Guyana chronicle e paper 07 10 2017

Warder killed

Dead: Odinga Wickham

Prisoners run riot MONDAY , JULY 10, 2017

No. 104969

at Camp St

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President assures safety of citizens

–hundreds moved to Lusignan

Mass killer plotted unrest

Wanted: Mark Royden Williams

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Monday July 10, 2017

Recent timeline: Camp Street Prison

ABOUT 14 months after chaos erupted at the Camp Street Prison when prisoners set mattresses on fire, claiming the lives of 17 of their colleagues, the notorious prison which occupies an entire City block is at the centre of attention again.

On Sunday, members of the Guyana Fire Service rushed to battle a large conflagration at the prison, which many have been calling to be relocated from the

City.

The fire started in the Capital Offences wing of the prison along Durban Street and reports indicate that the prison’s arms store was affected by the blaze, which spread to sections of the prison along Camp and Bent Streets.

While it is unclear what triggered the unrest, reports are that gunshots were heard inside the prison following which smoke was spotted emanating from the roof of

Top cop on leave

POLICE Commissioner Seelall Persaud will today officially be on leave until November and will head into pre pre-retirement leave next year.

The country’s 31st com-

Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud

missioner of police is officially set to retire in April 2018.

Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine will be acting as top cop in Seelall’s absence.

Commissioner Persaud, who hails from the Essequibo Coast, will complete 33 years as a member of the Guyana Police Force upon retirement.

He served most of the time in the Criminal Investigations Department.

He headed the Police Anti-Narcotics Unit (Drug Squad) for 10 years and served as the country’s lead detective (Crime Chief) for another seven years. During his career, he worked on the coastland as well as in the interior.

Meanwhile, Berbice Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner Ian Amsterdam, will head into retirement in September.

the prison at around 17:00 hrs.

Prior to the destructive fire on Sunday and the one in March of 2016, the 133-yearold prison, has experienced several occasions of unrest in recent years.

These were caused by a number of factors, including poor conditions of the prison and lengthy periods of incarceration without trial for prisoners on remand.

The prison was built to house about 600 inmates, but for years, it has been dogged by overcrowding. Sunday’s fire was the fifth reported in the past six years, but aside from these, there were several incidents at the prison that made the headlines. * In July 2010, inmates set alight a mattress in the Brick Cell block at the facility. Thick smoke emanated from the southern end of the prisoner’s block soon after and an alarm was raised. Luckily, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) arrived promptly and doused the flames. No major injury was reported. * In December 2010, the police and army swooped down on the Georgetown Prisons following reports of a break-out by inmates.

Reports indicated that there was an attempted breakout by prisoners in solitary confinement. Armed police and army men were forced to barricade the immediate vicinity of the prisons, while residents were told that a Joint Services operation was underway. * In April, 2013, officials at the Georgetown Prison had to take swift action after remanded prisoner, Colin

Firefighters battling the blaze at Camp Street Prison on Sunday Jones, had set his mattress on fire. He was in solitary confinement. The convict was facing a number of charges ranging from murder to arson to possession of guns and ammunition to escaping from lawful custody and cultivating cannabis. * In March 2015, inmates started a fire in a cell on the new capital wing, but the Guyana Fire Service responded quickly and was able to prevent it from spreading to other sections of the prison. * In September 2015, pandemonium broke out at the Camp Street Prison after a fight between cellmates ended with one prisoner chopped several times about his body. During the commotion, a mattress was set on fire, and again the Guyana Fire Service responded promptly and was able to put out the blaze.

Like before, questions were raised as to how inmates get hold of flammable materials. * On February 23, 2002, five dangerous men: Dale Moore, Troy Dick, Shawn Brown, Andrew Douglas and Mark Fraser, escaped from the prison, killing a prison officer and seriously wounding another in the process.

The escapees then unleashed a reign of terror in Guyana.

Following the deadly fire in 2016, a Commission of Inquiry was launched and the findings were made public.

The inquiry found that as at February 29, 2016, the Georgetown Prison housed 979 inmates, some 448 or 84 per cent over the maximum accommodation capacity.

It also pointed out that food quality deteriorated as the prison budget stretched to cover more meals than

originally calculated. The personal hygiene of prisoners was also affected.

The Commissioners were of the view that the combination of overcrowded, uncomfortable and unhygienic confinement is ideal conditions for epidemics, for gangs to prosper and to propagate discontent.

The commission also found that reducing numbers in prison to manageable levels is the single most important priority for establishing safe, humane and purposeful prisons.

It further noted that repeat offenders have increased by over 100 per cent, “indicating not only a waste of taxpayer dollars but also the need for a more comprehensive and structured partnership within the wider justice system.”

Bandits rob West Bank businessman of gun, cash FOUR masked, armed bandits on Sunday robbed a Bagotville, West Bank Demerara (WBD) businessman of his firearm, cash and cell phone.

According to reports, the

businessman was relieved of a 9mm pistol, $150,000 in cash and an LG cell phone.

The businessman, who, with his wife, operates a liquor bar at La Grange, WBD, reportedly closed his

business around 02:00hrs on Sunday morning.

They left together in their car and headed home, but while exiting the vehicle, firearm in hand, when they got there, the business-

man was confronted by the bandits who wore toques over their heads.

One held him at gunpoint and relieved him of whatever valuables he had on him at the time before

they both made their escape on foot, without firing a shot.

After the ordeal, the businessman made a report to the La Grange Police Station.

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–– as significant portion of Camp Street Prison goes up in flames

By Rabindra Rooplall FIRES lit by prisoners consumed the Camp Street Prison after inmates ambushed wardens, seized their weapons, and shot several guards in the process.

Prison Officer Odinga Wickham, who was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital with gunshot injuries, has died. He was one of several prison officers hospitalised from the fires and shots from the marauding inmates.

Police have confirmed that among the escapees

are Bartica Massacre felon Mark R o y d e n Wi l l i a m s , called “Smallie”, murder accused Euree Varswyck, and two others who hijacked a vehicle and made good their escape.

Inmates were removed from the prison and during transferal to the Prison Officer Club they also set alight the building.

In addition, during the transfer, one inmate who tried to escape was shot and later taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, along with several other inmates.

Scores of inmates were also shuttled away in open back trucks and enclosed vehicles to other prisons and police lockups.

Some of the inmates were seen smashing against the fence within the compound as the sounds of gas cylinders explode.

As this was happening, Join Services cordoned off the outskirts of the prison as fire tenders tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the blaze that razed the wooden and concrete buildings.

Many of prisoners attempted to escape in peoples’ yards on Bent Street,

Georgetown, but they were caught and taken into custody.

Amid the commotion, screams from mothers and tears of the aggrieved filled the air as the raging fires eat away at the 133-yearold prison.

One eyewitness said he saw a burgundy 212 Toyota car collected some of the prisoners and fled the scene, heading in the direction of Cemetery Road.

Meanwhile, Prison Chief Gladwin Samuels and firefighters were unable to enter the prison compound since the pris-

oners were armed with weapons.

Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, in a televised interview said the Joint Services have moved the prisoners from Camp Street to the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara.

“The prisoners’ removal is paramount for us, only last year we had a very bad incident there and their safety and security is of utmost importance,” the minister said.

Yesterday, a number of fire tenders were seen battling the blaze and

Dead: Odinga Wickham floodlights were erected to aid the Joint Services in the work.

Mass killer plotted Camp St unrest … escapes with other murder, robbery accused … cops issue wanted bulletin

POLICE have issued a wanted bulletin for notorious killer Mark Royden Durant aka Royden Williams C/D “Smallie” and another man who are said to have masterminded Sunday’s unrest at the Camp Street Prison, resulting in the shooting to death of a prison warden and the flattening of the entire penitentiary.

Williams, a resident of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, was charged along with several others for the February 2008 mass killing at Bartica.

Also wanted is Uree Varswyke, called Malcolm Gordon. Varswyke was in jail for the murder of Edward B.Beharry’s security guard, Wilbert Stewart, at Sterling Products Limited Providence location, back in December 2014. Police in a wanted bulletin said anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Uree Varswyke aka Malcolm Gordon and Mark Royden Durant aka Royden Williams C/D “Smallie,” are asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 2256411, 226-1389, 227-2128, 226-7065, 225-2227, 2250575, 911 or the nearest police station.

Sunday’s escape by Williams was his second bid

to flee. Back in December 2008 he and five others had attempted to escape from the Georgetown Prison, but only one managed to scale the fence and was later recaptured in Rasville, Georgetown by members of the Joint Services. Police had said then that the incident occurred at 03.45 am December 28, 2008 when the six – comprising murder and narcotics accused – managed to cut through a metal grill in the supposedly secure capital section and got into the compound.

Police had identified the six as: Paul Bagot, Dennis Williams called `Anaconda’, Royden Williams known as Royden Durant, Jermaine Savory, Wayne Archibald and Sherwin Moses also known as Sherwin Nero.

The police said that an alert prison officer observed them making efforts to scale the outer wall of the prison and sounded an alarm. Five of the escapees were recaptured in the compound, while Moses successfully got over the wall and was recaptured in Rasville about two hours later.

Williams, a convicted Bartica Massacre felon was earlier this year given an additional death penalty on a murder charge,and life imprisonment on four counts of manslaughter when the

Bartica Massacre trial concluded. The sentence was handed down to him by Justice Roxane George SC, at the High Court and comes after a 12-member jury found him guilty of the offences.

After that verdict, Justice George had imposed the death penalty on Williams called ‘Durant’ and ‘Smallie’ for eight counts of murder.

As it relates to the guilty verdicts for manslaughter, the judge explained that it was determined by the jury that Williams did not intend to kill or cause the four persons actual bodily harm. On February 17, 2008, at Bartica, he killed Lance Corporal Zaheer Zakir and Constables Shane Fredericks and Ron Osborne. Edwin Gilkes, Dexter Adrian, Irving Ferreira, Deonarine Singh, Ronald

Gomes, Ashraf Khan, Abdool Yasseen, Errol Thomas, and Baldeo Singh were also killed in the massacre.

Meanwhile, in a facebook post, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said for a second time in just over a year, prisoners staged unrest at the Georgetown prison, resulting in the death of a warden and the destruction of the wooden buildings. The PM said five convicts out of the 1,118 prisoners have escaped, among them Williams who is on death row for the Bartica massacre. A security dragnet is deployed to capture the escapees. The PM said the fire started at 16:45hrs which police said was a diversion for the prison break. Last March, a prison riot resulted in 17 deaths at the overcrowded facility. The new government

Wanted: Murder accused, Euree Varswyck

had initiated steps to ease the remand population and to build new prison facilities at Mazaruni. President Granger today summoned an emergency session of the National Security Committee, after which he addressed the nation.

This was followed by a news conference by the

Wanted: Mark Royden Williams Director of Prisons, the Commissioner of Police, acting army Chief of Staff and the Fire Chief. Up to press time efforts were underway to relocate the prison population, even as citizens are being advised to stay calm as efforts continue to contain this situation.

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Monday July 10, 2017

Staffers, onlookers faint and cry –– as injured Camp Street victims taken to GPHC

Story and photo

by Navendra Seoraj A QUIET Sunday afternoon was quickly transformed into chaos and confusion after a riot and fire broke out at the Camp Street prison, leaving one dead and several injured.

Staffers of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) were in full gear battling to save lives, while at the same time containing and consoling family members and spectators.

Immediate action was taken by the Public Health Ministry and officials of the hospital set up an emergen-

Staff of the GPHC clearing the way to get one of the injured inmates into the A&E Department Sunday evening cy treatment centre in the hospital’s parking lot to deal the situation.

Although measures were put in place, spectators and family members of those injured gathered at the hospital, but some of them were barred from entering the compound.

“Let we in, we want see we family who get shoot!” shouted some of the persons who were watching on as the ambulance brought in the injured persons.

Amid the screams and tears, Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence confirmed that seven prison officers and four inmates were hospitalised.

Prison wardens Wayne Wickham who was among them died while receiving treatment.

Prison Officer Hubbert Trim, another officer hospitalised who was identified, was rushed into the operating theatre.

The horrible state of the

injured made some staffers of the hospital and onlookers faint, vomit and even cry.

At one point, a van filled with prison officers arrived at the hospital. Some of them fell to the ground in tears and pain after exiting the vehicle.

“It was a terror in there, I had to jump the fence to get out or I would have died … I don’t know who else got out, but it de scary,” said a tearful prison officer who feared the worst for some of his colleagues who were still in the burning building.

The GPHC is working to ensure all measures are in place to provide care to those affected by the riot,” Minister Lawrence said.

“Drug and so are in place in the emergency room… we have also implored the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to procure emergency drugs as part of a contingency plan,” the minister said.

ADDITIONAL STAFF GPHC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) George Lewis said additional staff have been called out to help the situation.

The Accidents and Emergency (A&E) unit was not overwhelmed, he said, adding that the Emergency Treatment Centre will be utilised if necessary.

Reporters were told that the hospital has a full complement of staff and a contingency plan for the next 48 hours to handle the Camp Street debacle and other cases.

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Camp St. Prison gutted GUYANA CHRONICLE Monday July 10, 2017

… officer held hostage, coordinated fires set to buildings

By Alva Solomon

SUNDAY’S prison riot started when inmates lit simultaneous fires in the buildings and one officer was held hostage reportedly by mass killer, Royden Williams, Director of Prisons Gladwyn Samuels told the media late Sunday night.

Samuels was at the time responding to questions posed during a news conference at the studios of the National Communication Network (NCN) Homestretch Avenue.

He said that the incident commenced with simultaneous fires which were lit by the prisoners. Flanked

by Deputy Chief of Staff of the GDF, Nazrul Hussain, Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud and fire Chief, Marlon Gentle, the prison director noted that around 16:45 on Sunday he received two phone calls, one from the prison and one a civilian informing him of the situation at Camp Street.

He said that he was told that an officer was held hostage and following an

exchange of gunshots the prison’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) were activated. Samuels said the wooden sections of the prison at the corner of Durban and

the prisoners commenced.

He said that from his observation, all the wooden buildings at Camp Street were damaged or completely gutted and the Prison Sports

which resulted in the break for freedom by the escapees.

He said the duty officer, who could have been able to provide an account of what transpired, is among other prison officers who are hos-

been confirmed. Persaud said his Suriname counterparts have been informed of the situation, noting that previously Varswayke who was before the court for the murder of a security guard

From right , Chief Fire Officer , Marlon Gentle , Director of Prisons , Galdwin Samuels , GDF Deputy Chief of Staff, Colonel Nazrul Hussain and Director of Public Information during Sunday night’s press conference.

John Street as well as another wooden area close to the corner of John and Bent Streets were set ablaze. Those areas, known as the strong cell division and the condemned division were immediately attended to as evacuation of

Club, which was used as holding area, was subsequently set on fire and destroyed. Samuels said that there were no signs of unrest prior to Sunday and according to him, based on reports, the fires served as distraction

pitalized.

The Police Commissioner told the media that the identity of two prisoners, Williams and Uree Varswayke aka “Malcom Gordon,” has been confirmed while the identifies of three others have not

at Sterling Products Limited was caught by the police there and handed over to the Guyana Police Force for the offences of armed robbery and murder.

ROAD BLOCKS Persaud said that as

per procedure, roadblocks were established across the police divisions on the East Coast Demerara. He said there were reports of an incident in which an unlicensed driver attempted to escape a police roadblock at Buxton. He said that incident was unrelated to the prison unrest.

As regards security at the Lusignan Prisons where the prisoners were relocated on Sunday night, Samuels said that security is being provided by the joint services. He said that there are rogue elements among the prisoners and efforts are being made to ensure they are isolated. Colonel Hussain told the media that the army activated its security protocols in light of the incident and according to him; the military has placed its resources for availability including air assets.

Fire Chief Marlon Gentle noted at the briefing that the fire services’ immediate priority was to evacuate the prison and contain the blaze adding that the conflagration was “high intensive”.

Security beefed Non-violent prisoners could up in Berbice get reduced sentences

‘B’ DIVISION Commander, Ian Amsterdam, said security has been beefed up at all police stations as well as the New Amsterdam Prison in light of the raging fire that consumed the Camp Street Prison on Sunday.

Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle late yesterday, Amsterdam said road blocks were set up at strategic locations across the region and citizens were urged to report anyone or anything that appears suspicious.

Amsterdam’s comments come as rumours began circulating that there was unrest at the New Amsterdam Prison. The misinformation sent the business community, especially in Rose Hall Town and New Amsterdam in a state of anxiety.

Many business owners and residents were seen glued to their television sets and mobile devices following the events as they unfolded.

Speaking with this publication, one businessman who declined to be identified, said he hopes the police act swiftly and re-capture all the escapees from the Camp Street Prison.

“I am only praying to God that the police captures all them escapee, cause in most cases they always head to Berbice and terrorise Berbicians,” he said.

Many were unsure how things would be today and some even contemplated keeping their businesses closed, but generally, they found reassurance in the work of Commander Amsterdam.

As news spread of prison escapees, Berbicians became tense and worried since unconfirmed reports say they were heading East.

Commander Amsterdam said a plan is in place to ensure the safety and security of people in the region.

–– Ramjattan mulls measures to reduce Camp Street Prison population

By Stephan Sookram PUBLIC Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan is mulling several extraordinary measures to reduce the Camp Street Prison population, one of which is an early release of non-violent, well-behaved prisoners.

Ramjattan was at the time responding to questions about the occupancy level of the Camp Street Prison in the light of Sunday’s fire which left hundreds of prisoners displaced.

“It has to do with a lot of prisoners who are serving time, three years for possession. I have the statistics and a lot of them are there for possession of narcotics and trafficking of narcotics and all of that and they have served some time and they are of good behaviour,” he told reporters.

The minister added: “There is what is called a good behaviour, an early release date and a late release date, when you are going to serve [per se] a five-year term…

If you are of good behaviour, you can get some remissions from me. I can give you as minister and the authority.”

This move, he said, stemmed from the recently held Commission of Inquiry into the prisons which recommended that the

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan briefing reporters on Sunday number of persons within the system on remand be reduced drastically, something that they have been trying to do.

“We spent approximately $60M, had a night court shift for some time period after speaking to both Mr. Carl Singh, then chancellor and the top echelons of the Judicial Service Commission and that was done.”

He noted that this, coupled with earlier

trial dates for non-violent offences, has not reduced the remand limit of the Georgetown community, noting that close to 600 of the nearly 1200 fall within this bracket.

“We’ve had some of them who couldn’t pay their bail and who when the bail was granted, they didn’t have cash, so that also accumulated that high amount of persons there, in a prison that was not made for 11000 persons.”

Additionally, there is a possibility that as early as today, the minister will sit down with the Chancellor of the Judiciary to review some of the remand cases for lesser fines to be imposed.

He was also quizzed about the capital expenditure at the Georgetown correctional facility being adequate.

“It is also because there is a lack of money for these investments. We have to bail out sugar and we have to do so many other things and that is what is cramping our style in what we have to do for other sectors.”

He noted that many of the other recommendations of the prison inquiry that could be afforded were implemented and in the coming budget, more provisions will be made for which could not have been afforded last year.

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Editorial

GUYANA CHRONICLE Monday, July 10, 2017

Prison Unrest ON Sunday afternoon, Guyanese were alerted that the Georgetown Prison, Camp Street, was on fire. At the time of writing this editorial information has been pouring in and a final determination of what could have led to the incident could not be made known. Getting to the bottom of what caused the incident requires time and a thorough investigation, but in the meantime, Guyanese are urged to remain calm and cooperate with law enforcement.

This incident saw several prison officers being shot, one of whom succumbed to his injuries. The Guyana Chronicle extends deepest condolences to his family and relatives. In addition, some inmates were also injured, all of whom were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Reportedly, some of the inmates have escaped and there were skirmishes at Buxton, East Coast Demerara. Such a report is bound to remind society of the February 2002 jailbreak, even though the responses to what happened yesterday thus far show that the Joint Services have learnt from the 2002 experience.

This is a very serious issue that has local and international implications. Tempting though it may be to seek political mileage or finger-point, now is not the time for this. What Guyanese must present is a unified front in the face of this adversity, so that those who were involved in this incident are made aware that justice must and shall prevail.

To the other officers whose lives were threatened, be it by injuries or otherwise, they need the nation’s support, because the incident could not have been a pleasant nor deserving experience. Those in the vicinity of the prison who are being affected, it requires grit to be calm in the midst of chaos and

uncertainty. All Guyanese, irrespective of where we reside, it requires due diligence in our neighbourhood, paying attention to public announcements from the State, including the prison and police administrations, and complying with their advice and request.

Last year March, Camp Street saw a similarly riotous incident, where 17 prisoners died and a prison officer injured.

This led to a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that produced recommendations. Arising from its report, Government has taken action to realise the refurbishing and extension of the Mazaruni Prison, with the aim of housing high-security prisoners and easing the overcrowding.

Today, the Legal Affairs Ministry will launch a US$8 million project funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to tackle overcrowding at local prison facilities.

The programme will provide support for the criminal justice system as it moves ahead to reduce the number of pre-trial detentions of prisoners, while increasing use of alternative sentencing, (outside of jail time).

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, has advised that the outbreak was committed by remand prisoners.

This community was given special consideration by the CoI ,which urged that the justice system be reformed with a view to having trials expedited to minimise the time persons are kept on remand. The fire has ravaged the complex which is likely to make it uninhabitable to provide accommodation of the required security level for inmates. The collaboration of the Joint Services in working towards moving the prisoners away from the scene in the shortest possible time, taking into consideration their health and safety, is noted. This peo-

ple-centred approach, while commendable, reconstruction should factor in the environment within which Lot 12 Camp Street was constructed and the population it intended to serve comparatively to the environment and needs of today.

When the Camp Street prison was constructed, it was at the periphery of Georgetown. Today it is smack in its centre, which makes it a logistical and security concern. This scary experience, where two have occurred in less than two years, may necessitate serious attention being paid to relocating. It is understood that funding is not readily available for what would likely be a very costly undertaking.

This year’s National Budget set aside $350 million for a Mazaruni Prison expansion and it is safe to assume that building a new prison could cost billions. But there will come a time when it has to be decided whether the society, for the safety and security of all, can ill afford not engaging in such relocation. In the light of Government putting in place a reformation programme, such will also require conditions consistent with a 21st century prison system, including how inmates are housed and treated, and the conditions under which prison officers work.

Nandlall’s misidentification Dear Editor,

MOHABIR A. Nandlall must be the only (former) Attorney General in any Common Law (English speaking) jurisdiction who would misidentify and consider, “Commonwealth Law Reports” (abbreviated citation – CLR) and “Law Reports of the Commonwealth” (abbreviated citation – LRC (const) or LRC (Crim) etc) as “one and the same.” I refer to his letter in KN, Wednesday June 5, 2017, under caption: “As a Parliamentarian, I condemn the police’s wastage of money.” I worked at the Attorney General’s chambers. Dr. Mohammed Shahabbuddeen, SC, was then Attorney General. As a State Counsel (1984 – 85, 87) he would have been disgusted (to put it mildly, and certainly not amused) if one of us State Counsel/Parliamentary Counsel were to say

that Commonwealth Law Reports, and, Law Reports of the Commonwealth, are differences in “semantics,” and that they are “one and the same.”

Editor, the brutal, stark reality is that those two set of law reports are NOT one and the same, they have nothing in common, and are so different in their respective contents, identities and publication as the Country of the United Kingdom is, from the Country of Australia. But like Rip-Van-winkle, it now appears that Mr. Nandlall has awakened and realises (perhaps it is more a case of having been edified) that the LRC and CLR are not “one and the same.” Yet, with an accustomed degree of pedantry, he accuses his educator of having “joined the masquerade.” He argues that his misrepresentation of LRC as CLR is but some “minor and clerical misdescription” (SN Friday July 7, 2017, under

caption “A minor clerical misdescription appears in the Court Order”). Well, misrepresenting/misdescribing LRC as CLR is not minor; it is not some clerical error; and this “masquerade” band has only one person: Mohabir Anil Nandlall; and his bad-cow with which he dances, is his bad conservatory order (CO).

If asking for a conservatory order in respect of “Commonwealth Law Reports” and obtaining such an order is in the circumstances of this matter a minor clerical misdescription, then I dare him to approach the judge to have her Order varied or amended to read “Law Reports of the Commonwealth,” applying the rule or principle of judicial recall of orders. Wesley Kirton may have been right (“He needs a subscription to dictionaries not law books,” KN, Wednesday June 14, 2017). His protestations in the press are of no avail; they do not amount to or constitute

amendments or variations; or clarifications of the CO. the judge in this matter made no “slip,” she granted what was prayed for.

So, this brings me to Mr. Nandlall’s threats or warning against SOCU of “contempt of court proceedings, constitutional actions and appropriate private criminal charges…” were it to execute that infamously forewarned Search Warrant which speaks to, and authorises the seizure of (quoting him) “14 Law reports of the Commonwealth.” His warning is hollow, meaningless and misconceived, and are like Shakespear’s “tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Nandlall (and I daresay the Honourable Judge) cannot expect SOCU’s officers in their investigatory role, and who has NEVER SEEN the 14 LRCs, to know with certainty and specificity, what on the face of this CO (bald and barren and plainly

bad for uncertainty and want of particularity) they are THEREBY prohibited from seizing from Nandlall. The laws of contempt of court require that any potential contemnor (with peril of imprisonment for disobedience - contempt of court) be told and notified with sufficient particularity and certainty what acts he/she is prohibited from doing and in this matter, the description of the property protected by the CO from seizure. Does Nandlall’s CO pass this test ? NO. I end with this: by his sleight of pen, he cannot convert the speaking words of the CO Viz; “Commonwealth Law Reports” into “Law Reports of the Commonwealth.” The mischief of his bad CO cannot be cured by his rantings in the press.

So, if the Search Warrant granted to SOCU speaks with sufficient particularity to those 14Law Reports of the Commonwealth, they

being the goods of which Mr. Nandlall is suspected, and accused of having stolen as a bailee by licence, and so, appropriately to be tendered as exhibits in proof of the Government’s case, I submit unreservedly, that the law is 100% in SOCU’s favour if, it is intending to execute that Search Warrant. Evidence of having found the 14 LRCs at the defendant Nandlall premises is, and would be strong evidence in proof of the prosecution’s case, of that element of the offence (of Larceny by bailee what lawyers know as the actus reus ie the physical act) which in this case was the removal of the said 14 LRCs from his employer’s premises (i.e. the Ministry of Legal Affairs/ AGs Chambers) and a refusal to have returned them upon request.

Yours truly, Maxwell E. Edwards (Attorney – at – Law)

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GUYANA CHRONICLE Monday, July 10 2017

Gov’t urged to provide start-up funds

--for aspiring entrepreneurs who are differently-abled A CALL is out for the government to provide startup funds for graduates of the Vocational Training Centre (VTC) who want to go into business.

The call came Friday from Chairman of the Centre’s Management Board, Colonel (ret’d) Randy Storm, during the institution’s graduation exercise for 12 differently-abled students who have successfully completed the cosmetology and catering programmes.

“Some system for the provision of start-up funds should be provided for graduates who want to get involved in their own little business,” Storm said.

Storm went on to say that although the graduates may have disabilities, they are perfectly capable of working and earning as any “able-bodied” person ; therefore, they need the support from stakeholders so that they can set the example for others who might have a similar interest.

much, as they’ve worked hard to complete the four months of training to which they were subjected .

The audience was enthralled by an exciting dance performance by the graduates of the VCT programme (Photo by Delano Williams)

But for them to do that successfully, Storm said, it would be necessary for the government to provide the requisite enabling environment.

As he cautioned the Class of 2017, “Remember, no matter what is provided to you, there will always

be people who will say you cannot do this or you cannot do that. But, show them they are wrong; show them you can do it.”

Head of the VTC, Rajdaie Alli, while in full support of what Storm said, cautioned that there might very well be some parents

who are not willing to let their children work as per normal.

“Parents ought to give their children support and allow them to go out and go into the world of work,” she said.

She feels that the students are deserving of that

INFLEXIBLE TEACHERS She reasoned that it is evident that differently-abled students are faced with a number of disadvantages, one being the inability to be the best academic achievers.

If they fail to even achieve, on the other hand, they are not to be blamed; instead, the “inflexible teachers” are the ones who should be held culpable, said Alli.

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has been one of the institutions that ensure that the children are successful by providing teachers and funding.

Their assistance has contributed to the graduation of the second batch of students from this programme.

BIT Chief Executive Officer, Maria Khelawan, reassured the school, and

by extension the staff of the Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre, under whose purview the VCT falls, that the Ministry of Social Protection is committed to the provision of services and vocational training.

The services of the centre currently include providing dormitory, day-care, audiology, special education, vocational training, occupational speech, and physiotherapy, besides orthotic and prosthetic appliances.

The Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre was originally established by the Ministry of Health in January 1967 as the Polio Centre.

It provided rehabilitative services for those children who had suffered residual paralysis following the 1960 and 1964 polio epidemics.

With the advent of a successful vaccination programme, the incidence of polio declined drastically, and the centre has since opened its doors to persons with other forms of disability.

Judiciary,media,police meet

--to agree ways of bridging communication gap MEMBERS of the judiciary, police force and the media on Saturday explored effective ways of reporting for the public good by attempting to build communication bridges between the media and the justice system.

The two-day workshop, which concluded on Sunday at the Guyana Police Force Officers’ Training Centre, was hosted by the Justice Education Society in collaboration with the Guyana Press Association.

The media seminar for journalists reporting on Criminal Investigations and Court Cases also saw in attendance Chief Justice Roxanne George and Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Journalists also benefited from expert presentations

by Canadian journalist, Kim Bolan, and veteran local journalist Bert Wilkinson.

Bolan, who has over three decades of experience under her belt, said it is imperative that young journalists learn how to cover crime and the courts in accordance

with journalistic ethics and principles.

“We are trying to advance the knowledge, particularly for the entry-level journalists who haven’t any

training before, and we are also trying to show them how to do investigative journalism so they maybe can work on bigger projects that will have an impact on their

community,” Bolan said.

She explained that the meeting with members of the judiciary, police and the media and international facilitators is really unprece-

dented, since they are sitting at tables with each other to express various issues that bother them in executing their respective duties.

“Hopefully, we are building some bridges, and there can be some ongoing communication, and things

can be resolved more easily and everyone can do their job more effectively,” she said.

The event was held under the theme, “Media and the Criminal Justice System: Effective Reporting for the public good.”

At the conclusion of the seminar yesterday. Seated fourth and fifth right are Chief Justice Roxanne George and Chief Magistrate Ann Mclennan, flanked by other magistrates and JES Guyana Project Manager, Evelyn Neaman (seated extreme left) and Canadian journalist Kim Bolan (seated extreme right), and members of the media and Guyana Police Force senior ranks

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Prisoners run riot at Camp Street

By Ravin Singh

IT will go down in history books as among the darkest days – both literally and figuratively - in Guyana’s recent history.

For many, July 9, 2017 was just a casual cherry-picking church-going Sunday. But for law enforcement and prisoners at the Georgetown Prison, it was a day that provided glimpses of the stark reality of life and death – episodes which, perhaps, will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

Early in the day it was relatively quiet. No major crimes or newsworthy events were going to occupy column inches or social media. Or so it seemed.

That was until news of a prison unrest at the Georgetown Prison on Camp Street, quickly circulated, and spread like bonfire.

An immediate visit to the prison by journalists

proved the report was accurate. A conflagration was being battled by illequipped members of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) while hundreds used the opportunity to expand their social media prominence by visually documenting the unfolding events.

The prison was built to house about 600 inmates, but for years, it has been dogged by overcrowding, holding over 1000.

Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, would later in the evening disclose that 1018 of them were housed at the facility at the time of the fire. Many had been on remand.

From all indications, the fire started at the Capital Offences wing of the prison which is situated along highly-commercialised Durban Street. Incarcerated gang member Mark Royden Williams is believed to have started the fire. He was on death sentence for

manslaughter.

Several onlookers and commentators were keen to note that the fire had been contained at that location, but was reignited at two other locations in the compound.

Soon after, three fires were ripping through wooden structures to shards, leaving the small group of firefighters almost helpless.

But they were determined to advance their best efforts, but limited water supply prevented them from doing so.

Prisoners could be seen on the corridors of another concrete building, wailing and begging to be evacuated from the area which would soon be consumed by thick black smoke.

One attempted to escape through an opening in the grill, but was apparently threatened and told to remain where he was. They eventually disappeared.

On the ground, the envi-

A scene outside the Camp Street Prison on Sunday

one – both medically and morally – as smoke filled the atmosphere while onlookers hurled crude re-

A truck transporting Camp Street prisoners to the Lusignan Prison late Sunday night

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eight counts of murder and

ronment was an unhealthy

marks and insults at the armed forces which seemed

disorganised.

Streets nearby had not been cordoned off. So close to the scene were bystanders, that floating ashes forced them to retreat. A handful of individuals were crying uncontrollably at the thought of their family being lost in the tragedy.

Across on Camp Street, the armed forces had begun escorting some prisoners to the officer’s mess situated directly opposite the prison.

This would eventually prove to be disastrous.

But even before that, the arms store was devoured by billowing flames which appeared almost surreal.

Then pandemonium struck! To the amazement of many, including security personnel, the building where the prisoners were being held suddenly burst into flames.

It was unbelievable to many. And as if that weren’t disastrous enough, shots began firing rapidly in the area. Some believe it was an exchange between police and prisoners who had gotten their hands on weapons.

All hell broke loose as individuals scampered to safety in nearby yards and behind makeshift shields.

The shots were too many, and too rapid to keep count.

But many seemed to enjoy the adrenaline rush.

This went on for at least 20 minutes. By then, nightfall had crept in. And with the area being stripped of electrical power, the glowing sirens and a few battery-powered lights were the options for the forces to conduct their operations.

Packed in the back of army trucks and pick-ups, the prisoners were eventually shuttled to the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).

Rebellious chants and banging noise emerged from each of the vehicles carrying prisoners as the vehicles sped away.

At Lusignan, the situation appeared to be calm. There was a heavy presence of armed forces guarding the prison, which many had rumoured to have been set alight too

President assures safety of citizens COMMANDER-in-CHIEF of the Armed Forces, President David Granger, has expressed confidence in the ability of the security forces to ensure the safety of the population following the Sunday afternoon riot at the Camp Street Prison, which resulted in one officer being killed and several others injured.

Mass killer Royden Durant Williams and another murder accused along with

three others escaped during the unrest. The Head of State also expressed confidence that the aftermath of the fire which destroyed the Georgetown Prisons and which includes the rehousing of more than 1000 prisoners, will be brought under control.

President Granger in an interview released by the Department of Public Information (DPI), noted that as soon as the authorities received word of the unrest

President David Granger

around 16:45 hrs on Sunday, the security forces responded to the situation. He said army troops were deployed, members of the Guyana Police Force were called out, while members of the Guyana Fire Service responded to the scene.

The President was briefed on the incident by Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, and an emergency meeting with the heads of the security

forces was called. “So we were able to craft a response ,” the President said , noting that the immediate task was to ensure safety of the population by ensuring that prisoners remained confined as the situation unfolded. “I would like to assure Guyanese that the government is working very hard overnight to recapture the prisoners,” President Granger said , noting that efforts are also underway

to address the prisoners who were relocated from the gutted Camp Street facility. The President said that indeed, accommodation at Camp Street had been a problem over the years and according to him, government is taking action to address the issue. He said the government took action on the report of a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into last March’s prison riots at Camp Street.

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Scenes from Camp Street Prison

Fire rages through the wooden sections of the tailor shop and infirmary sections of the prison

The raging fire as it engulfed the Bent Street section of the prison

Relatives of prisoners were traumatised while watching the prison complex go up in flames before all the inmates were evacuated

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A relative of an inmate was inconsolable as she expressed the pain she felt as the fire razed the buildings in the prison compound

Firefighters unsuccessfully tried to extinguish the flames in the initial stage of the fire

Firefighters battle to put out the blaze on the D’urban Street section of the prison

Inmates awaiting evacuation

The Fish Shop on Hadfield Street was closed as gunshots in the area caused many to scamper to safety

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Guyana an oasis of religious tolerance –– says President at post-Eid-ul-Fitr luncheon

PRESIDENT David Granger said unlike many other parts of the world, Guyana can be considered an oasis when it comes to religious tolerance.

The three main religions, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity, have been active contributors to the atmosphere of tranquillity and harmony that citizens enjoy.

Mr Granger reminded the Muslim community that State House belongs to the people of Guyana and that for as long as he resides there, they can expect more of such events there.

“Islam encourages fellowship. It encourages friendship. It encourages charity and in Guyana we have seen how the practice of Islam has been able to erase fear, erase suspicion

Islamic community, but the entire national community that the way forward is to live and work and eat together,” the President said as he expanded on the value of religious faiths to the tapestry of Guyana’s diverse culture.

These sentiments were echoed by Head of the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), Shaikh Moen ul-Hack,

President David Granger with members of the Muslim community at the post Eid-ul-Fitr luncheon at State House The President was at the time addressing members of the Muslim community at a post-Eid-ulFitr luncheon hosted at the Baridi Benab at State House.

and prevent conflict from erupting… We have been singular in terms of breeding and encouraging religious tolerance and I believe that this event today is a symbol, not only to the

who said the definition of patriotism is embedded in the teachings of Islam.

He said Guyanese are blessed with a legacy of peaceful co-existence, which they inherited from

A section of the gathering at the Baridi Benab at State House

their ancestors and which political leaders laudably continue to uphold.

Meanwhile, Social Protection Minister Amna Ally said the event helps to foster improved relationships not only among Muslims, but the Guyanese society at large.

The minister noted too that Islam is a religion

of peace and that today’s occasion presents an ideal opportunity for all to recommit to working together for the development of Guyana.

“Ultimately, at the end of the day, we would like to see Guyana having a cohesive society. I would, therefore, like to urge my Muslim brothers

and sisters to emulate togetherness in the Guyanese society. This would allow for our relationship to become stronger,” she said.

Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, was celebrated in Guyana on June 25. (Ministry of the Presidency)

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NOC now under Social Protection THE New Opportunity Corps (NOC) in Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, is now under the wings of the Ministry of Social Protection.

The transition was facilitated by now Education Minister Nicolette Henry, who said “President David Granger has made a wise choice.”

She went on to mention that the President visited the institution, made an assessment and decided that the Minister of Social Protection with her apt experience is the right candidate to manage the institution as a ministry.

Social Protection Minister Amna Ally was candid as to her expectations of how things should be done, as

Social Protection Minister Amna Ally during her lively interaction with inmates of the NOC some of the staff sat in intrigue and agreement to some of the comments she made.

She went on to set the records straight as to the ‘modus operandi’ under her watch as Minister of Social Protection and made it clear to the staff that skullduggery on the job would not be tolerated.

She urged them to be punctual, disciplined and to pull their ‘boot straps up’ as she introduced ideas and solutions that can be taken to remedy situations where staff encounter trouble when interfacing with juveniles in the institution.

Hearing some of the challenges of the staff, Minister Ally immediately followed up the hand-over session by having a pep-talk with juveniles at the centre.

“Minister Ally sat in the presence of 48 boys and 31 girls under a benab, to remind those present of what the NOC is, how to conduct themselves and the consequence of good behaviour versus ill-mannered behaviour,” a release from the Social Protection Ministry said.

The NOC is a penal governmental institution that was established in 1879. It is a correctional facility for youths in the hope of rehabilitating and reintegrating them into society as better individuals.

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Lewis’ brutal record..

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16 over at 151 for three, bowled

by Samuels after striking five fours and three sixes and seamer Jerome Taylor knocked over MS Dhoni (2) and Pant in 17th over, before Williams had Kedar Jadhav (4) brilliantly caught by Narine at deep square at the end of the 18th over.

In reply, West Indies started slowly, managing just 17 runs from the first three overs before Lewis sprang to the life in the fourth over, blasting boundaries off the last three balls as seamer Mohammed Shami’s first over leaked 19 runs.

He clobbered off-spinner Ravi Ashwin for back-to-back sixes in the next over which cost 16 runs before taking another 14 runs from pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s following over.

Lewis, who survived two chances in the deep just five balls apart in separate overs, raced to his th

half-century off 24 balls when he cleared the ropes at long on with left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav at the start of the seventh over.

Gayle, who punched a four and a six in a sedate knock, topedged a pull at Kuldeep in the ninth and was caught by wicketkeeper Dhoni but Lewis continued unfazed, needing 28 balls to complete his second fifty.

He marched into the 90s with a straight six off Jadeja, moved to 99 two balls later with a massive six over long off before sprinting a quick single to raise three figures off 52 deliveries and follow up his maiden century against the same team last August in Florida.

Not to be left out, Samuels produced some exquisite strokes, taking 16 from one over from Shami, en route to finishing with five fours and a six.

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Thompson wins London 100m in trainers

By Mitch Phillips

LONDON,(Reuters)-Olym-

pic champion Elaine Thompson showed that she remains the woman to beat over 100 metres in the world championships next month when she scorched to victory on the same London Olympic stadium track on Sunday despite running in trainers.

The star-studded Diamond League meeting gave the cream of athletics a chance to test the facilities they will experience during the Aug. 4-13 world championships and organisers ensured there was a noisy finale when local hero Mo Farah closed out proceedings with an easy win over 3,000 metres.

Jamaica’s Thompson produced a late surge to get past regular rival Dafne Schippers to triumph in 10.94 seconds, impressive into a headwind of 1.4 metres and even more so as she was running in cushioned trainers to prevent injury.

“The spikes I have I’m not confident with and hurt my Achilles so I’m running in flats,” Thompson said of her unusual footwear choice.

“They have spikes but they are very petite. They are built especially for me and made lighter.”

The wall of noise that brought Farah home for double distance gold in the stadium four years ago was a little more muted on Sunday but the half-full arena was still happy enough to watch him dominate a 3,000m lacking any real African threat.

Farah duly delivered with a 55-second last lap to come home in 7:35.15, fine-tuning his build-up for his farewell appearance next month.

“There’s no place like home, I enjoy racing and not the other stuff,” said Farah, who was in the headlines again this week after leaked documents showed the IAAF had marked his biological passport as “likely doping” before further tests cleared him.

“I’m only in control of my legs. Never will I fail a test,” he said.

TOP FORM Evergreen Allyson Felix will also look forward to defending her 400m title and showed she is easing back into top form when she won on Sunday in 49.65 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year and in her first Diamond League race of the season.

At the other end of his career, compatriot Fred Kerley picked a great stage for his

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson wins the Women’s 100m Hurdles final REUTERS/ Hannah McKay

first outing as a professional athlete. Although he was beaten by U.S. champion Ameer Webb over 200 metres he will take heart from the performance when he returns to race in the 400m at the worlds.

Kerley, who has been blazing a record-breaking one-lap trail through his college career, clocked a personal best 20.24 behind Webb’s 20.13.

Another nicely-timed world lead was delivered by injury-ravaged Nijel Amos, silver medallist on this track behind world-record breaking David Rudisha in the 2012 Olympics, as the Botswanan won a

ICC Women’s World Cup

England beat Australia to boost last-four chances

ENGLAND secured a first World Cup win over Australia in 24 years and boosted their hopes of reaching the last four with a threerun victory in Bristol.

After Tammy Beaumont’s 49, Katherine Brunt (45 not out) and Jenny Gunn (39) combined to push England to 259-8.

Ellyse Perry struck 70 but England held their nerve to the last ball and restricted Australia to 256-8. Victory takes England above Australia and India to the top of the table on net run-rate with two games to play.

The first of those for the co-hosts comes on Wednesday against fourth-placed New Zealand, who are a point behind Heather Knight’s side.

With a final game against a West Indies side who beat Sri Lanka to claim their first win of the competition on Sunday, England will be confident of securing a semi-final spot via a top-four finish.

It was a defeat by Aus-

tralia in the last four of the 2016 World Twenty20 that prompted coach Mark Robinson to re-model the England side into its current guise.

In Delhi, they capitulated under pressure, leading Robinson to question their ability to execute even the most basic skills.

While there were occasional signs of fragility in Bristol - most notably through a couple of dropped catches that fortunately did not prove costly - this was a far more resolute and professional display.

Four times Australia produced partnerships of more than 40 but each time England stuck to the task and broke them.

Chasing what, in truth, was an under-par 260 target on a relatively flat track, Australia’s openers Beth Mooney (31) and Nicole Bolton (26) put on 56 together before Alex Hartley dismissed the former and

Gunn the latter in the space of three overs.

Meg Lanning and Perry came into this game with a partnership average of 104.07 and looked to be guiding the holders into a winning position by adding 57 together but again England struck back as Hartley bowled the former for 40.

This left Perry, who continued the push but lost two key partners in Elyse Villani (14) and Alex Blackwell (21) before she too fell, caught by Natalie Sciver off the bowling of the impressive Brunt.

It was a crucial wicket but not the end of Australia’s challenge as first Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner and then Jess Jonassen kept up the chase.

Needing 10 from the final two balls, Australia were kept alive by a misfield from Sciver to concede four, but Jonassen was unable to find the maximum she needed from Gunn’s last ball.(BBC Sport)

high-quality 800 in 1:43.18.

Kendra Harrison set the current women’s 100m hurdles world record of 12.20 at this meeting last year – a minor consolation for missing out on the Olympics - and she made it 21 wins in a row since with an impressive time of 12.39 seconds.

Just as happy with her second place in 12.48, her fastest for four years, was Australian 2012 Olympic champion Sally Pearson, who has overcome a series of injuries to get back into the mix just in time.

As popular as Farah’s win

was, the best home performance of the day came from Tom Bosworth, who claimed an unofficial world record of five minutes 31.08 seconds, taking six seconds off the 26-year-old previous best, for the extremely rarely contested one mile race walk.

“I wanted to make today special because it’s the first race walk at a Diamond League,” he said.

“In an event like mine, which isn’t seen on TV too much and is quite often misunderstood a lot, I think today was a great advert for race walking.”

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Moeen spins England to crushing 211-run win over South Africa (REUTERS)-Joe Root began his reign as England captain with an emphatic 211-run win over South Africa in the first Test at Lord’s after a roller-coaster fourth day on Sunday.

Set an improbable target of 331 after England had lost their nine remaining second-innings wickets to be dismissed for 233, the touring side never came to

terms with a spiteful pitch of uneven bounce and were bowled out for 119.

The win was England’s first against South Africa at Lord’s since 1960.

Root simply had to rotate his bowlers, although spinner Moeen Ali took the honours with figures of 6-53, giving him 10 wickets in a man-of-the-match performance that included an invalu-

able first-innings knock of 87.

“It was definitely the best all-round performance of my career,” Moeen said. “The pitch allowed me to attack their batsmen as much as I could.”

Moeen produced turn and bounce on a wicket that seldom favours fourth-innings run chases. Only three teams have won a Test match by scoring more than 300 at the home of cricket,

Player of the match Moeen Ali leads England from the field after wrapping up victory in the first Test. Ali claimed ten wickets in the Lord’s Test.

but the tourists must have felt they were in with a chance after dismissing England so cheaply by mid-afternoon.

The size of their task, however, became clear when Heino Kuhn (9) and captain Dean Elgar (1) both fell with the score on 12 to fine catches from keeper Jonny Bairstow and Moeen off his own bowling.

JP Duminy also departed cheaply and once Hashim Amla was trapped lbw by Liam Dawson, it was only a matter of time.

England had their share of luck when Quinton de Kock chopped the ball on to the stumps off his foot but they thoroughly deserved the win against a side who made too many mistakes in the field.

The final wicket fell when Morne Morkel heaved Dawson to Keaton Jennings on the boundary.

Earlier, England’s total was boosted by combative batting by Bairstow, who was dropped off a simple chance to Vernon Philan-

der on seven before making 51, and tailender Mark Wood.

That pushed the lead past 300 as South Africa’s bowlers struggled to match their morning success when England, who resumed on 119-1, lost seven wickets.

Morkel claimed three victims and Keshav Maharaj four as England failed to force the pace. Alastair Cook top-scored with 69.

Root said he was delighted by his first victory in charge, which he owed much to the runs scored by England’s top three in difficult circumstances on Saturday night.

“It is nice to stand here having made all the right choices,” he said with a smile. “But the whole team played a big part in this win. Moeen made it very difficult for the batsmen to take him on.”

The second Test in the four-match series starts on Friday in Nottingham with South Africa captain Faf du Plessis set to return. Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, however, is suspended.

Caption: Player of the match Moeen Ali leads England from the field after wrapping up victory in the first Test. Ali claimed ten wickets in the Lord’s Test.

Aussie captain Steve Smith refuses to back down in pay dispute AUSTRALIA captain Steve Smith insists players will not back down in their ongoing pay dispute, reiterating their desire for a “revenue sharing model”.

The Memorandum of Understanding between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) expired on June 30 with negotiations over a new deal at an impasse, with 200 players thus unemployed.

Next week’s Australia A tour of South Africa has been cancelled and there have been suggestions the stand-off could affect the Ashes series against England in November.

Smith insists the players are unwilling to budge, explaining how the system helped him reboot his career after being cut from the Test side for the 2011 tour of Sri Lanka.

“I’ll say what we as players have been saying for some time now: we are not giving up the revenue sharing model for all players,” wrote the Australia skipper in a lengthy Instagram post.

“But, through the ACA we are willing to make important changes to modernise the ex-

A fair share for male and female players at all levels is what is driving captain Steve Smith to stand up to Cricket Australia. isting model for the good of the game. We are and have always been willing to make those changes.

“Changes for how the model can be adapted for the even greater benefit of grass roots cricket, which is after all where we all started.

“We are determined to keep revenue sharing for all

because we must take care of domestic players in Australia.

“As leaders that’s what David [Warner], Meg [Lanning], Alex [Blackwell] and I have been fighting for: a fair share for state players who are also partners in cricket.

“I know from my career that when I was dropped in 2011 if I didn’t have a strong domestic competition to go back to, I certainly wouldn’t be in the position that I’m in today.

“State players need to be taken care of financially so the domestic competition will always be strong which in turn keeps us strong at the international level.

“Also as women’s cricket gets bigger and bigger in Australia women players must also be able to share in what they will be earning.

“They must have the same chances and incentives to grow the game as the men have had since revenue sharing started.

“And I know I speak for all of the men that we want women cricketers in the one deal with the men as well.

“It’s time to get a deal done. It should be and can be an exciting time for the game.”(Omnisport)

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Froome stays in control after action-packed ninth stage

(REUTERS)-Chris Froome escaped unscathed after an action-packed ninth stage of the Tour de France as one his main rivals and his Team Sky lieutenant crashed out of the race on Sunday.

The defending champion, who was attacked by Fabio Aru just as he suffered a mechanical on the last climb, ended up third at the end of a 181-5km trek in the Jura mountains won by Colombian Rigoberto Uran ahead of France’s Warren Barguil.

Briton Froome had his rivals to thank, however, as none of them took turns in front while he was changing his bike in the lung-busting ascent to the Mont du Chat.

The scene was reminiscent of the 2010 Tour when Alberto Contador attacked Andy Schleck on the ascent to the Port de Bales when his rival’s chain snapped.

“I had a mechanical problem with my gears, I had to change bike,” said three-times champion Froome.

“I want to thank the other riders, who did not attack,” he added, saying he did not see Aru attacking past him as he raised his arm to ask for assistance.

“Richie (Porte) was quite instrumental in slowing that group down, saying this is not the time to attack the leader of the race, so thanks to Richie and I hope

he makes a speedy recovery.”

Froome was already without team mate Geraint Thomas, who abandoned after crashing in the slippery descent of the Col de la Biche, one of three out-of-category ascents of the day.

In the final descent to Chambery, Australian Porte, regarded as Froome’s main challenger ahead of the threeweek event, went off the road into a wall of rocks.

“He was conscious, it’s reassuring, he is being transferred to the hospital,” race doctor Florence Pommery said.

AGGRESSIVE BARDET Last year’s runner-up Ro-

main Bardet of France pedalled away in the final descent but was reined in by Froome, Uran, Barguil, Aru and his Astana team mate Jakob Fuglsang two km from the finish line.

“There will be other great battles to fight in the Pyrenees and the Alps,” Bardet said after taking fourth place.

Uran also had a mechanical and was forced to ride the final kilometres on a single gear.

“The difference between Rigo and the other riders I know is that he never loses his cool,” his Cannondale-Drapac team manager Jonathan Vaughters told reporters.

Overall, Froome leads Aru by 18 seconds and Bardet

by 51 as two-times winner Contador, who crashed twice, cracked on the last climb and dropped out of contention.

Uran is fourth, 55 seconds off the pace while Astana look set to work as a double act from now on as Dane Fuglsang is fifth, 1:37 behind Froome.

Three-times podium finisher Nairo Quintana of Colombia also struggled, losing 1:15 to Froome and his group. He is now eighth overall, a massive 2:13 off the pace.

Today a rest day and the fight for the overall title is set to resume next Thursday with the first big Pyrenean stage.

In-form Porte, however, will not be contesting it after a high-

speed crash ruined his chances, with the Australian taking down Ireland’s Dan Martin with him.

Quick-Step Floors’ Martin got back on his bike but crashed again before limiting the damage on the line. He is now sixth overall, 1:44 behind Froome.

French champion Arnaud Demare, who was targeting the green jersey for the points classification, missed the time cut, as well as the three FDJ team mates who were helping him, meaning the four are now out of the race.

Slovakian Juraj Sagan, Italian Matteo Trentin and Australian Mark Renshaw also finished outside the time limit.

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West Indies end unbeaten run with win over Sri Lanka DERBY, England, (CMC) – West Indies Women overpowered Sri Lanka Women by 47 runs to end their wretched unbeaten run at the ICC Women’s World Cup and begin their quest to salvage some pride from an otherwise depressing campaign.

With four defeats in their previous outings, the Caribbean side turned the page on the disappointing run by posting their best total of the tournament with 229 for nine off 50 overs and then successfully defending it, holding the Sri Lankans 182 off 48 overs.

While the victory handed the Windies their first points of the tournament with two games remaining, it kept Sri Lanka as one of two winless sides along with the bottom-placed Pakistan Women.

Sent in at Derbyshire County Ground, veteran Merissa Aguilleira top-scored with an unbeaten 46 while Deandra Dottin stroked 38 and Kyshona Knight and Hayley Matthews got 26 apiece.

Seamer Sripali Weerakkody claimed three for 38 while pacer Ama Kanchana (2-50) and left-

arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera (2-56) finished with two wickets apiece.

Not for the first time, 19-year-old opener Matthews got a start, hitting three fours in a breezy 32-ball knock as she added 34 for the first wicket with Kycia Knight who made 19.

However, she missed a pull at Weerakkody and was lbw in the eighth over and West Indies suffered a huge blow 10 balls later when captain Stafanie Taylor was taken behind off the same bowler for just four, at 42 for two.

Chedean Nation made 20 off 38, posting 33 for the third wicket with Kycia Knight but the partnership required 61 and put a drag on the innings.

The right-handed Nation perished in the 20th over, edging a loose drive at Weerakkody behind and Kycia Knight’s 53-ball labour ended in the 25th over when she bungled a sweep and was lbw to off-spinner Shashikala Siriwardene at 102 for four.

Dottin dazzled in her first significant innings of the tour-

Anisa Mohammed swung the match West Indies’ way with three wickets in nine balls ©

nament, facing just 25 deliveries and striking seven delightful

boundaries all around the ground.

Sri Lanka’s bowlers were

just about out of ideas when Dottin attempted a reverse paddle to a full length ball and was palpably lbw to Ranaweera in the 28th over at 124 for four.

From there on, Aguilleira managed the innings well for the Windies in a knock that lasted 59 balls and included two fours. She started slowly but then picked up the tempo, adding 37 for the sixth wicket with Kyshona Knight and 31 for the seventh wicket with Shanel Daley (21).

Kyshona Knight lived a charmed life, surviving a run out, a stumping and a caught and bowled chance before finally going bowled in the 39th over missing a heave at Ranaweera, after facing 49 deliveries and striking three fours.

Daley counted a four and a six in a busy 22-ball knock before holding out in the deep off Kanchana.

Sri Lanka, in reply, were then hurt by Player-of-the-Match Anisa Mohammed who claimed three for 39 while spinners Shanel Daley (2-30) and Afy Fletcher (2-38) supported with

two wickets apiece.

Shashikala Siriwardene top-scored with 33, Prasadani Weerakkody chipped in with 30 while Chamari Jayangani got 26.

Off-spinner Taylor, taking the new ball, got the breakthrough when she had Hasini Perera well caught at the wicket by Aguilleira for four in the fifth over. And four balls later in the next over, off-spinner Matthews bowled Nipuni Hansika for nine, after getting one to drift and beat the lefthander’s drive.

Siriwardene and Jayangani combined to bolster the Sri Lankan innings, frustrating the Windies in a stand of 61 for the third wicket.

While the right-handed Siriwardene faced 67 balls and struck five fours, her left-handed partner counted two fours and faced 50 balls.

When Jayangani was brilliantly stumped off Mohammed in the 25th over, three wickets tumbled for four runs in the space of 14 balls as Sri Lanka slumped to 88 for five in the 27th over.

Prasadani Weerakkody

Wayne Rooney rejoins boyhood club Everton

By Neil Robinson LONDON, (Reuters)-Manchester United’s former England soccer captain Wayne Rooney on Sunday rejoined his boyhood club Everton on a two-year deal after 13 trophy-laden years at Old Trafford.

The 31-year-old, who has moved to Goodison Park for an undisclosed fee, spoke of his excitement at returning

to a club where he began his career after coming through the youth ranks. “(Winning trophies with Everton) would be the pinnacle,” Rooney said. “I really feel now the club is moving in the right direction, bringing the right calibre of players in. I want to be part of it and hopefully part of a successful Everton team.

“It’s a great feeling to be back. I’m excited, I cannot wait to meet the lads,

get on the training pitch and then get on the pitch to play. I’m ecstatic – I just cannot wait to get back playing.”

Rooney exploded on to the Premier League scene when he netted a stunning winner for Everton against Arsenal aged 16 and he moved to United two years later for a fee reported by British media to be 25 million pounds ($32.23 million).

Scoring a hat-trick on his

United debut against Fenerbahce in the Champions League, Rooney went on to play more than 550 games for the club, netting 253 goals to become their all-time leading scorer, eclipsing the great Bobby Charlton’s record.

ENGLAND DEBUT Rooney’s England debut came under Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson, aged 17, and he became the country’s all-time top scorer with 53 goals and

the most capped outfield player with 119 appearances.

At United he won the Champions League, five Premier League titles and the FA Cup and was Footballer of the Year in 2010.

But last season he cut a disconsolate figure at times when he was no longer an automatic selection under manager Jose Mourinho and lost his place in the England squad.

“It is no secret that I

have long been an admirer of Wayne,” Mourinho said on United’s website (www. manutd.com). “He has been a model professional throughout his time at the club and will remain in the history books for many years to come.

“It is never easy to see a great player playing less football than he would like and I could not stand in his way when he asked to go back to Everton.”

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Wins for Corentyne Comprehensive High,Vryman’s Erven Secondary CORENTYNE Comprehensive High and Vryman’s Erven Secondary sealed their berth to the next round by defeating Winifred Gaskin Memorial and New Amsterdam Technical Institute respectively, when the 7th edition of the Digicel Secondary Schools Championship got underway at the Burnham Park last Thursday and Friday.

Last Thursday’s fixture saw Corentyne Comprehensive easing pass Winifred Gaskin 5-0; thanks to a hat-trick of goals from Issono Fields in the 28 th , 45th, and 60th minute. Notably, both teams fielded an 8- man unit.

Opening the account for Comprehensive High was Quinton Crandon who found the back of the net twice-early in the 14th and then again in the 21st minute.

The victorious Corentyne Comprehensive High School with their teacher (yellow shirt)

IOC planning refugee team at 2020 Tokyo Games

By Karolos Grohmann | LAUSANNE, Switzerland(Reuters)-Refugees are likely to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the International Olympic Committee planning another refugee team after its first appearance at last year’s Rio de Janeiro Games.

The IOC unveiled its first team of refugees last year in an effort to raise awareness of the issue and it was one of the feel-good stories of the 2016 Olympics.

The 10-member team from Syria, Congo, Ethiopia and South Sudan hogged the spotlight after marching as the penultimate team before host

CRICKET QUIZ CORNER

COMPLIMENTS OF: THE TROPHY STALL Bourda Market & The City Mall (Tel: 225-9230) & AUDREY’S TASTY SNACKETTE 176 Charlotte Street, Georgetown (Tel: 226-4512) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: (1)114 balls (1 four; 0 sixes) 114 balls (1 four; 0

sixes)

(2)7-2-14-4 Today’s Quiz: (1)Who were the two new players included in the

WI 13-man squad for the last three ODIs in the recent series against India?

(2) Who are the two players summoned to the WI Women’s squad for the current World Cup after WI defeat to South Africa?

Answers in tomorrow’s issue

nation Brazil in the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic stadium.

The athletes took part in athletics, swimming and judo.

“We are already discussing a potential refugee team for Tokyo 2020,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told reporters on Sunday.

“We want to strengthen our efforts with the United Nations.”

Adams said it was too early to talk about size of the team given the complex selection process, with the refugees for Rio being located at camps scattered across the world.

More than a million refugees streamed into Europe in 2016 alone as they fled fighting in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Millions more are housed in camps in countries across the world, having escaped wars or armed conflicts in their home nations.

In the other match on Friday last, Vryman’s Erven were too much for a hapless NATI unit; defeating them 5-0, the same scoreline as the previous fixture.

As early as the 4th minute, Vrymans Erven started their quest for goals; one coming from the boot of Sherwin Nicholson. The scoreline at halftime read 1-0.

When the whistle blew to begin the second half of the encounter, Vryman’s Erven signaled their intention to further dominate; scoring four additional goals : in the 48th ,53rd ,55th and 69th.

The next round of matches which are carded for today will have an exciting double-header--Skeldon Line Path battling Manchester Secondary from 13:30hrs and JC. Chandisingh vs Lower Corentyne secondary at Burnham Park at 15:30hrs( Colin Bynoe).

Kallicharan century not enough to save WI Under-19s from defeat

DURBAN, South Africa,( CMC), Kirstan Kallicharan’s hundred was not enough to prevent West Indies Under-19s from tumbling to a five-wicket defeat to South Africa Under-19s, in the opening unofficial One-Day International of the five-match series here Sunday.

The 17-year-old struck 101 as the Caribbean side, sent in at Chatsworth Stadium, reached 222 for eight off their 50 overs.

Jeavor Royal, batting at number seven, chipped in with a breezy 28 off 32 balls but he and Kallicharan were the only ones to pass 20 as the innings struggled to recover from a poor start.

Fast bowler Thando Ntini, the son of legendary South Africa seamer Makhaya Ntini, was the leading bowler with four for 56.

In reply, captain Raynard van Tonder ham-

Kristan Kallicharan

mered 131 not out as the hosts coasted to their target in the 42nd over.

Wandile Makwetu supported with 35 and Hermann Rolfes got 28 while seamer Darren Nedd (2-40) and leftarm spinner Joshua Bishop (2-50) picked up two wickets apiece.

The hosts were tottering on 44 for three in the 11th over before van Tonder anchored two stands to rescue the innings.

He struck 18 fours and a

six off 133 deliveries, adding 112 for the fourth wicket with Makwetu and another 66 for the fifth wicket with Rolfes.

Earlier, the Young Windies found themselves struggling at 33 for four in the 14th over after Ntini made key strikes at the top of the order.

But Kallicharan, one of the heroes from the last Youth World Cup in Bangladesh, came to his side’s rescue in an innings lasting 106 balls and including 12 fours and two sixes.

He posted 45 for the fifth wicket stand with Alick Athanaze (16), 47 for the sixth wicket with Royal before dominating a 59-run seventh wicket partnership with Bishop who made 16.

Kallicharan then found an ally in Mikyle Louis (14 not out) to put on a hasty 38 for the eighth wicket off 24 deliveries and rally the innings late.

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Trinidad PM warns West Indies cricket could`destroy’ CARICOM

By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has warned that the situation regarding the state of West Indies cricket had the potential to “destroy” the regional integration grouping, CARICOM, because of the differences among the regional leaders on the issue.

Rowley said he was surprised when he did not see the matter of West Indies cricket on the agenda for the just concluded 38th meeting of Heads of Government in Grenada last week and “I tried to ask whether it could be put back on the agenda and interestingly enough when I raised it…asking whether we could have a re-visit.

“To put back the Committee (CARICOM sub-Committee on Cricket) which would focus on whether we are prepared to drop the issue and interestingly after I spoke, not another sound was made at the table,” he told the I-Sports radio programme here on Saturday night, indicating that the silence may have been as a result of regional leaders having non-unified position on the matter.

“The subject has become one that threatens our very unity among us on the table,” he said, repeating his statement that following his suggestion that the matter be placed on the agenda “not a single person leading our territories joined and as a result of it there was no comment on West Indies cricket.

“Isn’t that interesting,” he asked, noting that the Venezuela situation as not placed on the agenda but was put there after he raised the matter.

Rowley told radio listeners that “the current arrangement in West Indies cricket

is not just destroying cricket as a game…what is happening at the level of heads at CARICOM should make it clear to the other people that the game is now and the management and the situation is threatening to destroy CARICOM itself.

“Because when one leader who is hosting, the others could walk away because of something he said about what is going on in cricket and…what is happening with a particular country that is apparently benefitting from the current arrangement, all kinds of issues arise and in that scenario CARICOM is long sight of what really should be happening,” he added.

His statements were in an apparent reference to the statement made by CARICOM chairman and a host Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell at the start of the annual summit last Tuesday night.

Mitchell told the ceremony that it was “greatly disheartening” to see regional leaders agree to a unified position in private, only to then announce opposing positions publicly.

“The legacies that have been created by our players on the field, and the voice they have given throughout generations, to expressions of West Indian identity, have been well-documented and chronicled through the years,” said Mitchell, a former chairman of CARICOM’s Prime Ministerial sub-committee on cricket.

“So, when we get together to discuss the current challenges of the regional game, it is not merely a case of politicians dabbling in some useless pastime.”

Mitchell urged the regional heads to stand in unity behind CARICOM decisions, adding that with Cricket West Indies (CWI) not discharging its role, CARICOM had a responsibility to act.

Keith Rowley

But Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne defended his government’s position insisting that it has a policy of not interfering “in the internal affairs of institutions and governments” Browne, in a statement to the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) said that the governance of West Indies cricket “appears to be an evocative romanticism of a particular Caribbean head”.

Browne, who left the summit following the opening ceremony, in his statement sent to CMC, noted that “the board operates independently of governments (and) now there is a particular head who is of the view, and if I may add here, the flawed opinion that with my support and other heads that he could achieve his compulsive, obsessive desire to dissolve the board.”

Rowley recalled that soon after assuming office here, he attended the 27th inter sessional CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Belize last year, where a decision was taken to enforce the recommendations of the CARICOM Governance Review Commission – chief of which was the “immediate dissolution” of the then West Indies Cricket Board recently renamed Cricket West Indies.

But he said that West Indies Cricket Board “reneged on the position of accepting

Mendoncas rule third.. was in Race three where she showed why she is a force to be reckoned with.

She took 10 laps of bumper to bumper pressure from Jeremy and handled it on par with a professional, forcing Jeremy to take second and Justin Ten Pow third.

Meanwhile , in the Shifters, her father wasted little time in taking the first race under his belt

after pulling out an early lead on the competition. Matthew Phang finished second while Michael Gonzalves ended third.

Race two, however, which saw a 50 percent inverted grid meant that Mendonca had to start third. He eventually moved up to second, ahead of Gonzalves but failed to catch Elliot Vieira.

In race three he had to settle for second, behind Stefan Jeffrey and ahead of Vieira, which was enough to gift him the Champion Driver trophy.

In the Easy Cup Rookie, Raymond Baksh was untouchable in making a clean sweep on the night as did Shan Seejattan in the heavy class.In the Easy Cup light, newcomer Jean Claude

the findings of the Committee because one of the findings was to dismantle the current arrangement, put an interim arrangement in place and work a way forward….

“Mr (Dave) Cameron (CAI President) told us to our faces they are not accepting that because West Indies cricket is really West Indies Cricket Inc…and they are beholding to their shareholders and not to any CARICOM leadership”.

Rowley said that the current in-fighting within CARICOM is probably providing strength to CWI because “they are not facing a united front to be challenged where their position can be subjected to the rule of law.

“What you are saying is that the Caribbean leadership is not able to deal with the issue and therefore, they are on their own and as long as they lay claim to West Indies cricket unchallenged because of the fracturing of the Caribbean leadership they can go on and do this for as long as they want. That is the message they are going to get from this,” he added.

Rowley warned that the longer the situation remains unresolved “the more of what you saw happening in Grenada this week, where one prime minister offends another prime minister and walks out of the meeting, la la la that is likely to become the future”.

Rowley said he is prepared to serve as a member of the CARICOM subcommittee on Cricket which is under the chairmanship of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves.

But he said he was not optimistic that a solution to the West Indies cricket crisis could be achieved in 2017.

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Jeffrey picked up one first and two third places to be crowned champion driver.

In the 125cc class, Junior Mikhail Persaud also retained his title with two wins and a third place finish while John Phang won the senior Division.

The event saw over forty karters taking part in seven divisions

Colors/Guinness Greatest of the Streets National Finals….

Silver Bullets, Dave & Celina’s progress to semis SILVER Bullets as well as Dave and Celina’s All Stars are the first two teams to progress to the Semi Finals of the Colors/ Guinness Greatest of the Streets National final following the first of the night’s action on Saturday.

The three-day finals saw the first leg in Linden having both teams taking different routes.

In the first game, Dave and Celina won 2-1 against Swag Entertainment via the penalty route after the game was locked 0-0 at the end of regulation time.

Meanwhile, Damian Williams 19th minute strike held untill the final whistle to allow Silver Bullets into the next round via a 1-0 margin over Melanie B. In the earlier round of 16, Melanie B got the better of New Amsterdam Kings 2-1 in a penalty war after the game remained scoreless at the end of regulation time.

Game two saw Swag Entertainment mauling Buxton Diamond

United 8-2 in the highest scoring game of the evening.

Swag’s scorers were Colwyn Drakes (2nd, 3rd, 9th and 31st), Shane Luckie (7th, 28th and 36th) and Royston Fraser (34th), while Buxton had Kevon Assaye (6th) and Dwayne Jacobs (36th) on target.

Dave and Celina’s booked their spot in the quarter finals via a 6-0 win over East Bank Gunners; with Kenard Simon netting a hat trick (32nd, 36th and 38th) and Keon Sears scoring a brace in the19th and 30th. Cordel Johnson also scored in the 34th.

Silver Bullets edged Tucville 2-0 on penalties after Robin Abrams 17th minute strike was cancelled out one minute later by Tucville’s Delon Williams’ goal in the18th min during regulation time.

The second night of action takes place on July 14 at the Pouderoyen Tarmac. (Stephan Sookram)

Ming continues USF Podium run

From L-R: Pabst’s Rinus Vekay stands on the Podium with race winner, Oliver Askew and Pabst’s Calvin Ming

OVERSEAS-based Guyanese Calvin Ming continued his podium streak; finishing third as the Cooper Tires USF 2000 sponsored by Mazda rolled into Iowa this weekend.

Ming, who qualified second on the grid, yesterday morning managed to hold that position for 40 of the 60 laps before he was passed.

In the process of passing some back markers, Calvin chose the high line

while his teammate Rinus Vekay was on the lower inside line which provided him with the opportunity to overtake Calvin, going into turn #1.

The race was accident free and the 60 laps were all completed under the green flag, with Oliver Askew finishing in P1, Rinus Vekay in P2, and Calvin Ming in P3.

The next USF2000 races are scheduled for next weekend in Toronto, Canada.

Trinidad PM warns West Indies cricket could P.23`destroy’ CARICOM

Mendoncas rule third Georgetown Grand Prix

By Stephan Sookram

Paige Mendonca hands over a trophy to her father during the presentation ceremony to underscore their dominance at the Third GT Motorsports Georgetown Grand Prix.

Paige Mendonca (15 kart) leads Jeremy Ten Pow (61 kart)

THE father-daughter combination and also pure racing teammates, Carlos and Paige Mendonca left an indelible mark on karting fans locally when they dominated their respective classes of the GT Motorsports third Georgetown Grand Prix on Friday evening.

Paige, along with her 60CC compatriots were undoubtedly the stars of the night as they provided the most excitement for those gathered to witness the event at the GT Motorsports facility in Georgetown.

In the first 60CC Sunburst kids Cup, She had to settle for second place behind Jeremy Ten Pow while Nathan Rahaman finished third. However,in races two and three, she was absolute gold.

She returned in race two to cop the top spot ahead of Rahaman and Ten Pow.But it Turn to Page 23

Lewis’ brutal record-breaking ton floors India KINGSTON, Jamaica, (CMC) – Opener Evin Lewis led a brutal assault with a record-breaking hundred as West Indies sensationally battered India to win the one-off Twenty20 International by nine wickets here Sunday.

In pursuit of 191 for victory at Sabina Park, the Caribbean side staged the third-highest successful run chase in their history to get home with nine balls to spare and notch their third victory over India inside the last 15 months.

The left-handed Lewis slammed a scintillating unbeaten 125 off a mere 62 deliveries, belting six fours and 12 giant sixes – the last of which off left-armer Ravi Jadeja sailed over wide longon and ended the game in style.

He dominated an 82-run, first wicket stand with superstar Chris Gayle who made 18 from 20 balls in his first match for West Indies since last year’s T20 World Cup in India, before adding 112 in an unbroken second partnership with Marlon Samuels who was flam-

boyant in an unbeaten 36 off 29 deliveries.

With his hundred, Lewis became only the third batsman to score two hundreds in T20 Internationals joining the illustrious company of Gayle and New Zealander Brendon McCullum.

He also eclipsed Gayle’s 117 against South Africa 10 years ago for the highest score by a West Indian in T20 Internationals and overtook Australian Shane Watson for the third highest-ever score.

India had earlier posted a challenging 190 for six off their 20 overs after being sent in, with Dinesh Karthik top-scoring with 48 off 29 deliveries and captain Virat Kohli getting 39 off 22 balls.

Teenager Rishabh Pant, in his third T20I, chipped in with 38 off 35 balls while opener Shikhar Dhawan made a swift 23, but India lost momentum during their innings and never cleared the 200-run mark Kohli and Dhawan gave them a lightening quick start, however, racing to 54 without loss after the

first five overs as the Windies leaked runs early on.

Kohli had smashed a six and a four off the first two balls of the sixth over from seamer Kesrick Williams when he was deceived by a slower one and taken at midon by Sunil Narine.

All told, he struck seven fours and a six.

Two balls later, Williams’s brilliant direct hit at the non-striker’s end following through off his own bowling, accounted for Dhawan, leaving India to regroup.

They did so through an 86-run third wicket stand between Karthik and the 19-year-old Pant, as the visitors put themselves in a strong position on 140 for two with five overs left.

But West Indies hit back, grabbing four wickets for 13 runs in the space of 14 deliveries to leave India on 164 for six at the end of the 18th.

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Evin Lewis chucks his helmet to the floor to celebrate his second T20I hundred against India at Sabina Park.

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