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Pale of sadness hangs over the IAAF World Games DEAR EDITOR, There is a depressing pal hanging over the current IAAF World Track and Field athletics championships currently being held in London; the kind of sadness one feels when a dominant lion has lost its cherished incisors. Of course, from the point of view of the victim, this is excellent news. Usain Bolt had announced years ago that these championships would be his last. I knew at the time of his announcement that this fellow knew his body and he could no longer put his frame through the rigors required for him to remain at the top of his game. Bolt had been doing this since he was fifteen years of age. I first noticed him when
he was at the Carifta games, if I’m not mistaken, in the Bahamas. He was tall for his age and was beating up everyone. With a name like Bolt, one was not likely to forget him. Everyone dreams of being like Michael Jordan, Labron James and Bolt but they only see the finished product; the result of hours, days and years spent in hard training to perform the way they did. While I was hoping Bolt would make his pet event, the Two Hundred meter, his last, the rigorous training required to be ready for that event was beyond what his body could give. I remember in one of his last Two Hundreds he was trying to break his own record, but, in his own words, he said
Today is World Youth Day... From page 4 “our young people demand jobs not jail’’. Mr. President that reality still exists and it is time that your administration commences the conversation on the decriminalization of marijuana and a study on the production for the growing lucrative world market. According to forbes.com in 2016 North America marijuana sales grew over 6 billion which was an astonishing 30% increase. The forbes.com article went on to say that the industry growth is larger and faster than even the dot-com era. During that time, GDP grew at a blistering pace of 22%, Arcview’s editor-in-chief Tom Adams said, “The only consumer industry categories I’ve seen reach $5 billion in annual spending and then post anything like 25% compound annual growth in the next five years are cable television (19%) in the 1990’s and the broadband internet (29%) in the 2000’s.” On page 8, point 17 of the APNU+AFC 2015 manifesto states that ‘’within the first 100 days of your administration we should have had the convening of a national youth council, whose mandate, terms of reference and programme of action should have been produced for endorsement at a national youth
conference. On pg 40 “Youth Policy and Development” mention was made of fashioning policies to address the deficiencies of unemployment and lack of suitable and rewarding jobs, appointment of an interMinisterial task force to develop programmes which should provide targeted solutions for the problems confronting youth and lastly the establishment of a national youth council which will review and oversee the proper functioning of all youth programmes. The latter being very critical as I believe we would have had better relations with Government and youth to date. In closing I do hope Mr. President that your administration on this the 12th day of August 2017 (International Youth Day)ponder on the importance of youth inclusion and how as a government you can make same better by first calling upon young people and have such discussions. Meaningful engagement with the youth of this nation must be seen as a necessity as many do not know or understand your vision and if growth and development is as important as is being said then it is time that the engine of growth and development be serviced. Clayton Halley
his legs just were not there. That was a sign that he should sign off. No surprise therefore when he announced his intended retirement shortly after. In the hundred, while he did have a terrible start, it was nothing new for him to play catch up in the latter part of the race. What was conspicuously absent was the afterburners after fifty meters. They just weren’t there anymore. Knowing how passionate Jamaicans are about athletics, I was blown away by how gracious he was after getting the bronze. That he lost to Gatlin is still stuck in my gizzard. A study which came out in the past week revealed that once a person took drugs they still benefited from the effects long after having stopped taking them. Gatlin had won the gold
in 2004. Thirteen years later he is doing times that are faster than he did when ten years younger. Which reminds me of another certain athlete who broke world records some three Olympics after her first when, previously, she could only manage to make it on the U.S. relay team and a backup in the 200. I’m just saying. But enough about pharmaceuticals. The dominance of the green and gold in the sprints was sadly lacking this time around. Yes, Bolt was bowing out. But what about the others? Blake is too bulky these days and seems to be auditioning for American football. I once thought he’d be the heir apparent when Bolt stepped away. Shelly-Ann went off to have a baby and deposited a bouncing baby boy. Hope she comes storming back like
Evelyn Ashford did after she took time off to have her baby. Elaine Thompson is the fastest woman in the world. She couldn’t have done a better job if I had bribed her to lose that race. Even with a worse start she is capable of catching up with the others. I just can’t explain what happened to her in that 100m finals. Hats off to tiny Marie Ta Lou of the Cote D’ivoire and American Tori Bowie for an exciting race, although I still felt Marie was able to pip her at the line. For a moment I thought the days of dominance of pompous American sprinters had returned. But it’s very difficult to dislike Torii Bowie who is as modest as they come. Thank God the Jamaicans who have dominated sprints for the past five years did not display that arrogance for-
merly shown off by the Americans; you know, the snorting and prancing and the huffing and puffing… before the race even began. Bolt put an end to all of that. There were some bright spots in the games, however. We finally saw the green and yellow emerge for a gold in the 100m hurdles for the men. A Trinidadian was the only Caribbean person to be in the 200m finals and he was good enough for a bronze. Many were touting South Africa’s Wade Van Neikerk as the hair to the throne now vacated by Bolt. He did not have an impressive showing in the 200m finals. Nobody dipped below the 20 second time for the final of that event. Bolt, Blake and Warren Weir all did sub 20 second times in a final a few years ago. (What happened to Weir Continued on page 6
WHY THE INVESTMENT IN THE ALBION ETHANOL PLANT? DEAR EDITOR, “[It appears] the Albion trial was to see how feasible it would be to make fuel grade ethanol from our molasses,” Tony Vieira, Aug. 11th). No report had been published so no one knows what, if anything had been learned from the “experiment”. In fact, almost no one knew that an ethanol plant had been set up at Albion until Dr. Ramsammy announced it at public meetings in New York. Also, it was Dr. Ramsammy, the former Minister of Agriculture who told me the ethanol plant cost $US 485,000 and was manufactured in Brazil. We don’t have to reinvent the wheel on how to make ethanol. Brazil already did that. Mr. Sookram Persaud, Aug. 9th mentioned a stateof-the-art plant in Brazil - you press a button you make sugar crystals; you press another button you make ethanol. Why was such a plant not considered and purchased? Was the cost too high? Was it not suitable because of
Guyana’s relatively small scale cane industry? Tony Veira is pointing out that making ethanol directly from cane juice - as opposed to making sugar from cane juice (first step), then ethanol from sugar/molasses - stood the chance of maximizing your output and profits. But this has never been tried. Why not? It appears that under CEO Rajendra Singh, GuySuco never made a serious effort to save the cane industry by diversifying into the many byproducts of sugarcane. Neither E.B. John (H.R. director of GuySuco) nor Rajendra Singh is forthcoming with any information at all to help the public understand the real story why GuySuco was unable to pull off a successful diversification and save the sugarcane industry. I call on EBJ again to release the report from those top GuySuco officials who visited Brazil in 1988 to study ethanol production. It appears Guyana was ahead of the learning/action curve to diversify, but something happened to curtail the effort.
One thing is clear: there has never been a comprehensive study on how to make diversification work. One more observation: The $US 200 million white elephant called SMP (Skeldon Modernization Plant) appears to be the last nail driven into the coffin of the cane industry. All of these discussions today are for academic purposes only. GuySuco is bankrupt - no money to invest in diversification. And, there is no will or desire on the part of the govt. to
save the cane industry. Guyanese must now prepare for the effects of the shutdown of a major industry - collapse of the drainage systems and flooding of the coastlands as well as the consequences of blight in the coastal villages: higher levels of poverty, drugs and crime. To say nothing about the retrenchment of 16,000 workers directly employed and the negative multiplier effects of the closing of a major industry. Mike Persaud
Guyanese want more, not less press freedom DEAR EDITOR, With the passing of the controversial Broadcast (Amendment) Bill it seems as if the Government, any Government, would get to propagandize to the Guyanese people for free on a daily basis. I had thought that President David Granger was more in tuned with what Guyanese want. That is, more press freedom; not less press freedom. Clearly, the Government
should privatize NCN and Guyana Chronicle (both propaganda organs of the Government). A free press informs the people, promotes discussion and impart understanding. Only an autocratic Government would seek to control/restrict press freedom as both the PPP/C, PNC and now the APNU+AFC are guilty of doing. Let the people have their free press, Mr President. Sean Ori
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An open letter to the President of Guyana on government’s performance DEAR EDITOR, This is an open letter to His Excellency. Kindly publish. It has been two years since the APNU/AFC coalition Government assumed office. Like most Guyanese, at home and in the diaspora, I was excited about the possibilities that lay ahead. The country was going to be lead for the first time in over two decades by a man who was held in high esteem by most; a man with an impeccable reputation and thus expectations were high. It goes without saying that leading a coalition government is difficult and rife with challenges, particularly one as tenuous as this sixparty coalition. I expressed some disappointment with the makeup of the original cabinet but hoped for the best. I can now say without any reservation and say firmly that the best is clearly not good enough.
Yes, there are members of the cabinet who are performing amazingly well and those names are known by all: Patterson, Trotman, Hughes and Harmon to name the stars. The list of non-performers, however, is long. This is sad! I will name some of them later and outline why it is commonly believed they are not performing. I can already hear the strong supporters of the government saying where were you when Jagdeo was” screwing up” the country? I will never use the low bar set by Jagdeo and his bunch of crooks as my yard stick to evaluate good governance. The fact is, they were so horrible in their efforts to convert the nation into a criminalized state that the majority of right thinking citizens voted for change. Consequently, we need not use the Jagdeo era as our frame of reference .
Pale of sadness hangs over the... From page 5 since then; has he been snorting at the chalice since then?) The new powers in 200m sprinting are from Turkey via Azerbaijan, South Africa and Trinidad. Although there is no return to U.S. dominance in the sprints, overall the U.S. gathered quite a few medals. They did capture the gold in the One and Two hundred events but don’t expect that to last. The West Africans are coming and so are the Trinis. The Jamaicans definitely will be back. While on the whole it has been a disappointing and sad World Games for me so far, I expect the Caribbean to have a better showing come the Olympics.
The current crop of Jamaican sprinters, with the exception of Blake, Thompson and Shelly-Ann Frasier, are not up to it as yet. Missed is Veronica Campbell Brown who, like Bolt, has finally lost that pep. Bahamian Shaunae MillerUibo had the 400m in hand when the Thompson bug struck her. She seems promising for the 200m although I think Marie will take that. What Guyana will do at the next Olympics requires a separate letter. George did show some “dig-up-cy” in his event but the quality of his training comes into question. So, here’s to Usain Bolt, the fastest and most dominant track and field athlete ever. Nathaniel Hinckson
What Ministries appear to be under performing? I am willing to hazard a guess that ninety percent of informed Guyanese will list the Ministry of Legal Affairs as the number one under-performing Ministry. This is embarrassing as the former AG is allowed to castigate and humiliate the existing AG with persistent claims of incompetence. I am going to try to avoid personalizing this discussion thus will refer to Ministries and not Ministers. One just has to look at how many times the courts have ruled against the legal arguments of the state to be concerned with the quality of legal advice the government is receiving. Looking at this from another perspective, this speaks volumes about the independence of the judiciary and is a positive development. It is important to note that this government spent all its time in opposition correctly pointing out how corrupt the former government was and to date it seems very little has been done to prosecute those wrong doers. Forensic audits conducted at great expense to the state using in some cases questionable actors have been laid to waste. You, Mr.
President, suggested that no international help was needed. The low number of successful prosecutions suggest that this was indeed not a priority and remains an idle electioneering gimmick. Rest assured, a large number of your supporters regret this ambivalence on your part. While we deal with the systemic dysfunction in your efforts to seek redress on behalf of the State, you must be aware that there are serious questions related in relation to the existing DPP. To date, the State appears irresolute in seeking to correct the many indiscretions of the former government. A lot was expected of the new Minister of Finance. He was rumored to be so good that he was picked over a highly respected former Finance Minister specifically because of his institutional knowledge garnered from the role he played in helping the former Government with what limited success it had in the budgeting process. In my humble opinion, the problems with this Ministry are not knowledge or competence but are directly related to ineffective and insensitive messaging and lack of parliamentary experience. The Minister has repeat-
edly uttered insensitive comments suggesting a lack of the appreciation of the importance of the politics that lead to his elevation! His rush to implement the 50% salary increase defines his failure in his role and the more recent imposition of VAT on tuition in private schools proves how out of touch he continues to be. This letter is getting too long so I will quickly sum up to you Mr. PRESIDENT who I, and am certain, a majority of the nation still have faith that your inaction in addressing these vexations will not be permanent by noting firstly that Agriculture has major issues that require change from the top. The Ministry needs to be revamped urgently. The Ministry of Communities also has major issues and I will be happy to point them out later. The Ministry of National Security has to perform much better. In fact, the current Minister has the dubious qualifier of two deadly prison fires, prisoner breaks and a penal system run amok under his tenure. The Ministry of Business is in virtual quicksand with the Minister’s recent admission of his inability to deliver on his responsibilities
but the proud delivery of a plantain chip factory in Leguan. So much for visionary thinking! In closing let me deal with the comments I already get when I post anything that could be seen as critical of the Government. I am not smart enough nor do I have any desire to get involved in Guyana’s politics. What I do know is what a Government needs to do from the standpoint of managing perception. The Government has to live up to some of your promises prior to assuming power. The Government should sell the assets they claimed were so bad for the government when they were in opposition, lock up some of the criminals you made so many allegations about. The President was elected as the honest alternative so when things like the medical bond matter comes up, it cannot be defended but must be addressed immediately. While I and many Guyanese abhor the Jagdeo alternative for 2020, the litany of errors elevates him in the eyes of many. His bungling former AG seems to have emerged as a star when compared to our current AG. Guyana can do better! A LUTA CONTINUA! Rawle Blackman
This letter does a grave injustice to a former president From page 4 the development of that area, that saw the construction of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, the Caricom Headquarters, the Aquatic Centre, and the allocation of lands for private developments – the Giftland Mall, Movie Town now nearing the end of construction, one or two hotels and lands for up-scale housing and offices. Our Present President may well consider renaming the area ‘Jagdeo Square’ perhaps with an eye to naming the Caricom Headquarters the ‘L F S Burnham’ building. Georgetown and Guyana were changed in so many ways by the overwhelming number of Guyanese leaving their earlier disillusionment, downcast psyche and hopelessness behind them. The large numbers of new and improved homes and the surge in the number of vehicle owners all across our country provide the solid evidence. For the majority of us, Former President Jagdeo delivered on the hope and enthusiasm generated with his coming to office. Editor, I am ready to argue that NICIL was not lawless and was good for Guyana; that the only fiasco about Amaila was the then opposition with-
drawing its support and scuttling the development of a waterfall which had been identified in an internationally supported programme of the mid 1970s as one of the best to match our domestic needs; and that the major embarrassment in Guyana must be the inability of this Coalition Government to find anything substantial to support its allegations of corruptions of hundreds of billions of dollars in annual budget expenditures whilst the PPP/C was in office. In the unwarranted, unjustified attack on Former President Janet Jagan that letter writer displayed his alarming prejudice and beliefs generated by the hostile propaganda of the 1950s and 1960s. Though she was not born a Guyanese, she was a Guyanese of greater faith than many born here. It was Former President Janet with her understanding of how badly many AfroGuyanese felt about losing elections one after another to the PPP, who, after our 1997 elections, despite the sense of unhappiness throughout her party about accepting another injustice, signed that Herdmanston Accord, which provided for Constitutional amendments to put limitations on the powers of the Presi-
dent and the Executive and brought forward our next elections by two years. Former President Janet Jagan signed the Agreement and it was Former President Jagdeo who assented to the ensuing amendments. However, as he once quipped, one amendment he wouldn’t assent to would be an amendment that said that the PPP shouldn’t win an election! The letter writer must have been carried away with his jaundiced views in bringing up the name of Roger Khan. An unprejudiced review of our media from the months preceding our 1997 elections unto today, would reveal that a criminal fringe of mainly Afro-Guyanese men took over Buxton and styling themselves as ‘Freedom Fighters’ launched attacks on mainly Indo-Guyanese, at the same time ‘disciplining’ Blacks who did not meet their pleasure. With our security forces being remarkably unsuccessful in apprehending them, Roger Khan - a man with contacts in almost all circles in Guyana - took on himself and some associates, the task of apprehending them. It was a period when Guyanese and Guyana were put to a severe test – maybe it is still too early
for a true and complete telling. Suffice it to say that it was a troubled time, a period when a President could have become very protective of himself and party. I want to assure the writer and the public that we value excellence no less, but excellence must be judged in context. A major plank of us the PPP and PPP/C is to prefer policies and programmes which would entrain and benefit the larger number and provide for growth upwards from the widest base. We are wary of trickle down approaches. The CCJ would rule on a Former twoterm President running again for office, then, if so, the Guyanese electorate will have its say. Whatever the case, we are free to reconsider whatever we intended. There are many countries which allow Former Presidents to run again after an absence of one or two terms. Former President Jagdeo would now be eligible to be President again in perhaps every country of the world save for the USA, and what appears to be the evolving practice in China. Samuel A. A. Hinds Former Prime Minister and Former President
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COI into alleged assassination plot…
Lawyer questions mental health of complainant The psychological health of Andriff Gillard, the man at the centre of the alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger, was up for questioning as the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into the allegation continued yesterday. Gillard had reported to the police that there was an alleged plot by East Bank Demerara businessman, Nizam Khan to assassinate President Granger. He told police that Khan offered him some $7 million to kill the president, shortly after the elections in 2015. However, Gillard only lodged the complaint with the police in January of this year. Gillard has since accused members the Guyana Police Force of not taking his report seriously and trying to cover up the matter. A COI was launched into the investigation. Gillard was recalled to the COI yesterday, to face further cross examination from lawyers attached to the Commission. The witness, who had identified himself as the proprietor of a taxi service, was questioned extensively about his psychological health, and the motive behind him lodging a compliant of such nature with the police. During his line of questioning, Attorney Christopher Ram pointed out to the witness that he had taken some 21 months before giving investigators a statement with regards to the alleged assassination plot. The witness could not give a reason why it took him so long to report the matter to the police. He however pointed out that he was becoming increasingly fearful for his life and those of his immediate family members. He claimed that Khan was threat to him. Under cross examination, Gillard admitted to the commission too that he had borrowed money from Khan in the past, but would always repay him. Questioned about the nature of his business, Gillard told the Commission that he owns a dredge and has traded gold for some time. The lawyer then went on to ask the witness about
- Acting Top Cop denies misleading President
Andriff Gillard (L) and Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine brushes with the law. “Were you ever charged with an offence concerning dishonesty?” the Attorney asked, before confronting Gillard with a number of police reports against him The reports ranged from larceny of sheep to unlawful wounding. The witness accepted that he had been the subject of police investigations for some of the matters. Others, Gillard told the commission plainly, he could not recall. Attorney Glenn Hanoman later questioned the witness as it relates to his mental health. While Gillard agreed to a suggestion that the whole story stemmed from him wanting to borrow money from Khan to purchase a property, the witness denied planning the whole story on his own,
just to get attention from the authorities. “You’re enjoying this aren’t you…the attention?” Hanoman asked Hanoman then suggested to Gillard that he had a mental condition which causes him to seek attention from those in authority. “Have you ever sought treatment for any psychiatric condition?” the lawyer asked “No,” replied Gillard, by now becoming increasingly defensive The witness was nonetheless further pressed about the issue. The questions caused Gillard to retort, “I look mad to you?” “I believe so,” the lawyer stated, noting that that he had been observing Gillard. Questioned later about his visit to the Office of the President prior to lodging the complaint with the police,
Gillard told the commission that he went to Office of the President to seek asylum, because he was living in torment. “I think it’s funny that you mentioned those two words… asylum and torment,” Hanoman mused. “Well what I meant to say is that I went there to seek rescue, because no one else was listening to my concern,” Gillard quickly clarified.
The witness went on to state that based on his experience, he believed the police were not taking his complaint seriously, because of their relation with Nizam Khan. “And you believed Nizam Khan controlled the Police Force?” “It’s not what I believe, it’s what I know,” Gillard said “In your head you know that Nizam Khan controls the Guyana Police Force.” “Yes,” Gillard responded. “And in your head, Nizam Khan was behind a matter which got you evicted from your former place of residence?” “He keep telling me that I is stupid black man… if I did kill Granger like he asked me to, I wouldn’t get put out” Hanoman went on to ask Gillard about the threats. “You were so afraid of Nizam Khan, yet after you were put out of the residence you went to rent a place right next door to him.” “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I wanted to keep an eye on him,” Gillard said of Khan. Grilled further about the assassination plot, the witness maintained that he had nothing to do with plotting to kill the President. Meanwhile Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine during the cross examination maintained his views that the investigations were not adequately con-
ducted. He agreed with suggestions that the investigations were lethargic and unprofessional. During the line of questioning it was suggested to the witness that he had prematurely briefed and misled the President on the matter during an initial stage of the investigation. Ramnarine denied the suggestion. He instead noted that the President had requested to be briefed on the matter and since he was acting Commissioner of Police at the time, he acceded to the request. The COI was slated to end to yesterday. However Attorneys Ram and Hanoman raised concerns over the decision. The Attorneys requested time to call additional witnesses and prepare closing submissions. As such, the Commission is set to continue next Wednesday.
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New initiative launched to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of four diseases
Every year, an estimated 2,100 children in Latin America and the Caribbean are born with HIV or contract it from their mothers. Added to this, 22,400 are infected with syphilis, some 9,000 are born with Chagas disease and 6,000 contract the hepatitis B virus. If not detected and treated in time, these infections can cause miscarriages, congenital malformations, neurological and heart problems, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and in some cases, even death. This is according to information released Thursday by the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation [PAHO/WHO] Washington D.C’s office. It was revealed that “to end mother-to-child transmission of these four diseases by
2020, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Framework for elimination of mother-tochild transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and Chagas (EMTCT-PLUS), a roadmap with strategies and interventions that target women before and during pregnancy, as well as new mothers and their babies.” Director of PAHO’s Latin American Center for Perinatology (CLAP), Suzanne Serruya said, “The new framework is an opportunity to integrate and redouble efforts to diagnose and treat pregnant women during prenatal check-ups to prevent miscarriages, fetal malformations, and deaths from syphilis and to keep children from being infected with diseases such as HIV, hepati-
tis B, or Chagas disease, with serious long-term health consequences.” Since 2010, Latin American and Caribbean countries, among which Guyana is included, have been working to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis as public health problems through the Strategy and Plan of Action for Elimination of Mother-to-child Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and Congenital Syphilis, coordinated by PAHO. Moreover, the countries have managed to reduce new infections in children by 55 percent, from 4,700 to 2,100 between 2010 and 2015, preventing some 28,000 children from being infected with HIV. Building on the success of this initiative, PAHO created the EMTCT-PLUS frame-
Marcos Espinal work, which integrates efforts to end mothertochild transmission of Chagas disease and hepatitis B, into the wellestablished platform. PREVENTING TRANSMISSION To reduce mother-to-child transmission of these four diseases to a minimum, the PAHO initiative proposes universal screening of all pregnant women, a policy that every country in the Region and the world has adopted for the diagnosis of HIV and syphilis, though not yet for Chagas disease and hepatitis B. As of 2016, the 51 countries and territories in the Americas had included hepa-
Suzanne Serruya
titis B in their official vaccination schedules, with a dose of the vaccine administered at two, four, and six months of age. Furthermore, 21 countries, with populations accounting for 90 percent of the Region’s live birth cohort, have included a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns in their vaccination schedules. Regional vaccination coverage of the three-dose series is estimated at 89 percent, and coverage of the dose for newborns, at 75 percent. The success of vaccination programmes in the Americas suggests that the elimination of perinatal and early childhood transmission of hepatitis B is feasible. However, access must be ex-
panded to ensure that the vaccine reaches at least 95 percent of children, beginning with a dose for newborns in first 24 hours of life. Up to now, the fight against Chagas disease has focused on vector control, environmental clean-up, and the screening of blood for transfusions. However, the next step toward eliminating this disease as a public health problem is to focus on preventing mother-to-child transmission, which currently accounts for roughly onethird of new infections, according to PAHO/ WHO. An estimated 1.12 million women of reproductive age in the Region are infected with T. cruzi, the parasite that causes the disease. The EMTCT-PLUS framework urges that all pregnant women be screened, and that the babies of those who test positive be tested and treated, as well as mothers after delivery. “We want the next generation to be free not only of HIV and syphilis, but of Chagas disease and hepatitis B as well,” said Marcos Espinal, director of PAHO’s Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis. “We have cost-effective tools for preventing children from being infected by their mothers, but we need these measures to reach everyone who needs them.”
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A culture of submission There was once a man who used to distribute cooking gas at a time when almost everything in Guyana was in short supply. He did not ‘blackmarket’ the product. He was honest to that extent. But he treated his customers like dirt. He shouted at them and refused to sell them if they protested, even though many of them used to be standing in the hot sun for hours. The people were forced to accept his ill-temper and illtreatment because they had nowhere else to turn. They needed the item and they had been waiting hours in line. Protesting meant that you were denied a service. The shortages created a culture of submission. The customer was never right. The customer was the beggar. The customers were treated like dogs; they had to take whatever was thrown at them. Protesting about being
shortchanged or poor quality could easily be dismissed by those who provided the goods and services. This culture began within the government. You went to get a passport and even though you were paying, you had to wait for hours, if you did not know someone within the immigration office who would assist you or pay a bribe to get what you wanted. It was the same with the electricity corporation. They were the bosses. The consumer has to honour his or her end of the bargain to pay his or her bill on time, or face disconnection. The consumers were required to pay their bills on time. Yet, Guyanese suffered interminable blackouts, averaging six hours per day every day for years, even though they were supposed to be provided with a better service.
The nature of the relationship between the power company and the consumer has not changed. It still happens this way. Once the amount outstanding on your electricity passes a certain amount, the disconnection crew turns up. The GPL is not interested in any excuse. It does not want to hear that you were out of town or the country and therefore could not pay your bill on time. The company is not interested in whether you actually even received a bill. It turns a deaf ear to the explanations given. You are disconnected and you have to go and pay a reconnection fee and hope the company sends a reconnection crew within a day. This is poor customer relations by Guyana Power and Light. It is a continuance of what
Dem boys seh...
People frighten de future Nuff people frighten because dem don’t know how de day gun end. People go to pay light bill and dem nearly get shoot. Yesterday, a woman wake up good but before de sun really raise she man kill she. De man run after he kill de woman and before de sun go down he too dead. A woman lef she house soon morning. She didn’t even reach cross de road before she dead. And because of de fear, people scared to think about wha gun happen when de oil start to come up. De future so uncertain. Dem boys does see everything wha happening. Dem see how ExxonMobil pay money into people private account instead of de treasury and dem frighten de same thing gun happen in Guyana. Dem wonder if some of de Ministers gun cut deals wid ExxonMobil behind Soulja Bai back. Imagine Soulja Bai send five of dem to Texas to talk to ExxonMobil. He believe that everybody gun keep an eye pun de other suh everybody gun be honest. What he don’t know is all it tek is one rotten Minister to spoil
de whole group. But dem boys still hoping that Soulja Bai running a tight ship and that he want to stay far from corruption. Just yesterday ee people at de Housing Ministry do wha never done. Dem ketch one of de officer who was mekking money from state property. He was selling house lots. Tonight he sleeping in jail and whatever money he mek he got to pay lawyer, suh he ain’t even getting de money he siphon off from de government. And he can’t beg nobody to talk to Soulja Bai to save him, because de man don’t get involve in things like that. When Jagdeo stop being President he build a mansion. He still can’t tell people wheh de money come from. Dem boys want to know if Soulja Bai can ever build a mansion when he stop being president. But put that aside, dem boys want to know wha really happening wid ExxonMobil. Talk half but try to avoid being frighten all de time.
used to happen in the past when the customer was disrespected. GPL continues the tradition of poor customer relations. If there was an alternative electricity supplier, a lot of consumers would have dumped the GPL. But Guyanese do not have a choice. They are stuck with the GPL The nature of the relationship between GPL and its consumers must become a contractual one. The consumer must pay for the service provided. If the consumer does not pay, the consumer is not entitled to a continuance of the service. At the same time, if GPL gives you blackout, it should compensate consumers. Right now in Guyana, you would believe that it is Christmas. The lights in your home
are like fairy lights. They are on and off. These fluctuations are bound, over time, to result in malfunctioning equipment. GPL has an obligation to provide uninterrupted power supply. If it fails to do so, it should pay compensation to consumers. Does it? Has it been paying compensation for the blackouts which are caused by factors within its control? The contractual relationship between GPL and its consumers must be changed. Consumers are paying for a service and this does not include blackouts. GPL must also be a good service provider. It must respect its customers. It must bear with them when they are late with their bill payments.
The power company should call up its delinquent customers, rather than simply dispatching the disconnection crew. Customers are at the mercy of GPL. The majority of Guyanese need GPL. They cannot afford to come off the grid. They are therefore locked into a long-term relationship with the power company. And because of this, they are treated with disrespect. This must be stopped, by GPL signing a contract with each of its customers which would ensure that when GPL fails to provide a satisfactory service, it has to compensate its customers.
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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===
Politics and journalism in a dead zone Over the past five years, I have read about this and that training programme that foreign entities have offered to Guyanese journalists. But I have a question that is motivated by honest curiosity: What have our journalists done with these rich exposures? This country has one of the most exciting political environments in the entire world. In rich, developed countries like Canada, Holland etc., politics is never exciting. Compared to all its CARICOM neighbours, Guyana’s political landscape is overflowing with questions, curiosities, mysteries and weirdness. Yet journalism hardly ever visits these corners of Guyana. I rather suspect that President Granger is extensively aware of these inscrutable issues. Out of fear that a related subject may pop up and confront him with an awkward moment, he chooses not to
have open press conferences. I haven’t done the research, so I will shape my frustration in the form of a question. Is there another Prime Minister or President in the world that after two years in office has only held one open press conference? If he is two years, two months into his reign and has only faced the general media once, we can safely assume that should another one be held, that would be the only other one before the 2020 elections. This would mean that in a full five-year term, the President would have faced the general media corps only two times. Looked at from any angle, that is deeply unacceptable, and the society should press the president to honour his modern obligation and meet regularly with the media. The controlled, little thing called the “Public Interest” is not an open press conference which he is obliged to hold,
so the President should not embarrass himself by citing that as an example of his encounters with the media. I am speculating, but I think I am on safe ground
Frederick Kissoon when I say that the President is anticipating that some stuff may come up from the jungle of intrigues that canopies the political edifice of Guyana, and he is not prepared to go into that heated kitchen. But here is the thing – the president’s trepidation is misplaced. Who says our jour-
nalists will put forth the right inquiries that need to come to the surface. To date, only one journalist has pursued a mystery that needs to be explored. Kaieteur News’ Leonard Gildarie has enquired from both the AFC and APNU, the veracity of the President appointing his son-in-law as a Minister and two others from the AFC on his own, outside of the stipulations of the Cummingsburg Accord. No other journalist has touched this very sensitive matter. I doubt in any other country only one journalist would have found an interest in it. Take the WPA. Surely, there cannot be another country like Guyana. The WPA made tempestuous waves about being neglected in the policy-making corridors. It cited its co-leader, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, as being appointed and relieved of his ministerial portfolio without official consultation
by the President with the WPA. Then Roopnaraine resigned from government. The WPA informed the nation that Roopnaraine’s decision was made with the party’s approval. Then Roopnarine took back his resignation and the WPA told the nation, he didn’t tell his party he was doing so. The WPA’s official position, as adumbrated at a press conference, is that now that its complaints have been aired in APNU’s leadership, it feels it is in a better position to have an input into policy-making. But how it does so, it does not explain. Its man in the Cabinet is not really its man in the Cabinet. Such a comical, contorted, caricatured and ugly scene can only be found in Guyana. And our journalists have not sought out the WPA to put some serious questions to it. Is Roopnaraine still co-leader
of the WPA and does the membership accept him as such? Then there is the weird invention of the AFC. Four months ago in Linden, at one of its statutory executive meetings, the AFC birthed a high level committee to renegotiate the Cummingsburg Accord. A press release with the committee’s members was announced. No one knows where that entity is. Last week, the AFC had yet another statutory meeting of its executive, but not one word on the team’s work on the re-working of the Accord. Not even one journalist has found an interest in such an intriguing development to ask the following questions: What is it that the AFC wants to change in the Accord? What has the committee been doing the past four months? Has the committee made any contact with the APNU leadership? Really, this country just does not exist.
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Adventure labourers nabbed with shotgun belonging to E’bo businessman Acting on information received, ranks of the Guyana Police Force G Division, on Wednesday arrested three labourers from the Adventure village on the Essequibo Coast. The suspects were apprehended by police for questioning in relation to the
hrs on the said day. Graham reportedly left the firearm, belonging to businessman Alfro Alphonso, along with $45,000 cash under his mattress. He then made his way to a nearby shop opposite his workplace to purchase a phone card. He then was
door was opened. He immediately combed the bottom flat and discovered the firearm missing along with two live rounds. The cash and a cutlass were also reported missing. After intense interrogation, the suspects
The home which was burglarized. theft of one 12 gauge shotgun and 2 cartridges, after they reportedly broke and entered someone’s premises. It is alleged that last Tuesday the three suspects invaded the home of a 31 year old security guard, Horace Graham, at Adventure, Essequibo Coast. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime between 18:45 hrs and 19:45
engaged in a conversation with some friends. Graham’s two-storey house, which is located on the northwestern side of the compound, is well secured by bolts and reinforced steel grills on all windows. However, the suspects gained entry to the lower flat through a wooden door. Upon returning home, Graham discovered that the
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admitted to having committed the crime, subsequently leading police to the Adventure backdam, where they had stashed their loot. One of the suspects pointed out an area to ranks where he had thrown the firearm. Ranks then proceeded into the bush where the firearm, and two cartridges were retrieved.
Kato mini-hydro plant design completed - procurement process for contractor next step The drive to provide adequate electricity supply to the hinterland will soon see several communities benefitting from improved electricity distribution. Kato in Region Eight is one of those communities which will soon benefit from a mini hydro plant. Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson told the Department of Public Information (DPI) that he has recently approved the extension of the power grid from Kato to Paramakatoi. He said “it’s progressively being done, so by the end of 2018 early 2019, Kato, Paramakatoi and other surrounding areas will be powered by the mini hydro.” The Ministry has re-
ceived US $2.5M funding from the Inter-American Development Bank under the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund. Minister Patterson noted that the designs for this project are completed and the Ministry is now in the procurement process of securing a suitable contractor. The hydropower plant will use the Kato Waterfalls at the Chiung River (close to Kato village) to provide about 320 Kilowatts of electric power. The electricity will be administered to the Kato Secondary School, the village of Kato and the 18-kilometre distant village of Paramakatoi. Meanwhile, for electricity distribution in other hinter-
land communities, Minister Patterson explained that currently there are no major challenges except in Lethem. The poor road conditions make it difficult to transport diesel into the community. “They have fuel for another two weeks and the contractors are onboard to repair the road. That is the only challenge, Mahdia has no problems, Port Kaituma is still being serviced okay. Kwakwani has no issues at the moment, so they are all receiving electricity,” Minister Patterson pointed out. The Minister emphasised that his Ministry is intensifying efforts to ensure that, as far as possible, all hinterland communities receive an adequate supply of electricity.
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Ogle Airport Inc., NATA still consulting on alleged market dominance – GCAA Head By Murtland Haley With the renaming of the Ogle International Airport to the ‘Eugene F. Correia International Airport’, the National Air Transport Association (NATA) had raised concerns that there might be market dominance by one group. As a result, the parties involved, specifically Ogle Airport Inc. and NATA had begun discussions over the matter. On Thursday, Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Retired Col. Egbert Field, during a press conference, was asked to give the media an update on the talks. Field said that he is aware that the parties, Ogle Airport Inc. and NATA, are working together, along with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. Asked how close the entities are to arriving at a resolution, Field indicated that they are having very fruitful discussions, which he believes will eventually end with both sides being satisfied with the outcome. The GCAA Director also said that the main contention is the talk of ‘dominance’. However, he explained that that particular issue should not be considered as a ‘stick-
Parties are still in talks over claims of market dominance at the Eugene F. Correia Intl. Airport ing point,’ nor are there any other issues which can be considered as preventing a positive outcome. “They are talking and they are coming to a common ground, but I don’t think there are any sticking points where one side is saying ‘I’m holding out unless...’, but they are discussing.” Back in May 2016, President of NATA, Annette Arjoon-Martins had said that
the Ogle airport was incorporated in 2000 with five shareholders each owning 20 per cent of the shares; these shareholders were all aircraft operators and functioned as directors of the company. However, she said that 15 years later, the Correia Group of Companies owns 67 per cent of the shares in the company which led to the Ogle Airport Inc. becoming a member of the Correia Group of
Companies. Arjoon-Martins had explained that five of the seven directors in the company are either related to the Correia family or are associates of the Correia group. “It was never the intention of the five founding shareholders/directors that one of the aircraft operators should ever control the airport. It was also never the intention of the Government of Guyana when they signed the lease agreement with OAI in 2000, that one single operator would control the airport in 2016.” Head of the Correia Group, Michael Correia, had said that
when money was needed to develop the airport, none of the other shareholders had come forward, except Air Services Limited. When President David Granger had encouraged the directors of Ogle Airport Inc. to rename the airport, NATA wrote to Correia expressing non-support of the move. According to ArjoonMartins, this was due to the collective experience by members of the association of abuse, dominance and oppression by the Correia Group and Ogle Airport Inc. “The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commis-
sion, with whom an anti-competitive complaint had been filed in 2013, had to confirm the existence of abuse and dominance before accepting the complaint, which it did.” The Private Sector Commission had also voiced its non-support of the move to rename the airport. In a statement, the Commission said, “The renaming of the airport in favour of a former public official of the same name as that of the Chairman of the Ogle Airport Inc., will add to the already filled vessel of complaints regarding anticompetitive behaviour of the Board of Ogle Airport Inc.”
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ZARA, police offer UG scholarship Zara Group of Companies, the cyber security body that provides technological support to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is offering four scholarships to the University of Guyana, in collaboration with the Force. The scholarships are for full-time prospective University of Guyana students for either the Turkeyen or Tain branch. Kaieteur News was informed that two of the scholarships will be available to the public and the remaining two will be offered to the immediate family members of ranks of the Guyana Police Force. The scholarship will be for four years and completely covers the tuition fee. Students are required to maintain a high grade point (GPA) of 3.0. If two or more candidates are eligible, the short listed candidates will be selected by a random draw.
To be eligible for the scholarship, students must have a minimum of eight subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), proof of acceptance letter from the university, demonstrate the need for financial assistance, and a letter showing that the candidate has completed at least 100 hours of community service. Zara Group of Companies has been contributing to the technological sector within Guyana for several years. They have been supporting the police force in terms of cyber crime fighting. The non- Governmental organization has opened computer centres across Guyana where police ranks and civilians benefit from free training. In 2013, the Zara group established a computer centre at the Richard Faikall Training College at Suddie
which caters for the need of ranks in “G” division and residents. With the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the organization aims to bridge the gap of a community/police partnership. Kaieteur News understands that the computer classes, which were being done in collaboration with the police, have made some communities a more relaxed place, where it is easy for civilians and police ranks to communicate. The Zara group was established about 30 years ago by a Guyanese family residing in the US, and is involved in real estate business. The organization has since collaborated with several institutes including the Central Islamic Organization and the GPF as a means of giving back to the country.
Woman accused of embezzling money from Everest Cricket Club A woman accused of embezzling $549,600 while she was employed at Everest Cricket Club, appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly yesterday, and denied the allegation. Basmattie Jaikaran of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, pleaded not guilty to the charge, which alleged that between September 28, 2016 and November 15, 2016, while employed as a clerk/servant at Everest Cricket Club, she fraudulently embezzled the monies taken into her possession on account of her employer. Attorney-at-Law Nigel
Hughes during a petition for bail told the court that his client has no previous convictions and is also not a flight risk. The Police Prosecutor made no objections to bail for the defendant, but asked that it be granted in a substantial amount. Jaikaran was placed on $100,000 bail. The prosecutor also requested that Jaikaran report to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown, until the determination of the matter. She will make her next court appearance on September 22.
Basmattie Jaikaran
Fisherman gets 3 years jail for theft of GTT fibre optic cables - another released on $350,000 bail A fisherman was on Tuesday jailed for three years by Magistrate Sunil Scarce after admitting to stealing a quantity of fibre optic cable valued $1,394,444 from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT). Sanjay Seecharran, 24, of 14 Grove, East Bank Demerara, pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that between July 22 and 24, 2017 at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, he stole the items, which are the property of GTT. Yesterday, Ricky Singh, 22, also a fisherman, of Grove, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh and pleaded not guilty to the said charge. The unrepresented man was released on $350,000 bail. Police Prosecutor Gillian Simmons was not opposed to Singh being granted pre-trial liberty. Simmons, however, asked that Singh report to the Timehri Police Station until the outcome of the matter. He was ordered by Magistrate Annette Singh to return to court on August 25, 2017 to collect statements. Both men appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Charged: Ricky Singh
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Trump says U.S. is ‘locked and loaded’ in North Korea confrontation
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump BEDMINSTER, N.J./ SEOUL (Reuters) - President Donald Trump issued a new threat to North Korea yesterday, saying the U.S. military was “locked and loaded” as Pyongyang accused him of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war and world powers expressed alarm. The Pentagon said the United States and South Korea would proceed as planned
with a joint military exercise in 10 days, an action sure to further antagonize North Korea. Meanwhile, Russia, China and Germany voiced dismay at the escalating rhetoric from Pyongyang and Washington. Trump, vacationing at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf resort, kept up the war of words and again referenced North Korea’s leader in his latest bellicose remarks toward Pyongyang this week.
“Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely,” he wrote on Twitter. “Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!” The term “locked and loaded,” popularized in the 1949 war film “Sands of Iwo Jima” starring American actor John Wayne, refers to preparations for shooting a gun. Asked later by reporters to explain the remark, “Those
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Leveraging loans to Caracas, Moscow snaps up oil assets CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Venezuela’s unraveling socialist government is increasingly turning to ally Russia for the cash and credit it needs to survive – and offering prized state-owned oil assets in return, sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters. As Caracas struggles to contain an economic meltdown and violent street protests, Moscow is using its position as Venezuela’s lender of last resort to gain more control over the OPEC nation’s crude reserves, the largest in the world. Ve n e z u e l a ’s stateowned oil firm, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), has been secretly negotiating since at least early this year with Russia’s biggest state-owned oil company, Rosneft - offering ownership interests in up to nine of Ve n e z u e l a ’s m o s t p r o ductive petroleum projects, according to a top Venezuelan government official and two industry sources familiar with the talks. Moscow has substantial leverage in the negotiations: Cash from Russia and Rosneft has been crucial in helping the financially strapped gove r n m e n t o f Ve n e z u e l a n President Nicolas Maduro avoid a sovereign debt default or a po-
Nicolas Maduro and Vladimir Putin litical coup. Rosneft delivered Venezuela’s state-owned firm more than $1 billion in April alone in exchange for a promise of oil shipments later. On at least two occasions, the Venezuelan government has used Russian cash to avoid imminent defaults on payments to bondholders, a high-level PDVSA official told Reuters. Rosneft has also positioned itself as a middle-
man in sales of Venezuelan oil to customers worldwide. Much of it ends up at refineries in the United States – despite U.S. sanctions against Russia – because it is sold through intermediaries such as oil trading firms, according to internal PDVSA trade reports seen by Reuters and a source at the firm. PDVSA and the government of Venezuela did not respond to requests for comment.
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ExxonMobil’s EIA outlines little efforts to minimize emissions of toxic gases Environmentalists are concerned that ExxonMobil will not do enough to protect the environment, “and after the oil is finished and they pack up and leave, we will be left here to deal with the effects of their actions”. This publication has already reported on the weak measures that ExxonMobil has outlined in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to be taken in the event of an oil spill. Another area of concern is the control of toxic gases that are known to have extremely negative effects on the very air we depend on for survival. In the EIA that ExxonMobil submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it admitted that several harmful gases will be emitted into the environment once production of oil begins. Among the many sources and types of emissions identified are Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Nitrogen Oxides (NOx),
Sulfur Oxides (SOx), Cobalt (CO), Particulate matter and Volatile Organic Compounds These emissions can have dreadful impacts on the environment, some more than others. Particulate Matter is deemed among the worst, because of its makeup. Particulate Matter is the sum of all solid and liquid particles suspended in the air, many of which are hazardous. This complex mixture includes both organic and inorganic particles, such as dust, pollen, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets. Volatile organic com-
pounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short and long-term adverse health effects. In some countries, VOCs are regulated by law. During ExxonMobil’s 20year production period, sev-
eral hundred tons of these harmful gases, which are deemed significant contributors to climate change, will be emitted into the environment. In its EIA, ExxonMobil has committed to annually quantifying these emissions using internationally recognized methodologies and good practices. However, the commitment was only made to quantify Green House Gases (GHG). No mention was made about quantifying other harmful gases. Further, little measures were outlined to manage the control of the GHGs. Some oil companies commit to strict measures that will help significantly in reducing the level of emissions into the environment. Recommendations for the industry such as those proposed by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) as it relates to reducing/controlling
Farfan and Mendes donates $1M to school for autistic children
Mahendra Gopilall hands over the cheque to Chairperson of Step by Step Guyana, Dr. Suraiya Ismail in the presence of, from left: Managing Director of FML, Andrew Mendes, Hilbert Foster, secretary of Rosehall Town Youth and Sports Club, and Step by Step Vice Chairperson, Deborah Seebarran. As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Farfan and Mendes Limited (FML) yesterday handed over a cheque of $1,000,000 to the institution ‘Step by Step Guyana’ - a school for children in Guyana, living with Autism. The presentation was made to the Chairperson of the school, Dr. Suraiya Ismail, by Mahendra Gopilall, the captain of a cricket team in Rose Hall, Berbice, that is also sponsored by FML. FML hosted a promotion during the month of July, whereby customers were given “Discounts for Donations”, as part of the fund raiser. During this promotion, customers took advantage of a maximum 20 percent discount on premium brands in store. The company has been giving generously to the institution for approximately five years and this year’s contribution, which was done at the FML building in Providence, EBD, will be used for a
building programme of a school for autistic children in Bagotstown, EBD. Andrew Mendes, managing director of FML, said, “Step by Step foundation is one of the organizations that we’ve been helping since 2012.” He continued by saying that the company is dedicated to helping children achieve a better education and so this programme was embarked upon. It began with the company financing a child for one year and has developed to this stage. Meanwhile, the Chairperson of Step by Step foundation, Dr. Ismail stated, “We have been in existence since 2011 and we rely completely on private sector donations and we are very grateful to Farfan and Mendes for their long term support. Parents of children who come to us are invited to make donations, but we do not require fees, therefore sponsorship for children, particularly children who come from needy families, is
very important to our work.” She mentioned in her statement that the institute has a very high expenditure, since they have individual programmes. Dr. Ismail said, “We have very individualized programmes. For every three children we have one tutor, and so we need to keep fund raising along the way, and we would also like to expand. We have a waiting list of more than 40 children that we cannot accommodate at the moment because we do not have the space for them, so we’re looking forward to a larger space.” She said the school which currently has 18 children, six tutors and a supporting staff, has been supported tremendously by “overseas consultants” which costs them little or nothing. The chairperson expounded that the school would be grateful for any contributions and highlighted that it is one that is unique in Guyana, in the sense that they “tackle autism at the young stage”.
greenhouse gases, were ignored by ExxonMobil. These include the use of renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency and carbon financing. In the EIA, ExxonMobil said that emissions generated by the Project generally emanate from three source categories: specific point sources such as the power generating units and diesel engines on drill ships and on the FPSO, non-routine flaring used to combust produced gas when not consumed as fuel gas on FPSO or re-injected, and general area sources such as support vessels, construction vessels, tug boats, and helicopters. The oil company said that such emissions contribute to increases in the ambient air concentrations of certain pollutants. ExxonMobil committed to maintaining equipment, ma-
rine vessels, and helicopters in good working order and operate in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications in order to reduce atmospheric emissions and sound levels to the extent reasonably practicable. It also said that it will “regularly” inspect and service shore base cranes and construction equipment in order to mitigate the potential for spills and to maintain air emissions at optimal levels. But nothing was stated in the EIA document as to what constitutes “regular” in this case. As in by “regular,” ExxonMobil means that it will inspect and service every month, every six months, or yearly, over the 20-year life of the project. ExxonMobil said that it will shut down (or throttle down) sources of combustion equipment in intermittent use, where
reasonably practicable, in order to reduce air emissions. ExxonMobil committed to the utilization of secondary containment for bulk fuel storage, drilling fluids, and hazardous materials, where practical. The company said that it will “regularly” check pipes, storage tanks, and other equipment associated with storage or transfer of hydrocarbons/ chemicals for leaks and perform regular audits of field operations on the drill ship, FPSO, and shore base to ensure application of designed safeguards. Last year was the hottest year on record due to climate change. Emissions of gases such as those that will go into our environment now have contributed to this development. Therefore it would have been very useful to reduce the levels of emissions.
Youths have a right to life and self-worth, says Chairman of PNCR Patriots …as Int’l Youth Day 2017 is observed With emphasis on a number of programmes that have been helping to empower youths, the People’s National Congress Reform [PNCR] Patriots are today recognizing the youths of the nation. This recognition comes even as International Youth Day 2017 is observed. International Youth Day is celebrated annually on August 12, and this year it is being done so under the theme “Youth Building Peace”. According to Chairman of the PNCR Patriots, Clayton Newman, “Today as we observe International Youth Day 2017…I encourage all young people everywhere to celebrate their rights to life, self-worth and political freedom.” Newman pointed out that youth is a remarkable period of transition from childhood to young adulthood. As such, he noted that “youth is conceptualized as the time when the individual leaves his or her childhood-dependence and start to embrace an adult’s frame of mind through greater awareness of the psychosocial forces in the environment.” He moreover noted that the stage of youth is a more fluid category than a fixed age-group. “As we make a concerted effort to realize the 2017 theme, let us organize our strength to realize the nation’s national motto: One People, One Nation, One Destiny. I encourage youths throughout the nation to decry those who unevenly distribute nation’s resources; or discriminate between race, gender, culture, and religion, in our society,” Newman added. To this end, he said that the Chairman and members of the PNCR Patriots commit their
unwavering support to the many youth programmes that have been initiated by President David Granger. The Patriots, according to Newman, have realized that these youth programmes will undoubtedly facilitate the empowering of youths. The programmes to which he alluded are: the Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP); the Sustainable Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) project; the Local Areas Economic Profile (LAEP); the Community Infrastructure Improvement Programme (CIIP); the Micro and Small Enterprise Development (MSED) Project; the Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) programme; Hinterland Employment and Youth Service (HEYS) programme; Local Economic Development Strategic Plans (LSPs); Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) platform; Youth Innovation Fund (YIF) and the Small Business Bureau (SBB). These programmes, Newman observed, are designed to encourage equality, equity, and justice. Newman considered that it was because President Granger had seen as compulsory the need to build peace among and between youths of different ethnicity and culture that he sought to establish the Ministry of Social Cohesion to facilitate the realisation of the country’s motto of oneness. The mission of that Ministry is to ‘support actions that strengthen key partnerships across sectors, facilitate bridging gaps within and across communities and contribute to socio economic, cultural, spiritual wellbeing and enriched
Chairman, PNCR Patriots, Clayton Newman livelihoods for all.’ The vision of that Ministry, Newman said, is a reflection of the propensity of the government of Guyana which is to “unify Guyana where diversities are embraced, conflicts resolved, network and collaboration with stakeholders strengthened, equity promoted and decision-making processes result in equal opportunities and benefits to all including youths.” As such, Newman appealed for “youths all over Guyana to celebrate today with your exuberant energies and with focused hope for the future”. “Let’s take the opportunity to embrace and utilize the many youth projects established by the government to engage young people in every region and hold fast to your objective. Do not allow anyone to distract you in achieving your goals,” encouraged Newman. He continued by adding that “the goal of all youths should be to become true patriots. Commit your strength to the building of peace; let us all find our identity and self-worth as young Guyanese and live to see the reality of the nation’s motto in our life time.”
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India’s military steps up operational readiness on China border NEW DELHI (Reuters) India’s military has increased operational readiness along
the eastern Indian border with China, sources said, as neither side shows any sign of
backing off from a face-off in a remote Himalayan region near their disputed
frontier. Indian and Chinese troops have been em-
broiled in the seven-week confrontation on the Doklam plateau, claimed by both China and India’s tiny ally, Bhutan. The sources, who were briefed on the deployment, said they did not expect the tensions, involving about 300 soldiers on each side standing a few hundred feet apart, to escalate into a conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours, who fought a brief but bloody border war in 1962. But the military alert level had been raised as a matter of caution, two sources in New Delhi and in the eastern state of Sikkim told Reuters on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. The crisis began in June when a Chinese construction crew was found to be trying to extend a road in the Doklam region that both China and the mountainous nation of Bhutan
claim as theirs. India, which has special ties with Bhutan, sent its troops to stop the construction, igniting anger in Beijing which said New Delhi had no business to intervene, and demanded a unilateral troop withdrawal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, though, has dug in its heels and said that the Chinese road activity in the region near the borders of India, Bhutan and China was a threat to the security of its own northeast region. “The army has moved to a state that is called ‘no war, no peace’,” one of the sources said. Under the order issued to all troop formations in the eastern command a week ago, soldiers are supposed take up positions that are earmarked for them in the event of a war, the source said.
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Record 39 CONCACAF teams to compete... (From page 31) our Confederation.” To ensure sporting balance and fully leverage this unique development opportunity for the full contingent of young CONCACAF players, participating associations will be divided into division play in which all 39 teams are guaranteed a maximum amount of competitive matches throughout the week. The structure includes three separate divisions, with seeding based on each MA’s performance over the last three editions of the CONCACAF Under-17 Men’s Championship, as well as qualifying for that event. Within each division, the participating teams have been divided into groups of four teams (with one group of three) for round-robin play. CONCACAF Under-15 Championship 2017 Divisions and Groups Division One (8)
Group A: Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama Group B: United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago Division Two (15) Group C: Cuba, El Salvador, Bermuda, Martinique Group D: Haiti, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Curacao Group E: Barbados, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico Group F: St Lucia, Suriname, Guyana, St Kitts & Nevis Division Three (16) Group G: Aruba, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, Saint Martin Group H: Antigua & Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica, Sint Maarten Group I: Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, French Guiana, St. Vincent & The Grenadines Group J: British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, Turks & Caicos Islands For the group stage, all participating teams will play
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in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each of the two Division One groups, after group stage matches have been completed, will qualify to the semifinals of the tournament. The winners on the semifinals will dispute the Final on August 17, 2017. Division Two and Division Three teams will continue play, according to their ranking after group play and their subsequent results, through the last match day to determine final tournament positions. Honduras captured the inaugural version of the CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship in 2013, topping a field of 22 teams in the Cayman Islands. Guyana play St. Kitts and Nevis on Monday from 11:00hrs in their opening match followed by a clash against Suriname on Monday before taking on St. Lucia on Thursday.
Lake Mainstay Resort Regatta on tomorrow Exciting action is anticipated tomorrow when Lake Mainstay Resort, Essequibo Coast, hosts its 17th Annual Regatta commencing at 11:00hrs. Dubbed the ‘clash of the daredevils’, Neil Gonsalves and team from Pomeroon will battle Dave Scott and team
from Bartica in 13 categories of powerboat racing. The events include 3-15 HP-2 laps Male/female, 240HP-3 laps male/female, 3-90 HP-4 laps male/female, 2200HP-5 laps male/female, 3open HP-6 laps male/female, 1-200m male canoe, 1-200m female canoe, 1-200m- open
swimming and a 90-HP category race in memory of Orin Bell. There will be over $G3M in cash prizes and trophies to be won. Admission: Advance: Adults $1000, children $500, at the gate: Adults $1200, children $700. Gates open from 09:00hrs.
Neymar cleared to make PSG debut PARIS (Reuters) - Worldrecord signing Neymar looks set to make his debut for Paris St Germain tomorrow after the French football federation confirmed it had received the player’s transfer certificate. The Brazilian, whose 222 million euros (£201 mln) signing from Barcelona doubled the world-record transfer fee, was prevented from playing in PSG’s first Ligue 1 match of the season against
Amiens last week because his registration had gone through too late. PSG travel to En Avant Guingamp tomorrow. “One thing is clear: we want him to make his debut (tomorrow),” PSG coach Unai Emery told reporters. “He’s been good in training. He is ready. We want him to be in the squad and to start. He’s a player we need.” “I think he is ready to start the game.” The French football fed-
eration (FFF) confirmed that Neymar was now licensed to play in France. “The FFF confirms it has received the transfer certificate of Neymar Jr, sent by the RFEF (Spanish football federation),” the FFF said on its Twitter feed on Friday. PSG opened the season by beating Amiens 2-0 at the Parc des Princes last Saturday. They ended last season as runners-up to Monaco after winning four successive Ligue 1 titles.
Cuba fail to finish chances as Barbados... Saturday August 12, 2017 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Arguments with employers or colleagues will be to your detriment. Put some energy into getting back into shape. Listen to reason. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Your personal life is going through a state of confusion. You are best to concentrate on your professional endeavors. Be sure not to reveal private information to the wrong individuals. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You can mix business with pleasure to get favorable results. Compromising could be on the agenda today. Don't delay; go to your physician or dentist and get to the bottom of the discomfort. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Do what you can to help them but don't neglect your own family. Expect temper tantrums on the home front if you haven't been letting someone have their way. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Don't torment yourself. Disharmony in the home will be extremely stressful. An older loved one may be having problems. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Investments will not be as they appear today. A little volleyball or other outdoor sports should be on your agenda. You may be sensitive to a point of absurdity.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You can stabilize your situation if you compromise. You could be your own worst enemy if you overreact to something you're told. Financial investments that deal with joint money can be extremely prosperous. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Friends and relatives may not understand your needs. You can look into new jobs but don't count on getting help from someone who may have promised you assistance. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Use your ingenuity to manipulate things to get what you want. Someone you live with will be impossible. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Travel will be to your advantage; however, it might be expensive. Try not to overspend on luxury items. Your best efforts will come through investments concerning your home. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) YCheck your personal papers and make sure everything is in order. You will have to help family members sort out unfortunate difficulties. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Uncertainties about your living arrangements may be unnerving. Overindulgence may be a problem. You will be able to enlist the help of colleagues who believe in your ideas.
(From page 30) dangerous play ensued in almost all of the instances. As the time expired late in the second half, Barbados, who enjoyed a huge 5-1 victory against the inexperienced Guyana Lady Jags, fully parked the bus on the Cubans with as much as ten girls defending. Despite that, Cuba’s skipper, Amanda Baeza Dominguez, managed to get in behind the Bajans’ defence in the 87th minute and was one on one with Shontee Broomes (Barbados goalkeeper) but yet again, Cuba failed to convert an excellent opportunity. That was the last chance that Cuba had as the match finished as a stalemate. At the post match presser, Barbados assistant coach, Gabriella Lopes, related that, “It was a good game for us…We’re very happy with the draw.” While Cuba’s coach Lazaro Ruiz Alfonso stated, “It was a good game in which
we dominated but domination don’t win games, goals do. (As stated by the Spanish interpreter)” Cuba, who are arguably the strongest team in the group, will have to defeat
Guyana’s Lady Jags by 5 goals or more to qualify for the next round when they clash in the final Group D match on Sunday at the Leonora Track and Field Facility.
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Guyana Badminton team makes good start to Caribbean tourney
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RHTY&SC congratulates Rose Hall Metro Females on Nat’l U-19 Championship win
Action in the Under-17 Mixed Doubles match between Guyana and Suriname.
The Guyana Badminton Team had a good start on the first day of the Caribbean Regional & International Badminton Championships which is being contested August 9-25, at the National Racket Centre in Tacarigua, Trinidad. Most of the Guyanese players won their first round matches on the opening day
Thursday. The Matches played on Day 1 saw: Under-13 Boys Singles Round 2: Vikash Mootoo (GUY) lost to Kye Isaac (TT): 2110, 21-8 Under-17 Boys Singles Round 1: Akili Haynes defeated Mattaus Joatchim (TT): 22-
20, 21-15 Under-17 Boys Singles Round 2: Tyrese Jeffrey (GUY) d e f e a t e d A i d a n Mootoosingh (TT): 21-8, 21-7 Akili Haynes (GUY) lost to Daniel Acosta (DOM): 21-6, 21-13 Under-17 Girls Singles Round 1:
Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) beat Ria Hassanali (TT): 21-1, 21-8 Under-17 Mixed Doubles Quarter-Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani & Tyrese Jeffrey (GUY) won vs Suriname: 21-15, 21-13 Under-19 Boys Singles Round 1: Jonathan Mangra (GUY) defeated Aleem Ali (TT): 2113, 21-14 Under-19 Girls Singles Round 1: Ambika Ramraj (GUY) lost to Shemara LinDveld (SUR): 21-6, 21-7 Under-19 Boys Singles Round 2: Jonathan Mangra (GUY) lost Shane Wilson (JAM): 21-14, 22-20 The Tournament is continuing.
The Management of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, is offering congratulations to the Guyana Under-19 Female Cricket Team for their championship victory in Trinidad. Special mention must be made of our eight members who made up more than half of the team, while we must acknowledge the outstanding leadership of our member, Ms Shabika Gajnabi who led by example on and off the cricket field. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, has always instilled in our members that success only comes through hard work, dedication and faith in God. The girls have done all of us proud and together they are the result of a carefully planned cricket development programme which allows them to fulfill their true potential. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Ms, is the only cricket club to have a female cricket team and it is simply unbelievable that ten years after the team’s formation, no other cricket club in Guyana has been able to do the same. Talking
about the development of the game and doing something about it is two different things. One is left to wonder what would happen to female cricket in Guyana if the Rose Hall Town Metro Female Cricket Team ceases to exist. The Guyana Cricket Board has to do more for female cricket apart from hosting a subs t a n d a r d I n t e r- c o u n t y Tournament and holding a one week camp. Special effort must be made to have at least a dozen female cricket teams in Guyana and this must done by investing heavily into clubs and the school system. To S h a b i k a G a j n a b i , Sheneta Grimmond, Plaffiana Millington, Mariam Samaroo, Rashana Lynch, Uma Matadin and Sleema Arokium a big congrats and we salute you for being outstanding representatives of our cricket development programme which is led by our hardworking Head Coach Delbert Hicks. Congrats are also extended to Mandy Mangru who had an outstanding series. Mandy has been registered as a Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Member but to date has not played a match. A big congrats to Gajbaibi for becoming the first Guyana Female Captain to win a Regional Tournament. The Management of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, would like to also express gratitude to Ms. Avia Lindie and Metro Office Supplies for their investment into the female team which has produced a huge pool of Berbice, Guyana and West Indies Female cricket. As a Club, we would continue and even expand our investment in female cricket. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club would also be honouring our eight female members also with Junior Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Sylus Tyndall and Kevin Sinclair who represented Guyana at the junior level during 2017.
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Mohamed’s Enterprise, YK Investments Pawn Shop continue support for Boyce/ Jefford Track and Field Classic VIII
Mohamed’s Enterprise and YK Investments Pawn Shop Thursday announced their sponsorship of the Kares Engineering Inc. Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic VIII, which is set for this weekend at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Ground, Linden. Mohamed’s Enterprise is one of the foundation sponsors of the event and Managing Director of the company, Nazar Mohamed said that they will continue to support the competition in Linden as it gives the community something to call their own. Similarly, YK Investments Pawn Shop came in Thursday with its support. Proprietor, Marlon Yenkana said that it is important that the entity continue to partner with the event as it continues to grow year after year.
Chairman of the Boyce &Jefford Classic Management Committee, Colin Boyce, thanked the companies for their support, adding that without the continued efforts of sponsors, the meet cannot continue to import athletes aimed at raising the bar locally. There will be six international races at this year’s Boyce & Jefford Classic that will attract cash prizes of US$250, US$150 and US$100 for first to third for a total of US$500 or GUY $100,000. The International Events include: Males: 200m, 800m, Long Jump; Females: 200m, 1500m, Long Jump. A total of GUY $600,000 or US$3000 will be handed out in the six International Events, in addition to a total of $2M to the top four Clubs.
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Future of women’s cricket looks brightGuyana female U19 Coach Smartt By Zaheer Mohamed Coach of the successful Guyana U19 female T20 team Tremaine Smartt said the future of Women’s cricket in Guyana looks bright and lauded the players on their success in the recently concluded regional invitational U19 T20 tournament which was h e l d i n Tr i n i d a d a n d Tobago. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport, Smartt said that the players played as a unit and this was mainly responsible for their success in the Twin Island republic. Guyana played unbeaten in the tournament which also involved the host nation, Windward Islands and Barbados. In the final which was contested at the National Cricket Ce n t r e i n Couva, Guyana, led by a fine all-round performance by Mandy Manrgu, overcame Trinidad a n d To b a g o by seven wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method). The home team were restricted to 94-9, batting first. Berbice off-spinner Plaffiana Millington claimed 4-17 and Mangru 2-8. Trinidad and Tobago skipper Reniece Boyce scored 33 and Renella Dookie20. Guyana were set a revised target of 86 in 18 overs due to rain and reached home in 17.2 overs for the
Coach Tremaine Smartt (right) with some members of the victorious Guyana team. loss of three wickets, winning their first title at this level. Mangru returned to hit 34, while skipper Shabika Gajnabi made 20 not out. April Ramoutar was the lone wicket taker for the Twin-Island Republic with 3-17. Smartt stated that the Guyanese players executed well. “They stuck to the basics and executed the game plan well. I was impressed with the way they supported each other on and off the field and these things can make a difference in the result,” she said. Smartt said one of their objectives prior to the tournament was to do better
than their previous years and the players were determined to do their country proud. Smartt who served as manager previously, said it is important for these players to be kept involved in the game and a programme should be put in place to ensure their continuous development. “A lot can be expected from these girls later in their careers, they have shown that have what it takes to excel in the sport,” she posited. While she commended the entire team on their efforts, Smartt singled out Mangru, Millington, Gajnabi and Sherryann Fraser for special mention. Millington took the most
wickets in the tournament, 12, while Mangru was voted the MVP after taking nine wickets and scoring 70 runs. Smartt said that Gajnabi did an excellent job in leading team. “The skipper managed to get the best out of the players. Fast bowler Fraser, who was on her first tour, bowled impressively and also did well with the bat and in the field,” she noted. The 31-year old Smartt holds the record for the highest third-wicket partnership in women’s T20 international -124 runs with Stacy Ann King. She was a member of the West Indies Women’s side that won the last T20 World Cup.
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Guyana U-15 Footballers end T&T tour with 4-1 win over Fatima Collage By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Carib Beer, Mings Services & Products, Vnet Communications & Rose Hall Youth & Sports Club In sultry conditions at the Fatima Collage ground in Port-of-Spain, Guyana’ National U-15 football team climaxed their three-match warm-up series yesterday with a 4-1 victory over Fatima Collage U-16 team who also used this game as preparation for next month’s National Secondary schools tournament. The Guyanese side, led Josiah Braithwaite and Coached by Brian Joseph, used this series as preparation ahead of their CONCACAF U-15 Championships which starts
in Florida from Sunday. After drawing 1-1 with North Zone on Monday and losing 6-2 to Naparima C o l l e g e ’s U - 2 0 o n Wednesday, the South Americans colts, playing a team in their age group, dominated their Trinidadian counterparts to register an emphatic with win on another well maintained ground. Guyana had most of the ball possession and more shots on goal on the fast surface, but several opportunities to score and should have netted at least five more goals in the farewell game here, went abegging. Jermaine Garrett opened the scoring for Guyana in the 44th minute with a wellplaced free-kick which bisected the ‘wall’ and beat Fatima’s second goalie
The Guyana Goal scorers. Matthew Perrier who had just replaced Jabari Dennis in Goal. Guyana had earlier made several raids on Goal in the first stanza but some good shots were well saved by the impressive Dennis and at the half the score read Guyana 1, Fatima nil. Eleven Minutes into the
second half, a small Fatima Collage group watched as Renaldo Rodrigues powered one from just outside the 18-yard box before a defensive error resulted in an own Goal in the 55th minute for the Trinidadians. Omari Glasgow dribbled the defence and patted in a
rebound from off the Keeper from h i s f i r s t s h o t i n t o the open goal to make 3-1 in 68th minute b e f o r e t h e tall and lanky Troni Semple, who fired a number of shots running around from the right flank including one the that hit the bar, patted the ball past a bemused Kyle
Donaldson, Fatima’s third Custodian to make it 4-1 to Guyana. The dread locked Marcus Wilson was sturdy in defence and ensured that Oswin Fredericks, who has been outstanding between the uprights in every game, had as little work as possible to do.
All set for Guyana Cup 2017 tomorrow 13 entered for feature with over $11M at stake With just one day to go before the mega, 11th Annual Guyana Cup Horserace meeting, all is set for the big day with over 80 horses entered to compete. Despite the bevy of events for the holiday season the Guyana Cup will be the event to beat with its massive $11M stakes which includes cash and trophies. Wi t h t h o u s a n d s o f overseas based Guyanese and visitors in the country for the holidays the venue is expected to be packed to capacity. Organized once again by the by the Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Racing Stables in collaboration with the Rising Sun Turf Club the activity is set for tomorrow at the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast, Berbice. Nine races are carded for the day and a scintillating and action pack day of racing is anticipated. Work has been complete on the venue with the track, stands, paddocks and other areas all be spruced up for the big day. The feature C and lower event has some 13 entries racing for the coveted $2M and the Banks DIH Trophy from a whopping $4M
package over 1800M. The event is expected to be a scorcher with horses such P r i n c e s s S h e ’s , L a d y Budapest, Jack In My Style, the newly imported Vera’s Finally, It’s My Choice, Brave Sky, Just Call Me Boss, Media Day, Golden Blue Echo, Settling Star, H o n e y F l o w, C l i m a t e Change and Bridestone Corner in the running fans cannot ask for more. There is the E & lower 1500m race for all imported and Guyana Bred 3 years and up and those rated E class and lower for a sumptuous $1.2M winner’s purse. This race has the likes of Red Rocket, Storm Bird, Release the Beast, Honey Flow, Climate Change, Fir in Line, Golden Blue Echo, Because I Say So and Red and Lovely in contention. An explosive race is anticipated in the G2 and Lower event for only Guyana and West Indies Bred 3Yrs Old and older animals with Red Rocket, T&T, Isn’t She Charming, Wi t c h i p o o , K e e p O n Swinging, Quiet Dancer, Mid Night Blues and Cat Messiah looking to claw their way to victory and the $700,000 winners money and trophy.
Newly imported Vera Finally out of the USA of the Jumbo Jet stable will be one to watch. The H3 & lower 7 furlongs race for Guyana and 4 years old West Indies bred horses has a $400,000 pay day over a distance of 1100m, The H2 and lower and 4 Yrs Old WI Bred Non – Earners, which is also open To All other Guyana and West Indies Bred 3Yrs Old & Up H2 & Lower Horses, will see among them - Got To Go, It’s My Turn, Isn’t She
Charming, Cat Messiah, Super Bowl, Bigman Boss, Quiet Dancer, Marry Ann and Bridal stone Corner as they compete for the $400,000 winners money and trophy. The Zeneyatta Memorial Guyana Bred 3years old event has a competitive lineup that includes Puppy Tail, Seven Dust, Miss Olympic, Born To Dance,
Governor, Ground Gyal, Princess Saria, Natural Beauty, Genuine Risk, Fresh Dancer, Lucky Lucky and King Stanley. The other events are for animals classified 2 years old Guyana Bred horses will run over a similar 1100m distance with $350,000 the purse on offer for the winner. The I1 and Lower class racehorses will look to cash
in on the $300,000 first prize over 1100m. The J2 & K & Lower animals will be battling for a $250,000 purse, while the L& Lower non-winners will collide for a $200,000 winners take, both events also over 1100m. A number of foreign and overseas based jockeys will be in action with all already in the country. The top Jockey along with the runner up, the top stable and champion trainer will all be presented with trophies and other incentives compliments of the organizers and Trophy Stall. Among the sponsors are: Prem’s Grocery, Fix It Tyre Shop, Berbice River Bridge Company, Air Services Limited, Banks DIH, Big G Lumber yard, Caricom Auto Sales, Impressive Signs and Graphics, Soreidom Guyana Inc, Rambrich Service Station, Poonai’s Pharmacy of Rose Hall Town, Rohan Auto Spares, BM Soat Auto Spares, Muneahwar Hardware Store, Hand-inHand Insurance Company, Super Bet, ISG Industrial Supplies of Guyana Inc, D. Telokie & Sons Trucking Service, BM Soat Auto Sales and Anand and Sons Electrical.
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GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League – Bartica FA
Strikers FC (back to back), Rising Stars and Lazio post wins Action in the match between Lazio (blue) and Potaro Strikers on Thursday at the Bartica Secondary School ground.
Strikers Football Club has taken pole position in the point’s standings following the start of the second round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) / National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) Thunderbolt Flour Power Intra
A s s o c i a t i o n U n d e r- 1 7 League in Bartica. Playing at the Bartica Secondary School ground on Thursday and yesterday, Strikers FC posted back to back wins, edging Potaro Strikers 2-1 yesterday whilst blowing away the challenge
of River’s View FC on Thursday 4-0. Ravun Lyken and Elijah Fraser were the players hitting the back of the nets in yesterday’s win, Raymond Bacchus hitting in Potaro Strikers consolation goal. Against River’s View, the
players on target were Andre Burnette with a hat-trick, Lyken tucked in the other. Also positing victory yesterday were Rising Stars Football Club which blanked Lazio 6-1 on account of goals from McQuain Smith, who netted a hat-trick,
Keenan Harper, Ian Gomes and Marcus McKenzie were the other goal scorers. Lazio’s lone response came off the boot of Ariel Burnette. Lazio were however in winner’s row in the first match of this second round
on Thursday which followed the official march past of teams. They blanked Potaro Strikers 2-0, thanks to goals from Ariel Burnette and Ezekiel King. Matches will continue at the same venue on Wednesday from 14:00hrs.
‘We should play unbeaten in Florida’ - Nat U-15 Football Coach
The Guyana U-15 Football team along with Head Coach Brian Joseph, his assistant Devon Winter, Goal Keeping Coach Eon Vieira and Physiotherapist Charlene Henry-Morris. (Sean Devers photo) By Sean Devers in Trinidad The Guyana U-15 football team departs Trinidad this morning to participate in the CONCACAF U-15 Championship which starts
tomorrow in Florida to compete in Group F with St Lucia, St Kitts and Suriname. The young Guyanese prepared with a three-game series here and Head Coach Brian Joseph feels his charges had learnt a lot from
their time in Trinidad and that they would play unbeaten in the USA. “We were able to get match practice outside of Guyana in an environment which was new to us and against teams with different styles of play,” said Joseph.
Joseph informed that the two main areas his team needs to improve in was defending set pieces and working on developing mental toughness. “We are pretty confident that we will play unbeaten in this group but I don’t really
know which team will be our biggest challenge. We are familiar with Suriname but don’t know much about St Kitts or St Lucia,” Joseph stated. The team will spend two hours in transit in Panama before going to Florida and
Skipper Josiah Braithwaite said his team had learnt a lot on this trip especially when they played the Trinidad Secondary School under 20s Champions Naparima Collage and is eagerly looking for to the matches in Florida.
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Fyrish Black Sharks defeat Ithaca Kyle Hope hundred underlines Windies dominance Hardliners in latest Berbice Basketball Opener Kieran Powell.
DERBY, England, CMC – Stroke-maker Kyle Hope struck his second first class hundred as West Indies dominated the opening day of their day/night tour game against Derbyshire here yesterday. The right-hander notched 105, headlining an excellent batting effort by the Caribbean side which saw then end the day at the Derbyshire County Ground
on an impressive 340 for three. Left-handed opener Kieran Powell carved out 92 to run in to form while Shai Hope (69 not out) and Roston Chase (62 not out) fashioned unbeaten half-centuries, to r e i n f o r c e t h e i r s i d e ’s dominance. Playing in their final tour game before the opening Test starting next Thursday
at Edgbaston, the Windies batsmen made the most of the outing. Opener Kraigg B r a t h w a i t e ’s l e a n r u n continued, however, when he was lbw to fast bowler Tom Milnes in the day’s fourth over for three but Hope and Powell then took the attack to the hosts as the Windies reached 138 for one at the interval. Hope, whose previous from has been patchy, struck 15 fours off 167 deliveries, putting on 153 for the second wicket with Powell who faced a mere 97 balls and counted 13 fours. Wh e n P o w e l l f e l l , Shai Hope joined his older brother to add a further 72 for the third wicket and keep West Indies on top. Kyle Hope eventually perished, bowled by left-arm spinner Matt Sonczak, paving the way for the inform Chase to punch his third half-century in as many outings on tour, in an unbroken 109-run partnership with Shai Hope. Shai, who has been in fine touch, produced a patient knock which lasted 172 balls and included nine fours while Chase, in contrast, needed just 74 balls for his innings and struck nine fours. Scores:WEST INDIES 340 for three (Kyle Hope 105, Kieran Powell 92, Shai Hope 69 not out, Roston Chase 62 not out) vs DERBYSHIRE.
Play in the match between Fyrish Black Sharks and Ithaca Hardliners on Wednesday at Ithaca Court. The Berbice Amateur Basketball Association 2017 Tournament for teams in Berbice and sponsored by Nigel Hinds Financial net continues Wednesday at Ithaca Basketball Court. The improving Fyrish Black Sharks defeated home side Ithaca Hardliners 55-40. The first quarter resulted in Fyrish leading 11-7, while at half time it was 29-20 and third quarter 39-29 to the final scoreline. For Sharks, Linden
Joseph had 17 points and 6 rebounds, Keenan Williams 14 points and 3 rebounds and Garfield Benjamin 6 points 2 rebounds. For Hardliners Michael Chan led with 10 points 6 rebounds and 3 steals, Jahan Smith 8 points and 1 steal and Phlence Edwards 8 points 5 steals. The competition will continue tomorrow at Fyrish Basketball Court from 16:00hrs with Rose Hall Town Jammers playing Fyrish Black Sharks in the
first Semi-Finals. Six teams are involved in the competition which is being played on a round Robin basis in two zones. Zone A includes Canje Knight, Fyrish Black Shark and Ithaca Hardliners, while Zone B comprises of Rose H a l l To w n J a m m e r s , Hopetown Stealers and NA Warriors. Trophies, cash and other incentives are up for grabs. The tournament is being organized by Vibert Garrett.
CONCACAF Group D Under-17 female World Cup qualifiers
Cuba fail to finish chances as Barbados hold on for goalless draw Barbados held Cuba to a goalless draw in their second group D match of the CONCACAF Under-17
World Cup qualifiers at the Leonora Track and Field Facility last night. This was a shocking result for Cuba who dominated the game entirely but failed to finish any of their numerous chances. Cuba’s striker Aldana Tamayo and right winger Elianne Valdes Sarmiento were the chief culprits in squandering goals last night. Tamayo displayed excellent ball control and dribbled past the Bajan defence on numerous occasions but couldn’t produce the deadly strike at goal. Valdes Sarmiento combined well with her team-mates with deft one-two passes to get in behind Barbados defence but the narrative of the night was poor finishing for the Cubans. In the 63 r d minute Aaliyah Boyce of Barbados received a yellow card for a foul within the penalty area which the Cubans failed to
convert. That penalty would’ve been enough to defeat the Bajans who didn’t trouble Cuba’s goal for the entire match but winger Valdes Sarmiento hit the right of the cross-bar to leave the scorecard untouched. The first half of the game was slightly more competitive with Barbados being more attacking but they were broken down many times, even before they reached the final third, resulting in zero attempts at C u b a ’s k e e p e r, A c e a Rodriguez’s goal. Barbados employed a clear defensive tactic in the second half having at least 78 players shielding their g o a l k e e p e r, S h o n t e e Broomes, for almost the entire period. This resulted in their striker, Caitlin Padmore, being alone at the top and despite her physical advantage; she was dispossessed before a (Continued on page 25)
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USVI confirms top 800m athlete for this weekend’s Boyce/Jefford Classic VIII The International Men’s 800m race at this weekend’s Kares Engineering Inc. Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic VIII just got even more interesting with the confirmation of United States Virgin Islands (USVI) middle distance phenom, Malique Smith. He has a personal best time of 1:51.90, which is better than all Guyanese this year. Smith ran the time at the Aliann Pompey Invitational, winning the 800m title. He faces keen rivalry from Julius Mutenkanga, who is an Olympian from Uganda. In addition to Mutenkanga, Smith battles defending champ, United States-based Kevin Bayley and Trinidad and Tobago’s Ashton Gill in what promises to be one of the highlights of the 2017 Boyce/JeffordTrack and
Field Classic. Mutenkanga has a personal best time of 1:46.30from the International Association of Athletics Federations ( I A A F ) W o r l d Championships in 2011 in Daegu. The loaded 800m Final scheduled for Sunday also features Samuel Lynch, Quincy Morian and Afernee Headecker among others carrying the local challenge. The race is also likely to include Desmond Amsterdam and Daniel Melville. Smith is a member of the St. Croix Track Club and an honor student/athlete of the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB). He earned all-conference honors on the track and in cross-country at UAPB. Smith has been consistent and versatile
throughout his seasons during his sophomore year in the 800m - a blend between that of his mother Mireille, the All-American and 1992 NCAA 800m Indoor champion at Eastern Michigan University, and his father, who was primarily a 400m sprinter, a 1992 Barcelona Olympian and a member of the 1991 V.I. Pan Am Games 4 x 100m relay team in Havana, Cuba. What is certain from the candidates in the Boyce/Jefford International 800m Men is that the 2011 record of 1:55.90 is definitely under threat. Smith arrived in Guyana at 9:30pm yesterday, while all the other athletes arrived Thursday. The Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic VIII is sponsored by Kares Engineering Inc., AnsaMcAl
Record 39 CONCACAF teams to compete in 2017 Boys’ U-15 C/ship Guyana drawn on group F with Suriname, St. Lucia & St. Kitts M i a m i – T h e Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) yesterday announced the divisions, groups and match schedule for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-15 Championship, set to be the largest CONCACAF tournament ever, including 39 Member Associations and over 700 youth players from across the
CONCACAF region. The developmental tournament, which will take place from August 13-19 and features 81 total matches, will be played entirely at the world-renowned IMG Academy campus in Bradenton, Florida. ”The size and scope of this tournament will ensure all 39 of the participating CONCACAF Member Associations and their young players obtain a
tremendous amount of valuable experience,” said CONCACAF General Secretary Philippe Moggio. “The partnership with IMG Academy and the unique division-structured format of the competition provides for the best d e v e l o p m e n t a l opportunities for hundreds of players and coaches from countries stretching from north to south of (Continued on page 25)
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Cuba fail to finish chances as Barbados hold on for goalless draw
Barbados Caitlin Padmore (10) battles Cuba Borges Gattorno (4) for possession.
Guyana U-15 Footballers end T&T tour with 4-1 win over Fatima Collage
Guyana’s Omari Glasgow (12) blast one past the Keeper yesterday at the Fatima Collage ground.
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