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GUYANA No. 104340

TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2015

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Businessman Kevin Jordan

- Ramjattan tells Toronto forum

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UG medical school 10 loses accreditation P.

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Bandits nabbed after robbing pastor, 4 church-goers P.

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Gov’t appoints ministerial advisers on Diaspora Affairs PROMINENT physician Dr Rohan Somar and Chartered Professional Accountant Tameshwar Lilmohan were among the four persons appointed Ministerial Advisers on Diaspora Affairs at Sunday night’s Alliance For Change (AFC) Appreciation Dinner and Dance held at the Woodbine Banquet Hall in Toronto.

The other two, who were also presented with their Certificates of Instruments by Vice-President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, on behalf of President David Granger, were Earth Marshall and Ron Alert.

Dr Somar, Marshall and Alert are members of the AFC New York Chapter, while Lilmohan serves in Toronto. The appointment of the four followed an undertaking by President Granger during his visits to both Canada and New York prior to, and after, the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections which saw

the APNU+AFC coalition government emerging victorious at the polls.

The Guyanese leader had also promised to convene a conference of the Diaspora prior to Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations in May 2016.

In delivering the charge to the four, Ramjattan said both the government and the AFC had recognised their outstanding contributions over the years, and their pivotal roles which led to the formation of a new coalition government.

Dr Somar has been chairman of the New York/ New Jersey Chapter of the AFC for the past nine years, and is also Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Saint Clare's Health System, New Jersey.

Lilmohan, who is also a long-serving member of the AFC in Toronto, is the current chairman of the body, and along with other members were instrumental

Newly-appointed Ministerial Advisers on Diaspora Affairs (from left) Ron Alert, Earth Marshall, Dr Rohan Somar and Tameshwar Lilmohan pose with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo; Vice-President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan; Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin; and Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson in organising last weekend’s professional and business forum, and the appreciation dinner and dance.

Prime Minister Moses

Nagamootoo, who along with his wife Sita were also in attendance, hailed the efforts of both the Toronto and New York Chapters, and assured those in attendance that “things are better now” in Guyana than what was inherited from the previous administration.

Describing the coalition government as a “Guyana cook-up”, Nagamootoo declared, “We have a very good working relationship, d e s p i t e t h e e ff o r t s a n d racist policies of some to set David against Moses.”

According to the prime minister, Guyana can be assured of strong no-nonsense leadership between himself and President Granger.

Nagamootoo insisted that the new government

had kept most of its preelection promises, among them the increases in public servants’ salaries, higher oldage pensions, the proposed lowering of the Berbice Bridge river tolls which is still in limbo, raising the threshold of persons paying income tax, and the subsequent introduction of river taxis in Berbice.

Government, he said, intends to look at the bigger picture and not at the antics of the opposition.

Touching briefly on the contentious salary increases granted ministers and parliamentarians, Nagamootoo sought to justify them, saying that all the present government was doing was trying to correct the deficiencies of the past.

He also disclosed that

the Granger administration will not turn a blind eye to the strict implementation of ministers and parliamentarians declaring their assets, and this would include any business he/she owns. He was also adamant that there will be absolutely no corruption as was tolerated under the PPP/C government.

Nagamootoo also promised that investigations into the alleged wrongdoings of opposition members will be ongoing, and those found culpable will be charged and placed before the courts.

Minister of Public I n f r a s t r u c t u re , D a v i d Patterson and Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin also formed part of the four-man Guyana ministerial delegation.

Body of farmer found floating in Pomeroon River THE decomposed b o d y o f a 5 8 - y e a r- o l d farmer of Kabakaburi was found floating in the Upper Pomeroon R i v e r a ro u n d m i d d a y S u n d a y, p o l i c e h a v e

confirmed.

According to reports, the farmer, Nickey Jackobus, had left his home Friday afternoon in a canoe to go to a shop but never returned home.

Reports say the empty canoe was found floating in the river Saturday m o r n i n g b y re s i d e n t s of the Amerindian community, and a search was launched for the missing farmer.

The swollen body of Jackobus was discovered by relatives floating in the river around midday Sunday. The police were informed, and the body was retrieved and taken to Charity, and then to the Suddie Funeral Parlour where a post-mortem is to be performed to determine the cause of death.

Police investigations are in progress.

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CCTV Cameras for all city streets - Ramjattan tells Toronto forum

By Frederick Halley

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OVERNMENT will soon roll out a security initiative which will see all streets in Georgetown being monitored by Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) as part of its overhaul fight against rampant gun crimes here, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan told a Toronto forum last Saturday.

CCTV is a TV system in which signals are not publicly distributed but are monitored, primarily for surveillance and security purposes. CCTV relies on strategic placement of cameras, and observation of the camera's input on monitors somewhere.

Speaking exclusively on the crime situation in Guyana, which according to the minister is not as serious as is being peddled, Ramjattan disclosed that several initiatives are on the burner to alleviate the burning problem and make Guyana a safe place to visit or even live. Chief among the plans is the proposed establishment of a command centre in Georgetown, which according to the minister has already A section of the gathering at the business forum

received funding from the International Development Bank (IDB). The command centre, Ramjattan explained, will be equipped with 300 television monitors covering cameras on every street in the capital city.

Ramjattan said a decision will be made shortly as to where the command centre will be located and described the initiative as a huge development in the fight against crime, since 66 per cent of the crimes in Guyana are committed in Georgetown. He also sought to underscore that the crime rate in Berbice, which had spiralled earlier in the year, has decreased significantly since his visit to the county and the subsequent deployment of more joint services ranks.

Admitting that the crime situation needed to be taken seriously, Ramjattan pointed out that it is obviously a herculean task, but vowed that the APNU-AFC coalition government will be the Hercules in surmounting it.

According to Ramjattan, upon the assumption of office in May last, the new government discovered that the Guyana Police Force was some 2000 policemen under-strength and

among the reasons were the low salaries being offered and nothing being done to better them.

Ramjattan also disclosed that the international support, which formed part of the capital expenditure, which aided the cadet corps, training of detectives and forensics had not been adopted by the previous administration and “that’s why the British Security Sector Reform took back their $4M pounds and went back to London with it.” He however disclosed that through the efforts of President David Granger, the initiative will be restarted shortly.

The Public Security Minister also disclosed that help is also forthcoming from Canada in the form of the Justice Education Society, an institution which is responsible for the training of policemen, prosecutors and also magistrates and judges. Towards this end, a prominent Superior Court Judge and a team of educators are due in Guyana shortly to commence the proposed training.

The United States of America, Ramjattan pointed out, is also in the process of establishing a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) office in Guyana which was first mooted by the PPP administrations but is being fast-tracked by the present government and will be opened later this month. Ramjattan blasted the naysayers who, he said, are always going to make politics the practice of systematic, organised hatred in Guyana and these included the Guyana Times newspaper, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and other institutions in Guyana to say what they want “but we are going to get the crime situation under control…”

He posited that it has been declining unlike in 2014 and it is the intention of the present administration to have in place a far superior climate for would-be investors. The Public Security Minister also assured Guyanese who are willing to return and invest in Guyana that licences for firearms, whether on an individual or company basis, will receive priority treatment from his ministry and will be fast-tracked once the necessary applications are found to be in order.

DEATH PENALTY Ramjattan also assured Guyanese here that he has no intention of supporting the retention of the death penalty in Guyana, since there is no record to support that it has served as a deterrent to would-be criminals.

Ramjattan’s stance came in response to a question posed at Saturday’s Professional and Business Forum hosted by the Guyana-Canada Professional & Business Corporation at the Riverstone Golf & Country Club, Brampton, Ontario.

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Businessman found guilty of sodomising schoolboy

Bandits nabbed after robbing pastor, churchgoers in two separate attacks - cops recover .357 Magnum, .32 pistol

- Judge suspends sentence to await probation report

By George Barclay

BUSINESSMAN Kevin Jordon went on trial on a two-count indictment for committing unnatural sex acts on a schoolboy on November 2 and November 7, 2007.

But last night, a Demerara Criminal Assizes jury found the 56-year-old Broad Street businessman not guilty of the first count on a 10 to 2 majority verdict, but guilty on the second count by a majority 11 to one verdict.

Defence counsel Mr. Neil Boston referred to the guilty verdict in the second count

as ridiculous, on the grounds that the jury had disbelieved the boy’s story on the first count.

Boston however supported the call for a probation report to be delivered on October 30 when sentence will be passed.

Jordon, called ‘Caie’, had pleaded not guilty, resulting in a 12-member jury being empanelled to try his case.

State counsel Ms Orienthia Schmidt and Ms Stacy Goodings conducted the case for the prosecution.

They urged the jury to find that the accused had

BANDITS seem to have no qualms about robbing churchgoers, as last Sunday, a traditional day of worship, the Pastor of the Universal Church at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) and two Meadow Brook women were robbed in two separate attacks.

According to the police, at 20:00hrs Sunday night, Pastor Dillip Bikhari of the Universal Church at MetenMeer-Zorg, WCD, was in the process of closing the church when he, along with Brazilian Andrea Santos and two other church members, were attacked and held up by three men armed with handguns.

Accused, Kevin Jordon at court yesterday, where he was convicted on one of the two counts of committing unnatural sex acts on a schoolboy offered the boy edibles as a means of committing the offence.

Guyana/Venezuela border controversy

UN team wraps up fruitful meeting

The United Nations (UN) Mission tasked with investigating the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy wrapped up talks with Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge, DirectorGeneral Audrey Waddle and other members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.

Director-General Waddle described the meeting as a “useful and fruitful exchange”. Monday’s talks followed trilateral meetings among the Presidents of

Guyana and Venezuela and the UN Secretariat, held at the recently concluded 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon committed to having an investigative team visit both Guyana and Venezuela in an attempt to resolve the border controversy. The UN Mission was headed by chief of staff of the UN Secretary General, Susana Malcorra, and comprised five other officials. The team’s

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attacked him.

Meanwhile, on the same day, a man armed with a handgun confronted two women at Waini Street, Meadow Brook, who were on their way to church, in an attempt to rob them.

The women, however, not only put up a fight, but also raised an alarm which caused residents in the area to come out, give chase and apprehend the suspect.

He was handed over to the police, along with the unlicensed .32 pistol with one round that was found in his possession. Police say that charges will be laid shortly.

Couple on manslaughter charge out on bail

investigation was preceded by a maiden visit to Guyana by the UN Secretary General on Sunday. Ban arrived in Guyana following Climate Change talks in Bolivia.

Brief meetings were held with Guyana’s diplomatic group.

Though Ban did not speak with the media, his meeting with Greenidge which lasted approximately an hour is believed to have been on the ongoing border controversy.

Guyana has maintained that the border issue with Venezuela was settled in 1899 by way of an arbitral award. The UN Mission team departs Guyana in the morning. The team is expected to visit neighbouring Venezuela soon.

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The men took away about G$400,000, three cellphones, US$1,000 in cash, and a laptop computer and escaped. The police responded to the report and were able to arrest one of the suspects in the Meten-Meer-Zorg area in whose possession was found an unlicensed .357 Magnum revolver, one of the stolen cell-phones, and the stolen laptop computer. He is in police custody, assisting with the investigations.

Police also apprehended another suspect, who was taking food for the one in custody. He was positively identified by the pastor as one of the bandits who had

A REPUTED husband and wife charged with manslaughter of an alleged thief were yesterday released on $600,000 bail by Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Carren Reece, 44, and Charles Brown, who both reside at 71 D’Urban Street, Lodge were not required to plead to the charge which alleged that they unlawfully killed David Emanuel Marks on January 4 at Papi Show

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Their lawyer, Gordon Gilhuys, in his application for reasonable bail, explained that the couple operate a shop in the interior to provide for their four minor kids.

But prosecutor, Corporal Deniro Jones objected to the couple being released on bail, due to the gravity and penalty attached to the charge.

Magistrate McLennan overruled Jone’s objection and released the duo on bail. The two are expected

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to make their next court appearance at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on October 21.

According to the report, at around 20:12hrs on the day in question, the couple secured their shop and left to conduct business; but upon their return, around midnight, they found the shop open, and the deceased in it.

They confronted him, attacking him with broken bottles and other sharp objects, causing him to jump into the river to escape capture. His body was found floating along the

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Health Minister to PPP...

‘We will run with whatever we have’

By Navendra Seoraj

RESPONDING to the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic’s recent contention that “Norton has failed miserably to produce any well-thought-out strategy for the Health Sector,” Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, made a clear statement: “We have come to run with what we have on the ground, and further work towards developing the sector, given that nothing happens overnight.”

Minister Norton reminded the opposition that in his budget presentation, he had referred to the fact that the former Minister of the then Ministry of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, had held up a strategy during the National Assembly in 2014 as though it were his brainchild, when that strategy had been developed in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), World Health

Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton

Organisation (WHO), along with other key stakeholders in the health sector.

“We recently had a retreat with all the officers to examine why the strategy was not in motion, and it was discovered that it is in fact a workable one and is yet to be tested,” Minis-

ter Norton said, while also alluding to the fact that it would be a waste of time to let the directors do exactly what they had already done a while ago.

The strategy will indeed have to be examined and adjusted, “as the people need to have better health care service, especially in Region 6, where switches were not working while persons were dying…They deserve better!” Minister Norton responded.

Where the opposition has claimed that: “Within the sector, there is growing dissatisfaction among health workers in general, and professionals specifically”, Dr Norton has responded: “It has been growing since before May 2015, and from being a specialist, I can tell you that I was not satisfied: but we need to understand it would not change overnight.”

He nevertheless has disclosed that he is plan-

Mumbai man ‘awakens’ before post-mortem he was declared dead M O RT U A RY s t a f f i n Mumbai were given a big surprise when a man woke up shortly before a post-mortem examination.

The 50-year-old homeless man was declared dead by a senior doctor in the Indian city, and sent immediately to the mortuary, against hospital rules.

Patients pronounced dead are supposed to be kept on the ward for two hours in case the doctor has made an error.

Doctors said the man, named as Prakash, had a metabolic disorder, and

was delirious when police brought him in.

Local media reported that he was found unconscious at a bus stop.

Speaking at a news conference yesterday, Dr Suleman Merchant, the dean of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, said Prakash was an alcoholic who had “neglected himself”, and had maggots on his face and ears.

“Maggots eat human tissues. Usually, dead bodies have maggots. He must have been lying around for at least six or seven days,” Dr Mer-

chant said.

He told reporters that the doctor who examined Prakash had checked the patient’s pulse, respiration, and heart.

Dr Merchant said the hospital had launched an inquiry into the breach of protocol that led Prakash to be taken immediately to the mortuary.

Prakash is in a stable condition in the hospital’s intensive care unit, where he is being treated for an ear infection and malnourishment, Dr Merchant said. (BBC)

ning to slow down the growth of dissatisfaction and bring it to a point

where persons are satisfied. “The young doctors have shown me that they

have more hopes; and for that, satisfaction will be a priority,” he declared.

Locals lynch Guatemalan mayor – over political rivalry THE mayor of a town in western Guatemala has been lynched by a group of locals who accused him of ordering an attack on his political rival.

Mayor Basilio Juracan died after being beaten and set alight in Concepcion, Solola province on Sunday.

The residents believed he was behind an earlier attack in which two women were killed, and five other people injured.

Guatemala is one of the most violent countries in Latin America, and gun crime is rampant.

However, the lynching of an elected official is unusual.

AMBUSH Last month, Mr Juracan defeated Lorenzo Sequec in the mayoral race in Concepcion, 100km (62 miles) west of Guatemala City, After losing the election, Mr Sequec accused Mr Juracan of mismanagement, and demanded an investigation into the town’s finances.

On Sunday morning, Mr Sequec and members of his family were travelling along a local road when they were cut off by another car.

Unidentified gunmen stepped out of the car and opened fire on Mr Sequec’s car.

His 17-year-old daughter and 16-year-old niece were killed, and Mr Sequec and four others were injured.

After news of the ambush spread, a group of angry residents searched for Mr Juracan, whom they suspected of ordering the attack.

After setting alight a number of homes belonging to relatives of Mr Juracan, they tracked down the mayor at his house.

They dragged him out, beat him, and set him alight.

Police arrived too late to save Mr Juracan. (BBC)

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Rice yield up, but prices still low

Dear Editor,

EDITORIAL The ministers’ EDITORIAL

salary increase

THE government has come under heavy fire for its recent decision to raise the salaries of ministers and parliamentarians. As one commentator has pointed out, this has always been a thorny issue that is invariably unpopular.

Citizens tend not to be supportive of pay raises for ministers, even if they support the government. This, it is argued, comes from a general suspicion of government functionaries using the government to enrich themselves.

It is to be expected in our confrontational political environment that the opposition would pounce on anything the government does, particularly that which appears to be controversial. On this matter, the PPP lost no time in wading into the government. Its members were joined by some trade unions not known to be unfriendly to the government, and other organisations and commentators of similar persuasion.

The government, for its part, seems to have been taken by surprise. Its chief spokesperson explained that the increase has the potential of curbing official corruption. He, of course, pointed to the widespread perception of corruption under the previous government, which, through its former Prime Minister, pushed back against such charges. The minister’s justification clearly did not impress the critics, who scoffed at what they saw as an implicit admission that the government is willing to pay its functionaries not to pilfer public resources. While that is not what the minister said, and that is not what the minister meant, the erroneous impression is now planted in the public.

Most commentators have roasted the government, not so much for the increase, but for the timing and the lack of appreciation for the context. Coming in the wake of a much smaller increase for public servants, they argue that the 50% increase cannot be justified. Many also questioned the timing —- the fact that the increase comes after a mere five months in office.

This is indeed a sensitive matter. On the one hand, it has to be acknowledged that the ministers’ salaries are relatively low. Their counterparts in other countries are generally paid more. Perhaps Minister Harmon made the case a bit inelegantly. That should, however, not take away from his argument that if ministers are paid a decent wage, it could serve as a deterrent from corruption; that argument should not be brushed aside so easily.

RICE harvesting for the 2015 Spring Crop is about to be completed in Region Two. It is reported that while the average yield is approximately 50 bags per acre, the average grade for paddy produced has improved, but the prices have declined.

Extra A is now $2200; A is $2100; B is $2000; C is $1900; Sample Grade is $1800, and 7% paddy with damaged grains is $1650.

Let’s take a brief look at the cost of production in Region Two: To cultivate one acre and give the farmers a profit, the farmer has to cut and plough at $8,000 per acre; one backblade or levelling costs $4,000; shying or broadcasting costs $2,000; seed paddy costs $9000 per bag,(140 lbs clean and dry); 3 bags of fertilisers 6-25-25 cost $21,300 per (3 split); urea costs $15600; (3 split ) spraying costs $2500, 5 walk with mist blower; shying 9 bags of fertilizer costs $1500.

These factors of input have shown that rice cultivation in the rice sector has implied risks, especially for farmers who are renting rice lands at $ 35,000 per acre with low yield below 40 bags per acre. In discussing the costs and financing of rice cultivation and the risks are as follows: The institutional arrangements favour the miller, and place the burden of financing on small farmers, exposing them to a disproportionate share of the various risks that confront the farmer. The institutional arrangements fundamentally limit the capabilities and freedoms of small farmers, depriving them of the agency and entitlements required for development.

The average cost of rice cultivation on a crop-to-crop basis, and the source of farmers’ financing of these costs: pre-harvesting, operating, harvesting and overhead costs.

There are two crops in any one year, and the cost per crop is onerous. If the farmer does not have working capital he will need external financing. He sometimes does not borrow from the commercial banks, but rather from the miller. This may occur in the purchase of fertiliser, seed paddy and in harvesting, where combine harvesters are needed for harvesting, with tractor and trailer for transportation, which is needed to take the paddy to the mill. Millers provide all of these services in the harvesting stage. Sometimes the farmer does not necessarily have to rely on the millers for land preparation, because he will pay another farmer who owns a tractor to do his land preparation and harvesting; and after receiving his payment from the miller, he will then pay the farmer whose machine he had rented without having to pay any interest.

The prices at which the millers will buy the farmer’s paddy will reflect re-payment for all his input supplied; and importantly, the miller tends to down grade the paddy to make the farmer indebted to him crop after crop. Grading of paddy is done by the miller’s licensed or unlicensed graders, without GRBD grading and quality control officers being present at times, and the farmer usually has no influence on the grade that the grader pronounces. When he appeals it, the results will be the same.

The point is that most farmers cannot work out their grading factors so as to determine his correct grade, GRDB need to hold grading courses for farmers to teach them how to calculate their factors along with their moisture and dockage.

While graders are licensed by the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRBD), they can still be expected to act in the millers’ interest, even though they are being overlook by officers of the GRBD quality control department. Because they are emWe have editorialised that workers should be paid a living wage. The trade unions were loud in praise for the government’s recent move to increase the minimum wage and raise salaries across the board. Workers seemed satisfied with their increases. In that regard we believe the comparison of the rate of increase of workers’ wages with that of ministers is a bit harsh.

Having said that, we do agree that the government might have been better served by some explanation of the move beforehand. It is instructive that many government supporters are openly critical of the move. Statements such as “this is not what we voted for” and “they are behaving just like the ones they replaced” suggest that this issue strikes at something deeper than meets the eye.

It is not too late for the government to offer that explanation to the population. We believe that President Granger has the moral capital to do it. He should address the nation on the matter as early as possible. There is too much at stake.

ployed by the millers, they apparently take orders what to do, to either add more moisture; to add dockage; to under-grade the paddy; and to short weight the farmer for his paddy. The miller will offer sufficiently attractive incentives to his graders to act in his interest. These are all part of their game. I have seen it while working at the quality control department at the rice mill in my tenure.

Some rice millers do not pay farmers until after they have actually sold the rice and paddy and received their payments for their shipment of rice and paddy, even though the 2009 Amendment to the Rice Factories Act of 1998 requires payment of fifty percent of the total amount within two weeks from the date of receipt of the paddy, and the remaining amount within forty-two days. Very often, farmers find themselves forced to sell their paddy to a miller who hasn’t paid them for paddy supplied from the previous crop or even longer.

Farmers earn no interest on delayed payments, but must instead bear the full cost of lost opportunities and purchasing power; forego time preference, and lower their living standards in this arrangement that itself is facilitated by the contractual lock-in of farmers to particular millers.

These days, millers are purchasing and paying farmers by the tons and kg for their paddy, and the farmers are at a disadvantage because they don’t know that 1000 kg of paddy dried to 14% moisture and cleaned is = 1 ton of paddy; and gross weight 13,015 kg, tare weight 5705 kg net weight 7,310 kg, less 1.2 dockage (1.2/x 7,310-8772kg,weight of clean paddy (7,310- 8772kg minus 7,222.28 kg. moisture 20.4% = 1074kg = 1,074 kg paddy delivered in tons (7,22.28 kg/1074 kg) = 6,725mt or 6725 kg For farmers to find bags, 1 bag = 143 lbs = 65 kg, amount of bags delivered = 6,7225/65= 103 bags,1 kg =2.2 lbs.

Yours faithfully, Mohamed Khan

Have the observations of observer missions been taken seriously?

Dear Editor,

DESPITE all the bother and holler about elections and their probity in Guyana over the years, there is little or no evidence to show that the parties, agencies and stakeholders concerned have arranged any focused reviews of the recommendations by the plethora of observer missions, going as far back as 2006.

What purpose do observer missions serve? How do they feel when, on subsequent monitoring, they discover that not an iota of their recommendations has been effected?

They are to be commended for their steadfastness over the years, particularly the Carter Center which initially designed the current construct of the Guyana Elections Commission; but in their wisdom, they have, since 2006, advised its reconstruction from a political to a more professionally composed institution, and more.

But the activist NGOs and the attentive media have all ignored the ‘observations’ of such other international authorities as, for example, the OAS, UNASUR, the Commonwealth Secretariat; not to mention the protestations of disaffected losers.

One had hoped that with all the hype about proposed local government elections, the administration in general, and the Ministry of Communities in particular, would have convened a forum of relevant expertise and interests to focus on the most pertinent ‘observations’ that can improve, in the immediate instance, the delivery capability of GECOM with a view to reducing the incidence of negative criticism.

In the longer term, the forum should be invited to complete an analysis of all the observer mission reports (20062015) and conclude specific recommendations for effecting elections that will survive the scrutiny of critics in the future.

In this regard the relevant legislation must be reviewed to ensure a restructured GECOM would be better defined in terms of professionalism and accountability relationships. The Commission would, of course, be required to contribute to this substantive undertaking – the sooner, the better.

E.B. JOHN

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No rift between us! …Nagamootoo dispels rumours of rift in APNU+AFC govt

By Frederick Halley PRIME Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Saturday dispelled fears of any alleged rift in the five-month old APNU+AFC coalition government, contrary to what is being peddled in some circles both at home and abroad.

Addressing a Guyana-Canada Professional & Business Corporation Professional and Business Forum at the Riverstone Golf and Country Club in Brampton, Ontario, Nagamootoo assured the audience that the rumours being peddled about any rift in the coalition are absolutely untrue.

Touching specifically on the composition of the fourman team which comprised the delegation, all of them being AFC ministers, including himself, vice-president and Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson and Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin, Nagamootoo pointed out that they all fell under the portfolios which the visit was mainly concerned about and not by accident.

Urging Guyanese to return home and aid in the development of Guyana, Nagamootoo praised them for the solidarity and support leading up to the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections, but however emphasised “we need your talents, we need your finance, we need your entrepreneurship, vision and technology acquired in the diaspora to help our economy grow.”

According to the Prime Minister, Guyana’s growth rate has been pegged at three per cent over the last year and he expects this to grow much more than that in the not-too-distant future. He also alluded to the fact that several talented Guyanese migrated years ago and are eagerly looking forward to the day when confidence and governance will be restored and unfair practices will end, and so hasten a return to their homeland.

Nagamootoo acknowledged that over the years several huge corporations, including the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) have failed to make profits in Guyana, pointing out that the latter company is heav-

ily indebted to the tune of $85B and counting. However, despite these adversities, the Prime Minister told the gathering, comprising mostly Guyanese businessmen and a few other Canadian entrepreneurs that Guyana is still a viable place to invest in.

“These are opportunities in Guyana for areas like information technology, aquaculture, engineering and in the telecommunication sectors among others,” the Prime Minister assured. He told the would-be aspirants, that while they will also be developing the workforce, and assisting in productivity, the foundation is there for them to make profitable business work in Guyana.

Nagamootoo cited the case of India, which he disclosed has become the fastest growing economy in the world, surpassing China in terms of GDP growth rate and also posited that India will perhaps equal giant Brazil in the not-too-distant future and according to him, that country’s rise was because there has been a campaign based on a knowledge-based economy. “There has been a transformation

The vanished GNNL photographic archive

DURING 2014 I realised that I needed additional references for a project that I was working on for some years. I proceeded to the Library at GNNL and requested to view some 1994 shots on the subject matter; I was told that all those pictures from back then and further are not at GNNL that they were removed to someplace else. Recently I returned to enquire of the same Photographic archive that I knew existed, when I worked for GNNL. It still remained the same. GNNL had no Photographic archive. The current Editor was at a loss at what I was talking about. I assured him that there were not hundreds but several thousand pictures in boxes in the upper level of the current-same Library. In visiting that upper level one was always accompanied by Library staff, and

there were Photographs from the late 50s, unpublished photographs of every major event in this nation, now gone.

The soul of a Newspaper or publishing house has always been divided between its lithographic -Photographic and Manuscript content, the value of LIFE magazine WW2 era photographs are even more valuable that the coverage of the particular story , depends on who is exploring it, for such a volume of photographs from the oldest News Paper in the country to be taken, is a National tragedy, some group has stolen a major chunk of our history and I don’t think such a travesty should be dealt with casually and with listless indifference.

Barrington Braithwaite

in technology and that has been able to reduce the cost of production and has made India become very competitive and Guyana needs to be competitive and therefore I invite you to come to explore the vast opportunities presenting themselves in Guyana,” Nagamootoo pleaded. The open forum was followed by individual meetings with potential investors while the Toronto-based AFC was scheduled to hold a convention at the same venue yesterday (Sunday) morning, followed by a dinner and dance at the Woodbine Banquet Hall, also in Brampton, last evening.

PRIME MINISTER MOSES NAGAMOOTOO

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‘Continue the hard work’ Granger admonishes SVN graduates GRADUATING students of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) Secondary School were on Sunday urged by President David Granger to continue working hard as they are now at the beginning of “a lifelong process of learning”. Granger was at the time addressing the class of 2015 at the school’s 11th Graduation Ceremony.

“You, the members of the class of 2015, have not come to an end. You are, indeed, at the beginning of yet another stage of a lifelong process of learning,” said President Granger, according to a Ministry of the Presidency release. Victoria Najab, secured 21 grade one passes, while Vamanadev Hiralal gained 19 grade ones and a grade two at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate. The privately-run institution, located in Region Three, has continuously had outstanding performances over the years at the CSEC. Granger spoke of the rapid changes that are taking place around the world and the need for students to be on par with a technologically driven world.

He underscored the need for more students to gravitate to the fields of Science, Technology and Mathematics in order to meet the needs of our developing country.

Speaking on the quality of laboratories at Queens College, when he was a student there, President Granger said, “A Colonial government was able to create an educated, scientific elite by putting in front of students the resources [they need]. This is something we have to do at the University of Guyana and in all secondary schools around the country, if we are to become a really developed nation.”

President Granger also presented the President’s Award to the best graduating CSEC student, Najab, and declared that in addition to the award, he would be presenting her with $100,000.00 to assist with her Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE) studies.

Najab, who wants to become a petroleum engineer, spoke of how honoured she and fellow students are to have kept the school at the top of the academic pedestal. “Today we are not only celebrating our own success, but we are making a great achievement for our country. We are children of this nation and our efforts are Guyana’s fortune and our accomplishments are Guyana’s triumph,” she said.

Najab said undoubtedly, the teachers were “the most valuable players”, as they went beyond the call of duty to make the school

President David Granger handing over a certificate to valedictorian, and Guyana’s top performer at this year’s CSEC, Victoria Najab, at the SVN graduation ceremony earlier this evening. (Ministry of the Presidency photos)

President David Granger, and Principal, Swami Aksharananda and the 2015 graduating class of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan Secondary School, taking a photo opportunity at the end of the graduation ceremony phenomenal.

“The SBA’s we cried to complete, they had to go over it 50 times. If our teachers did not guide our intellect, we would not be as happy as we are today” she said. Najab’s parting advice to the graduating class and students of SVN were, “Honour you teachers, honour your parents, before you can honour your God.” With 64 CSEC and seven CAPE students graduating, Principal of SVN, Swami Askarananda while proud called on his students to not be complacent, as room exists for improvement. He congratulated the graduating class for their outstanding performances.

Pointing to the national overall pass rate for English and mathematics, which is now just about 50 percent, the Principal reported with pride that the students at SVN have continuously been raising the bar. “While at the national level and in the region, the past rate at English and math are around 50 percent, at SVN, in these two subjects, we have consistently produced the highest pass rate, with English at 86 percent and Math 92 percent,” he said.

Out of the 12,600 students in Guyana, who wrote the 2015 CSEC examination, 47 students passed with 11 grade ones or more, and of that number, 23 percent were SVN students.

Another notable point

raised by the Principal was the hard work of the teachers, who worked with students, some of whom entered the school with average marks at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

Fourteen students with marks in the low 400s at the NGSA graduated with 12 subjects or more at CSEC at the institution.

This, the Principal said, is a clear indication of the exceptional work done on

the part of both teachers and students. In the coming year, Swami Ji said his institution will be striving to surpass Queens College, the only school that is ahead in terms of pass rate, in the country.

PPP now calling on gov’t to open local law school THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is now calling on the APNU+AFC government to establish a local law school, something which it had refused to do while in office.

Speaking at his party’s weekly news conference, General Secretary Clement Rohee claimed that the government was flip-flopping on the establishment of such a school.

Rohee was speaking against the background of the statement last week by Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams who accused the former Attorney General Anil Nandlall and the PPP of backpedalling on implementing a law school.

Williams had stated that “information has surfaced that it was the PPP which had back-pedalled on establishing a law school…I learnt at the last conference, at which all member states were represented that Guyana in fact got permission to open a local law school but subsequently reneged on that idea.”

Meanwhile, Rohee lashed back stating that, “Mr. Williams did not hear or is pretending he didn’t hear the instruction from President Granger who said: The time is ripe and steps should commence as soon as practicable to have a law school established here in Guyana.

Rohee said that “Mr. Williams must cease horsing around and start working on the realisation of the

law school here in Guyana, as directed by President Granger.” The General Secretary emphasised that the APNU+AFC administration has made a pendulum swing in another direction, reinforcing the long held view that there is confusion and conflict in the camp of the coalition.

To hammer home his point, Rohee quoted the Attorney General as saying that “a feasibility study spearheaded by the AttorneyGeneral and Minister of Legal Affairs to ascertain whether the establishment of a local law school would be a viable option is currently underway…. We are looking at the question of the viability of setting up a local law school through public-private partnership. We’ve decided we will establish a Committee to look into that….”

However, Rohee said that the Attorney General later made an unbelievable somersault which in effect ruined President Granger’s commitment to establish a law school in Guyana. “And though this was not enough, he (AG) tried to implicate the PPP in his shenanigans to secure his get out of jail card.”

Rohee declared: “Mr Williams, having found himself in hot water, is now seeking to extricate himself by claiming it was the PPP who did not want a law school established in Guyana.”

According to Rohee, Guyana must continue the work started under the former

PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee PPP/C to ensure that the dream of having a regional law school established here is realised.

In addition, the PPP General Secretary said he does not buy the AG’s argument that the economy inherited does not bode well for the establishment of a law school.

“We must thank Mr. Wi l l i a m s f o r e x p o s i n g the incompetence of the APNU+AFC coalition administration for eventually admitting they are not up to the task as described by Anil Nandlall,” Rohee said, adding: “The sumptuous payrise recently gifted was, among other reasons, for them to work hard in their respective sections. Here is a project for the well paid to work hard at getting the law school off the ground.”

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New managers uncover irregularities at Hope Estate

By Leroy Smith THE newly-installed Board of the Hope Coconut Estate, East Coast Demerara, had a collective meeting with tenants of the estate on Sunday, and several issues were raised even as new compromises were arrived at.

At that very meeting, the board learnt of several activities which had taken place under the previous management of that estate, which can be equated to corrupt practices, and the police are likely to be called in, once the estate’s management completes its internal auditing of the estate.

Prominent among the concerns was the illegal sale of lands within the estate, which, according to the new board, was not supposed to happen. There have also been claims that persons from outside the Hope Coconut Estate have been passing money to a certain member of the executive of the previous management, who promised to give them titles to various plots of land on the estate.

Attending Sunday’s meeting with the farmers were the board chairman, vice-chairman and three committee members.

Tenants of the estate told their new board during the interactive meeting which, at some point, seemed headed to become out of hand, that the estate is presently in a rundown state, while the agreement of tenancy speaks specifically to cultivation of coconuts. This state of affairs has, for some time, been ongoing, and the market for coconuts has become almost non-existent.

NEW INTERESTS The farmers suggested that they be allowed to do diversified farming. They said approval had been given by the board in order to keep alive the coconut tradition and the real meaning of the estate. They suggested that those wishing to get into cash crop farming should also ensure that they have some amount of coconut trees on their farmlands.

Already, some farmers have begun engaging in some amount of small- and medium-scale cash-crop farming. This publication, which was also present at the meeting between the board and the tenants, has been informed that many of the farmers who occupy land at the Hope Coconut Estate supply the Mon Repos, Bourda and Stabroek markets.

The issue of difficulty bringing produce out of the backdam was raised, as farmers who do so via boat through the main canal in the area have, at two separate points, to offload their goods, ‘duck’ their boats, and then reload them with their produce. This is because two bridges which run across the canal do not facilitate free passage of laden boats.

FIRST PRIORITY The board took an immediate decision to lift the two bridges as among their first priority, after it was requested by the farmers. They are expected to meet this or the following weekend to pool both human and material resources to get the bugbear out of the way.

Members of the board of the new Hope Coconut Estate

From all indications, when the matter was raised, it almost caused the vice-chairman Joel Edmond to get emotional.

He enquired about the presence of machinery and other materials that are needed to get the job done immediately, and wanted to have the men meet this weekend to start the process.

Chairman of the estate Dr. Iamei Aowmathi, pointed out that when the new board took over some three months ago, it was discovered that the estate did not have an attractive bank account, and evidence abounded which pointed to major corruption.

The Hope Coconut Estate is to see some reversal of its fortunes with the intervention of the new board. Tenants of the estate told the new board that, in the past, they were never invited to meet with the board; and in some cases, if there was any engagement between the board and the farmers, they were never included; only selected persons were invited to those engagements.

The issue of tenants with cultivable lands having migrated from these shores without utilising the land was also raised.

The board and the farmers collectively agreed that those lands, once identified, should be repossessed by the estate management and handed to farmers who are willing to utilise them.

EXTENSION OF TENANCY Farmers asked the board for an extension of their tenancy agreements beyond the one-year period. They are contending that having an agreement to rent a plot of land for only one year produces uncertainty at the end of that period, because farmers do not know whether their tenancy would be extended, and the situation does not encourage them to invest.

They requested a three-year rental contract, but the board informed that its life is one year, and unlike the previous management, the present one made it clear that they will not engage in activities and decisions that will cause the next board to be left with a burden; hence the decisions and practices of this current board will be ‘done by the book’, or by consensus.

The coconuts which are on the farm are going to be purchased by the estate, and the estate has already started exploring the possibility of getting into two separate projects to boost the activities presently ongoing at Hope, even as aqua culture farming seems to be another area of interest for the farmers and something the board intends to support based on the meeting they had on Sunday.

Before the meeting concluded, concerns were also raised about the main irrigation canal which, according to the farmers, needs urgent fixing. The Hope Coconut Estate will also be having a ranger.

The new board has already committed to meeting with the farmers collectively every three months, while eight persons from the four divisions of the estate will be elected to represent the farmers’ interest at the level of the board, whenever it meets.

Guyana/Venezuela border controversy UN team wraps up “fruitful” meeting

One farmer made an argument for the tenancy contract to run for three years

The United Nations (UN) Mission tasked with investigating the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy wrapped up talks with Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge, Director- General Audrey Waddle and other members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.

Director-General Waddle described the meeting as a “useful and fruitful exchange”.

Monday’s talks followed trilateral meetings among the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela and the UN Secretariat held at the recently concluded 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon committed to having an investigative team visit both Guyana and Venezuela in an attempt to resolve the border controversy. The UN Mission was headed by chief of staff of the UN Secretary General, Susana Malcorra, and comprised five other officials. The team’s investigation was preceded by a maiden visit to Guyana by the UN Secretary General on Sunday. Ban arrived in Guyana following Climate Change talks in Bolivia. Brief meetings were held with Guyana’s Diplomatic group.

Though Ban did not speak with the media, his meeting which lasted approximately an hour with Greenidge is believed to have been on the ongoing border controversy.

Guyana has maintained that the border issue with Venezuela was settled in 1899 by way of an Arbitral Award. The UN Mission team departs Guyana in the morning.

The team is expected to visit neighbouring Venezuela soon.

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UG medical- school loses accreditation students not happy about it

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By Shivanie Sugrim TUDENTS of the University of Guyana School of Medicine (UGSM), faced with the institution’s loss of accreditation, are worried sick that their certificates may not be recognised in other regional jurisdictions.

The accreditation was lost in July 2015, following the university’s delay in submitting a report on the school’s progress to the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP).

The regional body reportedly grants temporary accreditation under certain

conditions to medical schools in the Caribbean. UGSM was granted short-term accreditation for the periods 2008 to 2009; 2009 to 2012; and 2013 to 2015. These were followed by visits by the authority in 2012 and 2013.

The Guyana Chronicle has learnt that, during its last visit, the authority found that some of the issues that were highlighted on its previous visit had not been addressed.

The issues at reference primarily had to do with infrastructural improvements; a review of curriculum; and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among the Ministry of Public Health, UGSM, and the Georgetown Public Hospital

Corporation (GPHC) for funding of the school.

UGSM was reportedly advised at the time to address the issues and submit a progress report, so that the authority could return this year to review its accreditation status.

MEASURED PROGRESS Since then, some progress of sorts has been made on rectifying these issues, albeit in a sluggish manner. To date, a progress report has not been sent to CAAM-HP. According to President of the University of Guyana Medical Students' Association, Terrence Isaacs, “The student association, through its executive body,

has been pushing for UGSM adherence to CAAMHP's guidelines, and the completion of the progress report.”

He said that some of the issues highlighted by the authority have been addressed, but not all. For instance, the MoU was signed under the previous administration and is currently being reviewed by the current Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton. Some of the classrooms and labs have also been refurbished.

He however said that where the revamping of the curriculum is concerned, significant progress has been made so far, since a specialist was hired to assist in the reconstruction of the curriculum.

Said he, “From the students’ perspective, though the last year has been tough; due to the political climate, in Guyana, the progress in solving these issues have been moving at a snail’s pace.”

Asked specifically about the status of the report, Isaacs said the last he had heard of it was that it was handed over to a deputy vice-chancellor to oversee its completion.

“When we enquired about the report and its submission, the vice-chancellor did not respond with any indication, that the report was completed or sent,” Isaacs said. “We were given the impression that because things were stalled due to the political situation, the report was not done, as they [UG officials] probably wanted something of substance to be in the report.”

As such, the university failed in its commitment to submit annual reports to the authority, and as a result, the accreditation was withdrawn in July.

In relation to the accreditation, continuing and final-year medical students, as well as those graduating have expressed grave dissatisfaction over what has happened. These students, who are the major stakeholders of the programme, have scheduled meetings with both public health ministers over the coming week in a bid to restore the school’s credibility.

STUDENTS WEIGH IN “In the future, it is my

hope that we can boost the facilities we have, and that our school can be on par with the best,” said final-year student Sara Scott.

“When I speak of UGSM,” she said, “persons must know what I speak of, and know that my degree is worth something. So it is my hope that the accreditation is restored.”

Recognising that accreditation is a vital factor in the grand scheme of things for medical students, Rishiram Dubraj, a fourthyear student, expressed similar sentiments to Scott.

“It is the stepping stone to build careers, and a lack thereof stifles a generation’s ability to progress along that career path and contribute meaningfully as is always desired of us,” Dubraj said.

Third-year student Nandani Deokaran pointed out that as a medical practitioner, one’s qualifications must be of substance and must be recognised to ensure that there is trust on the part of one’s patients.

“Accreditation is of utmost importance; it verifies our MBBS as not just any degree, but one of standard, recognition and worthiness,” she said, adding: “It's not easy to go through medical school for five years of hard work, and at the end of it end up with just a degree. It must be recognised; I really hope that the UGSM gets the support it needs from the government to boost the conditions and further enhance the medical school in every way possible.”

According to second-year student Shafali Milton, “This accreditation should not only mean a lot to the students; it should also mean a lot to the public as well, because the easiest way for our healthcare system to improve is to improve the level of education being given to future doctors. And how can this be accomplished? By raising the standards and regaining the accreditation of UGSM.” Describing the situation as “sad” and “disappointing” third-year student Christine Singh echoed similar sentiments to that of the other students.

“For an esteemed

programme like medicine to not be accredited is really disappointing,” she said.

“There are students like myself who will migrate, and to have our degree not accredited will complicate our practice in another country.

It is to be hoped that there is committed collaboration with the government, UG and UGSM to ensure that the school gets back full accreditation.”

OVERSEAS STUDENTS A foreign student, who will be graduating this year and who wishes to remain annonymous, said she was accepted into UGSM in 2010, and after spending five years at the school, she will be graduating from an “unaccredited institution.”

“As a foreign student,” she said, “I pay twice as much as the locals, albeit cheaper than other recognised medical institutions I had expected to be graduating from a recognised university, as opposed to one that has completely lost its accreditation. Quite frankly, I feel it was a waste of my time and money, both of which I value.”

Another foreign student, who is in her first year, said that she, too, is disappointed at the turn of events.

“I am really disappointed by the current situation.

They say first years are the most hopeful, but at the rate they’re going, it seems like not enough would be done for us to get back the accreditation,” she said. “It would be really depressing if I can’t practise outside of Guyana, because five years of my life would be wasted.”

Isaacs, who will be graduating this year, said that after spending five years in an accredited institution, it is disappointing that he will be graduating, due to the July 2015 ruling, from an “unaccredited institution.” “ N o t h a v i n g accreditation undermines the hard work put in by lecturers and students. Now the graduating class will have to write CAAM-HP exams if they want to practise in some Caribbean countries,” said Isaacs, adding that this does not affect their ability to practise locally.

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Shrimping operations get greenlight - after seven-week closed season THE Fisheries Department in the Ministry of A g r i c u l t u re re c e n t l y approved the operations of all seabob trawlers that were docked for the past seven weeks during a closed season.

The season re-opened last Monday after being closed for seven weeks (midnight August 16, 2015 to 12:01am October 5, 2015). During this period, all seabob trawlers were docked, with the exception of a few which were used for research purposes.

In addition, companies conducted fleet maintenance and revision training for fishermen, while management staff ventured off on annual vacation leave. “The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Department recently approved the Closed Season

Department on an annual basis.

Such an intervention is limited not only to Guyana, but has become a global practice aimed at allowing various species of shrimp to multiply or replenish, thus ensuring growth and sustainability.

The seabob fishery in Guyana has been well known over the years for generating foreign exchange earnings and revenue through regional exports and to markets in North America and Europe.

The major industrial stakeholders include Pritipaul Singh Investments, Noble House Seafoods, BEV Processors, Guyana Quality Seafoods and the Fisheries Department.

The seabob stock was

Additionally, the ministry underscored that the final measures are currently being put in place for the seabob fishery to enter into assessment for achievement of Marine Stewardship Council Certification (MSC) in the not-too-distant future.

MSC certification basically signifies that harvesting and management of fisheries resources are

for Guyana`s Seabob (shrimp) Fishery, following a written request by Mr. Bruce Vieira, President of the Guyana Association of Trawler Owners & Seafood Processors(GATOSP). The closure was ratified by the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Noel Holder in keeping with protocols previously established between the GATOSP and the ministry,� the Agriculture ministry said in a statement.

The ministry noted that the closed seasons are specified time periods when no legal fishing is permitted for a particular fishery.

This has been going on for several years in Guyana and its implementation is closely monitored by the Fisheries

last assessed in June, 2013, when it was deemed fully exploited, but not overfished. As a result of this, a proposed Harvest Control Rule (considered as `best practices` in fisheries management) was drafted following deliberations with the consultant, GATOSP, and the Fisheries Department.

The current rule allows for an overall days-at-sea: 87 licences each with an allocated 225 days at sea.

This implementation of the rule commenced in 2014 and is monitored and enforced by the key stakeholders, in particular the Fisheries Department through the Seabob Working Group (SWG).

being done in a sustainable manner, which in turn allows for access into global markets for sale of produce. Measures implemented include, but are not limited to, installation o f Ve s s e l M o n i t o r i n g System (VMS) and ByCatch Reduction Devices (BRD`s) on trawler vessels and the drafting of fisheries regulations.

Also drafted is the Seabob Management Plan and an international press release done on the Fisheries Improvement Plan (Guyana Seabob) on the Fishery Improvement Projects website.

There is also a seabob fishery observer programme being conducted through

FOREX EARNINGS

Consistent monitoring of vessel catch (Catch Per Unit Effort) and vessel movements while fishing (via Vessel Monitoring System) are currently being managed by officers within the Fisheries Department.

Individual companies also have the ability to monitor their respective fleets, the Agriculture Ministry noted.

MSC CERTIFICATION

funding from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (Guianas) and supported

by the Fisheries Department, Ministry of Agriculture and the

GATOSP. This programme will initially run for one year.

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Cane Grove rice farmer’s murder ...

Third suspect remanded to prison PA U L J a m e s , a l i a s ‘Crack’, was yesterday charged for the murder of Hardat Kissoon in the furtherance of a robbery which occurred on June 1 at University of Guyana Road.

James, a 34-yearold pork-knocker of 59 D’Urban Street, Lodge was not required to plead to the charge.

Magistrate Ann McLennan, presiding over the matter, remanded James until

October 26, and transferred the matter to the Sparendaam Magistrates Court.

Over the last four months, the police were able to arrest Sherwin Trotman of Lot 45 Section D, South Turkeyen and Kirk Clarke,

Third murder suspect, Paul James 30, of Georgetown and place them before the court for Kissoon’s murder. Both were remanded and transferred to Sparendaam also.

Dead: Hardat Kissoon According to the Police, at 14:35hrs on June 1, at Tu r k e y e n P u b l i c R o a d , Kissoon, 42, was shot and killed. Kissoon was travelling in a minibus

when another man in the vehicle requested to get off. As the man was passing Kissoon, he pulled out a firearm, held the rice farmer at gunpoint and demanded a bag of money that he had in his possession.

During a struggle over the bag, Kissoon was shot in the chest while the perpetrator made good his escape with the bag of money.

Kissoon lay in the back seat of the minibus until his body was transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was officially pronounced dead on arrival.

Weed causes Essequibo youth to make jail A 20-year-old Essequibo labourer was remanded to prison yesterday by City Magistrate Ann McLennan after being busted by the police with a quantity of marijuana.

The accused, David Deodat, was brought to court to answer to charges of narcotics possession, after he was found with 30 grams of cannabis sativa (marijuana) in his possession on October 11 at Aurora Backdam, in the Cuyuni River.

Deodat pleaded guilty to the charge, and was remanded to prison. He will make his next appearance at the Bartica Magistrates Court on October 23.

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Status of Guyana’s solid waste management discussed in Japan

By Ravin Singh DIRECTOR of solid waste disposal services at the Mayor & City Council, Walter Narine, yesterday made a presentation on the status of Guyana’s solid waste management system at a solid waste management training seminar currently being held in Japan.

Narine explained to this publication after his presentation that the initiative, geared towards benefiting CARICOM countries, was birthed out of the fact that although solid waste management has been observed as a preferential topic, technical measures to this social and environmental issue have not yet been addressed.

“It is said that most of the landfills will be filled to the capacity within a few years, so we need to tackle this issue with appropriate solid waste management urgently,” Narine said.

Considering these circumstances, Japan, and more specifically Okinawa Prefecture -- which has similarities with CARICOM member states -- was chosen to be the place for the training, which will commence on October 14 and conclude on November 30.

The training, Narine said, will be based on the experiences of Okinawa, which has overcome multiple challenges in its solid waste management system. “Furthermore, Okinawa is the leading prefecture in promoting re-cycling, such as minutely waste division,” he added.

Narine has said that the training aims to teach participants the necessity and techniques of sustainable solid waste management in islands, and utilisation of same for planning

Solid Waste Director with the Mayor & City Council, Walter Narine and implementing appropriate solid waste management in respective organisations and countries.

Participants will be exposed to lectures, observations and exercises on activities, and present situations and constraints of solid waste management in respective countries, including Japan. Moreover, through a collective effort, an action plan will be formulated on how to achieve

sustainable solid waste management based on the issues in these different countries.

In relation to Guyana’s presentation, which was done yesterday, Narine said he had outlined the challenges facing the solid waste management system, which includes frequency of collection, lack of resources, shortcomings of the Haags Bosch sanitary landfill site, and operating hours for collection and disposal of solid waste.

A short presentation was also made on the way forward for Guyana, which he stated will include increase in the frequency of collection, which was expected to commence yesterday; and large-scale composting.

The training is being attended by representatives from Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, and St Vincent & the Grenadines.

It comes at the height of ongoing clean-up efforts first initiated by the APNU+AFC government since its assumption of executive office in May. With highly commercialised areas being the primary targets for now, most of Regent, Robb and Water streets have been cleaned. The Bourda Cemetery, which has long been an eyesore for Guyanese, was also restored, with additional works continuing.

Trenches and canals in and around the city are being desilted, while alleyways which had been hidden by overgrowth are being cleared.

In an earlier interview with this publication, Narine had revealed that following the restoration of these commercialised areas, domestic areas which need a facelift would next be targeted.

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ECHO sponsors mural painting, palm tree planting exercise for schoolchildren

By Michel Outridge

CHILDREN from three primary schools last Saturday participated in the ECHO (Environmental Community Health Organisation) sponsored mural painting and palm tree planting exercise geared towards enhancing the environment.

The exercise took place at Mandela Avenue, where the mural was painted by schoolchildren on the fence of the Botanical Gardens depicting the aim of the ECHO Club to create awareness. Several palm trees were also planted at the location.

The three primary schools that participated in the exercise are Smith’s Memorial, South Ruimveldt and Enterprise.

ECHO Director of the Schools Programme, Samuel King, told this newspaper that in most primary schools in the city they have established ECHO clubs where schoolchildren are educated on the importance of a clean

environment.

GREEN AMBASSADORS He added that the ECHO Club has ‘green ambassadors’ in several secondary schools as well, where their objective is to instill environmental good practices in children so they can become environmental stewards.

King told this publication that the children came up with their own concept with some guidance from their teachers and others, but it was their initiative for the mural.

He disclosed that last year schoolchildren painted a similar mural on the seawall, and next week they will involve some other schoolchildren who are expected to do a similar exercise in the National Park.

King noted that ECHO has since had walks, tours and camps to enlighten schoolchildren on their role to keep the environment garbage-free.

He told this newspaper

Schoolchildren engrossed in mural painting on Saturday on the fence of the Botanical Gardens, Mandela Avenue. that they are headquartered at Lot 185 Charlotte and King Streets, Georgetown in the Maraj Building, and they have successfully managed to establish 50 ECHO clubs in primary schools in the city.

King stated that he is very grateful for the kind donations and equipment they have received firstly from President David Granger, who has endorsed the project, and from several sponsors, in a gesture which made the recent activity a success.

He pointed out that they saw the need for environmental education in schools, and it is a good project to enhance the creativity in children.

King urged more parents to get onboard with the project since the children needs some motivation.

Teacher Beverly De John said she is attached to Smith’s Memorial Primary School, and their club has more than 40 pupils.

She disclosed that they have since planted four palm trees along the avenue on Hadfield Street, which is in front of the school building, and the children of that ECHO club are tasked with watering the plants twice daily.

De John explained that the project is very useful, noting its importance to have children become aware of

the environment, and so sanitation officers have been assigned to ensure there is no littering in school.

The children were decked out in their green tee-shirts, badges, caps and bands, all compliments of Town Clerk Royston King.

Student Chrishawn Britton said he was very pleased to be a part of the activity, and it has helped him to be more aware why he should keep his surroundings clean, and the group project was a very good experience.

Joyann Sampson, another pupil, yesterday said the event was fun and she looks forward to more such projects.

‘Bad-man’ miner granted bail A MINER accused of discharging a gun in public and threatening the police with said firearm to prevent apprehension was placed on $25,000 bail yesterday by Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Lennox Dettering of Mahdia was charged for discharging a loaded firearm within the vicinity of Sunil’s Grocery Shop within 100 metres of a public way.

It’s also alleged that Dettering threatened police constable Rodney by pointing at him with a gun, saying, “If yuh t’ink yuh bad, come fuh meh.’’ The 27-year-old denied both charges.

His lawyer, Gordon Gilhuys, explained that his client was coming home from a disco in the area in the wee hours of the morning because it was his birthday, when his friends lit a few squibs for the celebration, when the officer on duty nearby thought it was gunshots.

Deterring was released on bail, after prosecutor Deniro Jones had no objection to bail.

The matter was transferred to the Mahdia Magistrates Court for October 28.

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Dindyal Crew cops Digicel duck curry championship

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By Michel Outridge VIDYAWATTIE Rampersaud and Radica Dindyal of the Dindyal Crew secured first place in the 5th annual Digicel Duck Curry Competition held Sunday at the No. 63 Beach on the Corentyne.

The event, which attracted some 20 participants, saw over $700,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs.

The Dindyals carted off $275,000 in cash, a trophy and a hamper, while Bombay Masala, which placed 2nd received a hamper, a trophy and $175,000 in cash. Coming in third was Hormala Basdeo-Bonita and Kids group who received a trophy, a hamper and $125,000 in cash.

The competition was judged on taste, aroma, texture and presentation in which a panel of judges was on hand to participate after visiting each of the 20 participants’ table on Sunday.

Radica Dindyal told this publication that she is from Number 55 Village, and was there for the very first time with some relatives and friends. She was elated and had lots of fun after winning the duck curry championship.

There was a very large crowd of Guyanese from all walks of life; some even came from East Coast Demerara, West Coast Demerara and there were even some overseas-based Guyanese.

The event featured Sally Sagram, Omadath Maraj, Jumo Primo and was presided over by Lindon ‘Jumbie’ Jones on stage. Music was provided by Crown Vibes and was sponsored by Beharry, Banks, Digicel and Guyoil.

Winners of the 5th Annual Curried Duck Competition and senior Digicel managers As part of the stage entertainment they had bun eating, egg-throwing, danceoff and sing-off competitions, and prizes were presented to the winners on Sunday shortly after each competition.

The sponsors were presented prizes as well for their input in the Digicel Curried Duck Competition 2015 which saw many participants

vying for the top prizes.

The Guyana Chronicle spoke to several of the participants, including Bonita and Kids group led by Hormeila Basdeo of Stelling Road, New Amsterdam, who was there for the first time.

There was Anil Carpen of Rose Hall, Corentyne, Berbice, Wesley Mentis and relatives of Cromarty Dam,

Coleen Outar of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara and Vijymal Saroop of Haslington, East Coast Demerara, among others. They were all pleased to be a part of the event with their families, relatives and friends and expressed confidence in their cooking.

Berbicians showed up at the event in tractor/trailers, All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs),

motorcycles, tapirs (vans) and countless buses, cars and other large vehicles.

It was truly a family-oriented atmosphere in which Digicel Guyana had several booths set up for the sale of cell phones where a handset was as low as $2,900.

Digicel Guyana Public Relations Manager Vidya Sanichara said that they are

the major sponsor of the event for the fifth year and annually it is getting bigger because more people are readily expressing an interest.

She added that it is part of their community initiative geared towards giving back to society and to also create good family entertainment.

GRA to streamline tax on alcoholic beverages - to reflect regional, int’l best practices THE Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is in the process of conducting an appraisal of the Excise Tax on alcoholic beverages so as to streamline the regime in accordance with regional and international best practices.

The Ministry of Finance has approved the Revenue Authority’s proposal for the

review, which would include, among other things, changes to the application of the tax from Ad Valorem (a tax based on a fixed percentage of the product value) to Specific (a tax calculated based on alcoholic strength).

Assessments show that several other sister Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states are collecting Excise

Tax based on the Specific Tax, and it is the GRA’s view that this should be adapted by the local administration.

The GRA plans to meet with local manufacturers and importers to discuss the impending changes, and, most importantly, the implications of the reform process on those who will see page 18

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Barticians eagerly await township status - say it’s long overdue

By Svetlana Marshall RESIDENTS of Bartica are eagerly awaiting the status of a township, saying that it is long overdue.

“It is a known fact that Bartica is a beautiful land with beautiful people; it is

undoubtedly one of South America’s major tourist attractions and the gateway to some of the world’s most valuable natural resources gold and diamond.

So it’s our belief that our township status will benefit Guyana – economically,

politically and socially,” Gifford Marshall, one of the regional councillors, said during an interview with the Guyana Chronicle last Saturday.

According to Marshall, President David Granger ought to be applauded for One of the promotional pieces that were done in keeping with President Granger’s call for Bartica to lead the way in the ‘Green Revolution’ recognising the significant role Bartica continues to play in the economic development of the country.

President Granger, during his visit to Bartica in June, had announced that the

become the leading town in the country, the Regional Councillor alluded to the recent call by the President for residents of Bartica to lead the country’s green evolution.

Region Seven RDC Councillor Gifford Marshall mining community would gain township status by April 23, 2016 in keeping with an ordinance made by the British Government some 178 years ago. “ We a p p l a u d t h e President for the passion he has for Bartica. Based on information gathered, Mr. Granger is the first president to visit Bartica and passionately outline a developmental path for us (Bartica).”

Marshall said, “When he became president, he did not go to Linden or Mahdia; he came to Bartica first, on Father’s Day. This alone is of great inspiration to us.

Somewhere in our hearts, we think that he wants to make Bartica the capital of Guyana.”

In supporting his “theory” that Bartica may one day

TOURISM CAPITAL “He speaks of Bartica becoming the first ‘Green Town’ in Guyana, Bartica leading the country on his government plan of a ‘Green Economy’. He speaks of our airstrip becoming an international airport for investors in the Caribbean, the building of sport facilities and stadiums, the upgrade of our hospital and the list goes on. All of his initiatives can see Bartica becoming Guyana’s tourism capital well within five years,” Marshall opined.

He said while President Granger and his administration is moving ahead with their plans for the community, work on Please see page 17

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Barticians eagerly ...

From page 16 the ground is moving a little slowly, noting that residents and regional officials definitely need to play ‘catch-up’.

Nevertheless, he said that some residents have formed themselves in groups with the aim of enhancing their communities.

“I am presently working with a small g ro u p o f y o u t h s w i t h the express purpose of promoting Bartica as a

tourism destination. We have just completed a few promotional materials and will very soon be releasing some ‘whopping’ promotional materials.”

However, while the race continues, he said there are a few hurdles which he intends to deal with at the upcoming Regional Democratic Council (RDC) statutory meeting set for October 21.

He explained that at the end of 2013 and early 2014, the gold industry was

plunged into an economic crisis due to unfavorable gold prices. To date, Bartica is still feeling the impact.

As such, he will be pushing for the RDC to urgently implement measures that will bring some relief to the community.

“The government did their part in outlining a series of measures in the Budget.

We as community leaders now have to do our part,” he contended.

Another issue, he said,

that needs to be addressed at the regional level is the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela. Due to the lack of knowledge on the part of residents, Marshall announced his intention to move a motion at the level of the RDC to have a plan established for every resident in Region Seven, particularly schoolchildren to be educated on the border controversy.

“Education will be our weapon. It’s amazing, how little people know of the controversy. We support the government’s position in that

this matter must be settled once and for all.”

Meanwhile, community activist Kamal Persaud is pushing for illegal vendors (street vendors) to clear the streets of Bartica. Having these illegitimate vendors operate along the main streets of Bartica is unfair, she said.

“Legitimate shop owners are at a great disadvantage; they are losing sales and operating at a very high cost.

It is unfair. Plus, they are a traffic hazard,” Persaud noted.

However, Persaud, who is known for protesting the quality of services that

were offered at the Bartica Regional Hospital, said the new Regional Health Officer (RHO) is doing an exceptional job. Since his appointment as Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton has said that the Bartica Regional Hospital will be upgraded starting with the installation of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

He had said too that the Maternity Ward would see major improvement, t h e re b y re m o v i n g t h e burden of having to transfer critically ill patients to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

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GRA to streamline... Relocation of Land Registry delayed

from page 15 inevitably be subject to the tax.

EXCISE STAMPS Meanwhile, as efforts continue to curtail smug-

gling and establish greater control of the flow of imported tobacco, spirits and beer imports, plans are in the making to introduce high-security Excise Stamps.

The GRA is in partner-

ship with a foreign company to facilitate the timely and successful introduction of the stamps and the accompanying legislation, software and other support initiatives that will be required.

The stamps will target mainly tobacco and spirits, making the job of inspection by enforcement and customs officers much easier while addressing concerns about public health and counterfeit products.

Excise Tax is an indirect tax levied on alcoholic beverages, motor vehicles, tobacco products and petroleum products produced or sold (domestic and foreign) within Guyana.

Additionally, it should be noted that as a result of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling on the recently repealed Environmental Tax, a policy decision has already been taken to replace the said tax with a more comprehensive one that addresses the issue of non-biodegradable packaging for all food items, produced locally as well as imported.

…over rusty, deplorable old NBS building

“Embarrassed” was the description provided by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams on Monday as he made what appears to be an impromptu visit to the old New Building Society (NBS) structure on Avenue of the Republic where the Land Registry is to be relocated.

A visit to the NBS building revealed that the premises was unfit for occupation as several boxes filled with documents and books lined the floor, unkempt furniture filled with dust, along with other unused items scattered around the building. The items belong to the Deeds Registry.

The NBS building was scheduled to be handed over to the Registrar of Lands Rosalie Robertson on Monday.

The minister was clearly stunned by the state of the office and said, “It is a mess, and I am disappointed.” “I was informed that the Land Registry would be relocated there today… I am disappointed, totally disappointed,” the Attorney General

added.

“There is no electricity in that building…it is an embarrassment…the Registrar of Lands was supposed to occupy the building today…it is a mess,” Said Williams. The Guyana Chronicle understands that Registrar of Deeds, Azeena Baksh has repeatedly promised to have the Deeds Registry’s items removed from the NBS building. Attempts to contact Baksh on Monday proved futile.

In September, this publication had spoken with Robertson, who was eager to relocate to ensure customers receive quality customer service in a more spacious environment. “We have got to wait for the building to be cleared. We have been promised that it would be cleared in two weeks,” she told this publication.

Robertson said she inspected the building and feels “that we would be able to accommodate the public and members of staff in a much more comfortable environment.” She believes it would be easily accessible to

the Public at large. “We look forward to delivering the best possible service that can be expected.”

The Attorney General told Guyana Chronicle that the Registrar of Lands indicated that they too were expecting the building to be ready. “I spoke with the Land Registrar and they were also informed that they could move in today…they subsequently received information to the contrary.”

Contacted for a comment, Robertson could only confirm that her office was informed that the old NBS building would have been handed over to her on Monday. She is hopeful that her office will be relocated as soon as possible in the interest of delivering the best professional service. Meanwhile, the Attorney General emphasised the need for the situation to be remedied soonest.

“There is no electricity… the place needs cleaning up…we have to ensure that that process is speeded up,” He told this publication.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams during an inspection of the old NBS building on Avenue of the Republic

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams in conversation with a member of staff amidst boxes and furniture

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 sewing machine repairs contact Gregory on Tel: 629-7396.

bodied porter - Wieting and Richter Ltd. -Tel: 226-6150-7.  person for domestic & baby-sitting in Campbellville.

624-0055.  / cleaner. Send application and two references to: P.O BOX 10965.  driver 25 years or over, Wieting and Richter Ltd. Tel: 226-6150-7.  Supervisor to work at Hotel in Charity Essequibo contact 223-5273/4  Sales Representative, 25 years or over Wieting and Richter Ltd. Tel: 226-6150-7.  moulder, ripsaw and resaw operators. Call 6097675, 674-1705.  38-50 years. Experience will be an asset. Wieting and Richter Ltd. Tel: 226-6150-7. /Salesman, lorry licence required, Marketing Assistant, Security Guards 266-4427.  experienced cashier to work at Sanjay's Variety Store, 16 America Street. Contact 226-6137.  dispatchers for new taxi service. Please contact 223-8294, 223-8925 for more details. : Apply in person at SuperBet with written application, 21-22 Hinck Street, Georgetown.  to work in kitchen to wash dishes and clean; 2 canteen attendants to work in canteen.

Call 220-4719, 677-1230

 domestic maid, must be able to prepare vegetarian meals.

Apply to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling.

 caregivers/ babysitters thoroughly screened (background check). Call new number 6395404.

/Medical Assistant: Full time, part-time in medical office. Experience not needed, we will train. Tel: 622-6355

 custom brokerage & break bulk cargo to USA, Canada & UK etc. 223-6056, 231-7185.

 clerk, kitchen assistant, office clerk, security, engineer, waiter/waitress, cleaner, operator/mechanic. Contact 603-4094.

   United States & UK - permanent/visitors. Contact Esther at 654-2420 for reliable service.

 priced modern building plans and designs, inclusive of estimate (optional).

Call 641-2327.

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 firm needs plumbers, masons, carpenter, engineers, architects Call Chromium Investments 225-8061, 672-4090.

 plan drafting & estimate done starting from as low as $10,000. Call Darren 601-7399.

 you have property and land for rent or sale? We have the clients. Contact 220-8596, 686-1091, 643-9196.

 for dhal puri, egg balls, chicken balls, curry of any type, mittai etc. and catering for private homes. Delivery available Tel: 658-9619, 694-3483.

 for salesperson, young and brilliant, computer savvy, and creative. email tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com

 to LED, Plasma, LCD, DVD, CD, amplifiers etc.

Abdul Electronic 225-0391.

 décor for the upcoming business expo. Call 6137513 to discuss the best package for your business.

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 spiritual help in removing evil spirit, bad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, b r i ng ing prosp e r i t y t o b u s i nesses etc. Tel: 612-6417, 2200708, 687-5653.  help: You suspect something is wrong but you are not sure, I will seek God's divine leading to help you. Whatever is wrong, God has an answer for every problem. Call Mother 661-2456, 219-1141.

 keepers/cleaners, females only. Contact Aagman R e s t a u r a n t . e m a i l aagmanrestaurant@gmail.com.

Tel: 219-0161, 219-0158.  keeper/cook apply with written application 173 Sheriff Street, Campbellville 225-1659.  track assistant. Mechanical experience will be an asset but not necessary. Salary $60 000 to $70 000. Call 646-6123 after 10:00hrs only.

 needed at ONVY store, City Mall. Apply with written application and 2 recommendations. Call 225-3045.  25-35 years, at Delicious Restaurant, D'Urban & Haley Streets Apply with written application (come for interview).

Tel: 231-5108.  exists for honest and reliable Security Guards also guards from East Bank area. Contact National Security Service, 80 Seaforth Street, Campbellville. 227-3540.  Cruise lines and cargo vessels, waiters, waitresses, bellboys, housekeepers, cleaners, kitchen assistants, cooks, carpenters, electricians.

Contact: 231-6296, 650-9880.  and Customer Service Rep for Georgetown office, gardener for Mahaicony Estate, experienced Accounts Clerk Tel: 227-7995, email starcomm36@yahoo.com.  Traveller's Sound Company: Applicants must be able to work long hours (will be trained to do work according to your ability in sound, lighting & technical skills on stage) (part-time). Tel: 600-7242, 623-7242 - Leonard.  for interior location. Must know to cook and bake a wide variety of items, strictly non-smoker. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references - other need not apply call 618-2020.  are looking for '2' dynamic fashion-conscious individuals to work in the fashion industry.

Must be able to communicate effectively with people and must be computer-literate. More information email makinstylee@gmail.com Tel: 609-8388, 696-1365.  , located in the City Mall 1st floor: one Supervisor, one Salesgirl - Requirements - written application, Police Clearance.

Must have experience in sales, must have customer service qualities, must be between ages 25 and 35. For more information please contact us on Tel: 225-1322.  excavator/ bobcat operators: Requirements valid tractor/trailer licence with at least 5 years operating. Applicants must apply in person with valid driver's licence and ID card to Singh's Transportation Service at Lot 11A Ruimveldt Public Road, Georgetown. Tel; 2256615, 223-8156. Applicants without a valid tractor/trailer licence need not apply, also operators who were working before.  Accounts/Data Entry Clerk, must have CXC passes in Maths & English, must be computer-literate with specific knowledge of Microsoft Excel, must have previous experience in the electronic preparation of NIS, PAYE & VAT. Age 25 years & older, possession of personal vehicle to be used at work would be an asset. Please email detailed application with CV to officevacancy@mail.com.

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 Accounts Clerk, Sales Clerk and Bond Clerk.

Interes t ed 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 Pharmacy Stall #32-33 & #64-65 Bourda Mark e t , Georgetown. Also Packing Clerk/ C l eaner, age 35 - 5 0 years.

Please c a l l 2 2 3 - 6072.

8 Mon Repos, ECD, access to market, gym, bank etc.

Price $5.9M neg. Tel: 629-5300.

 Gardens W.C.D, Commercial and Residentail double lots, also Vreed-En-Hoop public road 48x90.

Financing available, please call 269-0020 during office hours.

       

 Salespersons, young and aggressive, to sell real estate, experience and driver's licence are assets.

Apply with application at Pete's Real Estate, Lot 2 George Street, Werk-en-Rust.  Male or Female to play Indian, English and other types of music. Contact Management, Blue Martini Club, 169 Lamaha & De Abreu Streets, Newtown, Kitty, 17:00hrs - 19:00hrs. Also wanted barman or barwoman.  position: Sales & Tele m a r k e t i n g R e p r e s e n t a t i v e at a fast growing company. A p p l i c a n t s m u s t possess five (5) subjects at CXC, must be computer-literate. Microsoft & Excel experience will b e a n a s s e t . Two years w o r k i n g experience in the relevant field is required.

Please send your application and curriculum vitae (CV) to e-mail admin@netsurftelecom.com Contact 225-4091, 231-6446.    wanted at  Consultancy & Accounting Services preferably males.Must have experience in the field of Sales. Must be customer-friendly and a fluent speaker of English.

Q u a l i f i cations: Mathematics, E n g l i s h & A c c o u n ts o r i ts equivalent. Application deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Lot 94 Second Street Alberttown. Tel: 223-1855/6090623 for more information.

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 at Second Avenue, Diamond high-income lot - $5.8M neg. - Tel: 629-5300. : Size 45x90. Price $2.9M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887  from $8M upward 227-6949, 226-1064, 225-2626, 623-2591, 692-3831, 669-3350, 225-2709.  lot commercial area property on Regent & Albert Streets 81x113 - 2238479, 647-3768. , Coghlan Dam WBD: Size 50x90 $1.7M neg.

Prestige Realty and Consultancy.

614-0166, 601-6639.  and land and one land (60ft x 242ft) located in East Canje, Berbice. Tel: 685-3832, 332-0205.  empty land lots, Prashad Nagar & Queenstown. Prime location.- 223-8479, 647-3768.  and property previously Enmore Ice Factory, almost 2 acres. Call 231-7839, 231-4172 also for rent.  of Canaan, EBD: Transported, eight lots 100'x200' also one, five, ten, acres, 2182319, 641-4864.    - Agriculture land 18.45 acres, land at Charity H/S. Call 623-4790, 222-5116.  for bond or housing scheme, in Georgetown - $45M, $60M per acre. Contact MK's Realty, 676-3405, 649-1206.  lot Waller's Delight roadside, nine lots available, different sizes, great for business or bond investment. Call 658-5730.  Gardens EBD: (gated community). Size 5000 sq. ft. $9M, $11M and $13M. Royal Real Estate on 225-7276, 665-7400.

     

 Street: Double lot prime business spot. (Size 12 500 sq. ft) US$1.3M. Royal Real Estate on 225-7276, 665 -7400.

        

 Road, Bourda corner lot $60M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

       

  Diamond EBD: land with foundation and columns. Price $9M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

 in gated community - Republic Gardens. Contact 6891618, 617-8636.  area land ECD, 0.080 of an acre - 604-3594, Price:$8.5M Neg.   Housing Scheme, Eccles, East Bank Demerara. Call 654-7510 for more information.  land in high income area at Continental/Republic Park 233-0570.  at 104 Second Avenue Bartica, measurement 0.263 acre. Tel: 225-3901, 6274642.  in La Parfaite Harmonie. Contact 616-2507, 673-6300.  Gardens residential lots 50' x 100' as low s $5.5M. Call now. 223-1932, 231-5359.  in Providence, in gated community. Price $10M neg. Call 628-0972.  Road land, Georgetown. Tel: 600-9375, 649-4888  for sale at Mahaica Creek, river side five acres 6003171, 648-3171.   land roadside at Kuru Kuru for resort, business or housing. Tel: 684-6571, 227-1042.  at Better Hope S o u t h . P r i c e $ 7 M n e g . Te l : 220-4541.   of land at Coverden, EBD. Contact 6473303, 681-7844.

/GROVE: Size 45x90. Price $4M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887. , EBD: Land size 55x110 (Gated Community).

Price $11M. .Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  ST, Newtown:Size 135x31. Price $29M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.   ST Newtown: Land with concrete fence. Size 135x31. Price $23M. Royal Real Estate on 225-7276, 665-7400. , PUBLIC RD: Large corner lot suitable for bond, warehouse, large complex, etc. Size 70x240. Price $130M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.   Public road land suitable for bone, warehouse, etc. Size 100x120. Price $45M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400, 685-7887.  Park: Greater Georgetown Gated Community.

Size 54x92. Price $30M neg.

Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400, 685-7887  EBD: Corner lot.

Size 5000.sq. ft. Price $9.8M neg.

Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400, 685-7887.   Enmore Public Road, prime location for large commercial/industrial e.g. shopping mall, bond, school etc. Call Richard 609-7675, 674-1705.

 Park $60M, Eccles $13M, LBI $18M, Ogle $55M, Dennis Street $25M, Turkeyen Public Road $40M. Contact MK's Realty 676-3405, 649-1206.  92 SQ. FT. Earl's Court LBI, ECD. Prime location Sandy Babb Street, Kitty. Call 676-8827,629-6584, 697-4800, 645-6828.                          On Linden Highway 35 acres good for housing, factory, chicken rearing etc. $16M, Friendship EBD Public Road to river 80'x200' $60M - Tel: 6517078, 673-1665.  lot with fish pond and 25x25 acre land situated on the right-hand bank of First Savannah, Mahaicony Creek, ECD. Contact Bhola on 619-6050.  Deal! Deal! Oleander Gardens ECD (Ogle) 86x126 feet $35M, Brickdam & Winter Place $60M, Light Street 40x80 feet $26M, David Street, Kitty 60x120 - $50M - 231-2199, 6187483 Shawn.  M 100x50 - $16M neg., Newtown $8M, $16M,Princess Street 200x39 $18M neg. and many more 2261064, 225-2626, 669-3350, 2276949, 623-2591, 667-7812, Blygezight 80x75 - $32M, South Road 30x112 $65M neg.  at B Field Sophia. Well developed and ready to build. Electricity and water available.            Please call 683-6200.  $2.8M, $3.5M, $4M, $5.5M, Providence $4.5M, $4M, $5M, $7M, Farm $4.5M, $4.8M, $4M, Republic Park $17M, Continental Park large 2 houses in yard front and back house $23M neg.

699-2873, 686-9888, 616-3200.  Gardens: House lots 50x100, a gated community, 24-hour security, electricity and water, street lights, modern landscaping. For more information contact AB's Real Estate and Lawn Care Services on Tel: 592-663-6018, 592643-4001, 592-628-0747 email address: Abslawncare@gmail.com  now. Living at its fullest, participate in Guyana fully gated community at Providence luxury living with half of area sold already, minimum lot size 6600 sq. ft, area will have 10 000 sq. ft pool, gym, restaurant supermarket ctcv camera too numerous to mention. Call for a site view today Mentore/Singh Realty 225-1017, 623-6136 email mentoresinghrealty@yahoo.com.

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-bedroom apartment, Grove, EBD $36 000. Call 642-1956                             

                                              one-bedroom apartment, South Ruimveldt.

Price $35 000. Call 675-8383.  Ogle, furnished $45 000. Call Eric 6165914, 652-4514.  Pike Street, Kitty, furnished nice - $70 000.

Call Eric 616-5914, 652-4514.  furnished luxury 2-3 bedroom apartments (short & long term) 603-6351.

TO LET  two-bedroom bottom flat, Regent Street, Bourda. 647-0442.  Space, Regent Street between Camp & Alexander, $120 000. 226-0012, 600-0762.  bedroom, fully furnished apartment in Campbellville with AC. Tel: 648-0303.  bottom flat, Queenstown. - $75 000. Tel: 2238533, 694-8598. -storey business place located at Lot 333 Cummings Street, Alberttown. Call 227-0939.  apartments at Sandy Babb Street, Kitty. Call 6582525, 627-8304.  3-bedroom 2-storey house at Good Hope, Phase 3, ECD. Tel: 220-2481, 613-8273.  2-bedroom, unfurnished bottom flat $40 000, Barr Street, Kitty. Tel: 616-0924.  space 2500 square feet, Lamaha & Carmichael Streets. Call 225-8915 (office).  Gardens house US$1200, Atlantic Gardens US$2000. 226-0012, 604-0459.  top flat 2-bedroom, at 100 3rd Street Prospect, EBD. Tel: 619-8298, 261-6460, 682-8595.

 upper flat, Bel Air US$550. Call Eric 616-5914, 652-4514.

-bedroom house, top flat at 69A Robb Street, Bourda $130 000 monthly neg. Call 2270939.

 Campbellville $75 000, 1-bedroom $45 000.

Eric 616-5914, 652-4514.

 Furnished twobedroom bottom flat $90 000 (neg.) (no agents). Call 226-9798.

-bedroom fully furnished apartment 115 Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown. 225-0071.

-bedroom bottom flat, toilet and bath inside Chateau Margot, ECD. 664-1061, 6948365.

 rooms in Lodge for bachelors only. Contact 231-7166.  upper flat, Eccles, tiled floor, bath tub etc. $90 000. Eric 616-5914, 652-4514.  upper flat located at Herstelling, East Bank, Demerara. Tel: 265-3787.  Regent Street building - US$2000. Tel: 6110315, 690-8625. bedroom apartment for single working person only. Contact 227-2350.  furnished apartment in Newtown, grilled, meshed, $60 000. 622-8109.   bedrooms, bottom 2 bedrooms. Call 622-0698 between 08:00hrs and 16:00hrs.  apartment in Fifth Street, Cummings Lodge.

Contact 602-1343.  1- & 2-bedroom apartments for overseas guests. Call 661-7354.  constructed 2-bedroom apartment, in a healthy and safe environment. Call 698-6496.  bottom flat at Section A, Sophia from October 15. Tel: 644-8324.  two-bedroom, front bottom apartment on Vlissengen Road. Price neg. Tel 697-2203.  apartments from US$900, US$1000, US$1200 and upwards. Tel:646-1712,693-8532.  Street, Kitty: Fully furnished one- and two-bedroom apartment from U S $ 20 daily.

227-5852, 638-4404.  apartment top flat, 199 Thomas Street, Kitty $45 000. Call 276-3050. -bedroom and two-bedroom. Telephone 222-3036, 6144178 Cummings Lodge next to UG.  Street business space - $90 000. Call 627-1893, 694-4148  Gardens: 3-bedroom 3 ½ baths unfurnished or semifurnished. Tel: 686-3504, 602-6287.  3-bedroom 2-storey house at Hope ECD. Price $35 000. Tel: 610-1920.

 apartment on lower East Bank couple or single person - $40 000 monthly call 663-7536.  land at Enmore ECD, size 76ft.x46ft. Price $3M. Going cheap!! Call 695-5506, 662-7594, 255-0217.               'K' Campbellville two storey concrete semi furnished three bedrooms US$1200 call 618-3635 anytime.  business place (top and bottom flat) on Robb Street between Camp and Alexander streets Bourda. Call:226-9377.  bottom flat house $50 000 monthly. Contact 234-0079, 678-9176.  at 5B New Road, West Coast Demerara $35 000 - $40 000. Contact 686-2077, 613-8192.  houses/apartments and commercial spaces and Building to rent.

Call: 216-3120, 667-6644.

TO LET  2-bedroom apartment with AC, self-contained hot & cold etc. location Mon Repos, ECD. Price $80 000. Tel: 618-0626.  grilled, 2-beroom apartment in Kitty, inside toilet and bath. Contact 6930213, 223-7664.  place: First and second floors for general store etc.

17-18 Avenue of the Republic, America Street. Call 658-5730.  $50 000 - 220 South Road near the High Court.

2nd flat for office 80ft x 30ft Tel: 684-6571, 227-1042.  furnished apartment $45 000 monthly, also available 2- and 3-bedroom apartments. Contact 616-2032.  house in gated community, unfurnished US$650, furnished US$900 neg.

Contact 616-2032.  2-bedroom apartment with self-contained, hot & cold, AC, etc. location Mon Repos, ECD. Price $75 000. Tel: 618-0626.  bond space in Georgetown, can hold up to four containers of goods. Call 658-5730.  land at Enmore ECD, size 76ft x46ft - $300 000 monthly. Call 225-0217, 6955506, 662-7594.  -bedroom unfurnished apartment with A C , sep arate driveway, parking, grilled. Price $85 000 monthly.

No agents. Tel: 233-6374.     furnished apartments, secure and comfortable, in Georgetown from $65 000 monthly. Students welcome 6272981, 604-0054.     built modern 2bedroom apartment, including kitchen & washroom at Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Contact 652-5668.  a p a r t m e n t s from US $900, US $1000, US $1200 and upwards .

Tel:6 4 6 - 1 7 1 2 , 6 9 3 - 8 5 3 2 .  furnished and unfurnished apartments available for long and short term 600-3171, 648-3171.  upper flat, Agriculture Road tiled floor, PVC ceiling, verandah - $75 000. Call Eric 616-5914, 652-4514.  upper flat, tiled floor, PVC ceiling, patio etc Agriculture Road - $50 000 Eric 616-5914, 652-4514.  5-bedroom house $140 000, $60 000 apartment,. Industial Site US$1200, Kitty $80 000, South $90 000.

Shawn, 231-7805.  Gardens: 2-bedroom fully furnished apartment $50 000 monthly - Tel: 220-0830, 628-8246, 626-2599.

 lumber yard, Enmore Public Road. Call Richard 609-7675, 674-1705.

 2-bedroom self-contained apartment at Mon Repos, ECD. Tel: 679-4615, 220-3226, 629-1561.

 Babb Street business spot $60 000, Lamaha close to Camp $65 000. Call Eric 6165914, 652-4514.

 kitchen - Julian Restaurant, Bar & Guest House in Cummings Street. Call Julian 638-4505, 226-3552.

 furnished apartment, AC, hot & cold water, internet US$25 daily & also monthly.

Call 621-1524, 231-6061.

City house 4 bedrooms, alarm system, generator, garage, walk-in closet. 226-0012, 600-0762, 613-0115.

 upper flat, AC, hot & cold, parking etc. Section K Campbellville. Price US$600. Tel: 628-1023.

/Unfurnished 3-bedroom upper flat located at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara.

Tel: 265-3787.

 three-bedroom, semi-furnished upper flat also one studio apartment (self-contained), 62 Atlantic Ville.

Contact 220-7454, 614-8253.

 2-bedroom unfurnished lower flat apartment 6th Street, Cummings Lodge (UG area). $25 000 monthly. Tel: 222-4913.

 renovated: 2 houses in Bel Air Park (semi-furnished).

Call 231-7839, 231-4172, M-S, 08:00hrd- 16:00hrs.

 apartment 8586 Agriculture Road, Triumph $45 000 monthly. Call 220-6356, 222-3622.

 in Fourth Street, Alberttown, decent working couple preferred. Call 641-3018, 622-9951 after 16:30hrs.

 upper flat, Better Hope, $120 000, 3-bedroom lower flat Better Hope $80 000.

Call Eric 616-5914, 652-4514.

GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday October 13, 2015 21 TO LET  spot, suitable for pharmacy, boutique, snackette, salon, store, etc. $55,000 & $65,000 per month.Tel:646-0668 Call 15:00hrs - 18:00hrs only.  apartments: Office space/apartment US$400, 3-bedroom apartment US$800. Contact 682-6902, 6107558, 669-5631.  North, ECD: Three bedrooms upper, telephone, light & water. Call: 638-3622, 2163333, 658-1523.  New Scheme, EBD: Funished one bedroom apartment, telephone, light & water. Call: 638-3622, 216-3333, 658-1523  constructed 3-bedroom luxurious apartments and large ground floor business space to rent in Enmore. Tel: 255-0627, 328-7930, 662-8288.  rental, furnished rooms & apartment at Julian's Guest House $3500 - $5000. Call Julian 638-4505, 226-3552.  apartment in Kitty from October 1, 2015. Call 2272466, 686-4620 after 17:00hrs.  junction: storage bond, office, lesson place, stationery store, games shop, other. Call 680-9905.  bottom flat, professional students urgently required, 95 Craig Street, Campbellville. Contact 2254409, 645-0984. : New apartment, 2 bedrooms, p r e f erably mature couple. No small children. 656-7274. -bedroom self-contained apartment located at Second Avenue, Diamond - $35 000 monthly. Contact 604-0819.  apartment, 9th Street, Cummings Lodge $40 000 monthly. Call 698-7222, 2229135, 665-5662.  three-bedroom bottom flat situated in Kitty for a small family, no small children contact between 07:00hrs to 18:00hrs on 681-9701, 623-0453.  Store, #8 Public Road, Bagotstown, EBD formerly Sweet Dreams Mattress/Mining Trading, good for distribution, w/ s Banks DIH & DDL products. Contact owner 233-5517, 615-7910.  upper flat, furnished, Atlantic Gardens US$700, 2-bedroom lower flat unfurnished Atlantic Gardens US$450. Eric 616-5914, 652-4514. : Furnished or nonfurnished, suitable for butchery or other meat-related business. Serious enquiries only. Anita, 08:00hrs - 16:00hrs. 679-8444.  executive 1- and 2- bedroom apartments US$900 & US$1500, security, parking - 226-0012, 6 0 4 - 0 4 5 9 , 6 1 3 - 8 11 5.  Road 2-bedroom $55 000, Section K 3 bedrooms, $110 000, Garnett Street $80 000. 226-0012, 600-0762, 613-8115.  K Campbellville: Executive apartment, 2 bedrooms, fully furnished, US$1000 & $12000, house US$1500. 2260012, 604-0459.  Road, new 3-storey 10-room hotel, restaurant and bar. US$4000. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street, Alberttown: Secure concrete bond. $250 000 neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  executive diplomat homes D'Aguiar's Park, Eccles, Atlantic Gardens -    : Furnished 4-bedroom executive house with modern amenities. US$2300 neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

TO LET        : Office space. Price $95 000. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400, 685-7887.  GARDENS: Furnished executive 2-bedroom apartments with modern amenities. Price US$1500. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887. : Fully furnished 2-bedroom executive apartment with modern amenities. Price US$1450. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.  Unfurnished 3-bedroom executive house with modern amenities Price US$2000.neg Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.  K CAMPBELLVILLE: Unfurnished 4-bedroom house suitable for residence or office. Price US$1700. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.  EBD: Brand new unfurnished 3-bedroom bottom flat. Price US$700.each. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.   4 bedrooms apartment building with 1 huge self contained, A/C, parking- US$1500.          Near Harbour Brige. 2 bedrooms lower apartment, corner location- $35,000.        VERSAILLES, WBD Gated Community: Fully furnished 5-bedroom executive house. Price US$1800 neg. Contact Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.  ECD: Semi-furnished, 4-bedroom executive house.

Price US$2500 neg. Contact Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887  ROAD, Bourda: Brand new 3-Storey building, suitable for any business. price US$4300. Contact Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887  top flat 3 bedrooms unfurnished $100 000, bottom flat 2 bedrooms unfurnished $60 000. Apartment from US$700 US$900, US$1000 - 227-6949, 225-1064, 225-2709, 6232591, 669-3350, 692-3831.     , Lacytown: Large top flat with 8 ( e i g h t ) s p a c i o us private rooms and reception areas suitable for attorneys, accountants, consultants etc. Price $400 000 Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.  Furnished three-bedroom house, fully meshed and grilled with master room, hot water, pressure pump, large yard and office space at the bottom. 610-8351, 697-5492.  K US$1200, Diamond US$500, Republic Gardens US$1500, Providence US$1000, Alberttown US$400, Sophia $30 000, Sophia $35 000. Call 658-2667, 692-3258. -bedroom apartment (bottom flat) at 447 Section 'C' Grove, H/S (second bridge).

Contact Desiree or Navin at 36 F i r s t St r e e t , A l e x a n d e r Village. 225-8783.  flat, Bel Air Park, 2 air-conditioned bedrooms, fully furnished, grilled, internet. Single person/couple only US$800.

Contact 227-2252, 603-4283.  Furnished a pa r t m e n t U S $ 1 4 0 w e e k l y, K i t t y. C o u p l e / s i n g l e F u r nished/unfurnished apartment, Newtown $75 000/$50 000. 623-4646.

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 furnished, 2-bedroom small house, fully furnished 3bedroom apartment. Both with phone, AC. Long/short term rental. Call 227-3203, 6604016, 685-7247.

  Street, Alberttown, 6 apartments, 2 bedrooms each (all self-contained), 2 with front large verandah, 2 with additional back step entrance, simple clean up required, gate required at entrance, no AC.   Gardens, Georgetown, 4 bedrooms (2 self-contained and semi-furnished with bed) dining table and china cabinet in dining room, upstairs roof requires work (leaking), fully airconditioned.  Street, Section L, Campbellville, Georgetown, 3 bedrooms (2 self-contained) no AC, simple clean up required, light at steps required.    Diamond, EBD (upstairs) 2 bedrooms (both self-contained), requires extensive work outside (weed, paint etc.) gate key to be requested from Wayne, fully airconditioned, may require new door. Interested persons kindly contact Rosana on 219-4535 between 08:00hrs & 16:30hrs.

         apartment, very nice at River View Ruimveldt. No children. 5 minutes from Georgetown. Price $45 000. Call 642-8200, 6177730, 671-1533.  Fully furnished 1- & 3- bedroom apartments, hot & cold, AC, cable TV internet, parking etc, suitable for overseas visitors short-term. 2265137, 227-1843.  Diamond/ Grove, EBD. Unfurnished 3-bedroom upper flat, fully grilled, parking. Price $45 000 monthly. Tel; 625-2212, 660-4719. View picture on facebook, Robert John.      three-storey historic building at Crown and Albert Street, Queenstown.

C o n t a c t 6 7 6 - 8827, 645-6828, 629-6584, 697-4800,  front on Quamina Street, 2-bedroom bottom flat in Werk-en-Rust, La Parfaite Harmonie, 2-bedroom top flat in Eccles. Call 689-9222 for information.  top flat, 2-bedroom unfurnished apartment, AC, toilet, baths, kitchen, parking space, Lot 8 Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown. Price $75 000 inc l u d i n g w a t e r b i l l . Te l : 6 3 8 5894, 693-1970.        split level twostorey, 4 bedrooms, all self-contained.   two storey 3 bedroom,    two-storey, 3 bedrooms.

All with modern conveniences.              rentals at Eccles Industrial Estate EBD, 8,500 sq. ft, two-storey factory 3600 sq. ft, bond warehouse, 6000sq. ft. office, manufacturing with sheds formerly Super-crete blocks & lumber yard, immediate rentals. Contact owner, 2335517 or call 615-7910.  Two-bedroom upstairs, fully furnished, self-contained, with grille, A C , M M C , g e n e r a t o r, o v e r head tank with pump and water filter and solar system. Very close to seawall and all main roads.

US$1200 monthly. Call 226-9929.  3 bedroom apartment includes, one master room, two bathroom, one kitchen, dinner area, laundry area, spacious living room, a well secured building with grills, security camera & security lighting. For more information please call 685-5023, 226-0880, Section A Block X, Great Diamond, EBD.    $70M & $80M, Garnett Street $35M, Lamaha Gardens $40M and $100M, Middle Street $195M neg. & $110M, South Ruimveldt $18M, $22M and $35M, Avenue of the Republic US$1.7M, Diamond $15M - $20M, Robb Street, US$M, $175M, $35M, Republic Park $85M, $35M and $40M, Republic Gardens $47M and $27M neg.  - Kitty $35 000, $50 000, $80 000, $120 000, 1bedroom, 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom.

Bel Air Park US$600, US$1000, US$1200, US$1500, US$3 000 1bedroom, 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom houses, Section K US$800 top flat 3 bedrooms, US$1800 house furnished, US$2500, Lamaha Gardens house US$1200, US$1500, US$2500, US$1800, South Ruimveldt house US$900 furnished, Queenstown furnished & unfurnished from $70 00 0 to US$1500 1 bedroom, 2 bedrooms, 3 bedrooms. 225-2540, 695-6412, 628-7605.

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PROPERTY FOR SALE  Road: New 3-storey concrete building with roof garden. Suitable for hotel and bar. $120M. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 665-7400.  ST, Kitty: Commercial/residential property on corner. $63M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400  Hope EBD (gated community): Executive four-bedroom, concrete house with swimming pool.- $38M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400  EBD: 2-family house 4 bedrooms upstairs, two bedrooms apartments downstairs, repairs needed. $13.8M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  investment property - 3 bedrooms upstairs and 2 two-bedroom apartments downstairs. $34M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Street, Bourda - fully furnished 20-room hotel, restaurant and bar.

US$1.2M. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 665-7400

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                             Public Road, 2-storey house. Contact 650-5112.  concrete property D'Aguiar's Park.     $12M neg., 2-bedroom house, land 110x40.

Call 627-1893, 694-4148  , Non Pareil, house & land with 2 going businesses. Tel: 622-8229, 270-4225.  house $30M, Nandy Park $40M. 2260012, 600-0762, 613-8115. , Subryanville $110M, land Providence $4.5M 226-0012, 613-8115, 600-0762.  Street - great location for business, residence, 60x110 Call 658-5730.

 East Bank Demerara, residential, commercial, cultivation plot of land with buildings and movable assets including 4 vehicles.

Contact 650-5112.  Garnett Street (Campbellville) $35M, land Lamaha Springs $6M (neg.) 2252540, 695-6412, 628-7605.  church & a two-storey house, 180 Charlotte Street, Bourda.

Call 624-7341, 227-6817. 32 & 33 Unity Village, ECD transported large double lot with house. Call 2273355, 668-6499.  corner property overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, also property at Parika and Ruimzeight Gardens. Call 269-0020.  and land at 211 Yubani Avenue, Eccles, East Bank Demerara. Contact Randy Tel: 2332400, 624-7808.  ACRES land plus property located No.19 Berbice, comes with machinery 223-8479, 6473768, www.spaceseek.gy. Great location, corner property 40x100, specialised for business/house.

Call 658-5730.

 EBD: 6-bedroom executive concrete house. $36M. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 665-7400

 property in Prashad Nagar. Tel 676-6933, 687-6174.

No agents.

 2-storey house at Peter's Hall E.B.D, two apartments downstairs,4 minutes drive from Princess $16M , Call 628-1079, 642-7711, 233-5292.

 Backlands: 3bedroom concrete house, repairs needed. $13M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400

 t the corner of Hunter street & Independence Bpoulevard. Contact 650-5112.

 3-storey building in Plaisance Village. Tel: Attorney Bristol 628-0668, 231-7128, 6126417, owner.

 Backlands: 2family concrete house. $33M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400.

 newly built two-storey house at Success, 2 master rooms, AC, fully grilled, garage for 3 vehicles 624-3187, 649-0755.

 Babb Street, Kitty, business property with space for expansion, $90M neg. Naresh Persaud, 225-9882, 681-2499

 EBD: 4-bedroom concrete house $30M neg Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

 from $12M upward 227-6949, 226-1064, 2252626, 669-3350, 692-3831, 6232591, 225-2709.

 Splashmin's Resort house, fully furnished with all modern conveniences. Contact 611-0200, 662-1124.

 at Lot 30 Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo.

Price $22M, 669-3933, 6945026, 653-2518.

-style house in Diamond, 3 bedrooms, living, dining rooms, kitchen, 2 full baths and garage. Call 658-5730.

 Realty, We value, buy, sell or rent your property. Tel: 694-3875, 6546198, 649-0353.

 Street (close to Camp St) 2-storey concrete back building suitable for attorney, accountant, broker, etc. Price $19M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.

 house, located Festival City $21M neg. Contact 649-7005.

  Newtown business place with house road side, Contact 2616282, 676-4787.  at 184 Charlotte Street between Oronoque and Albert Streets for business or residence. Call 638-9908.  posh three-bedroom top and bottom house and land in residential area, Ruimzeight Gardens, WCD. 269-0522, 688-4847.  Fortuin, WBD: 4-bedroom house, 2-storey concrete, super condition. $18M neg. 6992873, 686-9888, 616-3200.

 EBD: Executive concrete house, 3 bedrooms up and 2 apartments downstairs. $53M.Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.

 Avenue Diamond EBD: incomplete house on corner lot. $25M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  LA PENITENCE:5bedroom furnished executive concrete house. $48M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400.  Public Road: 3storey concrete building suitable for school, church, bond, large office, health centre, etc. Price $47M Royal Real Estate 2257276, 665-7400, 685-7887.  PARK: 3-bedroom concrete house. Price $40M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.

 Road Kitty, commercial/residential property $45M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400.

: New 3-storey concrete building suitable for doctors, offices, insurance consultant, accounting firm, etc. Price $110M. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 665-7400, 685-7887.

 , ECD: Modern 4-bedroom concrete property. $30M. Royal Real Estate 2257276, 6657400.

 PARK: 3-bedroom wooden house (repairs needed).

Price $15M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.

GUYANA CHRONICLE, TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2015 22 PROPERTY FOR SALE  Street business property double lot, needs some repairs. Price $110M. 6992873, 686-9888, 616-3200.  ACRES ECD: 4bedroom concrete house. Price $51M neg. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887.  VERSAILLES, WBD: Gated Community: Fully furnished 5-bedroom executive house. Price $53M neg. Contact Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400, 685-7887  : Semi-furnished 4-bedroom executive house.

Price $105M neg. Contact Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-7400, 685-7887

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

      $35M, C/ville $45M, Garnett Street $43M, Eccles $32M, Diamond $18M, $25M, A/ town $48M, L/Gadens $75M, Dowding Steet Kitty $19M. Tel: 219-4399, 689-1034.

    virgin sandpit at Yarrowkabra/Linden. Serious enquiries only, 2-storey concrete/ wooden building for business and dwelling in Georgetown $55M neg., Land - Hadfield Street $25M, land South Ruimveldt $9M Call 645-5938.

     Grove 7 bedrooms $10M, 4 bedrooms $32M, 4 bedrooms huge $27M, huge land 1000 x 50 - $10M, 2-bedroom home $10M. Land in Eccles 110x60 - $4M, $5M, Charlotte Street, Golden Grove, De Kinderen $6M neg..

     & S o n Real Estat e, Lot 185 Charlotte & King Streets, Maraj Building Tel: 2270265, 227-1881, 627-805., Croal Street, Robb Street, D'Urba n Street, Non Pareil, Norton Street.

Land: F r i e n d s h i p , D i a m ond, Plaisance, Truimph, Queenstown

       G a r d e n s : New and modern 2- storey, concrete house on double lot 90x90 with space for pool $70M neg. Naresh Persaud.

225-9882, 681-2499.

FOR SALE .FOR SALE   .  

 Ida, WCD: 2storey concrete building (three bedrooms), shop in front and rental quarters at the back. 2761826, 696-7706, 610-5830.

          

    b u i l t b u s i n e s s spot: Supermarket in Pitt St r e e t , N e w A m s t e r d a m , Berbice with fixtures and fittings included $195M. 6992873, 686-9888, 616-3200.

                

 spot: 3-storey concrete, newly built Kingston business place with 2 3-bedroom apartments top floor $100M. 6992873, 686-9888, 616-3200.

 Leonora WCD new two storey concrete building $30M Crane $20M, Winsor Forest $20M - Tel: 6517078, 673-1665.  Atlantic Gardens two storey five bedroom concrete building on double lots, concrete fence, two bridges, corner spot price $65M - Tel: 651-7078, 673-1665.  executive house on 10 285 sq. ft of land situated in a gated community in Versailles, West Bank, Demerara. Call 592-624-8704 for further details.   Gardens close to Lamaha Gardens fully concrete 5-bedroom $15.5M 2261064, 225-2626, 227-6949, 667=7812, 623-2591.  and land, length 560x33 ft,. one-storey, 3-bedroom wooden house at Triumph Agriculture Road, ECD - $14M or double land for $19.5M. Tel: 642-7370, 602-9415.   in Westminster $19M neg., Robb Street (double lot) $90M neg., Alberttown $40M neg., West Bank $12M neg., and rentals Call 660-9478, 672-0865.  Link Real Estate Agency, 650-4034: Executive house in Happy Acres $55M, Eccles with liquor licence $80M neg. Campbellville $48M, Republic Gardens $80M.  newly built 2-bedroom house at Double J Supermarket Street, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara. Price $11M. Contact Singh at 592 6420402 for further details.         B a b b S t r e e t $ 2 6M , Good Hope $10M, Mon Repos $20M, $30M, Agriculture Road T r i u m p h $1 6 M , C u m m i n g s L o d g e $2 0M, LBI $29.5M, Prashad Nagar $50M. Tel: 2194399, 689-1034.

                  property, concrete structure located at Section M, Campbellville/ Price $58M neg., size of building 1540 sq. ft, four bedrooms, one self-contained, two washrooms, hot & cold filtered water. Bottom flat, two rooms 330 sq. feet, size of land 5028 sq. feet. Call 227-2294, 6151079 anytime. No agents please.      split level 2 storey four bedrooms, all self-contained, fully air conditioned.   two-storey, 3 bedrooms.     ground floor business, first floor 3 bedrooms, lots of land space,   massive concrete 3 storey building.   new concrete flat house situated at Republic Gardens, EBD (2500 sq. ft) 80x30 three bedrooms 3 bathrooms, each room contains 2 built-in closet, large family room, large kitchen with breakfast counter, island, pantry, all natural wood, cabinets, granite counter large laundry room, tile throughout house, large parking space for several vehicles (Price $27M). Price neg. Call Ali 639-8182, 660-7320, 233-5117.  Annandale Courbane Park three bedroom two storey concrete building, tiled yard to benab, indoor parking, lots of land space near Caricom two storey concrete building $50M. Tel: 651-7078, 673-1665.  in Fourth Avenue, D i a m on d : F u l l y a i r - c o n d i tioned, master bedroom, 5 standard bedrooms, library, two sitting rooms etc, solar water heater, pressure water system, double garage approximately 3500 square feet. Price $35M, or best offer. Tel: 617-2311.  - NORTON Street flat three bedroom concrete building with driveway $12M, Durban Street business spot two storey concrete building $33M, Eccles BB flat concrete building $20M, Little Diamond two storey concrete building $12M - Tel: 6517078, 673-1665.

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VEHICLES FOR SALE

VEHICLES FOR SALE

VEHICLE FOR SALE

 Springs $6.5M neg., 1st Avenue Subryanville $45M, 4th Avenue Subryanville $38M neg., Kitty 118x134 $100M, William Street $30M, Kingston 240x85 US$1.2M, Kitty 35x120 $35M, Queenstown $40M, $45M, George Street land $10M. Goodwill Real Estate 592-2235204, 592-695-6412, 592-2238059, 592-225-2540, 592-6287605, 592-683-8667.

 2-storey wooden and concrete building.

Price $47M neg. Contact Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 6657400, 685-7887

 and structure: Republic Park $20M neg. 7-bedroom house, 3rd Avenue Diamond $20M, house Grove Housing Scheme $13M. 680-3481, Creative Realty

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                    2-month-old German Shepherd and Akita. All white 604-6298.  Complete set of gym equipment. Visit 150 Thomas Street, Kitty or call 668-6499.  65 KVA Perkins with 4236 engine. Price $1.5M. Tel: 623-9761 , coins, stamps, old bottles, lobby cards, etc. Contact David 629-1466, 222-6796 made Perkins engine and diesel welder. Baksh Auto Spares 649-0755.  soil, quantities from 20lb. Call 618-6643, 6467688, 618-6645  one, 10 latest games, 4 wireless controller and media remote. Contact 677-1165.  Whirlpool 30" gas stove.

Tel: 641-3018, 622-9951 after 16:30 hrs.  1000, 750 and 500 battery back-up system. Call 682-8423 for more details.  Galaxy phone (new), unlocked, excellent. Price. Call Anthony 664-5251.  Jet Ski for sale, Can-am ATV, Evinrude outboard engine, life jackets 600-3171, 648-3171.  25 KVA industrial single phase 480/240/ 120V USA. Price $370 000 Tel: 623-9761.  mini Kamatsu excavator PC 20, good working condition and plenty spare parts. 6267127.       two-function home-use d h o s p i t a l b e d .

E x cellent condition. Please call 683-6200.  sound system RCF speakers, QSC amps Honda generator 13000 watt. Call 6197302.

 Caterpillar backhoe 4x4, good working condition, one welder generator on wheels. Call 623-3404.  arrived! Genuine Bath & Body & Victoria Secret spray at wholesale prices. Call 223-0052, 668-1000.  ICONA/W7 tablet/ computer i5 processor, 4GB ram, 3 USB ports. Excellent condition.

Call Anthony. 664-5251.  LONG boom CAT excavator, Laverda 3600 combine.

Both in excellent working condition. Please contact 656-2350.  in Bourda Market, front row fencing,, Regent Street opposite Post Office.

Call 610-9259.  garden earth, trucking service and builders waste, also bobcat rental, excavating clearing, leveling. Tel: 627-9977, 616-0617.   Holland Ford Tractor ($4.7M), 5650 Massey Ferguson combine ($8M).

Prices are neg. Tel: 254-0111, 254-0101.  Stock: 12 oz. glass jars with acid protective covers suitable for jam, achar etc. Wieting and Richter Ltd. Tel: 226-6150-7.  on Matthew Allen Road, N?A Berbice. Contact Wieting and Richter Ltd, Water Street, Georgetown Tel: 226-6150-7.  cutter, 10 000 watts Briggs & Stratton generator (key start), Hilti jackhammer, St i h l TS 410 saw, tools etc.

Phone 699-4775.  60'x120' clear span, 7 metal thrusts with greenheart 4 178 bm, complete with zinc sheets 102 pcs - 30' Price $3M. Tel: 623-9761.  -LL 7700 FG Wilson alternators (600 KVA). One 1000 gallon fuel tank at (New Amsterdam location), Wieting and Richter Ltd. Water Street Tel: 226-6150-7  wooden bunk bed (top single), (bottom double) $100 000, imported wooden Armoir (cupboard with drawers below) $35 000. Call 684-9580 for more information.  Daewood refrigerator double door, excellent condition $75 000, Johnny Walker Blue Label $60 000, Gold Reserve $20 000, Explorers Club Collection $20 000, Swing $10 000.

Call 615-1017.  three-bedroom twostorey concrete house 8th Street, Foulis, H/S $18M neg, Dachshund puppy, pure breed, 2 ½ months old $15 000. Tel: 2563360, 685-8485.     Hair Salon, 207 Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown, Georgetown between Oronoque and New Garden Streets, 2 small fridges (used), 1 thread mill (manual). Tel: 226-0205 between 09:00hrs - `17:00hrs.  Honda generator, 11 000 watts, 620 CC, BBQ grill, food warmers, outdoor cooker, food transporter, t o i l e t s e t , i ce cream freezer, ice shaver, c o m m e r c i a l v a c master, commercial stove. Tel: 688-3820, 621-2911  cushion padded velvet interior, 4 captain seats, DVD player, 3 monitors, GPS, AC, radio active alarm, bed, JVC equaliser, cassette player, 10-CD changer, VIP lavatory, 64 000 km left-hand drive. Call 6528696. Negotiable.. $5M.  CHAMPION remote start generator (new), Perkins 4cylinder engines, bedded, 10-person Coleman tents, airbed, Husqvarna 20" chainsaw, night watcher security camera, Igloo 165q cooker, Garmin GPS map 76S, 1.5-ton lever chain hoist, Coleman rain suits. 681-2341.

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Call: 226-9377.  Hilux Vigo, excellent condition. Price $4.5M. Contact 675-4453, 621-0427.  110 Corolla, excellent condition. Price $950 000. Contact 621-0427, 222-4081.  Laurel CA20, working condition, to be sold as scrap.

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Tel: 615-9089.  Mercedes Benz C180, PPP series, excellent condition.

Call 629-1559.  Galant, excellent condition, lady-driven. Owner leaving. Tel: 672-8202.

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Guyana’s Aroydy Bradford in ...

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minute later for the lead, this time a field goal compliments of Joaquin Rodriguez (23rd).

Robert France, however, in the 40th minute levelled it again after scoring a field goal and both teams tried furiously to find the separator. However it took penalties to decide the winners.

Opening the shooting for the Guyanese (GUY), Bradford scored while Canessa (URU) had his shot

defended as did France and Gonzalo Martinoni (URU).

Dannett would score his shot while Diego Laborde(URU) also converted successfully.

Jamraj Assanah missed his, Alexsis Lopez (URU) scored, Andrew Stuart (GUY) missed and Ignacio Costas (URU) carried his team over the line.

Meanwhile, Brazil beat Venezuela in a low-scoring 1-0 affair to take gold.

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Cairns ordered me to fix matches - Vincent LOU Vincent, the former New Zealand batsman, has claimed he was acting under "direct orders" from Chris Cairns, his captain at Chandigarh Lions, when he agreed to fix matches during the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL) in 2008.

Vincent, who was last year banned for life from all cricket after admitting his involvement in match-fixing, claimed he was lured into the practice with offers including a cash bribe masquerading as an advance payment on a bat sponsorship, and subsequently earned US$50 000 (ÂŁ32 000) for each of the games that he helped to manipulate.

"I was under direct orders from Chris Cairns to be involved in match-fixing," Vincent alleged under examination from Sasha Wass QC at Southwark Crown Court, where Cairns is on trial for perjury and perverting the course of justice, charges that relate to his successful libel action against Lalit Modi in 2012.

"I looked up to Chris, he was a role model," Vincent said. "All of a sudden I had been invited into this little world. There was talk of the tournament and how every game is going to be fixed."

Vincent told the court that his introduction to matchfixing had come via a bookmaker called Varun Gandhi, who offered him a bundle of cash during a meeting in a hotel room and told him that a woman who was also present was there to keep him company.

"I was aware that she was available for sex ... that was when the penny started to drop," he said.

Vincent initially reported the approach to his agent,

Ex-New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent arrives at Southwark Crown Court yesterday with his partner Susie Markham. Vincent is a witness in the trial of former colleague Chris Cairns

Leanne McGoldrick, but claimed that Cairns' subsequent response was to recruit him to his own match-fixing operation. "'You have done the right thing'," Vincent claimed Cairns had told him. "Right, you are working for me now, that will act as good cover'.

That was how the whole introduction of being asked to match-fix for Chris Cairns happened."

Vincent, who had been suffering from depression since being dropped from the New Zealand team the previous year, described how he received instructions "either on the bus or at breakfast" in three or four of the matches that he played in the 2008 ICL tournament. However, he claimed to have struggled to "master the art of getting out".

"I was under instructions to fix," he said. "When you are underperforming you just play dead-bat shots, play

more defensive, you can control your scoring tempo but the actual art of getting out is actually quite hard.

"One of the easiest ways is to get run-out, hit the ball to a fielder and keep running.

Try to get stumped. Miss a straight ball.

"I didn't master the art of getting out very well. Cairns suggested if I was playing club cricket in England I practice the art of getting out."

Vincent also alleged that in addition to Cairns the Indian batsman Dinesh Mongia and New Zealand fast bowler Daryl Tuffey were involved in match-fixing during their time at Chandigarh Lions.

Cairns denies charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice. His former barrister, Andrew Fitch Holland, denies a charge of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.

The trial continues.

(ESPN Cricinfo)

Zen Ruffinen asked to stand for FIFA presidency ZURICH, Switzerland (Reuters) - Former FIFA secretary-general Michel Zen Ruffinen has been asked to stand for the presidency of soccer's governing body and is studying the situation, he said yesterday.

"I am simply studying the situation, following some requests that I have received to (be a) candidate for the position," the Swiss told Reuters. "I will monitor the situation, see how it develops in the next days and check

the feasibility (to see) if it makes sense."

Zen Ruffinen, a former referee, did not say who had suggested he stand. He served as FIFA's secretary general from 1998 to 2002.

FIFA is due to choose a successor to Sepp Blatter at an extraordinary Congress on February 26.

Embroiled in a corruption scandal, Blatter was suspended for 90 days by FIFA's ethics committee on Thursday along with UEFA

Michel Zen Ruffinen

president Michel Platini, pending a full investigation. Until recently, Platini had been the favourite to replace Blatter.

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Albion book spot in Tenelec 50-over final, await finalists ALBION Cricket Club, by virtue of winning their last round playoff match against Tucber Park by 17 runs, booked a place in the final of the 2015 Bobby Deonarine/Tom Gruntzelsponsored Tenelec Inc. 50-Overs First Division cricket competition.

They now await two more matches to know their opponents. Young Warriors will clash with the winners of the Police versus Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets match in the playoff to the final.

At Port Mourant, Albion won the toss and took first strike with former national youth opener and Berbice senior player Kandasammy Surujnarine and all-rounder Balchand Baldeo putting on an opening partnership of 84 before Baldeo went for 30.

Opener Adrian Sukhwa joined Surujnarine and put together a second-wicket partnership of 64. The other notable partnership was 39 between national wicketkeeper batsman Anthony Bramble and the prolific David Latchaya.

Albion ended on 227 all out from their allotted overs as Surujnarine top-scored with 74. He was supported

by Bramble 35 and Baldeo and Sukhwa who pitched in

Kandasammy Surujnarine

with 30 each. Former national youth pacer Niall Smith led the bowling for Tucber Park with 4-40 off nine overs and was supported by fellow pacer Romario Shepherd with 2-34 from 10 overs.

At their turn at the crease, Tucber Park made a spirited reply but ended up at the losing end finishing on 210 all out in 49.2 overs. They enjoyed a fruitful opening stand of 52 between Berbice senior players and former youth cricketers Anthony D'Andrade and Joemal LaFleur before the latter went for 38.

All-rounder Eugene LaFleur joined D'Andrade and put together a solid 91 for the second wicket to put their team in the driver’s seat. However, they lost their way when the third wicket

Wahied Edwards slammed 116 for Young Warriors

fell at 169 with Albion spinbased attack taking control.

They eventually folded for 210 as Eugene LaFleur top-scored with 56 while D'Andrade stroked 48. David Latchaya finished with 3 for 40 while Berbice youth off-spinner Daniel Lewis and former youth left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie both claimed two wickets.

At Cumberland, Young Warriors won the toss and took first strike in blazing sunshine against West Berbice. They lost Maxie DeJonge in the first over, caught behind off national senior pacer Raun Johnson for no score.

Wahied Edwards joined national opener Shimron Hetmyer and together they put on 40 for the second wicket before Hetmyer was

dismissed, caught off Johnson for a rapid 28 which included 6 fours.

Gajanand Singh joined Edwards who was getting settled in the meantime. Together, they put on 103 for the third wicket when Singh was lbw to Andrew Dutchin for 33.

Seon Hetmyer came and went for 19 off the bowling of Berbice senior offspinner Krishendat Ramoo.

Kevin Ramdeen, went for 11 bowled by Johnson. All the while Edwards was batting steadily and was then joined by Ishwar Singh and together they put on an important fifth-wicket partnership of 77.

Edwards completed his century before both batsmen fell in the quest for quick runs. Edwards ended on 116 and Ishwar Singh, 26.

Johnson ended with 3-42 and national pacer Keon Joseph 2-53.

In reply, the visitors raced to 38 without loss in 6 overs before los ing three quick wickets.

Suresh Dhanai took 2 for 17 and Linden Austin 1-0.

The West Berbice team conceded the game by inexplicably walking off the field claiming that the pitch was unsafe to continue play.

Depleted Argentina, Brazil look to recover in qualifiers SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil and Argentina will try to kick-start their World Cup qualifying campaigns today after opening losses but withdrawals have hit two teams already suffering without their stand-out strikers.

Argentina face a tough task in Paraguay with Carlos Tevez likely to start up front in place of the injured Sergio Aguero.

Aguero limped off midway the first half of Argentina's 2-0 loss at home to Ecuador last week, his injury a blow to a side already without Lionel Messi, who is out for two months with a knee injury.

Adding to their woes, Lazio midfielder Lucas Biglia withdrew with a thigh strain and Ezequiel Garay has left the squad to be with his expectant wife.

The rambunctious Tevez

will be charged with getting the goals and upping the tempo and the Boca Juniors striker admitted Argentina lacked character against Ecuador.

Tevez said they must react immediately if they do not want to be left behind in what is already being seen as the region's toughest qualifying competition ever.

Four of the 10 teams go through automatically and the fifth face a playoff but Argentina and Brazil have never both started their campaigns with defeats.

"The team didn't step up at any time (against Ecuador) and that is worrying," Tevez said. "In these situations we need to show some attitude. We didn't start well but we'll have a chance to make up for it today."

PERFECT START Paraguay beat Venezuela

1-0 away to get their campaign off to the perfect start and a full house is expected for a match given extra spice by the meeting of two Argentine coaches.

Ramon Diaz leads Paraguay, while Gerardo Martino is going back to a nation he led at the 2010 World Cup. Brazil have a seemingly easier task at home to Venezuela, the only South American nation never to qualify for the World Cup finals.

Brazil lost their opener 2-0 away to Chile and they will again be without their talismanic Barcelona forward Neymar.

He will serve the last of a four-match suspension and Brazil will also be without David Luiz, who picked up a knee injury against the Copa America champions.

Paris St Germain's Marquinhos will replace Luiz at the centre of defence and his

NZ's Anderson ruled out of Australia tour with injury WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - Allrounder Corey Anderson has been ruled out of New Zealand's tour of Australia with a back injury and been replaced by Mitchell Santner, the team said yesterday.

The 24-year-old Anderson suffered the injury on New Zealand's tour of England and had not recovered sufficiently to shoulder a bowling workload, selector Gavin Larsen said in a statement.

"Corey hasn't been able to recover as quickly as we hoped and we've chosen not to try to rush him back," said Larsen.

"We've always said there were a number of checkpoints for him to meet before our departure date, and we're now in a position to confirm he's not ready.

"With that in mind, it's better for him to continue his rehabilitation."

The 23-year-old Santner, who bowls left-arm spin as opposed to the brisk medium pace of the burly Anderson, impressed in the limited overs portion of New Zealand's tour of England and was included for their series against Zimbabwe and South Africa but had to withdraw with a broken thumb.

"Mitch is an all-rounder who can bat at number six or seven and he's also a frontline bowler," Larsen added.

"It's a good opportunity for him. We believe his left-

arm spin will add some variety to our options and his batting is well-suited to the conditions expected across the Tasman."

New Zealand will play three Tests in Australia, including the first twilight match in Adelaide, where a pink ball will be used. The first Test in Brisbane begins on November 5.

The side had an intrasquad trial match in Hamilton last week under lights with a pink ball.

Off-spinner Mark Craig said there was little difference between the pink ball and the white ball used for limited overs matches, but the trial had been good to become accustomed to what to expect under differing conditions.

"It's just a matter of getting used to it, there are no complaints from us," Craig told reporters.

"I find it really similar to the white ball. When it's nice and new it's quite easy to grip and just like any other ball when it gets a bit older."

England's Finn to miss first Test against Pakistan

Carlos Tevez

club team mate Lucas could also play a role up front.

Santos midfielder Lucas Lima looks set to play just his third game in a Brazil shirt.

Elsewhere, Peru will look to get some points on the board against Chile after losing their opener 2-0 in Colombia, while Ecuador take on Bolivia at home.

Uruguay host Colombia in the only match between two unbeaten sides after they won 2-0 in La Paz for their first victory against Bolivia at high altitude.

Corey Anderson

Steven Finn

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) - England fast bowler Steven Finn has been ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan due to a foot injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.

Finn took four wickets in a warm-up game against Pakistan A last week and was expected to be named in the team for the match in Abu Dhabi which starts today.

"It's a bitter blow for him, he's had a huge 12 months," England captain Alastair Cook told reporters. "Hopefully, he'll be right for the second Test."

Cook will open the batting with Moeen Ali, leg-spinner Adil Rashid will make his Test debut and fast bowler James Anderson returns to the side after missing the last two Tests in this year's Ashes series win over Australia.

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'The Finisher' finished? Winfer Gardens emerge

India debate Dhoni winners of Zone four

By Amlan Chakraborty

NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) - The ‘helicopter shot’ has disappeared, the boundaries are not flowing from his bat and the whisper is now growing louder that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no more the middle-order finisher who could singlehandedly get India over the line.

Even for his ardent fans, and he is still the most popular player in the cricket-mad country, it was painful to watch Dhoni struggle in Sunday's one-day series opener against South Africa.

Time and again, he tried the big shots that once came out of his blade with amazing regularity and time and again he could not connect.

Known for his penchant to seal victory with a six, exhibited famously in the final of the 2011 World Cup, Dhoni managed only one boundary in his 31-ball ordeal as the wheels came off India's chase in the final overs in Kanpur.

Not that he did not try.

He stepped out against Morne Morkel, made room against Dale Steyn and ran hard between the wickets in the scorching heat, trying to do with the legs what his bat could not.

His laboured batting was all the more evident, seen against centurion Rohit Sharma's effortless stroke-making at the other end during their 55-run stand.

"Dhoni used to be great when the ball was pitched

up to him," former captain K. Srikkanth told yesterday's Times of India newspaper.

"But bowlers ... have understood that the key is not to

large part of his career.

Former captain Anil Kumble is part of the fastdwindling

WHEN it comes to the primary schools in the North Georgetown District, Winfer Gardens Primary proved that they have the best athletes, after emerging winners of the Zone four North Georgetown Inter-School Championships.

Winfer Gardens Primary last Friday won the track segment with 225 points, to end as overall champions among the primary schools in the North Georgetown District Winfer Gardens had already captured the win in the field events of the competition, which also featured the schools competing against one another in swimming.

Overall, Winfer Gardens

ended with 51 points to top the zone.

Despite finishing third in swimming and track, and seventh in the field events, North Georgetown Primary finished second place overall, after ending with 40 points.

St Angela’s Primary and St Margaret’s Primary shared the honours of third place after both landed 34 points.

St Agnes Primary were fifth with 26 points, Ermsville Academy and St Ambrose Primary both ended with 22 points.

Marian Academy had 21 points, West Field Prep 20 points, and Green Acres 13 points.

Malacai Austin turned out to be St Angela’s best per-

forming athlete. Austin took a sprint double in the Boys Under-10 100m and 200m, both times overcoming Winfer Gardens’ Dequan James.

Winfer Gardens boasted a sprint double win, in the Girls’ Under-10, owing to Jayna Hopkinson’s championing the 100m and 200m.

In the Under-12 category, Winfer Gardens Wesley Tyndel and St Agnes Sherwin Sampson battled it out in the 100m and 200m events. In the 100m Tyndel blazed his way to a first place finish to beat Sampson.

However, Sampson got the better of Tyndel in the 200m, while he also picked up the first place win of the 400m.

Joint Services Championships

Police win inaugural swimming to take early lead Mahendra Singh Dhoni should not be made the 'scapegoat' for India's loss in the first ODI against South Africa, says former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaska.

give him any room to manoeuvre and Dhoni would not be the same player (again).

"Dhoni can still be an accumulator but I don't think we are going to see the same devastating MSD in the days to come."

Going through a lean patch, Dhoni has also baffled many by wishing to bat higher in the order, having rejected the same suggestion for the

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tribe still convinced that Dhoni remains India's best "finisher".

"I don't think his role has changed. I don't think he should be pushed at number four to play a different role.

He is still a good finisher," said Kumble.

"One hit (in Sunday's match) and we would have been talking differently. His strike rate has obviously come down and the pitch did not help either."

Dhoni also blamed the low-bounce at Green Park Stadium and rued how unforgiving the fans are.

"It's not an easy job, it does not always work your way," he said after the loss.

"It's a gamble but of course that's my job in the side. I'm somebody who has to finish the job for the team.

"When you finish a lot of many games, people always remember the ones you have not finished."

AS the Inter-Service Annual Athletics Championships (ISAACs) continue today with the track and field competitions, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) enter boasting a useful lead after winning the swimming competition, and finishing second in the road relay when the championships officially began last Sunday.

GPF enters today with 226 points, a 47-point lead ahead of arch rivals, and defending champions, the Guyana Defence Force. The Guyana Prison Service have 20 points following Sunday's end, while the Guyana Fire Service have 19 points and City Constabulary stand with 11 points.

The standing includes the points from both swimming and road relay. The 10km road relay was won by the Guyana Defence Force team.

It was the introduction of swimming in the competition, which gave the GPF their much needed lead. The swimming competition was held at the National Aquatic Centre.

Among GPF’s top performing athletes in the pool were Shenelly Debideen and Eva Harry. In a time of 38.03s Debideen championed the women’s 50m freestyle, while also taking the 50m backstroke in a time 51.40s.

Harry won the women’s 50 breaststroke and 100m butterfly events. Clocking

52.63s, Harry laid claim to the 50m breaststroke, while it was a time of 1:00.19s that handed her the butterfly win.

Deon Primus led the way for the GPF men’s side. In the men’s 50m freestyle, Primus’ 27.02s was good enough for the win. Not done yet, GPF also picked up the second place victor, thanks to Nickel Sancho and his 28.73s finish.

GDF took a third place in the event after Michael Williams clocked 29.03s.

Today’s track and field events of the championships will be held at the National Track and Field Centre and things are set to get under way from 11:00hrs.

Today’s events include the men’s 100m and 400m heats. Events that will run to finals include the men’s 5000m, the long jumps, discus and 4x100m relays.

I never sprayed Putin... told Sky Sports television yesterday with a smile.

Hamilton, who flew back home to Britain to join the team's celebrations after they won their second successive constructors' championship in Russia, has got into trouble previously for his champagne-spraying antics on the podium.

He was criticised and accused of sexist bullying in April for aiming a spray of champagne directly in the

face of a Chinese Grand Prix hostess in Shanghai.

That incident, highlighted in photographs that showed the woman flinching, triggered condemnation in Britain and Germany as well as on Chinese social media but the hostess herself played it down.

Putin presented Hamilton with the winner's trophy on Sunday, with the Briton starting the traditional champagne spraying ritual before

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the president had left the podium.

Photographs appeared to show dark flecks of champagne foam on the back of Putin's jacket as he departed.

Some media reports subsequently suggested Hamilton, who is now on the brink of a third drivers' title, had 'soaked' the Russian leader, leading to jokes on social media about what punishment the driver might suffer.

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Wet October casts shadow over Sri Lanka/Windies Tests IN October, the northeast monsoon begins to creep in from the Bay of Bengal and turns Sri Lanka into a vast network of closely-spaced puddles.

This is excellent for the nation's paddy farmers, whose fields are made fit for replanting. It is less good for cricketers, whose fields are made fit for marine exploration. Spectators are advised to take umbrellas to any match in Sri Lanka, but going by the history of series scheduled for this time of year, snorkeling gear might not be unwise either.

The teams have come to understand they are in for a wet series. In addition to having much of the two most recent weeks indoors, they have also shared a rich and storied history of being holed up in dressing rooms.

West Indies' first-ever Test in Sri Lanka in 1993 was so beset by bad weather it barely entered its third innings. Their most recent Test on the island did not make it past the first.

That 2010 tour saw more

hours of rain than cricket.

The groundstaff were also fitter than the athletes by the end of it.

Maybe it's the knowledge that the coming series will probably go the same way that this West Indies side barely turned up for the three-day warm-up match, in which they were comfortably outperformed.

The SLC's only remaining solution to this recurring issue may be to demand Mother Nature stop scheduling monsoons in cricket season. Even this seems more likely to evince a positive response than asking the ICC for help with adjusting the cricket schedule.

Internationals would ideally be played from January to March in Sri Lanka, but as most teams are engaged in the southern hemisphere at that time of year, this rarely happens.

Instead, the SLC finds its international window increasingly hemmed in by T20 tournaments. West Indies could have toured in the drier month of September,

Both Angelo Mathews and Jason Holder will be challenged to bring the best out of their inexperienced sides.

for example, but a large chunk of that month had been reserved for the Champions League T20. As it turned out, that tournament did not even happen this year.

It will be a pity if the weather dominates as expected, because the teams

appear to be evenly matched.

Sri Lanka will feel they have the edge in home conditions, but with both sides in flux, nothing can be taken for granted.

The hosts have relied on spin to defeat West Indies on previous tours, but though they have a proven match-

winner in Rangana Herath, their batsmen had been vulnerable against the turning ball in series against Pakistan and India. In Galle, especially, West Indies' fortunes may turn on the potency of Devendra Bishoo's leg-spin.

Inexperience abounds in both top orders. West Indies have the likes of Shai Hope, Rajendra Chandrika and Shane Dowrich on tour, who have six Test appearances between them. Sri Lanka will likely field a top seven containing Kusal Perera, who has played one Test, and Milinda Siriwardene, who is uncapped in the longest format.

Both teams are also without a permanent coach. The WICB has suspended Phil Simmons, who awaits HR trial for suggesting team selection had been subject to "interference from outside".

The SLC, meanwhile, has recently conducted its annual coach cull, and is now overseen by its eighth head coach (including interim appointments) in five years. Defence Against the Dark Arts teach-

ers at Hogwarts serve longer terms, on average.

The series may be a chance for young captains to mould the teams they will lead for the foreseeable future. Angelo Mathews is some way down that track already, having been captain for more than two years now.

But this is the first series in which the most prominent leadership figures of the past decade - Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara - are absent from the dressing room.

Meanwhile, Jason Holder takes on his first assignment as Test captain, and does so with a view to marking out other young talents who may form the core of his side in the future.

For the moment, both sides are just hoping the skies clear in time for the cricket. Training yesterday was hampered again by rains in Galle. Sri Lanka's meteorological department has forecast showers all week, which, given its track record, is as hopeful a sign as any.

Wallace hails T&T, Barbados structures I never sprayed COUVA, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago is one of only two regional territories who are best positioned to initiate the revival of West Indies cricket in the shortest possible time; the other is Barbados.

That was the view of former Test opening batsman Philo Wallace who delivered the feature address at the 59th annual prize distribution function of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board’s National League, held on Saturday at the NESC Auditorium on Rivulet Road in Couva.

Wallace, 45, a hard-hitting batsman in his heyday who holds the record for the fastest century recorded in regional cricket, scored at Guaracara Park in Pointea-Pierre, said both TT and Barbados have been producing an unbelievable number to top-class cricketers in recent times.

He said as a Barbadian he was especially proud at the administrative strides made in his home country under the leadership of for-

mer West Indies fast bowler Joel ‘Big Bird’ Garner and which has allowed the progress of their cricketers.

The regional team currently in Sri Lanka is dominated by Barbadian players who comprise new captain Jason Holder and six others in the 15-man Test squad, including Kraigg Brathwaite, Shane Dowrich, Shai Hope, Kemar Roach and Carlos Brathwaite.

Wallace said that just like Garner, who is in his fourth two-year term of office at the head of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), president of the TT Cricket Board Azim Bassarath recognises the importance of youth development.

Studying in Trinidad to become an attorney-at-law, Wallace said he is confident that the direction that both Barbados and TT have taken will produce cricketers to take West Indies out of their current slump.

“Trinidad and Tobago has a strong foundation with a development programme and national academy which

is just fantastic and will continue to blossom in the years ahead with the players returning to the communities and giving back what they have learnt,” said Wallace.

The explosive righthander also made a strong case for the acknowledgement and reward for coaches who he says play a major role in the development of cricketers, but who more often than not have to settle for a pat on the back or a drink in the pub while the products they help mould revel in fame and fortune.

Wallace said that in consonance with the changes in the game, players and administrators must learn to adapt or get left behind, similar to the fortunes of the West Indies team which he said missed the boat 20 years ago after dominating for almost two decades.

He said that the present generation of cricketers are being particularly challenged to keep faithful to their objectives, as they are being continuously distracted by other issues away from

Putin, says Hamilton

Philo Wallace

the cricket field, including the proliferation and use of electronic handheld devices.

“You must have your goals firmly set in your minds, not be afraid to step out of the box, and seek advice and talk to the people that matter. Keep fighting to be the best and you will reap the rewards of your effort as the future belongs to young people like you,” said Wallace. (First Published In The Trinidad & Tobago Newsday)

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) leaves the winners’ podium as Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (R) sprays champagne in celebration after winning the Russian F1 Grand Prix in Sochi, Russia, Sunday. (Reuters/Grigory Dukor)

(REUTERS) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has dismissed as wide of the mark reports that he sprayed Russian President Vladimir Putin with the winners’ champagne after Sunday's grand

prix in Sochi.

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Slingerz FC in top-of-the-table ... Alpha United, Buxton hunt against GDF to clash in opener

Strikers Julian Wade (L) and Domini Garnett will be on show for Slingerz FC tonight

SITTING on nine points on the eight-team table are Slingerz FC but while they are ahead of rivals Alpha

United thanks to their superior goal difference, the ‘West Side’ juggernauts are two points behind Pele FC

(11 points).

To n i g h t , t h e S TA G Elite League continues at the Guyana Defence Force

(GDF) Base Camp Ayanganna ground, where Slingerz FC will do battle against the ‘Army’ in the night’s second fixture while Alpha United will come up first against Buxton United from 18:00hrs.

The GDF and Alpha United are the only two clubs locally who can boast of defeating Slingerz since the club was formed almost three years ago.

In fact, Slingerz won every tournament they featured in with the exception of the NAMILCO-sponsored event where the GDF sent them packing in the semi-finals.

The game tonight would be their third meeting, with Slingerz winning the previous encounter 2-1.

H o w e v e r, m u c h h a s changed since then and while the GDF continued to be one of the top teams in Guyana, Slingerz solidified themselves as the team to beat whenever they feature.

Behind head coach Denzil Thompson, the military men won only one of their five matches played so far while losing two and drawing two.

They suffered their losses at the hands the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Monedderlust. They (GDF) are now sixth on the

points table.

Eusi Phillips, the Fraser brothers (Delwin and Delroy) and captain Selwyn Isaacs will lead the Army’s attack against a tried and tested Slingerz FC team.

Slingerz FC are said to be the league’s most complete team and with the recent signing of Golden Jaguars midfield maestro Brandon Beresford, the Vergenoegen team have enhanced their chances of coming out on top.

Beresford, a USA Collegiate standout, though suited up, did not get to play for the club in their 2-0 win over Buxton United in Berbice last Saturday.

However, all systems were put in place for the 23-year-old to join his Golden Jaguars teammates Colin Nelson, Joshua Brown, Dwain Jacobs and Vurlon Mills on the pitch tonight.

Head-to-head, Slingerz FC should come out on top, but the GDF are known for their aggressive and neversay-die nature which sets the tone for an interesting clash.

Meanwhile, the night’s opening game has a great degree of significance, especially for Alpha United.

The ‘Hammer’, as

they are usually called, played to a 1-1 draw against the GDF in their last game while Buxton United’s spirited fight against Slingerz FC in Berbice did not go in the East Coast club’s favour.

Alpha United, though having the same points as their rivals Slingerz FC (9 points), are behind on goal difference while Buxton United slumped to their fourth defeat in the league, after pulling off a 1-0 win against Monedderlust at the GFC ground.

Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover’s men could be a terrifying bunch once they fire on all cylinders and it will be interesting to see how Buxton United defence holds up to the likes of Kithson Bain, Daniel Wilson and Delon Lanferman - three forwards known for scoring easily especially against porous defenders.

Guyana’s Aroydy Bradford in Pan-Am top three scorers

Aroydy Bradford

GUYANESE hockey player Aroydy Bradford has ended as one of the top three scorers at the recently concluded 2015 Pan-American Challenge.

Bradford, racked up 9 goals in a total of 20 games; making him the second-highest scorer behind Venezuela’s Cristian Vargas who had 11.

Bradford’s 9 successes came from 7 field goals and 2 penalty shots while Vargas mustered his 11 from 5 field goals and 6 penalty shots.

Meanwhile, Guyana missed out on bronze at the championships after they

went down to Uruguay 3-2 in another tense penalty outing, their second in two games.

Guyana took the early lead through a penalty corner from Marvin Dannett (5th minute) and held that lead well until they failed to properly defend a penalty corner in the 22nd minute which Juan Manuel Canessa scored.

On the hop; Uruguay scored just one

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