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Ramkarran joins calls for power sharing as solution to ethnic division He joined the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) some 57 years ago, when the two main ethnic groups were locked in violent strife. Now, former PPP executive member Ralph Ramkarran is joining calls for an end to politics practised along racial lines to heal this still-festering wound of ethnic division. Ramkarran, who now leads the recently formed party, A New and United Guyana, (ANUG) says that the solution lies in a political system of governance in which both ethnic parties share office and the development and implementation of policy. Commenting on his blog, Conversation Tree, the Attorney-at-law and Senior Counsel said that it is mainly the political parties that have benefitted from ethnic division. “Guyana has had the PNC in office for 33 years and the PPP for 23 years. While our economic fortunes have varied, Guyana remains largely poor, crime ridden, corruption soaked, economically undeveloped, a producer of five raw materials, and divided by a perpetual ethno-political struggle. “The next round of elections will see a heightened competition for ethnic power and the parties offering much the same as they did in 2015.” “A majority of the Guyanese people continues to place their fate in the hands of their ethnic parties, only to have the losers disappointed

when elections are held.” Alluding to the political deadlock and the failure of politicians to resolve it, the former Speaker noted that many Guyanese are in a state of despair. “Frustration is so deep that the venerable Yesu Persaud advocates the abolition of politicians! No one

“The parties have no incentive to resolve our problems because ethnic power is better than no power at all. “Over the past few weeks, many persons have called for discussions, mediation, a national unity government, foreign assistance, sanctions by foreign countries and other measures to resolve the imme-

“Frustration is so deep that the venerable Yesu Persaud advocates the abolition of Politicians! “[However] few dare to speak out, like Yesu Persaud, and most dutifully cast their ballot for their ethnic kin at election time to ensure that ‘the other side doesn’t get on top…” - Ramkarran needs to be poor, he says.” He noted that many would agree. “[However] few dare to speak out, like Yesu Persaud, and most dutifully cast their ballot for their ethnic kin at election time to ensure that ‘the other side doesn’t get on top.” Further, Ramkarran said that few advocate that the ethno-political issue can be addressed in a mutually respectful atmosphere by a political system that encourages the solution to such problems. However, in the midst of the debate and fight for power, the lawyer noted the dire need to address the issues of ethnopolitical division.

diate political problems. “None of these have materialized because they cannot penetrate the ethno-political haze that surrounds our political parties, which reflect the ethnic realities of our society. Those realities are that each ethnic group blames the other for much that is wrong in the society. “The argument is that if that ethnic group would only change its behaviour, then everything would be fine. We know that the reality is quite different but that this ethnicpolitical perception will continue to persist, as it has since the elections of 1957, until something is done about it.” Offering his views on a solution, Ramkarran says that

Sooba refutes misappropriation claims Former Town Clerk and Legal Officer to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council,(M&CC), is clearing the air on negative reports, which claimed that she was allegedly involved in the misappropriation of Council’s funds, during her tenure at City Hall. Responding to the reports, Sooba who currently works as a Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Oaths, rejected any claim that she had unlawfully waivered taxes on behalf of city business while employed as acting Town Clerk of the Mayor and City Council. “As legal officer and Town Clerk, I never waived any taxes for anyone; let alone a businessman. The records would show that my name was cleared and that I actually tried to get the said businessman to pay his taxes.” “The Auditor General and police investigators did not

Carol Sooba find me culpable of any wrongdoing so I would like to clear the air on the issue,” Sooba added. She noted too that any report that she misappropriated funds of the Council would be erroneous and should not be peddled. After serving the council for several years, Sooba’s appointment as Town Clerk (Ag)

was revoked by Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, shortly after the Coalition administration came to office in 2015. She had challenged the decision to dismiss her before the recently held Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into City Hall. Sooba provided a written statement to the CoI and claimed that her employment was wrongfully terminated. She also claimed that she should be paid her full benefits and paid until she attains the age of 55, as the Council and Minister made a fatal mistake when they revoked her appointment as Town Clerk. She contended that if the Minister revoked her appointment as Town Clerk, at least he should have stated reasons for the revocation of the appointment. The CoI report stated that she should have resumed duties as the Legal Officer of the Council.

the ideal situation would be where, “the major ethnic groups will have a seat at the table and a voice in how the distribution takes place. “Such a system will not eliminate ethno-political adherence. Indeed, it is virtually impossible to do so. But a consensual system will direct ethnicity in politics into constructive channels. “Such a system will have to be determined by the people of Guyana. But to get to the stage where both political parties commit to it will require a massive effort by the Guyanese people not only to persuade them to put the plan on their agenda at election time but to implement it after the elections are over and the pressure is off.” Just last Thursday, philanthropist and businessman, Dr. Yesu Persaud made an impas-

Attorney-at-law, S.C Ralph Ramkarran sioned plea to Guyanese to put aside tribalism and other differences, in the interest of being “one people, one na-

tion, one destiny”. He was, at the time, delivering an address during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of Kaieteur News, and the launch of the publication’s new media outlet, Kaieteur Radio. The event was attended by speakers who spoke of Guyana’s currently uncertain political climate, the prospect of elections, and the plight of the working class. Ramkarran, a former twotime Speaker of the National Assembly, joined the PPP in 1962, becoming a Central Committee member in 1974 and a member of the Central Executive in 1975. But he and the PPP had an acrimonious parting on June 20, 2012, claiming that individuals in the party had accused him of being untrustworthy.

Convicted ex-soldier escapes from Lusignan Prison Members of the Guyana Police Force along with the Guyana Prison Service are on the hunt for a prisoner who escaped yesterday in the wee hours of the morning. John Lambert, 24, of Lot 158 North Haslington, East Coast Demerara a former soldier of the Guyana Defence Force was only two days ago convicted for trafficking in cannabis. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment. He reportedly escaped from the Lusignan Prison by scaling the southeastern fence. Police in a press release indicated that about 03:39hrs, Lambert, who was held in the prison’s Holding Bay No.3, was seen scaling the fence. A rank that was stationed in the observation post issued a verbal warning for the prisoner to desist. Lambert ignored the warning and the rank discharged

several rounds in escapee’s direction, but Lambert continued to flee. The sound of the gunshots signaled an emergency and this caused the ranks on duty to raise an alarm. This saw a prompt response from the Prison Service Taskforce and the standby police ranks at Lusignan were immediately deployed to search for Lambert. The Operation Room was also informed which resulted in the timely dissemination of information to the Director and other Senior Officers. It was further noted that according to the prison records, Lambert was admitted to prison Friday last. It was reported that he had in his possession 1,456 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. He appeared in the Leonora Magistrates’ Court

Prison Escapee: John Lambert and was sentenced to serve four years imprisonment and to pay a fine of $30,000. Up to press time, the ranks were still on the search for the escapee.

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EDITORIAL

Tints and things traffic The Guyana Police Force has indicated increasing impatience with tints, those dark, impenetrable ones from the outside. The GPF is doing so by starting on the inside with a focus on its own. That is good. It is good to start somewhere with those who violate set standards, and ignore the law. Tints are a good cover for crime; provide identity security; good for perpetrators; bad for the public; good for the powerful to show that they are either above the law or have friends in the law; bad for the image of the GPF; and the confidence of citizens. Do something. There are other things traffic that both trouble and imperil. Helmets or the lack of them; officers are right there: unmoving, untroubled, unmotivated. Nothing done. It is inconceivable that any police officer would be unable to come with any number of violations-dangerous ones-during the seemingly daylong rush hours. Now, if help is needed, the suggestion is to try the intersections of Middle and Camp Streets; and Lamaha and Vlissengen Road; and Regent and Camp Streets; and Brickdam and Camp Street. From a violator’s perspective, there are no traffic rules or traffic restraints at those hotspots. There is only occasion for dangerous recklessness. Next, the problem of parking intensifies. The mayhem and madness are practised by a mutinous public, a not-sosensible or civilized public. The good of the few versus that of the greater mass. A survey of taxi drivers and other road users would indicate strong support for parking meters. Let there be some rules, some courage and will too to get this vital necessity reintroduced and enforced. Give citizens and traffic overseers some space to function. Then there are horns, long the favoured all-day toys of road hooligans. Guyanese use horns more than their minds, there is a honk for every occasion - stop sign, traffic light, pedestrian crossing. Everywhere! Minibuses and taxis attract automatic condemnation; but women, youths, and older, mature adults are not innocent. Enough blame to spread around liberally. Enough guilty to fill a new jail. Motorcycles are helpful to thread through traffic and get around the cramped spaces of a tight town. That is the good. However, though there is also the dangerous part that involves those minding their own traffic business and driving slow and straight. In addition, there is, however, another aspect that is outrageous, unaddressed and, hence, continues unchecked, the presence and passage of these highpowered machines are announced in the roaring, revving, and reverberating of their engines around hospitals, schools, and other public places. This happens during the day and especially in the night when the open roads are an invitation to open the throttle. As can be imagined, it is an unholy din that triggers sensitive alarm systems in vehicles, agitates dogs into barking frenzies, and disturbs the peace of those institutions dedicated to caring for the suffering and other silent zone areas. There is no regard for either condition or that muchneeded peace. There is neither action ever meted out, nor strong message delivered, against the uncaring who treat law and basic civility with such scorn. While it is appreciated that the Guyana Police Force is genuinely strapped for manpower, there is something that can be said from the strength of the observations of many. All too often, cruising law enforcement vehicles, traffic ranks on motorcycles, and officers stationed at various points ignore the barbarities and breaches that occur right before their eyes. On most occasions, nothing is done: no interception, no interference, no challenge. In many instances, it is a case of disinterest, distance, and pretended ignorance. A more diligent and aggressive stance could signal the beginning of lessening tolerance and a firmer line taken for the obvious traffic breaches and excesses. This is simply not being done. More can be done by those responsible for policing the roads. Consistency and commitment can make a difference, and send simple messages: the roads belong to all. Use them right. Use them safely.

Guyana is stronger with its dual citizens and race is no longer a major factor in elections DEAR EDITOR, I have been following the latest political developments in Guyana, more so since the No Confidence Motion was passed. I have watched the Government acquiesce then frantically back pedalled on this issue, claiming that it was an illegal move by the Opposition. Without trying to take sides, I would like to give my two cents to the various chips that have fallen since the fateful day of December 21, 2018. Specifically, I would like to reflect on the no confidence motion; the mathematics involved and whether this applies to our constitution; and the issue closest to my heart, whether dual citizens should be allowed in parliament. The no confidence motion, in my opinion, and I daresay in the opinion of a majority of scholars, academics, the courts, and laypersons, was validly passed. Parliamentary rules were all applied and was followed. The speaker brought this to the floor and the votes were done according to established procedures. The fact is that the speaker and the government, initially, accepted this vote. It should not have been overturned based on flimsy reasoning.

This blatantly allowed the government to put itself ahead of the good of the country and its democratic principles. The government should have followed the right path and continued its resignation process and called for elections as is specified in the Constitution. By not doing so, it has squandered many votes that could have gone their way. And one of the flimsy reasons is that 34 votes is needed because of rounding off half of the members. I will not repeat the opinions of the majority of Guyanese, but I will just ask the question: Where in the Constitution of Guyana does it say that we need an absolute majority to determine a vote of no confidence? And where does it say that we have to use an outlandish formula to come up with this absolute majority, especially when another type of majority (2/3) is specified for/in other clauses? Answer this question and one will see that the government is grabbing at straws just to stay alive. This is detrimental to our young country and to our still young institutions. The government, in desperately trying to come up with reasons to justify the reversal of the no confidence motion shot itself in the feet

by declaring that MP Charrandass Persaud was not eligible to vote because he was a dual citizen. This notion brings to the forefront the issue of dual citizens in our Parliament. And so it is that the same government has to abide by its own pleadings and allow its dual citizens MPs to resign, meaning that its ministers have to as well. How ironic! How short sighted! But for those who rather look at the brighter side of things, they will see that our institutions will come out of this stronger, and the issue of dual citizens has arrived to face us all. This is where I declare: Guyana needs ALL its citizens to come together to partake in its development. This dual citizens issue of declaring allegiance to another state, and conflict of interest that can result from it, is not big enough to warrant throwing away the effective expertise, the huge pool of experienced and dedicated Guyanese residing abroad who want to return and give back to the country of their birth. If we include all our overseas brothers and sisters, Guyana has a pool of experts that is second to none in the Caribbean! It would be very short sighted to refuse such talents and richness. It should be noted that it was the

overseas Guyanese who braved illegality and snow, and doggedness to come to the shores of other lands so they can work and send money and barrels back home for their family and neighbours. It was the overseas Guyanese that kept the economy of Guyana afloat in many ways during the late 80s and even into the early 90s. And they are still a force to be reckoned with when it comes to remittances. Just look at the IDB’s yearly reports on this. It is time we bring our overseas dual citizens into the fold so we can all come together and build this beautiful land. And I will argue that in this vein, we need to look at bringing back the overseas vote! Gone should be the days of election riggings and ghost registrations. This is after all the 21st century. My final thought, in conclusion, is that I have seen all the steps this current government has taken with regards to elections, beginning with unilaterally appointing the Chairman of the Elections Commission; to defying the rulings of Parliament on the no confidence votes; to questions on the Ministry of Citizenship and its registrations processes; and (Continued on page 6)

We as a nation do not always do what we are supposed to do DEAR EDITOR, I have been bombarded with questions about the letter I wrote in the SN of 5th April 2019 captioned, “Ill persons from mine should have been quarantined in Region One, not brought to city”; my intention was never to suggest that we abandon these people where they are, but we as a nation do not do what we are supposed to do. For example, on making enquiries yesterday, I was told that when the functions of the Guyana National Defence Commission [GNDC] was formed, this was one of their mandates i.e. to establish a functioning mobile quarantine unit well enough equipped to handle these situations effectively. As usual, we get the grant aid or the tax money extorted from our citizens to establish these safeguards to the population but we don’t. My enquiries yesterday have disclosed to me facts which at first impression are that even though it is the mandate or even though it is supposed to be their mandate, they have

never been given the money to set it up. It’s a national anthem not to do what we are supposed to do to protect the people who live here. For example, the Asian men who came off the plane from Region 1 had on masks and other protective gear, and one friend I spoke to tells me that he has pictures of the two pilots who transporting them, had no protective gear whatsoever! These two pilots could have gone home and given the virus if it were the H1N1 to their children, who will go to school next day etc, and spread it to the entire Georgetown!! We were lucky this time since it was not H1N1 but the full diagnosis is still not in, Leptospirosis is not communicated through the air, but by coming into direct contact with the contaminated material. H1N1 however is. Just as we have no Judicial system because our constitution decided in 1980 to tell us that we will no longer have access to the Privy Council in England, that all

appeals become final here in Kingston, Georgetown at our Court of Appeal. We recently saw the effects which still plague our justice system here. It has been widely held by the leading legal minds I spoke to over the years, that the main reason our justice system has been rendered useless, was this act of making the clearly politicised Appeal Court the final court on all legal Matters in Guyana, because when matters were taken to England to the Privy Council, the law lords in handing down their decisions, did not pull their punches on denouncing and criticizing bad decisions by judges made in the countries from which the cases came, so it affected the entire judicial especially in Guyana, since even today our judicial system which is supposed to be independent is NOT INDEPENDENT! Just as it was the opinion of many of the top [local doctors I spoke over the years that our medical system is dysfunctional because we brought Cuban doctors here to help us in the 70’s it was a bad move. In Trinidad, the standard of medical

practitioners is very much higher; they are all fellows of the royal college of physicians or the American Boards. The Cuban doctors try their best but they [most of them not all] are not capable of delivering excellent medical service. They also come here from Cuba because and I extracted this from the internet, “Doctors are like slaves for our society,” said Sandra, an art student and photographer’s assistant who makes more than her mother, a physician. It’s not fair to study for so many years and be so underpaid.” Apparently, they get the equivalent of 40-60 US per month. To complicate matters their qualifications are complicated; some are specialist and some are barely better TRAINED than a Medex. They are graded 1 to 3, this grading system is complicated and not fully understood here; incredibly, there is very little difference in pay between a high grade doctor and a low grade one about $25US per month. Of course in Cuba, the doctors are educated free - by the state. Tony Vieira

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Certain change - an empire in its twilight DEAR EDITOR, The boom and bust cycle of the global economy is well established. WTO says global trade has underperformers with growth of 3% and is expected to decline in 2019 to 2.6 %. The IMF forecast a global slowdown for 2019. The United States (US) is the world’s largest economy in nominal GDP so I will focus mainly on the US in my analysis. Farm loan delinquency in the US is at its highest in nine years. December had a $79.5 billion goods deficit which is up 12.8% from November ($70.5 billion).There was a $4 billion dollars decline in exports to $ 135.7 billion and a $5 billion increase in imports to $215.2 billion. JC penny closed 3 stores in January 2019. J C penny will be closing 24 more stores in 2020. Victoria secret will close 53 stores. GAP will be closing 230 in the next two years. Payless Shoe store have declared bankruptcy and is closing all 2100 stores. Tesla is closing all of their physical location and will sell vehicles online. Pesicola has started to lay off workers and will continue up until 2023. The Baltic dry index has drop to its lowest level in more than 2 years. The worst slump in core US factory orders in 3 years has occurred. The Philly Fed Business Index fell to it lowest level in 7 years. January sales of existing home fell 8.5% when compared to last year. Pending home sales in the US have decline when compared year over year basis for 13 consecutive months. More than $166 billion in student loan debts is seriously delinquent, which is

a new record. Seven million American are 90 days delinquent on their car loan, which is a new record according to the New York Fed. The US national debt is $22.2 trillion. This debt will likely never be paid backonly interest on the debt is paid. US has an annual deficit of $1.2 trillion. Global debt is US$250 trillion. The global financial architecture is showing signs of recession. China has been stimulating her economy through borrowing. From a growth rate of 6.9 % 2017 to 6.6% in 2018 and expected growth rate of 6.2% according to the IM, profit from Chinese Industrial company fell 2018. Germany, Europe largest economy registered no growth for the 4th quarter of 2018 and had a 0.2% contraction for the previous quarter. Germany grew 1.5% in 2018 and is expected to grow 1% in 2019. Italy, Europe’s 3rd largest economy is in recession. China will end up being better off than its competitors. Debt in China is US$20 000 per capita compared to $US245 300 in the US and US$134 000 in Japan. China household debt is 44% of GDP compared to 80% in US and 74% in advance economies. China’s high saving ratio (36% of disposable income) set it apart from its competitor. Only in the US is the value of residential real estate less than three times the value of household debt. China’s residential real estate value is more than eight times its household debt.

Household debt is $14.8 trillion in US and $4.7 trillion in China. Guyana’s second largest trading partner is the United States so if the US economy slows down so will Guyana ‘s economy. A substantial part of Guyana ‘s tourism and remittance are US related. The US economy grew at 1.5 % for the first quarter of 2019 while it was 2.0 in the first quarter of 2018. The fact that the Federal Reserve have signalled it won’t raise rate in 2019 indicate that the US economy is not in great shape. I am confident the Federal Reserve will start to cut rate by the end the year and engage in quantitative easing (Q4). The advantage the US has is the US dollar is the world reserve currency but the world is gradually moving away from the greenback. China gold reserve rose by 0.38 million ounces or about 12 tonnes in January alone to 59.94 million ounces which has a value of US$79.319 billion. The amount of gold added by global central banks hit the second highest annual amount. Countries bought 615.5 metric tons last year and now hold about 34 000 tons. Russia was the largest buyer of gold in order to reduce its reliance on US dollar followed by Turkey, Kazakhstan, India, Iraq, Poland and Hungary. China is trying “to diversify its reserve” away from the greenback according to

Jeffery Haley, senior market analysts at currency broker OANDA. The process of moving away from the greenback is evident and gold as a supranational reserve gold plays an important role. In 2 1\2 years, Saudi Arabia has sold 60 billion in US bonds (7.5 billion in January). Saudi Arabia is the main supporter of the petrodollar. The world is changing. In June 2018, the European Central Bank declared it had exchanged £ 500 million (611 million ) worth of US dollar reserve for Yuan securities. The first shipments of oil from the Middle East to China paid for in petroyuan contract occurred in August 2018. Now an alternative to the petrodollar exist. The US dollar based SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank F i n a n c i a l Telecommunication) is being challenged. The IMF seeks to centralize monetary authority under a single world structure. Also, to undermine US sanctions on Iranian oil, the EU has started a programme to make a new SWIFT outside the sphere of US influence. Russia China and Iran have agreed to last participate in the construction of this new SWIFT. Nothing lasts forever. Your truly, Brian Ellis Plummer

Guyana lacks resources to deal with oil spills/ mishaps; should place the burden on Exxon DEAR EDITOR, The Diamond ‘oil gush’ which occurred not so long back should serve as a reminder of what could happen across Guyana’s Coastal Belt, as well as in our off-shore exclusive economic zone. This begs the question as to whether we are equipped/prepared to deal with such events. While many commentators and letter writers have voiced their concerns across the spectrum of media, it appears such voices have gone unheard or have fallen on deaf ears. Perhaps we are more concerned with the revenues to be derived, or are very optimistic that such mishaps won’t occur. Notwithstanding our reason(s), we need to look at occurrences around the world to fathom the extent of the negative impact such gushes/spills can have on the people of Guyana. If we just project our imagination to a series of similar or bigger ‘Diamond’ gushes at villages or farmlands on the Essequibo Coast, Wakenaam, East Coast of Demerara, and Berbice we might get a better picture. The land as well as our farms and flora and fauna would be destroyed. Further, oil can end up in our rivers and underground freshwater

streams, killing aquatic life and leaving the water unusable for domestic purposes. It should be noted that such occurrences are not uncommon in fracking operations. In the United States, for example, besides floating up on the surface at various places, oil ended up in the taps/faucets at homes. As a result, some States had raised concerns about health and environmental impact of fracking in the early 1980s. In response, many States have since 2012 banned fracking operations. We should also keep in mind that ExxonMobil has had its full share of oil spills over the years. In 1989, a tanker spilled 250,000 barrels that took about 14,000 people and 3 years to clean-up. In 2010, ruptured pipelines in Nigeria spilled over one million gallons off-shore. In Montana, another ruptured pipeline spewed over 1000 barrels into the nearby terrain and rivers in 2011. It came as no surprise to many people when in 2015, Exxon came under investigations by the New York attorney general for misleading the public and investors about the dangers (Continued on page 6)

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Clarifying the confusion concerning the ongoing dual citizenship debate DEAR EDITOR, I want to clarify what I believe to be a confusion concerning the ongoing debate of dual citizenship individuals, or dual nationals, in Parliament. We know that Article 155 (1)-(a) restricts dual citizenship individuals from becoming elected members in the National Assembly. The article states, “No person shall be qualified for election as a member of the National Assembly who—(a) is, by virtue of his own act, under any acknowledgment of allegiance, obedience or adherence to a foreign power or state.” I have seen arguments in favour of reforming this article to include a criteria of residency, which some say, among other reasons, will alleviate concerns of a potential “runaway national.” But I believe this proposal is misguided because it doesn’t counter the constitution’s prohibition in question. What advocates of reform should keep in mind is that the ban on dual nationals as stated in the Constitution is grounded on foreign allegiance. Article 155 (1)-(a) is not concerned with what constitutes a dual national as eligible for naturalization. So, a residency requirement

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doesn’t address the matter of allegiance—the sole condition that forbids dual nationals to participate in the National Assembly. The prohibition against dual citizenship individuals in the National Assembly is nested in the security interest of the state on the basis of loyality to the state. Perhaps reasons for this may include to guard against foreign collusion and to prevent the possibility of a conflict of interest due to dual oaths taken to “protect and serve”

the interests and welfare of two countries. Obviously, in a state of potential foreign crisis involving the countries of dual nationals, sides will be chosen—whose is the question for a dual national in any Parliament. Renunciation of an individual’s foreign citizenship offers one immediate way to reconcile the problem. Otherwise, the debate should be heavily shaped by what locals determine should be right for (Continued on page 22)

Guyana lacks resources... From page 5 and potential business risks of climate change. In Guyana, concerns have been raised about our readiness and capacity for any major disaster, especially with regards to oil spills/ mishaps. It would appear, however, that those concerns have yet to receive serious attention by the administration. Given the high costs of clean-up operations where spills/mishaps have occurred around the world, it should be clear that Guyana is ill equipped to deal any such event and must therefore, look for other viable options. In a nut shell, while we are

not in a position to stop Exxon’s operations which promises much needed windfall financial/economic benefits, we must ensure that mechanisms are in place to carefully and constantly monitor our coastland and exclusive economic zone for early/timely detection/ intervention of any spills/ mishaps. To such ends, our government has the responsibility to lay the burden squarely on the shoulders of ExxonMobil which has the finance, personnel and equipment necessary for environmental clean-up. Yours sincerely Ronald Singh

ELECTION SQUALL DEAR EDITOR, What do you know rainbow children in sorrow? What do you know Guyana’s hope for tomorrow? A big, big squall is coming again, Make ready for the pain and stain. The election bow is fully drawn, The Golden Arrowhead aims for the rainbow’s heart. The skies darken oh brother, Guyanese will not see each other. The stars and the moon will hide by night, By day, the sun will give a glimmer of light. The political clouds grow grey and heavy, Political decisions weighing down the masses with the taxes levy. WHAT DO YOU FEAR RAINBOW CHILDREN IN SORROW? WHAT DO YOU FEAR, GUYANA’S HOPE FOR TOMORROW! We are put into a valley of fear, By those on top to whom we stare. now falling rocks of promise coming down. WHAT DO YOU HEAR RAINBOW CHILDREN IN SORROW? WHAT DO YOU HEAR GUYANA’S HOPE FOR TOMORROW…

Political commentators speak in slurs, Sharp gold teeth too heavy for their jaws to bear. They sing songs with silver tongues. And with guitar strings all broken. WHAT DO YOU WEAR RAINBOW CHILDREN IN SORROW? WHAT DO YOU WEAR GUYANA’S HOPE FOR TOMORRROW! Blinders on our eyes Harness on our backs, steel in our mouths And Zorro on the cart we are made to haul. WHATHAVE YOU LOST RAINBOW CHILDREN IN SORROW? WHAT HAVE YOU LOST, GUYANA’S HOPE FOR TOMORROW. Fifty years now a whole generation lost Gone in the wind of fear, hate and anger. They made new homes in Regions eleven, twelve to one hundred We see you no more, so many friends we lost... Some died and washed away in the gutters of despair! WHAT DO YOU SEE RAINBOW CHILDREN IN SORROW? WHAT DO YOU SEE, GUYANA’S HOPE FOR TOMORROW? A wounded Nation, From its own demons

crying to be free Fifty years now Kaieteur tears running red. WHAT DO YOU DO NOW RAINBOW CHILDREN IN SORROW? WHAT DO YOU DO NOW, GUYANA’S HOPE FOR TOMORROW… Blunt the political axe so sharp That threatens to tear us apart. Take off the blinders we are made to wear Awake with your eyes open it is day. Like Lazarus leave the grave clothes and walk, Let us now dress each other in garments of patriotism. We want no victory from a ballot box. We want no victory from my brothers blood . We want to clothe each other’s nakedness in love and harmony. We want Guyana to be free. NAME: DNAGUYANA ADDRESS: THE PROMISED LAND

Guyana is stronger... From page 4 the list goes on. When the coalition won the general elections in 2015, I saw the faces of relief, vindication, validation, in my Afro Guyanese brothers and sisters. No longer were they committed to the sidelines of running the country. And today, this hold they now have on power is one that is difficult to give up because of the zero sum game of our politics. I call on the PNC and the coalition to recognize that they won the 2015 elections freely. This progress indicates that no longer is race the major factor in ensuring that free elections are won. Now there are other factors such as (perception of) corruption, unemployment, economic hardships or successes, etc. Parties should now focus on these issues as they campaign for elections this year.And if all the rumblings are correct, the PNC does not have to worry if they lose the elections this year…the key election year will be 2024 when the oil money begins to manifest in our Guyana! Sincerely, Sharir Chan (dual citizen) Sacramento, California Mahaicony, Guyana

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Probe was ordered into contract awards to Housing Minister’s husband A top-level Government official reportedly ordered a probe last year into claims of conflict of interest surrounding Minister of Housing, Valerie Adams-Yearwood and her husband. Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, raised the issue at a press conference on Wednesday last. He had said that in 2018, President David Granger was written to and his office responded, acknowledging receipt of the letter. An investigation was reportedly launched to ascertain whether there was a conflict of interest, given that Godfrey Yearwood, the Housing Minister’s husband, received contract awards from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) while his wife is Minister of Housing. Jagdeo had claimed that Godfrey Yearwood’s subcontractor was not paid. This is what prompted the letters to the President, he said. “[The sub contractor] can’t pay his workers from the village of Victoria because the Minister’s husband is refusing to pay them for contracts that he got in a Ministry that his wife runs,” Jagdeo had told the press. On Friday morning last, Chief Executive Officer of CH&PA, Lelon Saul, said that his office was notified of this issue.

- Sources “A complaint was lodged at the Ministry – I think it was some time last year – and we called in both parties and we advised them to settle the issue,” Saul said. Many, including the Chief Executive Officer of the CH&PA, Lelon Saul, have opined that the situation poses a conflict of interest, since the Housing Minister presides over the awarding of contracts. When journalists questioned her last Friday, about the contract awards to her husband, the Minister deflected responsibility to the board of CH&PA. “The Minister is not engaged in issuance of contracts,” she had said. She has oversight for CH&PA but has indicated to the press that she will not answer for actions taken by the body. “The management and the board of directors of CH&PA…anything to that effect, speak to them.” The Minister denied knowing whether her husband was granted contracts after the two got married but said she knew that he has a current contract. The two married in August 2017 at her residence in Bel Air Gardens, Georgetown. She said that her husband was

This photo accompanies the 2017 press release of the Minister of Housing, Valerie Adams-Patterson, with CH&PA officials and the contract awardees of the ‘Housing Solution 2017 and Beyond Exhibition’ given contracts in 2016 and early 2017, before they were married. However, a press release from the Ministry of Communities (dated February 21, 2017) titled ‘Contracts signed for building of model houses for Housing Solution 2017 and Beyond Expo’ provides information which seems to contradict the claim by the Minister that her husband’s contract, for that project, was awarded in 2016 or early 2017. The release shows a photo of Adams-Patterson and officials of the CH&PA, with the contractors who were shortlisted at the time for the awarding of contracts for the ‘Housing Solution 2017 and Beyond Exhibition’.

Unlicensed pest control operators warned of possible jail time, fines The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) has indicated that the country has 21 licensed pest control operators and all others who are not registered will be prosecuted in accordance to its regulations. Those presently cleared to operate are licensed under the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Regulations of 2004. Currently, there are 19 urban and domestic pest control operators while the rest are agricultural pest control operators. Under the Guyana Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Act, Part V no.34 (2), persons in violation of the regulations can be fined and sentenced to prison. It states that on a summary conviction for a first of-

A mini health check is the first step to donating blood

fence, a person is to be fined no less than five hundred dollars ($500) and to serve imprisonment for three months, and for a subsequent offence to be fined no less than twenty five hundred dollars ($2,500) and no more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) and serve imprisonment for six months. The act goes on to say that on conviction upon indictment, a person is to be fined no less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and no more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) and to serve imprisonment for three

years. Finally, No.34 (3) Part V of the Act states that a person convicted of an offence under this section may, in addition to any other penalty imposed, be disqualified for such period as the court or magistrate thinks fit, from obtaining a licence. The PTCCB strongly urged persons or companies to be registered or anyone found to be hiring or utilizing the services of any individual or business entity, which is not registered will be prosecuted in accordance to the regulations of the board.

That is one of the projects under which Godfrey Yearwood was awarded a contract. However, he is not included in the photo, which accompanies the release. Further, the release states that, “From an initial 30 con-

tractors, who expressed interested in the project, the CH&PA shortlisted 14” “Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for housing, Valerie Adams-Patterson presided over the signing of the con-

tracts, between the CH&PA officials and the shortlisted contractors, in the Minister’s Secretariat, Brickdam”, also contrary to the claim by the Minister that she is not engaged in the issuance of contracts.

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With first oil months away...

EPA Legislative review yet to start By Kiana Wilburg Guyana is poised to welcome first oil in a matter of months. Yet, the legislative framework for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a key regulator for the sector, is still outdated. Confirming this with Kaieteur News recently was EPA’s Head, Dr. Vincent Adams. The Environmental Engineer turned on to the job last year October and since that time; he has been struggling to overhaul the inherently weak systems of the new office. Dr. Adams who is a strong advocate for robust legislation for the sector acknowledged that this area has not received his attention as yet as his plate is full with a number of dire issues regarding oversight for the oil sector. He also agreed that the legislation needs to be reviewed and appropriately amended while supporting the

calls by some for the new laws to contain hefty fines for oil spills. International consultants on this subject have also called for governments of emerging oil producing nations like Guyana to pay attention to the effects offshore drilling activities can have on the environment. The Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) for example, has pointed out that when it comes to environmental safety of offshore drilling activities, several risks should be given apt attention by regulators. It cited three of these to be a risk of inappropriate, fragmented or nonexistent regulations, leading to uneven environmental protection and the risk of environmental dumping; a risk of non-implementation of national and/or regional agreements if capacities are not strengthened; and a risk of self-regulation by

voluntary private norms of the major companies. Further to this, the Institute warned that the offshore sector is made up of companies, which are less accountable and do not pay the same attention to the protection of the environment. As such, the Institute advocated for liability and compensation rules or legislation to be implemented. In the absence of this, it said that States risk partial or non-payment of damages in the absence of clear rules, and a risk of insolvency given the lack of financial capacity of many small operators or subsidiaries to pay for large claims. But even if all the regulations and legislation are in place, the Institute stressed that they would not be able to deliver desired changes if regulating agencies have no means – e.g. technical, financial, and human – to implement them. EPA LACKS FUNDS It would seem that the EPA

finds itself in this very situation. In fact, the Agency’s 2019 budget does not cater for oil preparations. This was confirmed with the EPA’s Head, Dr. Vincent Adams. The EPA Head told this newspaper that he does not have the human or financial resources needed for the proper management of the oil sector. In fact, the agency does not even have the human resources needed to be an effective regulatory body. In this regard, Dr. Adams said that currently, he has a staff of 97 officers. But for the EPA to be efficient, it needs a total of 262. Further to this, Dr. Adams said that the agency is continuously borrowing the equipment of other ministries to do its work. It is also unable to do proper monitoring due to its poor fleet of vehicles. He said, “Right now, I have $624M for 2019, but that did not take our preparations for oil into consideration. When I was brought on a few months ago, the budget preparation for the agency was already at an advanced stage. My first task when I

came on was to do an assessment of the Agency and see where it is…And it needs major restructuring.” Dr. Adams was supposed to approach the government for a supplementary in this regard. But the Finance Minister, Winston Jordan has said that this cannot be afford at this time. In his last interview with Kaieteur News, the Minister said, “In addition to the subvention voted by the National Assembly, the EPA can raise its own revenues consistent with its Act. I am on record as indicating that the fees charged by the EPA are ‘chicken feed’ having been there for over two decades.” Be that as it may, Jordan said that the Government stands ready to support and strengthen the EPA, to enable it to execute its mandate effectively, especially in light of oil and gas and related activities. FORENSICAUDIT REVEALS The issue of EPA being woefully understaffed was raised in a forensic audit report that was done by Chartered Accountant, Anand

EPA Head, Dr. Vincent Adams Goolsarran since 2015. But since then, nothing was done about it. In the audit that was commissioned by the APNU+AFC administration, Goolsarran said that the agency needs an additional 165 officers to “fully and effectively” execute its mandate. He noted for example that EPA’s Compliance Department has 27 officers, but needs an additional 63 to be effective.

Invest in Guyana - Jordan tells Islamic Bank group Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, has urged public and private sector entities associated with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to invest in Guyana to expand their market opportunities and access scarce resources. He was at the time delivering an address at the 44th Annual General Meeting of the Islamic Bank Group. The AGM was held from April 1-6 in Marrakesh, Morocco. The main theme of the AGM was ‘Transformation in a changing world: The road to SDGs’. He told the gathering “Our strategic geo-physical and geo-political location within Latin America and the Caribbean offers a convenient gateway for public and private sector partners to collaborate and invest in Guyana.” Guyana, he said, has been a member of the IsDB and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) since 2016. Since then, the bank has offered Guyana a US$900M resource envelope of loans and grants to fund various developmental programmes related to the development of the country’s infrastructure and human resource. So far, the website of the Islamic Development Bank shows that Guyana has already benefitted from funding by the bank, under 11 projects.

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan Jordan congratulated the leadership of the group for a successful year, and thanked the board of directors for its support to Guyana. Since it became a member, Jordan said that the support “Guyana has received from the IsDB has been unique for its approach to programme formulation and project approval.” In 2018, three operations were approved, enabling Guyana to benefit from a grant for the upgrade and modernization of the Palms geriatric facility; a US$20M installment sale operation to expand and upgrade the electricity transmission and distribution system; and a reverse linkage programme (funded by Ma-

laysia (US$0.3M), the IsDB (US$0.28M) and Guyana (a matching amount), to make the rice industry more resilient. The country also benefitted from a programming mission to begin preparation for several new projects, which Jordan said are pertinent to Guyana’s current challenges, “rooted in insufficient national resources and a diminishing pool of multilateral and bilateral support to provide the social and economic infrastructure necessary for giving ‘the good life’ to all Guyanese”. At present, the bank is considering providing funding to Guyana for the following projects: the development and construction of three mini-hydropower systems and road links in hinterland communities, the construction of several potable water and sanitation systems, a reverse linkage programme in halal ecosystems, and a reverse linkage programme in technical and vocational training with emphasis on the emerging oil and gas sector. Jordan said that there “are opportunities for a WAQF investment programme” – an endowment made by a Muslim to a charitable cause – “to support our elder care initiatives; highway construction (Continued on page 21)

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Rodney found nothing commendable about Burnham It is part of the revisionists’ stock- in-trade to look but to see only what they want to see. This lopsided way of seeing then becomes the basis for justifying political somersaults in praxis, such as the one which has been undertaken by the party of Walter Rodney, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA). Burnham, just before the assassination of Walter Rodney, described the WPA

as the Worst Possible Alternative. But even the worst of revisionists, with their tainted and slanted views of political history, would not commit the cardinal sin of attributing all criticisms of Forbes Burnham solely to the PPP and its supporters. Burnham has his detractors even within his own party and most definitely within the WPA. Among those who saw

nothing redeeming in Burnham was Walter Rodney. Walter Rodney was no PPP supporter or admirer. In fact, he made it clear to Jagan that when he is finished dealing with Burnham, he would turn his attention to him (Jagan), the other leaders of his generation. He was cocksure of himself, that fellow Rodney. Rodney found nothing commendable about Burnham, nothing. He said

Dem boys seh ...

Ram Jattan build cage. He betta watch out Some things does happen dat dem boys does wonder if people don’t care or if dem don’t have regard fuh de law. Two men get charge fuh a lady murder. De case tek a long time to solve but just like de Man above, de police don’t sleep. Dem track down de killers and carry dem to court. Of course, somebody had to talk when de police question him. And under pressure people does talk. Dem would even give up dem mudda because all de bad man dem does play, when dem watching de gallows or a long jail time, dem does break. In front de magistrate, one of de killers decide to

threaten he pardner. He watch de man full in he face and tell him how he wife and he family gon suffer. In some country people does get charge fuh threatening language but in de court dis man threaten somebody and he ain’t get charge. De court must be decide dat he deh in enough trouble already. But one lawyer ask de magistrate fuh see dat de two men get separate in de jail. Of course, everybody know dat de magistrate don’t have control over de jail. Dat is why de magistrate seh she don’t have de power to order dat de men get separated. Dem boys learn dat one of de men end up in Lusignan. Dem ain’t sure if de two of dem end up in de same jail.

Next thing, de one who get threaten Wednesday get kill in jail. Dem boys want to know who de police gon charge. Meanwhile, Ram Jattan seh he gon mek more cells in de prison. He gon treat dem criminals like wild animal. He done mek steel cage. Dem boys ain’t see de cage but dem know once you deh in a cage, you can’t do nutten but peep through de bars. Dem boys waiting to see which politician gon be de first to get put in one. One man smile. He seh when people dig hole fuh somebody, dem does fall in. Ram Jattan build de cage. Talk half and watch out fuh de politician in de cage.

that Burnham had a special touch which, quite unlike Midas who turned everything he touched in gold. Rodney said that everything Burnham touched turned into ‘ka-ka’. He lampooned Burnham publicly naming him King Kong and ‘Fatboy’. In his famous streetcorner address, entitled “People’s Power; No Dictator”, Rodney deconstructed the Burnhamite dictatorship. He accused Burnham of placing himself above the people by creating a personality cult and of being unaccountable. He said that Burnham disguised

his dictatorship by going through the trappings of a democracy. The Burnham dictatorship, he observed surrounded itself with lackeys, stooges, misfits and square pegs in round holes and stooges – sounds familiar? “People’s Power; No Dictator” remains one of the best deconstructions of dictatorship. And it is publicly available online to be read. Rodney in that speech described Burnham as devious. He colourfully repeated what a woman has said about the then Prime Minister, “Burnham mek Satan cry.” He declared

Burnham as the national three card con artist champion. Between 1978 and 1979, Rodney and the WPA saw the PNC as being beyond renovation. The PPP, on the other hand, never took such an extremist position. Facts (Continued on page 23)

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Increase public disclosure of oil data Considering the fact that the release of accurate information on the petroleum sector to the citizenry is central to ensuring transparency and accountability, Chatham House is calling on the governments of emerging oil producers like Guyana to increase public disclosure of oil data. Chatham House is a nongovernmental organization whose mission is to analyze and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. The UK-based entity said that transparency removes the cover for possible corruption,

create stronger checks and balances. The transparency body said, “Whatever the existing governance model for the petroleum sector, accountability can be bolstered by increasing the capability of existing actors in the system to ask the right questions of those with responsibilities in the sector. Capacity-building reduces the knowledge asymmetry between the operators and decision-makers on the one hand and stakeholders on the other.” Further to this, Chatham House said that the government must make efforts to increase levels of accountabil-

builds trust, enables good decisions and allows for rapid intervention to correct problems in the system. It stressed that there is a large body of literature, which supports this viewpoint. Speaking to the steps governments can take to increase accountability, Chatham House said that one option is to invest in institutional capacity-building to

ity to the public. It said that various drivers can trigger the need to improve accountability processes in the petroleum sector; with one of the most significant triggers being the beginning of the production phase, which brings significant revenues. Chatham House said, “Reforms aimed at improving accountability are likely to be opposed if they upset en-

Invest in Guyana (From page 8) to open thousands of hectares of agricultural land while linking communities and markets; and marine port development to improve shipping and competitiveness.” In this regard, Jordan addressed the audience, saying that, “Guyana will be looking towards its development partners, including the IsDB, to build on our regional comparative advantage in natural resource endowment including pristine forests, abundant fresh water, large arable agricultural lands and a wide variety of flora, fauna and mineral resources.” Minister Jordan stressed the importance of resisting “chauvinistic” brands of nationalism, which cause fragmentation, instead of unity. He said that more developed global economies have “championed trade without attention to people”, and that the extension of trade arrangements into national borders has caused, among other things, “the appropriation of indigenous knowledge for profit”. Jordan told the IsDB president, Bandar Al Hajjar, that a business-oriented approach to development is insufficient, and that the Islamic Bank group has done well to also consider “a path that recognizes the importance of the environment”, as well as the importance of building south-south relations and economies that are resilient. To that end, he said that the imperatives should be climate resilient infrastructure, and food and energy security; an empowered and skilled labour force; and a capacity for entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity.

- Chatham House Urges trenched interests. Indeed, it is important for governments to recognize that once an actor (specifically, the National Oil Company or the Ministry of Energy) has assumed responsibility for some of these regulatory functions, it can be difficult to take it back.” The entity continued,

“Emerging producers do not necessarily need to set a ‘final’ institutional structure from day one. Emerging producers should follow a phased approach and make incremental changes, structuring their reforms as a continual evolution. To facilitate the forward planning for the

next phase of petroleum-sector governance, a credible, legitimate group should be tasked with directing the pace and shape of incremental reform.” The non-governmental organization added, “Producers at an early stage of development of their resource base should start by establishing one credible body to manage all aspects of the sector. Over

time, they should introduce checks and balances, while building up capacity in other branches of government.” Chatham House also stated that governments should immediately introduce key mechanisms for public accountability, including audits of agencies and stateowned companies and regular disclosure of information to the public.

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Angry man shoots reputed wife Bartica Beach Front Police have detained a 52-year-old miner who shot his reputed wife at around 02:00 hrs at the Bartica Beach Front, Essequibo. Ava Abrams, 49, of Lot 77 Third Avenue Bartica, was shot in the hand while sitting in her car. Police said Abrams, who is a business woman, indicated that she had closed her place of work about 01:50 hrs and was waiting on a friend who she had sent on an errand. She was approached by her reputed husband who is a miner and an argument ensued. The miner then allegedly drew his pistol and shot her once on her left hand just above the wrist. Upon her friend’s return, she was picked up and rushed to the Bartica

The victim Ava Abrams Hospital where she was admitted as a patient after undergoing a surgery. Her condition is said to be

stable. The alleged suspect was taken in to police custody and his firearm lodged.

Rodney found nothing... From page 9 are facts and while the revisionists may wish to see it as a dagger of division, it is undeniable that the WPA and Rodney saw Burnham as being incapable of being restored. In 1977, the PPP floated a proposal, which called for a National Patriotic Front. This Front was to include the PNC. The WPA never agreed to that proposal. The WPA saw the PNC as the problem and not part of any solution. In August 1979, it gave its own solution. It called for a Government of National Unity and Reconstruction. In that formation, the WPA saw absolutely no role for the second largest political party in Guyana, the PNC. Rodney too saw no role for Burnham and the PNC in a post-PNC government. The idea therefore that those on one side of the political divide fail to see any good in Burnham is not a PPP

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creation. It is the handiwork of the WPA. The PPP envisaged a role, a major one at that, for the PNCR in their proposal for a National Patriotic Front. It was the WPA and Rodney, which sought the erasure of the PNC, the same party to which it is now opportunistically clinging. The WPA was also critical of the PPP’s ‘critical support’ to the PNC. The WPA condemned the PPP’s conciliatory approach to the PNC. The WPA instead said that it was better for to have been ‘critical exposure’ rather than critical support. The WPA was therefore vehemently ill-disposed towards any partnership involving the PNC. Whenever the revisionists therefore seek to argue that PPP supporters place all the responsibility for the country’s woes on the PNC, these revisionists must be reminded that at one time the WPA saw no role for the

PNC in the finding a solution to Guyana’s political and economic crisis. Well, the tides of history has changed. The WPA is now a deracinated from any pretensions of political independence. The WPA is now piggybacking on the PNC’s electoral strength and like a parasite is sucking political oxygen and nutrients off of the PNC. There is no need to drive a wedge between the WPA and the PNC. There is nothing to divide the two; the WPA has been reduced to a razor slim foreskin of the APNU of which the PNCR is the dominant party, The WPA sees its future – indeed the political and economic survival of its members – as being linked with that of the APNU. It is not seeking independence from the PNCR. It seeks only to create conditions for its own survival and it is precisely that which makes it so dangerous.

Local writer launches book of prehistoric... (From page 12) car accident. His inspiration for chronicling this collection came from working in the interior and listening to the experiences of villagers and following up with serious research. “During my research for folk history data in Guyana, I was fortunate to meet and hold dialogues with the late Dr. Desrey Fox (then junior Minister of Education) who had conducted an indepth exploration of the Kanaima Cult in the south of Guyana.” Castello recalled that when Dr. Fox was questioned about the dangers inherent in such an undertaking, she responded, “If one throws a pebble in a pond, there are sure to be ripples.” He said that she then paused, smiled absently and continued, “Like the Leopard Men of West Africa these Kanaimas, ‘JaguarMen’ locally known as ‘Turntigers’ have an outer circle, an inner circle and a centre. The outer circle could be revealed without consequences, the inner circle only if one knew how, the centre however, has its price.” Other books written by Castello includes Devildoer (contemporary stories based

KARACHI (Reuters) Pakistan has “reliable intelligence” that India will attack again this month, its foreign minister said, drawing condemnation from New Delhi which described the claim as irresponsible. Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s comments came after tensions over a February standoff between arch enemies had appeared to ease. He said yesterday that

an attack could take place between April 16 and 20, adding that Pakistan had told the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council of its concerns. “India rejects the irresponsible and preposterous statement by the foreign minister of Pakistan with a clear objective of whipping up war hysteria in the region,” a spokesman for India’s foreign office said in a statement. “This public gimmick

EARLYBEGINNINGS Castello began his writing career years ago by writing short stories for children. The most well-known are Mezee and the Moco-Moco Tree (an Ol’ Higue story) and Hard Times All Round (A Kanaima story). His first adult short story, ‘Write it Off to Experience’ was bought by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for its World Service Programme. He is remembered for producing the North Western Region’s first news magazine, The Samborah (message drum), which highlighted the amalgamated lifestyles of the Warraus, Lokonos (Arawaks) and the Karinyas (Caribs). This former teacher, NIS Inspector, Social Worker and then radio broadcaster, said he quit his day jobs to take up fulltime writing. Like any other writer, he reads extensively and is also a singer/song writer. Apart from writing, he dabbles with studio software, home recordings and pursues

photography. On the lighter side, Castello is a lover of physical fitness and has a thing for motorcycles. Added to that, he believes in the A3T principles of accomplishing today’s task, today. Another thing this writer confesses is that he developed a love for writing as a little boy, “I read because I wanted to write,” he proudly said, adding that he has never experienced the socalled condition of “writer’s block.” He added that a situation like this usually happens when you are being pressured to meet deadlines by agents and/ or publishers. He spends about eight to 10 hours daily writing “with maybe a short break or two. As soon as I am finished with a book, I move on to the next one.” His main focus is on getting material to print his novels. Castello prints several copies of his novels, which are sold or given away to persons in his community. With Guyana not having active copyright laws, Castello still hopes that the relevant authorities will help in promoting local writers by establishing a publishing company on the lines of the defunct Caribbean Press.

Talented violinist Akeem Adams seeks to take his craft to the international stage... (From page15) violin teacher at three different schools, the National School of Music, Music Unlimited, and Foundation Seven Music School. While many young creatives have lamented that the local environment makes it difficult for them to make a living off their talent, Adams has succeeded. Currently, he doesn’t have any other job, and doesn’t see himself taking on another any time soon. In fact, he wants to compose his original content, but he doesn’t believe that he’s ready. “I’m going to be getting Skype lessons from a professor that teaches in America,” Adams said. He said that, before he starts creating, he has a lot

Pakistan says it has intelligence of new Indian attack this month appears to be a call to Pakistan-based terrorists to undertake a terror attack in India.” The foreign office said India reserved the right to respond firmly and decisively to any cross border militant attack, accusing Pakistan of being complicit in such attacks o n I n d i a .A suicide car bombing by Pakistan-based militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary police on Feb. 14. The risk of conflict rose dramatically on Feb. 27,

on real life incidents in North West Region, Down Rubber Road and Riptide (a cosmopolitan short story collection).

when India launched an air strike on what it said was a militant training base inside Pakistan. The following day Pakistan shot down an Indian fighter jet and captured its pilot who was later released. Yesterday, Pakistan summoned the Indian deputy high commissioner to protest against any “misadventure”, Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said in a tweet.

more to learn. Asked when he thinks he’ll be ready, he said that there’s no timeframe or criteria - “I’ll just know”. Further, he hopes to take his craft to the international stage, because he’s not sure that Guyana would appreciate his style of music. He said that he hasn’t often cleaved to Soca and Dancehall music, which are more popular in Caribbean circles. “I’d love to mix with people from other countries, and learn from other types of music.” He has been thinking about going to Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts. When he matures much later on, Adams said, “I see myself making albums, traveling and inspiring other young people like myself.” In fact, the young musician hopes that his work would inspire Black youth like himself to take up lessons so they could learn to play the violin too. Adams has high hopes for the music industry in Guyana, too. He said that music is a hobby, and people should feel comfortable seeing it that way,

instead of as a chore. But it’s also an art, he said, and “you can make a living from it.” There are two sides to that coin, because Adams said that it’s not just necessary for young creatives to change their mindset. It’s also necessary for the rest of the Guyanese community to respect musicians and their art. He said that he wants “people not to see musicians as monkeys who perform tricks.” “You have to practise,” he said, “It’s a skill. It doesn’t come easily.” He said that it’s important for people to give musicians the support that they need. Akin to that, he’d like to see Guyana’s copyright laws updated, so that musicians could benefit fairly from revenue generated by the marketing of their content. “They pay a lot of money for international artists to come. We need to make money from our original work [too].” Last night, Adams performed at the National Cultural Centre, during an event held by the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama. (Kemol King)

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As a student, Julius Bacchus once contemplated suicide. However, with the assistance from caring peers and villagers, he overcame his depression. From being a troubled youth, Bacchus is now the President of Golden Grove Young Achievers Youth Group (GGYAYG). He is inspired by his struggles to counsel other youth with mental health issues.“In my village, there are a lot of youth who hang around smoking, and go through a lot of episodes, so with this knowledge, I take today, I can help them, to be better and to change their ways.”Bacchus spoke about his close brush with suicide last Saturday, April 6, when the Department of Social Cohesion’s Culture, Youth and Sport, and Region Four’s Regional Democratic Council (RDC) hosted its first Mental Health session for young people. The event was held at the Plaisance Secondary School, under the theme, “Universal Health Care: Everyone, Everywhere.”Bacchus will now use the added knowledge from the session to help others to cope and overcome mental health illness. Social Worker attached to the department, Gillian Frank said, “We are raising awareness on youth and health because that is one of our thematic areas at the Ministry, and with this activity, we can meet a lot of young people, to raise awareness about youth and mental health”. This initiative was birthed after it was recognised that many young people have little knowledge about mental health, its symptoms, its effects and whom it affects. Sharing her views, GGYAYG, Kimberly Kingston is now better equipped to detect the

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President of Golden Grove Young Achievers Youth Group GGYAYG) Julius Bacchus symptoms of mental illness and can render assistance where the need arises. Kingston plans to establish a focus group so that affected persons can join and receive treatment to cope with their mental health disorders. This session will be the first of four quarterly events that will be hosted for the remainder of the year by the youth department.As of February 21, 2018, the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Heal Guyana, reported that over 200,000 Guyanese suffer from mental health illness. The World Health Organisation (WHO), in a report in October 2010, said over 350 million people suffer from mental health disorders, depression being a disorder, which affects persons between the ages of 15-29.It is a mental health disorder, which causes a person to contemplate suicide. WHO stated that suicide is now one of the world’s leading causes of death among the youth at over 10 deaths per 100,000 (population), annually. In their report, the Public Health Ministry’s Health Vision for 2020 for NonCommunicable Diseases, targets the reduction of modifiable risk factors and premature mortality from chronic diseases. Other Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) targeted are mental health, accidents and violence.

Clarifying the... From page 6 their state’s welfare and security, that is non-dual nationals including indigenous peoples.So, the core issue to address for those in favour of dual nationals in Parliament is to strike a balance between a matter of ensuring state security and integrity and affording political opportunities to dual nationals, namely those who are Guyanese by birth but hold a foreign citizenship or are Guyanese through naturalization but hold a foreign citizenship. The responses given would no doubt be riddled with ethical implications. Yours faithfully, Ferlin Pedro

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GCC lift 4th title with 162-run win over...

GCC’s Winston Forester punches Shaeed Mohamed through cover during his 62 at DCC.

From page 30 last laugh. Devon Lord (5) was bowled by Travis Mohamed before Bailey (1) was run out as GCC lost their last five wickets for 23 runs. Everest began their reply under lights erected for ‘Softball Cricket’ and Renaldo Renee and Adams took the score to 24 before Renee was removed by the energetic Bailey who also got rid Mandrekar Bhola (1) and Khan for a first ball duck, as Everest slipped to 27-3. Adams counterattacked and dumped Singh for six before pulling a ‘free hit’ from Bailey into the DCC pavilion before he was LBW to Singh at 38-4 in the 10th over. Looknauth (7) was LBW 10 runs later, while Saheed Mohamed, who played in the Stanford T20 for the Caymans Islands, was bowled first ball

Monday April 08, 2019 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Your telepathy and intuition are at an all-time high today, Aries. You should find it easier than usual to tune in to others' thoughts and feelings. It might be a good idea to control your reactions. TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) Today a deep concern for others' feelings could have you lending a sympathetic ear to those in need of some understanding. It's more important to listen than talk now GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Today you might complete a difficult project that's important to your career. Acknowledgement of your dedication and hard work could find you more emotionally overwhelmed than makes you comfortable. CANCER (June 21–July 22) A long-awaited social event, perhaps a wedding or christening, could have you moved to tears, Cancer. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) An intense, emotional dream could move you so powerfully that you awaken with the odd sense that the dream was real. Write it down, Leo. Maybe it is. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Emotional discussions with your partner could move you to tears, Virgo. You've overcome any difficulties and probably reached a new understanding.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Today you may feel the need to do a lot of work around your home, Libra. Perhaps you expect visitors or simply want to spruce up the place for yourself. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Some intense communications with a close friend or lover could reveal wonderful things about your relationship. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Ancient social traditions could be a powerful part of today, Sagittarius. An emotional event concerning your family, perhaps a wedding or other milestone, could have you feeling especially moved. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) You usually place a lot of importance on self-control. Today this skill will come in handy when you receive some wonderful news that might otherwise move you to tears. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Expect some great news regarding money, possibly professional advancement. You may have to control the urge to break into tears of joy, Aquarius. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Happy events involving a close female relative might have you feeling emotional, Pisces. A marriage or birth could be involved. you've had to overcome that.

as Ali-Mohamed struck twice on 48. Drepaul was especially severe on Ali-Mohamed; hammering for three bulletlike boundaries down the ground before dumping Lord onto the sightscreen. Mangal (3) was bowled by Ali-Mohamed on 63-7 and Payne (1) fell to Lord at 78-9 but Drepaul continued to go after the bowlers before he charged Lord and was bowled to spark wild celebrations for the GCC fans. NBS Director and former Minister of Labour Dr Nanda Gopaul expressed satisfaction with the way the competition was run and pledged his Company’s continued support. “This is the seventh year we are sponsoring this tournament and we are pleased that it is producing players who progress to the West Indies team,” disclosed Dr Gopaul, who informed that NBS also sponsors a similar competition in Berbice. GCA President, former Test off-spinner Roger Harper thanked NBS for their sponsorship and congratulated GCC for winning again and Everest for reaching their first Final. GCC (4), DCC (2) and TSC (1) have won the NBS Trophy. (Story and Photos by Sean Devers)

GCC’s Martin Pestano-Bell cuts during his 93-run opening stand with Forester to set up an emphatic 162-run win over Everest at DCC.

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‘Surreal’ Pyongyang marathon in spotlight as tensions ease (Reuters) - North Korea’s Pyongyang marathon may be among the most complicated to enter but an easing of tensions on the Korean peninsula has made it a stage to highlight the power of sport amid growing interest for the race. Athletes can only register through one operator, Koryo Tours, for a chance to run through the capital of the reclusive state in the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, as the race is officially known. But close to 1,000 foreigners — several hundred more than last year — signed up in the sixth year foreign runners are allowed to compete yesterday, according to officials, as tensions between North Korea and South Korea have eased since 2018. Among those running were two Olympians — retired Swiss freestyle skier Mirjam Jaeger and British snowboarder Aimee Fuller — who are part of a documentary produced by the Olympic Channel on the Pyongyang marathon and the pair’s experience of the local sports culture. The Olympic Channel is a media operation of the International Olympic Committee and the documentary is set to air in September. “The start (in Kim Il Sung Stadium) was very busy, the stadium completely full,” Fuller, who took part in the 2014 and 2018 winter Olympics, told Reuters in a

Participants take part in the 30th Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency via Reuters) telephone interview from the North Korean capital. “It felt as if we were on a world stage competition. That was completely surreal. It was like the Olympics in an Olympic stadium.” Large crowds also lined the street at the start of this world athletics body IAAF-accredited bronze label road race with women wearing traditional costumes ready at refreshment stations. “Around mile 13 it definitely started to thin out. Having that unique opportunity to move from Pyongyang out into the

countryside was really surreal.” Politics, however, is never too far away from the Pyongyang marathon, with visitors promised a tour of the capital’s landmarks “including a visit to the famous Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum and captured spy ship USS Pueblo.”. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have met twice in the past year to discuss denuclearization while North and South Korea are planning for a joint Olympics bid in 2032.

Loss to Raptors dims Heat’s... From page 26 Adebayo’s dunk got the lead to three before Leonard’s 3-pointer tied it again. Johnson’s 3-pointer restored Miami’s 3-point lead with 1:53 left. Two free throws by Siakam cut the lead to one. Johnson made one of two free throws to make it a two-point Miami lead and Leonard tied by making two foul shots with 58 seconds left.

Leonard missed a 24-foot shot with 13 seconds left and Johnson missed a 25-footer, sending the game to overtime tied at 103. Green scored the first five points of overtime. Wade missed a 3-point attempt with 1:01 left in overtime and when Siakam hit a 3-pointer, Toronto led by seven with 39 seconds to play. Waiters replied with a 3pointer, cutting the lead to four. But Green made two free

throws with 29 seconds to play. The Heat led 26-25 after the first quarter and were up 57-50 at halftime. The Raptors took a 7372 lead with 2:50 to play in the third on a steal and a running dunk by Green. The Heat fell behind by three points before rallying to take a four-point lead on Wade’s 3-pointer. The Heat led 79-78 after the third quarter. (Field Level Media)

Azarenka upsets Kerber, faces... From page 27 cruising to the finish line to reach her first final in more than three years. “I’m very pleased with how I played today,” she said in an on-court interview on a warm night in northern Mexico. “It was an important

match and to see how I can do under pressure against a top player,” she said. “I haven’t won many of those in the last couple years so it’s good that I’m able to turn it around and pick up my level.” Earlier, second seed Muguruza eased past Slovak

Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2 6-3 to book her ticket to the final. Azarenka came out the victor in her only previous meeting with Spaniard Muguruza, a hard-fought 7-6(6) 7-6(4) win on the hard courts in Miami in 2016.

Relations between the North and South greatly improved last year, with South Korean President Moon Jaein meeting his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un at several summits.

North Korea had for years pursued nuclear and missile programs in defiance of U.N. sanctions but the neighbors moved to thaw relations in 2018. “I would do it again. It

was totally worth it,” Jaeger, a 2014 Sochi Olympic participant, told Reuters. “I met so many different people. I know it from my 12year career as a skier. Sports really has no borders.”

Tour of Flanders: Alberto Bettiol takes shock first professional win BBC Sport - Italy’s Alberto Bettiol pulled off a shock solo win in the men’s Tour of Flanders in Belgium to claim his first ever professional victory. The Education First rider, 25, attacked with 18km of the 267km one-day cobbled classic to go and held off a chasing group of the pre-race favourites. It was the second Italian victory of the day after Marta Bastianelli won the women’s race in a sprint finish. “My first victory, I just don’t believe it,” said Bettiol. After kicking clear on the penultimate climb of the Oude Kwaremont, Bettiol held his advantage over the Paterberg and rode solo to the line as the chasers marked each other behind. Denmark’s Kasper Asgreen, who had been in an earlier breakaway, attacked late on to take second, 14 seconds back on Bettiol, while

former winner Alexander Kristoff of Norway won the sprint for third. “I was feeling really good, my team said, ‘If you can, just go,’ so I closed my eyes and I just went,” added Bettiol. “I looked round at the top and I had a really good gap so the team told me to just keep pushing - the last 14km was the longest of my life.” It is Bettiol’s first individual victory since turning professional in 2014, having only won a team time trial stage at last year’s Tirreno-Adriatico previously. The Tour of Flanders is the second ‘monument’the five most prestigious one-day races - in the c y c l i n g c a l e n d a r, a f t e r Milan-San Remo, which was won by France’s Julian Alaphilippe last month. Paris-Roubaix will take place on 14 April, with LiegeBastogne-Liege on 28 April, before Il Lombardia, the last

monument of the season, on 12 October. In the women’s race, former world champion Bastianelli attacked with 13km remaining of the 159km route and was joined by Annemiek van Vleuten, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and Katarzyna Niewiadoma. Niewiadoma was dropped on the final climb of the Paterberg, with the leading trio maintaining a small advantage into the home straight. Two-time world time trial champion Van Vleuten led out the sprint, but European champion Bastianell kicked round her to claim her third victory of the season, with Ludwig third. “I’m really happy about this incredible result, it was a very hard race but I pulled it off,” said Bastianelli, 31. “I’ve won some big races but this is a very, very important one for me.”

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Jagielka the hero as Everton dent Arsenal’s hopes (Reuters) - Arsenal’s hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League were dented yesterday as Everton captain Phil Jagielka took advantage of an unexpected late recall to score the winner in a dominant 1-0 victory at Goodison Park. The veteran defender, who was brought into the team for a rare appearance after Michael Keane had to withdraw in the warm-up through illness, scored after 10 minutes to earn his side a well-deserved third straight league win. It marked a significant setback for disappointing Arsenal, who remain fourth in the table but missed an opportunity to leap ahead of their third-placed north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Unai Emery’s side stay on 63 points, one behind Spurs, level with fifth-placed Chelsea and two clear of Manchester United in an increasingly tight battle for the Champions League berths.

Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette in action with Everton’s Phil Jagielka at Goodison Park, Liverpool. (REUTERS/Phil Noble) The experienced Jagielka proved Everton’s unlikely hero after his late call-up, becoming the oldest goalscorer in the league this season at 36 years 233 days when he poked home his

finish after Arsenal failed to clear Lucas Digne’s long throw. The ball had fallen kindly after Dominic Calvert-Lewin got the final touch on to him in the aerial battle, allowing

Reggae Girlz held to 1-1 draw by South Africa

South Africa’s midfielder Mamello Makhabane (L) and Jamaica’s forward Khadija Shaw fight for the ball during the FIFA international friendly at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. (Photo: AFP) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Reggae Girlz were held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa’s women team, known as “Banyana Banyana”, in their friendly international at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa yesterday. Both nations have made

landmark qualifications to this summer’s Fifa Women’s World Cup slated for France. In the case of Jamaica, they became the first from the Caribbean side to do so, while South Africa secured their first berth after years of trying. The teams were using the

occasion of the short camp and yesterday’s game to give players one more chance to impress the coaching staff, as the door for the final 23 to France closes. The Girlz have been drawn in Group C to face Brazil, Italy and Australia in that order.

Jagielka to score his first league goal in two years and become Everton’s secondoldest marksman in the Premier League era. “I’m not normally a matchwinner, full stop,” laughed the

former England defender on Sky Sports. “They’re the best goals, the little tap-ins from two or three yards.” His goal signalled a hungry and aggressive display from Everton who, while moving up to ninth on 46 points, could have won far more convincingly if Gylfi Sigurdsson and Richarlison had converted any of the side’s 23 attempts on goal. “We got one goal but could have scored a few more,” added Jagielka. He earned special praise from delighted Everton manager Marco Silva, who told the BBC: “He was to start on the bench, but showed how he is a good professional and prepares himself for what the coach and team needs. He is always ready to help the team.” Arsenal, who have conceded at least one goal in every league away match this season, came closest with one curling second-half effort from Henrikh Mkhitaryan but

were outplayed and outfought by Silva’s team. They had only two attempts on target in the whole match and, with Mesut Ozil failing to offer much inspiration as captain for the day, endured one of their more frustrating lacklustre away days. Arsenal’s frustration became obvious when the two managers were involved in a brief confrontation in the second half. “The football is emotional. He wants the best for his team, I want the best for mine. At the end we spoke together and everything is normal,” said Silva. Arsenal boss Emery felt his team would have to rebound swiftly as they prepared to face Napoli in a Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday. “It was not a good result today but we are still fourth,” said the Spaniard. “We lost and we need to get up quickly and find the next step.”

Loss to Raptors dims Heat’s playoff chances Danny Green scored 21 points — including seven in overtime — as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Miami Heat 117-109 yesterday afternoon. Pascal Siakam added 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Norman Powell also had 23 points off the bench for the Raptors, who swept the four-game season series with the Heat. Miami’s playoff hopes were severely damaged by the loss. Kawhi Leonard had 22 points for Toronto, Serge Ibaka had 12 points while Marc Gasol had eight points and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade scored 21 points for the Heat, who have lost four in a row. James Johnson added 18, Dion Waiters 17, Justise Winslow 15 and Hassan Whiteside 14 while Bam Adebayo had seven points and 13 rebounds. The Heat (38-42) led by 13 during the second quarter, by seven at halftime and by one point after three quarters. The Raptors (57-24) took a three-point lead on Ibaka’s jumper early in the fourth. The score was tied four times in the next three minutes. Adebayo made two free throws with 3:04 remaining to give Miami a one-point lead. (Continued on page 25)

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) goes up to make a basket against Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka (9) and Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) during the first half at Scotiabank Arena. (John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports)

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T20 tournament key but not enough to revive Windies cricket, says Skerritt BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Newly-installed Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, believes it will take more than just the Caribbean Premier League to revive cricket’s popularity in the region. He said while the tournament had gained mass-based support, the challenge before CWI was to return cricket to a place of prominence within the West Indian culture, once again creating heroes with the ability to inspire a generation. And the former St Kitts and Nevis government minister said he would be sitting down soon with CPL principals to discuss the tournament. “At the CPL games, there are thousands of young fans having a tremendous party, but that’s not enough to bring cricket’s popularity back,” Skerritt told cricket website, Cricbuzz in a wide-ranging interview. “We also need to have young people wanting to play cricket, not only to ensure we have a wider cadre of players coming through but also to ensure cricket regains its prominent place in our culture. “We need to have more role models like we did while growing up. When you saw a (Sir Vivian) Richards walk out, we knew he was going to fight a battle on behalf of millions of people in the Caribbean and win it. “Young people here have more role models in soccer than cricket today. We need to create an environment where youngsters are playing cricket and therefore aren’t

The popular Caribbean Premier League has attracted large crowd support. just partying in the stands without having a reasonable idea of what’s taking place on the field.” The CPL was inaugurated in 2013, replacing the Caribbean T20 which was run exclusively by CWI, and is principally run by foreign interests. Featuring six franchises with an array of international and domestic players, the tournament

has grown in popularity to become of the leading T20 domestic leagues across the globe. And while Skerritt said the tournament played a key role regional cricket development, he pointed out there were improvements which could be made. “The CPL is a good thing but the CPL needs to be better for West

Azarenka upsets Kerber, faces Muguruza in Monterrey final

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a forehand against Caroline Garcia of France (not pictured) in the second round of the Miami Open at Miami Open Tennis Complex. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports – file photo) (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka used her superior serving and punishing groundstrokes to upset top seed Angelique Kerber 6-4 4-6 6-1 and advance to yesterday’s final of the Monterrey Open against Garbine Muguruza. In a battle of former world number ones

the momentum shifted in the Belarusian’s favor early in the third set when Kerber committed two double faults in a careless service game to hand Azarenka a 2-0 lead. Azarenka seized the opportunity, consolidating the break in the next game before (Continued on page 25)

Indies cricket than it is currently,” he noted. “The commercial side of the league and its competitiveness with other cricket in the region has caused some concern. The extent to which personnel are brought in from outside is not always understood by local boards. “The CPL though is a CWI

product. We don’t own it completely, but we do have a small share in it. I’ll be meeting with the CPL people soon and there was already some talk to do more for emerging players so that their system helps West Indies cricket go back to the top of the world.” The CPL is in its seventh year and is set to bowl off in September.

Classy Keys too good for Wozniacki in Charleston final Omnisport - Madison Keys ended a near two-year wait for a WTA Tour title with an excellent 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 beating of Caroline Wozniacki in the Charleston Open final. The American has had a dream week in South Carolina and her victory over the Dane on the green clay means she has beaten three grand slam champions this week, having already defeated Jelena Ostapenko and Sloane Stephens. Keys’ last tournament victory came in Stanford in August 2017, but her triumph over Wozniacki makes up a for a couple of near misses in Charleston with the 24-year-old a losing finalist in 2015 and a semifinalist last year. Wozniacki, a victor here in 2011, can at least reflect on a first final of 2019 as she builds towards the French Open. The 2018 Australian Open victor was broken

Madison Keys ended a near two-year wait for a WTA Tour title. early in the opening set as Keys’ aggressive tactics paid dividends but an errant forehand from the American levelled the match again at 22.Break-point chances came for Wozniacki at 3-2 and 4-3, but Keys held firm to take the opener into a breaker. A costly double-fault at 43 was followed by Wozniacki allowing a Keys backhand to pass, only for the ball to land on the baseline, and there was

no coming back from there for the former world number one. Keys profited from a net cord to break in the sixth game of set two and that proved the crucial moment as she celebrated a maiden clay-court title.After the match, Keys joked she could “share a car” with Wozniacki having received the prize of a vehicle from tournament sponsor Volvo.

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Noble House Seafood/Gen next U-19 cricket

M-O-M Nedd (5-13) spins DCC to inaugural title

Qumar Torrington on drives during his Thaddeus Lovell drives during his 27 top score for DCC at Bourda yesterday. for GCC in a low scoring U-19 final. Story and Photos by Sean Devers West Indies U-19 leftarm spinner and DCC Captain Ashmead Nedd snatched 5-13 at Bourda yesterday to claim the Man-of-the-Match award and lead his team to a 20run victory over GCC in the inaugural Noble House Seafood/Generation Next 50-overs U-19 cricket tournament. DCC batted first and were bowled out for a disappointing 147 from 43.3 overs as fast bowler Qumar Torrington top scored with 37 with a four and a six, but only Sachin Singh (18), Daniel

Mootoo (14), Nedd (12) and Garrick Persaud (10) reached double figures as Darrius Andrews had 2-31 and Aryon Persaud took 2-23. GCC, led by a 60-run opening stand between Thaddeus Lovell who hit two fours in a 60-run opening stand with Andsuegga Rodrigues (13 with two fours), an elegant 23 from Movindra Dindyal with two fours and a six and 15 from Carlos Pollard stumbled from 79-1 to 125 all out in 43.3 overs. Nedd, who bowled Rivaldo Phillips (7) at 88-3, sliced through the batting line like a knife cutting butter, with 5-13 from eight overs of

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mesmerising spin, as GCC lost seven wickets for just 13 runs as the Queenstown unit snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Daniel Mootoo (2-20) and Sachin Singh (2-21) supported Nedd despite a 22run last wicket stand between Pollard and Darrius Andrews (5*). Earlier, Thameshwar Permaul (3) was bowled by Shadrach Boson at 9-1 before Garrick Persaud fell to Aryon Persaud at 34-2, while Singh, the West Indies U-16 Captain, failed to dominate at this level and was removed by Andrews after facing 39 balls for his 18, while Alphius Bookie, another player

- As GCC go down in exciting low-scoring final

Left arm spinner Daniel Mootoo (2-20) in action during yesterday’s U-19 final at Bourda. expected to get big scores, was bowled by Persaud for seven at 52-4. Nkosie Beaton (4) was soon sent packing by Andrews at 62-5 before Nedd and Mootoo took the score to 83 before Nedd was bowled by Yohance Angoy. Torrington, who hit Dindyal for six, batted well with the tail to be last out when he was caught and bowled by Zachary Jodah as DCC fell three short of a 150 total. DCC seemed out of the fight when Rodrigues and Lovell give their team a firm foundation before Rodrigues was eventually bowled by Singh at 60-1 and when

Mootoo had Lovell caught at cover at 79-2 GCC were still favoured to register a comfortable win. But with the demise of Phillips at 88-3 things started to unravel very quickly for the host as Nedd, who extracted bounce and turn from a slow track, went to work. Dindyal looked sound but when he irresponsibly walked past Mootoo’s last ball of his spell and was stumped at 926, DCC were in the ascendency. Nedd removed Persaud, Jodah, Rahul Singh and Angoy for ducks in the space of four runs as GCC collapsed to 92-8 and when Singh removed Bhola (6) the score

was 114-9. But Pollard and Andrews sparked brief hope of a sensational v i c t o r y b e f o r e N e d d ’s accurate return from deep extra cover, caught Pollard short of his ground. DCC collected a trophy and $60,000, while GCC received the runners-up trophy and $40,000. Dequan Bamfield was awarded a trophy for taking the most wickets, while Joel Spooner got a trophy for scoring the most runs. Senior Supervisor at Noble House Seafood Dwarka Singh and GCA’s President Roger Harper spoke at the presentation.

Saints take top honours on day two GCC Sequel’s goal scorer Philip Fernandes (right) moments before being dispossessed by Bounty GCC’s Samuel Woodroffe. Saints’ Kwesi Lewis drives into the D during his team’s 1-0 victory over Old Fort yesterday in the men’s second division.

Saints Hockey Club (SHC) won three of the four games contested yesterday during the second day’s play of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) organised, Bounty Paper Towel & Solo soft drink sponsored Outdoor Development League at the Saint Stanislaus College (SSC) ground on Carifesta Avenue. Playing under lush sunshine which was

combated well by the cool breeze from the Atlantic Ocean that is in close proximity to the SSC ground, SHC Samarai lost their first game of the day to GCC Pitbulls in the boys’ under-20 division but took revenge soon after in the same division after SHC storm got past YMCA Old Fort (OF) Generals 3-1. In the first women’s second division encounter of the day, the mighty GBTI GCC

Spice played without no substitutes and a player short and as expected, they lost to the Saints girls by a 2-1 margin, which was decent based on the circumstances. The men’s second division also witnessed a win by a SHC team with the Savages registering a needling triumph over YMCA OF Aces thanks to a 20 minute strike from Hilton Chester.

In the other two of the six matches played yesterday, Bingo GCC Spartans and YMCA Old Fort Bellas played to a dull 0-0 draw in the women’s second divison, while veteran GCC The Sequel got their campaign up and running with a 2-0 win over the younger Bounty GCC side; the goals came off the sticks of brothers Alan and Philip Fernandes.

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Lodge and CWSS to contest 2019 Milo Schools’ football tournament final

Lodge Secondary (in photo) didn’t hold back during their thumping 7-0 win over PC. Linden’s Christianburg/ Wismar Secondary School (CWSS) will play Lodge Secondary in the final of the seventh Milo Schools’ football tournament after getting past their opponents during yesterday’s semifinal clashes.

Both teams had contrasting paths during their respective last four matchups at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue. In the first game, eventual winners CWSS were made to work for their win against

Annandale Secondary. In spite of Andre Mayer’s 7th minute goal which would initially prove to be the deciding factor, Annandale had several good chances mainly through right side midfielder, Omari Glasgow who got past his markers with

Team CWSS (in photo) needled Annandale yesterday to reach the final of the 2019 Milo Schools’ football tourney. ease on many occasions but the final ball and finish was lacking after each dangerous build up play. In the other game, Lodge didn’t hold back and they thumped President’s College 7-0. The Georgetown based

Pybus HPC approach was “deeply troubling”: Sir Hilary BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – UWI Vicechancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has described interim West Indies head coach, Richard Pybus’ perception of the now defunct high performance centre as “deeply troubling”, and says the Englishman failed to understand what was required to develop the modern West Indies player. Sir Hilary, a leading regional academic who has written prolifically on West Indies cricket, charged that the HPC project was curtailed at a time when it was beginning to produce results and had ultimately denied young player access to a “treasure trove of knowledge”, especially from the legends of the game. Cricket West Indies’ decision to close the HPC came during Pybus’s threeyear tenure as Director of Cricket. “He entered into this region at a time when we were developing our strategic response to our problem in the Caribbean and were getting results,” said Sir Hilary, a former Cricket West Indies director. “We had just brought a young generation of cricketers who were benefiting from the power and pedagogy of the academy so his entry and representation

Current interim West Indies head coach, Richard Pybus. of a negative attitude towards the project was deeply troubling. “He came possessed with a view that young West Indian cricketers did not need to be exposed to the mind game in the way in which those persons such as the elders and the legends had indicated that they must.” On the contrary, Sir Hilary argued that the mental aspect had been one of the main areas of concern at the time, pointing out that several former foreign West Indies coaches like Bennett King and John Dyson, had made similar assessments. “One of the expressions that came out of that cohort (foreign coaches) was that young West Indian cricketers were not mentally ready for the international game … that we were very child-like in our

performances on the field,” Sir Hilary explained. “They could not understand the poor quality of our on-the-field behaviour, and they saw this as a result of the mental and intellectual decline of young men in the Caribbean and they were very clear about it.” Pybus has been a controversial figure in the Caribbean every since his appointment as Director of Cricket in November 2013. He oversaw the contentious ‘West Indies first policy’ which required all players to feature in domestic tournaments in order to be eligible for international selection, and also presided over the closure of the UWI Cave Hill-based HPC. Pybus stepped down from the post in 2017 only to return as high performance director

the following year, charged with improving “high performance programmes and standards within franchise cricket”. Last January, he was controversially appointed West Indies men’s head coach, following the departure of Australian Stuart Law. Reiterating that the closure of the HPC was tantamount to “an act of vandalism”, Sir Hilary said the institution had provided the ideal environment for a West Indies global resurgence. “For young men not to be given an environment where they could sit with the legends and have access to that knowledge,” Sir Hilary contended. “To hear Wes Hall talking about bowling until the blood came through his boots because the West Indies must not lose this match, and to have access to that tremendous treasure trove of knowledge about how excellence was built up in the West Indies, and to deny the youngsters the environment in accessing that – accessing information, knowledge, legacy, to understand what is really at stake. “I said it was an act of vandalism precisely because you tore down an institution that was there to guide the young people into the future.”

side seemed to score at will with a brace on either side of the half from Dorwin George (37th and 76th) leading the line with single strikes from Rasheed Roberts (27th), Turston Gordon (44th), Nicolas Trotman (70th), Leroy Sealey (84th) and

Marcus Bamfield (90th). Next Sunday’s final will begin from 17:00 at the same venue. The tournament is also sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health through its stop gender based violence campaign.

Allicock through to Q/finals of Pan Am qualifiers

Keevin Allicock (file photo) Guyana fighting sensation, Keevin Allicock, has won his first two fights of the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Pan American games qualifiers that is being held in Nicaragua. To this end, he has ascended to the quarterfinal stage where he will compete this evening against Alexy DeCruz of the Dominican Republic. Contrary to what is being rumored and according to head of the head of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle, the Bantamweight (56kg) fighter has not secured his place in the 2019 Pan Am games, which will be hosted in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11th as yet. However, a win tonight will guarantee Allicock’s qualification for the Pan Am games.

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GCA’s NBS day/night 40-over 2nd Division Final

GCC lift 4th title with 162-run win over Everest Led by a Man-of theMatch performance from Timothy McAlmont, GCC captured their fourth GCA’s NBS 40-over Second Division Cricket title when they crushed Everest by 162 runs in the day/night final on Saturday at DCC to claim the NBS trophy and the winner’s prize of $150,000. Everest took the runnersup prize of $90,000, while losing semi-finalists MYO and Police collected $50,000 each. McAlmont hit seven fours and a six in a 53-ball 65 after Winston Forester reached the boundary nine times in his 62 from 63 balls and shared in a 93-run opening stand with Martin Pestano-Bell, who hit two fours and a six in 32, to set the foundation for GCC’s 260-9 in 40 overs. Deonarine Gopaul, who was run out for 45, put together 107 with McAlmont for the third wicket, while Carlos La Rose hit two sixes in 15 to be the other GCC batsman to reach double figures. Travis Mohamed (2-44 from 6 overs) and Amir Khan (2-25 from 8 overs) bowled well for Everest who reached 98-9 innings closed from 28 overs. Former Guyana U-19 player, 33-year-old Sauid Drepaul returned to competitive cricket with 48 with six fours and two sixes from 67 balls but only openers Dwayne Adams (18) and Renaldo Renee (13) of the others reached double figures. Pacer Bernard Bailey (331), Renaldo Alli-Mohamed (3-26) and Devon Lord (2-15)

GCC won their 4th NBS 40-over 2nd division title when they demolished Everest in the final on Saturday night at DCC. bowled GCC to its first title since winning the first three to dethrone defending Champions DCC. Although the lights on the small ground was not ideal and put the team batting at night at a huge disadvantage, the vocal crowd, which included Dr Shiv Chanderpaul, former Government Ministers and ex Test cricketers, produced a fantastic atmosphere as GCA officials Shawn Massiah and Colin Alfred provided updates vie a PA system. In bright sunshine, GCC, who have appeared in six of the seven finals since the tournament began in 2013, predictably opted to bat on a slow track and fast outfield. Forester cut pacer Raylex Payne for four in the first over

before pulling him to the midwicket boundary in his next over. Forester swept offspinner Saheed Mohamed, who opened the bowling, for four before steering him to the third-man boundary as Pestano-Bell played the supporting role. The 50 was posted in 10 overs and Pestano-Bell celebrated by depositing Payne back over his head for six as the partnership flourished. Pestano-Bell pulled leftarm spinner Dwayne Adams for four before former Guyana First-Class leg-spinner Amir Khan removed him to break the 93-run stand. Forester used his feet to former National U-19 off spinner Richie Looknauth and

NBS Director Dr Nanda Gopaul presents the Man-of-Match Award to GCC’s Timothy McAlmont on Saturday night at DCC.

skied to cover where Saheed Mohamed, fielding with a broken finger, took a very good catch on the fourth attempt, running back, at 1092. Seegobin and McAlmont joined forces and dominated the bowlers with an array of entertaining shots before McAlmont, who reached 50 from 41 balls, brought up the

century partnership from 88 balls by smashing Travis Mohamed for six. McAlmont was stumped at 213-3 off Khan, who got the ball to bounce and turn, before Seegobin was run out. Renaldo Alli Mohamed (9) and Joshua Wade (2) did not last long as Travis Mohamed removed them both in the space of two runs as Saheed

Mohamed took his third catch when Ward was taken on the mid-wicket boundary to leave GCC on 237-6. Gavin Singh and Carlos La Rose took the score to 256 before La Rose, who clobbered Adams for consecutive sixes in the penultimate over, was stumped as Adams had the (Continued on page 24)

Narine finds form to put KKR over Royals JAIPUR, India, CMC – Sunil Narine fired with the bat for the first time this season as Kolkata Knight Riders extended their fine run with a dominant eight-wicket win over Barbadian Jofra Archer’s Rajasthan Royals here yesterday. Chasing an insufficient 140 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, KKR overhauled their target with 37 balls to spare to move to the top of the Indian Premier League standings with eight points from four wins. Narine, known more for his mesmerising off-spin but thrust into a more all-round role in recent seasons, was at the forefront of the run chase with a typically rapid 47 off 25 deliveries. The left-hander belted six fours and three sixes – mostly clean leg-side strikes – in a 91-run opening stand, off 51 deliveries with Australian Chris Lynn who top-scored with 50 from 32 deliveries, including six fours and three sixes. Narine was eyeing a welldeserved half-century when

KKR all-rounder Sunil Narine. he was first to fall in the ninth over, caught at slip by Australian Steve Smith off leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal (235). Robin Uthappa arrived to stroke a 16-ball unbeaten 26 to see KKR over the line. Earlier, Smith had topscored with a responsible 73 off 59 balls but it was only good enough to see the hosts up to 139 for three off their 20 overs. Smith hammered seven fours and a six, dominating a

72-run, second wicket stand with England’s Jos Buttler (37) before putting on a further 28 for the third wicket with Rahul Triphathi (6). Narine went wicket-less but proved economical, conceding only 22 runs from his four overs. Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 140 for 2 (Lynn 50, Narine 47, Gopal 2-35) beat Rajasthan Royals 139 for 3 (Smith 73*, Buttler 37, Gurney 2-25) by eight wickets.

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MYO thump Ace Warriors by 10 wickets despite Enmore ton Despite a fine century from opener Rawl Enmore, h o s t M u s l i m Yo u t h Organisation romped to a 10wicket victory over Ace Wa r r i o r s w h e n t h e Georgetown Cricket Association Noble House Sea Foods second division two-day tournament continued yesterday. Facing a deficit of 120, Ace Warriors resumed the day on 97-5 and were bowled out for 162, batting a second time. Apart from Enmore, who began the day on 62, the rest of the batting crumbled against Anthony Khan who finished with 4-32 and Shafeek Ishmael with 4-36. Despite the loss of wickets at regular intervals, Enmore

played his shots and clobbered 13 fours and six sixes before he was caught off Khan for 109. Only E. Persaud (10) of the other batsmen managed double figures. MYO needed 32 to win and reached 34 without loss in six overs with Chris Ramdeen scoring 16 and Rudolph Singh 11. Scores: Ace Warriors 89 all out (Joshua Gardner 6-36 and Brian Bowen 4-26) and 162 all out (Rawl Enmore 109, Anthony Khan 4-32 and Shafeek Ishmael 4-36) lost to MYO 219 all out (Khemraj Ramdeen 56, Devendra Lall 4-56) and 34 without loss, by 10 wickets. (Zaheer Mohamed)

Rubis Bel Air Under-17 Inter County Cricket 2019 to start today An official release from the Guyana Cricket Board has indicated that the InterCounty Under-17 tournament sponsored by Rubis Bel Air Branch would be played from today Monday 8th April to Wednesday 10th April. The release noted that this was made possible through the personal contributions of Mr. Lalta G a i n d a , M r. N a z i m u l Drepaul, Mr. Anand Sanasie, Mr. Rahaman “Buddy” Khan and Mr. Richard Johad. The competition would be played under the Rubis Bel Air brand and managed through Cricket Guy Inc. as the staff of the GCB is not authorized to sign cheques or authorize any spending on behalf of the GCB. The GCB would keep the public appraised on the

recent development in the court regarding Numerous Matters filed by the Berbice Cricket Board through Mr. Rabindranauth Sawack and Georgetown Cricket Association through Mr. Roger Harper, against the Executives of the GCB. The Guyana Cricket Board pledges to continue on its path of youth development and success despite the difficult times. The first round of matches will bowl off at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Bourda and Enmore Community Centre grounds. At GCC, Bourda, Demerara will battle with Berbice, while at the Enmore ground, Essequibo will oppose the Select Under-15 X1. Both matches are scheduled to commence from 09:30 hours.

D’Andrade cops Caura Dash 10k in T&T

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uyanese Lionel D’Andrade continued to excel in Trinidad and Tobago as he captured the Caura Dash 10k yesterday. D’Andrade clocked 36 minutes 57 seconds to win the event ahead of Sharlun Williams of Trinidad and Tobago who placed second in 37:52 and his country man Curtis Cox in 39:06. D’Andrade indicated that his next assignment is two 5k races and a 5-mile slated for Saturday and Sunday.

Lionel D’Andrade in action.

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Lodge and CWSS to contest 2019 Milo Schools’ football tournament final

Omari Glashow (on the ball) was superb for Annandale during their 1-0 loss to CWSS yesterday but he couldn’t find or assist a vital goal.

Play between President’s College (left) and Lodge Secondary during yesterday’s second semifinal at the MOE ground.

Noble House Seafood/Gen next U-19 cricket

M-O-M Nedd (5-13) spins DCC to inaugural title

We are the Champions! DCC led a MOM performance from their Captain Ashmead Nedd (front left) beat GCC yesterday in the Noble House Seafood & Generation Next U-19 final at Bourda.

- As GCC go down in exciting low-scoring final GCA’s NBS day/night 40-over 2nd Division Final

Allicock through to Q/finals GCC lift 4th title with of Pan Am qualifiers 162-run win over Everest

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