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During his usual public presentation, The Public Interest, President David Granger was clear that changes to the 350year-old sugar industry must be made in 2016. The President was at the time addressing what some have described as a "burden"; the loss-making sugar industry.

"One of the biggest problems we likely as the government seems drawhave is (the Guyana Sugar Corporation) ing closer to a decision on what must GuySuCo, the sugar corporation is be done with the age old industry, that costing us billions; if I can put that aided in birthing the Nation of Guyana. money into the school system, the pubThose to be directly affected are lic health system or the University of GuySuCo workers and their families.

Guyana, you would have seen a trans- While the government contemplates formation," the President said. what must be done with the industry, He told the public that the current model of GuySuCo has failed and there has been engagement with various stakeholders, such as the management of GuySuCo, about bringing change to the industry. "This is an industry established over 350 years ago. This is why our foreparents came to a place called British Guiana, to work on the sugar plantation." He said that sugar is one of the oldest industries in Guyana but continues to drain the country.

The President is adamant that the country cannot afford to keep bailing out GuySuCo and pumping billions of â– dollars into an industry that is offering little assistance toward its own development.

President Granger has noted that his intention is to further engage stakeholders. Discussions are even more

the Guyana Agricultural Workers' Union (GAWU) says, it is waiting on the decision of the government.

Asked about his feelings toward a decision drawing near, GAWU President, Komal Chand told Guyana Chronicle (NY) that the union is awaiting "clear information from the government," before they give an official statement. He said at this point, the union is not sure what the government actually plans to do.

He said, "At one point they talk about closure, at another time they talk about scaling down, diversifying, so we don't know what they are really doing."

Chand stated further that the government seem to be giving contradicting information on the industry, describing GuySuCo's indebtedness as an example.

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Under the People's Progressive Party (PPP) government, GuySuCo had also claimed indebtedness and sought billions of dollars in bailout sums and this still occurs. Chand who represents the PPP on the opposition side of the House advocates for the maintenance of jobs for sugar workers. The union's position, despite hefty bailout fees, is the maintenance of the industry given the large number of persons employed with the sugar company.

President Granger says he is however committed to discussions with the opposition, unions, stakeholders and the public at large. He said, "We want to protect the livelihood of the working people and we feel that there are some parts of the industry that can be made profitable."

He maintained that the government cannot continue to put large sums into GuySuCo. He said, "There has to be change, (and) the very nature of the change is something difficult to be decided."

I n encouraging sign tor Guyanese living abroad is the push by the Guyana government to promote small

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msinesses. Not only has the government been calling investors, particularly Guyanese to partake in a commerce surge, hut President David Granger has recently announced support for viable micro-enterprise projects to be conducted at village levels. There has been significant interest in the establishment of village economies as a means of independence and wealth development.

This serves to ease the pressure on the government in having to maintain communities. President Granger has noted therefore that villages across the country must return to the days of self sufficiency, particularly in the agricultural sector.

There has also been overseas Guyanese who have returned and have invested in various industries. Some have teamed up with local organizations to offer assistance in various ways. Many overseas-based donation groups have become increasingly active in lending support toward various ventures.

The revival of fishing villages and other cottage industries have taken frontline with one local group, hinting to offi-

cially launching its banking, agricultural and youth agenda in a matter of months.

Some returning Guyanese are said to be among the investors.

The government information agency has noted however, that the government will not shrink its obligations but it will ensure that systems are put in place to support and sustain micro-enterprise development. President Granger said development cannot take place in the absence of both growth and macroeconomic stability."

Poor and vulnerable groups within society must be catered for. The President spoke of 'Greater Victoria' which developed a thriving agro-processing economy, producing coconuts, from which it

Local products on sale in Guyana. manufactured oil. Its by-products were proliferated, he said. Cottage industries used to make pig and poultry feed and produced chocolate drinks and housecoir, or coconut fibre, the natural fibre ex- holds made sugar-cake, black-pudding, tracted from the husk of coconut made souse, mabi (mauby) and other beverages mattresses. Cassava was grown and used for sale. Artisans, blacksmiths, tinsmiths, to make bread and cassareep. There were contractors and carpenters built and fruits for beverages, table consumption maintained bridges, houses, kokers and other minor public works. One hundred and preserves.

The President also remembered and twenty years ago you had a thriving when farms in the back-dam produced economy... Vibrant village economies fruit, ground provisions and plantains and are essential to the survival of the country farmers sold their produce at a vibrant as a whole and have to be resuscitated. village market.

The President is unwavering that Micro-businesses such as bakeries, village economies must once again beclothing stores, retail shops and parlours come a norm in Guyana.

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BRASILIA -Brazil's government Wednesday congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on his victory but called on him not to resort to protectionism as the South American nation strives to boost trade to overcome a severe recession.

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— Mexican-based economists had expected a snap interest rate rise, but central bank Governor Agustin Carstens told a news conference Wednesday morning the bank would take any necessary measures pending market conditions.

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Welcoming Donald Trump's victory speech pledge to seek common ground and partnership with other countries, Pena Nieto said in a televised statement that Mexico shared the same vision.

"Dialogue to make agreements is still do in office. the best route for Mexico, and my govern"Because of the uncertainty of what ment will seek opportunities that benefit Trump could do, consumers will postpone both nations in this new phase of bilateral purchases, companies will postpone investrelations," he said. ments," Casillas said, but added that he Nevertheless, Foreign Minister Clau- thought Trump's actual policies will fall dia Ruiz Massieu reiterated that Mexico short of his rhetoric, not least because unwould not pay for Trump's proposed wall. winding trade with Mexico is easier said The vow to make Mexico pay for the barrier than done. was a key feature of his stump speeches.

"I don't think Tmmp will do a lot of the Ratings agency Fitch said Trump's vic- things he said he will do," he said. tory may add downside risks to Mexico's SOME PESSIMISTIC economic growth, while Moody's warned Others were more pessimistic. Morgan the government may not meet its goals of cutting its budget deficit if flows of trade or Stanley analysts said in a note that the fallout from a Tmmp presidency would have foreign investment wilt under Trump. deep ramifications for the equity market and MEXICO GROWTH A WORRY that foreign investment could stall.

Both Moody's and Standard and Poor's "Risks of a hard landing in Mexico rating agencies put Mexico's credit rating on have clearly risen," the bank's analysts said. a negative view earlier this year. Gabriel But for now, the market pulled back Casillas, an economist at Banorte, predicted from its initial panic. The peso recovered Trump's victory will shave 0.3 percentage from its low after Tmmp took a measured points from 2016 economic growth, and tone in his victory speech and did not invoke said the peso could suffer for months as the any of his threats against Mexico, analysts market tries to figure out what Tmmp could

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This is why it is a good initiative by economy — so today, I didn't come to tell President David Granger as it appears that you about the history, I didn't come to tell he is bringing a lot of independence to the you about the past, I come to tell you about various groups, villages, regions and other tomorrow and the future — that is what Naunions that provide that sense of belonging. tional Day of Villages is about, not the past, Earlier this week, the first Village Ind- it is about your future." aba and the Inaugural National Day of Villages Observation was launched in the community of Victoria on the East Coast of Demerara. President Granger was the guest speaker. In his address, he told the gathering which was packed with a number of excited school children that National Day of Villages is about the future and not the past.

He said that the purchase of Plantation Northbrook now Victoria Village, 177 years ago, represented the beginning of the Village Movement which was copied in other parts of the English-speaking Caribbean.

"We were the first!" he urged. "This is not something that the academics invented, not something that the Government decided on. Illiterate people decided on their own that this was their pathway to freedom."

Recognising that as a village they can make demands and great achievements, the ancestors sought their own dwelling space and decided that that was the way they would develop themselves.

The President said that, "Every household had a kitchen garden ... cottage industries — 120 years ago you had a thriving

And while the President promised funding for micro-village industries, he also encouraged the village to use more of their own materials to create. "Let us start to produce, grow, sell right here the things that we produce — we have to promote the development of our own economies if we are to overcome the problems of poverty in our communities."

The President noted however that National Day of Villages, is not a National Day of African Villages, Amerindian villages, East Indian villages — it is a national day of villages for all of Guyana, all Guyanese ... to celebrate."

The celebration was hosted in Victoria in recognition of the first idea that sought to birth Guyana as a nation rather than a colony, "It is as if the nation was born when Northbrook was purchased . . ." the President said. "That is why I call Victoria, the mother of all villages. It is the first village to be bought on the coastland; and it is a landmark."

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Today that same psychology is being employed. The government is banking on creating a culture of independent and innovative Guyanese. The 'villages day' goes hand in hand with the independence of regions. The President urged the regions to

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The idea behind this again, is creating a sense of belonging, ownership and responsibility. This promotes acceptance among the citizens to care for that which they now represent. This means citizens would not want a dirty community, they would work together and share information on crime, and they would work toward economic stability and seek further ways to improve their standard of living.

President Granger said that culture is about social cohesion. He has created a ministry to deal particularly with this matter. since it is obvious that the various groups continue to bump heads. 'Guyana Sprouts' is adamant that only clean politics can achieve this; a political culture where there is a high level of honesty and a genuine drive to develop the country. This will filter into the communities and that sense of responsibility will kick-in.

Honest politics will restore the mistrust that grips the country. Every sector wants to burst out, many countries want to do business with Guyana, three new airlines have started operating in Guyana in a matter of five months, Chile has opened its doors to us with no visa needed to fly there and more foreigners are being seen in the country, among many other notable changes and opportunities.

This means Guyana is being poised to make its statement on the world seen. Oil is the source of our fame, but will the people be ready when the world asks us who we are? Guyanese at home and abroad need to take charge of Guyana and push the government toward our desired political culture.

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Last night, a rich Joe (a blue-collar billionaire who identifies with the ordinary folk) became the President-elect of the most powerful country in world history. As I watched the greatest upset in US political history, a quote from Matthew Henry came to mind: "None

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so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see." The Joes were telling us that they disliked the Washington gridlock, a growing economy that neglects them, the appearance that there is one law for the rich and another for them.

WASHINGTON GRIDLOCK Political gridlock or stalemate is a situation when there is difficulty passing laws that satisfy the needs of the people. It frequently occurs when the Executive and the Legislative branch :annot agree. The gridlock in Congress was expected from the start. The Republican leadership made explicit that ;heir aim was to block anything proposed by Obama.

The present Congress achieved nothing. Real Clear Politics says that ;he public's disapproval of their work is 74%. Mr. Trump's victory and re-elec;ion of a Republican Congress is their way of saying, "Let's see if things will change."

The new Congress should use the people's loss of faith in Government to nuild less Government — "not a kinder, gentler version of the failed status quo."

The President-elect has his own ideas about doing this. Throughout his campaign he spoke about removal of Dbamacare, taxes and mandates and creating low-cost medical plans; building a wall to keep out illegals (figuraively, tightening border security); renegotiating NAFTA; improving rela;ions with Russia; creating infrastruc;ure programmes and jobs; tax reform; repatriation tax and bringing jobs back.

3f course, this list is not collectively exhaustive. I see nothing to fear in these policies. Give the new President a ehance. Maybe, we'll be pleasantly surprised. We must "make America great again." There is no option to fail. To puote Mr. trump, "Nothing about our Future is beyond our reach."

posits that when a sitting President nears his tenure at 50% or more approval rating, the Presidential candidate of his Party should win the election.

Obama sits at 54% approval rating.

Why, then did Mrs. Clinton fail?

Because the Joes of America have no jobs, cannot support their families, among other things, They know that medical costs will increase dramatically next year. Trump told these "forgotten men and women," they will no longer be forgotten.

In a sense, this election was about change. The Joes were saying that they wanted an outsider for President. Mrs. Clinton tried, but failed, to cast her herself as an outsider. One cannot be in politics 30 years and say that one is not a part of the establishment. Her problems over the Clinton Foundation and her e-mails haunted her throughout.

The question is not whether she is to be blamed for these. It is how the Joes perceived it.

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The Joes had been speaking all along; but few listened. The signs about last night were there. Mr. Trump kept attracting huge crowds time and time again. I do not trust the television media. When most analysts wrote off Mr. Trump as a buffoon, silly and comical, I knew something was afoot. Why were they so angry with this successful businessman? I agree that he was impolite and vulgar at times. I agree that his immigration hyperboles frighten illegals and show him to be uncaring.

However, he loves America and articulated policies to this effect. The analysts ignored this and got the whole story wrong.

Globalisation, trade and a growing economy benefited the elite and left Joe nehind. Conventional political wisdom

I am an Independent and am not embarrassed or sad over the results. I will go out on a limb and say that things

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DONALD TRUMP and MIKE PENCE PRESIDE T and VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT will improve. This will be caused because the branches of the great nation's Government have been put on notice: Do what is best for Joe and the rest of

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PRESIDENT David Granger on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on winning the presidential elections in the United States.

During a brief interview with reporters at State House.

Main Street, the Guyanese Head of State stated that on behalf of the Government of Guyana: "I would like to extend congratulations to the incoming-President Donald Tramp and we will continue our cordial relations with the United States of America."

The President emphasised that the outcome of the US elections was a democratic one and as such Guyana will respect the American democracy.

"This is a matter for the American people. America is a democratic country and the elections were conducted in a transparent manner. I think there is no country in

Donald Trump THOSE who relied on poll numbers, including Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, felt she would have been the 2016 president-elect. The voters via the Electoral College (votes allotted by states) elected Republican candidate Donald Trump, a result that caught Trump, the United States (U.S.) and world by surprise. In reaction to Trump's victory, multiple anti-Trump protests are being held across the U.S. Whereas Clinton lost the presidency she won the popular vote. In our Proportional Representation electoral system, such returns would have given her the presidency.

And where she lost the presidency in our parliamentary system, she could have had a role in government by going into the Legislature and be Leader of the Opposition. The election was bitterly fought betw een tw o historic candidates. Though Clinton has not entirely broken through the proverbial glass ceiling, her achievements will be recorded in the annals of history and serve as inspiration for young girls and women around the world.

In his acceptance speech in the wee hours of Wednesday. Trump was not the person people have come to know during the campaign. He was gracious to Clinton, whom he said had called and congratulated him. To the people, in tempered tone, he offered assurance he will be a president for all. make America great again (his campaign slogan) and the country proud of him. Later in the day Clinton in making her concession speech traced her improbable political journey and recalled the causes that drive her public service, calling on the society, more so the young and women who care about what they believe in. to "fight on." Hers too was an inclusionary and "big-hearted approach" message in moving forward, resonating themes used in her campaign, and called on the people to respect the democratic process, the U.S. constitution, and its rale of law.

President Barack Obama. who held a press conference after Clinton's speech, struck similar appeals and advised that he had called and congratulated Tramp and invited him to the White House yesterday. The transmission of power has now moved to another phase. There is no denying the strained relations among the three during the campaign. Tramp burst onto the political scene almost eight years ago questioning Obama's legitimacy to be president, requesting that he produce his birth certificate.

On the campaign Obama and Clinton questioned Tramp's temperament to be President. Commander-in-Chief. and

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President-elect of the U.S. Donald Trump the world that is not aware of what was happening over the last six months, so even if some Guyanese had to vote, they were fully aware of the programme of the tw o major candidates."

According to the Guyanese leader, he has already

President David Granger met with officials of the Department of State and Guyana does not expect that there will be any significant alteration in the relations with the US. particularly with the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.

"So as you know the more things change the more

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they remain the same and we look forward to working with the new Trump Administration because we are concerned with the security of the hemisphere and we are confident that they are the Americans (who are) concerned that the security of the hemisphere will not diminish." President Granger explained.

Trump, who has no previous political or military experience, sent conciliatory signals after his upset of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, pledging to seek common ground, not conflict, with the United States' allies. Several authoritarian and right-wing leaders commended the billionaire businessman and reality TV star who against the odds won the leadership of the world's most powerful countrv.

I AM a member of the Indian Action Committee (IAC), and I believe that the letter written by Mr. Abel Seetaram (KN November 3, 2016), who claims to be an APNU+AFC Regional Councillor, is questioning unfairly the action of the IAC in writing about the use of the headquarters of the Guyana Defence Force at Camp Ayanganna for the holding of Cabinet meetings.

I am quite aware that the IAC has built up a very large following since its establishment in April 2003. mainly due to the organisation's successful activities and programmes held in the counties of Demerara. Essequibo and Berbice.

I wish to express my extreme disappointment with the contents of Mr. Seetaram's letter, which displayed a complete lack of understanding of the Conshtution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

During my long associahon with the IAC. having been fortunate to have associated with the many intellectuals of the organisation, I was introduced to the Guyana Constituhon; and therefore I am taking this opportunity to educate Mr. Seetaramby pointing him to Article 146 (one), which states that: "Except with his or her own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of expression; that is to say. freedom to hold opinions without interference, freedom to receive ideas and information

have the nuclear codes; while Tramp attacked both calling Obama the "worse president ever" and Clinton "crooked Hillary."

On Wednesday it seems the trio was making efforts to put the campaign behind them and come together, and bring their supporters along in putting America, its development and security first. The world will be watching Tramp's articulation of what his administration's foreign policy agenda would be.

While there was concern to what a Tramp presidency could be. many held hope that a Clinton presidency was a greater probability. Today's world is very complex, operating at various levels of multi-polarity, with trouble spots in the volatile Middle East, prolonged wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Iran Nuclear Deal. U.S. relations with Russia. Russia with the world, and terrorism which are significant issues deserving of deliberative thought and actions.

In the Caribbean, the Obama administration (2009-2017) began dismantling U.S./Cuba half a century of sour relations, restored diplomatic ties and this year for the first time in 26 years since the United Nations (UN) General Assembly passed a resolution to lift the Cuba embargo, abstained along with Israel. The Republican-led House has refused to lift the embargo and where the House and Senate remain under this party's control and with Tramp in the White House, come January 2017 no telling as yet what the future holds for this relationship.

At the UN. the Obama administration delivered leadership

without interference, freedom to communicate ideas and information without interfeience. and freedom from interference with his or her correspondence."

It is my belief that the organisation's right to speak is guaranteed by Article 146 of the Constitution. If Mr. Seetaram. who is of Indo-Guyanese origin, wishes to obtain information from the IAC. he is welcome to visit the organisation's office in Cummings Lodge at any time.

Unlike Mr. Seetaram. I am highly concerned with the Government having Cabinet meetings at Camp Ayanganna. given the long history of the involvement of the GDF in the disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of Guyanese during the dictatorship

period. I have noticed that the Minister of State claimed that the building housing the Ministry of the Presidency and the headquarters of the Guyana Defence Force at Camp Ayanganna are the only secuie places where Cabinet meetings can be held.

Finally, I have an important question for Mr. Seetaram: Should you not be very concerned about the statement made by the Minister of State; because if the Cabinet, which includes several former GDF officers, can feel safe only at these two locations in Guyana, where then can the rest of the Guyanese population feel safe?

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on the Refugee/Migrant crisis. Climate Change, improving government/citizens relations and by having its UN Ambassador elevated to a Cabinet position, showed the importance of the international community to the U.S. Bilaterally. Guyana has benefitted from technical support for institutional strengthening and capacity-building in the nacro fight with a Drag Enforcement Agency (DEA) office established here. The U.S. along with other western diplomats have contributed to the restoration of Local Government Elections and supported citizens' efforts to realise good governance.

It is not lost on the world Tramp's demonstration of little or no knowledge and interest in global affairs save for condemnation of the U.S. trade deals, promises to deal with China and bring back manufacturing jobs, and on the Middle East crisis, professing to have more knowledge that the military hierarchy to handle it. He also made known his support for Britain leaving the European Union. Time will tell. And whereas rhetoric may have been politically expedient, the campaign is over and the world is looking to see the leadership that will be delivered by the new leader of the free world and most powerful politician come next year. Being considered a shrewd businessman, the corporate world and government are guided by different rales and expectations.

Smart leaders recognise that while they don't know everything, having persons around who know and are prepared to be honest with them, and they accepting such honesty bring dividends to their leadership.

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A view from New York Why WITH MICHAEL DEREK ROBERTS robertsconsulting@gmx.com * (347) 279-6668 Ihate to remind people of what I've been saying for some time now - YOU CAN WIN OR LOSE AN ELECTION ON ELECTION DAY. Every political strategist worth his or her salt knows that. As a matter of fact the most nerve racking time when you second-guess your strategy and tactics is on Election Day. The truth of this old boogey that has dogged many a political campaign came home to roost when an eminently qualified candidate lost to an inexperienced hlowhard in the just concluded United States Presidential elections. Welcome to a new United States politics in the 21st Century. And it's Republican through and through.

So lets get started with the immediate the fact that Trump's supporter base was 98 post elections reflections and the stunning percent white. and surprising win by Republican Donald In the end a major contributing factor Trump, who will become the next President to the Democratic Party's loss was that Reof the United States. He defied and con- publicans, especially the base, put aside founded the odds and the best pundits who Trump's xenophobia, crude and vulgar ALL called the election for Hillary Rodham racism, his anti-women behavior and his Clinton and who, for a second time, missed utter unfitness to be President of the United her final date with history. America's first States, in favor of keeping their race as the female president will just have to wait. The dominant one in American society — for political stranglehold on the US presidency now. When Republican AND white women is not so tight now but it's still firmly in in general cast their vote for Donald Trump place. America is a white male Republican in the percentages that they did, the ONLY nation. explanation is tried and true white anger But exactly what happened? How did and fear, built on a foundation of race as a the Democratic Party suffer such a terrible defining factor over all else. Sure, there defeat when things looked so good going were many nuanced attacks against Hillary into the election?

Clinton. From the meddling of Julian AsSIMPLE; Republicans tuned out to sange and Wikileaks to FBI Director James vote in far larger numbers than Democrats. Comey's shenanigans in the waning days of For all the best laid plans and strategies, the campaign, there was a concerted effort you can't stay home and win an election — to thwart Hillary Clinton's winning the it's not a spectator sport. Democrats did not election. But I'm not sure that they were listen to President Barack Obama or all of enough to deny her the presidency, even the star power that Hillary Clinton com- taken together. I posit that they were not the manded and brought to the elections. In the decisive nails in the Democrats coffin.

A look at the electoral map tells the end not even Jay Z, Beyonce or LeBron James could convince frazzled, disoriented story of rural America versus urban and city and spiteful Democrats to come out and America; it tells the story of disciplined and vote for their own interests. The upshot is dedicated Republicans voting for their canthat Hillary underperformed in Democratic didate in lock step, blocking out ALL of his areas, compared to President Obama in foibles, and subordinating his many weak2012. By contrast, Trump over performed nesses for the bigger prize — the President in Republican areas compared to Mitt Rom- of the United States. While the Republican ney. THAT IS SIMPLE CAMPAIGN elites pontificated and second-guessed MATH. Trump, even ran from him like the plague, Donald Trump won the 2016 US Pres- the base, long ostracized and maligned by idential elections because Democrats did the GOP's leadership, lined up and stood not turn out to vote nearly as much as Re- behind him in record numbers. Trump publicans did. They helped Trump win. So tapped into, controlled, and directed Repubno amount of Monday morning quarter- lican anger and crippling fear of the future backing, self-righteous anger, hand-wring- all the way to the White House.

WHAT DID DEMOCRATS DO? ing, finger pointing and blaming is going to change the fact that Democrats sucked, First, a significant voting block that when it came to voter turnout and were not supported Bernie Sanders in the Demotoo enthusiastic about their standard bearer. cratic Primary season simply remained They found all kinds of puerile justifica- home, disillusioned that their candidate lost tions for their lukewarm support for Hillary to what they saw as the party not playing Clinton. With blinkers on, they latched on fair. Maybe they have a point. I call them to conspiracy theories and fed into Repub- the Trump Enablers. because by remaining lican distractions. This election was decided at home or voting for another candidate, not by some superior campaign strategy of they helped to depress the Democratic vote the Trump Campaign, or some late Repub- turn out. Blacks and Hispanics did not vote lican voter surge, but by plain ole voter turn for Hillary Clinton in quite the numbers that out, especially by white people, in rural many of us projected. I believe many Deareas, nursed and addicted to a diet of fear mocrats started to have second thoughts and anxiety, so adroitly stoked and pro- about HRC in the waning days of the cammoted by the Trump Campaign. Hillary and paign. The exit polls confirm this; 62 perthe Democratic Party machine NEVER re- cent of all voters said that the email ally went after the Republican Party's ob- scandals weighed heavily on them and a structionism, its endless war machine and large number of voters said that they did not

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EMPHASIS ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM

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SPECIAL MESSAGE BY Hugh Rlley Secretary General & CEO, Caribbean Tourism Organization BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: During 2015 our region has set arrival and visitor expenditure records that have surpassed expectations.

Caribbean tourism grew by an estimated seven per cent to 28.7 million visits, much higher than the projected four to five per cent. This performance was above the global rate of growth, which the UN agency, the World Tourism Organization quotes at 4.4 per cent.

In that period, visitors spent over a billion dollars more than they did in 2014, contributing approximately US$30 billion to Caribbean economies. For 2016 the latest visitor arrival data indicate that tourist trips grew by 5.2% in the first six months when compared to the same period of 2015. While this is encouraging, we must not settle. We certainly cannot relax until we become the world's most desirable year round, warm weather destination and until every citizen of the Caribbean benefits from tourism.

The first priority is to embrace our mantra of sustainable tourism development.

We must keep the right balance between maximizing the benefits of our tourism assets for the wellbeing of our current populations, and do so responsibly, so that we can pre-

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serve those resources for generations to come. To maximize the benefit and preserve resources, we need to create systems that ensure that guests and hosts can equally enjoy the experience.

The economic benefits of the tourism industry are enormous. In the Caribbean, where we have a clear understanding of tourism's contribution to financial prosperity, we are seeing more of our citizens becoming involved in 'the sharing economy'. We are opening our homes and apartments to visitors from around the world. Ordinary citizens have become hosts. But while I have often described the essence of hospitality as "sharing space and breaking bread" our populations must also pay attention to "guestpitality", a laser-like focus on the guest's point of view. Indeed if hospitahty is about customer service, then guestpitality must surely be about customer experience.

During Caribbean Tourism Month, which we observe every November, we will have the opportunity to place even greater emphasis on the kinds of experiences we offer to guests, which make up our exciting and diversified tourism product.

It's also a great time to introduce new ideas, methods and products, to propose innovative and revolutionary thinking and to generate fresh energy into the sector.

Throughout November, the CTO will undertake several social media activities during which member countries will be profiled on the organization's social media platforms.

These include: ♦ 30 Day Social Media Photo/Video Challenge featuring the people, fashion, her-

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itage and natural attributes of the Caribbean ♦ Help Me Pick a Caribbean Holiday/Vacation Spot Social Media Poll ♦ Online Caribbean Fashion Show via Periscope & Facebook Live Marathon/ Tweet-Chat ♦ Romantic Facts about CTO member countries This is an excellent opportunity to be featured globally and to demonstrate to the world that the spirit of togetherness we talk so passionately about remains alive and vibrant in the Caribbean. It also helps to give meaning to the Caribbean Tourism Month theme. One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean.

We wish to encourage every CTO member country, every tourism entity and everyone engaged either directly or indirectly in tourism to join us by participating in these initiatives and by organizing at least one activity during the month that will help focus attention on the industry. Be creative, be daring, be brave, be innovative.

We'll take this opportunity to thank the sponsors, supporters and everyone who helps us celebrate Caribbean Tourism Month.

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for Caribbean Tourism BELIZE CITY, Belize offers a unique destination to our visitors as it is located within the Caribbean and Central America regions, allowing convenient multi-destinations travel within one of the most popular tourist basins in the world. Belize features arich and diverse mix of culture and cheerful citizens. The astounding Barrier Reef is the second largest in the world. We feature safe waters for diving, snorkeling, swimming, boating, fishing, numerous rivers for rafting and kayaking. An abundance of Mayan Temples, caves and islands, pristine rainforests for hiking and bird-watching, all contribute to the attractions which drive our thriving tourism industry.

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Belize has progressed significantly in its tourism growth despite the challenges of diseases such as Zika, severe weather events such as Hurricane Earl and the recent "de-risking" banking movement that impacted the Caribbean. 2015 saw a tremendous growth of 6.2% with a significant increase in our overnight arrivals. This trend continues as the January through September 2016 statistics reflect a 16% growth in this key performance indicator. Cruise has also seen a 1.3% growth at September 2016 for the first nine months of the year. The launch of new direct flights to Belize from major travel hubs for both North American and South American markets, and increased connectivity from Europe and

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within the Central American region, have also contributed to this boost.

We have also seen growth in occupancy as our stakeholders improve and expand on their accommodations and amenities while ensuring that sustainable practices are being adhered to. Infrastructural development of our roads, improvements at our domestic airports and at border facilities and tourism sites all around the country are also contributing to the enhancement of our tourism brand and equity.

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Caribbean Tourism Month provides another ideal opportunity for us as Belizeans to become tourists for a while in our own country and enjoy all of these wonderful attributes that we offer the rest of the world. It also is a good time to reaffirm our commitment to work towards excellence in the quality of our service, the quality of our product, and the tourism sector on a whole.

Happy Caribbean Tourism Month.

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South African Yasmine Miemiec, that "our people are our greatest asset in November 2013, proposed the fol- and that we must develop them to the lowing definition for Enterprise Devel- fullest". opment: "It is the act of investing time The fully developed human reand capital in helping people establish, source contributes significantly to the expand or improve businesses. It helps increase in productivity in the existing people to earn a living; it helps them out sectors. The fully developed human reof poverty; and it leads to long-term source is the prime resource in an economic growth for themselves, their emerging enterprise development sector families and their communities." since: (1) through creativity and innoMy vision is that Enterprise Development is the sector of the future. The primary ingredients for enterprise development are Business Model, Business Management and Business Money.

The last 18 years of my life have been dedicated to researching and testing options to diversify the traditional economies in the Caribbean. Working with several teams throughout the Caribbean has been a very gratifying experience. An important theme that has recurred in this exploratory venture is

vation, it contributes to the development of the business model; (2) through management of business systems (shepherding) , it plays a part in the sustainability of the enterprise; and (3) through lateral thinking, it is essential as the driving force behind unearthing new ways of designing and collateralizing financial advances.

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Minister Donville Inniss, was currently in discussions with stakeholders to determine how to effectively disburse this grant.

In November 2009, the late visionary Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson, launched the private sectormanaged, government-supported Barbados Entrepreneurs' Quick Response Seed and Venture Capital Fund (BEVCF), as an integral part of the Model.

My questions are: Why re-invent the wheel? Why ignore the detailed systems already established by the BEVCF and create something new? These systems are available to any country in the world which has identified a sufficient source of funds and is trying to develop an enterprise development centre.

The Barbados Small Business Association (SBA) Chief Executive Officer Lynette Holder has been appealing to the Barbados Government for funding support for the small business sector. The Minister of Finance, Chris Sinckler, in last month's budgetary statement and financial proposals, promised a grant of BB $50 million. It was reported in the press last week that the Ministry for Small Business, led by

Let us think about these things. Let us collaborate so that Divine love flows to us as abundant good, leading to prosperity.

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Canada has long been one of Cuba's closest Western allies. Trudeau will meet with Raul Castro, Fidel's younger brother and successor as President, during his visit, Trudeau's office said.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau, a former Prime Minister, in 1976 became the first NATO leader to visit the island since its revolution, at one point exhorting "Viva Castro!"

Pierre Trudeau's trip was controversial in view of the Cold War enmity between Cuba and the United States. His son's visit is not viewed as such, given the resumption of U.S.-Cuban diplomatic ties last year and a landmark visit by U.S. President Barack Obama in March.

Justin Trudeau will follow his stay in Havana with a visit to Argentina, ruled by centre-right President Mauricio Macri, on his way to Peru to participate in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting.

"Cuba and Argentina are two of our closest partners in the hemisphere," Trudeau said in a statement.

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Cuba and Canada trade over $ 1 billion worth of goods per year and Canadian companies have significant investments in mining, power, oil and gas, agribusiness and tourism in Cuba.

Many countries are rushing to renew ties with Cuba since its detente with the United States in hopes of capturing a share of Cuban business.

A string of foreign leaders including the Iranian President and Japanese Prime Minister have visited the island in recent months, meeting with Raul and Fidel Castro.

It was not yet clear whether Trudeau will meet with Fidel, 90, who became friends with his father and was an honorary pallbearer at his funeral in Montreal in 2000.

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Achild asked his father, "How were people bom?" So his father said, "Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on." The child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, "We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now." The child ran back to his father and said, "You lied to me!" His father replied, "No, your mom was talking about her side of the family."

One day a group of Darwinian scientists got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one Darwinian to go and tell Him that they were done with Him.

I WANT THIS DONE RIGHT Aman with a piece of paper in his hand comes into an office where another man is sitting next to a shredding machine.

"Do you know how to operate this thing?" he asks. "1 have an important paper here and 1 want to make sure this is done right."

"Sure," the other man answers. "Just put the paper in here and press this button."

The first man does so, saying, "Great. And where do the copies come out?"

The Darwinian walked up to God and said, "God, we've decided that we no longer need you. We're to the point that we can clone people and do many miraculous things, so why don't you just go on and get lost."

God listened very patiently and kindly to the man. After the Darwinian was done talking, God said, "Very well, how about this? Let's say we have a man-making contest." To which the Darwinian happily agreed.

God added, "Now, we're going to do this just like I did back in the old days with Adam."

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Alittle over a hundred years ago, in 1904, a young Black man was brought to the United States from Africa and exhibited as a savage at the St. Louis World's Fair. Two years later, he was exhibited in the monkey house of the Bronx Zoo. This man's name was Ota Benga.

Ota Benga was an African pygmy, a member of the Mbuti people — nomadic hunters and gatherers who live deep within rain forests in Zaire. Ota was bom in 1881. He was 4 ft. 11 in. in height, weighed 103 lbs and was 23-years-old when he arrived in the United States.

Ota had returned one day from a hunt in Zaire only to find that his wife and children had been murdered and their bodies mutilated.

This was the work of the brutish Force Publique, enforcers working for Belgium in the then Belgian Congo. Ota himself was later captured and sold into slavery.

He was bought at a slave market by the explorer Samuel Verner (sometimes called a "missionary"), who was looking for pygmies to display at the Louisiana Purchase exposition. In the United States, Ota was displayed in the anthropology

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Scientists, with evolution on their minds, studied the pygmies. They concluded that, at best, the PHILLIPS VERNER BRADFORD intelligence of pygmies AND HARVEY B L U M E was about the same as a with whites. Yerner decided to take mentally deficient white person.

Ota back to America. Ota asked to After the fair, Yerner took Ota be taken back to Africa on Verner's and the other pygmies back to visit there.

Africa. Ota almost immediately reIt was now 1906. Back in married, but his second wife soon America, Verner was selling his andied of snakebite. He now had no imals to zoos and artifacts to musefamily and no longer belonged to ums. Ota Benga was eventually any clan. Others considered him (continued on page 25) tainted because of his association

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GUYANA does not have the capability to handle deportees from the United States of America (USA), President David Granger has noted.

He told journalists during 'The Public Interest' on Thursday that his government needs to work with the US to ensure that measures are put in place to make Guyana better prepared to handle those who are deported, especially if they are convicted of crimes in the US. "We just want to be better prepared, it's something that the Ministry of Public Security is aware of and we will have to make sure that we put measures in place to ensure that those deportees do not perpetuate crimes when they get back here." the Head of State said.

According to the President. the US needs to notify Guyana whenever it decides to deport Guyanese who commit crimes in that country.

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We don't have the capability and as you know there are still some degree of narcotics trafficking in Guyana. We have executions, murders and we don't want to have people coming back here.

who contribute to that form of criminality. So it is something that we can work out with the United States."

He said it was within the jurisdiction of a sovereign state to expel illegal aliens.

President Granger reiterated that no country tolerates illegality and if there are abuses, it is quite within the rights of a sovereign state to minimize the impact of those abuses to the host country.

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A TOTAL of 23 cheques were handed over to the police to facilitate their investigation of an allegation that former Public Service Minister Dr. Jennifer Westford and Personnel Manager Margaret Cummings had defrauded Government of more than $600M. This is according to Jennifer Chapman. Deputy Accountant General of the Ministry of Finance, as she testified on Monday before Magistrate Judy Latchman as the trial of Dr. Westford and Ms. Cummings continued.

Chapman explained that the cheques she handed over to the police dated from August 26. 2011 to March 13.

2015; and contained the numbers. dates, names of payees and the amount each was paid.

She further explained that cheques dated 2011-2014 were returned to the Accountant General's office by the Bank of Guyana, while a letter had to be sent to the bank for the 2015 cheques for police investigation purposes.

The Deputy Accountant General also pointed out that inter-departmental warrants were issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to the Office of the President for the release of those funds by the Ministry of Finance.

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These documents are prepared with five copies and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the subject ministry.

The witness in court had given detailed explanation about non sub-accounting agencies and sub-accounting agencies, but noted that the then Public Service Ministry could only have processed small volumes of transac-

i Dr Jennifer Westford tions.

"Transactions are examined and approved by the Accountant General's Department Examination Division. whereby all cheques are processed by same said department and are collected." the witness said.

According to Chapman, one of her duties as Deputy Accountant General is to assist the Accountant General with the day-to-day operations of the department

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The Deputy Accountant General explained that her department is responsible for the examination and approval of payment vouchers for the non-sub-accounting ministries and agencies.

Asked by State Prosecutor Barker whether she knew Dr. Westford. the witness replied. "Yes". She pointed out that Dr. Westford was Minister of Public Service from 2011-2015.

Magistrate Judy Latchman has adjourned the matter until November 28. when the Deputy Accountant General will continue to give her testimony.

Andre Albert Dazzell. a Chief Accountant at the Ministry of the Presidency attached to the Department of Public Service, who had earlier testified, is scheduled to return to be cross-examined.

Dr. Westford and Ms. Cummings face 24 charges alleging that they stole more than $639M from the Government of Guyana.

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In the early 80', Clarabel migrated to the United States of America to join her children.

Clarabel is known to be the epitome of a Phenomenal Woman.. .raising all of her children in one household, you would never hear her speaking loud when scolding them.. .yet she ruled

with an "iron fist." Only that "look" she gave and everyone knew exactly what she meant.

A private, well-mannered and a quiet person in her own rights if you speak too much in Clarabel's presence, she would boldly ask you if you were "bom by your mouth." She was and still is a well-dressed woman, as her children follows in her footsteps and what she has instilled in them...

"Never leave your home looking like a beggar, even if you are hungry because you never know who you might meet when you go through your door."

Clarabel credits her longevity to her faith in God and her contented mind.

Her children have planned A Birthday Party to mark this remarkable and auspicious occasion on the day of her birthday, Saturday, November 12, 2016.

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Commentary. The 38th anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre

The Jonestown communik Lessons learned and role of the Diaspora In his recently published book: A New Look at Jonestown: Dimensions from a Guyanese Perspective, Eusi Kwayana wrote, "one of the first scholarly responses to the Jonestown tragedy came from University of Guyana sociologists Drs. Lear Matthews and George K. Danns COMMUNITIES AND As members of the Faculty of Social Science, Sociology Department, DEVELOPMENT Ken and I became interested in the PeoWe seized the opportunity to study ple's Temple (Jonestown), citing signif- Jonestown as part of a larger research on icant sociological implications. Not historical and contemporary issues reonly from a social welfare perspective, garding communities in Guyana and the but the political, economic and religious Caribbean region. To that end, we published a monograph entitled: CommuniBy ties and Development in Guyana: A Dr. Lear Matthews Neglected Dimension in Nation-Building (1980) in which one chapter focused ramifications of a virtual foreign/immion the People's Temple Project. The grant community were particularly inprincipal goal was to fill a knowledge triguing. As a potential community gap on significant (but often hidden) didevelopment project, we posited that its creation was motivated by socio-cultural mensions of change and development, push/pull factors on both sides of the At- and add to the paltry number of publicalantic. Guyana at that time was in a state tions by local authors/researchers. The of economic turmoil, which resulted in book has since been included as recompolitical posturing and strategic plan- mended reading for students of ning by the powers that be. Virtually un- Caribbean History and social developknown to most Guyanese, the ment in Guyana.

We were not interested in examinJonestown community was evidently entrenched within the government's de- ing the Jonestown that was extermivelopment plans. nated, nor was the concern with the

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K Jonestown as it looks today events which led to its final tragic destruction, but more importantly to analyze the Jonestown settlement that existed under the guise of a community development project. The emergence of Jonestown was viewed within the context of social change and innovative, albeit deceptive efforts by its sponsors to deal with conditions of poverty, both in North and South America.

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Facebook

account FACEBOOK has decided to disable the account of journalist Travis Chase of the HGP Nightly News (Channel 16/Cable 67), who caused a maelstrom of controversy on November 6th when he leaked photographs depicting a man said to be "Pope Emmanuel" Philbert London of Beacon Ministries in pornographic mode with several females.

The blurred images on Chase's Facebook Page depicted pornographic scenes involving the self-proclaimed pope, who starred in. and produced, sex tapes with several female members of his congregation. As such, some church members who were upset at the situation reported Chase's Facebook Page.

However Chase, through his attorney Selwyn Pieters. has written a letter to Vice President and General

DPP THE Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an appeal against the court's decision to acquit Mr. Carvil Duncan on a charge of simple larceny, which alleged that he stole close to $1M from the Guyana Power and Light.

The case against Duncan had alleged that, on March 31. 2015. he had stolen $984,900 in Director's fees, property of the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL). The DPP had assigned police prosecutors to the case, but their sloppy work had caused presiding magistrate Leron Daly to dismiss the case against Duncan; and this has drawn criticism from several quarters.

Public Relations Officer of the Chambers of the DPP. Ms. Liz Rahaman. has confirmed to this newspaper that the appeal in the Duncan matter has been filed on Monday. However, it is unclear whether the Chambers of the DPP will now fully take charge of the case.

Only last Thursday. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs. Basil Williams, told the Guyana Chronicle in an interview:

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Counsel of Facebook Inc. Colin Stretch, asking for the account to be restored with immediate effect.

In that letter, seen by this newspaper, the attorney argued that Mr. London is "a public figure, and there is no expectation of privacy to which he is entitled where, as here, his conduct as a leader of a church and a person over whom trust is reposed has breached that by making sex tapes with his congregants. In other professionals ~ law. medicine, teaching, professionals are subjected to discipline, including licence revocation."

According to the lawyer.

"It is clear that the issue Mr. Chase raised has gathered significant public interest.

The post has taken social media by storm, with well over 3000 comments and shares. Importantly, however, there was no other nudity on

ALWAYS THE DPP Although the DPP had assigned police prosecutors to the case, the agency has stated that the matter was always handled by the Chambers. The DPP Chambers have also said that police prosecutors who are assigned to the Chambers prosecute all matters in the magistrates' courts. "This is the present system, and they handle all matters in magistrates' courts." the Chambers asserted.

The agency, headed by Mrs. Shalimar-Ali-Hack. has come under intense scratiny not only for its handling of the Duncan matter, but also for its decision to assign

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A Travis Chase of HGP Nightly News "Pope Emmanuel" Philbert London his page; as mentioned previously. some images were blurred."

The lawyer further argued that given the fact that Chase

appeals "If the case is appealable it should be appealed. The appeal has to be done by the prosecution, and I would suggest that it should be appealed. I think we should emphasise that the case should be appealed if it is appealable... I would say if it is appealable it should be appealed." Williams asserted.

Williams made it clear that it was not the Government's call to initiate this appeal process, but rather the prosecution's.

journalist's

is an investigative journalist who exposes issues of crime, connption. and professional misconduct, including that of office holders, some of his posts would offend some, prompting them to report the page.

"However, being offended is not enough to restrict reporting of public interest matters, and it is not enough to warrant the disabling of Mr. Chase's Facebook account." the lawyer said.

The sexually explicit images. which were partially blurred, appeared on social media platform minutes after midnight on Saturday, and

by Sunday morning, hundreds of Guyanese were in tuned with the images, which were initially taken down

by Facebook after the first posting. However, persons had already shared and saved the pictures, which re-appeared via dozens of "shares" throughout the day.

In one of the partially blurred images, a man took a picture of his genitalia while posing in pastoral dress with a symbolic priestly emblem visible on his right bust.

Another depicted the man

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prosecutors to the Jennifer Westford and Margaret Cummings' fraud matters more than one year after the case had started.

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Mr. Carvil Duncan THE DUNCAN CASE Magistrate Leron Daly had ruled on November 2 that a prima facie case had not been established against Duncan, and that she could not call on him to lead a defence.

Magistrate Daly, in her ruling, has stated that the prosecution had to prove whether Duncan had received consent to take the money, whether the money was an absolute or special properly of GPL. if he took and carried away an article.

whether he took an article capable of being stolen, and whether he had a claim of right to the funds.

The prosecution, however. failed to prove that no consent had been given to the defendant to take the funds. Magistrate Daly told the court.

She also ruled that the evidence of former Prime Minister Sam Hinds was hearsay. Hinds's evidence is that while Cabinet approved pay increases for GPL board members, there was no decision on retroactive payment.

The prosecution had also tendered the cabinet memorandum which, according to the magistrate, was a photocopied document. She said the prosecution had made no attempt to prove that an original existed, and that the copy was a trae representation of that original.

The prosecution had further tendered a bank statement which indicated that the sum of $984,900 had been debited from the GPL account, but had led no circumstantial evidence in relation to the bank statement, forcing the court to admit the document only for the fact that it existed, and not for

scandal lying in bed with two females in the nude, one of whom was lying face down on his right shoulder while the other on his left shoulder was looking at the camera.

Yet another image depicted a woman lying face down on a man's torso, while an image of a woman on the right arm of a man are depicted in another. A man bearing the image of London is depicted in another image, lying on his back on a bed with a partial smile of satisfaction on his face while his arms are outstretched above his head.

The pictures were allegedly taken by London and his female companions, while reports suggest that videos of the sexual escapades were taped, allegedly by the self-proclaimed pontiff. Reports have suggested that the images were recorded at his home with the consent of all parties.

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JURY STILL OUT Meanwhile. President David Granger, weighing in on the magistrate's ruling of November 2 - that Duncan's acquittal was due to insufficient evidence ~ has said that insufficient evidence is not equal to innocence.

Speaking on the latest 'Public Interest' programme.

President Granger said.

"There is a slight difference between insufficient evidence and innocence; therefore. insufficient evidence (is) not equal to innocence.

But I will await the findings

of the Commission of the Tribunal that I had set up. and be guided by that tribunal."

The President has said he would not interfere in any work of the autonomous agencies, except and unless he has the capacity to do so under the constitution.

"Literally, the jury is still out. and I will be advised by the findings of that tribunal.

But. as you know, the matters on which Duncan was accused have not finished; just one part is. and other parts are still in the court. So. as far as I am concerned, as far as I have been advised, he will still remain suspended."

President Granger explained.

The President pointed out that the recently appointed presidential tribunal on the Duncan case was set up because he had been advised that the person against whom the accusations were made should not be sitting on four commissions: judicial, police. public service and the Guyana Defence Force.

"I have not received the report of the tribunal...

When I receive that report, which I will, you will hear from me," President Granger promised.

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nphasis on Real Estate, 3

Taxes and Business

|^tAX ES[ he Edgar Henry Column While outgoing President Barack Obama prepares to leave office come 2017; unknown to many, banks are putting economic strategies in place. Simultaneously they are applying stringent measures to innocent credit card customers causing credit scores to drop. These banks are blaming it on unpredictable markets, since the economic policies of whoever would be the next President of the United States remain unknown.

The current credit scenario is causing headaches and sleepless nights to many. Meanwhile banks on the other hand are messing with your credit cards, and your credit scores. Quite a number of consumers are experiencing the tangible effect of the crisis, when credit card issuers are arbitrarily canceling accounts or lowering credit limits.

CREDIT LIMITS ARE BEING CUT Make no bones about it banks are lowering credit card limits. They have become a bit more conservative about whom they're giving loans, scrutinizing the risk factors involved. This means if you've kept a high balance but left a little cushion under your limit, most likely your cushion may have vanished.

By law, the banks are supposed to inform you about lowering your limits. But they might have sent it in one of those envelopes marked "Important Information about Your Account" that you probably thought was junk mail and you have accustomed to discard and immediately place in your shredder. Although you might have missed that notice, you must keep track of your credit ceiling.

CUTTING CREDIT LIMITS BELOW YOUR CURRENT BALANCE Sounds crazy, but it's true.

Banks can, and do cut customer's credit limits below the current balance. If it happens, you'll have to pay off your balance above the limit or face late fees. For instance, if you've got a $10,000 limit and a credit line of $9,000, banks could arbitrarily reduce your limit to $7,000. So if your current balance is $7,500, you are required to pay off the excess $500 immediately to

w avoid penalties and fees.

USE IT OR LOSE IT One of the quickest ways banks can shed risk on their books is to eliminate all the 'dead horse' customers; those who haven't charged anything in years. Some people have credit cards that have a $10,000 credit line and haven't used it for several years. They keep it just for emergencies or as a cushion. In the past they would retrieve these available funds at anytime to alleviate in unforeseen, immediate or unexpected circumstances such as funerals or hardship situations. Do not be surprised if you receive a letter in the mail stating that your account is closed for inactivity. Given today's risky economy, banks really want to limit risks and are taking

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CREDIT CARD OFFERS Credit card companies arc getting pickier and cheaper, but not wiser about how annoying their junk mail is. Credit card companies are looking for customers online because postal rates have gotten more expensive. Reaching prospective customers online is where the

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Not because you got the online offer means you'll get the card. Card companies will check for authenticity and past credit history before issuance. People with lousy credit will not get cards. Banks are being choosey about giving out cards.

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TAMARIND achar, flavoured pepper sauce, and the "Pink Lotus" brand of finger snacks were among a wide range of local products which on Saturday lined stalls on the Avenue outside Courts on Main Street in downtown Georgetown as a number of small agro-processers, displaying their products in an event organized by the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC), called for local bottling facilities in order to better package their products.

Seizing every opportunity to get a sale, they readily informed persons about the products they had on display.

Annie Bristol, of Anne's Products, said she processes a number of products, including achar and green seasoning. Her tamarind-flavoured achar is a hit. thanks to its unique taste, she boasted. Bristol, who markets her products on her own. said she has been in the business for some four years, having started with the production of hot sauces. Two years ago. she started bottling and making improvements to the packaging of her products.

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Based at Hope/Lowlands on the East Coast of Demerara. she has a staff that assists her to prepare her sauces. She said that one of the major challenges she faces is packaging. mainly getting bottles.

She explained that she would normally source bottles from overseas, but the supplier has recently exited that trade.

Marcia Gonsalves. based

at Soesdyke. EBD. displayed her products under the Marcia's Products brand. She said she processes her foods, including cassava bread, cassareep and quinches. while she packages the farine food staple which she ships from Annai in Region Nine. She said she uniquely packages her cassava bread in "toaster sizes", noting that some of her customers requested the food in that manner.

Gonsalves has been in the field for some four years now. and plans to expand her

duced by her Pleasurable Flavours brand.

She said her operation, based in Linden, produces several products which are all unique to the market. She said the list includes hot sauces in four flavours, including cucumber, source (bilimbie) and papaw. She sees marketing as a work in progress.

"For the product that we have, it's very progressive.

Persons have never heard of them", she said, as she mentioned the sweet pepper relish which was conceptualized after frequent customer advice.

Her operation plans to introduce a number of other

business in the years ahead.

The "Pink Lotus" brand of tamarind balls, plantain chips, potato chips and a variety of other packaged foods were also being sold at the event. Janet Dhanpaul. from Mahaica. ECD. runs the business, having bought it from someone who had already registered the Pink Lotus brand.

Diana Plowell was busy selling her products to customers when this publication stopped at her stand. Head of the Emopean Union Delegation to Guyana. Ambassador Jernej Videtic. stopped by to purchase some items pro-

Marcia Gonsalves noted that her plans in the months ahead include extending the market of her products nationally products to the market in the months ahead, including jams and ketchup. "We are having all natural stuff." Plowell said, noting that bottling is also an issue her operation faces. She said the entity purchases bottles from overseas, and noted that a number of products are awaiting bottles, which are due this week.

This NGMC fair attracted many persons, some of whom noted that it was the first time they have seen locally packaged products on the market. (Alva Solomon)

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During the U.S. presidential campaign, Brazilian officials had openly preferred Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton to Trump, viewing him as unpredictable and opposed to freer trade.

However, Wednesday Brazilian President Michel Temer sent a message to Trump expressing confidence they could work together to expand cooperation between their nations.

"I wish you much success in the government of the United States," he added.

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United States and drawing U.S. investment as key to lifting Brazil out of its worst recession since the 1930s Great Depression.

CANDIDATE TRUMP ANTI-TRADE Trump has opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and favors raising tariffs on Chinese goods as well as major changes to the NAFTA pact with Mexico and Canada to protect U.S. jobs.

The billionaire President-elect has worried Latin Americans with his views on immigration and vows to expel those in

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U.S.-Mexican border.

"The American people have decided," Temer said in a radio interview.

"All we can do is raise our hats and congratulate."

A Foreign Ministry official told Reuters that Brasilia may have trouble advancing a trade agenda with Trump because of Serra's criticism of Tmmp in August, when he openly called on Americans to vote for Clinton.

"It put us in a delicate situation and could bury closer commercial ties," said a senior ministry official who asked to re-

Trade

of the matter. "This will be a complication, besides the fact that Trump does not like trade accords," he told Reuters.

In a statement, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said that the government was monitoring any impact Trump's victory could have on prospects for Brazil's recovery from a recession that has ground on for more than two years.

"All I can say is that we wish Trump a successful government that can help restore economic growth globally and in Brazil," Budget and Planning Minister Dyogo Oliveira told reporters.

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HARRIS Investment

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Iam humbled by the opportunity afforded me to be a member of the team of contributors to the New York Edition of the GUYANA CHRONICLE newspaper. I am Guyanese by birth, and I left Guyana at the age of 35 and found a home away from home in Saint Lucia.

In spite of my 38 years of travel and lish Speaking Caribbean, whether, it is living in six countries, apart from my Business or Pleasure, or a combination of homeland, I remain an active member of both, St. Lucia is the place to be. To prove the Diaspora seeking at all times to con- the point, there are some very outstanding tribute to the advancement of Guyana. I Guyanese who have made St. Lucia their speak to an audience of very special people home and are contributing to the social and who contribute to the social and economic economic fabric of the St. Lucian society. wellbeing of fellow Guyanese through visThe month of November 2016 has its, investments, and remittances to family been declared by the Government as Business Month. Very early in the month of acand friends.

From my base in St. Lucia, the head- tivities, an impressive conference was held quarters of the Organisation of Eastern on November 2, 2016 highlighting alternaCaribbean States (OECS) comprising of the tive financing sources for micro, small and following island states, ^Anguilla, Antigua medium enterprises, where participants and Barbuda, *British Virgin Islands, Do- were introduced to innovative ways of fiminica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, nancing start ups in the form of 'Angel In*Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and vesting and Crowd Funding'. There are the Grenadines and *Martinique (*English Angel Investors in Jamaica, Barbados and and French Territories). I am uniquely po- Trinidad, and a regional Crowd Funding sitioned to share with my readers, the social platform is scheduled to be launched in and economic perspectives of the sub re- March of 2017. Crowd Funding is an area gion and the wider CARICOM region, di- of investment ideally suited to investors of vided in Less Developed and More the Caribbean Diaspora.

Developed nations. Details of the work The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, being undertaken by the OECS and CARI- Industry and Agriculture at its Luncheon COM can be perused at http://www.oecs. Meeting held on November 4, 2016 at the org and www.caricom.org respectively.

Coco Palm Conference Centre, played host After almost five years of absence to Mr. Timothy Antoine, Governor of the from involvement in my favourite pastime, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), I am back writing. 'Harris at Large' graced which is headquartered in St. Kitts the columns of newspapers and magazines (w ww.eccb-centralb ank .org). Hereunder in the region and internationally for fifteen are some highlights of the Governor's presyears, with almost 400 articles archived at entation: www.stluciasimplybeautiful.com.

1. ECCB is a Non Deposit Institution Whatever investment option you prewith excess of 10 billion USD in asfer, going forward, it will be my task to exsets. pose my readers to doing business in the 2. Pursuing options to establish a small island states of the Caribbean. WelCaribbean Bank in the USA. come to St. Lucia and the rest of the Eng-

Why

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(from page 7) around her with the kind of numbers that Trump banked. Trump did not win the elections Democrats gave it to him.

The mechanics of the Democratic Party's ground game, early voting strategy, and other get out the vote tactics, in my view, were sound and carefully thought out.

Bobby Mook, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, has nothing to be ashamed of because he ran a disciplined, well-organized campaign. But all of that is moot, if people do not turn out to vote for you. I believe that Democrats — all of the various factions in the party — blew an historical moment because of selfish, subjective partisan internal bickering and an inability to see the big picture. For those who decided not to vote for Hillary Clinton and to stay home because of disagreements over the Democratic Primary processes, they failed to grasp the real and urgent historical nature of the elections and its importance for ALL Americans —

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Grand Anse Beach, St. Lucia

3. St. Lucia contributes 25% to the OECS economy.

4. St. Lucia is being challenged to continue to lead the economies of the small island states of the OECS. 5. St. Lucia must do more to improve its ranking in relation to the World Bank Report on 'Ease of Doing Business'. However, St. Lucia continues to be #1 in the OECS. (http;//www.doingbusiness.org/data /exploreeconomies/st-lucia) 6. St. Lucia is currently paying approximately 0.75 cents on the dollar in Payroll, Pensions and Debt Servicing.

In spite of the facts stated above, St. Lucia is still a great place to live, work and offers great opportunity for new investments. The Government which assumed office on the 6th of June, 2016 has already established itself as an Investor friendly Government. Hence there is adequate growth potential.

St. Lucia and Guyana have long standing social and economic ties. There was a time when Guyana was home to St. Lucians seeking social and financial advancement.

Madia in the interior of Guyana is famous for its St. Lucian Creole Festivals such as 'La Rose.' In recent years, the table turned and St. Lucians have reciprocated. Guy-

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something that will now redesign America and impact the growth and progress of this nation across all social and economic lines for generations to come.

Donald Tmmp becomes the very first candidate to be endorsed by the Ku Klux Klan and other hare groups to sit in the White House. He's the first President who has mocked the disabled, exploited women, kept his tax information from the people, call for the jailing of his opponent whom he called "a nasty woman" and has had an acute and pronounced adversarial relationship with the truth.

Sure, Hillary Clinton was and is not the perfect candidate. Sure, the Democratic Party made it very difficult for an "outsider" candidate like Bernie Sanders to win the party's nomination. Sure, it might have taken holding your nose to support her. But to become so angry that you decided to stay home? How do Democrats explain losing a set of blue states in a Presidential election with perhaps the worst Republican candi-

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date with the most amount of negative baggage in a generation? Answer: They did not turn up to vote on Election Day. There is no sugar coating or excusing it — by remaining home they cast their votes for Donald Tmmp.

Moreover, they also contributed to Tmmp taking office with Republican majorities in the Senate and the US House of Representatives. Those ares the consequences of not turning out to vote. That is the end result of a failure to subordinate your personal and subjective problems, petty criticisms and beliefs, and march and get behind the Democratic Party's candidate - ONCE THE INTERNAL PARTY'S DEBATE ENDED AND A CONSENSUS WAS REACHED. Dissenting Democrats should have buried their personal problems and positions with HRC and gotten behind and supported her for the common good. I do not blame Donald Tmmp and the Republican Party. They demonstrated that no matter how deeply

anese are welcomed to work and do business in St. Lucia.

I invite you to explore available opportunities in St. Lucia and settle for a piece of the rock. St. Lucia's entertainment calendar is unmatched in the OECS. Its culture is rich, check out the several festivals at www.stluciafolk.org. There are two major events, St. Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival www.stlucia.org/jazz-festival and St. Lucia Carnival - www.stluciancarnival.com. The fun never stops in St. Lucia. Every Friday night, there is a Street Party like no other at Gros Islet in the north of the island.

I recently launched my latest book — "Winning Strategies for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises" which will be online shortly. In this book consisting of 94 pages with 22 chapters, I shared over 55 years of my private sector involvement.

We have lots to share in this column; I look forward to hearing from you.

Remember to always Keep the Faith, knowing that God is in Charge!

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flawed their candidate was, he was the Party's candidate and THEIR standard bearer. They rallied behind him and he won.

Not because of some superior voter strategy, but plain and simple base loyalty and commitment to the party's candidate, EVEN while the so-called elder statesmen were at odds with him.

Finally, a Tmmp Administration is a set back to American democracy and forward progress. But in the political arena we often say that you campaign in poetry and govern in prose. We're in for a bumpy four years if Tmmp is to make good on his campaign promises. Already there are jitters around the world and far from ushering a time of peace and prosperity, I fear that in order to make "America Great Again" President Tmmp will demonstrate the kinds of foolhardy policies and judgments that can only cause stress and anxiety. But its still early days and we'll just have to said and see.

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New RELATIONS between Guyana and Palestine have the potential to be further strengthened, Dr. Linda Sobeh-Ali, newly accredited non-resident Ambassador of Palestine to Guyana, told President David Granger on Wednesday.

At her accreditation ceremony held at State House.

Dr. Linda Sobeh-Ali expressed her Government's gratitude and appreciation to Guyana for the country's recognition and support for the rights of the Palestinian people.

The envoy said her accreditation was a historical moment and said it would lend to the advancement of bilateral relations between the tw o countries. She noted that it is clear proof that Guyana has always been an ardent supporter of Palestinian rights and for that the people of that country will forever be grateful.

"I stand before you today.

Your Excellency, on behalf of the Palestinian people, who in the fullness of their pain, pride and anticipation for peace and freedom, thank you for your historical and hrm solidarity with us and our legitimate aspirations to achieving statehood.

"This courageous stance on your part was particularly highlighted through your country's official recognition of the State of Palestine on January 14. 2011. This recognition symbolises your solidarity with our people, who have been striving for a long overdue freedom and

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(Rabindra Rooplall photo) your commitment towards the right of nations to self-determination," she said.

She highlighted that Guyana has always been an active member of the United Nations' (UN) Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and has voted in favour of Palestinian Rights numerous times in the international arena. Most notably. Dr. Sobeh- Ali said.

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is the country' s vote in favour of the UN General Assembly Resolution 67/19. which upgraded the State of Palestine's status to a non-member observer state. Most recently.

Guyana has voted in favour of UN General Assembly Resolution 69/320. which permitted Palestine to raise its flag at the UN Headquarters in New York.

"The significance of today lies in the fact that

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we are officially translating the provisions of the Joint Communique on establishing diplomatic relations in which our Governments have signed in New York on February 21. 2013. into a concrete establishment of diplomatic relations at an ambassadorial level. We do cherish our relations with Guyana and invite you Mr. President to nominate an ambassador of your own to serve your country

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in the State of Palestine and we assure you that we will fully cooperate and highly welcome your ambassador within our capacity." Dr. Sobeh-Ali said.

President Granger, in his remarks, said that Guyana, historically, supported the struggle of the Palestinian people for self-determination and for a homeland. The Palestinian people's right to an independent and sovereign

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homeland must form the basis for genuine and enduring peace, he noted.

The President added that Guyana upholds the rights of all peoples to promote their own development, free from the threat of force and aggression and abhors interference in the internal affairs of other states.

Guyana was the first country in the Caribbean Community to recognise the State of Palestine. Granger noted and accorded recognition to Palestine as a free, independent and sovereign State based on its 1967 borders.

Guyana and Palestine established formal diplomatic relations on Febraary 21.

2013. Guyana will continue to support efforts to remove all obstacles to self-determination and human development of the State of Palestine, the President said.

As Guyana pursues its goal of creating a "green" state, the President said that the country looks forward to working along with the State of Palestine to address issues such as the mitigation of the effects of climate change and for support for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

"Guyana and Palestine will cooperate to seek solutions to the world's environmental problems. This will help our respective countries to move more rapidly towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals," he said.

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. tourism, PRESIDENT David Granger Wednesday accredited Xoliswa Nomathamsanqa Ngwevela as High Commissioner of South Africa to Guyana.

The non-resident High Commissioner will be based in Port of Spain. Trinidad.

During the accreditation ceremony at State House.

Main Street, the High Commissioner said in pursuing people-to-people relations, it was imperative that the two countries find ways to boost tourism and travel, "because that is usually a catalyst to include linkages among people, businesses and institutions working together."

The South African envoy expressed her pleasure at the

'green'

appointment and expressed optimism that during her tenure there will be a positive difference in bilateral relations.

She said diplomatic relations between t two counties started in 1994 and were enhanced when Guyana opened its mission in South Africa in 2014. She said economic and political ties will be further strengthened.

She said South Africa has resident ambassadors in 196 countries and it is the country's intention to also have a resident envoy in Guyana sometime in the future.

President David Granger said that Guyana looks forward to cooperating with the Republic of South Africa in

economy

the area of climate change and environmental management as part of this country's continued push toward the development of a "Green State."

"We look forward to sharing our experiences on the mitigation of the impact of global warming, the demarcation of national parks, the designation of protected areas, the generation of energy from renewable sources and the protection of wildlife with the Republic of South Africa." the President said.

The two countries established diplomatic ties on November 4. 1994 and President Granger highlighted Guyana's advocacy in support of the dismantling

of apartheid in South Africa.

"Guyana employed every available international forum. including the Caribbean Community, the Commonwealth. the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations, to agitate for an end to apartheid in South Africa. Guyana sponsored and co-sponsored resolutions, at the United Nations, which condemned this racist system and which called attention to acts of brutality committed against opponents of this system." the Head of State said.

Additionally, the President said that Guyana welcomed anti-apartheid politician Oliver Reginald Tambo to Georgetown in 1987. celebrated Nelson Mandela's

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High Commissioner of South Africa Xoliswa Nomathamsanqa Ngwevela shares a light moment with President David Granger during a toast at State House Wednesday. (Rabindra Rooplall photo) release from prison in 1990 and celebrated the introduction of majority rale in the Republic of South Africa in 1994.

"These events and achievements vindicated the solidarity between our peoples," President Granger said.

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- Nagamootoo says addresses have laid out key policy positions PRESIDENT David Granger's addresses to the Parliament were necessary and in keeping with the Constitution of Guyana, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said as he opened the debate on the President's October 13, 2016 address.

In his address to the National Assembly on Friday.

Prime Minister Nagamootoo said Article 51 of the Constitution states clearly that the Parliament comprises the President and the National Assembly.

Prior to October 13.

2016. President Granger had addressed the Parliament live times before he was elected in May last year, creating history in Guyana as the first President to have addressed Parliament on so many occasions.

In these addresses, the Prime Minister said the policies of the government, and matters of national sovereignty. national development. and national unity were

brought to the fore.

"These are undoubtedly the three observations of all patriots of Guyana to say that we can effectively defend our sovereignty, we can pursue national development for all our people, and that we can achieve our goal of national unity as a sovereign nation."

Prime Minister Nagamootoo told the House.

He told members on both sides of the House that he disagrees with those who are of the opinion that President Granger should not have revisited the past in his last address.

In building his argument, the Prime Minister alluded to the challenges the country faces with respect to maintaining its sovereignty. He said Guyanese must be reminded that it is a fact and a matter of law that Guyana's boundaries with regard to its neighbour to the west, was settled.

He said too that consideration of the past is necessary when putting national and

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international matters into context.

"I believe that not only should a sitting Government be judged by what it has promised before it has entered office, but it [also] has to be judged by what it experienced when it assumed office, the condition of life upon assumption of office, and therefore we could only deliver, as against what we inherited."

President Granger, in his address, alluded to not only "The Good Life" promised by the coalition government and areas of development and security, but also reflected on the times when the country was faced with extra-judicial killings, corruption and an ailing sugar industry.

"It was a time of arbitrary arrests; of disappearances and of torture of young men; of the surge in armed robberies. narco-trafficking and gun-running. During that first, deadly decade, there were 1.317 murders and 7.

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HONDURAN Airline EasySky Airways has introduced its services to Guyana, and has promised to forge a reliable and sustained relationship with Guyana by creating an air link to Cuba and countries in Central America.

Having recently introduced four flights weekly between Guyana and Cuba via Honduras, the airline.

through its president. Manuel Rodriguez Campo. has assured: "We are here to serve the Guyana market for the long term, and to offer a connection that would contribute positively to the economies of both Guyana and Cuba."

Speaking at a reception held on Tuesday evening in honour of the Guyana delegation currently participating in the Havana International

Trade Fair (FIHAV 2016).

Rodriguez Campo disclosed that EasySky airline is currently taking 300 Cubans to Guyana each week to conduct business. He indicated an interest in obtaining the necessary approvals from the Guyana Government to enable the airline to sell tickets in Guyana for leisure and business travel, in addition to transporting cargo; which

tliliiL Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo President had recalled.

Turning his attention to the sugar industry. President Granger had noted that the mismanagement had led the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) to become bankrupt with a debt of $89B. "Your Government was forced [to] divert money from economic development and social projects to rescue the ailing corporation with an immediate injection of $12

four

billion. An additional $11 billion had to be provided the next year. 2016. making a total of $23 billion bailout in 18 months." the President had noted.

These reflections, the Prime Minister emphasised, were critical to understand the Government's current position on issues of national development and importance.

Prime Minister Nagamootoo said despite these infractions. and in an effort to

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is likely to be generated as the commercial ties betw een Guyana and Cuba are expanded.

EasySky. whose local partner is Roraima Airways, first introduced service to Guyana just over one month ago. and has since expanded its service from thrice weekly flights to four flights per week.

President and Chief Executive Officer of Roraima Airways. Captain Gerald "Gerry" Gouveia. told guests at the reception, which included Guyana's Business and Tourism Minister Dominic Gaskin. that with the introduction of the new service, "significant revenue is being pumped into the Guyanese economy, since the Cubans

move the country forward in unity. President Granger had extended the olive branch to the main opposition - the People's Progressive Party (PPP).

Quoting President Granger, the Prime Minister said: "We owe it to future generations to use the remaining months and days of this year to build bridges across the abyss of discord.

The two sides of this House have not always disagreed.

They have found common ground in the pursuit of the common good at times.

The avenues for compromise and consensus remain open."

Leader of the Opposition. Bharrat Jagdeo. had said he sees the president's continuous address to the Parliament in such a short period as an imposition.

Jagdeo said while the Opposition cannot limit the President in his presentation, or object to the revisiting of the past in order to put issues into context, the past must be reflected in its true state.

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were spending betw een three and five thousand US dollars each during their stay in Guyana."

Gouveia said that, with sustained service, the new air link would generate a significant injection of almost one hundred million US dollars annually into the Guyana economy. He said the airline is planning ahead to be able to provide for the efficient transport of cargo from Guyana. once the business links with Cuba and countries in Central America "take off".

Minister Gaskin. in remarks. alluded to the importance of reliable, efficient and sustained air service to the development of emerging economies like Guyana, and added that he is encouraged

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by the efforts of the Guyanese private sector to look for new markets, and to diversify where appropriate.

The introduction of new air links such as that being offered by Easysky. once reliable and efficient, should serve to help the effort of the private sector to be more competitive and to penetrate new markets internationally, the minister said.

Minister Gaskin and Guyana's Ambassador to Cuba, Halim Majeed, met on Tuesday with the Honduras Ambassador to Cuba and a team from EasySky, during which the ambassador reportedly raised the possibility of sending Honduran students to Guyana to learn English.

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By Telesha Ramnarine COMMUNITIES are so much more than the stigmas attached to them, and no one knows this better than the three women from Sophia, Greater Georgetown who were all admitted to practice law last month.

Twenty-threeyear-old Lisa Attia Gabrielle Cave and Collette Marks have known each other since their primary school days, but it was upon reaching the Hugh Wooding Law School that they met and became friends with Latoya Roberts. 29.

It was there that the girls obtained their Legal Education Certificate.

Lisa, who hails from Cummings Park. Block 'E,' Sophia, attended St. Agnes Primary School where she wrote the Common Entrance Examinations and was awarded a place at St Joseph High School.

There, she obtained passes in ten subjects at the CSEC level and then proceeded to complete her secondary education at the Bishops High School where she obtained passes in four subjects at CAPE 1 and 4 subjects at CAPE 2.

After completing her secondary education, she attended the University of Guyana and successfully completed her Bachelors of Law Degree.

Collette. who lives at Section 'B' Sophia, attended St. Agnes Primary. St. Joseph High. Bishops' High, and the University of Guyana (Bachelor of Laws).

Latoya. of Field 9. Section B. Sophia, attended Sandhills Nursery. Sandhills and Tucville Primary Schools. North Georgetown Secondary (and graduated Valedictorian in 2004), President's College (CAPE Valedictorian 2006). and University of Guyana (Bachelor of Laws in 2010).

MERELY EXISTING Latoya. the Best Graduating Guyanese Student for 2016 from the Hugh Wooding Law School, is pained to see the scores of young people who can be found liming on the street corners of Sophia.

"I am disappointed by the fact that from all appearances. it seems as though many of these individuals are content with merely existing rather than building a future for themselves and their children who may come after them." Latoya told this newspaper in an interview recently.

She wants every young man and woman in her community to know that they do not have to just surrender and fall prey to the norm that they see around them.

"Rather, they can decide to do better, achieve more. attain the highest of standards and become avenues of

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positive change in our community and country. I will also like to encourage every that is still attending school to focus on their education and perform to the best of their ability; to think big and to 1 never stop working until their , dream becomes a reality. I 1 wish that every young person [ in Sophia would understand I that our community is much more than the stigmas that are often attached to it and that if they be the best that they can be. we can transi form our community and [help to mold and shape I our entire country."

1 Latoya is currently ■ aiming to gain as much ■ exposure as she could 1 in the various types of ■ law practiced in Guy■ ana so that she can I make an informed de1 cision when it is time ■ to choose an area in I which to specialize.

HARD WORK AND DEDICATION Lisa, who has a preference for civil jurisprudence.

wishes her fellow Sophia youths to know that hard work and dedication really pays off.

"Growing up. my brother and I were often told by our father that we should never let our circumstances define us. I am a living testimony of that statement because despite the challenges and prevailing circumstances. I overcame all the odds and today I'm richly rewarded with a profession in pursuit of higher goals."

Lisa intends to take her career one step at a time.

However, her eyes are firmly fixed on pursuing a Masters

Degree and then a PhD. "I was taught that I ought to aim for the sky and fall in the clouds."

DARE TO DREAM Collette. whose petition was presented by former Speaker of the House and Senior Counsel Mr. Ralph Ramkarran. is now attached to the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic and will be handling both criminal and civil matters. / She. too. has noticed the "vicious" cycle among the more impoverished families in her community where, when puberty hits, the boys begin liming on the corners and eventually getting in trouble with the law; and the girls, sooner or later, become pregnant.

She said: "Only few persons seem to move forward from such experiences. Thus. I would like to challenge the youths to see themselves in a dif-

ferent light.

Dare to dream i that they can become more than a statistic; dare to dream that they can become more than what society expects of them; then dare to follow your dream and passion; dare to break that cycle."

Collette believes that the environment does not define who a person is.

"The community has a negative stigma attached to it. however, we do no need to see ourselves in this light.

It's our responsibility to reject such negative perceptions of us and to start to perpetuate a more positive image and that starts with the individual."

Collette is grateful for the many sacrifices that her family and friends have made in her behalf.

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...due to lack of financial soundness, capability THE Guyana Gaming Authority said it has found no evidence of Sleepin International Hotel's financial soundness and capability to operate a casino and it was for these reason it did not grant the company such a license.

In a statement issued via the Ministry of the Presidency. the authority said that it had received and processed an application made in the name of Sleepin International Hotel and Casino Inc. of Lot 252 South Road. Lacytown. Georgetown. Demerara. Guyana. South America, dated August 2. 2016 for the granting of a Casino Operator's License and a Casino Premises License.

"The Authority wishes to state that having received and thoroughly considered the application it unanimously found no evidence upon which it could arrive at a determination that Sleepin International Hotel & Casino Inc. qualifies for the issuance of the licenses applied for. having regard to its failure to provide the Authority with documents evidencing its financial soundness and capability, one of the critical criteria for the granting of such licenses."

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The Authority said it has cited this deficiency as a grave defect in the applications. which necessitates a refusal of the applications for a Casino Operator's License and a Casino Premises License, since the regula-

other section of the media saying it is currently in the process of accumulating the information required by the authority and will be submitting new applications along with this information in due course.

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that they were unaware that the hotel would be operating a casino. The hotel is close to the Seventh Day Adventist Church, while another church lies in Albert Street, two doors away from the hotel. Two churches are located on North Road, op-

also opposed the planned move by the businessman.

He said that the matter was one which lies in disregard for the religious organsiations. Nasseer noted that the masjid was one which is frequented by worshippers from all parts of the country, noting that its doors were open late into the nights to facilitate worshippers. He

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Sleepin International Hotel's financial soundness and capability have been questioned tions Section 29 (a) (1) (c) speak clearly and specifically to "the financial soundness and financial capability of the applicant."

The Sleepin International Hotel & Casino Inc. has been notified accordingly.

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eral religious leaders with their places of worship on Church Street had objected to the hotel being granted a casino license to operate there. The Imam of the Queenstown Masjid. Imam Shaheed Mohammed had told the Guyana Chronicle

posite the hotel. Mohammed had said too that the area is a residential one. adding that the play-park on Merriman Mall should also be considered since it is visited by families almost daily.

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and construction of water treatment plants.

The seminar, which specifically targets company engineers, technicians and operators, is being held at the Georgetown Club on

Camp Street. Training is being done by officials from neighbouring Suriname.

According to Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, the workshop is part of an ag-

said the news of a casino being set up at the hotel comes as an "insult" to the Islamic community, noting that Islam opposes gambling .He said that the authorities should re-examine the arrangement put in place

which granted the businessman license to operate a casino at the location.

Persons in the area noted that the casino would taint the image of the community. One resident noted that while businesses bring benefits to neighbourhoods . a casino was not ideal for Church Street. "The street's name is Church Street", she added. Former Chief Magistrate Juman Yassin had penned a letter stating that he could not." comprehend how a license could be granted for a casino to be opened in this area and more so. how the commission for the licensing of casinos could have granted permission".

The authority, mandated by laws established back in 2007, is the body which regulates how casinos are run in Guyana and it has powers to determine the content of how applications are made for casinos, fees, and it also has the power to set conditions for the restriction of licenses. Under the Gambling Prevention Act, only three licenses can be issued in Guyana. Currently, the Ramada Georgetown (Princes Hotel) operates a casino and another casino was touted for opening at the Marriot Hotel.

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- to help boost their water purification skills TWENTY-five members of staff of the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) on Monday began a four-day workshop intended to boost their skills in water purification, and the design

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gressive approach to improve the delivery of quality potable water here.

Noting that only half of the population currently receives treated water. Dr Van Wes-Charles said GWI

fully intends to do better for its customers by providing them a better quality of water and service.

He made a point of noting that since his appointment as CEO last October, the quality of water has been significantly improved, and that engineers are working

staff

continuously to ensure that it remains so.

He said too that he is currently working with the University of Guyana (UG) to include courses in its curriculum that specifically address water engineering and water treatment.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) You need to be active and spend time with friends you enjoy. This day was meant for love. Make creative changes to your residence.

Pamper yourself next week. Don't gamble unless you can afford to lose. Your luckiest events next week will occur on Monday.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) Lovers may not be truthful. You are best to keep your money tied up in a safe and secure place. Organize your week to avoid any setbacks that might ignite temper flare-ups. You'll stay out of trouble if you pick projects that will benefit the whole family. Your luckiest events next week will occur on Wednesday.

PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) Romantic opportunities will develop through friends or relatives.

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The 38th anniversary of the Jonestown

Lessons

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(from page 15) sources for hinterland development, including the invitation to foreigners to settle in the interior of the country, were offered. Ironically, the leverage given to Jim Jones and his Peoples' Temple seemed to contradict the Guyana government's intrusive role in local communities at that time. The settlement was promoted as a model experiment in community development.

Role of the Diaspora; Helping sustainable community development.

As we reflect on the Guyanese socio-political journey over the past 50 years since independence, or since the Jonestown tragedy, the concept of community development and the circumstances under which that settlement emerged, have certainly changed. In addition, since that time, there has been an increase in out-migration, which has affected the diversity and size of the Diaspora. Despite the claim by some that the Diaspora is in "slow diminution" (i.e. becoming insignificant to the home country), there is evidence of its increas-

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ing development role, not only with the tradition of sustaining families through the sending of remittances, but with local community building and providing resources for various institutions.

Furthermore, 'Diaspora engagement' has become a popular concept among immigration scholars as well as an integral part of the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals.

However, as this pertains to Guyana and other developing countries, a key question is: with whom should the Diaspora engage? The government, communities, or both? This question was raised at a recent Diaspora planning meeting in New York City when a participant stated, "we support the nation, not the government."

What are the implications of such thinking? An examination of the more than 300 ethnically diverse Guyanese Hometown Associations in North America often spearheading various community reconstruction projects in the homeland, could reveal the extent to which these organizations engage directly with communities of choice in comparison with government institutions.

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(from page 12) presented to Director William T. Hornaday of the Bronx Zoological Gardens. Hornaday's intention was clearly to "display" Ota. Hornaday "apparently saw no difference between a wild beast and the little Black man."

At first Ota was allowed to wander around the zoo, helping out with the care of the animals. Ota was next encouraged to spend as much time as he wanted inside the monkey house. He was given a bow and arrow and was encouraged to shoot it is part of "an exhibit." Then Ota was locked in the monkey house. He was now on display in the zoo together with a few chimpanzees, a gorilla named Dinah, and an orangutan called Dohung - as "ancient ancestors of man." For the first time in any American zoo, a human being on exhibit in a cage.

A September 9, New York Times headline announced, "Bushman shares a cage with the Bronx

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was given full-time police guard.

The zoo said Ota was 'always in danger of being grabbed, yanked, poked, and pulled to pieces by the mob."

Some persons expressed concern. The African-American community came to realize that an attempt was being made to represent the pygmies as "defective specimens of mankind." Several Black ministers therefore worked to stop it. One Reverend Gordon said: "our race ... is depressed enough without exhibiting one of us with the apes. We think we are worthy of being considered human beings, with souls" {New York Times, Sept. 11, 1906, P. 2).

A Times article responded: "One reverend colored brother objects to the curious exhibition on the grounds that it is an impious effort to

of the

While the Jonestown model is certainly not one to emulate, it was indeed a community of foreign settlers, encouraged and sanctioned by the then government. Currently, however, with the increased expressed desire of many in the Diaspora to 'give back', the stakeholders are predominantly Guyanese, whose 'place attachment' and 'place identity' are presumably informed and motivated by their commitment to change in the home country. Mission statements of the Hometown Associations promote the desire and commitment to contribute to building safe, healthy and proa ductive local communities and institutions through a sustainable alliance.

In this process, the use of internet technology and maintaining aspects of Guyanese cultural heritage (including the reintroduction of 'cooperatives') could be instrumental in forging sustain-

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Park apes." The cage became wildly popular. One report said that on September 16, "40,000 visitors roamed the New York zoological Park ... the sudden surge of interest ... was entirely attributable to Ota Benga." He

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lend credibility to Darwin's dreadful theories . . . the reverend colored brother should be told that evolution ... it is now taught in the textbooks of all the schools, and that it is no more debatable than the multiplication table" (Sept. 12, 1906, p. 8).

Controversy raged on. The director eventually relented and "allowed the pygmy out of his cage."

Once freed, Ota Benga spent most of his time walking around the zoo grounds often with huge crowds of curious people and mean children following him. He fought back and struck a number of them. Eventually he was released into the care of the black clergy in New York.

He was sent to a "colored" orphanage in Brooklyn and was taught English. In January 1910 he was sent to a Black community in Lynchburg, VA. There, he taught the boys to hunt, fish, and gather wild honey.

He became a Christian, was baptized, attended classes at a Lynchburg seminary, and learned

several sports. He later stopped attending classes and began working as a laborer.

But he also became increasingly despondent. He had lost contact with Verner. He checked on the price of steamship tickets to Africa and realized he would never earn enough money to buy one. Concluding that he would never be able to return to his native land, he went alone into the woods on March 20, 1916 and shot himself in the heart with a revolver.

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The Peter Haynes Column

The recent announcement that the National Sports Policy will be ready early 'next year' is most welcome, and there is good reason to believe that next year means 2017 after more than a decade of such promises,

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The document which was drafted pursue world-class levels of performsome years ago by the Canadian sports ance. consultant has been circulated to Na(2) A Hosting Programme that tional Sports Associations throughout would aim at enhancing the developthe country for their review and comment of sports excellence and internaments. Based on what pertains in tional profiling of Guyanese sports Canada, there are grounds for the exorganisations by assisting them to host pectation that the Guyana document ina Guyana Games as well as internacludes guidelines for development tional sports events in Guyana. according to the Canadian model which (3) A Sports Funding Proaims to "Own the Podium."

As a consequence, Guyana will be gramme aimed at developing athletes looking forward to having sports pro- and coaches to perform at the highest grammes supported by the relevant international levels by providing sound government agencies at the national and technically-based sports preparalevel, with financial assistance being tion for all athletes, increasing the numprovided to high-performance athletes ber of Guyanese athletes from all in order to advance the objectives of the segments of the society, and advancing National Sports Policy and help their unique talents, interests, and valGuyanese organisations to host sports ues at home and abroad. events that create opportunities for Guyanese to compete in a wide variety of sports, in venues at both the national and international levels.

(4) A Sports Funding and Accountability Framework which mandate would require â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in a transparent manner â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the identification of national organisations that would be eligible to receive contributions under the Sports Support Programme, precisely delineating the areas, levels, and conditions under which this support would accrue.

Further, it is reasonable to hope that following the Canadian model will lead to programmes such as the four outlined below: (1) An Athlete Assistance Programme that will not only contribute to improved Guyanese athletic performance at major international sporting activities, with preparation for academic and professional careers, but also having them intensively trained to

Whenever a National Sports Policy for Guyana is finally promulgated, it will need, above all, to be designed with a view to Long-term Athlete Development if it is to serve as a comerstone for technically sound and

Credit (from page 17) tomers, taking a harder look at which consumers pose the greatest risk of not being able to pay such as late payments, and a high debt to credit ratio.

If you want more credit, act like you don't need it Banks consider someone who carries a balance as a higher risk than someone who pays it off. So if you want banks to trust you more, give them back their money. Don't carry a balance. It is the general understanding that someone who is

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People who pay off their credit cards every month are using them as a convenience or a way to use the banks for some kind of point system reward for future purchases.

Credit card companies love people who pay off their credit cards every month, since those people are less of a risk. The worst thing you can do to your credit score right now is to pay off the balance and close the account. Pay off the balance by all means, but do not close the ac-

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. ÂŁ Flashback: Guyana's Olympic team on parade at the Olympic Games. successful sporting activities for the na- of a National Sports Policy would protion. vide annual financing from the governIt is a basic expectation that the ment to assist a number of communities Government of Guyana will be the sin- in staging international sports events gle largest investor in Guyana's Sports and also support the travel costs of athsystem, providing the bulk of the fund- letes and officials, both at home and ing for initiatives to support the devel- those who are based overseas in a opment of high-performance athletes Guyana Games event. and also to promote participation in sports by all Guyanese, from playground to podium.

In addition, the Government of Guyana will be expected to provide financial support for exceptional athletes, with the funding going directly to the athletes. It will be important, to give Guyana's athletes financial assistance to pursue world-class sporting results while simultaneously achieving academic and career goals, that will permit them to live comfortable and useful lives once their competitive days are over.

Likewise, the hosting component

Crack count. This triggers a negative rating to your score. Your credit score is based, in part, on how much of your credit you are using.

Should you get another credit line for emergencies?

No financial expert is going to tell you that the smart thing to do is to go get another credit card. They're worried you'll be tempted to use it.

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Support for a well-functioning sports system naturally involves many stakeholders. As outlined above, these would be led by the Government of Guyana, but should also include the private sector, regional councils, plus national and international sports organisations.

Were these features to emerge as constituents of the long-awaited National Sports Policy for Guyana, there would be tangible evidence that the delays have meant that efforts were being made to develop sports in Guyana to make our athletes become the pride and joy of the nation.

Down plan on getting a mortgage or car loan soon. The new card may briefly mess with your credit score.

SUMMATION Make sure you're not late on any payment. Reduce your debt load. The best thing you can do is to pay down the credit you currently have. That will make you look like a stronger candidate to a bank in the event you do need a loan or a mortgage.

"It is always better to have information and not need it than to need it and not have it."

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Opting to bat first, West Indies batting line-up failed to counter India's bowling attack and were eventually bundled out for mere 131 runs.

promising start as they were reeling at 33-3 after losing both openers Deepti Sharma and Smriti Mandhana for 16 and seven runs respectively.

Merissa Aguilleira was the highest scorer for the Caribbean side with 42 runs.

Skipper Mithali Raj (46) and Krishnamurthy (52) then joined forces to steady their side's innings as the duo shared a crucial 97-run stand for fifth wicket to help India chase down the target with 65 balls to spare.

For India, Rajeshwari Gayakwad was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts as he finished with figures of four for 21 followed by Ekta Bisht's three for 14.

Shikha Padey and Jhulan Goswami also chipped in with a wicket each.

With the win, India have now taken a 1-0 lead in the series. The two sides will play their second ODI on Sunday. (ANI)

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Hampshire confirmed a one-year deal for the 34-year-old. after he initially announced it on his Instagram page.

Edwards was forced to return home early last season after breaking an ankle during a football match in training.

"It's been a tough year for me after my horrendous injury."

Edwards wrote. "Hampshire kept faith in me even though I'm not 100%."

Edwards, who has played as a Kolpak signing for the last two seasons, made just two County Championship appearances in 2016 before injury.

In 2015. he took 45 Championship wickets to help Hampshire avoid relegation from Division One. "Fidel was desperately unlucky with his injury at the start of the year." Hampshire director of cricket Giles White said.

"He's worked tirelessly to get back towards full fitness since suffering the injury and we're pleased with the progress he's made so far."

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