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Leaked NCN report reveals shocking details of attempted cover up ...

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Linden crisis…

Ramotar explains Govt. Wismar/Mackenzie inability to maintain Bridge reopens to $2.2B Linden subsidy traffic as calm returns p.

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Disgusting!

Kaieteur News staffers caught this man on Friday afternoon urinating on the Brickdam Cathedral.

E.C.D. four-lane extension project…

Former Top Cop Laurie Non-performance and fraud led - Public Works Lewis dies to contact termination Ministry p.

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E.C.D. four-lane extension project …

Non-performance and fraud led to contract termination - Public Works Ministry The Ministry of Public Works said that it has never received any report of the bribery demands referred to by a contractor whose contract for a section of the East Coast Demerara four-lane extension, was terminated.

The Managing Director of the contracting firm, Falcon Transportation and Construction Services, had claimed that Ministry of Public Works officials as well as a ‘Big Man’ from the Ministry of Finance had made demands for kickbacks from the $468M contract.

He remains convinced that his contract was terminated in retaliation to his suspension of work on his section of the project over non-payment by the Ministry of Public Works.

The Ministry is maintaining that “In view of the non performance by the Contractor on this project, the advice of the Attorney General’s Chambers was sought and the Ministry was advised to terminate the contract for fraudulent practices.”

The Ministry, in a statement issued yesterday,

said that Falcon Transportation and Construction Services was awarded a contract on 6 September, 2011 in the sum of $468.2M for the widening of the public road and construction of concrete drains on both sides of the road from Better Hope to Montrose, East Coast Demerara. The start date was 14 November, 2011 with a completion date of 14 July, 2012.

The Ministry acknowledged that the Contractor was granted an extension of 104 days as a consequence of revised design drawings, which were necessary, and verified delays due to inclement weather.

The new completion date of his contract would have been October 26, 2012.

But according to the Ministry, one of the main bones of contention was that the Contractor falsified compressive strength test results to prove that the concrete used for drains construction met the required strength. “The Faculty of Technology, University of Guyana, whose advice was sought, has confirmed that the results of the tests were

A section of the extension work that was suspended

indeed falsified.”

The Ministry pointed out in its statement that the Contractor was written to on January 26, 2012 and February 10, 2012, and meetings were held with him and his representative on January 30 and May 18, 2012, to which he did not respond to the claims of falsification.

However, the Contractor had indicated that his

M&CC discrepancies still not sorted out As investigations into the operations of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) continue, important documents that were previously under scrutiny still cannot be accounted for, including cheques.

Following allegations made against the Town Clerk and Treasurer by the Auditor General, an investigation was launched into the affairs of M&CC. The investigation, headed by Chairman of the Implementation Committee, revealed numerous discrepancies within the entity.

The report was submitted to the Ministry of Local Government.

Among other missing documents that were cited in the report, was a cheque to the sum of $500,000 that was paid to the organization for the sale of scrap metal “notably

the incinerator.”

Ramon Gaskin’s report indicated that the cheque was never deposited into M&CC’s bank account. It further stated that the cheque was in the procession of the Town Clerk.

Weeks after the public disclosure of the report, the cheque still has not been deposited.

Kaieteur News understands that none of the six officials sent on leave has completed the necessary handing over. However, sources say that the treasurer had indicated “bluntly” that the cheque was never in his procession.

The now acting Town Clerk, Carol Sooba, had

indicated that an official handing over has not been done, even though she had made calls for this to be done.

Sooba said that a letter was delivered to her via the daughter of the Town Clerk, however the letter only indicated that appliances were being handed over.

“We don’t know we really don’t know where that cheque is. It is indeed a mystery right now,” a council official stated.

company had even logged the test results with the University of Guyana.

Another issued raised by the Ministry was the “questionable” invoices submitted by the Contractor.

The Ministry said that five out of 11 invoices submitted by the Contractor from suppliers had blacked out invoice numbers, and claims for the same items (steel) twice.

“There were regular project meetings which were held either on site or at the Works Services Group during the period the Contractor was on this project. There were repeated entreaties with the Contractor and his Engineer to do works of the required standard and to correct substandard works. These entreaties were all to no avail.”

The Ministry said that all of this led to the advice of the Attorney General being sought, and consequently the contract was terminated in a letter dated July 31, 2012, to

the Contractor.

The Ministry indicated that it was further advised to report the matter to the Police for appropriate action because of fraudulent practices committed by the Contractor.

“It should be pointed out that at no time, prior to the termination of the contract, did the Contractor approach the Permanent Secretary or the Hon. Minister of Public Works in relation to any acts of corruption by Technical Officers of the Ministry.”

The Ministry stated that it would appear that the

Contractor is making allegations to cover up his own inefficiencies and corrupt practices in relation to his non-performance on the project.

“However, if the Contractor has any evidence to support his claims he is free to approach the Ministry of Public Works, the Office of the President, the Audit Office of Guyana or the Police (CID) to seek redress.

The Ministry is also requesting statements to verify claims of alleged bribery demands to have same investigated.”

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Letters... Where your views make the news

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

EDITORIAL

Perpetrating illiteracy The recent results of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations have given us cause for retrospection and what we are seeing only leaves us more depressed than the previous year. For starters, we continue to experience horrendous performances in Mathematics and English—the language we are supposed to be speaking at the drop of a hat.

Indeed this situation is not unique to Guyana. Minister Priya Manickchand in a statement noted that this trend is extended across the region. Some states in the United States are also grappling with this problem.

Some have devised strategies that seem to be working.

They are focusing on the discipline of the teachers. They go further. They publish a list of the poor performing schools alongside those that have improved. This is an annual thing so that parents and other observers could determine what is best for their children. The conclusion is that people make the system work.

Guyana should do the same. But there is more. If it rains ever so slightly teachers stay at home, then walk into the school the next day without even a “sorry I was absent.” The heads allow this to happen. There are no sanctions for absence and lateness.

We have had a look at some other systems that have guaranteed a turnaround in their academic performances.

In one education district every teacher has a key to his or her classroom. In short, every form is headed by a teacher.

If that teacher is absent then the classroom is closed. Surely this will not escape notice.

In one city school, a head spends a lot of time tracking down teachers who prefer to lounge in the staff room even as they have classes to supervise. However, that head is not supported by the administration of the Education Ministry. When she reports these teachers since she does not have the power to suspend, these teachers invoke friendship with people in the administration and escape punishment.

This poor attitude is common in the wider society and has led to massive garbage piles in various parts of the city, not least among them the compound of the High Court. In which other country can people remove the decorative rails around the court with impunity?

The situation is allowed to continue because nobody is prepared to protect his area of work. A salary is received at the end of the month and that is all that is necessary.

Some of us become annoyed when the older people complain that the colonial days were better. We accuse these people of being steeped in the past, of being foreign-minded. What we do not consider is the fact that the colonials had systems that pushed us to the top of the literacy ladder in the region. There were school inspectors, incentives for good performance and rigid discipline.

We have taken control of our systems with disastrous results.

Teachers are not allowed to discipline children; parents are allowed to walk into schools and assault teachers who have decided that coupled with their penchant for not working, they are going to opt for self-preservation.

Fortunately, there are magistrates who impose some harsh sentences on parents who walk into schools as though they own the institution.

Former Education Minister Shaik Baksh, asked about the school inspectorate, said that they were few and that the batch could only visit a school every three years.

Today, there is one school less. The inspectors are in a position to breathe a sigh of relief, but the community of One Mile Wismar is angry. An idiot torched the building in which over 800 children tried to get an education. The idiot claimed that someone paid him $200,000 to conduct the dastardly act.

It is not enough that the community beat him before handing him over to the police. He is going to be granted bail and perhaps allowed to disappear.

It boggles the mind that this idiot could actually contemplate robbing children of an education. Guyana is in the doldrums when its people could destroy a school at a time when people are complaining about the education system.

Did the Jagdeoites plan on replacing President Ramotar with Robert Persaud?

DEAR EDITOR, Reading between the lines is crucial. Joey Jagan’s letter titled “The politics of Donald Ramotar” offers up something serious for this country to ponder when he stated “Mr. Editor, the campaign which was headed

by Robert Persaud was a disaster with his concentration on “hipgyration politics”, wastage of money, having Jagdeo act like a toothless pitbull, talking “stupidness” most of the time and Ramotar’s failures to keep the grass roots organization intact while doing nothing much to solve local concerns nationwide – and then Persaud is rewarded with a Ministry he can never run, especially when one looks at his dismal record at Agriculture.

This man is so full of ambition to be President of Guyana when he is way out of his abilities especially in the new ministry Ramotar (Jagdeo) specially created for him – no wonder the miners have called for his removal.

I can assure everyone that the day the PPP endorses Robert Persaud for the presidential spot is the day Guyana is finished as a nation.” Critically, Jagdeo’s name is placed in brackets just after Ramotar’s name when Joey Jagan refers to the president. More importantly, I wonder about Joey Jagan’s last statement in the quote.

Is there a plan for Robert Persaud, who is related to Jagdeo by marriage and who is arguably Jagdeo’s closest confidant, to gain the presidency by way of a President Ramotar resignation or retirement?

Was there a plan in place for Ramotar to resign or retire from the presidency at some point before the 2016 election and for Robert Persaud to become the president of Guyana and the PPP’s presidential candidate for the 2016 election?

Is there a plan for Robert Persaud to become the PPP’s next presidential candidate in the 2016 election?

If, as some claim, Jagdeo is the Putin behind Ramotar’s Medvedev, the transfer from Ramotar to Robert Persaud would strengthen Jagdeo’s behind-the-scenes control of the presidency since Persaud is deeply connected to Jagdeo.

Despite his spectacular failure, incredible administrative impotence and gross incompetence in all of those powerful roles Jagdeo handed him, Robert Persaud

owes his political ascendancy to Jagdeo. If any of the present Jagdeoites obtain the PPP’s presidential candidate bid for 2016, it will sink the PPP. PPP members are disgusted with the rotten degeneracy of the charlatans who have commandeered the party away from its working class base and defiled the name and image of Cheddi Jagan.

While they sip champagne in massive mansions, they expect the working class poor to vote for them. I strongly believe President Ramotar could be set up for a fall and his dismal performance since assuming the presidency in November 2011 will not help.

The danger with President Ramotar, as General Secretary of the PPP for failing to stand up for the rank and file PPP members and its working class base by insisting for greater democracy, accountability and transparency is that he becomes part of the problem and cannot find a solution after he has helped create and perpetuate the problem.

Now that he has allowed the Central Committee to go ahead with a sinister and appalling show of hands voting system instead of a proper democratic primary to select the presidential candidate, he has opened the can of worms where the very same Central Committee dominated by the Jagdeoites can vote for him to step down.

Mr. Ramotar will accept their decision largely because he believes in democratic centralism, party

paramountcy and will never resist the party’s position, which puts the party above the individual. If he continues this failed leadership, they will eventually vote for him to step down and replace him with one of their own.

Robert Persaud or Ashni Singh or Anil Nandlall or any of the Jagdeoites will be a grave disaster for this country.

For starters, they could only get the nomination through a Jagdeoitecontrolled Central Committee, which has been secured by postponing constitutionally due PPP congress elections during which a new PPP Central Committee is elected.

Once the hijackers took over the party they realized that at a new general congress, they would be voted out of the Central Committee by PPP members so they postponed the congress for 2011.

The outrage and anger from PPP supporters and members in this country means that a very different Central Committee will be elected at any new congress and the Jagdeoites will definitely be gutted from control of the Central Committee. This is how upset PPP members are. There is no way PPP members and supporters will ever vote for a Jagdeoite to become the presidential candidate so the likes of Ashni Singh, Frank Anthony, Robert Persaud, Anil Nandlall and others are out of luck.

PPP supporters are too afraid of the Jagdeo

experience repeating itself all over again. Even worse, PPP members know that Jagdeo inherited a moderately corrupt government and made it the most corrupt government Guyana has ever known.

The Jagdeo rule saw Guyana take corruption, wrongdoing, venality and criminality to catastrophic proportions. PPP members are deathly afraid of Jagdeoites steeped in the culture of this rampant skullduggery inheriting this empire of iniquity.

They are wary that the Jagdeoite who becomes president will see the venality taken even further than the Jagdeo regime itself. So, the Jagdeoites controlling the Central Committee will do everything in their power to deny PPP members from voting and from the right to vote in a general congress election.

It is a travesty and a dirty shame that PPP members and supporters are facing the same electoral heinousness from their own PPP party that they faced under the PNC rule.

Even worse, at least the PNC offered a pretense of a sham election during those 28 years. PPP members may not ever get another congress election before the next general election. That is the kind of danger the political terrorists within the PPP who have committed terror by hijacking and holding ransom the PPP present to the PPP and its wider working class membership.

M. Maxwell

Realities in Region 10 DEAR EDITOR, As Lindeners continue in the 28th day of the protest initiated to mitigate the increase in the electricity tariff, the government refuses to give in to the needs of the Linden community but rather wants to subject them to cruelty and injustice.

What started out as a simple and peaceful legal protest against the increase in the electricity tariffs was turned into a desperate cry for justice after the killings of three Lindeners by ranks of the TSU. Yet all of the persons, including the President, Home Affairs Minister and the Prime Minister, continue to hold out that they are completely unaware of the killings that took place by the ranks of the TSU on July 18th.

It is a fact that none of the officials in control of the TSU knew who gave the order to shoot and it is a sign of faulty

management and incompetence.

None of the persons have not been suspended or removed from the positions but more troops continue to flood the streets of Linden with large guns and insist on provoking protestors hoping for them to advance so as to gain the opportunity to open fire.

Unlike traditional strategies taken by previous governments to resolve issues within a country, this government has chosen to take the barbaric route and demand that residents of the mining town clear the roads willingly or have it done by force while still having to pay an electricity tariff that will increase by GYD$45 per kwh (domestic) and GYD$53 per kwh (commercial).

Residents of Region 10 are not protesting because they are cheap and do not want to pay the increase as

was previously mentioned by some, but to increase the price from $5 to $50 represents a 900% increase (domestic) and GYD$12 to GYD$65 represents a 441% increase (commercial).

This is beyond insanity as Linden reportedly has an unemployment rate of over 70%, which gives reason as to why residents of Region 10 are protesting.

They know they cannot afford such a burden which is why they are protesting.

Just as everyone has the right to a name, food clothing and shelter, we as Guyanese also have the right to freedom of speech and the right to be loved.

Why are we being teargassed for utilizing our given ‘fundamental human rights’ rights?

Isn’t the freedom to access information another ‘fundamental human right’?

Trevis Johnson

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As Lindeners burn, they should also help rebuild

DEAR EDITOR, It was definitely not good news to learn that Linden was burning at the same time of the London Olympics flame.

It was indeed a great loss of lives during the Linden protest and the most I can add like many others is for continuous dialogue with stakeholders.

As a tourism advocate, I urge all foreign nationals not

to venture out in that location for safety reasons.

Respectfully to Lindeners: as you burn, it’s also your responsibility to assist with the rebuilding process.

It will definitely take a long while for you to rebuild that positive image you once possessed especially if you need to continue attracting foreigners in whatever small

number/s to visit your community.

Companies which usually support annual recreational events (Linden Town Celebrations and Linden Track Meet) should make an effort to encourage promoters to have proceeds from those events in the next round to go towards the rebuilding process of Linden.

T. Pemberton

Recommendations to solve the Linden electricity standoff DEAR EDITOR, I am a Guyanese medical student studying in Cuba and everyday, I am dismayed reading about the Linden situation. I would like to make a suggestion based on what I have seen here in Cuba.

The cost of electricity here is heavily subsidized by the government because the majority of Cubans cannot afford to pay the real cost.

Every Cuban household has

a quota and when they pass that quota they are charged at a higher rate. This is simply based on the principle that if you are of poor economic standings, then you should use less electricity.

It is said that Linden households burn some three times the amount of electricity as compared to what is being used elsewhere in Guyana. Now imagine the difference it would have made

if they used half the amount of electricity of a normal household, at a subsidized rate, while for everything above that quota they pay a normal rate…like the rest of the country.

In Linden, such a principle could reduce the government’s electricity subsidy to 17%, benefiting those who really cannot afford to pay.

Guyanese student in Cuba

Muslims lost the battle long before 1911 DEAR EDITOR, I would like to comment on the article “Battle for Islam” carried recently in the letter pages. The article was very well researched and written. But I would like to say that we the Muslims lost the battle long before 1911.

The first ‘madrassahs’ were founded by Lord Warren Hastings in Calcutta in 1780 (what irony!). In these ‘madrassahs’, a dead version of Islam was thought and then propogated to Muslims.

This version of Islam was then brought by the jihagis to the new world. An Islam minus its soul (Tawheed) and life (the establishment of the faith on collective level) were taught in great detail where Namaz, Roza, Hajj, Zakah, Ablution, laws and Fatwas regarding marriage and divorce, turbans and lebass, Meswak, Kulukh, the length

of beards and pajamas, etc, all petty matters, were taught to be the all important issues in Islam.

In their cunning brains, the masters correctly conceived that the more engrossed these Muslims would remain in these less important matters thinking these petty matters to be the most important issues of Islam, the easier it would be to govern them and the idea of freeing themselves from their Christian masters would not occur to them. They only

taught us to worship Allah and not to obey Allah. We were then taught to obey our British masters and not Allah - this has continued to today.

I would say that we have lost the battle because we have lost Allah!

Rafeek Ferouz

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Leaked NCN report reveals shocking details of attempted cover up…

Staffers pressured to prepare backdated invoice for $3.6M A leaked report on investigations at the stateowned National Communications Network (NCN) has revealed startling details of how two under-fire managers in June attempted to pressure female staffers to backdate a $3.6 million invoice to January to cover up their tracks. But the staffers, from the Marketing Department, refused and later told investigators that they thought it unethical at the time.

The leaked report, while not making it clear, suggested that the attempts were made even while the investigations were ongoing or about to start. The report also suggested that both officials were probably desperate at the time.

In late June, Programme Manager Martin Goolsarran was suspended for eight weeks while Mohamed Sattaur, the Chief Executive Officer, tendered his resignation after the report was tendered to NCN’s Board of Directors. The events had rocked NCN to the core.

Over the weekend, Leader of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, called for a criminal investigation against the two men and has accused government of attempting to cover up the report which he said should be handed over to the police as well.

It will be recalled that the NCN investigation was sparked after revelations in Parliament that the entity,

Former CEO, Mohamed ‘Fuzzy’ Sattaur which controls the country’s only authorized radio stations and has a network of television stations across the land, last year raked in more than $500M in revenue, yet wanted government subsidies to the tune of millions.

Following complaints, the board had ordered a probe into reports that all was not right with payments from GT&T following last year’s hugely popular Jingle and Song Competition.

GT&T had hired NCN to tape the show but the state entity decided in turn to subcontract the work to Hits and Jams Television.

The investigations found that Goolsarran was paid more than $3M in cheques from GT&T which he deposited to his own personal bank account.

Suspended: Martin Goolsarran The matter had spilled over to GT&T where Yog Mahadeo, the CEO, stepped down after it was found that several breaches were made in that company’s accounting systems, including to make unauthorized payments to Goolsarran, in his name, instead of NCN. A number of other highranking GT&T employees including its Chief Financial Officer were also sent home.

WRONG LETTERHEAD? According to the report, which was ordered by the Board and a copy of which A copy of an invoice sent to GT&T by Martin Goolsarran in January. Note that Kaieteur News has in its it does not carry NCN’s letterhead, but Goolsarran’s personal home address. possession, in June, the CEO Sattaur and Goolsarran dated January 10th for arrangement, NCN would have and Goolsarran requested the staffer to illegally prepare an then approached another $3,620,000 to the Guyana earned $3,620,000 while Hits and invoice to the tune of staffer to prepare the job order Telephone and Telegraph Jams, was to receive $3,930,000 $3,620,000 and have it dated but that staffer too refused.

Company (GT&T) for work for production services.

The investigator, done in the third phase of the to January. The invoice was to cover production costs accountant Harry Parmessar, Jingle and Song Competition.

DELIBERATELY done for GT&T’s Jingle and in his report to NCN’s Board What was shocking was the MISLEADING? Song Competition for the of Directors also tendered a fact that Goolsarran issued “Mr Martin Goolsarran period November 2011 to damning document. the invoice in his own name, admitted that he received on NCN’s Programme and did not use NCN’s two occasions amounts January 2012.

The female staffer refused Manager, Martin Goolsarran, letterhead. Instead, he listed totaling $3,930,000 in saying there was no job order. had submitted an invoice his home address in Eccles, December 2011 from GT&T East Bank Demerara. for production services.

He claimed that he had These amounts were mistakenly sent the document deposited to his personal to GT&T’s agent, Wanita bank account, He claimed that Huburn, for confirmation of the the $3,930,000 was paid to production dates. He claimed that HJTV on two occasions for this was later corrected and NCN their services.” had issued the invoice in his own Another strange thing name. that the report spoke about The report found that was the fact that while NCN did not prepare a written Goolsarran said he paid that contract with Hits and Jams money to Hits and Jams for and that it was all an oral production costs for the arrangement. Based on the (continued on page 17)

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Fire Service completes investigations into three fires as roads begin to open

The Wismar/Mackenzie Bridge was reopened yesterday thus enabling ranks from the Guyana Fire Service to return to three of the fire scenes at Wismar to carry out investigations.

This publication was told that ranks from Georgetown visited what is left of the One Mile Primary School building early yesterday morning where they were able to process the scene and concluded their probe, without any hindrance.

A source close to the investigation said it has been established that the fire was an act of arson. The ranks were also able to make it to the burnt out site of the Linden Salvation Council as well as the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church building at Silvertown, Wismar. Again it has been confirmed that those two buildings were deliberately set on fire. The same was found as ranks also visited the NAREI building.

Meanwhile Kaieteur News understands that given the fact that the mining town is now more easily accessible the ranks are expected to return to the community later

today where they will visit the remaining burnt out locations over at Mackenzie.

Further, as most parts of the mining town remain calm dozens of persons were seen at each of the burnt out premises going through the debris removing anything of value that could be found. At the One Mile Primary School, persons were seen removing zinc sheets in heaps. Over at the Linmine Secretariat annex it was a similar situation.

However the search for copper was of more prominence at the Linden Electricity Company Inc. Up to late yesterday evening persons were seen delving through the rubble, extracting bits and pieces of copper wire.

To date, a total of ten buildings have been completely gutted by fire in the mining community. As a result of the blockades, the Fire Service was unable to respond to any of the conflagrations. In one instance, when a fire tender responded it suffered a puncture and was forced to leave the area having reached relatively close to one of the burning structures. The Linden Fire Service has three tenders.

What remains of the NAREI building.

‘Party crasher’ on $80,000 bail after alleged gun assault A man who invaded a family get together on Friday last was yesterday placed on $80,000 bail for allegedly assaulting one of the female attendees with a gun after the woman refused to acknowledge the pass he made at her.

Thirty-three year-old Edward Hubert Mc Cullen, who performs security duties for a former Assistant Commissioner of Police, was also accused of assaulting a 13-year-old family member at the party. The East Coast resident pleaded not guilty when he appeared before

…..gives court wrong name Magistrate Hazel Octive– Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer the charges of common assault.

It was reported that the man committed the act with a firearm at East La Penitence, Georgetown, on August 10.

Prosecutor Simone Payne told the court that the defendant appeared uninvited at a party that was held by the victim when the incident occurred. She said that the defendant had made a pass at the virtual

complainant (VC) who ignored him. She said the VC subsequently received a call on her cell phone, and while on the phone the defendant reportedly pulled out a gun which he braced on the victim’s face before making threats.

In relation to the assault on the 13-year-old boy, Payne said the defendant had uplifted the alcohol from the party and placed it on his car.

The young teen reportedly went and retrieved the alcohol

Jamaica on top in athletics, but...

Country running last economically, says NIA EXECUTIVE Director of corruption watchdog group National Integrity Action Professor Trevor Munroe wants service clubs across the island to convene a national conference to discuss ways to unify the country to overcome the current national economic and social crisis.

The NIA head’s call comes amidst the celebration of the successes of Jamaican athletes at the London 2012 Olympics.

According to Professor Munroe, while the performance of the athletes in their different events has literally pushed Jamaica to the top of the world, the country is still at the bottom of the pile based on its economic performance, pushed there by rampant corruption. “...At the same time as we are at the top of the world in athletics, we are near the bottom of the world in economic performance; in producing and in providing

goods and services to uplift the quality of life of the majority of our people.

Regrettably, when it comes to the economy, we not only don’t qualify for the Olympics, but we don’t even qualify for anywhere near the top three in our region,” professor Munroe said in a presentation to the Rotary Club of New Kingston, Friday.

According to him “a major contributor to Jamaica’s non-performance has been and continues to be corruption” which involves the granting of contracts based on politics or as a result of bribes and kickbacks; failure to prosecute effectively, in some cases amounting to protection of white collar criminals and the corrupt use of tax waivers granted in return for political campaign contributions or political favours.

He went on to note that in 2010 and 2011 almost J$11 billion was given out in the form of tax waivers “without

any measurable return to Jamaica in terms of employment nor income generation”.

“Indeed, now is the eleventh hour or more precisely, it is the fifth day of the second 50 years of our Independence... put simply, we now have to deal with the main forms of corruption that currently block our development and are costing our people the chance of a satisfied life,” he added.

In the meantime, the NIA Executive Director said the media should do more to “call a spade a spade while calling on public and civil society groups “which have no partisan political axe to grind” to “become more vocal”. In addition, he said “politicians of integrity... need to take a firmer stand within the councils of each party and, if necessary in the public space, against the corrupt and the tribalists who, as well, are present on each side of the aisle”. (Jamaica Observer)

from the defendant’s car bonnet. But that enraged Mc Cullen who reportedly lashed the boy across the face with the gun.

Further information said that the victim and her family had dialed 911 and a police patrol vehicle in the area responded. The defendant was taken to the East La Penitence Police Station. Mc Cullen was arrested and charged with the offence.

Kaieteur News also understands that the victim and her family were hosting a birthday party for a 54-yearold member of the family when the incident occurred, around 10:30 hours on the day in question, and although it was not stated in court, the victims allegedly received physical injuries.

Prior to the charges being read, the court and the defendant had an exchange of words when the defendant lied about his name. The Magistrate remembered the defendant from other matters he had in court.

She said the name he gave was not the name he initially gave the court.

Magistrate Octive-

Hamilton reminded the defendant that the last time he appeared before her, he was using the name Hubert Mc Cullen. And even as the defendant called out his full name, he was warned not to lie to the court, before the Magistrate threatened to have him enter the witness box to swear to the truth of what he was saying. If found lying, a perjury charge would be the result, she threatened.

The Magistrate’s good memory prevailed when the name previously recorded for the defendant was provided to the court. It showed that the man indeed gave a different name when charged before. The court then

Edward Hubert Mc Cullen ordered that for safety, both the defendant’s names be recorded.

Mc Cullen was then placed on $80,000 bail. He will return to court on September 24.

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Egypt president sweeps out army rulers Syrians say they hold CAIRO (Reuters) Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has driven back the biggest challenge to civilian rule by dismissing top generals and tearing up their legal attempt to curb his power in a bold bid to end 60 years of military leadership.

Taking the country by surprise, Mursi pushed Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi into retirement. The 76-yearold figurehead of the old

order, he took charge of the biggest Arab nation when Hosni Mubarak fell last year and remained head of its powerful, ad hoc military council after the Islamist was elected in June.

The armed forces, which had supplied Egypt’s presidents for six decades after ousting the monarchy, have shown no sign of challenging the move announced late on Sunday,

though a senior judge did speak up on Monday to question Mursi’s right to act.

Lower-ranking generals and other officers may, however, support a change that shifts power in the military to a new generation. One analyst said Mursi mounted a “civilian counter-coup” coordinated with an internal putsch in the armed forces.

State media cited a military source dismissing talk of any “negative reactions” by the generals to a decision which, given their earlier dissolution of parliament, now hands Mursi what liberal critic Mohamed ElBaradei described as “imperial powers”. Mursi and his longsuppressed Muslim Brotherhood had been expected to roll back the influence of the army, a close ally of Washington and recipient of $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid; but

many had predicted a process that would take years of delicate diplomacy to avoid sparking a military backlash.

Instead, just six weeks after he was sworn into office and seemingly taking advantage of a military debacle on the Sinai border that embarrassed the army, Mursi announced sweeping changes in the high command and reshaped Egypt’s politics.

“Mursi settles the struggle for power,” said a headline in the state-owned Al-Akhbar daily, a newspaper that is traditionally a mouthpiece for the army-backed establishment.

“Mursi ends the political role for the armed forces,” wrote the independent AlMasry Al-Youm. Another, Tahrir, called it the “president’s revolution against the military”.

pilot of downed jet ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syria’s rebels were jubilant on Tuesday, claiming to have shot down a jet and captured its pilot, an apparent victory against the overwhelmingly superior firepower of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

Video uploaded onto the Internet on Monday showed the jet bursting into flames as it streaked through the sky amid heavy gunfire. The rebels said they had hit it with newly acquired high-caliber anti-aircraft guns.

The government said it had crashed due to technical problems while on a “regular training mission”.

Rebels also released a video of a man they said was the pilot. They said he had been captured after ejecting while his stricken aircraft plunged from the sky.

“We will treat this prisoner according to what is required of us by our religion, our morals and the protocols in the Geneva convention related to prisoners of war,” a rebel identified as Captain Abu Laith said in the video.

However, other disturbing footage on YouTube appeared to show rebels meting out violent justice. In one video, dead bodies are thrown from the rooftop of a post office, while a crowd of shouting men watch. Enraged members of the crowd kick the bodies down stairs and can be heard calling them members of the shabbiha pro-government militia.

In another video, a young man’s throat is slit with a knife by captors who accuse him of being a member of the shabbiha while his blood pours on the ground and his last breath rattles.

Rebels said the video may have been made by government forces to discredit them.

Such images will cause alarm among Western countries that have backed the rebels publicly but are worried about the presence in their midst of hardcore al Qaeda-style Sunni Muslim fighters who use the ruthless tactics that became common in the sectarian bloodbath in neighboring Iraq.

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THE MORNING AFTER THE PROTESTS As early as last week, A Partnership of National Unity signaled that the Linden unrest was about to come to end as firstly, progress was being made in the talks with the government, and secondly, that agreement was about to be reached on the review team to examine the electricity tariffs.

On August 3, 2012, it was announced in parliament that agreement had been reached on a draft terms of reference for a commission of inquiry into the incidents of July 18 last when three persons were killed.

This incident led to the demands for a commission of inquiry and the government and APNU were engaged in talks to reach agreement on the terms of reference. They did.

The other issue was the terms of reference of the technical review and last week agreement was also reached on this. Once this agreement was reached, it meant that agreement had been met on the main issues which had led to the protests being extended.

The agreements reached led to the expressions within the opposition camp that the protests were about to end. This was the signal that the protests should now cease.

And that is where the

new problem began. Now that agreement was reached, there was no purpose, no direction in which to point the energies that had been generated. How to end the protest? No one seemed to know.

Protesters faced with a situation of not knowing what next to do tend to turn against their leaders. And this was why there was the need to identify political scapegoats, because the people’s wrath is not easy to deflect.

From the onset, APNU left most of the negotiations to the region. They told the government to ne g o t i a t e with the region. And the regional officials fell for that. They went into the negotiations with a representative of APNU at their side, but it was clear that it was the region that was in negotiations with the government.

And it is sadly those leaders who are now under pressure, because it is one thing to bring people out on the streets and it is another thing to get them off.

The logical response to deflect from the fallout that usually follows the end of major protests is to create a scapegoat. The government is again being made the scapegoat. The latest claim is that the government was using a military solution in

Dem boys seh ...

Uncle Donald getting blinddd Dem boys seh slavery is ultimate cruelty. Everybody know how massa use to deal wid yuh. Was blows left, right and centre.

As a matter of fact, dem use to beat de slave dem till dem back buss den rub salt pun it and put dem fuh lie down pun dey belly in de sun. Dat is how cruel dem people was to human beings.

Dem seh slavery dun, but dem boys learn different yesterday when Rob-Earth tell dem Kak-Wani residents how guvment gat dem back. Dem residents call Kaieteur and wan fuh know wha he really mean. Dem wonder if he want fuh buss dey back and put salt or he tryin a ting pun dem fuh get de vote.

De guvment suh like tek credit dat dem wan tek credit fuh allowing de media freedom fuh talk, but we all know is Dessie from de palm tree de bring free media to de country when de big market paper start.

Dem boys seh is de Rat gat fuh tek credit fuh bringing freedom fuh cuss. He cuss up, down and all round. Dem boys seh he get a job by Ohh Pee as Advisor fuh cuss.

Dem seh dat is de PPP responsible fuh mekking free speech in Guyana. But dem boys seh one “it” in Ohh Pee feel he coulda tek all de credit but he lie. De bank collect back de car wha he tek pon credit. He now gon wan credit dem bus man but dem boys warning dem early.

Uncle Donald going by de eye institute in Port Mourant today. Dem boys force he fuh go cause dem know he almost blind by now.

He bodyguard dem seh dem carrying he cause during a meeting wid de Rat de odder day, de Rat thief Uncle Donald glasses right off he face and Uncle Donald din even notice.

De Rat aint mean fuh done. Dem boys seh he gon be de next star in Home Alone 5 –Tief Out All Guyana.

order to call off the negotiations.

No negotiations have been called off or were at risk of being called off. The substantial part of the talks has yielded progress, a fact that was confirmed by both the representatives of the region and APNU. By last Thursday the agreements which were reached effectively meant that there could no longer be a basis for blocking the arteries to, within and from Linden, because there was no longer the need to strengthen the hands of the group negotiating with the government.

The agreement meant that the protests had to be ended.

The dilemma was how to communicate that to the people on the ground who had been holding out for so

long and those within their midst who had been profiting from the blockading of the roads.

And so rumours began to fly that a military operation was about to be launched, and the protesters, left without any proper leadership on the ground, decided that they needed to get to the bridge and try to burn it down.

The bridge was set alight, however the flames were extinguished, but not before toll booths were burnt.

Tear smoke was fired at the protesters and the melee began again, with a number of buildings being set on fire.

The talk has been about extremists instigating the protests. There are no extremists involved. This is a clear case of the time being

reached to end the protests, but there is simply no way of knowing how to do this without the usual fallout.

As such, the best resort is to claim that the government has opted for a military solution to thwart negotiations.

The so-called military solution was not to thwart anything. It was in response to the attempt to burn the bridge down and put an end to the lawlessness that broke out last Friday.

There is no longer any basis for blocking the roads, but those who stood for weeks at the barricades established, who camped out at strategic bridges in the mining town, those who helped to support the efforts simply do not know what next to do. After the protests, what?

It is their political leadership that has to advise them that the negotiations have borne fruit and mechanisms are being established to deal with their concerns. In effect, it is the political leadership that has to tell them that the protest is off.

They tried to signal that all last week by indicating that progress is made and the unrest will soon end.

The problem is that those on the ground do not seem to know what next to do now that the protests are over. This is where their leadership is failing them.

Ramotar explains Govt. inability to maintain $2.2B Linden subsidy The Linden electricity tariff issue is one that has to date claimed three lives, seen dozens injured, critical infrastructure razed, and stagnation of a section of the local economy, with no immediate end in sight.

Head of State Donald Ramotar this past weekend appeared on State television where he sought to explain that it is a case where Central Government can no longer bear to fund the subsidy handed each year to the community, to be used for electricity generation.

The 2011 Budget, as is the case with previous expenditure listings for the country, documents an average of $2.2B in subsidy for Linden’s power generation, a figure that Lindeners are now being asked to pay as a result of the withdrawal of the subsidy.

According to Guyana’s most recent and authenticated, ‘Population & Housing Census,’ compiled and produced by the Statistical Bureau, Region10 serves as home to 41,112 persons, with an upward trend over the years.

The Region is said to also record a high unemployment rate, with some figures reportedly as high as 70 per cent. This has been strongly denied by the administration.

Ramotar during his televised interview sought to explain the Government’s position on the Linden Electricity issue, and reminded that it is something that has been on the agenda for quite some time now.

Burnham on Linden Electricity Rate He sought to emphasize

President Donald Ramotar that this was the position even before the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) took office in 1992, pointing to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds’ reference during the recent Budget Debates to an earlier intimation by then Head of State, Forbes Burnham.

According to Ramotar, even Burnham spoke of a necessity to merge Linden’s electricity rates with the rest of Guyana.

The political opposition has for years argued that Burnham’s position was being taken out of context and misrepresented.

According to the opposition , Linden, at the time of the Burnham’s suggestion, was producing electricity far cheaper than that of the national grid, and his intention was to have this dissipated by having Linden supply the grid with cheaper electricity.

Ramotar, in his explanation on Saturday last, said that “electricity in Linden has a history when we used to produce alumina and they had excess heat so they could

have given cheap electricity”.

He said that when Burnham made his speech on the matter, “it was at a time when the alumina plant was closing down and he saw the need to merge the electricity rates”. Ramotar asserted that it was clear that Burnham was looking to close the alumina plant.

According to the Head of State, when the PPP took office in 1992, the Government was carrying the expense of a lot of social services for the community.

He made reference to the arrangements between the

Bauxite Company and its workers, where electricity and health services, among others, would have been offered as a package.

“When we got in Government you will recall the whole country was in a serious state and the Bauxite Company was in a bad situation.”

He explained that in order to effectively source investments to resuscitate the industry, Government assumed responsibility for electricity and two hospitals “so that we would make it (continued on page 16)

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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN

I want to say to everyone in this world that I am entitled to my opinion and I will voice my opinion. Those who support the Government of Guyana are not people I am in agreement with, but they have a right to their political stance.

Let me have my right to my stance. Freedom of the pen comes with responsibilities of course.

The traditional saying is that no one should shout “fire, fire” in a crowded cinema.

No opinion-maker is entitled to the right to advocate that people be harmed. I did not and will never agree with the kinds of things that Iran did to the British author, Salman Rushdie.

Advocacy of harm, violence and scandals are

boundaries commentators must avoid. But no matter how unpopular are some views, people have a right to use them once they stay within legal and civilized limits. I support legalization of homosexuality. I support the abolition of the death penalty.

I am of the opinion that the PPP Government is a fundamentally flawed one.

Those are three opinions I have. Why am I not entitled to voice them?

Like every citizen in and out of Guyana, I have some thoughts about what is taking place in Linden. Here are my opinions since the situation worsened Saturday night.

The Education Minister has reacted angrily to the arson of the school. Opinionmakers out there, including this newspaper’s editorial yesterday, seek to blame those

that are among the protestors.

I do not share that view.

Unlike Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, who told the press that he has evidence that agent provocateurs were at work, I am not in possession of that kind of proof, but I am in possession of my opinion, and my opinion is that the protestors in Linden would not have burned that school.

I simply do not believe that and will not unless you show me the evidence. I think I can safely say that I know them and I will stick with my belief that they did not do it.

But why don’t we talk about agent provocateurs?

Every government in the entire world uses the service of agent provocateurs. It was revealed in the Guardian of London two months ago that MI5, (British intelligence) had infiltrated the anti-war movement and other radical groups.

The basic operation of the agent provocateur is to do something that is violently unpalatable and the antiorganization gets the blame.

The result is that the organization loses mainstream support. The role of the agent provocateur goes back to the earliest times in human history There are all kinds of denunciations of the Linden organizers coming from certain quarters, particularly the Private Sector Commission. But Guyanese refuse to learn the lessons of history. Social instability is inevitable once the ruler does not observe the “Social Contract.” This golden rule goes way back to the ancient Greeks, particularly Socrates and Plato.

Even a dyed in the wool advocate of strong, “monarchial” government like Hobbes argued in his seminal work, “Leviathan” that the strong man must keep his side of the social contract and if he doesn’t then he broke it, and the citizens have a right to reject his power.

All this talk about what has descended upon Linden has dishonestly ignored bad governance in this country, and the Linden crisis should

Frederick Kissoon be the turning point of the end of bad governance. Why for the past two decades have the people of this country not supported the right of the Linden people to have television channels other than NCN? Why is Berbice allowed to have NCN signals and not those of the private operators in Georgetown?

Bad governance could lead to all types of unpleasant situations in this country because Guyana’s reality is graphic – we have been a politically and ethnically divided society since selfgovernment in the fifties.

Any central government in Guyana must observe and recognize this reality and deal positively with it. Guyana’s has the potential for instability because the electoral balance sheet is a recipe for disaster.

In Region 4 and Georgetown, the ruling PPP has never, and I mean never (especially in Georgetown before we were divided into Regions) won a majority of votes. Yet the people of Region 4 and Georgetown have little say in their respective budgetary allocations and the exercise of local power.

Every citizen knows that in the last general elections the opposition won a landslide in Linden. Surely, the exercise of power at the central level must recognize this reality. One hopes that the lessons of the Linden tragedy will change how power is used.

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Miss Guyana Universe Pageant launched The tenth edition of the Miss Guyana Universe Pageant commenced Sunday at the Hotel Tower Poolside, where 11 of 13 beautiful and intelligent young ladies were introduced to potential sponsors.

The cocktail reception marks 10 years that the competition is being organised by local franchise holder McNeal Enterprise, the first being in 2002, when Mia Rahaman won from a strong field.

This year's Franchise holder, Odinga Lumumba, who was present at the event, disclosed that if a young lady gains a position between first and tenth in the International Miss Universe they will receive US$25,000 which is quite an incentive for the young ladies to perform.

Public Relations Consultant of McNeal Enterprise Steve Ninvalle said that in recognition of the 10th anniversary the organizers will be making sure that the upcoming pageant is spectacular. He revealed that a surprise “special guest� will grace the final of this year's competition scheduled for September 15 at the Princess Hotel at Providence.

Other activities leading up to the pageant are: Sashing of Delegates on August 26 at Palm Court; Swim Suit Finals September 9: venue will be announced soon; Question and Answer Segment September 13 at National Communications Network Among the delegates are Nikita Barker, 22; Onesha Hutson, 20; Emanne

11 of the delegates competing in this year's Miss Guyana Universe Pageant Bourne, 18; Recaya Boyer, 21; Tenishia Christen, 17; Shemika Jones, 18; Drusella Johnson, 19; Faye Haigh, 19; Tashannie Seecharan, 21; Melinda Singh, 23, and Denise Austin, 18.

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Linden crisis…

Yesterday was quite peaceful in the mining town of Linden as the roads remained devoid of protestors and the camps which were set up by residents, and there were no clashes between demonstrators and members of the Joint Services. Also, s i g n i f i c a n t l y, t h e Wismar/Mackenzie Bridge was reopened to traffic.

However there remains a high Joint Services presence as their camps could be seen along the roadway from Amelia's Ward to Wismar.

Up to press time yesterday there was still a camp at the eastern side of the bridge.

Over on the Wismar shore, two vehicles with army and Police ranks could be seen keeping guard. Some of the ranks at times engaged in light conversation with residents as they passed.

Unlike the past few days, that area too was without protest action. Only a handful of persons were seen traversing the area - going about their regular business – even as a few taxis were at the same location soliciting jobs. There, however, remained one camp which was reportedly set up by residents at that location, with a handful of persons congregating.

While the bridge has been reopened, vehicular traffic is only allowed through after being subjecting themselves to thorough searches by unarmed police ranks who have been positioned at the

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Wismar/Mackenzie Bridge reopens to traffic as calm returns

location. Upon passing, each driver is told about the condition for using the bridge. Once the search is carried out, that vehicle is allowed to pass.

This new method has not yet been met with any opposition by commuters, as many were seen willingly exiting their vehicle to facilitate the process. After the search, each vehicle falls into a line and then waits to cross the bridge, which is done at intervals to facilitate traffic coming from the other end.

For now there will be no toll system as the toll booths were completely destroyed by fire.

In the past vehicles traversing the bridge were required to pay tolls ranging from $40 to $3,000.

Further up, in the Wismar and One Mile areas, there also appeared to be calm, and although some of the roads remained blocked, there was not any significant assembly of persons. There however is a Joint Services presence. There, too, police and army ranks continue to make their presence felt much to the dissatisfaction of residents. In some instances, residents can be heard throwing snide remarks at the lawmen.

There were some reports of “cross talking “between the law enforcement officers and some angry residents who continue to question the need for the Joint Services in the area, after the fact – citing Sunday morning's

school fire.

It was no different in Amelia's Ward, as the main roads was clear, allowing the smooth flow of traffic. In some isolated areas, however, some streets remain blocked but vehicular traffic over a period of time was able to make new passage, using the parapets in some instances.

The crowd which had become a customary sight at the Amelia's Ward Second Bus Shed was not present y e s t e r d a y. T h e r e a l s o persons could be seen

strolling by going about their daily business.

However, many businesses were still closed, s u c h a s p o s t o ff i c e s , commercial banks, gas stations, the forestry office and supermarkets. Also there has been a significant decrease in the use of motorcycles as public transportation, which had become a norm in the community over the past few weeks.

Short drop cars and minibuses are back in operation but not on a high

scale. The boat landing between Mackenzie and Wismar is without much activity. At intervals, persons seeking to 'help out the situation' can be seen using their small vessels to shuttle persons and their luggage across the Demerara River for a cost a tad over the regular price.

Over the past 26 days, the community of Linden has been in a state of unrest with massive protest and engagements between irate residents and the Joint Services. Ever since the

beginning of the situation which was sparked by an increase in the electricity tariffs, three persons have lost their lives and dozens have been injured.

The most recent report of injuries was on Sunday last when several persons were treated at the Linden Hospital Complex for injuries they sustained from pellets. Two army ranks were among the injured.

Also, some ten buildings have been destroyed by fire believed to have all been deliberately set.

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Visiting Canadian Minister impressed with progress of Buxton Youth Developers Minister Ablonczy and High Commissioner Devine flanked by students of the Buxton Youth Developers.

From left: Mr. Lenox Shuffler- Patron of the BYD and Rotarian, Minister Diane Ablonczy, High Commissioner David Devine, BYD Founder – Robin Philips and Ms. Ann Geer – Consultant CIDA Programme Support Unit.

Canada's Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Diane Ablonczy, and High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana, David Devine, yesterday paid a visit to the Buxton Youth Developers (BYD) Project which received over CDN$39,000 from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI).

T h e B u x t o n Yo u t h Developers was formed in March 2007, to reverse the image of the crime-ridden community and to provide an alternative to delinquent activities and other antisocial behaviour.

The initiative which started out providing extra lessons to 25 students now caters for approximately 300 from Buxton and neighbouring villages. Parent and community involvement have grown significantly and so have children's attendance and performance at their respective schools.

The students treated the Minister to a game of street football followed by a cultural presentation, after which she presented some school supplies to the group and interacted with the students and their parents.

One of the first beneficiaries, Adephele Peters, spoke of his experience and attributed his success at the Secondary School Entrance Examinations to the extra

lessons he received.

Robin Phillips, founder of the group, expressed gratitude to the Canadian Government and other stakeholders for their assistance over the years. He also gave an overview of the group's establishment and credited the success of the programme to the use of sports to attract the children to the literacy and numeracy classes.

Minister Ablonczy praised the leadership of the group, saying that those who have led the Buxton Youth Developers have made a tremendous difference in the community and the lives of the children who are a part of the group.

She also referenced three things that were evident during her visit: that knowledge is power; that we are stronger together than apart and that though Canada and Guyana are far apart, “our hearts are close together.”

The Canadian portion of the project commenced in 2009 with the development of the Vigilance Community Ground, which included levelling of the facility, installation of bleacher stands, and construction of a sanitary block.

In 2010, CFLI again supported BYD through the construction of a multipurpose building at the Vi g i l a n c e C o m m u n i t y Ground to accommodate literacy classes and other activities of the group.

Previously classes were conducted in an abandoned Buxton Market complex.

Since its inception, BYD has partnered with the Rotary Club of Stabroek, Guyana, which has been providing critical management support for BYD and brokering numerous partnerships. To date, BYD has benefited from partnerships with UNICEF, New Zealand-AID, Scotiabank, Food for the Poor, Digicel and the private sector.

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Essequibo fatal accident…

One critical, five children hospitalised The driver of the car which was involved in Sunday’s fatal accident at Lima, Essequibo Coast, is now battling for his life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Suddie Hospital.

Junior Ramroop of Charity is said to be hooked up to a life support machine. He sustained severe injuries to his face, a broken left leg and other injuries aboutthebody.Ramroopis the only accident victim remaining at the Suddie Hospital. According to hospital sources his condition is too critical and he has not yet been stabilised, thus he cannot be transferred to the city.

Meanwhile at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) yesterday, five children were admitted to the hospital’s Pediatric ward, while three adults were transferred to the Male and Female Wards.

The children are Alex Gildarie, the three siblings, Geeta Persaud, Narindra Persaud and Satesh Rajkumarie, along with another child.

Alan Gildarie, a Port Kaituma resident, yesterday told Kaieteur News that he was in the bus with his wife, Claire Daniels and their twoyear-old son, Alex, when the accident occurred.

“We were going to the hospital (Suddie) to see my father so we catch the bus which was empty. The driver drive through another street to collect more passengers and when it go out back on the main road with a full load, the car swerve into our path,”

The driver of the car is battling for his life the elder Gildarie said.

Gildarie, who suffered two broken legs, said that people had to assist him to get out of the bus after the accident.

His wife is in a stable condition in the hospital. Their two-year-old son also suffered two broken legs along with abrasions to his skin.

The driver of the minibus, Vincent Persaud, was at that time still in the theatre.

On Sunday last, one woman was killed and several others were injured after a bus and a car collided at Lima, Essequibo Coast, at around 12:00 hrs. The dead woman, Padawattie Rajkumarie was in the bus with her three children and her husband, Krishna Persaud, when the accident occurred.

Her three children are now patients at GPHC. Kaieteur News was unable to visit the children but a source confirmed that they are “stable.”

Outrage at Ministry’s decision to deny online access to CSEC results - Minister says many students have not returned loaned material A number of parents have expressed outrage over moves by the Ministry of Education to prevent their children from accessing their Caribbean Secondary Education Certification (CSEC) Examination results online. Those affected are students who were attached to schools included in the Ministry’s four-month long project which was aimed at improving Mathematics and English.

Government had injected just over $85M to aid the programme, which saw the Ministry procuring materials such as CXC General Maths Book I and II; the Self-Study Guide for CXC; the collection of revision DVDs; the combined past papers from 2008 to 2011; Model Solutions to difficult answers, Combined Solutions for everything, in addition to a geometry set, graph paper and a scientific calculator.

These materials were handed over free of cost to some 4,000 students at schools including Abram Zuil, Anna Regina and Aurora (Region Two); West Demerara, Zeeburg, Patentia, Leonora, Stewartville (Region Three); Annandale, Covent Garden, Bladen Hall, Hope (Region Fo u r ) ; E a s t Ruimveldt, Christ Church, North Georgetown, Central, Brickdam, North Ruimveldt, Richard Ishmael

Toshaos disappointed in absence of Presidential grants The National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) has expressed disappointment that Amerindian communities will not be able to execute much needed developmental projects this year because of the nonissuance of Presidential grants.

At a recent press conference, Mainstay/ Whyaka Toshao, Paul Fredericks, related that the 160 Amerindians leaders, who attended this year’s National Toshaos’ Conference were expecting to return to their communities with Presidential grants.

These grants are used to fund economic ventures such as agriculture, purchase of boats and engines, and the establishment of village shops.

It has been pointed out that the slashing of this year’s national budget for the Office of the President by the Opposition has prevented Government from embarking on this programme.

According to Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline

Sukhai, annually Government gives Amerindian communities over $360M. Even with this setback, Amerindian communities will soon be receiving funds, under the Guyana REDD Investment Fund (GRIF) to execute long-term developmental projects.

The Guyana REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Investment Fund –GRIF, was established in October 2010 as the mechanism through which Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) projects will be funded.

Government recently signed the disbursement agreement for the implementation of the Amerindian Development Fund with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

According to NTC Chairperson, Derrick John, the Council is hoping that this programme be implemented soon but the pilot communities have not been

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identified as yet. He explained that depending on the various projects outlined in the Community Development Plans, villages will be chosen so as to avoid redundancy in the pilot stage.

Some projects earmarked in the plans include agriculture, tourism, and wood cutting.

Cognizant that there is need for proper accountability in some Amerindian communities, the NTC has committed to helping weak communities streamline their record-keeping before the projects are implemented.

John said that the NTC is not denying that there are some areas that have issues with accountability. He assured that the NTC will work with weak villages to improve accountability, as well as record keeping.

At the recent conference, leaders were given a crash course on record keeping. It was suggested that a more indepth course be provided for this purpose.

(Georgetown), Bushlot, Mahaicony, Bygeval, Woodley Park Primary Tops (Region Five); J. C. Chandisingh, Tagore Memorial, New Amsterdam Multilateral, Berbice High, Skeldon Line Path (Region Six); Three Miles (Region Seven), St. Ignatius (Region Nine), MacKenzie High, Christianburg and Silver City (Region 10).

According to the parents who shared their concerns with this publication, over recent days they were informed by the respective schools that students will be unable to access their results online unless they return all of the materials that were loaned to them.

One parent lamented “all other students are bragging and boasting about their results, but my son doesn’t have a clue what his grades are and he returned every piece of thing the school gave him...this can never be fair.”

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand in an invited comment yesterday confirmed that the Ministry had in fact made the decision

Priya Manickchand to prevent the target students from accessing their results online. She revealed that students, parents and teachers were all aware that the materials should have been returned upon completion of the examination.

The Minister stressed that a mere 20 per cent of students at some schools have complied with this agreement.

“Some parents are justified in their complaints, but the thing is we can’t just block a few of the students, we have to block them all...that’s how the system

works. I have been getting calls all day, but we have to deal with this matter seriously.”

In alluding to the millions spent to acquire the materials for the project, Manickchand was pellucid that “if we do not ensure that those materials are returned to us what will happen to the next batch of students? The media will then be reporting on what became of the money we spent last year if I have to find money again next year to buy the same materials...they can’t sell, damage or give away our materials, it is the property of the Ministry”. She disclosed, too, that the Ministry is expected to release a statement on the matter.

Meanwhile, Manickchand noted that the official results of the CSEC examination will be out shortly since the Ministry, as of last week, was not in possession of this.

Once the results become available to the Ministry, they will be handed out to the schools and subsequently the candidates, the Minister assured.

Guyana prepares to host Inter-Guiana Cultural Festival In the hope of accomplishing an identified common history in relation to fostering unity through interactive sessions and workshops, Guyana will host this year ’s Inter-Guiana Cultural Festival.

As such, the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport yesterday launched the artistic event under the theme “celebrating our culture bridging our friendship.”

The festival which was initiated a year ago in Suriname will for the second time showcase the dynamic and intricate cultures of French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana.

The three-day extravaganza scheduled to

officially commence on August 23 will be a display of culinary arts, literacy talent, visual arts, fashion, craft and performing arts, collectively contributed by all three countries.

Attendees, it is hoped, will be intrigued by the craft, painting, drawings, fashion, music and dance from these diverse countries. Admission is free, whilst caravans will visit strategic areas countrywide in advocating the products.

During the festival, a variety of journalistic material produced by distinguished writers will be on show, while poetry from the likes of Martin Carter will also be enacted through drama.

Performing artistes from the all three territories are set to take the stage on August 24 at the opening of the Exhibition Night at the International Conference Centre. A symposium will be held at the Umana Yana on August 25, while another exhibition for culinary arts will be hosted at the National Park on August 26.

At the opening ceremony, which is slated for the National Cultural Centre, it is promised that those present will witness an activity with a difference. Suriname will be represented by a 50-member delegation, while French Guiana has confirmed that 42 participants will be coming on its behalf.

Ramotar explains Govt. inability ...

From page 9 more attractive to invest in the company.”

Ramotar pointed out that the Government took quite some time in locating an investor, which was eventually done, and “the industry is now again very, very viable because of the investment we have gotten there.”

According to the President, all the while that Government had been looking for investments to resuscitate the bauxite industry in the

region, the electricity rate was largely being funded by Government and it kept rising “by great proportions.”

Ramotar says that over the years, Linden has been expanding rapidly with the housing community “getting bigger and bigger and more and more additions taken on.”

The Head of State also addressed the fact that as a result of the low electricity rate paid traditionally in the mining community, there was no incentive for conservation.

This, he emphasised, has lead to the consumption rate being three times higher than that of the reminder of the country.

Ramotar says that it is pellucid that in order to secure Linden’s supply of Electricity “there is a need for conservation and the subsidy was becoming unsustainable and therefore it was decided that efforts be made to gradually phase out the electricity rate to not have a big impact on the community.”

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OP attracts protest over approach to Linden issues

Laurie Lewis being greeted by President Donald Ramotar at the opening of the Police Officers’ conference earlier this year.

Former Commissioner of Police, Laurie Leyland Lewis passed away quietly at his East Coast Demerara home around midday yesterday. He was 71. Lewis who served as Commissioner of Police for 11 years, from 1990 to 2001, was suffering from a prolonged illness. He was battling diabetes which eventually led to renal failure, and he was in and out of hospital within the past year.

His wife Jennifer confirmed that he died around

12:45 hours yesterday.

His son, Laurie Jr., told this newspaper that he last spoke to his father yesterday morning. “Before I left the house he was sleeping, but then I got a call later that he had died.”

The former Commissioner could be best remembered for his sense of humour and his love-hate relationship with the media.

Lewis, who is so far the second longest serving Commissioner of Police in the country’s history, had once

described his 11 years as the Top Cop as the “hardest years of my life.” He held the unique distinction of working as the Top Cop under five Presidents, as well as serving two separate political regimes.

He was appointed Commissioner of Police in 1990 by the late Desmond Hoyte, who at the time was heading the People’s National Congress government, and he left in 2001 under the government led by Bharrat Jagdeo.

Two remanded for illegal shotgun possession Two men were remanded to jail yesterday when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive- Hamilton for reportedly having an illegal 20-gauge double-barrel shotgun in their possession.

The charge against Kiffa Small and Alister Williams states that on August 8, they had an illegal gun for which they had no licence. The men pleaded not guilty to the charge. Williams was represented by Attorney-atlaw Trenton Lake.

The lawyer said that Williams, who is the number one defendant, is 20 years old and resides at 109 Carmichael Street. He said his client had no previous or pending court matters. Lake put forward that the defendants had left Williams’s home in Carmichael Street via taxi.

He said the taxi driver stopped at a yard and went inside leaving the defendants in the car. He continued that a police patrol vehicle pulled up and requested to conduct a search. The illegal shotgun, Lake said, was found under the driver’s seat of the car and that was the circumstance

under which the men were apprehended.

The prosecutor had stated that the defendants were noticed by the police who were acting on information received. She said that Williams was seated in the back seat of the taxi with a blue and black haversack on his lap while Small was in the seat next to the driver.

Payne said the police asked to conduct a search and the article was found in the haversack. Payne said when asked about the weapon both defendants remained silent.

The Magistrate however requested of the prosecutor to make the nexus between the number one accused and the number two accused, since only one person was found with the illegal gun.

Attorney Paul Fung-a Fat then made an appearance for Small, the number two defendant. He did not give the defendant’s particulars, but said that his client had no previous, prior or pending matters in the court. He, like Lake, asked for reasonable bail for the two men.

And after the prosecutor had a hard time making the connection between the number one and two accused, Fung-a-Fat said that the two men did not know each other.

He said the men who were earlier stated by the prosecutor to have entered the taxi in the vicinity of the Woodlands Hospital were on separate agendas after (continued on page 19)

Political leaders, social activists and a number of Linden residents yesterday assembled at the Office of the President and mounted a protest against the government’s approach towards the situation in the mining community.

The protest was orchestrated by Red Thread.

Linden is in its fourth week of protest, which was initially staged against the hike in electricity tariffs that became effective from July 1.

However three residents were fatally shot, and the situation became even more tense as several buildings in the community were burnt.

Residents of Linden, who were demonstrators in yesterday’s protest, said that the Police continue to be hostile towards Lindeners.

One woman who resides at Half Mile Wismar said that she witnessed “total advantage” on Sunday last as “police threw tear smoke into people’s yards.”

She said that residents ran out and were then confronted by police who shot them with pellets.

The woman contended that the police had no reason to apprehend four young men. “Just so they arrested four men and took them away, people in town really don’t know what is going on in Linden,” she related.

The resident claimed that the police stomped on residents and shot a young Rastafarian to the neck and shoulders with pellets. “Young people, old people, everybody they just abusing.”

The woman identified those arrested as Gavin Braithwaite, Jahson Braithwaite, Horace Gorrick and another person whom she couldn’t recall.

Alliance For Change (AFC) executive Gerhard Ramsaroop emphasised that his party condemns any destruction or arson.

However, he said that it is convinced that the government is conveniently

trying to escalate the situation. “They are being intransigent and dragging out the negotiations.”

“They have once again resorted to the race card.

Linden had ample time to burn buildings when there was less police presence in the town.

Linden is not a town of hooligans, it has very little crime. Hence, I do not see it realistic that they would burn their own school.”

He said that Lindeners understand how to protest.

“Way back in 1971 they

government is learning from me, as it walked away from the table just as negotiations were about to bear fruit. The difference is, I was saying walk away from the talks and come on the streets and protest, they walked away from the talks and went and shoot down people, and they have a monopoly of force.

Withdraw the troops from Linden, stop demonizing the people of Linden, negotiate and things will go back to normalcy.”

Red Thread representative, Joy Marcus,

“The Government is prolonging Linden’s struggle to distract Guyanese from the bigger issues of corruption at NCN, NICIL, GuySuCo, and the super salaries at OP. They obviously need a distraction” - Gerhard Ramsaroop marched down to town in protest for the sugar workers.

The government is prolonging Linden’s struggle to distract Guyanese from the bigger issues of corruption at NCN, NICIL and GuySuCo, and the super salaries at OP. They obviously need a distraction.”

Working People Alliance (WPA) executive, David Hinds said that after the initial shooting at Linden “we thought that we had reached the ultimate, but it continues to be the force of the government against the people of Linden.”

“We are here to bring to the attention of the country, the Caribbean and the world that we are living in a place where the government is not willing to talk to its people or to negotiate with their representatives, but to shoot its way towards the outcome that it desires.”

Hinds said that the government openly criticized him for his opinion that an opposition should not go to conduct talks with any government the day after innocent citizens are shot.

“It seems as if the

said she can vouch that Lindeners would not burn their school, “Lindeners would do no such thing, they value education,” she stated emphatically.

Marcus disclosed that Red Thread intends to support Linden “to the end” as the government “tries to bully people into allowing it to do whatever it likes.”

Tabitha Sarbao, executive member of the Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) said that the state of Linden is really disheartening.

“To open fire upon unarmed citizens who are basically trying to fight for what they call their right. We are going into a level of dictatorship.

I hope young people realize that this is something that can get worse.” She too opined that it is “obvious” that the protestors are not the ones who burnt the schools “I am trying to understand where it is they are trying to go with this.

They are probably trying to find a way to justify what they are doing to the people by saying that they have become violent,” said the youth leader.

Staffers pressured to prepare ...

From page 6 Jingle and Song Competition, the receipts referred to another competition last year called the GT&T Guyana Star 2011 Competition and that the work was for recording and editing. The Guyana Star Competition was held in August and September.

A senior official from Hits and Jams, Kerwin Bollers, was also questioned during the investigations.

“It would appear…that Mr. Martin Goolsarran submitted a personal invoice to GT&T for $3,620,000 in January 2012 but in June 2012

was attempting to have an NCN invoice be prepared and backdated to Janaury 2012, to cover up the personal invoice which was not settled by GT&T. Further, Mr Mohamed Sattaur was assisting Mr Martin Goolsarran in having the invoice prepared by the Finance Department,” the report said in the findings.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST The report made it clear that both the CEO and Goolsarran failed to carry out their duties diligently and professionally.

“They have knowingly

breached the company’s internal control procedures.

Their actions in dealing with the GT&T Jingle and Song Competition clearly demonstrated conflict of interest.” In addition to breaches of NCN’s General Administration Manual, the report also said that the payments to Hits and Jams for $3,930,000 could not be reliably verified and that several internal controls, including records of movements of staffers, were not kept up-to-date.

The report recommended that Sattaur’s performance be reviewed since as the CEO, he

failed to execute his duties in a professional manner and condoned breaches in NCN’s internal controls.

“He has also demonstrated poor leadership qualities which are necessary to manage an organization like NCN.” Regarding Goolsarran, the accountant made it clear that he has demonstrated “his unsuitability for the role of Production Manager.”

The report also recommended the Board of Directors to take actions, including legal ones, to recover loss of revenue for all amounts paid to any individual.

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Business community calls for property protection rights …As local film industry makes structural strides

Sponsors and coordinators of Cine Guyana from left: Molly Hassan, Courts Marketing Executive, GCCI President Clinton Urling, Dr. Paloma Mohamed, Head of Communications at the University of Guyana, Tamara Rodney-Clarke, Courts Marketing Manager and Shonette Moore, Digicel PRO. As the local film industry ups its ante to become an established body, the business community will be looking to encourage the Government to implement suitable copyright legislation.

This was disclosed by President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling. This development comes after a press briefing last Wednesday to signal a collaborative effort between GCCI, the University of Guyana, Courts, and Digicel, to aid in the resuscitation of

Guyana’s film industry.

Urling said that in the coming months, the society‘s advocacy committee and other major stakeholders associated with the group, would make recommendations to the policy makers after engaging in the necessary consultation to assist in drafting the intelligence protection rights.

“One of the top issues short listed on the agenda would be to obtain substantive and comprehensive guidelines to have the issue of intelligence protection laws urgently

addressed by the necessary policy holders.” He noted that the private sector will fully endorse such a call.

Among the issues scheduled to be addressed is the need for an appropriate structure in which a film industry can be accommodated. In this regard, Dr Paloma Mohamed, head of the Communications Department at the University of Guyana, is the leading coordinator of the project.

She noted that even though there was skepticism in terms of support by the

commercial sector, emphasis has been placed on the work done to improve Guyana’s film industry.

Mohamed said that the majority of films that were locally produced under the Cine Guyana brand received global recognition as many were débuted in seven film festivals worldwide.

“It is most rewarding to the sponsors as the films premiered in various festivals all over of the world in the US, London, BVI and Nigeria just to name a few, and I think that alone is a testament to the

quality of films produced by a budding and innovative industry.”

“Dr Bruce Paddington head of the film school at the University of West Indies (UWI) will be in Guyana to help to set Cine Guyana up as an independent institution as part of implementing a suitable framework. During his stay he will give his overview how he sees Cine Guyana and the local film industry emerging,” Dr Mohamed said.

In addition, she explained that the trade also helps to cultivate human resources,

while noting that 188 youths were trained to do technical work at the duration of the previous undertaking and as a result are now equipped to be contracted to do work in other fields.

“There is need for a new brand of films on the global market since the product is being consumed at accelerated pace which will allow local and Caribbean film makers to develop their untapped potential.”

Dr Mohamed is adamant that such a venture would be rewarding potential investors as it would market local products as well as showcase Guyana in a most positive light.

The lead coordinator said that it is most heartening and is relatively touching to see overseas-based Guyanese who have not returned home in a long time, cry tears of joy after seeing these films and identifying someone with an accent that is authentically theirs in a film. “It is even more gratifying that you can really find ownership, identity and beauty and pride in your country.”

This year, three new films will be produced under the Cine Guyana trademark and would premiere in December.

76 graduate in IT from Felix Austin Training College Seventy-six (76) persons including police trainees, scouts and civilians recently graduated in Information Technology (IT) when the Felix Austin Training College B Division, Adventure, Corentyne, held a ceremony at the school following a three- month course under the theme “Information Technology is no longer a skill, it’s a culture, join us” .

The event was held at the new multi-million dollar facility which was made possible through the ZARA foundation, a US-based firm which has in the past assisted the local police in its IT drive.

This was made possible after a number of computers were presented to the college in June this year.

At the commissioning, ZARA representative Narine Singh had urged those in nearby villages to make full use of the lab, and urged Government to ensure that potential investors have access to high speed internet.

This, he had stressed, was the only way Guyana would see serous financiers coming to the country.

Giving the feature address at the Graduation ceremony, Deputy Commissioner of Police with responsibility for Law Enforcement, Seelall Persaud, described the venture as a new wave of

Participants pose with Deputy Commissioner Seelall Persaud, Assistant Commissioners Deryck Josiah and Clinton Conway, and other top brass of the Police Force, after receiving their certificates. community involvement.

This, he noted, is being done through skills development and is aimed at shepherding young people away from criminal activities.

“If the police force is to develop, every member must be trained in Information Technology, but not only members of the force, the public must be trained also.

What we have started to do here is to train persons in

Information Technology (IT) to a level where they can go and write the US IBM certificate examination. It therefore means that not only are we doing things that will help them along, but we are giving them a skill at a standard that is second to none in the world.”

“If we engage these youths and instill good values in them and we instill skills that they can use to come and earn

conventionally, then we will be diverting them away from lives of crime and violence,” Persaud posited.

Force Training Officer Assistant Commissioner Clinton Conway, in his remarks, noted that the objective of the force is not only to do training for themselves, but to get the public involved in whatever training is provided at the centre.

Commander of ‘B’

Division and acting Commander of ‘A’ Division Assistant Commissioner Deryck Josiah pointed out that there is a need to continue to engage the public.

He stated that he is in discussion with the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce with a proposal of assisting the centre by providing a generator, “so that when GPL gets mad and turns off the switch we can press a button and still

have things going.”

Also giving remarks was president of the St Francis Community Developers (SFCD) and member of the management committee of the College, Alex Foster.

Training in the initial programme was in basic computing. Other courses are currently ongoing. Persons as far as NewAmsterdam, some twenty miles away, attended the courses. (Samuel Whyte)

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Two remanded for...

From page 17 making visits to their families at the hospital, but boarded the same taxi.

The Magistrate then requested to see the police file and it was revealed that the defendants were apprehended when a policeman identified them coming out of a yard. She said the information read that the police saw two identifiable males exiting a yard and they were approached before they could enter a private car. A search was conducted and an item allegedly found.

Williams and Small will have to remain as guests of the state until September 24 when the Chief Magistrate returns.

Guides are subjected to change without notice

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Western Tigers depart for 4th Tri-Nation International Guyana Cup tourney Twenty one footballers and two officials of the Western Tigers Football Club will depart Guyana this morning for neighbouring Suriname where they will engage the host nation and French Guiana in the 4th TriNation International Guyana Cup from August 16-20. The players are a confident bunch and have all exuded confidence of winning the championships.

Yesterday afternoon, the team convened at the offices of their patron, B K Group of Companies, where the management of that organization handed over $500,000 and a set of football gears to the players.

Additionally, the company will facilitate travelling arrangements for the team up to Moleson Creek using one of its buses. The gift has greatly offset the stringent monetary demands of the team and the management of the donating company urged the players to apply themselves diligently and win the tournament.

Western Tigers FC have been given a mere two weeks’ notice to prepare after Alpha United FC, regarded as the top local club and initially selected for those duties, passed up the offer citing insufficient time to prepare.

The Western Tigers team is ranked at number 2 locally and was the automatic replacement. Furthermore, the players were in training

Briony Tiwari hands over the sponsorship package to Randolph Wagner in the presence of executives of BK Group of Companies and other footballers, yesterday afternoon for the imminent GFF Super 8 tournament and only had to shift their focus to the Suriname tournament.

Meanwhile, daughter of the sponsor, Briony Tiwari, handed over the sponsorship cheque and the gears to junior national player, Randolph Wagner, moments before a senior executive of B K Group of Companies informed that his organization has adopted the Western Tigers Football Club more than five years ago.

He said that the donation was an indication of their continuing efforts to promote sports, in this case football, and to support the development of the ball weavers. The official further said that BK Western Tigers FC has been showing much improvement within recent years, reaching the pinnacle locally after clinching the

Kashif & Shanghai football tournament some two years ago.

President (ag) of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Franklyn Wilson witnessed the ceremony and thanked Mr. Tiwari for his kind corporate intervention.

He further urged the players to demonstrate discipline while being good ambassadors. Mr. Bourne also extended heartfelt gratitude to his benefactor even as he promised to influence his players to the top prize.

Suriname will field two teams while Guyana and French Guiana will be represented by the top clubs of their countries.

Local ball weavers are still to win the tournament after 4 years and the ‘Tigers’ are going all out to break the jinx.

The tournament was arranged with an aim of raising the level of football

among the participating countries. The countries have agreed to take turns in hosting the championships and each team is required to put up US$500 with the winner receiving the entire purse along with medals and a trophy.

The ‘Tigers’ delegation will include a FIFA referee and an official and will be captained by Dwayne Ali. The coach is Calvin Allen while the manager is Brentnol Bourne. The other players are Daniel Favorite, Daren Benjamin, Dominique Garnett, Romel Legall, Ryan Adolph, Randolph Wagner, Oswald Cornette, Orvin Milton, Jerome Richardson, Jorell Tyrell, Joshua Britton, Paul Giles, Nedd Fraser, Phillip Rowley, Nyron Richardson, Mario Heywood, Sherman David, Gavin Wilson, Leon Yaw and Clive Matthews.

Brazil plans big spending to improve medal haul...

From back page goal, Brazil will spend $700 million over the next four years on high performance athletes alone — triple the amount in the run-up to the London games.

Much of the investment comes from lottery funding.

Two percent of Brazil’s federal lottery money — 140 million reais ($70 million) last year — goes to the COB with the rest coming from sponsors, companies, and federal, state and municipal authorities.

NURTURING SUCCESS One area of investment is a system that monitors Brazilian athletes’ progress and compares it to former champions.

Freire’s team has compiled dossiers on the careers of past Olympic medal winners, seeking to pinpoint what boosted their performance.

They are using the results to tailor training and set targets for their own Olympic hopefuls ahead of the Rio games.

Brazilian officials are also vis-

iting sporting powers such as China, Germany, Australia and Britain to see how they do things.

They found that dominant sporting nations have five things in common, said Edgar Hubner, the COB’s Director of Infrastructure. They fasttrack promising youngsters; they hire coaches, nutritionists, psychologists, administrators and physical trainers; they send athletes and coaches abroad and host foreign experts; they regularly hold international events and competitions; and they boast elite training centers.

Unlike rivals such as South Korea, which built its first elite training centre in 1966, Brazil did not have a centralized training facility until Rio hosted the 2007 Pan American Games.

The city vastly overspent on facilities and left them neglected when the games ended. The city government stepped in, took control of the aquatic park and velodrome

and turned them over to the COB in 2008.

Today, the centre of the velodrome is a gymnastic arena and the dozens of cavernous rooms alongside the swimming and diving pools have been turned into weight rooms, gymnasiums and small dorms where athletes can nap.

Athletes love the new facilities. Young cyclist Leandro Alves said it took just two weeks at the centre to knock 1.6 seconds off his pursuit time. Part of that improvement is down to the faster track but much of it is also about training, equipment, coaching and environment.

“The big thing here is the infrastructure,” Alves said.

“This is the difference between just taking part and winning.”

SCHOOL SPORTS BENEFIT Officials say that even though Brazil’s immediate goal is to win medals in 2016, it is not ignoring the longterm development of less

popular Olympic sports such as badminton or archery.

Freire acknowledged that some of the investment won’t pay off for eight or 12 years, if at all.

One common theme among Olympic powers like the United States and Britain is that while investment in elite athletes pays off, the general population gets fatter and unhealthier.

Brazil’s government agrees. On a visit to the Brazilian Olympic camp in London, President Dilma Rousseff highlighted the government’s support for school sports and competitive athletes in different disciplines.

The government will spend 60 million reais this year on a monthly stipend for more than 4,000 athletes, including 111 of the 259 Brazilians who competed in London. It is also spending more than 1 billion reais on building and covering almost 9,000 gyms, courts and pitches in schools.

Tuesday August 14, 2012

Kaieteur News

Second Unitech Awning 11-race cycle meet fixed for this weekend

FLASHBACK! The top three finishers in each category of last year’s programme pose with national coach Hassan Mohamed (standing third from left) and sponsor Ray Persaud (fourth from left) at the conclusion of the event The second annual Unitech Awning 11-race programme is billed for Saturday from 09:00 hours at the inner circuit of the National Park with the experienced Robin Persaud set to defend his title in the feature 35-lap School Boys and Invitational race.

Persaud won last year’s event in a time of one hour, 16 minutes (01h: 16m), outsprinting a determined

Paul DeNobrega, who had maintained a commanding presence in the leading bunch for most of the race.

Enzo Matthews, Ian Jackson, Michael Anthony and Albert Philander rounded off the top six in that order.

The talented Adrian Sharma was dominant in the BMX category, winning the 12-14 and the Open race, while Lindener Jamal Arthur won the BMX 6-9 race, and no

doubt both riders will look to replicate their performances of 2011. Other races planned for the day include the BMX 9-12, 12-14, Veterans Under50, Over-50 and Over-60, Juveniles and Uprights.

The event is being organised by national coach Hassan Mohamed in memory of Noel Persaud, a former rider attached to the Continental Cycle Club. Mohamed said this is a fitting tribute to

Persaud, who was a very dedicated cyclist and one whom he competed against in the 1970s. Persaud was well known in the cycling fraternity as ‘Pokan.’

Persaud’s son, Ray Persaud, who is the Managing Director of Unitech Awning of East Bank Demerara, will be on hand to assist with the presentation of prizes at the conclusion of the activity.

Dr Hunte lauds Barbados U-15 for capturing regional title St John’s, Antigua – President of the West Indies Cricket Board Dr. Julian Hunte today formally congratulated the Barbados Under 15 team for winning the WICB Regional Under 15 title for 2012. Speaking at the launch of the WICB Sandals Under 15 High Performance Camp in St Lucia this morning, Dr. Hunte said he was also immensely proud of the

promise shown by the next generation of West Indies cricketers.

“I wish to congratulate the Barbados team for winning the WICB Regional Under 15 title this year,” Dr Hunte said.

Addressing the broader group of regional youth cricketers he charged: “I look forward to seeing you improve as young cricketers

and eventually debuting for the West Indies in years to come.” Barbados topped the recently concluded tournament which took place in St Kitts with a commanding 63.5 points. Second was Windward Islands with 57 points followed by Trinidad and Tobago on 48.5 points.

Leeward Islands (38 points) took the fourth slot, 2011 champions Jamaica (15.5

points) came 5th and Guyana (13 points) ended in the cellar position.

The tournament’s Most Valuable Player was Barbadian batsman Leniko Boucher who stroked two of the tournament’s three centuries. Boucher also copped the Most Outstanding Batsman’s trophy with a total of 411 runs at an average of 68.5.

Buxtonian 4 Life 172nd Anniversary Dominoes Final...

Pisces tally 74 to emerge as champs ahead of Fire & Donaz Pisces dismantled Fire and Donaz to emerge as the champion team when the Buxtonian 4 Life Committee dominoes final was contested at the Guinness Bar, Friendship, Buxton on Sunday evening.

The competition was held in observance of the Village’ 172nd Anniversary and followed the inaugural Cycle Road Race which was held on Sunday morning.

Led by George Sampson, who marked 16 games and Albert Faithful who contributed 15, Team Pisces put together 74 games which were enough to seal the championship trophy and bragging rights for the next year. Fire had to settle for the runner-up spot; Roy Ridley 16 and Harrylall Budhu 15

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Olympics shot put: Nadzeya Ostapchuk stripped of gold medal Belarusian women’s shot put gold medallist Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been stripped of her title after failing a doping test, the International Olympic Committee has announced.

Ostapchuk, 31, threw 21.36m with her third attempt to win in the Olympic Stadium last week.

But Ostapchuk has now been disqualified after officials said metenolone was found in a urine sample she provided.

New Zealand’s Valerie Adams, who was second, has now been awarded gold.

An IOC statement said:”The athlete was first requested to provide a urine sample for a doping control on 5 August. “She competed the next day in the women’s shot put event, where she placed first, and was asked to provide a sample straight after her competition. “Both samples indicated the presence of metenolone, which is classified as anabolic agent under the 2012 prohibited list.”

Ostapchuk won gold at the 2010 European Championships, but was second to Adams at the 2011 World Championships.

London 2012 saw the biggest anti-doping operation in the history of the Olympic Games. Before the start of the Olympics, those

Nadzeya Ostapchuk competing were warned that 150 scientists were set to take 6,000 samples between now and the end of the Paralympic Games. Every competitor who won a medal at the Olympics was tested.

British discus thrower Brett Morse apologised to his Twitter followers after accusing Ostapchuk of doping last week. Morse made the claim after he failed to qualify for the Olympics discus final and also tweeted: “I’ve had a bad day but it could be worse, I could look like Ostaptchuk [sic].”

Women’s shot put final revised result Gold - Valerie Adams (New Zealand) Silver - Evgeniia Kolodko (Russia) Bronze - Lijiao Gong (China)

Bolt considers - report Australian cricket offer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Olympic sprint star Usain Bolt has told Australian media he is considering an offer from former Test legspinner Shane Warne to play Twenty20 cricket in Australia’s Big Bash League next season.

The Melbourne Stars franchise, for which Warne is the marquee player, confirmed they have opened negotiations with Bolt through his management

company.

Bolt, who defended his 100 and 200 metres titles in London to take his Olympics gold medal tally to six, played junior cricket in Jamaica and has expressed a love for the sport.

He told Australia’s Channel Nine that “if I get the chance I will definitely try because I know it’s going to be a lot of fun. I don’t know how good I am. I will probably have to get a lot of practice in.”

Johnson wins Ministry of Health 5k in Trinidad

Intense concentration between the three teams in the final of the Buxtonian 4 Life 172nd Anniversary Dominos Competition. were the top markers. Despite the maximum 18 games from Roy Geer, Donaz still ended

in the cellar position, Anupa Gordon chipped in with 15.

Trophies and medals were

presented to the teams compliments of the Buxtonian 4 Life USA Chapter.

Guyana’s Kelvin Johnson and Lionel D’Andrade placed first and second respectively when the Ministry of Health in Trinidad and Tobago hosted its annual 5km Road Race yesterday.

Johnson ran 15:40 for the win while D’Andrade was second with 16:52 and Rollan Batalenu third with 17:36. The race had 2343 starters.

Kelvin Johnson

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Tuesday August 14, 2012

Guyana battle Barbados Guyana on medal podium in key U-19 clash today at CUT Games

Guyana skipper Shawn Pereira Guyana and host nation Barbados will go head-tohead in the top-of-the-table clash to decide the winners of the WICB’s Under-19 3day tournament. First ball is 10:00am (9 am Jamaica) and Guyana will look to replicate and improve on their performance of the last game against the Windward Islands, who they beat by 53 runs after dropping first innings points.

A keen contest is anticipated. Guyana skipper Shawn Pereira has been in good form with bat and ball as his team enters the final round a close second behind the Bajans and will look to restrict their batting department and also improve on their own batting.

Barbados captain Shai

Barbados captain Shai Hope Hope has been the batsman of the tournament with three centuries so far and Guyana will definitely not want him scoring another against them.

The Round 5 fixtures: Tuesday, August 14 to Thursday, August 16 Barbados vs Guyana at Desmond Haynes Oval Umpires: Ryan Willoughby, Shannon Crawford Third umpire: Roger Broomes Match referee: Colin Bowen Jamaica vs Windwards at Weymouth Umpires: Jonathan Blades, Anthony Sanowar Third umpire: Vincent Bullen Match referee: Jeffrey Mascoll T&T vs Leewards at

Winners receive rewards at ACDA prize giving ceremony The various teams and individuals that were recently successful at the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) sports activities convened at that organization’s Thomas Lands headquarters yesterday to collect their prizes.

The members of the Sophia Cricket team collected their winnings after defeating a team from West Ruimveldt. The latter team finished in the second position. The Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) had compiled 79 games to cart off the honours in the dominoes tournament.

Titan Domino Team secured 70 games and placed second while defending champions, Under the Tree, finished in the cellar with 63 games.

Representing the Titans, Andrew Simms won a maximum 18 games and was duly rewarded with the Most Valuable Player award while Keith Baptiste scored 17 games for the GNSC. Gerald Payne represented ‘Under the Tree’ and amassed 16 games to be the top scorer.

The players received cash prizes and trophies donated by several individuals and corporate organizations including Prime Minister Sam Hinds, Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Local Government, Ken Phillips and Basil Williams among others. Activities were coordinated by Johnny ‘Overseas’ Barnwell

Kensington Oval Umpires: Leslie Reifer Jr., Danesh Ramdhanie Third umpire: Valarie Mahon Match referee: Mervyn Jones The Points Standings at Round 4 Barbados 34.0 Guyana 33.5 T&T 28.5 Windwards 28.0 Jamaica 26.0 Leewards 18.5

Out of a team of twenty athletes (11 males and 9 females) only two were able to reach the podium to fly the Golden Arrow Head when 13 countries in the Caribbean competed at the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) Games at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica last month.

Delicia Harper and Shinana Liverpool were the two female athletes that were privileged to stand on the podium to receive what they earned after stepping on the track on day one of the competition to compete against Jamaican, Trinidadian, Bajan and Grenadian athletes, just to name a few.

Harper who resides in the Ancient County earned herself a gold medal in the girls U-15 1200 meters open run when she competed against seven other Caribbean athletes.

The form two Bush Lot Secondary School student crossed the finish line meters ahead of her opponents in 3:53.97 seconds. She was two seconds away from the Meet record (3:51.78 seconds) which was held by Shanieka Watson. Asshanni Robb (3:59.31 seconds) of Jamaica

Guyana’s CUT Games medal winners, Shinana Liverpool and Delicia Harper. was second as Kimona Wilson (4:01.73 seconds) of Bahamas was third.

The team which was under the watchful eyes of Coach Christopher Gaskin also saw Liverpool digging up a bronze medal in the U-9 girls 80 meters dash. Liverpool who attends Christianburg Primary clocked 12.42 seconds as Izraiah Frett of British Virgin and Kayla-Gay Clarke of Jamaica was first and second in 11.83 and 11.88 seconds.

Rondel Alleyne, who

participated in the games in 2002 under Gaskin, took gold in the U-13 400 meters in 59 seconds. The ten year record was shattered by Rosette Hoyte of Barbados in 58.99 seconds.

The team was accompanied by Ceon Bristol (Manager), Coleen Liddell (Assistant Manager), Meon Crawford (Assistant Chaperone), Carmaine Small (Chaperone).

The biannual CUT Games will be held in Trinidad and Tobago in 2014.

Nand Persaud Company Karibee Rice Knockout football tourney starts Sunday in Berbice The second edition of the Nand Persaud Group of companies ‘Karibee Rice’ football tournament for teams in Berbice will get underway on Sunday August 19 with one game at Burnham Park in New Amsterdam.

The tournament, which is being organized by Corentyne All Stars, is sponsored by the Popular Business magnate to the tune of over $300,000 and will see 10 teams participating in the competition up from nine last year. The tournament will be called the “Karibee Rice Football Cup 2012.”

The Burnham Park and Scot Church grounds have been identified for the games in New Amsterdam, while the Corentyne matches will be played at the Scottsburg ground and the West Berbice encounter will take place at the Monedderlust ground.

All matches will begin at 16:00hrs.

The teams have been divided into two groups with Group ‘A’ comprising teams from the New Amsterdam/ Canje area, while Group B is made up of teams from

General Manger of the Nand Persaud Company Limited Mohindra Persaud sits with organiser Vibert Garrett and company official Nadia Ramkissoon to highlight details of the tournament.

Corentyne and West Berbice areas. The Group ‘A’ teams are Cougars Football club, Piston Football Club and New Amsterdam United and Hearts of Oak Master Football club. The Corentyne/ West Berbice teams are Corentyne All Stars, Corriverton Links, Fyrish and Liverpool, while those from West Berbice are Rosignol United and Monedderlust Football clubs.

The tournament will be played on a league and knock out basis with the teams in each group playing against

each other once. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knock out stage with the winner of Group ‘A’ taking on the runner up in Group ‘B’ while the winner of Group ‘B’ come up against the runner up of Group ‘A’.

The tournament will be played on an 11 a side knock out basis and each match will be for 90 minutes duration. The teams are allowed three guest players.

Teams failing to take the field at the prescribed start time, will concede the game and the

team will be penalized by the organisers.

The winning team will receive $150,000 and the Karibee Rice Cup, the second place $100,000, while third will collect $30,000 and fourth will receive $20,000. An entrance fee of $5,000 is required.

The first game will bring together New Amsterdam United Football Club and Cougars Football club. The final is set for Sunday September 23.

(Samuel Whyte)

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Football attracts Seven candidates pass Elementary Coaching Course in Kamarang young and old in UpperMazaruni Twelve years old Kimberley Hunter (left) and 48 years old Kathleen Andrews pose foe Kaieteur Sport recently.

GFF Coaching Instructor Keith O’Jeer (left) enjoys a photo op with the successful candidates from the Elementary Coaching Course with their certificates.

O

ver three d e c a d e s separate them, but speaking to them one thing is familiar they both have an unbelievable craving for the sport.

Meet 12 year-old Kimberley Hunter of Imbamadai situated in the Upper Mazaruni and 48 year-old Kathleen Andrews, who hails from Kako, two female footballers who recently participated in the Upper Mazaruni InterDistrict Games at Kamarang and Kaieteur Sport caught up with them to have a little conversation about their passion for the sport both as individuals and in their respective communities.

The young Hunter, who attends the primary school in her community and was the youngest player in the tournament, said she started playing football after being encouraged by her sister and she has now developed a strong love for the sport.

According to Hunter, her sister Velare was the one who encouraged her to play the sport, but she also have another sister Shannon and all three of them are currently on the team.

Kimberley, who plays in mid-field revealed that she was playing in her first tournament and even though they did not progress past the quarter-finals she enjoyed every moment of the tournament and hopes to be back playing at the next Games.

She said football is a very popular sport in her community, but mentioned sports such as volleyball and

cricket as other disciplines that are played there as well.

She, however, stated that she will continue to be involved in the sport and would like to represent Guyana some day.

Andrews, who was the oldest player in the competition is a true veteran and lover of the sport, having participated in the Games since its inception and according to her if she is still as healthy as she feels now there is no reason why she wouldn’t be competing come next tournament.

A Physical Education teacher by profession, Andrews informed that she started playing the sport at the tender age of 12 and has never stopped since, joining a club in the process to enhance her skills.

“I love football, volleyball and sports in general and where I come from we play many sports including table tennis, circle tennis and cricket,” Andrews said.

Such is her passion for the sport that she informed that she would like to continue playing until she reaches the grave because she sees her presence as part of teaching the younger players the rudiments of the sport, while sharing her vast experience.

Though her team lost to Kaikan, Andres said she was not disappointed because it is all part of the development process for the players who will learn to accept defeat and celebrate in victory.

Andrews hoped that by God’s grace she will be able to return next year for the next set of Games.

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even candidates out of ten who originally participated in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)organised Elementary Coaching Course which was conducted by Instructor Keith O’Jeer from August 410 at the Kamarang Community Centre in Region 7 were presented with certificates last

Saturday, shortly after the completion of the Upper Mazaruni Inter-District Games.

The seven successful participants were Calio Elliman, McNeil Reid, Ina Ranny, Casey Hastings, R u d o l p h We l l i n g t o n , Kenrick Henrito and Alex Crammer.

According to O’Jeer, the candidates were taught the

basic elements in the art of coaching and are now equipped to go back to their respective communities and impart what they learned during the one-week Course.

“I must admit that I was looking forward to many more participants attending the Course, especially since the community is a football loving one, but I guess the small turnout was due in part

to the staging of the InterDistrict Games which required a lot of personnel to organize and ensure its success,” O’Jeer said.

He, however, promised on behalf of the GFF more Courses of that nature and urged prospective aspirants to keep informed and updated about the new techniques and laws of the game.

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Guyana beat Suriname 2-1; T&T hammer SVG 3-0

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uyana’s Under20 Jaguars saved the best for last when they inflicted a 2-1 defeat on old rivals Suriname in their final Group game of the Caribbean Football Union, FIFA Under-20 World Cup Qualifying competition at Victoria Park, Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines on Sunday afternoon, last.

After suffering defeats to Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 and the host nation by a 3-1 margin, the young Guyanese turned up the heat on the Surinamese who had won their previous matches; needling SVG then hammering T&T 3-0.

In a fierce game that saw a total of 5 yellow (4 Suriname 1 Guyana) and one red card (Jamaal Booker in the 89th minute) issued by the Referee, the Surinamese cantered into the lead in the first half when M. Darson breached Guyana’s defence

and goalkeeper in the 18th minute.

It was a lead that the confident Surinamese enjoyed up until the 60th when Jamaal Booker blasted the nets to draw his level.

Scoring against the run of play added much need confidence and momentum to the Guyanese offence

which increased.

They were duly rewarded with a penalty in the 84th minute.

Daniel Wilson, who will join the Golden Jaguars for their game against Bolivia tomorrow in Bolivia, made no mistake in converting for Guyana which took the lead 2-1. Even with the eviction

of Jamaal Booker with one minute to go to regulation time, Guyana were able to hold out for a well deserved win.

In the feature game, Tr i n i d a d a n d To b a g o defeated the home team St. Vincent &the Grenadines 30, all the goals were scored in the first half.

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Powerlifters depart for South Amazing Ambris American Championships tears into PNG

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wo powerlifters, Vijai Rahim and ‘Big’ John Edwards will departed Guyana this morning to represent their homeland in Cali, Colombia in the 2012 South American Men’s and Women’s Powerlifting and Bench Press Championship which commences tomorrow and concludes on August 19.

Both powerlifters in an interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday indicated that they are confident and ready for their challengers in the Championship which has intense rivalry.

Rahim will be attempting to create history in his category, Junior 59kg Class, while the ‘Big man’, Edwards will be looking to outclass his competitors in the Masters M1 40-50 years 120kg Class.

Rahim, the current Commonwealth record holder of dead lift (225kg) boldly stated that he will be breaking the dead lift record at the Championship.

Guyana will be making a first appearance at the championship as well.

The twenty years old athlete of Indian descent continued by saying that he missed the last record at the

-Minister of Agriculture promises to help Rahim

John Edwards and Vijai Rahim Caribbean Championship last March in St. Thomas, USVI, “I missed the last record at the Caribbean Championship but I will be breaking the dead lift record again and hopefully the squat record which stands at 210kg.”

The double Caribbean gold medalist, who has all of the National Junior records (Guyana), will also be attempting to shatter the bench press Caribbean record as he ventures to qualify for the World Games, “My 245 pounds lift during my training sessions should be enough to break the record,” he said confidently.

The talent young man, who is a Cane Harvester,

experienced a few difficulties in securing adequate training time, “My job takes a lot out of me. I work in the field at the Blairmont Sugar Estate and after working all of those hours I would hardly have the energy for the sport which requires a lot.”

The good news is that the Minister of Agriculture, L e s l i e R a m s a m m y, according to Rahim vowed to give him a better job which will allow him to train better and ease the strain he usually experiences, “The Minister of Agriculture promised to give me a better job that will suit my sport career.”

The President of the

Federation, Peter Green, who will be accompanying the two athletes, disclosed that Rahim is one of two Berbicians who holds the Junior Commonwealth Powerlifting records. The other, Anis Ade-Thomas recently returned from the North American Regional Championship with a silver medal in the Junior 83kg Class. Ade-Thomas also copped a bronze medal in the Men category.

Rahim presently ranks at number 21 in the Men’s Open Category and number 9 in the Junior Category worldwide.

He also revealed that John Edwards, a hall of fame weightlifter, will be writing the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) referee examination.

Green in closing firmly stated that his goal for Powerlifting will be to develop the athletes, “My goal is to keep developing the athlete.”

Meanwhile, Rahim would like to express his gratitude to his sponsor who covered most of his expenses for the Championship.

The opening ceremony will commence on Thursday.

(Juanita Hooper)

Brisbane, Australia A blazing 91 from just 43 balls by opener Sunil Ambris helped the West Indies maintain their early tournament winning form with a nine wickets win over Papua New Guinea (PNG).

The West Indies did not allow PNG a hint of a chance in a comprehensive showing at Endeavour Field No.2 in Townsville in Group C of the ICC Under19 World Cup Tournament.

PNG was held to 116 from 41 overs, before Ambris blasted nine fours and seven sixes in his rapid-fire innings to sweep the West Indies to 117 for one from just 11.4 overs. At one stage Ambris hit 28 runs four sixes and a four - off an over from seamer Charles Amini. This is a record at the Under-19 ODI level.

Ambris, from St Vincent, was so dominant in the shortened innings that the next highest score was that of captain Kraigg Brathwaite 17 not out off 25 balls with two fours.

Amidst the batting carnage, PNG new-ball bowler Raymond Haoda, the leading overall wicket-taker in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010, kept his

Sunil Ambris composure on the way to no wicket for 7 from three overs.

Earlier, left-arm quick Jerome Jones and allrounder Kyle Mayers both claimed three wickets apiece. Jones snapped up three for 15 from 10 overs, including three maidens, while Mayers returned three for 12 from four overs.

PNG captain Chris Kent again fought hard for his side, top-scoring with 39 (62b, 5x4, 1x6) but with seven batsmen dismissed in single figures, it was always going to be a huge ask against the in-form Caribbean line-up.

Brazil plans big spending to improve medal haul in 2016 (Reuters) - The host nation of the next Olympics had a mixed outing in London and is hoping that a surge in spending on athletes and facilities will ensure it makes the top 10 medals table in 2016 on home soil in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil won 17 medals in London, two more than its previous best in Beijing, finishing 22nd in the overall count. However, officials were frustrated after Brazil managed only three golds and at the general shortage of medals in the swimming pool and on the athletics track.

The 2016 hosts have decided to focus more on individual events in a bid to win more medals in front of their own fans.

“Our goal is to get in the top 10 medals table and to do that we need to keep winning medals in the disciplines we’ve already won at and also win medals in new areas,” said Marcos Vinicius Freire of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB).

“When you look at the top 10 countries, one of the things they all have in common is that they all win medals in at least 13 disciplines. We need to win medals in five, six or seven disciplines where we’ve never won medals in before.”

Brazil has won medals in: volleyball, soccer, basketball, track and field, swimming, show jumping, sailing, judo and taekwondo. In London they won medals in most of those events, plus at a few new ones, such as gymnastics and boxing.

Freire said his team of 130 people, 22 of them former Olympic athletes and coaches, have identified another 10 disciplines where Brazil could make an impact. To achieve that A giant banner with an image of ‘’Christ the Redeemer’’ statue is set up on the Copacabana Beach to celebrate the (Continued on page 20) arrival of the Olympic flag in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS/Joao Paulo Engelbrecht/Rio de Janeiro’s Cityhall/Handout Printed and published by National Media & Publishing Company Limited, 24 Saffon St.Charlestown, Georgetown.Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491 or Fax: 225-8473/ 226-8210