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Prime Minister addresses perceived ‘corrupt deals’ in budget debate Pg 9

- defends Marriott, Amaila projects President Donald Ramotar signs the guest book on arrival at Las Americas hotel in Cartagena as his wife, Deolatchmee looks on.

Ramotar arrives in Colombia for Americas Summit Golden Grove man Black Friday for Kitty Nandlall, APNU clash electrocuted by illegal family as child sets former on $1.5B already spent wire to his house politician's home afire on Justice System Pg 3

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Landlord demolishes step to 'get-rid' of tenant

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- refuses to fix the step for other tenants

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Two injured in Black Friday collision T

wo persons are currently nursing injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after a collision with a car around 21:00 hours yesterday. The incident occurred at Broad and Lyng Street Georgetown.

Nineteen-year-old Brandon Dickson, of 105 North Ruimveldt and his friend, 22-year-old Christopher Rogers of 192 West Ruimveldt, were said to be in stable condition at the hospital, but according to family members, after viewing the boys, they both seemed to be badly hurt.

Eyewitnesses said that at the time, the boys were riding a motorcycle along Lyng Street. They were about to cross over Broad Street when they collided with the car.

They were hurled in the air before crashing into a wall and falling to the ground.

Reports are that the boys landed some distance from where the accident occurred with one of them ending up with his face buried in the mud.

A large indentation was left on the ground with the imprint of a face. The car also ended up some distance from the scene after stopping in a

nearby gutter.

Some persons blamed the car which they said was speeding and did not slow down at the intersection.

Others blamed the boys who they said did not stop before crossing over Broad Street.

The driver of the fiveseater Carina said that he was proceeding west along Broad Street and out of nowhere came the motorbike. He claimed that the motorcycle hit him on the side and that he had already cleared Lyng Street when the men collided with him.

At the hospital Sabrina Gobin, Dickson's mother, said she received a call from

An injured Brandon Dickson at the scene.

her sister informing her that her son had been in an accident. She said she was unaware of where the boys were heading. However Rogers's sister, whose name

was not given, said that the boys were heading home when the incident occurred.

The family said that Rogers may have suffered a broken shoulder, cuts and

bruises while Dickson's face is swollen. The lad may have also lost quite a number of teeth and was crying out for stomach pains.

(Zena Henry)

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Ramotar arrives in Colombia for … host doesn’t want drugs to Americas Summit be “the item” of the agenda

By Neil Marks in Cartagena, Colombia President Donald Ramotar arrived in Cartagena yesterday as Colombia looked to ensure its hosting of the Summit of the Americas is not bogged down by its image of a drug and crime-ridden country.

To ensure that the agenda stays focused and to cover over its stained image, Colombia has chased away beggars, vagrants and prostitutes from the streets of Cartagena, the beautiful beach city that lies on its northern coast.

Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian president, welcomed delegations from 34 countries participating in Summit.

He wants discussions to focus on poverty and inequality, citizen security, disasters, access to and use of technology, and regional physical integration in the Americas.

These are issues that President Ramotar, who is accompanied by his wife Deolatchmee, is expected to address during his participation at the Summit.

Others in the Guyana delegation include Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues –Birkette and Ambassador Bayney Karran.

Ramotar has come to the country from which the cocaine trail into Guyana originates. Cocaine from

Colombia is smuggled to Venezuela and onward to Guyana by sea or air.

The Colombian President wants to make sure that the drug issue will not dominate the talks here.

“A review of the current policy of drug control is necessary and expresses the will of the vast majority of the nations participating in the Sixth Summit of the Americas but should not become the great theme of the event,” Santos said this week.

The production and trafficking of popular illicit drugs—cocaine, marijuana, opiates, and methamphetamine— generates a multi-billiondollar black market in which Latin American criminal and terrorist organizations thrive.

The USA has castigated Colombia for its effort to rid drug traffickers, and the issue is expected to be addressed

by President Barack Obama, who also arrived in Cartagena yesterday.

“The drug issue should not be the ‘item’ of the Summit.

That is to discuss, yes, because that is the will of the vast majority of countries are.

And that can go from here is the beginning of a necessary discussion,” Santos said during an informal meeting with reporters.

Last November, the Colombian President spoke of

President Donald Ramotar shares a joke with a Cartagena resident and a hotel worker in Cartagena. the need for a new approach in the global fight against drug trafficking.

Getting the issue of drug control on the agenda of the Summit was a request of several countries of Central and Latin America.

For the Colombian President, the Summit is “a golden opportunity that through partnership we can bring our people the social and economic prosperity they crave.”

The summit of leaders

President Donald Ramotar signs the guestbook on arrival at Las Americas hotel in Cartagena as his wife, Deolatchmee looks on.

from the Americas will begin today with the national anthem being sung by Shakira.

To ensure the safety of the 8,000 participants, including Heads of State and Government and their delegations, representatives of the international community, stakeholders, the leadership of businessmen and journalists, the organization of the Summit VI has deployed a security

strategy that comprises about 15,000 members of the security forces, including 7,680 policemen, 400 vehicles with GPS, 300 video cameras, 36 radioactive detectors, explosion-proof robots, and patrols at the special hotels where special guests will be staying .

The security scheme deployed by the Colombian Government with the support of 32 police and intelligence agencies from 27 countries,

also includes unmanned helicopters, radiation detectors and cameras that detects happens at 360 degrees in all directions.

The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia SimpsonMiller, was the first Head of Government to arrive in Cartagena to attend the summit.

“I anticipate a very successful summit. I am sure that the Sixth Summit will be a great success,” she said.

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Letters... Where your views make the news

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Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: Adam Harris Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491. Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210

EDITORIAL

Being a watchdog The nation has long known that many things are not above board simply because we do not see ourselves as being strictly accountable for some of our actions. We also know that enforcement of the regulations is not one of the strong points in the scheme of things. Our administrative leaders tend to waive aside issues that appear to be small but which we know could grow into raging floods.

At present, one of the areas of focus is the recently procured hydroclave system that now stands in the compound of the Georgetown Public Hospital. That system emerged from funds allocated to Guyana during the campaign to reduce, if not eliminate, the incidence of HIV/AIDS. The UNAIDS had allocated US$10 million to Guyana over five years, making the allocations in tranches at the end of each year. The accounts were audited by April 30 in the ensuing year. We saw many non-governmental organizations in the wake of the release of these funds.

One consideration was the disposal of human waste emanating from the AIDS programme, hence the hydroclave.

This system immediately attracted funding from the US$10 million allocation. The Georgetown Public Hospital recognized the need for a human waste disposal system because the municipal incinerator had been dismantled. It then became involved in the procurement of the hydroclave.

However, in a press statement, the very hospital stated that it had nothing to do with the importation of the system.

One must wonder at this attempt to divorce itself from the procurement. We now hear that the hospital has a procurement unit which then set about procuring the hydroclave system. We also hear of the World Bank conducting its own fact-finding mission toward the establishment of the hydroclave and even made more than US$1 million available.

If everything is above board then the entities should not be afraid to allow disclosure. Instead, what we are finding is that officialdom becomes extra cautious and would even attempt to avoid any query on the information presented.

In the past, especially during the previous administration, there were often press conferences to explain situations that caused queries. These days there are no press conferences because officialdom is afraid of letting too much be known through incisive questioning. But this issue demands answers.

For example, we know that the World Bank released US$1.2 million for the hydroclave system. We hear that when it examined the project it saw the need to increase the US$1 million funding it had originally made possible.

At the commissioning, the officials said that the project cost US$1.5 million; they said that they spent US$300,000 on the shed that now houses the hydroclave. The cost of the shed also warrants investigation. We see the work and we are hard-pressed to understand what about the shed is worth $60 million.

It may be that the contractors charged excessively and that the engineers who estimated the cost of the project were not unduly worried because in their book the final cost was not too much beyond what they estimated.

But if the truth be told, the shed appears to be overpriced. For that kind of money something more ostentatious could have been built. The shed was funded by the hospital. Did any authority query the cost? Has the construction attracted the attention of the Auditor General?

Will the nation see an audit of the accounts?

Answers to these questions will be the basis for investigative reporting. The public is being treated to something new by way of investigative reporting. There are those who are critical of media to the extent that the former president actually referred to them as vultures. He was not keen on the scrutiny.

But in a country in which money is supposed to be in short supply and one in which there are so many things and areas that need to be addressed one would expect accountability and value for money. In fact, the former president did say two years ago that his administration would focus on value for money.

He should have welcomed the media attention to help his cause but what he did not expect was the corruption that was exposed and the direction in which the fingers pointed. He did not expect that the induced absence of enforcement would have surfaced.

They don’t even know who they’re selling out Guyana to!

DEAR EDITOR, There is incompetence and then there is gross incompetence. The PPP government manifests the latter in all its horrific glory.

This is no longer an issue of bad decision-making or bad governance or even bad leadership, because you have all of those amidst brilliant minds and comprehensive decisionmaking, although not for any sustained basis. This is really an issue of intellectual backwardness or as many Guyanese would say, prolific dunce-ness within the PPP. While many in the upper echelons of power may make decisions based on how they can personally benefit, I strongly believe the majority of decisions are made in a haphazard and unstudied manner, because the mental capacity of those atop the heap is simply not good enough to conduct the kind of deep analysis when making decisions to weigh pros and cons and to make a proper decision.

I’m going to say what many in this country, including their own supporters think; the PPP hierarchy and those controlling the power strings

are plain and simple mostly dunces when it comes to applying intellect to ensure Guyana gains maximum value from any deal.

Now, not all decisions are poor but the large majority of decisions are. The problem gets bigger considering the large sums of taxpayers’ money being spent or huge sums borrowed in taxpayers’ name, which will have to be repaid by us, our children and grandchildren. These guys simply cannot make good decisions because they are not intellectually openminded and detail-oriented in that sense. When you add the selfish need by some to corrupt the process, it further weakens the decision-making process, as the need by some to fill their pockets undermines the quality of the decision-making.

There are a few brainiacs in the PPP, but they are far and between or are largely established outside of Guyana. The PNC/APNU has the same problem. They are a pack of mental midgets, too, who will do the same thing as the PPP if elected. They proved that to Guyana for 28 years.

An example of where such substandard intelligence was displayed by the PPP was

DEAR EDITOR, As the National Assembly considers the 2012 Budget, including the significant proposed government contribution to the Amaila Falls Hydropower project, we have undertaken an exercise to calculate, based on publicly available information, the estimated electricity cost arising from the project.

This exercise involved calculating the Levelised Cost of Electricity, a technique that factors in both capital and operation and maintenance costs, and computes a breakeven figure for the plant in terms of $/KWh. Using estimates on capital structures released recently in the media, and along with assumptions regarding capacity, distribution and transmission losses available from secondary literature, we have estimated that the break-even tariff will not be significantly below the tariffs currently facing GPL customers, especially those in the residential sector.

This analysis did not consider the wider system costs of integrating Amaila Falls into the GPL system nor did it make provision for future national electricity needs. Indeed it generally adopted a bestcase scenario to give a most conservative estimate of the

break-even tariff.

Hence these estimates indicate that the publicised financing structure of the project would not leave the average consumer significantly better off than under the current tariff system.

This is in sharp contrast to the claims being made that the Amaila Falls project would transform the Guyanese economy by offering significantly lower electricity tariffs. We shall be presenting

regarding the sale of the government’s shares in GT&T. I have already examined the stupidity at play in selling an asset which brought in a guaranteed $500 million every year from a company that enjoys a monopoly and which would still be pack leader if the telecoms industry is liberalised.

Further, who in their right mind sells a vital revenueearning asset when a country is seeking oil and if it finds oil, the asset price and value will escalate due to economic improvement? Only the mental midgets in the PPP. Furthermore, the buyers get to pay US$5million of the purchase price with the sale revenues from GT&T over two years. So really, the PPP sold the shares for US$25 million, not US$30 million.

Where the duncified behaviour gets downright despicable is when the names of the buyers of the GT&T shares were revealed. The US and Britain expressed concern about these companies being linked to the People’s Liberation Army and alleged that they were spying for China.

Let me do some thinking for the mindless sieves who are making decisions for this country. If these companies are engaging in subterfuge,

The Amaila Falls project and the question of tariffs

the findings of our exercise on April 18 at 11am at a seminar in the Education Lecture Theatre of the University of Guyana. We hope that many stakeholders will be able to attend as we shall welcome discussion from all sides on the assumptions and results of the analysis, and the possible implication that we need to proceed cautiously on the use of public resources in this project.

Tim Laing and Thomas Singh

how does their purchase of a local company owned by a US parent company play out?

Will we see a titanic struggle between shareholders of a vital corporation because of underlying mistrust by both significant shareholders? Will these companies insist they have a right as a shareholder to sell equipment and services to GT&T, which refuses?

What implications does that have for Guyana and for smaller shareholders? If Guyana liberalises its telecoms industry, aren’t these companies accused of spying by the US and Britain going to have the ability to bid for new contracts by virtue of their involvement in the telecoms industry in Guyana, an advantage handed to them by the totally reckless PPP? Will these companies be spying on the Guyanese public? Look, the Americans and British may just be paranoid, but there is no justification for the PPP to sell these money-making GT&T shares even if these Chinese companies are as clean as a whistle.

Did the PPP ever look at whether this sale of nationally important shares is a proper decision in light of China’s cozy relationship with Chavez’s Venezuela, which recently moved large numbers of troops to our border and has reopened its claim to two-thirds of Guyana?

Do these carnival thinkers ever really think of the full extent of the consequences of their actions? Do they know how to analyse and to reason with the paramountcy of the nation at the heart of that analysis? The irony is that the Chinese have already analysed all of these scenarios and know with a great degree of certainty the outcomes while the banana republicans play in the mud.

M. Maxwell

NCN and Chronicle should not continue to receive taxpayers’ dollars DEAR EDITOR, It is time the people of Guyana stand to demand that there be no budgetary allocations or subventions for the Guyana Chronicle or the National Communications Network (NCN), as those two entities are used purely as propaganda machines for the PPP/C. It is for this reason that I propose that the tenth parliament vote to ensure that these two state agencies are not funded or subsidized by the people of Guyana, via their tax dollars. The outputs of these two agencies are primarily geared towards inundating the people of Guyana with PPP/C propaganda. For too

long the citizens have been complaining about the politicization of state agencies, and it is time that we use our legislative power to change it. To do less would be to act against the wishes of the electorate and to foster the PPP/C agenda.

It makes no sense to have the money allocated to prop up the PPP/C mouthpieces to enhance the benefits of old age pensions, and public assistance. Let us vote to have the money allocated to spew PPP/C propaganda diverted to Linden to offset the electricity cost of this community that has not seen any major developmental or

economic take-off for the last two decades.

It is time that the people, through their representatives, decide how we invest in, and utilize state resources.

The last general and regional elections have provided us a unique situation to determine whether we continue to stick with the status quo or make a conscious effort to take the lead and change course.

Will we be coerced and bullied by the PPP/C’s usual psychological ploy? I hope not! State resources belong to the people of Guyana and not to the PPP/C, let us make this reality known!

Lurlene Nestor

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A new model for GuySuCo’s operations

DEAR EDITOR, The government has recently presented its 2012 budget to the National Assembly, and as is customary, the analysis and debates on the said budget would have started nationwide.

The Finance Minister in reviewing the performance of the agricultural sector for the year 2011 noted the significant growth in rice production, while also noting the stagnant nature of sugar production.

The sugar and rice industries represent the largest portion of agricultural contribution to the economy.

However, while both industries are located on the Coastal Plain and thus face the same constraints of climate change and depend on basically the same skills, the rice industry for some years now has been performing much better with regards to growth in production.

I believe that the reason for this is because the rice industry operates in a decentralized manner, which inevitably promotes competition and growth, while the sugar industry is still very centralized (ColonialPlantation/Estate).

It is time that the sugar industry adopts a similar model to the rice industry and starts to decentralize its operations, if it is to increase its production and return to profitability.

Mechanization, automation and diffusion (instead of milling) are seen as the solution to the decline in labour, and for the reduction in tonnes canes used per ton sugar output (tc/ ts). Mechanization of harvesting operations also has the added advantage of increasing available hours

(which is always challenged due to high levels of rainfall) since it allows for the harvesting of canes during the night.

While I do agree in principle to mechanization, automation and diffusion, I do not believe that it will turn the industry around if implemented in a centralized system.

Estates should not be solely responsible for land preparation, planting, cane harvesting and cane transport from field to factory.

The estates should lease traditional lands to private individuals who would then be responsible for its cultivation and harvesting operations etc.

These private individuals can then sub-contract the various operations mentioned above as deemed necessary by them.

To make the proposed idea (decentralized system) work, three important things would be necessary. These are quality control, capital and the freedom of the private individuals to select which factory he/she would like to crush his/her canes.

With regards to quality control, estates can institute penalties for trash and mud content, and for canes arriving at the factory 48 hours after harvesting (known as the kill to mill period) etc., which are all critical to overall sucrose recovery.

Secondly, the private individual can select the factory he/she is comfortable will show the best tc/ts.

This will directly induce competition amongst factories, which will lead to each factory constantly trying to improve their operations and thus their

ability to recover sucrose in canes.

This, however, does not mean that there will be factories without canes to crush, since the amount of canes and time constraint with regards to the harvesting season will guarantee them grinding hours.

Each factory will realize that it cannot be complacent with breakdown or recoveries since the private individuals can easily divert their canes to another factory that can accommodate their canes (most applicable in East Berbice and West Demerara where the factories are closely grouped).

Finally, capital would be needed as the transition is made to mechanization of field operations and the automation of factories, as well as the installation of punt dumpers to facilitate machine harvested canes.

The banks will have a big role to play, as well as the generosity of the government, which recently pledged $4B in the 2012 budget towards the industry.

Sugar has a future, simply because there are available market opportunities. It is the time therefore that the industry indeed turns around and takes advantage of the international demand for sugar. But it will not be possible if its operations continue to be centralized.

Subrina Mohamed

The independence of thought and spirit is critical in judging one’s peers DEAR EDITOR, I have followed the ongoing discussion following the decision of the Honourable Chief Justice in the matter involving the Commissioner of Police. I read the judgment with all the salacious detail and I accept that the Director of Public Prosecutions’ decision to prosecute is clearly reviewable by a court.

I learnt that this is not the first time a court in Guyana has reviewed the DPP’s decision. It is the first time that an application was made prior to the charge.

The Honourable Madam Justice Roxanne George and the Honourable Mr. Justice William Ramlal, in both cases ruled that the DPP’s decision to charge was irrational.

Any practicing criminal law practitioner would appreciate that in some cases, where the elements of the offence are not present, a court may determine that the DPP’s decision to prosecute was irrational.

In a case of rape, where it is usually the alleged victim’s word against the alleged suspect, I would’ve imagined that the issue of consent is one to be properly left to a jury. There is no dispute in this matter that sex took place, so the issue is one of consent.

The Honourable Chief Justice drew certain

inferences that I didn’t agree with, and it is precisely this that makes such a matter, one for a jury to determine whether the accused is guilty or not guilty.

In judging their fellow man or woman, jurors bring to court their experiences of real life.

A criminal trial is a hearing where an ordinary person is accused of something they deny. It is the prosecution who must prove that the accused committed the offence and they do by producing witnesses.

Witnesses are ordinary people. Who better to assess their evidence than their peers? Jurors have an understanding of real life in all its shades and it is this independence of thought and spirit that is critical in judging one’s peers.

It may well be that the Honourable Chief Justice in his sophisticated world may

have been shocked by some of the content in the alleged victim’s statement that an ordinary person may find not only believable, but acceptable. It takes the ordinary and practical experience of ordinary people to properly judge the actions of an accused.

It must be that it is a group of citizens, not state appointees, who determine whether other citizens have committed offences. For all its imperfections and occasional failures (all too human), the jury system works, and it has earned its place at the heart of our criminal justice system.

Life goes in the Republic, and one would’ve imagined that the courts would have been inundated with similar applications, but the perception may be that the court favours certain applicants.

Dawn A. Holder

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U.S. urged at summit to turn toward Latin America CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Americas Summit host President Juan Manuel Santos welcomed businessmen and fellow leaders to Colombia yesterday with a call to bury political differences and advice for the United States to turn its attention back to Latin America.

“If the United States realises its long-term strategic interests are not in Afghanistan or Pakistan, but in Latin America ...there will be great results,” Santos said hours before U.S. President Barack Obama was due to arrive.

Obama had a rapturous welcome at the last Summit of the Americas in 2009, and Latin Americans had big hopes, including the possibility of U.S. rapprochement with communist-run Cuba.

But global priorities such as the Middle East situation have distracted Obama, and China has stolen a march on the United States in its own backyard to emerge as the No. 1 trade partner with various countries including

regional powerhouse Brazil.

“We have water, we have scope to increase food production, we have biodiversity, we have a young population. Just what the world is looking for,” Santos said.

His comments came in a speech to hundreds of businessmen from North and South America meeting ahead of the Organisation of American States (OAS) sixth summit attended by more than 30 heads of state in the historic Caribbean port of Cartagena.

With deep ideological fissures dividing Latin America over the last decade, the Colombian leader urged his fellow heads of state to follow his example of putting pragmatism first.

“Let’s respect our differences but stay together.

Who would have imagined Venezuela and Colombia working together?” asked Santos, whose first action after taking office in 2010 was to bury the hatchet with socialist President Hugo Chavez next door.

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Cracks widening in T&T coalition PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - CMC - As it gets prepared to observe its second anniversary in power next month, the splits within the five-party coalition People’s Partnership government are widening into noticeable cracks even as Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has vowed to keep her administration intact.

The coalition comprising the United National Congress (UNC), the Congress of the People (COP), the Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP), the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) and the National joint Action Committee (NJAC) came together ahead of the May 24, 2010 general election and swept the People’s National Movement (PNM) government out of office following a snap poll called by then Prime Minister Patrick Manning.

The coalition partners publicly signed the “Fyzabad Declaration” and 60-year-old Persad Bissessar became the first woman ever to head a government in this oil rich twin island republic promising the population of 1.3 million

people transparency and a new style of politics.

But the government has run into many problems or “mis-steps” including some inflicted upon it by Cabinet members themselves that have resulted in infightings that one senior Cabinet minister blamed “a cabal” for instigating.

The government was forced to declare a State of Emergency (SOE) to deal with a wave of criminal activities,

including murder last year. A number of people were rounded up under the SOE, but the State now faces a barrage of lawsuits after most of them were released without any charge being laid against them.

The security forces later said they had uncovered a plot to assassinate the prime minister and three senior Cabinet ministers. But the opposition scoffed at the assassination plot pointing to

the fact that no one had been charged even though several people, including a senior police officer and members of the Muslim community had been detained by the police.

Both the opposition and the trade union movement had accused the government of utilising the SOE and “inventing” the assassination plot as a means of preventing public demonstrations against the government’s labour policies.

Govt. blanks call for public inquiry into controversial Chinese funded project Antigua St John’s Minister of Health Wilmoth Daniel’s demand for an inquiry into the Chinese Power Plant issue has been unanimously rejected by the Cabinet of Antigua & Barbuda and the United Progressive Party (UPP).

Minister of Finance and the Economy and Public Affairs Harold Lovell made the announcement yesterday on Observer Radio.

The Finance Minister spoke with Winston Derrick and Agnes Francis on the

daily talk show, Voice of the People. On March 20, Daniel wrote to the prime minister demanding that a public inquiry be held in connection with the controversial Chinese power plant.

According to Lovell, the Cabinet shot down the call for the probe. “The matter came up for discussion in Cabinet, and each member of Cabinet spoke on the issue, and there is unanimous support for the position taken by the prime minister,” Lovell said. “There is unanimous rejection of the

call for any inquiry.”

Lovell added that the members of the Cabinet are pleased with the information they received from Antigua Power Utility Authority (APUA) on the power plant.

“There is a belief that what has transpired thus far, for the purposes of the members of Cabinet, that we are satisfied with the information provided by the persons, the technical people from APUA, so we see no need to take the matter any further,” he said.

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Landlord demolishes step Golden Grove man electrocuted by illegal wire to his house to ‘get-rid’ of tenant - Refused to fix the step for other tenants A mother of three yesterday expressed anger at her landlord for breaking down the step, leading to her upper flat apartment because of financial issues with another tenant who shared the other half of the flat.

Lorna Apple said that she rented half of an upstairs, located at Lot 57 Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge, Georgetown, from a woman for over 10 years. She took over the flat from her sickly mother.

Apple explained that last Sunday, her landlord (name given) visited the property and with the help of a male, demolished the wooden step which was the only possible means of entering her home.

The highly upset woman said that when she questioned the landlord, the latter claimed that she had broken the step because the other tenant who had occupied the other half of the building did not pay her the rent.

“The Sunday when she break the step down, the same night the people left and when I talk to her about putting back the step she said that I should give her two days,” Apple stated.

The mother of three claimed that after she noticed a few days had passed and nothing was done, she called the landlord but was told that “she (landlord) don’t have time for that and that she will

probably fix it in next two weeks.”

The woman who is now using a wooden ladder to enter and leave her home told Kaieteur News that it is very frustrating for her since she has a two-month-old baby whose napkins have to be washed and hanged in the sun often.

The woman questioned why she should be the one punishing w h e n s h e i s always up to date with her rent.

Efforts to contact the landlord were futile.

Kaieteur News was initially told that the police are investigating the matter and that they too are unable to contact the woman.

Friday 13 (Black Friday) took on real meaning for a Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara family, following the discovery of the body of 47-yearold Hilbert Mayers, the victim of a suspected electrocution.

Mayers was found lying motionless by his son around 07:00 hours, a few feet from the place he called home on Presidents’ College Road.

A live wire which powered his home and which was illegally connected to the Guyana Power and Light line was lying next to his body, which was clad only in underpants.

Investigators believe that Mayers, a mason, met his demise some time Thursday night, judging from the state of his body when it was discovered.

Relatives and neighbours are of the view that Mayers was

Hilbert Mayers going to take a bath when he came into contact with the live wire. However, there are also reports that Mayers had contemplated suicide a few

Findings of Draft Report addressed …

Guyana better understands its HIV/AIDS status - Dr. Shanti Singh

By Latoya Giles Key stakeholders got a firsthand glimpse into the findings of the Fourth Draft on the Country Progress Report on HIV. The report was presented by Dr. Shanti Singh, Programme Director for the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS), at a workshop held at the Grand Coastal Hotel on Thursday.

At the workshop they looked at the findings combined in the final draft report. The workshop was an opportunity to secure feedback from a wider

stakeholder forum to move the report to a final stage.

Dr. Singh explained that the findings were done in a “two fold purpose”. First, she said, they were disseminating the findings of the end of term evaluation that was conducted.

She explained that it was conducted in the second quarter of 2011 where there was an internal review.

Singh told Kaieteur News that a national steering committee was established to oversee the development of the new national strategic

plan and the findings of the evaluation was shared with that oversight committee.

It was explained that the oversight committee then made recommendations to have further consultation with some key sections of the population. There were some focus group meetings with persons who have HIV, men who have sex with men and commercial sex workers.

Singh noted that interviews were also conducted with some technical partners, donors, persons living with HIV/

Director of NAPS Dr. Shanti Singh AIDS, civil society. She said that they were presented with a questionnaire to complete.

The questionnaire was to examine whether they felt that the Secretariat achieved what it set out to do within the five years, the gaps they believe still existed and what would be priorities in moving forward in the new national strategic plan.

Singh said that to date 123 persons have made an input in this end of term review.

The director said that she was very pleased with what they found. She said that there are many areas where they have over achieved and they have ventured into new areas that were not identified within the National Strategic Plan.

Singh said that they would continue to pay attention to stigma and discrimination “as we forward into the new National Strategic Plan. In this new plan we have to rethink how we would look at prevention, which would be one of the key elements.

“Rethinking prevention and fully understanding who are the most at risk populations in our country, how do we get to understand the population of men who have sex with men in terms of the size of the population we are dealing with? What are the behavioural issues of these (continued on page 10)

days ago. According to persons who claimed to be eyewitnesses, Mayers’s son who lives a few doors away, went to the dead man’s home early yesterday morning and was greeted by the sight of his father lying motionless on the ground.

But as soon as the youth touched his father’s body, he too began feeling the shock of electricity through his body.

It took a quick thinking villager who saw what was taking place to save him from serious injury or even death.

“He had to lash away he hand,” a villager told this newspaper.

Seon Abrams, the dead man’s nephew, told this newspaper that he was on the road early yesterday when he received news that his uncle “get shock-up and dead.”

When he arrived at his uncle’s house, a large crowd of villagers had already gathered there to get a glimpse of the body lying in the thick grass that surrounded the small wooden shack. Abrams confirmed that Mayers was obtaining electricity illegally, adding that the illegal wire was already removed by the time he got to the scene.

This newspaper observed a police rank removing a portion of wire that was part of the illegal connection.

Officials from the GPL visited the scene and took photographs of pieces of wire that were attached to the shack.

Meanwhile, a post mortem examination performed yesterday morning confirmed that 14-year-old Dexter Marshall was electrocuted.

Marshall died last Sunday morning while riding on a merry go round at a fair in the village of Ann’s Grove, also on the East Coast of Demerara. The post mortem has confirmed the long held belief that relatives had, despite the protestations of the operator of the fun ride.

Kaieteur News understands that the operator was rearrested yesterday following the post mortem results.

Sources have indicated that the operator could face manslaughter charges.

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REWARD THE COCHORES The government is bailing out the Guyana Power and Light to the tune of billions of dollars each year. This is in order to ensure that tariffs are not increased.

In the meantime, electricity theft is rampant.

Some estimates place the theft of electricity as high as one third of total power generation. Other estimates say that this, when combined with technical losses can run as high as fifty per cent.

In effect what it means is that between 33 per cent and 50 per cent of the total electricity generated is nonrevenue earning. It is either lost due to technical deficiencies or due to the stealing of electricity.

However, since the government is subsidizing the cost of electricity, it means that if these losses can be cut then tariffs could plunge by as much as one-third. Thus if your electricity bill is around $18,000 per month, you should really be paying $12,000 had there been no illegal connections.

The Guyana Power and Light has been trying to

reduce electricity theft but it seems as if the smarter they get, the wiser becomes the population. All manner of illegal connections are established. It is also believed that many workers of the power company are in league with customers in a conspiracy to steal electricity.

The average consumer cannot slow down a meter; the average consumer cannot create a bypass from a meter; the average consumer cannot connect a line to the pole to steal current. These things have to be done by persons who are either part of the power company, were part of the power company or in the case of those connecting illegal lines, with some knowledge of how to make these connections. Thus, unless corruption is rooted out in the GPL, the power utility will always face an uphill battle to control the situation.

In the meantime, legitimate consumers are being saddled with high electricity costs and the treasury is being forced to bail out the GPL in the main because of power theft.

Dem boys seh...

Is a blessing Jagdeo is not de president today Respect is something that people does earn. It don’t come just suh. People does got to wuk for it. But some does try fuh buy it. That is wha does happen when dem tun Minister of de Government. Sam and Bheri is two people who ain’t got respect fuh people, though. Dem disrespect two reporter.

Sam watch a reporter full in he face and tell he that he can’t remember something he sign. That was couple month ago. This time he tun round and tell a reporter that Amaila is Guyana flagship project. He forget that some people did disrespect he when dem give he kero in coconut water.

Bheri is de other one. Because a reporter tell he how he collecting he share of de thiefing money he tell de reporter how is a good thing dem got a free press. Dem boys seh that he get de fat talk from Jagdeo. He get nuff things from Jagdeo including all he bad habits.

Imagine he know bout de hydroclave and he keep he mouth shut because he spot a runnings. That is why he use to deh in de hospital compound so much.

That mek de Waterfalls boss man get vex. He seh that Uncle Donald know why he walk wid only women to Colombia. Obama security men decide to pick fares in Colombia. Dem get ketch and dem get send home. Obama end up wondering wha woulda happen if he did keep that set and sleep. He coulda get kidnap.

Nuff of dem Minister in Uncle Donald Cabinet like pick fare. That is why dem does thief so much. Dem need de money.

If Uncle Donald did only carry dem to Colombia is he alone woulda deh attending de Summit of de Americas. And de treasury woulda empty. And is a good thing that Jagdeo is not de president attending de summit because nobody from Guyana woulda attend dem session. Dem boys seh suh.

Uncle Donald got to depend pun de Colombian security suh right now he don’t have problem. In any case, if he security was big and dem woulda pick fare he couldn’t afford to fly dem back to Guyana and bring a next set.

Good things does happen to Guyana.

Talk half and don’t disrespect de other half

This is not good enough but unfortunately there is reluctance on the part of consumers to report theft taking place within their communities.

Unless we do away with this culture of turning a blind eye to electricity theft, the situation will not improve.

Guyanese therefore have to be blamed for what is taking place because the theft of power is no secret but people simply refuse to report those who are stealing electricity.

The Guyana Power and Light has changed the laws to allow them to back bill those found stealing but by the time they find the persons stealing, the amount of theft that has taken place cannot be compensated for by any back billing.

It is interesting that most Guyanese were outraged

when they discovered what the people of Linden were paying per kilowatt hour while they had to pay more. Many said it was not fair.

Well, it is also not fair for persons to be stealing electricity while legal users of electricity have to end up paying for the electricity stolen. This is exactly what happens. There is no free ride.

Somebody has to pay because tariffs are calculated based on the total power generated and not on the total power used.

As such if your neighbour is stealing electricity, it is you who will end up paying because the GPL has to recover the total cost of generated power.

It is time therefore for persons to begin to report those who are stealing

electricity. And the GPL should offer some financial incentives to the public for making such reports.

There are of course, persons who may be willing to give information but who are not sure about the confidentiality of the information.

As such, the GPL should establish a toll free number whereby persons can call an overseas operator and give their report to someone living overseas. The overseas receiver will then inform GPL as to which property they should check. They will not reveal any details as to who made the report.

In return, the person making the report should be paid 10 per cent of all the monies that are recovered due to back billing. In this way if one million dollars is

recovered, the person giving the information will be guaranteed one hundred thousand dollars which will be channeled through the overseas operator.

Once persons begin to be rewarded for giving information, including information on GPL staff, the reports will flow and electricity theft will be eradicated.

GPL should seriously consider such a strategy since it would help the corporation but more importantly, it will help consumers to reduce what they pay for electricity.

Prime Minister addresses perceived ‘corrupt deals’ in budget debate

By Jenelle Carter Prime Minister Samuel Hinds who refuted the notion of ‘corrupt deals’ while defending this year’s budget, said that his Government is urging citizens to forsake anyone who would seek to dampen spirits with claims, whether of discrimination or marginalization, on the one hand, or of being taken for granted, on the other hand.

“Permit me to refer to the article published in the Easter Sunday - April 8, 2012 - edition of the Kaieteur News, “Robert Badal spends US$8 million to upgrade Pegasus – sees Marriott as a ‘sour grapes project.”

“Sour grapes or not, Pegasus is being taken to a higher level…If tourism is to develop, as we are all hoping and working for and as laid out in paragraphs 4.37 to 4.40 of the Minister’s speech, it would need not one, but two or three additional internationally-known brandname hotels – we just need to check out the number of such international brand-name hotels in neighbouring Paramaribo”

- defends Marriott, Amaila projects Prime Minister Hinds added that in order for us to attract international business investors and tourists who stay only at internationally renowned five-star hotel chains, Guyana must proceed along this course.

“We must build if we will have them come, and our local hotels like Pegasus, Grand Coastal and Sleep-In are encouraged to rise to the challenge”.

The Prime Minister said that either way, claims of corruption and the like, dampen enthusiasm and participation and lead to a selffulfilling lack of individual success whilst others ‘get on’.

“The Government believes that every one of us must make efforts, must strive, must contribute and must find great satisfaction – indeed, we must find a purpose in life and as we grow individually and altogether as a nation we feel good, and progress even faster with everyone prospering”.

He told the National

Assembly that taking into account the country’s history, it would be surprising if there was not much suspicion and mistrust in our society about discrimination and marginalization, particularly as it relates to the actions of Government.

“Suspicions there would be, but we must adjust even as our fears are dispelled. “In the same period [the last, the 9th, Parliament] over 300 questions were passed to Ministers and all were answered in keeping with the Standing Orders.”

Prime Minister Hinds said that there was a huge cry about corruption in a number of large projects that Guyana needs, and on which the Government had embarked.

“Many were loud and let

their imagination run wild, being sure of corruption in their questioning of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, the road, the CJIA upgrade and the Marriott.

Quite quickly questions were asked and quite readily they were answered, and now there has been deafening silence”. The Prime Minister said that some persons should, at least, be saying, “We were mistaken in thinking that there was corruption in those agreements.”

He said that with initial suspicions over many large projects now put to rest, let us all pull together in bringing about their rapid, efficient and effective execution of the AFHP, new CJIA and Marriott Hotel. “This is not a call to put aside critical assessment or to (continued on page 10)

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Pensioner killed in Vryheids Lust accident Lawrence Gouveia, a 69year-old man of South East Cummings Lodge was on Thursday night pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being struck down by a car. According to reports, the incident occurred at around 20:00 hrs on Thursday on the Vryheids Lust Public Road, East Coast Demerara.

This publication was told

that a car was proceeding east on the northern side of the road when the driver reportedly saw a pedestrian walking from north to south.

The pedestrian, the man said, came into his path even as he tried to avoid a crash.

The driver has since told investigators that the man “walked into his car” and was struck by the left side of the vehicle.

Prime Minister addresses ...

From page 9 put aside being on guard against any perceived corruption but, rather, it is a call to recognize that there is no basis for the broad brush, no basis for the first assumptions of many, of discrimination, marginalization and corruption.” The Opposition needs to reconsider this

approach of opposing simply for the sake of opposing, he said.

“The Opposition naysayers need to be mature enough to be vocal about their findings after reviewing the documents presented upon request and upon being furnished with the answers to their questions.”

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Govt insists no super-salaries paid to contract workers Government has denied that contract workers attached to its various ministries and state agencies are being paid super-salaries.

A government Member of Parliament said, yesterday, that it is willing to open up itself to scrutiny of the process.

During the continuing 2012 Budget Debate in the National Assembly yesterday, Public Service Minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford, insisted that contract workers are being paid on par with public servants.

The issue of contract workers has been a major feature in recent years during the budget debates with Westford yesterday signalling the administration’s willingness to offer

clarifications on any questions and issues raised with contract workers.

The matter was raised again on Tuesday by Carl Greenidge, a Parliamentarian of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and a former Finance Minister under the former People’s National Congress (PNC) Government.

Greenidge accused Government of systematically destroying the public service by increasing the number of contract workers and paying them thousands of dollars more.

“The budget also does not address increasing the capacity of engineers, an area in which Guyana is badly lacking in,” Greenidge said.

Over the weekend the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) also said that it believes that it is Government’s intention to miniaturize the current Public Service structure, while implementing a parallel structure through contract employment.

“The allocations for position on the fixed

establishment have been increased by 8.4 per cent over the revised budget for 2011, while contract employment has increased by 15.875 per cent (almost double). The parallel public service, which in essence is more or less a political service, has impugned the independence of the Public Service.”

GPSU’s President, Patrick Yarde, said that the practice is illegal and baseless and should cease.

All employees should be employed within the Public Service structure and remunerated in a fair and even handed manner receiving equal pay for work of equal value consistent with Government’s undertaking and obligations as a member state of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the union said.

Yesterday again, Basil Williams of APNU, pointed out that while in 2004, Government had allocated $1.3B to pay contract workers, this year that figure in the National Budget has risen to $6B. The Supreme Court alone

has 83 contract workers.

He felt that positions were created for party faithfuls. The contract workers are given one year tenure with gratuities, he added.

Williams went further. He accused Government of “building up an army” to possibly serve at the “pleasure of the government”.

He urged Government to immediately do away with contract hiring of workers and to assimilate current ones into the public service and for the pay scales to be fixed to avoid them being “bunched”.

Minister Westford, making a point that contract workers are prevalent in government agencies and is an option exercised, said that even at Parliament, there were 56 contract workers being paid comparative salaries to what public servants are receiving…the only difference is that the contract workers would receive their gratuity twice yearly.

She demanded an apology for suggestions that contract workers may not be qualified for jobs.

Guyana better understands its HIV/ AIDS status - Dr. Shanti Singh From page 8 persons that put them at greater risk?”

Female commercial sex workers and one of the important groups that we didn’t focus on in the previous strategic plan are the clients of these workers.

The UN Secretary-General charged the UNAIDS Secretariat with the responsibility for developing the reporting process, accepting reports from member States on his behalf and preparing a regular report

for the General Assembly.

Member States are required to submit Country Progress reports to the UNAIDS Secretariat every two years.

Singh had told Kaieteur News that they received a notification last year from the UN saying that they needed to have the report ready by March 2012.

She said they embarked on a country team which helped put the report together.

It was explained that the report has two sections; one deals with the actual response

and the second gauges people’s response.

Further she stated that there were seven targets that were set by the high level UN meeting which have to be reached by 2015.

As it is right now, Dr. Singh explained, they are reporting on six of the targets.

The seventh target deals with injecting drug use.

However, she said that has not been a real issue for the programme, so they have not gathered information in that regard.

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Black Friday for Kitty family as child sets former politician's home afire

Keith Thuesday who rescued the home owner Nellie Charles

Anita Maxius (centre) being consoled by a relative

Another fire, the eighth in 13 days in Guyana rendered yet another family homeless. This fire struck shortly before 14:00 hours at 37 William Street, Kitty.

At the time the occupants were all at home. Miner Keith Thuesday and his wife, Anita Maxius, were in the lower flat while Maxius's mother, former People's National Congress Member of Parliament, Nellie Charles, and a child were in the upper flat. The building was owned by Charles.

Thuesday said that he spends most of his time in the hinterland operating his dredges in the goldfields. He said that in recent times he has been coming home. He was resting when his wife, Anita informed him that she smelled smoke.

He said that he had nothing on and he was certain that his mother-inlaw was not cooking. Many of the neighbours were not at home, he said.

Thuesday said that a short while later he heard his mother-in-law screaming that there was a fire in one of the rooms. He said that he ran upstairs and while he did not see any blaze, he sure did smell smoke.

He said that when he moved to a room at the rear of the house he saw the fire. He immediately hustled Charles and the child out of the house. By this time his wife had already run upstairs, attracted by her mother's

screams.

They both said that Charles told them that the child was playing with matches and had set a mattress on fire. The blaze spread quickly and before help could reach the building was engulfed.

When the fire tender arrived it was forced to seek a source of water. By this time the blaze had begun to threaten a building to the east. The firemen prevented disaster and limited the damage to the other building to a scorched wall.

Thuesday said that his personal losses would have been significant. He said that he had some cash on the premises as well as his personal firearm.

His wife said that she had been keeping a number of receipts over the years for many reasons. These were all destroyed.

Neighbours who had been going about their business raced home when they heard of the fire in the vicinity of their homes. One woman who lived in a building behind the now destroyed Nellie Charles home, collapsed out of relief.

There have been seven other major fires within the past 13 days. They include the April 1 blaze which razed a Regent Street building housing several businesses; a second at Berbice, two on the East Coast of Demerara; another at Agricola caused (continued on page 17)

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The firemen survey what is left of the house

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Rohee predicts 'Tsunami' victory for PPP/C at the next polls … accuses opposition of 'political posturing'

By Gary Eleazar Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, yesterday sought to debunk the Combined Opposition presentations thus far in the House as 'lies and political posturing.'

Rohee, in the 2012 Budget debate, said that the opposition political posturing is replicated even where the opposition speakers have honed in on specific perceived instances of controversy and a lack of transparency and accountability.

Rohee said that the opposition criticisms of the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project, the CJIA Expansion and the proposed Georgetown Marriott all lack substance and fall in the realm of political posturing.

The Home Affairs Minister stated that such is the rhetoric of the political opposition that should there be General or Local Government Elections then the ruling People's Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) would have a Tsunami-like victory at the polls.

In speaking to the much talked about new dispensation of Parliament, Rohee said, “The fact is 166,127 persons have kept us in the government and we have no doubt that come next election or the Local Government elections there will be a resurgence like a tsunami.”

“Nothing that APNU says about the economy is true,” said Rohee as he reminded that the government for its part has over the years consistently set out its developmental agendas.

In dismissing the budget debates as a routine replete with rhetoric and lies, Rohee said that it all boils down to two extreme positions.

He explained that on one hand there is the argument that prior to 1992 nothing has happened in terms of development for the country while there are those that argue that post 1992 is the period where there has been no progress in terms of development.

Rohee said that in the end what it comes down to is a contest of credibility.

The Home Affairs Minister reminded, also, of

President Donald Ramotar's words when he reached out to the opposition at the opening of the 10th Parliament but warned that the government will not be held to ransom.

The Minister said that throughout the process, the Opposition has been throwing dust in eyes of people to make them believe that PPP/Cs programmes and policies are not in their interest. The opposition arguments lacked substance when the members talked about projects such as the proposed Marriott, he said.

“It's all about political posturing; nothing of substance in opposition.”

“Nothing that APNU says about economy is true…it's all about political posturing,” and accused the actions of the opposition as being “tantamount to executing national scam.”

Rohee said that the opposition is doing what it is expected to do, which is to oppose but he warned that it is his belief that given the new political dispensation in the House “they are likely to go further.”

He drew reference to the debate on Financial Papers seven and eight which were recently debated in the House and for which the opposition voted down several provisions.

The Minister said that it was his hope that with the convening of the 10 t h Parliament and the installation of A Partnership for National Unity, “we would have witnessed a much more constructive approach to this matter of national importance…The fact of the matter is, the more things change, the more they remain the same.”

He said that the opposition has been delivering the same, “puerile, meaningless, hollow political arguments, placing us in this humdrum of a Parliamentary debate.”

On the issue of transparency and accountability, Rohee told the House that he has heard the constant carping and asked if the opposition parties were its custodians and drew reference to the fact that during the time of the PNCR the issue of accountability and (continued on page 16)

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Assaulted teachers appear before Manickchand at GTU Conference ...Bynoe urges tougher legislation

By Leon Suseran Two Berbice teachers appeared on Thursday before the Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) third Biennial Conference and Minister of Education to relate tales of being physically assaulted by parents in the classrooms at their respective schools.

Both teachers were pregnant at the time of the incidents. One of the teachers suffered a miscarriage a few days later.

One of the teachers, 28-yearold Carmalita Hackim of Skeldon Primary School, said that she was assaulted by a child's aunt in January.

The teacher, who said that she was hit on her back by the woman, suffered a miscarriage a few days later.

S h e s tated th at o n January 19, around 12:45 hrs, she was supervising a class in Grade 2A and “was confronted by this girl (name given), and she asked me if there was a problem-- that I hit her nephew (name of child given). I told her I did

not, that I only tapped the child on his shoulder for him to tell the other child 'sorry' and she turned to me and a s k e d m e f o r a demonstration of how I dealt with her nephew”.

The teacher said that she then tapped the woman on her shoulder to show her how she dealt with her nephew and “then she turned and dealt me three blows in the arm, severely...Then she asked how I would feel if she would have hit me like that so I told her I did not hit the child as she had just hit me”.

The woman then said that she was going to visit the Department of Education in New Amsterdam. As the teacher was turning to go back to her class, she was once more allegedly dealt another two blows to the back, “and I was near two months' pregnant-- seven weeks, three days pregnant.

“At that time I gave a complaint to the Divisional Head of the School since the head teacher was at a

meeting at another school in Crabwood Creek”.

The head teacher was subsequently informed and reported the matter to the Education officials in the region. The police were also informed about the matter and promised to “do their investigations”.

The educator noted that no charges were laid against the boy's aunt and nothing has been done to give her justice for the child she lost through the miscarriage. She is certain the blows she received to the back resulted in her losing her baby.

The teacher asked, “But what about my unborn child that I lost? I am a mother... I am suffering right now in more than one way; I lost my child on my husband's birthday...what better gift can I give him?”

The teacher, who has been teaching for 12 years, maintained that she did not originally hit the child but rather reprimanded him “and leaned over the desk and

GTU President Colin Bynoe (right) and President Ramotar during the opening of the Third GTU Biennial Conference

tried to talk to him because he was laughing at a new child who had come in the class that day.

“I just leaned over and tapped him on the shoulder and told him to tell the girl 'sorry'. “He was laughing at the new girl-- she couldn't write properly so she started to cry when he was laughing at her. But the aunt claimed that I beat this boy bad, bad, bad”.

Another female teacher, this one three months' pregnant from Number 36 Primary School told the

Minister that on the last day of school (March 30), she sent home two male students who were fighting. Within five minutes, the mother of one of the boys walked in the school and started to argue.

The woman started to assault her and attempted to take it a step higher. She picked up a stool to hit the teacher but was prevented from doing so by other teachers. A report was made to the police after which a medical certificate was requested of the teacher.

The matter is now before

the courts as the teacher is pressing for charges to be laid against the individual.

Manickchand, after listening to the two teachers, expressed her disgust over the matters and urged that speedy action be taken to bring the perpetrators to justice. They must 'face the full force of the law".

GTU President, Colin Bynoe at the Opening session of the Biennial Conference, had mentioned the growing violence in schools. It [the violence] (continued on page 16)

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1 general domestic to work in Georgetown Mon-Sat. Call:614-7267

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Contact: 650-7719 Used: QSC Amps MX2000 & MX3000, Roland sampler SP-404, Rcf speaker: 12" & 18", celestion speaker: 15".

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Woman’s body found near Mahaicony River - victim believed raped, murdered Police were up to last night questioning several persons in connection with the suspected rape and murder of 46-year-old housewife Allinva Andrews, whose nude and decomposing body was found at Moraikobe, Mahaicony River yesterday.

A sister of the victim said that Andrews’ body was found at around 09:00 hrs in a clump of bushes near the Mahaicony River, just a few yards from her home.

She had been missing since Easter Monday.

The sister, Rhonda Chester, said that Andrews’s clothing and torn underwear were found near the corpse.

Ms. Chester, who viewed her sister’s body, said, “It looks like rape…her clothes

were a little way from her body, and her tights were torn up...and the persons left a stick in her vagina.”

Up to late yesterday evening, police were still questioning the victim’s husband and one of her sons.

However, investigators have reportedly not identified any suspects.

Allinva Andrews is survived by five children.

Kaieteur News understands that the housewife disappeared at nightfall on Easter Monday shortly after leaving a wedding house in the predominately Amerindian community.

However, the sister said that no one raised an alarm when Andrews failed to turn

up. “She would usually sleep at friends and would come back after two days, so nobody took it seriously.”

It was not until one of the woman’s sons returned to the community on Thursday and learned that his mother could not be located that a search ensued.

“He searched a little and then he complained to the Toshao,” the sister said.

The residents then organized a search party and the son who had initially begun to search eventually located his mother’s body yesterday.

Because of the state of the remains, the victim was buried yesterday, but police are to exhume the body next week to conduct a postmortem.

Taxi Driver ‘Wilder’ remanded on murder charge Taxi Driver Vincent Dennis Vanderburgh, 26, called ‘Wilder’, who gave multiple addresses some of them being Tucber Park, New Amsterdam, Coberg Street, New Amsterdam and Philadelphia Street also in New Amsterdam, has been charged with the brutal murder of Lord Edward called Junior or Rastaman, of Edinburgh Village, East Bank Berbice and formerly of King Street, New Amsterdam.

Edward was killed on April 5, last, at Edinburgh, East Bank Berbice.

The man, who was in hiding after the incident, gave himself up at the Central Police station earlier in the week in

Rohee predicts 'Tsunami' ...

From page 13 transparency was topical.

“Are we to understand that Transparency and Accountability can only be achieved when the opposition is involved and that it does not lie in the realm of the Government?”

The Minister begged the question, “What about the talk of us working together?”

He also questioned what benchmarks will be used for such an engagement.

The Minister cautioned of what awaits. It is hoped that the opposition has not already made up its mind and that “this is their moment of glory.”

He said that he hopes that the presentations on the part of the government side would have informed the opposition critics.

the company of his lawyer, Attorney at Law Mursalene Bacchus.

Yesterday, he appeared in The New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court before Magistrate Robbie Benn and was remanded to prison until May 14. Edwards, 43, was found dead in a pool of blood in a yard not too far from where he resides.

According to information, Edwards allegedly had an altercation earlier in the morning with a taxi driver who had taken his car to a mechanic workshop in the village.

An argument had ensued between the two men during which time Edward allegedly went into his yard, picked up a piece of metal and charged the driver who allegedly sought refuge in the mechanic shop. It is understood that the driver also had a knife.

After a while the argument ended. It is understood that subsequently, Edwards was attacked by a group of men who entered his yard and slashed, stabbed and severely beat him. The men then joined a car and headed in the direction of New Amsterdam.

According to a source, Vanderburgh was picked out in an Identification parade as one of the persons who was seen entering and leaving the victim’s yard.

The victim is said to have suffered injuries to his neck, forehead, chest, rib cage and other parts of his body.

A Post Mortem examination performed on the body of Edwards by Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan on Tuesday at the New Amsterdam hospital gave the cause of death as shock and hemorrhage due to multiple injuries.

Assaulted teachers appear ...

From page 14 “has moved from the ordinary use of slingshots, to the use of knives, cutlasses and even bottles”.

He said that in the past when the issue was mentioned, “it was something that mostly the male students were involved in...[but] today, more female students...are involved”.

He noted that students are “so emboldened these days that they actually tell teachers “I am going to beat you”. Bynoe noted that it is important that teachers be on their guard. “The number of assaults and wounding occurring in schools is well known...Several teachers

were wounded and assaulted”.

He did mention Ms. Hackim's assault. “This matter is now before the court of law, after pressures from the Union's officials and Department of Education”.

He also expressed disgust at the sum of bail --$8,000-that was ordered against a parent who slapped a Rose Hall Town Primary school teacher in the head teacher's office in March.

Bynoe is urging for stronger legislative action against persons who feel that the nation's teachers must be physically “abused at [the parents's] whims and fancies”.

Body in pit latrine…

A postmortem on the remains of 35-year-old Clive Daly has left family members more baffled as to how the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission ranger actually met his end.

Daly’s decomposing body was pulled from a pit latrine at Buck Hall, Essequibo last Tuesday, and police disclosed that yesterday’s postmortem revealed that he died from drowning.

But a brother of the dead man is convinced that Daly was the victim of foul play.

“It is not possible that he could have got in there and drowned on his own free will,” Trevor Daly said.

According to the brother, who visited the area where the body was found, the entrance to the pit was three and a halffeet by three-and a half-feet.

He added that the pit was five feet deep, with about three feet of water and garbage.

“It is an abandoned latrine pit that was used as a garbage dump. There are still lingering questions as to how he got in there.”

Clive Daly, of Lot 754 ‘B’ Field Sophia, was found on Tuesday afternoon tucked inside the pit. Initial reports had suggested that the body bore a head injury, but a friend who saw the corpse refuted this.

According to the friend, police investigators said that the body was two swollen for any visible marks to be detected.

Saturday April 14, 2012

PM shows ranger died from drowning, …but relatives still suspect foul play

GGMC ranger Clive Daly The friend, who was among those with Daly, said that prior to travelling to the interior, the GGMC ranger had said that he had a toothache.

According to the friend, he had advised Daly not to travel until he extracted the tooth.

Cameeza Daly, the dead man’s wife said that her husband left for the interior on March 29.

The mother of three said that she last spoke to her husband around 18:00 hrs on the day he left. She said he told her that they had reached Buck Hall and would be spending the night before heading to a place called Sulphur Rose the following day.

Mrs. Daly said that her husband sounded tense at the time he called, “as if something

was bothering him, so I ask if everything was okay and he answered yes.”

Daly was at the time in the company of another worker and his boss. Kaieteur News understands that the boss left Daly and the other worker alone and went to purchase parts for a four-wheel motorbike. When he returned and asked for Daly, the worker had reportedly said that Daly was in the toilet.

Days passed, the woman said and the family did not know Daly was missing. It was not until the elder brother who works at the airport received word about the man’s absence that checks were made. A search party eventually found the body.

At the time of the discovery, Daly said that the victim was found in three feet of water with garbage covering his head. She said that it appeared as if someone had used the sitting board of the latrine to hit her husband on the head so that he could fit into the hole.

Mrs. Daly further said that her brother-in-law learnt that Clive was playing pools with a man whom family members said they were able to identify since he had visited their home before. She said that he was believed to have been the last person to see her husband alive.

Rupununi gets tourist map

By Rustom Seegopaul The first edition of the Tourist Map of the Rupununi and Lethem was launched, as the North, Central and South Rupununi gathered for the 2012 Lethem rodeo.

One of the key players behind the production of the map, Shirley Melville, explained that the launching of the map was a historical move for the entire Rupununi. “I have always been approached by persons entering the Rupununi for directions, where to go in Lethem and so on, and for years I have been drawing directions on a piece of paper,” explained Melville.

The tourist map, which is to be an annual publication, features key locations within Lethem and the wider Rupununi.

These locations may hold interest to tourists whether as potential destinations or locations where specific services may be garnered.

In later publications of the map, surrounding areas to Lethem, like Culvert City, Saint Ignatius and Tabatinga, may be included as Lethem and its surrounding areas continue to grow at a tremendous pace.

The process of creating

the tourist map has been filled with challenges, trials and errors. Melville likened it to a “step in the dark” as there was nothing to build on or any specific guidelines which could be followed.

She explained that she feels confident that future editions of the map will get better, as lessons are learnt and experience is gained.

With tourism on the move in Lethem, the Rupununi and across Guyana, Melville said that this venture represents a step forward.

At the same time, Melville sought to recognize the persons who worked with her to get the map ready for publication, including Jessica Underwood, who was responsible for graphics and layouts; Jessica Xavier, who contributed to sales of advertising space on the map and Dr. Han Overman, who played an integral role in the development of the map from its inception to publication.

At the rodeo, Melville said, she was greeted by numerous persons who extended congratulations and said that it had helped them to find services across

Lethem and the Rupununi. She also noted, with a certain amount of satisfaction, that she was told by well wishers that all of the contact numbers on the map were accurate.

With the large influx of people to Region Nine, Melville said that this is the right time to have a tourist map in circulation.

Before the next edition of the map is published, Melville said that work will continue closely with communities who have embarked on tourism activities.

While the map is a project undertaken, almost singularly

by Melville’s tourism company, Rupununi Adventures, it has been endorsed by the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and fully supported by the business communities in both Georgetown and Lethem.

It will be distributed both domestically and internationally.

Melville has been working in the hospitality sector in the Rupununi in Guyana for more than 25 years and heads her own tourism company, Rupununi Adventures, which specializes in eco-tourism in the Rupununi.

Saturday April 14, 2012

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Nandlall, APNU clash on $1.5B already … so much money spent with spent on Justice System nothing to show for it - Williams

By Gary Eleazar Member of Parliament Basil Williams, who yesterday made his presentation to the Budget 2012 Debates as the Shadow Legal Affairs Minister, lambasted the administration’s spending of, in excess of $1.5B on the Justice Improvement Programme for which he says there is nothing to show.

He also called into question another $500M which has been allocated for the Justice Improvement Programme this year.

Williams was speaking on the coming to an end of the four-year Inter American Development Bank supported programme which concludes this year with the final tranche.

The Shadow Legal Affairs Minister challenged the Substantive Minister to give account for the more than $1.5B which has already been expended on the programme.

“Our justice system is broken and after $2B what is there to show for it?” asked Williams as he challenged Legal Affairs Minister, Anil

Nandlall, to give account for the money spent to improve the Justice System.

“Show us what we got for the money,” said Williams even as he challenged the LegalAffairs Minister to strengthen the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecution.

Williams told the House that a quality justice system is not a priority of the Government. He spoke of the justice system

that the party which he represents intends to alter the trend. “We have to make it right and we intend to make it right.”

The Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, fired back at Williams and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) saying that the “essence of the budget debates has been lost.”

“…the more than $1.5B spent on the Justice System must be one of the greatest mysteries of all time…so much money spent with nothing to show for it” - Basil Williams being beset by shortages, inordinate delays, archaic courtrooms and inadequate facilities among others.

He pointed to the budgetary reference to the $2.1B where Dr. Ashni Singh had pointed out that the $2.1B speaks to the precedence in the development agenda for which the government has committed.

Williams told the House

Nandlall insisted that the 2012 Budget is but a page in the developmental agenda of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) and also has to be seen in the context of what was inherited by the administration.

The Legal Affairs Minister said that while a regress into history is not the most welcomed aspect of such a debate it serves to give a

File on Sophia mechanic’s murder with DPP Police are awaiting word from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on whether murder charges can be filed against two men who were allegedly found with the gun that was used in the killing of Sophia mechanic, Marlon Welcome.

This was disclosed by Police Public Relations Officer Ivelaw Whittaker on Thursday.

The firearm, a .38 Taurus revolver, was allegedly seized from persons who were detained after a spate of robberies at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara.

Ballistics tests revealed that bullets from the firearm matched the warhead recovered from Welcome’s remains.

The suspects who were allegedly found with the firearm have already been charged with robbery under

arms.

The 33-year-old mechanic was shot in the head in his ‘A’ Field, Sophia home at around 01:30 hrs on February 17.

It is alleged that the killer gained entry to the premises via a kitchen window after removing some louvre panes.

The gunman allegedly fled via the back door after shooting Welcome.

Police lifted fingerprints from the louver panes but said that the prints did not match anyone that they questioned.

Welcome’s niece, who was the only other occupant, said that she awoke after hearing two loud sounds and her uncle groaning.

The niece said that she saw someone fleeing via the back door. She then stumbled over Welcome, who was lying on the floor near his bedroom.

She summoned neighbours and took Welcome to the

Marlon Welcome Woodlands Hospital where he succumbed.

Relatives said that Welcome had no enemies that they knew of.

However, close friends of the slain man said that he had confided that someone had been stealing money that he kept in his home. He reportedly also had $300,000 which he was planning to use to buy land in Sophia.

Black Friday for Kitty family as child...

From page 14 by a child playing with matches; yet another which destroyed stalls at the Stabroek Bazaar, and a sixth which razed a home at Latchmansingh Street, Tucville.

Three days ago, another fire, this one at La Parfaite Harmonie, broke out. Two children, 10-year-old Andrea James and her six-year-old cousin, Alonzo Douglas, perished in the fire which con-

sumed the property located at Lot 689 Middle Dam, La Parfait Harmonie.

Delon Douglas, eight, Brian Douglas, 10, and sixyear-old Andre Douglas escaped by smashing windows and jumping from the burning building. They sustained minor burns, bruises and scratches.

According to initial reports, the five children were home alone when the fire started in the upper flat of the

three-bedroom structure on Wednesday night. A burning candle in a plastic receptacle caused Wednesday night's fire which claimed the lives of two small children at La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.

Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle made this disclosure on Thursday. He said that the candle was placed on a bookshelf in the children's bedroom.

better understanding of the context of his presentation.

The Minister conceded that while there is a general feeling by the populace that the budget must fix every problem that affects the people, “no budget in the world can boast of that kind of potential.”

He said that the current administration has taken some 19 years to reach “where we are and we have made monumental progress,” said Nandlall even as he advocated patience saying that it, “Will take some time to fix all of the problems… You have to be patient with us as we chart our course.”

Speaking directly to the more than $1.5B already spent on the Justice Improvement Programme, Nandlall impressed firstly that the IDB has several safeguards in place to ensure transparency with the money spent but he failed to expand on any of the measures.

The Legal Affairs Minister did point out that the legal sector is undergoing massive transformation and “a lot of work has been done and a lot more has to be done.”

Nandlall said that the administration has undertaken

under the programme, significant psychical transformation of the facilities and drew reference to the new Court at Leonora, the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court which he said is in its final stages of refurbishment.

There is also the relocation of the DPP’s Chambers.

Nandlall spoke, too, of what he called institutional strengthening programmes.

He lauded the improvement to several law related libraries such as the AG Chambers The Minister also spoke of an initiative that will see laws, regulations and amendments being made available online and with hard copies dating back to 1977 as well as reports dating back to 1932 which will also be made available. He said that these will be available in a matter of a few weeks.

“Ours is a vision to create a legal system free of political manipulation,” said Nandlall as he added that the administration will be seeking to ensure that constitutional rights prevail.”

This he said even as he lauded that, “Today we have a judiciary free to rule in accordance with the law both for

and against the `government.’

On the issue of the DPP, Williams said that the chambers “appear to have lost its way…it must regain its focus.”

Williams contended that Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack holds a Constitutional Office with security of tenure and as such must exercise her repository powers when it comes to prosecutions.

“The DPP must adopt best practice,” Williams challenged.

He said that the DPP has the challenge to restore the confidence of the Guyanese people in that office and she must deliver justice.

Addressing some of the shortcomings of the Justice System, Williams drew reference to the fact that while the complement of the Judges should be 15, there are only nine.

In the current assizes there are 234 criminal trials to be heard before two Judges, a physical impossibility.

To this end, Nandlall said that there will be legislation to address the problems that Williams raised.

“Our justice system is broken,” Williams said.

Immigration TALK: Questions & Answers By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram Through this “Question & Answer” column, we seek to answer the questions of our loyal readers. We appreciate your comments and questions about the every so complicated world of immigration. If you have a question that you would like answered in this column, please email: Gail@Go2Lawyer.com.

Question #1: If someone has a holiday/visa and has travelled before and their permanent residency is in process, is it possible for them to travel at the moment?

Answer #1: With a permanent resident petition pending, there is the possibility that the U.S. Embassy can revoke or deny renewal of a holiday/tourist visa.

Remember, with a holiday/ tourist visa, you must not have an intent to emigrate or remain in the U.S. If you have a valid holiday/tourist visa and chose to travel with a permanent resident petition pending, you may not have problems at the port of entry in the U.S. If the officer at the port of entry discovers you have a pending permanent resident petition then he/she may deny your admission into the U.S.

Question #2: I was in the U.S. unlawfully and took voluntary departure back to Guyana. I have since married a U.S. citizen and we had an interview at the U.S. Embassy.

My case was in administrative review and now the U.S. Embassy is asking for me to file waivers. What is your advice?

Answer #2: It sounds like you need to file two waivers, Form I-601 and Form I-212. Note, by simply completing the required forms is not enough to get you an approval. You and your husband must submit additional evidence to support the waiver that will show the extreme hardship to your spouse if the waiver is not granted. This is a tough burden and there is specific evidence that the law requires.

Contact our office for more information.

Question #3: M y grandfather petitioned for my father and the visa is available.

My parents are now divorced and I have a new sibling that was not included in the original filing. Should we tell the U.S. Embassy about my parents’ divorce and what about the new child?

Answer #3: Yes, you should tell the U.S. Embassy about your parents’ divorce.

It is easy for the U.S. Embassy

Gail S. Seeram to search records in Guyana and find out about the divorce so try to be truthful. Also, give the U.S. Embassy the birth certificate for your new sibling and he/she will be included in the visa application once the visa fees are paid.

Question #4: M y grandfather had originally filed for both my father and his brother, and their families.

If one member of either party’s family gets rejected for one reason or the other, is it possible that everyone will be rejected?

Answer #4: No. Your father’s case and his brother’s case are two separate cases.

If one is denied for whatever reason, it is not automatic that the other case will be denied.

Note - a denial can be issued due to lack of income of the petitioner, unable to prove familial relationship, misrepresentation to the officer, fraud, etc.

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Saturday April 14, 2012

Three on bail for 10 Lad’s bloated body found floating in Demerara River counts of armed robbery The very pale and bloated body of 11-year-old Shemar Success, who drowned on Tuesday off the Seawalls, was yesterday discovered by a child at the Herstelling sea dam.

Reports were that the West Ruimveldt lad, along with a few friends and the father of one of the children, left to go hangout at the seawalls in the afternoon hours, and decided to play in the water.

A girl, believed to be a friend of Success, had initially told this newspaper that the lad ventured deeper into the water to take a dive, but never surfaced.

Ever since the incident, Shemar’s father, Roy Success has been searching tirelessly for his son with the help of a few relatives and neighbours.

He told Kaieteur News yesterday that when the call came to the Marine Police about a body floating in the Demerara River earlier this morning, he rushed out to see if it was his child.

Mr. Success, who reached Herstelling before the police, said that it was explained to him that a little girl was walking on the dam, when she spotted the body and called out to her parents, who, upon seeing the body of young Shemar drifting away from the shores, informed the Providence Police Station, who in turn made contact with the Marine Police.

“When I reached there, the police wasn’t there yet, and I see de body drifting out back. I knew that it was me son though. I see he from far, and I done know that is me son,” the man said.

Shemar was identified by his father who recognized him by his underwear and the pair of shorts the man had purchased for him.

Shortly after the arrival of police, the body of the child was strapped unto a speed boat and transported to the Marine Police station aback of the North Ruimveldt Police Station.

Mr. Success, trying desperately to hide his tears, recalled the time when he and his son had gone shopping just a few days ago. It was then that he had purchased the same pair of shorts that Shemar was wearing when he drowned.

“Me and he went to Ashmins and he see the trunks, and said he want it. I was going to buy the black but he said no, he liked the silver, so I bought it… He de look happy.”

Meanwhile, neighbours were all high in praises of the lad whom they described as “brilliant” and “very respectful”.

Many contended that they cannot imagine not hearing the lad’s voice or seeing his face anymore.

During this time, the child’s mother was at home, not knowing whether the body of her son had been found.

Mr. Success lied to Shemar’s mother over the telephone following the discovery of the body. He told the woman that the body looked like that of a “big man” and was not her son. This was an effort to delay the traumatic news.

“We can’t tell her this now, or let her come here. She

Dead: Shemar Success is too distraught; she might want jump overboard,” a distraught female relative of the woman said.

Meanwhile, the army in a statement last evening, refuted claims by the child’s father that the coastguards, upon spotting his son’s body two days ago, allowed it to float away.

“The ranks were at the time test driving and trouble shooting a vessel which was under repair.

The Coast Guard subsequently mounted a search throughout the day on Thursday in an effort to recover the body,” the statement read.

The search was called off after the discovery of the body early yesterday morning.

“The Force expresses its regret to the family of the deceased for any anguish caused and reaffirms no disrespect to the bereaved relatives”.

The funeral service for the late, Success Elementary School student, who recently wrote the National Grade Six Assessment, will be conducted shortly after a Post Mortem examination which is expected to be done on Monday.

Each of three men has been ordered to post $450,000 bail for reportedly robbing 10 foreigners at gunpoint, at different times and on different occasions and relieving them of a number of articles.

Rawle Alleyne called ‘Fineman’, 31 years of Second Street, Cummings Lodge, ECD; Rawle Elliott, 25 years of Bagotville, West Bank Demerara; and Ronald Kissoon, 27 years of James Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, reportedly robbed ShevonArchibald, Patima Gajraj, Leonard Archibald, Joshua Gewanram, Gitram Banswarie, Fazina Hanraj, Ronald Smith, Quincy Richards, Barbra Ming and Zalim Persaud of at least $2.6 million.

The articles included perfumes, jewelry, suitcases, foreign currencies, electronics, clothing and other items.

These victims were attacked and robbed as they arrived at their destinations in Georgetown and on the East Coast of Demerara having travelled from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport where they arrived for a visit to Guyana.

Shevon and Leonard Archibald, Gajraj, Gewanram, Banswarie and Hanraj were all robbed on April 9 at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara while Smith, Richards and Ming were robbed on April 3 at Turkeyen East Coast Demerara. Persaud was robbed on March 30 at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.

Allen and Kissoon only were fingered as the culprits for Persaud’s robbery.

The men each had legal representation. Defence Attorney Adrian Thompson represented Kissoon and Allen while Satesh Kissoon represented Elliot.

Both attorneys made bail applications on behalf of their clients who alleged police

brutality. Attorney Satesh Kissoon was however more specific. He alleged that while Elliot was at police headquarters Eve Leary, ranks reportedly used a stun gun on his client.

Thompson alleged that his client was beaten so badly that his face was swollen and became distorted as was evident in court.

Thompson said that Allen is a vendor and a trader. During the time of the arrest, he said that the police took away items from his client’s home that were not relevant to the matter.

He said none of his clients were placed on identification parade and when searches were conducted at their homes, nothing was found.

Kissoon in his bail application said that his client is a taxi driver and that the police were charging his client merely because someone had identified a license plate number similar to the one that his client has. He argued that it was thin evidence on the part of the police.

Kissoon even challenged the police to provide footage from the Harbour Bridge CCTV cameras to prove that his client had crossed the bridge on the alleged dates.

The lawyer further claimed that the victims were disrespectful to the court and the defendants because none of the 10 persons appeared to face the court.

Thompson, prior to Kissoon’s submission, also said that to his knowledge, the victims had made the report and left the country vowing never to return to Guyana. He had also said that the police should be able to produce all statements from the victims and at the same time produce these persons or if not they really did not have a case against the defendants.

When addressing Magistrate Allan Wilson, police prosecutor Gordon Mansfield objected to bail based on the seriousness and prevalence of the offence. He said that the allegations were very serious.

Further Mansfield alleged that Allen was arrested based on information and was positively identified in an ID parade. Coupled with that, the officer said that articles were found at the defendant’s home. The other two men were arrested based on further investigations.

Allen, Kissoon and Elliot will return to court on April 17.

Enmore man died of drowning - post mortem - Relatives had suspected foul play A post mortem performed yesterday on the remains of a man discovered floating in a canal in Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) last Tuesday proved that the man died of drowning.

The man was identified as Yoyodan Handersan, called Krishna, of 93 Logwood, Enmore. Relatives had suspected foul play since marks of violence were seen on the man’s body.

According to his sister, Linee Hardath, her brother was missing from 18:00 hrs on Monday.

She explained that the man had left his home to visit the seawall but never returned.

“We made reports to the station and we went searching for him on the seawall.”

Adding that her brother was last seen with a black Tshirt and blue jeans, Hardath said that she along with

relatives decided to “check Company Dam which leads to the seawall to see if he was anywhere there.”

She explained that her brother’s boots were seen floating in the canal and they discovered his body face down in the canal, several feet away.

“When we see he, both of he boots been on opposite ends where he body been and they had marks of violence on he body,” the woman claimed.

She was also told that Monday evening her brother was intoxicated and was gambling “Chic Chic” which later led to him being bullied and an altercation that was believed to have led to his demise.

The father of three who resided with his two brothers was described by residents as “a helpful and good man”.

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The Abigail Column How should I handle?

DEARABIGAIL, I was in a relationship with a man for two years. We hit it off instantly, and while our relationship was not perfect, it was by far the best I’d ever had. He asked me to move in with him, and for the first time in my 29 years, I was looking forward to the future. Then, several weeks ago, he said, “I’m ending it. I have the right to end it, and you have no

choice but to respect my decision. You can either move on with your life or try to get revenge.’’

I was mortified and horribly hurt. He has developed a virulent anger toward me that I don’t understand. I’ve called him several times to ask why he is so angry, and he proceeds to call me horrible names and then just hangs up. He won’t talk to me or answer my emails.

I have done nothing but cry and am losing weight. I guess my primary question is: How should I handle this so I can recover?

Desperate

Dear Desperate, I think you should go to the house of worship of your choice and offer thanks.

You not only found out in time that this man is unkind, uncommunicative, and unpredictable, but in addition, that he takes out his own failures and disappointments on a partner.

I’m guessing his mood disorder doesn’t help the situation. Stop calling and emailing.

There’s nothing he could tell you that would be useful.

Anybody who can turn on a coin is a big red flag on two legs.

Saturday April 14, 2012 ARIES MARCH 21APRIL 20: You are able to communicate more accurately and unerringly by following your intuitive understanding of what is going on behind the scenes, you are able to read people in ways that may well surprise them as you come up with some very pertinent observations about them and their motivations. ************************** TAURUS APRIL 21-MAY 21: Putting your money making ideas into operation is easier than you had anticipated as long as you play to your strengths and just take the most direct and obvios route which relies on your natural gifts and insights. ************************** GEMINI MAY 22-JUNE 21: Your ability to communicate with people and stimulate their minds is a sure fire way to set in motion your more progressive and forward looking plans. ************************** CANCER JUNE 22-JULY 22: You will be expected to make sudden changes in your arrangements and priorities as new pressing developments cause a change in direction. ************************** LEO JULY 23-AUG 22: There are any number of ways to communicate how you really and truly feel to loved ones, either you or they are likely to set the cat among the pigeons with sudden sparks of interest and attraction. ************************** VIRGO AUG 23-SEPT 23: You will be keen to get your ways of working and your priorities sorted out as you find you bowled over by someone who you meet in the workplace who catches your eye, or your fancy.

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GFF Inter Association U-16 Tournament kicks off today The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Inter Association U16 Tournament will kick off today with 3 games, two at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground from 12:30 hrs and one at the Georgetown Football Club ground from 15:45 hrs. The tournament continues tomorrow at BV ground with one game between Berbice and East Coast at 12:00hrs.

Upper Demerara (Linden) and Bartica will clash in the first match at Uitvlugt. The second game will be contested between West Demerara and Essequibo from 14:30hrs. Georgetown and East Bank will collide at GFC ground from 15:45hrs.

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Berbice and East Coast will clash at 12:00 hrs.

Meanwhile, the Women Inter Association League which is also slated to commence today among five Associations, Georgetown, Bartica, Berbice, Lethem and West Demerara has seen traditional teams such as Linden and East Coast opting out of the League due to the unavailability of players.

East Bank has a team but

they have opted to play later due to the inexperience of their players. There is a possibility that Essequibo may be fielding a team in the future.

Berbice and West Demerara will battle at the Blairmont Community Centre ground from 16:00hrs; this will be West Demerara first attempt at this format of football whilst Berbice had a short stint.

Injury-prone Harris hopes...

From page 22 them or 100 it didn’t matter as long as we got that goal. “We knew if we got that we’d be in a strong position.

I thought the declaration where we were weighing it up out there, how many overs we wanted and Michael took the initiative and pulled us off which I thought was good.

That last over, I couldn’t score so we were probably wasting time. It shows now we needed that bit of time and we had that because of that declaration.”

Clarke and the rest of the team are unabashed in their fondness for Harris, his honesty and unrelenting effort.

Having now contributed to numerous Test match wins for Australia, Harris wants to keep doing so

for as long as he possibly can.

“I think Michael and the coaching staff have known what I can do, it’s probably doing it more and more consistently.

I think that’s my goal and that’s what I hope to do over the next Test in the next year or two, however long it is.,” he said. “That’s my goal and I want to be a part of this setup and this squad for as long as I can.

“Touch wood my body holds up. Being a part of this squad and especially on days like today and in that dressingroom is something you never want to give up.

All I’m trying to do is consistently take wickets or bowl to the plans we need to bowl to and if I keep doing that I’m doing my job.”

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Super-16-round bowls off today at...

From back page interesting facts, keeping in mind that this is a knock-out competition which means that teams will have to keep their A-Game intact always, an slip ups will be very costly and with over 3o Million dollars in cash and other incentives on offer, no one will want to miss out.

Looking at the Bayrock Blazers A team – This is one of the new kids on the block that has put away all the opposition that their fellow Linden teams brought and are out to show that they can also put away opposing teams from the other areas and in this case, their opponents today, Farm X1.

They will be banking heavily on the wily Nolan Beekhory and the form of Leon Moseley who have been turning in solid performances with both bat and ball.

They have played good steady cricket which has seen them upset all the major sides in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden. Reports emanating from Linden states that Bayrock has been hard at training and is aiming to be the first team from Linden to make it past the Super-16-round.

Farm XI, from East Bank Demerara on the other hand have made history this year by scoring the highest team score to date {245-2 in 10 overs}. Such a brutal battling display is certainly something to take note of and the Bayrock bowlers will have to really be spot on against batters that will give Chris Gayle a run for his money. Farm has a number of all-rounders in their line-up with batting all the way down to number 10.

Their bowling has been steady and they’ve so far stood held their own against teams in their Zone, the likes of Digital Technology XI, their match was one of the more exciting games in the Zone finals last weekend at the Wales Community Centre Ground.

However, Farm’s fielding would need to improve if they are to be a force to reckon with in this match.

Fans can look out for Leon Moseley of Blazers and Lennox Marks who destroy the bowling and turn any match on their day.

Rising Star Super Sixers of Essequibo proved that they are the best in the South Zone, but it’s now time for them to keep climbing and they will first have to get past Mahaica Raiders.

They will depend on the form of Royan Federicks who has played at the Inter County level for the Cinderella County of Essequibo but he will have to step it up despite this being the softball version while his known exploits have been with hard ball.

Skipper Andy Ramnarine, a shrewd customer will need to pull out all stops to limit the opposition with Koman Brunoanish leading the bowling as a capable all-rounder who has led his team to victory on many occasions.

Mahaica Raiders, has been on an impressive run to date, dominating all the Upper East Coast Zone teams by huge margins. No team in that Zone has been able to find the answer to contain the in-form and hard hitting opening batsman Marvin Babb who has clobbered the opposition bowling so far, he would be looking to continue his rich form. Fans will be looking out for Royan Federicks and Marvin Babb.

The female matches will serve up as much excitement and competitiveness as the males with Trophy Stall Angels being led by the experienced June Ogle-Thomas who has a wealth of experience including representing Guyana at the highest level.

Ogle-Thomas also led this team to the Super-16-round last year and they will be seeking to continue taking care of business as they have done so far. The entire unit is moti-

vated and focused on winning this year which will be the third year in a row if they are able to achieve such a feat.

Kavita Yadram will also lend support to a victory among the other players.

Capoey Rising Star is a younger team which has been bonding stronger as a unit with each passing game.

They do not feature a big star but one of their strength is Unity with team members all contributing to their success which saw them dominating the South Essequibo teams.

This is their second shot at the Super-16-round and they have the confidence that they will do better than last year when they lost at this stage. This clash has all the ingredients for a mouth watering affair.

The 4R Lioness / Capoey Regal Warriors shindig also has all the ingredients for a super showdown with 4R Lioness having done all the right things so far. In Tracy Glasgow, they have the experience to progress even further while also showcasing some new members to their outfit in the form of Yolanda Toussaint who has brought about a new belief in the team.

Their batting is strong and most of their games they have won the toss and batted first thereby piling up runs on the board and putting pressure on their opposition.

The Capoey Regal Warriors team has been around for some time now and this is their second outing in the GT&T 10/10 competition. They have been very active on the Essequibo Coast as an unbeatable unit. All their players are promising and in Wanda Solomon and Anika Edwards they possess two match winners who have a good understanding of the game and play any role, successfully. This match-up will be a strategic one with nothing less than victory being accepted by either team.

Hadi’s Softball enters quarterfinal stage The Hadi’s nationwide Male/Female Softball tournament organised by the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) has reached the quarterfinal stage in the Male Over 40 years category.

Next Saturday April 21st, the quarterfinal in the Male/ Female Open category will be played. The day/night finals are set for Saturday May 5th starting at 2:00pm.

Quarter finals fixtures for April 15th: Male Over 40: Education ground: Pitch 1: 9:30am-Never Loose vs Floodlights. 1:30pm-Bedi Masters vs Essequibo Invaders. Pitch 2: 9:30amPark Rangers vs Savage

Masters. 1:30pm-Mahaica Masters vs Success Masters.

Other matches for the final preliminary round in the Open Category: Banana Land ground in Canje: 11:00amCelebrity Times vs Guru A. Carifesta Sports Complex: Pitch 1: 9:30amRenegade vs Everest X1.

11:30am-Renegade vs Front Liners. 1:30pm-Everest X1 vs Front Liners. Pitch 2: 9:30amEl Commandante vs Pine Star.

11:30am-Herstelling vs Destroyers. 1:30pm-Fazal Kayume vs Pine Star.

Meanwhile, result for April 6th: Defenders def.

Wellman by 8 wickets.

Wellman 150 for 10 in 25 overs.

Swat Persaud 25. S. Mohamed

3 for 15. Defenders 154 for 3 in 16 overs. Kenrick Persaud 55 not out. R. Rambarose 34.

Result for April 8th: Savage Masters def.

Wellman by 33 runs. Savage 138 for 9 in 20 overs. A. Sharma 25. Wellman 103 all out. Nandram Samlall 24.

Savage Masters def.

Enterprise Legends by 10 wickets. Enterprise 63 for 10 in 18 overs. Anil Rambarran 4 for 12. Savage 68 for 1. Deraj 49 not out. Park Rangers def.

Never Loose by 76 runs. Park Rangers 216 for 9 in 25 overs.

Barlow Lakeram 50. Danny Mohanran 47. R. Mc Donald 4 for 19. Never Loose 140 all out in 22.4 overs.

Rabindranauth Seeram 60.

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A number of sponsors on board for Rising Sun Turf Club fund rising meet With just a few days to go before race day, a number of companies and agencies have come on board for this weekend’s fund raising Horserace meet organised by the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the Lions Cub of Durban Park, Central Demerara Lions Club and the Bartica Lions Club set for tomorrow, Sunday April 15, at the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast Berbice.

So far the entries have mounted to over 65 with a few late entries anticipated for the event which will be the first of the RSTC 2012 racing season.

Eight races are listed on the day’s card with over $5M in cash and trophies up for grabs. Among the sponsors on board so far are Banks DIH Limited, Dalip Trading, P and P Insurance Brokers, Cummings Electrical, Hand In Hand Insurance, Trophy Stall, Bourda Market, Chester Fry Bush Lot West Coast Berbice, Hablaw’s Meat Centre and the Rising Sun Cattle Ranch among others.

The events listed to be competed are The B class event over 1400M which will see the horses galloping for a first prize of $1M compliments of Banks DIH Limited.

The three year Guyana and West Indies Bred event also over 1400M and will see the animals battling for the top prize $400,000.

The E and lower race is also over 1400M and is always a very competitive event and will also see the winner riding away with an encouraging $400,000.

The race for three year old Guyana bred horses has a winning money of $300,000 and the distance is also 1400M. The G Class 1400M race will see the winner taking away the $260,000 first prize.

The H and lower race is another 1400M event with the winning take being $200,000.

The ‘I ‘class event has a winning tag of $180,000 and is over 1100M. The division 1,2,3 race is the final race on the day’s card and victory in this event will see the champion taking home $100,000 in the 1100M sprint.

With so much on offer a scintillating and action packed day of racing is anticipated.

Among the top notch field of runners that are expected to take to the track are The Message, Jet Set Go, Damascus Dream, Donut Prince, Awesome Warrior, Grande Roja, Night Crescendo, Who is on the Case, Work Force, Swing Easy, Technology, Got to Go, Crazy Cat, Prince Charming, Who so ever, Home Bush Baby, Dubai Duchess, Who is on the Case, Stormy Flame, Top of the Line, The Bailiff, Strom in a Tea Cup, Better than Gold, Bridal Stone Corner, Captain Crook, Settle in Seattle, Appealing Harvest, Stormy Lass, Prado Gold, Gold Plated, Stormy Deal, Happy Choice, Mona Lisa, Rock Sonia, Savion, Sabrina’s Joy, Red Cloud, Come Dance with

Me, Third World, Watch My Shadow, I want Revenge, Blessings, Captain Crook, Face The Fire, Mona Lisa, Northern Dancer, Bridal Stone Corner, Red Cloud, Rock Sonia, Kiara, Pride and Joy, Miss Regina South Sea, Princess Kiara, Royal Champion, the Gump, Funny Sided, Silver Kid, Apostle and Gold Prince among others.

The Trophy Stall, Bourda Market along with the organizers will be presenting incentives for the top individual performers.

According to coordinator, horserace magnate Inshanally Habibulla, despite the recent rains the track is in perfect condition and all systems are in place for an exhilarating day of racing. The Race will be held under the rules of the Rising Sun Turf Club. Race time is 12:00 hrs.

For further information persons can still contact Fazal Habibulla at Chester Fry at Bush Lot West Coast Berbice on Telephone No 232-0232 or 6486522, 6577010, or Inshanally Habibulla on tel No 623-4495, and 623-5453 or 232-3295, or Donald or Zaleena Lawrie on telephone no 225-4530or 2254565. (Samuel Whyte)

GCA to host Fitness Training Seminar Monday The Georgetown Cricket Association will be hosting a Fitness Training Seminar on Monday, 16th April at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary at 16:00 hrs for Cricket Coaches/Net Session Leaders from its member clubs.

The main aim of the seminar is to enhance the ability of the club coaches/net session leaders in conducting improved fitness programmes in their respective clubs. The seminar will be conducted by Lynden Wilson

- IOC Qualified Physical Trainer/Athletic Coach.

Participants from the Association’s member clubs are asked to register with Neil Barry (609-9310) not later than tomorrow, Sunday, 15th April.

The Georgetown Cricket Association would also like to advise all member clubs that it will be implementing a minimum fitness standard for all the cricketers (male & female) selected to represent the Association from 1st July, 2012.

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Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Guyana to hold 1st rugby 15’s Kolkata square Futsal Football Competition... up with Rajasthan Eight matches on today trials for World Cup qualifier on Eden turner Yahoo! Cricket – Kolkata Knight Riders had an impressive batting line-up. Yesterday, it boasted of Jacques Kallis, Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwary, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan and Ryan ten Doeschate, with Manvinder Bisla at No. 3. It’s a surprise they’ve still struggled in the tournament, losing their first two games.

Yesterday, however, was a happy day at the Eden Gardens, with the home team chasing down Rajasthan Royals’ 131 with four balls and five wickets to spare, thus squaring up with them for their loss in Jaipur.

It was their second straight win, having beaten Bangalore in the previous game. It was a slow turner here today and while the target was competitive, Rajasthan’s slowing down in the middle overs cost them the 10-15 extra runs that would have won them the game.

Royals captain Rahul Dravid, as he’s consistently done in IPL 2012, gave them a good start, but fell in the 20s for the third time in four innings in this tournament.

The best time to bat in this game has been against the new ball, and Dravid along with Rahane gave them a fair start of 45 in six overs.

Rahane fell to Shakib’s first ball of the game, caught behind for 19. Rajasthan lost control here, losing three wickets in the span of 13 balls,

for just four runs. Ashok Menaria was run out for 1, and Dravid mistimed a drive to cover.

Batting was difficult. With the ball stopping on the batsmen, spinners thrived.

Shakib bowled out with 3-17, Sunil Narine 1-22, while Yusuf Pathan held his own with three inexpensive overs.

Shakib had made a belated start to the tournament having sat out Kolkata’s first two games against Delhi and Rajasthan. But he’s had two good games, having taken 221 in the previous game against Bangalore.

Heavy rains were forecast for the evening. But the clouds stayed away as Kallis steadied the chase with Bisla after Gambhir fell cheaply. The 58-run stand for the second wicket put Kolkata on course for a win. What was left were a few hits in the end to settle matters.

Tiwary took them closer, but he was stranded midpitch to a delightful chinaman from Brad Hogg for a stumping. Sixes from Shakib and ten Doeschate did the rest for Kolkata, who will now meet the struggling Kings XI Punjab in a home game. Time for Kolkata to keep the momentum and gain some valuable points.

Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 137 for 5 (Kallis 31, Bisla 29) beat Rajasthan Royals 131 for 5 (Shah 31, Dravid 28, Shakib 3-17) by five wickets.

Eight matches will be played when the Linden segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition resumes today, at the Wisroc/ Amelia’s Ward Bus Park.

The fixtures are as follows: Mini Bus versus $100 Car, Classic Six vs. Wash

Boyz, Constab Warriors vs.

Coomacka, Attackers vs.

TrainLine Warriors, Wisroc vs. 1/2 Mile/ 1 Mile, Amelia’s Ward Russian vs. South Stars, Pepper Skull vs. HIStars Retrieve Unknowns vs.

Sheriff Squad.

Starting time is 18:00 hrs.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union will hold its first 15’s trial game at the National Park today at 4:00pm in preparation for the Rugby World Cup 2015 NACRA Caribbean Regional Qualifier.

Guyana will play its first of game in the second round of the Southern qualifying tournament against Barbados on May 2 2 n d , 2 0 1 2 , i n Barbados, Barbados

having defeated St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the first round. Guyana will then take on the powerful Trinidad and Tobago team in Guyana on June 2nd to be played at the National Stadium.

All rugby players are invited to participate in the first trial game from which a National 30-man squad will be selected and, after further trials the National 22-man team will be selected.

South E’bo suffer mixed fortunes on Wakenaam visit The South Essequibo Cricket Committee development programme continued last Sunday when their junior cricket team visited the Island of Wakenaam and engaged the Sans Souci Jaguars Sports Club in two games at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground last weekend.

The visitors won the first game by one wicket after Sans Souci Jaguars won the toss and batted on a track with preparation moisture and only managed 113 before they were bowled out in 24 of their allotted 40 overs.

Skipper Nokta Moses was their leading run scorer with 51(6x4,2x6) as left arm spinner Herry Green ended with the impressive figures of 5-25 and Wazim Karoon supported with 2-26.

South Essequibo then encountered some nervous moments in their reply before they eventually won the match in 27.2 overs; ending on 114-9.

Opener Julio Jones led the way

with 41 (2x6,3x4) while Moin Khan and Moses grabbed 4 wickets each for the host.

Meanwhile, the home team got the better of the visitors by 69 runs in a 15-over affair which followed. The Jaguars piled up 156-4 in their allotted overs after taking first turn at the crease. Kemo Paul blasted two fours and four sixes in a top-score of 52, while Olwin Paton supported with 45 (5x6). South in reply made 87-7 when their 15 overs expired. Andy Dass and Mark Tyrell scored 37 and 25 respectively as Imran Khan and Moses claimed 2 wickets apiece for the winners.

On Saturday, at the Zorg ground on the Essequibo Coast, a One-Day two innings game between Ricardo Peters’ X1 and Mark Gonsalves’ X1 ended in a draw.

Scores: Peters’ X1 113-6 in 30 overs (Rahul Rooplall 35, Hemnauth Deochan 25*, Gonsalves 2-23, Raj Parbattie 2-26) and 138 all out in 48 overs (Kowshaldeo Beharry 32, Javed Azeez 4-23).

Gonsalves’ X1 68 all out in 25 overs (K.Behary 3-13, R.Rooplall 3-10) and 127-5 in 41 overs (R.Parbattie 37*, Javed Azeez 30, K.Beharry 3-27).

Coach Forbes Daniels conducted coaching clinics

Injury-prone Harris hopes to last an entire series Named the Man of the Match in a Test he did not think he would play in, Ryan Harris is now intent on keeping his spot for as long as his problematic body will allow. Harris arrived in the West Indies adamant that James Pattinson was ahead of him in the fast bowling queue, but the selectors’ decision to choose the older man was endorsed handsomely by his efforts in Bridgetown.

Harris took two wickets in the first innings and three in the second, none more important than the swift dismissal of Shivnarine Chanderpaul by a delivery angling in from round the wicket, then moving away just enough to take the edge. These spells bookended Harris’ highest score in Tests, a committed 68 not out that allowed Michael Clarke the luxury of making a timely declaration on the fourth afternoon to set-up Australia’s eventual victory.

If any member of the Australian attack is likely to be rested or used carefully due to a variety of physical ailments it is Harris, but he is adamant about staying in the XI for the remainder of this series and those beyond.

“I’ve got a perfect fitness base now,” Harris said. “I’ve played four games back in Australia, bowled plenty of overs and got through about another 35, 36 here. Touch wood, I could fall over tomorrow and do something. I feel as if I’m going really well, feel strong and I want to be a part of this team and squad for as long as I can.

“That was one of the hardest Test matches I’ve played in my short career. Those conditions, bowling on that wicket was quite tough and getting to the ground this morning I was quite sore to be honest and tired. Getting through a few overs - the first couple weren’t

for young cricketers on Friday and Sunday at the Zorg Ground. They were taught about the basics of batting, bowling, fielding and wicketkeeping.

He told Kaieteur Sport that he was impressed with what he saw and stressed that there is a need for more playing facilities in the area if these talented players are to be properly developed.

Meanwhile, a number of the players stated that they have to travel long distances on the Essequibo Island to train because of the lack of suitable facilities in Wakenaam.

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Ryan Harris

great but I felt as though I came back OK but to win a game like that after they batted for two days it’s pretty amazing.”

Though he is now a known and respected quantity as a Test match bowler, Harris had never previously shown an international opponent just how well he could bat before his alliances with Ben Hilfenhaus and Nathan Lyon. It was a similar story in his earlier years of first-class cricket with South Australia, early dismissals not doing justice to a neat technique. Clarke gave Harris a promotion to No. 8 in the second innings in recognition of his form, and Harris would like to stay there.

“We wanted to get into a position where we could win the game,” Harris said. “I was lucky enough to be out there and spend some time in the middle. I’ve been well overdue for some runs at this level, I’ve had a couple of opportunities. I feel myself getting better. I spent, as Michael said, plenty of time in the nets, it was just good to be able to contribute with the bat when it was needed.

“The partnerships that I had with Hilf and Lyon and even [Matthew] Wade at one stage, we had a goal of about 150 runs for the tail and we got 151. That was what we were focused on. Whether I made 40 of them, 10 of (Continued on page 20)

Saturday April 14, 2012

Kaieteur News

XXVII Carifta Swimming Championships...

Britany van Lange who competed in the 200m Freestyle. van Lange entered the event seeded 13th with a time of 2:15.88.

While she finished in 13th place, as she started, her time was a disappointing 2 : 1 9 . 9 4 . To d a y, b o t h swimmers will be in action; Stephenson in the 50m Breaststroke, followed by van Lange in the 100m Freestyle.

Jessica Stephenson Stephenson is seeded 2nd in her event with a time of 34.45 while van Lange is seeded 15th with 1:01.39.

2011 Memorex/Leslie Amsterdam Mem. U17 cricket...

Leon Andrews’ 60 & 6-45 propels Police into semis

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solid all-round performance by Leon Andrews guided Police to crucial first innings honours over Achievers and a place in the semi-finals of the 2011 Memorex/Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 cricket competition in Berbice.

The quarterfinal matchup played at the Edinburg Ground was affected by the unseasonal rain, saw Police winning the toss and choosing to bat first.

Openers, Andrews and Shemroy McKenzie did well putting on an opening stand of 68 before McKenzie was bowled by off-spinner

Lalchan Ramoo for 36.

Andrews was joined by Kwesi Mickle and the two added another valuable 100 before Andrews was bowled

by Ramoo for 60.

With time running out, Police eventually decided to declare at 128 for 5; offspinner, Joseph Nicholson picking up 3 for 20 and Ramoo 2 for 37 for Achievers.

When Achievers began their reply, opening pacer Andrews picked up two early wickets to have them struggling at 20 for 2. Offspinner Kwesi Mickle who also opened the bowling picked up another wicket, while Andrews struck again

Leon Andrews this time he got the prized scalp of former Guyana Under-15 batsman Quesi Mentore caught for 27 which left Achievers reeling at 37 for 4.

Things got worst with them further slipping to 59 for 6, they eventually folded for 73 with Andrews snaring 6 for 45 and Mickle 4 for 28.

Sturm beats Zbik to defend WBA belt

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) Felix Sturm retained the WBA middleweight title Friday night after fellow German Sebastian Zbik retired before the 10th round at the Lanxess Arena.

Zbik made the better start but appeared to tire midway through the bout, with the defending champion looking fresher despite taking some heavy blows. Sturm had Zbik clearly troubled at the end of the ninth round, with American referee Raul Caiz Sr., asking the challenger if he could continue.

Though the 30-year-old Zbik insisted he could, his corner felt otherwise and Caiz ended the fight before the next round could start. ‘’We fought a fair fight. It was a good advertisement for boxing,’’ Sturm said after successfully defending his

Felix Sturm, left, fights his challenger Sebastian Zbik during their title bout.

title for the 12th time. ‘’Sebastian’s a great boxer, he moved very well,’’ Sturm added. ‘’I had to keep my pace. It took a while and it was one of my hardest fights, but thank God it worked out.’’

Sturm, a 33-year-old German of Bosnian descent, improved his record to 37-2-

Bob Cat of Berbice, BCB 20/20 Cup...

New Amsterdam Canje teams prepare for battle

Stephenson and van Lange to compete today Guyana’s swimmers participating at the XXV11 Carifta Swimming Championships in Nassau, Bahamas will be in action again today with Jessica Stephenson aiming to win her second gold medal after topping the field in the 200m Breaststroke on the opening day, Thursday.

Ye s t e r d a y, d a y 2 , Stephenson had a rest and cheered on her teammate

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2 with 16 knockouts. His last defeat came to Javier Castillejo in 2006 before he won the WBA title back from the Spaniard the following year. ‘’I have to admit without any grudges that Felix clearly beat me,’’ said Zbik, who dropped to 30-2 (10 KOs).

This Bob Cat representative presents the cheque to BCB Treasurer Anil Beharry in the presence of other BCB officials, President Keith Foster (left) and Secretary Angelina Haniff.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) as part of its continued efforts to expand and develop the standard of the game in every area of the Ancient County launched the Bob Cat of Berbice 20/20 tournament which will feature over a dozen teams f r o m t h e N e w Amsterdam/Canje area.

Teams will be drawn from the East Bank of Berbice, New Amsterdam, Canje and No. 19 areas vying for the winner’s trophy and cash prizes, this is the first tournament of its kind organised by the BCB. Special Events Committee Chairman of the BCB Hilbert Foster stated that the Board will this year be placing special emphasis in this area along with West Berbice and Central/Upper

Corentyne.

There are also plans to host a 40 overs tournament for the said teams in an effort to encourage player develop and at the same time, unearth new talent. Foster noted that most cricket tournaments in Berbice were won either by Albion Community Centre or the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and tournaments such as this 20/20 offers an opportunity for other clubs to claim titles of their own.

Treasurer, Anil Beharry expressed gratitude to CEO of Bob Cat of Berbice Mr. Srikissoon Ramjanan for his sponsorship of the tournament. He challenged the clubs to cooperate with the BCB Competitions Committee in order to ensure a smooth completion of the

tournaments this year.

President Keith Foster called on all the clubs in the area to invest in youths as they are the future, while placing priority on discipline throughout the tournament.

Mr. Srikissoon Ramjanan expressed his delight at being associated with the BCB as he was highly impressed with the work of the Board and its plan for even more success.

He pledged his continued support for the game and urged other sponsors to come on board and be part of the cricketing revolution in Berbice.

The tournament will be played on a knock-out basis and teams would only be allowed to play one First Division player in each game.

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Jamaica reach competitive Windies contemplate score at close on Day 1 vs playing spin trio against Oz in second Test Barbados as Big Benn bags 5

Donovan Pagon

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i n g s t o n , Jamaica – (www.bcacrick et.org) – Jamaica were 266 for eight of 90 overs in their first innings at the close of play after winning the toss against Barbados on the opening day of the 2012 West Indies first-class championship final at Sabina Park here yesterday.

The not out batsmen were Nikita Miller on 29 and Sheldon Cotterell, 15.

Brenton Parchment hit 58 while Donovan Pagon top scored with 71. Sulieman Benn, the former West Indies spinner, bagged 5 wickets, while Carlos Braithwaite claimed 3.

Xavier Marshall was caught at the wicket by Shane Dowrich from a cut off fast medium Carlos Brathwaite for 19 (46-1) the first wicket to fall; Brenton Parchment was brilliantly caught at long-off by Brathwaite, running back, off left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn for 58 (1542); Donovan Pagon was caught at short extra-cover by skipper Shamarh Brooks off Benn for 71 (158-3).

Skipper Tamar Lambert was caught then by Dowrich off one which bounced from Benn for 13 (186-4); Danza Hyatt was bowled leg stump off the inside edge by Brathwaite as he essayed a drive, for 15 (186-5); David Bernard was caught at longleg by substitute Justin

Brenton Parchment

Sulieman Benn

Greaves off Brathwaite for four (195-6); Horace Miller, trying to play through the onside, was caught at cover

by Greaves off Benn for 18 (222-7) and Andrew Richardson was caught at long-on by Javon Searles off Benn for seven (239-8).

Benn has five for 90 off 29 overs including five maidens and Brathwaite, three for 38 off 17 overs with three maidens. Marshall was badly missed on 19 at

midwicket by Rashidi Boucher, playing his first match of the season, from a pull off Brathwaite’s first over after he replaced pacer Searles from the northern end. Pagon was dropped on 17 in the slips by Dwayne Smith off Searles in the second ball after lunch.

Parchment reached his halfcentury in 150 minutes off 111 balls with six fours.

The action continues today.

Port of Spain (West Indies) (ANI): The West Indies have included off spinner Shane Shillingford in the 14-man squad for the second Test against Australia starting tomorrow, and would consider exploiting their weakness against spin by playing three spinners.

Leg spinner Devendra Bishoo and all rounder Narsingh Deonarine played in the first Test at Barbados, and there is a possibility Shillingford might also join them for the Port of Spain Test, which would be played on a wicket tipped to offer more assistance to the spinners.

Shillingford was suspended in late 2010 for an illegal action but was cleared last June by the ICC to resume at international level following a biomechanical bowling analysis conducted by a University of Western Australia research team, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Australian batsmen comfortably dealt with Bishoo at Kensington, Oval, but found Deonarine a tougher proposition on the fifth day when the off-spinner made good use of a deep rough to shock the visitors with four wickets.

The Australians, who arrived in Port of Spain on Thursday, can win the series if they win at Queen’s Park Oval.

West Indies 2nd Test squad: Darren

Shane Shillingford Sammy (capt), Kirk Edwards, Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh (wkt), Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Fidel Edwards, Kieran Powell, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Shane Shillingford.

Super-16-round bowls off today at Everest; tomorrow at Albion Nationwide softball cricket tourney

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h e n competition got under way at the beginning of March with 942 teams (116 female 826 males) it was anybody’s guess as to who would have been the teams advancing to the Super-16-round, yes, the competition is really and truly down to the final 16 teams.

Weeks of pulsating action, thousands of fans converging at the various venues throughout the length and breadth of Guyana absorbed what was on offer by both male and

Rising Star Super Sixers female teams with all the pretenders being sifted out with those deserving a place in this round, the only ones

standing.

Fans are expected to be out in their thousands today at the Everest Cricket Club

Ground, Camp Road from 10:00am and tomorrow at the Albion Community Centre Ground, Berbice for

what is anticipated to be some exhilarating encounters.

At Everest today in the Male encounters, Bayrock Blazers will be seeking to blaze on further when they oppose Farm X1, while Rising Star Super Sixers will through down the gauntlet to Mahaica Raiders.

On the distaff side, Trophy Stall Angels will put their good record thus far on the line against another unbeaten team, Capoey Rising Star with the other female clash bringing together 4R Lioness against Capoey Regal Warriors.

Looking at the tale of the tape for some of the matchups will reveal quite some (Continued on page 21)

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