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Notorious wanted man killed in gun battle - 19 year old accomplice escapes Residents in the East Canje area are once again breathing a sigh of relief and are heaping praises on members of the Guyana Police Force, who shot dead notorious wanted man Deodat ‘Pop Corn’ Seecharran during a confrontation late Sunday night. Seecharran, 21, who was wanted for at least two high profile murders, attempted murder, wounding, possession of arms and ammunition, discharging a loaded firearm and other serious crimes was shot dead around 23:15 hours on Sunday at Betsy Ground, Canje, Berbice. Police in a press statement said, that acting on information received on Sunday night, ranks went to Back Street, Betsy Ground, Canje, Berbice, where two men were seen on bicycles. As the police approached, one of the men opened fire on them and the police returned fire. During the exchange Deodat Seecharran, called “Popcorn”, of Adelphi, East Canje, was shot and later pronounced dead on arrival at the New Amsterdam Hospital. His accomplice managed to escape.

Seecharran was wanted for the execution type murder of Patricia Samaroo, 64, a mother of four of Lot 101 No2 Village, East Canje, Berbice, and the wounding of her sister Annette Samaroo, 45, of Lot 10 Nursery School Street, Section B, Fyrish Village, Corentyne who was shot in the abdomen. Sunday night was the second time that Seecharran was involved in a shootout with the police on the same dam in the Betsy Ground area. The first time was back in December 2012, when he was wounded during a four-hour exchange of gunfire between his gang and the police in a cemetery. Yesterday an eyewitness told this newspaper that cops at Reliance Police Station received word that some strange persons were seen in the compound of the Betsy Ground Mandir around 22:25 hrs. The police responded immediately and upon arriving at the scene, they saw no one. However, upon checking the precincts of the compound the sleuths discovered three cell phones connected to chargers, which were attached to electrical points in the building.

The phones were collected and taken to the station. A check of the gadgets unearthed some startling revelations. Even as they were carrying out initial investigations, the police got further word around 23:15 hrs, that suspicious persons were again seen in the Mandir. Once again the police swooped down on the location but this time around, using good intelligence they parked their vehicle in a side street and cautiously proceeded on foot to the Mandir. Whilst traversing the lonely dam they noticed two men approaching on two mountain climber bicycles. The men were challenged, but instead of surrendering they chose to open fire on the cops, dropping the bicycles in the process. The police took cover and returned fire. After a while, the police checked the location and one of the men who was later identified as notorious wanted man Deodat “Pop Corn” Seecharran was discovered lying motionless not too far away. He was shot in his head and his left hand. His brain was splattered

Dead: Deodat ‘Pop Corn’ Seecharran

about the scene. The eyewitness said that cops gave chase after Seecharran’s accomplice, but they were unsuccessful as

Trinidad Minister blames death of Guyanese on panicked wife Trinidad’s Health Minster Dr. Faud Khan has ordered the abolishment of the signing of a financial guarantee form for persons seeking emergency medical treatment at the Mount Hope Medical complex. The Health Minister made this disclosure yesterday on TALK CITY, a 9I.9 FM radio programme “Face Off” panel discussions in Port of Spain, in the aftermath of the death of Guyanese Jeetendra Sookram. Sookram died on Thursday, in the back seat of a car owned by a relative. His wife, Vidya Baichu, said that he was refused treatment at the Mount Hope Complex because he was a foreigner. Participants in the radio discussion included Prime News’s Julia Johnson; former President of the Association of Caribbean Media, Wesley Gibbins, who is a co-host of Face off; as well as other FaceOff co-hosts Phillip Noguera and David Fraser. Health Minister Dr. Khan told the panel that initial investigations revealed that Sookram was at Mount Hope

for 10 minutes. He said that this is borne out by the CCTV footage. He said that the Guyanese was receiving ongoing medical treatment when he left the complex. The Minister said that Sookram had an ECG which revealed that he had an abnormality. It was at the time that he was being attended to that a staff member approached his wife with the financial guarantee form, which was a formality. He suggested that on seeing the form and being asked to sign it, the woman might have “panicked” and she and Sookram left the hospital. Dr. Khan said that had she waited, Sookram would have received the care and attention his situation deserves. Dr. Khan told the panel that the policy at Mount Hope is that all emergency cases are treated free of cost. He reiterated that the financial guarantee requirement was a formality that had been in place since 2004, but did not prevent anyone from accessing treatment.

The panel was told that the Sookram case was carried in the dailies in Guyana and on the social networks where Trinidad was negatively perceived. The general feel was that it was because Sookram was not a Trinidadian that medical treatment was denied him. The Minister said he has indicated to Guyana Consul General to Trinidad, Ernie Ross, the steps he had taken

in the matter, such as taking steps to abolish the financial guarantee form. He could not say how many foreigners seek medical attention at Mount Hope without paying, but said that as long as they are treated, payment is not demanded. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in expressing its deep concern in Sookram’s death, has asked Ross to follow up with the Trinidadian authorities.

the man darted through yards, scaled a fence and disappeared through the dense bushes. Police believe that the escaped bandit is wounded since bloodstains and a piece of his garment were found on the fence. The dead man had a haversack on his back which contained a number of articles including ten .32 live rounds, a quantity of clothing including a pair of camouflage pants, mosquito repellant, cell phone chargers, lighters, batteries, gloves, umbrella, slippers, pliers,

screwdrivers, a copy of the Bhagwat Gita, other footwear, socks, sweet oil, shades and stockings among other items. The bandit was also wearing a stocking on his head under his cap. Kaieteur News understands that shortly before his death, the 21-yearold Seecharran had boasted that he will only stop his banditry when he is dead. Deodat Seecharran was on charges before the courts and was wanted pending investigations into two murders and a series of armed robberies. Apart from the killing of Patricia Samaroo, he was also wanted for the Hampshire robbery/murder of businessman Davindra Deodat, called ‘Dave’, 34, of Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne which occurred in October 2013. Deodat, the owner of Cool Runnings Trucking Service, was chopped and shot dead after a group of masked men stormed his business place. On June 5, 2012, Seecharran was charged with two counts of robbery under arms. He was subsequently placed on $300,000 bail on each charge. On December 17, 2012, he was charged with attempting to commit burglary; three counts of discharging a loaded firearm with intent; possession of firearm without licence and possession of ammunition without licence. On August 13, 2013, he was again placed on bail in the sum of $100,000 on each charge. This was reduced to $50,000 each, which was paid and he was released from prison. But Seecharran never returned to court to stand trial and the matters were subsequently proceeded with ex parte.

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EDITORIAL

CHANGES IN THE POLICE FORCE It may be a bit early to expect more than a few cosmetic changes from the new command structure of the Guyana Police Force. The passage of time has not lessened the evils of political partisanship which inevitably impacts law enforcement and the administration of justice in this country. A few notable Commissioners of Police in the 48 years since independence have served their political cohorts and themselves better than the general public. Shifting around of officers with no apparent thought given to their operational efficiency and effectiveness is a practice which predates the acting Commissioner of Police although he was for a significant portion of his career, an integral part of what citizens have come to accept as law enforcement. It looks as if this will be a continued feature of the new administration. But chief among the practices which the police seem bent on sticking with is the unhelpful attitude of being reactive instead of adopting a proactive approach to the concerns of the very people whose safety depends on the existence of a professional police force. The administration of the force might not wish to identify the positives derived from the use of provocative language when writing letters in response to public comment in the media. However, surely the unintended result is the highlighting of the maladroitness that passes for police public relations efforts. It is time that some serious displacement is considered in that section if the new commissioner intends to achieve any public empathy for his initiatives which it is reasonable to assume he has. The trick will be to operate effectively at the level of professional efficiency and with independence that the office demands. Politicians have unashamedly compromised the institutional capacity of the force to adapt to the emergent challenges of the twenty-first century. What citizens have been forced to endure for years are unsustainable and not well thought out programs which have been hijacked by political expediency and adhocracy. There is no evidence that the force solicits advice on any aspect of its operations apart from the Director of Public Prosecutions; it is as if the collective mindset is one which says “we know it all.” Other police forces and armies (including the U.S. Southern Command) make use of advisors but Guyana Police Force continues to hobble down a path which earns it ridicule and disrespect. People hardly ever believe police press releases are anything more than attempts at cover-ups in the hope that memories will fade after a day or two. Of course the direct references to Kaieteur News definitely mirror the ruling party’s position on the freedom of the private media. It does not look as if the public relations department analyses issues and provides the type of professional advice that surely is required before the commissioner makes a decision to respond (make that react) or put an item in the public domain. If the commissioner receives advice from his public relations officer then he needs to re-evaluate the department’s terms of reference soonest. The force requires the type of strategic advice and support for the development of institutional capacities for professional policing and organizational reform. The new commissioner will have to be focused on creating and maintaining strategic partnerships. What is likely to be problematic is the level of support that will be available to him in terms of in-depth analysis of the security situation and advice on strategies to enhance the reestablishment (or introduction) of innovative policing activities to enhance better law enforcement in particular for vulnerable groups, including women and children in high risk areas. The force’s approach to the future should be one which apart from retaining some elements of traditional policing reflects a reliance on strategic guidance and advice which complements research into various issues impacting on law enforcement. This could in the medium term, achieve tangible results for improvements to sustainable law enforcement programmes. One important means by which internal and external involvement can be developed and maintained is through heightened visibility of programmes through properly coordinated knowledge sharing framework, and well developed communication materials. By focusing efforts on promoting ethics and integrity, the initiatives to create an environment of creativity and innovation while building individual competence the force can achieve that elusive professionalism.

There’s no other way but democracy DEAR EDITOR, Despite all the lip service on the National Budget. We all were watching a major debate in the National Assembly on the National Budget over the pros and cons of fiscal austerity. I view human rights how these rights are exercised in our country. Democracy has been a subject of debate since the time human rights have also been discussed, for centuries. What then is our philosophy of development? What are the ultimate economic advantages we seek? What we seek from the development of Guyana is to ensure for all of our citizens the best standard of life, based upon values relevant to our society, which is possible within the limits of our economic circumstances. The development process must produce conditions which will enable

every Guyanese to employ his labour, skills and talents productively and, in so doing, secure for him and family the basic necessities of life; food, clothing and housing at acceptable standards, in addition to adequate educational and medical facilities and the opportunity for the full and creative use of his leisure time. Given the motivation which arises from an understanding and acceptance of philosophical basis of the development process in Guyana, we, the Guyanese people, have the ability and capacity to establish, in our time, a vigorous, well-ordered society which emphasizes the preeminence of people and dignity. A society which guarantees excessive wealth to no man and permits idleness to none, but which gives to every citizen equal and ample scope for the burgeoning and maturing of

his particular talents, and affords to all the Guyanese people an abundant life, full opportunity, creativity and challenge. This is the task, this labour, to which every Guyanese must bend his effort. That is why there is no time to lose. We must act, push forward with the process of reform and give people economic reform freedom, and then they will themselves realize their potential. We have a great deal to learn. We have to learn to handle politics, the economics and the life of the state. All of us have a lot to learn, so as to govern within the framework of democracy, of political and in particular, economic pluralism. Otherwise people’s patience will simply be exhausted. Then there would be an uncontrolled outburst of discontent and chaos and then just expect the worst. No less dangerous for the

realization of our plans would be a reaction resulting from the people’s fatigue, the spread of frustration, indifference and apathy. But for the reforms to succeed people have to believe in them. Without people the reforms will not move off the ground, without their active participation everything will remain a dead letter. Or, on the other hand, there could be a backlash if living conditions become even worse. That would be a heavy blow struck at democracy. The choice of democracy makes it impossible for us to use any other methods. Otherwise there would inevitably be a repetition in the present, of everything we have condemned. However complicated the problems may be they must be resolved democratically. I see no other way but democracy. Sherwood Clarke

We must demand justice for Jeetindra Sookram and ourselves DEAR EDITOR, The recent report that a Guyanese brother, Jeetindra Sookram, succumbed as a result of being denied medical attention by a sister CARICOM country, Trinidad, must cause every Guyanese to engage in deep reflection as we determine how we, as individuals and as a nation move forward, with regard to our relationship with this twin island. Jeetindra Sookram was a tourist who left Guyana to spend his vacation in Trinidad, he was depositing his finances in the Trinidadian economy and he was repaid by ingratitude, inhumane treatment and left to die. What a sickening, cold and, heartless attitude. For years Guyanese have been mistreated by some of our CARICOM sister states yet those who operate at the highest level of CARICOM seem not to know or are willing to deal with this issue. We know of airport authorities treating Guyanese citizens as less than human, as they make them sit in holding cells for no apparent reason. It is reported that Sookram was denied medical attention at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex because he was not a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago. I question whether Sookram was really turned away because he was not a native of the twin island or because he was a Guyanese. I cannot fathom the Trinidad medical professionals turning away an American citizen or a Bajan national. My thinking is that they might have invoked the principles of the Hippocratic Oath for those

whose nationality was not Guyanese. As a strong advocate of CARICOM and Caribbean integration, I am dismayed and appalled at this situation. A human being who was in desperate need of medical help was left to die, because he was turned away from a medical facility, because he “did not belong”. Guyanese must be outraged, because it could have been any of us. I know of many Guyanese who are working their heart out in Trinidad and making valuable contributions to the development of the T&T economy, but yet we are

being treated like outcasts. Sookram’s death should cause all of us to reassess how we are treated by some of our sister CARICOM states and decipher whether we will continue to be tourists or residents in those countries. We travel by the plane loads to go to Carnival and have fun. Sookram’s case informs us of what it might mean to fall ill behind a soca truck. It is, therefore, time to rethink our engagement with the T&T tourist sector, both at the personal and national level. The CARICOM organization has been silent in the face of obvious mistreatment of Guyanese by

some member states. I eagerly wait to see what will be the secretariat’s intervention, if any, in Sookram’s case. Guyanese must not take this tragedy sitting down, as any of us could have been in Sookram’s position. Thus, this issue should affect all of us and cause us to be equally outraged. We must collectively stand and demand justice for Sookram and for ourselves. Let us call on the leaders of CARICOM to act, and act now. Today it is Sookram tomorrow it is someone else. Guyanese life must be valued, Guyanese must be respected. Lurlene Nestor

Cotton-Picking Experience DEAR EDITOR, A letter in the print media recently requested answers of, and made statements on, the Guyana National Service (GNS) which caught my attention, vis-à-vis “…How many National Service Guyanese who picked cotton all day in the sun have become gainfully employed in agriculture fulltime is unknown…”. As a patriot with others who participated in the cotton fields at Kimbia, we tested ourselves while experiencing for the first time in our lives seeing, touching and observing that cotton is an agricultural crop. We had different vocations to pursue, but learnt a lot from the experience. As a patriot, I hold no brief for any politician, political party, system or era, but I do ponder on some of what is said and written by writers, politicians, critics, grandstanders and columnists. I need then to ask “How many cane cutters who laboured for years in the cane fields have become gainfully employed as agriculturists?” I need also to inform many that a unit of the Guyana National Service was in every public School from Waini to Crabwood Creek, to Aishalton, to Kato. These voluntary units were the Young Brigade (in primary level) and

the National Cadet Corps (secondary level). Between 1975 and 1985, Guyanese youths in schools were taught the importance of patriotism, respect for self, others, authority, other people’s property, the meaning of the National Pledge and Anthem, personal discipline, loyalty to country, as well as other tenets for national development. The education system had teacher officers who inculcated patriotism in the curriculum as the GNS was an extension of formal education. (Observe that in 2014, a Jamaican Government Senator is proposing mandatory National Service for Youths). Cotton and legume harvesting were economic ventures from which cultural ideas emerged—songs, choreography, art and craft. And yes, there was a military threat from the eastern and western borders which required a patriotic awareness, beginning with the young minds. Had the military threats developed into an extended physical confrontation, then every citizen would have had to become a soldier. The baby having been thrown out with the bath water, we have to contend with what now obtains in our small society—— ”ubiquitous decadence” as observed by another writer. S Scott

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I don’t mind being judged, among other things, by the colour of my skin-just judge me fairly DEAR EDITOR, This letter is overdue. Although I have difficulty writing about myself, I feel a sense of justification today. There is a larger point to be made, I think. There are times I read things in the press which profile a person I don’t recognize. Most times I dismiss them as political venom, but sometimes I wonder whether the authors don’t actually believe the things they write. Always, I wonder about the young people who bother to read that stuff. I started my political activism in the 1970s as a young teenager in Buxton, initially as a cultural activist and later as a member of the WPA. By the time I joined the WPA my sense of myself as an African was fairly well advanced. My early mentors in this regard included Kwame Apata, Kwesi Nkofi, Kimani Nehusi, Ras Michael Jeune and Eusi Kwayana. Schoolteachers such as Clyde Roopchand, Waveney Seaforth, Yvonne Phenella Abrams, Henry Hinds and, Paul King, among others taught me about an education that was broader and larger than schoolroom learning. Looking back I think my sense of worth, despite being Black and poor, developed in their classes. All of this was happening in a Buxton where African drums rolled continuously, both literally and figuratively as Bob Marley, the Mighty Sparrow, Viv Richards, Walter Rodney

and our own Buxtonion, June Marcia Griffith, were crafting a new Caribbean popular narrative out of what poet, Martin Carter, called the “Niggeryard of yesterday.” My own aunt, who raised us in the absence of my mom who had migrated in search of a “better life for us”, critically, never warned me away from Black Power and Politics. It was difficult to be a Black youth in Guyana and the Caribbean in the 1970s and not be conscious and proud of your Blackness. “Black is Beautiful” was more than a slogan; it was a way of life. However, that consciousness did not blind some of us to the excesses of the Black political elites of the day in Guyana and the wider Caribbean. In that regard many of my generation are indebted to the teachings and example of a generation of AfricanCaribbean thinkers and activists, particularly Walter Rodney and Eusi Kwayana, who encouraged us to be true to our Blackness but be equally scornful of Black political excesses and domination. That would, therefore, form the basis of my attraction to the WPA’s multiracial politics. I could be my Black self, with all my African pride and dignity, and not be afraid to stand up to a Black Government or join in the defence of the Indian Guyanese community which felt wronged by that government. That is what

drove me and two other Buxtonions to join the Workers Stage, a PPP Cultural group, led by the Hon. Gail Teixeira who introduced me to Black South African literature. Joining the Workers Stage was a conscious decision to show solidarity with the Indian Guyanese community through drama. It is an experience that I cherish to this day. Despite the developments in Guyana since 1992, whereby an Indian Guyanese authoritarian government replaced the African Guyanese authoritarian government that we undermined and helped to bring down, I do not regret my actions then and would do it again if the circumstances were the same. East Indian political domination today is no reason to regret the fight against African political domination yesterday. However, were I to remain quiet about today’s domination, I would be guilty of the worst form of political hypocrisy. Some people ignore that in their quest to demean and demonize. This brings me to the real purpose of my missive. I just read, in one of the newspapers for the umpteenth time, my name being used in the same sentence with “racism” or “race card.” I have seen it so often that I should not be overly concerned. And I am not. What I am concerned about is the fear that is being driven into Black

Spaying of a female dog DEAR EDITOR, Two weeks ago, driving west on Hadfield Street (in front of Smith Memorial Primary School), I saw some school children playing with a dog. I stopped and complimented them for being kind to animals and gave them some donated dry dog food which they slowly fed to the female dog. I asked them whose dog it was and they said, in chorus, “the school’s”. One of the students called the guard who explained that the dog showed up approximately six months ago (during a flood) and had remained at the school ever since. He said, “the kids, guards and teachers took her under their wings and leave food and water for her every day”. The guard went on to explain that the only time the dog got aggressive was when she had pups. I saw my opportunity and explained to the guard, and a teacher who had joined the

group, the advantages of spaying: less aggression, no babies, no male dog fights, and no cancer or venereal tumour from multiple births. I told them that the two most important advantages were: 1) not having to find good homes for her offspring every six months, and 2) having happy and healthy dogs. The teacher was skeptical saying she was worried about the surgery and did not want anything to happen to “Brown Girl”. She pointed out that she was a faithful watchdog and even follows her favourite teachers around the school yard after school hours. However, I received permission to have her spayed, a minor surgery which took place at a private vet’s clinic on Saturday, March 29. The guard had her tied and waiting for me and confirmed she had fasted from the night before her surgery. After surgery, the vet said he was amazed at how strong Brown Girl was and how well

she breezed through the surgery, after which she was vaccinated and de-wormed. We took her back to Smith Memorial School and left her in one of my portable large dog kennels to recover with water and food. The next morning I went back and she was up and ready to continue her duties. I thanked the HM, teachers and guard for their assistance in improving the quality of life for Brown Girl. I would also like to say thanks to many good friends who donate food, money, kennels, animal collars and other things to make these types of activities possible. I just drove by to see Brown Girl (Saturday the 5th of April), she was on duty at the school, wagging her tail and happy to see me. The very nice Head Mistress gave me permission to give a talk to her school children on: Why you should be kind to animals. Syeada Manbodh

minds, especially the youth— if you dare talk about race or Blackness, you are racist and want to cause racial trouble. In our Guyana, today, any talk of Black anything condemns you to the crazy fringe which is intent on bringing race war to Guyana. Most of the time the discourse on race frustrates. Racial consciousness is called racism. Racial identity is deemed anti-Guyanese. Prejudice is called racism. Victims of racism are called upon to prove racism. We live in a highly racialized society that is encouraged to silence race. Those who want to silence discussion on race generally want to practice racism without it being detected. After all, if a society is racially illiterate, it cannot identify racism. Racism does not exist without power. Racism is when the representatives of one ethnic group use institutional power such as the power of the state to control or dominate another group or to turn ethnic prejudices and stereotypes into public policy and government action or to use the formal institutions of power to defend one group and attack the other group. That person who wrote about the PPP directing the police to kill Black youth has not the slightest understanding of how racism operates. The PPP government does not have to direct the police to kill Africans; I would be surprised if it does. But, as the civilian directors of the

armed forces, it can direct them not to do it or face consequences. To the best of my knowledge it has not demonstrably done so. Some have said that I have race on my mind. I do. I do, because I am an African and race was created to justify and continue the enslavement of my foreparents. And in the aftermath of slavery, Africans have continued to be disproportionately victimized by institutional racism wherever they reside. Having race on my mind is my first defence against racism. It will stay there. Yes, I believe that African Guyanese have not been treated fairly since 1992. And I feel a sense of duty to fight on their behalf and with them to reverse that, partly because I am African Guyanese, but partly because

I come from a tradition of standing in the defence of the powerless, regardless of ethnicity. So, despite being constantly labeled a racist, I will not stop being Black or stop defending Blackness against unwarranted attack or stop encouraging Blacks to struggle to do better or to continue to fight for a shared Guyana based on equal justice. Those who think that asserting ones Blackness is the same as asserting antiIndianness are the ones who need to be watched carefully. I started in the 1970s being firmly against domination by any race and I am still driven by that. I don’t mind being judged, among other things, by the colour of my skin-just judge me fairly. I like being Black, Guyanese and Caribbean. David Hinds

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Investigations continue into businessman’s kidnapping…

Media should be responsible, lives are at stake - Top Cop It’s been almost 72 hours since Foulis spare parts dealer, Rajendra Singh, called Sunil, was kidnapped from his business place and there appears to be still no deal made between the kidnappers and the victim’s relatives. But newly appointed Commissioner of Police (acting) Seelall Persaud is cautioning media houses to be responsible in their reporting on the matter. Speaking yesterday, Persaud said that kidnappings are sensitive in nature and he will have to engage members of the media to come up with a solution on how to address the issue. Several media houses have published details of the kidnapping and the subsequent progress made by the police during their investigations. There were also publications of what was communicated by the kidnappers to the victim’s wife. “I don’t want to slow down the aggressiveness of the press but there must be some responsibility… A person’s life is at stake…kidnappers are reading the newspapers,” the Commissioner (ag) told Kaieteur News. However, while up to late last night the businessman had not been released, family members were earlier assured that he was alive and well. Sources close to the investigations told this newspaper that Singh was allowed to speak to his wife

Commissioner of Police (ag) Seelall Persaud

Rajendra Singh called “Sunil”

early yesterday morning. Initially the kidnappers, who snatched Singh on Saturday night, were demanding a whopping $50M. However, they dropped their demand to $25M on Sunday. Investigators have so far not been able to narrow down their search to any particular area, although they did manage to locate the owner of a SIM card through which telephone contact was made with Singh’s relatives by the kidnappers. On Saturday night, Singh, his wife Heema and two employees were about to close his business to go home when two men pretending to be purchasers of auto spares came up. “The men come and ask fuh ‘Fat Man’,” the source said. They then pulled out guns and held their victims at

gunpoint. They took away an undisclosed amount of cash that the business had accumulated from the day’s sales, while assaulting the victims with their guns. The source said that the kidnappers appeared to be well aware of Singh’s activities since they questioned him about the whereabouts of his 13-year-old son. The teenager had left to go to a nearby barber. The gunmen demanded the keys to Singh’s car and when it was handed to them by his wife, they bundled the businessman into the trunk and drove away with the vehicle, a Toyota Ist. Singh’s wife later got help and tried to go after the kidnappers but the men had disappeared with the businessman and his car, which was later found abandoned at Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara.

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Police Service Commission not yet in place - Minister Rohee The Police Service Commission is yet to be put in place, says Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee. Minister Rohee on Friday told Kaieteur News that the issue of the “Police Service Commission” is usually dealt with by the Office of the President. The Minister explained that negotiations along with consultations must be conducted between the Office of the President and the Office of the Opposition Leader. Rohee told Kaieteur News that he could not say definitively whether any discourses have commenced. Recently, the Minister had said that his Ministry is constantly at work ensuring the welfare of officers of its Constituent Departments and he cannot shirk from this responsibility. Rohee had stressed that they fully recognize that the

absence of the Police Service Commission has temporarily stymied promotion of officers in the Force, from the levels of Inspector to Assistant Commissioner of Police. Rohee noted that the matter has engaged their attention. “We have already approached the Office of the President requesting an increase in the Guyana Police Force’s establishment at the level of Assistant Superintendent to allow for the creation of posts to facilitate the promotion of Cadet Officers,” Rohee noted. While the Police Service Commission (PSC) is responsible for the promotion and other matters relating directly to the senior ranks of the force, the junior promotions will suffer, since there will hardly be room for their upward mobility if the vacancies are not created at the top of the Force’s

administration. Wi t h o u t the Police Service Commission there can be no promotions for ranks from Inspectors up to Assistant Commissioners of Police. This will come as a major disappointment to several ranks, both senior and junior, many of whom have been stagnated in one position for several years. The Disciplined Services Commission had recommended that a revitalized cadetship scheme could be canvassed among successful secondary school and university graduates and a Police Academy should be established, with at least one intake of Cadets per year, owing to the need to produce well-educated officers. There is the argument that as long as the Officer Corps of the Guyana Police Force remains static, there will be little room for upward mobility of the junior ranks.

GPSU rejects “arbitrary” fingerprinting for new timekeeping system The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has again had cause to write the government over what it says is the continued violation of public servants rights; pointing out this time to the “arbitrary implementation of the biological clock system” which involves fingerprinting state workers; “without the necessary consultation from the workers’ representing body.” Senior Industrial Officer, Dennis English, told Kaieteur News yesterday that despite numerous pieces of correspondence to the government, requesting them to desist from fingerprinting workers without speaking to the GPSU since it violates workers’ privacy and violates their conditions of service, the government is set to fully implement the biometric clock system by May 1, before which, a trial period will commenceApril 7 (yesterday). English said that the

...advises workers not to comply GPSU is against the arbitrary fingerprinting exercise and is uncomfortable with the clocking system since no consultations were held with the union, and because the agency believes that current timekeeping systems are still useful; just poorly managed. English continued that the system is to regulate workers’ punctuality; tardiness, absenteeism etc. However, “there are other systems in place. Implementing such a system will not change the time workers come to work or attend work, but the existing systems need strategic management.” Towards the end of February, English, in a missive to Public Service Permanent Secretary Hydar Ally said, “Certain locations were already put under duress and their finger prints were taken…The union is concerned as to the real motive of this new development and would be advising the employees not to comply.” Another letter to the Agriculture’s Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, George Jervis, reiterated that the union “strongly objects to the arbitrary fingerprinting of the staff of your Ministry on the grounds that it conflicts with their conditions of service and is also an invasion of their privacy.” In that letter, English said, “The Union takes note of the explanation given by Management towards this matter but maintains that the arbitrary finger printing of the staff conflicts with their

conditions of service and also an invasion of their privacy.” While these letters were forwarded to President Donald Ramotar and to relevant sector Ministers, English said that no meaningful reply was given despite the union’s expression of urgency in relation to the matter. English said that the union is in the process of determining its next move since the government is bent on implementing the biometric system despite the union’s concern. He reiterated that workers should not undergo the finger printing exercise. The GPSU and the government have for years been bumping heads on specific issues such as the “arbitrary” imposition of annual increases on public servants. GPSU officials argue that for more than 10 years now the government has been imposing increases without the necessary collective bargaining agreement. Last year’s five cent imposition caused countrywide protests which lasted for days. Arguments even rose over the government allegedly misappropriating money set out for the state workers and the combined opposition promised to scrutinize the matter. The GPSU promised to continue its protest exercises but claims that it is currently in the “fanning out’ process. The government has been saying during the ongoing budget debates that it is looking forward to collective bargaining with the union this year.

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Australia says new ‘pings’ best lead yet in Malaysia jet search

(Reuters) - An Australian ship searching for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has picked up signals consistent with the beacons from aircraft black box recorders, in what search officials said yesterday was the most promising lead yet in the month-long hunt. The U.S. Navy “towed pinger locator” connected to the Australian ship Ocean Shield picked up the signals in an area some 1,680 km (1,040 miles) northwest of Perth, which analysis of sporadic satellite data has determined as the most likely place the Boeing 777 went down. “I’m much more optimistic than I was a week ago,” Angus Houston, head of the Australian agency coordinating the search, told a news conference in Perth in western Australia, while cautioning that wreckage needed to be found for a confirmation. “We are now in a very well defined search area, which hopefully will eventually yield the information that we need to say that MH370 might have entered the water just here.” If the signals can be narrowed further, an autonomous underwater vehicle called a Bluefin 21, will be sent to find wreckage on the sea floor to verify the signals, said Houston, who noted that the potential search area was 4.5 km (2.8 miles) deep, the same as the Bluefin range. The black boxes record cockpit data and may provide answers about what happened to the Malaysia Airlines plane, which was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished off radar on March 8 and flew thousands of kilometres off its Kuala Lumpurto-Beijing route. Authorities have not ruled out mechanical problems as a cause of the plane’s disappearance but say evidence, including loss of communications, suggests it was deliberately diverted. Malaysia’s acting transport minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, told reporters in Kuala Lumpur he was “cautiously hopeful” that the signals picked up would lead to a positive finding soon. “I am more optimistic than some of the

leads we have had. This is something much more positive than others,” he said. The first “ping” signal detection was held for more than two hours before the Ocean Shield lost contact, but the ship was able to pick up a signal again for about 13 minutes, Houston said. “On this occasion two distinct pinger returns were audible. Significantly, this would be consistent with transmissions from both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder,” he said. AT EDGE OF SEARCH CAPABILITY The black boxes, thought be to lying on the ocean floor, are equipped with locator beacons that send pings but the beacons’ batteries are thought to be running out of charge by now, a month after Flight MH370 disappeared. “We are right on the edge of capability and we might be limited on capability if the aircraft ended up in deeper water. In very deep oceanic water, nothing happens fast,” said Houston. “This is not the end of the search. We still have got difficult, painstaking work to do to confirm that this is indeed where the aircraft entered the water.” Alec Duncan, expert in underwater acoustics at Curtin University’s Centre for Marine Science and Technology said the lead was promising but impossible to verify without confirmed wreckage from the aircraft. “It’s a difficult business, operating underwater and trying to detect anything in the sort of water depth that this search involves and it’s impossible to be 100 percent sure of anything until the wreckage is actually on the deck of the ship,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. A second search area was being maintained in waters where a Chinese vessel had also picked up “ping” signals at the weekend in an area more than 300 nautical miles from the latest signals. Chinese patrol ship Haixun 01 reported receiving a pulse signal with a frequency of 37.5 kHz, consistent with the signal emitted by flight recorders, on Friday and again on Saturday.

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BEING ON TIME MOST OF THE TIME It is said that the only things that start on time in Guyana are banks and cricket. Not anymore. I have seen quite a few cricket matches of recent where the umpires went out a t l e a s t t e n minutes beyond the scheduled start. Punctuality is a sign of excellence, someone wrote. If that is the case then standards of excellence are falling throughout the world. A recent survey in the United Kingdom, for example, found that many managers have problems with the late attendance of the younger members of the workforce. In Guyana, the problem of workplace lateness is not restricted to the newcomers to the job market. Most businesses in Guyana start work at 8:00 am. Try calling any office at 8:00 am and ask for the boss. A great many of the calls will be unanswered. Not just because the boss is not at his desk, but also because his secretary would have most likely not arrived by that time.

The few workers that show up on time go unnoticed. Someone once said that the problem with being punctual is that there is no one to appreciate it. For over twenty-years, o l d J a c k had arrived promptly to work at 8.00 am. He was never absent and he was never late. Then one day he did not show up on time. It caused an uproar in the office, causing even Jack’s boss to come out of his office and walk the corridor wondering where Jack was. Then precisely at 9:00 am, for the first time after 20 years of being punctual, Jack walked in late. His clothes were dusty and torn, his face bruised, his head busted and his spectacles broken. He dragged himself to the time clock and punched in. Aware that by now all eyes were on him, he said, “I fell down my stairs. Nearly killed myself.” To which his boss answered, “And that took you a whole hour?” One of the best managers that Guyana ever produced

made it his duty to ensure that his staff was on time. He made it his ritual to ensure that he was in early to observe the early birds and the latecomers. The latecomers did not last too long. They were quickly let go no matter how bright or smart they were. On the o t h e r h a n d, even if you were a slacker on the job and never came late, you were sure to be retained and even promoted. This great manager once told his staff that they were not to be blamed if they idled on the job. This w a s t h e i r s u p e r v i s o r ’s responsibilities. But if they were late they had to accept the consequences. He never worried about staff taking long washroom and rest breaks; he hardly refused an offer for time off. But he was intolerant of lateness. Being unpunctual reflected a lack of appreciation and was a symptom of someone lacking perso n a l discipline. The man always said that the best employees

Dem boys seh ...

Donald got a sick Ministah Guyana got nuff strange people but only two pervert. And all two of dem close to Donald but is just that Donald don’t see how dem two does perform. One of dem is a Minister and only de Creatah know how much woman he probably trouble when he was looking after dem. Dem boys know bout doctors who does put women to sleep and then do things to dem. Some women between sleep and wake remember nuff things. Some women remember so much that one doctor run and go to Trinidad wheh he do de same thing and had to run back to Guyana. He end up in jail. Dem had another one who love li’l children. He too end up in de arms of de police. Now dem got Berry Berry. He got to be a pervert. A reporter decide to interview he at de health fair de other day. De poor child barely open she mouth and he telling she that he does still get erection. De child look at he in shock but she get more shock when

she look to see signs of this erection and barely see something like de swelling from an ant bite. De other one is who he is. He don’t mek no bones but he too is a pervert. He does try wid very young boys. He does buy all kinds of thing fuh bribe dem and if he fail dem poor boys does deh in trouble. Dem is de people who does get protection. When Priya talk in Parliament. She talk up de other day because de Speaker seh that he lift de ban. Dem boys been outside and dem hear she mouth. Is when dem go inside de Parliament chamber that dem realize that she was talking to sheself. De whole opposition walk out—except Amna. She claim how she was waiting fuh talk. She didn’t talk bout de two pervert and Donald did expect she to talk bout that because he fed up wid complaint. Well Donald got plans fuh one of dem. Talk half and watch out fuh dem perverts.

were the most disciplined and if you were not disciplined enough to be on time, you could never be a good employee no m a t t e r h o w l a t e you stayed after hours. Being on time, for him was the hallmark of excellence. Some persons however, are habitual latecomers. Nothing can motivate them to get out on time. One lady called Fanny was like that. She was always late for work. No matter how much she tried or how often her boss scolded her, she just could

not get to work on time. The problem was that she woke up late. One day, her boss told her that he would fire her unless she stopped being late. Seeing the writing on the wall, Fanny was determined that she would have to wake up early if she was to get to work on time and therefore avoid being fired. Fanny decided to seek the advice of her doctor. He prescribed her some medication and told her to take one pill before going to

bed. She did and woke up feeling well-rested. Fanny went to work on time. She headed for her bosses office and excitedly told him about the doctor’s prescription and how well it worked. Her boss said, “That is great Fanny, but where were you yesterday?”

Jagan's legacy being misused by the Opposition - Rohee General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee, said yesterday that his party has noted a tendency by several opposition Members of Parliament (MP's) to invoke the name of the late Dr. Cheddi Jagan in what he said was an attempt to project the PPP/C administration as “anti-working class". Rohee said it was hypocritical of the opposition parties. More particularly, he said, was A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) which sought to invoke the name of Dr. Jagan in their budget speeches. “They did everything imaginable to besmirch his character and deny him and his party the right to political office through a series of rigged elections spanning nearly three decades” Rohee said. Rohee went further when he said, “It was the PNC [Peoples National Congress] that schemed with foreign vested interests and local reactionary forces to destabilize the democratically elected Jagan-led administration during the 1960s.” “The opposition parties ought to be ashamed of themselves to invoke the name and memory of the late Dr. Jagan when they are doing every-

thing within their power to undo the work of Dr. Jagan and the Party he founded, the PPP,” said Rohee. According to Rohee this could be seen in the several actions taken by the combined opposition to “frustrate the development agenda of the PPP/C administration aimed at enhancing the quality of life of the Guyanese people in particular the working people for whom Dr. Jagan dedicated his entire political life.” He said that the refusal of the Parliamentary Opposition parties to approve money for “cheap energy for the people of Guyana and to fuel the growth trajectory of the economy goes against the grain of the Jagan dream for Guyana. The same is true of opposition cuts to funds earmarked for Amerindian development which he was very passionate about.” According to Rohee the failure of the opposition parties to approve funds to restore the viability of the sugar industry would have been painful to Dr. Jagan who “way back in the 1940's following the massacre of the five sugar workers, pledged to dedicate his entire life to the cause of the working people.” Rohee said that those who

say that the PPP has departed from the Jagan legacy are “either unable to understand the context and dialectics of present day realities or are being deliberately dishonest politically and intellectually.” The party then said that the opposition parties and other opposition elements should “desist from invoking the name of Dr. Jagan for opportunistic purposes and instead, lend their support in tangible ways to realize his vision for a peaceful, progressive and prosperous Guyana.” However, Rohee was reminded that Dr. Jagan's daughter, Nadira JaganBrancier, had made blistering statements at Port Mourant about the party and these comments were printed. The remarks which were very scathing about the party spoke to the same thing about her father's ideals. The observation was, “So when you criticize the opposition for making a mess of the Jagan's ideals, Dr. Jagan's own children are accusing the party of making a mess of Dr. Jagans own ideals.” Rohee responded, “Nothing is wrong with that; we could choose as a political party who we want to answer, politically. If we choose not to answer Mrs. Nadira JaganBrancier, that's our right.”

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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===

I read Christopher Ram and Adam Harris but… I read the columns of Christopher Ram when he wrote f o r t h e S t a b r o e k News. I read Adam Harris’s weekly piece but that is it. I do not touch the others whether in this newspaper or the other independent daily, the Stabroek News. I am not a chauvinist and forgive me if I come across as one but there are reasons for my choice. I read them not because of their experience or because I know them personally. But because they write on very crucial issues that have to do with the future existence of this country and they do so in very serious ways and with

an independent mind. It may be insulting to read columnists writing on Guyana who do not live here. How can you write about a country’s vibes, narratives, conversations, vagaries, vicissitudes, moods, anger, angst and you are nowhere near the land? It may not only be insulting but downright comical. Crucial nuances will be missed. I am not referring to Rickey Singh who openly gloated that the opposition did a poll only to shoot themselves with their own weapon because the survey showed Bharrat Jagdeo

would win the elections in 2016 if he contested. Singh is wicked. He knows that such a poll was not done. Take Abu Bakr who lives in France. Two weeks ago, he wrote that he didn’t know about the Cuffy 250 Committee. That organization has been in existence for more than two years and does consistent work in the area of African Guyanese consciousness. I was invited to be a speaker by that organization as part of a symposium on the African Guyanese community several months ago. Mr. Bakr could be forgiven because he doesn’t

live in Guyana. The same Bakr made a bad lapse two years ago when in another letter he referred to Vishnu Bisram as a respected pollster. If Abu lived in Guyana he would know that Bisram is not even a pollster, much less a respected one. Many columnists write on issues that are very important but a reader has his/her interest. If poetry and literature are not a priority then you may miss several pieces by Ian McDonald. Other columnists write in a conversationalist style about light issues. My priorities are politics, the economy, social issues and related areas.

As the Manickchand controversy continues to anger people, this gentleman stopped me as I was about to walk into the Hot and Spicy Restaurant on Albert Street. He enquired about my views on what a columnist in the Stabroek News had written about Ministers Frank Anthony and Priya Manickchand. A nicely spoken person with a soft tone, he said, “Freddie, who is he? I would like to see you deal with it, can you?” My first reaction was that I do not read that particular column because as a matter of policy I do not read foreign-based observers penning articles on what goes on in Guyana and secondly, those type of columns lie outside my interest even though I have absolutely nothing against the nature of such commentaries. I promised that I would look at the piece and do a commentary if I find what was written was material that needed an analytical pen. I did that and was alarmed, sickened to the core and utterly disgusted. But I assert the right of the commentator to publish his opinion. That right should be respected by the Stabroek News. The commentator wrote that in the absence of Burnham and Jagan, the responsibility of defining a vision for Guyana rests with Ministers Frank

Frederick Kissoon Anthony and Priya Manickchand and in the hands of these two Ministers rest the future of this nation. What do you say to that nonsense? Surely that is opinion but an opinion can be nonsensical (like Rupert Murdock who tweeted that the missing Malaysian airliner may be in Pakistan; it is absurd because how can a plane cross into Pakistan airspace and India, the US and Pakistan not have data on it?) but may border on profound indecency in that the columnist may be a friend of the two Ministers and used his space to sell his friends though I believe he will not succeed. Let me tell this fellow something. If the future of this nation rests on Frank Anthony and Priya Manickchand then I am leaving Guyana and I will ask my family to come with me; I leave the choice up to them. Funny how people are capable of saying the stupidest things. I guess the columnist can say I do the same. That’s life! Different strokes for different folks!

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APNU reneged on agreement in Parliament over Manickchand - says PPP The People’s Progressive Party, through its General Secretary (GS) Clement Rohee, has said that A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) reneged on an agreement in Parliament with respect to the ban that was issued and subsequently lifted on Minister of Education Pryia Manickchand. Rohee made this observation after APNU decided to drown out her speech during last Friday’s sitting of the House. He explained that the commotion was caused

because the Minister of Education was “misquoted and misinterpreted”. Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman, had threatened to stop the Minister from speaking. According to Rohee there was a meeting featuring the Chief Whips from APNU (Amna Ally) and PPP (Gail Te i x e i r a ) a n d J o s e p h Harmon, in the presence of the Speaker. “All sides were heard and there was agreement that the Minister would make a statement that she did not refer to Member of Parliament

Jaipaul Sharma. The Speaker would then allow her to make her 2014 budget debate contribution.” Rohee then said that when called upon Friday to speak the “Peoples National Congress [PNC] led APNU began an unexpected banging and shouting to prevent the Minister from “exercising her democratic right to speak and represent 200,000 children who are in our schools today.” Rohee said that the actions of APNU which effectively stopped the Minister from speaking are

APNU gives fail grade to Learning Channel The inequitable distribution of educational materials to the nation’s children was underscored in the National Assembly last evening by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Chief Whip, Amna Ally. She said that Government spends $3M monthly to air the Learning Channel yet the reach is limited. Ally said that one of APNU’s greatest concerns is “access to education and education for all Guyanese.” She said that money invested should be reflected in the returns but this is not the case with money invested in the Guyana Learning Channel. According to Ally, in Region One, only residents in Mabaruma get the channel but its signal is poor. The Learning Channel in Region Seven has been available for over one year but is received by only one community. Region Eight residents do not access the Learning Channel. Where it might have been accessible there is no electricity during the daytime. In Region Nine the communities that view the Learning Channel are Annai, Aranaputa and Quatamang. Nonetheless, Annai receives only pre-school or early childhood programmes. Eleven areas in the North Savannahs do not receive the channel for several reasons such as, TV antennas and electricity. In Lethem the station is the same as in the North and Central Savannahs. “What access is there, therefore, for the so-called delivery of education via the Learning Channel? Are we not entitled to be the beneficiaries of taxpayers’ dollars? Or is it that friends and families of the government are entitled to construct their pants with long pockets. This

… says its limited reach lends to inequitable distribution of education Government must answer for this,” she stressed. Last year, it was revealed in the National Assembly that TVG, owned by Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop, best friend of former President Bharrat Jagdeo, is being paid $3.6 million a month to put the Guyana Learning Channel on the air. In April 2013, Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon said that to make the Learning Channel accessible to the entire country, former Education Minister Shaik Baksh was mandated by Bharrat Jagdeo’s Cabinet to redesign the project to ensure equitable distribution, taking into consideration connectivity and accessibility in the far-flung communities. Redoing the design meant that contents of the Learning Channel would be broadcast terrestrially (on the ground) and via satellite. The terrestrial aspect is done by the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) on the coast, and TVG is being contracted to put it on air via satellite, to benefit those far-flung communities, he said. However, from Ally’s presentation it does not appear that all far-flung communities are benefiting. According to Ally, via Notice Paper 203, she requested Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand some questions on the Learning Channel in Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine that access the Learning Channel as well as the programme guide. “I did not want to question the Minister’s ability to

monitor, but I want to let this National Assembly know that by your own actions you demonstrate your capabilities. The answer tendered for the programme guide was turbulently rude. “I asked for the guide to be furnished to the National Assembly and the Minister tells me that it is on the channel 35 to 50 times per day. Mr. Speaker I am sorry you can’t blame me if the Minister is deeply challenged in her Ministry and can’t give proper answers which this house is entitled to get,” she stressed. Ally asked the Minister to tell the National Assembly why a transmitter is in Karasabai but the materials for the construction of the tower are still at Annai for over a year. “I wish to urge the government to embrace the C word as in Commitment and discard the other C word as in Corruption,” she said. INFRASTRUCTURE According to Ally, this year, Government has allocated $2.9B for the purpose of infrastructure upgrades for schools and other educational facilities. However, she questions what were done in 2013 with the large sum budgeted for that period. Even with the budgetary allocation to enhance the delivery of education, last year, students of Santa Rosa Primary School were forced to fetch water; and students of Kato were tasked with fetching wood for the hot meal programme, just to name a few examples. Ally noted that last year, (continued on page 24)

“just part of PNC bullying behavior to silence people without rhyme or reason and part of the disrespect for law and order and principles.” This behaviour is what the PPP has been calling the “tyranny of the oneseat majority which the opposition has in the House” according to Rohee. He said that earlier in the tenth Parliament APNU employed a motion to gag him. Rohee said that the “ear shattering banging on the tables and the shouting down of the Minister reminded us of the PNC behaviour in the past when the party was in office. They used any and every means to shut up and silence those who did not share their view. The PPP is of the view that APNU’s action last Friday “was a manifestation of their true colours, that being unprincipled and untrusting.” He said that after the agreement was reached by the parties concerned on Wednesday and the PPP Minister did her part, the APNU reneged on their

agreement. “The same thing happened in 2012 when the APNU was in agreement with a phased increase in Linden electricity rates only to renege on that during the sitting of the National Assembly.” He said that APNU’s display was not only to prevent the Minister from speaking but “also could be considered a breach of the trust, which honourable people uphold and should uphold.” Rohee said his party understands that under a preelectoral agreement, APNU had promised the Justice for All Party (JFAP) one of the Parliamentary seats were they to win seats in the Parliament. “It is interesting to note that a PNC member will now be filling that seat which should been given to the JFA party.” He said that this is another example of the “lack of principle and trust which APNU fails to fulfill”. He added that the Speaker “must exercise control over the National Assembly and protect the Minister of Education from further abuse and denial of her right to speak in the National Assembly.” Rohee was asked about

PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee what was stopping Minister Manickchand from apologizing and moving on with the work of the National Assembly. APNU Member of Parliament Vanessa Kissoon had done a similar heckle during a presentation by Public Works Minister Robeson Benn citing his relative being fingered in rape allegations. The House asked her to apologize and she did so. Rohee said that he did not hear Vanessa Kissoon’s comments so he was not capable of making a comparative analysis of the two incidents.

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Army medical first responders benefit from US training course Showing how it is done

Training course in progress

Several army medical first responders have benefitted from the combat lifesaving courses sponsored by the U.S. Embassy’s Military Liaison Office. Representatives from the

Florida National Guard took part in the training course on Tactical Life Saver (TLS) skills. This is the second time this lifesaving course has been offered in Guyana. The hands-on training,

which took place over three days at Camp Ayanganna from March 25, targeted medical first responders in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). “Twenty-five members of the GDF Medical Corps benefitted from the exchange of best practices and tactics to provide health service support for armed forces engaged in operations. Participants engaged in discussions and

demonstrations on contemporary combat life saving techniques, first response, self-aid and buddy aid.� According to the embassy, both the United States and Guyana were able to benefit from the exchange by sharing lessons learned and methods to better support natural disaster response and humanitarian assistance operations. The Tactical Life Saver

skills course is part of a longstanding relationship between the Guyana Defence Force and the Florida National Guard through the State Partnership Program (SPP). Members of the Florida National Guard have had several opportunities to share skills, experience and information in the context of bilateral exchanges with Guyana to enhance military capacity and capability. United States National Guards enjoy such partnerships with 65 other countries worldwide, the embassy said.

Participants

Among the activities undertaken through the SPP over the years are an Officer Candidate Development School Visit, a Water Purification Assessment and performances and subjectmatter exchanges by a U.S. Military Band. Other programmes include integration of counter-illicit trafficking into GDF training, assessments of tactical communications, search and rescue skills and techniques, medical waste management and emergency disaster management planning.

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Tampering probe… The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) has insisted that stringent measures are in place to track gold bought from dealers and traders, with separate labeling measures to facilitate random sampling. The statement comes days after an announcement that the Bartica sub-office has been closed by police who are probing a complaint from the Board that gold purchased was tampered with. There are indications that the tampering was widespread and that Guyana may have lost hundreds of

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Gold purchases are labeled for random sampling - Gold Board millions in a scheme that involved collusion between staffers of that state agency and dealers. Five employees are reportedly being questioned. Yesterday, GGB said that the current investigation is being done on an “internal basis”. No licensed gold dealers of the GGB are being investigated “at this time”, the statement added. “All gold purchased from dealers and miners are separately labelled to facilitate random sampling. The Georgetown Office carries out

its own random sample of gold received from the Bartica Branch. There is also an independent testing and the results are compared to the samples taken at the Bartica location.” GGB added that its oversight authority is the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment which was formed in December 2011. A number of initiatives were enforced through the Board of Directors of the GGB with full endorsement from the Ministry.

Granger “deeply” concerned over Hicken’s appointment as ‘A’ Division Commander The Guyana Police Force yesterday announced that Senior Superintendent of Police, Clifton Hicken, will take up the post of, A-Division Commander. However, this move by the hierarchy of the force isn’t sitting well with the Opposition Leader, David Granger. The A-Division post covers the largest police district in Guyana. Granger yesterday told Kaieteur News that he was “deeply concerned” about this. According to Granger, the Linden Commission of Inquiry had made several recommendations after finding that the Police were responsible for the gunning down of the three Linden protesters. He said that the police force has failed to act on the Commission’s report. It was reported by several eyewitnesses that Commander Hicken was one of many police officers who fired “live rounds” into the crowds at Linden. Hicken was the Commander of E&F Division during the Linden protest in 2012. The protest left three persons dead and dozens injured after police opened fire on protesters. Hicken is taking over ‘A’ Division from former Assistant Police Commissioner George Vyphuis; who retired last week after serving some 35 years in the Guyana Police Force. Granger was also asked about whether he would support the appointment of the Acing Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud.

Newly appointed ‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken

According to the Opposition Leader he has had correspondence with President Donald Ramotar. Granger said that he pointed out to the President that the Police Service Commission has to be properly constituted. Granger said that it would be very prejudicial for him to participate in consultation with an improperly constituted commission, adding that when the time comes he will further examine it.

“These principles and pillars for the improved efficiency of the GGB included two systems review of the general operations of the GGB by an independent external auditor. The first was done in February 2012, whilst the second re-evaluation of the GGB’s systems operation was done in January and February of 2014.” The scope of the reviews included a full assessment of the operating system and procedures including, but not limited to financial systems and procedures, internal control systems, human resources capacity and capabilities, security system and security environment and governance structure. “Hence, the recommendation from the first system review has allowed the GGB to improve on its overall daily business activities by continuously hiring new staff to fill existing vacancies as well as new positions that have been opened up at all of its locations. This has contributed to a number of advances in the Board’s operations.” Some of these included the confirmation of the General Manager, the hiring of an Assistant General Manager, Assistant Accountant, a Legal/ Compliance Officer and the establishment of a subcommittee on the sale of gold, which comprises some of the Directors.

According to the Gold Board, for improved operation, it opened its third location at Charity, Region Two on December 18, 2012. This branch will be closed when the office at Port Kaituma becomes operational during the first half of this year. “In addition, with more office location, the various staff members are being rotated between the Georgetown, Bartica and Charity Sub-Offices. Since 2012, the GGB has increased the number of licensed gold dealers to ensure that there are improved levels of gold trade both locally and internationally.” The statement yesterday, also pointed out that since last year, the GGB was made a Supervisory Authority for the Ministry of Finance under the regulations of the AntiMoney Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act, through the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The entity is now seeking to procure new software to modernize gold purchases and also to incorporate information required by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). “On the matter of security, the GGB has upgraded its Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system at all locations. There has also been an increase in the number of physical personnel at the various locations from

both the public sector and private sector.” Later this year, the GGB branch at Bartica will be relocated to the new Guyana Geology and Mines Commission compound, when the latter’s office is completed. “Moreover, in the last two years, there have been improvements at both the technical and policy level with the approval and implementation of upgraded standard operating procedures for the finance, audit and laboratory departments.” GGB also released details of its Board members. The Board is chaired by Dr. Gobind Ganga; Deputy Governor of the Bank of Guyana. The members include Jeffrey Thomas, Dabria Marcus, Jacques Foster, Karen Livan, Nareshwar Harnanan, Paul Geer, Pavita Ramkissoon, Rickford Vieira, Patricia Bacchus, Suzanne Bullen and Bobby Gossai, Jr., along with the General Manager and Assistant General Manager of the GGB. Gold trading is the biggest earner of foreign currency in the country with high prices in recent years leading to an energized extractive sector. The growth has not been without its problems with the hinterland dealing with increased crimes, illegal mining, prostitution and even cases of reported trafficking (continued on page 24)

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Opposition stages “walk Stabbed prisoner discharged from GPHC out” on Priya Manickchand ...insists that she must apologise

Terry Joseph Terry Joseph, the prisoner who was stabbed to his upper chest by another inmate last Thursday at the Camp Street prison, was yesterday discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Joseph was hospitalized at the health institution after he was attacked with an ice pick by an inmate, Joshua Payne, in the capital offences section. Payne was remanded to prison in December 2012 for killing 42-year-old Kelvin Caines, a gold trader of Lodge Housing Scheme. On February 6, last, a City Magistrate deemed that Payne was unfit to stand trial for the murder and ordered psychiatric care. During a recent interview with the injured prisoner, this publication was informed that he (Joseph) had just returned to the Camp Street prison after leaving the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court when he

was attacked. “When I reach back to the prison I didn’t even take off my clothes. I went to the washroom and when I was walking out back, he (Payne) rush up to me and stabbed me with a jooker (ice pick) and I run and he run behind me to continue stabbing,” the injured prisoner recalled. He added that he ran and stood behind another prisoner to prevent Payne from attacking him. “I was blocking behind my friend and he (Payne) stopped and he was saying, ‘Y’all ain’t pay me back my money’ but I don’t owe him.” The 29-year-old believes that Payne is not mentally ill since according to Joseph, his attacker exhibits normal behaviour in the prison. “He does only behave mad when he has to go to court. He doing that to get off from the murder charge against him and everybody knows that.” “He does gaff with

everybody and so,” the injured prisoner noted. Joseph was remanded to prison after he and four men allegedly went out at sea and committed acts of piracy against several boat owners and their crew members, on September 8, 2012. The men allegedly carted off $4M worth of boat equipment. Two were captured after police ranks, acting on information, went to a house in the Waini area. Joseph and another suspect made good their escape until their capture after a series of wanted bulletins were issued. Some of the stolen articles were recovered at a house some distance from the building in which they were caught. On October 6, 2012, days after Joseph was caught, he was admitted to the GPHC, to receive treatment for malaria. He was shot by ranks of a mobile police patrol minutes after he tried to escape from the hospital.

The Parliamentary Opposition yesterday retaliated against Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, when she again stood in the National Assembly to add her voice to the ongoing 2014 budget debates. As the Minister commenced her speech, members of the joint opposition, the Alliance for Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), swiftly vacated their chairs and headed for the nearest exits. The only opposition member who remained grounded was APNU’s Chief Whip and Shadow Minister of Education, Amna Ally, who was slated to speak immediately after Manickchand. On Friday Manickchand, first attempted to make her presentation but was ‘drowned out’ by the Opposition’s ‘table banging’ and calls for her to apologise to the APNU member Jaipaul Sharma for comments that were deemed “highly improper” by Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman. Manickchand’s comments were voiced in the House on Tuesday last as APNU’s Volda Lawrence was making her budget presentation. She was highlighting the fact that a number of underage girls are being impregnated by older men. The Education Minister in heckling mode noted that the “APNU member Sharma” would know about such activities. Although the Minister was initially barred by Speaker of the House from

making a presentation in the House until she offered an apology, he had subsequently reversed his decision. Leader of the Opposition, David Granger, in an invited comment yesterday said that the opposition is still demanding that the Education Minister apologise to its member, Jaipaul Sharma. However, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, at an earlier press conference at Freedom House yesterday said that based on an agreement that was forged between the Opposition and the Government sides on Wednesday that the Education Minister should have been allowed to speak. He said that the meeting was convened before Trotman and saw the attendance of Chief Whips of the APNU and PPP/C, Amna Ally and Gail Teixeira, along with APNU’s Joseph Harmon and Manickchand. According to Rohee, the outcome of that meeting was that Manickchand would be allowed to speak based on certain agreed language. However, APNU’s Harmon is adamant that the only agreement made was with regards to the Education Minister offering an apology to Jaipaul Sharma, an accord that she failed to adhere to thus triggering the ‘walk out’, yesterday. And although the House was void of the opposition, Manickchand continued her presentation even amplifying how Guyana has been able to sustain eight consecutive years of growth. In fact Manickchand sought to applaud her colleague

Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, who was instrumental in crafting the budget which, she said, is expected to “bring goodness to the people of Guyana.” “To Dr. Singh, the Honourable Minister of Finance, we are proud of you; we are grateful to you for the efforts you have made over the years and we stand with you on this budget,” added the very vocal Education Minister. Manickchand went on to bash comments made by the opposition earlier in the debates that the staff of the Finance Ministry “are tired and should go home.” “I think that was one of the most unfortunate things that we have heard in this House for the entire budget debate...Professional staff can vote however they want but they should be allowed to work in peace without being targeted and their professionalism should be respected,” said Manickchand much to the support of her colleagues on the Government side. She added that entire conferences are organised around the world to have more women involved in the budgetary process of States. “Here in Guyana we have a young bright, hard-working, articulate person, she is a woman, she is Sonya Roopnauth, she is our Director of Budget, we should be proud as a nation that we have done what conferences are organised to do. “Regardless of which side of the House you sit on, that should be a matter to celebrate,” asserted the Education Minister.

Members of the Opposition making their way out of the National Assembly yesterday

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Budget 2014...

Reduced allocations would effectively strangle justice sector - Bond A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) James Bond, has accused the ruling administration of seeking to strangle the justice system in Guyana by reducing its allocations for this year. Bond during his presentation to the 2014 Budget debates, yesterday, also called on Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, to establish a good working relationship with APNU’s chief Spokesperson on Finance, Carl Greenidge. “Guyana would be all the better for it…Greenidge’s institutional memory must not be taken for granted; his intellectual prowess cannot be ignored.” During his presentation to the House, Bond said that the reduced allocations “in totality have the collective effect of strangulating the sector and pegging back little gains achieved by the Justice Improvement Programme referred to as the Modernization of the Justice Administration System Project. “This is a component of the Justice Sector Reform Strategy which saw US$25M pumped into the sector continuously since 2006.” JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT According to Bond, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), if it was progressive, would have had another phase in the Justice Improvement Programme in place for this year to commence as soon as the 2013 phase would have concluded. Bond, in his presentation to the debate, stated that the delivery of Justice to the Guyanese people ought to be a priority for any caring administration and its continuity would always be as a matter of course. “It takes me to the logical conclusion, therefore, that the budgetary design for the judicial sector as adumbrated by the subject minister for 2014 is palpably flawed in principle and in effect…It is clear that the PPPC administration has little interest in curing the ills plaguing the sector; ills they have created and allowed to fester unchecked for two decades.” He said that what Government prefers to do is to always paint a glorious picture of Guyana while ignoring the reality. LEGALAID According to Bond, “We can’t speak of access to justice without mentioning

James Bond as he makes his presentation

legal aid in the same breath.” This critical department, he lamented, is budgeted to receive a paltry $44M. Further, the entity was forced to reduce its staff because of the unavailability of funds. “The Guyana Legal Aid Clinic is the agency that was engineered to cater for the poor; but how can they cater for the poor when the PPP/C government refuses to cater for them and they in turn cannot cater for themselves… “It is no wonder that in our poorer circles the PPP stands for ‘Punish Poor People’ and if we were to add the C, that C would stand for Continually.” Bond noted that between 1994 and 2014 the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic has seen a clientele of 27,909 persons of which 19,599 were women and 8,310 were men. “This shows that our women benefit most from this facility…What message is this Punish Poor People administration sending to our women when they refuse them access to Justice?” SUPPORT Bond also called for the support of Judges and Magistrates. “We cannot speak of an increase in the compliment of Judges to reduce backlog without equipping them with the support staff they need to churn out decisions in a timely manner…This PPP/C Administration is forever guilty of pouring new wine in old bottles.” According to Bond, “You can add 20 more Judges to your derelict system and the system will still be bogged down by the problems that beset it initially.” He demanded that the

quota of judges be increased to 35 judges to serve efficiently the three counties. “I demand on behalf of our Judges and Magistrates research assistants…I demand that a study be undertaken and completed within six months and its implementation immediately thereafter.” Bond, a lawyer, said that he is always slow to criticize “but I will tell the Guyanese people in all honesty that Budget 2014 vision for the Justice Sector is primitive. “ According to Bond the 2014 Budget is laced with ad hoc policies and goals. He was adamant that “this sector is too important to be toyed with and that’s exactly what

this budget does…It emasculates its human resources and impregnates with shortcomings physical mechanisms that are in themselves primitive.” According to Bond, “By not addressing the output and inputs of the Justice Sector the PPPC administration cannot address the needs of the sector, cannot address wages and salaries, cannot address effective delivery of a professional service at the Registries and sub registries, cannot address a penetrable system where missing files are the regular, cannot address speedy delivery of justice and cannot make Justice more accessible.”

20 commodities being monitored for compliance - GNBS The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) will continue to monitor the quality of commodities that fall under its purview to ensure compliance to available National Standards and Guidelines, which will ultimately provide consumer satisfaction. Commodities currently monitored by the GNBS include: domestic electrical appliances, tyres (new and used), textiles, garments, footwear, PVC pipes, Scales, Weights and measures, animal feed, furniture, garments, gas stoves, cigarettes, safety matches, safety helmets, fertilizers, electricity and water meters, cellular phones, Christmas trees and decorative lighting outfits. According to the agency, the monitoring of products and services in any country is essential to ensure that all consumers get the quality, satisfaction and maximum benefits they need. Public Relations Officer, Lloyd David, said this can only be achieved if there are established national monitoring mechanisms and systems in place to ensure that goods and services offered to consumers are of a satisfactory level. He explained that in this view that the GNBS conducts a National Standards Compliance Programme under which twenty categories of imported and locally manufactured products are monitored for compliance to national standards. David further said that the objective of this programme

is to ensure that consumers are protected from substandard commodities which are either produced right here in Guyana or are imported. It is important to note that the Guyana National Bureau of Standards does not monitor commodities such as Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Plants and Animals, Meats and Seafoods. He underscored that as part of the monitoring process, inspections of commodities are conducted at the Ports of Entry, Points of Sale, or at warehouses. In the case of goods which require storage, it is important that checks be made to ensure that storage surroundings and practices are maintained to avoid the deterioration of the quality of the products imported or manufactured (example, tyres and animal feeds, respectively). Commodities, whether locally manufactured or imported, that are found to be in compliance with their relevant national standards, are released for sale to consumers. This will ensure that quality products are available on the local market for consumers, giving them value for money. In instances where commodities fail to comply with the requirements, the appropriate actions are taken by the GNBS. These actions could include the seizure of commodities, relabeling of commodities, and submission of the requisite information such as test certificates. Sometimes, the commodities are destroyed or importers are asked to reship noncomplying items to the country of origin.

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Essequibo post offices cannot pay pensioners A number of old age pensioners residing on the Essequibo Coast were turned away after they were informed that there was insufficient money to pay them. Pensioners who visited the Danielstown Post Office Saturday morning were told by the Postmaster that there was no money in store to pay them. These pensioners were told to revisit the office, at Danielstown on Saturday to uplift their pension payments for April. Former Alliance For Change councillor, Francis Darchiville, who was among those pensioners, explained that he visited the office Saturday morning and after inquiring about his old age pension for the month of April, was told that there was not sufficient monies to pay pensioners. Darchiville said he visited the said Post Office on Friday and was told to return the following day for payments. He said that he was further told to return the following week, after he learnt that monies were not available at that branch. He said that while he understands that the

Francis Darchiville

Postmaster does not have control over the shortage of funds to pay pensioners, he is more concerned about his colleagues who would have had to travel to Danielstown and sit and wait before being sent away empty handed. Darchiville said that most of the people he saw waiting at the Post Office Saturday morning were there because they have need for their pensions. He said that pensioners should not be treated in this shoddy manner. The relevant

authorities should correct the situation, he added. A senior member of the Postal Services said that while he has no knowledge of the issue relating to the nonpayment of a number of pensioners, he was not sure why pensioners were told to return on Saturday after they would have visited the Office on Friday and still be turned away. The situation at hand needs to be immediately corrected as pensioners are solely reliant on their monthly payments.

Tuesday April 08, 2014

Swiss House Cambio boss murder…

Couple’s teenaged daughter called to testify As the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the death of former Swiss House Cambio Managing Director Farouk Razac continued at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, the dead man’s 15-yearold daughter was one of the two witnesses yesterday called to testify on behalf of the State. The teen took the stand with confidence and offered a sworn testimony in the pretrial matter. Her mother, Carolan Lynch, is for the second time facing a murder charge in relation to her father’s death which occurred on May 7, 2007 at their Lot 106 Ireng Place, Bel Air Park, Georgetown residence. Ever since the commencement of the Preliminary Inquiry last week, Lynch has maintained her poise. She always sits composed in the prisoners’ dock during every hearing. Yesterday, as was the case in every other hearing, the former beauty queen sat with legs crossed as she faced the Chief Magistrate and listened attentively as every witness

Dead: Farouk Razac was called to testify. There was, however, a break in her cool, calm and collective disposition. Lynch appeared happy to see her daughter. She stared lovingly at the teen as she testified and aptly responded to the questions of the Prosecution. On the day Razac met his demise, his lifeless body was reportedly found lying on the bedroom floor with blood oozing from his mouth. The post mortem examination showed that the businessman

Accused: Carolan Lynch died as a result of asphyxiation (suffocation) due to possible ligature strangulation. Four days later, Lynch was charged with his murder but in 2008, the first Preliminary Inquiry (PI) ended when the then Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys discharged the accusations, citing that insufficient evidence had been provided to establish a (continued on page 21)

Region Three Health and Wellness Club launched - as World Health Day is observed As part of the local observance of World Health Day, which was celebrated globally yesterday, the Region Three Health and Wellness Club was officially launched at the Vreed-enHoop, West Coast Demerara car park. The occasion was characterised by a mini-fair, which saw the attendance of several regional officials and a number of students who were enlightened to the importance of maintaining good health. Commissioning the Club, yesterday, was Regional Health Officer, Dr. Nadia Coleman, who in speaking of the World Health Day slogan “Small Bites, Big Threats” pointed out that insect vectors, such as mosquitoes, flies and bugs, have the potential of spreading diseases that can cause serious health problems. And these problems, according to Dr. Coleman, are very preventable once persons seek to protect themselves and families. Moreover she noted that efforts to prevent vectorrelated problems could be addressed by “simple measures such as putting down your bed nets, wearing long sleeve shirts and

trousers and using insect repellent and most importantly the sanitation of your environment.” And since “Health is our nation’s Wealth,” Dr. Coleman noted that “we are trying to ensure that as many people, as possible, maintain a healthy status throughout their lifespan.” As such she is hopeful that the Health and Wellness Club will be instrumental in helping to educate the Region Three population of the needful measures that can be taken to help improve their health. The objective of the Club is to ensure that persons are firstly aware of what the term health means; to ensure that people receive correct and adequate information on prevention and management of health conditions; to teach people how to be take responsibility for their own health; to work in collaboration with the health sector and other Ministries and agencies in the Region to improve the health status of people in the Region and to visit residences and homes of the elderly and differently able persons to make sure that they are receiving adequate care. The Health and Wellness

Club is in fact an off-shoot of the Region Three Diabetic Association, which according to its President, Nurse Joan Barry, was initially focused on extensively raising awareness in communities about diabetes. The Association was formed in 2011. However, based on a suggestion from Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, a decision was made to expand the work of the Club whereby the focus was not merely on diabetes but rather on chronic diseases as a whole. “We thought that it was a good idea to come together as health workers within Region Three and see how we can address not only diabetes but health on the whole,” said Barry as she elaborated on the genesis of the Club. The Club, according Barry, is designed to help persons gain a better understanding of every aspect of health even as she alluded to a number of troubling health challenges that have been surfacing in the society of recent. She made reference to the fact that there are even young children who have suicidal tendencies, pointing out that “they need somebody to talk

Students actively participate at the booths at the mini-fair yesterday to, they need somebody to guide them; sometimes they have parents but they don’t want to share with them but if they can find somebody else who is willing to talk with them we will find that we will have a reduction in the number of these cases that are taking place today,” Barry speculated. According to her, the Club has on board a variety of expertise ranging from those able to sensitise the public about fitness and nutrition to sexual and reproductive

health, as well as various infections and diseases. “We are going to work for the betterment of our people in Region Three; we want to have a healthier population in Region Three, we want to ensure that there would be less people coming to our hospitals and our health centres for treatment because if they know what to do they will do it... “We are aiming to do more work in terms of prevention of diseases and this is the reason why we are embarking

on this Health and Wellness Club,” asserted Barry. And in order to effectively get the message of Health and Wellness into the Society, Barry noted that particular focus will be directed to the schools. Moreover, the Club has already forged relations with the Regional Education Department, the Ministry of Health, the Interline Fitness Gym as well as sections of the Media. Among the Executive (continued on page 23)

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Society should be part of the solution for autism By Rabindra Rooplall Society should be a part of the solution and not confusion when it relates to dealing with autistic individuals, according to the Headmistress of the Guyana Greenheart Autistic Society, Andrea Hutson. As World Autism Awareness day concluded last week with various activities, Ms. Hutson said her goal is to be a part of an institution that can address the holistic needs of the children, including educational, social, physical and psychological. “There is no cure for autism; there is a form of treatment called early intervention. If a child is detected as suffering from autism there is need for an experienced team of personnel which should include a psychologist and parents to make an assessment,” Ms. Hutson said. It can be challenging to deal with autistic children on a daily basis, the Headmistress mentioned. It is important to know the needs and wants of each child since these kids are mostly not verbal. “Sometimes their attitude can happen with a sudden outburst and they can be very aggressive because of being misunderstood. The parents and caretakers need to understand and analyze what they are going through,” Hutson noted. An autistic child uses the sensory systems. Their receptors are their eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin. There are also two hidden senses which are Propioception and Vestibular. Propioception are receptors in muscles and

Minor crimes cause major US deportation for Caribbean nationals - Report

Headmistress of the Guyana Greenheart Autistic Society, Andrea Hutson joints which respond to heavy work and deep touch types of sensation. Vestibular provides us with information about balance and speed and direction of movement. However, an autistic child can live a long life if taken care of properly and in many cases can become productive citizens based on the severity of autism. “Early intervention is very good for an autistic child. The things we would take for granted, an autistic parent would rejoice. I believe that a parent is the first doctor for a child. When a child is at six months and there is no smile or joyful expression, when after ten months there is no facial expression and when their names are being called they don’t look, then these are some of the signs of an autistic child,” Ms. Hutson explained. Since autism is a spectrum with mild to severe effects, some children may have fine motor skills that many autistic children have problems with. Buttoning shirts, tying shoelaces, properly gripping pencils and crayons and

pulling up their shorts/ trousers/underpants could pose problems for some autistic children. Underscoring that some members of society may look at an autistic person as “pagaly”, Ms. Hutson said autistic children have no physical deformities and only their actions and behaviour can reveal this. Noting that Guyana is way behind in care of autistic individuals, Ms. Hutson said more support systems are needed and the stigma should not be there since it is not contagious. “Persons should try to find solutions and support families with autistic children since this is not a disease or is it contagious. A person must be born that way and constant education and training helps autistic children. They cannot be locked up in a house all the time and not be taken out to learn about the world. If a parent does not teach a child and prepare him for the world they will never learn,” Ms. Hutson explained.

Couple’s teenaged daughter ... From page 20 case of murder against her. Ever since the 2008 discharge of the matter, the charge, which in 2010 was ordered to be reinstituted against Lynch by the Director of Public Prosecutions, was only read to her on January 22, last. She had evaded the police for three years. The Preliminary Inquiry got underway Tuesday last in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and is scheduled to be called again today before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. Lynch is being represented by Defence Attorneys Peter Hugh and Latchmie Rahamat. The case is being prosecuted by Corporal Bharat Mangru, who is attached to the Chambers of the Director of

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Public Prosecutions. At the commencement last Tuesday, the court heard sworn testimonies from the couple’s friend Sharon Sanmogan; their fitness trainer, Karan Dutt; surveillance system technician Joseph Chung; and her brother Robert Lynch, (Junior). On Wednesday last, her parents Robert (Senior) and Edith Lynch as well as her niece Melissa Watson were called to testify on behalf of the state. Detective Inspector Ray Inniss stationed at the Alberttown Police Station Criminal Investigations Division also took the stand. On Friday last, Sergeant Lillian Scotland stationed at the Brickdam Police Station Criminal Investigations Division and Fazeel Razac, brother of the deceased, were

called to testify. In addition to the teen’s account yesterday, Sergeant Scotland was recalled. So far, 11 witnesses have testified. Lynch’s lawyer, Hugh asked about the remaining witnesses. Corporal Mangru, in response, indicated that he has information with regards to two of the witnesses and has been making efforts to contact the other witnesses via telephone calls and radio messages. He recorded that Saturday last, he personally made efforts to contact the remaining witnesses but his efforts were unsuccessful. Inspector Charles and Sergeant Scott are scheduled to take the stand, today. Twenty one witnesses are expected to testify on behalf of the state.

A significant number of Caribbean nationals have been deported after committing minor infractions, including traffic violations, according to an analysis of internal United States government records since President Barack Obama assumed office. The figures showed that two-thirds of the nearly two million deportation cases involved Caribbean and other immigrants. The study conducted by the New York Times found that 20 per cent, or about 394,000 of the cases involved immigrants convicted of serious crimes, including drug-related offences. The paper said that an examination of the Obama administration record shows how the disconnect evolved between the President’s stated goal of blunting what he called the harsh edge of immigration enforcement and the reality that has played out. Obama came to office

promising comprehensive immigration reform, but lacking sufficient support, the administration took steps it portrayed as narrowing the focus of enforcement efforts on serious criminals. Yet the records show that the enforcement net a c t u a l l y g r e w, s a i d t h e newspaper, adding that its analysis is based on government data covering more than 3.2 million deportations over 10 years, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. According to the records, the largest increases were in deportations involving illegal immigrants, whose most serious offence was listed as a traffic violation, including driving under the influence. “For years, the Obama administration’s spin has been that it is simply deporting so-called “criminal aliens,” but the numbers speak for themselves,” said Marielena Hincapié, Executive Director of the National Immigration Law

Center. “In truth, this administration, more than any other, has devastated immigrant communities across the country, tearing families away from loved ones, simply because people drove without a licence, or reentered the country desperately trying to be reunited with their family members,” she added. But Obama administration officials say the deportations are a result of a decade in which the US Congress has passed tougher immigration laws, increased funding for enforcement and stymied efforts to lay out a path to legal residency for the bulk of the nation’s 11.5 million illegal immigrants.

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Enrol at Caribbean First Class Kindergarten – Grade 6. After school classes and reading programs available Tel: 684-7403 Kids Easter Computer Classes. Age 6 to 14, $3,000 – 3weeks @ Micrographics Technology Vreed-En-Hoop Call:264-3057 9 Courses, Diploma in Computer Studies - $35,000 @ Micrographics Technology, Vreed-En-Hoop- Call:2643057 (Individual Teaching)

House in Diamond/Grove Tel:692-8513 House at Lot 109 Block AA Eccles Fully Furnished with A/C, 4 rooms, yard space. Good Price. Call:671-7687; 622-2531 Two Bedrooms lower flat apartment, one month’s security - $38,000 per month @ Paradise Public Rd, E.C.D Contact: 625-9939; 672-2677 Kitty - US700, Campbellville - $50,000- $80,000-US1200$, Bel-Air Park - $US1200 – Diana:227-2256 or 626-9382 One 2 bedroom apartment at Triumph Village, Agriculture Road, ECD – Call:220-7937, 625-5257 Bond and parking place for rent at Bartica – Tel:602-9302 One upper flat @ 6th Street Cummings Lodge ECD - Call: 622-3580 One bottom flat apartment at Enmore, E.C.D - $35,000 monthly – Call:677-1495

LEARN TO DRIVE Shalom Driving School @ 2 Croal street. Fee $16,000Call:227-3869

EDUCATIONAL Practical Electronic courses begining 7th April @ Abdol Electronics - Tel: 226-6551; 225-0391

FOR RENT PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY, ETC. CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620

Two bedrooms self contained lower flat apartment, $40,000 per month in Herstelling with garage – Contact:265-4346

One 91 Sprinter. Price$380,000 – Tel:229-6870; 696-3787

One slate pool table 8’X4’ $450,000, one brand new freezer 5"2’X2"3’ - $120,000 & Fridge 5’X2’ - $40,000 – Call:601-8083 Games PS2 $900, PSP $900, X-Box 360 $2600 & PS3 $2600 & Original Games Call: 672-2566 Land with foundation, Curb walls, infill and columns @ Tuschen, Middle Income, H/Scheme E.B.E - $7M – Call:682-7220; 602-0268

Property for sale.Call:6275416 Double Lot with house - Tel: 220-9961 Prime Property for sale - Light Street, Alberttown - Contact: 639-3619, 619-7299

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VEHICLE FOR SALE

Make Up Courses, Artist Trained & Certified in Trinidad. Call: 660-5257, 647-1773

One 8,000 Ford Tractor, one 450 Ford Towing Truck & one pair 38 Tractor Wheel Contact Floyd: 694-5599

Nail Technology & Hair care courses @ Beautopia, also available Brazilian, Indian, Malaysian & Peruvian Virgin Hair – Call:604-3002 or 6698477

VACANCY DRIVER TO DELIVER COOKING GAS IN GEORGETOWN AND SECURITY GUARDS FOR LAND OF CANAAN, A C C O M M O D AT I O N AVAILABLE. 266 4427 One Trainee refrigeration A/ C Technician – Tel:231-2655

Fully furnished apartments - $4,000-$6,000 per night Call:223-0994 Paradise – One 3 bedrooms furnished house - $40,000. Contact Diana:227-2256 or 626-9382

House lots in Friendship. Tel: 692-8513 La Parafaite Harmonie Price:$1.5M, negotiable- Call: 684-6985 Promising mining blocks, already prospected - Tel: 683-9910

One Honda CRV - $1.8M negotiable – Tel:698-1485; 609-8235

Garden maintenance team vacancy, hard working, punctual, outdoor person – 18-30 years in G.T. Call:6481821

Quantum Auto: 2003 Dark blue Raum with Alloy Wheels, TV/Nav, Silver Premio. Excellent Condition Call: 624-7684; 617-2378

Canter Drivers, living in Essequibo & Berbice. Apply in person @ Alabama Trading Georgetown Ferry Stelling Stabroek

Toyota Verossa, Price:$2.5M, PLL series, excellent condition Contact George: 603-7172

MASSAGE The Gents Spa: Deep tissue, Swedish massages, sport massage, aromatherapy, body scrubs Call:657-5979 VEHICLE FOR SALE One Toyota Hilux 4-Runner $1.5M negotiable - Call: 6827220 or 602-0268

Toyota Raum, Spacio, AT212, AT192, NZE ,LTouring wagon, Nissan E24 Caravan, 4x4 Hilux Pickup – Tel:644-5096; 697-1453. One Pit-bull minibus, with 15 seats, just off the Wharf $3.6M & 1 used short based Canter (negotiable) – Tel:648-2834; 676-4243. AT Carina - $875,000, AT170 Corona - $775,000, RZ Minibus - $1.8M, Tacoma Van - $2.3M. All prices are negotiable – Tel:618-8703; 601-3439 Toyota Hilux Solid axle Gasoline & Diesel Pickups. Just Arrived! Unregistered & in excellent condition Call:691-2077 1 Suzuki R1 wagon (Jeep) Automatic, Fully Powered with A/C, hardly used – Price:$1.3M Contact Rocky: 621-5902/ 225-1400

VEHICLE FOR SALE 1 AT 212 Carina (Private) Automatic, fully powered with AC, alarm - Price:1.3M Contact Rocky:621-5902 Toyota ACE small bus, excellent condition – Call: 666-2744/616-5622. Owner leaving country.

1 Freight liner hauler with sleeping cab, 1 -48ft trailor with treated wood – Call: Rakesh 613-6979

Farm workers to work on fruit farm - Tel:265-3586

Space for CXC lessons $15,000 – Call:684-7403 LAND FOR SALE

New 2014 Toyota 4X4 Hilux, $15M, unbeatable deal, tel: 642-6664

One crashed Benz C200 $1.8M, one Nissan Titan 6/ 8 Cylinder 2004/ L.E 22 rims - $3.5M – Call:624-7341 Smart Choice Auto Sales: Unregistered: Premio, Allex, IST, Spacio, Allion - Call: 652-3820; 665-4529

24 Hour East Coast Guy-oil needs night pump attendants, salesgirl & office assistant- Call: 670-8893/ 6959880/ 684-2838

TO LET

2 Bedrooms furnished apartment in Linden for short term local & overseas guest. Tel: 614-4415 or 444-4704

P&A Auto Sales: Premio, Spacio, Raum, Rush, IST, AT 212. Call: 661-9651 or 681-8474 1 Toyota Verossa 18” Chrome rims, excellent condition, low milage Price:$3,000,000 - Tel:6823396; 665-7206

Experienced cleaners & bartenders – Call:225-8572 (Between 7am to 9am)

One bedroom apartment located at Uitvlugt Housing Scheme, W.C.D – Call:6804990 or 277-3033 Wings Two bedrooms apartment - Tel: 643-1131; 225-3234

1 Honda Civic, 2001 Model, 1 Toyota Tundra V6 4X4 manual, 2 YamahaATV – Call:225-0709

CAR RENTAL Cars - $6,000.00 per day - Tel: 694-7817 or 668-0306 Dolly’s Car Rental - Call: 225-7126/ 226-3693 dollys autorental@yahoo.com/ www.dolly sautorental.com

1- AT 192 Carina (Private) automatic, fully powered, mags, A/C - price$1.2M Contact Rocky:225-1400 NZE, PSS series, in excellent condition with mags, alarm, CD player, chrome mirrors – Price: $1.750M – Contact Shahab: 613-5484. (Continued on page 23)

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Woman admitted to Psychiatric hospital after trying to drown baby The woman who chopped a policeman on his hand with a cutlass when he tried to rescue the three-week-old baby that she was trying to drown, remains a patient at the National Psychiatric Hospital. The policeman and his colleagues were praised by residents of the area for their bravery. They were forced to enter the house of the seemingly mentally ill, cutlass-wielding woman to carry out the rescue act. The cops had broken into the house just in time to rescue the infant from her mother who was allegedly about to drown the child in a bucket of water.

The mother of three had moved into the area on Tuesday from Diamond, East Bank Demerara. The house which belongs to her grandmother was vacant and she decided to occupy the premises. The eldest child is living with other relatives. The policeman was chopped on his hand in the process and had to be treated at the Fort Wellington Hospital. The woman is said to be suffering from post-partum depression. According to information, this is the second time that she has broken down with the suspected illness. She had allegedly suffered the problem after she

had her second child. Not much is known about the family since they moved into the area recently. According to information, the fracas started in the yard after her husband told her that he was going out for a while. The woman did not want him to leave and attacked him with a hammer. On arrival the police ranks immediately went after the woman after hearing her shouting that she would kill the two children. They were just in time to see the woman trying to drown the baby. She was eventually subdued, but not before she had wounded one of the ranks with a cutlass.

A female officer was also attacked. According to information, the mother was taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital from where she was referred to the National Psychiatric Hospital. It was also reported that the woman had attacked her husband a few days earlier with a cutlass following a misunderstanding. However relatives of the woman are accusing the police of being too aggressive and of harassing the woman. The children are reportedly in the custody of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) which is conducting investigations.

UG responds to union heads lawsuit Attorneys-at-law from the law firm of Cameron and Shepherd have entered an appearance on behalf of the University of Guyana (UG) in regards to the court action, which was brought against the institution by Heads of the Unions responsible for representing workers of the University. On March 21, last, UG Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi received an injunction, filed by the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association, (UGSSA) and the University of Guyana Workers’ Union, (UGWU). The unions through their Presidents, Dr. Patsy Francis and Mr. Bruce Haynes, are seeking to resolve the issue of staff not being able to receive their full financial benefits. Based on the legal

document, which was filed in the Supreme Court of Judicature the University has 10 days after the service of the writ, inclusive of the day of service (March 21, 2014), to cause an appearance to be entered on its behalf in response to the suit. Failing to do so, the plaintiffs (UGSSA and UGWU) may proceed, and judgment could be granted in the absence of an official representing the University. As such, lawyers from the law firm of Cameron and Shepherd will be representing UG, while the Unions are being represented by Attorneys-at-law, Nigel Hughes and Kendaise Rodney, who are now tasked with preparing statements of claim, on behalf of their clients. According to the claims

listed in the civil lawsuit against the UG, the unions are demanding that the University pays all monies owed to staff, including salaries, payments for all unpaid work since last semester by part time members, including gratuities, allowances and uniform monies among other things. In accordance to the Endorsement of Claim, the Unions on behalf of the workers are seeking damages in excess of $100,000; damages in excess of $100,000 for fraudulent conversion of the plantiffs, members’ salary and wages including deductions from the plaintiffs, members’ salary and wages for NIS deductions and pay as you earn between the

Cross dressers shot on King Street

From page 20 members of the Club are Kamini Mahadeo, Vice President; Kimani Urlin, Secretary; Wanaka Dove, Assistant Secretary; Savitrie Chandrabose, Treasurer and Kevin Reddy, Assistant Treasurer. Committee members include Dr. Brook, Malini Rampersaud, Muriel Moore, June Statia Nedd and Simone Osborne. Also speaking at the forum yesterday was Regional Chairman, Julius Faerber, who also amplified the importance of persons

Two cross dressers were forced to seek medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after they came under attack in the vicinity King Street and North Road last night. The two were among a group of five who claimed they were simply “hanging out” when a minibus (registration number withheld) drove up and an individual whom they did not recognise, opened fire with what is believed to be a paintball gun. One of the victims of the attack, Seon Persaud, said that he sustained three hits, one each to his head, back and right side buttock. Persaud said that he fell to the ground and “black out.” Another victim, Micron Benons, sustained one shot

to his left foot. Persaud’s friend, Quincy McEwan, who claimed to have seen the bus approaching, recalled seeing a side door to the bus slowly opening. It was soon after that McEwan said that he heard shots fired and the bus sped away. “All I hear was pow, pow, pow and when I look I see my colleague fall to the ground and stretching out,” McEwan recalled. According to the members of the group they rushed to the Brickdam Police Station to make a report but were merely asked to seek medical attention at the public hospital. And this is not the first time that the group had endured such a dilemma. They disclosed that they were subjected to such attacks at least two times previously.

months of January 2014 and March 2014. Added to this, damages in excess of $100,000 are being sought for breach of statutory duty to remit deductions from the plaintiffs’ salary and wages for NIS payments and PAYE as mandated by the Provisions of the Income Tax Act and the National Insurance and Social Security Act Chapter 36:01 of the Laws of Guyana. In an invited comment, Union representatives claimed that they “have no other way out but to take the University to Court,” after numerous calls for change were made by authorities, in regards to operations of the administrative board, proved futile.

Region Three Health... keeping their environment in conditions that are enabling to good health. A message from the Ministry of Health’s Director of Vector Control Services, Dr. Rayaud Rahman, was also read by the Region Three’s Regional Environmental Health Officer, Dr. Deoramdeen Persaud. Following the launch of the Club, students and passersby were exposed to edifying information at the mini-fair which highlighted various important aspects of health.

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WANTED

SERVICES PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, G R A D U AT I O N , W E D D I N G S , ANNIVERSARY, ETC. – CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620 Repairs, sales & spares air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call: 225-9032, 6472943

One Salesgirl for shop to work on the ECD, between age 17-24, text name & address to telephone # 617-7823 Do you need an excavator operator with 12 years experienced in mining? Contact: 696-2510 & 254-0624 Jet-men for land dredge – Contact:681-3801, 672-8566 CHAINSAW LUMBER: Kabukalli, Shibadan, Silverballi, Simarupa, etc Tel: 653-9752

COOL TECH: Repairs Services & Installation of all types of home appliances: Air Condition & Refrigeration units - Tel: 233-2008; 675-4959 Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Professional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call Sabita: 225-6496, 6626045

Maid to work on Lower East Bank - Call: 671-7878 between 6am to 9pm, on weekdays and weekends

Repairs to Fridge, Freezer, AC, Washers, Stoves: Call 683-1312,627-3206 (Nick)

1 General Domestic to work in Georgetown, must know to cook Indian & Creole dishes. Must be trustworthy - Call:656-6388

B R I D G E WAT E R CONSTRUCTIONS - CO: NEWHOMESREMODELING, NEWBATHROOMS,TILE& M A R B L E INSTALLATION, FREE ESTIMATES- CALL: 6606935; 676-9660; 269-094 Services & repairs to gas stoves, washing machines, etc – Call:688-0183 Complete Vehicle Detailing Plus: wash, polish, vacuuming, carpet cleaning & lawn mowing. Call:6263126 We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer call:2310655,683-8734 Omar Guyana Passport & Visa Forms Application, USA, Canada and England. Tel: 626-7040; 265-4535. HOUSE PLAN DRAFTING FOR ONLY $10,000CALL:694-9843/227-2766

Welders, carpenters, masons. Must be 25years and older – Tel:265-3586 Urgently! Joiners, spray painters (furniture), handyman and Upholster – Contact:225-6810

One (1) night guard – Tel:666-7734 or 225-1276 One Barber – Tel:225-6337 One girl to work in upholstery workshop and one salesgirl to work in store. Call: 610-7005 or 2191342 One Live-in domestic and one part-time domestic. Must be between 18 years and 25 years. Apply in person. Phone 610-9493 Sales representative for the distribution of groceries/ beverages. Send application to Maya @ Lot 24 Saffon Street Charlestown. Tel:609-7132 One Trained Carnegie/ Home Economics Cook. Four (4) times per week - Call: 6144358 One female to cook at a home in the Interior Contact:681-6044 One male janitor. Apply in person to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling. Two waitresses, opposite The National Stadium, E.B.D – Call:233-5481 between 11:00am-6:00pm

VACANCY Warehouse staff and truck drivers for more information call: 609-7132. Send Applications to Maya @ 24 Saffon Street, C/town, G/ Town.

One Handyman to work in the Interior - Call: 681-6044 Two mechanics, assistant mechanic, secretary. Apply at J&J Service Center – Tel:227-4897 or 660-3360 Attractive live in waitressCall:327-0252/674-4665

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Govt. in private/public Supply woman, 21, remanded partnership to produce corn for children’s killings - Dr. Ramsammy Dead: Jabari Ajoya Cadogan, 16 months

Dead: Hodociea Juliana Cadogan, 4 Twenty one-year-old Hofasawa Awena Rutherford appeared impassive as she quietly occupied the prisoners’ docks during the court proceedings late yesterday afternoon. Moments before her case was called by Magistrate Zamilla Ally, the defendant who was decked in black and white, strolled casually up to the courtroom at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court which at the time was solely occupied by court officials and police ranks. Rutherford is the woman who allegedly killed her children by feeding them a poisonous substance on March 27 at their Lot 10 Supply, Mahaicony home. Two Thursdays ago, as she relieved a relative of

babysitting duties, Rutherford reportedly told the relative that she “had a surprise” for her children. The mother took them home and allegedly fed her them ‘carbon tablets’. Jabari Ajoya Cadogan, 16 months old, died at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, while his sister, four-year-old Hodociea Juliana Cadogan, succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Rutherford’s arraignment was merely days after she was discharged from the hospital since she too had reportedly ingested the deadly rodenticide. Rutherford, who was unrepresented by legal counsel, faced one count of murder for the two children.

All gold purchases are separately labeled for ... From page 13 in persons. Kaieteur News was told that dealers would purchase gold from miners across the country at purity levels that vary. This gold would then be sold to the GGB and its branches countrywide. The source said that through

collusion, some corrupt staffers in the Gold Board pay the dealers for gold at a 95 per cent purity rate, when in fact the purity level is far less. It is believed that hundreds of millions of dollars every month is lost in royalties and taxes because of the fraud scheme.

When the single charge was read to her she was not called upon to respond since it was laid indictably. Rutherford who stared stonily at the Magistrate spoke only to confirm her age, address and that she was unemployed and had never been charged before any court. State Prosecutor, Inspector John Singh, explained to Magistrate Ally that advice had been sought from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who recommended that a single count of murder for the two children be instituted against her. Inspector Singh said, “The Prosecution at this stage would object to bail.” He indicated that it was a Mahaicony matter and the court there operates on Mondays and Wednesdays. “There are other works to be done with regards to this matter, so I would ask for April 24 for report at Mahaicony.” Magistrate Ally, in response, granted the Prosecution’s request and Rutherford was remanded to prison. The case is set to be called on April 24 before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell for report at the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court.

APNU gives fail grade to ... From page 11 over $438M was budgeted for education in Region Eight but Chenapau, Toesnang and other schools in the Region suffered from inadequate furniture. “Teachers’ quarters that have two VSOs from the UK do not have any furniture; the toilet and bathroom are not working; there is no light because they don’t have

battery for solars there. Can somebody tell me what happened to the $438M for education in Region Eight?” Ally argued that Ministers Manickchand and Whittaker and former Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud, must say where the money has gone. “Can this PPP/C Government tell me whether

discrimination is at work? Can this Government tell this National Assembly whether it is because Region Eight is under the political leadership of the AFC that it is stifling the people of that Region? “Well, Mr. Speaker, I have news for the PPP/C Government. They will not get back the leadership of Region Eight. Rather they have more to lose than gain,” Ally stated.

Government will be venturing into a public/private partnership this year to produce corn on a commercial level in Guyana to reduce the cost of corn and soya imports by 50 percent by the year 2020. This is according to Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Agriculture, during a recent interview. The Minister assured that Government has not indentified a person or company as yet to engage in this initiative. In the Minister’s budget debate presentation he noted that the high cost of meat production in Guyana is owing to the country’s dependency on imported inputs, like corn and soya to produce feed. Corn is not a new crop for Guyana but commercial scale corn production is new. However, soya is a new crop for Guyana. He noted that work was initiated in 2013 to acquire and test higher yielding varieties of corn and soybean which are adaptable to local conditions. These commodities are being targeted principally as ingredients in animal feed. Significant quantities of corn (40,000 tons) and a similar amount of soybean are imported on an annual basis. The target is to reduce imports of these by half by 2020,” he said. “The results so far indicate that at least two of the imported

varieties (open pollinated) of corn could be produced economically. Yields of up to eight tons per acre were obtained, four times more than our local variety. “Initial cost of production is $25 per pound. We currently import corn at $50 per pound. The yield for soybean was 2.5 tons per acre which is similar to Brazil,” Dr. Ramsammy stated. He said that commercial size plots would be established in 2014. A package would be developed for investors. “We expect to partner with at least one investor in 2014 to develop a semi-commercial enterprise,” he said. “A major thrust for corn and soybean production will be for the livestock feed. For example, in the US, about 80 percent of all corn grown is consumed by domestic and overseas livestock, poultry, and fish production while over 30 million tons of soybean meal is consumed as livestock feed in a year,” Dr. Ramsammy said. Dr. Ramsammy, commenting on developing affordable stockfeed for the aquaculture industry, said that 60 percent of the cost for aquaculture operation is the feed. “And that is why we can’t compete with

China and so on,” he added. The Minister believes that criticisms of the Satyadeow Sawh Aquaculture Station not doing enough to develop the sector are unfair. “What has happened is that everybody is becoming dependent on Satyadeow Sawh to produce fingerlings. But it was supposed to be a research centre not just to produce fingerlings. And so this is where we are doing like pacu, producing the initial stock but also the researching, he noted. Dr. Ramsammy said that the Ministry is shifting more towards conducting research to show and teach farmers rather than focusing on producing fingerlings, though that will continue to be a function of the station. “One of the researches we are doing is in finding feed. And I had identified that as a major area for development in the agriculture sector. Research as a whole but one of the research s is for us to produce our own stock feed. There are few countries in the world that do that do the bigger countries.” According to Dr. Ramsammy, Guyana is poised to produce feed now. He said that poultry feed is produced locally. Nonetheless, the cost for the stock feed is high owing to the high cost of inputs like corn and soya.

New OAS representative to Guyana accredited Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett receiving Letters of Commission from Jean Ricot Dormeus

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn RodriguesBirkett yesterday received Letters of Commission from Jean Ricot Dormeus who has been accredited as Director of the Office of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Guyana. Dormeus succeeds Dennis Moses whose tenure ended in 2013. Guyana attaches great importance to the role and contribution of the national offices of various member states of the OAS.

The OAS in Guyana engages in several programmes that contribute to national development, particularly in the areas of democracy and good governance and the national office is able to co-ordinate such activities, a Government statement said. “In this regard, Government welcomes the appointment of Dormeus which will allow the OAS work to continue in collaboration with Government.” Dormeus spent 21 years

in the Haiti Foreign Service. Prior to taking up his appointment in Guyana, he served as the OAS representative in Antigua and Barbuda. He is acquainted with the Caribbean and Latin American Affairs having worked closely with various bodies in that regard. Dormeus’s academic background and various positions of leadership have helped him contribute to policy formulation, planning and organising.

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Freedom of information Four shot dead in South Trinidad legislation ‘too slow’ in coming - Harold Hoyte (Barbados Nation) Too slow! This is how Editor Emeritus of The NATION, Harold Hoyte, has described Government’s movement towards passing freedom of information legislation and amending the laws on criminal defamation. He told a meeting of the Inter-American Press Association at Hilton Barbados on Sunday that Barbados was “one of the slowest” Caribbean countries to act on freedom of information legislation, while a number of regional countries had passed such laws in the last ten years. He noted that Barbados was committed to removing criminal defamation from the statute books, but complained that “action is slow in coming”. According to Hoyte, criminal defamation laws [as against civil defamation] allowed for the intrusion of police into media houses and provide for arrest and detention. Such laws had been “roundly condemned” by international bodies such as the United Nations and the Organisation of American States, yet they existed in most independent Caribbean countries, carrying sentences of between one and five years, he pointed out. “A number of countries, including Barbados and St

Editor Emeritus of The NATION, Harold Hoyte Lucia, are committed to removing this from the statute books, but action is slow in coming,” he said. Hoyte told the meeting that the passing of freedom of information legislation “has escalated in the past ten years with as many as six territories obliging, the first being Trinidad and Tobago in 1999 and the most recent being St Lucia. “This has been a signal development in countries where it was long held that government information is not public information and so civil servants regard it as part of their job description to guard against the media having access to documents of any type, unless he or she has a personal interest in having details divulged. “That is now history. But Barbados stands out as one of the slowest to act. Change

has been promised for 2014, again by our Attorney General – but he is not the first holder of this post to make such a promise. What is encouraging is that a draft, not vastly different from what exists in neighbouring territories, has now emerged. There is hope.” Hoyte also called for Barbados to sign the Declaration Of Chapultepec, a 20-year-old landmark that contains ten fundamental principles necessary for a free Press to comply with its essential role in a democracy. “Barbados remains a stubborn objector on the ground that such freedoms are already guaranteed in law,” he explained. “I suspect those who remain aloof from this declaration hold fast to this weak generalisation and perhaps this meeting is an opportune time to invite Barbados to reconsider its decision of 2002.” He also warned about “a creeping influence of powerful business interests” on Caribbean media content. He said that although it was a pressure second to political interference, “we cannot ignore the implication it has for the people’s right to know and to be provided with unvarnished facts”. Hoyte added that the threats faced by the print media were, “in order of impact”, legal hindrances, political pressure, commercial influence and professional shortcomings.

(Trinidad Express) Four men were shot and killed in two separate attacks in south Trinidad on Sunday night. At around 730 p.m. Vishnu Chablal was standing near his home at Caratal Road, Gasparillo, speaking to his wife, when a masked gunman came up and shot him in the head. He died at the scene. At Pond Street, La Romaine, three men were killed. They were identified as Kwasi Vincent, Randy Leshmore, and his brother Maurice Leshmore. At around 10.30p.m., three masked gunmen entered a track where the victims were liming with others outside an apartment building. The suspects began shooting. The three men died at the scene. A fourth man was shot in the foot and is at hospital being treated. Police suspect one man was the target.

Fired Minister ‘categorically denies’ sex probe allegations (Trinidad Express) Fired Minister Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh on Sunday said he would be taking all steps necessary to prevent the further publication of any article that may be “injurious” to his reputation. Ramadharsingh made the statement following an exclusive article published in the Sunday Express entitled “Glenn in Sex Probe”. In the article, it was stated that police are currently investigating claims made by 47-year-old mother Patricia Singh that Ramadharsingh forced her to perform sex acts in order to fast track a Housing Development Corporation (HDC) application.

Get on board, says CCJ president (Barbados Nation) President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Sir Dennis Byron wants the regional media to do more to bring governments and their people on board with the court. He said Sunday that in the case of Jamaica, he was “appealing to the Fourth Estate” to assist the people “to do the inevitable, sooner rather than later”. He made the comments during a meeting of the InterAmerican Press Association (IAPA) at Hilton Barbados. “Jamaica had passed legislation to abolish appeals to the Privy Council and have the Caribbean Court of Justice established as its final court of appeal, but somebody appealed to the Privy Council, who ruled that that legislation was unconstitutional,” Sir Dennis told the meeting attended by

President of the CCJ, Sir Dennis Byron several top media people from the Caribbean and Latin America. “People who are talking about partiality [of courts] never said how could the Privy Council adjudicate on the rules which perpetuated itself as the final court of appeal . . . .”

He said there was a role for the regional media in encouraging people to speak up and to assist governments in making the correct decision with regard to being on board the CCJ. To date, only three Caribbean states (Barbados, Belize and Guyana) have replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council with the CCJ. However, Sir Dennis said all CARICOM countries had signed a treaty obligation, “an international binding obligation”, to abolish appeals to the Privy Council, even though they did not set a time limit for implementation. What they needed to do now was to take the constitutional steps necessary to achieve this, he told the meeting. He said while people could “sit back and criticise the politicians” about their

SHOT DEAD: Vishnu Chablal, pictured here with his wife Ria Jagdeo.

decisions on the CCJ, the Press and civil society had a role to play in reporting on CCJ-related matters and influencing people and governments. Sir Dennis was part of a panel discussing Economic Development And The News Media In The Caribbean. Other panellists were Damien King of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute, and Ian Durant, deputy director of the Economics Department of the Caribbean Development Bank. The moderator was chairman of the Gleaner Publishing Company, Oliver Clarke. King said the Press could not make the people speak up, only report on what people were speaking out about. “I think the problem that you have is that the people are not speaking out,” he told Sir Dennis.

Ramadharsingh “categorically and unequivocally” refuted all of Singh’s allegations. “I refer to allegations published/printed/raised in a daily newspaper dated Sunday April 06, 2014 headlined ‘GLENN IN SEX PROBE’,” Ramadharsingh said in a release. “I wish to categorically and unequivocally refute all allegations contained in the aforementioned article, and to further state that such a report is misleading, baseless and without any merit whatsoever,” he stated. Ramadharsingh, whose wife Arlene is pregnant, said the issue has caused “personal hurt, pain and psychological suffering” to his family and he will be referring the issue to his attorneys. “As such, given the gravity of the matter, and the personal hurt, pain, and psychological suffering it has brought to me and my family, I have now referred this matter to my legal counsel/attorneys for their immediate attention and will take all necessary steps to stop the publication of any further article, electronic, printed, or otherwise, which may be injurious to my reputation, and in addition to restore my personal and that of my family’s identity and reputation,” he said. The allegations made by Singh come on the heels of Ramadharsingh being axed from the People’s Partnership Cabinet by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. On March 25, PersadBissessar advised President Anthony Carmona to revoke Ramadharsingh’s appointment as Minister of the People and Social Development.

Glenn Ramadharsingh Persad-Bissessar’s action came 11 days after the Express exclusively reported, in a story by investigative journalist Denyse Renne, that police were investigating a report of disorderly behaviour by Ramadharsingh on board a domestic flight from Tobago to Trinidad on March 16. Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) flight attendant Ronelle Laidlow, 25, filed a complaint that the Minister’s hand touched her breast when he reached for her ID badge, which was pinned to her blouse, and threatened to have her fired. Two official reports were made by the flight attendant—to the security department of the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) and Piarco police sub-station. Ramadharsingh subsequently apologised for his behaviour, saying he was suffering from “severe fatigue”, but denied touching Laidlow or threatening to have her fired.

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Ukraine says it retakes building seized by protesters (CNN) — Ukrainian Special Forces moved against pro-Russian demonstrators occupying a government building in the eastern city of Donetsk late yesterday after the country’s acting President vowed to resist efforts to “dismember” his country, his office reported. The troops cleared armed protesters from the headquarters of Ukrainian security services in Donetsk, one of three cities where proMoscow uprisings took place over the weekend, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov’s office announced last night. The report came several hours after Turchynov blamed “separatist groups coordinated by Russian special services” for the revolts, which he said echoed events leading to the Russian annexation of Crimea three weeks ago. “Enemies of Ukraine are trying to play out the Crimean scenario, but we will not let this happen,” Turchynov said in a televised message. Pro-Moscow protesters seized government buildings, raised Russian flags and declared new governments in the cities of Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkov on Sunday. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the goal of the protesters is “to destabilize” the country, allowing “foreign troops to cross the border and seize the territory of the country.” “We will not allow it,” Yatsenyuk said. Russia, which has an estimated tens of thousands of troops near the Ukrainian border, said it was “watching closely” and told Ukraine to quit blaming it for Ukrainian problems. President Vladimir

Putin’s government pushed Ukraine to set up a federal system in which regions with ethnic Russian majorities would have more autonomy, and its foreign ministry urged Ukraine to enter into talks over the issue. “Ukrainian people want to get a clear answer from Kiev to all their questions. It’s time to listen to these legal claims,” a Foreign Ministry statement read. The Ukrainian government was acting “irresponsibly,” it said. But in Washington, U.S. officials urged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government to disavow the protests and warned further Russian intervention in Ukraine would bring stiffer economic sanctions than those already imposed over the Crimean annexation. “If Russia moves into eastern Ukraine, either overtly or covertly, this would be a very serious escalation,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. “We call on President Putin and his government to cease all efforts to destabilize Ukraine. And we caution against further military intervention.” ‘There is a script,’ Ukrainian PM says Demonstrators took over a regional administrative building in the mining city of Donetsk on Sunday. Russia’s state-run ITAR-Tass news agency reported that a selfproclaimed legislature, representing what it called the Donetsk People’s Republic, had called a May 11 referendum on whether the area should join Russia. The Russian news agency also said the Donetsk group asked Putin to send a “temporary peacekeeping contingent.” The report could not immediately be

independently verified. In Luhansk, police said demonstrators had taken over the offices of the security services and seized weapons. In a video shot inside the building, a group of armed, uniformed men declared themselves the “Army of the Southeast” and called on the population to turn out in support of “our rights and values.” “Within the last 24 hours, our army has increased many times,” a spokesman for the group said in the video, which was posted on YouTube. “We are ready to send a reserve unit to Donetsk if needed. But without the total people’s support, we will not be able to change anything.” Protesters also seized the regional administrative building in Kharkov. But Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, in the city, said on his Facebook page yesterday that the building had been cleared and that public employees had returned to work. Donetsk is the hometown of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, whose pro-Russian government was toppled in a popular revolt in February. Russia has called his removal a coup and dispatched thousands of troops to Crimea in support of a pro-Russian movement that seized power in that semiautonomous Black Sea peninsula shortly after Yanukovych fled to Russia. That new Crimean administration held a referendum on independence that passed overwhelmingly, despite being condemned as unconstitutional by the new Ukrainian government and by Western powers. Within days, the territory was annexed by Russia.

The protesters in Donetsk engaged in a stand-off with riot police

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Rage in Tivoli Gardens - Residents burn T-shirts with MP’s image, say they want him out of community

Residents burn a T-shirt with the image of in Tivoli Gardens (Jamaica Observer) The ongoing deadly conflict in West Kingston triggered an angry protest Sunday by Tivoli Gardens residents who burnt T-shirts bearing the image of their member of parliament Desmond McKenzie and demanded that he leave the constituency. According to the residents, McKenzie was taking sides in the feud which claimed its latest victims Friday night — 12-year-old Kawayne ‘Timo’ McNuff and 28-year-old Ricardo Lowe — in Denham Town. Ten other persons, including Kawayne’s nine year-old brother, were injured in Friday night’s incident which saw gunmen spraying a group of persons standing at the intersection of Chestnut Lane and Charles Street. “Desmond McKenzie must go. We are giving him 48 hours to leave the constituency,” shouted one woman. She was among a group of men, women and children — some wearing orange coloured clothing in an apparent show of their disfavour with the MP whose Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) uses the colour green. The ruling People’s National Party’s colour is orange. In addition to torching green T-shirts with McKenzie’s image, the protesters also spray-painted walls in the JLP-controlled community in orange. “People are dying but the Member of Parliament is taking sides and that is not fair,” said one man who accused McKenzie of only

identifying suspects from Tivoli Gardens and not those from other areas. “Since this feud started people are dying on both sides. Is more than 10 people dem kill over Tivoli and other areas since the start of the year, so why is it that we not hearing the MP come out to speak out against those attacks?” said one man, who covered his face. “My relative, Edward Black, who was gunned down last week by gunmen, was the latest victim and we hardly hear anything about his case,” said one woman. “The Member of Parliament is being unfair and we want him to go,” another man shouted as the large group of people gathered near the Tivoli Gardens community centre. However, when the Jamaica Observer contacted McKenzie he rubbished the protesters’ claims. “What I said yesterday (Saturday) I still maintain, and this is what I have been saying for the last two years within the area. There is a handful of people bent on unleashing their power on the people of West Kingston. Denham Town, mid-town, Tivoli, all sides are guilty. “What I said is that the people cannot continue to live like prisoners in the communities and people are being held hostage. The people are living in fear.” He said he was not bothered by threats made by residents to switch their political allegiance. “I am not worried about what a few people feel. My position is that every act of

criminality committed in the constituency must be dealt with,” he said. “I don’t care who commit it and where they come from, whether it is in Denham Town, mid-town, Tivoli, Fletcher’s Land or Matthews Lane — anywhere in the constituency. “And I am not going to allow anybody to stop me from pursuing what I am pursuing; what I want is for the people of West Kingston to be able to live free, to be able to go about their lawful business. “As the member of parliament I owe it to the people of the constituency to do what I can, in the legal way, to put an end to it. I have been calling on the people for the last two years, come out and say what you know, but people are afraid to come out to express their position. “My side is the side of law and order, and regardless of where they are from I will support any initiative by anyone in West Kingston to put an end to what is happening,” he added. Police report that over the last two years seven children have been killed and 31 injured in the fighting. On Saturday, McKenzie, Police Commissioner Owen Ellington and other members of the police high command condemned Friday night’s shooting. Commissioner Ellington advised the gangsters responsible for the bloodshed to turn themselves in and warned that if they didn’t, the police will not be gentle in their efforts to apprehend them.

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FORMULA 1: No team orders for Hamilton & Rosberg say Mercedes BBC Sport - Mercedes will let Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg race freely for the rest of the season following a thrilling battle at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton held off Rosberg at Sakhir on Sunday, and the only demand from their team was that they did not crash. Asked if that policy would continue, Mercedes co-team boss Paddy Lowe said: “There’s no reason to not do it.” His partner Toto Wolff said: “It’s great watching two drivers of that level racing fair and square.” Rosberg and Hamilton were side by side several times during Sunday’s race, with each pushing the other to the limits of the track and beyond as they fought for victory. The race, which featured wheel-to-wheel action throughout the field for its duration, came at the end of a weekend in which F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemolo had both said the new efficiency-based rules had produced a lack of action.

by Lowe during a late-race safety car period to “make sure you bring the cars home”. The most intense laps of their battle followed, with Rosberg on the faster ‘soft’ or ‘option’ - tyres and Hamilton the slower ‘medium’, the ‘prime’. Wolff said: “It was just to remind them just before the heat would start to say don’t forget what we discussed. It was not at all a strategic call; it was just a gentle reminder of where we were coming from.” Hamilton said: “We were both on the knife-edge. When you’re on the knife-edge the risk increases. We were on the limit. “And maybe next time we’ll come back a little bit. But I was not letting up today. He was doing 100 so I have to go to 100. I can’t be 95 and him 100. “But I think he drove fantastically well. He was fair and I like to think I was. It was close, but I like to think we didn’t damage each other’s races. The team put that trust in us, which is great.” The Englishman added: “Before the safety car came

Wolff said: “Not risking the other car and still delivering a mega-show; it doesn’t get any better advertising for F1, in a moment when lots of people were talking F1 down. “You need the drivers to know that it is important not to risk the image of such a brand. We are representing a big brand and they need to know what to do, and they did it in a fantastic and spectacular way.” Mercedes have dominated in the early stages of the new season, and Lowe said the team felt it was their duty to let the drivers race without interference. “Imagine if we’d imposed team orders from lap two or something,” he said. “What a terrible thing that would be for F1 and the Mercedes philosophy in motorsport. “It is something we owe to ourselves and the sport. And to the drivers. They are great drivers. They are professionals. You want to give them the opportunity to race.” The drivers were warned

Tuesday April 08, 2014 ARIES (MAR. 21APRIL 20) Don't confide in anyone for the time being. Deception in your home is evident. TAURUS (APR. 21MAY 21) Use your charm, but don't be phony. Reciprocate by offering helpful hints. You will have a blowup today if your partner does things that you feel are not aboveboard. GEMINI (MAY 22JUNE 21) Put your energy into home renovations. Changes in your home may be disruptive and upsetting. Heed the advice given by family or old reliable friends. CANCER (JUNE 22JULY 22) Don't volunteer private information about yourself unless you're prepared to be talked about behind your back. Try to keep a low profile. LEO (JULY 23-AUG 22) Do not let your mate annoy you; patience will be the key. Heart to heart talks will clear up vague issues. VIRGO (AUG. 23 SEPT. 23) Your mate may not be too sure about your intentions. Children will keep you busy. Your desire for excitement and adventure may be expensive.

LIBRA (SEPT. 24 -OCT. 23) Visitors may drop by unexpectedly, resulting in tension with your lover. SCORPIO (OCT. 24 NOV. 22) Stick to your work and avoid emotional confrontations. Social events should be the highlight of your day. Do something that will be stimulating and creative. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23 -DEC. 21) Don't let domestic problems interfere with your objectives. Be sure to take care of the needs of your immediate loved ones first. You have the stamina and determination to succeed. CAPRICORN (DEC 22.JAN. 20) You may be confused emotionally. Don't beat around the bush; state your case in plain and simple terms. Don't be afraid to make additions to your house. AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 FEB. 19) Children might be on your mind. Don't hesitate to make special plans just for two. You need to spend time with friends and family. PISCES (FEB. 20-MAR. 20) If you haven't planned a vacation, then at least try to get away for the weekend. You can expect to have problems with your mate if you've been spending too much time away from home.

out, I had a good enough lead. It was 9.5 seconds, and I think it would have been just enough to have held on if we didn’t have a safety car. “Then the safety car came out and immediately I thought: ‘Shoot, I’m on primes, he’s on options, that’s it. It’s going to take a miracle

to hold him back because there’s 0.6secs in those tyres and he has so much grip.’ It felt like one of the bestcalculated races I’ve done how I was using my power, how I was positioning my car. “He’d catch me down the back straight and he could stick with me. He had 10-12km/h on

me with the DRS (overtaking aid). You have to kind of accept he’s going to come past. “So don’t go to the inside to block. Move a little bit to make him think you will, then move back, accept he’s going to come past, but I’ve got to get back. I don’t know how I did it all the time, but I did it.”

REGISTRATION FOR GSCL INC. Independence Cup closes on April 23 Registration for the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL Inc) inaugural Independence Cup will close on April 23 while the launching and draw will take place on April 24 at GNIC Sports Club, Woolford Avenue at 17:00 hrs. The tournament, which will see teams battle in three categories; Masters, Open and Female, is set for May 3, 4 and 5, at various venues in the city, culminating with the finals at the Everest Cricket Club. The first eight teams will be accepted for the open and masters’ categories while the GSCL is looking at accommodating six female teams. The open final is expected to be broadcasted live on NCN Voice of Guyana. Entrance fees for the open and masters division are $110,000 and $100,000 respectively and $25,000 for the females. The victors of the Open

Javon Francis leads three... From page 30 standout Odeen Skeen is 10th with 10.18 seconds done on March 22 in Texas. Minzie is also the fastest Jamaican over 200m to date with his 20.37 seconds placing him seventh overall behind Dedric Dukes of the USA with 19.97 seconds. Canadian Aaron Brown with 20.19 seconds was fastest ahead of American Brandon Byram with 20.27. Hughes’ 20.32 done in the semi-final at Champs was fourth overall. Jamaica’s Yohan Blake’s 20.49 has him at 12th with 17year-old St Jago student Martin Manley 15th with his 20.57 seconds. Odayne Richards, with a throw of 20.38m, is seventh on the shot put list behind American Ryan Crouser’s 21.27 mark. Russia’s Alexandr Lesnoi is second with 21.23m. Jamaicans Raymond Brown (20.17) and Ramone Baker ((19.82) are ninth and 13th overall. Wolmer’s boys’ Christoff Bryan’s record breaking 2.23m placed him fifth in the high jump behind France’s Mickael Hanany’s 2.34m.

category will pocket $800, 000 with the runners-up receiving $200, 000. For the Masters, the winners will take home $500, 000 and the runners-up $200, 000 while the female winners will receive $100, 000 and the losing finalists $50, 000. The GSCL Inc. will be providing the Supreme balls to be used by teams competing in the Open and Female categories, while for the Masters category the big ball will be utilized, even as round hand and wrist bowling will be tolerated. Added information will be provided

at the team briefing. Some of the grounds identified to be used for this tournament, which promises to be an annual affair, are Demerara Cricket Club, Ministry of Education, Carifesta Sports Complex, Muslim Youth Organisation, Guyana National Industrial Corporation, St Stanislaus and Everest. Registration can be done by contacting Assistant Secretary/Treasurer of the GSCL Inc. Russell Jadbeer on 225-4802, 226-4205 or 6268228.

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Organisational acumen, stakeholders’ ICC announces Team support, fan base expansion improved of the Tournament The second edition of the Milo/Petra Organisation Schools Football Tournament has come and gone with another school being crowned champions, but more importantly it has taken another giant step both in terms of organisational acumen, stakeholders’ support and expansion of the fan base. These three features stood out prominently throughout the competition and kudos must be given to Nestle Milo through its local agent Beepat Ltd for its prudence and evident love for the sport by its continuance to plug money into the competition. Milo has unquestionably

honoured its civic responsibility in giving back to the community and their act should be applauded by all, it has presented an alternative to many youths who might not have been performing well academically, while the opportunity to be gainfully engaged in recreational activities should

not be trivialized, thanks to the generosity of Milo. Though the tournament is still in its infancy, the organisational skill required to keep the tournament incident free is no small feat, especially when you’re dealing with adolescents from varying environments and nurturing. The Petra Organisation managed the programme with a high level of competence that ensured that there was minimal if any incidents of significance and the Management and Staff must come in for praise as well. In two short years they’ve justified the faith shown in them by the title sponsor and other stakeholders and their

response has been to produce a quality product that was showcased at last Saturday’s final which enjoyed an increased turnout when compared with last year. The event has been steadily growing and if we’re to go by the pronouncement of Co-Director Troy Mendonca, whose wish is to see it evolve to the level where it becomes the premier junior tournament played within the Georgetown environ in two years. The tournament itself must be viewed as a success both in terms of the quality of football that was exhibited, but also the seriousness with which the teachers are preparing their charges.

Swimming Life Guard course, Easter programme set by MCY&S/NSC The Ministry of Culture Youth & Sport/National Sports Commission in collaboration with the Canadian Life Saving Society will be hosting the second Life Guard Certification Course during July/August, 2014 at the National Aquatic Centre. Mr. Patrick D’Almada, Head Trainer of the Canadian Life Guard Association will conduct the training programme. Interested persons and organizations are invited to attended pre-training

sessions at the National Aquatic Centre commencing April 19, 2014 from 16:0018:00h during which further information will be given. If necessary, contact can be made with: Ms. Stephanie Fraser - 661-0100 Dr. Karen Pilgrim - 660-

4289, 225- 1553 Mr. Abraham Watson 2221306, 6495562 National Sports Commission -226-6247, 225-6340 Meanwhile, the MCY&S/ NSC has organized an Easter Swimming Programme for

children. It caters for youngsters between the ages of 6 – 9 and 9 – 11 years. It is open to non swimmers and children with basic swimming skills. VENUE: Colgrain Swimming Pool, Camp Street. Limited places are available and acceptance will be on a first come basis. Contact can be made with Ms. Desiree Cummings at the venue for registration. Information can also be obtained by calling telephone numbers 226-038 or 226-6247.

ICC Media - Dhaka, Bangladesh The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced the men’s Team of the Tournament of the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014, with India’s MS Dhoni named captain. The team includes four players from India, two from both South Africa and West Indies, and one representative each from Australia, Netherlands and Sri Lanka. Chosen by a select group of experts,* the team was aimed at being suited for Bangladesh conditions, on the basis of performances in the tournament only. Statistics were used but were not the sole basis for selections. Selection Panel Chairman and member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, David Boon, said of the selection: “It was a very difficult task for the panel to pick a team of 11 from the exciting players who featured in this tournament. “As the selection criteria for the Team of the Tournament are the performances of players in the conditions during the ICC World Twenty20 2014, some of the best players in world cricket had to be left out of the team. “Bowlers in particular performed strongly throughout this tournament, and the side we have selected includes three of the most impressive bowlers in Dale

Javon Francis leads three other J’cans on top of IAAF list Jamaica Observer RISING Jamaican stars Javon Francis, Roxroy Cato, Fedrick Dacres, and Stephanie McPherson are currently on top of the IAAF list with world-leading performances four months into the New Year. Francis, 19, lowered Usain Bolt’s 400m high school record of 45.35 to 45.00 seconds flat which is the fastest time this year, just ahead of the Brazilian pair of Anderson Henrique (45.03) and Hugo de Sousa (45.09) done in Chile on March 14. Jamaica’s Edino Steele with 45.44 seconds was listed as the eighth fastest with Allodin Fothergill 18th quickest, with 45.94 seconds. McPherson, 26, is the quickest among the women in the 400m with 51.23 seconds done in February, and is just ahead of another Jamaican Kaliese Spencer with 51.39 seconds. Young 20-year-old American Robin Reynolds clocked 51.57 last Friday to be third fastest. Anneisha

Javon Francis, his 45 seconds flat fastest this year McLaughlin (52.22) was sixth overall with Ristananna Tracey 12th on the list with 52.50. Jamaican schoolgirls Dawnalee Loney with 52.87 and Yanique McNeil with 52.88 are 25th and 26th,

respectively. Cato, 27, stopped the clock at 48.67 seconds and has the world leading time in the men’s 400m hurdles, while schoolboy sensation Jaheel Hyde’s national junior record of 49.49

seconds placed him fourth on the list. Jeffrey Gibson (48.95) of the Bahamas and Eric Alejandro (49.12) of Puerto Rico are third and fourth overall. Former Calabar High standout, Dacres is the only Jamaican on top in any field event, as his 66.75m is the leading mark in the men’s discus throw done in Texas on March 29. Benn Harradine of Australia has the second best throw with 65.94m ahead of Cuba’s Lois Martinez with 65.13m. Jamaica’s Chad Wright (63.47m) and Jason Morgan (61.23m) are 10th and 19th overall. Meanwhile, other performances emanating from the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships have placed sprinters Christana Williams of Edwin Allen and Bog Walk’s Javaughn Minzie in the top five of the 100m. The injury plagued Williams, 19, returned to top form and ran a blistering 11.19

seconds, and just missed Veronica Campbell Brown’s Class One record of 11.13 seconds done in 2001. Williams’ time placed her third on the list behind America’s Joanna Atkins with 11.09 done last Friday and Australian Melissa Breen’s 11.11 seconds in February. Aleen Bailey (11.29) and Wolmer’s Jonielle Smith (11.32) done at Champs are eighth and 11th overall. Eighteen year-old Minzie’s 10.16 second place finish at Champs placed him fifth behind 18-year-old American Travyon Bromell who has the two fastest times of 10.01 and 10.02 seconds done on March 28, and 29 in Texas. Kingston College’s Anguillan Zharnel Hughes, who broke the Champs record with 10.12 seconds, was third overall ahead of his Racers teammate Daniel Bailey of Antigua with 10.15 seconds. Former Wolmer’s (Continued on page 29)

Steyn, Samuel Badree and Lasith Malinga. The team also contains six specialist batsmen, including Stephan Myburgh from the Netherlands as an opening batsman, as well as three allrounders, including MS Dhoni as a wicket-keeper batsman.” The panel faced a difficult choice for a number of positions, and players who were considered but who did not ultimately make the team included India’s Amit Mishra, Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad, the South Africa duo of AB de Villiers and Imran Tahir, Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews and Rangana Herath, and West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine. ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 Men’s Team of the Tournament (in batting order): · Rohit Sharma (India) - 200 runs ·Stephan Myburgh (Netherlands) - 224 runs · Virat Kohli (India) - 319 runs · JP Duminy (South Africa) 187 runs · Glenn Maxwell (Australia) - 147 runs · MS Dhoni (India - captain, wicketkeeper) – 50 runs, six dismissals · Darren Sammy (West Indies) - 101 runs · Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 11 wickets · Dale Steyn (South Africa) – nine wickets · Samuel Badree (West Indies) – 11 wickets · Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) – five wickets · 12th Player: Krishmar Santokie (West Indies) - eight wickets *David Boon of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees was the chairman of the independent jury that selected the Men’s Team of the Tournament. Other members of the panel included Marais Erasmus of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, ex-England captain Nasser Hussain, former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop and Utpal Shuvro, one of Bangladesh’s senior-most cricket correspondents.

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Matthias is the man for the job DEAR EDITOR, I commend Mr Wayne Forde, President of Fruta Conquerors for publicly stating in your news print on April 3rd 2014 that he is not in support of a no confidence motion against the President of GFF, Mr Matthias. It is important to look further beyond this proposed intent of the plotters/authors of this motion for it’s more than what is revealed. It is public knowledge that these two associations East Coast and East Bank, who allegedly filed the no confidence motion, recently had their respective election which resulted in new office holders. I commend these associations for executing an election in which the democratic process was excised. This process did however present the opportunity for individuals of the Klass regime to skillfully maneuver their way into these associations holding influential positions. So the question is, why would they venture to attempt to dethrone the president of the GFF and they have not even served their association for 6 months as yet? Why are they so afraid of Mr Matthias at the GFF?

Is there something they want to remain a secret? Is he not working fast enough to rid the massive debt he inherited from years of mismanagement and questionable financial undertakings by his predecessors? Does this office have some remarkable sweetness they are afraid he will discover? Did they tell these things to Mr Ivan Persaud, that’s why he is bent on staying on as an executive despite not attending executive meetings? It is clear to see that Mr Persaud and his conglomerates’ intentions or hidden plans do not auger well for the development of the sport they profess to love. On my estimation, the president is doing an excellent job despite all the unfortunate occurrences, the constant wolf in sheep clothing plots, the massive debt and all other orchestrated plans to frustrate his office. The business of football needs people who are strong, genuine, disciplined and have a vision that will propel that positive development and Matthias is the man for the job. Football Observer.

Promoters must be concise with football enthusiasts DEAR SIR, Before I divulge the harsh but sad realities of the situation as it unfolded, in the publication of an article appearing in your newspapers (K.N. 25.03.14) captioned “Brazil’s Soa Raimundo FC for April showdown in Guyana. First and foremost, may I, enquire who is C&R Promotions? Where did they originate from and have they to date fulfilled all the constitutional and contractual requirements, pertaining to hosting a visiting club? Secondly, I shudder to accept that the Guyana Football Federation, who has the mandate to grant the relevant approval to facilitate the tour, in addition to seeking approval from the CBF (Brazilian Federation) to date has not issued a press release. Meanwhile, with the visitors playing in the feature match of a doubleheader at the GCC ground, Bourda, against Slingerz FC of the WDFA, on April 5. Would the GFA, in whose Association the matches are being played confirm to the following, since 2 of its affiliates are involved. 1) Medical Personnel and an Ambulance are present at the venue: 2) Adequate lighting and Security: 3) Proposed prize monies or a letter of commitment from a reputable sponsor(s) is within the possession of the GFF, as a

guarantee of payment: 4) The imposition of the relevant levy fees: 5) Executive members of the GFA Finance Committee overlooking the ticket sales and collection, which would be reflected in a financial statement: 6) A copy of the contract/agreement between the GFF and C&R Promotions: Finally, in accordance to the article’s publication “Brazil’s Soa Raimundo Football Club, is the current champion of the State of Roraima”. However, upon perusing the internet two clubs with the same name are listed. One emanating from “Manaus in Amazonas, founded on November 18, 1918, with the other from Santarém, Para, founded on January 9, 1944”. At no given juncture within my perusal, is mention of either of the two clubs as the current champions of the State of Roraima, is made. Given the complicated structure of Brazilian Football, maybe, C&R Promotions can offer a meaningful insight into which category the visiting club participates? First Division, Série B; C, or D which deals with Promotion and Relegation! Or is there another club with a similar name out of Belem/ Boa Vista? Unless total sponsorship is guaranteed, bringing a club from Manaus, for 1 match can never be financially feasible! Lester Sealey.

Berbice Volleyball Association to host Schools tourney tomorrow The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) in its continuing efforts to promote and develop Volleyball in Schools across the county will be hosting a tournament for primary and secondary schools in Berbice tomorrow at the GTC/PM Courts on the Corentyne. The competition will feature Primary School teams, both male and female, that participated in Mini-Volley Festivals held by the BVA in

2012 and 2013 and Secondary schools that normally participate in competitions organized by the BVA. According to the competition’s coordinator, Godwyn Allicock, several schools have already confirmed their participation; among them are All Saints Primary, St Aloysius Primary, Rose Hall Town Primary, Belvedere Primary, Cropper Primary, Tain Primary, Berbice High School, N/A

Multilateral, Canje Secondary, Corentyne Comprehensive, JC Chandisingh Secondary and Lower Corentyne Secondary schools. The action is scheduled to commence at 09:30 hours. Trophies and prizes will be presented to the winners and runners- up in each category. For more information kindly contact BVA Secretary Levi Nedd on tel. 336-6264 or Godwyn Allicock on 3374774. (Samuel Whyte)

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Guyana stumbles to another defeat Leewards win by five wickets Needing 278 for what seemed an unlikely win at the start of play yesterday, the Leewards staged a grand come-from-behind five wicket win against cellar dwellers Guyana at the Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua as the penultimate round of the Regional four-day tournament ended. Resuming on 101-3, still 178 away from victory with three of their top order batsmen already in the hut, Captain Leon Johnson, the only Guyanese with a century in this year’s tournament in only his second match, must have been anticipating Guyana’s first victory yesterday but that was not to be. Guyana crashed to their fourth loss in five matches after a second 58 from 22-yearold Trevon Griffith, his first fifty in his fourth game at this level, had helped Guyana to 212 in their second innings

providing the South American bowlers an adequate cushion for victory. However the Islanders, reached 279-5 for their second win this season with overnight batsmen Devon Thomas (38*) and Jamal Hamilton (34*) both reached half-centuries with Thomas, who scored 71 in the first innings falling 10 short of his second First-Class hundred. Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul removed Thomas who hit 14 boundaries at 168-4 and Zaheer Mohamed Shadir had Hamilton caught behind 10 runs later for 58 but that was the last success for the visitors who managed just four points from the match to remain at the bottom of the heap on 21 points. Gavin Tonge hit a robust unbeaten 57 and shared in an unfinished 101-run sixth wicket stand with Yannick

Leonard who remained to the end on 37 not out in their impressive run chase. Pacer Keon Joseph who took 4-54 in the first innings, finished with 2-46 in the second as the Guyanese bowlers were put to the sword and pushed their team to the second to last spot with 40 points. Guyana, enduring one of their worst seasons ever, play leaders Trinidad & Tobago in the final round from Friday at Providence. No Guyanese has reached 300 runs with Assad Fudadin who scored two fifties in 273 from 10 innings and Anthony Bramble with 267 from 10 innings being the only batsmen to reach 200. Johnson, who only played two games, is next with 187 runs and is the only batsman to have an average (46.75) of over 45. Permaul is the leading wicket taker with 29 wickets. Scores: Guy (240 & 212), L/Wards (174 & 279-5).

Demerara Fire and General Insurance

U-19 Inter-Zone bowls off today The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-19 InterZone 50-Over Cricket Competition sponsored by Demerara Fire and General Insurance will bowl off today with two matches in the city. East Coast will oppose West Demerara at Bourda while Georgetown will take on East Bank at DCC. In the Second Round on Thursday, East Coast and East Bank will collide at Enmore with Georgetown and West Demerara locking horns at Wales. The third and final round is fixed for Saturday with West Demerara and East Bank clashing at Wales and East Coast and Georgetown doing battle at Everest. This insurance company opened its doors for business on December 1, 2000 and is located at 44B High Street, Kingston, Georgetown. It is registered to underwrite Property, Accident and Liability, Motor and Marine Insurances. Diamond Fire has branch offices in Port Mourant, Berbice; Springlands, Berbice and Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice. In addition to providing insurance needs to the public, it has been contributing over the years to the development

of youth cricket in Guyana through sponsorship for tournaments. While handing over the sponsorship cheque, Assistant Manager of Diamond Fire and General Insurance Inc, Rabindranauth Basil, told DCB’s President, Raj Singh, and Treasurer, Anand Kalladeen that they are pleased to associate themselves with the Under-19 Inter-Zone competition. And they are keenly looking forward to a competitive and successful contest. Raj Singh expressed his gratitude to the company for noticing the need to support the Under-19 boys in Demerara. He promised that everything will be put in place to make the competition a success, and added that he is hoping that Diamond Fire and General Insurance Inc. stays with the competition in the years to come. THE FOUR TEAMS READ: East Bank Demerara: Daniel Barker, Deonarine Seegobin, Ryan Shun, Shelon Chapman, Asif Alli, Michael Sultan, Andrew Chung, Suraj Sankar, Vinesh Rampersaud, Ricky Debidial, Daren John, Airshad Alli, Delon Peroune, Abdel Bacchus, Stephon Browne, Julian fortune. The

Manager is Johnny Azeez and the Coach is Godfrey Edwards. Georgetown: Micheal Shalin, Sunil Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Tiven Imlach, Clitus Johnson, Cleon McEwan, Hakeemdavi, Keon morris, Yekini favourite, Carlton Jacques, Rajendra Danraj, Steven Sankar, Kemal Savoury, Tariq Dharamlall. The Manager is Robert Adonis and the Coach is Queson Nedd. West Demerara: Travis Persaud, Ronaldo Renee, Kevin Paul, Malcolm Hubbard, Kelvin Sewpersaud, RichieLooknauth, Narendra Persaud, Avenash Dhaniram, Keshram Seyhodan, Vickram Talmkund, Ewart Samuels, Chaitnarine Pooran, Rabindra Rooplall, Nicoli Reddy. The Manager is Omar Hussain and the Coach is Dhanpaul. East coast: Brian Sattaur, Rudolph Singh, Devraj Chunilall, Vishwanauth Ramlakan, Gavin Moriah, Irfaan Ali, Damian Walrond, Shane Rick da Silva, Satesh Jainarine, Sahadeo Ramkhelawan, Mathew Shivtahal, Ramnarine Chetura, Travis Marcellino, Vivian Albert. The coach is Latchman Yadram and the manager is Richard Albert.

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Tuesday April 08, 2014

Former Suriname footballer Auguste ‘Cha Cha’ Wooter dies Lennox ‘Mulling’ Arthur remembers his first national Coach

By Sean Devers It all began 47 years ago when former Suriname Footballer Auguste ‘Cha Cha’ Wooter was appointed Coach of Guyana’s first ever youth football team. He also was Coach for the National U-17 and U-19 teams from 1967-1970. It proved to be a life changing experience for at least one member of that under-17 squad when Coach Wooter unknowingly inspired Lennox ‘Mulling’ Arthur to become a Football Coach four years later. Wooter, who was in his late seventies, died at 04: 00hrs on Friday morning and his funeral is scheduled for this Friday in his homeland. The Dutchman’s contribution to the development of Guyana’s Football, especially at the youth level was immeasurable. It was the year after this Country had gained Independence from the British in 1966 and Arthur like most young Guyanese, his mind was pregnant with so many dreams none more than becoming a great footballer and representing his nation with distinction. After his playing days he became a Coach from 1971 before quitting in 1987 when most of the players in the National Senior team he was coaching absconded, in the USA. At that time he was also the Vice-President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF). “I played in the first ever Guyana youth team and I would go as far as to say that ‘Cha Cha’ was unmatched as a Coach. When he came here he changed the whole style of Football in Guyana. He was so good that most of us who he coached went on to become National stars,” Arthur disclosed. Players like Arthur, Clyde ‘Farmer’ Browne, Donald

The 1967 U-17 team: (Standing from left) Coach Auguste Wooter, Donald Neblette, Julian Fernandes, Micheal Pierre, Clyde Browne, Andre Field, Richard Clarke, David Woolford, Terry Camacho. (Stooping) Eric Phillips, Lennox Arthur, George Mitchell, Michael Hamphden, Kenny Dyer, Dennis Humphrey, George Pouder, Timmy Fung. ‘Casa’ Neblette, Michael Pierre, Micheal Hamden and David ‘British’ Woolford all came from the youth ranks. Clyde ‘Woody’ Forde and Clyde ‘Oiler’ Watson were former senior players who passed through Coach ‘Cha Cha’s’ hands. “He was a great Coach because physically, mentally and psychologically he was able to get the best out of the players. He was at his best working with the youngsters and he knew how to psyche up the players to get them to perform,” Arthur disclosed. Arthur gave an example of Wooter’s ability to get into players’ head when they were under pressure. “In 1969 I was already an established youth player and we were playing Barbados in a four-way youth game which also included Trinidad and Grenada. “All of my South Georgetown fans came to see me play. In those days there was a stand at GFC which was called the ‘Ungrateful Stand’ because of the group of old

men, mostly former footballers, who would go to that area. Nothing would please them and they would heckle you non-stop if you were having a bad day,” Arthur continued. “I remember dribbling the Bajans and with only the goalkeeper to beat, twice throwing away clear goals. I was playing outside right and men began to heckle me, saying their grandmother would have done better than me. To make matters worse, one of the Bajans then scored to give Barbados a 1-nil lead. I was so depressed,” Arthur recounted. “Coach ‘Cha Cha’ called me to the sideline that I was playing for my club, my South Georgetown people and most of all my Country, not the people in the ‘Ungrateful Stand’ adding that they had no say if I was taken off or not. This little talk inspired me score two goals while Micheal Pierre scored one as we won 3-1,” Arthur said. Arthur will be attending the funeral of Coach Wooter

SECC 40 over tourney...

NOC Seniors, El Dorado chalk up victories New Opportunity Corps seniors (NOC) and El Dorado SC recorded victories when the South Essequibo Cricket Committee (SECC) 40 overs tournament continued on Sunday last on the Essequibo Coast. New Opportunity Corps (NOC) defeated the Rising Star Sports Club by five wickets at NOC ground. Rising Star batted first after winning the toss and were bowled out for 124 in 22.2 overs, losing their last 6 wickets for 23 runs. Devon Ramnauth scored 26, Rovin Dusraj 24 and Ricardo Peters 14. Spinner Aquacy Adams was the pick of the bowlers for NOC picking up 5 for 18 off 4.2 overs. Mohendra Balbadar took 2 for 16 off 3 overs, while Mark Gonsalves and Ryan Heyliger had

one each. NOC responded with 125-5 in 26 overs. Vice Captain Orin Heyliger stroked an unbeaten 31 (1x4, 2x6), while Adams supported with 18, Brandon Cabose 16, Nelon Cadogan 12 not out and Mark Gonsalves 11. Bowling for Rising Star, Rovin Dusraj and R. Narine captured two wickets each. At the Johanna Cecilia Ground, host ElDorado Sports Club got the better of the NOC Junior Team by four wickets. NOC took first strike after winning the toss and were skittled for 108 off 27.1 overs. ElDorado SC replied with 109-6 in 17.5 overs. The NOC Seniors will take on their Junior counterparts on Sunday at the NOC Ground. A win for the seniors will see them progress to the semifinals.

who also coached in Suriname, Grenada, Trinidad and USA. The 63-year-old

says most of this generation know nothing about Coach Wooter. Only last year the

Point Fortin Civic Center football team hosted an official reception for the former St. Benedicts College coach Wooter at the Point Fortin City Hall. Her Excellency Fidelia Graand-Galon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Suriname to Trinidad and Tobago, was specially invited to attend and participate in the function. Coach Wooter’s contribution to football in Trinidad dates back to the 19602 s, with footballers from South and North Trinidad and Point Fortin in particular being the beneficiaries of his teaching. This all led to Trinidad and Tobago’s excellent performance in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers held in Haiti in 1973. Coach Wooter’s student footballers went on to provide the nucleus for the start of the North America Soccer League (NASL) during the 1960’s and 70’s.

NAWF Girls U-17 Inter-Secondary Schools Football...

Uitvlugt crowned 2014 champions following penalty kick win over Leonora

NAWF U-17 champions, Uitvlugt Secondary School Uitvlugt Secondary were crowned champions of the National Association of Women Football (NAWF) Under-17 eight-team Inter Secondary School tournament following a hard fought penalty kicks win over Leonora on Saturday last at the Den Amstel Community Centre Ground. St. John’s emerged as the third best team in the third place playoff, their win also coming after a penalty shootout. Uitvlugt could have made things much easier but muffed a chance from the

penalty spot in the 47th minute following a handled ball in the area by a Leonora player; Shontell Greene stepped up to take the shot but was thwarted by Leonora’s goalkeeper, Oniesha Samuels. Regulation time ended 00 and the ensuing penalty kicks saw Uitvlugt prevailing 4-2. In the third place game, St. John’s came out on top 20 over Stewartville after penalty kicks were employed to decide the winner after regulation time failed to separate the two sides. At the presentation, the Most Improved Player award

went to Sherika Harvey of St. John’s Secondary; Mandy Dainty of Leonora Secondary copped the Most Valuable Player accolade and also ended as the Highest Goal Scorer of the tournament, while the Best Goalkeeper award went to another Leonora player, Oniesha Samuels. The organisers are expressing gratitude to the following sponsors for their contributions: Guyana Football Federation, Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation, New GPC, Eton Cordis and NAWF President, Vanessa Dickenson.

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Diamond jerk Agricola’s surge; Soesdyke edge Mocha

Colin McLean (left) and Kelcey Benson Diamond continued to show encouraging improvement when they held the highly touted Agricola Red Triangle to a 1-1 draw when play in the Stag Beer sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) division-one league continued on Sunday last at the Grove Playfield. Sunday’s other encounter saw Soesdyke Falcons staving off a spirited performance from Mocha Champs to emerge 3-2 winners. Diamond it was that took the surprise lead against Agricola, which came into the game with three wins on the run and were relishing a fourth, but that was not to be as the determined Diamond unit presented a stout challenge. They cantered into the lead with the game a mere three minutes old compliments of a Leonardo Canton strike immediately

sending shockwaves through the Agricola team. Despite taking the lead, Diamond did not get complacent even as Agricola went on the offensive. The game was evened out in the 33rd minute when Agricola, through the effort of Winston Rawlins were able to finally hit the network to draw level. The exchanges continued to and fro with both teams going after the go ahead goal but that did not materialize. Both teams walked away with one point each, Agricola moved to 10 and remain in second place behind leaders Timehri Panthers, while Diamond moved to four points and sixth place. The Soesdyke Falcons/ Mocha Champs battle was a humdinger of a clash, as it turned out, the Soesdyke based side held their nerves to walk away with the points. Kelcey Benson handed Soesdyke the early lead with the game just two minutes old,

Cheddi Jagan Memorial over-40 T20

Yadram guides Enterprise to victory Latchman Yadram stroked four fours and one six in a top score of 49 not out as Enterprise defeated Lusignan by five wickets in the final of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial over-40 T20 tournament last Sunday at Lusignan Community Centre ground. Enterprise won the toss and inserted Lusignan who made 105-4 off their allotted 20 overs with Chitram Gangadin top scoring with 40 (1x4,3x6). Cheterpaul Singh took 2-5 while Zaikir Khan and Seemangal Yadram had one each. Enterprise responded with 107-5 in 19 overs with Man of the Match Latchman Yadram leading the way. Chandrakar Geenarine claimed 2-10. Meanwhile, Enterprise batted first and scored 77-8 and Mavericks replied with 79-7 in the softball competition, but Enterprise successfully lodged a protest due to three of Mavericks players being over age.

Travis Anthony

Lenardo Canton

Winstin Rawlins

Wendell Joseph

that advantage was doubled seven minutes later when Colin McLean netted the first of his double in the 9th minute. Running away to a 2-0 advantage did not mean comfort for Soesdyke as Mocha, still without a point in the league kept up the attack against their opponents. In a heart pumping two minute burst, Mocha brought themselves right back into the game and were threatening to take full points. Travis Anthony narrowed the advantage in the 37th minute, while Wendell Joseph neutralized proceedings for Mocha with a goal of his own

two minutes later. With the scores now leveled 2-2, the half time whistle sounded much to the delight of both sides as the fans held their breath anticipating a fierce battle in the final half. As the first half started so did the second with Soesdyke scoring early.

Mc Lean completed his double three minutes after the break when he blasted his shot into the back of the nets in the 48th minute. End to end action continued but Soesdyke held on to their lead and maximum points to overtake Kuru Kururu Warriors for fourth place to

date. Another mouth watering double header is set for this Sunday at the same venue when Herstelling come up against Kuru Kururu Warriors in opening play from 13:00hrs with the main attraction bringing together home team Grove Hi Tech and leaders, Timehri Panthers.

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Four bowlers with 9 wickets in an innings at the Regional First Class Level Statistician Charwayne Walker resumes his cricket look after a short break to highlight Guyana’s first Carifta Games gold medalist. Today he looks at the four bowlers with nine wickets in an innings in Regional cricket. Four bowlers took 9 wickets in an innings at the Regional first class level. Ryan Hinds with 9 for 68 is the best. Since the inauguration of Regional first Class Cricket in 1865 only four bowlers have taken nine wickets in an innings; Derrick Parry, Bernard Julien, Rajendra Dhanraj and Ryan Hinds. The first to achieve the feat was the Nevisian and Leeward Islands off spinning all rounder Derrick Parry. Parry mesmerised Jamaica at Sabina Park in 1980 with match figures of 15 for 101. He took 6 for 25 in the Jamaicans’ first innings and 9 for 76 in their second innings. As a result of Parry’s dominance the combined Islands won the Shell Shield clash by 6 wickets. Jamaica’s first innings 159 All out, Hubert Chang 50, Richard Austin 20; bowling for combined Islands

Ryan Hinds

Derrick Parry (Caribbean Cricket.com)

Derrick Parry 6 for 25 and Andy Roberts’ 2 for 31. Combined Islands’ first Innings 239 All out, Jim Allen 62, Irvin Shillingford 54, Victor Eddy 46. Bowling for Jamaica, Clement Thompson took 6 for 74, Ray Wynter 2 for 64, Junior Gordon 2 for 56. Jamaica’s Second Innings 246 All Out, Hubert Chang 42, Basil Williams 38, Everton Mattis 30, Richard Austin 27, Lawrence Rowe 25. Bowling for combined Islands Deryck Parry took 9 for 76, Vivian Richards 1 for 35. Combined Islands’ second Innings 167 for 4, Enoch Lewis

51, Jim Allen 42, Irvin Shillingford 38 Not out. Richard Austin took 2 for 49. Trinidadian Bernard Julien took 9 for 97 vs Jamaica in 1982 at the Queens Park Oval. Result was a draw. Jamaica’s first Innings 346 All out Colin Fletcher 122, Lawrence Rowe 73, Everton Mattis 51. Bowling for Trinidad and Tobago Bernard Julien took 9 for 97. Trinidad & Tobago’s first Innings 480 for 9 declared, Augustine Logie 171, Kirk D’Hecurieux 61, Larry Gomes 59, Aneil Rajah 52, Ranjie Nanan 40, Roland Sampath 40. Bowling

for Jamaica Courtney Walsh took 4 for 119 from 35 overs, Richard Austin 2 for 79, Ray Wynter 2 for 98. Jamaica’s Second Innings, 77 for 1, Everton Mattis 50 not out. Colin Fletcher 24 not out, Bernard Julien took 1 for 12 bowling for Trinidad giving him match figures of ten for 109. Trinidadian leg spinner Rajendra Dhanraj took 9 for 97 vs Leeward Islands 1996 at Grove Park Nevis in the Second Innings he took 7 for 70, giving him match figures of 16 for 167. Strange enough Dhanraj’s feat eclipsed the record held by Nevisian Deryck Parry 15 for 101. Barbadian Ryan Hinds took 9 for 68 vs Leeward Islands at Grove Park Nevis 2001 in the Leewards Second Innings. He finished with 6 for 34, giving him match figures of 15 for 102 and again this venue where Derrick Parry grew up is where another of his records was broken. Parry’s 9 for 76 against Jamaica at Sabina Park in 1980 was eclipsed by Hinds’ 9 for 68 which is the best Innings figures at the Regional first class level.

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GCA/Noble House Seafoods second division tourney...

MYO, Police register wins

Tuesday April 08, 2014

NSC AGE GROUP SINGLES badminton winners collect prizes

Ishmael hits 96, 5 wkt hauls for Kirton, Benn, Mahadeo and Jaigobin

Orlando Kirton

Safeek Ishmael

Vishal Jaigobin (left) and Troy Benn Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) and Police recorded victories when the latest round of matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Noble House Seafoods second division 2-day tournament concluded Sunday. At MYO, the host defeated Transport Sports Club (TSC) by 59 runs. MYO took first strike and posted 192 all out in 38.4 overs. Safeek Ishmeal stroked sixteen fours and one six in a top score of 96, while Parsram Parmanand and Abdul Kumar supported with 28 and 26 respectively. Devon Nandan claimed 3-19, Shawn Massiah 3-83 and

Kevin Ross 2-15. TSC were bowled out for 132 in 28.2 overs in reply, after lunch on the first day. Azeem Azeez cracked 49 (9x4) and Sunil Singh 28. Parmanand returned to capture 4-9; Ishmael snared 4-50 and Chien Gittens 2-34. Enjoying a lead of 60, MYO scored 171 all out in 63 overs batting a second time. Kumar led with 69, Imran Ayube contributed 24 and Gittens 19. Thirteen year old off spinner Joel Spooner grabbed 4-34 from 15.3 overs and Jonathan Alphonso 3-22 off seven. Set 232 for victory, TSC were bowled out for 172 in their second innings. Sunil

Singh made 41, Charwayne McPherson 23 and Keon Morris 23. Deon Mahadeo bagged 5-51 from 12.4 overs. At GNIC, Police overcame the host by 111 runs. The visitors batted first and scored 238 all out in 44.4 overs. Vishal Jaigobin slammed 70 (15x4) while Pernell London supported with 38, Stephan Blacks made 36 and Eric Angel 24. Leg spinner Orlando Kirton bagged 5-64 from 10.4 overs while Anthony Ifill took 2-13 and Premchand Sookdeo 2-63. GNIC responded with 217 before they were bowled out in 48 overs. Jermaine Grosvenor slammed 60 (9x4,1x6),Anthony Ifill smashed 59 (13x4) and Stephan Campbell 37 (5x4). Troy Benn captured 5-52 from 21 overs and Kenton Grumble 2-52. Leading by 21, Police were bowled out for 171 in 34 overs in their second turn at the crease. Jaigobin continued his good form with 50 (10x4), Pernell London made 41 (8x4) and Reginald Rodrigues 24 (4x4). Ronale Bourne snared 4-20 and Kirton 2-28. Set 193 to win, GNIC were skittled for 81 in 18 overs. Campbell blasted 43 (9x4); Jaigobin picked up 5-12 and Benn 3-12.

GCA’s Carib Beer T20 division one cricket...

The outstanding performers take time out for a photo at the presentation for the NSC age group badminton tourney. The Guyana Badminton Association held the presentation for the NSC Annual Age Group Singles Tournament staged on February 22-24, 2014 at the Queen’s College Badminton Courts. The GBA President Gokarn Ramdhani congratulated the respective winners and encouraged them to continue training hard to get better results in the future. Making the presentation were: Senior Players Nicholas Ali, Christopher Persaud, Eric Xu and Neal and Massy’s Reaul Persaud. The overall results were: UNDER-11 BOYS SINGLES: 3rd place- Omar Samad 2nd place- Vikash Mootoo 1st place- Elan Rahaman UNDER-11 GIRLS SINGLES: 3rd place- Reanna Persaud 2nd place- Jayde DaSilva 1st place- Sarah Samad

UNDER-13 BOYS SINGLES: 2rd place- Tyreese Richards 1st place- Elan Rahaman UNDER-13 GIRLS SINGLES: 2nd place - Abosaide Cadogan 1st place- Priyanna Ramdhani UNDER-15 BOYS SINGLES: 3rd place- Christian Beharry & Ransell Ramsaroop 2nd place- Joshua Singh 1st place- Hemraj Beharry UNDER-15 GIRLS SINGLES: 3rd place- Tatiana Lee 2nd place- Abosaide Cadogan 1st place- Priyanna Ramdhani UNDER-17 BOYS SINGLES: 3rd place- Joshua Singh & Hemraj Beharry 2nd placeJonathan Mangra

1st place- Narayan Ramdhani UNDER-17 GIRLS SINGLES: 3rd place- Aalyah Rodrigues & Krystal Peters 2nd place- Ambika Ramraj 1st place- Priyanna Ramdhani UNDER-19 BOYS SINGLES: 3rd place- Omar Abdelbari & Noel Shewjattan 2nd place- Jonathan Mangra 1st place- Narayan Ramdhani Meanwhile, the Guyana Badminton Association will be attending the Suriname International Easter Tournament during the Easter weekend and the players will take part in the Under-15 & 19 Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles with some senior players taking part in the Invitational Singles. Last year at this Championship Guyana brought home 8-Medals.

GCC, Everest in winner’s row Adams XI grab first innings from A robust 72 from left-hander Chris Deonarine went to waste as GYO lost to GCC while Shaheed Mohamed’s 41 was good enough to secure a last ball win for Everest against Malteenoes when the latest round of action in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Carib Beer T20 cricket tournament ended at the Malteenoes ground Sunday. Deonarine hammered three fours and seven sixes and got support from teenage pacer Garfield DeRoche who made a quickfire 35, while former West Indies under-19 batsman Kwame Crosse made a cameo 31 on a good track and fast outfield. National under-15 all-rounder Ronaldo Ali Mohamed bagged 3-35 from three overs for GCC who replied with 167-5 to win by five wickets half way through the last over.

On another sunny day in the city, Robin Bacchus celebrated his call up to the Guyana Amazon Warriors team with a typically pugnacious 46 with seven fours and a six. Gavin Singh made 47 with five fours and two sixes while the 15-year-old Mohamed contributed 21. In the afternoon game Shaheed Mohamed led Everest to 146-8 before they bowled out the home team for 135 off the last ball of the 29th over in a nail biting finish. Khemraj Ramdeen made 40 and Troy Gonsalves 26 also chipped in with the bat as off-spinner Vishal Narayan and Kelon Carmichael picked up three wickets for the Thomas Lands unit. Christopher Surrat took 3-23 and Riyad Sattaur had 2-14 for the Camp Road team. (S.Devers)

Persaud XI in drawn encounter Akini Adams XI took first innings points from Mahendra Persaud XI when the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) Sports club development Cricket programme continued on Saturday last. Adams XI took first strike and made 51-5 off their first innings allocation of 15 overs. Sherwin Greenidge and Nelon Cadogan were the only batsmen that managed double figures with ten apiece. Isaiah Latchman grabbed 4-15 off four overs. In reply, Persaud XI limped to 37 all out in 15 overs. Cadogan captured 4 for 21 off 6 overs and Akini Adams 3 for 5. With a lead of 14, Adams XI rattled up 160-

7 off their second innings quota of 25 overs. Besham Dasrath led with 34 (4x4,1x6), Ricardo Peters made 33 (6x4) and Cadogan 29 (3x4,2x6). Latchman grabbed 4-44 from 10 overs to end with match figures of 8-59. Set a target of 174 for victory, Persaud XI reached 73-6 when bad light stopped play at 17:15 hrs. Ravindra Narian top scored with 36 (2x4,3x6). Skipper Adams was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 32 off 7 overs. This game was organized as part of the NOC Sports Club youth development programme and part of the players’ preparation for the upcoming Under-19 tournament.

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Chanderpaul guides Enmore to victory with unbeaten half century

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North Georgetown Secondary are U-13 champs The victorious North Georgetown Secondary School team.

ECCCC and Vergenoegen teams take time out for a photo.

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fine unbeaten 75 from Tagenarine Chanderpaul guided Enmore Community Centre to victory over Vergenoegen of East Bank Essequibo in a limited overs game played recently at Enmore. Vergenoegen took first strike and scored 164 all out in 34 overs. Travis Drakes slammed 40 and A. Cameron 34. Rudolph Singh claimed 2-9 from four overs and Gavin Moriah 2-15 off five. B. Ramkhelawan and R. Heeralall supported Chanderpaul with 20 each. K. Bascom took 2-27 off seven overs.

Meanwhile, Enmore U-19 overcame East Bank Demerara U-19 by five wickets in another fixture played recently at Enmore. East Bank U-19 batted first and posted 180 all out in 33 overs. Ryan Singh led with 53 and V. Rampersaud 33. K. Sukhai captured 2-12 off two overs. Enmore replied with 182-5 in 35 overs. Navendra Singh and R. Heeralall scored 36 and 33 respectively. D. Seegobin snared 3-40 from six overs. Enmore will take on Rose Hall community centre on Sunday in a return fixture.

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o r t h Georgetown Secondary defeated Dolphin Secondary by two runs to win the final of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission Al Sport and Tour promotions 2 nd

Annual U-13 schools Windball tournament played recently at the National Park. North posted 45-3 after they were inserted by Dolphin. Ravi Ramnauth and Sean Persaud scored 11 and 10 respectively, while Deshaun

Ellis claimed 2-14. Dolphin responded with 43 all out with Shamar Horsham scoring 13. Daniel Paul picked up 2-4. Institute of Professional Education finished in third p o s i t i o n a n d Tu c v i l l e Secondary School fourth.

Heineken launches UEFA Champions League promotion

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s some of the best football teams in the world go head-to-head in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League (UEFA CL), Heineken is preparing to launch its latest promotion, which will be labeled ‘Match your Half Ticket’. The promotion will allow consumers to score high-end prizes, tickets to the Heineken Ultimate Final Viewing Party and, perhaps most excitingly, tickets to a UEFA Champions League game in Europe later this year. “Heineken has been supporting the UEFA Champions League for the past eight years and the promotions just keep getting

better and better. I’m proud that we can give back to our consumers in such an amazing way and offer them the opportunity to view a live football match in Europe,” Ansa McAl Trading Ltd. Heineken Brand Coordinator, Robert Hiscock, said in a press release from the company. Capitalising on the success of last year’s UEFA CL activity, ‘Find your Seat’, Heineken will be expanding this year ’s

promotion to cover outlets throughout Guyana, which will give all eligible consumers the chance to get involved. UEFA fans were asked to ensure that they look for outlets participating in this particular activity; those outlets will be branded with ‘Match your Half Ticket’ promotional material. As part of this y e a r ’s a c t i v i t y,

Heineken will also launch the Heineken UEFA Series. The Heineken UEFA Series this month will put consumers against Heineken Ambassadors in a penalty shootout at various bars around the country. This unique promotion, only available with a brand like Heineken, will take place every weekend until May month end. The promotions will end with a bang at the Final Viewing Party in Georgetown. The Heineken UEFA Champions League promotion began April 1, and Heineken representatives urged those participants, who must be 18 years or over, to Enjoy Heineken Responsibly.

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