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President Ramotar seeks India’s support for local sugar industry

WITH Guyana facing an uphill task as it attempts to reduce its cost of production in the sugar industry in light of the falling world market sugar prices, Guyana has turned to India as a possible source of assistance.

President Donald Ramotar is currently in India on an official state visit where he held bilateral discussions with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and sugar which serve as one of Guyana’s economic pillars was also on the agenda.

"Since sugar cane is one of Guyana's important products, the President wanted to know about the facilities and the cooperative movement here,” a Government spokesperson told reporters in India following the bilateral

engagement between Ramotar and Modi.

VALSAD VISIT

According to reports, Prime Minister Modi requested President Ramotar’s visit to Valsad (Gujarat) where there is a very active cooperative sector focused on sugar cane."

T h e Ti m e s o f I n d i a reported that the President, arrived in the Indian Air Force Chopper at the Valsad College Campus on Friday morning, visited the Valsad District Cooperative Sugar Mill and indicated that he was impressed with the functioning of the sugar factory and praised the stateof-the-art technology to crush the sugar cane to make sugar crystals.

Officials at the ultra-

President Ramotar gets a traditional Gujrati welcome modern plant briefed the Guyanese President and his team of officials regarding the

sugar production technology they have adopted.

“Sugar cane production in Guyana is improving, but the country (Guyana) has the technology to produce raw sugar only. India has ultramodern sugar mills with high white sugar production capacity. The purpose of our visit here is to know the latest and cost-effective technology of sugar production,” the President told the India media corps.

He added that Guyana could achieve growth in sugar production with India’s help, particularly in the area of setting up ultra-modern sugar plants.

Speaking to the management of the Valsad sugar factory and district collector of Valsad, Dr. Vikrant Pandey, Ramotar said that the relation between India and Guyana is very old and that it is going to be further strengthened in the coming days.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVING Guyana last year for the first time in almost a decade recorded production levels surpassing its projected target when the industry recorded in excess of 216,000 tonnes.

In recent years the sugar

industry has been plagued by bouts of inclement weather adversely affecting production levels, which on several occasions were compounded by incidents of industrial action (strikes).

Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy only recently expressed optimism that the industry will soon see a turn-around of its fate and return to a state of profitability.

Acknowledging that the 2014 production was a modest one, Dr. Ramsammy noted that the industry is improving from what obtained in previous years and hopes to soon meet a 300,000-tonne target.

There is also a projection that the sector would reach a 400,000-tonne goal by 2020.

Regarding the 2015 production targets, the Agriculture Minister told the Guyana Chronicle that it would be set “significantly higher” than the 2014 targets.

“We look forward to 2015, when the target (would be) set significantly higher than the 216,000-tonne target for 2014. I am confident that 2015 will be another successful year in terms of the targets and efficiency of production,” he said.

A $6B allocation for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) in the 2014 Budget was approved by the National Assembly with the expectation that it covers expenditures that include mechanisation through the conversion of some 2,500 hectares of land. This was earmarked to be done at a cost of $1.1B. Tillage and replanting of 9,200 hectares were also expected to be completed, both efforts being consistent with improving cane production and yield, which will be done at a cost of $1B. Factory upgrading of all sugar estates, including Skeldon, was also slated to be undertaken at a cost of $2B; and works to field infrastructure to improve field-to-factory access, as well as purchasing of equipment, excavators, bell loaders, tractors, etc., were to account for the remainder of the allocation.

Despite its challenges, stark among which is the European Union decision to cease preferential pricing for sugar purchased from Guyana, the industry remains relevant to the health of the national economy, according to the Government. In 2013, sugar exports accounted for 8.3 per cent of Guyana’s total exports, valued at US$112.2M; and the industry contributed 3.9 per cent of the country’s GDP. The export numbers and GDP contribution percentages for 2014 are expected to be released shortly.

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Roopnaraine’s Hope Canal utterance ‘reckless’ and ‘unbecoming’ - Dr Ramsammy

By Ravin Singh FOLLOWING sentiments expressed by Vice Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, that the much needed Hope Canal is an “extravagance” and “was not necessary,” Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has expressed his disappointment in Roopnaraine’s utterances, deeming them as “reckless” and “unbecoming.”

The Hope Canal which has come under much criticism for the delay in its completion is without doubt, a necessary project, the Agriculture Minister said yesterday in an interview with the Guyana Chronicle.

“There could have been no doubt that the five discharge DR RUPERT points for conservancy was ROOPNARAINE not enough to have effective maintenance,” Dr. Ramsammy assured.

The East Demerara Water Conservancy in the past had 10 discharge points, with three on the East Bank of Demerara discharging into the Demerara River; two at Mahaica; and five discharge points on the East Coast of Demerara – all leading to the Atlantic Ocean.

Rebuffing Dr. Roopnaraine’s comments that “that

what was required to deal with the conservancy was to ensure that the outlets in Demerara were in order; that the internal arrangements within the conservancy were dealt with so water would move easily towards the outlet,” the minister disclosed that five of the discharge points were “misguidedly closed down by the PNC Government for no explainable reasons.”

However, he noted that over the years, Lama and Maduni Canals were forced to reopen due to climate change and as such, these became frequent discharge points.

Subsequently, extensive studies which were done by highly-qualified personnel brought about a realisation that the five discharge points were inadequate and a more direct route was needed. “It was no doubt that an extra discharge point was needed… We needed Dr. Leslie Ramsammy a more direct discharge into the Atlantic,” the minister added.

As such, the idea of the Hope Canal was birthed so as to reduce economic hardship and combat the issue of flooding whenever heavy rainfall was experienced. The Hope canal to this extent will act as a mechanism to reduce the volume of water in the Maduni and Lama Canals, thereby reducing the chances of flooding on the coastlands, particularly in Georgetown and the Mahaica-Mahaicony. The canal will also act as a protective mechanism for the integrity of the dam,

which, if broken as a result of the water pressure, could result in an erosion of the entire coastal plain.

Continuously stressing on the importance of the Hope Canal to Guyana’s reduction of economic hardship, Ramsammy added that there is utmost need to protect Georgetown, the East Bank of Demerara and the East Coast, particularly from flooding.

“I don’t see it as extravagant,” Dr. Ramsammy said, adding: “We are trying to improve economic hardship and anytime we attempt to help people, it is always extravagant.

The expansion of the airport, the Amaila Falls Hydropower project, the specialty hospital; all these have been seen as extravagant.”

It is against this backdrop, and that of extensive pronouncement on the importance on the project that the minister lamented his disappointment in Dr. Roopnaraine’s utterances which the minister also deemed as a “PNC line” and something “unbecoming” of him to say.

The $3.6B, four-component project comprises a channel, a high-level sluice outfall structure, a conservancy head regulator and a public bridge. The latter was completed and commissioned in February of last year.

On completion, the channel will join the conservancy at a point on its north-eastern embankment, cutting across 10.3km of the coast to spill directly into the Atlantic Ocean. The excess water from the conservancy will drain into the canal via the three-door sluice at that end, and run along the excavated channel and spilling into the Atlantic via the eight-door highdischarge sluice structure.

All the super structure of the Hope Canal project was set to be completed by December 31. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, the project is expected to be completed and the canal, operational sometime this year.

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France pursues female suspect after deadly sieges

Indonesian search team raises tail of crashed AirAsia plane detected pings they believed were from the flight recorders on Friday and two teams of divers resumed the hunt soon after dawn on Saturday.

The tail of the Airbus A320-200 was found on Wednesday, upturned on the sea bed about 30 km (20 miles) from the plane’s last known location at a depth of about 30 metres (100 feet).

Teams of divers working in rubber dinghies battled the swell to attach inflatable balloons to the tail section, which was later towed onto a rescue vessel nearby. But once the tail section was visible, it quickly became apparent that the flight recorders were still underwater.

“We can confirm the black box is not in the tail,” Supriyadi, operations coordinator for the National Search and Rescue Agency, told reporters in the town of Pangkalan Bun, the base for the search effort on Borneo.

By Kanupriya Kapoor (REUTERS) - INDONESIAN search and rescue teams raised on Saturday the tail of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed nearly two weeks ago with the loss of all 162 people on board, but have yet to locate the black box flight recorders.

Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control during bad weather on Dec. 28, less than half way into a twohour flight from Indonesia to Singapore. There were no survivors.

Forty-eight bodies, including at least two strapped to their seats, have been found in the Java Sea off Borneo.

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after they took refuge in the print works and an associate who had planted explosives at the Paris deli

(REUTERS) - FRENCH authorities hunted for the female accomplice of the militant Islamists who carried out attacks on a satirical newspaper and a Jewish deli in Paris this week, and security forces were on high alert before a march on Sunday which will bring together European leaders in a show of solidarity.

Local vigils were held across France. The Interior Ministry said about 700,000 people attended, including 120,000 in Toulouse, 75,000 in Nantes, and 50,000 in Marseille.

In the worst assault on France’s homeland security for decades, 17 victims were killed in three days of violence that began with an attack on the Charlie Hebdo weekly on Wednesday and ended with Friday’s dual sieges at a print works outside Paris and a kosher supermarket in the city.

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Colombia: Farc’s truce ‘threatened by military action’ (BBC NEWS) COLOMBIA’S largest rebel group, the Farc, says the unilateral truce it declared last month is being threatened by the army’s continuing attacks.

The Colombian government and the Farc have been engaged in peace talks in Cuba since November, 2012.

The rebels have called for a bilateral ceasefire during the talks, which are aimed at ending more than five decades of conflict.

But the government has refused, saying

the Farc would use the truce to rearm.

On 20 December, the left-wing rebels declared a cessation of all military action for an indefinite period of time, in an unprecedented move.

It should become a formal armistice and would only end if they were attacked, they said.

On previous occasions, the Farc declared brief truces, usually over a period of a few weeks around the Christmas holidays.

Most of the victims are Colombian civilians caught up in the fighting in rural areas

Costa Rica boat accident kills three elderly tourists

The Costa Rican government says the boat appeared to have enough lifeboats and life jackets

(BBC News) THREE elderly tourists were killed in Costa Rica when a boat carrying more than 100 people capsized in rough seas.

The victims are a British man, a Canadian and an American woman, said the Costa Rican authorities.

The catamaran was taking tourists to the Tortuga Island, on the country’s Pacific Coast, when it was hit by strong winds and powerful waves.

Survivors said they were given lifejackets shortly before the boat sank.

“We were floating in the ocean. Many people were crying, screaming, asking for help,” an unidentified woman told local television.

The Pura Vida Princess was carrying 99 tourists and 10 crew when it sank some 15km (nine miles) offshore.

‘Very fast, shocking’ The accident happened around 09:00hrs local time (15:00 GMT).

Nintendo suspends its Brazil operations, citing high duties SAO PAULO (AP) — NINTENDO says it’s suspending the distribution of its hardware and games in Brazil because of the country’s high import tariffs and taxes.

The announcement was made Friday.

Bill van Zyll, Director and General Manager for Latin America of Nintendo of America, tells Brazilian video game magazine, “Nintendo World” that Brazil “has a high tax burden” and heavy import duties that made the company’s situation in the country “unsustainable.”

In a statement published by local media he mentioned the “high tariffs on imports that apply to our industry and our decision not to have a local manufacturing operation.”

Phone calls to Nintendo’s office in Brazil went unanswered on Saturday.

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Editorial

Guyana

An unbelievable utterance on Hope Canal

THE coastland of Guyana which stretches for over 400 Km is home to well over half of the population. The coastal area between the Demerara and Mahaicony Rivers, part of Region 4 is estimated to be home to over 200,000 persons. Additionally it is in this area that the seat of Government and the headquarters of most of the businesses including the Capitol City are housed. Rice, sugar and numerous agricultural crops are produced and exported from this area. It’s importance to every Guyanese was made known during the 2005/2006 floods.

The East Demerara Water Conservancy is one of the irrigation systems that was established by the Dutch and serves to regulate the supply of water to the agriculture land and provides potable water for the city dwellers. It is important to maintain a correct balance of water in this conservancy which if it drops too low may result in the loss of crops for farmers in Demerara and drought in the capital city. If it rises too high the integrity of the dam may be threatened.

It could cause breaches in the dam which would result in flooding to farmlands and

villages as has happened in the past.

Persons who have had the opportunity to visit the conservancy would have noticed that the vast expanse of water is held back by a dam that could if not properly managed erode sending millions of gallons of water on the coast creating destruction to homes and farms ending our existence on the coast as we know it.

It is for these reasons stated above that there is need for proper management of the drainage structures which service this conservancy. Any person knowing these facts and calling the investment in the Hope Canal an “extravagance” and viewing it as “not necessary” is either playing politics with the livelihood of thousands of Guyanese or engaging in “intellectual prostitution” as they seek to sell their intelligence for narrow selfish (or in this case political) gains.

Dr. Roopnarine is a respected intellectual who has enhanced the intellectual capacity of the Opposition by bringing sound reasoning to the political discussion. His recent utterances seem to reflect a desperate politician in election mode rather than the intellectual he is known to be.

CHANGING THE NARRATIVE THERE was a time not so long ago when Guyana was regarded as a failed State by the international community. There was no democracy; all national and regional elections were massively rigged. All freedoms were taken away including the right to free speech and freedom of assembly.

Those who dared to stand up for their rights and that of the Guyanese people were harassed, beaten, tortured, jailed or even murdered.

The country became one of the poorest in the hemisphere. People were leaving by droves in order to seek a better life. Many who remained were pushed into the underground economy in order to survive. There was massive food shortages and hunger stalked the land.

Our education system was completely destroyed and our Guyanese students were underperforming at both regional and local examinations. The same was true for the health system which was also tethering on the brink of collapse. There was no housing programme and squatting became the norm.

All of that changed on October 5, 1992 when democracy was finally restored to the country after an absence of twenty-eight

years. For the first time in our post-independence history our votes were counted. A new day had arrived and the country for the first time in decades breathed a fresh air of freedom and democracy.

The new PPP/C Administration under the leadership of Dr. Cheddi Jagan began the hard work to rebuild the country from the ruins of the past. Under the theme ‘Time for Change: Time to Rebuild’ the new administration commenced the rebuilding process with an empty treasury and debt-ridden economy. What it had in abundance however was the strong support of the Guyanese people and expressions of goodwill from the international and donor community which together with strong, visionary and committed leadership started the process of changing the narrative of the country.

And what a change in the country’s narrative, the country has changed its past baggage as a pariah nation and has joined the ranks of free, independent and democratic states.

Indeed, it has now become a respected member of the international community having carved out its own niche as a country that has embraced a low carbon development strategy of development which has not only earned

A discussion with the residents and farmers of the Mahaica/Mahaicony who are affected whenever the conservancy reaches to a level which threatens the dam and water has to be let out quickly will testify to the usefulness of the Hope Canal.

That the conservancy was once drained by 10 different outlets five of which are inoperable as a result of decisions taken by the previous government which saw it fit to deactivate a number of the outlets.

That there is more land under cultivation along the coast and housing areas are established in areas which was once under agricultural cultivation hence the need for better irrigation management and that the mitigating situations resulting from the effects of climate change warranted this intervention seems to elude the good doctor’s mind.

The arrogance of the intellectuals who fail to understand the plight of the working class which is one of the biggest hindrances to Guyana’s development over the years seems to be surfacing again. The opposition to the Hydro power project, the construction of the

the country much international recognition but also substantial development assistance from the Government of Norway.

Guyana has not forgotten where it came from and is one of the few countries in the world that successfully piloted a motion at the United Nations General Assembly calling for a New Global Human Order, the brainchild of Guyana’s first democratically elected Executive President and pro-poor advocate, Dr. Cheddi Jagan.

Guyana has now upgraded it’s status from a poor country to a middle income country.

The country now boasts an education system that is comparable to any in the Region bringing out top performers at the CXC examinations on a consistent basis. We are no longer at the bottom of the performance ladder and the education performance gap between Guyana and its regional counterparts have been significantly narrowed.

The country is now experiencing growth after several decades of negative growth under the previous PNC regime. The debt burden has been reduced to manageable proportions and the country’s economic fundamentals remain solid and are displaying positive trends.

What is even more commendable is the ability of the economy to remain resilient even in the face of unstable prices for major exports in particular sugar, rice and gold. The

specialty hospital the expansion of the Timehri Airport and many other projects designed to bring relief and improve the quality of life for ordinary Guyanese is attacked and as seen in the last three years, starved for funds.

Even with election in the air and parties trying to garner support from all quarters.

The leaders should be mindful what is said in their attempt to mobilise support.

The Hope Canal is not only necessary it is essential, a project that has taken too long to realise.

Dr. Roopnaraine seems to have conveniently forgotten the devastating effects of the 2005 Great Flood-our worst natural disaster.

He also seems to have forgotten that the Hope Canal was born out of a recommendation of a Dutch engineer who came here under the auspices of the UN during the Great Flood.

But Dr. Roopnaraine can be assured that the electorate will not forget his unbelievable utterance on the Hope Canal, especially those farmers who were devastated by the Great Flood.

fact that the Government has been able to subsidise these industries speaks to the extent to which the economy has become diversified and much more broad-based as opposed to reliance on a limited range of exports as in the past.

The service sector and non-traditional exports are now a significant contributor to the country’s GDP. This is quite an achievement considering our past economic history in which the viability of the country was dependent mainly on the export of sugar.

Regrettably, the full potential of our country is still to be realised. This will continue to be a challenge especially given our political make up which tended to militate against our developmental efforts.

The combined political Opposition has taken this challenge to a new level in which effective governance has now become a nightmare because of the one seat advantage they enjoy in Parliament over the ruling party.

The way out of this political conundrum is a new mandate to govern by the Guyanese people, one in which the ruling PPP/C Administration would be able to continue to change the narrative of our development from poverty and backwardness to progress and prosperity.

HYDAR ALLY

SUNDAY CHRONICLE January 11, 2015

Charlie Hebdo, cultural violence and media

By Keith Burrowes

ONE of the earliest articles I did in this series was one in October of 2007, titled ‘Cultural Education and Tolerance’, a theme I’ve referred to from time to time since then. As I recently wrote, the UN has to retool itself to combat two new main security threats in this age: climate change and cultural conflict.

The latter came to prominence once again with the brutal attack on French satirical magazine by three Muslim men, in response to what Muslims have said to be provocative cartoons. This tragedy is completely sickening, and has rightfully been condemned around the world for what it was – a cold-blooded act of terror.

While, other commentators have dealt with different aspects of this issue, I want to look at it from what I believe to be an under-examined perspective, Western media representation and its role in the core conflict. When it comes to the clash of cultures between Islam and the West, the Western media has a gradient of representation, one in which the value of life as defined by coverage depends both on who is being killed and who is doing the killing.

At the first level, if America (or Israel) is involved in the killing of Islamic people, extremist or not, it is virtually glossed over and treated as collateral damage in the ‘War on Terror’, probably understandable in the context of innocent people dying as they tend to do in open conflict. For example, in mid2002, 30 members of an Afghan family were killed by the US bombing the wedding party they were gathered at. Eleven years later, over a dozen people were killed at another wedding party in Yemen. And this is not that these are isolated incidents – there have

been about an average of one wedding party bombing a year since then, with an average death toll higher than that of the Charlie Hebdo shootings. Yet this isn’t something that has received extensive coverage in Western media, and when it does, there is a great deal of biased editorial speculation and misdirection. US network ABC’s initial report on the Yemen bombing went: “And some breaking news overseas right now. A US missile has struck a convoy headed to a wedding party in Yemen, killing at least 13 people. That Region is a well-known Al-Qaeda stronghold.”

Yemen is a country of 23 million people, and two and a half times the size of Guyana, yet Western news coverage automatically tried to link those in the wedding party to the tiny al Qaeda presence in the country.

At the second level, if Muslims are killing Muslims, the deaths are reported on but with the primary focus being on the fact that the killers are Muslims who pose an eventual threat to safety of the West and its allies. That is why Boko Haram and ISIS receive only passing coverage in Western media, and the latter more than the former arguably because they pose more of a danger to the West’s energy interests in the Middle East. Boko Haram’s killed over 2,000 people in an attack recently and it has received far less coverage in even the ‘global’ broadcasts of Western outlets than the Paris shootings.

The third level of course has to do with Muslims killing Westerners, either in the Middle East or in the West itself. Though the death tolls are far less, the coverage is far more extensive, with commentating panels like the one I watched on Hannity, in-depth analysis like is routine on MSNBC, and other forms of what I would like consider to be pileon journalism.

As this article is being written, I am

A sin is a sin, whether committed by a prince or a pauper I NOTE with interest Kaiteur News’ Editorial of 8th January, 2015.

The Editorial condemned corruption by the upper echelons in the Administration and in public offices, but justified corruption at the lower tiers in society: poor wages, etc., etc., - the beaten track.

The said Editorial studiously avoided even a passing reference to corruption by constituents of the main Opposition party, particularly in relation to the stealing of electricity and potable water.

A killer in Sophia murdered a security personnel who went into the area to remove illegal power connections. That is ‘OK’ by the

Kaieteur News Editor.

Several deaths have resulted from illegal connections. That also is ‘OK’ with the Editor. Billions of dollars are lost through stolen electricity and water. That, too, is ‘OK’ with the Editor.

Why? Because 95% of stolen electricity and water is (allegedly) done by supporters of the main Opposition. And nobody dares stop it!

So, Mr. KN Editor, either you condemn ALL or condone all. A sin is a sin, whether committed by a prince or a pauper.

VISHAL DASRATH

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watching a CNN report on the woman, said to be the accomplice of the three shooters, who escaped France following the attacks and is said to be currently in Syria. For half an hour straight at least, images of her in a hijab and aiming a crossbow were on screen, playing in a loop, the message being clear – the Islamic tendency towards violence. One Fox News commentator, fury barely contained, described the attack as an Islamic assault on the West.

Perhaps it is, but by no means is this is a one-sided battle in which Western countries are without culpability. As in any battle, there are rhetorical volleys as well as actual gunfire, and a strong argument can be made that Charlie Hebdo’s satire was part of the West’s rhetorical battle against Islam, not incidental to but an extension of the military effort. As one blogger, Asghar Bukhari, put it: “These images then, can be played down as just a ‘bit of fun’ as no doubt the least perceptive of you will try to argue, or it can be seen through the prism of the war on terror?—?just another front on the war against Islam that has claimed so many lives?—?and the demonology behind it.”

Another, Richard Hoskins, even as he condemned the violence, wrote that: “…the cartoons published in Charlie Hebdo were neither funny nor clever. In fact they were gratuitously offensive. They were lampooning. They didn’t make any points other than to be offensive.”

While the West is trying to sell Charlie Hebdo’s cartoonists as heroes against the threat of Islamic suppression, the magazine itself showed that it was willing to censor one of its own, Maurice Sinet, for what it termed anti-Semitism for a column that was tame by comparison to any of the magazine’s depictions of Islamic people or the Prophet

Muhammad.

I have to make it clear that I do not for a second support killing persons for drawing cartoons: the attacks on Charlie Hebdo were inhumane, and sickening, and the killers in reality had little regard for the sanctity of life, Muslim or otherwise, particularly considering that the policeman they executed was a married Muslim father.

But I also do not support the bombing of wedding parties simply because the people who are part of it live in the same country with terrorists, nor do I support provocative, inflammatory and outright racist ‘satire’ done ostensibly in the name of free speech. All these things are mutually reinforcing components of an escalating global cultural conflict, one that can only result in more senseless loss of life. Islam needs to alienate and root out the religious extremists within its midst, while the West needs to alienate and root out the vested interests (from the oil lobby to the complementary corporate media) that drive its own anti-Islamic agenda. And of course, there needs to be a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which has its own separate factors.

As I did in 2007, I would like to state emphatically that people have to co-exist.

You cannot fundamentally change anyone’s culture and you should not seek to. Too often when we engage in cultural discussions, it is within a framework where each side thinks that the other has to accept their view as prerequisite to further engagement. Tolerance is less about accepting, than it is about understanding.

In the near future, I will continue to examine the critical issues of cultural conflict and climate change – there is repeated proof that these constitute the primary global security threats of today.

Is this a figment of a fertile imagination?

will follow from changes hard to imagine at the moment.

This man is the Christ of the Christians, the Messiah of the Jews, Imam Mahdi of Muslims, the Buddha Maitreya of the Buddhists.

Thank you, Mr. Editor, for giving to this event all the audience which it deserves.

For more information see the web site ‘Share International’.

I WISH to inform your readers that an event of a major importance is soon going to occur in the universe, as regards to Humanity.

A ‘being’ of an exceptional stature is going to show himself (in about two years) and to declare itself publicly. This ‘being’

Is anyone offended?

FOR months now, Stabroek News has been allowing a blogger to blog under the name ‘Patriot (chatree coolie)’ which is downright offensive and racist.

BENOÎT MARTIN So, I have decided to change my blogging name to ‘Patriot (Chatree NIGGER)’.

Is anyone offended? Then, speak out against ‘Patriot (chatree coolie)’. Why have you not done so before?

SEAN McLEAN

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OF POLITICAL TANTRUMS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN BARBABOS AND BAHAMAS Analysis by Rickey Singh -in Barbados

IT is not uncommon for cabinet ministers of governments who pride themselves in upholding the tenets of democratic governance to go on the offensive with angry outbursts against established human rights and other civil society organisations, as well as the media when faced with recurring problems that cannot be publicly ignored.

I will focus on two most recent examples within our Caribbean Community-one pertaining to the offensive spreading problem of festering piles of garbage in Barbados; the other of illegal migrants being ‘herded like cattle’ in The Bahamas prior to deportation and without Fred Mitchell due process. *First, Barbados: Amid recurring complaints from within various communities against the eyesores of a persistent build up of mountains of garbage that, inevitably, attracted the media’s attention, Minister with responsibility for the environment, Dr. Denis Lowe, came out swinging with an angry verbal blast at public criticisms of the Sanitation Authority and his ministry, including specific calls for his resignation in the absence of a speedy resolution.

In that CARICOM partner state which, comparatively speaking, takes pride in maintaining a relatively clean environment, and where the media remain conscious of their social responsibility, Minister Lowe was to react with angry defiance in debunking calls for his resignation.

“People demanding my resignation,” he said, “don’t have any power over my appointment so they can call from now till the cows come home….”

Such an inelegant outburst makes a mockery of democratic governance that involves people’s

participation with the crucial exercise of their votes at scheduled elections, the results of which determine the formation of a government and the selection of cabinet ministers by the Prime Minister who is armed with constitutional powers to appoint and dismiss cabinet colleagues.

In the circumstances, as Minister Lowe

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should know, when dissatisfied people, who are voters, call for the resignation of a cabinet minister, the Prime Minister would be expected to take note of the problem (s) at hand with a view to finding a resolution.

In the particular case involving the build-up of piles of garbage, long before and after Christmas, perhaps the politician with cabinet responsibility for the environment could have been further rattled by a ‘Daily Nation’ report on “cabinet shuffle coming” (no names mentioned) that appeared a few days prior to his angry reaction to criticisms of his handling of the prevailing distressing sanitation problem.

BAHAMAS’ DILEMMA *Across in The Bahamas—like Barbados another major tourism resort - the dilemma is of an entirely different nature. Accustomed to having to cope with illegal immigrants, mostly Haitians, hoping to

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eventually land on the shores of the United States of America, successive governments in Nassau have had to contend with claims of human rights violations of such immigrants.

The Grand Bahamas Human Rights Association (GBHRA), which has acquired an impressive reputation for exposing violations of the basic rights of such immigrants as part of its stated mission, disclosed in a media statement shortly after Christmas that under a new legislation, immigrants were being rounded up and subjected to degrading inhumane treatment prior to deportation.

The confrontation between the GBHRA and the government over a new policy that empowers the immigration authority to unilaterally apprehend non-nationals and demand evidence to confirm official permission to live and work in the country, was further aggravated when social media started exposure of a photograph depicting a group of distraught immigrants, ‘herded like cattle,’ being transported in a trailer.

A furious Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Fred Mitchell, deemed the display of the photograph on social media as “a false and malicious construction of events” as he castigated the GBRA for holding up the government and country to public ridicule.

But the President of the GBRA, Fred Smith - a senior counsel and high profile human rights activist (personally known to this columnist)—remained unfazed. He subsequently responded with a declaration to institute a legal challenge against the government’s controversial new immigration legislation that, he insists, seriously compromises the basic human rights of immigrants, among them those living and working in The Bahamas.

Assuming the correctness of the GBRA’s stand against the government’s new immigration law that, incidentally, smacks of the sort of degrading treatment being experienced by Haitians in The Dominican Republic, including those born in that country many years ago—then CARICOM would have more than a moral obligation to demonstrate its own interest, consistent with a claimed commitment to encourage and maintain respect for fundamental human rights.

It just happens that The Bahamas Prime Minister, Perry Christie, has now assumed the six-month rotating chairmanship of CARICOM and seems set to host the Community’s next regular annual Heads of Government Conference in Nassau in July.

(Rickey Singh is a Barbados-based noted Caribbean journalist)

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Toward an Indian Diaspora-Caribbean agenda

“There are benefits both India and the Caribbean stand to derive from this bonding; both can be a source for reciprocal investments and reciprocal trading arrangements. Caribbean economies with an investment-friendly regime and their closeness to the North American Latin American market make them an attractive target for investment. In addition, evidence suggests that the rate of return to a unit of investment by the Diaspora may be greater than that of the traditional foreign direct investment”

Final Part First published: themisirpost.wordpress.com Today, given the many notable accomplishments of overseas Indians, there is not only limited political networking among themselves (intra-Indian networking), but also sparse networking with Other residents (inter Indian-other networking) of those countries. And so both limited types of networking guarantee a reduced interaction between Indian culture and ‘other cultures’ in major institution building of those developing multiethnic societies; hence, the inevitability for advancing an interactive Indian Diaspora-Caribbean agenda.

A Diaspora agenda for the Caribbean would largely include Indian Caribbeans and Other Caribbeans. Most of the Indian Caribbeans are mainly from Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), and Suriname, and fast approaching about 2 million Indians if the other Caribbean countries are included.

The Indian Diaspora-Caribbean Agenda Therefore, the first item on the Indian Diaspora-Caribbean agenda could be: • Create the environment where Indian culture equally coexists with Other cultures at all levels in institution building. Indians must negotiate this equal coexistence with Other Caribbeans to shape Caribbean society.

A plural society must have core values accepted by all groups; these core values could come from the majority, minority groups, or from an interaction among all groups; and the basis of holding the plural society together is shared core values among all groups, like parliamentary democracy (Smolicz, 1981, p.88). But outside the layer of core values is another layer that is the cultural identity of each ethnic group. And in the Indian Diaspora context, how does the Indian maintain cultural continuity?

The answer has partly to do with the resilience of Indians. Their resistance to White planters was a rallying point for cultural continuity. Labor unrest that facilitated Indian solidarity also simultaneously was a remarkable method Indians used for ensuring cultural persistence.

Cultural connection, especially in the extended family system, language, religion, Indian cinema, and religious missionaries’ visits also could explain the persistence and continuity of Indian culture. Consider that by the beginning of the twentieth century, about three-quarters of Indians in Guyana were from Uttar Pradesh, another connection making for sustainable cultural identity. Historically, cultural persistence and continuity enhanced Indian resilience and mobilization, a precondition for effective active struggle and for withstanding unnecessary cultural recastings arising from societal change.

Therefore, a second Diaspora agenda item for the Caribbean could be: • Enable Indian Caribbeans to sustain cultural grounding for capacity building to effectively interface with Other Caribbeans. Indeed, Other Caribbeans should engage in a similar activity.

Indians have demonstrated a perpetual bonding with India in probably most if not all of its cultural spheres. And there is an Indian view of the Diaspora as there is a diasporic view of the Indians; two views that are reconcilable.

In a Foreword (Naipaul, 2002) to “India: A Wounded Civilization”, Nobel Prize Winner for Literature V.S. Naipaul feels a sentiment for India even as he presented mixed feelings for India. Naipaul believes that India is not nor cannot be his home; “and yet I cannot reject or be indifferent to it…I am at once too close and too far …In India I know I am a stranger; but increasingly I understand that my Indian memories, the memories of that India which lived on into my childhood in Trinidad are like trapdoors into a bottomless past …An inquiry about India…has to be an inquiry about Indian attitudes; it has to be an inquiry about the civilization itself…”

Naipaul in expressing mixed feelings about India and his childhood acknowledges the enormity of Indian culture that lingers to eternity for any person who has had intense contact with India. And it is precisely because Indian culture has this quality of permanence that Indian Caribbeans celebrate Indian religious festivals and Indian Arrival Day, to demonstrate the persisting and sustainable Indian connection.

Therefore, a third Diaspora agenda item for the Caribbean could be: • Enlighten the Indian citizenry in India about the accomplishments of the Indian Caribbeans, and ensure India’s educational connection with the Caribbean persists.

Through scholarships and other forms of educational assistance, India continues to reach out to the Indian Diaspora, including Indian Caribbeans; in fact, India has reached out to Other Caribbeans, too. In this way, India contributes to fostering good ethnic and race relations in the Caribbean through facilitating the educational advancement of Indians as well as other groups. Table 1 shows the multiethnic Staff Development Scholarships the Indian Government

has offered Guyana. Between 2000 and 2005, 45% of Indians and 41% of Africans received staff development scholarships to study in India, totally funded by the Indian Government. It is clear that India’s formidable educational contribution fosters better ethnic and race relations in Guyana.

Therefore, a fourth Diaspora agenda item for the Caribbean could be: • Invite competitive technology and skills from Indian Caribbeans, Other Caribbeans both at home and abroad, Non-resident Indians (NRIs), etc.

There are benefits both India and the Caribbean stand to derive from this bonding; both can be a source for reciprocal investments and reciprocal trading arrangements. Caribbean economies with an investment-friendly regime and their closeness to the North American Latin American market make them an attractive target for investment. In addition, evidence suggests that the rate of return to a unit of investment by the Diaspora may be greater than that of the traditional foreign direct investment (FDI) (Wei and Balasubramanyam, 2006).

Therefore, a fifth Diaspora agenda item for the Caribbean could be: • Develop scope for increasing bilateral trade and investment; reciprocal granting of Most Favored Nation (MFN) to each other; reciprocal brand promotions of ‘Made in India’ and ‘Made in the Caribbean’ through trade fairs and exhibitions.

Samaroo(1994) notes that the substantial overseas Indian community can be both a source for investment and a ready-made market for India’s products. Overseas Indians through intensive lobbying sealed the India-U.S. Civil Nuclear Deal (Singh, 2014, p.138). India is now in the Caribbean, with extended linkages to other parts of the Indian Diaspora.

However, the bonding between India and the Caribbean is a case of sustaining personal and cultural identity, a significant contributory factor to enhancing the quality of life for Indian Caribbeans and Other Caribbeans. Together, this bonding may create a new vision for the Indian-Caribbean connection in the 21st Century.

References NAIPAUL, V. S. 2002. India: a wounded civilisation, Pan Macmillan.

SAMAROO, B. India and Indian Diaspora: The Continuing Links. A Paper Presented in the International Conference on Indian Diaspora, held at Hyderabad, 1994.

SINGH, A. 2014. Indian Diaspora as a factor in India-Malaysia relations. Diaspora Studies, 7, 130-140.

SMOLICZ, J. 1981. Core values and cultural identity. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 4, 75-90.

WEI, Y. & BALASUBRAMANYAM, V. N. 2006. Diaspora and development. The World Economy, 29, 1599-1609.

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Climate Change fight gains prominence at historic summit - Guyana to embrace all opportunities afforded by China - Rodrigues Birkett

IN what can only be lauded as a historic initiative, Climate Change and the Caribbean Region’s vulnerability and inherent need to be treated differently by the international community has been given prominence in the Cooperation Plan signed onto at the just concluded Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) - China Forum which ended on Friday in Beijing, China.

Guyana, a nation that has been at the forefront as it relates to combatting climate change, fielded a delegation led by Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, who in addressing the forum lauded the move by the world leaders.

China’s President Xi Jinping chaired the opening ceremony which was also attended by Luis Guillermo Solis, the President of Costa Rica and Pro Tempore Chair of CELAC; Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the current CARICOM representative on the CELAC Quartet; Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador and incoming Pro Tempore Chair of CELAC and; Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela.

Ms. Rodrigues-Birkett, in her address to the forum, said while not underestimating the importance of the other areas listed in the ‘Plan,’ Climate Change is the “greatest challenge of our times.”

“Guyana, as a low lying coastal developing state together with our Caribbean colleagues are pleased that climate change

is given prominence in the Cooperation Plan since we are very vulnerable to the impact of climate change,” she said.

She reminded those gathered for the forum that several of the most vulnerable countries in the world are found in the Caribbean and as a result “the consensus that Caribbean States must be treated differently is therefore welcomed."

SOUTH-SOUTH CO-OPERATION As it relates to future relations, Ms. Rogdrigues-Birkett told the forum: "We are encouraged by the potential role of the CELAC-China Forum in promoting increased SouthSouth cooperation between China and the Latin America” and Caribbean Region.”

She pointed out that the proposed areas for cooperation in a large part cover mutual interests and “once implemented will redound (contribute greatly) to the growth and development of our peoples.”

Form a Guyanese perspective, the Minister informed that great value is seen in the initiatives outlined in the Cooperation Plan and such will “embrace all opportunities afforded to be part of such collaboration."

She also concurred with the Chinese Foreign Minister that the easiest part is over with the completion of the Cooperation Plan.

The Chinese official had also highlighted the need for

the plan to be converted into workable projects which must be implemented with alacrity so that there can be an early harvest.

The CELAC-China Forum is a bi-regional mechanism aimed at promoting cooperation between the CELAC Member States and China in a wide range of areas including: training of human resources; transfer of technology; infrastructure development; climate change; energy, natural resources; cultural exchanges and agriculture.

The Government of China, in collaboration with regional financial institutions will provide concessional financing for many of the projects developed within the framework of this mechanism.

The decision to develop this bi-regional mechanism was taken by the Heads of State and Government of the Region at the 2nd CELAC Summit which was held in Havana, Cuba in January, 2014. Six months later the CELAC - China Forum was officially launched in Brasilia on the margins of the BRICS Summit in July, 2014.

The meeting which was held under the theme "New Platform, New Starting Point, New Opportunity - Joint Efforts to Promote China-Latin America and the Caribbean Partnership of Comprehensive Cooperation," adopted three main documents: the Beijing Declaration, the Operating Rules of the Forum, and The 2015-2019 Plan of Action.

Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (centre) along with the Guyana delegation at the China/CELAC summit

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Weekly Investment Insights with Gary Eleazar

Close to US$1B investment proposals in 2014 …

Time to Explore GO-Invest 2015 and Beyond

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HE Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) last year received almost US$1B in investment proposals, a threefold increase over 2013 that is being credited to the country’s sustained economic growth.

As 2015 unfolds I will be providing weekly updates for our readers and potential investors on the work of this agency and many of the sweeping changes being instituted in order to deliver an even more efficient service.

Ever since Keith Burrowes was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of this Unit, which falls under the Office of the President, he has since been pushing for a more technological approach to managing the affairs of GO-Invest.

I sat with Burrowes recently and we talked about his plans, many of which, he has already started implementing since his appointment early last year.

At the time when Geoff Da Silva left the helm of GO-Invest, the entity had found itself in a position where a lot of problems encountered were as a result of vacuous leadership.

Burrowes believes that this problem has been addressed and contrary to what would have been reported in the media recently, this is not currently the case.

With more than 100 years of experience among its collective staff, Burrowes, is confident that his ambitious plan to reform the entity will soon reap its rewards.

“We can’t remain the same, we need to modernise.” A ‘Whitepaper’ has been drafted and President Donald Ramotar has already given his blessings on many of the proposals.

GO-Invest, has for example, through trial and error over the years, learnt an important lesson, in that for far too long it has not shared a closer relationship with sister agencies in the investment realm—agencies such as the Guyana Revenue Authority or the Lands and Surveys Department of the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Finance among others.

This is now changing as Go-Invest, through the acquisition of the requisite technology, will look to greatly enhance the sharing of information across the sister agencies.

This, inherently, will lend to shortening the length of time it takes

THE Guyana Office for Investment

to move an investment venture from concept to implementation.

In fact a lot of the successful changes at GO-Invest in the past year are a direct result of a Charge given by the President to the Unit in December 2013. Burrowes is looking to have President Ramotar, very soon, deliver another such mandate to the Unit for the coming year.

21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY President Ramotar has approved the greater use of technology by GO-Invest and the entity is now pushing to have all of its investor information stored electronically to be accessed via a central data base.

The use of databases over the years has proven to be a most efficient resource when it comes to analyzing data such as those generated through investment transactions over the years.

This key entity will now for the first time, seek to centralise all investor related information from across all Government agencies which will allow for a better understanding of the investment landscape in Guyana.

GO-Invest is currently in the process of procuring specialised research, economics and financial personnel all meant to analyse and use the information generated and sorted by the database.

The specialist skills to be brought on at GO-Invest are certainly going to better position the entity in executing its mandate.

For example, the three skill sets working in tandem with each other would be able to analyse economies of the countries from where investors have come and be able to predict future risk or prosperity, which could either lead to Guyana embracing or distancing itself from investment deals it would have pursued.

Armed with information, such as where in the world the majority of those doing business in Guyana come from, GO-Invest will then be able to take a more proactive approach and promote local investment opportunities in those countries, rather than just wait on those expressing an interest in investing here.

Systematic and structured is how Burrowes said he wants the entity to approach executing its mandate in the 21st Century.

INVESTOR CREDIBILITY On another note, due diligence is something that GO-Invest has taken flack for over the years, but with the specialised skills recruited there can now also be amplified scrutiny of potential investors in Guyana.

Proposals will now be even more thoroughly vetted and with the eventual introduction of a local Credit Bureau, this can only lend to even more measures in place to weed out those investors that are not credible.

This increased collaboration

Keith Burrowes among sister agencies involved in the investment process: a push towards the greater use of 21st Century technology; the recruitment of specialised skills and a refocused approach in how it executes its mandate, is indeed bound to be a catalyst for the future successes of GO-Invest and investments in Guyana.

In broadening its approach in the way it conduct its affairs, it is heartening to hear that GO-Invest is now looking to effectively bridge the language barrier that exists between potential investors and the agency tasked with acting as a conduit to Government.

Many of GO-Invest’s promotional material, including information on its website on investment opportunities will soon be reproduced in four languages—English, Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese.

This is a logical course of action

and one that many could also justifiably argue is long overdue but like the old adage reminds us, better late than never.

Brazil, our neighbour to the South, is a country Guyana has been trying to woo for generations now and certainly while not an insurmountable challenge in negotiations, the breakdown in communications as a result of different languages has certainly stymied if not prevented altogether several potential, albeit smaller investments in Guyana by members of the Brazilian private sector.

The same would apply to our business relations with our other immediate neighbours, Venezuela and Suriname as well as in the wider world of potential investors.

I learnt that over the years there were many reasons proffered as to why there could not be dedicated personnel at Guyana’s missions overseas. Guyana has consulate offices in a number of countries across the world with whom we share close ties with but these postings have never really been fully taken advantage of, in terms of promoting investment opportunities in Guyana.

This state of affairs has undoubtedly led to numerous potential investment opportunities never being explored and GO-Invest, intends to change this.

During talks with the GO-Invest CEO, I also learnt of a plan to have at least one dedicated individual at the large missions such as the consulate in New York, while information on investment opportunities locally will periodically be forwarded to the smaller missions.

UPHILL TASK Burrowes and his team certainly have an uphill task in achieving all of the stated objectives.

In the coming weeks, I will be keeping track of and providing updates on the work of GO-Invest.

In doing so it is envisioned that the veil of mysticism, engulfing this agency, will be lifted and clarifications of the very many misconceptions in the public domain will be offered, while at the same time wetting the appetites of investors both local and foreign.

Comments and/or queries can be sent to garyeleazar@yahooo. com

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More children in school due to revised nursery-entry age

THE Ministry of Education had introduced a revised entry age for nursery children.

This began at the start of the school year in September of 2014.

Previously, a child had to be three years old by March 31, in order to enter nursery school in September of the same year.

However, after many appeals from parents and intense consultations with head-teachers and nursery teachers, and after noting the resources available to children, a policy decision was made to change the age for entrance into nursery schools.

This meant that 2,908 more children were able to access education in the public system.

In 2014, 13,882 children were enrolled in the nursery system.

Delivering the report on the performance of the sector for 2014, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand pointed out that access to education is at an all-time high in the nursery sector. With more than 85% students enrolled in schools, this is the highest rating across the Commonwealth Caribbean. The new age for admission to nursery schools has ensured that more students are entering the system.

She, however, noted that based on figures from the General Register Office, it was evident that there were about 1,000 new births every month.

“We could have estimated that it would be about 3,000 more children added with the three - month period which we were allowing for,” she noted.

The end result, the minister said, is that the nursery system was able to receive children, who were more prepared in September than ever before.(GINA)

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Grand Coastal Hotel (GCH) spreads Xmas joy to several groups SEVERAL organisations were recipients of good cheer during the just-concluded festive season under the 2014 Xmas Community Support Programme of the Grand Coast Hotel, located at Lots 1 & 2, Area ‘M’ Plantation Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara.

Donations made to the Cheshire Home at Mahaica, Hope Children’s Home, Lusignan Learning Centre -- Home for Abused Children, the St John’s Boscoe Orphanage, Bless The Children’s Home Orphanage, Mahaica Children’s Home, Uncle Eddie’s Home, and the PrabhuSharan Orphanage were all part of the Grand Coastal Hotel’s continued recognition of its civic and community responsibilities.

GHC’s focus under the programme is on the most vulnerable groups and organisations catering for those aged and infirmed, young orphans and abused youths, and the differently-able.

While the Xmas programme is special to the Grand Coastal Hotel (GCH), this entity would, throughout the year, reach out to several other needy organisations. Grand Coastal Hotel quite recently voluntarily entered into an agreement with the local United Nations (UN) Office to donate 14 room nights, inclusive of meals, free of cost, as a contribution to the organisation’s Domestic Violence Programme GCH General Manager, Kevin Daby, who shortly will be tasked with managing the entire facility, disclosed that 2015 plans include further upgrading of the facilities to attract new clientele, and a new menu would be introduced.

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Teixeira debunks ‘dictatorship’ claims “ARE we perfect as a Government? No. Have we made all the right decisions? No. But are we dictatorial? No, we are not.

And are we a dictatorship?

No, we are not.”

These were the sentiments of Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira, during a recent edition of the television programme “Political Scope” aired on the National Communications Network (NCN), where she rejected criticism from Opposition quarters.

A c c o r d i n g t o h e r, t h e c u r r e n t P e o p l e ’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Administration is “building a democracy” and the accusations levelled against the Government are “fallacious” and intended to ‘mamaguy’ (deceive) the Guyanese people.

Teixeira questioned the grounds for these allegations.

“Where are the violations?”

rights.

On the question of a free press, Guyana has 20 television stations, 13 radio stations and four daily newspapers. “[Of these] Government has one newspaper, one television station and one radio station….we have a very free press, which is a basic tenet in determining whether a society is democratic or not,” Teixeira said.

Relative to local electoral laws, she highlighted that

the facts make it clear that Guyana today is not a dictatorship.

“A dictatorship, well that describes it correctly what was…this is not the Guyana today…the word dictatorship is extremely offensive to many of us, because all of our lives were spent getting rid of dictatorship, to build a democracy,” Teixeira said, adding that many of the younger generation do not fully understand what it was to live during that era.

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EASY CATCH PHRASES In addition to the dictatorship label, terms such as narco-state and failed state, etc. have been bandied about by politicians from the combined Opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC), since the November 10 prorogation of Parliament.

The presidential adviser contended that these terms are “easy catchphrases” that leave much to be desired. “It is easy to say catchphrases such as dictatorship, rather to say that we have some problems and we don’t agree with the Government or we agree with the Government on this,” she said.

Te i x e i r a m a i n t a i n s that the grounds for these accusations are baseless and pointed out that there are facts, historic and current, that negate claims of “dictatorship.”

She pointed out that in every developing democracy there are indicators against which growth is measured, including: a free press, electoral laws, the rule of law and preservation of human

of the Opposition in the Parliament, because they are casting their shadow as to what could happen were they, if they were, to ever get into Government. If they are taking such anti-national and dictatorial positions outside of Government, one wonders what would happen were they to get into Government,” she said.

On that note, she reiterated her sentiments on the ability of the Guyanese people to sift through the “noise” and make decisions that are in their interest and, by extension, in the interest of the Guyanese people.

“The public has the power in their hands. The electorate has to know that they are powerful. Ultimately it is the electorate that determines the fate of this country,” the presidential advisor said.

Gail Teixeira from 1992 to date, Guyana has had five general and regional elections – all of which have been deemed free and fair by international elections observers.

“We have never had an accusation that the elections were fraudulent, and we are proud of that,” the presidential advisor said.

When it comes to the rule of law, she stressed that there can be no doubt that the judiciary is intact, independent and does not bow to the Government.

“There have been many cases where the Government has lost… today people are able to have their day in court…the Opposition is not prevented from having a say…..they have not been encumbered in exercising their rights, ” Teixeira said.

She added that civilian law- enforcement officers are loyal only to the Constitution.

“Human rights are intact,” the presidential advisor stressed.

A c c o r d i n g t o h e r, irrespective of the criticisms,

“The question is whether there is a dictatorship and the answer is no!” she said emphatically.

AN OPPOSITION PROBLEM She surmised too t h a t t h e p ro b l e m t h e Opposition has is recognising that it is an Opposition. “They are the ones who are dictatorial,” the presidential advisor opined.

Teixeira added, “With the one-seat majority, the Opposition feels they can run Government from outside of the Government, that they can run Government from Parliament and [in doing so] force the current Administration to become unpopular and [subsequently] be successful in removing the Government.”

However, she stated that the Guyanese people are not ignorant of political machinations.

“I say to the people, do not take lightly the actions

In her view, another problem for the combined Opposition, is their consistent “my way or the highway” position, always coming to the table with maximum positions that do not serve the best interest of all Guyanese

people.

“The worst thing for any Opposition that wants to get into Government [is not] speaking for all the people of your country…. the Opposition has, every time in Parliament on several issues, spoken about their constituencies.

Are they saying that the other people do not count?,” she said, adding that these are dangerous trends.

Teixeira cited several examples, including the c o m b i n e d O p p o s i t i o n ’s stance on the Anti-Money Laundering and the Countering of the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) (Amendment) Bill, among others.

“Clearly it is almost as if they are casting shadows and the shadow is on them… particularly considering the history they [have] come out of,” she said.

The presidential advisor charged that there has never been any area where a compromise was struck in the interest of moving forward. “When has there been a compromise? It is the Opposition that is behaving, in the Opposition,

like dictators,” she said.

Acknowledging the negative impacts of constant “mamaguying,” Teixeira expressed confidence in the Guyanese people.

“I believe that if people sit down in their quiet time, they will realise,” she said.

Teixeira reiterated that the Guyanese people do not have short memories. “I have always believed that the Guyanese people are conscious and that have come out of struggles…struggles for democracy, for rights, for eradication of poverty,” she said.

W h a t i s c l e a r, s h e noted, is that the status quo in Guyana is one that is much different from that of pre-1992; and the country continues to develop on all fronts.

“People’s memories are not short and the claim of dictatorship is the Opposition grasping at straws. The arguments are simply wrong. If you look at the PPP, the situation is different,” the presidential advisor concluded, adding that the current Administration’s track record speaks volumes.

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2015 a link in chain of continued development -AG MINISTER of Legal Affairs and Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall has reaffirmed the PPP/C Administration’s commitment to continue with Guyana’s development in spite of challenges faced under the new political dispensation.

Referring to President Donald Ramotar’s New Year’s message to the nation about 2015 being a year of continued development, Nandlall said the message ought to be viewed from a holistic perspective.

“It seeks to outline a plan which is a continuation of a developmental trajectory started under this administration several years ago, and the going forward of this plan towards the attainment of set objectives.”

During the National Communication Network’s ‘Political Scope’ programme on January 9, Minister Nandlall said 2015 is a link in that chain of development as President Ramotar had pointed out the consistency of economic growth over the years. In 2014, Guyana experienced its ninth consecutive year of economic growth.

Minister Nandlall noted it is a fact that Guyana has

continued along a positive growth path as it has been able to keep inflation rate in single digit figure, and interest rates at the bank stable; all of which speak to sound macro-economic factors which the administration has worked hard to achieve.

“Once we have these mechanisms in place then we can move forward to advance the developmental trajectory of our country, and it is in that context that the President’s speech ought to be situated in my respectful view.”

Reiterating some of the developmental plans for 2015, the Attorney General spoke of several new modern highways on which works are expected to commence shortly. Some of these will include the continuation of the East Bank and East Coast four-lane road, the West Coast of Demerara, the East Bank of Berbice and the new highway into the city from Diamond to Eccles.

On January 8, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi informed President Donald Ramotar that his country has approved a US$50M line of credit for the East Bank Demerara road development, US$8M to assist in the Attorney General acquisition of an ocean ferry Anil Nandlall vessel, and the establishment of an Information technology centre. “…Having achieved the important macroeconomic stability we now have to look at the other aspect of development so the linking of road ways is a significant step in that direction,” Minister Nandlall said.

He added that the administration has recognised this aspect of development, and how important it is to make available, quick access from production sites to market, and having modern roadways for the country.

Speaking of other investment plans for 2015, he pointed to construction of the bridge over the Corentyne River linking Guyana and Suriname, a paved highway to Brazil and a new modern deep water harbour.

These, the Minister reiterated are significant transformational projects which may not all materialise in 2015, but this is the year where the foundational works will begin.

“Work indeed has already commenced at Crabwood Creek where the bridge across the Corentyne is expected to fall, a Memorandum of Understanding exists between the Government and a consortium in Brazil in relation to the road from Lethem to Linden, and then from Linden we have to determine how you move to reach the deep water harbour.”

The intention, he explained, is to provide for a deep-water harbour and access to the Atlantic Ocean to Brazil.

“For years now we have been speaking about South to South trade and development, and for years we have recognised that that is where we have to go; Brazil is the fifth largest economy in the world.”

With these developments coming on stream and Guyana being opened to the south and new possibilities, Nandlall noted that the administration has to ensure that it is ready and qualified to access the type of assistance that will be offered.

“A bridge over the Corentyne River for example will link Cayenne, Paramaribo, Nickerie to Guyana onto Brazil via the highway and the Takutu Bridge; we are already linked; now Berbice, the road will take you to Brazil and the link continues beyond. Now that must be impetus for economic transformation in this part of the world.”

Further, the minister said all these development speak to the administration’s grand vision for taking Guyana and more so its people forward. He pointed to the fact that every policy crafted by the Government is people driven and inspired.

However, he noted that in moving forward in spite of the challenges, the administration will continue to persevere in making its plans for Guyanese a reality.

(GINA)

Driver deposits car in Vlissingen Road canal -in near fatality with pedal cyclist

THE driver of a Toyota Corolla car proceeding south along Vlissengen Road, Georgetown allegedly at a fast rate at about 11:15 hrs yesterday was suddenly confronted with a pedal cyclist who was riding along the eastern side of Vlissengen Road, proceeding in the same direction as his vehicle but deciding to change lanes.

In an effort to avoid hitting this cyclist, the driver ended up depositing his vehicle in the canal between Irving Street and Vlissengen Road, opposite the Shell Gas Station in Bel Air Park.

Amazingly, both the driver and the cyclist emerged unhurt from this near fatality. Ranks from the Guyana Police Force mobile patrol unit controlled the flow of traffic as the Corolla was being removed from the canal. Except for the water damage as a result of the car being deposited in the canal, it seemed in good condition as it was towed away to a city wash bay to be cleaned.

The cyclist rode away before the driver of the car was able to emerge from the canal. The unperturbed manner in which he departed the scene caused persons to express concern about the careless manner in which pedal and motor cyclists use the roadways. They allegedly often cause accidents as motor vehicles try to avoid hitting them; they are commonly seen riding against the flow on streets designated for one-way traffic; and they often ride through stop lights.

The driver was said to be the nephew of the owner of the car, who arrived on the scene in Toyota Tundra GRR 1134 and removed the vehicle from the canal. The number plate of the vehicle was quickly removed, and the vehicle had no other visible registration marking. The person said to be the owner of the car remained mum on who was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident.

The Guyana Police Force has said it would be intensifying its enforcement campaign in 2015 to reduce road fatalities. Statistics have shown that, during last year, 146 persons have lost their lives on the roadways.

Pedestrians and motor cyclists are among the most vulnerable road users. (Raymon Cummings)

The Damaged Toyoya Carolla motor car after it was removed from the Vlissengen Road canal

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A batch of Cuba-trained Guyanese doctors with President Donald Ramotar; Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran and Cuban officials after their graduation ceremony

Public Service Minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford being greeted by returning Guyanese students after completing training in Cuba

Gov’t facilitated training for 2,600 local doctors in Cuba

THE Public Service Ministry has a mandate to ensure competent management of key public institutions, development of human capital and providing for ready and uninterrupted support to the Government of the day, while ensuring a peaceful industrial climate.

According to the subject Minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford, speaking on the programme “Political Scope” on the National Communications Network (NCN) on Thursday, Government continues to provide the necessary funds to maintain the trend of improving the country’s human resources.

Since 1992, the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) had embarked on revitalising the training of professional staff, thereby improving and increasing the number of persons trained in the various entities, with specific emphasis on the health sector.

“We targeted mostly the health sector, which we all know was run down … there were no professionals. I can recall we could have counted the number of doctors at the Georgetown Hospital with my two hands …. now there are so many, we can’t even start counting them. So we embarked on forming professionals in the health sector, with the aim of improving service delivery to the citizens, and we have been successful thus far,” Minister Westford noted.

DOCTORS To date, Government has facilitated training for 2,600 medical doctors, 348 of whom are currently in training; 140 of those were sent off during 2014/2015.

In 2013, over 300 trained Guyanese returned from Cuba, more than 100 of whom are doctors.

Ms. Westford added that outside of the health professionals, whom Government targeted principally, the agriculture sector was also earmarked; a sector geared at putting Guyana on the map.

“Guyana was deemed the “bread basket” for the Caribbean and we are aiming to do that again, and we can only do that if we have the professionals who are there to offer that service to the farmers, because doing things scientifically will increase our agriculture yields and we are very successful so far in that area [too],” the minister highlighted.

She explained that the goals Government have set have not been met as yet, because this is a continuous process and as service delivery improves, human capital will want more.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now equipped to facilitate cardiac surgery and soon will make possible neurological surgery; in fact, recently, neurologist

Dr. Amarnauth Dukhi, who hails from Region 6, returned to Guyana and is about to perform his first surgery.

“So far Government has been living up to that expectation and we intend to continue to try and provide the services they, the people, are asking for and we can only do so if we have the environment, create the environment, have the staff and the institutions …questions were asked about why Government is training certain professionals.

[Well] for a country to provide a service, it must have the professionals to do so. We can’t wait until we have the institution and you know that we have intentions of building the Specialty Hospital…so we are training because it takes about seven or eight years for a neurologist to be trained,” Minister Westford reiterated.

Former Presidents of Guyana and Cuba, Bharrat Jagdeo and Fidel Castro respectively, years ago, inked the Government of Guyana/Cuba Scholarship Programme under which 500 students would be trained in Cuba in the

disciplines of medicine, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, culture, sport, agriculture, and architecture among others. At that time, Guyana was experiencing a shortage of doctors. Prior to this, a normal quota of 25 were sent for training.

There is some perception that the scholarship programme has somewhat dwindled. Minister Westford explained that Government sat and determined the number of doctors needed to man the health - care facilities; hence, an agreement was established in 2006, expanding the programme of cooperation between Guyana and Cuba in the medical field.

“That is a project that happened over a three-year period and we have continued with the normal scheme of things, sending persons out. However, if we get back to a point where we might need that influx of trained professionals, to get the sector up and running, we will embark on similar projects,” the minister further noted.

(GINA)

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Albouystown gets security lamps through Police, MPW collaboration

THE Guyana Police Force and the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) Electrical and Road Safety Department on Friday installed 20 street lamps around the community of Albouystown.

The initiative is one that is geared at enhancing and contributing to the security arrangements within the community that was started by the police in April last year, after the change of administration in the GPF. Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle, Friday morning amidst a downpour in Albouystown, Lallram Seeram, an electrical engineer attached to the Ministry of Public Wo r k s R o a d S a f e t y Department, said the move is an extension of the West Demerara lighting project.

He explained that the lights which were being installed were leftovers from the West Demerara lighting project and the decision was made to have them installed in

Albouystown following consultations with the GPF. The lights were installed at Punt Trench, Victoria Street, Sussex Street, Calendar Street, Campbell Street, James Street, Garnett Street and in the vicinity of the community’s health centre. ‘ A’ D i v i s i o n C o m m a n d e r, C l i f t o n Hicken said that the move was one that was supported by community members and those within the faithbased organisations of Albouystown, which have been working with the police.

The leaders of the leading Mosque and Pentecostal Church in the community were also out to witness the erecting of the lights.

Hicken also walked with scores of his management team who were in discussion with residents and other passers-by in what was described as “killing two birds with one stone.”

The Commander expressed his

Assistant Commissioner, Clifton Hicken, senior police officers and members of faith-based organisations witness the erection of one of the lights a p p re c i a t i o n t o t h e Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn a n d t h e Mi n is t r y o f Public Works for the assistance. Hicken also made reference to the already existing relationship, the police is sharing with the Ministry in the development of a community recreational facility in that community and another one in Agricola. (Leroy Smith)

Lallram Seeram speaks with the Guyana Chronicle about the collaboration (Sonell Nelson photos)

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AG says Finance Minister is without fault

Articles not concerned with fundamental rights provisions of Constitution

By George Barclay

ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Anil Nandlall on Friday began arguments in the High Court in the matter of Opposition Leader, David Granger versus Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni K. Singh, the Attorney General, & Speaker Raphael Trotman, for alleged overspending Government’s money.

The AG began his submissions with the contention that ‘None of the articles touch & concern the fundamental rights provisions of the Constitution’.

He submitted that it was a civil proceeding commenced by writ of summons, and declared that the Orders sought do not relate to fundamental rights.

Because it was a civil proceeding and not a constitutional action founded in fundamental rights provisions, the Court has no jurisdiction to grant the Conservatory Order, Nandlall contended.

Under the State Liability Act, the Court cannot grant injunctions or any order against an officer of State if effect is to give relief against the State. One cannot command or mandate the State

to do anything in such circumstances, he argued.

According to the A.G, the writ names Dr. A. K. Singh in his capacity as Minister of Finance, and Trotman in his capacity as Speaker (though he does not represent him), but in any event, a Minister cannot be sued in his official capacity.

Mr. David Granger, in his affidavit in reply, said: “As to paragraph 21, I am advised by Mr. Rex Mc Kay, S.C., and verily believe, that the averments therein are opaque and vague, as the events are not disclosed.

“Additionally, this action involves the interpretation of provisions which cannot be overtaken. The Attorney General’s averments are therefore misconceived and erroneous in law.

Mr. Granger’s legal representatives include Mr. Rex Mc Kay, S. C.; Mr. Basil Williams, Mr. Llewellyn John, and Ms. Bettina Glasford, all attorneys-at-law.

With the Attorney General on Friday was State Counsel Miss Sasha Mahadeo of the Attorney General’s Chambers.

The matter has been adjourned to Wednesday, January 14, at 1pm.

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Minister of Human Services and Social security, Ms Jeniffer Webster Message:

In Observance of HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY AS Guyana observes Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11th, 2015.

The Government of Guyana continues to make significant strides through the collaborative efforts of the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking In Persons, together with non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders in Guyana. Taking into consideration the global impact of this phenomenon, decisive action is required at the national and regional levels in order to respond effectively and efficiently to the vulnerabilities that increase the likelihood of persons being victims of trafficking in persons.

Today, all over the world men, women and children are victims of human trafficking – labour and sexual exploitation. To help fight this social disease, the Government of Guyana has initiated a four (4) paradigm approach, namely: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Partnership.

Government enacted legislation in 2005 - The Combating of Trafficking In Persons Act, 2005 to combat this scourge specifically, that hinders the development of its citizens.

It is almost a decade now, since the implementation of the Combating of Trafficking In

Persons Act 2005 was enacted. This has led to the successful prosecution of perpetrators over the years.

Further, Government has also utilised other initiatives such as, developing a National Plan of Action (2014-2015), conducting school and community awareness and sensitisation sessions, and continuous capacity building programmes for the citizens of Guyana to sensitise persons from being vulnerable to the dangers of trafficking in persons. These initiatives are done with the objective of reducing the incidences of this phenomenon, along with other measures and demonstrate Government’s commitment to curtail human trafficking in Guyana, and to protect those victims of trafficking, and to ensure that the human rights of these persons are upheld.

The Government of Guyana will continue to heighten awareness of this phenomenon and will relentlessly pursue perpetrators who are in breach of the Laws of Guyana, and takes this opportunity to solicit optimum support from its partners both locally and internationally in combating this phenomenon.

It is through the collaborative effort of all citizens that we as Guyanese can eradicate this phenomenon in Guyana.

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Garbage-The other side of development A GINA feature

DEVELOPMENT usually refers to progress in an economy: the adoption of new technologies; changing from agriculture-based to one of an industrial nature; the inevitable improvement in living standards, such as international travel for vacation; acquisition of material comfort, family outings; picnicking at the week-ends, just to name a few, are indeed some examples of economic development.

In compelling graphics confronting the eye, this is about the old transitioning to the new, inclusive of high rise corporate buildings, space-age architecture banks, a proliferation of hotels with elegantly furnished rooms, shopping malls with an abundance of merchandise, restaurants and bars with glitzy

interiors, well-made roads with multiple traffic lanes, a steady growing vehicular fleet, that continues to multiply daily, supermarkets and shopping malls with shelves overflowing with consumer food items-all pointing to a country which is on the upward economic curve.

This is about the unmistakable road towards modernisation with the desired goal of moving a country to the highest level of daily existence, exemplifying general socio-economic comfort and prosperity for citizens, with business and commerce, the major economic influence, benefitting from the fruits of its investments efforts. After all, this sector is what continues to take this process forward, either by itself as is mostly the case with the development model in most developing nations, or, with some amount of partnering with government, popularly called the public-private partnership venture.

But what about the human capacity component of this upward development? Of course, this role is central, since it is people who provide the necessary skills for productivity which fuel the productive output, whether they are from the private or public sector.

The fact that they have been the recipients of wages and salary increases and other forms of incentives have allowed for more disposal income. All these are the benefits from a country which continues to grow economically.

GARBAGE AS AN END-PRODUCT OF DEVELOPMENT But how many persons do realise that increased garbage is a definite result of this increased socio-economic development? This indeed would be a surprise to many because, rightly so, this commodity is the end-product of a collective of variables, having outlived their uses, thereby becoming discards and being ready for immediate disposal. This can be described as the negative perception, or plain reality, of articles, inclusive of food and farm produce; linen and accessories; textiles; and general household articles, all of which have either been used to maximum levels, outliving their usable lives, or needed to be replaced, because of change of lifestyle; or, simply affordability for improved products’ taste.

So what is positive of putrid and smelly garbage? It is the signpost of and price for prosperity. And our own Guyana is a perfect example of this very interesting, but unorthodox contention.

Let it be emphasised that this is not about the chronic problem of the inability to remove the capital city’s numerous mounds of garbage, compliments of an inept municipality. The fact is, that there has been an exponential output of garbage throughout Georgetown and its environs, beginning after 1992; and this coincides with the beginning of the reconstruction of Guyana, which has proceeded to the transformation mode, with its life changing results so evident, especially within the capital Georgetown, and along the coastlands. That Guyana has for eight consecutive years, achieved a sustained economic growth rate of around five per cent, and supports the fact of increased standard of living, inherent in the means of frequent daily, personal acquisitions.

No more is this evident than with piles of dumped food articles, around the two main City markets at Bourda and Stabroek. What is interesting is that in many instances, a substantial number of the articles are unspoilt. Even household refuse has multiplied, with the growing presence of half-eaten meals, and general items. The same is exemplified with the

when last available, this site is reported to have received over 340,000 tons of waste.

Again, this is clear testimony to the mountainous quantity of garbage being discarded each day, complementary evidence of economic development

CHINA: AN EXAMPLE OF PROSPERITY AND GARBAGE PILES China is another example of its garbage piles increasing, because of its rapid development, which is fuelling rapid prosperity. Having now surpassed the United States as the world’s largest producer of household garbage, this Asian giant has been building incinerators, because of lack of space for landfills.

number of such meals that are found in the garbage disposals of food houses. No doubt, such receptacles have become the primary places for food for foraging vagrants.

Then there is the unending presence of discarded plastic wrappings and cardboard boxes which enclose household appliances. These are so plentiful, that they are a source of business for the vagrant category, sold for bed purposes, to fellow pavement dwellers.

It may be contended that the preponderance of garbage, seen around the City at any time, is due to its not being removed on a timely basis. But suffice it to say that even though this may be true, it can be further proved that even when such refuse is removed on a daily basis, an almost corresponding amount and even more is there on the following day.

Perhaps a true measurement of this country’s garbage output, in consonance with economic development, has been the now closed landfill site at Mandela Avenue. With its daily army of waste pickers, this site once towered over Le Repentir Cemetery, with its huge mountain of garbage, eventually spreading into the cemetery, like hot lava spewing from a volcano.

Apart from the inconvenience which proximal residents suffered, this site’s life eventually was terminated, because of its inability to cope with the daily increase of garbage; hence the recourse to the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill (HBSL) site (on the East Bank Demerara), which has been designed to receive 6,000 tons of garbage per month, but is actually receiving 24,000 tons. Based on its current rate of garbage received, this landfill of 65 acres may soon be exhausted well short of its intended life of 26 years. Based on figures

in both the rural and urban context, among the general citizenry. Tens of thousands are continuously entering the modern economy, thereby adopting new consumption habits-all leading to more garbage.

Many now possess the financial wherewithal to choose or change habits. Thus one can conclude that as a country experiences transformational development, which continues to lead to prosperity, its garbage piles increase, and this now becomes an undisputed barometer of socio-economic wellbeing.

IMPROVED SOCIO-ECONOMIC STANDARDS-NEW CONSUMPTION HABITS AND INEVITABLE GARBAGE One will agree, two decades ago, household waste, which had been mostly of the degradable type, was easily manageable. It was either burnt or buried. But all this began to change, as economic growth, with its natural ally of prosperity, began ushering in pervasive lifestyle changes,

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PRESIDENT RAMOTAR’S VISIT TO INDIA IN PHOTOS

President Donald Ramotar in meeting yesterday in Gujarat with Ms Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs

President Donald Ramotar in discussion with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo by Sandra Prince)

Head of State Donald Ramotar, addressing the massive gathering in India yesterday

President Donald Ramotar, sharing a light moment with Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister of India following the award ceremony; also on stage is India’s Vice President, Mohammed Hamid Ansari

India’s Vice President, Mohammed Hamid Ansari, decorating President Donald Ramotar with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman medal

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Stakeholders at Wednesday’s meeting

NCD and GECOM meet THE National Commission on Disability (NCD) met with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Wednesday to discuss several issues pertaining to the differently-abled and their activities before and during polling day. The meeting explored means of effectively facilitating persons living with disabilities on election day.

In so doing, both entities sought to identify and reduce barriers encountered when registering and voting at elections.

Wednesday’s meeting was a follow-up to a previous one held in 2014 as the NCD continues to assess the current status of preparation by GECOM to accommodate the differentlyabled during registration and on Election Day. GECOM recognises that all registered electors have equal rights to vote regardless of whether or not they are disabled.

Consequently, GECOM has promised the NCD that on Election Day persons with disabilities can expect to be treated respectfully and fairly, and will be given all the assistance they need from the polling day staff present at polling places on Election Day. Training exercises are ongoing with polling day staff, and GECOM is making serious efforts to have polling day staff who are well-trained to take care of the needs of all voters, including the differently-abled. For example, for the visually impaired, GECOM has given the undertaking to put into use a specially structured template to be placed over the ballot paper as an instrument which would assist the elector in marking his/her ballot for the party of his/ her choice.

With respect to electors with impaired hearing, GECOM hopes to implement audio - visual electronic advertisements and notices, which will include demonstrations by a sign language translator. The latter will be made available by the NCD. All new GECOM buildings are equipped with ramps for persons with physical disabilities, especially those who are wheelchair bound, in keeping with the Disability Act. GECOM is also exploring the possibility of having special arrangements in place at selected polling places for electors using wheelchairs. Furthermore, all persons who are differently-abled will be given priority access at polling stations.

Representing the NCD were its Chairman, Ms. Evelyn Hamilton; Vice-Chairman, Mr. Vidushi Persaud; Commissioner, Ganesh Singh and Executive Secretary, Beverly Pile. GECOM was represented by its Chairman Dr. Steve Surujbally; Chief Election Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield; Deputy Chief Election Officer, Mr. Vishnu Persaud; and the Legal Officer, Ms. Juanita Barker.

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2015 is International Year of Light CAN you imagine a world without light? Seldom do we pause to reflect on how dependent our world is on light. Yet without light there would be no world as we know it. In fact, in this age of illumination and radiance light is available to us all the time! But beyond

just the brightness, light has also been put to our service in many different ways which are also benefiting the Earth. It is this connection that our world has with light that is behind the UN declaring 2015 as the Year of Light.

The concept of sustainable development - finding a balance between economic development and conservation of natural resources gained momentum in the 1970s with increased consciousness of the impact of human activities on the environment.

Light and light technologies have and continue to play an important role in sustainable development which is given recognition by the declaration of 2015 as the Year of Light.

Light–based technologies are being used to find solutions to worldwide challenges in energy, education, agriculture, communications and health.

MEDICINE In medicine, breakthroughs in light technology continue to transform the science. For example, the invention of the laser has increased the role of light in medical processes such as dermatology, ophthalmology and dentistry, etc.

COMMUNICATIONS Today, lasers are key tools in manipulating and communicating informationin CD and DVD players, supermarket barcode readers and broadband telecommunications, in measurement e.g. surveying and environmental studies, chemical analysis of foods, medical specimens and materials and, increasingly, in transforming materials, welding, cutting and etching, printing, and surgery.

Lasers are also employed in fibre-optic communications - broadband depends on the transmission of light pulses along optical fibres, which are generated and relayed via lasers. This is made possible by fibre amplifiers, invented in the UK, which are an important component in long-distance fibre links. Television, social media, skype, video conferencing with family and friends – are examples of how the internet allows people around the world to feel connected in a way that was not possible before.

Internet Communication Technologies (ICTs) utilise just about 2-3 % of global energy use but reduces the world’s energy consumption by reducing the need for people to travel since they can communicate via the internet, cell

phones, etc.

EDUCATION Light makes it possible for students to study during the night thus reducing the likelihood of eyestrain. Generally, lighting improves the quality of life and provides safety and security, while also enhancing architecture.

LIGHTING AND CLIMATE CHANGE It is also important to note that lighting represents 20% of global electricity consumption. With the majority of this electricity being provided by fossil fuels, lighting does contribute to carbon emissions and hence global warming and climate change. However, a branch of light technologies called Green Photonics

has made available new and innovative lighting designs and technologies that improve energy efficiency. Also, the use of solar energy, offers an alternative that provides a cleaner, more sustainable future. Solar energy also provides a practically inexhaustible resource that will reduce pollution and help in the fight against climate change.

GREEN PHOTONICS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Apart from energy efficient lighting, Green Photonics is contributing to sustainable development through eco-efficient designs using laser produced lightweight materials and laser enabled designs. Also, more eco-efficient products and production is made possible e.g. organic solar cells that are low cost, flexible, transparent, lightweight and easy to handling due to plastics.

Therefore, as we celebrate 2015 - the International Year of Light and Light Based Technologies - let us all take the opportunity to become aware of the problem-solving potential of light technology.

Share your ideas and questions by sending letters to: “Our Earth, Our Environment”, C/o EIT Division, Environmental Protection Agency, Ganges Street, Sophia, Georgetown or email us at eit.epaguyana@gmail.com.

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Decomposed body fished from Demerara River

UP to late Friday evening the police were still awaiting persons to show up and identify the remains of a man whose body was fished out of the Demerara River in the vicinity of Watooka in the mining town of Linden.

The Guyana Chronicle was informed that the

man appeared to be in his 30s and was clad only in blue boxers when his body was discovered. It was also pointed out that the body which was partly decomposed did not appear to have any marks of violence.

Police sources in the community related that

the discovery was made around 21.00 hrs on Thursday evening. After the body was fished from the river, it was taken to the Wismar Hospital where police were awaiting persons to show up and claim it. That however was not done.

For Sunday January 11th, 2015 : 08:30 hrs For Monday January 12th, 2015 : 09:30 hrs

SUNDAY CHRONICLE January 11, 2015

Mother believes son who was raped ‘going now’

“RAVO,” the call name of the young teenager from Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara, who was reportedly gangraped by 10 males including one of his friends, might now be on his last. This is according to the 18-year old’s mother Deomattie Persaud during an interview with the Guyana Chronicle.

Ms. Persaud said that based on her assessment, her son’s condition looks as if it is degenerating and that he was moving from a state of bad to worse. “I feel to myself that he going now, I don’t have anything else to do but just pray,” Persaud told this publication during a telephone conversation.

Added to that, the mother said that health workers at the GPHC have placed very strict visiting restrictions on who are allowed to visit the boy, even as she said that she and the husband are allowed to see him at any time.

Persaud said that the decision of the health workers had a lot to do with the condition of her son and added that even his sisters and other brother who wish to see him have to get permission from the nurse and/or doctor on duty at the time.

The devastated mother also pointed out that from her last visit to the young man’s bedside on Friday to yesterday, his condition is not looking good. She said that on Friday her son’s mouth was not closing and his eyes not opening; and when she revisited yesterday the situation remained the same.

In addition, she told this publication that her son’s hands and feet felt extremely cold. Persaud explained that doctors after her son was admitted to the GPHC, ordered several blood tests and other tests that were conducted on his person, but she was not briefed on the findings. She added that there was also an X-ray done.

On Saturday the young man continued to toss and roll all over the bed as he has been doing since his admission to the health institution, which seems to be his way of expressing through his body language, the level of pain he continues to suffer due to the alleged act of buggery.

Ms. Persaud on Friday dispelled rumours that her son was or is mad or “out of sorts” and contends that it was the trauma and shock that her son experienced after he was taken advantage of that has placed him in the present state he is.

She pleaded for those persons-including the young man in custody- who are responsible for the act against her son to come forward and say what they used to drug her son with, so that doctors will at least be able to know what they need to treat him for and with what.

“Ravo” was on Old Years Night allegedly raped repeatedly by his friend Romel and others in a house at Vreed-en- Hoop after he left his home to attend an Old Year’s Night party with his friend. The young man claimed that he was drugged by his friend and others who raped him repeatedly and locked him in a building and returned to commit the act again; and when they were finished they let him go and threatened to kill him and destroy his family.

On Friday Ms. Persaud said that she was informed by doctors that her son might have a 50/50 chance of returning to normalcy, given the levels of shock and trauma he has suffered.

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 electronics course, starting January 12, 2015. Call Abdul Electronics 226-6551, 225-0391.  decorating classes January 31, 2015. Call 255-3133, 613-7513 for more information and register.  Parents/ guardians! Reading and writing classes for children 7 years and older. Call 624-7711, Remember readers are leaders, leaders are readers.  Foundation: Register now. Big discount in January 2015. Childcare 1&2, Care for the Elderly 1&2, body massage, dressmaking, cake decorating , cakes and pastries and more Contact 264-1052, 663-7930.  yourself with a Certificate in Cosmetology alone, Nails, Wig designs, Early Childcare or Care for the Elderly. Classes commence February. Register now (limited space available). Call: Abby 666-5241, 619-7603.  College Forms 1-5 $6 000 per month, CXC day and evening classes for students/adults $1 500 a subject for any CXC subjects, Grade 4, 5, 6 lessons. Phonics classes, Sir Jarvis (former Mathematics lecturer, Cyril Potter College of Education). 231-5678, 6905008, Third Street, Alberttown.

 Guyana Karate College invites you to be a Team Member, beginners, intermediate and advance classes, under the guidance of master Frank Woon-A-Tai, sensei Jeffrey Wong, sensei Aubrey Bettencourt, location - Carefista Sports Complex (G.N.S ground) Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

Classes are Monday, Wednesday and Friday 5 pm - 7 pm - Tel: 6767307, 619-4228, 639-6247.  of Academic Excellence (IAE), Camp Street (between Church and Quamina Streets). Full time, afternoon and evening CXC classes; subjects offered - Maths, English A, HSB, POB, ROA, OA, SS and Biology. Call 2230604, 683-5742.  School of Cosmetology is enrolling students for 3 months day and 6 months evening courses in Cosmetology beginning January 19th, 2015 Mondays to Fridays, also evening and weekend classes in barbering. Basic & Advanced hair cutting, acrylic nails & airbrushing, manicure, pedicure, facial, make-up artistry and body massage, Limited spaces. Body massage on Sundays only, 10AM - 2PM. Visit us at 211, New Market Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown or call us on 226-4573.      Support worker/caregiver (to live and work in Canada under the Canadian live in care giver Program). Care for the Elderly, care for the Children, First Aid and CPR.       G u y a n a T r a i n ing Col l e g e 22748 8 1 . A regist e r e d i n stituti o n with the M i n i s t r y o f Education Accreditation Council.       now for courses in Cosmetology. Flexible learning time, affordable cost. Call 231-1748, 619-7945.

LEARN TO DRIVE  Driving School, 287 Alberttown, Q u e e n s t o w n . Te l : 6 5 0 - 4 2 9 1 , 652-6993.                     's Institute of Motoring Learn to drive at an affordable cost. Professional, Courteous and Patient Driving Instructor. For more details contact Annmarie/Vanessa at 172 Light and Charlotte Streets, Bourda. Te # 227-5072, 226-7541, 2 2 6 0 1 6 8 . www.rksinstituteofmotering.webs.com\ MEDITATION

MEDITATION

 through meditation, science of spirituality www.sos.org, Sunday 3-6 pm, Monar Educational Institute.

192 Lance Gibbs and Oronoque Streets, Georgetown. Contact 2250630, 698-0582.

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MASSAGE

SERVICES

SERVICES

VACANCY

 Singh's massage, ref l e x o l o g y, d e e p t i s s u e a n d r e l a x a t i o n . Te l : 6 1 5 - 6 6 6 5

 INK & RUBBER STAMP ON THE SPOT TROPHY STALL BOURA MARKET, TROPHY STALL CITY MALL, TROPHY STALL 241 SOUTH ROAD & BOURDA STREETS. EMAIL: trophystall@hotmail.com

                                           

 workers between the ages of 18 and 30 years. Call 227-3341, 699-1212.

MASSAGE

        Divinty Spa, 245 Sheriff St., specialise in relaxation and therapuetic massages, facials. Call 661 -6 6 9 4 , ask for D i a n na rental

RENTAL

 of pipe scaffold, please contact: 220-4804, 6621893. service

SERVICES

-free concession services. Contact 615-5734, 6165914.  you have a property to rent or looking to rent? Then we have the clients. Call 220-8596, 610-7998, 686-1091.  online shopping & sales shop, ship, receive - 592661-0828 - Pin 7EFA4AD9.  dressing, party & wedding planning and decorating - please call Natasha at 6025332.  done in 48 hours, school clothes, dance costume, mash costume etc. - call: Roxi's Fashion 227-8538.  selling, renting property or land? Contact Zinctop Homes Realty. Tel: 231-4041, 6842244, 51 Fourth Street, Alberttown www.zinctophomes.com .  Payroll Company - We prepare payroll NIS & PAYE for small and large businesses. Call: 627-8811.

    Visa Service. Professional Visa app l i c a tions to the US and Canada. Fees USA VISA $3000, Canada $4000, Plaza Computer Service, 245 Sheriff Street, C/ville.

225-7 3 9 0 , 6 1 8 - 0 1 2 8 , 6 8 8 1 874. Open Monday to Sunday 09:00hrs 21:00hrs  worker needs work, have own scaffold and all power tools, renovations, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electrical, painting, tiling, power washing etc. Call 617-9507, 220-7899.  a Service Provider?

We look at various things, for example, repairs, house expansion, joinery, covering chairs, weeding yard and various things around you. It's a pleasure pleasing you.

682-8718, 612-0422, 216-2230.  of 9 construction workers looking for job work or day work - carpenter, mason, tiler, plumber, labourer, painter, trowltex man, electrician & AC man. Contact: 616-5914, 6155734.  detailing: Steam cleaning, upholstery cleaning, buffing, polishing & headlight cleaning, engraving, number plates, tinting etc. signs. Tel: 6108561, 280 Bissessar Avenue, Prashad Nagar.

      Copies - Colour/ BW, Business Cards, Banners, Stickers, Posters & More 2232153/231-0861.  Chowkai Construction: Building of homes, building, renovations, carpentry, masonry, tiling, lacquering, painting. Call: 682-4533.  Micky if you need a taxi, wedding, airport pick ups and drop off etc. we also cater for your roti, puri and pastries - 621-5612, 684-0310.

 services available for small and big jobs or emergency work. Over 20 years experience. Call Troy Yearwood. Tel: 622-5434, 6873863.  efficient repairs washing machines, refrigerators, gas stoves, etc. - Telephone 6098550, 694-1778, 2 2 7 - 0 0 6 0 Freezezone Enterprises.                       service - dhal puri, channa, phoulorie, macaroni and cheese, cakes - sponge, fruit, black, and icing made to order - Call 625-5951 / 6691615. Terrazzo provides quality designs & construction of terrazzo, also regrinding & polishing of existing terrazzo floors.

Contact Athlone Bacchus, 6607486, 642-2289.

Spirituality

SPIRITUALITY

 spiritual help in removing evil spirit, bad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, bringing prosperity to businesses etc. Tel: 612-6417, 220-0708, 687-5653.

 and Social Studies teachers. Contact 194 'D' Camp Street behind Ultra Waters.  Clerk senior/junior CXC English/Mathematics, computer knowledge an asset. Call 219-5354.

 Spiritualist: resolving all problems, blockage, love, and money, etc - Tele: 2236834, 600-7719.

 to install outdoor antenna, must have driver's licence. Send application to jobs@awngy.com.

 works done to bring peace, finance, success, enhance prosperity, remove evil, blockage, reunite families, lovers, etc.

610-7234, 644-0058.

 ComputerSavvy Secretary, send e-mail t o tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com.,

PEN PAL

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

. Licence must have lorry, between ages 25 and 45.

Apply May's Shopping Centre, 98 Regent Street.

 reading, other works done. For fast results - reuniting lovers, removing evil and all blockages, etc.

Call 696-8873, 673-1166.

PEN PAL   Building Contractor: Carpentry, masonry, tiling, plumbing, painting, drawing of plans, etc, free estimates, general home maintenance, prompt, affordable and dependable. Lot 1232 6th Avenue Section "A" Diamond New Scheme, EBD. Tel. 216-0671, 622-0267, 692-8464, Email klakeram.construction@gmail.com.

 between 18-35 yrs. Apply at Lens Decor, Sheriff Street, Georgetown. Tel#: 2270176.

                                                                

 - 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.

 efficient repairs washing machines, refrigerators, gas stoves, etc. - Telephone 6098550, 694-1778, 2 2 7 - 0 0 6 0 Freezezone Enterprises.

 cashiers, cleaners to work at a Chinese Restaurant. Contact 231-5108.

 Indian female seeks gentleman, age 56 and over for friendship. Contact 228-9731.  Indian male, age 44 years, seeks female between ages 30 and 44 for a serious relationship. Must be living in Georgetown.

Call 686-5886.   African man is interested in a single, intelligent and adventurous woman within the ages 37 to 42 years. Call or text phone no. 664-5725.

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VACANCY

 male sales clerk and one male night . Contact 225-8205.  Guards and Cleaners for apartment complex. Call: 222-6681.      maid, age 25-35, to work in Georgetown Please call 2273341, 699-1212.

 Waiter/Waitress and Bill boy to work at Kamboat Restaurant, 50 Public Road, Herstelling, EBD. Contact: 265-0029. Waitress and one kitchen assistant to work at Kamboat Restaurant, 17 Public Road, Vryheid's Lust, ECD. Contact 220-0147.  General Store, 116 Regent Road Bourda - General Domestic, must know to cook, to work in Nandy Park.  Clerk: Must be computer-literate and have knowledge in Payroll, PAYE and NIS preparations. 656-2350.  experienced cook, working hours Monday-Friday.

06:00hrs-11:00hrs. Call Nalini, 652-4791, 226-3067.  female counter clerk, must be computer-literate, must be able to work shift. Apply in person. 159 Barr Street, Kitty. 226-0996.  for cleaners at Sunset view Hotel lot 1 David Street & Vlissengen Road, Kitty tel: 223-6416.  18-25 years old, to work in computer store,. Persons with experience preferred. Send application to the Manager, 105 Regent Road Bourda, Georgetown.  Attendants, Security Guards, Handyman, shift system.

Requirements: Application, reference, last place of employment, TIN. Apply 233 South Road, Lacytown.

Tel: 225-0198.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, SUNDAY CHRONICLE January 11, 2015 JANUARY 11, 2015 VACANCY  Operator for interior location. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable reference. Beginners need not apply. Call 618-2020.  Guards between ages 35 and 60 Apply with ID & NIS, TIN to May's Shopping Centre, 98E Regent Street, Georgetown.  Gas Station - Pump Attendants required. Send applications to: The Manager, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.                        for interior location. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references.

Beginners need not apply. Call 618-2020.  driver to travel in and out of interior. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references. Beginners need not apply. Call 618-2020.  for Chef & Cook and Male Stock Clerk. Apply in person with written application to Regency Suites Hotel, Hadfield Street, Georgetown.

Tel:226-0550  pastry maker, cleaner, 2 bread packers, one delivery personnel. Apply to: The Bread Basket, 54 Sheriff Street, Campbellville 225-1497 (between 17:00hrs and 19:00hrs). .

Must have a truck licence. Apply in person to BM Enterprise Inc. GFL Wharf Houston. Tel: 2278176/77.  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 6182020.  and assistant cook, Carnegie training or grilling experience would be an asset. Call 600-7388, 225-7933 or visit us at 173 Sheriff street.  Hiring: Delivery driver, bakers, servers/waitressesas, hardware sales clerks, email Mrjobagency@yahoo.com - Call 657-2184 Monday - Friday, 09:00hrs - 17:00hrs.  Clerk, Cleaners, Accounts Clerk, Waitress/Waiter, Security Officer, Engineer. Interested persons can contact us on telephone numbers 603-4094.  must have 3 CXC subjects, English inclusive, to care for a 5-month-old, any Childcare certificates would be an asset, age 25-40 years, Police Clearance required. 6156593, 675-7030.  Ministry is seeking housekeepers, drivers, labourers and part-time Sunday school teachers, assistant directors & admin assistants. Please send application to PO Box 14058 by January 12, 2015.  Service with sales experience, furniture upholsterer, sewing machine operators, woodworking machine operators, spray painters, handyman. Call 623-8732 for appointment and interview, email application to kmoonasar@live.com  Assistant: Applicant. Must have previous working experience and knowledge of pharmaceutical products.

Please bring written application to Mike's Pharmacy at 56 Sheriff Street, Campbellville.  Accounts Clerk, Sales Clerk and Bond Clerk. Interested persons must have at least three (3) subjects at CXC. Please send application and Curriculum Vitae along with a passport-size photograph to Roy's Pharm a c y S t a ll #32-33 & #64-65 Bourda Market, Georgetown.

Also Packing C l e r k / C l eaner, age 35-50 years. Please c a l l 2 2 3 - 6 072.

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LAND FOR SALE

LAND FOR SALE

TO LET

TO LET

 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.

  land with house $15M, 1 acre with house $2.5M, Hague, Tel: 269-0534, 675-6401.

 /Grove, Cummings Lodge, La Parfaite Harmonie, Soesdyke 30 acres, Alberttown, Cornelia Ida WCD, Yarrowkabra 10 acres.- 629-8253, 615-3728.

 business place, Sheriff Street, 2 and 3 floor for offices.

Contact 627-6740.

-appointed one-bedroom apartment in Bel Air Park $80 000. Tel: 613-7771, 6888887.

 Elite Security, Security Officers - IT, IT Electronic Security Officers, Experience: CCTV experience, 4 CXC subjects, Salary based on qualifications.

Bouncers, Able-bodied, past military experience will be an asset.

Security Officers - past military experience, $210-$250 per hour (8- and 12-hour shifts), 231-6044, 231-6052, 680-0515, 660-2393.  opportunity for the New Year, at a popular hotel/club, on the Essequibo Coast for a Manager. Must have past hotel management experience, entertainment/promotion experience, able-bodied/good health and able to work late hours. Accommodation provided etc. Contact 226-9768.  /Porter .At least five years truck driving experience. Salary: 28,000 per week. Contact: P. R a m r o o p & S o n s , L o t 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 no. 220-3442 or 220 -3479  wanted for Managers, Chef/Kitchen helpers, Bartenders, Waitress, Stock Clerk, Accountant, Security Guard - Persons between the ages of 20 and 40 years, on a shift system, CXC English/Maths.

Kindly apply in person at Mid Town Hotel, Restaurant & Bar, 176 Middle Street, Georgetown between Camp and Waterloo Streets. No phone calls.  ladies 18-40 years. Earn US$2 000 monthly to work at overseas massage centre, $3M contract. Work permit, training, free accommodation and air fare inclusive. Immediate employment, legitimate professional service. Serious enquiries only, limited space. Email picture and resumé to globalvacancy33@gmail.com for more information, text/whatsapp 8683183604, 668-3412.  For Female Sales/Accounts Clerk. Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the post of  Clerk within a reputable Private Company. The 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 address all applications to:Director , P.Ramroop & Sons, Lot 5 'R' 2 Kersaint Park, L .B.I, East Coast Demerara. Tel no.

220-3442 or 220 -3479

LAND FOR SALE

Land For Sale

 in the city, corner lot 125x130 - $10M, 684-6266.  Creek: river front, 5 acres - $5M. Tel: 600-3171, 648-3171.  land in Forshaw Street, Queenstown. Enquiries, call 694-9262.  house lot: Belle West Plantation, $1.6M - 618-2317 Must sell.  land, Agriculture Road, 600ft x 36ft. Tel: 220-0430.          land 120x48 with 39x36 ft foundation at Soesdyke.

Serious enquiries only, $1.4M neg., 673-7600.

 73ft x 90ft. Lot 45 Goedverwagting, ECD $16M neg.

Call 227-1871, 646-2939.      $4.5M, Mon Repos $5.8M, Lusignan $4.5M, Annan $5.3M - Troy 626-2243, 6 9 4 - 3 6 5 2.  corner lot" Lot 90 Garnett & Republic Streets, Newtown Georgetown. No Agents.

Tel: 645-0616. with 2-storey columns structure, location Grove Housing Scheme. Price $4.3M neg., - Contact 600-2032, 610-1410. Drive BV, E ½ lots 9 & 10, 360 ft - $9.5M neg. Contact 694-7210, 680-3771.  $4.5M (ft. x 50ft.), La Parfaite Harmonie $1.2M, $1.1M, Prime business spot $3.5M. 675-7292.   Harmonie lands for $2.7M, $1.8M, $1.6M, $1.4M. Contact 621-2733, 226-2196.  approximately 40'x500 $9.5M, 3 & 4 acres Water Front, EBD; Mahaica 6 acres road side $75M -     Road La Penitence land size 140 x 60 $17M, Phone Vice President 231-2064, 225-3068, 2276863, 226-1064, 227-6949, 2252626.  blocks in Potaro, 1200 acres $35M & 483 acres - $26.5M. Precious minerals, gold & diamond.

Contact owners 676-7405, 6886946.  land at Golden Grove Village, West Coast Berbice, 46x144. Contact 6413532.  Street - welldeveloped, fully fenced land measuring 100 feet x 62 feet next to Scotia Bank - $150M. Serious enquiries only - Call 227-5407, 658-2686.  SQ. FT. in Republic Park (front section) prime location. Interested persons, kindly contact 6768827, 629 - 6 5 8 4 , 6 4 5 - 6 8 2 8 , 697-4800.  Girls & Porter Boys.

Apply in person Daswaney's, 154 King Street, Lacytown, Sharon's building. Tel: 225-8036.  - $3M, Diamond $8M, Annandale ECD $5M, 30 acres sandpit on Linden Highway $15M, 140 acres with mining permit $40M, Eccles $50M. Tel: 225-3737, 2254398, 651-7078.  lots, barter agreements accepted, Triumph, East Coast Demerara, sea wall Atl a n t i c v i e w. 6 2 4 - 7 111 , 6 2 2 7097, 220-2130/2254.  - Eccles east of Industrial Site, developed area, land 50'x100'. Price $5M. Land at Sophia, fenced, concrete bridge with small wooden house. Price $5M. Tel: 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Gardens semigated 42x80 $3.6M neg., 54x90 $4.3 neg., Charity Housing Scheme $2.8M neg., Kuru Kuru residential 100x200 - $2.6M, 6234790, 222-5116, 624-4790.      , 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.   farm land in Craig, Buzz-a-Bee ideal for housing and gated community. Housing being developed back of Grove/Diamond across trench. Asking $10M. Call 6644131, 601-1867.   Harmonie $1.2M, $1.4M & $3.5M (100ft x 50ft), Eccles $4.5M, Providence $4.5M, H e r s t e l l i n g $ 4 . 5 M , C o r n e l i a I d a $3 M, U i t v l u g t $3M, New Zeelugt Scheme $2.5M (100ft.x50ft.). Call 6777095.

  Robb Street land $65M, Enmore public road double lot $30M, Good Hope ECD 15-ft driveway from public road, land 50'x300 - $65M, D'Urban Street land $16M, Diamond corner lot $10M, Atlantic Ville $20M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Diamond 2nd Street $8M, $10M, Herstelling $6M, $7M, Linden Highway 45 acres $15M, gold claims Sherima 1200 acres $20M, Mazaruni 1200 acres $20M, Winiperu 800 acres $20M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.  Street corner $165M, Republic Gardens $12M, Vreed-en-Hoop Public Road $28M, Parika 4.6 acres $12M, 15 000 acres of mining claims in Berbice, Christmas Falls $50M, Queenstown 90 by 90. Price $94M. Others. Mentore/Singh Realty 225-1017, 623-6136.  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 6270288, 667-7812, 225-3068, 2252626, 231-2864, 225-5198, 2252709, 669-3350, 226-1064, 2276949, 646-1712.  invite you to purchase the following 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 6923831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 669-0943, 226-1064, Lady Hercules 2253068, 225-2626, 225-5198, 2252709.  are you not buying these today? One business land 60x50 in the heart of D'Urban Street for 3-storey business & residential $16M, one two-storey business residence in Bent Street $16.5M. Call 623-2591, 2261064, 229-6949, 225-2626, 2253068, 225-2709, 692-3831, 6693350.  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, Willi a m St r e e t 11 4 x 4 5 $ 2 8 M , Prashad Nagar $26M, 125x62 B l y g e z i g h t b o x 80x75 $ 3 2 M , Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, Mr Pereira 225-3068, 225-3068, 226-1062.

TO LET

TO LET

 bottom flat $70 000 monthly. Call 225-0382.  office space (22'x12') Tel: 226-1308, 655-0897.  bottom flat business spot on South Road. Call 2271845.  house Banks Park Tel: 623-2035.

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 2-bedroom bottom flat - Call 624-0777 after 5 pm.  one-bedroom apartment in Grove, EBD. Tel: 687-7376.  furnished apartment, air-conditioned, one-bedroom.

Tel: 623-2923.  two-bedroom fully furnished house Queenstown. Contact 638-8269.  self-contained apartment, can also be rented with a shop. Tel: 220-2760.  two- and one-bedroom apartments for overseas visitors.- Contact 692-2016, 650-0892.  flat suitable for school, church, salon, etc. in Cummings Street - Tel: 233-2692.

 3-bedroom flat concrete apartment, Cornelia Ida, WCD - $55 000. Contact 6871628.

 two-bedroom bottom flat, unfurnished $40 000. 646-1712, 693-8532.

 apartment, reasonable price, water, light, etc., New Market Street, Georgetown - Tel: 227-4422, 683-7410.

 house in Kitty, extra toilet and bath, grille, parking for one car, water day and night. Tel: 227-6178.

 bedroom apartment with 2 bathrooms in Charlestown.

Contact 600-6364.

 Street, Kitty: Fully furnished one- and two-bedroom apartment from US$20 daily. 2275852, 638-4404.

 3 Bedroom apartment, Eccles, E.B.D. Contact: 6727756 or 694-3421  place Unity Mahaica Contact Bevan: 2593027, 615-3548.  furnished house in D'Urban Square. Asking US$2000. Contact 682-3677.  upstairs in Prashad Nagar with parking.

Phone 664-7945, 641-1852.  constructed apartment in a safe and healthy environment. Call 698-6496.  3-bedroom residential property in Bel Air Park. Contact 223-1447 after 18:00hrs.  2-bedroom apartment at Farm EBD. Call 685-5306, 6435220. bedroom apartment, Cummings Lodge - 692-9595.  bottom flat apartment for one person - Tel: 667-1936, 225-1054.   office space, $25 000 monthly. Call 664-4304.  top apartment, fully furnished at $110 000. Call 664-5105. bedroom, unfurnished house. Contact 685-9441.  large bottom flat for business, Cornelia Ida, WCD. Please call 602-5332.  unfurnished top flat in Meadow Bank, 6238496.  Furnished onebedroom apartment, AC US$120/ week, long term neg. Tel: 6034646.  two-bedroom fully furnished house Queenstown. Contact 638-8269. -built three-bedroom upper flat apartment, in Grove $80 000 monthly. 642-4429, 6398056, 671-3237, 675-8578.   3-bedroom available in South, Kitty and Industry, fully furnished $160 000 and $80 000 - 684-6266.  2-bedroom apartment, Eccles Public Road, EBD, $40 000 monthly -Contact: 641-3595.       Regent Street top flat, business/office space.

Tel: 618-3635.  furnished upper flat for rental to overseas visitors. Contact 223-9727, 673-0373.  furnished or unfurnished upper flat. Contact 2239727, 673-0373.

  property in Eccles, high income area, with all mondern amenities. Contact 677-3350/603-4751.  newly built two-bedroom apartment in a safe environment, perfect location - Contact: 698-6496.  concrete cottage, in yard by itself, Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Price $40 000 neg. Tel: 643-5797, 231-7568.       houses/apartments and commercial spaces and 3 storey Building to rent. Call: 216-3120, 667-6644.  rentals: Rooms and apartment, AC, $8 000, fans $5 000 and $4 000 at Julian's Guest House. 638-4505, 679-4352.  two-bedroom bottom flat $90 000 monthly, or two rooms renting $3 500 daily per person. Call: 682-3813, 227-4910.  bus i n e s s / o f f i c e space (10ft x 3.5ft) at 15 Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown - $15 000 monthly. Call 610-7770, 668-6018.  for rent newly renovated (2) two-bedroom apartment situated at 136 Fifth Street, Alberttown - Tel: 664-0829.  Furnished one-bedroom self-contained apartment with parking. Contact: K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636.  apartment in Parafaite Harmony West Bank Demerara. $18,000 monthly. Call: 694-7817/668-030  large, self-contained one-bedroom apartment with telephone in Triumph. Tel: 2202760.  apartment $75 000 monthly, bathroom & toilet included. Contact 6518208, 610-2021.  3-bedroom upper flat $100 000, 3-bedroom bottom flat $75 000, AC, semi-furnished. Tel: 603-4646 after 16:00hrs.  flat 238 Quamina Street, South Cummingsburg.

Nice for office, internet café, salon etc. Call 678-0303.  concrete cottage, in yard by itself, Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Price $40 000 neg. Tel: 643-5797, 231-7568.  1- and 2-bedroom furnished upper flat apartment from US$25 per day. 679-0757, 681-2499.

 2-bedroom apartment at Cummings Lodge. Contact 2223036.

 Kitchen at Julian Restaurant & Bar & Guest House - Room $15 000 weekly. 2263552, 638-4505.

 fully furnished apartment, 115 Thomas Street, Kitty. 225-0071, 674-7420, 6005473.

restaurant with all amenities any other business - Alexander Street, Kitty - 2250571, 638-0787.

 three-bedroom apartment at Atlantic Ville (bottom flat for a small family). Tel: 644-9088, 227-8500 after 18:00hrs.  two-bedroom apartment in excellent condition located in Pere Street, Kitty. Contact 654-4510 between 09:00hrs and 18:00hrs. -appointed two-flat building in Bel Air Park, 4 self-contained rooms U S $ 2 5 0 0 n e g . Te l : 6 4 1 4952, 662-1991.

   furnished and unfurnished apartments $85 000 to $160 000. Business space.     furnished two-bedroom apartment, self -contained, DSL, AC, parking, near Georgetown. Tel: 226-1769, 6009321, 600-0282.  spacious 3-bedroom bottom flat in Kitty with light, water, telephone. Contact 227-0376, 619-9964, 645-0845, 622-5329.

26 26 TO LET  furnished 2-flat house, at Lot 6 Section 'D' Non Pareil, ECD, US$2500 monthly. Please call 2204804, 662-1893.  bedroom unfurnished building in Lamaha Gardens.

Asking US$2000. Contact 6823677.  space Campbellville $10 000 sq. ft, Alberttown 25 000 sq. ft US$2000 & US$1250 - 6846266.  in Eccles semi furnished US$500, 3 bedrooms unfurnished in Kitty US$$350 - 684-6266.

TO LET  bedrooms apartment, Industry ECD, parking, Furnished;19” television, beds, stove, suite, refrigerator, microwave, washing machine, $60,000 monthly, Call 628-2866  place approximately 700 sq. feet situate at Robb and Oronoque Streets, suitable for pharmacy, boutique, office.

Contact 227-8867, 644-7784.  flat two bedroom house at lot 729 Golden Grove E.B.D. Call: 602-7135, 2164085. $50,000 No Agent.  located spaces, suitable for office, printery, salon, mash camp, storage or other. Call 227-3064, 628-7589.

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   B.V- Upscale 4 bedroom furnished property in gated community $40M.    Corner double-lot property -$70M/ 3 bedrooms property -$95M /$55M/ $26M.     3 bedroom corner with two rental apartments.

Repair needed$50M.        3 bedrooms, 2 apartment well maintained property. Parking- $30M.       - 4 bedroom property with annex for elderly plus studio apartment Corner location - $58M.       Upscale property with generator. Beautiful landscaping in highly residential area- $33M.      Well-appointed concrete property - $30M.    

 business $250 000, Camp Street business $250 000, Kitty $40 000 - $65 000, Bel Air Park $150 000, Greenfield Park $250 000. Diana 227-2256, 626-9382.  two-bedroom apartment, prime location and security, good for working couples and bachelors Call: 2269410, 649-2269.

-bedroom apartments with hot & cold, AC etc. location Mon Repos, ECD. Price $65 000 & 80 000. Tel: 618-0626.  located spaces, suitable for office, printery, salon, mash camp, storage or other. Call 227-3064, 628-7589. , 3-bedroom back house, toilet, bath, verandah, grille, fence, water - $50 000. Tel: 685-7566.  furnished house, 3 bedrooms inclusive of two master rooms to rent/sell located at 2nd Street, Herstelling, EBD. Contact 664-7991.  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.  place: Suitable for boutique/barber shop/office etc. in D'Urban Street just off pavement $50 000 & $60 000. Tel: 226-0673, 685-4694

 business space, former pharmacy in Wortmanville area, fully shelved and secured, glass cases included. Available from January 1, 2015. Tel: 231-6982, 691-5547.  space on Sheriff Street & Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg 25 000 sq.ft & 8 000 sq. ft US$2 500. 684-6266. -bedroom furnished apartment, fully grilled front building, Lot 1 A Station Street, Kitty.

US$500. 227-6046, 621-7519.  upper flat at McDoom Public Road, safe & secure, $45 000 monthly, preferably for a couple 653-7654.  2-bedroom apartment East Ruimveldt (house by itself) $50 000 monthly Call 699-8490, 225-9666.  Gardens: Executive large 3-bedroom, 2 bathroom, semi-furnished, large yard.

Tel: 227-0972.  Furnished, well-secured two-bedroom apartment, self-contained, AC, new furnishings, car parking. Price $120 000.

Tel: 225-3737, 651-7078.  business spot, 26 Garnett Street and Delph Avenue, Campbellville. Serious enquiries only. 684-3998, 687-0431, 6539570.

 three-bedroom upper flat, 2 one-bedroom lower flats.

Premises secured with cameras etc. 666-6612, 650-1867, 2252431 - 121 Thomas Street, Kitty.  space Queenstown business place, Regent Street, internet café, beauty salon - Tel: 642-0636.  one-bedroom self-contained apartment, with parking. Tel: 642-0636, 6778176.  apartment with internet access, generator and parking. Tel: 642-0636, 6778176.    Palatial furnished 3 bedroom property$50M         Road front 4 bedroom property commercial and residence- $35M.    

  Spacious 2 apartment 5 bedrooms property on main road.

Parking, Fruit trees, etc- $22M.       in Georgetown, modern 2- & 3-bedroom US$800 & US$1000, fully grilled, furnished with kitchen cupboards, stove, refrigerator, air conditioning & parking. Tel: 623-4861.  Contained apartment situated at lot 62 Atlantic Ville suitable for( StudentS) 40 and 35 student respectively contact 697 8116 or 220 7454  New 2bedroom apartment, spacious living room, kitchen, grilled, security cameras, secured yard. Call: Raj 682-5230, 628-9596.  furnished apartment, secure, AC, internet hot and cold shower US$25 daily (neg.). 2316061, 621-1524.  flat at Lot 86 Bougainvillea Park, EBD, $65 000 monthly. Contact 231-3607, 697-9230..  3 bedrooms $75 000, Queenstown 1-bedroom furnished $70 000, business spot Norton Street $70 000 Raul. 655-8361, 699-6811.  Springs house $140 000, D'Urban Backlands $110 000, Kitty 3-bedroom $75 000..Troy 626-2243, 694-3652. Park: House with three bedrooms, fully grilled, parking, water, lights, spacious. Married couple preferred. Contact Somsheer on 2336352,697-3310. before 21:00hrs.  attractive 2-bedroom bottom apartment, fully furnished, light, internet, water included $125 000. Available from January 20, 2015. Call 664-5105.  Chowkai Construction: Building of homes, building, renovations, carpentry, masonry, tiling, lacquering, painting. Call: 6824533.  built one-bedroom inclusive of kitchenette between 9th & 10th Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, AC, hot & cold water $60 000 monthly. Contact: 673-7589.

Furnished 4 bedroom well-maintained property. -$42M.   

 Fully furnished 1- & 3-bedroom apartments, AC, hot & cold, internet, parking etc., suitable for overseas visitors, short term.

226-5137, 227-1843.\

 Well-appointed 4 self -contained bedroom property with office, filtration, alarm system, hot & cold, A/C. -$70M.   

 three-bedroom upstairs and 3-bedroom concrete, spacious living room, t o i l e t a n d b a t h i n s i d e , telephone, grille. Parking. EBD. Contact 668-5384, 648-3342

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 places in Robb Street, Regent Street, South Road Hadfield Street, North Road & Alberttown from $60 000 to $500 000. Contact Annie, 615-5734, 616-5914.

  fully furnished 2-bedroom apartment utilities i n cluded , S o u t h ) $ 1 2 0 0 0 0 , Bougainvillea Park (entire house) $150 000 4 bedrooms, Turkeyen 4-bedroom house US$1300, LBI 3-bedroom apartment $100 000, salon space Campbellbille $70 000.

 spaces now available. Don't miss this opportunity for a place a t G e o r g e t o w n ’ s , p r e m ium 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/ 6e14-0949 or visit us online @ www.sharonsbuilding.com

 apartments Campbellville & Alberttown $60 000; 2-bedroom apartment Eccles $55 000; 3-bedroom house Eccles $70 000. Contact Annie, 6155734, 616-5914.  : 4 apartments (2 bedrooms each) wooden and concrete property- monthly income of $160,000- $28M. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 6236431/ 657-8887.  one- and twobedroom apartments, UG area, walking distance to UG & CARICOM, available from January 15 for overseas single or couple, long-term. Call 6233404, 222-6708.

 fully grilled apartment at Vryheid's Lust, ECD. Indoor parking, garbage disposal and water included, secure and breezy $50 000 monthly.

One month's rent in advance, with one month's security deposit. Call 6995849, 220-0698. No Agents.

  one-bedroom apartment to rent: location Bagotstown East Bank Demerara - cost $25 000 per month which includes light and water, contact numbers 2335868, 679-7644, 627-5079.  apartments in gated compound, 3-bedroom, 2bedroom, 1-bedroom, all self-contained, AC, hot/cold water with fridge, stove, washer, dryer, microwave, living room set, dining room chairs, etc.

Call: 678-6887.  fully furnished 4-bedroom top floor apartment, complete with living room, kitchen, air conditioned, DSL, hot water and all other amenities, proximity to Georgetown. Tel: 226-1769, 600-0282, 600-9321.  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 6100575,684-3718.  four-bedroom & onebedroom apartments located at Bagotstown, East Bank Dem e r a r a . P r i c e $ 5 0 0 0 0 (four-bedroom), $30 000 (one-bedroom) which inc l u d e s l i g h t a n d w a t e r. Te l : 233-5868, 679-7644.

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

 house and land in Vergenoegen, EBE. Tel: 6641277, 669-0824.  place Robb Street - 223-6524, 628-0747 Success Realty.  2-storey concrete house with 3 large bedrooms, 2-½ bath, condition $25M. Call 669-1028.     house at La Parfaite Harmonie, Westminster, WBD $4.5M Tel: 601-3469, 6610618.

 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.

 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 bedr o o m s U S $ 5 0 0 monthly rental US$1000, p h o n e 2 2 6 - 1064, 2 2 7 - 6 8 6 3 , 225-2709, 225-5198, 2276949, 623-2591, 669-3350.

 on Albert Street Bourda - for Sale Contact # 604-5585

 Railway Embankment, 180x80, $50M. Tel: 611-0315, 690-8625.

 2-bedroom apartment for long-term rental, top flat furnisehd, close to seawall, breezy, solar water h e a t e r, m e s h e d , f u l l y AC, grilled, secured, telephone, parking, rental US$1300 neg. Call 226-9929, 613-6005.

-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.

PROPERTY FOR SALE

        n e a r R egent Street, existing parts store. 641-1800, 220 3452.

 classrooms available, rent as you need, one day a week, two days a week etc.

Suitable for day classes, lessons, evening classes etc. Premises do not flood, rates from $10 000 a month. 71 Croal Street, Stabroek.

Tel: 624-5741.

 Cummings and Middle streets, business place, and resident (2 buildings) full store equipped with all glasses cases, ac full surveillance system, 2 floors, office, laboratory, rooms fully furnished lots of parking and more must see. Tel: 639-2000

PROPERTY FOR SALE

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

 apartment Atlantic Gardens $50 000; 3bedroom newly built upper flat South Cummings Lodge $50 0 0 0 . 2 - b e d r o o m f u r nished apartment, Industry $45 000; 2-bedroom apartment in Mon Repos $50 000; 2-bedroom apartment Kitty $60 000. Contact Annie, 615-5734, 6165914.  bond US$2 000, $27 000 & $80 000, Granville Park 3-room, AC, $120 000, 1-room $50 000 unfurnished, Alberttown 2room US$1 200, AC, unfurnished Bel Air, Lama Avenue 3-room US$1 000, 2-room US$700, Diamond Public Road 3-storey building US$3 000 per floor 1400 sq. alarm system, camera - Shaphat Reality 6461334, 612-3501, 676-5537.    W o r l d # 1 R e a l t o r M i s te r Terry Redf o r d Reid 6 6 7 - 7 8 1 2 , 2 25 - 6 858 , 2 2 5 7 1 6 4 , 226- 1 0 6 4 , 2 2 5 - 26 2 6 , 231-20 6 8 , 6 1 9-7945. H a ve t h e execut i v e r e n t a l r e d u c e d by 35%, Prashad Nagar U S $ 1 0 00, J a c a r a n d a A v e .

B e l A i r P ar k U S $ 2 0 0 0 , B a r im a Ave Bel Air Park US$ 1 8 0 0 , Bel Ai r S p r ings US$1000, large bond for rental office small form US$375, 10 000 sq ft office space for technology busin e s s . 22 5 - 2626, 225-5198, 2261064, 6 2 3 - 2 5 9 1 , 6 6 9 - 3350  one f o u r - b e d r o om fully furnished house with master room suite, and fully air-conditioned Meadow Brook Square US$2500.

One two-bedr o o m f l a t n ewly constructed, tiled, above normal gr ound 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 h ed with master, generator, maid and gardener. Married couple o r s i ngle p e r s o n p r e f e r r e d US$3000.

Thr e e -b e d r o o m f u l l y f u r n i s h e d with master r o o m U S$3000 - W i l l s Realty 227-2612, 627-8314

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

Priced to go at $18M. Call 6753384.  property at 52 Pere Street, Kitty. Contact 662-2471, 225-6404. storey business property located at Ketley and Howes Streets, Charlestown - Tel: 6239679.  on large piece of land, East Coast Public Road.

Tel: 673-0591.  Street Campbellville - 'A' class property Price neg. Tel: 690-5047.  for sale by Order of Court, 88 Croal Street, Stabroek, land 75x98 Call: 6501752.  concrete house, 3 bedrooms, 1 self-contained with AC, 1 laundry room, located at Mon Repos E.C.D - $32M neg. Tel: 642-2116.   flat house at Stone Avenue, Campbellville, serious enquiries only - Call 2232053, 347-357-1698.  in Zeelugt Housing Scheme East Bank Essequibo, land size 51x100, house size 32x 60.

Contact: 680-0401.  2-storey unfinished building located in Delph Street, Campbellville Price $38M. Contact 682-3677.  concrete house in Industry close to Line top. Great for business. Price $38M. Contact 682-3677.  Lust main road $18M, Diamond $7 - $35M, Eccles $16 - $28M, Herstelling $15 - $25M - contact: 616 - 5914, 615-5734.  $30M, South Ruimveldt Park $15M, Cummings Lodge $35M, Eccles $28M, Queenstown $13M - Tel: 225-0545.  posse4ssion US$300 000 house and land, Owner 225-5727 - 20 North Road Bourda, Georgetown.  property located at Atlantic Gardens, 3 bedrooms, 1 master, fully air conditioned, land size 50x100. Price $47M. Call 623-9173.

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 Lodge concrete 3-bedroom top, with selfcontained room and one staircase at the bottom. Price $30M neg. Contact 682-3677.

 Coast from $12M to $25M, Georgetown from $25M to $70M, Eccles $15M & $18M, Providence $12M to $18M, Diamond $7M to $35M. Annie, 616-5914, 615-5734.

 land $1.6M neg., 4-bedroom house Tucville $24M neg., house and land Goed Fortuin main road $24M neg, Contact 621-2733.

 for sale in gated compound opposite seawall, ½ mile from Sheriff Street. Description as follows: Approximately 3 000 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 4 washrooms with all modern conveniences, too numerous to mention.

Call Shiv, 600-6681. -storey four-bedroom concrete house, kitchen, living room, toilet and bath upstairs and downstairs, light and water on 0.5674 acre of land at Canal No.2 Polder. Price $15M neg. Call 685-9590, 223-6941.  single storey, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths with bungalow-style roof. Republic Park 2-storey 3-bed r o o m with selfcontained master room, 2 baths, pantry, laundry room, hot and cold. No age n t . C a ll 614-7929, M o n da y - F r i d a y, 1 0 : 0 0 h r s 16:00hrs

  3-bedroom property in Prashad Nagar reduced from $42M to $34M, Pere Street $34M. Phone 623-2591, 692-3631, 6693350, Mr Alex 669-0943, 225-2626, 225-3068, 623-2591.  Street land $30M, Eccles $20M property, Continental Park $56M, Agriculture Road $20M, Queenstown $28M, Enmore $10M. Foundation Realty, 618-0000, 6150069.  $3.3M, Grove $3.1M, La Grange Old Road 53x223 land, house 30x60ft. with attic $50M. Call Shawn 2317805, 618-7483.  Gardens, Bel Air Park, Alberttown, 3 beautiful properties, WBD, Diamond front $16M, Gordon Street Kitty $30M, Broad Street $9M - GME Realty 231-2199, 618-7483, 231-7805.  Springs: Transported property,, 4 fully furnished bedrooms (one self-contained), 3 toilets/baths, lots of land space, parking for vehicles. Price neg. Call 6251684, 226-0891, 651-7538.   require repairs in Brickdam, land size 120x38 - $44M was $60M. Phone Alysious Periera 623-2591, Lady Khan 225-2626, 2252709, Lady Abundance 661-1952, 2253068, 669-0943 Mr. Pereira.  Vacant possession, owner leaving, Diamond New Scheme, 20th Avenue, complete 3-bedroom flat concrete house. Price $9.5M neg.

Contact 623-3348, 612-5631  property on double lot in Aubrey Barker Street,, 100x100, was $45M now $36M. Phone Mr Boodram 669-0943, 226-1064, 623-2591, 225-2626, 225-3068.  Gardens, EBD, new 2-storey concrete 4-bedroom, 2 toilets, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, living room, laundry, roof garden, gated community - $26.5M. 652-9173, 644-3275.  place, Sandy Babb Street: Newly constructed two-storey concrete building. Vacant possession.

Tel: 642-0636.  + business property on Cummings Street.

Vacant possession. No agents.

Contact 644-1004.  place, Vlissengen Road: Large twostorey executive concrete building. Vacant possession. Tel: 6420636.  sale rich farm land approximately 2 miles by 80ft. in Canal No. 1 West Bank Demerara, good for pineapple, cane, coffee and cassava, etc. asking $80M neg., house included - contact: Navin 691-2347.

 property in Section K, top flat, has three bedrooms and two full bathrooms; bottom flat has two bedrooms and one bath room; 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.  2-storey building s i t u ated at Lot 49 Parker Street Providence. Each flat contains 3 bedr o o m s , o n e s e l f - c o n t ai ned, equipped with air-cond i t i o n e d l i v i n g r o o m , w a t e r, light and fully secured w i t h grille. Parking also a vailabl e.

Call 625-6227.

PROPERTY FOR SALE          Cummings and Middle streets, ALBERTOWN, 3 LOTS WITH BUSINESS, (NUT CENTRE) sold furnished, all modern amenities 32 cameras silvilance, parking for 12 Vehicles, taken in alleyway, Vendors for GT&T, Western Union, Interstate Batteries, Lotto, Superbet, Must see to appreciate, best offer Agents Welcome. TEL: 639-2000  invite you to buy these bargains Craig Street 2-storey $45M new $34M, Dowding Street was $42M n o w $ 3 2 M , Pere Street Kitty $34M, S e c t i o n M r a n c h - t y p e was $60M now $48M, Prashad Nagar $30M, South Ruimveldt $10M, Roxanne Burnham G a r d e n s $12M, D'Urban Backlands $23M, Camp Street & D'Urban South half $30M Phone Mr Budhram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 66 9 - 0 9 4 3 , 6 2 3 - 2 5 9 1 , 2 2 6 1 0 64, Lady A b u n d a n c e 66111952, 225-2626, 225-3068.=  Realty 17 Brickdam and Sendall Place, Stabroek.

Call 223-1217, 686-1853, 6935085, 613-63 86 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, Alberttown land, Queenstown land, Shell Road Kitty house and land, Dennis Street, Kitty house and land, Fariah Dreams Garden of Eden, EBD house lot.

 $23.5M neg., wood & concrete, Buddy's Somerset Court $35M neg., Tuschen $11M neg., flat concrete 2-bedroom, Imax Scheme, Enterprise Gardens $14.5M neg., 2-flat Samatta Point $25M neg., front section. Tel: 688-3873.   Sophia Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens - fully concrete, 6-bedroom giveaway, vaca nt for Christmas.Price $14.5M. Phone Mr Pereira 623-2591, 2261064, Mrs Abundance 661-1952, 669-3350, Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, 225-3068, 667-7812, 669-0943.  Providence flat concrete building $16M, Diamond $15M, Better Hope ECD $35M, Brickery EBD 5-bedroom concrete building $20M, Windsor Forest WCD solid concrete building $20M, Lamaha Gardens $75M. Tel: 2253737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   Harmonie, New Road Vreed-en-Hoop, Diamond, Cummings Lodge, Success ECD, Enmore, Foulis, Herstelling, Crane Scheme, Tuschen, Ruby EBE, Leonora (Market Street) 6153728, 629-8253.  Queenstown apartment building, Forshaw Street, four-bedroom house. Lamaha Gardens, Nandy Park and Eccles, country houses WBD, one-family house South Ruimveldt, BV, Ogle, Brickdam $50M. Great Homes & Destination, 663-1728.  - Atlantic Gardens, ECD, new two-storey concrete building on double lot with all household furnishings - $65M, Republic Park two-storey concrete building with furnishings, outdoor facility, fruit trees, quiet area, beautiful and secure house. Price $65M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.   South Liliendaal/ Sophia 4-bedroom concrete/ wooden building $15M, Little Diamond EBD two-storey concrete building $15M, Non Pareil ECD $15M, Strathspey ECD $15M, Diamond $15M, Shell Road Kitty $16M, Independence Boulevard. $20M, Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.

  2014 14% + 20% discount ply 2 % commission on selling commission: Concrete two-storey 4000 sq. ft, 80% complete on double lot in Delph Avenue $36M. Joint Services new 4-bedroom concrete $21M was $28M, New Haven on 7 000 sq.. ft land $52M, Bel Air Park two-storey $52M, Bel Air Park. Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, 623-2591, 661-1952, 225-2626, 669-0943, 2253068, 627-0288, 667-7812.     One new constructed building with modern facilities, building 36'x36', troweltex, three bedrooms, bath tub, etc., doublepanel wall, PVC ceiling, built-in cupboards, etc, paved road all round, location - Patentia, West Bank Demerara (15 mins form bridge). Asking $16M, Photos can be emailed. Tel: 643-3344, 6239847.  Park $55M, Republic Gardens new four-bedroom $70M, Lamaha Gardens $80M, Queenstown investment properties US$6000, monthly $170M, Prashad Nagar on double lot $83M, Thomas Street S/C/Burg $66M, Lamaha Street, S/C/Burg three-storey $140M, Melanie three-storey concrete for business/ bond $30M, Kingston six buildings together, furnished, earn two million monthly US$1.9M, Queenstown seven-apartment building new $80M, others Mentore/Singh Realty 225-1017, 623-6136.

PROPERTY FOR SALE FOR SALE   Herstelling EBD, east of public road, Buddy's Scheme two-storey concrete building $46M. McDoom Public Road $35M. Better Hope ECD, two-storey conc r e t e b u i l d i n g $ 4 5 M . Te l : 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.  in January, 2-storey P u n t T r e n c h D a m $9.5M with large land reserve for any type of business. Business & Residence Bent Street $16.5M, 2-storey Guyhoc Gardens $14M, Guyhoc 2-storey concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2-storey $14M, Meadow Brook concrete ranch $ 1 3 . 5 M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La P e n i t e n c e , new concrete Middle Road, La Penitence, Da Silva Street 85x35 Lan d $ 1 5 . 9 M , C a m p b e l l v i l l e Scheme 8 0 x 5 0 p l u s reserve $15M, Hadfield St reet east of Cuffy 12 0 x 5 0 $ 1 8 M , R e p u b l i c P a r k $ 1 4 M , C o ntinent a l Park 1 0 4 x 5 4 p l u s 3 0 0 0 s q . f t r e s e r ve all land to build dream house $22M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Cent r e 2 8 0 000 sq. ft, Lamaha Gard e n s $ 5 8M, Prashad Naga r $ 3 4 M, South Ruim v e l d t G a r d e n s off Aubr e y B a r k e r S t r e e t . P h o n e Mr B o o d r a m 6 9 2 - 3 8 3 1 , Mr D'Ag u iar 225519 8, Mr P e r e i r a 6 2 3 - 2 5 9 1 , 226-1064, 669-0944, Mr Hercules 225-2709, 225-3068, Lady Jones 227-6863, 225-2626.               : Executive Ogle $115M, Diamond $35M, Queenstown $65M, $75M, $90M, $150M, $70M, Plaisance (2storey concrete) $23M, Mahaicony $22M, $65M, Light Street, Alberttown $40M, Prospect $20M, Mon Repos $35M, Enterprise $12M, $15M, South Ruimveldt $30M, Hadfield Street $140M, La Parfaite Harmonie $15M, Callender Street $12M, New Amsterdam US$1.2M, Soesdyke $4M, Tuschen $50M, $15M, Lamaha Gardens $80M, North Ruimveldt $32M, $40M, lime Street $32M, George Street $30M, Norton Street $9M, Hadfield Street $18M, Chateou Margot $140M, $90M, Sophia $4M, Mahaica $15M, Glasgow H/S $9M, Edinburgh Public Road $1.8M, Diamond $28M, Essequibo Hotel $136M, Bartica $12M, $9M.             river to highway, Linden Highway $30M, Garden of Eden $3M, Bel Air Park $60M, Diamond $5.5M, Church Street, WBD 5 acres $25M, Vigilance $1.5M, Eccles $16M, Pouderoyen ½ acre $5M, Parika $95M, Queenstown $40M, Hadfield Street $8M, South Ruimveldt $8M, Paradise WCB $18M.    5bedroom furnished, swimming pool US$4000 monthly, new one- and two-bedroom apartments in Georgetown US$800, US$1200 & US$1500 monthly, New Amsterdam US$5500, US$6500, Charlotte Street 3-storey building US$4000.  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 60apartment 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, 609-0943.

HEAVY DUTY HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT  Dondi drain digger, 6HP, one cyl Lister plant, 6600 Ford tractor, MF 235 tractor, 3500 Fiat Agri combine, 580 C Hymac - Tel: 616-9402.      175, 275 Tractor, Ford 7700, 4WD Tractors, 416 Caterpillar, 4x4 L/backhoe, Cummings L-10 engine with gear box. Tel: 6673611, 699-2563, 671-1809.

FOR SALE FOR SALE  for sale. 216-3408, 6800192.  new plucking machine.

Tel: 650-1015.  large stall at Bourda Market. Call 627-3902.  roadside land: East Coast Public Road - Tel: 673-0591.   food units. Call 654-7510 for more information.  Tacoma 2004 Hona CRV stock rims, deck, alarm. 2332488.  gas: 407C-25 lbs. Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon Fri.  smart, mixed breed Dachshund & Tibetan terrier 7month-old pup. Call 683-1134.  mixed breed Shihtzu & Poodle 4-month-old pup. Call 683-1134.   writing desk, 1used filing cabinet, contact 682 1822/ 216 0916.   swimming pool tablets - Phone 233-0608 (8am4pm) Mon - Fri.  generator 110/ 220 v, 60hz 25Kw, priced to sell.

Tel: 616-0427, 689-3612.  coloured Tshirts, dress pants size 40 - contact: 223-4649.  boat, as is, with 2 - 370 HP engine and 1 trailer and container. Contact 623-1387.  yard and earth delivery on spot, also earth from road project. Contact 641-6248.  on black leotards and tights, coloured leotards too, call Roxie's Fashion 227-8538.  spandex black and white only - Roxie Fashion - 6224386.  Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - price $145 000 - call: 6890980.  brands refrigerator & gas stoves, Maytag, Whirlpool, Kenmore $60 000 up - 2250571, 638-0787.  5 horse power Yamaha out board engine - call: 6109340.  dresses and tops for the holiday from the USA, sizes 8-16 - Call 625-5951. round-bottom boat: 40ft. x 7ft. width along 164 000 build-in ice box - Tel: 671-8603, 601-4585.  and plucked chicken, also liver, giblet and foot. Contact 650-4421, 669-2512. Coca Cola cooler 30" x 30" x 70", excellent condition.

Tel: 218-3105, 621-8055.  - BSS series, PlayStation games & console.

Tel: 623-2035.  with 7 games, Frigidaire washer/dryer, Serta mattress, magic bullet, conga/bonga set. Call 692-1768.  and land at Lot 29 Delph Street, Campbellville, Georgetown (double lot). Price $45M neg. Tel: 616-5084.  672-acre mining block located in Mazaruni district. Serious enquires only. Phone 6909044, 601-6053.  paint, oil paint, 1-gal. & 5 gals Pails, many colours, also 250 gallons Tote water tank Phone 220-1014.

FORFOR SALESALE VEHICLES  new cat-gut fishing net, 4-inch and 7-inch snapper and trout. Must see 654-6674, 694-5128.  with microrise 3.8 cu. ft - $10 500 per bag. Contact Rayman, 263-5300, 6152346, 628-0200.  breed Tibetan Terriers lively and fun-loving, fully vaccinated, 4 weeks old. 617-9476, 641-7743, 264-2210.  gas: 22, 410, 134A & 404A, also Argon gas and helium gas for balloons - Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.  jogging strollers (prams) seat two kids by side by side. Call 610-9533 during working hours.  parts, gear box, rams track, triple pump, bulldozer D6 & D5, scrap D4E, Daf double axle. 621-4862.  new Chrome Book laptop (Toshiba) 14 inches with 100 GB. Price $70 000 neg. Contact 619-7218.  cargo vessel, 1 - 10 rb dragline, 1- 225 amp portable Lister welder - contact: 687-6174.  flat bottom boat 23 feet new and one 15 HP Yamaha engine, long foot excellent condition - Tel: 662-9492, 650-3206, 220-8687.  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, 6965189, 680-5141.  outboard enginenew, 3-15 HP, CAN-AM ATV 4X4 500cc, SEA DOO Jetski 1500cc with trailer. Tel: 600-3171, 6483171.  Smartcase for Apple iPad Air 2 (released October 2014) with Bluetooth keyboard - $9 500. Call 610-9533 during working hours.  bridal outfit $50 000, Indian outfits $10 000 up, E-network internet box$10 000.

Contact Annie, 615-5734.  Mitsubishi canter, late GGG series, good working condition, needs minor body repairs.

Asking $650 000. Tel: 609-0887, 694-8382.  arrived: Truck tyres with rim-size 295-80-22.5, 12R22.5, 11R-22.5, 10R-22.5 and 215-85-16. Tel: 600-0342, 2223538.  doors, fancy glass doors, HADCO on Bagotstown, Public Road next to the Harbour Bridge Mall. 233-6743.                    6354, 4236, 1104 and 1004 engines, model M with winch/320 BL and L Caterpillar excavator, Toyota, TCM forklift, pallet jacks, complete 6" land dredge. Tel: 691-2921.  48" Smart TV $240 000, 1 TCL 46" LED TV $200 000, one Jialing 150cc Scrambler $80 000. All prices neg. Owner migrating 6754066  complete port a b l e s y s t e m s 11 0 V w i t h 1000w & 300w inverters, battery included, good for chicken farming, homes and remote locations.

Call 693-1752, 226-7742.    Available from January 10;$1,500 Small Truck Load, $3,000 Large Truck Load, Call Adrian - 678-5943, Ramesh - 600-0840, Dindyal - 662-8533, Christian - 6825655.Orders being taken in Advance.

28 28 FOR SALE  and acetylene gases, fast and efficient service, 10-11 McDoom, Public Road, EBD - Phone 233-0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.

FOR SALE  all your icicles and beverage needs. Flavour e m u l s i o n s i n wholesale and retail quantities in a wide variety of flavours. Contact: 6766963, 218-1611.   clean plastic drums, wide-mouth with covers, priced easy, can be used for any purpose 45 gallons. Call 2224819, 655-4032.  treadmill exercising machines, QSC power amp, portable Sharp air condition, small fridge, flat screen TVs, laptop computers, heavy duty saws. Contact 692-2016, 650-0892.  50" plasma flat screen TV, with lots of inputs next to new $120,000. Call 6392000

 Pro, Samsung 17" (I5) laptops, Ipad Air, Macbook Pro Desktop, Nikon 5100-3100 Canon 40D - 50D SLR, Canon - Sony Pro Video Cameras, Video Projectors. Tel: 623-2477.  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.

   Chicken Hatchery (Robbins), 28,000 eggs capacity fully ready, all racks, trays, electrical supply, and spares included,$ 4.9 million or financing available Tel: 639-2000

  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, 670-8282,6751711.

-Mercedes Benz A140 right hand drive, 38,000 km imported from UK with minor problem sold as is $1.8 million. Tel: 639-2000

  plastic barrels, 12"x15" , laminating pouches, Sony mini DVD camera, UPS back-up 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.

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VEHICLES FOR SALE

 - Sign frames with galvanized signs measuring 8ftx 4ft with legs out of 2" pipe 6 pcs $10,000 each. Tel: 639-2000

 200SX Sports car: turbo, automatic, like new, priced to sell Tel: 616-0427, 689-3612.

bus, immaculate condition, never worked hire, must be sold. Tel: 6151643.

    For all Authentic Truck Parts and Accessories new and used for Leyland DAF, ERF, Bedford Model M and TM Etc from the UKAlso Foreign Used Cummins, DAF and Perkins Engine TM Transfer and Gear Boxes Please CallDave Rameshwar Tel: 592-660-9152, 592-610-2873

 small enclosed Dyna lorry $900 000 - Call 225-0198, 6007388.   Nighthawk 1997 model. Price neg. Call: 688-0256, 687-4932.

 - ALL MUST GO: - CLARKE forklifts 3 pcs 2000, 3000, 4000 Lb, lifting capacity $150,000 OR $400,000 for all. Tel: 639-2000  Generator silent 28,000 watts SDMO John Deereengine, missing Fuel Pump, Panel, Avr $800,000 cash. Tel: 639-2000 -60FT Antenna (Mass) for Radio, TV, Cellular, with cables, brackets, sky light $325,000. Tel: 639-2000    - Television sets, sizes from 40" to 73" some working others need checking all sold as is make a cash offer all must be sold prices start from $25,000 check Guyana Variety Store and Nut Centre 38 Cummings street, Alberttown. Tel: 639-2000  - DVD/ CD BURNERS stand alone burners 1-10, 1-3, 1-5, also CD+G 1-4 BURNER and 1-3 Blue Ray burners all almost new. Tel: 639-2000 -5pcs 50cc Harley Davidson bikes, key or pull start, perfect for kids or rentals one $50,000 all $220,000 also 3 pcs electric scooters like new $65,000 each all $180,000. TEL: 639-2000

 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.

 :- 82" 3D Mitsubishi TV, with built in 16 speaker 5.0 surround system, Diamond edition with 6 3D glasses next to new $1.2 million.

Tel: 639-2000

 arrived: wholesale only - area rugs sizes 210x320 c m , 2 4 0 x340cm, 200x285 c m ; s p e c ial delivery f r o m Georgetown to Rosignol, Georgetown to Parika - Contact Tel: Rajin 656-9959.

 - kids 3 in one pools, hockey and table tennis table like new $25,000, 50 gallon aquarium with stand 2 pumps and lots of accessories $50,000. Tel: 6392000

 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.

Harrier in good condition, lady driven - call: 6740469. Caldina wagon car excellent condition - contact: 681-0465, 610-9159.

 NZE, lady-driven $1.6M. Call 226-1122, 624-3404.

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

 AT 170. Price $350 000 and 1 bobcat $2.5M. Contact 6981425.   65 excellent condition. Call Mitra at 687-1002, 680-4752..     Contact 442-4325, 688-5627. Serious enquiries only.  Marine 3406 industrial Caterpillar engine with 527 gear box. Call 627-0231.  minibus in excellent condition, BRR series 2332055, 625-9896.  2000 Raum, lady-driven $900 000 neg. Call Melissa on 6545984.   in hire $850 000 neg., Toyota Raum in hire $950 000 neg. Call 654-7510.   long base Toyota Dyna $1.3M neg. each. Tel: 269-0534, 675-6401.  Mazda Axela, excellent condition. Asking $1.85M neg. Contact 665-3038, 226-4356.

 Corona AT 170, excellent condition. $450 000. Call Basdeo, 663-0782.

  Ford 4x4 Solid Def 4 WD, diesel $4M neg. Contact 665-4611, 261-5304 - Junior.

 hard-to-get spare pa r ts f o r To y o ta , N i s s a n , Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda, BMW, etc - Call 645-7800.

 Toyota Rav4 PMM series, colour pearl white, in excellent condition, must be sold. Owner leaving country. Tel: 231-6278.

  4-Runner V8 Sport Edition in excellent condition. Contact 624-2765, 600-2765.

 Ford driven tractor 600 hrs 60mph almost new $2.2M neg.

Contact 665-4611, 261-5304 - Junior.

 Toyota Prado PFF 8555. Contact Partners in Rural Development. Tel: 226-5891, 227-7839.

Minibus, long base, BLL series in excellent condition, with mags, CD players, EFI etc. Contact 686-9516, 270-4098.

 Toyota Voxy, recently registered, immaculate condition, late GSS series. Call 6430266.

 4-door Hilux registered and one King cab unregistered.

Contact 665-5776.

  excellent condition PRR series, AC, CD/ DVD, back up camera, rims $1.8M. 627-7261.

  $1M, 225-9882, 6812499, 664-2916.

 unregistered Toyota Premio. Contact 624-0210, 6179918.

 Toyota Vios, PMM series, fully loaded, for more information call 667-5596.

  Sales: 1 Mazda Verossa (reconditioned) Tel: 226-4064, 661-3307. Ask for Amanda.

 626 car 1995 model, 1800cc - $480 000. 624-6069.

 Mitsubishi Lancer, excellent condition. Call: 679-5046, 690-2593.

   Ford 4x4 Super Custom sports 4WD $3.8M neg. Contact: 665-4611, 2615304 - Junior.

 MINIBUS EF1, perfect working condition $750 000 neg. Tel: 611-3060.

 2RZ MINIBUS, BPP SERIES, $1.4M call 654-1382

 Mitsubishi canter to rent/ sell - contact: 622-6136.

 buy and sell vehicles for cash. We also do trade-in of vehicles 2006 Tacoma, AE 100.

680-3154.

 loaded new model Bluebird with TV, camera, DVD etc. unregistered. Going cheap - $2.6M neg. 638-9116.

    

  .

 Toyota Avensis PNN series, in immaculate condition, mags, music etc Tel: 686-5158.

 old mode l To y o t a Raum , AC, CD, alarm, good working condition, PMM series.

Call 697-5378. Reasonable price.

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

 sell! Owners leaving country. Price neg. One Toyota Picnic (7 seats) PLL series. Tel: 684-6938.

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 model 212 motor car.

Price $1.125M, Mitsubishi Lancer. Price $650 000, Phone 268-3953, 665-8517.

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 Spacio in excellent condition - contact: 644-1712.

 Toyota Avensis PNN series, in immaculate condition, mags, music etc Tel: 686-5158.

 wagon, manual transmission, PLL series, immaculate condition, backup camera, DVD, mags, alarm. Tel: 613-8330.

 8" complete river dredge already working in the river, all equipment in good working order, 6-cylinder john Deere engine, air compressor, diving suit, 45ft flex pipe, wash box complete with 24ft pontoon & complete camp $4M neg. Please call 661-9431, 6823632 - Malchan, 653-5179 - leave a message.

 professional camera with Nikon Nikkor 1855 mm lens, new, in box, 24MP, DX-format. Two memory card slots, three batteries and charger $298 000. Call 610-9533 during working hours.

 plant pots from $1000, Shimano rear derailleur $7 000, Shimano hyper glide 8-speed cassette/spline (11-32 teeth), $8 000 - Contact: Tel: 642-9901.

 engines 1000, 1100 and 4236 and six-cylinder complete with bed, 2320 excavators BL $14M, Lincon generator welder $850 000, p a l l e t j a c ks, forklift, model M truck $4M. Tel: 691-2921.

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 furnishings and much more. Everything must go sofa sets, dining set, coffee tables, beds, heavy duty brush cutter, antique hutch, refrigerator, deep freezer and much much more.

Owner leaving, Contact 644-7152.

 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.

  gas stove, excellent bargain $45 000 neg. Microwave oven, M ag i c C h ef brand, excellent working condition $15 000, Hitachi brand wrecking hammer 110v - $ 4 0 0 0 0 n e g . 686-4999, 276-3028.

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 Toyota Hilux smart cab stick gear 4x4 low mileage, October 2011 manufacture - Tel 6754453, 677-7592.

   tankers, double axle, 20 000 and 19 000 litres, GRR 2129, GRR 2140, new condition - Call 641-0519.

  Touring wagon for sale in excellent condition - call: 2223202, 610-9340.

 owner, lady-driven low mileage and well kept Toyota Belta car - $2.5M neg. Tel: 6865256.

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Bolton inks four ...

From back page very clearly can be,” Bolton said at a Press Conference hosted at the GFF’s Head Office in Georgetown.

Chairman of the GFF Normalisation Committee Clinton Urling told the room full of journalists, that Bolton, a Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC) in Canada brings with him over 15 years of professional coaching and technical experience.

“He is among those that have achieved some of the highest certification levels in North America. He holds a United States Soccer Federation National “A” License, a Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) “B” License, and a English Football Association International Coaching Licence.

In addition, he holds National “A”, Goalkeeping, Fitness, and Youth licenses from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), and also holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Advanced Youth Certificate,” Urling said, while reading out Bolton’s ostensibly impressive résumé .

It was stated, that the GFF received a total of eight applications from as far as Germany and England with some of Europe’s top guns all interested in working with the Golden Jaguars, but in the end, it came down to four – Bolton, Guyana’s Linden France, Trinidad and Tobago’s Rajesh Latchoo and Englishman Kevin McGreskin.

Normalisation Committee Member Tariq Williams said that the selection process was as transparent as it could’ve been and the GFF interviewed the shortlisted applicants and “based on the evaluation criteria set out in the terms of reference, we did some calculations and Mr. Bolton emerged as the clear cut runner for that position, thereafter an offer was made, which he duly accepted and that has led us to the position we’re in now were he’s employed by the GFF” But Williams further pointed out that even after the appointment of Bolton to the Technical Director position, there were applications from highly certified personnel, mostly from within the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Urling added that there were some cases where the persons who weren’t shortlisted in the final four were because of their high asking price.

Meanwhile, Urling said that Bolton is expected to work within the FIFA requirements and outlines for every National Association Technical Director.

“They are four pillars, set by FIFA, the first one being football for all, coach’s education, elite football and research in football topics. The first two - the ones that deals with football for all and coach’s education - those are the ones essential criteria that should be given priority by the Technical Director.

The TD is the architect for all things technical and development of the country’s football, all things fall under him, the coaches and everyone because according to FIFA, the national director cannot under any circumstances be the national coach and that’s something we intend to keep,” Urling said.

He further stated “I see the Press People saying the success of the TD depends on how well we do at the World Cup qualifiers and if you go far, that’s the success of Claude; we wouldn’t be judging Claude based on how far our National Team goes this year, but we’ll be judging based on how well he implements the developmental programme at Guyana’s Football.

The National Team coach prepares for the next Game while the National Technical Director prepares for the 2018 and2022 World Cup and more long term developmental programmes for our Football.”

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Australia denied in Sydney as India dig deep

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, (Reuters) - Australia were denied a dramatic victory and forced to settle for a 2-0 series win when India survived a nervous final session to force a draw in the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

Steve Smith’s side were aggressive to the very last ball but unable to break the eighth wicket pairing of Ajinkya Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and grab a third win to go with those they achieved in Adelaide and Brisbane.

The tourists, who were handed a victory target of 349 when Australia declared on their overnight score of 251-6, collapsed from 160-2 at tea to 217-7 but Virat Kohli had promised his team would never throw in the towel and they were true to his word.

They had reached 252-7 when Australia ran out of overs in the early evening gloom.

“It would have been nice to have got the win today,” said Smith, who was named man of the match and the series for his batting exploits.

“I thought we were going to be a good chance

to win this game, but today wasn’t to be. The boys toiled really hard today and it was disappointing not to get the result in the end.”

There was a period around the tea break when Kohli and opener Murali Vijay flirted with going for the victory, which would have smashed the previous record for a successful fourth innings run chase in a test at the ground.

Once their third wicket partnership was broken with the departure of Vijay for 80, however, it was damage limitation all the way as Kohli (46), the luckless Suresh Raina (0), Wriddhiman Saha (0) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1) all quickly followed.

That the last three were all out leg before wicket was an indication that the pitch was finally producing some turn and movement after being something of a batsman’s paradise for much of the match.

It was also fitting reward for Australia’s bowlers, particularly paceman Josh Hazlewood and spinner Nathan Lyon, who had bowled with discipline and accuracy in the first two sessions without being able to claim more than two wickets.

The field closed in around Rahane (38 not out) and Kumar (20 not out) with often just one Australian outside the cordon but the Indian batsmen held firm to secure a second successive draw after the Boxing Day test in Melbourne.

PROUD KOHLI Given the lack of success for both sides in each other’s countries in recent years, that could be considered some-

ly in Sydney after the wicketkeeper called time on his Test career.

“I’m really, really proud of the way the guys have played in this series. Australia has had to earn both the victories they’ve had.”

The series started late with a schedule rejigged and compacted after the death of former Australian batsmen Phillip Hughes.

With 5,870 runs scored by both sides, it featured more runs than any other four-match Test series with Smith (769) and Kohli (682) leading the way with four centuries

Australia captain Steven Smith with the Border-Gavaskar trophy after the fourth Test ended in a draw in Sydney. apiece. thing of an achievement for India.

Both got their fourth in Sydney, “We took them to the end on three occasions, two were draws Smith’s 117 leading his side to their and one was a loss that could have imposing first innings tally of 572-7 gone either way,” Kohli, who depu- declared and Kohli’s 147 the gel in tised for Mahendra Singh Dhoni in India’s 475.

India learned yet again, however, Adelaide and took over permanent-

Chelsea pull clear as Man City held by Everton

By Martyn Herman

LONDON,(Reuters) - Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-0 for a 10th successive Premier League home win at

title race in recent weeks with City roaring back to close an eight point deficit and draw level but goals from Oscar and Diego Costa edged them two points clear.

City, who had collected 25 points from the last 27 on

Manchester City’s Fernandinho (R) heads the ball to score a goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, northern England, yesterday..

Credit: REUTERS/Phil Noble their Stamford Bridge stronghold yesterday to reassert themselves as Premier League leaders while champions Manchester City drew at Everton.

Jose Mourinho’s team had relinquished control in the

offer, took the lead late on at Goodison Park through Fernandinho but Steven Naismith grabbed a point for the hosts to leave City manager Manuel Pellegrini frustrated.

Scoreboard

AUSTRALIA 1st innings 572 for 7 decl (S. Smith 117, D. Warner 101, C. Rogers 95, S. Watson 81, S. Marsh 73, J. Burns 58; M. Shami 5-112) India 1st innings 475 (V. Kohli 147, L. Rahul 110, R. Sharma 53, R. Ashwin 50) Australia 2nd innings (Overnight: 251-6 wickets declared INDIA 2nd innings (Target: 349 runs) M. Vijay c Haddin b Hazlewood 80 L. Rahul c Warner b Lyon 16 Ro. Sharma c Smith b Watson 39 V. Kohli c Watson b Starc 46 A. Rahane not out 38 S. Raina lbw b Starc 0 W. Saha lbw b Lyon 0 R. Ashwin lbw b Hazlewood 1 B. Kumar not out 20 Extras (b-4 lb-8) 12 Total (for 7 wickets, 89.5 overs) 252 Fall of wickets: 1-48,2-104,3-178,4-201,5203,6-208,7-217.

Did not bat: M. Shami, U. Yadav Bowling: M. Starc 19 - 7 - 36 – 2, R. Harris 13 - 3 - 34 – 0, N. Lyon 30.5 - 5 - 110 – 2,J. Hazlewood 17 - 7 - 31 - 2 S. Smith 2 - 0 - 7 – 0, S. Watson 8 - 2 - 22 – 1. that you cannot win Tests in Australia without disciplined and accurate pace bowling to take 20 wickets, however strong a batting line-up you possess.

“There is a lot for us to improve on as a test side, especially seeing the way the Australians bowl,” Kohli added.

“I think that’s something we need to learn from, big time to be honest. If we can improve on that we’re going to be a very strong Test team moving forward.”

Smith has clearly marked himself out as permanent test captain when Michael Clarke’s back finally forces him out of the game, even if he will return to the ranks for next month’s 50-over World Cup. “I’ve really enjoyed it, I’ve had a great time,” Smith said. “The boys have done everything I’ve asked of them.

They’ve worked their backsides off every day and I couldn’t be prouder of them for the way they’ve performed in this series.”

“It’s so important in first 25 minutes because if you score then it is a different game. We didn’t and Everton grew in the second half and it was a very close game in the last 35 minutes,” he told Sky Sports.

“We had a lot of chances but were maybe missing the last pass.”

Chelsea, who were second best during the first half before Oscar’s well-worked 43rd minute opener, have 49 points from 21 games with City on 47. A clash between the two title favourites looms later this month.

Eighth-placed Liverpool edged nearer the top four with a 1-0 victory at Sunderland, Lazar Markovic’s first Premier League goal deciding the contest at a blustery Stadium of Light.

They are now four points behind fourth-placed Southampton (36) who play third-placed Manchester United (37) on Sunday.

“It was an outstanding team performance today. We had great control of the game but I suppose the only disappointment is we did not have more goals,” manager Brendan Rodgers, who was without the rested Raheem Sterling, told BT Sport.

Queens Park Rangers fell into the relegation zone after a 2-1 loss at Burnley, in the process becoming the first Premier League side to lose their first 10 away games of the season. Danny Ings scored Burnley’s winner.

Both sides ended with 10 men at Leicester City where the hosts stayed bottom despite beating Aston Villa 1-0 while West Bromwich Albion’s new manager Tony Pulis enjoyed a winning league start

with the 1-0 defeat of Hull City.

Former England defender Paul Konchesky scored for Leicester in firsthalf stoppage time to earn the Foxes their first home league win since beating Manchester United in September.

Villa’s Ciaran Clark and Leicester’s Matty James both received red cards for a late spat.

Swansea City and West Ham United drew 1-1.

Later in London, Tottenham Hotspur can move into fourth position with victory at Crystal Palace who find themselves joint bottom in Alan Pardew’s first league game in charge.

Chelsea were far from convincing against a Newcastle side who beat them in December to end their unbeaten start and could have fallen behind when Moussa Sissoko hit the post.

Remy Cabella was also denied by keeper Petr Cech, restored to the starting line-up because of an injury to Thibaut Courtois.

However, once a quickly-taken free kick allowed Oscar to pounce, Chelsea took command with Costa’s clinching goal the end product of a flowing move and a dazzling flick by Oscar.

Mourinho, who has found himself in trouble with the FA after some of his recent comments about a so-called “anti-Chelsea” conspiracy, declined to talk to reporters after the match, sending assistant Steve Holland out instead.

“It is important that when you don’t play as well as you’d like to still get the result,” he said.

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Windies eye improvement, series win in second T20

Fast bowler Jason Holder JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, (CMC) – West Indies are keen to improve on their display in Cape Town and wrap up their three-match Twenty20 International series here today, when they face South Africa in the second game at the Wanderers.

The Caribbean side broke their losing slump coming out of the Test

series by hammering the Proteas by four wickets in the opening T20I at Newlands on Friday.

However, captain Darren Sammy said his side would be taking nothing for granted as they chased victory again in an attempt to seal the series with a game to go.

“It will be a different venue and we have to start

all over again. It is about wrapping up the series tomorrow so that on the 14th we can give the guys who missed out an opportunity to play,” Sammy said yesterday.

“It’s a new game. We know we’re playing South Africa, a good side, so we have to go out there and put in another display like we did in Cape Town and look to claim the series after the second game.”

Chasing 166 for victory, West Indies were inspired by fit-again opener Chris Gayle who stunned South Africa with an assault that yielded a top score of 77 off just 31 deliveries.

He smashed five fours and eight sixes en route to the fastest T20 half-century by a West Indies player off just 17 balls.

He and put on 78 for the first wicket with Dwayne Smith who made 20 and another 36 for the second wicket with the in-form Marlon Samuels whose 41 came off 37 balls.

“It was a good way to start the T20 series, our first match for the year. I think it was a clinical victory and even through it went to the last over which

I thought it shouldn’t have, we will take that against the Proteas,” Sammy explained.

“In the team meeting I told the guys to just go out and play freely.

We play all over the world and excite everybody, so when we play for West Indies I want them to have that same sort of freedom and the calibre of players we have in our T20 line up, allows us to go out there and do that.

“It was good to sit in the dugout and watch Gayle and Smith put on another fifty partnership in quick time and that took the game away from South Africa.

Jason Holder up front started off well with the new ball. All in all it was a good outing even though we can still improve on a few areas.”

And improvements are what Sammy wants, both in the field and with the bat. When South Africa batted, the Windies had moments of lapses which allowed the hosts to recover from 33 for two in the fifth over and reach 165 for four.

In their turn at the crease, West Indies were cruising at 147 for two in the 16th over but lost four quick wickets for

17 runs in the space of 24 deliveries, to extend the game to the last over “Wanderers normally is a very, very good wicket. I think on average it is a 170-run wicket so the margin for error becomes even slimmer,” Sammy pointed out.

“We had a number of occasions [in the last game] when we bowled, that the first ball and last ball of the over went for boundaries so if we can start our overs and close them off well, it’s the difference between the over going for ten [runs] instead of seven or six. That we can improve on.”

He continued: “We were not as clinical in the field as we usually are.

We missed out on some half chances which could have been costly for us so we could improve on that.

“That [batting] collapse there in the end where we lost a few wickets with probably 19 runs to go. Those areas we can improve so that when we have the opposition on the back foot we can keep pegging away at them.”

The game bowls off at 3 pm (9.00am Eastern Caribbean time)

India must learn from Australia’s bowlers, says Kohli

By Nick Mulvenney

SYDNEY,(Reuters) - Virat Kohli was proud of the way his team battled for a draw in his first match as permanent Test skipper but said India’s pace attack needed to emulate Australia’s quicks if they were to progress as a power in the longest form of the game.

India flirted with what would have been an incredible fourth innings run chase at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday having been set 349 for victory after Australia’s overnight declaration.

They were forced back on the defensive first by some stifling bowling from the Australians and then into a rearguard action when they lost five wickets for 57 runs after tea on the final day.

That Ajinkya Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar saw them safely to the end of play and a draw was further evidence that there is not much wrong with India’s batting but the failure of their bowlers to exert pressure cost them dear in a 2-0 series defeat.

“Certainly we have a lot to learn from the Australian bowlers, especially someone like Josh Hazlewood who’s playing his first few games here and he’s put the ball in the right spot all three Test matches,” Kohli said.

“That’s something we need to work on big time if you want to win Test matches.

“Eventually, you have to take 20 wickets

if you want to win a test match. That’s how simple and plain it is.

“The more composure the bowlers have in future and the more consistent they are the more chances we give ourselves to win test matches.”

Asked specifically what he thought was lacking in India’s pace bowlers, Kohli said there were several factors.

“The skill is there or else they wouldn’t be playing for India,” he said.

“You just need to character to say, ‘okay, I am tired but I’ll still pick two wickets for the team’. It’s to do with wanting to bowl that second and third spell for the team.”

Kohli’s own performances with the bat were one of the highlights of the series for tourists with four centuries and 692 runs, the second highest tally in an overseas series for an Indian batsman.

He also received one of the highest compliments an Australian cricket crowd can pay an opponent -- being booed to the crease when he came out to bat.

“They have booed me but I know they have liked the way we have played our cricket,” he said.

“To have the whole Australian crowd and 11 players who want to irritate me and get me out has been challenging but it has been enjoyable.

“It has brought out the best in me. This is certainly the best test series that I have had so far.”

Virat Kohli scored 692 runs in the Test series-the second highest tally foran Indian batsman overseas/

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‘Six Head’ unsure of Mullings clash

Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis EVEN with `Six Heads’ former WBA welterweight champion Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis is finding it difficult to establish the certainty of his upcoming ring date with Jamaican Sakima Mullings.

Up to yesterday Lewis was unsure if next month’s fight on the Reggae Island would become a reality.

“I heard that the fight has been postponed. We are trying to make contact with Jamaica to find out what is going on,” Lewis said yesterday.

Efforts by Chronicle Sport to make contact with the boxing authority in Jamaica proved futile.

The Guyanese said that the contest is scheduled for February 28.

Known as `The Albouystown Cyclone’, Lewis won the WBA title in February 2001 with a seventh round stoppage of James Page.

His last fight was in October 2008 and ended in a split decision defeat to Howard Eastman.

Now age 44 and coming out of years of inactivity, the once darling of local boxing promises to continue training until a concrete word is received. “I’ll still be doing my thing in the gym. I am not going to stop training,” the former world champion said.

Lewis has been preparing at the Keith Bazilio owned Forgotten Youth Foundation gym in Albouystown with coaches Sebert Blake, Joseph Murray and Wincel Thomas in his corner.

Mullings is 12 years Lewis’ junior and has defeated four Guyanese fighters in the last three years.

Since 2011, Mullings has defeated Winston Pompey, Howard Eastman, Revlon Lake and Derrick Richmond. The CABOFE and Jamaica welterweight champion has chalked up 18 fights during the time of Lewis’ inactivity.

GTTA 2015 season commences today at CASH

Kyle Edghill THE Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) 2015 season will serve off today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 10:00 hrs with a senior’s open tournament.

Once again the tournament will be sponsored by two former national junior players in Jonathan Sankar and Orin Hickerson and it is expected to feature

seniors not only playing competitively but bringing them together in competition while advancing the sport.

Some of the players expected to be on show are Kyle Edghill, Elishaba Johnson, Shemar Britton, Jamaal Duff, Bryton Murray (Georgetown); Joel Alleyne, Paul Meusa, Jonathan Sankar, Warren Hacksaw, Orin Hickerson, Brad and Brandon Belle (Bartica); Remy Taitt, Devon Richmond, Xenophon Goliah, Gibran Sarfaraz (Berbice) and Chelsea Edghill, Tiffani Barton and Angeli Persaud.

The tournament is, however, opened to any interested player, who can contact the coordinator, Linden Johnson before 09:00hrs today.

The GTTA will coordinate tournament fixtures; provide umpires, tables and balls among other resources to host the tournament, which is aimed at: fostering camaraderie among players, promoting/creating a healthy lifestyle through sport, an opportunity to participate in recreational activities and promoting the basic objectives of the GTTA, that is, to have more players actively participate in the sport.

Wintz scuttles Rest XI ...

From page 34 But a target of 164 to win on a flat track was never enough for the Jaguars, especially after Griffith and Rajendra Chandrika posted 70 for the first wicket from 13.5 overs, during which time Beaton was carved to the boundary off the second and third balls of the first over by Chandrika.

The talented right hander also drove Raun Johnson audaciously through extra cover for his third four in six balls, before he got a thick outside edge off Keon Joseph, past Sinclair and Bacchus at slip to the vacant third man boundary for his fifth four.

Beaton, who switched sides with Wintz for this

fixture, removed Chandrika lbw playing across before Motie-Kanhai bowled Raymon Reifer (00) through the gates to leave the Jaguars caged on 71 for 2.

S kipper Christopher Barnwell joined Griffith and after they both endured some anxious moments against Motie-Kanhai who bowled well to finish with 1 for 21 from his 10 overs, they both loose the shackles with boundaries off Motie-Kanhai and Anthony Adams.

The Demerara Cricket Club pair pushed the score to 133 before Barnwell was run for 28 (2x4, 1x6; 58balls) and Griffith followed via the same mode of dismissal 16 runs later for

his topscore of 60 (99balls, 3x4, 1x6).

However, the target was a small one and Foo and Royston Crandon steered their side home with 16.5 overs to go, following which management decided to give the Jaguars added batting practice in the middle and they posted 235 for 9 from their full quota of overs.

Foo struck three fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 42, Crandon (2x4, 1x6) in his 28 while Devendra Bishoo was bowled by Singh for 16 (1x4, 1x6), as Hemraj 2 for 28 and Ricardo Adams 2 for 40) were the leading wicket takers., while Singh, Motie-Kanhai and Beaton took a wicket each.

Notable Dates Guyanese light middleweight Shawn Garnett continued to make a name for himself in the USA when he defeated American Philip Thrasher on January 11, 2001 at the Sands Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The Southpaw Garnett won the six-round fight via a unanimous decision.

Garnett had a shaky start to his professional career back in November 1998 when he lost a four-rounder to Charles Clarke. However, he would make a forceful comeback, winning his next 10 fights. He was crowned New York State champion in December 2002 following a 5th round TKO of Ukrainian Andrey Tsurkan.

The next year brought more success for the Guyanese as he added the World Boxing Council Latino light middleweight title to his collection, when he secured a unanimous verdict over Colombian Epifanio Mendoza.

The fight was held on March 29 at the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek, Florida. Garnett had his last fight on June 26, 2009. He lost the eight-round contest by unanimous decision to Austin `No Doubt’ Trout, who would later become the WBA middleweight champion.

Garnett’s record comprises 11 victories, six defeats and two draws.

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Clarke named to lead Australian World Cup squad Skipper Michael Clarke has been given until the second match against Bangladesh to prove his fitness AUSTRALIA has announced the 15-man squad that will be seeking to win the nation’s fifth ICC Cricket World Cup when the tournament gets underway in Melbourne in February, with Michael Clarke named to skipper the side as he continues his recovery from hamstring surgery.

Clarke has been given until the second match, against Bangladesh on February 21, to prove his fitness or he will be replaced in the squad with George Bailey to take his place.

“Captain Michael Clarke will lead our World Cup campaign should he recover from his injury,” said National Selection Panel chairman Rod Marsh.

“He is one of the world’s best batsmen and we want to give him every chance to prove his fitness for a tournament as important as this one “Our medical staff are pleased with his progress following hamstring surgery in December and he continues to undergo thorough rehabilitation work with a view to being ready to play an important role in the World Cup. “We have said that if

…but given February 21 deadline to prove fitness

Michael has not recovered by our second match of the tournament against Bangladesh on 21 February, we will replace him in the squad. He understands that and is working tirelessly with medical staff to get back to fitness.”

The chief selector added that allrounder Mitchell Marsh was progressing well from his injury and was expected to be fit for the opening match of the tournament.

“Mitchell is progressing well with his rehab and we expect him to be available at some stage during the tri-series with the aim to have him well prepared for the World Cup.” The selectors also opted for Tasmanian Xavier Doherty as the squad’s specialist spinner over the Test team’s No.1 spinner Nathan Lyon.

“Xavier is a reliable spin bowler who we know can perform well in the 50over format,” said Marsh.

“We also have other spin options in Glenn Maxwell , Steve Smith and Michael Clarke if required.”

The selectors did not name a back-up player for Clarke should he fail to prove his fitness by the cutoff date, with Shaun Marsh

Flashback! National Under-19 skipper Brian Sattaur acknowledges the applause of his teammates, following his pugnacious maiden first division ton against Gandhi Youth Organization last October.

Pat Cummins has been given a chance to play in the World Cup a likely contender. Marsh came into Australia’s Test team when Clarke was ruled out through injury after the first Test against India in Adelaide Young NSW quick Josh Hazlewood was given the call-up after impressing in the November ODI series against South Africa as well as the Commonwealth Bank Test Series against India, with veteran quick Ryan Harris overlooked.

There was also no place for firey Western Australian quick Jason Behrendorff, who has impressed so far in the KFC T20 Big Bash League, with Mitchell Starc included in the squad

Brad Haddin will keep wicket in the World Cup with Matthew Wade missing out after holding the gloves during the November ODIs. Australia first won the World Cup in 1987 before winning three consecutive trophies in 1999, 2003 and 2007. India won the last World Cup in 2011.

Australia’s Cricket World Cup squad reads: Michael Clarke (c), George Bailey (v), Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson. (CA)

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DCC, TSC and GYO lead GCA points standing

DEFENDING champions in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) organised Hadi’s Mall Inc. sponsored first division two day cricket competition Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) along with Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO), and Transport Sports Club (TSC) were sitting in the pole position of their respective competitions, as at 31st December last.

The Christopher Barnwell led DCC, who in their last game blew away a hapless looking GYO by an innings and 286 runs inside one day, thanks to a pugnacious century from Brian Sattaur and a 10 wicket haul from Paul Wintz, have accumulated 132 points from their seven matches.

The Thomas Lands based Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) who is yet to face DCC, lies in second position on 113 points, with TSC in third on 93, followed by Everest Cricket Club (85), Georgetown Cricket Club (80) and Police Sports Club with 61.

The Guyana National Industrial Corporation (60), GYO (58) and Guyana Defence Force on 53 points complete the points table in the nine team competition, with TSC completing all their quota of matches, while DCC and Everest have one more to play.

GDF have four more games to contest, with GCC, PSC, GNIC and GYO having three more under their belt and MSC two, which means that the final position will be altered at the completion of the necessary matches in this competition.

In the GCA/New Building Society second division competition, TSC leads Zone ‘A’ with 79 points from four matches, followed by GNIC and Everest in second position on 53, while GCC (49), Third Class (43), GDF (37), Ace Warriors (35) and PSC (10) completes that zone.

The University of Guyana and Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) tops Zone ‘B’ with 68 points each from five matches, with giant killers Sophia in second with 61, MSC third (57), GYO (44), DCC (37), Diplomats (12) and St. Stanislaus College bringing up the rear with 5 points.

GYO holds a 13 points advantage over Everest in the GCA/Banks DIH Malta Supreme Under-13 League, chalking up 99 points to the Camp Road based Everest Cricket Club’s 86, even as TSC occupies the third position with 70 points.

DCC with 67, Diplomats (36), Bel Air Rubis (35), GCC (13) and MSC (6), complete the points structure and clubs, and their supporters are asked to note that the above mentioned points were recorded after the submission of match reports to the Competitions Committee of the GCA. (Calvin Roberts)

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Webb hails successful CONCACAF reform KINGSTON, Jamaica, (CMC) – CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb has labelled the overhaul of the confederation as a major success, and says he is focussed on continuing to rebuild the image and integrity of the continental governing body.

Webb took over the reins of CONCACAF in 2012 with the organisation’s confidence at an all-time low, following the controversial cash-forvotes scandal the previous year.

He has since moved to streamline CONCACAF’s operations by instituting several initiatives, such as a new Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct and the creation of the Audit and

Compliance Committee aimed at improving accountability and transparency.

“Firstly, we started a transformation process, we also started a reform process ... the governance of CONCACAF is at an all-time high, we have actively 21 committees that make decisions and recommendations to the executive body,” Webb told reporters while speaking at a media briefing ahead of the start of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship which kicked off here Friday.

“We have invested heavily in a process that embraces all aspects of CONCACAF. We are also in the process of instilling a new culture within CONCACAF in the

CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb ... pleased with the transformation of CONCACAF. way we conduct business.

We have worked hard in restoring credibility and trust, which we value so much.”

He added: “I am very much satisfied as I believe

we have seen a real transformation in CONCACAF – internally and externally, I believe that we have done and accomplished so much along this journey, yet there

is so much more to be done and that’s where my immediate focus is.”

Webb is also a vice-president of football’s powerful world governing body, FIFA, and also sits on its executive committee.

The Caymanian banker was also appointed to chair FIFA’s Anti-Racism and Discrimination Task Force, in an effort geared at stamping out racism in the game across the globe.

Having quickly become a leading figure in world football, his name has been bandied around as a future FIFA president but Webb said while he was willing to serve at any level, his focus was the continued development of CONCACAF.

“I have been asked [about a possible run for FIFA office] but as I said my immediate focus is with CONCACAF and my work continues there. Who knows what lies in the future, but right now my focus and firm commitment is with being the president of CONCACAF,” he stressed.

“We have accomplished a lot and we have so much more to accomplish ... I believe in a better future for football and will never stop working for that hope and dream.”

CONCACAF serves as the continental governing body for football in North, Central America and the Caribbean.

WICB, ESPN sign NAGICO Super50 deal ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board(WICB) has announced that ESPN Caribbean has acquired exclusive media rights to bring “live” coverage of the region’s premier Oneday tournament, the NAGICO Super50, to the Caribbean audience until 2018.

The agreement commences with this year’s edition, held once again in Trinidad & Tobago from January 15 to 25.

All nine matches from the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad will air “live” on the ESPN Caribbean and ESPN 2 Caribbean television networks, as well as on ESPN Play (www.espnplay.com) -- ESPN’s multi-screen live and on-demand broadband service.

Matches will also be available to cricket fans live and on-demand in the United States via ESPN3, ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Highlights will also air the following day on ESPN networks, Caribbean Media Corporation partner stations and www.windiescricket.com.

Director of Programming, ESPN International, Scott McGlone said: “We are pleased to extend our relationship with the WICB who are a highly valued partner in the Caribbean. The NAGICO Super50 is an important

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part of our cricket offering, allowing us to bring Caribbean fans the very best local events along with top international cricket including the ICC Cricket World Cup coming up in February and March.”

WICB Commercial Manager Nelecia Yeates said: “We are delighted to continue our relationship with ESPN for another four years which means we will continue to give our players and West Indies cricket further exposure. ESPN continues to show its commitment to growth of cricket in the Caribbean and together we hope to build on the sport’s place in the consciousness of our fans everywhere, as the WICB works hard to restore the rich legacy of West Indies cricket.”

-Griffith and Foo also weigh in

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NATIONAL fast bowler Paul Wintz took 5 for 45 which enabled the Guyana Jaguars to scuttle out Vishaul Singh’s XI for 163, before Trevon Griffith and Jonathan Foo weighed in with the bat to steer the national side to a commanding win in their second practice game which was contested at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence last Friday night.

The two sides were using the fixture as a means of supplying practice to the Guyana Jaguars, who will be departing for Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, where they will com-

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Trinidad, as well as Shaw Park in Tobago.

The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, held on January 22 and 23, with the Grand Final scheduled for January 25; all at the Oval.

This tournament serves as a prelude to the West Indies’ campaign in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which will also be broadcast exclusively by ESPN Caribbean in February 2014.

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Defending champions, Barbados Pride, head Group A along with Guyana Jaguars, Windward Islands Volcanoes and Combined Campuses and Colleges.

Group B consists of last year’s beaten finalist and host nation, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, as well as Leeward Islands Hurricanes, the Jamaica Franchise and the West Indies Under-19s, who are preparing for the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup. Matches will be also played at the National Cricket Centre in

pete in the West Indies Cricket Board/Professional Cricket League/NAGICO Super50 tournament.

Eight teams will do battle for supremacy out of two groups, with the Guyana Jaguars being placed in Group ‘A’ where they will face off with defending champions Barbados Pride, Windward Islands Volcanoes and Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC).

The Guyana Jaguars will take on all three teams on various dates in the preliminary round when the action bowls off on January 15th, with the Volcanoes being their first opponents at the picturesque

Queen’s Park Oval on the opening day, in a day/night fixture.

Asked to bat first, Singh’s XI found the bowling of Wintz, who represented them in the first game against the Jaguars last Wednesday-one that they also lost-too much to handle, with only Ricardo Adams 48 (58balls, 6x4, 1x6), Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai 25 not out (3x4) posting a substantial total.

Singh made a patient 20 (51balls, 1x4) and Ronsford Beaton 18, as vice-captain Veerasammy Permaul and Steven Jacobs, who opted to represent the Guyana Jaguars this time around and not the Combined Campuses and Colleges, took 2 wickets each for

20 and 34 runs respectively.

The best partnership of Singh’s XI was recorded

by Adams and Singh, who posted 52 for the fifth wicket, after their side lost Kandasammy Surujnarine (00), Kevon Boodie (10), Robin Bacchus (05) and Chandrapaul Hemraj (05) who were all dismissed by Wintz to be 31 for 4 in the 7th over.

After Singh was trapped lbw by Permaul at 83 for 5, Jason Sinclair (01) followed one run later and Adams departed at 109, lbw to Jacobs following which Beaton and Motie-Kanhai brought some respectability to the total with their 42 runs ninth wicket partnership, pushing the score from 116 for 8 to 158 for 9.

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Great things are on the horizon for Guyana’s football – Bolton

By Rawle Toney Newly appointed Technical Director of Guyana’s football Claude Bolton, believes that the future is bright for the sport in the country, if only all stakeholders work together.

Bolton, born to Guyanese parents in Toronto Canada, says that while he understands Guyana’s position, having been a regional powerhouse to now minnows of the game, it’s not a unique case when compared to the rest of their regional counterparts.

“I think our situation is not unique in the world, but in CONCACAF, the Caribbean Nations on the whole; I just did a guest stint in St Vincent; I think many of the challenges exist is similar, different kind of different associations throughout the year but what is unique, Guyana has more potential than a lot of those nations that seek these challenges,” Bolton said.

“We do have resources and connection that we can

draw but again, no Technical Director, no coach coming in here with a Holy Grail, this is about how can we build a team with the resources we have in Guyana, how can we tap into resources abroad and the different footballing experts to say how do we put that together.

What we have been able to accomplish in such a very short time when Mr. Shabazz (Jamaal) was the head coach, only gave us a glimpse of where we can go with sustainable development”.

Boasting an impressive résumé, glittered with some of the game’s highest level of certification a coach can ask for, Bolton outshined seven other applicants to land the job in the country he’s more than familiar with.

But coming into the position, the Canadian is aware that he will have to hit the ground running since Guyana will be facing Barbados in an International Friendly on February 1 and followed by both the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers and 2016 Olympic Qualifiers.

Newly appointed GFF Technical Director Claude Bolton However, Bolton restrained from making any pronouncement on the National team for any of the encounters, only resorting to

stating that all systems will be made when the National Coach is announced on Monday.

“The Barbados game will

be addressed fully when we have the coach in place, then we can sit down and collectively say what do we think the strength, the aims and objectives that the game itself should be, as well as which pieces are going to help us,” said Bolton.

Asked if Guyana will be looking abroad, just like in the past, to help their chances of advancing in the sport, Bolton treated the question as if it was a rhetorical one; mentioning, “any nation, going to World Cup use foreign base players and they use them for two reasons; one, they are accomplished in a particular training regiment which makes their different contribution to the team at a great rate, second, it shows local players the level they have to be at both physically, mentally, the speed of thought and the speed of play so certainly they should be considered in any team”.

“Example, as great as America is and within CONCACAF, they are drawing their foreign players and they (America) have great development but they are still drawing Americans who have parentage abroad”.

Though outlining that Guyana will have a long term approach to development, Bolton said that he’s going to use 2015, “to assess and analyse and then have that programme in place with long term goals.

Over this first month, we have to put something in place to say how we will deal with those protocols now, so within a month, we should be able to deliver something that would say this is how we’re going to approach this.

But by mid-year or at the end of the year, when those new objectives comes in place, it’s with them we want to say here are the goals and objectives for the next three years.”

Dover to attend NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia

By Rawle Toney ALPHA United head coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover will be participating at the famous National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Annual Convention in Philadelphia, USA. The Convention which runs from January 14 to 18 is considered as the world’s largest gathering of football coaches where each year the NSCAA Convention draws approximately 4 000 coaches from our 30 000-plus members, and more than 10 000 attendees over five days for live field demonstration and lecture sessions, networking socials and coaching diplomas.

Speaking with Chronicle Sport on Thursday, Dover said that his participation at the convention will help in the enhancement of not only his club but also that of

Alpha United head coach Wayne Dover

football in Guyana since he intends to share his first-hand knowledge with the local coaches upon his return.

With Alpha United, so far being Guyana’s only club to feature in the CONCACAF Champions League, Dover pointed out that the Convention would give him a better understanding of how the coaches within the confederation operate.

“Certainly, it would give me a chance to get in their minds a little and also, this is a huge thing for me as I enhance myself in the game, but also try to pass on the knowledge.

The convention is also one of the ways coaches get to rarely exchange their knowledge and also share what they know,” Dover said.

He added “What I’m happy for also is the chance to learn more about modernday coaching and modern-

day football. Coming from Guyana where sometimes we’re still stuck in the past, this will be a great way of learning from some of the world’s best coaches.”

Alpha United are Guyana’s most dominant club, having won every trophy the country had to offer, all with Dover at the helm.

The former national player, as an assistant to former Technical Director, Trinidadian Jamaal Shabazz, has played a significant role in Guyana breaking new grounds internationally.

Dover, considered Guyana’s most successful coach said his aim, apart from making sure his team stays on top the food chain in Guyana and among some of the top clubs in the Caribbean, is to ensure the game in Guyana is on par with its regional and other counterparts.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu (second left) with West Indies captains (from left) Darren Sammy, Jason Holder and Denesh Ramdin. (Picture courtesy WICB Media)

Windies meet Archbishop Tutu CAPE Town, South Africa – Members of the West Indies team paid a special visit to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu at his office yesterday.

The Archbishop spoke to the team about his love for the game of cricket and sports in general. He urged the team to continue to be ambassadors for the game

of cricket and for the West Indies region.

The Team presented the Archbishop with a special West Indies Team shirt. West Indies and South Africa are in Cape Town for the three-match T20 Series. West Indies won the first match by four wickets.(Barbados Nation)

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Bravo, Pollard left out of World Cup squad … Marlon Samuels is vice-captain, Sunil Narine, Darren Bravo recalled

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – West Indies selectors have axed experienced campaigners Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard for the regional side’s World Cup campaign, sticking with the controversial decision that saw both players also dumped for the South Africa series later this month.

Both all-rounders, with 255 One-Day Internationals between them, were notable omissions from the 15-man squad announced late yesterday by the West Indies Cricket Board

Dwayne Bravo (left) and Kieron Pollard ... both left out of the West Indies World Cup squad.

(WICB).

The squad will be led by rookie seamer Jason Holder, who was also named as skipper for the five-match series against South Africa, with selectors making the surprising move to appoint Marlon Samuels as vice-captain.

Champion off-spinner Sunil Narine has been recalled to the squad along with fellow Trinidadian Darren Bravo, who recently pulled out of the South Africa tour to deal with personal matters.

“I believe we have selected a very good team which will do West Indies proud at the World Cup. We have a good mixture of some good seasoned players and some good youngsters who will fly the West Indies flag in Australia and New Zealand,” chief selector Clive Lloyd said.

“If they play to their potential I am quite sure we will do very well. I have really high hopes in this team – I believe they can do something special. We have the talent and if

we can play to our potential we have a very good chance of lifting that trophy.”

The side has been boosted by the inclusion of talismanic opener Chris Gayle who boasts 258 ODI appearances, former captain Darren Sammy and fast bowler Kemar Roach, who limped out of the South Africa tour with an ankle injury following the opening day of the first Test at Centurion last December.

However, their presence is likely to be overshadowed by the decision to exclude Dwayne Bravo – a former captain – and Pollard.

Selectors came under fire in several quarters for the decision to omit the players for the South Africa tour, with their attorney Ralph Throne branding the move as “victimisation” and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves contending that the decision “glaringly [lacked] cricketing merit.”

Both players were members of the ODI side which abandoned the tour of India in October over a contract dispute. Bravo, who was captain at the time, also acted as the players’ representative and was at the forefront of the battle with the WICB and players union, WIPA. In a letter to the WICB last month, Gonsalves called for the reinstatement of the players, labelling Bravo’s dropping as captain “a travesty of justice.”

However, both players boast ordinary records. In 91 ODIs, Pollard averages just over 25 with the bat, 38 with the ball and an economy rate of 5.5 runs an over. Bravo, meanwhile,

appointed captain in May, 2013, averages 25 with the bat, 29 with the ball and an economy rate of nearly 5.5 an over.

Significantly, Bravo is on the cusp of a major landmark with 199 ODI scalps, and is also 32 runs shy of 3 000 runs.

Ironically, Bravo also missed the last World Cup in India four years ago, after falling prey to injury in the lead-up to the tournament.

Meanwhile, uncapped players Jonathan Carter and Sheldon Cottrell, both of whom have been named to face South Africa, have retained their spots in the squad.

West Indies will do battle in Group B at the World Cup alongside Ireland, Pakistan, India, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe, and Lloyd said the tournament presented the ideal opportunity for the regional side to do something special.

“This is a very prestigious world event, one of the biggest sporting events on the international calendar and it is a huge opportunity to create something historic and memorable for West Indies cricket and the people of the region,” the legendary former captain said.

The tournament is scheduled for Australia and New Zealand and runs from February 14th to March 29th.

SQUAD – Jason Holder (Captain), Marlon Samuels (Vice Captain), Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Christopher Gayle, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor.

Bolton inks four year TD deal with the GFF

By Rawle Toney THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday unveiled the country’s newest Technical Director - Canadian Claude Bolton, who will serve in the position over the next four years.

The potential for Guyana’s football is immense, I wouldn’t call it a sleeping giant yet but we still haven’t tapped where we can go as a country.

Many people here in Guyana understand that football should be a tool of social development and Please see page 29

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Welcome aboard! GFF Normalisation Committee Chairman Clinton Urling (Left) and New Technical Director Claude Bolton (Rawle Toney photo)

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