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Poor diets and health issues The health community has always been keen to tell people that they are what they eat. Literally put, they are saying that if one does not eat well then one would become ill, or obese or simply malnourished. Poor diet is common among many Guyanese, particularly among the more affluent who often do not spend much time looking after their health. It is surprising to many in the health sector that within recent times an increasing number of Guyanese are succumbing to renal ailments. There is also a high percentage of diabetics. Further, hypertension is prevalent, very prevalent in a society where people once worked hard and exercised routinely through their daily activities. The more affluent the country, the more the ailments that stem from poor diets. Guyanese are not averse to eating healthy. The reality, however, is that they follow trends in the developed world. Fast food outlets proliferate in the developed world and they have now become part of the local landscape. In the developed world, obesity is a challenge. Some of the largest people live in those countries where the GDP is much higher than Guyana’s and where people readily eat out at restaurants or simply pick up a meal that may not be all that healthy but one which satisfies hunger. The Ministry of Health has for many years been trying to get people to understand that what passes for fast food, while ready to be eaten, is actually contributing to ill health. Many are fattening and can lead to clogged arteries. What is surprising is that the average Guyanese knows that there are foods that help maintain good health. As children they learnt about green vegetables, fruits and the like. The marketplace abounds with these things and there is no shortage of shoppers. Most Guyanese do prepare their own meals, largely because they do not have much disposable income. However, there are those who have grown lazy, who would boast that they hate facing the kitchen, who would actually promote the restaurants. They see it as fashionable to emulate the people in the developed world. In fact, television, which is all about the country from which the signal emanates, actually is one of the media that promote the country. The diplomats all agree that when Guyana began to attract television signals from the United States, the broadcasts did more than any American diplomat has ever done to promote the interests of America. Television brought American styles and fashions, American values and American eating habits. It is the eating habits that are leading to the health issues. Some of the most obese people live in America and Europe. In fact, the American Medical Association has long recognized that obesity is a national issue. It traces this to eating habits. There is now a regular focus on these eating houses. Health experts routinely measure the quality of foods served. It is the same in Guyana, except that there is not the technology to measure fats and calories and trans-fats and the like. The result is that people buy what appears to be a tasty food, regardless of the nutritious value. The fact that a growing number of Guyanese need dialysis; that there are more and more people who are developing heart diseases and need corrective surgery; that there are more diabetics, is testimony to the eating habits of the local people. Where certain things never existed they do now. The government will boast that it is spending huge sums of money on health. What it will not say is that this spending is occasioned by people developing bad habits and therefore placing more pressure on the health services. The widely held view is that there should be more campaigns to educate people about a series of health habits.

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Barely legal - the Bai Shan Lin story DEAR EDITOR, Full marks to Kaieteur News whose front-page photograph of a convoy of containers of logs bound for China eloquently conveyed more than a thousand words could (‘Bai Shan Lin circumvents Guyana’s logging laws…Ships Billions $$$$ of high priced logs monthly’, 7 August 2014). Your newspaper’s interpretation was that the Asian loggers have now so thoroughly corrupted the relevant politicians that the Asians are effectively exempt from legal controls on forest harvesting and export, but at the same time are allowed to claim substantial foreign direct investment (FDI) tax concessions. That interpretation is supported by the more than 10 per cent increase in roundwoodequivalent volume produced in 2013 compared with 2012. This is also an increase of more than 10 per cent above the baseline production limit (average of years 2003-2008) agreed for the Norway-Guyana MoU. There are no functioning controls on the import and use of Asian-origin workers by the Asian loggers, and no

requirements to train or employ Guyanese. Barama continually declares that it is making no profits which are taxable in Guyana, and it is probable that the other Asian loggers are similar tax-avoiders. The deal appears to be that the GFC keeps away from the Asian loggers, but is allowed to harass and penalise the Guyanese chainsaw operators and small loggers’ associations, including Amerindians – as revealed by the GFC annual reports 2005-2012 delivered to the National Assembly in November 2013. Norway and other donors are currently paying the GFC ‘in the region of US $500,000 per year ’ for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) work on forest carbon assessment, on top of the US$3 million received by GFC for MRV to date (see: 2013 Report of LTS International, Ecometrica, Indufor Oy, and Chr. Michelsen Institute. Real-Time Evaluation of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative. Contribution to Measurement, Reporting and Verification, pages 47 and 57). The question Guyanese could well

be asking: why is the GFC not monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV-ing) the haemorrhage of highvalue logs by Bai Shan Lin, and the other Asian log traders, with none of the local processing and in-country valueaddition required by parliamentapproved national policy? None of the Norway-commissioned auditors appears to notice the volume of analysis and comment on the (mis)management of natural resources, such as the giveaway/firesale of Guyana’s logs, published frequently in the independent Press. Meanwhile Bai Shan Lin and the rest of the Asian loggers rightly hold all Guyanese in contempt for not valuing our national patrimony, while logging of natural forest has been considerably restricted in China since 1998. The Asian loggers merrily carry on log exporting, while the GFC is MRVing and people in the Ministries, the GRA and other government agencies look the other way or become amazingly wealthier than their official salaries can explain. Janette Bulkan

It will be a tragic mistake for the opposition to pass the no-confidence motion and not coalesce DEAR EDITOR, Significant tales have been and continue to be told to the people by the political leaders of the ruling cabal who have clearly used the political system to improve the image and status of their party at the expense of the constituents they serve. These politicians are so dishonest that no one believes them anymore. The masses are clamouring for the noconfident motion to pass in Parliament because they have had enough and want an end to the ruling cabal. A few months ago, the President stated that he will not assent to the President’s Benefits and Amendment Bill which was passed in Parliament two years ago. And although he recently stated that he has not seen the Bill yet, he said that it should be contested in the Courts. Dishonesty has outnumbered and overshadowed honesty in the PPP ranks by a ratio of 5:1, thus dwarfing the party’s abilities to develop the country and create employment for the youths and those who want to work. Following the death of Cheddi Jagan, Mrs. Janet

Jagan told the nation that Cde. Cheddi had asked her to “carry on” and this paved the way for her elevation to the Presidency and head of that party. Ask any Guyanese, save and except for the small Freedom House cabal, if they believed those words? The overwhelming majority will say no. It is our opinion that it was a plain and simple untruth to wrestle power away from Moses Nagamootoo and Ralph Ramkarran. As a result of this political farce, Guyana has been set back 15 years because of the poor quality of governance under Jagdeo whom she single-handedly picked to succeed her. Jagdeo who was a political neophyte had no leadership skills and did not know how to mould the nation. He made a complete mess of the country. The outcome of his misrule and gross executive incompetence has resulted in corruption at all levels of the government, the raping of the treasury for personal benefits, and the pauperizing of the poor and the working class, whom the regime has permanently abandoned. Not to mention the crooked and corrupt schemes to take the

The same television that is importing the bad habits into our living rooms could be used to make people aware of the dangers inherent in emulating that which they see in the developed country. To the country’s credit, by no stretch of imagination has obesity reached the proportions in the developed world and heaven forbid if it does. This could be avoided and must.

best government lands for themselves and rich friends and to sell off state properties to their friends and relatives at far below the market value. Fast forward to July 2014 and the President has not done anything to reduce corruption and has not even fulfilled his promise to grant a TV licence to the people of Linden. Here again we hear him flip-flop on the barefaced corrupt practice that took place at NCN. Did the President listen to himself when he said that the two individuals have resigned? How can the Guyanese people believe him? The preoccupation with preserving the Freedom House gang and friends and relatives of the PPP has turned the party into a

political force that is no longer credible. We use the word credible since it is our belief that the opposition has a fighting chance to capture the plurality votes from the PPP if they coalesce. The ruling cabal is disconnected from the people and thus would find themselves in opposition at the next election, but this will only happen if co m mo n s en s e p r e v ai l s between APNU and the AFC. It would be a grave mistake and great disservice to the people for the opposition to pass the noconfidence motion and then contest the election as separate parties. We hope they would put the country and people first and do the right thing. Asquith Rose and Harish Singh

Learning from the past DEAR EDITOR, There is a saying that those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. Thankfully as a nation we have learnt immensely from our past. Our past had always been instructive and a guide to our forward march. We have just celebrated Emancipation Day, in which we paid homage and respect to our African foreparents and the rich legacy they bequeathed us - a legacy of struggle and sacrifice and a determination to succeed despite the odds.

I think our ancestors were they alive today would have been pleased with the progress we have made over the decades. To begin with, we have what many multiethnic societies are still finding difficult to achieve, and that is a cohesive society. We have achieved what it took some countries centuries to achieve. We are not only culturally diverse but we are also culturally rich. Put in another way, our richness lies in our diversity. I have always held the (Continued on page 5)

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Learning from the... From page 4 view that Guyana is not an ethnically polarized society as some people are trying to make it to be. Far from it. We work and we play together. Our children go to the same schools and we worship in the same churches. We shop at the same markets and supermarkets and like all rational people, we shop where the prices are most competitive, regardless of the skin colour or religion of the vendor. I have had, at a personal level, so many experiences of kindness rendered to me by Afro-Guyanese friends and colleagues, far too numerous to recount. I know that my experiences are not unique to me. This is why we have to learn to work together for our common good. This is exactly what our foreparents would want from us. We have had our challenges, but we persevered and we achieved. Life, it has to be said, is all about coping with challenges. We have had our fair share of challenges. We have been victims of divide and rule tactics by our colonial masters. The nationalist spirit of the early 1950s has been shattered by the split of the PPP in 1955, when Forbes Burnham unsuccessfully sought to take over the leadership of the PPP from Dr. Cheddi Jagan. But he left a scar in our body politic from which we are still to fully recover. Our politics have never been the same since that fateful day. Incidentally, this month, August 6, marks twenty-nine years since the passing of Burnham. One can be charitable to him and say that he played a not insignificant role in the politics of Guyana. He was a founder member of the PPP in the early 1950s and served briefly as Party Chairman. He served in the short-lived PPP Council of Ministers following the massive PPP

victory in the 1953 election. But he allowed his ego to get the better of him and in the process he sacrificed the greater good on the altar of political opportunism. Whatever good he did for Guyana was negated by the harm that befell this nation as a result of his lust for power. The nationalist movement had been shattered, as mentioned earlier, with the split of the PPP in 1955; the democratic fabric of the state had been ruptured through rigged elections from 1968 all the way to 1985. A climate of fear and repression stalked the land as the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry is now bringing back to the national consciousness; the economy took a severe battering for the greater part of his rule and the country was reduced to a pariah state. The country was declared bankrupt and uncreditworthy by the IMF and other international financialinstitutions. The education and health systems for all practical purposes were broken, and life for the average Guyanese was miserable and poor. I can go on, but I think the point has been made. Guyana today is a much better place to live than it was during the dark days of PNC rule and no amount of white-washing by apologists for the PNC can erase that fact. Today, as in the 1960s, some dark clouds are casting an ominous shadow over this dear land of ours. But we can all draw strength from the maturity, wisdom and resilience of the Guyanese people to stand firm and in a spirit of togetherness to thwart any attempt to reverse the clock of history. Hydar Ally

When we lie, we are not thinking of the common good DEAR EDITOR, In an episode of the series “Lie to Me”, the main character, Dr. Lightman, a deception expert, said to the newly elected governor, that he, the governor, had condoned two murders and a cover-up, by not asking questions. He was guilty by omission. We are all guilty at times of leaving things undone, in order to avoid situations that w o u l d m a k e u s uncomfortable. We may not want to know the bad news, so we avoid ‘hearing’. We encourage those whom we surround ourselves with, from bringing any news that would give a lie to what we are saying. We ‘sin’ by staring Truth in the face and pretending that it is a lie. We have a responsibility to be aware of what is happening around us, particularly in leadership positions. We only delay the inevitable by burying our heads in the sand. In fact, things get worse, the longer we allow deception to go on. Some of us go to elaborate lengths, even causing people to be sacrificed, in order to delay our own day of reckoning. In situations of power

and influence, leaders need to keep abreast of what is happening, and to encourage their trusted aides to be honest in their actions and speech. Their dishonesty with facts leave the Emperor naked, unclothed, and held up to ridicule and scorn, when attempts are made to pretend things are not what they are. It does not serve the common good. But of course, when we lie, we are not thinking of the common good. We forget we are serving people, not ourselves. The more invested we become with the lie, the more the lie grows. Development requires the commitment of all citizens, who cannot give their best to a situation that is not supportive of them. The reality is that people keep leaving our dear land, in search of a better deal! How do we lie about that? People need a supportive environment to facilitate their participation and their development. It is not development, when we leave a lot of people behind as we ‘develop’. Who can honestly say that people are currently well served in their respective communities? Who would

want to put up spurious excuses, for years, to avoid having communities be served by people they believe will look after their interests? Who would be so wrapped up in their own gain, which they forget they cannot take with them, when they pass from this life? We tend to forget that there is no way all the things we acquire will be going with us when we pass; no way, and pass we will. We tend not to focus on what this means. As someone once said, “coffins don’t have shelves”. I believe that even if they did have shelves, the rotten, dishonest persons who surround the rotten, dishonest persons we become as politicians, would not allow any treasures to go with us; and we leave our children a tainted legacy. There really is no use for our treasures in the grave. Even though we attend funerals for other people, it seems like we do not recognize that at any time it could be our funeral, and that

for now, in the present, while we are still here, we should improve our quality of life, and not our quantity, which we should know by now does not have the true richness that quality has. Knowing that when the ‘other’ is better off, I am better off seems like such a hard concept for the greedy to grasp. We diminish our country, when we become slaves to the things that power and influence bring. Who can honestly say that giving up integrity to get as much as we can for number one has been a great experience for them? The lie takes on a life of its own, and grows as we feed it, until it becomes our truth. Send for the psychiatrist!!! Rosemary Terborg Davis

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Woman’s bound body found in Plaisance home The bound and battered body of a 57-yearold woman was discovered at around 21.00 hrs last night in her Lot 41, Prince William Street, Plaisance home. Police said that Ann Jennifer Mendonca’s son found her lying in her bed. Her hands were bound with duct-tape and a black plastic bag was tied around her head, which was covered by two pillows. Police believe that the killer (s) gained entry via Mrs. Mendonca’s back door, which she may have left open while working in her kitchen. According to reports, the victim’s son left for work at around 03.00 hrs yesterday.

His mother was reportedly still alive when he called around noon. However, at around 21.00 hrs, the son reportedly received calls from neighbours, who said that all of the lights in his mother’s house were off. The son immediately hurried home and found his mother’s body. The house was ransacked and a gold chain and ring, along with a DVD player, were missing. Kaieteur News understands that police are questioning a man with whom the victim had a recent dispute, but sources said that investigators have found nothing to implicate him.

WHO declares Ebola an international health emergency LONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) - The world’s worst outbreak of Ebola that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa represents an international health emergency and could continue spreading for months, the World Health Organization said yesterday. Nigeria became the third African nation, after Sierra Leone and Liberia, to declare a national emergency yesterday as the region’s healthcare systems struggle to cope with the advance of one of the deadliest diseases known to man. “The outbreak is moving faster than we can control it,” WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told reporters on a telephone briefing from her Geneva headquarters. The U.N. agency said all states where Ebola had passed from one person to another should declare a national emergency. It called the outbreak “particularly serious” but said there should be no general ban on international travel or trade. “The declaration ... will galvanise the attention of leaders of all countries at the top level. It cannot be done by the ministries of health alone,” Chan said. In Nigeria, which has confirmed seven cases of Ebola since a man fell sick on arrival from Liberia, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a national state of emergency and approved 1.9 billion naira ($11.7 million) of emergency funds to combat the virus. The WHO has been accused of failing to respond fast enough to the outbreak, which it said on May 18 could be declared over by May 22. It has since become more conservative in its predictions, said head of health security, Keiji Fukuda. “At that point we thought that it was likely that it would come under control based on our experience. This outbreak has developed in ways we have not seen before,” Fukuda told reporters. “The likelihood is that things will get worse before

WHO Director-General Margaret Chan they get better,” he said, adding that the WHO is prepared for an outbreak that persists at a high level for months. Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said the declaration showed WHO’s seriousness in tackling the outbreak but added that statements should be translated into action. “For weeks, MSF has been repeating that a massive medical, epidemiological and public health response is desperately needed to saves lives,” said MSF Director of Operations Bart Janssens. Ebola has no proven cure and there is no vaccine to prevent infection, so the best treatment is focussed on alleviating symptoms that include fever, vomiting and diarrhoea. Its spread could be stopped with the right measures to deal with infected people, Fukuda said, but it was important that anyone known to have Ebola should be immediately isolated and treated in isolation for 30 days. The European Union said yesterday it was increasing by an 8 million euros ($10.7 million) its funding to contain Ebola and governments in the affected region have taken increasingly tough measures. The army in Sierra Leone on Thursday blockaded rural areas hit by Ebola while neighbouring Liberia declared a state of emergency. But some local people said the restrictions, while necessary, risked increasing their economic hardship. In one example, about 30

military officers armed with AK-47s guarded a checkpoint blocking a line of trucks laden with goods from travelling from Montserrado County to the rest of Liberia. The latest WHO figures yesterday showed the worsening toll. Some 1,779 people have been infected and 961 people have died in the most severe outbreak in the 40 years since it was first identified in humans. This was partly because of weaknesses in the countries affected, where health systems are fragile and lacking in resources. Sierra Leone has one local doctor for roughly 45,588 people while Liberia has one for every 86,275 people, according to political risk research company DaMina Advisors. The effort to contain the disease is also undermined by inexperience and misperceptions of the threat, the WHO said. Although most cases of Ebola are in the remote area where Guinea borders Sierra Leone and Liberia, alarm over the spread of the disease increased last month when a U.S. citizen died in Nigeria after travelling there by plane from Liberia. The U.S. State Department has ordered the departure of family members from its embassy in the Liberian capital Monrovia and said it was acting “out of an abundance of caution”. International companies are also taking protective measures such as reducing staff in affected countries. Steel and mining company ArcelorMittal yesterday declared force majeure on a major project in Liberia because of the outbreak. Nigeria’s state oil firm said yesterday it had shut down its own clinic in the Lagos commercial district of Victoria Island after a suspected Ebola case was admitted. Airline Gambia Bird said it was now only offering oneway flights from the Gambian capital Banjul to Ebolaaffected countries, following a request from the government.

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FROM NATURAL RESOURCES TO HUMAN RESOURCES The Trinidadians used to boast that oil don’t spoil. Burnham retorted that you cannot eat oil. You cannot also eat bauxite, gold, diamonds or timber. Guyana had a lot of these. It still however remained underdeveloped. In fact, it was a source of bewilderment for nationals of the Caribbean that Guyana was so endowed with natural resources - rice, bauxite, gold, timber, diamonds, sugar - and still remained poor. The problem, it was concluded, was the management of the country which failed to exploit these resources for the benefit of the country and its people. But that is putting it too simplistically.

Guyanese always have this idea that Guyana is a nation blessed with an abundance of natural resources. The value of our natural resources however is not intrinsic; it depends on what we do with it and how competitive these resources are in relation to similar resources held by others. Guyana, for example, has always had high grade bauxite. But because of the depths at which the ore is to be found, that bauxite remained uncompetitive when compared to other countries such as China and Russia. Ironically, it is the expansion of the economies of Russia and China that has led to increased interest in

Guyana’s bauxite. Guyana has always held vast reserves and varieties of timber. Theoretically, that should have made Guyana a very rich nation. But it has not. The cost of extracting timber from our forests is prohibitively high. This has impacted negatively on the cost of production. Sugar is produced in Guyana, but the cost of planting sugar on flat, poorly drained lands increases the cost of production. The social costs that the plantations and estates have had to bear also hurt the competitiveness of the industry and meant that Guyana was never able to compete in international markets outside of

Dem boys seh...

De Hanna Rebel trying wid dem boys underwear There is a saying that seh show me yuh company and I will tell you who you are. Some people got company that does mek people raise dem eyebrow. This week dem boys start fuh look at Bai Shaan and wha dem finding lef dem wid dem mouth open. Rob de Earth get Jamsie de Smiley fuh defend Bai Shaan. Dem talk how Bai Shaan only carry out container because dem boys expose de container pun de road. Dem didn’t expect that dem boys would show de next day how Bai Shaan shipping by boat. Now dem boys waiting fuh see if dem gun talk how is only a quarter boat dem does ship out like how dem seh that is only two container per day. Dem got rules but dem rules is only fuh some people. Bai Shaan not among dem people. Dem got special rules fuh Bai Shaan. When dem boys talk de truth everybody running to de court fuh dem shut dem mouth. De Hanna Rebel is de first man fuh jump and sue. But dem boys believe that wha get he vex and mek he sue was because dem talk how he always go home drunk and does wake up all hour in de night, open de wardrobe and pee pun he clothes. That does happen when people use corrupt money to buy rum that does corrupt de brain and mek people tek wardrobe fuh de

toilet. Dem don’t know de difference between toilet door and wardrobe door. One man seh that de Hanna Rebel even open a fridge fuh pee inside and when de fridge light come on, he thought was day clean and de light was coming from his bathroom window. De first time when he sue he tell people that he going fuh de shirt pun dem back. This time he tell he friends that he ain’t satisfy wid de shirt from dem boys back. He seh that he want dem pants, dem shirt, dem underwear plus dem willy. Dem boys seh there is only one reason why he want dem pants, dem underwear and dem willy. He want to see wha dem boys got. Out of respect fuh people mek dem boys ain’t talking wha he really want dem things for but de Hanna Rebel must know that people know wha he up to. He is a big defender of de government and de only one in de history of de country fuh use he office fuh pick pun people who talk that he pee in he wardrobe. He should pick pun Bai Shaan because dem got money that even de government don’t tek fuh taxes or VAT. Talk half and let the Hanna Rebel know that de nation praying fuh dem boys.

preferential access and prices. Securing that longterm access, however, meant taking a cut in price, an arrangement which has now been abandoned, leaving Guyana’s sugar at the mercy of market forces. Gold prices rose a few years ago. Guyana enjoyed a boom. This is a highly speculative industry that even in times of high prices can either make you or break you. As such, gold mining has enriched only a lucky few. The masses of the people of Guyana have not benefitted from the hundreds of millions of ounces of gold dug out of the intestines of the country over the centuries. The idea therefore that Guyana has a great deal of natural resources means very little, unless a way can be found to allow these resources to be exploited competitively and for the benefit of our people. It is easy to blame the government for the fact that Guyana with all its natural resources remains a developing country. The fact, however, is that having resources means little unless those resources can be gainfully and competitively exploited. And exploiting resources means little unless the people of the country benefit, rather than a handful of local capitalists and foreign multinationals. In the late 1980s Omai Gold Mines was launched. It mined out one of the richest mines in South America. The

then government gave massive concessions to that company, because it felt the company would have created jobs for its supporters in Linden. It levied a pittance in royalties and anticipated that the company would pay a deluge of corporate taxes into the Treasury. What is the record of OMAI and how much richer is Guyana because of that investment? Omai never declared a profit in all its years in Guyana. That meant no corporate taxes. And less than two thousand jobs were created. Royalties were paid, but it was as a result of that company that the worst-ever environmental disaster in the history of the Englishspeaking Caribbean took place. So what did Guyana really end up with after all that gold was mined? Barama also came. They set up a plywood factory. Then the Asian crisis hit and the company was forced to scale back production. They restarted operations years later, only to have a problem with a major piece of machinery. That problem triggered the sending home of hundreds of workers. The government had to use taxpayers’ monies to intervene to help support those workers in acquiring training so to gain other jobs. There were foreign multinational companies operating in our bauxite industry under Desmond Hoyte. By the time they left,

the bauxite industry was bankrupted and millions of tons in ore had been exported. These are examples of the lack of benefits that have resulted from the exploitation of our natural resources. They exemplify the resource curse. Compare the example of these companies with another foreign multinational that has set up shop in Guyana. Today that company is perhaps the largest private employer in Guyana. That company is called Qualfon. It is a Mexican company and it employs thousands of persons, mainly young people. At present it is advertising for a few hundred more jobs. That company is not extracting our natural resources. It is utilizing another resource, our human resources and particularly the brainpower of Guyanese. Thousands of young Guyanese are taking home a decent pay package every week because of this company. This brings us to the real question. What should we be emphasizing? Should we be emphasizing a knowledgebased economy or a natural resource-based economy? This will be a discourse that will be picked up tomorrow.

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Concerns mount over increase in Chikungunya-like symptoms The approach being embraced by the Ministry of Health to tackle the Chikungunya virus outbreak is one that currently borders on negligence. This is the conviction of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Shadow Minister, Dr. George Norton, who informed this publication that “I think the Ministry can be guilty of negligence to a large extent if they do not change the way they are dealing with it now.” In fact, Dr. Norton noted that “we somehow got the impression that the Ministry don’t want to talk about it because they (perhaps) don’t have the means of controlling it or treating it.” He alluded to the utterance of Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, that the Minister is tackling the outbreak with caution so as to not create an alarm. “We have got to err on the side of caution and it might be better for us to create an alarm than have persons coming down with this virus,” theorised a concerned Dr. Norton. From all indications, the Ministry of Health, in recent weeks, has been divulging little to no information regarding the outbreak which was reportedly first detected in May of this year. This publication has on several

The Aedes Aegypti mosquito which transmits the Chikungunya virus recent occasions attempted to solicit comments regarding the outbreak from senior key Ministry of Health officials, including Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, to no avail. This lack of communication comes at a time when there is reportedly an increase in the number of persons, countrywide, suffering from Chikungunyalike symptoms which range from joint and muscle pains, rashes about the body, headache, nausea and high fever. Although Guyana has in place a National Reference Laboratory complete with equipment to test for various

viruses, the facility is currently not able to test for the Chikungunya virus. This is in light of the fact that there are no trained personnel to carry out such tests. However, Resident Representative of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr. William Adu Krow, has confirmed that PAHO is collaborating with the Health Ministry to train at least two local laboratory personnel to test for the virus here. In the interim, Guyana, like a number of other Caribbean territories that have been plagued by the virus, has been utilising the services of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad. Although the Ministry of Health has only publicly informed of 31 confirmed cases, this publication has been reliably informed that the actual number of cases surpasses this reported amount. In fact, reports are

that there are even a greater number of unreported cases since the Ministry has only been facilitating random testing of persons manifesting symptoms of the virus. Some persons have expressed concerns to this publication that although they turn up at public health facilities with Chikungunyalike symptoms, no blood sample is taken from them for further testing. It was related that the approach that has been adopted by (identified) health facilities is to simply give medications such as panadol to treat the symptoms of the virus. But according to Dr. Norton, treatment should never be administered to patients without first confirming their condition. “One has got to be careful with treatment like panadol because for instance if it is dengue and it is haemorrhagic, panadol antiinflammatory can cause an increase in the haemorrhage...so you’ve got to be careful with just giving these symptomatic treatments,” said Dr. Norton. What should have obtained, according to him, is a move by the Health Ministry to establish a protocol to be issued countrywide to educate the general public that if anyone is found to have the symptoms of the disease they should present themselves to a health facility. This, he noted, should have been in place to allow for blood samples to be taken and sent to a specified location where

they could be sent to Trinidad in bulk. In fact Norton noted that the ideal situation should have seen the Ministry organising even a makeshift process where the samples were tested right here. He continued that in spite of the fact that Guyana does not have the capable personnel to undertake such processes, the Health Ministry should have solicited support from PAHO to contract expertise. “Let PAHO come on board, let them bring in somebody to work in Guyana for a few months...I don’t think that is difficult to be done...” said Dr. Norton as he pointed to the impact the virus has had in St. Lucia. St. Lucia, according to reports, has had to struggle to combat the disease so much so that health officials were at one point unable to issue the number of actual cases. The Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito and in practically the same conditions in which dengue fever is spread. And according to Dr. Norton care must also be taken in treating patients with related symptoms since there are instances that persons could be plagued with both conditions simultaneously. “Because we have to depend on clinical symptoms alone to decide on whether we are dealing with the Chikungunya or dengue...we tend to believe that there is an increase in the Chikungunya because the clinical manifestation of this

Shadow Minister of Health, Dr. George Norton virus is much more pronounced than it has ever been before,” said Dr Norton. As part of the pronounced manifestation of the disease, he noted is the presence of rash and joint and muscle pains that are being seen not only along the coast but in interior locations as well, the Shadow Health Minister said. Although health officials have informed that the Chikungunya virus is not life threatening, there are reports that failure to treat it early could be detrimental. And since the transmitting vector is known to thrive in relatively clean but stagnant water, calls have been made by the Health sector for residents across the country to ensure that they remove all possible breeding grounds. Even before the onset of the outbreak, when there were reports of the virus in some Caribbean territories, the Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Unit had started to conduct fogging and spraying activities in the city. Similar activities were also undertaken in Region Six where the virus was first detected.

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FOR SALE LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGH PURITY MERCURY (QUICK SILVER) 99.99995% PURITY$19,000 PER POUND CALL: 592-227-4754. Denso Platinum plugs gas savers - Tel:654-6394 Spares for washing machine, microwaves, fridges, stoves, timers, gearbox, pumps, etc call: 225-9032, 647-2943 New American made Werner, aluminum ladder: 17 feet$28,000; 24 feet- $38,000, 32 feet- $55,000 – Tel: 609-7257, 602-5794 German shepherd and Doberman mixed pups – Contact: 615-0513 Game Shop Closing Sale! Lots of Original systems, games, controllers and HD TV’s – Tel: 683-8386 Dressed and mill cut lumber: Kabukalli, silverballi, greenheart, crab wood etc – Call: 688-6579 Canadian rebuilt Perkins Duetz engine, Lincoln generator welder, model M with winch, 320 excavator – Call: 691-2921 Aluminum pot sets, crock pots, stove, rice cookers, washers, freezer, vacuum, Dewalt Saw, compressors, generators – Call: 660-5449; 691-5400 I have some nice Greenheart Logs and Green heart piles for sale @ the best prices guaranteed – Tel: 639-3450 German shepherd - pure line dogs – Tel:619-9643; 2223560; 694-7210 22RB Dragline, CAT 428 Back-hoe, 10-Tons compactor, CAT 320 BL Excavator, CAT 120G-MotorGrader. All in working condition – Contact: 6604021; 275-0538 Hotel white sheets, pillow cases, bath towels, floors towels slightly used & excellent condition, low prices – Tel: 626-6335 Games for PS2, PS3, XBOX360, WII, consoles also available – Call: 6722566, 265-3231 Galaxy S5 (clone) looks & operates like the regular S5 only with less resolution – Tel: 683-8386 Pit bull pups – Call: 649-0579; 692-0924 Zmodo Surveillance Security systems with CMOS cameras, 50ft night vision $85,000 with free installation – Tel: 609-2815

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FOR SALE Front cabin fishing boat 31" with 15HP Tohatsu Engine – Price $1M negotiable – Tel:690-7231, 697-0648 1 Nintendo Wii with 3 games: Mario Kart & Mario Bros, 1 Nintendo 3DS with 3 games, Pokemon & Donkey Kong 3D – Tel: 683-8386 1 Car and Truck Hoist 12000 LB 2 Post almost new forward made in American $800,000– Tel: 604-5440 or 698-2929 1-2010 Mazda Pick up 2WD 38,000 Km, show room condition with ray cover $2.5M – Tel:698-2929 or 6045440 1-2010 Mitsubishi Fork lift, 3 stage side shift indoor, outdoor - $1.5M like new – Tel:698-2929; 604-5440 Boat Engine Yamaha (2) (4) (6) even rude 6, 9.9 6, 18 from $100,000 to $200,000 – Tel:604-5440; 698-2929 1 Car/ Truck Hoist, extra heavy duty – 12,000 Ton like new - $800,000 firm – Tel:6982929; 604-5440 One Lister Welder 230AMP – Call: 609-3028 or 216-1378 FORD F150 SPARE PARTS: Chrome Accessories, Breaks Pad, Spark Plugs, Lights, Mirrors, Deferential, Ball Joints. Call: 685-2584 One double stall with overhead storage in Stabroek Market – Call: 6197925 (can be inspected) Citrus Farm on Highway – Call: 693-1585 or 628-7808 Automatic Waterer, 4 gl & 1 gl fount – Tel:627-7835 4" & 6" exhaust box, Stihl brush cutter parts, 6HP & 13PH Honda Engines, 2 pressure washer – Tel: 6277835 CG 125 Honda Motorcycle, in excellent condition – Tel: 672-9530 Wind Chargers, 1, 2, 3 HP motors, 1&3 PH entrance switch 2E, 4E engine & transmission, air, electrical, cordless tools – Tel:222-4158; 641-7526 Dell/Hp computers complete with LCD’s 49,000, Laptop from $50,000, I-phone 3GS $30,000 @ Future Tech: 2312206 American 8ft Pool Table – Tel:622-9917, 660-5309 FOR SALE/RENT 6 Plot of mining land in Bartica – Tel: 613-6815

SERVICES PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY,ETC.–CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 2161043; 677-6620 Repairs, sales & spares, air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call: 225-9032,647-2943 Need a document typed or proof read for $1 Guyana dollar per word? – Contact Liz at 616-6011 For low cost: Repairs to fridge, freezer, A/C unit, microwaves, TV & washing machine – Call: 629-4946 or 225-4822 For the best in landscaping, the most reliable & trustworthy landscapers call us @ 219-0468 Design Team Neher. Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Professional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call Sabita: 225-6496, 662-6045

FOR RENT PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY, ETC. CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620 Furnished apartments for overseas visitors – Call: 6685198 2- 8000 Square foot warehouse space, high ceiling for rent at Friendship E.B.D – Tel: 225-7643 GT TOOL RENTALS: FREE DELIVERY, CONCRETE, STEEL, TILE CUTTER, SAWS, JACKHAMMER RANSOM PUMPS & MUCH MORE – TEL: 675-0767; 627-5098 Vreed-en-Hoop junction – Salon, barbershop, snackette, shop, store games shop, lessons class, office, bond – Call: 680-9905 Furnished apartment to rent, perfect for students, single or working couple @ Industry E.C.D – Tel:222-6001; 6192388; 684-7853 Parcle 2136, Block Zone, WBD, La Parfaite Harmonie – Tel: 266-0858 or 665-8561 WANTED 1 Land to buy in Linden – Tel: 686-2201 Attractive live in waitressCall: 327-0252/674-4665 Peach Tree Technical support programmer monthly contract, W.B.D resident preferably email: info@aracariresort.com

WANTED Salesgirl/boys and porters apply in person, to Avinash Water Street 8:30 to 4:30 Salesgirls & porters apply with written application @ Best Buy Food Supplies, Lot 1E Dennis & Milton Sts Campbellville. 1 Male to look after layer birds in the Interior – Tel: 669-6030 Cashier, pump attendants, and watchman, apply in person at Shell Mc Doom Gas Station. Urgently needed two experienced cosmetologist @ Natural Beauty Salon located @ Grove EBD. Contact Ms. Kasharie on 652-5800 Handy boy, apply @ Shanta’s, 225 Camp Street Handy boys to work. Live-in accommodation and meals are free- Tel: 228-5655; 628-1756 Live in waitress and domestic must know to cook. Salary $50,000 $70,000. Boarding and lodging free – Tel: 610-5043 Domestic to work 4 days a week, age 30-40. Tel:681-3812, call between 8:00am-4: 00pm, preferably from E.B.D only. Shop assistant to work in the interior – Salary - $80,000 age 25-35yrs – Call: 664-5199 Mon-Sat Between 9-6 Land to buy in La Parfaite Harmonie, Schoonord, Eccles, Providence, Uitvlugt, all legal fees paid – Tel: 675-7292 Carpenters, Mason and labours – Contact: 668-9863 or 615-7526 Salesperson to work from 4am to 10am – Attractive Salary – Contact: 685-1403 after 12pm One good cook, mornings, 5 days, must be able to present attractive and tasty menus – Call: 223-1592 Live out domestic/babysitter and live in babysitter –Call: 225-0188, 225-6070 (Monday to Saturday) (8:15am-4:15pm) One part time or full time gardener/handyman- to work in Bel-Air Gardens – Tel: 225-6070 Paper Money from British Guiana or Trinidad or other old bank notes- Call 650-17133 Female between ages 2035yrs to work in snackette & bar, must know to cook – Call: 647-7432; 223-5798 1 Live in domestic or maid, must be able to cook age 3040 - salary - $55,000 per month – Tel: 664-5199; 675-7043 Two wash bay attendants to work in Georgetown – Contact: 227-5169 Couple to work in Essequibo River Resort – Tel: 226-0240 Driver for contract with mini bus license living in Georgetown – Tel: 676-1286

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SALON Make Up Courses, Artist Trained & Certified in Trinidad. Call: 660-5257, 647-1773 Professional hairdresser needed urgently at Misikko Salon & Spa, Lot 68 Sandy Babb Street Kitty – Contact Bonita: 675-1667

VACANCY 24 Hour East Coast Guyoil needs night pump attendants, salesgirl, office assistant & handyman- Call: 669-4755/ 695-9880 Urgently needed live in waitress, affordable salary – Tel: 259-0574 Vacancy for sales clerk at Plant Shop – Contact: 646-2108 Exist in Diamond to teach various computer courses. Send resume to davidsukhdeo@gmail.com Accounts Clerk, must have knowledge of NIS, PAYE, Computer Literate. Apply in person @ Technical Service, Industrial Site Eccles One babysitter/ housekeeper between ages 28-40yrs. Contact: 225-8205/ 225-8203 Vacancy for porters: apply in person to Alabama Trading, Ferry Stelling Stabroek. Female Accounts Clerk to work in distribution vehicle, apply at Alabama Trading, F/ Town Ferry Stelling Stabroek Exist for clerical staff. Please bring written application to Mike’s Pharmacy, 56 Sheriff Street. Porters, Moulder and wood mizer operator, timber grant manager, tractor operator – Call: Richard 609-7675, 6741705, 233-2614 1 Experienced female private tutor – Call: 681-3812 between 8:00am to 4pm One cosmetologist and cleaner required – Call :227-4799 Male Security to work in Coverden East Bank Demerara, apply to Alabama Trading Ferry Stelling Stabroek. One experienced Hauler driver, apply in person at Alabama Trading, Ferry Stelling Stabroek. International Cruiseline Purser officer, waitresses, waiters, cooks, receptionist, storekeeper, cleaners, electrician, carpenter, plumber, musicians etc – Tel: 650-9880 VEHICLE FOR SALE One super custom mini bus – BSS series, A/C, 14 seater $3M negotiable– Contact: 628-8667

VEHICLE FOR SALE 2006 Blue Nissan Titan. Fully Loaded GSS Series. Contact: 604-6108. AT192, 212, Allion, unregistered Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN, RZ & Pit-bull, 7 seater super custom. Cash / terms - Call: 680-3154 We buy & sell vehicles for cash. Also parts available & 30 seater buses; extra Cab pickups; 2006 Tacoma- Call: 680-3154 2004 Toyota Spacio- Back & front camera, TV/DVD/ CD, unregistered - $2.2M – Tel: 617-2891 2 FORD 350 Diesel 2006 (4x4), 1 F150 2007 (4x4), 1 Chevy Van 2007, 1 1999 Tacoma, excellent condition – Tel: 610-5370 Toyota Tundra 2003, fully loaded GPP 4554, Bubble back$3.2M–Contact:641-3812 Toyota AT212, AT192, AT170, Raum, NZE, Fun cargo, AE110 Corolla, Yamaha R1 – 1000CC -2009, year model – Tel:644-5096, 697-1453 Deals! Deals! Deals! Venus Auto Sale: 2002 Toyota Regius fully loaded bus, $1.8M Negotiable – Tel: 6245617 O.J’s Auto imports- New arrivals: Spacios, Axela, Bluebirds, Premio, Noahs – Tel: 609-2815 Mercedes Benz C180 Kompressor Wagon, good condition, all weather mats, car cover, 18" AMG Rims – Call: 690-0998 1 -V.V.T.I RZ bus for sale & serious enquiries only. Owner leaving country – Tel:255-0909; 679-9350 or 651-0435 or 664-0709 1 NZE Toyota Corolla, excellent condition, low mileage - $1.5M –Contact: 609-0425 Tractor Massey Ferguson from Canada MF135- $1.2M, MF165 -$1.8M, MF285 -$2.4M, Ranger Pickup - $1.5M – Tel:682-5230 ; 628-9596 Unregistered Spacio 2003, TV, Navigator, dark interior, rims, rear spoiler, fog lamp – Tel: 617-5536 ToyotaAllion 2005 unregistered, 20,600 km - $2.7M negotiable – Tel:652-1364, 689-7325 Unregistered Premio, Noah, Spacio – PRR 738 –Tel: 697-0297 1 Hilux pickup solid DEF $2.9M – Tel: 613-6815 Rav 4 2004 Model PMM Series – Call: 685-1302 or 652-4283 2005 Suzuki APV (paniled) ideal for goods business $1M – Call: 617-7113 2006 Premio - $2.6M, 2003 Spacio - $2.1M, New Model 212 - $1.9M, All Vehicles are fully loaded & unregistered – Tel: 642-7295 Continued on page 24

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TO LET Furnished executive one or two bedroom suite in Diamond. Ideal for foreigners. Call 609 2466.

EDUCATION IAE (Secondary Educational) 194 Camp Street, register for Forms 15, Lessons, CXC Adult Classes for repeaters & beginners – Tel:223-0604; 683-5742 Princeton College @ Cummings & Church Street, CXC Adult Classes, $1,200 per subject, Phonics Class for 4 to 17 years, Grade 5 & 6 classes – Tel:2238672; 690-5008

Furnished and unfurnished two bedrooms apartment & rooms in Eccles, for short or long term – Tel: 690-6494; 2253234. Meadow Brook – 3 bedroom top flat – Tel:691-5400; 6605449 Campbellville - $90,000, Lamaha Gardens - $US1000, Bel-Air – $US750- Contact Diana: 227-2256; 626-9382 Two bedrooms Cottage at Lot 526 11th Street Paradise E.C.D – Call: 614-1723 Two rooms apartment with toilet Bath – preferably working couple or student – PROPERTY FOR SALE Tel: 654-9807 One new 4 bedroom house, 5 Lot 156 Non-Pareil Street, minutes from UG $160,000 – Albouystown & 26 Sussex Street Charlestown – Tel:222-4158, 641-7526 Contact Molly at 226-3497 Furnished two bedroom apartment in Linden for short For sale by owner: 1 wooden term, local & overseas guests & concrete 2 strorey building @ 3rd Street, East – Tel:444-4704, 614-4415 Meten –Meer- Zorg, Vacant Two bedroom house E.C.D – property- contact Mr. Cell: 663-9816; 619-3887 Basant : 277-3743; 626-0150 1 – 2storey wooden & Concrete house with 5 bedrooms upper flat & lower flat 4 apartments located@ Shell Road, kitty - $34M – Tel:642-7898 Property at Lot 12 Mon Repos E.C.D – Tel: 220-7330 CAR RENTAL Kitty - $35M, Mocha (2 Dolly’s Car Rental - Call: Buildings) - $15M, AA Eccles 225-7126/ 226-3693 dollys - $55, Lamaha Gardens - $55M autorental@yahoo.com/ - Contact Diana: 227-2256; www.dolly sautorental.com 626-9382 Progressive Auto Rental: Cars House for sale at 97 Pearl East & SUV for rental- $4,000 & Bank Demerara – Tel:223-9362 up per day- Call: 643-5122, 219-3900 ,Email:pro_ ACCOMMODATION autorental @yahoo.com Tourist Villa: Furnished Aidan’s Car Rental, Canter & Rooms & apartments- 1, 2 &3 Pickup- Call: 698-7807 bedroom apartments at Wings Car Rental- Call:690- affordable rates – Lot 95 Fifth Avenue, Subryanville – Tel: 6494/ BBM pin: 24E17558 227-2199; 227-2189; 227-2186 TOURS El Dorado Bus Service, Suriname Summer Tour 14-17 Aug.Special packages offer of groups – Contact: 624-0622 NOTICE Icille Rudder the owner of minibus # BKK 9256, of 86 Wellington St Den Amstel is ask to contact: 623-1615 MASSAGE The Gent’s Spa: Be pampered by beautiful masseuses, new attendant Candy, four hands massages, drinks available – Tel: 657-5979

LEARN TO DRIVE Soman Son & Outar Driving School at Maraj BuildingTel: 644-5166; 622-2872; 6150964; 689-5997 Maison’s Driving School, Lot 287 Albertown QueenstownTel:650-4291, 652-6993

Even though Parliament is going into a two month recess, the main opposition party A Partnership for National Unity will still be pursuing Finance Minister Ashni Singh, to get answers on how $112M was spent at the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry. APNU Parliamentarian Joseph Harmon said yesterday that the issue continues to be a matter of concern for the Party. He is insisting that there is a “leakage” and the Finance Minister must give an explanation for what he calls a “total wastage of funds”. “The Minister has to answer why they are bringing witnesses into the country, hosting them at hotels and sending them back without testifying,” Harmon told Kaieteur News. It was reported that the Commission had brought in Former Police Crime Chief Cecil “Skip” Roberts from the United States for 12 days and he was unable to testify. Roberts, according to reports, stayed at the Sleep In Hotel. Harmon said that his Party is very concerned about who is receiving what at the Commission. “The fact that Parliament is going into recess, does not exclude the fact that the Minister has to answer the House,” Harmon maintained. He said that he intends to

- APNU to press for explanation on Rodney COI expenditure follow up this matter and would be writing to Parliament to ensure the answers are provided whether it is in session or not. Harmon had earlier said that the Government will first have to show how the money was spent before they decided on whether more funds should be voted for the Commission. He had made the comment to Kaieteur News, in the wake of pronouncements by President Donald Ramotar, that Government would be seeking more funds. Ramotar had told reporters at a press conference that there is a possibility of more money being allotted for the Commission since it has been extended until September. Back in February, President Ramotar said that the Rodney Commission will not come cheap

and that he knew for a fact that the money would be well spent. Denying that there was any ulterior motive in holding the inquiry, Ramotar had said that his Government was fulfilling the wishes of Rodney’s wife, Patricia. He had said that the Terms of Reference which some parties have been protesting over were crafted by Rodney’s family and advisors, along with some technical help from Government. Ramotar stressed that it was Rodney’s wife who made the comment about not wanting it to be political. The terms include “examining the facts and circumstances immediately prior at the time of and subsequent to the death of Dr. Rodney in order to determine as far as possible, who or what was responsible for

the explosion resulting in the death of Rodney”. Since the commencement of the Commission, several issues have been raised by lawyers representing interested parties. Attorney at Law Basil Williams, Selwyn Pieters and Joseph Harmon have all been very vocal on how the Commission is functioning. Harmon, who is representing the Ex-GDF Association, had called for the Chairman of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry Sir Richard Cheltenham QC, to remove himself from the proceedings. According to Harmon, Cheltenham had been on record as saying that he was a follower of Rodney and that his death should be an inspiration to others.

Cops arrest two over airport robberies Police are to place two men on identification parade to ascertain whether they are involved in the recent spate of attacks against travelers heading to and from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. A senior police official said yesterday that the

suspects were taken into custody this week and Kaieteur News understands that investigators have received word that one of them was involved in last week Saturday’s abduction of private school teacher Latchmin Gopaul and her husband, Lekraj Gopaul. Kaieteur News was told that the suspects’ “name was mentioned” in several recent robberies, including l a s t w e e k We d n e s d a y ’s attack on Pastor Sewnauth Poonalall of the Good Hope Mi s s i o n a r y Baptist Church, who was gunbutted and robbed shortly after returning from the airport with some overseas

guests. Mrs. Gopaul, her husband, Lekraj Gopaul, and taxi driver Parmanand Teekaram were abducted at gunpoint near Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, by two men dressed in police uniforms. They were driven to a desolate spot at Yarrowkabra, off the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, where they were bound and relieved of millions in local and foreign currency, jewelry and other valuables. Police have since set up round the clock patrols to protect travelers heading to and from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Trotman part of sinister... From page 20 According to the PPP/C it, “is convinced that the ruling by the Speaker is indicative of a widely held perception, that the Speaker of the National Assembly is not only biased

in favour of the opposition parties in Parliament, but also is an integral part of a much broader and sinister opposition plot to frustrate the parliamentary agenda, and ultimately to destabilize the current PPP/C administration.” The party said too, that it is not oblivious to the known political leaning and pre-disposition of the Speaker having regard to his political DNA, but at the very least expected that he would have displayed some measure of fairness and objectivity in the conduct of his parliamentary duties as Speaker of the House. “Regrettably, his most recent ruling have shattered whatever little hope one may have of him in that regard, especially when seen against the unbridled haste to commit the Finance Minister Dr, Ashni Singh before the Privileges Committee in the performance of his ministerial duties which, unlike the two opposition MPs, is in full conformity with the laws of the country.”

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SPORTT BOARD FIRED Suriname looking for partners Trinidad Express - The Cabinet Wednesday fired the board of the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT), which is chaired by Sebastien Paddington. Cabinet’s action follows the SporTT’s decision to pay off a $34 million contract to educator Adolphus Daniell’s EBeam Interact for work he did not do in the now defunct LifeSport programme. The board of directors of SporTT were Reynold Bala, Norris Blanc, Nisa Dass, Anyl Gopeesingh, Sabrenah Khayyam, Matthew Quamina, Annan Ramnanansingh, Kent Samlal, Milson Siboo and Harnarine Singh. Cabinet’s decision was taken on a day the Express’ editorial called for the board to be dismissed and for action to be taken by Attorney General Anand Ramlogan against the directors for breach of fiduciary duties. Contacted yesterday, Ramlogan said that he had already indicated to the Express that the audit report was under active consideration with a view to restitution of public funds. “I’ve retained the services of Deborah Peake SC to deal with the matter and rest assured that any claims or recovery of public funds will be vigorously pursued,” he said. “I was disappointed in the Express’ editorial because I had already indicated my intention which was

published in your newspaper but I anxiously await the findings and advice so I can proceed,” he added. Cabinet’s decision to fire the SporTT board comes one week after former sport minister Anil Roberts resigned following the public furore over the LifeSport scandal. Roberts had told the Express he felt the EBeam payment was the tipping point for his exit from politics. The EBeam contract was highlighted in the Ministry of Finance’s Central Audit Committee’s audit report into LifeSport which has now been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Integrity Commission, the Commissioner of Police and the head of the Public Service. In his resignation letter to House Speaker Wade Mark, Roberts has criticised the audit report into LifeSport, claiming it was flawed, especially with regard to the EBeam contract. The audit revealed Daniell was paid $34 million by SporTT although no work was done. His $34 million payment was the single biggest payment in the programme. Daniell has said he has no intention of returning the money. “The thing about it is, it is a non-issue because the only way under a contract anything is recoverable is if the other party is in default.

There was never a single letter of complaint that I was in default of this contract. Not even a phone call,” Daniell has said. The role of the SporTT board has come under scrutiny for not only its decision and defence in awarding the multi-million payment to Daniell but for making the second payment although no work was executed. The Express has reported that six days before SporTT received legal advice to pay an outstanding $17 million payment to Daniell’s EBeam Interact, a cheque had already been made out to him. Daniell’s cheque for $17 million—the second half of a $34 million payment to teach maths and English—was dated February 11, 2014. SporTT received legal advice from attorney Anja Dass from JD Sellier on February 17 that it “is legally obligated under the contract to issue the remaining balance of the TT$17 million to EBeam”. The Express reported it was former chief executive John Mollenthiel who drafted a note for the board of SporTT to approve the final payment based on his recommendation. He resigned from SporTT a few weeks ago. The board has refused to answer questions from the Express on the contract because it was seeking legal advice.

Marny Y Daal-Vogelland, right, Staatsolie’s manager of petroleum contracts, speaks with local investors during Wednesday’s luncheon hosted by the Energy Chamber at Cara Suites, La Romaine. Trinidad Guardian Photo Trinidad Express - The government of Suriname is embarking on operations to double its oil production from the current 16,000 barrels of oil per day, and is asking local companies and citizens to make investments. The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago and ExportTT Wednesday hosted a luncheon during which a delegation of speakers from Suriname tried to convince attendees to form partnerships with Suriname. The luncheon was held at Cara Suites Hotel and Conference Centre, Claxton Bay. Hank Naarendorp, president of the Suriname Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said because of the

close proximity between the two countries, people from Suriname were comfortable working with locals. He said: “The State oil company has experience with Trinidadian oil companies for over 30 years. They have been in very close touch with some of the biggest companies in the oil business in Trinidad. We are developing further and we see that a lot of skills are needed and a lot of experience is needed in the next phase we are entering with the development of our oil industry. We need knowledge and experience from outside. You just don’t invest in Suriname, you come and earn money.”

Naarendorp said a lot of production was taking place in Suriname, not just in the energy sector but also in the food and beverage industry. He said there were at least 16 local companies which have established business partnerships with Suriname, including the Massy Group, and there have been no complaints about making sufficient profits. Marny Daal, manager of Petroleum Contracts for Staatsolie, Suriname’s State oil company, said when the company was first established in the 1980s, Petrotrin was very influential in helping it grow and was the company’s biggest ally.

Suspend arrests for insignificant quantities of ganja immediately, says JLP

Former Sport Minister Anil Roberts (centre), ex-SPORTT Company CEO John Mollenthiel (left) and SPORTT Chairman Sebastien Paddington.

Jamaica hoping to establish special education exchange programme with Canada Jamaica Gleaner - The Education Ministry says it is seeking to establish an exchange programme which will see special education teachers from Jamaica, visiting Canada to observe best practices in that country. In addition, the Ministry is exploring the possibility of acquiring appropriate technology from Canada to be used in the delivery of special education programmes to

persons with disabilities. A statement from the ministry said the proposals resulted from talks Wednesday between Education Minister Ronald Thwaites and Canadian Senator, Dr Don Meredith. Senator Meredith led a parliamentary and business delegation to the island that participated in the talks facilitated by Senate President Floyd Morris.

Jamaica Gleaner Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Senator Robert Montague, is calling on the Minister Of Justice, the Attorney General and the Police Commissioner to immediately suspend all arrests for small amounts of Marijuana. This in light of the death of St James Construction worker, Mario Deane who died from injuries he received at the Barnett Street Police

lock up in St James. He had been arrested Sunday over a Ganja Spliff. Yesterday Justice Minister, Senator Mark Golding and Security Minister, Peter Bunting announced that consultations are being held with a view to implementing a policy which will prevent the arrests of these persons. However, Senator Montague says the government must act on the

matter now, as the suspension of arrests can be dealt with administratively. He says delaying action on the matter will only confirm that government is uncaring and does not value the lives of poor Jamaicans.

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U.S. bombs Islamic State after Obama call to prevent Iraq ‘genocide’ BAGHDAD/ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes bombed Islamist fighters marching on Iraq’s Kurdish capital yesterday after President Barack Obama said Washington must act to prevent “genocide”. Islamic State fighters, who have beheaded and crucified captives in their drive to eradicate unbelievers, have advanced to within a half hour’s drive of Arbil, capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region and a hub for U.S. oil companies. They have also seized control of Iraq’s biggest dam, Kurdish authorities confirmed on Friday, which could allow them to flood cities and cut off vital water and electricity supplies. The Pentagon said two F/ A-18 aircraft from an aircraft carrier in the Gulf had dropped laser-guided 500-pound bombs on the fighters’ artillery and other airstrikes had targeted motar positions and an Islamic State convoy. Obama authorised the first U.S. air strikes on Iraq since he pulled all troops out in 2011, arguing action was needed to halt the Islamist advance, protect Americans and safeguard hundreds of thousands of Christians and members of other religious minorities who have fled for

their lives. The United States also dropped relief supplies to members of the ancient Yazidi sect, tens of thousands of whom are massed on a desert mountaintop seeking shelter from fighters who had ordered them to convert or die. “Earlier this week, one Iraqi in the area cried to the world, ‘There is no one coming to help’,” said Obama in a late night television address to the nation on Thursday. “Well, today America is coming to help.” “We can act carefully and responsibly to prevent a potential act of genocide,” he said. Yesterday the White House said the strikes would last as long as the security situation required. The Islamic State was defiant. A fighter told Reuters by telephone the U.S. air strikes would have “no impact on us”. “The planes attack positions they think are strategic, but this is not how we operate. We are trained for guerrilla street war,” he said. “God is with us and our promise is heaven. When we are promised heaven, do you think death will stop us?” The advance of the Sunni militants, who also control a third of Syria and have fought this past week in Lebanon, has sounded alarm across the

Middle East and threatens to unravel Iraq, a country divided between Shi’ites, Sunnis and Kurds. The U.S. airstrikes prompted renewed calls on jihadi online forums for attacks on the United States and oil interests in the Gulf. “The mujahideen must strive ... to discipline America and its criminal soldiers,” the SITE monitoring service quoted one such message, on the Shumukh al-Islam jihadi forum, as saying. In Baghdad, where politicians have been paralysed by infighting while the state falls apart, the top Shi’ite cleric all but demanded Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki quit, a bold intervention that could bring the veteran ruler down. Sunni fighters from the Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot rejected as too extreme by Osama bin Laden’s successors, have swept through northern Iraq since June. Their advance has dramatically accelerated in the past week when they routed Kurdish troops near the Kurdish autonomous region in the north. Attention has focused on the plight of Yazidis, Christians and other minority groups in northern Iraq, which has been one of the most diverse parts of the Middle East for centuries. “The stakes for Iraq’s future can also not be clearer,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday. The Islamic State’s “campaign of terror against the innocent, including the Christian minority, and its grotesque targeted acts of violence show all the warning signs of genocide.” The U.S. Defense Department said planes dropped 72 bundles of supplies, including 8,000 ready-to-eat meals and thousands of gallons of drinking water, for threatened civilians near Sinjar, home of the Yazidis, ethnic Kurds who practice an ancient faith related to Zoroastrianism.

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Rain ends day two in fourth Test at Old Trafford

Williams welcomes Logie to T&T set-up Trinidad Express - Port of Spain, Trinidad - Former Trinidad and Tobago head coach Kelvin Williams welcomed the changes to the national team set up ahead of the 2014-2015 season even though it will mean a demotion for him. Williams now serves as assistant to newly appointed head coach, former West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago cricketer Augustine “Gus” Logie. For Williams, the success of the national team is the number one priority and is happy to make way for the benefit of the team. “I am for any change for the success of the team,” he told the Express yesterday. “I think Gus has the experience. He was a former Test player and a former international coach and at the end of the day we are talking about success as a team and it is all about winning,” he added. Logie represented the West Indies in 52 Tests, scoring 2,470 runs with two centuries and 16 half centuries. He played 158 ODIs scoring 2,809 runs with one century and 15 half centuries before retiring in 1993. Among Logie’s coaching accolades was a stint at the helm of the West Indies team when they won the 2004 Champions Trophy. He was also in charge of Bermuda and Canada. Williams says Logie’s international experience will be an asset in the national team set up and is looking forward to working with him as the national try to win the regional four-day

Augustine “Gus” Logie crown for the first time since 2006. “I was there before and then I was back again for one cricket season when we probably just fell short but at the end of the day, best of luck for Gus and we hope he brings the success that the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board needs,” Williams added. Williams is also backing the move to have centrally contracted players. “I think the changes are there basically and it is nice to know there will be changes because we used to operate on an amateur kind of basis and now if you contract 15 players, it means you have their service anytime you need to call them to train so it is big plus there. I am all for that,” said Williams. “I am supporting Gus 100 per cent. I will also be in the set up and I will be giving him all the support he needs,” the former national coach added.

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BBC Sport - An unbroken partnership of 67 between Joe Root and Jos Buttler helped England build a healthy lead over India before rain curtailed the second day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. England appeared to be wobbling when they lost three wickets in the space of an hour - including Ian Bell for 58 - to fall to 170-6 in reply to India’s 152. But Root’s unbeaten 48 and Buttler ’s 22 not out helped them to 237-6, an 85run lead, before heavy rain stopped play at 14:15 BST. After a torrential downpour, the weather improved and most of the surface water was cleared, but the umpires ruled that a particularly damp corner of the oufield remained unsafe for play, prompting an official abandonment at 17:39 BST. With better weather forecast for Saturday, England will be hoping to increase their advantage before repeating their firstinnings dominance over India’s batsmen. A victory would put Alastair Cook’s men 2-1 up in the series going into next week’s final Test at The Oval. A riveting morning session saw both sides jostling for position in the knowledge that every run could be crucial in a lowscoring match. England, resuming on 1133, lost nightwatchman Chris Jordan after half an hour when he swatted a Kumar bouncer to mid-wicket for 13. And when Bell nicked an away-swinger from the same bowler to Mahendra Dhoni, England were five wickets down and still 12 runs adrift of the tourists. India then set about probing Moeen Ali’s weakness against the short ball to the batsman’s obvious discomfort. One ball after being hit on

the gloves by a Varun Aaron bumper, Moeen was caught out by a fast, full ball and bowled for 13. Buttler, whose swashbuckling 85 on his Test debut in Southampton helped swell an already huge England total, reacted well to a more challenging situation as he played himself in under overcast skies. He worked the gaps for ones and twos and took 28 balls to hit his first boundary, a powerful drive wide of midoff from the bowling of

Ravichandran Ashwin. Root displayed the timing you would expect from a player with previous unbeaten scores of 200 and 154 this summer, striking five fours to move within two of his half-century. He took a particular liking to the luckless seamer Pankaj Singh, who has conceded 258 runs in the series and is still searching for his first Test wicket. Scores: England 237 for 6 (Root 48*, Buttler 22*) lead India 152 by 85 runs.

Rugby 10s’ commences today The Guyana Rugby Football Union has given the green light for affiliated clubs to participate in a 10-a-side tournament which is set to commence today, at the National Park, starting from 15:00hrs. According to a release, the clubs met on Tuesday in the National Park and decided to stage the tournament which will involve Yamaha

Caribs, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), University of Guyana (UG) and Hornets. The tournament will be staged over two rounds with two games scheduled to be played on each Saturday starting from 15:00hrs. Commencing today, Yamaha Caribs go up against Hornets in the opening fixture and that will be followed by the clash between the GDF and UG.

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NZ cricketer Jimmy Neesham has bat drilled for drugs by American customs Hole lot of trouble: Jimmy Neesham’s bat was left with holes drilled all over it Photo: Jimmy Neesh/TWITTER

Jimmy Neesham (CPL T20 Ltd.2014) New Zealand cricketer Jimmy Neesham felt the wrath of some overzealous customs officials on Thursday when he handed his bat in for inspection and was given it back full of holes. Neesham, travelling through America with his Caribbean Premier League side Guyana Amazon Warriors, tweeted a photo of the willow, complete with four holes drilled into it

as officials apparently searched it for drugs. “Imagine if your cricket gear went through America and they drilled holes in your bat to look for drugs...” he said. Neesham, who has played four Tests and 11 one-day internationals for the Kiwis, had earlier scored nine runs for the Warriors in what was presumably his last innings with the bat. (The Telegraph)

Guyana team off to CAREBACO 2014 The Guyana Badminton Association High Powered 11-Member Badminton Team will be attending The Caribbean Regional Badminton Championships referred to as CAREBACO in Jamaica August 9-16, 2014. Last year in Puerto Rico the team brought home 8medals which included 2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. The Guyana Team has medaled at every international tournament in the last seven years including the Caribbean, Pan American, Suriname International and South American Championships.

The Team Members who have been in intense training for the past few weeks, are: Narayan Ramdhani (Sunburst Sponsored Player - Under-17 & Open), Priyanna Ramdhani (Under-13 & 15), Jonathan Mangra (Under-17), Ambika Ramraj (Under-17), Ronald Chang Yuen (Under-19), Abosaide Cadogan (Under13), Christopher Persaud (Open). The Manager/Coach is Gokarn Ramdhani. The GBA would like to thank the following sponsors who have made it possible for the team to attend this Championship, Continental Group of Companies,

National Sports Commission, E-Networks, Neville Osman Investments, Republic Bank, Woodpecker Products, Demerara Bank, Dr. Philip DaSilva, Dr. & Mrs. Yesu Persaud, GBTI, Hand in Hand Insurance Company, Rubis Gas Station Bel Air, General Equipment, Farm Supplies Limited, Décor & Gift Gallery and Fitness Express. The GBA further stated that they are looking forward to many more companies coming on board to support Guyana’s champions as it takes a lot for them to stay on top. Team Guyana left for Jamaica early this morning.

Saturday August 09, 2014

Barbados Tridents beat T&T Red Steel by 69 runs An excellent bowling performance from Jason Holder saw the Barbados Tridents secure victory over Limacol Caribbean Premier League table toppers, the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel. Holder took four top order wickets which were enough to make the total almost unobtainable. With wickets falling and the rate rising, there was too much for the lower order to do, as the Red Steel finished well short of their target. In the Tridents innings, Raymon Reifer scored 65 not out in his first game of this year’s tournament to set up the victory for his team after a slow start had left them struggling to get going. Only William Perkins scored at a decent rate in the early stages of their innings. The wicketkeeper was a surprise call up to the Barbados team, he was not a member of the original squad and having not played a game of T20 cricket in 12 months, but he repaid their faith with a breezy knock. Once again, Samuel Badree bowled brilliantly during the fielding restrictions for the Red Steel, conceding just 13 runs and removing both openers. The first to go was Dwayne Smith, who once again fell for a single figure score, his fourth of the tournament that has been interspersed with two hundreds. Neil McKenzie continued his batting struggles in the CPL this year. He is yet to hit a single boundary in four innings with a highest score of just nine. This time he was run out by Sulieman Benn in the follow through after bowling. Some brilliant thinking from the big spinner saw him throw down the stumps to see McKenzie well short of his ground. Shoaib Malik has been far and away the most consistent batsman for the Tridents this season, and he became the leading run scoring in this year’s CPL as he put together a 38 ball 35. While he managed to keep the singles coming, the boundaries were harder to find and in the end Malik fell attempting to force the pace, caught in the deep off the

Keiron Pollard signals quiet to the fans as the Tridents upstaged the Red Steel. (CPL photo) bowling of Gabriel. A brief rain delay held up proceedings, but upon the resumption Kieron Pollard set about helping his team set a defendable score. In combination with Reifer, he took his side up to 174. Reifer was the glue that held this innings together. A challenging but not insurmountable target had been set, but the Red Steel got off to the worst possible start as Kevin O’Brien fell in the first over attempting a big shot over long off. Ross Taylor was dropped on two when Jeevan Mendis failed to take a tough chance over his shoulder. This did not prove too costly for the Tridents as just two balls later Taylor was brilliantly caught by a take on the run from Smith. The bowler in both instances was Holder who found his wicket taking touch for the first time in this CPL. At 14 for two some rebuilding was needed, and captain Dwayne Bravo promoted himself up the order to carry out the task. Evin Lewis, the Red Steel’s leading run scorer in the tournament, could not keep his skipper company as he too departed to the bowling of Holder. It was the Bravo brothers together again, and not for the first time, the Red Steel’s hopes rested on them. It was not to be this time as Holder picked up his fourth wicket, but the

Standings: Pos Team Mat 1 Jamaica Tallawahs 7 2 Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel 8 3 Barbados Tridents 8 4 Guyana Amazon Warriors 8 5 St Lucia Zouks 7 6 Antigua Hawksbills 8

Won 6 6 5 5 1 0

Lost Tied 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 8 0

man that should take the credit is Pollard. A spectacular one handed diving catch saw Dwayne Bravo go for just 16. Holder finished with career best figures of four for 27 to rip the heart out of the Red Steel chase. It was difficult for them to find a way back, but Nicolas Pooran and Darren Bravo steadied the ship. The concern was that, if either failed, the Red Steel would not have the late order hitting to get them over the line. Pooran was dropped twice during his bright innings of 33 off 23 balls, although neither was a straightforward chance. Darren Bravo was not so fortunate as he was caught by Pollard on the boundary, a shot so powerful it knocked the fielder off his feet as he collected the chance. Eventually Pooran’s luck ran out as he too fell to a catch on the boundary edge. With the departure of Pooran, so too went the momentum of the innings. The lower order swung from the hip, but there was too much for them to do. The Red Steel have lost their place at the top of the table on net run rate due to this heavy defeat. This loss means that they will need other teams to stumble for them to regain the lead. Barbados winning here kept their chances of automatic qualification alive, but they too will need results to go their way. N/R 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 12 12 10 10 2 0

Net RR +0.650 +0.456 +0.412 +0.377 -1.067 -1.032

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GALAXY OF EX-STARS ON SHOW TODAY AT PROVIDENCE Guyana Festival cricket

All roads lead to the Guyana National Stadium at Providence this afternoon as a galaxy of former stars attempt to roll back the years in a feature t20 day-night cricket match, scheduled to commence at 16:00hrs as a part of the activities in the Guyana Festival. The Guyana Festival is organized by Ministry of Tourism and is being held under the theme Sound, Soul and Taste. Fans will pay $1,000 to enter the Stadium and will be treated to an evening of nostalgia as former West Indies Test player Clayton Lambert leads the Master’s X1 against a President’s X1 which will be captained by former West Indies Skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan. A football match between top club sides GDF and Slingers will be played after the cricket match while the night will climax with the Night of Legends Concert. The inaugural three-day Guyana Festival was scheduled to begin last night and conclude tomorrow night. The t20 match will feature several outstanding players of past eras together with a collection of promising talent and what is expected to be a sizeable crowd should anticipate plenty of entertainment. Former Test players, Lambert, Travis Dowlin, Faoud Bacchus, Sew Shivnarine, Colin Stuart and Clyde Butts will all be on show for the Master’s X1 which will be complemented by young legs in the form of Amir Khan, Keon Joseph and Raun Johnson. Ex-Guyana players Sudesh Dhaniram, Rabindranauth Seeram, Derrick Kallicharran, Huburn

Clayton Lambert Evans, Sheik Mohamed, Kevin Darlington, Arjune Nandu and former Guyana under-19 player and ex-USA Captain Steve Messiah make up the Master’s X1. The Presidents X1 include Guyana’s only current Test player Shivnarine Chanderpaul who celebrates his 40th birthday this month and should become the ninth 40-plus West Indian to play Test cricket when the Test series against Bangladesh commence next month. Sarwan, Reon King, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Assad Fudadin, Mahendra Nagamootoo have all played at the Test level and are a part of the President’s X1, which also includes former Guyana First-Class players Azeemul Haniff, Lennox Cush, Vishal Nagamootoo, Roderick Lovell, Rayon Griffith, Zaheer Mohamed, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Anthony Bramble, Easun Crandon, Jermaine Neblette. S p e c t a t o r s t o d a y, especially the older ones, will relive the memories provided by 60-year-old Bacchus’ 250 against India or when he chased a wide and was caught behind in the 1983 World Cup final or debate whether Nagamootoo

Faoud Bacchus or his uncle Derrick Kallicharran was the better leg-spinning all-rounder, or if Arjune was a better bowler than both of them. Some will remember 57year-old Clyde Butts’ wicket-less spell on his Test debut and his wedding on the Rest day of that match while the 52-year-old Lambert’s brutal 151 at Bourda against Barbados in a 50-over game will spring to the minds of others. Yet others will reminisce about the days when King and Franklyn Rose seemed on the brink of becoming a great West Indies fast bowling pair or when Sarwan stood up to Australian pacer Glen McGrath in which West Indies successfully chased down a world record 418 inAntigua. The young and old should know that Chanderpaul has played the most Tests by any West Indian or that he was stumped for the first time in Tests in the last series against New Zealand. And the memories go on and on as most of the players involved this evening gets a one in a life time chance of playing at Guyana’s best cricket facility under lights.

Sudesh Dhaniram

Ramnaresh Sarwan

To u r i s m M i n i s t e r (acting) Irfaan Ali told Kaieteur Sports yesterday that cricket has helped to put Guyana on the World Map for something positive, adding that Guyana is a cricket crazy nation. “Any Guyana Festival has to include cricket and this match gives us a chance to see our old stars on show and we expect a massive

crowd for the game. Guyana has produced several outstanding cricketers on the International arena and this is our way of saying thank you to them in a small way,” Ali said. Former West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd will also be present although he informed he is not playing because of his ‘bad knees’. Master’s XI: Clayton

Lambert (Captain), Travis Dowlin, Sudesh Dhaniram, Rabindranauth Seeram, Faoud Bacchus, Steve Messiah, Sew Shivnarine, Derrick Kallicharran, Shiek Mohamed, Kevin Darlington, Arjune Nandu, Clyde Butts, Keon Joseph, Raun Johnson, Colin Stuart, Hubrun Evans, Amir Khan, (Manager/Coach) Mark Harper President’s XI: Ramnaresh Sarwan (Captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Azeemul Haniff, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Assad Fudadin, Lennox Cush, Vi s h a l N a g a m o o t o o , Mahendra Nagamootoo, Roderick Lovell, Rayon Griffith, Zaheer Mohamed, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Anthony Bramble, Reon King, Easun Crandon, Jermaine Neblett, (Manager/Coach) Garvin Nedd. (Sean Devers)

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Mix Up are Carter Birth Anniversary Dominoes champs

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Guyana Baseball League donates equipment to Curacao PONY

Brand Manager of Stag Beer John Maikoo presents the cheque to captain of Mix Up Mark Wiltshire in the presence of his teammates

Mix Up were crowned champions of the Deon Carter Birth Anniversary Dominoes competition after overcoming Specialist and Gangster in the final which was played on Wednesday night last at Gaulding Place South Ruimveldt. Mix Up posted 78 games, while Specialist scored 76 and Gangster 68. Clarence Whitehead marked 17 and Gilbert Mendonca 14 for the winners. Shawn McKenzie notched up 16 and Andrew Hope 14 for the runner up team, while Hubbert Collymore and Sevens Collymore made 15 each for Gangsters. Specialist overcame Mix Up and Strikers

to win the semifinal played earlier at the said venue. Ken Wald led with 17 and Mark Rodrigues scored 16 as Specialist chalked up 81 games to finish ahead of Mix Up with 79 and Strikers 71. Mark Wiltshire scored the maximum 18 while Gilbert Mendonca made 15 for Mix Up; Carl Richardson scored 16 for Strikers. Mendonca was given the most valuable player prize while Mix Up Collected a trophy and $175,000. Specialist received $75,000 and Gangster $35,000. The competition was sponsored by Stag Beer, RRT Enterprise, Industrial Supplies, Faye Joseph, Forbes Vulcanizing and Anartic Air Conditioning. (Zaheer Mohamed)

FROM LEFT; President of GBL Robin Singh, InselAir representative Diedre Davis , Chairman Of the GBL Dominic O’Sullivan and Marvin Mahipat coach of the Charlestown Bombers share a light moment at the hand-over of equipment.

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n a release, the Guyana Baseball League has disclosed that they are very happy to make a donation of baseball equipment to the newest PONY Baseball family member in our region, Curacao, which is led by Mr. Thakaizdwa Doran. The equipment will be used by children in the western part of Curacao at the Akademia di Beisbol Bandabou Tigers. The GBL expressed gratitude for the assistance of InselAir the Flag carrier of Curacao and Captain Gerald Gouveia of Roraima Airways who made this donation possible.

The GBL has been fortunate to receive donations of equipment from PONY International League, various individuals and from a great American charity, Pitch in for Baseball which provides new and gently used baseball and softball equipment to boys and girls in the United States and around the world who want to play ball but lack the equipment to do so. Donations are made by Young Americans like Evan Druskin who ask friends to give equipment in lieu of birthday or Bar Mitzvah gifts. The Guyana Baseball

League hopes that one day soon the children of Guyana and Curacao will play baseball and softball games in friendly competition as Insel Air continues to prove that it is possible to build bridges in the air. The release noted that, Insel Air is happy to be a part of this initiative and would like to express its sincere appreciation to the members, founders and partners of the Guyana Baseball League. They are committed to the development of young sports persons within the Caribbean and fostering positive growth in the lives of youths.

Mohamed’s Enterprise supports Guyana’s top bodybuilder, Hugh Ross He has travelled worldwide, procuring numerous accolades for his beloved country, Guyana. His most recent feat occurred in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he placed 2 n d i n t h e Wo r l d B o d y b u i l d i n g Championships. Despite such a strong nationalistic act, Hugh Arlington Ross has failed in his bid to garner adequate funding to continue his exploits. Yesterday morning, CEO of Mohamed’s Enterprise, Lombard Street, Stabroek, Nazar Mohamed, proved the exception to the rule when he presented the local bodybuilder with a cheque valued US$2000. The simple handing over ceremony occurred at Mr. Mohamed’s business place and Mr. Ross expressed profound gratitude to his

benefactor. “Mr. Ross has made Guyana proud and I unhesitatingly agreed to render this support in recognition of his nationalism,” explained Mr. Mohamed moments after the gift had exchanged hands. He then issued a call to other members of the corporate community to follow his lead. Mr. Ross thanked his benefactor while noting that this is not the first time that Mr. Mohamed had extended such corporate assistance. “I am also aware that (Mr. Mohamed) has reached out to many other sports personalities and I’d like to join him and issue a call to other entrepreneurs to reach out to the sports community in our quest to serve our country,” beseeched Mr. Ross.

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UG ruggers aiming for more success this season - play GDF today

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Head coach Laurie Adonis (left) poses with the three players that made the national 15s’ team that won the NACRA Championship. (From left)- Jacques Archibald, Lancelot Adonis and Rondell McArthur

All set for Rising Sun Turf Club meet tomorrow

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large crowd is expected at the Rising Sun Turf Club for the Entity’s grand Rising Sun Arima Park, West Coast Berbice for their annual one day race meet set for tomorrow. Over 65 horses have been entered for the much anticipated meet which will see some of Guyana’s top racehorses on show. The meeting is being held in collaboration with the Inshan Bacchus Hard Runnings Trucking Service, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Racing Stables and Mohammed ‘Nankoo’ Shariff Business Enterprise. Seven races are listed on the day’s card with over $5M in prize money, trophies and other goodies up for grabs. The D class event has such animals as Treacle, Red and Lovely, Settle In Seattle, Swing Easy, Run Nana Run, Dark and Lovely, jack Is my Style, and Church House competing over 1600M for the lucrative first prize of $1M and trophy compliments of banks DIH Limited. Horses such as Cat Messiah, Miss Doubt Fire, Shantal Baby and She So Special have been entered in the three year Guyana and West Indies Bred maiden and G three and lower race for the top prize $600,000 over

1400M. The incentive in the F and lower event is worth $460,000 also over 1400M. The race for two year old Guyana and West Indies bred horses winning money is worth $400,000 over 1100m. The G3 and lower race which will also be run over 1400M and will see the winner taking away the $400,000 first prize. The ‘I ‘class event has a winning tag of $260,000 and will be run over 1400M. The final event is for horses classified J and lower and victory in this event will see the champion taking home $200,000 in the 1100M race. Other animals entered to compete so far are Bridal Stone Corner, Royal cash, Swift Way, Speed Vision, Shooting Star, Battle Hymn, Traditional man, Red Cloud, Easy To win, Famous Pride, I get Another, Mary Ann, Mid Night Blue, Red Steel, Settling Star, Storm Bird, Red Steel, Smarty Light, Royal Stallion, Dance For Gold and Sunny Silence are among those entered for the meet. The Trophy Stall in Bourda Market will once again be sponsoring the champion jockey and trainer trophies. The race will be run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority. Race time is 13:00 hrs.

LEGEND CLASSIC BASKETBALL COMPETITION...

Smythfield Rockers defeat Ithaca Hardliners

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lay in the ongoing Legend Classic Basketball Competition continued over the weekend with the seasoned Smythfield Rockers of New Amsterdam defeating newcomers Ithaca Hardliners 58-41 in a game which was played at the Ithaca Basketball Court, West Bank Berbice. Smythfield Rockers started swiftly rocking their way to an 18-10 lead at the end of the first stanza and by the end of the first half Smythfield had extended their lead to nine points, 2617. It was 40-32 at the end of the third quarter as the rockers maintained their

ascendency for the final 5841 winning score. Tyrone Dey led the way for the winners with 26 points as he was supported by Jason Fraser with 17 buckets. Top scoring for the Hardliners was Daymon Edwards with nine points. The competition continues tomorrow with East Canje Knights making their entry into the completion as they look to pierce the Fyrish Black Sharks in a game scheduled for the Fyrish Court. Six teams are participating in the competition: Group ‘A’ - Jammers of Rose Hall Town Corentyne, Fyrish Black Sharks also of Corentyne and

Canje Knights of East Canje. Group B- has Smythfield Rockers, Ithaca Hardliners of West Berbice and New Amsterdam Warriors. Cash Incentives and other prizes are available for the winning and runner up teams. Incentives will also be available for outstanding individual players. The competition is being played on a round robin basis at the group stages with the top two teams in each group emerging to contest the semifinals. The winners will then meet in the final. The competition is sponsored by Ponai’s Pharmacy of Rose Hall Town and Nand Persaud Group of Companies of Corentyne.

iding high on the success of last season, the University of Guyana rugby team has intensified preparations for all competitions for the remainder of the year. Yesterday Kaieteur Sport paid a visit to a training session at the Campus where Head Coach Laurie Adonis was spearheading preparations for the Guyana Rugby Football Union organised 10s’ tournament that starts today, at the National Park. Adonis, who is also a IRB Development Officer, told this newspaper that they are trying to get themselves organise following a break in preparations after the national team returned from Atlanta after capturing the NACRA 15s’ title. The experienced Coach said that in addition to their participation in the local tournament, the team is also

in full preparation to partake in the Tobago Sevens Championship set for December in the Twin Island Republic. Yesterday the players were seen going through a number of drills all aimed at getting them back in shape to endure the challenge of playing at a high level. The team which has been together for the past three years has made considerable strides over the period and had a relatively good year last year, winning the Guyana Defence Force Anniversary Sevens Tournament while their performance in other competitions could be described as fairly consistent. Adonis said he was indeed encouraged by the performances of the players and has among the goals this season the quest to win more tournaments. He felt that the team possesses the resources and

personnel to be more successful this season and he expects the players to respond to his charge. Adonis pointed to the players’ steady improvement as reason for at least seven of them being called to the national team with three of them making the final selection for the Atlanta trip. Those that travelled included Rondell McArthur, Jacques Archibald and Lancelot Adonis and according to the Coach they acquitted themselves very well and were also pivotal in the team’s success. Adonis in closing extended thanks to the University’s Management, Sports Co-ordinator and all the others whose contribution and support is responsible for where the team is today. “Our success in such a short space of time is entirely due to their support over the period,” Adonis stated.

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= = = Letter to the Sports Editor = = =

NY Blasters open Boyce/Jefford Classic Guyana tour next week committed to quality Will play Otis George Memorial DEAR SPORTS EDITOR, The Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic was founded on the principle goal to give athletics a prominent place among sports in Guyana. Five years ago, when we examined the local landscape, there was no prominent athletics meet that attracted national and international attention and corporate funding. With that said, we created a meet to put the spotlight on athletics in Guyana. It is unfortunate that we are forced to issue this statement to clarify some misconceptions. First, we believe that someone cannot “pull out” from what they have not been in. We read a report that stated in headline that ‘Kadecia Baird pulls out of Boyce/Jefford Classic’; Baird was never confirmed for the meet, which we made clear when we launched the event and kept repeating to the media. We made it clear that we were in discussion with Baird’s team and other stakeholders to have her compete in Guyana. We had also said the same about Adam Harris. As was the case when Aliann Pompey and Marian Burnett competed at the Boyce/Jefford Classic, we believe that prominent Guyanese athletes, who are based overseas, should be encouraged and allowed to compete in Guyana. We will continue to extend such invitations and leave the decision at the discretion of those athletes. Second, we believe, based on the entries we have received from local clubs and Caribbean countries, our competition will

rise to new heights this year. This is in direct response to the belief of some that because a particular club decided to not compete for its own internal reason (s), the quality of the meet will be reduced. That is not accurate. We have all other major clubs in Guyana competing at full strength this year in addition to contingents from Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and a US-based Guyanese athlete. We are expecting very keen competition in Linden on August 16-17 based on the evidence of entries we have in our possession. No one athlete or club will ever be allowed to decide the quality of the Boyce/Jefford Classic. We believe that no one should lay claim to such invincibility. Third, the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground is a multi-sport venue. Our preparation phase for the ground occurs when the ground is handed over to us, having cleared all other activities at the venue. This is usually done a little over a week before the meet. Hence, while minor works would have been ongoing to have the venue ready, extensive works will begin today with nothing apart from the Boyce/Jefford Classic happening at the venue over the next week. We were assured, as was the case in previous years, that our venue will be ready as major stakeholders are involved in this process. We are moving apace with our plan to continue to grow the sport and to provide the best platform possible for athletes to perform. Respectfully, Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic Committee

match at Banks DIH under lights

Otis George New York Blasters, winners of the inaugural 2014 T20 New York big bash tournament, will play a series of cricket matches throughout Guyana later this month as they open their tour to South America on Wednesday August 13 at Bush lot on the West Coast of Berbice on the recently redeveloped ground. The second game is fixed for August14 at the Rockaway Cricket Ground in Strathspey, East Coast Demerara, while on August 15 the New Yorkers battle Banks D.I.H at Thirst Park in an Otis George memorial T20 day/night game. The late

George, who died last month, was a capable fast-bowling all-rounder who represented East Bank at the first division level and also played for Banks DIH where he was employed. George played for East Bank with some of the New York based players like former Guyana under-19 left-arm spinner Shameer Sadloo and ex-National under-19 batsmen, Deryck McDonald and Zaheer Saffie. The NY Blasters then travel to Albion in Berbice where they will face-off with Chesney Sports Club at their Corentyne venue. Former Guyana and West Indies ‘B’ team opener Sudesh Dhaniram, who hails from that village, will do battle with some former and current stars of Berbice. A large crowd is expected to see the former Berbice opener who is still one of leading scorers in the USA leagues, revisit his glory days with thrilling strokeplay. That game is slated for Saturday August 16. The next day the New

Yorkers take on Canal Cricket Club on Canal Number One ground in West Bank of Demerara while on Wednesday August 20, they will be in action at Cornelia Ida, the home ground of a n o t h e r f o r m e r We s t Demerara and Guyana batting stalwart, Rabindranauth Seeram. This venue will host the American based team as they oppose a West Demerara select side that comprises of former and current stars. The final game is scheduled for Everest in Georgetown on Friday, August 22, where another packed house is expected. The team is sponsored and managed by Hafeez Ali of Rockaway Roti Shop and Taxi Service and the touring team reads: Shameer Sadloo, Deryck McDonald, Robert Narine, Shivnan Ramjattan, Sudesh Dhaniram, Zaheer Saffie, Hafeez Ali, Everard Gonsalves, Parsaram Beepat, Hemender Ramdihal, Saud Hossein, Ameer Khan, Hemraj Chanderpaul, Sanjay Dhaniram and Moin Sadloo. (Sean Devers)

UDFA members’ pen missive to GFF and associations

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ember clubs of the Upper Demerara Football Association recently met and deliberated on a pertinent matter that has to do with the ban imposed on members of its Executive Committee by the governing body and wrote to the GFF concerning the issues.

Following is the full text of the letter: Guyana Football Federation GFF Associations & Affiliates Georgetown, Guyana. Dear GFF Executive and GFF Associations & Affiliates: At a meeting called and conducted by the Clubs of

the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) on Wednesday, August 06, 2014, we, the undersigned clubs of the Upper Demerara Football Association discussed the statement made by the Association and Affiliates of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in a letter to the Sports Editor (Guyana Chronicle, August 4, 2014). As Clubs of the UDFA, we feel vindicated and heartened by the A s s o c i a t i o n / A ff i l i a t e s ’ statement that ‘something fundamental was wrong with

the procedures employed to suspend members of the UDFA’. This statement acknowledges what we have always known to be true: that the decision to suspend the Executive of the UDFA was arbitrary to the GFF’s Constitution. Further, it is an acknowledgement that this arbitrary decision has hindered rather than helped develop football in the Upper Demerara region. D e s p i t e t h e G F F ’s appointment of an Interim Management Committee to replace the suspended UDFA

Executive, we, the Clubs of the UDFA, have never recognized this committee due to theunconstitutionality of the decision. Given this acknowledgement of erroneous decision-making by the Association/Affiliates of the GFF, we ask that efforts to remedy this situation be conducted in a s p e e d y m a n n e r. T h e suspension of the UDFA Executive Committee must be lifted so that the Association can function as it was elected to perform. Coming out of the meeting we the clubs of the

UDFA, have identified Ms. Keneisha Dey and Mr. Patrice Bynoe to represent our interests at the upcoming General Congress and on other occasions until this matter is resolved. For the love of the Game UDFA Clubs: Topp XX FC, Silver Shattas FC, Winner’s Connection FC, Vasco FC, Blue Berry Hill United FC, Milerock FC, Amelia’s Ward Panthers FC. Clubs with Observer Status: Retrieve Lions FC, Train Line Warriors FC, Hallico FC

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Guyana trounce Jamaica in opening round G

uyana defeated Jamaica by three runs (D/L method) when the Regional Women’s Super 50 tournament commenced on Thursday in Dominica. Playing in group B, Guyana scored 90-5 off their reduced 26 overs, batting first at Benjamin Park. Katana Mentore tried to resist for the Guyanese with a patient knock of 30 from 69 balls, but once she went, Guyana couldn’t kick on. Melanie Henry also struck a patient 18 from 42 balls. Jamaica in response lost wickets consistently in their run chase. At one point, they were three wickets down for six runs. However, Chedian Nation gave the Jamaicans hope with a fighting 30. Captain Stafanie Taylor also resisted for a short while, scoring 20. However, Guyana kept taking wickets at crucial moments and pulled off a narrow victory with over two overs to go in the match. Guyana Innings: 90/5 (26 Overs). Katana Mentore 30, Melanie Henry 18, Treymane Smartt 16*, Shemaine Campbell 8; Alecia Bookal 5-1-12-1, Chedian Nation 5-1-16-1, Roshana Outar 50-19-1, Stafanie Taylor 4-0-27-1.

Jamaica Innings: 87 All Out (23.3 Overs). Chedian Nation 30*, Stafanie Taylor 20, Vanessa Watts 8, Tameka Sanford 5; Erva Giddings 5-0-15-2, Phaffiana Millington 5-0-19-2, Treymane Smartt 5-0-11-1, Shemaine Campbell 0.3-0-2-1. At Windsor Park, after winning the toss and electing to bat first, Barbados demolished hosts, Dominica, in less than half-day, skittling out their opponents for just 52 in 20.3 overs. There were five ducks in the Dominican innings which saw just one batter getting into double figures. Tiffany Graham top scored with 12, while Talima Ismael had the second highest score of seven. Leading the destruction for the Bajans was Shamilia Connell, who spear-headed the attack. The pacer finished with figures of 6-31 from her 10 overs. In return, Barbados romped to their target in 7.4 overs with opener, Hayley Matthews, hitting an aggressive 36 from 28 balls. Her knock included four boundaries. Barbados lost just two wickets along the way, getting to 54/2 to complete an eight-wicket win. Dominica Innings: 52 All Out (20.3 Overs). Tiffany Graham 12,

Talima Ismael 7, Stacey Adrien 6, Pearl Etienne 1; Shamillia Conelle 10-1-31-6, Deandra Dottin 4-1-70, Shaquana Quintyne 6-14-1-1, Malissa Howard 0.3-0-0-1. Barbados Innings: 54/2 (7.4 Overs). Hayley Matthews 36*, Kycia Knight 8, Shaquana Quintyne 4, Kyshona Knight 0*; Pearl Etienne 4-0-21-0, Annica Benjamin 3.4-0-33-0. At Geneva Playing Field, A five-wicket haul from Stephanie Ramcharan blew away Grenada as Trinidad and Tobago kicked off their campaign with a six-wicket victory. After opting to bowl first, Anisa Mohammed’s side skittled out Grenada in less than 20 overs for just 36 runs. No batter on the Grenadian team got into double

figures. Ramcharan finished with 5-20, only being able to complete seven overs. Gaitri Seetahal also chipped in with three wickets for one run. The Trinis stumbled in their chase of such a small total, losing opener Britney Cooper without a run on the board. Stacy Ann King would prop up the Trinis though, stabilising the chase even as wickets fell around her. She finished unbeaten on 13 as T&T got to 38/4 from 11.5 overs. Grenada Innings: 36 All Out (19.2 Overs). Carena Noel 8, Anish Thomas 6, Aly Fletcher 6, Rachel Cyrus 5; Stephanie Ramcharan 70-20-5, Gaitri Seetahal 2.2-1-1-3, Kerbyina Alexander 5-1-13-0, Anisa Mohammed 5-4-1-0. Trinidad & Tobago Innings: 38/4 (11.5 Overs). Stacy Ann King 13*, Shernelle Lord 7, Lee Ann Kirdy 4, Amanda Samaroo 3; Debbie Lewis 3-0-11-2, Akeira Peters 4-0-12-1, Aly Fletcher 1.50-7-1, Rackel Williams 3-1-6-0. In Group B at Botanical Gardens, St Vincent and the Grenadines saw off St Lucia by six wickets to start on a positive note. Captain Julian Nero seemed to make the right decision when she won the toss and elected to field.

SVG sent St Lucia crashing all out for just 58 runs in 22 overs. Stacy Adams finished with 4-18, while Latoya Providence took 3-18. Roylin Cooper (17) and Gemma Bridgette (12) top scored for the St Lucians. SVG stumbled in their early parts of their reply, being reduced to 17/2 after seven overs. However, Samantha Lynch held the innings together. The opening bat scored 35 from 41 deliveries. Nicole St. Prix grabbed 2-16 while Yasmine St. Ange and Teaddie Crawford had a wicket each but ultimately St Lucia did not have enough runs on the board. SVG got to 59/4 in 18.3 overs, winning by 6 wickets. St Lucia Innings: 58 All Out (22 Overs). Roylin Cooper 17, Gemma Bridgette 12, Merlika Edward 7, Nicole St. Prix 5*; Stacey Adams 61-18-4, Latoya Providence 6-2-183, Vinisha King 5-1-12-2, Ronelia Fergus 5-1-9-0. St Vincent & The Grenadines Innings: 59/4 (18.3 Overs). Samantha Lynch 35, Nayasha Williams 4, HazelAnn Foster 4, Stacey Adams 3; Nicole St. Prix 60-16-2, Yasmine St. Ange 3-0-8-1, Teaddie Crawford 4-018-1, Roylin Cooper 5-0-17-0.

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Guyana team off to CAREBACO 2014

Guyana Badminton Team to CAREBACO Jamaica 2014.

Mohamed’s Enterprise supports Guyana’s top bodybuilder, Hugh Ross

A firm handshake from Nazar Mohamed (right) and the deal was sealed for Hugh Ross.

UG RUGGERS AIMING FOR MORE SUCCESS THIS SEASON - play GDF today

The University of Guyana rugby team seen during a practice session yesterday on Campus.

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