public opinion and agreed to publish a redacted version of an ethics committee investigation into the bidding process for the 2018/2022 World Cups, awarded to Russia and Qatar

Sepp Blatter respectively.

Blatter then told the media: “If there are problems inside FIFA as we have faced, then it’s not the moment for the president, the man at the helm of FIFA, to say he will abandon his work.”

Yesterday, Blatter said in a statement published by FIFA that soccer’s world governing body had to restore credibility.

“Public opinion is important because football

is the greatest game in the world; connecting people, giving emotions, passion and hope in this world.

“It’s very important for me personally at the helm of football to restore credibility and to breathe the New Year again with good attitude for the upcoming competitions.”

Blatter, FIFA president since 1998, has until January 29 to confirm that he will stand for a fifth mandate at the May election when he will be 79.

Goodwood in lucrative 10-year deal with Qatar LONDON, England (Reuters) - Goodwood has announced a 10-year partnership with Qatar that the racecourse describes as “the single biggest sponsorship deal ever done for the benefit of British horse racing”.

More than two million pounds will be invested in eight key races at the south of England track while the July 28 - August 1 Glorious Goodwood meeting is to become the Qatar Goodwood Festival, with prize money of £4.5 million.

Other races to benefit from the deal include the Qatar Sussex Stakes, with a prize fund of £1 million, and the £600 000 Qatar Nassau Stakes.

“Goodwood has, for more than 200 years, been about the best racing in the most English of settings, accessible to everyone,” racecourse owner Lord March told www.goodwood.com yesterday.”Our partnership with Qatar will make an enormous contribution to horse racing in the UK.”

Injured Jadeja replaced by Patel in India Test squad MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests in Australia with a shoulder injury and will be replaced by uncapped left-arm spinner Akshar Patel, the

country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

Jadeja, who did not play in either of the defeats in Adelaide and Brisbane, will return home to undergo a rehabilitation programme.

The 20-year-old Patel

has played nine one-day internationals for India since making his debut against Bangladesh in June.

The third Test starts in Melbourne on Friday with the last match of the series in Sydney from January 6.

Ramos caps ‘best year’ with Club World Cup award

By Iain Rogers MADRID, Spain (Reuters) - Decorated Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has dubbed 2014 “the best year of my life” after playing a key role for the Spanish giants as they swept to four titles including a record-extending 10th European crown.

A no-nonsense centre back whose strength in the air regularly yields goals, Ramos scooped the playerof-the-tournament award at the Club World Cup after scoring in the semi-final win against Cruz Azul and the victory over San Lorenzo in Saturday’s final.

The standout moment on the pitch in a year during which he also became a father for the first time was his last-gasp equaliser against Atletico Madrid in May’s Champions League final before Real went on to beat their city rivals 4-1 after extra time.

His goals against Cruz

Azul, San Lorenzo and Atletico were typically athletic headers from set pieces and cemented the Seville-born 28-year-old’s status as a hero to Real fans.

The heavily-tattooed Ramos was also an important member of the Spain team that won back-to-back European Championship crowns in 2008 and 2012 and a maiden World Cup trophy in-between.

Spain’s abject failure to defend their title at the World Cup in Brazil in June was a major blemish but Ramos nonetheless declared 2014 as “the most important of my life, both professionally and on the personal side”.

“I had the unique experience of becoming a father and in the professional sphere I was able to win four titles and that Champions League we all wanted so much,” he told the radio station Cadena Ser late on Sunday.

Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos celebrates his goal against Rayo Vallecano during their Spanish first division soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. (Credit: Reuters/Andrea Comas)

“To win awards is gratifying but it is down to the work of my team mates and if an individual player shines it is only thanks to their efforts.”

Ramos, whose partner is glamorous Spanish television journalist Pilar Rubio, praised Real coach Carlo Ancelotti with whom he has a much more harmonious relationship than he did with the Italian’s predecessor Jose Mourinho.

The defender’s contract expires in June 2017 and he told Cadena Ser he wanted to remain at the world’s richest club by income, having joined in August 2005, “for many years” and there was no need to rush talks on an extension.

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Boxing Day Test of India’s resolve in Melbourne MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) - With all hope of a first series triumph in Australia gone after defeats in the first two Tests, India need to draw on their reserves of pride and motivation to avoid a seventh straight Test loss on Australian soil this week.

If the tourists can retain the fighting spirit that has made the Adelaide and Brisbane Tests anything but one-sided contests, however, they could record a victory of some significance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Since they triumphed in Perth in January 2008, neither side have won a Test match in the other’s country with Australia suffering 2-0, 2-0 and 4-0 defeats on the sub-continent and India losing all four Tests on their 2011-12 tour.

There have been signs too that Australia, for all the confidence that back-to-back Test victories will bring to any side, have a fragility to their batting order that In-

dia’s pace attack can exploit.

Prolific opener David Warner has a bruised thumb that could hamper him if he is passed fit to play, veterans Shane Watson and Brad Haddin are in poor form while injured all-rounder Mitch Marsh has been replaced by the uncapped Joe Burns.

Quite how Australia will line up when the Test starts in front of the traditional bumper crowd on Friday is a matter of some conjecture with coach Darren Lehmann suggesting Burns could slot in anywhere in the top six.

Against that instability, there is the sparkling form of stand-in skipper Steve Smith and the mercurial menace of paceman Mitchell Johnson, whose performances with bat and ball turned the Gabba Test.

Fast bowler Ryan Harris has recovered from a thigh strain and should return in place of left-arm quick Mitch Starc alongside Johnson and Josh Hazlewood, who took 5-68 in his first innings in

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Test cricket. room remains to be seen.

India look the more But if Dhoni, who has settled of the two sides, been criticised for appearing though, with the fast bowl- less than convinced of the ers working as unit and importance of the longest taking wickets, while the form of the game, can lead top six batsmen have all got his team to victory, he could into the runs at some stage make a considerable addition of the series. to his legacy as skipper.

Just how long the unrest His predecessor Anil caused by opener Shikhar Kumble rated the 72-run Dhawan’s decision not to bat victory at the WACA in on day four in Brisbane after 2008, when India were injuring his arm in the nets also 2-0 down in the series, continues to unsettle Mahen- the best of his 132-Test dra Singh Dhoni’s dressing career.

Pollard fails but Adelaide Strikers sneak narrow win PERTH, Australia (CMC) - West Indies Twenty20 star Kieron Pollard failed but his Adelaide Strikers did just enough to sneak to a onewicket win over Perth Scorchers with two balls to spare in the Big Bash League here yesterday.

Opting to bat, the Scorchers finished on 146 for seven and the Strikers then stumbled and stuttered before securing eight runs from the last over to steal a nerve-racking victory at the WACA. Brad Hodge led Adelaide’s charge with 42 from 36 balls with five fours and a six, but no other batsman managed to reach 20.

He posted 26 for the third wicket with Travis Head (12) and further 27 for the fourth wicket with Pollard, whose 15 contained a six and a four and came from 11 balls.

Brad Hodge Pollard was bowled by left-arm seamer Jason Behrendorff in the 13th over, playing around a full-length delivery.

Hodge, however, batted deep into the innings to put the visitors in sight of victory.

Earlier, Michael Klinger hit 49 from 33 balls to create the early momentum in the Scorchers’ innings.

Pollard sent down one over which cost 11 runs.

Chelsea go three clear after easing to win at Stoke LONDON, England (Reuters) - John Terry’s early header and Cesc Fabregas’s second-half strike restored Chelsea’s three-point Premier League lead heading into a busy Christmas programme after a 2-0 win at Stoke City yesterday.

Chelsea were ahead inside two minutes at the Britannia Stadium when Terry met a Fabregas corner with a powerful downward header.

Stoke pushed forward after the break without ever causing fit-again Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois many problems and Fabregas sealed victory with a scuffed finish 12 minutes from time.

Chelsea, who host West Ham United on Friday, have 42 points from 17 games with Mancheste City, who visit West Brom the same day, on 39 and Manchester United on 32.

Stoke beat Chelsea in this fixture last season but the hosts were always up against it after Terry timed his run to perfection and

skew his shot wide.

Fabregas might have been awarded a penalty when he appeared to be clipped by Ryan Shawcross soon after halftime but Stoke escaped.

Charlie Adam drilled wide from edge of box

following neat approach play from Stoke but Chelsea soaked up the pressure and made the points safe when Eden Hazard, who needed lengthy treatment in stoppage time, fed Fabregas and the Spaniard beat Begovic.

NOTABLE DATES

Chelsea’s John Terry (2nd R) scores the opening goal past Stoke City’s Asmir Begovic (C) during their English Premier League soccer match at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, northern England, yesterday. (Credit: Reuters/Darren Staples)

beat Asmir Begovic with a powerful header for his first league goal in over a year.

Mark Hughes’ side tried to harry and hustle Chelsea but the superior class of the leaders always shone

through.

Courtois, back after a muscular injury, was rarely troubled although the Belgian needed to produce a fine save midway the first half from Steven N’Zonzi’s

deflected strike.

Top scorer Diego Costa should have increased Chelsea’s lead when Stoke tried and failed to catch him offside, the Spaniard timing his run perfectly - only to the

The legend Terrence Alli met Miguel Santana of Puerto Rico on two occasions and came out successful both times.

On December 23, 1997 Alli won by unanimous decision after 10 rounds against Santana. The fight was held at the Resorts International in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Judge Milo Savage scored it 98-93, Rocky Castellani 98-94 and John Riley 96-94 in favour of the quickfisted Guyanese.

The fight took place five months after Alli had made an unsuccessful bid for Jose Luis Ramirez World Boxing Council lightweight title.

Alli first encountered Santana on September 27, 1986 at the Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Then he pounded out a unanimous decision to claim the vacant USBA lightweight title.

Alli made three more challenges for world titles. On January 12, 1985 he lost by TKO in round 11 to Harry Arroyo while challenging for the IBF lightweight crown. He then fought Ramirez before turning his attention to Julio Cesar Chavez on May 8, 1993.

Alli’s hopes of snatching the WBC junior welterweight crown from the Mexican was dashed when he lost by TKO in the sixth round.

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Hughes tragedy overshadows eventful year

By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI- (Reuters) - Phillip Hughes’s tragic death cast a shadow over an eventful year that saw Ashes rivals Australia and England brawl on the field and bond off it, joining India to pull off a bloodless coup and take charge of the game.

Australian Hughes died at a Sydney hospital on Nov. 27, two days after being hit on the head by a bouncer three days before his 26th birthday.

The tragedy triggered an avalanche of tributes while questions were raised about the safety standards in the game.

Hughes scored 1500odd runs in 26 Tests but will be remembered more for the impression he left on team mates and opponents.

“I don’t know about you, but I keep looking for him,” distraught Australia captain

Michael Clarke, a near-constant presence at Hughes’s bedside, said at the funeral.

“I know it is crazy but I expect any minute to take a call from him or to see his face pop around the corner.

Is this what we call the spirit? If so, then his spirit is still with me. And I hope it never leaves,” he added.

Hughes’s death came in the year that compatriot Mitchell Johnson and South Africa speedster Dale Steyn were hailed for reviving the art of intimidating fast bowling.

ASHES WHITEWASH Left-arm paceman Johnson, recalled after more than a year in the test wilderness, took 37 England wickets in Australia’s 5-0 Ashes whitewash, instilling fear in the minds of the batsmen with his raw pace.

The tourists’ campaign down under looked doomed from the start and they continue to reel in the aftermath of an Ashes debacle that

Australian Phil Hughes died at a Sydney hospital on Nov. 27. ended the England careers their third straight defeat.

The English board ofof coach Andy Flower and flamboyant batsman Kevin fered little explanation as it cast aside Pietersen beyond a Pietersen.

The trouble started need to rebuild “team ethics” when top order batsman and the South Africa-born Jonathan Trott flew home player went on to chroniwith a stress-related ill- cle embarrassing details of ness after the first test in dressing room controversies Brisbane and was com- in his autobiography. pounded when off-spinner BIG THREE Graeme Swann announced While the Ashes rivals his shock retirement after

locked horns on the field over the coveted urn, they joined hands with the powerful Indian board in a significant development that effectively put the “Big Three” in charge of the game.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) passed key reforms that promise the trio a greater share of the revenue pie, while projecting higher earnings for other boards as well.

India’s Narayanaswami Srinivasan took over as ICC chairman in June even before he was cleared by a committee probing corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in which his son-in-law was implicated for illegal betting.

The cash-strapped West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) voted in favour of the ICC reforms hoping to revive its fortune but now stare at financial trouble instead, having incurred the wrath of the Indian cricket board, which is the world’s richest.

Enraged by the pullput of the West Indies team midway through a series over an internal pay dispute, the Indian cricket board has severed cricketing ties with the Caribbean board and made a $42 million damages claim.

The governing ICC also showed urgency in dealing with the menace of chucking, leading to bans on a number of bowlers, including Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, for illegal action.

Elsewhere, Sri Lanka gave their outgoing stalwarts Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene a perfect farewell by winning the Twenty20 World Cup in Dhaka, beating India in the final.

New Zealand’s Corey Anderson took 36 balls to score the fastest century in ODIs while India’s Rohit Sharma blasted a 173-ball 264 to register the highest ODI score by a batsman.

New skipper Holder backs senior players to lend support CENTURION, South Africa, (CMC) – Newly appointed one-day captain Jason Holder is convinced he will have the full support of the West Indies squad, despite his relative inexperience at international level.

The 23-year-old was announced on Saturday to lead the ODI side after Dwayne Bravo was sacked following 19 months in charge.

Holder, however, has played just a single Test and 21 ODIs since making his international debut last year February but believes the side will rally together under his leadership.

“The support is key at this present time, me being a young leader in this [format of the game]. I have good support staff around in terms of the management team and the senior players who I get along well with so it is just about me trying to gel everybody together and trying to move in the right direction,” Holder said Saturday.

“I just want to take it step by step. My first assignment will be the series against South Africa and I think it is key that we built some momentum going into the World Cup but I really don’t want to look to far down the road, to be honest, I just want to take it step by step.

“My biggest task at the moment is to

Jason Holder build trust, build a relationship with my players and try to get the best out of them in situations in games.”

He added: “I obviously look up to a lot of the senior players in the squad. My role has

primarily shifted a little bit now in terms of leading and guiding these guys. It is something I am up for and I think I will be supported well by the senior guys because I have a pretty good relationship with them.

“It’s just about moving West Indies cricket forward and I think most of the guys can buy into what I’m about to put forward and what I think is best for West Indies cricket.”

Holder is the third ODI captain named within two years after all-rounder Darren Sammy was axed last year May and replaced

by Bravo. Selectors have also excluded Bravo from the 15-man squad named to face South Africa in a five-match series next month here.

Holder said following behind Bravo would be a challenging task but stressed he was ready to help West Indies restore their image in World cricket.

“I am obviously very happy to be appointed in this post. It is something I’ve looked forward to from the time I was a youngster and now being able to take up the mantle after Dwayne Bravo is big boots to fill but I’ll just be trying to move the team forward,” Holder said.

“It’s obviously a huge task. We’re down the pecking order in terms of the rankings so

it’s about getting the guys together as best as I possibly can and trying to move up the rankings. Obviously the first assignment will be South Africa so it is about us starting well in the series and just moving forward to the World Cup.” The move is a brave one by selectors.

While he is widely regarded as a promising leader, Holder is yet to prove himself on the World stage.

He hit a half-century in his debut Test in Bridgetown earlier this year against New Zealand but has been steady rather than spectacular in his ODI career.

However, the six-foot, seven-inch pacer said the appointment as captain would now act as a greater motivation to improve his personal performances.

“I’ve been in and out of the side since I started to play international cricket. I haven’t done too badly but I’m eager to keep pressing forward and keep improving,” he noted.

“I see this [appointment] as more motivation to do well and continuing to make West Indies cricket proud and build a legacy for myself. Obviously being the captain is a huge step for me but I’m quite keen to take it on and welcome it with both arms.”

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Petra Organisation deserves … says Calvin Roberts Medal of Service AT A TIME when some football associations and even the governing body is clamouring to organise tournaments for financial gains, even as the sport seems to be dwindling away, the Petra Organisation, under the stewardship of Troy Mendonca and Marlon Cole, has been giving back tremendously.

For the year, these two dynamic gentlemen (former footballers and administrators), have successfully organised several tournaments including the now-famous Guinness ‘Greatest of De Streets’ Futsal football tournament, two Pee Wee tournaments and several seminars to edify teachers on various topics.

Petra started the year 2014, with the hosting of their Milo Under-20 tournament in partnership with M. Beepat and Sons, which saw schools in Georgetown battle for supremacy, resulting in the defending champions St George’s being dethroned

by Lodge Secondary in the final.

Such an exciting

tournament set the tone for what was to follow next, the Guinness ‘Greatest of De Streets” national championships, won by Queen Street-Tiger Bay, who went on to represent Guyana creditably in the Caribbean tournament, placing second to hosts Trinidad and Tobago.

Prior to that, it was the Petra Organisation in collaboration with beverage manufacturing giant Banks DIH, through its Guinness brand of products, which not only re-introduced the street Futsal tournament to Guyanese after a lengthy layoff, but also birth the idea of the Caribbean tournament.

In 2011, Back Circle won the first-ever Guinness ‘Greatest of De Streets’ national championships and went on to represent Guyana in the Caribbean championships, playing unbeaten until the final when they went under to St Lucia, a team they had defeated in the preliminaries.

If one can recall the gathering of supporters who turned up every Saturday morning to witness the action in the COURTS Pee Wee Boys Under-11

Moore in Down Under scrap next month

FORMER CABOFE bantamweight champion Leon `Hurry Up’ Moore will next month try to succeed where his compatriot Clive Atwell failed in November.

Moore will look to start the New Year with a bang when he comes up against George Kambosos in Sydney, Australia.

The fight is scheduled for January 31 and according to former IBF super featherweight champion Gairy St Clair, the WBA Pan Pacific title will be at stake. Moore, who resides in the USA, will turn 36 next month and has only fought once in 2014.

He knocked out Mark Murray in September to take his record to 31 victories and three defeats. A win against the undefeated Australian would return Moore to the world title trail.

Kambosos is yet to be defeated in six fights. He won

Leon `Hurry Up’ Moore the Australian lightweight title in August after gaining a unanimous decision over Robert Toomey. St Clair has been instrumental in a number of Guyanese fighters performing in Australia.

Last month he assisted Atwell to have his first fight Down Under. However, Atwell failed against Kye MacKenzie and lost by TKO in round 10. Lennox Allen and Laured Steward also had sojourns in Australia, compliment of St Clair.

The dynamic duo who organise several football tournaments around Georgetown and Guyana, the Petra Organisation directors in Marlon Cole (left) and Troy Mendonca. tournament, being hosted satisfaction at the smooth

by Petra at the Banks DIH, and effective way in Thirst Park ground, it was which the tournament was indeed an amazing scenario. contested.

Parents, guardians, Yes, there were hiccups teachers and even ardent and who don’t have hiccups football supporters thronged when they are hosting the sidelines shouting words a tournament? But the of encouragement to the professional handling by players, cheering on their the duo made them minor favourite teams, drawing -, a strong testament to their smiles from Mendonca, Cole administrative skills. and their hardworking staff Looking back at the of six, which includes two just concluded Georgetown female teachers.

‘Guinness Greatest of De The speakers, who Streets’ when the weather delivered brief remarks at prevented play on specified the presentation ceremony days of action, many would which followed, further have panicked and even highlighted pleasure and postponed the remainder of

the tournament.

But in a true professional manner, matches were not altered but rather played as per schedule with some teams being asked to do battle for supremacy two nights in a row and they did without a frown or any signs of complaint.

The response to that said tournament was so great that the organisers were forced to play a pre-qualifying tournament ahead of the actual tournament, so as to facilitate all the entrants, who readily agreed However, for me the icing on the cake was the hosting of the inaugural Ministry of Health/Health 2000 (Guyana) Inc. /Ansa McAl Smalta Girls Under-11 Pee Wee competition, which saw Stella Maris emulate their male counterparts, by completing the historic double.

Interestingly, whenever one speaks of hosting a tournament, they always do so for male players, no one thinks of the opposite sex, unless it is netball, volleyball or to an extent basketball.

Petra did not only organise the tournament and throw the players onto

the field just for the purpose of doing so, but they held a seminar with the teachers of the schools and some qualified coaches as tutors, to instruct them on the game before a ball was kicked.

And when the action kicked off, the excitement was at fever pitch in comparison to the male tournament, with instructions and words of encouragement coming from the sidelines.

Mendonca’s words at the presentation further underlined the feelings of joy from those at the venue.

Students from some schools shed tears when they lost and even after Stella Maris completed the victory over a tearful St Stephen’s Primary, Mendonca readily admitted that it drove him to tears as well.

It is time we recognise the efforts of those persons who have been doing yeoman services to the development of sports, hence I wish to make a plea to those who issue or recommend persons to be issued with national awards, to bestow on the Petra Organisation, a Medal of Service.

Tutorial High lift PSP trophy TUTORIAL High School were able to hold off a fast-finishing Queenstown Community High to win the inaugural Premiership Sports Promotion Schools Under-17 football tournament by a 3-2 margin, at the Ministry of Education ground on Sunday.

Tutorial dominated the first half of the game but their opponents rallied back to almost create an upset in the dying stages of the exciting game. In overcast conditions David Coates, who took home the MVP and Highest Goals Scorer award, opened his team’s account in the fifth minute when his shot from 20 yards out eluded the grasp of the goalkeeper.

Coates followed up with another strike in the 25th minute to have Tutorial comfortably placed at 2-0. Queenstown goalkeeper Dos Santos Williamson was then forced to work overtime

$100 000.

St George’s received $75 000.

Addressing the gathering at the presentation ceremony, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Steve Ninvalle lamented the absence of parents throughout the tournament.

He, however, congratulated the promoters and urged that the tournament be an annual event.

CRICKET QUIZ CORNER Azubah Hinds one of the players who took part in the competition is seen in this photo receiving his trophy from Deputy Permanent Secretary Steve Ninvalle. and he produced several sublime saves to keep Coates and company at bay.

Upon the resumption, Tutorial made it 3-0 as Rondel Brandis found the net. However, Queenstown shifted gear and seemed reenergised when diminutive striker Kelsey Benjamin fired in his team’s opener in the 65th minute.

An all-out attack allowed for Emmanuel Harper to bring Queenstown closer with a goal in the 70th minute.

Tutorial won $200 000 for placing first while the runners-up received $150 000. In the playoff for third place North Ruimveldt Multilateral beat St George’s 4-2 on penalty kicks to cart off

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Compliments of THE TROPHY STALLBourda Market &The City Mall (Tel: 2259230) & CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL CO. LTD-83 Garnette Street, Campbellville (Tel: 2256158; 223-6055) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: (1)15 Test centuries (2) 11 centuries Today’s Quiz: (1) How many Test matches Lance Gibbs played? How many wickets he took?

(2) Who is the first WI to score an ODI at home (in the WI)?

Answers in tomorrow’s issue

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KMTC Annual Christmas Horse Race Meet

Metro Office and Computer Supplies to sponsor feature event

METRO Computer and Office Supplies will sponsor the first prize of the feature event of the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club’s Annual Christmas Horse Race Meet which will be staged on Friday, Boxing Day, at the Club’s facility, Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice.

The meet, which gets under way at 13:30hrs, will see horses classified `A 1’ and Lower battle for a total prize package of $1.875M and the winner’s trophy donated by Metro Computer and Office Supplies.

The winner of the event will receive the $1M first prize along with the trophy donated by Metro, while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will be rewarded with $500 000,

$250 000 and $125 000 respectively.

According to race coordinator and former Chief Justice Cecil Kennard who accepted the sponsorship cheque and winner’s trophy yesterday from Chief Executive Officer of Metro Computer and Office Supplies (Avia Maria Lindie) at the company’s Quamina Street headquarters, registration of horses closed yesterday and there were approximately 65 entries up to mid-day yesterday.

Kennard told members of the media that this will be the sixth year that Metro

In this Cullen Bess-Nelson photo, Metro’s CEO Avia Maria Lindie (second left) presents Justice Cecil Kennard with the trophy for the winning horse of the feature event, while at extreme left is Metro’s manager Bernard Ramsaroop.

GTTA Clash of Champions tournament

Windies not out of it yet, warns Ramdin

Hickerson, Britton win senior and junior titles respectively FORMER national junior table tennis champion Orin `Vege’ Hickerson and Shemar Britton won the senior and junior categories of the Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) `Clash of Champions’ championships, staged on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday.

Hickerson proved he still has what it takes to be a top player in this country when he defeated rising star and national men’s player Shemar Britton 4-3 to win the senior category.

Hickerson co-sponsored the tournament along with former national junior player Jonathan Sankar, James Singh and National Hardware.

Hickerson defeated Britton 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-2, (4-3), while the third place was shared by Joel Alleyne and Edinho Lewis.

In the junior category which attracted 12 players including Bryton Murray of New Amsterdam and Angeli Persaud of Corriverton, also in Berbice, Britton defeated Chelsea Edghill 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7, (4-1) in the final to take the title, while the third place was shared

by Rlishaba Johnson and Kyle Edghill.

In the semifinals, Britton defeated Johnson 13-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8, (4-1); Edghill beat her sibling Kyle 8-11, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10, 119, 11-9, (4-3).

The other players who came out of their group were Murray, Khalil Ninvalle, Terrence Rausch and Vincente Henery.

In the semifinals in the senior category, Britton beat Alleyne 11-9, 119, 11-7, 12-10, (4-0) and Hickerson defeated Lewis 12-10, 12-10, 11-13, 11-9, 11-8, (4-1).

In the quarter finals action, Britton overcame Devon Richmond 11-8,11-5,11-6 (3-0), Elishaba Johnson lost to Alleyne 9-11, 9-11, 118, 12-14, (1-3), Paul Meusa lost to Lewis 8-11, 4-11, 11-13, (0-3) and Chelsea Edghill lost to Hickerson 1311, 7-11, 14-12, 4-11, 7-11 (2-3).

The other players that participated were Bryton Murray, Colin France, Jonathan Sankar, Kyle Edghill, Remy Taitt, Khalil Ninvalle, Terrence Rausch, Vincente Henery, Tiffani Barton, Angeli Persaud and Xenophon Goliah.

Meanwhile, GTTA will host a seniors’ open table tennis tournament on Sunday January 11, 2015 at the same venue.

Computer and Office Supplies has been on the annual Boxing Day horse race meet.

He explained that Mr Deo Kharag, the original owner of the company was once president of the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club and together with his (Kharag) wife has seen the club blossom into one of Guyana’s best horse racing facilities.

Justice Kennard said Kharag has been a part of the club for 38 years and now his son Ron Ramnaradyan, who currently owns Metro Computer and Office Supplies and who resides in the United States, has

taken up the mantle and is sponsoring the event.

In a brief statement yesterday Metro’s CEO Lindie said the company the Kharag family has been sponsoring the feature event at the Kennard Memorial Boxing Day meet for `A 1’ and Lower class horses for the past six years.

She said the relationship with the Kennard Turf Club goes back many decades, where the late Deo Kharag who served as president for 38 years when the club was formed, had a passion for horse racing and in his honour, a members’ pavilion was named after Deo Kharag.

The Kharag family hails from Bush Lot Village, Corentyne, Berbice, where the club is located.

Muhammad Ali

Condition of Muhammad Ali ‘vastly improved’ (REUTERS) - The condition of Muhammad Ali has “vastly improved” since he was admitted to the hospital over the weekend with a mild case of pneumonia and doctors hope to discharge the boxing legend soon, a spokesman said yesterday.

Ali, 72, was admitted to a hospital in an undisclosed location on Saturday morning.

“The Ali family continues to request privacy and appreciates all of the prayers and well wishes,” spokesman Bob Gunnell said. “No further details are being released.”

A three-time world heavyweight champion and widely recognised as one of the best fighters ever, Ali, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, made a rare public appearance in September to attend a ceremony in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, for the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards.

Ali, nicknamed “The Greatest,” was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about three years after he retired from boxing in 1981 with a 56-5 record.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CMC) – Captain Denesh Ramdin has warned detractors not to write West Indies off just yet.

The tourists were humiliated by an innings and 220 runs on the fourth morning of the opening Test at Centurion on Saturday, to send them 1-0 down in the three-Test series.

West Indies now head into the second Test starting Boxing Day in Port Elizabeth, a venue where West Indies pulled off their only success on their last tour of South Africa seven years ago, when they won by 128 runs.

Ramdin is taking hope from that performance.

“Our last memory there we won a Test match and from this game, we would like to take some of the positives when we go down there,” he told reporters.

“We should be having that little bit of confidence from the last time we won but having said that, cricket plays on the day and everyone needs to come up with their A game.

“We’re 1-0 down in the series and it is tough to beat this South African team which is the number one team (in the World) but I think we have some fight in us and we can give them a good fight down in Port Elizabeth.”

West Indies put in a poor showing all-round at Centurion. They reduced the hosts to 57 for three after winning the toss and bowling in good conditions, but allowed captain Hashim Amla (208) and AB de Villiers (152) to add a record 308 for the fourth wicket and propel South Africa to 552 for five declared in their first innings.

In reply, the Windies were dismissed for 201 in their first innings and following-on, were bundled out for 131, to suffer their heaviest defeat in South Africa.

Denesh Ramdin “The first hour, on the first day of the Test match was good, getting three wickets for a little bit of runs (but) we didn’t assess it well going forward. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers came together and had a brilliant partnership and we didn’t bowl in the areas we want to that would have created more opportunities,” Ramdin said.

“Having Kemar Roach out was a blow for us and we had to make up with the other guys,” he added, referring to Roach’s ankle injury in the final session of the opening day that ruled him out of the series.

Ramdin said the West Indies attack was good enough to bowl South Africa out twice but needed to be disciplined.

“I believe we have the resources, I just believe we need to adjust to the pitches here. I think we bowled too short,” he contended.

“The results that we got on the first morning of the Test match, guys got caught behind and if you look back at it, you can say we were (guilty) of bowling too short to AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla (allowing them) to score square of the wicket.”

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WICB president Dave Cameron pays courtesy call on GFSCA WEST Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron paid a courtesy call on the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) in the company of Alfred Mentore, president of the DCC, last Friday evening at the Demerara Cricket Club ground.

There he witnessed a softball cricket match which was in progress. The WICB president was indeed very enthusiastic with our version of cricket and intimated that he would love to start a similar type of game in his native country Jamaica.

The members of the GFSCA took the opportunity to present Cameron with one of their white softball used in the local and international softball cricket tournaments.Â

In photo, some executive members of GFSCA with the WICB president Dave Cameron

Bravo has paid price for role in strike, says Brian Davis

Windies touch down for crucial second Test PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (CMC) – Embattled West Indies touched down here yesterday afternoon, to start preparations for the crucial second Test against South Africa starting Boxing Day. The visitors, still smarting from their heavy innings and 220-run defeat at Centurion in the first Test, arrived to a distinctly Caribbean-flavoured ceremony, involving dancers and steel pan orchestra.

Following a rest day yesterday, the Windies will hold their first training session this evening, as they beef up preparations for the Test they must win if they are to have any chance of clinching the three-match series.

They are expected to be joined shortly by left-arm seamer Kenroy Peters who was called up last weekend to replace injured fast bowler Kemar Roach.

Barbadian Roach has been ruled out of the series after injuring his right ankle during the final session of the opening day of the first Test.

There has been no word yet on the arrival of lefthander Narsingh Deonarine, a replacement for the injured Assad Fuddin.

West Indies won the last Boxing Day Test here seven years ago, when they beat the hosts by 128 runs, but went on to lose the three-match series 2-1.

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Members of the steel pan orchestra which welcomed West Indies.

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