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GUYANA No. 104117 TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2015

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PPP stands ground in calling for public vetting of GECOM staff - Surujbally says their position also stands

By Vanessa Narine THE ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is standing its ground on the issue of public vetting of staffers engaged by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

“The PPP will continue its relentless advocacy for strong, well trained and neutral polling day staff to be recruited,” said the Party’s General Secretary, Clement Rohee, yesterday at a news conference held at Freedom House.

He reasoned that the discrepancies during the 2011 General and Regional elections, relative to unstamped ballots and voters being misdirected, are what inform the PPP’s position.

“The PPP maintains its call for public vetting of polling day staff in the same manner the names of the Registration Officers were published in daily newspapers. There should be no secrecy in this process since the integrity of the electoral process lies in the hands of these individuals

and all Guyanese, including political parties, must be able to contribute to the screening of these persons,”

Mr. Clement Rohee PPP General Secretary Rohee said.

He also reiterated the Party’s position on the use of Information Clerks also remains unchanged.

The General Secretary said, “The PPP wishes to strongly reinforce its position when it comes to the use of Information Clerks, chaos and frustration wreaked havoc on 28th November, 2011 due to the poor work of these

GECOM officers.

“Many persons were frustrated to the point that they decided not to cast their ballots and returned home.

GECOM must ensure that if Information Clerks will be employed this time around they are carefully selected and properly trained to function in a neutral manner in the execution of their duties at polling places.”

He added that these issues must be addressed to ensure that the May 11 General and Regional Elections are free and fair.

“Guyanese must demand that all legitimate and meaningful concerns raised by the PPP or any other political or civil group are addressed so that the Regional and General Elections will be free and fair and free from fear,” Rohee said.

GECOM ASSURES GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally, when asked to respond to the Party’s concerns noted that the Commission’s position on the matter also stands.

“There is nothing new to be added to the debate. I have responded to this before and my answer remains the

Dr. Steve Surujbally same,” he said, yesterday.

P r i o r t o y e s t e r d a y ’s debate on the matter, Dr. Surujbally has assured that GECOM will not be hiring persons who do not satisfy the required qualification criteria.

The GECOM Chairman has assured that GECOM’s employment process will be guided by established employment best practices towards ensuring that the best candidates with the req-

uisite knowledge, skills and experience are appointed to the various positions that are relevant to elections management.

Additionally, the Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Vishnu Persaud, had also reiterated similar sentiments before.

Asked about the PPP’s objections to information clerks, he said, “That (the existence of problems) might have been so, but it does not negate the merits of having information clerks. They do provide a valuable service.

While there is a call for us not to have these clerks, there is a counter call to say we are not doing enough when it comes to this issue.”

The DCEO added that employees engaged by GECOM are already vetted.

He said, “We have vetted our polling day staff. We sent out applications, people responded, we shortlisted them on the basis of the criteria we set out. We have trained them. We went through evaluations and on this basis, the levels of achievement, we will be selecting people to

work in polling stations.”

Persaud added that the persons hired are also dispatched within their areas, where they are known to the voters in that particular area.

PUBLIC VETTING He expressed the view that public vetting of the Commission’s employees may be a counter-productive engagement.

“We have received calls from potential employees that say, you publish our names we will not work,” the DCEO stated, adding that in this regard GECOM may find itself unable to fill the staff quota needed for the hosting of the May 11 General and Regional Elections.

“We are confident that the people we have appointed and will appoint are persons who are adequately trained and would have demonstrated competence,” Persaud said.

GECOM’s senior officials have expressed confidence in the electoral process and in the Commission’s ability to conduct free and fair elections.

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Exxon Mobile contracted

by Guyana Gov’t - rig to commence drilling despite Venezuelan objections - Country Rep

THE Exxon Mobile Deep Water Rig heading to Guyana to drill an exploratory well, but objected to by the Venezuelan Government, will continue its operations in earnest and should be ready by this weekend to commence drilling.

This was confirmed by Country Manager Jeff Simon who told the Guyana Chronicle yesterday that despite the utterances by the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry, the company is contracted by the Guyana Government.

He explained that the oil company will not be engaging in any Government to Government matters and will continue to execute on what it was contracted to deliver.

According to Simon, the rig was scheduled to arrive in Guyana by yesterday afternoon and it will take about a week to ‘rig-up.’

Simon related to the Guyana Chronicle that by this weekend the crew should be ready to commence with its oil exploration activities off Guyana’s Atlantic foreshore.

The oil company’s rig (Deep Water Champion) departed from Louisiana, USA last month for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, arriving yesterday.

Caracas has since objected to plans for the exploratory well to be drilled in an area that is within Guyana’s territorial waters.

A diplomatic missive was sent from the Venezuelan Foreign Minister to the Country Manager of Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, objecting to the dispatch of a rig to proceed with the exploration of an oil well in the concession granted by the Guyana.

The Guyana Government has since reacted by dispatching a ‘note verbale’ to the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry warning that it must desist from taking any actions that could only result in stymieing Guyana’s development and contravening international law.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has since also informed the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Commonwealth as well as the United Nations Secretary-General about this recent action

by Venezuela.

The Deep Water Champion Oil Rig

Two years ago, a ship conducting a seismic study for Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum Corporation under a concession from Guyana was detained by Venezuela. The ship and its 36man crew, including five Americans and workers from Russia, Indonesia and Brazil, were well within its territorial waters at the time, Guyana maintains.

The vessel was released after a week.

That episode led to the two countries establishing a bilateral committee to explore mechanisms within the context of international law to address the issue of maritime delimitation.

To this end, they agreed that a technical team would meet to exchange views on how such delimitation could proceed, but this meeting has since been stalled, in part due to developments in that country.

11th European Development Fund begins, Guyana to receive EURO 34M THE European Union's High Representative and Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, NevenMimica, yesterday announced that EURO 30.5 Billion worth of EU development cooperation shall come on stream following entry into force of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF).

The EU and its Member States remain collectively the world's largest donor, providing more than half of global official aid. As an important part of its external action, the EDF is a cornerstone of the EU's international cooperation and development policy that concretely implements our partnership and dialogue with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries under the ACP-EU Cotonou Agreement.

With a total of EURO 30.5 Billion,

the 11th EDF will finance EU development cooperation projects until 2020 to assist partner countries' own efforts in poverty eradication.

These funds come from EU Member States and will be managed by the EU to target the people most in need and to finance different sectors such as health and education, infrastructure, environment, energy, food and nutrition.

The promotion of good governance, democracy and the rule of law are also other key areas that are supported as is sustainable development, including sustainable agriculture and rural development.

These are ways how the EU and its Member States are clearly signalling support to the future post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals so that we continue focusing all our efforts in countries where our EU aid can have

the most impact. This is in line with our vision set out in the 2011 "Agenda for Change".

EDF long-term development programmes are always agreed in close partnership with each of the countries or Regions. This ensures that cooperation is aligned to the respective national or regional priorities and that partner countries exercise their ownership of the development process. The allocation to Guyana comes to EURO 34 Million until 2020 and will focus on climate change adaptation, disaster reduction and sustainable infrastructure (including sea defences), building upon successful cooperation in this area in the past.

The EU is the largest grant donor to Guyana and is a committed partner to Guyana's development. This year will mark the celebration of 40 years of EU-Guyana cooperation.

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IN NEESA GOPAUL MURDER TRIAL…

Judge overrules no-case submission – since there is sufficient evidence for accused to lead defence THE defence, yesterday, in the Neesa Gopaul murder trial, made an application for no- case submission which was overruled, owing to the fact that there was sufficient evidence for accused to lead defence.

This was the view of Justice Navindra Singh, who presided over the matter, in the High Court, yesterday.

The defence made their submission in the absence of the 12-member jury. The details of the subumission were made ‘voir dire’.

Neesa’s mother, Bibi Shareema Gopaul, also known as ‘Naree’, and step-father, Jarvis ‘Barry’ Small, are on trial at the High Court in Georgetown for Neesa’s gruesome murder, which allegedly took place sometime between September 24 and October 2, 2010.

Jarvis “Barry” Small is being represented by attorneys-at-law Glen Hanoman, Bernard Dos Santos SC, Lyndon Amsterdam and Zanna Frank, while Bibi Gopaul is being represented by Attorney-at-Law, George Thomas.

Both accused were given three options, first remain silent, or stand right in the dock and give an unsworn statemen, or give sworn statements.

SMALL’S UNSWORN STATEMENT

Small, yesterday, elected to give unsworn statements from where he was standing, in the dock.

He told the court, “Sir, I am innocent of this charge. I never killed Neesa Gopaul”.

The accused said Mr. Jessemy asked him if he knew who wanted to kill Neesa and he said, “I said I think I know who wanted to kill her but I’m going to do so in the presence of my lawyer.”

According to Small, he never admitted that the dumbbells at the station were his.

However, he admitted that he shared a relationship with Bibi Gopaul, which ended long before September 23, 2014.

Small narrated that on September 25, 2014, Bibi called him and informed him that Neesa was missing. He said she was crying and wanted to see him, so he agreed to meet her away from the public eye so that his wife could not find out.

The accused told the court that he grew to love Neesa and Miriam like his own two daughters and would never do anything to cause harm to her.

“I would like the police to find the real killers and let them pay for what they did to Neesa”, said Small.

He added, “The time they took from me, my wife and

children for a charge I know nothing about, of which I am innocent”.

He noted too that he never encouraged Bibi to kill her husband or anyone else.

Small said he is a father of three children, a brother of five sisters and a husband to one wife, whom he loves very much.

“I did cheat but I never killed, I am not a killer, I am a family man”, the accused told the court.

BIBI GOPAUL’S UNSWORN STATEMENT Yesterday, the number two accused, Bibi Gopaul, also elected to give unsworn statements.

In her defence, she told the court that, on September 23, 2010, she picked up her children from school and went home.

Gopaul said they had a normal day, she did her chores, and they had dinner, took their baths and retired to bed.

The accused said that it is usual for them to watch the television until they fell asleep.

She recounted there is no lock on her bedroom door, so to keep it locked tightly she would place a towel on top of the door.

“Me and my children sleep in one room, on one bed, the morning when I got up Neesa wasn’t in the room”, the accused recalled.

She explained when she realized that Neesa was not coming to take a shower; that is when she decided to look around for her, but could not find her anywhere.

She added that she summoned her parents over by her residence.

Accused Gopaul said this is not the first time Neesa

would go out without informing her or go somewhere without her permission.

That day, Gopaul said, the school had a Parent Teachers Association (PTA) meeting and the school was in session for the morning half day. She noted that both of her children go to the same school, the Isa Islamic School (ISA).

Nessa, who was a Queen’s College student, was transferred to ISA, because of her behaviour, according to Gopaul.

She explained that, on the day of the teen’s disappearance, she assumed Neesa must have gone out with her friends since it was only half day school and that the teen’s maternal grandfather remained with her until the next day and night, but Neesa did not return.

Early the following morning, Bibi said she left her younger daughter with her father and went to make a missing person’s report at the police station regarding Neesa; after which she returned home and made telephone calls trying to locate her.

On the morning of October 3, Gopaul recalled that she was at home when Police officer Paul called her on her phone and asked her to come downstairs, at which point he told her that her child has been found and is dead. On hearing this, Gopaul said she screamed and cried and later went to the Leonora police station. From there she was taken to the funeral parlour where she was shown a body that had on a top that Neesa was wearing.

“I thought she was my daughter but I didn’t know, they had her covered” said the accused.

Gopaul added that she was taken to the Brickdam and the East Le Penitence Po-

lice stations and also everyday she was taken to the Ruimveldt Police station.

The accused said she was never shown any dumbbells, ropes and passport or bank card. She added that she was shown a bag, sheet and a dress, all of which she denied belonged to her.

The accused recalled that on October 8, 2010, she was charged and Mr. Caesar showed her a photograph and asked if she knew the person in the said picture. At this point, Gopaul said, she responded, “Yes, it’s my daughter Miriam”.

He further questioned about the rope in the background of the photograph. Gopaul said they had a hammock tied in her house which was a long time ago. She explained that her children were going to ISA, and Miriam was wearing a uniform in that photo which was taken a year before.

NESSA WAS ASSAULTED After her encounters with the police, Gopaul disclosed that she went to Western Union a day to collect some money.

On the same day, she said she saw Jarvis Small at Parika and followed him to a hotel.

Gopaul said, “I wanted to see where he was going and if my child was there”. She said less than five minutes after, the police came.

The accused revealed that it was she who made a report that Neesa told her Small sexually assaulted her.

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Chaos erupts in capital section of Camp Street Prison over ganja THE discovery of a quantity of marijuana at the capital section of the Camp Street Prison led to some unrest last evening, with the fire service responding to bring the situation under control.

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Gopaul said she took her daughter to the station to make a report, which was the first report Neesa gave to the police.

She said, “Sir, I never withdrew no report, no statement that Neesa made”.

The accused added that she never took Neesa to withdraw no report or statement nor did she ask Officer Paul to do so.

Gopaul told court that she went to the Justice of Peace (JP) with Jarvis Small to withdraw a matter, and she gave a statement.

She said that in Neesa’s first statement, the teen told the officer that she lied to her mother, which is why Gopaul was asked to go over to the station to give another statement.

According to her, after this incident she asked Small out from her house and he never came back.

After the report was made against Small, the witness said she had to call Police Paul a couple of times because Neesa said she would hear noise downstairs which sounded like someone was walking around.

The accused said, “I was afraid for myself and my children”.

Gopaul recalled that when she first reported the assault matter against Small concerning Neesa, he was remanded.

However, she stated that she recalled seeing him in front her yard and was surprised since he was supposed to be locked up.

She said, “After I attended court for the assault, Jarvis Small was remanded to prison and a day I saw him in front of my gap (yard). I don’t know how he came out because as

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And came upon a stash of marijuana.

A misunderstanding between a group of prisoners as to who was responsibe for the officers coming upon the marijuana led to prisoners setting mattresses afire.

This was quickly extinguished by the firemen, and soon order was restored.

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MISSING GDF WEAPONS, PNC’S ROLE IN RODNEY’S DEATH…

Guyanese ‘eagerly’ waiting on answers from Granger GUYANESE are “eagerly” awaiting answers from leaders in the main Opposition camp on a number of issues, particularly as it relates to the People’s National Congress (PNC) role in the death of Dr. Walter Rodney and the missing Guyana Defence Force (GDF) weapons, among other matters.

“The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has taken note of the deafening silence of APNU (A Partnership for National Unity) Leader and Presidential Candidate Brigadier (rtd) David Granger on a number of issues for which Guyanese are eagerly awaiting answers,” PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee said.

Speaking during a news conference held at Freedom House yesterday, he added that Mr. Granger needs to “justify his reluctance” to appear before the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry

(CoI) to explain his role in the military, during that particular period when he served as a senior officer.

“Is it that he is afraid of the many skeletons in his closet that would be exposed and therefore destroy his presidential ambitions? Or is it a case of cold dismissal of the public demands for answers regarding his and his army’s role in the assassination of Dr. Walter Rodney? And why is Granger silent on the large cache of arms and ammunition that went missing and eventually found its way in the hands of criminal elements?” Rohee questioned.

Last August, Lieutenant Colonel Sydney James, who spent three days at the CoI on the witness stand, testified and submitted documentation that the GDF loaned high-powered military weapons to the PNC’s Ministry of National Development.

The records that Lieutenant Colonel James tendered as evidence to the Commission show that the GDF loaned 200-odd weapons to the Ministry, as well as paramilitary organisations and other agencies. Of those 200-odd weapons, 155 are still missing today.

According to Rohee, Granger, as well as the General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Joseph Harmon, should be called to testify at the CoI. CONTINUING EFFORTS Until the weapons are returned, the President has assured that the relevant law enforcement agencies will continue their efforts to recover them.

“We have been making a lot of efforts to get the weapons back, but maybe part of the reason we have not succeeded was what I just said, because of who was heading

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far as I know he was supposed to be in prison. He was calling my phone, but I was not answering.

“The next day I was downstairs, with my kids, and he was outside. He told me if I don’t withdraw the charge, he will have to take her daughter out of the picture. That is the reason why she signed the affidavit, because I was afraid.”

She explained that she called Police Paul called to “check in” and told her that she can call his phone any time.

REJECTED WITNESS TESTIMONY Gopaul also denied sleeping in a cell with De Nobrega.

Bibi Gopaul said clearly that her lawyer was never Peter Hugh and she was never known to him – as claimed by a witness, Simone DeNobrega, who testified in the case last week.

She informed the court that her lawyer was Mr. Hookumchand, who was her lawyer since before her husband passed away.

“Sir, I never had a mattress in the East Le Penitence lock ups until, March 2012. Now I am sleeping on a sponge”, said the accused.

Gopaul said she used to sleep on the concrete with her towel.

She said on October 10, 2010, at East Le Penitence lock ups, she was taking a bath when she overheard a discussion between Onica King and De Nobrega, as a result of

which she became afraid and talked to the officer in charge by the door, after which they cursed her.

The next day, she was taken to the New Amsterdam prison, along with other women.

She noted that before she was taken to the Region Six (East Berbice/ Corentyne) prison, De Nobrega would sometimes ask her to assist with her bail and she offered to repay with some extra.

“I told her I don’t have money”, said Gopaul.

The accused denied saying anything which De Nobrega related to the court and further denied ever placing razor blades in the witness (De Nobrega) food or anybody else’s food.

Gopaul said today makes 53 months since she has been incarcerated.

She denied being involved in any fights or having any problems with anyone.

DENIES ROLE IN HUSBAND’S DEATH Yesterday too, the accused denied having any role in her husband’s death.

She said her husband was diabetic since they got married and she lived with him until he passed away.

Gopaul added that her husband used to go for physical check-ups, first at Prashad Hospital, then Balwant Singh Hospital. From Balwant Singh they were told he was getting complications from diabetics.

She then took him to

Woodlands Hospital to get a second opinion and he was admitted to undergo some tests.

Gopaul explained that the said doctor they saw at Woodlands was also working at St Joseph Mercy Hospital.

On the day they received his test results, the doctor based at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital referred them to Doctor Kumar, another doctor at the same hospital.

Subsequently, they were further referred to a Dialysis Centre in South Ruimveldt.

According to Gopaul, her husband was a practicing Muslim and when he died he wanted final rites to be according to his religion. “He even went to Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) and even goes to masjid regularly,” she said.

The accused noted that the cemetery where her husband was buried was fenced and secured with a gate and padlock, contrary to DeNobrega’s claims about the grave plot being subject to possible exhumation exercise.

She said, “Sir, I didn’t kill my husband. I didn’t feed him any poison. My husband died on September 20, 2009, it was a month short of living 20 years with my husband.”

Gopaul further added that she birthed Neesa five years after her marriage and Miriam was born 10 years after Neesa’s birth.

She declared that she loved her husband and her children.

“I love my husband. I love my kids,” the accused stressed.

the army and the police at that time and where are they now,” he said.

Mr. Ramotar stated too that his administration is committed to ensuring that illegal weapons are taken off the streets and out of the hands of criminals.

He said: “Law enforcement agencies continuously will try to recoup those weapons…all the illegal weapons on the road, all the illegal weapons in the society, all the weapons in the hands of criminals, it is the responsibility of the law enforcement agencies to continue their work to try to get them back.”

The Commander-in-Chief accepted his responsibility in this regard and stressed that the recovery of illegal weapons by law enforcement agencies is a standing order.

“This is one of the important functions of the security forces, to get the weapons back. This is a standing order

to get the weapons back,” he said.

TALK VERSUS ACTION The PPP General Secretary contends that there has been much talk about transparency and accountability, as opposed to action.

“Talk about transparency, accountability and bringing an end to narco-trafficking and money laundering by the political Opposition is nothing but hot air when seen against the background of the PNC’s stubborn refusal to lend support to the anti-money laundering bill. That bill presented to Parliament was killed by the APNU/AFC coalition because of narrow partisan interests and drug barons aligned to the two Opposition parties,” he said.

Rohee charged too that Granger is “conveniently selective” on issues and “deliberately” withholding important information from his

constituents. “(This is information) which could serve to incriminate him and his Party and in the process, do further damages to his electoral ambitions. This apparent amnesia on the part of Granger and his acolytes are at best mind boggling and raises some serious questions regarding the suitability of Granger and his political entity to be entrusted with the task of administering the business of Government,” he said.

All considered, the PPP General Secretary expressed confidence that the Guyanese public will be able to “see beyond” the Opposition’s ‘talk’.

“The PPP is convinced that the Guyanese electorate will see beyond the Opposition’s veil of secrecy and silence and return the PPP/C to Government with an overwhelming majority come May 11,” Rohee concluded.

Gopaul did, however, admit that the children were taken out of her care at one point and placed with their maternal grandparents for two weeks.

According to her, the incident stemmed from a teacher noticing ‘brands’ on Nessa’s hands and then moving to have the teen made a report with the child welfare officials.

“I love Neesa, I love Miriam, I would tried the best for both of them,” she said, adding that in the time the children

were placed with her parents she took care of all their needs.

The case is adjourned until today.

The case is being presented

by State Prosecutors Diana Kaulesar, Mercedes Thompson and Stacy Gooding.

The state has presented that on October 2, 2010, the headless remains of a female were discovered at a location along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, tucked inside a creek. A rope was wrapped

around the suitcase and dumbbells were attached at one end, apparently in an effort to keep the body under water.

In addition to the body, a passport bearing the name Neesa Lalita Gopaul was also found. The teenager was reported missing just days before the discovery was made.

Subsequent to the discovery of the body, Bibi Gopaul and her ex-paramour, Small, were arrested and charged for the murder.

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EDITORIAL

GUYANA

The nexus between Domestic Violence and anger DOMESTIC violence has been in the news, and has been the subject of commentaries and editorials in the media, both nationally and internationally.

It is a major social problem in all countries of the world, including Guyana.

This brief article attempts to examine the link between excessive anger and domestic violence, with special focus on males because, statistically, most offenders worldwide have proven to be males.

It is believed that there are four main reasons why males in particular get angry and remain angry within the context of the partner relationship. The term ‘anger’ herein refers to “excessive anger”. Excessive anger is out-of-control anger, whereby the individual’s behaviour is driven by his feelings more than his thinking.

One of the main reasons the male persona displays unbridled anger is his

urge to maintain power and control in the relationship. Power is the possession of control and/or command over others.

Control is to exercise restraint or direction over others.

Using excessive anger to control others can catalyse violence in the home, because sooner or later, the bullying partner will lose his/her grip over the other, and then they will be tempted to enforce their will through physical dominance.

This can prove destructive and expensive, because such aberrant behaviour can cost the male loss of a significant relationship and legal fees. Often, males use power for destructive rather than constructive purposes, meaning doing harm to others and/or oneself.

Another reason males get angry is because of poor communication skills.

Often they find it difficult to listen to what

their partner is saying.

The male may experience difficulty sharing feelings and stating, in a civilised and respectful way, what he wants. This often leads to misunderstanding the motives of his partner. Males often indulge in analysis and logic, rather than feeling and the expression of his emotions, which only serves to escalate their anger.

A third reason for excessive anger is the ‘machismo syndrome’, where males revert to expressions of anger to avoid revealing weakness through displaying other emotions such as feelings of sadness or depression. Often this image is reinforced by the media, where “real/macho men” are portrayed as angry men.

Another reason why males become and remain angry is the adrenaline rush.

Some may even find it enjoyable, in that

it gives them a temporary, pleasant sensation, along with some degree of power in those moments. The stress response is a built-in biological reaction for emergency situations.

This can, and often does, lead to the anger habit. Anger habit implies using excessive anger as a solution for every difficulty. Often, the male does not realise this is a bad habit, in the sense that he is not making conscious choices but is only repeating habitual behavioural patterns.

In order to reduce domestic violence in a relationship, the perpetrator needs to be socialised not to be afraid to feel emotion, such as sadness or fear, in order to build relationships based on equality rather than power and control.

The Tenth Parliament: An Unruly Horse THE Tenth Parliament has been dissolved. It was unprecedented in many respects. It was the first Parliament in the history of Guyana in which the Opposition enjoyed a majority.

One would have expected therefore, that the Opposition would be able to boast an impressive line of accomplishments for the people as a result of the advantage which they have enjoyed in the tenth Parliament. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Instead, the tenth Parliament has been dominated by an Opposition whose agenda was driven by hate, revenge, authoritarianism and ego.

Indeed, an examination of any of the postures adopted by the Opposition in the National Assembly, either in the Bills laid, Motions proffered, questions posed or positions adopted in the Committee of Supply and in debates generally, will easily establish this hate, revenge, authoritarianism and ego.

SPEAKER, DEPUTY SPEAKER One of the first businesses of any Parliament is the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker. In this engagement, the Opposition made its agenda clear for the tenth Parlia-

ment. This took place in the very first sitting. Although the PPP/C enjoyed a majority in every Parliament since 1992, it ensured that while it elected a Speaker of its choice, the Opposition always secured the position of Deputy Speaker, unopposed. With the positions reversed, fairness would have dictated reciprocity. In the tenth Parliament the Opposition entertained none of this.

With authoritarian hunger and in disregard for Parliamentary tradition and of course fairness, they grabbed both positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker. This anti-democratic and contempt for Parliamentary precedents dominated the Tenth Parliament.

BUDGET CUTS Every Budget of the Tenth Parliament was unlawfully and unconstitutionally reduced by the Opposition, depriving the economy of billions of dollars of programmes, all designed to advance the developmental agenda of the nation and the social welfare of our people, more particularly, our working people, our youths and the poor, elderly and vulnerable.

Ironically, these are the very people on whose behalf the Opposition claim to be acting.

These cuts were repeated an-

nually, in complete disregard of rulings from the Chief Justice, in proceedings filed by the Government. So the Rule of Law, an indispensable ingredient in the democratic equation, was also a casualty of the tenth Parliament. Indeed, had the Government not restored these unlawful cuts to the Budgets, thousands of Public Servants would have been put on the bread line, as their salaries were cut from the Budget with no alternative source of income being identified by the Opposition.

I am not in doubt that many of these Public Servants may have voted for the very Opposition. That mattered not. The Opposition’s response was captured in the callous remark of Khemraj Ramjattan, who said that they were “collateral damage.” The programmes which were casualties of the Opposition “scissors” (Mosses Nagamootoo’s description) include but are not limited to: the Amerindian Developmental Fund, the Hinterland roads project, rehabilitation to Hinterland Airstrips, subsidies to GPL so that electricity rates would not be increased, subsidies to GuySuco to protect the jobs of 17,000 sugar workers, the Hope Canal Project which is intended to prevent flooding and protect the interest of

farmers and residents of Demerara, CJIA expansion, the Specialty Hospital, the subsidy to GWI so that pensioners will not pay water rates, the students loan programme of University of Guyana, the We Care $10,000 grant to children in the public school system, uniform and school feedings programmes and many more.

Every one of the aforesaid initiatives was intended and indeed, did have a direct impact on the lives of our people. That did not matter to the Opposition.

BILLS The tenth Parliament witnessed the unprecedented voting down of Bills laid by the Government in the arena of crime fighting, but more fundamentally, Bills that were intended to enable Guyana as a Nation State to discharge its international obligations.

The non-passage of these Bills have exposed Guyana as a nation not only to international ridicule, but also expose our financial system, our economy and indeed, every single citizen to international sanctions with perilous financial and economic consequences. However, these were not matters sufficiently grave to secure the support of the Opposition. Indeed, they

used the importance of these Bills to hold the Government to political ransom. As a result, the Caribbean Court of Justice awarded judgment against Guyana to the tune of approximately 1.2 Billion Guyana dollars for our failure to amend our Customs Act, to bring it in conformity with our Treaty obligations under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. This amendment was voted down twice by the Opposition in the National Assembly.

In similar vein, Guyana remains the only Country in the Western Hemisphere that has not enacted the required internationally recommended Anti Money Laundering & Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill.

In Consequence, Guyana is being monitored by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and has been given until September to enact this Bill. A failure can result in universal blacklisting of Guyana’s economy in terms of commerce and trade with countries, as well as the International Financial Institutions (IFI). If anyone was in doubt about whether the Opposition appreciated the seriousness of this Bill, those doubts should have dissipated, since they (Opposition) shamelessly lists

this Bill as one of their priorities in the new Parliament, should they win the upcoming elections.

It would be remiss of me if I do not, at this juncture, mention the fact that the Opposition tabled a series of Bills, every one of which collided with the Constitution and were therefore unconstitutional. Indeed, none of those Bills addressed the welfare or interest of any section of our population.

They were all generically designed to either reduce constitutionally conferred powers of the Executive or, they maliciously targeted the lawful entitlements of some public officials. In short, these Bills were inspired by avarice for political power and a desire for revenge. I repeatedly challenged the Opposition to test my opinion that these Bills were unconstitutional in the Judiciary. To date they never accepted my challenge.

NO CONFIDENCE MOTION AGAINST ROHEE The undemocratic and authoritarian proclivities of the Opposition were epitomised in the tenth Parliament by their attempt to gag Member of Parliament (MP) and Turn to page 7 ►

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An old PNC propaganda is rearing its ugly head IT would appear that the old PNC Propaganda that the PPP is ungodly and should not be supported by Christians is being revived, and even being encouraged by some in the media.

In 2011, I publicly stated that a man’s holiness or righteousness is not determined by the political party he supports and the campaign of demonising persons of Christian extraction who support or vote for the PPP has no basis in Biblical Theology.

The actions of a Christian must be based on a sound conviction that the teachings of Scripture are not violated in anyway.

The bottom line is what Jesus would have done: Let us examine: How did he treat with a woman who was caught in the act of adultery? Her accusers condemned her and called for her to be stoned to death. He embraced her, offering her forgiveness and a chance of renewed life.

How did he deal with the notorious public official named Zacchaeus who was despised by society? He went to his house and had dinner with him; a changed life was

the end result.

How did Jesus deal with a woman who was a prostitute?

He engaged her even though the onlookers criticised and found fault. She became a worshipper.

How did he deal with the lepers – those rejected by society? He broke the barrier and identified with them. He did not only heal them but he touched them, which was unheard of; since leprosy was an incurable disease and no one dared touch a leper.

How did he deal with the Samaritan woman? He being a Jew, according to the tradition and culture should have had no dealings with Samaritans (what levels of prejudice) but he went to meet the woman of Samaria at the well; even she was surprised of his bold engagement with her. He crossed the lines of prejudice.

He paid his taxes even when the society felt that the tax regime was oppressive and he called on all to render to Ceaser what was due to Ceaser.

It would appear that emotionalism, rather than deep theological thought had been the guiding principles that

would have informed the Christian Church’s engagement in things of a political nature. So the immature response has been that the Church should not get involved in politics. This misconception and erroneous view is not supported by scripture.

Secondly, the creating of an image of the PPP being heathen and idol worshippers have flourished, unchallenged for decades in the Church.

This was to facilitate and justify the Church’s support for a dictatorial and oppressive PNC Government. The few Church leaders who challenged the PNC were all ostracised by the leaders and members of the Christian Church in the past.

My actions and giving support to the PPP/C run counter to that norm. Hence the unfounded criticism of my views. I reject the sensationalism and suggestion that my statements are blasphemous.

If mine are, then the pronouncements from the pulpit in several Christian Churches over decades would not only be blasphemous but can be best considered as diabolical, abominable, outrageous and

The Tenth Parliament: An Unruly...

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Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee from speaking. Indeed, the word Parliament owes its genesis to the French infinitive parler and Latin word parli - to speak.

In essence, Parliament is the highest Constitutional forum at which elected representatives of the people represent their interests on their behalf by “speaking”. This concept is captured in Article 9 of our Constitution which provides, “Sovereignty belongs to the people, who exercise it through their representatives and the democratic organs established by or under this Constitution.”

Parliament is one of the most paramount democratic organs established by the Constitution. Therefore, any attempt to prevent an MP from speaking, strikes at the very heart of Parliamentary democracy, Constitutional governance and the Rule of Law. In the case of Minister Rohee, the basis upon which they sought to gag him had nothing to do with what he said or did in the Parliament itself, but related to the baseless allegation that he

instructed the Police to shoot protesters at Linden on July the 16th, 2012. Their actions were challenged by me in the Court and the Chief Justice ruled, on two occasions, that they acted unconstitutionally.

The Speaker of the National Assembly also ruled, on a Motion moved by them, that their actions were unlawful and unconstitutional. Notwithstanding and in complete disregard to the rulings of the Court and the Speaker, they refused to support any Bill which Minister Rohee tabled thereafter. Significantly, they called upon the Government to establish a Commission of Inquiry into the shootings at Linden. They demanded to participate in the selection of persons to constitute this inquiry and maintained that some of these persons must come from outside of Guyana. They insisted in participating in drafting the Terms of Reference (TORs).

The Government obliged and they were duly consulted in the appointment of the Commissioners, as well as the drafting of the TOR. The Commission comprised

of a former Chief Justice of Jamaica, a distinguished Queens Counsel from Jamaica, a Senior Counsel from Trinidad, a former Chancellor from the Judiciary of Guyana and a former Guyanese Justice of Appeal.

Not only did the Commission in its findings exonerate Minister Rohee from any wrong doing, it also blamed the Opposition themselves for contributing to the chaotic situation which led to the demise of four persons and injuries to several others.

In short, the Commission’s report was a colossal embarrassment to the Opposition since they called for it.

Unfortunately, this folly of the Opposition cost the taxpayer’s over 150 million dollars.

In another installment, I will examine perhaps the greatest casualty of the tenth Parliament, the Amaila Falls Hydro Project.

MOHABIR ANIL NANDLALL Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs

downright wicked but I cast no such judgment on our Church leaders and fellow Christians.

The biased prayers and supposedly prophetic utterance about God’s will for the PNC now APNU to be in Government and the introduction of various Presidential Candidates to their Congregations in the run-up to previous election as “God’s Choice” and “God’s Man” to govern Guyana were misleading and manipulative using the Church to promote the PNC now APNU as Godly (acceptable to God & God’s choice).

N.B: None of them won the elections. In my 30+ years of Church Ministry I have seen all of the above mentioned in the Evangelical, Protestant, Pentecostal and Traditional Churches.

Jesus was crucified by the religious order of the day, not by the ungodly because he dared to challenge the status quo in declaring truth and bringing redemption to mankind.

Let’s stop promoting race prejudice by using Christianity as a guise and wrapping.

Several prominent Christian Leaders have mounted the PNC, APNU platform in the past; some were on its electoral list; some served as Members of Parliament. They used scriptures in their speeches, used songs of a Christian nature with varying degrees of sarcasm as weapons against the PPP. No one said a word.

It was a cause in support of the PNC so it was right!

Every Christian should vote based upon his/her conviction. I have stated why I support the PPP/C. Let all those who oppose my views come out publicly and state their position on why they are supporting the parties that they are supporting and what their justifications are.

Let those, some of whom are my respected elders who have used veiled language and would have sermonised in very suggestive ways to support the PNC now APNU and AFC explain their actions.

Isn’t this not the height of Hypocrisy?

The reality is that I know of scores of Pastors and Church Leaders who have broken that barrier of feeling condemned and “less of a Christian” because of their non-support to the traditional Christian view as it relates to politics.

Christians support the PPP/C. Christians have voted for the PPP/C in the past and more will vote for the PPP/C in 2015.

The propaganda of the PNC having the divine right to rule Guyana has been rejected by independent, objective and well researched Christian leaders and Churches.

If I offend by my boldness, I apologise. But for the truth and the principles I believe in, I stand by it.

I am guided by what I believe Jesus would have done in these circumstances.

BISHOP JUAN EDGHILL

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Hundreds bid farewell to two more Burma Road victims

A COMMUNITY, relatives, friends and public officials yesterday paid their final respects to six-year-old Azidia Fraser and ten-year-old Atesha Woolford, two of the children who were killed along the Burma Road two weeks ago when the car in which they were travelling ended up in a canal.

The bodies of the children were first opened for viewing at the Jerrick Funeral Home at Paradise, East Coast Demerara, before making their way to the home where the two young girls lived in Burma, Mahaicony, for further viewing.

The bodies were then transported to Number 9 Village, West Coast Berbice for funeral service, before being returned to Belladrum West Coast Berbice for burial.

The white caskets of the two girls were carried in one hearse from the parlour to the other locations, before finally being taken to the burial ground.

Once the church service had been completed and the remains taken to Belladrum, a decision was made to open the caskets in the church yard of the burial ground where the girls’ bodies were interred.

Teachers, education officials, regional officials and Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn were among the hundreds who showed up to pay their final respects.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, the body of eight-year-old, Martina Persaud was cremated after a moving funeral service and tributes which reflected her life, which ended with the two girls’ tragically on that dreadful Friday afternoon.

The three children who have since been sent to their final resting places were killed along with three other children and their school teacher after the car the teacher was driving ended up in a canal along the Burma Road as they were returning from a school Mashramani observance.

Relatives of the deceased were visited by President Donald Ramotar, Opposition Leader, David Granger, Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, and Transport Minister, Robeson Benn, as well as officials from the Guyana Teachers Union following the news of the unfortunate happening.

A post-mortem performed on the remains of the children and teacher last week Tuesday confirmed that they all died by drowning. (Leroy Smith)

Transport Minister, Robeson Benn at the funeral for the two girls yesterday

Persons awaiting the opening of the two caskets to view the remains of the two girls (Photos By Samuel Maughn)

The large crowd which gathered around as the caskets were opened for viewing of the bodies

GECOM upholds 45 objections after review - Commission moving to fingerprint cross-matching exercise

THE Objections subset of the Claims and Objections period ended last Friday, with some 416 objections being recorded.

However, according to a senior Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) official, only 45 were upheld after review by the Commission.

The Objections period followed the ending of the Claims subset last Sunday, which resulted in approximately 6,375 transfers, due to issues related to change of address, etc., while another 3,904 used the process to become new registrants.

There were approximately 1,646 changes and corrections to existing registration information, and 1,681 replacements of identification cards requested, 634 retakes of photographs.

The next step for the Commission, according to the GECOM official, is to undertake a fingerprint cross-matching exercise, relative to the new registrants.

The exercise is part of GECOM’s process to verify the information of new registrants – who after verification will form part of the National Register of Registrants (NRR). It involves an analysis of the fingerprints of registrants on the existing National Register of Registrants, as well as new databases, and the fingerprints of new registrations to eliminate any, or guard against, multiple registrations.

“If any multiples are found then they will be investigated.

Once that is completed, GECOM will move to produce the Revised List of Electors,” the official said.

The Commission’s Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, at a prior news conference, indicated that the Revised List of Electors could possibly be completed by March 16.

Once the RLE is found acceptable, the Commission will move to produce the Official List of Electors (OLE).

Lowenfield had also suggested that the OLE is likely to be published by April 13. The OLE will facilitate voting on Elections Day. Additionally, GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally told the Guyana Chronicle yesterday that the Commission’s work programme is moving as per schedule. “Our work programme is in step,” he said. (Vanessa Narine)

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DECONSTRUCTING THE OPPOSITION’S AGENDA

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Part 2

By Teayken A. Dhigg

Offerings of emptiness IF THE previous instalment were to be perused, it would not be challenging to conclude that the current Opposition is wallowing in “no” politics. This of course is derived from their adamant, (arrogant seems more apt), and inflexible position of plating a resounding “NO” to the many visionary and transformative projects tabled in the 10th Parliament. This precipitated high levels of uncertainty and some amount of stagnation within the business community.

This, given the actions of the Opposition during that period, can only be viewed as their desired result, again, the politics of “no”; no progress; at least the intention.

Clearly the ruling PPP/C Administration never contemplated allowing the Opposition to derail the strides achieved under its watch. This approach mitigated the Opposition’s actions through a track record of nine years of unprecedented and continuous economic growth.

Simply put, the Opposition’s agenda is to regress progress which would result in economic ruin; something to which they are extremely comfortable with. A brief perusal of the nation’s history during their tenure would reveal a profound state of bankruptcy, despondency with the collapse of the social and physical infrastructure. This

has how been deemed an old cliché which the Opposition wishes to be erased from those with authentic memories.

Unfortunately for them, those memories remain fresh.

This desire to try and erase memories is what engineered the changing of a name, from PNC to APNU, with the hope that the absence of the Palm Tree symbol would not bring to bear any physiological disadvantage to some voters. This was targeted at the youth with the optimism that those who endured the PNC’s dictatorship would just forget. Clearly, that needs no justification to be classified as wishful thinking.

After having the country descend into economic ruin following some three decades of misrule, part of the Opposition’s agenda is to hoodwink into making people believe that they are the bastions of transparency, democracy and a proven authority on economic management.

Their expectation would be for the concealment of the history during their domination in office, but if there were any doubts, their actions over the last three years served to expose, and enlighten and re-enlighten.

Getting back to the Opposition’s actual agenda, one notion is that their non-support for the transformative projects is hinged on their belief that related successes

would further vindicate the visionary aptitude of the PPP/C Government. This, they believe, would be detrimental to their chances since they would be unable to convince their supporters that the PPP/C is incapable.

For some, this approach may sound a bit ludicrous, but in reality, it’s far from so, for nothing is beyond this Opposition.

If one harboured any doubts in this regard, then try rationalising the Opposition’s action of scuttling the transformative projects. Some old questions swiftly resurface in this regard; why would a Party that claims to have the well-being of the nation and its people at heart, would work assiduously to deny them benefits like cheaper and reliable electricity supply, access to modern and specialised healthcare and having the country becoming a major hub for international travel?

Logically, there could not be any rationalisation in that regard. However, any attempt would reveal unequivocally, the Opposition’s seemingly diabolic agenda which is encrusted with political partisanship.

Simply put, it’s an agenda of emptiness that brings doom to a now prosperous nation. This, unfortunately, has become another local cliché.

MMU begins monitoring of mainstream media

GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally (sitting) and staff of the MMU at a recent workshop (Vishwanauth Narine photo)

T H E M e d i a M o n i t o ring Unit (MMU) at the Guyana Election’s Commission (GECOM) has commenced its review of content made public by the mainstream media, print and broadcast, as well as selected online media, as of March 1.

“This comes after staff of the Unit completed a rigorous five-day Media Code of Conduct familiarisation exercise, during which they were given expert guidance in understanding, interpreting, and implementing the 2015 Elections Media Code of

Conduct,” a statement from GECOM said.

The MMU is expected to produce its first report for March in the first or second week of April.

The analyses in the reports to be produced by the MMU will primarily be aimed at providing

a complete picture regarding the level of journalistic professionalism employed by all media operatives; the access granted by media owners/ managers/editors to candidates and/or political parties in the mass media; whether the coverage pro-

vided by media houses is fair and balanced; the tone of media coverage towards candidates and political parties; and whether the electorate is gaining diverse, comprehensive and impartial information from all media in order to make an informed choice

on Election Day. The findings of the MMU reports are also expected to be in line with the recently signed Elections Media Code of Conduct.

Th e U nit is h ead ed

by Project Manager, Ms. Lavern Pinto.

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APNU member attacks MP Africo Selman following her resignation -admits big loss to the PPP/C

FOLLOWING the announcement of the resignation of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Africo Selman over the weekend, wherein she cited abuses meted out to her by Opposition Chief Whip, Amna Ally and the lack of redress offered to her by the executives of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), including General Secretary, Oscar Clarke, a prominent member of the Opposition has launched an attack against her.

Using Facebook to launch his attack, Jinnah Rahman, in a post over the weekend, described Selman as “a former back-bencher of the PNC,

(who) was never seen to be someone who had an independent mind.” He further questioned her loyalty to the Opposition, and accused her of planning to betray the Opposition.

He said: “The question is: was she expected to betray the Opposition and vote against the ‘No Confidence vote’, orchestrated by the AFC? No one knew her true motive, but her recent association with the Ramotar leadership links her to rumours that she might have voted against the ‘No confidence Vote.”

Rahman continued his personal attack by stating: “Ms. Selman - from my vantage point - seems to be

AFRICO SELMAN someone who was placed in Parliament because of whom she associated with in the PNC… Africo Selman would

not have been someone who would have been in the next Parliament….The Public must expect more "good-for-nothing" individuals who have sat in important positions - but have not served the people only there to collect a salary and enjoy the privileges - to openly change sides.”

The questions being asked are: Do the views shared by Rahman on his Facebook page reflect the general view of the leadership of the APNU/AFC alliance? How many other APNU Members from the Tenth Parliament will be losing their seats? How many of them are considered “good-for-nothing" individuals who have sat in

important positions”? And have the resignations from the Opposition benches during the Tenth Parliament reflected the Opposition ridding itself of some of these “good-for-nothing” individuals?

Selman’s resignation was described by Rahman as another member lost to the ruling PPP/C, even though Selman has not indicated any intention to campaign for any party in the run-up to the May 11 elections.

Her resignation, however, seems to reflect the expected fallout resulting from the agreement signed between the AFC and the APNU. The agreement guarantees the AFC 40 percent of the seats

in the National Assembly after the elections.

Over the weekend, on the radio programme “Hard Talk”, APNU Member of Parliament in the Tenth Parliament, James Bond, stopped short of acknowledging that his seat may also be in jeopardy come May 11. Responding to prompting that he may lose his seat because of the agreement, he said: “The reason for coming together was not for post.”

With elections 10 weeks away and the statement

by Rahman being placed in the public domain, it is expected that more APNU members will be casualties of the APNU/AFC alliance agreement.

that rather than having the banks deal with these issues on their own, that there was need to elevate it to the level of the regional CARICOM governance and to have CARICOM as a whole address the issue with various entities,

to include the IMF, the World Bank, OAS, and also to have dialogue with the correspondent banks in the various countries,” said the Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister and Minister of Finance who will chair the Committee.

Region to work together against Banking threat (CARICOM Secretariat)

CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to establish a Committee of Finance Ministers to work with the Caribbean Association of Banks on a plan to deal with the Region being unjustly labelled a high-risk area for financial services.

CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Perry Christie made the announcement during the closing press conference of the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Friday.

“Because in many cases our indigenous banks cannot provide a high level of reward, correspondent banks [in North America and Europe] are closing their relationships with them because of the claim that the Caribbean is a high-risk area for financial services,” Prime Minister Christie said.

“Unless this situation is addressed with urgency, the indigenous banks in each

of our countries will be adversely affected in their operations” he added.

Immediate past CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne told the press conference the threat will have an impact on trade and

investments.

“The Caribbean Association of Banks have assets in excess of 30 billion U.S. dollars. They are a very important part of the Region’s payment system. So that, if they’re unable to settle their transactions in the United

States, Canada and Britain, that clearly has serious implications…”

“It means therefore that we wouldn’t be able to settle our trade transactions expeditiously. It also has implications for investments and we thought

LR - Secretary of CARICOM, Amb. Irwin LaRocque, Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Prime Minister Perry Christie, and Prime Minister Freundel Stuart

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New UK Ambassador accredited, promises to strengthen relationship between UK and Guyana THE new High Commissioner of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, James Quinn was received by President Donald Ramotar when he presented his letters of credence at the Presidential Complex yesterday.

The President, in brief remarks, offered his sincere wishes for the continued well-being of Queen Elizabeth and of the people of the United Kingdom. President Ramotar said that Guyana views its relationship with the UK as a “very important one,” hence he was confident that the high commissioner’s appointment would advance and further strengthen it.

Guyana, the President added, has had “very good cooperation initiatives” in the areas of debt relief, education, water supply, restructuring of the sugar industry, public sector reform and the strengthening of the judiciary and law enforcement, adding that, “we look forward to working with you to build on these and other initiatives”.

Mention was also made of the planned increase in the number of Chevening Scholarships offered, a move that the President said he was pleased with.

The top UK official noted that the two countries possess a long and varied history, recalling the “impact of many Guyanese figures on the UK” such as Baroness Amos, Trevor Phillips and Clive Lloyd.

He said that he was looking forward to many “productive and effective years” during his posting here. “We have much to do, be it on politics, be it on the economics, be it on the culture.

I look forward to interesting and stimulating conversations in the coming years.”

He added that the friendship between the two countries is also made stronger by the honest, productive and truthful exchanges, and expressed the hope that many more such activities would occur in the coming years.

United Kingdom High Commissioner, James Quinn and President Donald Ramotar following the diplomat’s presentation of his Letters of Credence

ACP President calls for new small states action

By Rickey Singh

“Permanent Forum on SIDS” as a possible joint venture with the UNDP. THE new Secretary General of the African Caribbean Ambassador Gomes held various regional positions and PACIFIC (ACP) nations, Dr. Patrick Gomes, within the Caribbean Community and is familiar with yesterday called for a “permanent forum,” focused on the results of the inaugural SIDS conference hosted by special needs of Small Island Barbados in 1994.

Development States(SIDS) He noted that within the ACP as a joint venture with the Group, there were now 33 SIDS United Nations Development members as a block of states playing a Programme (UNDP). most useful role in implementation of The proposal was made by what’s known as the “Samoa Pathway” the long-standing Guyanese and guided by recommendations of a ambassador to Brussels in working group. addressing a special session Hence, his advocacy for the of the ‘Committee of establishment of a “Permanent Forum Ambassadors’ in his new elected on SIDS and, hopefully, as a joint capacity as Secretary General of venture of the UNDP. the 79-nation ACP Secretary last Dr. Gomes also disclosed that December. arrangements were currently underway Noting that yesterday’s for the ACP’s 8th summit of Heads of meeting coincided with the 40th State and Government at which the anniversary of the ACP since its proposed SIDS initiative would be inauguration in June 1975, Dr. determined.

Gomes stressed that the mere He said, “A distinctive and growth in numerical strength, defining feature of the current 2015encouraging as it has been, must 2020 administration (which he heads) now come to terms with today’s and a critical challenge to engage New ACP Secretary General, challenges. energy and political savvy of the Dr. Patrick Gomes And he views as a current ACP Group as a whole must be the challenge “for this unique intereffective mechanism and modalities governmental organisation” (the ACP), the pursuit by which to participate in diversified partnerships of creative initiatives such as the establishment of a across the Global South by 2020…”

Digicel Guyana launches ‘More Value’ promotion

DIGICEL Guyana has announced the launch of the ‘More Value’ promotion, which started on March 1st.

This promotion includes the introduction of ‘Free Data’, a new and exciting feature.

Digicel’s Free Data will apply to all prepaid customers who, during March, make their first two top-ups of $500 or more, and customers will receive 30MBs of Free Data on both qualifying top-ups.

Free Data can only be used with the five recently launched ‘Flexible Data’ plans, and has a validity of two days.

This new feature will give users the opportunity to stay connected longer.

“We are living in the Information Age, where the need for instant access to the Internet on the go is rightly demanded by our customers. We therefore felt the need to give the customers more of what they want -- Free Data” said Head of Marketing, Jacqueline James.

Prepaid customers will also continue to enjoy Free Text, Free Talk and Free Credit.

The More Value promotion also allows prepaid customers to get 15 minutes of FREE talk after the first three minutes on the same on-net call; FREE credit of up to $500 on their first top-up of the month, to be used for on-net calls and texts with a two-day validity; 25 FREE on-net text messages after the first three on-net text messages are sent; and now Free Data.

All offers in the More Value promotion are available only whilst customers are in Guyana, and do not apply to roaming.

Customers can continue to enjoy the benefits of ‘$30 to Roam’ to stay connected when they travel overseas by dialling *130#.

The company encourages customers to Enjoy More Value, only with Digicel.

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Man charged with stabbing ex-wife at hotel to know fate Thursday

By George Barclay

IN addresses to the jury in the trial of a man who allegedly stabbed his wife to death in 2013 at the K&VC hotel on South Road, Georgetown, defence and prosecuting counsel yesterday requested from the jury ‘Not guilty’ and ‘Guilty’ verdicts respectively.

Their requests came after Vinod Balgobin, accused of knifing to death his wife, Maryann Sunita Nauth, maintained his innocence in an unsworn statement from the dock and claimed that his alleged confession statement was an ‘imagination’ by the police.

After the tattooed body was discovered in K&VC hotel room 209 on the night of May 12th, 2013, the police went in search of Balgobin, and picked up his mother as an accessory after the fact.

But on May 15th the police caught up with Balgobin, who allegedly confessed to the crime by telling the po-

lice that it was tattoo marks on the belly of his estranged wife that sparked a row between them and caused him to pull out a blade from his haversack and ‘jook’ her up because he was vexed to realise that she had been giving him ‘blow’ (being unfaithful).

But in leading his defence yesterday in an unsworn statement from the dock, Balgobin maintained that he was innocent. He told Justice Holder and the jury that he was tricked by the police to signing a statement when Policeman Hubert Henry told him on May 15th that his mother was in custody and that she would remain in custody unless he signed a paper where an x indicated where he must place his signature.

The accused added: “I signed the paper because I love my mother. I did not kill my wife. That afternoon I met my wife drinking with some friends and she invited me and friends to their table.

When I was leaving her com-

pany I told her and I gave her some money for herself and children. That is all.”

Defence attorney, Compton Richardson did not call witnesses but went ahead to address the jury.

Mr. Richardson referred to certain aspects of the evidence to show that witnesses had testified that the woman had by herself paid for the room that day and was not accompanied by the accused when she did so.

Counsel also told the jury that at the identification parade certain procedures were not adhered to. According to counsel, instead of having people of similar build on parade, the accused was the tallest on parade and the slimmest.

Counsel also made reference to the confession statement and told the jury that the policeman had acknowledged that on the day the alleged confession was made, the mother of the accused was in custody.

And he told the jury that

if they entertained any doubt about whether the confession statement was signed by the accused under the circumstances that he alleged, then they must give him the benefit of that doubt.

Counsel also asked the jury to find that the photograph of the accused which was found on the bed not far from the body, was planted there since no one would be so stupid as to commit a crime and leave evidence to incriminate himself.

On the other hand, leading prosecutrix, Mrs. Teshana Lake asked the jury to find that the injuries on the deceased, 35 incised wounds, were caused by the accused.

Counsel referred to the evidence of prosecution witness, Wendy Hutson who testified that she had seen the accused and the now deceased woman at the hotel on the night in question and had seen them enter room 209.

Mrs. Lake also reminded the jury about the evidence of

Corporal Henry who had said that the accused had told him that he was the person who ‘jooked’ up his wife.

Mrs. Lake also urged the jury to return a verdict in accordance with the evidence and the oath they had taken.

Justice Franklyn Holder declared that he would sum up the evidence on Thursday morning at 9:30 hrs and then he would hand over the case to the jury for their consideration and verdict.

Body of elderly man fished out of drain at Square of the Revolution

By Navendra Seoraj

THE unidentified body of an elderly man of East Indian descent was yesterday found at around 13:45 hrs, submerged in a drain near to the Square of the Revolution (Cuffy Square), Homestretch Avenue.

According to persons at the scene, the police were alerted by a group of school children who were passing and happened to notice the body submerged in the drain.

Investigators at the scene found scattered photographs, an empty rum bottle, an opened black shoulder bag and cigarettes next to the drain.

As curious persons gathered to witness what was going on, the police had to keep them from stepping close to the scene so that the body could be fished out from the trench by undertakers from the Lyken Funeral Home.

The man was dressed in a plaid shirt, a grey vest, long khaki pants and black boots. Investigators said his wallet was found with his money intact and there appeared to be no visible marks of violence about the body.

There was no foul smell about the body to indicate that the man had died some time ago.

Meanwhile investigations are continuing but the man is still to be identified.

Investigators carrying out checks on the body

A view of the dead man after he was fished out of the drain yesterday

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday March 3, 2015

PPP voices concerns over GECOM, Youth Council engagement - Surujbally defends collaboration as a public interest move

By Vanessa Narine THE Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) collaboration with the Guyana National Youth Council (GNYC) is being questioned by the ruling People’s Progressive Party.

“It is with great alarm that the People’s Progressive Party has learnt of the Guyana Elections Commission’s decision to collaborate with a self-anointed ‘Guyana Na-

Mr. Clement Rohee PPP General Secretary tional Youth Council’, to implement a programme aimed at bringing out more youths to the polls,” said PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee.

GECOM’s engagement with GNYC was disclosed last Thursday after a meeting, and the body is expected to be working with the Commission to produce a number of strategic communication messages for dissemination countrywide.

Attending the meeting from GECOM were its Chairman Dr. Steve Surujbally, Deputy Chief Election Officer, Mr. Vishnu Persaud, Legal Officer, Ms. Juanita Barker and Public Relations Officer, Mr. Richard Francois.

The other attendees included Ms. Tiffany Daniels, Chair of GNYC, and Mr. Glen Bradbury, Chief of Party of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded International Republican Institute (IRI) Guyana Leadership and Democracy Programme (LEAD) project.

The LEAD project itself was the subject of much controversy last year, with the Government expressing concerns in the manner in which it was being implemented.

Rohee premised the Party’s concern on two grounds: one, the fact that the organisation claiming to represent Guyana’s youth has no authority to do so; and, two, the decision to enter into a formal arrangement with a “partisan” body of youths or anybody for that matter must be a GECOM's Commission-

ers decision.

“As far as the PPP is concerned this youth grouping – is a creature of external interference, through the LEAD Project and is nothing more than a group of partisan persons who are attempting to hijack the name ‘Guyana National Youth Council’,” Rohee said.

He added, “This matter was never discussed at the Commission level and those who are making such a claim

Dr. Steve Surujbally are clearly over stepping their authority. The PPP rejects this outright interference and imposition on the electorate of Guyana.”

As such, the PPP General Secretary has issued a call to the GECOM Chairman to consult with the body’s Commissioners for a review and final determination of the matter.

“GECOM should collaborate only with legitimate and recognised organisations whose representation can be seen as bipartisan and in the interest of all Guyanese. The locus standi of the so-called Guyana National Youth Council is highly questionable,” Rohee said.

PART OF EDUCATION OUTREACH Meanwhile, Dr. Surujbally told the Guyana Chronicle yesterday that the Commission’s engagement with the Council is in the interest of reaching to as many Guyanese youths as possible.

He said, “Where the Commission is concerned, it made a decision to go ahead full blast with its civic and voter education programme.

It is being done in a strategic and comprehensive way.

“A part of this is civic and voter education is engagement of Guyanese youth…. the political parties have all said that the youth will be playing a great role in this election and that it is important that youths turn out to vote. We have said that we support that.”

According to him, GECOM will engage the groups that approach the

Commission, in the interest of advancing its civic and voter education programme.

“We will be in association with any group that we can support,” Dr. Surujbally stressed, adding that the bottom line is advancing knowledge of the election processes.

“What their name is, it is irrelevant. What is important is that they have a group to-

gether and they have indicated an interest,” he said.

The Commission, after last Thursday’s meeting, indicated that it is committed to helping the GNYC in any way it can to assist young people to make a conscious effort to vote on Elections Day, and to also highlight the very real consequences non-participation in the electoral process can have on

their lives.

Additionally, the Commission’s Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Mr. Vishnu Persaud, in an invited comment, explained that GECOM’s civic and voter education programme will be intensified closer to the May 11 General and Regional Elections.

Persaud reasoned that the messages of GECOM’s

civic and voter education programme have a stronger chance of being retained if done closer to polling day.

Current efforts include placing notices in the daily newspapers; infomercials on radio and television stations; distributing flyers within the various regions, and deploying persons on public announcement systems within several communities.

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Bomb scare disrupts classes at ISA Islamic School, Winfer Gardens Primary STUDENTS and teachers of the ISA Islamic School on East Street, Georgetown had to immediately evacuate the building yesterday after receiving a call from an anonymous male, at about 11:45am, informing that two bombs had been planted in the school.

Hossain noted the caller sounded “courteous” yet serious when he declared: “This is not a threat, but there are two bombs in your building and (they) will go off by 12:12pm”. Thereafter, the students were safely evacuated from the building, as Hossain called the relevant authorities to handle the

situation.

The neighbouring Winfer Gardens Primary School was also alerted to the danger

by ISA Principal, Akaram Hossain, and they also abandoned their building.

Hossain said he received a second call from the same person on a different line, indicating that the students,

Joint Services’ personnel investigating the bomb scare at the ISA Islamic School

teachers and canteen operators must exit the building.

“I thought I was talking to the police, since the person sounded courteous; then I realised it was the anonymous caller,” Hossain said.

Hossain said he assured the caller that everyone had evacuated the building, including the neighbours and

those in the neighbouring primary school.

Hossain added that “given the traffic situation, the police responded promptly,” and he said he is immensely pleased with the police response, as they scanned the area and concluded that there were no explosive devices to be found on the

school premises.

Hossain said he is concerned that since the date for elections is looming, and there would also be exams soon, these bomb scare “pranks” will create chaos for the students.

Thus he is appealing to pranksters to desist from their mischief.

Students of the Winfer Gardens Primary School abandon their classroom and wait on the relevant authorities to finish their investigation

Local Rastafarians to pu – plan to host regional conference in July next year GENERAL Secretary of the Guyana Rastafarian Council, Ras Ian said the local community will be in contact with their regional counterparts to host a conference on reparation, which will also touch on several other issues.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle, the General Secretary said the conference is expected to be held in July next year, and the focus will be on developing a strategy to get regional governments to compensate their re-

spective Rastafarian communities, for suppressing their culture.

According to Ras Ian, Rastafarians in the Region have suffered the most in resisting Europeanisation, pointing out that they have been more or less ostracised from society, and cannot fully practice their culture.

He said if Caribbean leaders believe that they have a moral right to get reparation from their former colonial masters for the atrocities of slavery, they should have some consciousness and

recognise and compensate Rastafarians in the Region for suppressing their way of life.

He told this publication that his “brethrens” in Guyana, like elsewhere, have been marginalised and denied the right to practise their culture, “even though the Constitution provides for recognisation of the rights and culture of all Guyanese.”

The General Secretary explained that the efforts by Rastafarians will not affect the efforts by regional governments

in their fight to get reparation from their colonial masters, Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, but will test their genuineness to their own people.

In Jamaica in 2004, a coalition of Rastafari movement groups argued that European countries, formerly involved in the slave trade, especially Britain, should pay 72.5 billion pounds sterling to resettle 500,000 Jamaican Rastafarians in Africa. The claim was rejected by the British Government, which said

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Wedding Expo announces winners in ‘Race to the Altar’ contest

By Shivanie Sugrim

AFTER much deliberation, Winston Waddell and Natasha Goodridge were last Friday evening announced as the winning couple of this year’s Wedding Expo’s “Race to the Altar” contest.

Staged at the Roraima Duke Lodge in the presence of the Wedding Expo Committee and members of the public, three couples had been locked in a keen contest to win an all-expenses-paid wedding. The contest en-

tailed the couples showcasing their talents and exercising their knowledge of each other in a series of wedding games, which subsequently led to the declaration of the winning couple.

Couple number four, Dasion Blackett and Latoya Benn, were unfortunately disqualified because of Blackett’s inability to arrive on time.

Couple number one, Micheal DeMattos and Iyana McLennan, won the title of the first runner-up; while, on the other hand, couple

The winning couple delivering their talent piece

number three, Rayburn Johnson and Tandica McGarrel, was declared the second runner-up.

Waddell and Goodridge won an Insel Air honeymoon in either Aruba or Curacao; DeMattos and McLennan won a trip to Kaieteur Falls, while Johnson and McGarrel won an overnight camping experience at Arrowpoint Nature Resort.

The winning couple will have their wedding sponsored by Roraima Holdings on March 28th in the midst of the Wedding Expo fes-

tivities.

The Race to the Altar contest was initiated on this year’s Wedding Expo’s launch, and couples had to contest a series of events to demonstrate teamwork and love as the cameras followed their every move.

Members of the public were then allowed to scrutinise each couple on the basis of financial standing, courtship years, authentic relationship, and love and respect before voting via Facebook and text messages.

Wedding Expo will,

The winning couple: Winston Waddell and Natasha Goodridge, after the announcement was made last Friday at Roraima Duke Lodge

however, commence on March 28 and conclude on

March 30. An entrance fee of $500 applies.

At left is Gerry Gouveia Jr. delivering the results as the couples wait in anticipation

ush Gov’t for reparation it could not be held accountable for wrongs in past centuries.

However, in November 2006, then British Prime Minister, Tony Blair made a partial apology for Britain’s role in the African slavery trade, stopping short to prevent any legal retort.

But on August 24, 2007 then London Mayor Ken Livingstone apologised publicly for the City’s role in the slave trade.

“You can look across there to see the institutions that still have the benefit of the wealth they created from slavery,” he said, pointing towards the financial district, before breaking down in tears.

He claimed that London was still

tainted by the horrors of slavery. Jesse Jackson praised Mayor Livingstone, and added that reparations should be made.

In 2013, the 34th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government held in Trinidad and Tobago, agreed to set up National Committees on Reparations, to establish the moral, ethical and legal case for the payment of reparations by the former colonial European countries, to the nations and people of the Caribbean Community, for native genocide, the transatlantic slave trade and a racialised system of chattel slavery.

The CARICOM Reparations Commission noted that Caribbean societies

experienced genocide of the native population, which was also declared a crime against humanity by the United Nations.

The victims of these crimes and their descendants were left in a state of social, psychological, economic and cultural deprivation and disenfranchisement that has ensured their suffering and debilitation today, and from which only reparatory action can alleviate their suffering, the Commission said.

General Secretary of the Guyana Rastafarian Council, Ras Ian

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Sooba says penalty to be announced soon …over ‘illegal’ sale of Mash Day vending spots

By Navendra Seoraj ALTHOUGH the Mashramani festivities are over, there are still problems lingering at City Hall over allegations that the Mayor and Deputy Mayor illegally sold vending spots to inter-

ested persons some weeks before Mash Day. Prior to Mashramani, acting Town Clerk, Carol Ryan-Sooba, during a press briefing, had stated that approximately 115 illegal spots were sold to persons who were interested in vending on

Taurus You might want to check your alarm clock to be sure it really woke you up this morning. Your tendency today will be to stay in the cocoon of your little dream world, deep in your own thoughts. Obsessive thoughts, in particular, will try and drown out some more pressing issues from the past that need resolution once and for all. Ring! It's time to wake up!

Carol Sooba

Tuesday, March 03, 2015 - 14:30 hrs Wednesday, March 04, 2015 - 14:30 hrs Thursday, March 05, 2015 - 05:00 hrs

Aries The only good thing about being on an emotional roller coaster is that you never feel the same way for long. One moment you're up, the next you're down. You can't figure out what it is you want. Rather than drag your loved ones along on the ride, get away from your usual environment. You will be a lot better off alone. And something more important may come out of these moments of solitude!

Mash Day. According to Sooba, a clerk from the Deputy Mayor’s Office was directing persons to the Mayor’s quarters to carry out transactions, when initially interested persons were supposed to make the necessary transactions with the Town Clerk.

“The activity is not a social event which the Deputy Mayor claims it is, but it is a revenue earning activity so it has to be dealt with by the city treasurer and myself,” she said.

She noted that upon being aware of that she contacted the Chief Constable who stated that he cannot handle a matter of that caliber, so he refused to do so, hence the police were informed and investigations were carried out.

“Currently the matter is being reviewed and a penalty will be announced as soon as possible,” said the acting Town Clerk yesterday during a telephone interview with the Guyana Chronicle.

Gemini There's something in the air pushing you toward change or renewal. Is it time to change your wardrobe or redecorate your home? If so, today's the day. If you have a budget, you will find it just as fulfilling (and a lot cheaper) to rid your home of all the things that just aren't "you" anymore. Surround yourself with things you love.

Cancer The good news is this - it gets better. There could be some trying times in store. If you're a parent, the children will ask for something every five minutes, and you may feel pressure from all sides. Not even your love life is immune from the doubt that seems to hover over your head. No compromise is possible for you. Just sit tight and know that calmer days are coming.

Leo Today rethink all the social values you take at face value. Like the rest of us, you learned them at an early age and accepted them unthinkingly. Established concepts of propriety are especially deserving of consideration.

After hearing for years about all those things that "just aren't done," isn't it refreshing to think that maybe they should be done after all?

Virgo Today is an ideal day to shop for a new wardrobe. You may find your usual style too conventional or uncomfortably trendy. Sometimes you reject outfits you really like out of fear they're too suggestive, old fashioned, or something else. Perhaps you should listen to your good judgment for a change instead of being so concerned about what other people might think.

Libra The topic of the day is knowledge and learning. Did you study the field you really wanted to? Do you feel bad about not having attended such-and-such school or programme? If these issues are uppermost on your mind today, remember that your creativity has little to do with the degrees you hold. It has everything to do with how you use your skills and knowledge to better the world.

Scorpio The planetary alignment is favourable, and you're in the process of reaping the benefits. It was only a matter of becoming aware of and settling certain matters related to your need for social recognition. Don't be so hungry for approval. Everybody contains a stern inner parent and can survive comfortably in total self-sufficiency. In fact, it's your greatest strength.

Sagittarius You may feel hemmed in by the role models society currently offers. As you struggle to reach your own definition of the truly innovative achiever, other people sometimes criticise your rather liberated attitude. Just because your ideas aren't in sync with theirs in no way invalidates them. If your ideas are too radical, theirs are too conventional. There's room for both viewpoints.

Capricorn The results of the recent planetary influence are coming home to roost. If everything went according to plan, you gained some insight into your ego.

Buddhist wise men say that the path to spiritual fulfillment lies in knowing how to build a healthy ego while developing a part of oneself completely foreign to the ego. Are you working hard at this?

Aquarius A small crisis is still a crisis, isn't it? You can expect one in your personal life today. Since you aren't the kind of person who lets issues go unresolved, you won't be able to put off dealing with your problems any longer. Are responsibilities shared equally with your partner? Are you each making an equal effort to maintain harmony? Asking the questions is the first step to answering them.

Pisces Something has to change. You knew it as soon as you woke up this morning. Your mirror provides the impetus for important resolutions today. Is it time to begin a diet, commit to exercising more, or strengthen your resolve to quit smoking? Anything you do to improve your appearance will make you feel a lot better about yourself. Buy some new clothes or get a haircut.

People will notice.

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Contact Athlone Bacchus, 660-7486, 642-2289.    all general cons t r u c t i on, contact Mohamed.

Specialised carpentry, masonry, plumbing, power-wash, painting, troweltex, varnishing. Call 2330591, 667-6644, (o ffice), 216312 0.      Visa Ser vice. Professional Visa app l i c a t i o n s t o the US and Ca nad a . Fee s U S A V I S A $3 0 00, Canada $4 0 00, Plaza Computer Service, 245 Sheriff Street, C/v i l l e . 2 2 5 - 7 3 9 0 , 618 - 0 1 28, 688-1874.

O pen Monday to S u n d a y 0 9:00hr s 21:00hrs                                                                       .  you have appliances that are not working? Then you can call qualified technicians on 661-8802 for all repairs and servicing to all domestic and commercial appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, water dispensers, clothes dryers, pressure p u m p s , t r e a d m i l l m a c h i n e s, water heater systems, air condition units, deep fryers, convection ovens, heat extractors, dishwashers, installing 100lb cooking gas cylinder, gas grill, electrical installation also auto diagnostic testing - 661-8802.  & Associates Financial Services - Services: Taxation (VAT, income & property tax, cash flow projections, business development plan, personal fin a n c i a l a d v i s e r, a c counting and consultancy - 190 Church Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, Guyana (two buildings east of Austin's Book Store). Tel: 2232105, 662-7467, joseph.je75@gmail.com

 persons with stroke and physical disabilities, we have herbal baths and spiritual massage medicine. Call 220-0708, 687-5653, 6126417.  , a high science spiritual healer solves all purpose problems such as reuniting lovers, husband/wife, marriage, blocka g e , p r o s p e r i t y, p r e g n a n c y, overseas, court, land, removal of evil, enemies, jobs, money, bad luck, visa, sickness, clearing of and dredge operation, etc. Tel: 671-3204.

TAXI SERVICE TAXI           TOURS

TOURS

 Representative: Driver's licence required. Canter driver/salesman, porter, factory assistant, security guards. Applicants should reside on EBD - 676-6700.

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

Interested persons must have at least three (3) subjects at CXC. Please send application and Curriculum Vitae along with a passport-size photograph to Roy's Pharmacy Stall #32-33 & #64-65 Bourda Market, Georgetown. Also Packing Clerk/Cleaner, age 35-50 years. Please call 223-6072.

Land For Sale LAND FOR SALE

/Trainee to operate offset printing press, must be 20-25 years, qualification 3-5 subjects (CXC). Apply in person to 21 Seaforth Street, Campbellville. Tel: 226-1877.

  Avenue, Diamond 55ft x 90ft - $11.5M. 6411883.

 to work in computer store, between ages 18 and 25 years. Experience in the use of computers would be an asset. Send application to: The Manager, 105 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown.

, Success Line Top. Lusignan ECD. Contact 6383636.

 to work in computer store, between ages 18 and 25 years. Experience in the use of computers would be an asset. Send application to the Manager, 105 Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown.  45 years and over to work in anSSd around Georgetown part time $4,000 per day. Must be able to drive Truck Call 265-7550 between 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM"  Guards (12-hr shift system). Apply in person with written application and one passport-size picture. The Manager, Regency Suites/Hotel, 98 Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.

 Gardens EBD (Gated community): - Size 5 000 sq. ft. $9M, $11M and $13M. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 665-.  120 acres fruit farm, fenced for sheep, 50 years lease, many more. Call 4446589, 694-1888. Price $20M.  Line Top 50x85 - $25M, 85x85 $50M, Section 'C' Enterprise $3M. Contact 6179372.   164ft,. frontage location, Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park. Tel: 614-0949. Agents welcome. 225-4413.   ideal land for commercial purpose in La Grange, 5 minutes from Demerara Bridge $80M. Call 647-852-9130.

 Gardens semi-gated 42x80 $3.6M neg., 54x90 $4.3 neg., Charity Housing Scheme $2.8M n e g . , K u r u Kuru residential 100x200 - $2.6M, 623-4790, 222-5116, 624-4790.

 female to work in an internet café located on D'Urban Street. Contact 658-4009.

 Gas Station - Pump Attendants required. Send applications to: The Manager, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.

 land measuring 90x165ft, facing Atlantic Ocean, half of a mile from Sheriff Street on highway. 600-6681 - Shiv.

  Harmonie $1.3M, $1.4M, $1.5M, $2M, Eccles $4.5M, Herstelling $4.5M, Uitvlugt $2.5M, Tuschen $2M, Leonora $3M. 689-3339, 675-7292.

 maker needed urgently. Call 603-4444 for more information.

 machinist, specialised in fitting and machining and milling. Contact 2204165, 623-1001.

 for sale in William Street, Kitty measuring 79' wide x 116' long. Price $60M neg. Tel: 664-0829.

 $7M, Plaisance 5 lots $100M neg., Flour Mill Road, Agricola $40M neg. Call Roberts Realty 644-2099.

VACANCY

 spiritual help in rem o v i n g evil spirit, bad lucks, evil sickness, spells, reuniting lovers, b r i n g i n g p r o s p e r i t y t o b u s i nesses etc. Tel: 612-6417, 220-07 0 8, 6 8 7 - 5 6 5 3 .

works done to bring p e a c e , f i n a n c e , s u c cess, enhance prosperity, remove evil, blockage, reunite families, lovers, etc. 610-7234, 644-0058.

 is a career for sales person above 20 years with previous experience and personal assistant to climb the corporate ladder and earn monthly G$1M after 3 years with 10 % commitment, loyalty and nightly studies. Beyond the sky is a reality. email tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com .

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 Spiritualist: res o l v i n g a l l p r o b l e m s , b l o c k a g e , l o v e , a n d m o n e y, e t c - Te l e : 2 2 3 - 6 8 3 4 , 6 0 0 7719.

 for interior location. Must know to cook and bake a wide variety of items. Strict nonsmoker. Applicants must be experienced with verifiable references and must be at least 40 years old.

Others need not apply. Call 6182020.

 Rodeo, Easter weekend: Bus leaves Thursday April 2, 20:00hrs returns Monday 6th at 01:00hr, Bon Fim, Moco Moco Falls, pageant show, rodeo fun - 6440185, 639-2663, 665-5171

 cashiers and cooks to work shift - Energy Plus Service Station, Chateau Margot Public Road, ECD. Written application required. Contact 6144360, 220-2821.

Spirituality

              

LAND FOR SALE

 Creek: river front, 5 acres - $5M. Tel: 600-3171, 6483171.

  Street land, double in length, already fenced, $22M front lots 600-4343.  Land of Canaan, EBD transported land. Please call 266-0014, 669-8139.  No.2, 138ft. x 1722 ft. - $15M. Phone 227-7734.  in Republic Gardens, Peter's Hall, EBD. Interested persons contact 231-5359, 6727189.  60 x 90 ft Boodhoo Housing Scheme $9.8M Contact 624-0058.  2 lots to sea wall $28M, CC Mon Repos $5.5M, Paradise $2M, Troy 626-2243.  land in high-income area at Continental/Republic Park 629-7426. No agents.  dredge workers and female cook, shop for sale/rent. Call 674-0812.

 and a half acres transported land in Craig, ideal for poultry and livestock ventures, suitable for gated c o m m u n i t y. R a p i d d e v e l o p ment in housing and infrastructure in the area. Asking $12M. Call 664-4131.   90x100 $8M, 1st Bridge Grove 40x80 - $5M neg., Duncan Street close to Sheriff 50x100 - $40M, Lamaha Gardens $30M, Da Silva Street double lot $26M, Double lot Sheriff Street US$1.3M. 6842244, 226-3595.   of land situated at Plantation Sarah on the East Coast of Demerara suitable for housing and agricultural purposes, 10 acres laid out in lots for housing, Price neg. Phone 629-5293, 227-1322 for further details.  four remaining in Continental Gardens. Land 100x50 $8.5 neg. Phone Mr Budram 692-3831, 626-4180, Madam Harte 225-2709, Madam Enmore 227-6863, 225-3068, Master Pereira 623-2591, 669-0904, 22610 64.  Diamond 2nd Street $8M, $10M, Herstelling $6M, $7M, Linden Highway 45 acres $15M, gold claims S h e r i m a 1 2 0 0 acres $20M, Mazaruni 1200 acres $20M, Winiperu 800 acres $20M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  land 52x165 in Kingston US$ 4 9 9 0 0 0 ( f o u r h u n d r e d and ninety-nine thous a n d U S dollars). Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 669-3350,6232591, 669-0943, 2252626, 225-2709, 2253 0 6 8 , 2 2 6 - 1 064, 231-2064.

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 business land 125x50 neg., in Smyth Street opposite Jumbo Jet. Valuation $85M Asking price $75M, 3% refund on agent commission earned. Call Lord and Harold Anthony Reid's Realty 627-0288, 667-7812, 2253068, 225-2626, 231-2864, 2255198, 225-2709, 669-3350, 2261064, 227-6949, 646-1712.

 1-bedroom concrete flat at New Road Vreed-en-Hoop.

Tel: 254-1772.

 Market Road 1st Street, ECD, La Grange WBD, First Avenue Diamond, Lombard Street, Georgetown, BV, ECD, business property at La Jalousie Public Road, property at Lusignan Grassfield, Apartment property at Ann's Grove, double property at Courbane Park, property in Mon Repos, ECD. Contact: Kishan's Aluminum Window Factory. 643-2795, 220-0979.

 space 2500 square feet, Lamaha & Carmichael Streets. Call 225-8915 (office).

 invite you to purc h a se the foll o w ing land for bond , Chandra & Gange 125x120 corner lot $65M, William Street, Kitty 120x45 for bond, Gange 125x62 in Prashad Nagar for bond . Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, Mr Pereira 623-2591, 6690943, 226- 1 0 6 4 , 225-3068, 2 2 5 - 2626, 2 2 5 - 5 1 9 8 , 2 2 5 2709.  away land East and Quamina Streets corner 120x100 - US $ 1 . 7M n e g . , H a d f i e l d Street opposite new expected G G M C $ 11 5 M , S o u t h Road close to W e l l i n g t o n S t r e e t 30x112 $65M, Newtown 75x32 $14.9M, William Street 114x45 $28M, Prashad Nagar $26M, 125x62 Blygezight box 80 x 7 5 $ 3 2 M , P h o n e M r B o o d r a m 6 9 2-3831, 2252626, Mr Pereira 225-3068, 226-1064.  your creative dream executive residence in the gated part of Republic Gardens, 1000x50 - $8.5M, New Providence 114x52 - $9.5M. Phone Master Boodram 692-3831, Master Patrick Pereira 669-3350, 623-2591, 669-0943, Madam Harte 695-1132, Madam Enmore 225-2709, 667-7812, 226-1064.  are big lands for supermarket, hotel, apartment complex, technology centre, health food drive-in, hospital, night spot, club - East & Quamina Streets, 120x120 plus John Ford parking US$1.7M, New Market Street west of Camp Street 15 000 sq.. ft. US$1.4M. Carmichael and Quamina corner 14 000 sq. ft.

US$1.1M, High Street Kingston

by Cuban Embassy US$1.1M, High Street by the new up-coming GGMC 100x100 for 5-storey US$550 000. Phone Harold Anthony Reid MA. Bsc. 627-0288, Mr Budram 692-3831, 225-2626.

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 shop or salon space. 655-1829.      in South Road - $450 000 - 616-5914, 615-5734.  at Nandy Park, EBD. 227-5194, 624-5194.  bottom flat, 2-bedroom apartment, close to UG. Call 614-4151.  Pike Street, Kitty - $70 000. 616-5914, 615-5734.  top flat, AC and parking. Tel: 226-7380, 6475635.  rooms for single working males. Tel: 6132647.  flat, 3 bedrooms.

Price US$1200. Contact 6697572.  furnished house 3 self-contained bedrooms. Call 643-8292.  two-bedoom apartment, Peter's Hall, EBD. Call Amar 621-6037.  two-bedroom apartment in Cummings Lodge. Call 222-3014, 222-0516.

 apartment, single or couple preferred. Call 612-8305, 661-5563, 223-2742.  Avenue Bel Air Park, Zinnia Avenue Bel Air Park. Contact 649-8270.

 at 96 Triumph, East Coast Demerara, semi-furnished.

Contact 623-1387.  flat, 4-bedroom apartment, South Cummingsburg.

Phone 674-3691, 656-6045.  farm in Linden, cheap electricity and water, much more. Call 444-6589, 694-1888.  8-room hotel in North Road with restaurant & bar - $700 000. Tel: 616-5914.  place at Enterprise, ECD. Contact 229-6533, 613-2798.  built 1-bedroom apartment $35 000 in Festival City. Tel: 697-0480.  2-bedroom top flat in New Scheme Diamond, full amenities. Tel: 216-1300, 671-1700.  two-bedroom apartment bottom flat. 698-3362, 6800977.  apartment, bottom flat in Diamond $40 000.

Tel: 629-9074.  self-contained apartment - Tel: 226-5778, 6139139.  Rose Street office complex: Newly constructed 60ft. x 50ft concrete building. Tel: 642-0636.  apartments in Zeelugt North, WCD $35 000 monthly. Tel: 677-1028.  business place $40 000 - $60 000 Contact: 627-1893, 694-4148.  bottom flat, 2-bedroom apartment at Triumph, ECD. Call 609-9232. -bedroom flat in Hadfield Street. Call 692-2521, 231-6322.  New 3bedroom top flat unfurnished $60 000. 646-1712, 693-8532.       A A : Spa c i o u s apartment, furnished/or semifurnished, very nice neighborhood. Call 233-2136, 661-2508.       Springs: Fully furnished, modern 4- bedroom ho use,parking and all amenities,Call 218-3827, 610-1273.  three-bedroom apartment with overhead tank. No pets, no parking. $55 000 monthly. Tel: 226-7810. -bedroom apartment in Thomas Street, Kitty. Price $40 000. Contact 639-2728.  commercial space, Camp Street for businesses or office. Ground floor, Brickdam, 6806782.  new 3-storey concrete, AC room, roof garden, restaurant & bar in South Road - $900 000.

616-5914, 615-5734.  Street top flat, 2 bedrooms - $65 000 and office space with washroom - $27 000.

616-5914. 615-5734.   & 3-bedroom apartments, fully grilled, 24-hour camera, water system. Call 2252431, 666-6612, 650-1867. / 'CC'- 3 and 2 bedrooms property with parking- $85,000.      - Spacious 2 bedrooms upper apartment with parking-$60,000   

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   Well apointed 3 bedrooms upper apartment with a/c and parking$75,000.    

 Rose Street: Furnished and spacious executive top floor. Price US$400. K. Raghubir.

Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176.

 one- & twobedroom apartments for overseas tenants, long & short terms, AC, grilled, parking, walking distance to UG & CARICOM. Call 6233404, 222-6708.

 3-bedroom house by itself $140 000, Diamond 2-bedroom $50 000, Blygezight 2-bedroom furnished $130 000. Raul 655-8361, 6996811.

 furnished, large 1bedroom apartment in Alberttown, AC, grilled, parking. Available.

Suitable for overseas guests. For details 231-9086.

: 3-bedroom house $140 000, furnished or unfurnished, Prashad Nagar furnished 2-bedroom $130 000, Diamond 2-bedroom $50 000 and $65 000. Troy 626-2243.

- 3 bedrooms furnished upper apartment with parking- US$800.    - Well apointed 3 bedrooms apartment over looking sea; paking, flood free- $85,000.    and two-bedroom apartments at 27 Hugh Ghanie Park and 248 Area J, Industry ECD Tel: 666-8585.  houses/apartments and commercial spaces and Building to rent.

Call: 216-3120, 667-6644.  Street, Kitty: Fully furnished one- and two-bedroom apartment from U S $ 2 0 daily.

227-5852, 638-4404.

 top-flat, wooden, 3 bedrooms at Middle Street, Pouderoyen Village, WBD. Contact 661-1177, 226-4054.  2-bedroom flat, patio, parking, AC, internet, suitable for overseas long/short rental or single occupancy.

US$500. 664-8150.    Unfurnished 1-bedroom apartment $30 000. 614-0166, 601-6639.  2-bedroom apartment Nandy Park $45 000.

Couple preferred Tel: 233-5843, 08:00hrs - 17:00hrs.  three-bedroom apartment in Diamond $40 000 monthly. Preferably working family..Call 639-1848.

 One- and 2-bedroom upper flats, furnished from US$25. 681-2499, 679-0757.

 Bar, 160 Vryheid's Lust, Public Road ECD, for bar or any other type of business. 220-4372, 690-3129.

 front: Newly constructed and unfurnished four-bedroom concrete building with all conveniences. Tel: 642-0636.

 one-bedroom executive apartment, with parking. Contact K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176.

 restaurant with all amenities, large ground floor business $75 000. Any kind business, Alexander Street, Kitty 2250571, 638-0787.

             2 bedroom spacious unfurnished upper flat in Stone Avenue, with pa r k i n g l o t - $ 1 0 0 0 0 0 . Te l : 646-2939.

 Office/ business space 400-6000 sq. feet, available parking etc from US$350 neg. Tel: 624-4225.

 Garden Street: Unfurnished three-bedroom top flat with all conveniences. Contact: K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636, 6778176.

 place on Cummings Street & North Road, Bourda, as a whole or flats. Call 694-3885.  in residential area, foreign plan, suitable for diplomats, furnish or unfurnished - call 694-3885.  apartment with AC, hot & cold etc, location Mon Repos, ECD. Price $80 000 & 65 000. Tel: 6180626.  building in Charlotte Street, 22ft x 50 ft, 3-storey building in Robb Street 17ft x 100ft. 641-1883.

   2-bedroom top flat apartment, D'Urban Street, Lodge. Interested persons call 219-0001, working hours 08:00hrs to 17:00hrs.  Avenue: Office space, executive office space with parking. Price US$600. Contact: K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636, 6778176.  apartmen,t at Industry from $80 000. Call between 09:00hrs and 18:00hrs.

656-1789, 670-9606. Serious enquiries only.

 room - bed, water, light etc. in Georgetown.

Single person. Phone 227-4422, 683-7410.

 two-bedroom/furnished apartment for short term rental in Kitty. Modern amenities with internet access. Tel: 227-1871, 646-2939.

 place, Sandy Babb Street: Newly constructed two-storey concrete building. No flooding. Tel: 225-0545, 642-0636.

- & 2-bedroom apartments, AC, hot and cold shower, internet, fully secured from US$25 daily - 2316061, 621-1524.

 two-bedroom top flat apartment, located in Norton street, Lodge, telephone and parking. Tel: 261-5635, 225-8149, 687-2825.

 Kitty: One studio apartment for a decent single working person, preferably female between 25 and 50 years old. Call 668-1913.

 4-bedroom house in Prashad Nagar area, furnished, new kitchen, garage etc. US$2000 monthly, Tel: 628-7884.  2-bedroom semi-furnished bottom flat US$700. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 614-0166.  Gardens ECD: Unfurnished 2-bedroom bottom flat. $45 000. Royal Real Estate 225-7276, 614-0166.  bottom flat apartment in Werk-en-Rust, ideal for dwelling or office space. Call 6899222. -bedroom downstairs apartment - $30 000 monthly, Eccles Housing Scheme. Call 660-4764. -bedroom apartment couple or single person. Middle Road, La Penitence. Price $31 000 monthly. Tel: 225-9759, 227-6678, 653-5763.  Space $60 000, business place $80 000, internet café, beauty salon. Contact K. Raghubir 642-0626, 677-8176.  Avenue: Furnished sixbedroom executive concrete building with all conveniences.

Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176.

 3-bedroom upstairs in Mon Repos with inside toilet and bath, 2 verandahs.

Price $50 000 monthly Tel: 6295300.  constructed shortterm apartment/rooms in Herstelling, EBD. Contact Handel on 621-6862, 6553065, 514-430-7764.  Street business place: One fully secured ground floor.

Price $80 000. Contact K. Raghubir.

Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176. , restaurant, bar: Large and fully secured ground floor. No renovations needed. Contact K. Raghubir. Tel: 642-0636. bedroom front building, unfurnished bottom flat apartment, fully grilled, internet, AC, parking place. Lot 1 St a t i o n St r e e t , K i t t y, 2 2 7 6046, 621-7519.          furnished/ unfurnished house, AC, swimming pool at Providence.

Sandy Babb Street 2-storey concrete for business US$2000 neg., Queenstown US$2500 furnished. Contact Mr Pereira 669-0943, 623-2591.

-bedroom flat concrete house with inside toilet and bath, water, telephone and light, fully grilled, overhead tank available from March 1 at E Field Sophia. Tel: 610-8890.  & Texila, fully furnished apartment, internet ready, includes electricity and water - $70 000, US$350. 600-4343.  furnished one-bedroom apartment situated at South Ruimveldt Park, long-term rental US$450, short-term rate neg. Serious enquiries only. Call 6492251, 601-9323.         located spaces, suitable for office, seamstress, tailor, mash camp, salon or other. Call: 628-7589, 227-3064   at Lot 8 Railway Embankment, Better Hope, ECD. Contact Mr Ram c/ o Ram's Auto Spares.-Tel: 2266325, 227-1454.  3-bedroom & 1-bedroom apartments in Granville Park, ECD. Free water and parking.

Call 681-3660.  US$800, Campbellville (furnished house) US$1000, Campbellville (unfurnished house) US$900. Diana, 227-2256, 626-9382.  one-bedroom apartment $55 000, Lamaha Gardens furnished top flat US$750, Bel Air Park (furnished bottom flat) US$750 .Diana 227-2256, 626-9382.  Avenue: Large twostorey executive concrete building with four bedrooms and parking. Contact K. Raghubir Tel: 6420636, 677-8176.  Street: Unfurnished one-bedroom executive apartment with all conveniences. Price $60 000. Contact K. Raghubir Tel: 642-0636, 677-8176.  flat, 2 bedrooms, toilet, bath, fully grilled, at Better Hope. Working couple with one child $50 000 monthly. Tel: 6093311, 621-9787.  Residential, large one- & three-bedroom self-contained apartments with parking from US$400 neg. Tel: 624-4225.  business spot in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, tiled floor, PVC ceiling, washroom, counter, cashier booth, glass door & grilles - $175 000 and small space for $65 000. Tel: 616-5914, 615-5734.  concrete house at Lot 145 Samatta Point, Grove Housing Scheme, fully grilled, laundry room, toilet and bath, overhead tank and yard fully concrete - $40 000 monthly. Call 625-4071.  2-bedroom apartment in Section K Campbellville, fully furnished, internet wireless, all rooms selfcontained, security, generator, fully AC. Couple preferred. US$1 000 monthly. Call Anil 675-0813, 227-7607.  fully furnished top flat 4 bedroom apertment, complete with A/C, DSL, cable, parking, etc.

Located on the Kitty public road.

Tel: 2256-1769, 600-9321, 6000282 & 629-4961.  vacant spaces located in Kitty, suitable for any type of business or bonds For further details, kindly contact M s P e r s a u d . Te l : 2 2 7 - 5 6 3 7 , 672-4104.

 concrete 3-bedroom top flat, furnished, in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty - $120 000.

New concrete 2-bedroom top flat in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty $75 000. 616-5914, 615-5734.  spacious bottom flat, 2-bedroom apartment, vacant from last month end or March 1. Call for more information. Tel: 223-5934, 6489226 Nanda between 08:00hrs and 20:00hrs.                                                 furnished, Kitty Public Road US$800, Sandy Babb Street, Kitty US$600, Industry $60 000, Prashad Nagar US$1500, Eccles fully furnished US$2500. Foundation Realty, 618-0000, 615-0069, 222-2300.     Atlantic Gardens split level two-storey, 4 bedrooms, all self-contained.

Meadow Brook Gardens twostorey, 3 bedrooms. Both with all modern conveniences.     Building: Limited mall space available, office, bond, store, snackette from $60 000; or a corporate company looking to expand. Contact Ms Hernandez on 2nd floor or sharonsbuilding.com. Tel: 2254413, 614-0949, 671-8883.

(Agents welcome). World #1 Realtor Mister Terry Redford Reid 667-7812, 225-6858, 225-7164, 226-1064, 225-2626, 231-2068, 619-7945.

Have the executive rental reduced by 35%,Prashad Nagar US$1000, Jacaranda Ave. Bel Air Park US$2000, Barima Ave Bel Air Park US$1800, Bel Air Springs US$1000, large bond for rental office small form US$375, 10 000 sq ft office space for technology business. 225-2626, 225-5198, 2261064, 623-2 591, 669-3350.          a p a r t ments in gated compound, 3-bedroom, 2-bedroom, 1b e d r o o m , a l l s e l f - contained, AC, hot/cold water with fridge, stove, washer, dryer, microwave, living room set, dini n g room chairs, etc. Call: 678-6887.

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE        , West Coast Demerara 612-8305, 661-5563, 223-2742.  unfurnished house, 25ft. x 35ft - $9.5M. Tel: 641-1883 . Tel: 649-3725, 649-7435, 665-8317, 614-6909..  Gardens: 2storey concrete house, 60'x100' lot $42M neg. Contact 603-5988.  Eccles: 2-storey concrete house, 3 bedrooms upstairs & 2-bedroom apartments 26M, Contact #660-4764.  of Canaan, Charlotte Street, Robb Street, North Road, Queenstown. Contact 649-8270. -bedroom flat concrete house, Block 8 Mon Repos, ECD. Contact 697-1269, 6843375.

20 20 PROPERTY FOR SALE  2-flat building, close to main road in Diamond New Scheme. Contact 641-0697.          lot with building foundation Section 'A', Block 'X' Diamond, EBD. Tel: 233-5106, 609-3701.  $40M, Alberttown $30M, Cummings Lodge $30M, Queenstown $60M. Tel: 2250545.  Street: Large two-storey, four-bedroom executive concrete building. No repairs.

Vacant possession. Tel: 6420636.  concrete & wood, front business sport property in Cummings Street - $29M. 616-5914, 615-5734.  Concrete 2-storey business, and apartments $62M neg. Tel: 225-1457, 6828409. FOR SALE/RENT, BEL AIR PARK, OTHERS,KEY INVESTMENT.TEL: 223-1765/ 615-8734.  Forshaw Street, Newly constructed four-bedroom executive concrete building.

Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.  four-bedroom house, 'AA' La Flora Gardens, Eccles, EBD. Serious enquiries e m a i l houseforsale.921@gmail.com .    $3.1M, La Grange Old Road 53x223 land, house 30x60ft. with attic $50M. Call Shawn 231-7805, 618-7483.   Street, Kitty $25M neg. Providence opposite stadium $38M neg., Herstelling Somerset Court $40M neg., Contact 657-9013, 628-2044.   5-bedroom with business $34M, Paradise 4-bedroom $19M, Republic Park $25M. Troy 626-2243.  Housing Scheme $25M neg, Better Hope 3-storey $55M, and 3-bedroom $32M, Providence $12.5M, New Grove $14M. Call Roberts Realty 644-2099.   - Fully furnished 3 bedroom property/ Palatial unfurnished property- $50M neg.

JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431  Air Park, brand new 3bedroom house overlooking playfield. Contact Mr Pereira 669-0943, 623-2591. - Furnished 4 bedroom well-maintained property. -$42M. JEWANRAM: 2271988/ 623-6431  storey residence and business property, ideal for spFare parts or food business on Cummings Street $30M or best offer. C         two-storey transported property, Block '8' Mon Repos, ECD - $22M. Tel: 625-1514.  Bank double lot land, $9.5M e-mail rnarine64@yahoo.com - Tel: 551-482-1026, 592-681-9928.  house on double lot located in Pearl, East Bank Demerara. Contact Ironci 627-5171.       Good Hope and Anna Catherina, land in Canal. Owner migrating. Contact 222-3066, 622-6448, 6935546.

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

  Corner double-lot property -$70M/ 3 bedrooms property -$95M /$55M/ $26M.JEWANRAM:227-1988 / 623-6431/ 657-8887

 dwelling house in Republic Park, wooden & concrete $45M., One commercial/domestic house. Garnett Street, Newtown Georgetown $55M . - 216-3120, 233-0591.

    2 bedroom corner property with two rental apartment. Repair needed- $60M. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431.  - 3 bedrooms, 2 apartment well maintained property. Parking- $30M. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431.      Upscale property with generator. Beautiful landscaping in highly residential area- $33M. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431  Well-appointed concrete property $30M. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431  6-bedroom house and land (transported) at Mon Repos, ECD (Martysville). Going cheap.

Price $13M neg. Tel: 629-5300.   Court, Herstelling, EBD 2-storey concrete building, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom etc., $32M neg. Contact 687-3360, 6251359.  three-bedroom house located at prime location, D'Aguiar Park, spacious yard and parking. Contact Ayube on 6701719, 622-2138.  place, Sandy Babb Street: Newly constructed two-storey concrete building. Vacant possession. Tel: 642-0636.  New Scheme: New 2-flat concrete building, 5 bedrooms newly built, toilet and bath upstairs and downs t a i r s . Te l : 6 6 8 - 6 8 5 8 , 6 2 7 6305.  business property 21 Bel Air Railway Embankment next to Vish Trading - 684-3802, 0011-416-7598518 (Can.), 0011-868-335-5896 (T&T) - $35M, US$155 000 neg.           Tel: 227-0265 2271881, 629-5178, 627-8057 - Bel Air semi-furnished US$1800 - Charlotte Street.  $40M neg., Blankerburg gated, Enterprise $14.5M neg., Herstelling $23.5M neg., Somerset Court $34M & $36M neg., Tuschen H/S $11M neg., Samatta Point $25M neg. 6883873.  Atlantic Gardens Large two-storey five-bedroom concrete building with AC units and fully furnished on double lot corner spot, just off main highway. Price $65M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 651-7078.  Annandale, ECD Courbane Park: Large two-storey four-bedroom house on double lot, yard tiled, benab, store house, etc.

Price $45M, Straspey ECD $16M. Tel: 225-3737, 225-4398, 6517078.  Gardens, Bel Air Park, Alberttown, 3 beautiful properties, WBD, Diamond front $16M, Gordon Street Kitty $30M, Broad Street $90M - GME Realty 231-2199, 618-7483, 2317805.  BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY !!! ONE NEWLY-BUILT 3STOREY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON DIAMOND PUBLIC ROAD. CALL 623-3401, 697-0517. PRICE NEG.

 you have a property for sale or rent or need to purchase one? For prompt and reliable service, call 223-1239, 627-8057 Krishna, 649-0329 David.

 TRIUMPH- Spacious 2 apartment 5 bedrooms property on main road. Parking, Fruit trees, etc- $22M. JEWANRAM: 2271988/ 623-6431./ 657-8887.

 Wellappointed 4 self -contained bedroom property with office, filtration, alarm system, hot & cold, A/ C, etc. -$70M. JEWANRAM: 2271988/ 623-6431.

SALE BY OWNER! 5-SELF CONTAINED BEDROOMS, A/C, SECURITY ALARM AND CAMERAS, LARGE KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOMS. CALL 623-3401, 697-0517. PRICE NEG. ontact 644-1004 (no agents).

   -storey properties (commercial/domestic) in Eccles (wooden/concrete) Agricola, Alberttown, Sheriff Street etc. Tel: 216-3120, 667-6644.  Springs: Transported property,,fully furnished 4 bedrooms (one self-contained), 3 toilets/baths, lots of land space, parking for vehicles. Price neg. Call 625-1684, 226-0891, 651-7538, 218-3827 & 610-1273.  require repairs in Brickdam, land size 120x38 $44M was $60M. Phone Alysious P e r i e r a 6 2 3 - 2 591, Lady Khan 225-2626, 225-2709, Lady Abundance 225- 3068, 669-0943 Mr. Pereira.  property, situate on a double lot, Public Road, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, Guyana. For further information please contact Kamta Persaud on 220-6634 or Bibi at 2262885 or 657-0902. No agents please. : #6 Village WCB, 22½ acres comprising 18 acres rice land and 4-½ acres sand reef at 46 Village, West Coast Berbice.

Land starts from the first reef and goes to the old train line, easy private access (dam). Call 689-5858.  for sale in gated compound opposite seawall, ½ mile from Sheriff Street. Description as follows: Approximately 3 000 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 4 washrooms with all modern conveniences, too numerous to mention. Call Shiv, 6006681.  this now! One almost new 3-bedroom Lamaha Park $65M. Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, Mr Enmore 227-6863, Mrs Harte 225-2709, 225-3068, Mr Pereira 226-1064, 227-6949, 2312061, 225-2636.  and land, length 560ft x 33 ft., one-storey 3-bedroom wooden house at Triumph, Agriculture Road ECD $13.5M or double land for $19M. Tel: 6029415, 642-7370.

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 furnished designed and maintained bungalow (land 70' x 50' and house 57' x 30') loaded with modern amenities and features at residential Granville Park, Beterverwagting (BV), ECD for just G$27M negotiable - contact owners at 592-220-3411, 6392062, 301-430-0676or F.HolderGriffith@gmail.com see video @ http://youtube/ zwak12_s1Jw.

 invite you to buy these barga i n s Craig Street 2-storey $45M new $34M, Dowding S t reet was $42M now $32M, Pere Street Kitty $34M, Section M ranchtype was $60M now $48M, Prashad Nagar $30M, South Ruimveldt $1 0 M , R o x a n n e Burnham Gar dens $12M, D'Urban Backlands $23M, Camp Street & D'Urban South half $30M Phone Mr Budhram 692-3831, Mr Pereira 669-0943, 6232591, 2 2 6-1064, Lady A b u n d a n c e 225-30

 Sophia Gardens, close to Lamaha Gardens - fully concrete, 6-bedroom giveaway, vac ant for Christ m a s . P r i c e $ 1 4 . 5 M . P h o n e Mr Pereira 6 2 3 - 2 5 9 1 , 2 2 6 - 1 0 6 4 , Mr s A b u n d a n c e 225-3068, 6693350, Mr Boodram 692-3831, 225-2626, 667-7812, 669-0943.     Meadow Brook Gardens two-storey, 3 bedrooms, modern conveniences. Atlantic Gardens split level two-storey, 4 bedrooms, all self-contained, fully air-conditioned, water reservoir. La Bonne Intention ground floor business, first floor 3 bedrooms, lots of land space.   in February, 2-storey P u n t Tr e n c h D a m $9.5M wi t h larg e l a n d r e serve for any type of b u s i n e s s . B u s i ness & Residence Bent S t r e e t $ 1 6 . 5 M , 2 - s t o r e y G uy hoc G a r d e n s $ 1 4 M, Guyhoc 2-storey concrete $14.5M, Lodge 2s t o r e y $14M, M e a dow Brook concrete ranch $13.5M. Land 130x50 Middle Road, La P e n i t e n c e , n e w c o n c rete M iddle Road, La Penitence, Da Sil v a S t r e e t 85x35 Lan d $15.9M, Ca mpbellville Scheme 80x50 plus res e r ve $15M, Hadfie l d S t reet east of Cu f f y 1 2 0 x 5 0 $ 1 8 M , R epublic P a r k $ 1 4 M , Co ntinent a l P a r k 1 0 4 x 5 4 p l u s 3000 sq. ft reserve all l a n d t o b u i l d d re am house $22M, 7 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre 2 8 0 0 0 0 s q . f t , Lamaha Gardens $58M, P rashad Naga r $ 3 4 M, Sou t h Ruimveldt Gardens off Aubrey B a r k e r S t r e e t . P h one Mr Boodram 692-3831, Mr D'Aguiar 225-5198, Mr Pereira 62 3 - 2 5 9 1 , 2 2 6 - 1 0 6 4 , 6 6 9 0 9 4 4 , 2 2 5 - 2 7 0 9 , 2 2 5 -3068, Lad y J o n e s 2 2 7 - 6 8 6 3 , 2 2 5 2626.

 two-storey four-bedroom concrete house, 2 toilets and bath, living room and kitchen upstairs and downstairs, water and light, verandah on 0.6502 acre (28,323.0) sq ft on land in Canal 2. Tel: 685-9590, 223-6941 by owner.  Park $55M neg, double lot in Da Silva Street, Newtown $25M, Duncan Street $32M, Bel Air Park $50M neg., Lamaha Garden $60M neg., Enmore $9M neg., Coldingen $6M neg. Foundation Realty 618-0000, 615-0069, 2222300.  and land at Success Railway Line. Contact Narine 347-701-0244, Rakesh 610-1305, Home 220-4832, 220-3349.  - 4 bedroom property with annex for elderly plus studio apartment Corner location - $60M.JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431  & land for sale at Samatta Point, EBD, 4-bedroom house, 1 self-contained room, 1 room with AC, built-in wardrobes, tiled floors, back & front patio, overhead trestle with 2 water tanks, concrete yard, garage for vehicle, kitchen garden, very spacious house & yard, pre-paid GPL meter. Call 643-4096 for more information.

 a changing market now prevailing in Real Estate you at all times need a knowledgeable and experienced Real Estate Agent to work with you. Now available: Regent Street, Robb Street, North Road and South Road properties for business, Sheriff Street and many other locations, plenty of residential land and land/ building for sale, Pete's' Real Estate Lot 2 George and Hadfield Streets 2272487, 223-6218, 623-7805.

  201 5 14% + 20% di s c o u n t p l y 2 % c o m mission on selling commission: Concrete two-storey 4000 sq. ft, 80% complete o n d o u b l e l o t i n D e l p h Av enue $36M. Joint Services new 4-bedroom concrete $ 2 1 M was $28M, New Hav e n o n 7 000 sq.. f t l a n d $52M, Bel Air Park twostorey $52M, Bel Air Park.

Phone Mr Boodram 6923831, 623-2591, 225-2626, 6 6 9 - 0 9 4 3 , 2 2 5 - 3 0 6 8 , 6 2 70288, 667-7812.  Lamaha Gardens concrete property 3 bedrooms, land size 50x80, requires $4M, improvement or can be converted into 3- storey apartment $46M. Expected income US$4800 each month, Phone Master Carlos Boodram 6923831, Master Pereira 2261064, 623-2591, 669-0943, 225-3068, Madam Enmore 227-6863, 669-3350, Madam Harte 225-2709, Madam 2276863.  this Happy Acres property on a large lot, 3 self-contained rooms fully furnished, generator, concrete building, security system, automatic gate, playground to enjoy lawn tennis court and cricket field and run/exercise in secure environment, valued $70M. With skilful negotiation the rich owner might accept $48M. Requires some internal adjustments. Phone Mr Boodram 692-3831, Master Pereira 2261064, 623-2591, 669-0943, 225-3068, Madam Enmore 227-6863, 669-3350, Madam Harte 225-2709,  let us live in the year 4015, generational thinking and planning. Do foundation for 5-storey structure, if you can afford do it now. East Street 3-storey wooden and concrete building requires extension repairs $65M, Lamaha Street three-storey with extra land plus railway line embankment $65M neg. (can be pulled down for 4-storey building), La Penitence 2-storey wood and concrete building $9.5M, land at Middle Road La Penitence 140x60 $11M, 8 000 sq. ft by the Cultural Centre $62M, Turkeyen 2 acres for any purpose $80M, LBI/BV 10 acres for housing development US$1M, Aubrey Barker Street for fast food mall, Duncan Street 140x33 - $28M, Da Silva Street 140x33 - $22M, Vlissengen Road $55M, Phone Master Boodram 692-3831, Master Patrick Pereira 669-3350, 6232591, 669-0943, 225-3068, Madam Enmore 227-6868, Madam Harte 225-2709, 24 hours or email tonyreidsrealty@hotmail.com

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delivery on spot. Call 641-6248.  Night Hawk motor bike.

Price $350 000. Tel: 676-9160.  complete cabin cruise boat. Tel: 684-3786.     .      f a s h i o n h i g h quality costume jewellery. Call 682-3753.

FOR SALE  boats with seine & engine. 684-9764.  stall, Bourda Market. Call 627-3902.  Market stall, prime spot $3.8M neg. Troy 6262243.  stalls at Bourda Market Regent Street front Tel: 6180270. generators GX120 engine 2000w/110v/220v/60HZ $140 000 Call 226-9810.  gas: 407C-25 lbs. Phone 233- 0608 (8am-4pm) Mon - Fri.  stalls at Bourda Market Regent Street front Tel: 6180270.  generators GX120 engine 2000w/110v/220v/60HZ $140 000 Call 226-9810.  Massey Ferguson tractor in immaculate condition.

Call 671-7450, 626-5306.  165 tractor, trailer and 5ft bush hog, slasher. Call 4446589, 694-1888. Price $2.75M.           Seadoo 1000cc jetski.

Call 444-6589, 694-1888.

Price $850 000.  410 LOADER/forklift $5M, CAT D6E Bulldozer $7M, Swingfog machine 676-6700.  at Bourda Market going at $9.5M neg. Ampac Real Estate, 610-3666, 6841893.  Perkins engine 700, 6-cylinder Cummins engine 700. Tel: 685-5100.  21ft. x 9' Bayliner speedboat on trailer. Call 4446589, 694-1888. Price $2.2M.  Timber harvester 30 TH 25 electric motor, fully hydraulic, cut 28ft. 261-2553.  drivers, brand new and used, for CAT 312 excavator. 656-2350.  14ft. farm trailer and 3-disc Tatu plough. Call 6148400, 254-1591.  3500 watts Craftsman gasolene generator $120 000 neg. Call 639-1848.  one console with 5 latest games and Xbox one media remote 690-2739. Serious enquiries only.  Coca Cola cooler 30" x 30" x 70", excellent condition.

Tel: 218-3105, 621-8055.  breed Tibetan terriers, lively and fun-loving, fully vaccinated, 9 weeks old, 6179476, 641-7743, 264-2210.  Bold (new) $10 000, flash camera, Iphone 3 $35 000, Sony camcorder $25 000. Call 691-7304.  and plucked c h i c k e n , a l s o l i v e r, g i b l e t and foot. Contact 6504421, 669-2512.  air condition unit 12 000 BTU, 110 volts, 6o cycles. Call 233-0608 Monday to Friday, 08:00hrs to 16:00hrs  of used Toyota, Nissan starters $150 000.

Call 624-6069.  Ninja 650cc excellent condition, Kawasaki green. Priced to sell $900 000.

Contact 648-6567.  one console with 5 latest games and Xbox one media remote 690-2739. Serious enquiries only.  computers with LCDs $59 000, laptops $55 000, free educational software and games - Futuretech - 231-2206.  Solid Def 2L gearbox, rear springs, steering grassknife, rear prop shaft, 205/ 80R16 wheels, lights. Tel: 6912077.

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 used bread and pastry equipment 50-lb platinum mixer, commercial oven, baking pans and more. Contact 6746278.

 grilles, L/stainless steel fridge, 4x4 wheels, food warmers, g/case, stereo, Honda Fit motor car, Kawasaki Ninja - 223-1885, 642-3722.

  for sale, also tools, clothing, foot wear, cosmetic jewellery, c l o t h e s racks, mannequin etc. Tel: 6145982.

 6354, 4236, 1100 and 1004 engines, model M with winch/320 BL and L Caterpillar excavator, Toyota, TCM forklift, pallet jacks, complete 6" land dredge, 4" and 6" fire hose, 4" flex hose. Tel: 691-2921.

 aluminum boat (Hull) 30ft. x 10ft., one 340 Yanmar engine (perfect condition), one trailer. Contact 623-1387, 220-4507.  of land approximately 75 acres, rice mill, steam boiler, Perkins engine 6-cylinder, located at Good Success, Wakenaam. Tel: 603-2776. -made solar panels and accessories. And installation. Contact 6976412, 347-322-7775.  brands Barbecue grilles, refrigerators (Icemakers), gas stoves, Maytag, Whirlpool, Kenmore, Frigidaire $65 000 up.

225-0571, 638-0787.  diesel 2.8 litre engine 6-cylinder, Land Rover TDI engines with automatic and manual transmission. Call: 6922521, 231-6322. -bred male Rottweiler pup, two months old, fully vaccinated, white huskies with blue eyes 2 months old. 621-6002, 223-8033.   with all requirements available and ready. (EPA & GGMC permit) Ampac Real Estate 684-1893, 610-3666.  -week-old German Shepherd pups, dewormed and vaccinated. Contact Joan in Republic Park.

Tel: 233-5783, 600-7871.  outboard engine-new, 3-15 HP, CAN-AM ATV 4X4 500cc, SEA DOO Jetski 1500cc with trailer. Tel: 6003171, 648-3171.  New Holland 2120 4wheel mini backhoe, Kubota engine, 3-cylinder, Cummins diesel 6-cylinder engine, Fordson tractor, good working condition.

Call 692-2521, 231-6322.  jack hammers and compressor, jack hammer to work with air compressor, hydraulic jack hammer designated for excavator backhoe use with diesel. Call 692-2521, 2316322.  and used HP computer, new & used 20x20 tents, 18" RCF speakers with box and amplifier & deck & XT44 horn.

Contact 229-6533, 613-2798. end Ashley furniture, household articles and appliances all imported from the U.S. Call 623-1763. Owner leaving  Full American t h o r o ughbred brood mare with six-month-old full thoroughbred filly. Mare has been rebred. Call 689-5858..  - Slatwall panel, cash register, cupboard, shades rack, island display. Contact 611-7893, 674-4796, 609-9089.  4D56 engine, Nissan QD 32 engine $500 000 each, Toyota 1AZ engine $100 000. Call 6246069.  hospital delivery bed and used medical and laboratory equipment. Reasonably priced. Phone Adrian 218-3341, 652-3549.  large breed pups six weeks old, vaccinated and dewormed, (mother Brazilian Mastiff and father Rottweiler).

Contact 225-0301 weekends or after 18:00 hrs daily.  Smart TV, along with 4-pcs living room set, TV stand, rug, etc, like new. Must see to appreciate. Owner leaving $1.2M neg. Tel: 628-7884.

 used Jacuzzi in excellent condition $85 000, one used bathroom vanity with double sink, made by Fibre Tech with faucet, three drawers, 2 cupboards $145 000. Call 624-6069.  business place (2 buildings) at Kurupung Landing, adjacent to Kurupung airstrip, suitable for bond and grocery store, includes ATV bike, generator and cargo boat. Call 674-0812.  system, 80 mercury engine, 40 Toshiba engine, 60 Evinrude engine, 75 Yahama spare parts, Hilux extra cabs fibreglass cover, Caterpillar skidder spare parts, Madalim Truck Spare Parts. 672-9272, 261-6634.  Yamaha outboard engine and one aluminum boat, hardly used. Lot 1 Sarah Johanna, EBD. Call 266-5100.  arrived: wholesale only - area rugs sizes 210x320 cm, 240x340cm, 200x285 cm; special delivery from Georgetown to Rosignol, Georgetown to Parika Contact Te l : R a j i n 6 5 6 - 9 9 5 9 .  Sale! Sale! on windows and doors, sash awning, wallto-wall carpet, washing machines, fridges and stoves. Check us out at Kishan's Aluminum Windows and Doors, Lot E Good Hope. 6432795, 220-0979.  Farm Land at Laluni 80 acres surrounded by creek, 3 fish pond, 1 dwelling & 2 Farm Houses, Coconut, Citrus & Fruit trees. 22 & 30 RB dragline, 1 Discrovery Range Rover-Contact 261-5027, 670-8282       For all Authentic Truck Parts and Accessories new and used for Leyland DAF, ERF, Bedford Model M and TM Etc from the UK. Also Foreign Used Cummins, DAF and Perkins Engine TM Transfer and Gear Boxes Please Call Dave Rameshwar Tel: 592660-9152, 592-610-2873  Ingersoll-rand 120/240 volts, 60HZ generator, 50kw diesel, 1800 RPM, (1) one Generac 110/240 volts, 1800 RPM, 50kva, (1) one John Deere 120/240 volts, 60 HZ diesel generator, 50 KVA, 200 amps ASCO automatic change-over switch. Contact 6577460, 219-2419.                                   

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 Toyota Vios $1.5M neg. Good condition. 691-0425.    318i. Price $1.5M. Tel: 616-2733, 220-3935.  NZE, lady-driven $1.6M. Call 226-1122, 624-3404.  black Suzuki Vitara jeep, PKK series. Contact 649-0328.  Tiger extra cab pick-up, GLL 8825. Phone 675-8765.  Toyota Spacio $1.6M. Call 624-6069.   in excellent condition. Tel: 629-5208.  Honda CRV, PLL series, female-driven $2.4M neg. Call 600-5968.

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 Juke 2012, fully loaded like new, $4.8M. 6766700.

 Corolla PLL series, first owner immaculate condition.

Price $1.5M. Tel: 619-2525.

 Vitz PMM series, lady-driven - $1.2M neg. Tel: 6855100.

 Toyota Premio, reverse camera, TV, DVD, CD, remote key, unregistered etc. 6429496, 699-9496.

 stick gear, fully powdered, fully loaded, spoiler rack disc brakes, AC and mag rims, very fast $750 000 neg. 647-7705, 629-2371.

 T/ TACOMA $3.3M, H/CRV, Kawasaki-Ninja $1.0M, T/Sera $800 000, H/Fit, 4x4 wheels 305x40x22 chrome. Make offer 223-1885, 642-3722.

 Camry alarm, music, AC, - Tel: 629-5911, 6462343.  Vitz, PMM series, lady-driven $1.1M Owner leaving.

Call 641-8906.  bus BPP series, good condition. Call 644-2099.  Toyota Spacio, recently registered. Tel: 6804718, 600-5418.  Altezza, white, with flair, in excellent condition, PPP series. $2.6M neg. Tel: 680-8343.  Marino, excellent condition - Tel: 647-6832, 6126215.    series, excellent condition. Contact 6398821.  Lancer motor car, white, mag rims, AC, etc. Excellent condition. Tel: 642-6159.  Toyota Vios, silver, PMM series. Excellent condition. Tel: 642-6159.  X3 SUV, BMW 320i and one Toyota Prado - all prices negotiable. Tel: 663-6530.   in excellent condition $1.45M neg. Call 6422289.  RAV4 1996, excellent condition, female owner 6033734.  Mirage Dingo, PKK 6838. Price $1.3M neg. Call 619-3153.  Lancer late PMM series, Honda Aria car PSS series, 4 WD, TV. Call 614-4151. /student-driven NZE Corolla, immaculate condition.

Contact 614-8960, 663-2257.  buy and sell vehicles for cash. We also do trade-in of vehicles 2006 Tacoma, AE 100. 6803154.   in very good condition. Tel: 689-5254, 256-0504.   100 Toyota Corolla car, as is. Price $450 000. Contact 661-1177, 226-4054.  Raum new model, PPP series $1.5M, one Toyota Cami, PMM series $1.5M. Tel: 642-6159.  Toyota Corolla AE110 PHH series, excellent condition. Price neg.

Call 638-8036, 223-2814.  - 1986 Nissan D21 GFF series 2WD $400 000. Tel: 233-3025, 690-6946.  Allion, 2008 model, fully loaded, never registered.

Call 628-3940.  Hilux 4x4, 2-door manual long base, solid DEF, excellent condition. Tel: 603-3384.  RX8 PNN series, F150 GLL series, Vehicles are fully loaded. Owner leaving 617-2891. Trueno, 2door, 4 AGE engine, PFF series. Price neg. Contact 656-0750.   diesel 4-wheel drive, automatic, BLL series. Price $1.05M neg. Contact 672-8042  hard-to-get spare parts for Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda, BMW, etc - Call 645-7800.  2003 white Toyota Premio, dark grey interior, low mileage. Affordable price. Call 668-8911.  Tacoma 4x4, stick shift, AC, bull bar, tool kit, high lift, in immaculate condition. call 671-7450, 626-5306.  Toyota Hilux smart cab stick gear 4x4 low mileage, October 2011 manufacture - Tel 6754453, 677-7592.

 Voxy and Noah to be registered in 'G' series. Fully loaded and never registered $1.7M. 617-2891.  new model, RAV 4, TV, sunroof,, rims, leather etc. like new, grey, PRR series - $5.7M neg.

628-7884.  Toyota Spacio motor car PSS series in excellent condition. Price neg. Contact 6179461, 218-3760.  Premio $2,25M, Toyota Belta $2.3M, Toyota Vitz $1.5M, RH Auto Sales, Blankenburg, WCD. 688-4847, 269-0794.  bus TRH 112 Super GL, 14 seats, VVTI engine AT, AC, TV late BSS never worked passenger - $2.475M. Tel: 6778359.  Fielder wagon 4WD automatic, mag, CD. Price $2.15M. Tel: 227-0613, 645-7248.  192, 212, Allion, unregistered Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN RZ minibuses, Pitbull buses & Super Custom bus. Contact 680-3154.  Pitbull BRR series, one RZ EFI BPP series, one car Vios, PPP series. Contact 229-6533, 613-2798. Panic family car, in very good condition Call 6698985, 613-8308.  Titan, fully loaded, four-wheel drive. Price $2.8M neg., Must go urgently. Call 699-2322, 678-2814.  Camry SV 32 PFF series, good condition. Asking price $850 000 neg. Call 6238830.  F i e l d e r w a g o n 2008 model PRR series, excellent condition. Price $2.25M neg.-Call 623-8830.

  Toyota Carina. Contact R&T Taxi Service, 212 Lance Gibbs & New Market Streets, Queenstown. Tel: 227-0183, 2272435.  Carina motor car Carina. Contact R&T Taxi Service,: 212 Lance Gibbs & New Market Streets, Queenstown. Tel: 2270183, 227-2435.  2 Premio $2.350 M, AT 212 $1.850M, GTouring wagon $1.2M, 100 Sprinter $700 000. 628-3625, 222-5123..  wagon, flair kit, AC, mags, CD, remote start, alarm. Price $1.45M neg. Excellent condition. Tel: 626-2884.      S t a r l e t E P 9 1 turbo, 4E, manual, AC, s p o i l e r, m a g s , P H H . R a y ' s One Stop Auto Parts, Sheriff Street - 225-6356/7.  Hummer H2 low mileage, fully chromed, leather interior, sun roof, bow system. Call 619-5400, 667-1116.  Corolla AE110, in good condition PKK series, music, ac, etc. $800,000 neg. Tel: 658-9111  Pulsar GTIR SR 20 Det. Turbo, manual, mags, etc. full performance package, Ray's One Stop Auto Parts 2256356/ 7.  race Toyota AE 86, 4 age turbo, roll cage, manual, TRD box, mags, full performance package, Ray's One Stop Auto Parts 225-6356/7.  Alteeza, 3S, 6speed, manual, fully powered, AC, mags, immaculate condition Ray's One Stop Auto Parts, Sheriff Street - 225-6356/7.   mini van, late PSS 7 seats, mags, spoiler, immaculate condition Ray's One Stop Auto Parts, Sheriff Street - 225-6356/7.

  Toyota Hilux pick-up, excellent condition, no rust, off-road tyres, unregistered.

Price neg. Tel: 691-2077.

 Corvette 50th Anniversary co n v e r t i b l e , c h r o m e w h e e l s , low mileage, computer chip, fully loaded. 619-5400, 6393100.

 Toyota Avensis and one Toyota AT 212 (old model) in excellent condition. Tel: 233-2939, 621-4772.

 Toyota Avensis PRR series, first owner, one Toyota Hilux (4x4), two-door first owner. Call 642-1158, 682-1705.

 black new model 212, PPP series, mag, rims, HID lights, like new. Price $1.3M neg. Tel: 626-2466, 220-5124.

 2005 BMW 318i, leather seats, DVD system, staggered rims, HID projectors. Must see to appreciate. Trade-in available. Tel: 6262466, 220-5124.

 Hilux Vigo, 2005 year, silver, AC, mag rims, music, fully loaded. Price $3.2M - Tel: 602-2222  Inn Apartments Premio, Vitz. Eccles New Scheme.

Tel. 679-7139, 639-4452, 619-3660.   bus in excellent condition, fully loaded, next to new, hardly used. Call 2253304, 653-6836.  212, L-Touring wagon & 100 Sprinter in very good condition. Interested persons can call 265-2260, 687-2648. pick-up in excellent condition with Turbo-charged engine, 4WD, automatic trans. Call 6474997, 645-9266.   in tip top condition with crash bar, fogs, AC, CD, mags. Price $1.45M neg. Tel: 226-7464, 628-1682.  Toyota, low mileage, excellent condition, mag rims, TV etc., looking like new - $1.35M. Contact 602-3364, 276-0548.  Toyota Corona 170 (as is). Please contact Samantha on 219-1547 (after 5:00 pm) 6603685 (during the day).  2011 Tacoma 4x2 real wheel drive, fully loaded extended, excellent condition. No reasonable offer refused. Tel: 6140949, 225-4413, 671-8883.

 Toyota Raum, black, mag rims, AC, fully loaded, hardly driven. One owner, PMM series.

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Persaud spins Cultural CC to win over Media XI FORTY-eight-year-old Sham Persaud rolled back the years last Sunday, with an incisive spell of spin-bowling to lead Cultural Cricket Club (CCC) to a 24-run victory over the Guyana Media XI in a feature 20/20 match at the club’s ground in Canal Number Two Polder.

Inserted to take first strike on a wicket that was conducive to bowling due to some moisture, the hosts battled the challenges well to post 113-9 from their allotted overs.

Persaud then went to work, ripping through the middle and lower order to finish with 6-15 from four tantalising overs of off-spin, as the Media boys were routed for 89 in 18.3 overs, much to the delight of a fair-size crowd that witnessed the encounter.

Persaud, whose guile and accuracy suited the conditions, removed openers Ravi Persaud and Rajiv Bisnauth in his first over to start a dramatic collapse after the Media practitioners were coasting at 50-2 in the 10th over.

He then followed up with a hat-trick in his third over and another wicket in his final over as the visitors lost the last eight wickets for just 35 runs - receiving solid support from Steve Haripaul and Ghansham Mahabal, who picked up 2-14 and 2-17 respectively.

NCB’s Ravi Persaud topscored for the Media XI with 29, while fellow left-hander Daniel Singh of Guyana Times and TVG Ch. 28 made 21.

Earlier, seamer Keon Blades picked up 4-13 from four overs and Bisnauth 2-22 to limit the hosts to below 120 a total which would have been much less,, had the Media boys not left off former national youth player Dayanand Roopnarine, who was dropped thrice on his way to a topscore of 39.

The left-hander, dropped

early in his innings, struck two fours and two sixes, and received support from former national wicket/keeper batsman and guest player Sheik Mohamed who made 23.

At the presentation ceremony, which followed the game, Sham Persaud took away two trophies after he was adjudged best bowler and man-of-the-match, while Roopnarine was the best batsman of the day’s encounter.

Trophies for the teams were also given out, all compliments of Tiger Sports of Old Road, Enmore, East Coast Demerara.

President of the CCC, Gobin Persaud, said his executives were elated to host the Media XI, and said he is hopeful that the alliance with the players will be a long and successful one, while he lauded both

Man-of-the-match and best bowler Sham Persaud receives one of his trophies from a spectator.. teams for the spirit in which the game was played, noting that the camaraderie and brotherhood were evident during the on-field exchanges.

Media XI skipper John

Ramsingh expressed gratitude to the CCC for being great hosts, adding the hospitality was excellent.

Both teams look forward to playing a rematch shortly in Georgetown.

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Griffith reminds bowlers ....

He is of the strong view that once the Jaguars continue to do what they have been doing so far, even though they suffered a shocking two-run defeat to the Barbados Pride in the third round, they can maintain their supremacy in the tournament with a win over the Jamaicans this weekend.

However, he expressed concern that his top and middle order have not been able to click and blend in with the lower order who have been doing very well throughout the tournament.

“It’s of deep concern to us, (head coach Esaun Crandon and me) that the top and middle order have not been clicking and blending in with the lower order so far. Once we can get that done and the lower order continues to do what they have been doing in the past games with the bat, then we will post a mammoth total against our opponents.

“This will also enable our bowlers

to exercise more patience when they are in the field, irrespective of who the opposition is, as they have been doing a tremendous job for us in the seven games we have played so far,” said Griffith.

Griffith took the time to shower praise on the administrators of CGI, who he believes is doing a tremendous job in overseeing the affairs of the Jaguars, while at the same time they have contracted 12 other players who can be called cubs of the Jaguars, to undergo training under a team of coaches.

“With all due respect to the past administrators of the game in Guyana, the way CGI is handling the affairs of the Jaguars, certainly underlines the professional approach which is needed for the administration of cricket in Guyana.

In addition to that, I wish to commend the management of CGI, for the

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brilliant idea wherein 12 other players who were not contracted by the WICB for the PCL were given contracts and are presently undergoing training sessions under the guidance of coaches Michael Hyles-Franco and Clive Grimmond” said Griffith.

He believes that such a move by CGI would definitely serve the Jaguars in the long run, since management can look to the Academy and select a suitable replacement player for the Jaguars frontline squad, if such a need arises.

The Jaguars, who are being led

by West Indies left-handed batsman Leon Johnson, with Vishaul Singh as his deputy, will be at the Guyana National Stadium over the next three days at various times, preparing for their eighth-round clash with the Jamaica Franchise who are expected in Guyana sometime today.

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Atwell is clear winner of the WBC/CABOFE junior welterweight title - GBBC GUYANA’S Clive `The Punisher’ Atwell has been cleared of any wrongdoings during his recent World Boxing Council’s (WBC) CABOFE junior welterweight title fight against Jamaica’s Sakima Mullings on February 21.

According to a release from the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), a formal petition was received from Mullings for a review of the bout which took place at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall between himself and Atwell.

With that in mind, an indepth review of the recorded bout was undertaken by a

committee appointed by the supervisor of bouts and president of the WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation, Peter Abdool, who also stewards the GBBC. Mulling’s petition was presented on the basis of questionable calls by the referee in which he felt specifically: that the cut he suffered over his left eye in round six (6) was caused by a head butt which may have been, in his opinion, either accidental or deliberate but in any case, not caused by a legal punch as indicated by the referee (Eion Jardine).

The rules applicable to this type of injury are spec-

ified in the World Boxing Council (WBC) Rules for Championship Fights clauses 13 and 14 which state as follows: (Accidental Injuries from head butts, elbows, or other Accidental or Illegal Actions (injury) - The following description applies to injuries from not only head butts and elbows, but from any other accidental or illegal action as well as unintentional/ accidental injury: When a boxer suffers a cut, abrasion, or excessive swelling due to an unintentional/accidental head butt, elbow, etc if the bout cannot continue there will not be a point deduction.

Clive `The Punisher’ Atwell

Mullings also claimed that throughout the duration of the bout Atwell continuously held him without stern warning or points deducted.

Also late in the bout, he (Mullings) felt that he had knocked Atwell down and that the knockdown was improperly ruled a slip by the referee thereby depriving him of one point which would have been deducted from Atwell had the knockdown been properly called by the referee.

According to the GBBC’s release, the fight was very well recorded and clear and consistent with Mulling’s petition, the entire recording of the fight was closely scrutinised by the committee.

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Mercedes chief rubbishes claims

THE CHAIRMAN of Mercedes has rubbished claims Lewis Hamilton could be offered a staggering £1 million-aweek in wages.

Toto Wolff has dismissed newspaper reports that the world champion could be offered the astonishing sums to commit his future to the F1 team with his contract up at the end of the year.

But he is also optimistic Hamilton will agree a

new contract with talks continuing before the season begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 15.

“I think (with) these numbers you must question where you get your drugs from,” Wolff told Sky Sports News.

“I don’t want to even comment on this nonsense.

We are in really good discussions with him, he wants to stay with the team

and we want him to stay and we are in good spirits.

Contract negotiations are something which takes time and we are positive so this is pretty normal business.

“Don’t forget it is the start of the season and everyone is expecting a contract to be signed soon and they are putting pressure and for us this has no influence in our discussions.”

(EUROSPORT)

Lewis Hamilton

Police probe alleged racist abuse by ‘Chelsea fans’ on train on Sunday

POLICE HAVE launched an investigation after reports of racist and abusive behaviour from Chelsea fans on a train from London to Manchester last Sunday night.

British Transport Police said they were called to meet the train as it entered Stoke station, and asked four men to leave the train. Chelsea won the League Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Tottenham earlier

in the day.

Four others left of their own accord. It follows an alleged racist incident involving Chelsea supporters on the Paris Metro last month ahead of the club’s Champions League last-16, first leg clash with Paris St Germain. That incident is still being investigated by British and French authorities.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: “Shortly after 22:30hrs on Sunday,

March 1, officers were called to meet a Euston-to-Manchester Piccadilly train at Stoke, following reports of racist and abusive behaviour by a number of passengers, said to be football fans.

“Colleagues from Staffordshire Police also attended. Officers asked four men to leave the train at Stoke. We have spoken to two witnesses, and investigations continue “Rail passengers and staff have the right

to travel and work in peace. Abusive behaviour on trains and at stations is unacceptable, and we will not hesitate to investigate any such incidents.”

Chelsea said in a statement: “We’re aware of reports but it’s not clear at this time if the incident involves Chelsea supporters. If it did then we will assist the British Transport Police with their enquiries.” (EUROSPORT)

Atwell is clear ...

The aspects of the fight under review were strictly those which could be proved referee errors as only these are correctable/ reversible upon review. It is noteworthy that point deductions or lack thereof for holding are not reversible as they are given or not, solely at the discretion of the referee, the release stated.

For purposes of clarity, the points under review were: Whether the cut suffered to Mullings was occasioned by a head butt or a legal punch, and if determined as having been caused by a head butt, whether that head butt was intentional or accidental determining whether a onepoint or two-point deduction was applicable as per the above rules.

The findings of the committee the release stated are: Round six (6) was carefully scrutinised for the cause of the cut that Mullings suffered. It was determined that there was absolutely no clash of heads at or around the time of the cut.

The cut was clearly seen on the video to have been inflicted by a clean right hand punch from Atwell. The referee’s call was correct.

There were four (4) occasions on which Atwell

went to the canvas but all were not from punches that connected to the Guyanese and so the referee’s ruling was correct.

The referee, the release stated, was questioned by the committee as to his judgment and asked to convey his thoughts at the time and his reaction as to this particular incident.

He has stated that he considered the blow to have been illegal, opted not to warn Mullings because he did not consider it deliberate particularly as Atwell was moving forward at the time partially contributing to where the blow landed.

Further, he did not deem Atwell’s knee on the canvas as being a knockdown as he felt that Atwell’s forward momentum contributed far more significantly to his knee touching the canvas than did the blow.

Notwithstanding this, the committee found that the referee ought to have called an illegal blow and issued a warning to Mullings or in the absence of such a warning, which would have determined the illegality of the blow, he should have called it a knockdown.

The committee, the release stated, considers Jardine’s failure to have called

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the blow as illegal as his tacit approval of it as legal. In consequence, the committee finds that this should have been called a knockdown and accordingly scored it as a point to be deducted from Atwell.

In summation, the committee found that there is no merit in the complaint that Mullings was cut by an accidental or deliberate head butt.

That there is merit in Mulling’s complaint that one of the four instances in which Atwell touched the canvas may have been as a result of a legal bow by virtue of the referee having failed to issue a warning to Mullings which would have indicated it to have been an illegal blow.

Consequently, a point has been deducted from Atwell on all scorecards consistent with a knockdown in round eleven. Of significant note, the one point taken from Atwell on each scorecard does not materially change the outcome of the fight.

In support of the committee’s findings, a copy of the unedited recording used in the review will be broadcast nationwide in Guyana over the weekend and the GBBC will also make it available to Jamaican Broadcasters.

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Changes demanded after England’s latest World Cup flop (REUTERS) - The incoming chairman of England’s cricket board has flagged a review of the team’s approach to the one-day format after a third crushing loss at the World Cup. England slumped to a nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka last Sunday, leaving their hopes of making the World Cup’s quarter-finals hanging by a thread.

Having beaten only Scotland in their first four pool matches, a loss to lowly Bangladesh or a washout of the match in Adelaide on March 9 would end their tournament.

“In ODIs we have underperformed. In Tests we are on the up, we have

some fantastic young players coming through and have got to have some faith in them,” Colin Graves, the incoming chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, told the BBC. “We have to have a strategy and in one-day internationals we have to improve.

The main thing is, you look at the World Cup and it’s very aggressive early on, are our players as aggressive as the others? We need to talk about those things.”

England have performed poorly at World Cups since their run to the final in 1992 but have appeared especially stodgy and predictable at the current tournament.

Having set Sri Lanka

310 to win at Wellington Regional Stadium, their bowlers managed to take just a single wicket as their opponents reeled in the total with overs to spare.

Their pace attack, all right-arm seamers, have been treated with contempt by opposing batsmen while number three Gary Ballance has scored a total of 46 runs from his four matches in the tournament.

Despite that, selectors have stuck with the same misfiring lineup throughout and their under-fire captain Eoin Morgan dodged questions on whether changes would be made for the Bangladesh game on Monday.

Former players have called for a shake-up of

England’s attack and said the team is too hung up on statistics, citing the plodding middle overs of England’s batting innings against Sri Lanka and Morgan’s insistence their total was above par at the Wellington ground.

“From what I’ve heard over the last year or two, that culture has been driven by premeditated plans and statistics when it should be gut feeling and instinct,” former captain Nasser Hussain wrote in the Daily Mail.

Former England spinner Graeme Swann added: “It was a very self-congratulatory 310, everyone was saying ‘brilliant’. These days that’s about average and not a great score.”

Former ICC boss Dalmiya returns as BCCI chief (REUTERS) - Former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Jagmohan Dalmiya returned to head the world’s most powerful cricket board yesterday, following his unopposed election as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Dalmiya will succeed ICC chairman N. Srinivasan who was barred from contesting the election by the Supreme Court for possible conflict of interests.

Srinivasan’s India Cements company owns the Chennai franchise in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.

Dalmiya, who headed the ICC from 1997 to 2000 and was named BCCI president the following year, is widely credited for turning India into cricket’s financial powerhouse and the most influential member of the sport’s global governing body.

He was the consensus candidate between the two

Luis Figo

Luis Figo in favour of live FIFA presidency debate

LUIS FIGO says he would jump at the chance to take part in a live televised debate with Sepp Blatter and the other two candidates running for the FIFA presidency.

Sky and the BBC have written to the four hopefuls - current president Blatter, FIFA vice-president Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Dutch FA president Michael van Praag and former Portugal international Figo - inviting them to take part in the broadcast debate involving fans from around the world.

Figo - along with Prince Ali - had previously stated he would be willing to take part in such a debate and he reiterated his stance yesterday.

“Football is loved and cherished around the world and we owe it to the fans to have an open, honest discussion about the future of FIFA as the international

governing body,” the exReal Madrid and Barcelona winger said in a statement.

“I fully support the idea of a public debate between the candidates as proposed by the BBC and Sky. For this to work effectively, I believe all four candidates need to participate and I will be writing to the broadcasters to confirm that position.

“It is essential that we set FIFA on a new course and the football community, including the public and the fans, deserve to know what all four presidential candidates offer for the future.”

FA chairman Greg Dyke has welcomed the idea of a debate and is happy for it to take place at Wembley.

He said: “I would love to see a leaders’ debate. I would love to see the four candidates for this election get in a room together and be questioned. We would happily host it at Wembley.” (PA SPORT)

Irish back themselves to deal with de Villiers threat

Jagmohan Dalmiya rival groups headed by Srinivasan and former ICC chief Sharad Pawar, local media reported.

Anurag Thakur replaced Sanjay Patel as secretary of the BCCI, the ruling body said in a statement even as the board also elected a joint secretary, treasurer and five vice-presidents at its annual general meeting, in Chennai.

(REUTERS) - Ireland will not be altering the way they play to counter the batting threat of South Africa’s AB de Villiers in today’s Pool B clash in Canberra, skipper William Porterfield said yesterday. de Villiers confirmed his rich vein of form with a devastating 162 from 66 balls against West Indies last Friday, backing up his record 31-ball century against the same opponents in Johannesburg last month.

The South Africa captain might be imagined to be licking his lips at the prospect of facing Ireland’s less lively attack on a Manuka Oval track where Chris Gayle smashed 215 for West Indies last week.

“It’s no fluke what he’s done.

He’s done it a couple of times now over the last six to eight weeks,” Porterfield told a news conference in Canberra.

“(But) you don’t have to reinvent the wheel or change how you play against one player. He obviously has a special talent, but you’ve been doing something yourself.

“Each bowler has got their own skills. They’ve done it over a number of years. They’ve got to back themselves and back the field that’s been set and how well they want to get hit, and if he hits that over their heads or down their throats, then so be it.”

Ireland, who have started their campaign with wins over West Indies and United Arab Emirates, still boast the scorer of the fastest World Cup century in Kevin O’Brien, whose 50-ball ton against England in 2011 set up a famous upset.

“Look, if Kev can go out and repeat what he’s done in the past as well then we’ve got that bit of X-factor ourselves,” Porterfield added. “It’s obviously great to see

in the world game. That’s what people want to see.”

Porterfield has become something of spokesman for the campaign to prevent the World Cup field being cut from 14 to 10 teams in 2019, so depriving “associate member” nations of their chance to compete alongside the top tier cricketing countries.

The Irish skipper welcomed the support of the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni but said the best way for the so-called minnows to press their case was on the field of play.

“There have been a lot of influential people that have come out and spoken from the world of cricket. But we’ve got to go out there and plan the performances on the pitch and keep making statements out there, because ultimately that’s what it boils down to,” he said.

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ND&S Furniture Store outfits Cultural CC

Managing Director of ND&S Furniture Store, Sham Mahadeo (blue shirt), presents a jersey to CCC captain Randy Persaud and to the president Gobin Persaud. Other members of the team look on.

AS PART of a concerted effort to give back to the society in which it operates, ND&S Furniture Store, located on the West Coast Demerara, has sponsored full uniform kits for the Cultural Cricket Club (CCC).

During a simple ceremony on Sunday morning at the CCC ground at Canal Number

Two, West Bank Demerara, members of the team were presented with complete sets of branded burgundy and yellow outfits, along with blue caps.

The presentation was made by Managing Director of ND&S Furniture Store, Sham Mahadeo, to captain of the team Randy Per-

saud in the presence of other members prior to the clash with Guyana Media XI. Mahadeo said he was pleased to support the CCC, given the enormous amount of talent that exists within the club. He urged the players to care the outfits and wear them proudly.

Persaud, speaking on behalf of the players and in the presence of the club’s president, Gobin Persaud, expressed gratitude to Mahadeo for the kind gesture, noting that the players will endeavour to represent the company to the best of their abilities.

Sri Lanka’s Herath doubtful for Australia clash (REUTERS) - Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath is doubtful for next weekend’s World Cup Pool A clash against Australia af-

ter hurting his spinning hand while bowling against England at Wellington Regional Stadium last Sunday.

The left-arm spinner required four stitches on his left index finger after suffering the injury while attempting a difficult return catch

from hard-hitting batsman Jos Buttler in the penultimate over of England’s innings.

He left the field immediately with blood dripping

Mike Atherton laments England’s latest ‘damaging’ collapse (REUTERS) - England may have been utterly humiliated in their second World Cup pool match against co-hosts New Zealand but Sunday’s nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka was much more damaging, according to former England captain Mike Atherton.

Tim Southee claimed 7-33 and skipper Brendon McCullum blasted the fastest halfcentury in tournament history as the Kiwis shot out England for 123 and romped home in the 13th over in a ridiculously one-sided match in Wellington.

By comparison, Eoin Morgan and his team put up a better batting display against Sri Lanka, posting 309-6, even though it was not enough to avert a nine-wicket defeat.

“In some ways, this was a more damaging defeat than

the one against New Zealand,” Atherton wrote in the Times newspaper.

“It was possible to park that match out of the mind: an aberration, a one-off calamity, and against one of the most fancied and confident teams in the tournament,” the former opener said of the earlier defeat.

“This was worse. It lasted longer and therefore England’s defects were plain to see, and against a team who most would have said are slightly past their best and unfancied.”

England, who registered their only win in four outings against lowly Scotland, can still progress to the quarter-finals of a tournament they have never won but the weaknesses are too glaring for Atherton. “(Paceman) James Ander-

Mike Atherton son looks a shadow of his potent self, unable to swing the white Kookaburra as others have done. This looks, at the moment, like a one-day tournament too far for him,” he said.

“Not that Stuart Broad is any more incisive: between them in almost 60 overs they have taken just four wickets at 92 runs apiece. And this

was supposed to be England’s strong suit.”

Morgan and his team face Bangladesh in their next Pool A match on March 9 and Atherton, who played 115 Tests in the 1989-2001 period, advocated a top order re-jig.

“Alex Hales must be given a go at the top of the order alongside (Moeen) Ali, with Ian Bell moving to first drop,” he said, contrasting England’s match to the slugfest between New Zealand and Australia that took place in Auckland a day earlier.

“As England’s World Cup hopes hang by a thread, doing nothing is not an option. If Australia and New Zealand gave us a glimpse of the future this weekend, it is past failings that are staring England in the face again.”

from the wound.

“The doctor says he’s out for 8-10 days, but we’ll see how he heals up and then reassess,” Sri Lanka team manager Michael de Zoysa was quoted as saying in a

report on ESPN Cricinfo.

Sri Lanka beat England by nine wickets for their third victory in four matches and face co-hosts Australia in Sydney next Sunday.

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Ann’s Grove replace GDF in 25th K&S tournament ... Army cite CFU participation as priority

THE GUYANA Defence Force (GDF) yesterday stated that due to their participation in this year’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship, they will not feature in the March 20 – April 5 Kashif and Shanghai Knockout football tournament.

The tournament this year marks 25 years of existence and will see Ann’s Grove replace the GDF

who now focus their attention entirely on the CFU tournament that will also see Alpha United join them as Guyana’s representatives.

Fixtures for this year’s tournament were release last Saturday when the contesting teams met at the 704 Sports Bar with the organisers and it was noted that the Army, along with Linden’s Hi-Stars and Winners Connection

President of the Ann’s Grove Football Club, Major Raul Jerrick, collects the tournament’s rules and regulations handbook from organiser Kashif Mohammad of the K&S Organisation. were all a ‘no-show’ at the important event.

Ann’s Grove will now travel to Linden where

they will play Winners Connection on March 23 at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, the same

Bounty Farm Handicap Squash Tournament

Khalil retains Open title with a spectacular display

Nyron Joseph JASON RAY Khalil made a successful defence of his Bounty Farm Handicap open title when the curtain came down on the Guyana Squash Association’s (GSA)organised tournament at the Georgetown Club last Sunday.

Khalil with a handicap of -24 took more than one hour to get past Nyron Joseph (-16) by two games to one in the final of the open category, while in the category `A’ final Lucas Jonas -3 came up against his brother Ethan Jonas -1 and disposed of him 2-0.

According to reports on the Khalil versus Joseph match, because of the handicaps, the match started at -8 to zero and Khalil was quickly in his stride.

He easily overcame the

‘The Hammer ’ United play newcomers Agricola Red Triangle and ‘West Side’ champions Slingerz Football Club, who themselves are playing in their first Kashif and Shanghai tournament, feature against 2001 champions Victoria Kings at DCC. The DCC ground will also host the quarter-finals matches on March 27 and 28 while the recently built stadium at Leonora will be the battle ground for the tournament’s semi-finals on April 1 and the final will be played at the Guyana National Stadium on April 5.

Winners of this year’s tournament will walk away with $2M, second-placers $1M, while third- and fourth-placers pocket $500 000 and $250 000 respectively.

Pacesetters hold off Colts to capture National Club Championship and $400 000 ... Ravens thrash Raiders to finish third

… Jonas wins battle of siblings in Category A. handicap and evened the scores at five-all. The rallies were long and hard and Khalil seemed to relax because he had caught up with Joseph.

The game then became close as Khalil won a point then Joseph moved out to a 13-9 lead and seemed poised to win the first game, but this was not to be, as Khalil held his nerve and won the next six points to take the first game 15-13.

Winning the first game seemed to make Khalil complacent and he was never really into the second game at all, as Joseph reached to ten points before Khalil scored, with Joseph going on to easily win the second game 15-4.

The third game was brutal as both players were retrieving shots that seemed impossible for them to do and like in the first, Khalil was at zero with Joseph at five points and even though the latter won the next three points to go to eight, he seemed to be getting tired and started making errors.

Khalil realised this and kept up the pressure and won the next six points before Joseph went to nine and even though he (Joseph) won two other points, Khalil eventually won the game 15-11 and the match.

In the Category `A’ final between the Jonas siblings, in

day Western Tigers clash with Hi-Stars.

Georgetown Football Club (GFC) will clash with Den Amstel while Riddim Squad face-off against New Amsterdam United on the tournament’s opening day at the Queenstown-based Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

When the competition c o n t i n u e s o n S a t u r d a y, March 21 at the Victoria Community Centre ground, two-time champions Fruta Conquerors (2002 & 2004) will play Mahaica Determinators and 2008 winners Pele come up against Grove Hi-Tech.

Final first-round matches in the ‘win or go home’ formatted tournament will see Guyana’s number one club Alpha

JASON RAY Khalil the first game Lucas won the first eight points before his brother secured his first point and Ethan could get no further than seven as Lucas won the first game 15-7.

The second game was no different from the first as again Lucas won the first eight points before Ethan secured his first point and even though Ethan got closer in this game he lost it 15-9.

There was no playoff for third place in the Open category as Raphael De Groot unfortunately had to leave town so he defaulted both his semifinals match against Joseph the previous evening and the third-place match against Nicholas Narain earlier on Sunday.

In the Category `A’ third place playoff Michael Alphonso -1 played Demetrius DeAbreu -1.

Demetrius won a close first game 15-13 but Michael bounced back to take the second game 15-10 and then comfortably won the third game 15-6.

Alexander Cheeks +7 crowned off a good week of squash for him when he defeated Joe Mekdeci 0 15-11, 15-12 to win the Open category plate and Jason Gomes +4 beat Kamir Khan +7 15-11, 15-13 to win the Category `A’ equivalent.

IT WAS A fitting climax to the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) National Club Championship, as Pacesetters produced a stunning display of basketball to hold off Colts 85-76 to capture the title at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall last Sunday night.

A vociferous crowd at the country’s premier indoor facility witnessed the grand finale between the two teams, prior to which they saw last year’s winners Dyna’s Ravens defeat Linden’s Retrieve Raiders 72-51 to book the third place spot.

Ironically, it was Raiders whom Ravens had defeated to win the tournament last year.

Meanwhile, leading up to the final, it was expected that the tournament’s last game would have been one to remember, based on how the semi-finals played out, with Pacesetters overcoming long-time nemesis Ravens 69-65 while Colts defeated Retrieve Raiders 79-70, both games going down to the wire.

In the final, the teams showed no signs of tiredness or fatigue from the previous night’s duel and certainly put on a show that was worth every dollar spent to access the venue. They went hard at each other from the opening minutes of the game and maintained the momentum throughout the contest.

Colts had a four-point cushion at the end of the first period (19-15) but Pacesetters outscored them 21 to 15 in the second period to close the half with a two-point advantage, as the scoreboard read 36-34 in favour of Colts.

Led by Travis Burnett who finished with a game-high 28 points and nine assists, along with marksman Stephan Gillis (19 points), Pacesetters came out in the

penultimate stanza of the game looking hungry; scoring the first six points of the quarter.

But Colts with their ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ attitude that was exhibited throughout the tournament, applied a full court pressure on the Pacesetters which paid off and saw their back court duo of Shelroy Thomas and Dave Causeway do most the damage to hold on to a 56-54 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Thomas (19 points) and Causeway (17 points) did the bulk of the scoring while Nikko Fraser hit back-to-back baskets to spark a 8-0 run for the Colts, but, Pacesetters showed why they are considered one of the most feared teams in the sport here in Guyana.

Gillis, Burnett and Royston Siland - before he was fouled out of the game midway in the fourth period - put Pacesetters in control after Colts got too caught up in questioning the referee’s every call.

The distraction, coupled with good all-round play by Pacesetters, enabled the club to pick up the title and the $400 000 first-place prize, leaving Colts to settle for the $200 000 second-place prize.

Meanwhile, despite an impressive all-round performance from Retrieve Raiders’ Stephan Tappin (12 points, 8 blocks 9 rebounds), the Linden side were not strong enough to compete with the former champions, and conceded defeat.

Jermaine Slater led the winners with ‘double-double’ (18 points 10 rebounds) and Marlon Rodrigues had 10 points, even as Keon Cameron finished his night with 19 points for the Raiders who went back to Linden with $75 000 while Ravens pocketed $150 000.

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Griffith reminds bowlers to exercise patience against opposition lower order … Jaguars commence training today for J’ca clash

By Calvin Roberts EVEN though they lead the points standing with 107 points after recording six wins from their seven matches competed in the West Indies Cricket Board/Professional Cricket League Regional fourday tournament so far, the Guyana Jaguars bowlers have struggled to dismiss the opposition lower order.

This has resulted in the batsmen posting record-breaking totals as in the case of the Leeward Islands Hurricanes when Gavin Tonge and Jeremiah Louis added 65 for the final wicket, thus delaying the Jaguars’ march to victory.

It was also evident in their fifth round encounter against Jamaica Franchise, their opponents for this Friday’s eight round clash at the

Head coach Esaun Crandon (right) and his assistant Rayon Griffith who also doubles as manager of the team, discuss strategies before the start of play on the final day against the Jamaica Franchise at Sabina Park, Jamaica, in the fifth round. (Photo courtesy flickr.com/WICB Media)

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Guyana National Stadium, Providence, where the last-wicket pair added a record 88 to stall another victory march for the Jaguars.

However, assistant coach and manager of the Jaguars, Rayon Griffith, in an invited comment with Chronicle Sport yesterday, is reminding his bowlers who have struggled in recent times against lower order batsmen, to continue to exercise patience.

“We are working on dispatching the tail of our opponents as quickly as possible, something our bowlers have

struggled with throughout this competition. However, that aside, our bowlers are doing a tremendous job for us and I just wish to congratulate and at the same time encourage them on a job well done so far.

Having said that, I also wish to remind them that patience is virtue and it reaps success also, so while they have struggled to dispatch the opposition lower order quickly, I wish to take this time to remind them to be patient,” said Griffith.

He said the Jaguars along with the players who were contracted to train in the Cricket Guyana Inc. Academy earlier

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this year, will be at the Guyana National Stadium from 13:00hrs today, where they will commence preparations for this weekend’s clash.

Quizzed on whether there are any injuries in the team right now, Griffith without hesitation replied in the negative, but said, “I know of no injuries being reported to me even as we speak now, but when the guys gather at the stadium tomorrow (today), then we will know if any of them has any injuries or niggles.”

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