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EDITORIAL The real enemy of the people? It’s not the press We have chosen to republish the following editorial, dated August 16, from the Houston Chronicle. We are in solidarity with and express full support for our sister news outlets in the United States, independent or otherwise, who are being viciously and gratuitously attacked on a daily basis by their country’s president, for their unwavering attempts to duly and truthfully inform the citizenry of what their government (and more specifically their leader) is and is not doing. It is unacceptable. We, at Kaieteur News, insist that a free press must never be muzzled and will never be deterred.
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he president would have you believe that we — the reporters, editors, opinion writers, photographers, designers of the newspaper you are reading now — are your enemy. He is only right if your friend is unchecked government power. If your allies are corruption and misuse of taxpayer dollars. Biased grand juries and wrongful convictions. A state policy illegally denying special education services to thousands of Texas children. Short-sighted policies that worsened Harvey’s epic destruction. Unpoliced stockpiles of deadly chemicals across Houston that leave residents and first responders vulnerable. These are the true enemies of everyday Americans. They are among the problems that journalists at the Houston Chronicle have worked to expose, to critique, to change. President Trump’s hostile rhetoric — declaring journalists “very dishonest people,” and branding stories critical of his policies “fake news” — is concerning in a democratic republic that can’t survive without a free, vibrant and, yes, trusted, press. Is Trump the first president to excoriate the news media? No. Thomas Jefferson famously wrote “were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” When the papers — which fell far short of today’s standards of fairness — began to attack Jefferson as president, he returned the insults. But he never stopped defending newspapers’ right to publish such offending words. President Nixon had a list of press “enemies” audited, his Justice Department unsuccessfully sued The New York Times over the Pentagon Papers and he called reporting during Watergate “vicious, distorted.” President Obama said the right things supporting the news media’s role, but his administration was known to be opaque and his Justice Department prosecuted leakers and seized journalists’ phone records. The American Society of News Editors had to fight for access for photojournalists to cover Obama. What makes Trump’s undermining of the press worse is that it’s not taking place in bureaucracy’s back rooms. Trump’s insults directed at reporters and news organizations, and his threats to limit press access and freedoms, are front and center at press conferences, at rallies, on Twitter. And they’re incessant. Not only do they pose a danger to journalists’ safety — history tells us mere bias can progress to harsh words, to bullying and even to violence if society comes to accept the escalating forms of ridicule as normal — but there’s a more insidious threat. Trump’s broad brush undermines the collective credibility of thousands of American journalists across the country, and the world, who make up the Fourth Estate — so called for its watchdog role over the other three branches of government. “The only business in America specifically protected by the Constitution,” as President Kennedy once said of the press. The relationship between the press and power was never designed to be comfortable. No leader wants to have her actions questioned, his words scrutinized, her spending
Editor’s Note; If your sent letter was not published and you felt its contents were valid and devoid of libel or personal attacks, please contact us by phone or email. THE WEALTHY SHOULD REFRAIN FROM THE ABSURD CALL TO LEAVE THE OIL IN THE GROUND DEAR EDITOR, More and more I am seeing calls being made by seemingly intelligent people, that Guyana should leave the oil in the ground since too much potential trouble lies in wait and the minute the oil is pumped from beneath the Atlantic, the country will collapse. This call, coming most recently from a Guyanese UK-based Attorney-at-Law and another Guyanese Houston-based oil consultant who months ago worked for the government,
demonstrates a total lack of understanding and appreciation of the dire conditions under which Guyanese exist. Blackout is a daily occurrence. Waiting several hours for medical attention at shabby public health facilities is routine. Schools are falling apart and poor wages limit access to highly skilled teachers. Roads and bridges are crumbling. Limited access is available to interior locations making the cost of travel, goods and services
exorbitant. Options for the young educated University of Guyana graduates are almost non-existent. Migration is high. Oil production is not just about the revenue, which if used wisely, can address the declining infrastructure and enhance social services. It is about the multiple spin-off industries that will be created in services, tourism, manufacturing (from cheap power), agriculture and so much more, creating thousands of new jobs and multiple opportunities for
advancement. Those who already enjoy a high standard of living should refrain from the absurd call to leave the oil in the ground. Demand transparency and accountability from government, ensure that in all discussions and negotiations with oil companies, Guyana gets a fair deal, but to say we should stop production is a grand demonstration of insanity. Yours respectfully, Selwyn Paul
Clive Thomas and the WPA claim that Guyana has the resources to save the poor from their lot DEAR EDITOR, Jesus, surely, you’re not saying we have the resources to save the poor from their lot? There will be poor always, pathetically struggling, look at the good things you’ve got! Think while you still have me, move while you still need me. You’ll be lost and you’ll be sorry when I’m gone! (Jesus Christ Superstar – movie) Dr. Clive Thomas, a co-leader of the Working People’s Alliance has proposed that the Guyana government provide a cash disbursement to the poor of Guyana in the immediate future. This proposal was grounded on the fact that Guyana has enormous oil resources at its disposal, which will be available in material terms come 2020. The country has already received several million dollars from entities with vested interest in the oil economy, money that has not been accounted for in any transparent manner. This non-accountable of the money received was supposedly fronted to assist stakeholders in ensuring accountability for the enormous wealth that the oil resources supposedly will benefit the Guyanese people. In making the case that we have the resources to save the poor from their lot, the WPA is interested in making more light the burden of the working poor and the structurally unemployed, victims of historical developments that can be
called “acts of God.” In a likewise manner, the oil resources can be seen in the same light, as an “act of God.” What has been a real shocker is the response from some quarters that assistance to the working poor and structurally unemployed amounts to a handout to parasitic elements in the society, or in a more thinly-veiled form of the same argument, that it will breed a class of professional beggars or hangers-on. This is a rather unfortunate development. It is a known fact that unemployment in the Caribbean region hovers in the 30-40 percent. It is a known fact that remittances from abroad have played a major role in sustaining body and soul of the poor and structurally unemployed in these territories. Now everything seems to be flipped on its head, making it appear as if Guyanese were simply lazy and not engaged in eking out a living under horrendous conditions not of their own making. The very people who were exhorted to “Eat Less, Sleep Less, Work More” and to “Produce or Perish”, the very people who suffered long lines in a quest for basic foodstuff as the country’s economy collapsed and foreign exchange became non-existent, the very people whose parents and children fled the country with $200 Guyana currency
subject to open records laws.How easy it would be for our elected officials to govern without that pesky impediment called the free press. But how easy it would be for an unhindered government to become a regime, for people deprived of information to become subjects, for individual freedoms to evaporate. That impediment — a free press — is the most powerful tool Americans have to protect other constitutional rights. Without the press, how would you know if Congress one day decided to curtail your right to own a gun, or to vote? There would be no one to text you a breaking news alert. The Founders understood that the First Amendment, protecting speech, the press and religious expression, is the bedrock of any free society. We set the standard for the world. If Trump continues to attack the messenger, the public will lose trust in truthful messages. Fact will become subjective. Americans may come to believe that the best version of the truth is a press release on official letterhead written by someone on the government payroll. While the news media, like any other institution, is made up
- these people are now seen as being parasitic, or potentially lazy awaiting hand-outs from government. While the WPA’s proposal deals with a limited subset of Guyanese, those currently living in Guyana under horrendous conditions, thereby undercutting any argument that would seek to delay the immediate relief to those badly in need of it. There is no doubt that there are many areas that represent shades of grey that will have to be dealt with in the long term. The WPA’s proposal was intended to deal with the immediate need for relief to those currently suffering, and not to allow the broader philosophical and political questions to obscure this urgent matter. It asked the simple question, as to whether ‘we have the resources to save the poor from their lot.’ We have demanded of people to make sacrifices for the national good when the nation’s coffers were empty. It would seem to be common sense that people should be given immediate relief when the resources are there to raise their standard of living. The answer is quite simple –we do have the resources to fulfill this task in the immediate future. Now the question is, ‘Whether we have the political will to do so?’ The WPA is exercising its political will in this direction. Rohit Kanhai
of humans who harbor bias and make mistakes, it’s also made up of professional skeptics who abhor group-think and prescribed agendas.That insolent gaggle of questioners and sleuthing malcontents that Trump likes to lump into one foe actually work for hundreds of different news organizations. They compete. They scoop each other. They check each other. Somewhere in that messy process of competitive newsgathering, a consensus arises — a truth derived from reporting, interviews and observation — not from a corporate statement or government mouthpiece. Much of journalism is hard, thankless work. For many, it is a calling to wake up every morning, seek the truth, tell the stories of regular folks. Chronicle journalists have a track record of rooting out corruption, waste and injustice. Readers, trusting in our work, have demanded change. We strive to keep that trust. In the end, we’re fighting for you.The next time the president starts in on the press, remember: Journalists who report facts that powerful people don’t want you to know are not the enemy; they’re the strongest ally democracy has.
No neglect by this NDC Chairman DEAR EDITOR, The La Jalousie/ Nouvelle Flanders Neighbourhood Democratic Council wishes to address the letter “NEGLECT BY NDC CHAIRMAN”. The NDC Office is very much aware of the drain of which the complainant (resident) speaks of at La Jalousie Public Road and it should be noted that the said drain was cleaned two months back. Moreover, the cleaning of the drains on the road shoulders does not fall under the responsibility of the NDC Office yet the NDC would assist time and time again. The NDC covers nine (9) constituencies and each constituency has a representative. The representative from the constituency of La Jalousie has never complained about this particular area of La Jalousie ever being flooded or is flooded. More so, the Chairman of this NDC makes it his duty to visit each constituency and
indicate to the NDC Office daily where work is needed to be done, he has been doing the duty of a Ranger and a Chairman. The Chairman of the NDC has never spoken to and had any contact with the complainant so it’s very farfetched to question someone’s character without knowing them. The Chairman and the resident have a very honest and open relationship and the villagers can attest to this. The La Jalousie/ Nouvelle Flanders Neighbourhood Democratic Council’s Office is always open to complaints and a follow up would be done after to ensure all rules and regulations are maintained. The Community of La Jalousie (Gap Road) was weeded last week by the NDC labourers and they are currently taking care of a dead carcass on the Public Road of the said village as I pen this letter.
There is a team of Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) workers, which is attached to the NDC and they also ensure that all drains are cleaned and maintained, these workers are presently working in the village of La Jalousie. Finally, I must say that no constituency is left unattended and as for the constituency of Windsor Forest, it should be noted that this constituency has five out of the nine constituencies within the NDC jurisdictions so it can appear as though most work is being done within this constituency. In addition, I must add that the standard of the constituency of Windsor Forest has always been maintained by the previous Council so it has been just a matter of up keeping this standard. Regards, The La Jalousie/ Nouvelle Flanders Neighbourhood Democratic Council’s Office
V.S. Naipaul: The Great, Frustrating, Hilarious Trinidadian Showed What We can be in the World DEAR EDITOR, V.S. Naipaul’s passing is being announced around the world, not always with fond opinions. He would have had it no other way, of course. He despised sentimentality, and thoroughly enjoyed getting under someone’s skin. He would do it on purpose just to get a laugh. “Chooking fire”, as it were. It was a very Trinidadian characteristic of his. One of many. Paul Theroux noted scores of others in his great, affectionate, broken-hearted memoir. Naipaul would often burst out singing a calypso in the most unlikely times and places – because he so enjoyed their politically incorrect, insightful wit and humour. His Queen’s English, in speech and in writing, also had a Trinidad twist – or emphatic repetition. Of course, he spoke about Trinidad often. It was the basis of everything he wrote. He himself stated that he only travelled to the places that were relevant to his experience growing up in Trinidad – Africa, the Islamic world, India, Britain, South America, the southern (plantation) United States. He refused invitations to visit and write about Eastern Europe and elsewhere for that reason. Indeed, there is no person who has written more on Trinidad, for a longer period of time, to a wider audience than VS Naipaul. Even when he was writing about a place like Malaysia, he would cen-
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tre himself by noting, “I recognised these trees from Trinidad when I was growing up”. This is not someone who hates himself or his heritage. He wrote extremely affectionately, with great detail, precision, and care, but never flinching from the truth of his observations, as he saw them. Indeed, more than anything else, he hated people who lied to themselves and, worse, banked on others believing those lies. While Naipaul is wrongly criticised for not taking Trinidad seriously, the official statement of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago on Naipaul’s passing proudly references his knighthood and his Nobel Prize, but nowhere mentions his 1989 Trinity Cross. Indeed, Naipaul would later favourably comment that he received this Trinidad and Tobago award prior to his British knighthood. He was often misunderstood. For instance, the famous line, “nothing was created in the West Indies” was not a criticism primarily about the former slaves and indentures. It was a criticism of the British. He wrote that line in 1960 when we were still colonies. How could it mean anything else? In Spanish America, the colonialists built substantial public buildings, plazas and great universities that still stand today. In colonial New England, the venerable institutions of Harvard and Yale were built. Under
British colonialism in the West Indies, massive wealth was generated here for a time, but nothing was created. They had no plans or ambitions for the region. We were what Lloyd Best called “colonies of exploitation”. From this background, Naipaul had one obsessive concern: “How do I, as a Trinidad Indian, born in this small colony, isolated from the rest of the world, marginal even here, find my way in the world?” It was the great theme of his life’s work. He developed many sub-themes and recurring characters from it, returning to them over and over again; the futility of people trying to run away from themselves, the fraudulence and danger of white liberals, the Trinidad “smart man” and the more brutal manifestations of this character in other societies. In fact, it is as if Naipaul spent his life writing just one Big Book, with each new publication simply being an additional volume or chapter in it. When I put this to him, at our first meeting, he did not object. He paused. He accepted it.That was not merely a piece of intellectual, literary, critical discussion, however. It was profoundly personal. It was the same personal question that I had learned from him to ask myself. But I had the gift of Naipaul exploring this issue publicly, in writing, for 50 years. It helped and guided me incalculably, as I (Continued on page 6)
A well thought out and effectively designed SWF is vital DEAR EDITOR, To date, there have been numerous significant finds of oil reserves within our Maritime boundaries. With first oil proposed within the first half of 2020, the need for legislation for and the establishment of a Sovereign Wealth Fund becomes ever more portentous. The focus now is not on the details of such finds but rather the disbursement of the potential financial gains that are to be received from the refinery processes. Our current regime has set in motion a number of legal and administrative procedures to execute these processes, one of which includes the formulation of a Sovereign Fund. For clarity, a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) is a state-owned investment fund investing in real and financial assets whereas in Guyana’s case, it’s oil. This fund is expected to be used for the development of various sectors of our local economy; general infrastructure and resources; more specifically our local Agricultural and Natural Resources sectors. But what about our Human Resources Sector? Before we get to that, let’s
have an understanding of SWFs. Firstly, SWFs are in existence for over a century. Their first uses were to the benefit of school attendees at different levels of learning. This more localised to the North until 1953 when Kuwait as a sovereign state established the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA). Kuwait’s fund has a current estimated value of US$600 billion. There are numerous nations around the world with SWFs that have acquired significant economic growth and development from the proceeds of oil. These oil giants such as Norway, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and China all have well established and stable Sovereign Funds. Many of these countries have already approached Guyana and a few have signed MoUs with our government. They offer years of experience and alliances in a variety of sectors that range from data management to infrastructural development, to models of financial management. But what is a SWF used for?Before we, or rather our elected government develop strategic plans and procedures for the use of the
fund, a model must first be decided upon. There are two basic models. However, SWFs can be tailored to its purpose or use but they are still built on two specific models. Therefore, I ask, should our government eventualise the Stabilisation Model or the Savings Model? This must be decided upon and made public with detailed explanations why and how the model will be used. Whichever model chosen, great consideration must be given to the current and future needs of our people; whether it be socio-economic or socio-political needs. When we take the ‘Green Economy’ concept of the APNU/AFC government’s manifesto into consideration we must also deliberate on the socio-cultural factors. Stemming from this, we or rather our government can model a sustainable SWF that supports a general ideal of our country as a whole. The Stabilisation model can be used to reduce our economic instability whilst a Savings model appropriates revenues for the future. Norway as an oil giant utilises the Savings model and through (Continued on page 6)
The PNCR needs Harmon as its Chairman DEAR EDITOR, Is there such a thing as a, “Higher standard of leadership?” The answer to this question resonates in a famous quote by John C. Maxwell: “Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.” It is this visionary and committed leadership, which I and other youths of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) have found in Comrade Joseph Harmon. Having been a member of the Party’s Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GSYM) for the past 16 years and a serving member of the Executive, I fully endorse Comrade Harmon as Chairman of the PNCR. Guyana is on the cusp of significant growth and development, where every citizen, particularly youths have a major role to play. While emphasis is being placed on the extractive sector, entrepreneurial opportunities exist in other sectors such as Agriculture, Information and Communications Technology and Services. As such, the PNCR needs a strategic and assertive leader like Comrade Harmon to chart the course. His vision is deep-rooted
in the PNCR’s policies; after all, his longstanding service to the Party provided him the opportunity to work closely with consecutive Party Leaders. Let’s not forget his crucial leadership role as Campaign Manager of the 2011 and 2015 Election Campaigns. While I would have known Comrade Harmon prior to 2011, it was these two Elections that provided me the opportunity to experience a higher standard of leadership. He had the vision and set the course to accomplish the mission. He did not micromanage, he inspired and influenced. And indeed, victory was delivered in 2015. I personally know that principal to his vision for the Party is empowered youths. Comrade Harmon believes
that a skilled population is essential for nation building. As such, he prioritizes education and training not only by words but by actions. Publicly and behind closed doors, this Party Comrade has assisted many youths. I am proud to know Comrade Harmon and experience his exceptional leadership skills. I am endorsing Joseph Harmon as Chairman of the PNCR. I know he possesses a higher standard of leadership skills. Yours truly, Dave Danny, Jr.
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A VIEW OF V.S. NAIPAUL DEAR EDITOR, The results of the labour of its citizens determine a nation’s wealth. A large manufacturing base is vital, improved by the service industry. Nationalists believe in reasonable tariffs that protect the nation’s industry. Free trade is harmful to a nation’s wealth because it favors multinational over regular citizens. Foreign investors are usually given exorbitant concessions such as tax exemption, allows them to unfairly compete with local businesses. Multinational are not concern about a country development and the welfare of its citizens. They care primarily about making a huge profit. It weakens old nationalities” and eliminates the small businessmen and favours large multinational. The promise of more job, if delivered are usually low paying jobs. Free trade functions to equalize the masses (locals) while elevating the elite and their acquiescent politician. Most country’s political leaders like direct foreign investment because most times they benefit personally with kickbacks. They get foreign exchange to make the economy grow and praise the number of jobs that will be created but is it a fair exchange? The big business usually gets ten to a hundred times what it is giving. If foreign direct investment is to truly benefit a nation, political leaders must get a better deal. It not easy because they usually put one nation against another in a race to the bottom. Nation x offered me this, what do you have to offer? Countries like China who have been able to use foreign
direct investment encourages partnership with Chinese national and demand more such as technological transfer. Foreign direct investment should stimulate the target country’s economic development, creating a more conducive environment for the investor and benefits for the local industry. Foreign direct investment creates new jobs, as investors build new companies in the target country, create new opportunities. This leads to an increase in income and more buying power to the people, which in turn leads to an economic boost. However, many developing countries have experienced that foreign direct investment have resulted in modern day economic colonialism, which exposes host countries and leave them vulnerable to foreign companies’ exploitations. Although foreign investment is ripe with opportunities, it also fraught with danger! When Guyana’s politician talk about foreign investment, they only say the good things and that usually lead to Guyanese being exploited because they were sold a dream and were not told the truth. It is a double edge sword. Guyana new oil wealth is exploited by ExxonMobil, an American Corporation and the history of this multinational is motivated primarily by profit and needs to be managed properly. They have a sophisticated public relation tactics but the ordinary Guyanese are not a major part of their calculus and they usually dazzle developing countries political leaders. ExxonMobil has been active in Africa for more than a
100 years and we know how Africa’s oil wealth don’t usually benefit the masses. Safeguard must be put in place in Guyana to prevent that, such as a poverty eradication funds directly from oil revenue. The WTO was created “to advance the interests of private agribusiness companies.” It is not answerable to any nation’s laws. The WTO can foist disciplinary penalties or other measure on member countries that violate their regulations. The WTO can force countries to accept genetically modified crops. The WTO is the evolution of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) created on January 1, 1995. Large countries like the United States have ignored WTO ruling such as the case brought against her by Antigua and Barbuda but small or powerless countries must obey or else. It usually acts as a justifier for the powerful. In short, small states need to rethink all these international organization designed by developed countries for their benefit. We were not the architect of the international organization and we rarely benefit from them. They are usually instrument of powerful nation. Globalization was not designed to benefit labourers (regular citizens) - it was designed to benefit capital (big businesses). The benefit to the ordinary person is just a veneer to justify big business making exuberant profit on the backs of the masses. Guyana can hope that their leaders do the right thing or they can demand it. Yours truly, Brian E Plummer
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Conduct an independent probe into this industrial fiasco DEAR EDITOR, I make reference to a news item in SN edition of Aug. 15th, 2018 titled “Uitvlugt cane shredder runs out of control” describing an incident that occurred at Uitvlugt factory where “about 70 knives or hammers” were sent “flying”.Editor, I trust that the new CEO of GuySuCo, will ensure an unbiased and thorough investigation is conducted into this industrial fiasco. An occurrence of this nature cannot be categorized as a normal or freak accident. It is because it occurred on a scheduled and programmed start-up of the factory. Prior to start-up of this kind, this specific piece of equipment had to be inspected, tested, verified and approved for operation. For it to send 70 rectangular pieces of solid carbon steel (knives) weighing approximately 20lbs each, spinning at 600+ revolutions per minute (rpm), into the air is proof of systemic engineering failure caused by deteriorating engineering standards. It must be divine intervention that saved employees lives from high velocity, steel projectiles and shrapnel. While this fiasco has huge financial impact (repair cost, opportunity time, sugar losses, etc.), the potential loss of life from this incident was enormous, which necessitates an inquiry into areas such as established pro-
cedures for turbines going “out of” and “returning to” service, turbine tests, trip-speed tests, on-site verification of turbine and tripspeed tests by qualified engineers, training of employees conducting tasks for tests, preliminary checks to be done before start-up, approvals from technical and managerial staff for turbines and knives going into service after repairs and maintenance, etc. Editor, Uitvlugt has many layers of engineering and supervisory staff to ensure engineering standards are maintained. Added to this, GuySuCo employed a platoon of engineers (approx. 5) since 2015 at its Head Office to provide technical guidance and oversight to factories on engineering standards. This staff increase occurred simultaneously while reducing the number of operating factories from 7 to 3. With an expanded technical management on top and less operating factories, there is no excuse on shortage of engineering skills to support and guide factories during critical times such as startups at beginning of crops and shut-downs at end of crops. Do we have a situation of gross incompetence or dereliction of duties from Head Office to Estate? Will GuySuCo place all blame on rank and file workers for this fiasco? Sookram Persaud
A well thought out and effectively designed ... From page 5 its procedures have seen significant development especially in the education and environmental sectors. However, we have seen the failure of this model with our neighbour Venezuela. If our administrators are to model a SWF that encompasses rivaling challenges and failure, they need to be more responsive to countries that have strong functioning SWFs. The government of Norway owns and utilises a two part functioning fund known as The Government Pension Fund of Norway. Its subs are, The Government Pension
Fund Global and The Government Pension Fund Norway. These funds operate independently with separate processes, investments and ultimate goals. They focus primarily on stabilizing the country’s’ economy whilst providing adequate savings to offset future financial woes. Let us not forget our current border controversy, which can foretell future woes. Therefore, it’s within our leaders’ interest to also develop a fund that economically supports strategic approaches such as violent conflicts.
International laws generally aid the sustainability of effectively managed SWFs. Hence, it can be influential for our leaders to design local legislations that foster international support. On the other hand, SWFs can be used to stimulate military and paramilitary forces with adequate resources to effectively ward off or defend our country from foreign and domestic threats. Therefore, a well thought out and effectively designed SWF is vital to the actualisation of the purpose and use of the revenues of our emerging oil industry. A. Sepaul
V.S. Naipaul: The Great, Frustrating, Hilarious Trinidadian Showed What We... From page 5 also travelled from country to country in my early years. He was my personal guide and mentor, in so many ways. The advice his father gave to him while he was abroad is what he gave to all of us: “Find your centre.” It is the only then you can find your Way in the World.That is why that meeting with him was surreal in so many ways. After years of intense devotion to him and his work – my own Ph.D. thesis and first book was built on exploring and taking seriously Naipaul’s profound idea of the “halfmade society” – one day, at home, I received a phone call.“Hello, Kirk?” It was the low, calm, mellifluous voice I knew, but could not believe was on the other end.“Hello?” “This is Naipaul. I’m in Trinidad and I’d like you to come over for dinner.” I couldn’t believe it. But in some strange way, I knew that I would meet him one day. It seemed inevitable and I was waiting for it. The desire was too intense and persistent not
to manifest. Of course, I went. I would change nothing about that evening. It was perfect. He personally confirmed everything I ever thought about him and his work. This was one of the many times Naipaul was in Trinidad. He always did so quietly. While he was away, he used to ask his older sister, Kamla, to send him newspaper clippings. As source material, Naipaul always said that “this land was pure gold – pure gold”.That afternoon, he had a small medical emergency procedure at Medical Associates in St. Joseph, which caused him to be late for dinner. He was thoroughly impressed and couldn’t stop talking about it. “I received better care there than I ever would in the UK,” he said. He was taken aback at how much Trinidad had progressed since the time when he lived here. I was surprised, and I qualified his statement, telling him how the concerns he raised almost 50 years earlier and continued to elaborate were equally valid today. He disagreed, and told me stories about
the one local doctor that everyone had to go to when he was child, and whom he considered to be a “quack”. It was a surreal moment, with Naipaul defending Trinidad and I criticising it! We laughed a lot that evening. He was hilarious and constantly made dry, sharp jokes. In fact, many critics of Naipaul don’t realise how much absurd Trinidad humour pervades even his bleakest work. When an interviewer in the 1970s asked him, why he no longer wrote comic works, he disagreed. “You can’t be serious,” she queried.“I am,” he said. “Surely, Guerillas, for example, can’t be considered humorous.” “You should hear me read it.” And it is absolutely true. Naipaul shares the wicked, contrarian humour of so many classic , which he loved, or the everyday, absurdist, politically incorrect hilarity of Trinidad, which is why I would title my own analysis of his work, “Sans humanité: The Perverse, Trinidadian Worldview of V.S. Naipaul”.
If you are offended by his remarks, then be doubly aware: he would push as many of your buttons as he could perceive, just to have fun watching you lose your mind. The book of his collected interviews is uproarious just for that alone.I always appreciate the Trinidadians who maintained their deep appreciation of him in the 1970s in particular, while he was writing some of his most difficult work, charting a new course not pursued by anyone else in the world, and before he was so universally acclaimed.Many don’t realise the importance that Eric Williams and CLR James had on this phase of Naipaul’s life, which Naipaul himself attests to. Naipaul credits CLR James with making him realise the larger, universal themes and issues that were unconsciously underpinning, A House for Mr. Biswas, and they corresponded. In 1960, Eric Williams first invited Naipaul to travel the Caribbean and write his first book of non-fiction, which became The Middle Passage.
On the other hand, ANR Robinson told Naipaul that it was because he read Among the Believers that he was able to understand and deal with the Muslimeen as he was held hostage during the coup. In my own view, every Trinidadian must read three of Naipaul’s works: the Trinidad chapter in The Middle Passage (1961), “Michael X and the Black Power Killings in Trinidad” (or “The Killings in Trinidad”) (1979), and for an extended meditation on the Trinidad “smart man”, A Way in the World (1994). There are no more profound analyses of who we are as a people. I genuinely, deeply love V.S. Naipaul. He helped me immeasurably. And he showed all of us what we can be on the world stage. I take this opportunity again to thank him for the life he lived and shared.Kirk Meighoo is the author of “Politics in a ‘half-made society’: Trinidad and Tobago, 1925-2001", a part-tribute to V.S. Naipaul. Kirk Meighoo Esmeralda, Cunupi
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Still no compromise reached on increased wages for teachers - GTU to continue with national strike action - Govt. prepared to activate contingency plan They can’t even give an increase for clothing allowance...they want to give duty free concession, but if the teachers don’t have the money, how are they going to take advantage of that. If you can’t give teachers an increase for their improved qualifications, then you are not caring...” – GTU President Mark Lyte
GTU President, Mr. Mark Lyte Despite continued talks with Government yesterday, public school teachers will from August 27 engage planned strike action. This is in light of the fact that government has not expressed its willingness to revise its offer for a multi-year salary package for teachers. According to President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union [GTU], Mr. Mark Lyte, government’s action has clearly suggested that it is uncaring and is not willing to meet the needs of teachers. Lyte revealed that while the government has agreed to some non-salary aspects of its proposal, it has remained unyielding to the financial aspects. “When it comes to salary increases, de-bunching, clothing allowances they are not prepared to budge...they are not prepared to increase anything based on what they offered us before,” said Lyte Last week Thursday following an initial meeting to hear government’s response to its proposal, government said that it was only committed to paying teachers a $7
“Even before we were born, those before us set up institutions and instruments by which we are guided, so they knew that when things happen, you had to have something in place...they made those provisions, so when the need arises we have to activate them. That can’t change, that’s life.” – Minister of Education Nicolette Henry million one-off pay out and once agreed upon a specialist will be contracted to determine a suitable percentage increase.The union had proposed, among other things, a 40 percent across the board increase for teachers for 2016; 45 percent increase for last year and 50 percent for this year and the following two years (2019-2020) for all categories of teachers. The meeting yesterday which was again spearhead by Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, is the second one within recent days in hopes of arriving at an amicable resolution. Even Minister of State Joseph Harmon, at yesterday post-Cabinet press briefing, had assured that government has every intention of offering teachers a better package. But following the meeting yesterday, Lyte and the GTU membership were not convinced that this was the case. “They can’t even give an increase for clothing allowance...they want to give duty free concession, but if the teachers don’t have the money, how are they going to
take advantage of that. If you can’t give teachers an increase for their improved qualifications, then you are not caring...” complained Lyte.He continued, “Basically we are very disappointed because we went to another meeting for nearly three hours and the outcome on financial matters are basically the same, and we believe financial matters are the most important”. But yesterday the Minister of Education sought to emphasise that government has been plugging a vast amount of funds into improving the education sector. “We have been providing more than salaries...it is about working conditions, it is about employment, it is ensuring that people have the support and the capacity, and government is financing all of those things to make the environment more conducive for teachers to teach and for students to learn,” Minister Henry asserted yesterday. In outlining the extent of government’s interest in education, the Minister highlighted too that President David Granger has ensured
that grants are given to secondary schools with science laboratories, even as government has increased the remote area incentive for teachers. Immense government funds, she added, has also gone towards the implementation of meals programmes even for non-resident students at the Cyril Potter College of Education. “This has been done at great cost to the government,” said Minister Henry, as she alluded to monies that have also been directed to providing support, training and building of capacity for teachers. “We have been developing them and making them even more marketable, and all those other things, and that is at a cost to the government,” said Minister Henry, who told media operatives yesterday that notwithstanding the absence of a multi-year agreement “we have given them [teachers] increases for 2016 and 2017 [along with other public servants].” However, when asked to comment on the deduction of the GTU membership that government is un-
caring towards public school teachers, Minister Henry said, “my interpretation of language may be a little different from others, but I believe that you never have a correct or incorrect opinion.”“They [GTU] may have an opinion but in my opinion I don’t think that is the case...” said the Education Minister. When asked if government is prepared to deal with the planned strike action, Minister Henry said that while
Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry such a development is of concern, to every challenge there is always a contingency plan. “Even before we were born, those before us set up institutions and instruments by which we are guided, so they knew that when things happen, you had to have something in place...they made those provisions, so when the need arises we have to activate them. That can’t change, that’s life,” added the Minister.
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Cops hunt youths who robbed, killed PPP sees need to train 400 of the popular Bourda Market vendor brightest minds to manage oil sector
…Says getting Govt. to do anything is worse than pulling teeth
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pposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo
says that Guyana needs to train 400 of its brightest minds to take over the management of the oil and gas sector. Jagdeo said yesterday that this is the plan of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) which was shared with ExxonMobil during a recent meeting. However, he stated that getting Government to put the necessary infrastructure in place to ensure the successful m a n a g e m e n t of the sector is ‘worse than pulling teeth’. “ We p l a n t o p u t i n place a Guyanese bureaucracy in the good sense of the word. I believe 300 to 400 of our brightest people - well trained, properly paid to oversee the contract administra-
tion with the oil companies. That is what our aim is,” Jagdeo stated. He was at the time responding to a question from Kaieteur News relating to the US$460M precontract cost that is built into the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) agreement signed between the c o a l i t i o n Government and ExxonMobil. This cost has to be repaid to ExxonMobil. Last week, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan said that there is a lack of capacity to audit th e p r e - c o n t a ct cost submitted by ExxonMobil. The US$460M only accounts for 1999 to 2015. Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram is of the opinion that the cost is overstated by US$92M and
that additional pre-contract cost should be expected for the period January 2016 to October 2016. International Lawyer Melinda Janki calculates that Guyana owes ExxonMobil at least US$900M as of October 2016. Costs continue to be incurred from 2016 to now, towards the development of the Liza Phase One Project. This will be added on top of the pre-contract cost and is recoverable. It is believed that without proper checks and balances, Guyana could be overpaying and losing out on vital revenues from oil. “We believe in getting our fair share. Exxon and the others have a right to make money, but we believe we have to get a fair share,” Jagdeo stated.
A well known Bourda Market vendor was shot and killed by bandits late Wednesday night while plying his trade. Forty-five year-old Troy Ramalho of 11 North Road, Lacytown, Georgetown, was shot around 23:00 hrs, after he resisted three youths who were in the process of robbing him. Ramalho who was well known for selling cheese and eggs in front of “Rambarrans” on Robb Street, in proximity to Bourda Street, was doing what he did for over two decades, when the three bandits - one armed with a gun pounced on him. When this publication visited the scene yesterday morning, most of the vendors were saddened by the senseless killing of Ramalho. One woman pointed out the location where Ramalho was shot, and said, “I don’t know why they had to kill he.” The man was known to wear lots of gold, and was wearing same on the night in question. One person who claimed
Dead: Troy Ramalho
to have witnessed a commotion before hearing a gunshot, said Ramalho was on a bench where he normally sits, and had just served a customer, and was in the process of calling it a night, when three men walked up to him. The witness claims that there was some pulling and tugging between Ramalho and the trio, before he (witness) realized what was going on. There was a gunshot and Ramalho fell to the ground, after which two of the bandits stood over him and relieved him of his valuables.
“I couldn’t believe that is what they do to Rastaman,” the witness reflected. Another individual claims that Ramalho had put up a struggle and that might have been the why they shot him. A public spirited citizen rushed Ramalho to the Georgetown Hospital after picking him up in an unconscious state, but the effort was in vain Police have not arrested any suspects as yet, but the hunt is on for three individuals as investigations continue.
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The GRA’s provisional shop licence and unfair competition
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wo officials were on yesterday’s morning show on NCN-TV. One of the things they reported was that a law has been passed which allows the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to issue a provisional two-year licence to new shops until such time that they get all their “paperwork” in place. To establish a shop, a number of permits have to be obtained, and this takes time. The GRA in order to issue a shop licence requires that all these authorizations – local authority, fire service, etc. – are in place. These permits take time to be obtained. The provisional licence allows the business to be able to be lawful under the country’s tax laws, while awaiting the requisite authorizations. There are many persons who will find favour with this regulation. But the GRA is not being flexible and understanding about the red tape which businesses have to endure. This is purely a means by which GRA can widen its tax base, since in order to obtain the provisional shop licence, an applicant’s taxes have to be in order. It is all well and good for the GRA to employ provisional devices to widen its tax catch. But the GRA must be even-handed at the same time. The reason why the GRA is having to use such devices to capture more businesses within the tax net, is because
it knows that Guyana’s informal sector is extremely large. There are many businesses who are operating outside of the tax net or who are misrepresenting their levels of business. However you twist it or turn it, a shop licence is simply an indirect means of registering businesses for tax purposes. The GRA is therefore trying to ensure that they capture these new businesses on their books. But what about the large number of businesses that are not interested in a formal, legal personality?
What about the vendors who sell within, outside and near to the city markets, and who are not registered, and therefore do not have to pay any taxes or obtain any licences? What about those businesses who are unlawfully vending on government reserves and on parapets? What about those hustlers who vend their wares near the traffic lights? How will the GRA register them for taxes? These informal businesses are seizing a large slice of the commercial pie. They seek the busy areas to
set up shop and stands. They seek to maximize sales by vending in areas where there is heavy traffic such as near to markets and bus and car parks. On the other hand, a formal business has to invest in either purchasing or renting business space; has to employ workers; pay NIS; pay interest on loans accrued for working capital and overheads; and then still face unfair competition from those who have no such obligations. When is the GRA going to ask the government to pass a law to ensure a level playing
field so that vendors and informal businesses are regularized? When is the government going to take steps to reduce this high level of unfair competition which is faced by businesses? Guyanese firms are at a distinct disadvantage in comparison to their regional counterparts who do not face such a high incidence of unfair competition. There are vendors who are selling outside stores on Regent Street. Some of them are vending the same items which are being sold inside, and it is not that they are an extension or are wholesale
customers of those stores; they are competitors. They befriend some of the workers in these stores so that when you go into the store for an item, the friend tells lies to you by claiming the store does not have the size of the item you request, but that you can get it and get it cheaper from the vendor outside.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
The law will remain an ass unless the ass is civilized When I was growing up, long before we got Independence (and just to remind you we got Independence 52 years ago, which is a pretty long time ago), I would hear my parents and other older folks talk about people hiding from the court marshal so as to avoid receiving a writ from a judge. It baffled me why a hugely important figure upon whom rests social stability – a judge – would just have his/her ruling contemptuously ignored. Of course we embraced that asininity from our colonial masters. I became a grown-up person and never could have come to grips with that immense stupidity. The marshal must put the document in the hands of the intended recipi-
ent. If there is anything idiotic about civilization it is that stupidity. So Sita went to the court to get an injunction restraining her neighbour from parking his car in her driveway because she cannot drive out in the mornings to go to work. The court gives her the order. The marshal cannot deliver the document, because each time the marshal appears at his defendant’s gate, the guard presses the bell three times and that tells him the marshal is outside. Sita cannot serve the injunction at his office because his secretary presses the buzzer in a way that would tell him the marshal is at the office. What I have written above has operated in this country since it became known as British Guiana. If this is not a case of the law being an ass, then you have to be an ass yourself to accept such a situation. In
1996, I saw when the law became an ass right in front of my eyes. I was born in the yard of the Bishop family at the junction of Hardina and Hadfield Streets in Wortmanville. Aubrey Bishop became the most famous member of that family when he became Chancellor of the Judiciary. My parents and all my siblings looked up to the Bishop family. When Aubrey returned as a lawyer, he was like a king in Wortmanville. It so happened Aubrey Bishop and I became working colleagues in the Department of Political Science and Law at UG. I was a lecturer in political philosophy; he was a professor in law. In 1996, the father of a law applicant came to see me about the depression his daughter was going through. She did better than her friend at CAPE at Bishops’, but the friend was accepted to read for law while she was rejected. All applications have to come in front of the Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences. For that year, the law applications didn’t. I felt sorry for the father and his daughter. I asked Justice Winston Moore for a writ compelling Mr. Calvin Eversley, the head
of law, to bring the applications for the Board’s decision. It was granted. I took the marshal up to UG to serve it, but Professor Bishop advised Eversley not to come out of his office. Bishop advised all personnel in the law department not to receive the writ. I had immense respect for Aubrey Bishop, because I grew up in front of him in the very yard he lived in. From that day of the writ controversy, I never spoke to him again. This man was once the Chancellor of the Judiciary, and this was the way he treated the rule of law. We have at the moment the law behaving as an ass. A writ handed down by the second most important person in Guyana in terms of the legal
authority of the state – the Chief Justice – cannot be served, because the Attorney-General is evading the marshal. The question that every civilized person in this country must ask is why that writ cannot be left with the security of the Office of the Attorney-General. That security rank has the responsibility to take documents to the AG’s secretary. Why can’t the secretary take the writ? Why can’t the chief administrative officer for the office of the AG take the document? Why can’t the writ be left with a high official at the Ministry of Legal Affairs?This is where the law becomes an ass. After fifty two years of Independence,
Frederick Kissoon the rule of law operates as if Guyana is a playground. A judge can issue an order – in this case a document of colossal importance, because it has to do with the right of citizens to seek redress against the hegemony of the State – and the intended recipient can just hide from receiving it, and that is the end of the story. Clifford Krauss is coming to Guyana soon.
DEM BOYS SEH
Guyana get a US$460M bill and can’t check it
Exxon give Guyana a bill fuh US$460M claiming that that is de money dem spend preparing fuh bring up oil in Guyana. When de government announce de money, people begin to ask how dem arrive by such a figure. Guyana never had to deal wid oil, except when dey buying it fuh GPL and gas fuh dem car. That easy. You see how much gallon you getting. But when a company claim how it buy this and it buy that and it spend this and it pay fuh this, then that is a different story. De odda day de Minister of Finance tell de nation how Guyana don’t have de resources to audit de accounts wha Exxon provide. But de boss man fuh GRA tell de press that he can audit Exxon, and how
he gun prevent de oil company from robbing Guyana. He even tell people how he got people training in Brazil fuh do this job. Dem boys want to know how he can seh he gun audit and de Ministry of Finance seh it don’t have de capability. Somebody playing games wid de Guyanese people. Jagdeo who been in de thick of things now telling reporters how Guyana got to train people. Wheh he been all this time? He probably never read de contract, because dem boys see that de government got less than two months to complete de audit on de US$460M. When that time pass, nobody can question de US$460M account. And is now Jagdeo gun seh Guyana got to train
people. He got to be dreaming, because who gun train an auditor in three months. And even then, de training is only de beginning.De government is another one. Dem sit down all this time. Is two years now Exxon give dem de account and is now dem gun tell people how Guyana can’t audit de account. But dem boys know de country got people who can do it. Chris Ram, Ministah Sharma and some odda people can do de audit. De shocking thing is that if Guyana can’t audit US$460M how it gun audit de billions that Exxon gun claim? Both de government and de opposition mekking joke wid de oil situation. Talk half and pray dem ain’t throwing away US$460M.
Gunned down Brazilian miner… Investigators yesterday took a detained constable and a corporal back to the Puruni area where 29-year-old Brazilian Estevao Costa Marques was shot dead during an unauthorised raid last Saturday.Kaieteur News understands that the mother of the slain man also accompanied investigators to the area. The constable, who has admitted to shooting Marques, has alleged that he returned fire after being shot at. He claims that this occurred after he came upon individuals in the Puruni camp who were smoking marijuana. No firearm or spent shells have been found to support the policeman’s claims of being shot at. While both ranks have refused to participate in an identification parade, an official told Kaieteur News yesterday that investigators are preparing to seek legal advice on the case. An autopsy has confirmed that Marques was shot to the back of the head. According to a police statement, the Subordinate Officer and Constable of Kurupung Police Station abandoned the said Station
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Investigators return to crime scene, police to seek legal advice today Dead Estevao Costa Marques
Police investigators among residents at the scene yesterday sometime last week Friday. They left on an ATV for patrol duties, armed with a .30 Carbine Rifle and subsequently joined a boat and proceeded to a Landing along the Puruni River. On arrival at the Landing
sometime around midday on Saturday, the Subordinate Officer claimed that he remained in the boat while the Constable armed with the rifle, exited and proceeded to a shop, and shortly after two loud explosions were heard
which caused him (the Subordinate Officer) to proceed to make enquiries. The Subordinate Officer also mentioned that the Constable told him that a male discharged a round at him and he returned fire.”
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$700,000 Bill for Parliamentary sittings...
Guyanese should not pay for their “fancy” liquor, let them buy it themselves – Jagdeo No longer should the people of Guyana stand the bill for Members of Parliament (MPs) to enjoy huge quantities of “fancy” alcohol during sittings of the National Assembly. Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo said this
yesterday as he denounced the amount of money being “wasted” under the coalition government on food. This was during his weekly press conference held at his Church Street Office. Jagdeo made reference to an article published in this
newspaper which highlights the amount of money spent on food per sitting of the National Assembly—an estimated $700,000. Today, Jagdeo suggested that the cost for alcohol might be just as much as the cost for food.
He said, “It’s not just food. It’s a huge amount of alcohol that gets consumed and imbibed in the Parliament… fancy, fancy liquor. The opposition leader said that it is simply “ridiculous.”Jagdeo said that he consumes the food provided, but never indulges in the alcohol. He noted that he has a room at the Parliament Building and he has instructed that no alcoholic beverages be put there. “You can ask them, I told them not to put any alcohol there...I do not even touch the things they provide.”Further, Jagdeo said that Opposition Members of
Parliament would hardly ever, if at all, utilize alcohol provided by Parliament Office. “They do eat. We eat. I eat the food. What do you suggest? I don’t go and eat the food? I eat the food, but I don’t drink the liquor,” I like eating too, and it’s not like its fancy food. It’s not fancy food, but it’s the alcohol part that I have a problem with,” said Jagdeo. Jagdeo suggested that some members of Government are excessive with the imbibing during sittings. Jagdeo recommended that systems be put in place to allow MPs to purchase
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo alcohol if they desire to have a drink when they meet for sittings. He said that a canteen should be considered, “let them buy their own liquor.” Jagdeo said that the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) government was much more conservative with its spending on food and alcohol, especially the alcohol. He made it clear that he was not suggesting that legislators be made to eat out of boxes or that food be skimped. But, food and drinks for parliament aside, Jagdeo said that this government has been proven to be lavish overall when it comes to dietary spending. He said that the dietary expenditure for various agencies in the National Budget are huge. Jagdeo said, “I have been talking about this over and over. Dietary is triple times what it used to be”. Responding to questions about the food bill, Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs disclosed that the Assembly Committee of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana considered and gave approval for a number of food suppliers to be invited through the restrictive bidding process, to bid for the supply of meals and snacks for sittings of the National Assembly and Committee Meetings. The four suppliers that bid were Maggie’s Snackette and Catering Service; Ambience Restaurant and Catering Service; Carnegie School of Home Economics and Water Chris Hotel and Bar.According to Isaacs, the contract was awarded by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on 5th July, 2018 to Maggie’s Snackette and Catering Service for the supply of meals and snacks for sittings of the National Assembly and Committee Meetings. It was reported sometime back that the cost of every sitting, for food; for putting up MPs in hotels and for paying travelling from out of the region, among other things, was over $1.5M. But now, food alone is $700,000.
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There’s no money to give out in early years of oil production – Jagdeo warns There is no need to build people’s expectations unnecessarily about the monies Guyana will earn once oil production starts in 2020. This is according to Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo. He said given the expenses to be repaid to ExxonMobil for oil production, along with the need to service the Natural Resource Fund, there will be no money to give out in the early years of production In recent weeks, debate has erupted over a suggestion by political economist Professor Clive Thomas, that government use revenues from oil and gas to give direct cash transfers to every household in Guyana. Jagdeo, a former Finance Minister, said that it could take as much as five years before Guyana starts to see major earnings when oil production starts in 2020. He explained that this is based on projections that 75% of revenues will cover most of the cost of production, including a US$460M pre-contract cost.
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo “That’s why most people believe we are not getting big bucks until 2025. That’s when you start getting more money. Not 2020. I pointed this out already and I am so unhappy that we have shifted - many people - the debate to how much we are giving out, rather than whether we have money to give out from 2020,”
Jagdeo said at his press conference yesterday. Jagdeo noted that in the early years, Guyana is projected to collect US$300M. He rubbished the view that Professor Thomas’ proposal of US$5,000 per household covered only 2 -5% of revenues. Jagdeo noted that US$5,000 per year per household at 200,000 households equates to US$1B. “That is over 300% of what we are collecting. How could US$1B be 2-5% of total revenue? And that is in the newspaper and nobody challenges it. It is just like people are just saying these weird things and it passes off for analysis and good economics; and there is a whole debate surrounding it. Just look at the numbers,” Jagdeo urged. He spoke of the growing debt that has to be serviced and pointed to two cases that total $131B – the $100B overdraft and the $31B Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) bond. “If you had to repay that in full that is more than two
GTT shares... NICIL heads to court again for US$5M owed by Hong Kong company The National Industrial and Commercial Investment Inc (NICIL) is again looking to head to the courts in the United Kingdom (UK) in an effort to recover the US$5M owed to Guyana. This was confirmed yesterday by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. Harmon said that NICIL rejected an offer from Hong Kong Golden Telecom Limited (HKGT) in relation to the outstanding US$5M for the purchase of government shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT). The offer is apparently way below what is owed to Guyana. Harmon said that as a result, NICIL has decided to head to the court. He said, “I know that they have actually been pursuing legal assistance to be able to go to that level. The contract stipulates the jurisdiction where the matters are to be dealt with—UK. I know NICIL has actually gone through a certain process of identifying lawyers, and it is a question of the cost involved, and that is what they have to come back to Cabinet with.”
Government’s 20 percent shares in GTT were sold to the Chinese firm in 2012. The deal was entered into by the PPP/C administration but only US$25 million of the agreed US$30 million was known to have been paid. In March 2016, Harmon and a delegation travelled to China to engage in discussions regarding the outstanding money. Harmon had reportedly obtained documents which showed that the money was paid over prior to the APNU+AFC coalition taking office and efforts were underway to track the money. However,
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NICIL subsequently said that it had not received the outstanding balance. The government later clarified that no such documents were received. This is not the first time NICIL decided to head to court. In December 2016 it was revealed that NICIL was on the verge of preparing to begin arbitration to recover the outstanding balance. NICIL officials had said that consultations with a US lawyer were done. However, it was later decided that NICIL would engage with the Hong Kong company HKGT on a oneon-one basis.
years of total oil revenue gone. Just gone. Nothing to give out,” Jagdeo noted. He also pointed out that the Government in its Green Paper on the management of oil revenues has indicated plans to split earnings between the stabilization fund, saving fund and a transformational infrastructure fund. “If you are going to get US$300M per year for the first three years and that money goes to pay debt, and you put most of it in the Sovereign
Wealth Fund, what’s there to give out?” Jagdeo questioned. He stated that while Government waits on oil revenues, Guyana would have lost 30,000 jobs. According to Jagdeo, sugar production is decreased significantly, while Bauxite would have serious trouble from October if United States sanctions on RUSAL go through. This, Jagdeo estimated, will result in the loss of some 1000 jobs in the sector. “What are we going to do
between 2020 and 2025 unless you manage things tightly? They are setting us up for desperation; starvation basically, in this country, if you go down this road and build people’s expectations unnecessarily. There is no money to give out,” Jagdeo maintained. He shared the view that Government should utilize revenues to help stimulate activity such as doubling the $10,000 school uniform voucher.
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AG dodges service of Court Order for Judicial Review Act - matter set for Cabinet discussion While Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams has reportedly been avoiding service of a court order in relation to the Judicial Review Act, (JRA), discussions on the matter are scheduled to take place at the next cabinet meeting. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon made this disclosure during his weekly press conference held at the Ministry of the Presidency boardroom yesterday. Harmon noted that while the issue is one which lies in the hands of the AG, the matter will come up for discussions at a Cabinet meeting scheduled for next Tuesday. The JRA was passed in Parliament in 2010 makes provision for citizens to challenge actions of State officials including members of the Government in Court. Under the Act, the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs is empowered to issue the publication of an order signed by him in the Official Gazette to bring Judicial Review into operation. Williams has however been accused of pussyfooting on the issue. His failure to act has resulted in court
action being brought against him by Attorney-at-law Anil Nandlall. So far, both the High Court and Appeal Court have agreed with Nandlall’s call to make the act operational and have dispensed decisions towards the enactment of the JRA. In her ruling Chief Justice (Ag) Roxane George had ordered the AG to make the act operational by July 31. However, the AG moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge the decision and stay the order. His application for a stay of the order has since been thrown out, leaving him with no other choice than to bring the Act into operation. Nandlall has already threatened further legal action against Williams – contempt of court proceedings – if he continues to refuse to bring the Act into operation. However, the AG is adamant that he must have firsthand consultations on the matter. Nandlall has since moved to serve Williams with Contempt of Court proceedings. However, the AG has avoided every attempt made to serve
the court order. Nandlall claimed that attempts to serve a copy of Chief Justice George’s Order upon Attorney General Basil Williams, compelling him to bring the Judicial Review Act into force by the 31st of July, 2018, have thus far proven futile. He noted that last Wednesday the Marshall of the High Court attempted to serve him a copy of the Order at his Office at the Attorney General Chambers at 95 Carmichael Street, Georgetown but was informed by his Personal Assistant that the Attorney General cannot be served personally, by a Marshall with an Order of Court. “A copy of the said Order was served by a Marshall on the Personal Assistant of the Attorney General at the AG Chambers. On Monday, a copy of the said Order was also served on a clerk at the Attorney General’s Chambers, as well. “ Additionally, Nandlall noted that the Solicitor General and two other lawyers from the Attorney General’s Office were present in Court when Chief Justice George
made her Order. The ruling of Chief George was carried on the front-page of at least three daily newspapers of Guyana, the day after it was made. The Attorney General appealed the ruling of Chief Justice George to the Court of Appeal and then made an application for a stay of execution of that order to the Court of Appeal. That application was dismissed last week Thursday. “The Attorney General is the principal legal advisor to the Government of Guyana. He is also ex oficio, supposedly, the Head of the Guyana Bar. It is unfortunate that a person holding such Offices is demonstrating such gross disrespect for the judiciary and the rule of law, generally. It is impossible for one to forget the abuse and disrespect meted out to Justice Franklin Holder in open court not so long ago by the very Attorney General. It is clear that the Attorney General believes that he is above the law so he is
Attorney General Basil Williams avoiding personal service. However, the law is not an ass. The arms of the law are very long.” Nandlall said he has accumulated enough evidence in relation to service and the contempt of court proceedings will be filed tomorrow
(today). “I have outlined above sufficient evidence which will establish to any Court that the Attorney General is aware of the Order of Justice George and that he is avoiding personal service of the same,” he said.
$148M Dem. River Bridge contract…
SOCU receives request for criminal charges against Minister Patterson
Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson
Head of SOCU, Sydney James
Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira
An official request has been made to Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to investigate the consultancy contract for the new Demerara River Bridge which was awarded to a Dutch company in 2016. Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira yesterday submitted a letter to SOCU requesting the investigation along with the findings from a probe conducted by the Public Procurement Commission (PPPC) into the deal. In her letter addressed to Sydney James, Head of SOCU, Teixeira said the report was being submitted with a view to instituting criminal charges against the Minister
of Public Infrastructure David Patterson. The PPC report highlighted procurement breaches in the award of contract to LievenseCSO Engineering Contracting BV, a Dutch company. The PPC in its investigation found that Patterson’s request to Cabinet for approval of the contract was not forwarded through the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). “Due to the seriousness of their findings and the gross violations of the Procurement Act, with particular reference to the role of the Minister of Public Infrastructure in violating the Procurement Act and
the most recent Code of Conduct as outlined in the Integrity Commission, Act, I hereby call on the SOCU to take action as required under the law,” Teixeira stated. The Chief Whip had written to the PPC requesting the investigation into the December 2016 contract award. The PPC noted that the reference tender was for $148M. The PPC found that the procurement procedure used to select the company did not meet the requirement of any of the methods described in the Procurement Act. Additionally, the PPC probe highlighted that the General Manager of (Continued on page 15)
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Magistrate finds out remanded murder accused never spent one day in jail The Magistrate at the Springlands Court, Charlyn Artiga, was surprised to learn that 19-year-old Alexander Denhart called “Shame Face” of 79 Village, Berbice, a prisoner who was supposed to have been remanded since June 6th, for the murder of Tilacknauth Mohabir called ‘Caiman’ during the course of a robbery on the high seas, has never seen the inside of a jailhouse. This was revealed by attorney for the number one accused, in what has come to be known as the “Suriname Pirate Attacks”, where a number of Guyanese washed up dead while many remain missing. Joel Edmond, attorney for Nakool Manohar, called ‘Fyah’ 39, of Number 43 Village, Berbice, who was also charged with the murder of Mohabir, asked the magistrate how his client was in jail while his co-accused walks freely, after being charged with murder and remanded. Edmond made claims of seeing Denhart walking freely outside of the CID Headquarters at Eve Leary in Georgetown. The Magistrate asked if there was
any evidence to prove what he was saying was true and Edmond opted to show the Magistrate a photo he had of the prisoner roaming freely on the road. Magistrate Artigarequestedto see the photo and even had the special prosecutor in the matter have a look. The prosecutor said the quality of the photos was poor and was hard to verify. However, the special prosecutor told the court that Denhart could not be kept at the New Amsterdam Prison for security reasons and that the State intends to use him as a witness; and he is a co-accused and made an application that he be transferred to Lusignan Prison. Based on what the prosecutor related, Magistrate Artiga said she will ensure that Denhart is on remand, when being questioned. The person who brought Denhart to court could not say whether he was brought from New Amsterdam Prison or Eve Leary. The prosecutor requested two weeks for statements to be completed, with the intention of returning on August 29.
Several US Congressmen, senior military officials for Guyana visit United States Congressmen and senior military officers will be on a familiarisation visit here within the coming weeks. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, made the disclosure yesterday during a post-Cabinet briefing. While he was not able to confirm any names, he did say that this visit signals a growing confidence in the relationship between the US and Guyana. He noted that “it signals a very clear indication of Guyana’s importance on the international scene.” “There are a growing number of US businesses in Guyana, hence, the lawmakers may want to have a first-hand look at what is taking place,” the State Minister said. Arrangements are currently being put in place for the visit. Minister Harmon said further details on the persons comprising the team will be provided shortly. He also stated that the visit will be a short but important one.
SOCU receives request for criminal charges... From page 14 the DHBC, Rawlston Adams signed the agreement without the approval of the DHBC Board. LievenseCSO was one of 23 companies that responded to a November 2015 advertisement from the Ministry for the feasibility study for the new Demerara River Bridge. Twelve companies were shortlisted and were requested to submit detailed proposals. Only two companies submitted detailed proposals as requested. The Ministry noted that having reviewed the two proposals, an evaluation Committee deemed one of the two detailed submissions as being inconsistent with what was required, and the other, far in excess of budget, even after negotiations with the bidder. Consequently, the Ministry noted, with the agreement of the NPTAB, it annulled the tender process. According to the Ministry, this then left the Government “in a most peculiar situation of having faithfully and dutifully executed the outlined procurement process and having yielded zero result for a project which is of national importance”. The Ministry admitted that an unsolicited proposal was received from LievenseCSO Infrastructure & Environment with Econovision and Ace Consultancy. The Ministry stated that the proposal satisfied the government’s requirements. Further, it was noted that given the relevant time constraints, it was felt that it was in Guyana’s interest to take advantage of the proposal.
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Pastor charged for assaulting ‘unfaithful’ wife A Pastor who allegedly grabbed his wife by the head and pushed her down was yesterday arraigned before a City Magistrate where he was charged and released on $30,000 bail. Fifty-year-old Hansel Calistro, of Citrus Grove, Port Kaituma, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman. It is alleged that on August 13, last, at Bus Park, Port Kaituma, he unlawfully assaulted Della Calistro, his wife. The second charge stated that on the same day and at the same location, he made use of threatening language towards Della Calistro. He denied both charges after they were read to him by the Magistrate. In addressing the court, the man stated “These are merely allegations. My wife is unfaithful and on that day in question I found her wrapped up in the arms of the counsellor. I am very
embarrassed, because we have been married for the last 26 years.” The man, who cried throughout the court proceeding, went on to tell the court that on August 13 last, he arrived home and was informed by his children that his wife had left the house and never returned. He added that he then went in search of his wife, a n d o n a r r i v al at the counsellor’s home, he saw a padlock on the door of the premises. He then made checks around the premises and he peered through a window and saw his wife wrapped up in the arms of the counsellor. Calistro told the court that he called out for his wife and she exited the house and walked past him without saying anything. He further stated “She left me with the seven children and she hasn’t returned home since.” Police Prosecutor, Quinn Harris, stated that on August 13 last, the victim was
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preparing to leave home when her husband threatened to follow her. The woman then left the house and later that day the defendant saw her leaving a friend’s home and he grabbed onto her head and pushed her to the ground. The woman then went and reported the matter to the Port Kaituma Police Station and the pastor was arrested. He was instructed to make
his next court appearance on August 22. Meanwhile, before the same Magistrate, a miner, who allegedly dealt his reputed wife several slaps across her face and also struck her in the face with a cellphone, was slapped with four charges. Troy Hoyte, 35 of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara denied all the allegations and was released on $120,000 bail.
The first charge read that on August 14, last, at Floor Road, Port Kaituma, he unlawfully assaulted Jennifer Boyer. It was further alleged that on the same day at the Port Kaituma Police Station, he unlawfully assaulted Boyer, so as to cause her actual bodily harm. The third charge stated that on August 14 at Floor Road, Port Kaituma, he threatened Boyer. And a fourth charge alleged that on August 14 last, at the Port Kaituma Police Station, he behaved in a disorderly manner. Hoyte pleaded not guilty to all the allegations after they were read to him. The court Prosecutor had
no objection to bail being granted to the defendant. Facts presented to the court stated that on August 14 last, Hoyte arrived home under the influence of alcohol and inquired about a bite mark he saw on his daughter leg. The court heard that when Boyer told him how the child received the bite mark, Hoyte became annoyed and dealt her several slaps across her face. She then ran to the station to report the matter and while leaving the station, he approached her and hit her in her face with a phone. He was then arrested. He too was instructed to make his next court appearance on August 22 for assignment.
Inquiry to be held into alleged police shakedowns of mining camps Amid allegations of harassment and shakedown by certain elements of the police force, the administration yesterday disclosed that it will be launching a Commission of Inquiry (CoI). The disclosure will come almost a week after news that a Brazilian miner was shot in the back of his head at Puruni, Region Seven, by a policeman. The policeman and his colleague had reportedly left their post, travelling hours to outlying areas, checking for papers at the different mining camps. One of the policemen, now in custody, is claiming that he shot at the Brazilian mining after coming under fire himself. However, eyewitnesses are claiming that the shooting was done in cold blood. On Wednesday, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) called on President David Granger to “establish a Commission of Inquiry into the ongoing neglect, corruption, shakedown and extortion and now murder of miners at the hands of the security forces and appointed government officers”. Yesterday, questioned about whether the administration would be willing to consider the call,
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, said that the Ministry of Natural Resources will be overseeing the CoI. Harmon, who has oversight into aspects of the country’s security, via the Defence Board, noted that the question of security in the hinterland is one they pay close attention to. Harmon pointed out that it was only a few months ago that Government approved the reorganization of police command areas, to ensure a greater level of command responsibility in the hinterland. It was stressed that the large borders between Guyana and Venezuela and Guyana and Brazil pose major challenges. To help boost the police and army presence in the hinterland and border areas, the Ministry of Natural Resources has established a corps of wardens, which is an additional element in the security which is provided to the hinterland areas. Recently, the army also acquired two fixed wing aircraft which will assist in surveillance over the hinterland locations. Currently, Harmon said, there is aggressive exploration of drone use for applications in the security area. (Continued on page 27)
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Plans unveiled for Berbice Expo and Trade Fair Launched under the theme, “Advancing Economic Progress through Professional Standards and Entrepreneurship”, the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) yesterday rolled out plans f o r t h i s y e a r ’s B e r b i c e Expo and Trade Fair. The launching saw extensive focus on the Ancient County’s economic growth. Regional Chairman, David Armogan, addressing a gathering of representatives of various business entities within the region, highlighted that while the Berbice Expo offers individuals an opportunity to showcase their goods and services, it comes at a time when the economy of the region is on a decline. Armogan accentuated that businesses have been compla i n i n g “ w i t h r e gards to sale and profitability”. He took the time to emphasize that it may be time to put things in perspective and reflect on what needs to be done “to bring the Berbice economy back to some footing”. Focusing his attention on agriculture within the region, he underlined that, “it is time for us to start
expansion programmes. I know the #57 Village road programme has been on the cards for the last two years, but we also need to look at the second phase of the Black Bush Polder programme, there is a need for the expansion of the scheme, but perhaps when the oil funds start to roll in then that would be something that we need to look at”. According to Armogan, youths from Black Bush Polder are prepared to “heed to the President’s call to go to the land. But where is the land?” He emphasised that the main issue is the availability of land for agricultural purposes. He further posited that manufacturing and agro processing are also important to the region because “if you want to have increased agriculture production then it must be complemented with agro processing industry”. The Chairman went on to applaud the Ministry of Social Protection for rolling out several programmes regarding small businesses that are targeting key areas in Region Six. He underscored, “although it is dominated in
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Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin (sitting second from left) with businessmen and other officials at the Berbice Expo launch. some areas which are progovernment, it is a step in the right direction, in a sense that you are trying to build capacity. I’ve seen the talk of money being allocated to build huge pig
pens in some areas, practicals to make blocks, and many other programmes”. This he said is commendable to assist in building a village economy, but at the same time while that is being done, it must be considered that building a village economy with small plots of land cannot do well and is categorized as subsistence agriculture. He added that more emphasis should be placed on commercial agriculture while moving away from subsistence agriculture. ”All we are doing is eating and living and we are not growing our country. In fact, some of us are not even eating these days”, Armogan stated. Meanwhile, newly appointed president of the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC), Poonai Bhigroog questioned whether Berbice will benefit from the oil and gas boom expected to take place. He also touched on agriculture by stating that while the demand is there for rice there are other areas to focus on. ”There is still interest into unconventional methods in farming, I know over the years they have been
trying to get an airplane so that we can spray and so forth, that can help to drive the industry forward. Presently if you go to some of the dams, and if you look at the rice sector, some of the dams are impassable. These are some of the things as a chamber of commerce that we want to look at”, the president said. He stated that the Chamber is lobbying to have a model farm for youths to create a future for them at an early stage. It was also highlighted that they are also looking to establish a youth chamber, with some persons already signed up. Speaking on the upcoming expo, he mentioned that for this year’s event they are looking to replicate or even surpass the success of 2017. He stated that approximately 23,000 persons visited the expo in 2017 and there were 120 exhibitors. Giving brief remarks was Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, who asserted that Berbice businesses should drive the county’s economy. He added, “This doesn’t mean we do not need foreign investment or
foreign businesses in Guyana. We need foreign investors to undertake large-scale projects that we can’t finance locally, we need foreign investors in areas where we lack expertise and experience and know-how, and we also need foreign investors who understand the international markets”. Gaskin stated that although those international investors are welcomed, it is pivotal to encourage local companies to form partnerships and joint ventures with foreign businesses. He stressed that the role of the Berbice expo is an important one, since it has to adapt to a changing time and a changing economy. ”While this may not happen naturally, I believe that the organisers of the event can also drive that change, and I was therefore happy to see that in the theme of this year’s event, there is a reference to professional standards and entrepreneurship”, Gaskin noted. Gaskin also used the opportunity to enlighten those present about the green paper on the Natural Resource Fund. He encouraged the chamber to share their proposals and even their support on the new development. He closed by endorsing the event. The Berbice Expo and Trade Fair, slated for October 5-8, is being held for a 14th year. The price for entry will be $500 for adults and $300 for children. International artistes are set to entertain along with the much anticipated fireworks feature.
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Vietnamese welder found dead on construction site An overhead view of where the body was found. Area circled shows bloodstains.
The building where the man was working on when he was found dead. A Vietnamese welder working on a construction site for Orchid Garden Hotel & Bar, a Chinese investment located at Track ‘J’ D’Urban Backlands, adjacent to the Chinese Embassy, was found dead around 19:00 hrs on Wednesday at the worksite. The man who has since been identified as 32-year-old Nguyen Nigoc Anh, was said
to have been living and working on the construction site for some time now. The man’s body was discovered by another employee at the construction site, in a pool of blood at the base of the building. When this publication visited the scene, the area where the body was found was cordoned off with red
tape. There were two visible bloodstains, one of the bloodied areas covering some seven feet in diameter, and another some fifteen feet away, was just one foot in diameter, both at the base of the five-storey building. When workers on the site were questioned as to what they witnessed, the men all said they had left early on Wednesday
The area was cordoned off by investigators
Inquiry to be held into alleged ... From page 16 The minister noted that the recent shooting death of the miner is more an aberration rather than the norm. “The norm is for the police to provide security for the citizens, including miners. Some miners have security personnel which supplement what the Guyana Police Force is doing. Ultimately, the duty lies with the police,” the minister disclosed. According to Harmon, it is the stance of the government to ensure that every unnatural death is followed by an inquiry to determine the circumstances. GGDMA on Wednesday says it is “condemning in the strongest possible way” the alleged extra-judicial killing, by the Guyana Police Force, of the miner in the Puruni area. “This is the latest in a series of contemptuous actions being meted out by the Government of Guyana against the mining industry, starting even at the highest
level,” the mining association said in a strongly worded statement. According to reports, Brazilian miner, Estevao Costa Marques, 29, was shot dead in a Puruni mining camp, Region Seven, over the weekend, by two cops who apparently were not supposed to be there. Brought to the city, the policemen are being accused of shooting the miner from behind. According to the association, when the Minister of Finance takes to the media to “bemoan and lament” the dismal performance of the Guyanese economy, he must also address the outstanding issues under his portfolio that are negatively impacting the industry and then “look squarely in the face of his colleagues who, for the last four years, have mismanaged and neglected the industry which carried Guyana on its back. No one in the Government is doing anything to help miners, they are just applying pressure. We are demanding our respect”.
after rain caused work to be aborted. No one at the site was able to say if the welder stayed alone in the zinc-enclosed area that represented his living quarters. The Guyanese workers on the site said the man kept to himself, and spent most of the day welding areas on the mostly steel building. Speculation is that the man fell from the first story of the building, but investigators seem to be having problems with how the bloodstains are located and
the distance apart, and the fact that strange marks were found on the body. This has caused the police to detain two individuals to assist with their investigations. The building that oversees the Chinese Embassy is said to be owned by the proprietors of “China Trading” from Robb Street. Attempts to get an interview from the owners of the property have proven futile. The police issued a statement indicating that they are “investigating the circum-
stances surrounding the death of a male Vietnamese whose lifeless body was discovered about on Wednesday in the compound of a construction site where he was working and residing. The site is located at Track ‘J’ D’Urban Backlands”. They also stated that a laceration was seen on the back of the head. The body is presently at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation mortuary awaiting a post mortem examination.
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Ansa McAl records 58 percent loss in Guyana - Chairman Trinidad (Newsday) - The TT economy appears to be showing “slight improvement,” Ansa McAl chairman Norman Sabga has said. “The fact that (our profits are) up three per cent locally would indicate to us that things are improving or we are getting a larger piece of the market,” Sabga told a shareholder’s meeting for the company’s half year financial results, at Tatil, Port of Spain on Tuesday.
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The region’s biggest conglomerate reported a five per cent increase in revenues and profits for the first half of 2018. Revenue was $3.06 billion, up from $2.9 billion year on year. Profit before tax was $454 million, up from $432 million; and profit after tax was $323 million, up from $307 million. Sabga said revenue was driven by three sectors: automobiles, beverages and consolidated buildings and services throughout the group. Apart from Trinidad, the company recorded increased profits in the US (19 per cent); St Kitts (17 per cent); and Grenada (11 per cent). Barbados recorded a 31 per cent loss, while Guyana recorded a 58 per cent loss. The company was “significantly affected” by the economic situation in Barbados, Sabga said. He was, however, still optimistic about the opportunities in that country. “There are valleys and peaks and we tend to, as an organisation, come out better out of the recession than when we went in. You need to start looking at your whole organisation, whole value chain, whole method of operation and competing on that basis,” Sabga said of the economic environment there. The situation in Guyana, he said, was a result of “retooling” the businesses for greater market penetration and he expected it to rebound quickly. Regionally, he said, Ansa is seeing “good uplift” in other markets but overall, their percentage is fairly small compared to TT. “Overall, the TT market is by far our largest market. Part of our strategy to invest in other economies going forward. It’s not going to happen overnight,” Sabga said.
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Man accused of shooting friend over woman A vendor, who allegedly shot his friend in the stomach after accusing him of having an affair with his woman, was yesterday slapped with an attempted murder charge. Hugh Junor, 39, appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. He was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on July 12, last, at Breda Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, he discharged a firearm at Charles Stoby with intent to murder him. The court heard that on July 11, last, at about 20:00 hrs, Junor went to his girlfriend’s home and he saw his girlfriend and the virtual complainant (Stoby) in a compromising position. The court heard that an argument then ensued between Junor and Stoby, and Junor left the premises in a ‘fit of rage’ Prosecutor Quinn Harris
Hugh Junor further related that on July 12, last, Stoby was riding his motorcycle along Leopold Street. He then turned into Breda Street, where Junor called out his name and discharged two rounds from
QC boy challenges... From page 20 my mom, 'oh, buy this science book for me or buy that science book for me'. I was really enthused about it,'” related Christian. In fact, he disclosed yesterday that “When I was younger I expressed I wanted to be an astronomer and work at NASA, because I was always fascinated by the planets, stars, moon...studying that would just be a dream for me.” But as the years went by, Christian said, “My plans have kind of changed from when I was younger. I think I want to be an orthodontist, probably, but I still have a passion for astronomy.” Even as he considers his ideal career path, the next step for Christian is to complete the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination at QC. “These next two years in Sixth Form I'm actually going to focus harder about what I actually want to do in life, because I am not really sure as yet. So I will take these two years to focus and decide on what I really want to do and then I will decide on colleges,” said Christian, who is hopeful that he will be able to land a government scholarship. Christian parents - FayAnn Simpson-Pile and Nigel Pile – could not conceal their excitement yesterday. Simpson-Pile, a trained teacher, said of her son, “since he was much younger I recognised that he was a gifted child and because I recognised that, I always pushed him to do his best.” In fact Nigel Pile, a businessman, noted that because he too recognised his son's ability, he encouraged his wife to stay at home and personally help to tutor Christian. As he considered his son's outstanding perfor-
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2018 National CSEC top performer, Christian Pile mance, the businessman added, “today is Christian's day; this is his moment. He has done extremely well...the fact that he has been able to accomplish 100 percent of what he did is really important. It is even more important that he has gotten to be the top student for the country, and I think that is a great achievement for him.” “We knew that he was going to be in the top-10 at least. I knew that and I confidently could have said that to anyone,” added Simpson-Pile who has been battling to control her emotions ever since learning of her son's accomplishment. “It is a mix of emotions. Sometimes I want to cry, I am elated, I am happy there are so many emotions that are bubbling inside of me, and I am just so proud of him,” said Simpson-Pile. She continued, “I know that he worked hard and did everything possible that he could have, and I am happy he was able to accomplish this.”
a gun in his direction, one hitting him in the stomach. He then fell to the ground in an unconscious state and was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and was admitted at the institution. The Prosecutor said that Stoby spent two weeks in hospital. A report was then made at the station, an investigation was carried out, and the defendant was arrested and charged. The Prosecutor objected to bail being granted to the defendant on the grounds of the serious nature of the offence, the penalty the charge attracts and the fact that a gun was used. The Prosecutor’s objection was upheld by the Magistrate and the defendant was remanded to prison. He will make his next court appearance on August 22 before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for assignment.
Jagdeo alleges plot to undermine PPP at LGE Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo has called on the Guyana Elections Commission, (GECOM) to launch an investigation into reports of a plot to undermine the stakes of PPP at the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE). During his weekly press conference, the opposition leader accused elements associated with the ruling party of employing efforts to gerrymander Local Authority Areas (LAAs) in what Jagdeo has described as a bid to reduce PPP/C success at the elections. “Without any consultation with the NDCs (Neighbourhood Democratic Councils) he has just unilaterally created these new bodies, but what is even more insidious is that in 14 NDCs he has tampered with the constituencies. They have resorted to gerrymandering the boundaries and to creating new NDCs favourable to the APNU+AFC to make it look like they have won more areas,” Jagdeo told reporters. He noted that the party met
with the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, to get clarity on the new areas ahead of the LGE which is set for November 12th. The opposition had earlier accused the Guyana Elections Commission of keeping them in the dark on such matters. “I find it unacceptable that until now we don’t have precise boundaries in many of these areas and no process of consultation which we believe in a basic tenet of good governance has been embarked upon.” Jagdeo also expressed surprise at plans to merge two large constituencies in the Bush Lot area, rather than merging smaller ones to reduce the number of constituencies. He stated that the party is being told that there is no requirement to consult at the level of GECOM, hence the election body is moving ahead with some changes that may see the merger of several large constituencies in areas that are controlled by
the PPP. “They are merging the largest ones, because those are controlled by the People’s Progressive Party, so it is clear gerrymandering,” he stated. The Opposition Leader noted that while the Government boasts about the practicing a ‘bottom up approach’, the expansion of the local authority areas is contrary to the commitment. “It is Bulkan, who with the approval of his Cabinet, unilaterally decided that they were going to establish several new Local Government bodies, without consulting with anyone on the ground; without consulting with any of the political parties in parliament,” Jagdeo stated. At the 2016 LGE, there were 71 Local Authority Areas which comprised six Municipalities and 65 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs). Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan has communicated to GECOM that Government has undertaken to increase the areas to 80.
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Guyana team depart for Goodwill games in Barbados A confident Guyana team departed yesterday for the Goodwill games swimming championship which will be held in Barbados starting today and concludes on Sunday. Members of the Guyana contingent went through their paces yesterday morning prior to the opening ceremony. Among those representing
Guyana are Aleka Persaud, Amber DeGoeas, Andrew Jordon, Antonio Rodrigues, Ariel Rodrigues, Daniel Scott, Dean Spencer, Ethan Gonsalves, Hashim Mohamed, Kayla Hardy, Shareefah Lewis, Zara Crane, Sofia Pinol, Paul Mahaica, Monique Watson, Vidjas Mohamed, Sion Jeffers, Patrica Mahaica, Giselle Crane and Jeremy Sookram.
Members of the Guyana team prior to their departure.
BV stun Tucville... Friday August 17, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) The influence of the planetary aspects will bring an end to any lethargy you've been feeling, Aries. It's an excellent day to head outside and do something active. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Take charge of your health today, Taurus. You'll likely wake up feeling energetic. Take advantage of the energy boost from the planetary movements to actively do things that maintain your sense of well-being. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) If you saw something in a craft shop or art studio that you'd like to buy but can't afford, consider making it, Gemini. CANCER(June21–July22) It's the perfect day to head outside, Cancer. You'll likely be feeling positive and energetic, and the fresh air, sunshine, and physical activity may be long overdue. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) It won't be surprising if you're frustrated with a close friend or partner who's far less ambitious than you. The energy in the air can emphasize your dynamic ways of reaching goals and achieving success. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) See about using your good relationships with friends and loved ones to get group activities going today, Virgo. You're probably feeling great, and the idea of socializing appeals to you. See about inviting people over for supper or cards.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) If you lack a regular exercise routine, today's a great day to remedy that. Exercise doesn't have to exhaust you or hurt. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Put your ambition into action today. The day's planetary aspects should find you feeling energetic and positive, so take steps to achieve your goals. Nothing will happen if you don't actively pursue them. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Don't hesitate when it comes to taking on a project or making plans today. Extra energy will complement your organizational skills, making a perfect combination for handling almost anything. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Today should go well for you, Capricorn. Expect to feel a renewed energy and fresher perspective, especially concerning anything work related. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Today you may feel very creative and ambitious, Aquarius. You might want to use this energy to work on an artistic project, or you may choose to channel it into such activities as organizing your home or workspace. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Don't be surprised if you feel super today, Pisces. Chances are good that you'll enjoy renewed physical strength, with energy to spare.
From page 36 scored in the final and 60th minute of the match, to give his team some consolation and respect, as the match concluded in BV’s favor 3-1. Today, Mahaicony will battle with BV in the final preliminary match from 21:30 hours at the BV Playground. Below is the points table, prior to the final preliminary round set for today.
Pre-Olympiad One Day... From page 37 as former National Jr. CM Taffin Khan, CM Sheriffa Ali, Loris Nathoo, Glenford Corlette, Nellisha Johnson and Sasha Shariff who just participated in CAC Women’s Championship. Other senior players such as Frankie Farley, Chino Chung, Davion Mars, CM Ronuel Greenidge and others are expected to come out and test the abilities of our national players. Along with top junior National Junior Champion Joshua Gopaul, Jaden Taylor and Ghansham Allijohn will be looking to make their mark as well. The event will be held tomorrow at the National Sport Resource Center (Racquet Center) and the registration fees are $1,000 adults and $500 children. Registration begins at 13:00 hrs (1pm) and the first pawn is expected to be pushed from 14:00hrs (2pm). Interested persons can call Mr. Mohammed at 6641650 for more details.
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Ogle Cricket Club Academy concludes
Participants with coaches and organisers following the closing ceremony. The Ogle Cricket Club on the East Coast of Demerara successfully hosted a one week academy for male and female cricketers between the ages of 9-15. The Academy which was attended by 50 students from various clubs on the East Coast of Demerara concluded
on Tuesday last with a simple ceremony where participants were given certificates for their efforts. The programme which was done in collaboration with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) was sponsored by Scotia Bank and Rubis-Bel Air.
Apart from learning the basics of the game such as batting, bowling and fielding, the youths also benefitted from lectures done on the topics such as laws of the cricket, HIV/AIDS, health and nutrition, discipline, importance of education, scoring, table etiquette and child care.
Sessions were conducted by former Guyana senior allrounder David Harper and Latchman Yadram with assistance from, National female player Heema Singh, Jitlall Jowahirlall, Anil Persaud, Ashmul Ali and umpire/match referee Moses Ramnarine. Speaking with Kaieteur
Sport yesterday, President of the East Coast Cricket Committee (ECCC) Ashmul Ali said the camp was well organised and the youths have shown improvement throughout the clinic. He added that the camp was designed to help produce well-rounded individuals and
expressed gratitude to the GCB, sponsors and other individuals who assisted in making the camp a success. Ali stated that it is sessions like these that great cricketers are born and indicated the ECCC U15 tournament will commence tomorrow. (Zaheer Mohamed)
Green Machine names squad for Colombia’s Americas Rugby Challenge The 2018 America’s Rugby Challenge will be contested at the Estadio Cincuentenario in Medellin, Colombia from the August 24 to September 1 and with one week before the team departs, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has announced the squad that will be involved in the competition. Ye s t e r d a y, a t t h e Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) head office in Lilliendaal, the GRFU announced Ryan Gonsalves as the captain of the 26member squad which includes Jason Tyrell, Allain Crawford, Rondel McArthur, Kevon David, Grantley Wi l l i a m s , Richardson Staglon, Jamal Angust, Cloyed Prowell, Lancelot Adonis, Avery Corbin, Claudius Butts and Godfrey Broomes. Also making the squad are David Garnett, Joseph Rahaman, Cyon Kitt, Ahmad Isaacs, Vallon Adams, Walter George, Sean Phillips, James Osborne, Daniel DeAbrue, Toby David, Selwin Henry and O’Neil Charles. Guyana will open the tournament with a clash against
Intra-squad training by the national rugby 15s team.
host Colombia on August 26, and will also face Paraguay and Mexico. The Americas Rugby Challenge is following in the footsteps of the successful Americas Rugby Championship, which will
have its fourth season of competition this coming February/March. The competition was created by Rugby Americas for development teams in the Rugby Americas North and Sudamérica Rugby regions.
Paraguay and México will open the tournament on Sunday, August 26, while hosts Colombia will tackle Guyana to conclude the first round of the tournament. Guyana will play Paraguay in the second round
while the final round, on Sunday, September 1, will see Mexico clash with Guyana, and Colombia versus Paraguay being the closing match. The winners will be the team accruing the most points.
This Americas Rugby Challenge will provide Guyana, Colombia, Mexico and the Paraguay with international competition to aid their development, as well as promote the growth of rugby across the continent.
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‘Screw’ Richmond Foundation’s Canada donates tops and balls to Linden schools
Millers Medical, Intel, Nick Pro support Linden swimmers for Barbados Goodwill Meet
From left Mary Chung-Phillips, Tyrone Peters and Terona Lowenfield. From left James ‘Gads’ Dennis, Kevin DeJonge and Dellon Peters with the donation. Former football coach James ‘Gads’ Dennis of the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Foundation‘s Canada Chapter on Wednesday made the final set of donations of a set of tops and a football to the reigning ‘Screw’ Richmond Linden Under-18 champions Christianburg Secondary School at his local residence in Retrieve. Linden. Collecting the tops and football was coach of the multiple champions Dellon Peters who thanked Dennis for the gesture by the North America-based ‘Screw’ Richmond Foundation in the presence of the Guyana Chapter’s Coordinator Kevin DeJonge. Dennis last week had
donated tops and balls to the St. Aidans, Wismar Hill, One Mile and Regma Primary S c h o o l s . Apart from Christianburg Wismar Secondary receiving a set of tops, the other three top performing secondary schools namely New Silvercity Secondary, Linden Foundation Secondary and the Private Schools Combined also were recipients from the Canadian organization. In an invited comment Dennis said the ‘Screw’ Richmond Foundation sees the need to continue the push to have the players at school involved in playing the game. He said that there is where the nursery comes from and the
movement of players to the club level for further playing in league competitions. He acknowledged that former national striker Nigel Mice Cummings was playing a part to have the players involved at the club level through the Osmond Cummings Memorial Under-20 tournament which is heading to its final stage with the final set for August 26. DeJonge praised the contributions of Dennis and the Screw Richmond Foundation, while committing to the continued playing of the annual Screw Richmond Under-18 tournament for schools in the town.
Moments before the Guyana contingent of 56 swimmers left these shores yesterday for the Barbados Goodwill Meet set for this weekend, three of the swimmers from Linden and their coach were given an undisclosed cash donation to make their trip possible. The still to be launched business under the name Millers Medical, Intel and Nick Pro entity through its public Relations Officer Ms Terona Lowenfield made the presentation to President of the Torpedo Swim Club Tyrone Peters at the Watooka Club Pool. Ms. Lowenfield said that while they were still to start business in Linden, which will be soon, they felt it appropriate to lend support to the three swimmers, in Dean and
Ricardo Spencer and Fitzroy Thom and their coach Crystal Thom for the championship in Barbados. She said, “We are to start up pretty soon even though we don’t have a venue as yet, but pretty soon you will hear much more about us.” Among those gathered were two of the three swimmers, Ricardo and Dean Spencer and Coach Crystal Thom, Treasurer of the Torpedo Swim Club Mary Chung Phillips and parents and executives of the Linden based club. President Tyrone Peters said that the club appreciates the offer to help from Millers Medical, Intel and Nick Pro since they had sought sponsorship from several entities and few responded. Treasurer Chung-Phillips
recalled letters were written but donations received included $20,000 from the Linden Electricity Inc. and others from Dennis Mohammed, Horace James, Emmet Alves, an overseas donor and another from the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Linden. The one year old Torpedo swim Club of Linden’s swimmers on the National squad are Ricardo and Dean Spencer participating in the Under 8 category and Fitzroy Thom in the 15 to 17 category and their coach Crystal Thom. Selection to the national team by swimmers from the various clubs affiliated to the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association had to make the qualifying times to be eligible to compete at the Goodwill meet.
GMRSC KOTS 3
9-second class champion Raj Panday looking to climb the ranks International drag-racing will return in eight days for the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRSC) third King of the Strip (KOTS) drag race meet for the year which will speed off at the South Dakota circuit’s recently refurbished drag strip at Timehri. When the motor racing authority held their second drag meet of the year last April, Raj Panday and his Alteeza were unmatched in the ninesecond class and the racer has sent a stern warning to eight-second champion Shawn Persaud during a recent interview with Kaieteur Sport, stating that he will be coming for Persaud and his Toyota Caldina’s title. Panday is abuzz due to the fact that the strip has now been equipped with a launch pad and he explained that, “It’s going to help us put down a lot more power while giving us more control. Overall it will improve drag time and I expect the strip record to be crushed come next week Sunday.”
T&T’s Jeremy Rooks’ Nissan Laurel. He further explained that the only vehicles that he is wary of include Team Mohamed’s GTR that currently holds the strip record and Jeremy Rooks of Trinidad and Tobago
(T&T), Nissan Laurel ‘Tweety Too’. The KOTS 3 will see competitors from Suriname, T&T and Barbados going head to head with the local boys in a one day of scorching ac-
Raj Panday’s Toyota Alteeza. tion that gets underway from 09:00hrs. Admission to the venue will cost $1,000 for adults and $500 for children. The sponsors for KOTS 3 in-
clude Mohamed’s Enterprise, Ansa Mcal, B.M. Soat, ExxonMobil, Tropical Shipping, Del Ice Company, Japarts, Palm Court and Trans Pacific Auto Spares.
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Pepsi C’bean School Boys and Juniors Boxing C/ships starts this Evening at Gymnasium By Sean Devers From 18:00hrs this evening the place to be is the National Gymnasium for the third annual ‘Nuff Cuff’ Caribbean School Boys and Juniors Boxing Championships. Speaking yesterday at the Tower Suites about what promises to be an exciting weekend of pulsating fistic fury, President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle said the concept of this Championships was born in 2016 to place emphases on the Regional development of Boxing at the nursery leaving. Ninvalle said the hosting of this Championship cost $6 Million and informed that the GBA has been only able to acquire half of that so far. “This could not have been done with the support of corporate Guyana and National Sports Commission (NSC) who played a major role as sponsor. We also thank DDL under their Pepsi brand as the tournament sponsor and the GOA, Bounty Farm, Hand-in-Hand and Tower Suites,” said the GBA Head. Ninvalle informed that Grenada might not be able to make the trip due to flight issues but confirmed that Trinidad & Tobago is expected to arrive at 07:00hrs today, while St Lucia arrives later in the day. “This tournament is crucial for
Britney McFarlane is the lone female in the Jamaican team providing the skills and exposure for Boxers at this age. Guyana Flyweight Keevin Allicock who won a Silver Medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games last year in the Bahamas came though the U-16 Boxing programme,” disclosed Ninvalle. Ninvalle noted that the U-16 Championships are held twice a month, while the just concluded
National School Boys and Junior tournament was used to select the Guyana team for tonight’s Championships. Guyana has won the Championships on both previous occasions but this year Guyana will be represented by its youngest team and for the first time females are included. They are Jelica Rodney (Savannah boxing gym Region 9), Alesha Jackman and Akea Lamazon. Ninvalle said this tournament is really to look at where the Caribbean is at this point at this level of Boxing. Also speaking at yesterday’s launching was Jamaican Coach Gilbert Vaz who informed that 17year-old Light Welterweight Boxer Daniel Hylton could not make the trip since he is preparing for University, adding that 16-year-old Britney McFarlane who will fight in the Lightweight division, is the lone female on the four-member team. Vaz, a former Boxer, thanked the GBA for holding this Championship and says Jamaica is in the process of taking a pattern from what is being done here. “The Nursery of Boxing is very important in producing Olympic Champions and Professional Boxers. What I have seen here on my
Shomari Wiltshire wins 2018 Steamer Gold tournament Guyana Junior and Caribbean Under-15 Champion Shomari Wiltshire, who is currently sponsored by Dunlop and a Banks DIH Rainforest Waters Brand Ambassador, is currently in the USA to attend a Summer Squash Camp which is to be held from August 20 – 24, 2018 at the Chatham Club in New Jersey and organized by Sunil Seth, current Guyana national player. Shomari is also undergoing personalised training under the tutelage of Sunil prior to participating in the squash camp. Over the last week-end Shomari entered the 2018 Newport Steamer Summer Gold Tournament. The tournament was held in Providence, Rhode Island at two venues; the St George’s School and the Portsmouth Abbey School. This was a Gold tournament and in the USA Gold tournaments are ranked second behind the Junior Championships (JCT) and according to the tournament information with 280 registered players made it one of the largest non JCT events in the country in 2018. Because Shomari had won the Finger Lakes Gold tournament in September 2017 and also due to the
accumulated points gained at the US Junior Squash Open in December 2017 he was seeded No 1 in the Boys Under-15 draw. In the first round he defeated Omar Cochinwala 11 – 2, 11 – 4, 11 – 5 and in the second round he defeated Isaac Mitchell 11 – 5, 11 – 1, 11 – 4 to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarter-finals he faced Ashton Monteiro who had finished runner-up in the Washington DC Gold held earlier in the summer. Shomari lost the first game 7 – 11 but bounced back to win the next three games 11 – 2, 11 – 6, 11 – 7. In the semi-finals he came up against Hollis Robertson who had won two Under-15 Summer Gold tournaments, the Washington DC Junior Gold and the 2018 Virginia Summer Gold and was seeded ¾ in the tournament. This would prove to be Shomari’s toughest match in the tournament. Shomari lost the first game 7 – 11 but rebounded to win the next two games 11 – 5, 11 – 6 and at 9 all in the fourth game Shomari was two points away from reaching his second Gold Under-15 final but he made an unforced
error and ended up losing the fourth game 9 – 11. In the fifth game Shomari trailed 1 – 5 but kept a cool head and staged a comeback to eventually win the fifth game 11 – 8. In the finals Shomari was pitted against the number 2 seed Robert Avram but this game would prove to be an anti-climax after the semi final matchup the previous evening. Shomari easily won in straight games 11 – 6, 11 – 5, 11 – 2 to win his second US Gold tournament. Shomari would like to express gratitude to his sponsors Dunlop and Rainforest Waters, Coaches Carl Ince and Nyron Joseph, Kezqweyah Yisrael and the Top End team and also to Kathleen Paul, massage therapist as without their contributions his success would not have been possible.
previous trips is the development of Boxing through a strong youth programme and that is why Guyana have the best youth Boxers in the Caribbean,” said Vaz, a National Boxing Coach who has been involved in Coaching for 10 years. Director of Sports Christopher Jones said the NSC has given the use of the Gymnasium at no cost and in addition to providing Cash, has collaborated with the Ministry of Social Cohesion to provide Transportation and meals for the young Boxers. He also praised NSC’s Hinterland Coach Orlan ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers for his work in setting up Boxing Gyms in Regions 1, 7, 8 & 9 as the NSC works to help in the development of Boxing across Guyana. “If our Budget request is approved this year we plan to upgrade the Andrew ‘Six Heads’ Lewis Gym in Albouystown to an International standard Gym. We have boxing gear that we are sending to the Agricola Boxing Gym,” said Jones, who was the shadow sports Minister when the PPP/C was in Government. Jones stressed that the deadline for the Associations submitting their budget is Monday and noted that GBA is among those that has already done so. Ticket for stands cost $500, while fans will pay $1,000 to access the
VIP section. The Guyana team: (Junior division) 44-46kg Richard Howard (fyf), 46-48kg Leon Moore (fyf), 45-57kg Christopher Romeo (VBG), 57-60kg Mark Crawford (fyf), 60-64kg Jamal Mercer (YA), 64-69kg Emanuel Pompey (YA), 69-75kg Jevon Thomas (CBG) Schools Boys, 44-46kg Joel Anthony (HE), Enoch Monroe (HE),Deron William (VBG), 52-54kg Patrick Harvey (fyf), 54-57kg Kurt Beckles (HE) (Novices) 60-64kg Shemar Morrison (fyf), 69-75kg Germain Williams (VBG), Female (12 -14), Alesha Jackman Female (15-16), Jelica Rodney (Savannah boxing gym) Region 9, Female (17-18), Akea Lamazon (PRBG) (COACHES): Sebert Blake (TD), Clifton Moore (VBG), James Walcott (HE), Joseph Murray( fyf), Floyd Grant (CBG) Team Jamaican: The five boxers are Ashawney Lawes (boys Featherweight), Arnold Anderson (Juniors 15-16 Lightweight), Ramone Chung (Junior 1516 Light Welterweight), Daniel Hylton (Youth 17-18 Light Welterweight), Jerome Ennis (Youth 17-18 Welterweight), while the only female on the Jamaica team is Britney McFarlane (Junior 15-16 Lightweight). The Manager is Kevin Stupart.
Trophy Stall rides with Guyana Cup 2018 - Rohan Oudit Construction also on board Guyana’s leading distributors in silverware, Trophy Stall, continued its support of horse racing by committing sponsorship to the 12th edition of the lucrative Guyana Cup horserace meet which gallops off at the Rising Sun turf club this Sunday with over $15million in cash and prizes up for grab. Rohan Oudit’s Construction Company as well has added their name to the list of sponsors supporting the mega horseracing event, the biggest on the local calendar. At the South Road location of the Trophy Stall, Proprietor, Ramesh Sunich, presented organiser, Nazrudeen Mohamed, with half a dozen trophies which will be awarded to top performers at this Sunday’s race meet at Number 6 village, West Coast Berbice. Mohamed expressed gratitude for the generous gesture by Sunich, while the owner
noted that he is always ready to support horseracing which attracts fans from all walks of life. This Sunday’s event which is dubbed as the most lucrative horserace meet in the nation have seen many fans and turfites preparing for anticipated keen rivalry between the jockeys in the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee and Rising Sun Turf Club collaborated initiative. The one-day meet set for Berbice is gaining traction both locally and overseas with a lot of sponsors ready to saddle up with the mega event and Trophy Stall and Rohan Oudit’s Construction Company joins a long list which includes Mohamed’s E n t e r p r i s e , I m p r essive Signs of New Amsterdam, Berbice, Discount Store, Hand-in-hand Insurance, Superbet, Gizmos and Gadgets, B.M. Soat, Mazi Night
Club, Hyper Malt and Rohan Auto Spares, Big L Lumber Yard, Banks DIH along with Elvis and D’ Emperor Trucking Services. The programme of events for the day will see the C Class event as the main attraction. The day’s full race programme reads as follows: 1) C class and lower, 1600m. Total purse: $3,875,000 2) 3yr old Derby 1100M – purse: $2,000,000. 3) G1 and lower 1400M – purse: $1,550,000. 4) H3 and lower 1100M – purse $1,350,000. 5) 2yrs old Guyana Bred 1100M – purse: $680,000. 6) I class and lower 1400M – Purse: $581,000. 7) J3 and lower 1400M. Purse: $485,000. 8) L class 1400M – purse $390,000. 9) L class 1400M – purse $390,000. 10) L class 1100M – purse $290,000.
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Three Peat Promotions /Guinness Cage Competition
Defending Champs Ol Skool Ballers through to knockouts - Round of 16 commences tomorrow Defending champions Ol Skool Ballers continued where they left off last Wednesday with another gutsy performance en route to a 4-3 sudden death penalty win over Hypers in what was an enthralling battle after regulation time had ended 22. Perennial small goal football favourites, Sparta Boss, didn’t have such a good night on Wednesday and are facing elimination in the group stage of the second annual Three Peat Promotions/Guinness Cage competition after suffering their second consecutive defeat on Wednesday night at the Haslington Market tarmac. Played before a large crowd that included top officials from major sponsor Queensway Security Services and Repsol representatives, the country’s most decorated team in the shorter version will have to win their next encounter by a large margin and hope to go through as one of four best third placed teams. Following a cruel 3-1 defeat at the hands of a resolute Alexander Village team that never looked intimidated against the big name ‘Sparta
Boss’ especially with the absence of their star forward, Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson, Sparta will now play the home team Haslington Hypers, who will also be aiming to win big to enter the round of sixteen set for Saturday following consecutive losses as well. Some of the teams that have advanced to the knockout also include Kitty Hustlers, Vryheid’s Lust, Albouystown and Leopold Street. The five-day tournament is being dubbed ‘the East Coast Best versus the Rest’ with teams from the East Coast corridor tackling the finest selection from Georgetown in an effort to foster integration among the participating communities and to create a better understanding among its inhabitants. Among the entities in support of the cause are: Banks DIH under its Guinness and Power Wine brands, Clarks footwear giants Chetsons, E-Networks Inc., KSM Investments, Yhip’s Bakery, Brass Aluminium & Cast Iron Foundry (BACIF), Ray’s Auto Sales, Y.K. Investments, Trophy
Stall, Express Shipping, Woodpecker Products, National Sports Commission, ‘C’ Division of the Guyana Police Force, Jai Signs & Auto Designs, Gaming Authority, Julius Variety Store and C & C Prestigious Styles. Please see the night’s complete results below Win in Normal Time-3 points Win on Penalty Kicks-2 points Game-1 BV-B-0 vs Vryheid’s Lust-0 Vryheid’s Lust won 2-1 on penalty kicks Game-2 Melanie-B-0 vs Plaisance-0 Plaisance won 3-2 on penalty kicks Game-3 Avocado Ballers-2 vs Paradise-0 Niandas Lyte-5th Sylvester Richardson-9th Game-4 Back Circle-3 vs Belfield Warriors-0 Jermaine Beckles-4th Akeemo Aaron-10th Selwyn Williams-12th Game-5 Leopold Street-1 vs Broad Street-0 Mark Jhalu-11th Game-7 Alexander Village-3 vs Sparta
GBA presents season Tickets to Gold Medalists - Urged to support the C’bean School Boys C/Ship
GBA President Steve Ninvalle presents season tickets to Clairmont Gibbon (middle) and Colin Lewis for winning C’bean Gold Medals. Fast rising Caribbean boxer Keevin Allicock who captured Silver at last year’s Commonwealth youth Games in the Bahamas along with Desmond Amsterdam have already been presented with season tickets for the threenight Pepsi Caribbean School Boys and Juniors Boxing
Championships as one the rewards for winning Gold medals. GBA’s President Steve Ninvalle said the GBA rewards every local boxer who wins Gold medals in Caribbean assignments with 20 tickets for international or Regional amateur boxing cards held in
Guyana. Yesterday at Tower Suites Colin Lewis the current Junior Caribbean Light Welterweight Champion, who won Gold in 2016 and Claremont Gibson, the 2016 junior Bantam Weight Caribbean Champion, were presented with the book of tickets by Ninvalle.
Part of the action between Sparta Boss and Alexander Village, at the Haslington Market Tarmac. Boss-1 Alexander Scorer Shem Porter-8th, 12th and 14th Sparta Scorer Sheldon Shepherd-4th Game-8 Tiger Bay-2 vs North East La Penitence-1 Tiger Bay Scorers Deon Alfred-4th Godfrey Powers-11th North East Scorer Doliyh Green-13th Game-9 Blazers-4 vs Victoria Eagles-0
Desmond Cottam-3rd, 6th and 10th Anthony Barrow-12th Game-9 Albouystown-2 vs Victoria Church Yard-0 Lennox Cort-2nd and 13th Game-10 Hustlers-5 vs Melanie-A-1 Hustlers Scorers John Waldron-4th 6th and 9th Sunny Sancho-11th and 13th Melanie Scorer Malachi Grannum-10th Game-11 Ol Skool Ballers-2 vs
Haslington Hypers-2 Ol Skool won 4-3 on sudden death penalty kicks Ol Skool Scorer Beres Parkinson-4th and 8th Haslington Scorer Nicosie McLeod-3rd and 12th Game-12 Uprising-1 vs Buxton Diamond-1 Uprising won 2-1 on penalty kicks Uprising Scorer Shamar Scott-5th Buxton Scorer Shamar Beckles-4th
BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement Emancipation Cohesion Football League
BV stun Tucville in their encounter The BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement Emancipation Cohesion Football League, which is largely sponsored by Bakewell/Lloyd W P Britton/G O Benjamin/ GLDA, NAREI, ROC and Roy’s Pharmacy continued with BV tackling Tucville under floodlights, at the BVPlay-ground on Republic Drive, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara. In what was closely anticipated to a precursor to the final turned out to be a night of memorable bewilderment, when home team BV, trampled top favorites, Tucville, to announce not only their presence, but their dominance. Home team, BV, wasted no time, and from the onset took the attack to the skillful
Teams MP Group A Eastveldt 2 Plaisance 2 Mahaica 2 St. John’s Basco Orphanage 2 Group B BV 2 Tucville 2 Mahaicony 2 GWI 2
(Left) Steven Miller and Delroy Deen Tucville players, seemingly throwing them into defence mode as the home team held the lion’s share of possession. As the match entered half time, BV had already dented the hopes of Tucville and fascinated the spectators, as
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they registered 3 unanswered goals, with Delroy Deen, Reon Hopkinson and Steveden Miller blasting the nets in the 10th, 14thand 18thminutes. In the second half, Tucville’s first round triple scorer, Kerry Barker, (Continued on page 32)
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Friday August 17, 2018
Fifty graduate from 11th Annual Republic Bank holiday Camp - Minister Dawn Hasting-Williams urges youths to make education a priority
Top student Allan Bangari receives his Award from Republic Bank Manager Eon Grant.
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ifty Grade Six S t u d e n t s preparing to enter Secondary School in early September, successfully completed the six weeks Republic Bank Summer Camp and graduated last weekend during an impressive ceremony hosted by the ten cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS. Minister of Public Affairs, Hon Dawn Hasting-Williams was the Guest Speaker at the event, which was also attended by Republic Bank, Rose Hall Town Branch Manager Eon Grant, Executives and Members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS and parents of the Students. Secretary/CEO of the RHTY&SC presented a comprehensive report on the Camp which started in early July, with sixty students registered. Ten students failed to complete the Camp due to several reasons but Foster hailed the 2018 Camp as the best ever due to the hard work and committment of Director Damon Vantull. The main objectives of the Republic Bank Camp are to
make sure that the students make a successful transition from Primary to Secondary, to promote the Club’s Say No/Say Yes Message and to assist the students to understand their roles as Mentors. Foster praised the outstanding work of the Director Damon Vantull and Asst Secretary Simon Naidu for their efforts in making the Camp successful. Vantull, a former Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Member volunteered his services and assembled a battery of educators across Guyana to teach the students on a wide variety of subjects that included Maths, English A, English B, Social Studies, Information Technology, Geography and Agriculture Science. The Students were also involved in a wide range of Career Lectures from several prominent Guyanese including Attorney-at-Law Charles Ramson Jnr, Asst Commander of ‘B’ Division and an Officer of Republic B a n k . Va n t u l l a l s o conducted sessions with the youths on topics such as Suicide, Drug Abuse,
The twelve top students pose with Min Dawn Hasting-Williams and Republic Bank Manager Eon Grant. Importance of Discipline and Personal Hygiene. The Students were also involved in several sporting sessions as well. Minister Dawn HastingWilliams in an inspirational feature address spoke widely on the Importance of Education and the role it plays in the lives of youths. Education, she stated open doors of opportunities and urged the youths to take advantage of her Government investment in the Educational System. She spoke broadly of President David Granger’s effort to make positive differences via his Five ‘B’ Campaign which includes boat, bicycles, books, breakfast and buses. She congratulated the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club on the outstanding work it was doing among youths in Berbice and urged others to emulate the Medal of Service Awardee. Republic Bank Manager Eon Grant stated that the Bank was pleased to be associated with the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and congratulated the graduates for successfully
Pre-Olympiad One Day Rapid Chess Tourney set for tomorrow at Racquet Centre The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) will be hosting a Pre-Olympiad One Day Rapid Chess Tournament tomorrow at the Racquet Centre. As our local national men and women’s team prepares for the 43rd World Chess Olympiad, which is slated to run from September 23rd - 06th October, 2018 in Batumi, Georgia, GCF will be testing these players with this rapid time control challenge. The tournament will be played as a 12
rounds competition where 4 rounds each of 15mins, 10mins and 5mins will be played. These time controls are the quicker versions of chess and players will be testing their time management skills along with their intuitive chess knowledge. Expected to participate is reigning National Champions CM Wendell Meusa and WFM Maria Thomas. They should be joined by other players from the national teams such (Continued on page 32)
completing the Camp. Republic Bank, he statured strongly believes in investing in education, sports and culture. Allan Bangari copped the Top Student Award prize with Antowne Walters,
Divya Singh, Kamini Looknauth, Ashmini Brijbasi, Leah Puran, Annah Puran, Noel Lewis, Delena Marks, Divy Gwalani, Avinash Kessa and Seeta Budraj completed the top twelve students who
received special prizes. Bangari collected a bicycle, trophy and medal, while each student at the Camp received a school bag from the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Patron’s Fund.
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Friday August 17, 2018
Golden Jaguars draw with Mangaratiba in first practice match The first competitive fixture of the Golden Jaguars on their “Train And Play” Tour of Brazil ended in a 2-2 draw against the Mangaratiba Club on Tuesday afternoon at the Estadio Municipal Jose Maria De Brito Barros ground. The host team drew first blood after a 0-0 first half score line but the Golden Jaguars returned the favour through a well-directed corner from Vurlon Mills that was headed in by Jake Newtown. An alert and nippy Job Caesar pounced on the ball after some sloppy work by the Mangaratiba Goalkeeper to tap the ball into an open goal but, soon after, the host team responded in like manner to ensure that the match ended in a draw. Head Coach of the team, Michael Johnson commented on the teams’ performance where all the players were used in the match: “We learnt a lot about the players in the match, the team formation and the way
we want to play moving forward. It was really good for us to get a look at the players in a competitive fixture of what our 23 is like.” The match also gave the technical team lots of platforms on which to base their future training. Following the match, the Coaching staff reviewed the game that was recorded by Asser Carel Donavon Lutu, the Performance Analyst & Head Scout, to determine the areas of excellence and those, which require more work. Technical Director Ian Greenwood was on hand to witness the match and offered his comments as the lead technical exponent of charting the way forward for Guyana’s football. He noted the game presented a good base for the coaching staff to assess the current ability of the players and the areas for improvement: “We saw a few bits of good inter-play in the middle third; some of the younger boys did well. Job Caesar offered a lot of energy when he came on so
Jake Newton heads in the equaliser during the match.
it’s good to see this crop of players but ultimately, it was down to the coaches to see where we are; we’ve got a lot of work to do ahead of September especially in the
final third, we need a lot more quality there.” Overall, TD Greenwoord noted that he is happy with how the camp is progressing and there would be a lot of
work in the coming days focusing on how they want to play in and out of possession. The Guyanese squad is on a historic camp ahead of
the kick-off of the Concacaf Nations League on September 6 against Barbados at the Leonora Track and Field Facility at 19:00hrs.
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Friday August 17, 2018
Mohamed’s Enterprise /ExxonMobil futsal
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ans are expected to flock the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) hard court in droves for the anticipated grand finale of t h e M o h a m e d ’s Enterprise/ExxonMobil fifth annual futsal tournament tomorrow. After six days of exhilarating play, two of the 20 teams entered into the competition will match skills for the grand prize of $600,000 and the championship trophy. Since the inception, Figgy Green Jaguars have been the fan favourites to win the title and their free scoring and expert skill moves and dribbling have not only carried them to the final but also given deserved tribute to their voluble supporters. The Jags recorded the biggest margin of victory in the tournament, 20-0, and in their semifinal triumph over Quiet Storm, they banged in 14 goals which could’ve been a higher figure but instead they show boated for the entire second half of
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Tomorrow’s finale expected to bring fireworks
the contest to add extra animation to their fans. Jags will be pitted against the young squad of Germans United. And, it will be wise to not underestimate the tenacity of the lads who have proven that they are a force to be reckoned with after making it thus far in Linden’s premier futsal tournament which has been sanctioned by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF). In their semifinal, a late goal help Germans edge out Goodfellas 3-2 to earn them their place in the final. One thing which is certain is that tomorrow’s final will have a lot of fireworks and the young squad of Germans is not to be underestimated. Action gets underway from 19:00hrs with Silver Shattas versus High Star (exhibition) followed by Quiet Storm versus Goodfellas in the third place playoff. The exhibition before the final will involve Harry’s Seven against Nut Genasyde.
Semifinal action between Germans (possession) and Goodfellas last Saturday at MSC hard court.
The runners-up will receive a handsome $250,000, third $100,000 and fourth place $50,000.
The sponsors of the tournament include Mohammed’s Enterprise, ExxonMobil, Bakewell,
Cell Smart, Power Producers & Distributors Incorporated (PPDI), Stag B e e r, D r a g o n S t o u t ,
Sankar’s Auto Works and Bumper to Bumper Services. (Calvin Chapman)
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GBA President Steve Ninvalle is flanked by DOS Chris Jones and Manager of the Jamaica team. Others are Dominican Ref Jozef Faddoyl (extreme right), and Terrence Poole (extreme left) and the Jamaican Boxers standing at yesterday’s launch.
Shomari Wiltshire Trophy Stall rides with Guyana Cup 2018 - Rohan Oudit Construction also on board wins 2018 Steamer Gold tournament P. 35
Shomari Wiltshire at the Steamer 2018 displays his accolade.
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Ramesh Sunich (right) and Nazrudeen ‘Junior’ Mohamed of the organising committee display the trophies sponsored by the Trophy Stall.
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