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Cautious optimism as Govt., Region 10 officials reach consensus US-based Guyanese kills wife, hides body Linden crisis …

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Arti Cameron goes for Brian Tiwarie sues Walter Willis for $200M Miss World crown today

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a n a g i n g Director of B K International, Brian Tiwarie, yesterday moved to the High Court against Walter Willis, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Public Works, seeking damages in excess of $200M for a letter written

by Willis, which accused Tiw ar ie o f f r au d u len t practices.

In his letter which was sent to Minister Ganga Persaud, Minister Norman W h i t t a k e r, P e r m a n e n t Secretary Collin Croal, Ms Karen Ehret and Marcello Basani, Willis has accused Ti w a r i e o f p r o d u c i n g fraudulent results of Surface Water Samples. However, Tiwarie claims that he had obtained those results lawfully from the Institute of Applied Science and Technology.

Tiwarie also claims that the said libelous statement reflects on the honesty, reputation, management and operations of the conduct of his business and has affected him in the conduct of his affairs and business, and is

Technical Advisor, Min. of Public Works, Walter Willis

Managing Director of BK International, Brian Tiwarie

reasonably calculated to disparage him in his business operations and to cause him financial loss and damage.

According to Tiwarie, the letter by Willis was maliciously and irresponsibly written by the defendant, and is calculated and designed to brand Tiwarie as a fraudster and a person whom the Government of Guyana and other agencies should have no dealings with.

Tiwarie is contending

that the said letter conveys the meaning that he carries on his business in a deceitful, crooked, corrupt, dishonest, illegal, improper manner and is calculated to reflect on his business reputation.

As a result of the said defamatory statement, Tiwarie claims that he has suffered irreparable loss and damage, and in addition to his claim for in excess of $200 million, he is also claiming aggravated and exemplary damages against Willis.

Miss Guyana Arti Cameron is looking to reverse this country’s failing fortunes at the Miss World Pageant, when the final of the pageant is held today in Ordos, China.

She has already won the People’s Choice Award by pageant website Missology, while soaking up attention in the international press.

Cameron, 23, holds a pre- med degree in biology with a minor in chemistry and plans to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a medical doctor. She has lived in three countries so far - Guyana, Jamaica and the United States - and considers herself a world citizen. She volunteers for and supports a number of causes including the Ruimveldt Children’s Aid Centre (in Guyana) and Now AfriCAN (an organization dedicated to helping children in post-war situations in Africa). She has also volunteered at the Hospital for Special Surgery, America’s leading orthopedic hospital, according to the US News and World Report.

Arti was elected to the Student Advisory Council La Guardia Community College (LAGCC). This was during her tenure as president of the Psychology Club of that college. She has been on the dean’s list multiple times at LAGCC and Hunter College— two campuses of the City University of New York. In Guyana, she was crowned Miss St. Joseph High School (Junior Queen) and deepened her passion for fashion and modeling, eight years before becoming Miss Guyana World 2011, and Guyana’s ambassador to Miss World 2012.

The pageant will be broadcast live from Ordos, starting at 8 am Guyana time on MTV 14/65.

Miss Guyana, Arti Cameron

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Linden shooting deaths…

Linden crisis…

Cautious optimism as Top Cop wants eyewitnesses - says ballistic tests Govt., Region 10 officials to step forward now being conducted reach consensus Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon last night expressed optimism that a solution to the one-month Linden crisis is in sight, following a meeting yesterday at the Office of the President between Government officials and a delegation from Region Ten. Solomon disclosed that the two sides formulated a document which addresses the key grouses of the citizens of Linden, such as the hiking of the electricity rates, lack of economic investments, and the absence of an independently-owned television station.

However, he also explained that the team representing Region Ten had only initialed the document, since a lot depends on the resolving of issues such as the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18 killing and injury of protesters.

“What we came away with from the Office of the President was the embracing of a position that is reflective

of the will and wishes of the people of Linden and Region 10,” Solomon told Kaieteur News.

“We haven’t signed the agreement; we initialed it.

Tomorrow (today) we want to go to the one-month anniversary meeting to say to the people that their struggles were not in vain; the struggles and sacrifices they made resulted in them acquiring the things that were denied to them for quite some time; which include the TV station and the Land Selection Committee.”

“After consultation with the principal stakeholders, who are the residents, we are satisfied that once these things will have been dealt with to their satisfaction, they themselves will come off the streets.

“To say that I am happy…

I will not use that word, for the reason that we still have three men who lost their lives; we still have many traumatised residents in our community, we still have a lot of injured,

GT&T warns of promotional scam The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) says it has received several customer complaints of a new telephone-related scam.

According to the company, persons are reportedly calling customers at random informing them that they have won GT&T BlackBerry handsets.

“These customers are then advised to visit GT&T’s Office to uplift their prize. To date, only wire line customers have been targeted, but mobile customers too need to be alert to this scam.”

GT&T said that it has no promotions for BlackBerry handsets.

“Any call which provides information to the contrary is malicious, misleading, and to be ignored.”

“We will spare no effort in seeking to identify and expose

the individuals behind this scam and intend to work closely with the Guyana Police Force in this regard. In the meantime, we are asking customers who receive any such call to lodge a report with our Call Centre Operators on 0488.”

GT&T also warned customers to protect themselves.

“Remember, do not give any personal information (name, address, place of employment, etc.) to unknown callers and, always try as far as possible to verify the identity of any person that claims to call on GT&T’s behalf.”

Sharma Solomon and what I will say is that I am satisfied that the struggle and sacrifices made by the people were not in vain.”

“We remain concerned that we would like to see the demilitarization of the community.”

A Government Information Agency (GINA) statement said that the agreement was initialled by Solomon, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Public Works Minister Robeson Benn, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon and Teixeira, APNU MP Vanessa Kissoon, Vice Chairman of APNU Rupert Roopnaraine and Aubrey Norton.

One major breakthrough was the agreement that the electricity tariffs in Linden will remain at the pre-July 1st 2012 rates and that the implementation of a future tariff regime in Linden will await due consideration of the findings and recommendations of a Technical Team.

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One month after the shooting death of three Linden protesters, Commissioner of Police (ag), Leroy Brumell, is appealing to eyewitnesses to “just come forward and say what you saw.”

“We can have this investigation completed as long as these eyewitnesses come forward. At this time I am appealing to them… if you saw what happened just come forward and say what you saw. Nobody is going to harass them,” Brumell told reporters yesterday.

The Top Cop revealed that statements have already been taken from ranks who were on the ground when the fatal shootings occurred, and said that his investigators are now awaiting statements from Linden eyewitnesses to wrap up investigations.

On July 18, as Lindeners protested the hike in electricity tariffs, three male protesters were shot.

Several demonstrators were also injured, including women. Reports are that shots were fired by police ranks deployed in the community to maintain order.

Further reports suggested that live rounds were used during the shooting. However, Brumell yesterday commented that reports reaching him were that the police only used “tear smoke and pellets.”

Asked if the live rounds reportedly discharged could have been from the lawmen’s guns, the Top Cop responded, “I can’t say; our weapons are being examined.”

Brumell revealed that several attempts have been made to locate Linden eyewitnesses. However, “they have not been forthcoming.”

“We’ve gotten all the statements from the Police

ranks. We are now trying to get the statements from the persons who saw.”

“Investigators are trying to get the persons (eyewitnesses) through a reputable lawyer, but this has been to no avail so far.”

According to Brumell, had it not been for those outstanding reports from eyewitnesses, the file would have already been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.

The commissioner said that investigating ranks tried going to homes in an attempt to hear from eyewitnesses.

Brumell stated that the force does not want to send forth a report with only statements from the police “we have to be impartial.”

He opined that Lindeners are “probably waiting for the inquiry.” Asked what investigators will resort to if eyewitnesses do not step forward, Brumell said that they will be then forced to do an interim report.

However he stressed that “we don’t have to get the whole of Linden, just a few who saw what occurred.”

When questioned about reports that groups might block East Coast thoroughfares today in protest over the shootings at Linden, the top cop stated that “we should let good sense prevail.” He asserted that it is “aching” that some of the leaders who “rile up” citizens are scared.

“They’re just going forward riling up the people and they who are riling it up

Commissioner of Police (ag), Leroy Brumell are not there. If you are a leader, stand up with the people. They are not leaders, they are scared.

If you are saying, hey, tomorrow block the road, you must be there with the people.”

Brumell expressed similar sentiments as it relates to the fatal shooting at Linden “they just rile up the people and gone.” In relation to any possible attempts at blockades today, Brumell said that the force would “have to deal with it. We are in a joint services mode. If the occasion arrives, we have to deal with it.”

Kaieteur News contacted police sources from the East Coast division who confirmed that they have noted the call for road blockage by leaders who spoke at a recent meeting in that vicinity.

Sources further disclosed that a divisional meeting was held and assured that systems are in place in the case of any eventuality.

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EDITORIAL By now, the largest batch of Cuban-trained doctors should have arrived in Guyana. The country was expecting some 250 of them by this month, rounding off the initial wave that went to Cuba on a programme brokered between President Bharrat Jagdeo and Cuban President Fidel Castro more than a decade ago.

These doctors, when fully trained (and that means after they would have completed their internship here in Guyana) should be more than enough to satisfy the nation’s health care needs. It would be interesting to see the total numbers of these doctors who should have boosted the ranks.

There was a time when doctors were not in any significant numbers. The main referral hospital, the Georgetown Public Hospital, was barely able to provide the service needed. People complained that they would have to wait at the Accident and Emergency Unit for hours before they could access any medical service.

It was not uncommon to hear people complain about going to the hospital and failing to see a doctor. In the face of this shortage, a number of private medical institutions sprang up and continue to thrive to this day.

There were rural clinics back then, mostly staffed by nurses, to cater for the minor ailments, particularly those suffered by children and pregnant women. Sometimes these clinics would get a visit from a doctor once a fortnight, but the number of patients often placed a strain on these doctors that they were reduced to dispensing some over-the-counter medicines.

In cases where the ailments were very serious, such patients were transferred to the main hospital, often too late for anything to be done to their condition. This should change dramatically. There should be more than enough doctors to staff these outlying clinics.

We know that there is a greater presence of doctors at the regional hospitals, but the rate of referrals still causes concern. One is left to wonder whether the desire to have more doctors stopped at the level of having them trained.

Facilities need to be in place to have these doctors perform to their maximum.

Just recently the media had cause to report on the woeful state of the West Demerara Regional Hospital. Nurses complained about the physical conditions which they said actually posed a threat to their safety.

There were similar complaints from other hospitals.

When confronted, the Minister of Health would either deny the existence of those conditions or would say that rehabilitative works are in progress. The sums of money spent on these hospitals are large, and one would expect that they would be in better condition.

We do know that millions of dollars are spent on the necessary drugs, but again we must question the procurement of these drugs and even their distribution. A few months ago when Kaieteur News focused on the cost of procuring some of these drugs, there was a hue and cry about the newspaper attacking something that did not exist.

To his credit, the Minister of Health did confirm that some of the drugs were sold to the government for as much as one hundred times the cost at source. To justify this, the supplier merely said that he fixed his price, and that it was for the government to refuse and to seek other suppliers.

Some doctors and even nurses would complain about shortage of drugs at their facilities. Investigations often revealed that someone was tardy with satisfying the requests. The result was that large quantities remained in the bids and had to be destroyed at great cost to the taxpayer.

Be those things as they may, one is still keen to know whether the nation has the number of doctors needed to provide basic medical care across the country. We see the large numbers of people who flock the various medical missions. When questioned, these people would talk about the cost of seeking medical help at the hospitals and of not getting the kind of attention they think they deserve.

As a source, the media could check with the Guyana Medical Council, but that body seems hard-pressed to keep track of the doctors on its register. Instead, the Ministry of Health should publish the names of its doctors and the clinics and hospitals to which they are assigned.

Being gay is an insult against God DEAR EDITOR, I read with interest in the newspapers and saw on the news about the ‘’Homosexuality and Gay Rights Bill’’ that many of our politicians and human rights activists are trying to pass in Parliament.

While many in CariCom are trying to establish the ‘’Gay-rights & Lesbian Rights Bill to be passed in its member states, including our country, they have failed to realise that passing such a bill is a direct violation of God’s Laws from Holy Scriptures and we will face some severe consequences from God Himself just like Sodom and Gomorrah when God destroyed them completely because they broke laws He gave to his prophet, Moses.

Those who are clamoring to pass this evil bill are trying to corrupt the morals of the world including our country.

We are living in the midst of a tremendous moral breakdown in our society; even heterosexuals and married couples are living in an open marriage lifestyle of ‘free love’ in all forms of sexual immorality such as fornication, adultery, incest, bi-sexualism, prostitution etc. that has destroyed the family value and moral principles of God’s words from Holy

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana, like all modern societies, is a rules-based society, that is to say, it is governed by the rule of law.

This incidentally is the defining characteristic of all modern societies without which societies could degenerate into what the English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, described as ‘a state of nature where there is war of all against all’.

Fortunately, societies by and large have evolved over the decades from authoritarian and dictatorial rule to stable democracies even though there are still some societies where there is an almost complete breakdown of laws and constitutional governance.

Take Somalia, for example, which is now considered a failed state. For over two decades that country has been without a central government since the government was overthrown by tribal militias which later fought against each other.

For several years in a row, Somalia has been ranked as one of the world’s poorest and most violent countries plagued by warring militias, bandits, warlords and pirates.

Unlike what is being projected by some so-called ‘analysts’, Guyana is not a

Scriptures. It’s very sad when innocent children are born into immoral families whose lives are destroyed by immoral parents by incest, rape and even murder. We can reflect on the Queens College teenager, Neesa Gopaul, whose young brilliant life was snuffed out.

Homosexuality and lesbianism are sexual activity between persons of the same sex. If this ‘’Gay-Rights & Lesbian rights Bill’’ should be made mandatory then it will redefine the laws of marriage between a man and a woman ordained by God our Creator since the beginning of time.

It simply means two men or two women living in a gay or lesbian relationship can walk into any church from any religion and legally get married just like a man and woman. What is marriage?

Marriage is a sacred institution ordained by God between a man and a woman not between a man and a man or woman and woman.

When God created human beings, He made them male and female. The Bible’s account of creation establishes human beings as persons who possess a specific sexual identity. ‘’So God Created Man in his own image......male and female he created them’’(Genesis 1:27)

‘failed’ state but a country well on the road to economic prosperity. The country has over the past years graduated from a Low Income country to a Middle Income Country, thanks to a significant growth in GDP and a corresponding increase in per capita spending.

It is true that by regional standards we still have some catching up to do.

This resulted primarily from the fact that our economy was stultified and retarded for nearly three decades due to bad governance and undemocratic rule which saw us slipping economically further and further away from countries in the region.

When the current

‘’Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh’’ (Genesis 2:24).

The scripture did not say a man shall be joined to a man or a woman to a woman. Man and woman was created by God for each other and their relationship is ordered by God. That is why gays will never be able to give birth to a child. It was never is God’s plan to corrupt human beings but we now have some impudent law makers who are trying to violate God’s Laws, I wish to God that we are not wiped out by a tsunami or earthquake lest we anger the Lord our God whose wrath is beyond limits.

We should ask ourselves many questions before even thinking to ever entertain such a Bill in Parliament. We should ask: Do we fear God? Do we believe in God? Do we believe in God’s Holy Scriptures? On whose authority are we trying to change or violate God’s divine and eternal laws?

The Bible says that to lie with a person of the same sex is an abomination. In Leviticus 18:22 ‘’Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, it is an abomination.’’

Homosexuality is an

insult against God. The Bible message offers hope to those who practise sodomy but before one can be delivered he/she must acknowledge his/her sin; they must honestly desire deliverance, they must want to do what is right in the sight of God. They can be cured by prayer and counselling but they must have an intense desire to change.

In conclusion, the greatest error a nation can ever engage in is to implement laws that will violate the laws of God. I close with this interesting scripture: ‘’ If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land’’ (11 Chronicles 7:14) It’s my sincere hope that Our President and all the other members of Parliament throw this homosexual bill into the garbage least we implement more curses and judgment of God upon us. I am calling upon The Guyana Evangelical Association and all other religious organizations to remove this corrupt bill from our nation. May God open our eyes to his divine truth.

Rev. Gideon Cecil

administration assumed power in 1992, Guyana was one of the highest indebted country in the western hemisphere with debt servicing and repayments consuming the hog of our revenues.

The current administration has not only reduced the debt burden to manageable proportions but also restored and modernized a run-down economy, all within the space of less than two decades.

The stagnation of the economy by the previous PNC administration set into motion other kinds of under performances the most unfortunate of which in my view was the decline in academic standards. We

became by the end of the 1980’s, the worst performing country at the CXC/GCE examinations. Our students who in the past were high achievers in local and regional examinations performed at the bottom of the achievement ladder due to no fault on their own but due to a flawed and malfunctioning education system. A vast majority of students who sat the CXC/ GCE examinations failed to pass at acceptable pass grades.

Today, our examination results are not only getting better overall but there has also been a much better spread of the results.

An analysis of the results would reveal that schools outside of Georgetown are putting out top students. This year, the top CXC student (Continued on page 5)

Cowards at the Gate DEAR EDITOR, I was shocked, angered and frustrated to read about the second attack on Freddie Kissoon. Can someone tell me what is really happening in Guyana?

Here is a man, and note I said a man, who is small in stature and yet he seems to be a threat not only to those of the previous administration but the present as well.

If there are any doubts in

anyone’s mind that what Freddie writes is garbage then this second cowardly act on his person should solidify the fact that what the man writes, believes and fights for (equal rights for all) is in total opposition to persons high up in the corridors of power.

Or to persons who have ready access to the ruling elites.

When I read that a brand new SUV with identifiable number plates was believed

to be the getaway vehicle of the alleged Kissoon attacker, I smiled but then I quickly caught myself….this is Guyana, nothing will come out of this story.

I strongly condemn the persons who perpetrated this cowardly act on Freddie Kissoon and pray that one day, sometime soon, there will be justice in Guyana for the poor man.

Ryan Archibald

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FINANCE MINISTER’S DISDAIN OF THE LAWS DEAR EDITOR, In a letter published on May 17, 2012 in another newspaper, I drew attention to an exchange in the National Assembly between the Speaker and the Minister of Finance following a question raised by Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan during the debate on what soon entered into the public psyche simply as

Paper 7. That paper was part of Supplementary Appropriation (No. 3 of 2011) Bill 2011.

The exchange centred around a requirement of Section 24 of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) that on the presentation of a supplementary appropriation Bill, the Minister, in addition

to providing the reasons for the proposed variations must also provide “a supplementary document describing the impact that the variations, if approved, will have on the financial plan in the annual budget.”.

At the time of that debate, the supplementary document had not been provided. For ease of reference here again

From page 4 came from Abrams Zuil Secondary on the Essequibo Coast. This is indeed a remarkable performance for which the student, teachers and the school must be congratulated.

Abrams Zuil Secondary until recently was a junior relatively unknown secondary school but with hard work and dedication the school has been transformed from a low performing school to one of the leading secondary school in the country.

Education, like so many other sectors and subsectors, can be considered as a success story for the current administration which reversed the spiral of economic and social decline within a relatively short period of time. One only has to look at the proliferation of new housing schemes, the network of new and newly

surfaced roads, the large number of new buildings under construction both private and public to get a sense of how far we have progressed as a nation. It is no exaggeration to say that we are experiencing a construction boom which has resulted in a transformation of the physical and social infrastructure of the entire country. What we are seeking in effect is a new Guyana in the making, one in which there is an expansion of political, economic and social space.

The body-politic has been transformed to one in which there is higher levels of tolerance among ethnic and cultural groups and appreciation for our cultural diversity.

This is why we have to guard against those elements who are seeking to sow the seeds of division in our society out of narrow partisan ends. These are people who

clearly do not have the national interest at heart and must be rejected by all those who cherish a peaceful and progressive Guyana. Guyana belongs to all of its citizens in equal measure and there is no “favoured” ethnic or cultural group as is sometimes argued by some people with political axes to grind.

The people of Guyana, regardless of race or political affiliation want to see progress and development.

They want to live in a society in which there is peace and unity. Those who feel or think otherwise have clearly misread the mood and thinking of the overwhelming majority of Guyanese people.

Hydar Ally

is that exchange as recorded in the official parliamentary record: “Speaker: Hon Minister of Finance, will you be in a position to give an undertaking that you will accord and abide by the conditions of the Act?” “Dr Singh: Mr Speaker, as has always been the case, the relevant submission will be made in accordance with the law.”

I pointed out then that Dr Singh had misled the National Assembly, not ever having presented in close to fifteen supplementary appropriations bills introduced by him since 2006, any supplementary document required by Section 24 of the FMAA. Dr. Singh again came to

the National Assembly on August 9, 2012 with S u p p l e m e n t a r y Appropriation (No. 1 of 2012) Bill for $13,739,733,521.

Without having met the obligation and undertaking given by him in respect of paper 7, Dr. Singh again ignored the requirement of the law.

Disappointingly, neither the parliamentary opposition nor the Speaker sought to remind Dr. Singh about the requirement of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act. They granted him authority to spend a further $11.9 billion without any information or understanding of the impact of their vote on the country’s 2012 finances, leaving everyone with the question

whether they might have voted differently had they known the consequences of their decision. In the process the Assembly reinforced Dr. Singh’s demonstrated disdain for the national body, the country’s laws and indeed all Guyanese.

I am copying this letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly with the hope that future supplementary provisions are dealt with strictly in accordance with all statutory requirements. The country deserves better.

Christopher Ram

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GuySuCo estates grind to a halt over pay demands Operations at sugar estates across the country ground to a halt yesterday as workers upped demands for more pay. The affected estates included Rose Hall, Albion and Skeldon, and those from East and West Demerara.

At Rose Hall, more than 300 workers were gathered in front of the estate, refusing to work yesterday.

According to Vice President of National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), Victor Seegobin, workers are dissatisfied with the results of a salary survey and the subsequent implementation.

Seegobin claimed adjustments have resulted in cleaners earning more than the junior bookkeeper.

Workers are now vowing to stay away from work until their demands are met.

The workers said that they met last Wednesday with Jairam Petam, a senior official from the Head Office of the Guyana Sugar Corporation, who said that entity was in no position to raise their salaries at the present moment.

According to Julian Rambali, a Field Supervisor, the last job evaluation was done in 2009. Retroactive payments were done three years after. He was paid in 2011 based on a salary scale dating back to that time. He claimed that job evaluations were done for members of another union, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) in 2011, two years after the one for NAACIE. However, GAWU members are being paid higher.

Workers claimed yesterday that they are being paid $196 per hour for eight hours and some are being paid roughly $2,300 per day, despite some workers serving over 21 years with GuySuCo. This is compared to “Rat Catchers” who earns $3,500

per day.

Meanwhile, NAACIE in a statement said that their members downed tools over what they viewed as significant anomalies with respect to their wages and salaries resulting from the findings and implementation of a recent Job Evaluation and Salary Survey exercise.

In the sugar sector, NAACIE represents key categories of GuySuCo workers including all clerical and medical staff, sugar boilers, laboratory technicians, workshop supervisors, foremen and Head Office staff at Ogle and LBI. NAACIE said that the union and GuySuCo met and signed an agreement on July 8, 2012, in principle, to honour the findings of a second Job Evaluation Salary Survey, despite recognising that there

Several of the striking Rose Hall workers yesterday. were problems.

“The NAACIE even agreed to give up two years of retroactive payments already agreed to, in order to cause that agreement which

had to be given the go-ahead by the Government, the main stakeholders of GuySuCo.” NACCIE said that disgruntled workers, recognising that lower

categories in GuySuCo’s structure were paid at higher rates than them, decided to take strike action, a move fully endorsed by the union.

“As a result, the already

embattled Corporation has now experienced a complete shutdown at all estates.”

Up to late yesterday, there were no statements from GuySuCo.

Medical Council launches probe into - family vows legal action amputee’s death

Dead: Devanand Nauth The Guyana Medical Council has launched an investigation into the death of Devanand Nauth, the 48-yearold carpenter who was allegedly discharged from the West Demerara Regional Hospital with spinal injuries and an infected leg that was later amputated.

A senior Medical Council

official told Kaieteur News that the Council discussed the matter after receiving a report about the case. The Council will now ask the medical staff who are being investigated to respond to the allegations.

Meanwhile, the dead man’s sister, Sita Ramsahoye, said that the family is seeking the services of an attorney

with the intention of taking legal action against the Ministry of Health.

Devanand Nauth, of Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Thursday after sustaining injuries in an accident two Saturdays ago. His sister told

Kaieteur News that a post mortem performed yesterday revealed that he succumbed from respiratory failure due to a fractured spine.

However, a GPHC official said that while Nauth had sustained spinal injuries, his spine was not fractured.

According to reports, Nauth was cycling out of Kidram Street, Vreed-en-Hoop at around 18:30 hrs last week Saturday when he was struck by a car. The victim allegedly told his relatives that he was struck from behind.

The driver reportedly took Nauth to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was admitted with injuries to his back and legs. But Ms. Ramsahoye said that while her brother indicated that he was experiencing numbness in his body, a nurse claimed that this was because the patient had consumed alcohol.

According to the woman,

the West Demerara staff informed the family that they were keeping him overnight for observation. She said that the following day, a nurse contacted the family by phone and requested that they come for her brother since he had been discharged.

Family members refused to take Nauth from the hospital as they felt that his injuries were too severe for him to be discharged so soon. However, one of Nauth’s brothers eventually complied with the hospital’s request.

The sister said that Nauth was unable to walk, so the brother had to “lift him like a baby” out of the institution.

On Monday, family members took the injured man back to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he had an X-ray. She said that a doctor declared that Nauth was “okay” and instructed that he visit the hospital daily for injections. She alleged that the staff did not examine her brother’s injured leg.

Ms Ramsahoye said that Nauth returned to the hospital on Tuesday and the staff placed fresh bandages on his leg and sent him home.

However, the following day, the injured leg began to smell, and it was then that a senior hospital official examined the patient and ordered that he be transferred to the GPHC. The leg was then amputated. Relatives also said that another X-ray examination revealed that Nauth had suffered spinal injuries and he was paralyzed. He was admitted to the High Dependency Unit before being transferred to the Male Accident Ward, where he succumbed at around 05:00 hrs on Thursday.

Nauth is to be cremated tomorrow.

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Mine “bloodbath” shocks post-apartheid South Africa

A protester licks his spear outside a South African mine. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA – Tags MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the end of white rule cut to the quick of South Africa’s psyche yesterday, with searching questions asked of its post-apartheid soul.

Newspaper headlines screamed “Bloodbath”, “Killing Field” and “Mine Slaughter”, with graphic photographs of heavily armed white and black police officers walking casually past the bloodied corpses of black men lying crumpled in the dust.

The images, along with Reuters TV footage of officers opening up with automatic weapons on a small group of men in blankets and t-shirts at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum plant, rekindled uncomfortable memories of South Africa’s racist past.

Police chief Riah Phiyega confirmed 34 dead and 78 injured in Thursday’s shootings after officers moved against 3,000 striking drill operators armed with machetes and sticks at the mine, 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Johannesburg.

A somber-looking President Jacob Zuma, who cut short a trip to Mozambique for a regional summit because of the violence, travelled to Marikana and announced he had ordered an official inquiry into what he called the

“shocking” events.

“This is unacceptable in our country which is a country where everyone feels comfortable, a country with a democracy that everyone envies,” he said in a statement read at a news conference. He did not take questions.

The South African Institute of Race Relations likened the incident to the 1960 Sharpeville township massacre near Johannesburg, when apartheid police opened fire on a crowd of black protesters, killing more than 50. “Obviously the issues that have led to this are not the same as the past, but the

response and the outcome is very similar,” research manager Lucy Holborn told Reuters.

In a front-page editorial, the Sowetan newspaper questioned what had changed since 1994, when Nelson Mandela overturned three centuries of white domination to become South Africa’s first black president.”

Zuma, who faces an internal leadership election in his ruling African National Congress (ANC) in December, called on South Africa to mourn together. “It is a moment to start healing and rebuilding,” he said at Marikana.

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UN names Algerian diplomat as Syria envoy BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Friday confirmed that veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi would become the new international mediator on Syria, as the 17-month-old conflict slid deeper into civil war and refugees fled to Turkey in increasing numbers.

President Bashar alAssad’s forces have turned increasingly to air power to hold back lightly armed rebels in the capital Damascus and Aleppo, a northern commercial hub. More than 18,000 people have died and some 170,000 have fled the country as a result of the fighting, according to the U.N. Brahimi, who hesitated for days to accept a job that France’s U.N. envoy Gerard Araud called an “impossible mission,” will replace former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is stepping down at the end of the month.

“The (U.N.) SecretaryGeneral appreciates Mr. Brahimi’s willingness to bring his considerable talents and experience to this crucial task for which he will need, and rightly expects, the strong, clear and unified support of the international community, including the Security

Council,” U.N. spokesman Eduardo del Buey said.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby back Brahimi’s appointment, said del Buey, who added that achieving a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis remained a top priority for the United Nations.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest described Brahimi as “a capable and seasoned diplomat,” though he said the United States wanted to know more about his U.N. mandate.

“Our position and our view about the solution to this problem hasn’t changed — that it’s time for President Assad to step down and to allow this political transition to move forward.”

Diplomats said all Security Council members

Lakhdar Brahimi supported Brahimi.

The announcement confirmed what diplomats told Reuters on Thursday.

Brahimi, a Nobel Peace laureate, will have a new title, Joint Special Representative for Syria. Diplomats said the change was to distance him from Annan, who had complained that his Syria peace plan was hampered by a divided Security Council.

U.N. officials told Reuters that Brahimi was expected to arrive in New York next week to meet with Ban and discuss plans for a fresh approach to Syria.

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T&T to spend millions on Eight Caribbean countries to benefit from Canadian funded project crime initiative PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - CMC - The Trinidad and Tobago government is to spend TT$289.6 million on a new crime initiative that involves increasing the manpower of the law enforcement agencies, improved technology and providing more vehicles, National Security Minister Austin “Jack” Warner has said.

Warner told reporters that Cabinet at its regular meeting on Thursday agreed that TT$60 million would be spent on establishing a 5,000 Special Reserve Police officers (SRPs) in varying ranks to be determined in consultation with the acting Commissioner of Police. He said it is hoped that the SRPs would be deployed before Christmas.

The government will spend TT$5.1 million immediately to establish

police community-supportgroup officers throughout the island and Warner said approximately 3,000 SRPs would be posted in the police community- support branch and would undergo specialised training “to work in non- confrontational areas and the aim is to address antisocial behaviour and disorder”.

Warner said TT$164.5 million would be spent to acquire Information Technology solutions to aid in crime detection and would also see an improvement in the E999 rapid response system and that another TT$300 million spent to purchase some 300 vehicles for the police.

Warner said the United Nations disarmament office has agreed to help Trinidad and Tobago establish an integrated data system for the registration of small arms.

Austin “Jack” Warner He said the process is currently undertaken and recorded manually and there was need to maintain accurate and comprehensive data as it relates to arms and ammunition.

Warner, who was appointed National Security Minister in June, again dismissed suggestions that he would outline the new crime plan to the country.

So far this year, more than 258 people have been murdered here.

Bahamas to hold referendum on gambling

NASSAU, Bahamas CMC - The Bahamas government says it will hold a referendum on gambling but it will not extend to casinos.

Prime Minister Perry Christie told legislators that his administration intends to hold a referendum on the issue of a national lottery and/or web cafes and is in keeping with the ruling Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government’s first 100 days commitments made in its Charter for Governance.

“I wish to confirm that i t i s m y G o v e r n m e n t ’s intention to proceed with a referendum on the issue of a national lottery and/or web cafes as soon as practicable following the anticipated by-election in North Abaco later this year,” the Prime Minister said.

The referendum will seek to ascertain whether a national lottery should be instituted and or whether the popular web cafes or web shops be legalised, regulated, licensed and taxed.

“The referendum will not

extend to any other forms of gambling. In particular, it will not extend to any question as to whether Bahamians should be permitted to engage in casino gaming.

“This will not be an issue in the forthcoming referendum nor, incidentally, was it ever promised that it would be,” Prime Minister Christie said.

He said the government would maintain a position of complete neutrality on the referendum issues.

But he said the government will actively encourage the widest possible public discussion of the referendum issues to ensure that all points of view on the issues can be heard, read about, and considered by the electorate before voting.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - CMC - More than 28,000 farmers in eight Caribbean countries are expected to benefit from a CAN$20 million (US$20.2 million) initiative over the next five years.

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)-funded project, dubbed the: ‘Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages’ (PROPEL) is aimed at providing an adequate and consistent supply of agricultural products to large purchasers, such as hotels and airlines within the region, by enhancing their capacity.

The project is also intended to ensure the building of a more integrated regional economy; fostering economic growth; and increased incomes to farmers.

Implementation of PROPEL is being spearheaded by the non-government organisation, Canadian Hunger Foundation (CHF).

CIDA Development Officer Sekeywi Carruthers said the project, which will have its headquarters in Barbados, will be implemented on a phased basis in Jamaica, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

He said the rationale for implementing the

project arose out of what is deemed a “serious disconnect” between local farmers and large purchasers regarding the provision of adequate supplies of agricultural products of the highest quality, and food safety standards, which is not currently being met by the farmers.

Officials say that industry data indicate that the market for fresh fruits and vegetables within the Caribbean currently ranges between US$50 and US$100 million per annum.

However, based on the data, this is not currently being adequately met by the farmers, which has forced purchasers to import as much as 90 per cent of these supplies from outside of the Caribbean. Information emerging from across the Caribbean suggests that regional purchasers have expressed a preference for procuring products from local farmers, once quality, quantity, and food safety requirements can be met.

CIDA said this is based on the view that local procurement guarantees freshness and usage of flavours indigenous to the Caribbean, and would also be cost-effective. Further, that those buyers will be supporting the project by providing advice from the buyers’ perspective and by purchasing fresh produce from farmers’ groups supported by the project.

Minister says only 16 per cent qualified to teach Math Jamaica Observer EDUCATION Minister Ronald Thwaites shocked guests at a scholarship awards function in Kingston Thursday when he announced that only 16 per cent of the island’s Mathematics teachers are qualified to teach the subject.

“That’s a reality that is now being presented to me.

What we have to do is upgrade,” said Thwaites, who also told the JPS & Partners Co-operative Credit Union’s 2012 Awards Luncheon at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston that competence in Mathematics was critical for all other technical and scientific fields.

He said the nation cannot afford to be sorry about the situation, but must work to upgrade Mathematics

Ronald Thwaites teachers in the system “and to make sure that more and more competencies are available in these areas”.

The minister’s revelation comes just days after the release of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination results that showed a drop in both Mathematics and English Language scores.

Passes (students obtaining grades one to three) in CSEC Mathematics dropped from 33 per cent in 2011 to 31.7 per cent this year, prompting calls for an investigation into this year’s

results. The pass rate in 2010 was 41 per cent.

The CSEC’s Subjects Awards Committee said it was “deeply concerned about the poor quality of work produced by candidates at this level” and called for regional action to address the deficiencies.

“Topics such as the range, perimeter, and profit and loss that should be covered at the lower secondary level were not fully understood,” the committee said in a statement.

One question in particular, which tested perimeter and area, saw 36 per cent of candidates scoring no marks, while 36 per cent scored no marks on another on Algebra, the committee noted.

It was reported a few years ago that a number of Math teachers had not passed the subject before entering college, but figures were never released about the few number of qualified Math teachers in the nation’s schools.

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THE PROTESTS IN LINDEN HAVE DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD It was so good to learn that the people of Linden will rebuild the school that was destroyed by fire during protests last week. The community has reportedly taken the decision to begin to clear the rubble and to rebuild the school with their own resources.

And to think that the argument was being made that Linden was in such dire economic straits that they could not afford to pay a phased increase in tariffs because some 70% of the workforce was said to be unemployed.

Yet the resources are now going to be found to rebuild a school that houses just over eight hundred students.

To build a school to house such large numbers and to equip it is going to cost in excess of three hundred million dollars. The region is however going to find the funds to rebuild the school, without, it would seem, requiring any help from the government.

The work is not likely to be finished in time for the coming school year. This therefore means that despite the plans that are going to be undertaken to rebuild the school, there is going to be significant inconvenience to

parents since the children will have to be placed elsewhere in the interim.

It is hoped that while the region is rebuilding the school, they will also pay for the rebuilding of the other structures that were destroyed by arsonists, and which have left in their wake billions of dollars in damage and many placed on the breadline.

The roads and bridges that were barricaded have suffered some amount of damage and it is hoped that those who were behind these unlawful actions would come forward and help to repair these structures where such repairs are needed.

All this destruction should not have happened. In the first place these protests were ill-advised and more so based on the unreasonable posture that the people could not afford to pay a cent more.

There was absolutely no need for protests, since the government has always shown a willingness to negotiate, and as we have seen, it is negotiations and not protests that bore fruit.

The protests should have only been undertaken after negotiations had been exhausted.

There was little attempt at negotiating with the

Dem boys seh ...

Bee Kay want Walter Willie Honest people got to be careful when dem talk. De sad thing is that once dem talk dem does get sue. All de Bees sue because dem honest people talk bout de corruption.

Bharrat Ramroop sue de Waterfalls paper; Babbie Jagdeo sue de paper; Bee Kay sue de paper too. Shaatie sue, Irfaat sue, Brian sue, and Boyah sue. Now Bee Kay want Walter Willie. He can’t get it normally suh he going to court to get it legally. He sue Walter.

Because de man talk de truth, Bee Kay decide to go after he. Bharrat Ramroop did get vex when de man talk to de Waterfalls paper. He did threaten to deal wid de man and Walter shut he mouth. But dem boys seh that he got hope. De Waterfalls paper will protect Walter Willie.

Some of de Bees got to sue because dem got belly and no Willie, like Brazzy. Ramotar in jeopardy too. And de Bees want dem boys own.

Dem boys notice that who ain’t sue does sue sue (su su).

Only woman like fuh sue sue. That is how dem boys know that nuff of de Bees is not proppa man.

And de other day Robert tell Kak-kwani residents that he got dem back. He want buss dem back and put salt. People now praying fuh dem Kak-kwani residents.

People praying fuh Freddie too. A lot of people call to KN offering dem sympathy. Some seh that dem got Freddie in dem prayers. But prayers fuh wha? Fuh he get more cuff.

Some of de calls went to Sarah and she tell dem boys. Well dem boys nah want prayers like that fuh de Waterfalls boss man and Uncle Adam.

But talk fuh rain, and talk fuh sun, dem boys seh that de chase after Walter Willie is not only fuh silence de man. Is fuh help people like Kwame. Luncheon now defending Kwame.

De government like to got dem BB round dem.

Corruption is like a disease. It eats away the foundation of people’s faith in Government. It undermines stability and security of nations. Keep yuh Willie wheh it belong.

Talk half and watch out fuh de Willie.

government. Instead, protests actions were rushed, and descended into unlawful acts when roads and bridges were blocked.

After three protesters were killed, the situation became inflamed and great damage was inflicted on the town. The protests have hurt Linden, which will never be able to recover from the fallout.

For one, new investment is likely to dry up for Linden.

There is no way that investors are going to be rushing to invest in Linden given the ease with which the protesters were able to shut the town down on the most specious of grounds: that they could not pay a cent more given the dire economic

circumstances.

The future of the town is therefore likely to revolve around the fortunes of the bauxite industry, just like it did in the past. But given what took place and the losses suffered, it is doubtful, despite the assurances given by the investors in the bauxite industry, that they are going to expand beyond their present limits.

There was a plan to build a smelter, but given the political risks involved, the investors are likely to be very circumspect.

In short, the people of Linden have shot themselves in the feet and will not be able to attract the sort of investor interest as they would have

before the protests began.

However, with the resolve that is being shown by the regional administration, perhaps things can be turned around.

After all, if the region can mobilize the resources to rebuild the school that was burnt down, then it can perhaps be able to encourage some investors to take up the slack by those who will now no longer be so keen.

The prospects are not good. Linden was an important transit route to the interior of Guyana. During the protests, some regions suffered badly and the mining sector was one of the victims.

Alternative routes were being considered by the miners, and

the pressure is likely to build for there to be alternatives to transiting through Linden.

Those investors who were forced to leave idle their multimillion-dollar investments in the areas which were shut down because of the protests are not going to be keen on Linden as a permanent route for access to their mining camps.

Once alternatives can be found, Linden will lose out.

And for this, it only has the protests to blame, because these protests have harmed the future of the mining town.

Cautious optimism as Govt., Region ...

From page 3 Technical Team will review the existing provision and consumption of electricity in the community, including the history, the costs, the tariff structure, and the subsidies; consider arrangements to provide electricity to the Linden community and tariffs to sustain such arrangements within a sustainable time frame; examine Region Ten’s economic circumstances, inclusive of the affordability of increased cost and also consider the advantages and disadvantages of the integration of the supply of electricity in the Linden area into the national grid.

The technical team will also examine and make recommendations on cost saving measures and options for alternative energy.

The parties also agreed to licencing of a television station in the bauxite mining community, the setting up of a land selection committee, as well as what Solomon described as “a very detailed economic programme that will assess and analyse how to allow the region to economically advance and economically empower the residents of the region.”

Solomon said that the parties also agreed to have short term economic projects which will be channeled through the Head of the Presidential Secretariat.

GINA quoted Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira as saying that Government will hand over the dish and the transmitter to Region 10, as agreed upon in Linden when President Donald Ramotar met with Lindeners.

“As far as the government is concerned…we have reached agreement to the point of which government initialled it…we feel that today, a

benchmark has been reached in terms of the amount of work that has gone on between the two sides…we anticipate that they will be in good faith and return to normalcy,” Teixeira said.

Solomon also said that there has been progress with the Terms of Reference for the Commission of Inquiry into the events of July 18.

“We know that there are just a few differences between the Government and the Opposition and we hope that this is resolved before the

final signing occurs.”

The Regional Chairman stressed that one of the Terms of Reference in the Commission of Inquiry deals with compensation for the families of the dead and injured, “because we feel that the families of the injured and those who were murdered must be compensated.”

Meanwhile, he also expressed dissatisfaction with the sloth of the police investigation into the tragedy.

“I am concerned; very concerned that approximately

one month after those innocent protesters, who did not threaten life, limb or property, were murdered, no one has been charged, no one has been identified for any disciplinary action for what took place on the 18th of July.

“I am very disappointed and disturbed; though I believe that the Commission of Inquiry will, based on the Terms Of Reference, provide a lot of the answers to the questions that are being asked.”

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Education should not be politicised There is an urgent need to directly confront the abysmal results that have been obtained this year at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination.

This conviction was expressed by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Thursday even as she noted that “...we need to be somewhere close to despair when we look at some of the results in the core areas, which means that our children are not matriculating... which means they are going to have a lot of doors closed to them.”

As such, she amplified that there is an urgent need for the Region to stop lamenting over the results and start tangibly doing something to address the situation.

The Minister was at the

- Minister Manickchand time delivering remarks at the International Conference Centre where the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) held the official launching of the 2012 CSEC and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) results.

“We must frontally accept and pronounce on the horror that has been our Mathematics and English grades for almost all our history,” Manickchand insisted, while noting that it is imperative that all citizens must recognise the glaring problem and become conscientiously engaged in solutions.

The Minister related that education ministers and officers, the Region over, should not be hesitant to disclose the reality of the

sector “if those realities signal crisis” simply because they fear placing into the hands of the opposition parties in the respective countries, a weapon with which the government of the day can be beaten.

“The education of our boys and girls should never be politicised. Bad results must be bemoaned by all, and good results and the efforts to get there promoted, owned and celebrated by all.”

She asserted that Guyana welcomes an initiative being proposed by the CXC to establish an Expert Working Group on teaching and learning Mathematics and English.

In fact, she said, the local education sector is looking forward to the historical

performance review; reviews of the syllabuses and pedagogies; noting and adoption of international best practices - all with a view to coming up with a regional plan of action.

“We urge that this working group be established and begin its work with haste.

We have noted locally that our Mathematics and English grades are poor. We refuse to accept that this is the best that our children can do.”

The Minister emphasised that it was against this background that her Ministry had engaged an initiative of its own, ahead of the CSEC examination, to help improve its results.

Though short-term, the initiative yielded marked improvements among 26 pilot schools, whose performances were better than that obtained Caribbean-wide, as well as the national average.

“The results were

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand extremely encouraging...The Caribbean has a pass mark in 2012 of 33 per cent in Mathematics and Guyana has a pass mark of 29.69 per cent in Mathematics and the pilot schools have a pass mark of 39.85 per cent...”

She revealed that in the subject area of English, which saw alarming results this year, 52.05 per cent of the students in the pilot schools passed with grades one through

three.

Nationally, a mere 37 per cent of students passed this subject with similar grades, while regionally, there was a 47 per cent pass rate.

“The pilot schools, in the face of our country and the Region doing worse than last year, did better...We believe that we have started something that can only get better,” Manickchand stressed.

Mining Week slated for Aug. 19-25 This year the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will be observing its annual Mining Week under the theme “Investment and Technological Growth for Sustainability in the Mining Sector.”

The week-long celebration which commences tomorrow (August 19) will conclude next Saturday

(August 25) with the annual Porkknocker’s Day Festival at Bartica’s Golden Beach.

The activities kick off tomorrow with a “Mining Week Walk” which will begin at 07:00hrs at the Bank of Guyana Building and end at the Girl Guides Pavilion on Brickdam.

Next in line is a two-day National Mining Fair which will be held tomorrow and Monday at the National Park Tarmac.

GGMC’s Petroleum Division Manager Newell Dennison said the Mining Fair is an annual event which coincides with a conference every two years.

“This year the mining fair will be like any other. The GGMC will be present to highlight accomplishments within the last year, in terms of their projects, and give general educational interface on other things of interest that are geological; things to do with mining and engineering, and with mineral processing among other things.”

Some of the participating firms include Macorp, Crown Mining, Guytrac, Ainlim, Farfan and Mendes.

The event is free of cost and will feature equipment which is currently on the local market.

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US-based Guyanese kills wife, hides body A Guyanese man who reportedly stabbed his wife to death on Thursday and

then stuffed her under his bed is in a US jail. Ganesh Seelall, 39, faces murder and

The Queens, NY building where the murder took place

other charges in the death of h i s w i f e , 2 9 - y e a r- o l d Samantha Seelall, CBS News reported yesterday.

Around 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, police were called to their home on 117th Street in Richmond Hill.

When they arrived, officers allegedly found Samantha Seelall's body stuffed under a bed, stabbed and her head covered with a plastic bag, the report said.

Ganesh Seelall's uncle, Peter Maradiaga, said the 39year-old is a good man, but that he was drunk when his wife told him she was having an affair.

“It was just heat of passion,” he said in the news report. “This is a girl who is telling her husband 'I just came from sleeping with somebody else,' I mean, come on, we're all human.”

Police said Samantha Seelall had an order of

protection against her husband, but Ganesh Seelall's relatives said she was the one who was abusive.

“I saw it coming the other way around. I thought he was going to be the victim,” Maradiaga said.

“She was violent. We live right next door, we saw the violence, pulling knives.”

The couple has a 10year-old daughter.

Ganesh Seelall is c h a rg e d w i t h m u r d e r, aggravated criminal contempt, tampering with evidence and criminal possession of a weapon.

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Samantha Seelall and her husband, Ganesh Seelall, who has been charged for her murder

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Jamzone organizers unfazed by latest obstacles - Summer Break kicks off tonight

The chutney artistes promise to rock the Stadium tonight Despite a variety of challenges in recent years, the Hits and Jams (HJ) entertainment group is optimistic that the Summer

Break event will not only be a success this year, but will provide a much needed boost to the tourism sector for many years to come. This is

according to Kerwin Bollers, a representative of Hits and Jams’ promotion committee.

He was speaking at a media briefing for the Summer

Break event.

Over the past months, the HJ team has faced boycotts after calls for such action from the Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) after the November 2011 elections. The coalition called for boycotts of the HJ events due to the entity’s relationship with the ruling party.

The HJ team was also denied permission by the WICB to host a Masters T20 cricket competition for this

year’s Jamzone episode.

These setbacks resulted in much loss of revenue at the promoters end.

However, Bollers stated Hits and Jams has seen growth and will not give up on endorsing entertainment in Guyana in spite of opposition in many areas.

“There has been a rise in the number of persons coming into the country to witness the events during the Jamzone period, because (continued on page 16)

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LAND FOR SALE 1 ½ acre, 48ftx1300ft V/ Hoop Call: 627-9351 Soesdyke- Transported land 132x166 vacant $5.5M, B&G’s realty Call: 227-4125, 617-9717, 682-4094 Vreed-en-Hoop 3 acres Call: 658-0115 Robb Street (land) $30M, Main Street (land) US$5M Diana 227-2256, 626-9382 Vreed-en-Hoop House Lots, Call: 658-0115

GPP 6369. Tel: 613-3521.

2004 Toyota Avensis, 20052007 Toyota Allion & 2005 BMW 320I, (New body style) Call: 615-4114

One Cosmetologist helper required Call: 223-5451, 2274799

1 Security to work nights, age: 40 – 55 years, working hours: 7pm – 7 am. Contact: 231-6721/674-8300

CAKES & PASTRIES

2005 Mazda Axela, Mazda RX 7 (Awaiting Arrival) Call: 6654480 Unregistered Allion, IST & PLL 212 Call: 609-8188 1 Allion, 1 IST, 1 Rav4, 1 45150 Leyland Daff, 1 55-210 Leyland HIAB Call Archie 624-1343, 664-2755 2001 Nissan Civilian, 30 seater, import condition, A/ C, tint, PNN Call Phillip 6169523, 683-7819 Unregistered Tundra tt 100 and Tacoma Call: 265-2103, 645-9860 2004 Mazda RX8, Body kit, Spoiler, Never register Call: 617-2891

1 male sales clerk, 1 porter Call: 225-2313

One IRZ long base, 2003 EFI, AT, Bus, Unregistered Call: 647-1729 602-9167

1 Watchman, 1 Truck driver, 2 Handy men for interior. Call: 627-6416/226-3799

Toyota RAV4,excellent condition, fully loaded, female driven Call: 624-3350

(2) 6 inch/6 cylinder cummings turbo dredge engine already bed, never used in the jungle $2.2M Negotiable Call: 687-6244 One used central pneumatic 2 in 1 combination flooring air nailer/stapler, One used black & decker table saw Call: 680-8123 Set magrims 20’’, hot water pressure washer 3500 PSI, Sthil chainsaw, 1997 Ford Hauler Call Raj 686-7553 Fridge, freezer, music system, stove Call: 675-3093

AE 100 Corolla. Price negotiable. Tel: 694-4432.

Washbay attendants to work, living in Georgetown Call: 227-5169

Bus driver to ply zone 31 Call: 231-1561 or 664-9427

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1 3200 Hifonix Power Amp $160,000 Call: 678-3392

FOR RENT One top flat for rent at Diamond New Scheme E.B.D Call: 678-9835 Taxi Base rental at a popular West Side Hotel Call: 6381627 Booths for rent in hair salon $6,000 weekly Call: 227-3273 or 696-3037 in Albert town Georgetown.

Rental of machines : Excavator, Roller & Bobcat Call: 220-5580, 621-4786 1 Bottom flat at 121 Lindley Avenue Nandy Park, 2 bedrooms fully furnished Call: 233-5560, 619-4824 (Cindy) Apartments $50,000 monthly Call: 645-1208 VEHICLES FOR SALE 1 RZ Minibus , BHH 683, $ 680,000 Neg. Call: 6011094,629-5946

1 Mitsubishi L200 4X4 D/ Cabs 2500cc PGG series Call: 225-3553 Brandnew American made Crosely 10.5 cu ft Refridgerator for sale $75,000 Call: 697-5677 1 Plucking machine & Freezer, tel: 216-2363/6834700 Portable massage table with carrying case and brandnew towel warmer Call: 661-9245, 218-2867 Dousund with Terrier mix Call: 680-0192, 216-3408, 6294226 SAMSUNG CHRONOS 7 LAPTOP INTEL CORE i5, 8GB MEMORY, 750GB HDD, 14'’ LED HIGH D E F I N I T I O N , WINDOWS 7. NEW / SEALED $180,000. TEL: 683-3161 One used Vizio 26’’ HDTV, One used LG DVD Home theater system Call: 680-8123

FOR SALE 1 225 KVA Generator, 1 Hiace Canter, Premio, 3 light towers, car batteries Call:624-2000 1 Bobcat & trailor Call:6460101 Dell computers complete with 17&19 inch LCD from $50,000 Future Tech 2312206 Pressure washer Honda 3100 PSI $130,000 Call: 6148564 1 Pool Table, call: 669-9927 Toyota Starlet EP71 Call:6482075 Brand new 2.5ton Pallet Jacks Call: 614-8564 Precision Built Trailer Pump. Very reasonable priced. Tel: 227-1830 Quality imported new and used tools. Call: 220-3356/ 697-8411/643-3627 House and land, Nootenzuil South of Public Road. Tel: 256-3941/681-9879 Farm @ Yarrowkabra Soesdyke Linden Highway Call: 684-7957 MAC STUDIO FIX POWDERS $7,900, SACHA 2in1 $2,000 MAKE UP – top Brands, BLACK OPAL $2,700 Tel :647 -1773 Foreign used engines 55 DAF,332 Cummings 6BT Call Anil 615-3023 Male enhancer Viagra $4,000 Call: 638-1627 2000 Toyota Forklift, 600V Generator, Sets of trailer axle complete air breaks etc Call Raj 686-7553 V8 Titan 2004 4 wheel drive automatic $3.5M Call: 2750028 Used generators, 1 65 KVA, IPH, 120-240 Volts, Deutz Air Cool Genset, 1 194 KVA Onan Cummings Genset Call: 622-3940 100/212/192/170 Cars in yellow HB Taxi cars cheap Call: 698-7807 for inspection.

400 Amps Hobart, Miller engine welders $595,000, $350,000, wood work machines 8’’ jointer, radial saw, shaper, sander, 12’’ plaher Call: 226-3883 Kia sportage 2002 low milage $2M Call: 275-0028 Massy Ferguson Tractors, Model 188, Honda ATVS, Model 500, 2012 Call: 6886274 or 691-3851 2 Pure breed male pitbull pups, 11 weeks old, vaccinated and dewormed $35,000 each Call: 642-9753, 622-1217 (Continued on page 20)

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Saturday August 18, 2012

CDC conducts TB infection control training course The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health conducted a three-day training program on “Tuberculosis Infection Control for Health Care Workers.”

During the August 13-15 exercise, which was specifically referred to as the “Implementing TB Infection Control in Outpatient Settings”, health care workers participated in classroom lectures and group activities at the Ocean View International Hotel. The training was designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to implement Tuberculosis infection control practices in their respective outpatient facilities throughout Guyana.

Ambassador D. Brent Hardt addressed the participants at the closing session of the training program.

He emphasized the

importance of their role as implementers who would put this new knowledge into practice and work with other stakeholders to implement infection control policies and practices in health care facilities in Guyana.

This, he noted, will protect patients and health care workers from exposure to Tuberculosis and thereby save lives.

Tuberculosis is a serious health threat and major cause of death in persons living with HIV. Guyana has one of the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the Latin America/ Caribbean region, with approximately 25 percent of new cases being infected with HIV. The United States is one of the largest donors to global TB control efforts. With the passage of the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/ AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, which created the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS

Twelve hospitalised following bus-truck collision Twelve persons were yesterday hospitalised after the route 44 minibus in which they were travelling collided with a truck on Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

According to reports, the minibus was in Camp Street and about to turn east into Carifesta Avenue when the truck, which was travelling in the opposite direction, collided with it.

Those hospitalised are Bissoondin Mangar, 39, Anita Mahadeo, 37, Odiapaul Mohan, 44, Dharampaul Balkissoon, Farina Hoosein, 10, Kumarie Bissoondyal, 10, N. Chaitlall, 40, Evelyn McKennon, 66, Bisram Jairam, 21, the bus driver, Andrew Bhagwandin, 34, Ramesh Mohabir, 34, and Chunwattie Rambhajan. The driver of the truck is in police custody.

Jamzone organizers ...

From page 14 hotels are booked to capacity. They have revealed that many contingents will accompany the delegates from around the region as promised,” Bollers said He noted that the team is at a disadvantage with regards to securing international artistes that would show interest in coming to Guyana to perform. The promoter said that this issue stems from the

fact that Guyana is not relatively well known globally.

“We have a challenge of proving that Guyana is safe and it is the place to be, but once the artistes get here and experience the hospitality of the Guyanese people those concerns are immediately resolved.”

Meanwhile, the Jamzone Summer Break 12 gets underway tonight with the ‘Chutney Summa’ Mega Concert.

US Ambassador D. Brent Hardt (fifth from left, front row) poses with participants in the training course Relief (PEPFAR), a heightened priority was given to global TB efforts. In May 2009, the Obama Administration launched the

her body under the bed.

She was allegedly then sent by her father to a relative's home and warned not to say anything. The couple's 10-year-old daughter, Renita, was not at home at the time of the incident.

The grieving mother said that her daughter's relationship was not a smooth one; her husband was mostly unemployed ever since he was living in Guyana. They left Guyana five years ago.

Samantha, the mother said, had been working to support the family in Queens.

The mother accused her son-in-law of being abusive and an alcoholic who would

as one of nine global health program areas.

The nursing consultants from CDC will return in six months to assess progress in

implementation of the plans and provide technical guidance on resolving any implementation barriers or problems encountered.

Food prices remain high in Mahdia Despite improved access to and from Regions Seven, Eight and Nine via the Linden to Lethem trail, not many vehicles are traversing the stretch. Though the cheapest route and even with a heavy security presence, transporting cargo via air and the Bartica to Mahdia route are preferred by businesses.

Blockades which were placed at the main access roads in Linden by protestors were recently removed by security forces. However, some community roads are blocked, and there still is fair deal of uncertainty in the air. Accessing food and fuel in adjacent communities is quite difficult.

According to Region Eight Chairman, Mark Crawford, the situation remains tough in Madhia and other villages in the Region.

He added that food prices are high, since businesses are transporting items via air. In addition, large volumes are

US-based Guyanese kills wife ...

From page 11 relatives in Guyana are reporting a different story.

According to Sunita Sarabjit, Samantha's mother, her daughter has been involved in an abusive 11 years of marriage.

Samantha Seelall hailed from Vryheid, West Canje Berbice while her husband, Ganesh called “Sko”, is from Edinburgh, also in Berbice.

According to the mother, she received a call from her niece in Trinidad informing her of the shocking death of her daughter. She learnt that it was Samantha's 14-year-old step-daughter, Alisha Seelall, who came home and found

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take money from his mother and would beat her if she complained about his behaviour.

Sarabjit said that contact with her daughter was rare because of the rocky relationship. She said the last contact was when her daughter sent her some photographs earlier this year.

Mrs. Sarabjit is pleading with any relevant authority who can assist her to bring her daughter's body to Guyana for the funeral since she cannot afford to do it. She has not seen her daughter for five years. She also is worried about her granddaughter and wants to see her.

being transported through Bartica to Mahdia route.

A Mahdia businessman related that diesel is being sold for $56,000 per drum, which is the normal price.

While Linden was “shutdown” by protestors for several weeks the price for fuel

had soared to about $80,000 per drum. Attempts to reduce the price were deterred with news of trucks being robbed along the trail.

He opined that the reduction of food prices may not be soon. He also noted that a pound of beef is $700, chicken is

$800 per pound, and even provisions are expensive.

It was pointed out that operations in the “gold bush” seem to be improving.

However, while many persons are leaving because of the high production cost, others are still entering the industry.

$20M contract approved for electrical repairs to West Dem. Hospital Government has okayed a $20M contract for electrical repairs to the aging West Demerara Regional Hospital. The state of the physical infrastructure at the hospital has been a subject of much criticism in recent times.

A $41.6M contract was also green-lighted for the fabrication and installation of hydraulic ramp and retractor span for the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) During his weekly press briefing, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, disclosed that Cabinet had granted its ‘no objection’ to eight contracts in the education, agriculture, public works, housing and water and security sectors.

The approved contracts are as follows:

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Man chops off sibling’s hands following row A drinking spree and subsequent argument led to bloodshed Thursday night, with a man having his two hands severed, reportedly by his younger sibling.

The alleged perpetrator and his mother have since been arrested.

Selvin Bachan, 26, and Selwyn Bachan, 19, live with their 52-year-old mother Kaloutie Bachan and their stepfather known as ‘Gama’, at Clifton Church Street, Tain, Corentyne, Berbice. The brothers are labourers and their mother is a housewife.

Their father died six years ago.

According to reports, Selvin Bachan and his stepfather were having a customary drink at their home, and Selwyn Bachan later came over from a neighbour’s yard and joined the duo.

Kaieteur News understands that a quarrel erupted between the brothers and a scuffle ensued. Their mother eventually parted them, but Selwyn reportedly used this opportunity to venture into the house and arm himself with a cutlass.

Eyewitnesses say that without warning, the younger sibling fired a chop which severed his brother’s right hand. The wounded man fell to the ground at which time he received another chop to his left arm which was left dangling as a result.

Selvin Bachan was left lying on the ground, bleeding profusely from his wound, as his brother fled the scene. The severely

The seriously wounded Selvin Bachan in hospital wounded man was picked up in an unconscious condition and rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where doctors performed emergency surgery. They were able to reattach part of his left arm Selwyn Bachan was arrested yesterday morning in the vicinity of his home. The men’s mother was also taken into custody after she allegedly gave investigators several different accounts of what transpired.

She reportedly said that thieves had entered the home and gravely injured her son.

The two are currently in

custody at the Whim Police Station.

Selvin Bachan who remains warded in the New Amsterdam Hospital reportedly told relatives that he doesn’t want anything to come out of the story.

The heavily sedated man also told relatives that he does not want his brother to go to jail, because he does not have a wife or any kids. He said he is an invalid now and his brother will have to look after him.

Investigations are continuing and charges are likely shortly.

Int’l press group condemns Freddie Kissoon attack The International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned the latest attack on columnist and human rights activist Frederick Kissoon.

“We are very concerned about this week’s attack on Freddie Kissoon and we urge the Guyanese government to open an immediate investigation and to bring those responsible to justice,” IPI Deputy Director Anthony Mills said.

He said officials must ensure that what appears to be a campaign of harassment against Mr. Kissoon and his family is stopped.

“The right to engage in critical journalism is vital to any democracy and must be respected.”

Mills added that IPI was also urging the loosening of restrictions on private media in the country, calling the government’s radio and television monopoly in the Linden area “a significant obstacle to the free flow of information”.

Kissoon was assaulted late Wednesday night after speaking at a public vigil near the Parliament buildings in Georgetown. The vigil was held in solidarity with the people of Linden, who will today mark the one-month death anniversary of the three Lindeners who were fatally shot during a demonstration, reportedly by police.

The columnist said he was leaving the vigil when a man pounced on him, landing him several blows to the face and head.

After fellow activists responded to Kissoon’s cries for help, the man fled in a black SUV that Kissoon said had been seen “circling” the vigil, the IPI reported.

Kissoon has written critically of the official response to the incident, authoring a recent piece in which he echoed suggestions that the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) was conspiring to exacerbate the country’s racial divisions.

Kissoon told IPI he believed the mastermind of Wednesday’s attack was “someone high up in the government obsessed with his (Kissoon’s) politics”. In a column published just last Sunday, the journalist called himself “the second most molested victim of state oppression in postindependent Guyana” and wondered aloud whether an attempt on his life was imminent.

He also wrote that his wife had recently been “hounded” out of her job at a government investment agency and that his daughter had been the victim of malicious blog postings.

The WPA and the AFC have condemned the attack on Kissoon.

“Kissoon who is known to be fearless in his condemnation of all forms of oppression and injustice, must be able to walk the streets of this country free from fear,” the AFC stated.

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Immigration TALK: Questions & Answers By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. Many of you have questions on backlog time and eligibility – we seek to clarify these issues and more. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question that you would like answered in this column, please email: Gail@GailLaw.com.

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

Answer #1: With a permanent resident petition pending, there is the possibility that the U.S. Embassy can revoke or deny renewal of a holiday/tourist visa. Remember, with a holiday/tourist visa, you must not have an intent to emigrate or remain in the U.S. If you have a valid holiday/tourist visa and choose to travel with a permanent resident petition pending, you may not have problems at the port of entry in the U.S. If the officer at the port of entry discovers you have a pending permanent resident petition then he/she may deny your admission into the U.S. Question #2: I was in the U.S. unlawfully and took voluntary departure back to Guyana. I have since married a U.S. citizen and we had an interview at the U.S. Embassy. My case was in administrative review and now the U.S. Embassy is asking for me to file waivers. What is your advice?

Answer #2: It sounds like you need to file two waivers, Form I-601 and Form I-212. Note, by simply completing the required forms is not enough to get you an approval.

You and your husband must submit additional evidence to support the waiver that will show the extreme hardship to your spouse if the waiver is not granted. This is a tough burden and there is specific evidence that the law requires. Contact our office for more information.

Question #3: My grandfather petitioned for my father and the visa is available. My parents are now divorced and I have a new sibling who was not included in the original filing.

Should we tell the U.S. Embassy about my parents’ divorce. And what about the new child?

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

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

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

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

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

Gail S. Seeram one is denied for whatever reason, it is not automatic that the other case will be denied. Note, a denial can be issued due to lack of income of the petitioner, inability to prove familial relationship, misrepresentation to the officer, fraud, etc.

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New Canadian-funded project New US immigration policy could benefit to boost entrepreneurship thousands from the Caribbean

CARILED Programme Director, Dr. Naresh Singh (far left) and Local Government Permanent Secretary Collin Croal (at right) sign the MoU while Minister Ganga Persaud and Canadian Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. David Devine observe Authorities in Regions Two, Three, Four and Six will soon be equipped to provide information and training to residents who are interested in establishing and expanding businesses, thanks to the Canadian International Development Agency.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the implementation of the Caribbean Local Economic Development (CARILED) Programme. This is expected to enhance economic development at the local level.

According to CARILED Programme Director Dr. Naresh Singh, to make the venture successful, entrepreneurs will not be given a grant; instead they will be provided with necessary tools and equipment. In addition, Regional Democratic Councils, with enhanced capacities and Local Economic Development Officers, will be able to assist individuals, for instance, in the creation of business proposals to access loans from financial institutions.

“There is some degree of challenge in this work, because traditionally, business has not turned to local Government for this type

Wanted man on assault charge, jailed for three years for drugs Pauldeo Persaud called ‘Stanley’, 38, who was arrested on a charge of unlawful assault was yesterday jailed for three years after it was realized that a warrant was out for his arrest on a drug matter.

Persaud, of Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court for assaulting Sally Ishak on April 21. It was there that a police prosecutor recognized that he was wanted in another matter.

In relation to the assault charge, the prosecution said the man was always molesting Ishak.

It is alleged that on the day in question, he went to the woman’s home and started to verbally abuse her, using a series of expletives.

The incident was reported and the accused was subsequently arrested and charged. For that assault

matter, he was placed on a six months bond.

During the proceedings, the prosecutor recognized the accused and recalled that an arrest warrant was out for him since 2010.

Persaud was at the time facing a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. He was placed on bail, but did not return for his trial, and had eluded capture since. The man had walked into the Central Police Station under the influence of alcohol with the intention of making a report.

Whilst waiting to make his report he began to behave in a disorderly manner. He was told to desist from such behaviour, but continued and was subsequently arrested. A search was carried out on his person where a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems of the marijuana plant, amounting to five grams, was found concealed in a Ziploc bag, secreted in his boots.

of support.

This project takes into account the recognition around the world that small, medium and micro enterprises very often fail, because they do not have the institutional back-up and support that is required to nurture them in the early phases,” Dr. Singh said.

He disclosed that the figure among small businesses is approximately 80 to 90 percent, and added “the project will therefore seek to develop the capacities of Local Government, Regional Development, Regional Democratic Councils and the Neighbourhood Democratic Council, to be able to provide information if small and medium businesses are puzzled where there might be a market for a particular project”.

He noted that in areas where other organizations are executing similar projects, CARILED will collaborate to prevent duplication of resources.

According to Canadian Ambassador to Guyana, David Devine, this project is especially important because economic growth in the Caribbean has slowed due to economic slowdown in key markets, global financial crises, natural disasters, high food and fuel prices, and the increasing need to better respond to the

effects of globalization.

The envoy noted that CARILED will be rolled out in 14 countries across the Caribbean region in multiple phases. “We are heartened to see Guyana giving its commitment to be in the first phase, which will demonstrate that local economic development works,” Devine said.

According to Local Government Minister, Ganga Persaud, “We in Guyana are enthused that many of our sister countries in the Caribbean will be part of this programme.

At the financial level it is a partnership between Governments, at the level of the Caribbean it is a partnership that involves a lot of stakeholders such as the CARICOM Local Government Ministers’ Forum as well as the Commonwealth Local Government Forum.”

He noted that locally the intervention of this programme over the next six years will further empower entrepreneurs across Guyana. It will be expanded to other regions.

“This project, small as it may be, is a novelty under this Ministry. We had similar economic empowerment programmes in Guyana, for example in Region 10, but it was driven by the Ministry of Finance,” Persaud noted.

WASHINGTON, USA — Thousands of illegal Caribbean immigrants stand to benefit from a new immigration programme that will allow them to avoid deportation and obtain work permits in the United States.

On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced details of documents that illegal immigrants would need to prove that they are eligible for the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

The announcement came a day before US Citizenship and Immigration Services began accepting applications for the programme and sparked a rush to organize paperwork by those eager to participate.

The administration’s plan is to stop deporting many illegal immigrants who were brought to the US as children.

To be eligible, immigrants must prove they arrived in the United States before they turned 16, are 30 or younger, have been living in the US for at least five years and are in school or graduated or served in the military. They also cannot have been convicted of certain crimes or otherwise pose a safety threat.

According to the guidelines announced on Tuesday, proof of identity and eligibility could include a passport or birth certificate, school transcripts, medical and financial records and military service records.

The DHS said that in some instances, multiple sworn affidavits, signed by a third party under penalty of perjury, could also be used. Anyone found to have committed fraud will be referred to federal immigration agents, the department said.

Alejandro Mayorkas, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, stressed that being approved to avoid deportation “does not provide lawful status or a path to citizenship.”

The paperwork for the program can be downloaded

Kleptomaniac jailed again A 26-year-old Cumberland, East Canje Berbice resident who has a penchant for other people’s property, was on Thursday sentenced to one year in jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Court and pleaded guilty to the charge of break and enter and larceny.

The prosecutor told the

court that on Saturday July 7 at Main Street, Cumberland, Gordon Rawlins, who was recently released from prison, broke and entered the kitchen of Khemraj Chaitram and stole one bag, a hammock and a cup, all to the value of $14,000.

The man had secured his premises with the items intact and went to bed. The next morning when he awoke he noticed that his kitchen had

been broken into and the items were missing. A report was made to the police and acting upon information the accused was caught redhanded with the items in his possession at a house nearby.

The accused, who was described as a kleptomaniac, was recently before the court on similar charges. The court was told that he has a number of other matters pending in court.

from the Immigration Services website. Applicants must pay a $465 fee and provide proof of identity and eligibility.

A decision on each application could take several months, and immigrants have been warned not to leave the country while their application is pending. If they are allowed to stay in the United States and want to travel internationally, they will need to apply for permission to come back into the country, a request that would cost $360 more.

Advocacy groups across the United States are planning events starting this week to help immigrants fill out their applications and get all their paperwork in order.

The Migration Policy Institute and the Pew Hispanic Center estimate that as many as 1.7 million people could be eligible to stay in the US and legally work under the new policy.

DHS officials have said repeatedly they don’t have an estimate of how many people may apply. In an internal document outlining the program’s implementation, officials estimated 1.04 million people would apply in the first year and about 890,000 would be eligible.

The document, obtained

by The Associated Press, estimated that the program could cost between $467.7 million and $585.4 million. The department anticipated collecting about $484.2 million in fees.

Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants could unquestionably benefit from the programme, which President Barack Obama announced in June. The programme is beginning just months before what promises to be a tight contest for the White House in which the Hispanic vote may play an important role.

Obama has come under fire from Hispanic voters and others who say he hasn’t fulfilled a previous campaign promise to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws.

The new policy could stop deportations for more than 1 million young illegal immigrants who would have qualified for the failed DREAM Act, formally the Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act, which Obama has supported in the past.

Republican lawmakers have accused Obama of circumventing Congress with the new program in an effort to boost his political standing and of favouring illegal immigrants over unemployed US citizens.

(Caribbean360.com)

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Maybe there has been some kind of a mystery that you want to get to the bottom of. ************************************* GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUNE 20): You're examining everything in great detail under the microscope today. Just avoid being suspicious and don't make judgments before you have all the information at your fingertips. ************************************* CANCER (JUNE 21 JULY 22): Be slightly careful about you handle things today. It's important not to become obsessed with one matter, so focused in on the tiny details that you can't see the broad picture. If you look too deeply into it, you may end up even getting a bit gloomy about life. ************************************* LEO (JULY 23 - AUG. 22): You need to step back and be more tolerant, a little bit more light-hearted or light-handed in the way you handle conversations and discussions today. ************************************* VIRGO (AUG. 23 - SEPT. 22): The Sun is moving closer to an aspect where you'll be likely to find that you're thinking about things more deeply than usual and talking in a penetrating way.

You may come across as being a little bit more forceful than you intend.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23 - OCT. 22): You may be absolutely right in what you are thinking or saying but it's still a great idea to keep a fairly open mind.

Watch a tendency to be intense, even slightly obsessive. ************************************* SCORPIO (OCT. 23 NOV. 21): If you are feeling a bit frustrated because companions are shutting off what you are saying, then you will need to rethink your approach.

Sometimes the harder you push, the more they resist. ************************************* SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21): The Sun is now almost in aspect whick indicates this is great for meaningful encounters. Be careful about how you think thoughts and how you express them to get your viewpoints across. ************************************* CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 JAN. 19): Maybe you want to teach others things that they need to know, or maybe someone is doing the same for you. If everyone can be honest, straightforward and not allow a note of self righteousness to creep in then the influences around today can be immensely helpful. ************************************* AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 FEB. 18): If you are feeling rather gloomy give yourself a shake. Realize that not being light hearted should not make you take the bleak side of every situation. Sometimes you just have to get underneath to find out what people's motivations really are. ************************************* PISCES (FEB. 19 MARCH 20): Try to open up to other people a little bit more.

Maybe you feel you would be humiliated if you disclose all your best ideas. But in fact you will gain from creative discussions. You give to companions, they give to you.

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Canada beats Trinidad in night of friendlies Canada scored twice in the second half and dominated Trinidad and Tobago for a 2-0 win in an allCONCACAF friendly at Central Browards Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida.

Tosaint Ricketts scored in the 57th minute off a cross from Marcel De Jong and Will Johnson added a late penalty as Canada won on a night of numerous friendlies involving nine teams still bidding for CONCACAF’s World Cup qualifying berths.

Other results included Jamaica beating fellow World Cup hopeful El Salvador 2-0; Guatemala converting a late penalty to draw 3-3 with Paraguay; Costa Rica falling to Peru 1-0; Panama losing to Portugal 2-0; and Guyana dropping a 2-0 decision to Bolivia.

In another match, Honduras beat Boca Juniors 2-0 with goals by Jerry Bengtson and Marvin Chavez. Ricketts’ goal was his third for Canada and it came just inside the 18 after he was given plenty of time thanks to some poor Trinidad marking.

Johnson won the penalty late when his cross struck the arm of a Trinidad defender, and he then converted himself in the 86th. Ricketts was Canada’s most consistent danger, starting only five minutes after the opening kickioff when Andrew Hainault played to him on the right side.

Trinidad goalkeeper Jan Michael Williams couldn’t hold Ricketts’ tight-angle shot and the rebound bounced to Terry Dunfield, who put a weak header Williams caught and held.

Ricketts, who is without a club, had Canada’s best chance in the 35th minute,

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eluding two defenders and managing a shot the beat Williams but could not the post. Johnson had a promising opportunity four minutes before halftime with a free kick, but but despite Johnson having time and space on that side inside the penalty area, put his shot over the goal.

De Jong came on at halftime for his first cap since the 2011 Gold Cup game against the United States more than a year ago. Within seconds De Jong’s pace won him some pace on the left side and he launched in a good cross but Ricketts couldn’t get to it.

Jamaica 2, El Salvador 0 - In Washington, Luton Shelton scored a goal in each half and paced Jamaica to its third straight win over El Salvador. Shelton scored in the 16th and 66th minutes as Jamaica extended its unbeaten streak against “Los Cuscatlecos” to nine straight.

El Salvador’s last victory was a 2-0 win in San Salvador in a World Cup qualifier in 2000.

The result sent El Salvador home with a split of its two-game tour to the United States, having beaten Guatemala 1-0 on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Guatemala 3, Paraguay 3 - In Washington, Carlos Ruiz converted Guatemala’s second penalty of the match in the 84th minute to earn the draw for “Los Chapines”.

Paraguay led in the first minute on a goal by Oscar Cardozo, but Guatemala rallied to take the lead midway through first half. Ruiz drew a

penalty that Marco Pappa converted in the eight minute and Manuel Leon put Guatemala ahead in the 29th.

Jonathan Fabbro equalized for Paraguay in the 53rd and Hernan Perez restored it to the lead 10 minutes later. The match was the second in four days for Guatemala, which lost to El Salvador 1-0 on Saturday and saw its winless streak extended to four.

Portugal 2, Panama 0 - In Faro, Portugal, Nelson Oliveira and Christiano Ronaldo scored to lift Portugal past a 10-man Panama in the first meeting between the two. The result ended Panama’s four-game winning streak, while Portugal rebounded from its loss on penalties to Spain six weeks ago in the European Championship semifinals.

Oliveira gave Portugal the lead in 30th with a left-footed drive from the 18 into the farside netting. After Gabriel Gomez was ejected for a foul on Joao Moutinho in the 49th, Ronaldo doubled the advantage with an equally fierce shot from the penalty arc two minutes later.

Costa Rica 0, Peru 1 - In San Jose, Costa Rica, Andre Carrillo gave Peru the lead in the eighth minute off a cross from Juan Manuel Vargas and Costa Rica was unable to capitalize on a man advantage over the final 45 minutes.

Peruvian midfielder Luis Ramirez was ejected in firsthalf injury time, but Costa Rica was unable to exploit the extra man. The win was Peru’s third straight against Costa Rica in their sixth meeting. Costa Rica next will face Mexico on September 7 in their next World Cup qualifier.

(CONCACAF.com)

Association of Ex GNS members to hold fun day tomorrow The Association of ExGuyana National Service members will be holding a fun-day tomorrow at the Carifesta Sports Complex ground Thomas Lands.

As part of the activities, there will be novelty games and events with prizes at stake for the top performers and participants.

The events are: Five overs softball cricket, five-a-side small goal football (10 minutes

each half), volleyball (each team to have at least one female), three-legged race (mixed teams), lime and spoon, needle and thread race, musical chairs, balloon dance (mixed teams), sack races (male & female), tyre races (male & females), tugo-war (male & female (8 persons each team), colour race, late for school race.

The event is organized by Johnny ‘Overseas’ Barnwell.

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From page 23 the event, which features top age group swimmers from Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname and Barbados.

Guyana’s team is the smallest of the four countries, comprising 27 swimmers, while Trinidad and Tobago is the only country with the full complement of 40 swimmers and eight officials.

Traditional powerhouse Suriname has a team of 36 swimmers, while Barbados has 31. The competition will continue today and wrap up tomorrow.

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WICB Under 19 One Day Tournament 19 Aug, 2012 - 29 Aug, 2012 ODI Round I: ICC Americas Vs Barbados Venue: Queen’s Park, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-19 09:30:00 Local ODI Round I: Jamaica Vs Guyana Venue: Bayfield, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-19 09:30:00 Local ODI Round I: Trinidad & Tobago Vs Leeward Islands Venue: Friendship, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-19 09:30:00 Local ODI Round II: Windward Islands Vs Guyana Venue: Friendship, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-20 09:30:00 Local ODI Round II: Barbados Vs Trinidad & Tobago Venue: Bayfield, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-20 09:30:00 Local ODI Round II: Jamaica Vs Leeward Islands Venue: Queen’s Park, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-20 09:30:00 Local ODI Round III: Windward Islands Vs Jamaica Venue: Weymouth “A”, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-22 09:30:00 Local ODI Round III: Leeward Islands Vs ICC Americas Venue: Pine Basin, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-22 09:30:00 Local ODI Round III: Guyana Vs Trinidad & Tobago Venue: Desmond Haynes Oval, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-22 09:30:00 Local ODI Round IV: Barbados Vs Leeward Islands Venue: Bayfield, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-23 09:30:00 Local ODI Round IV: Windward Islands Vs Trinidad & Tobago Venue: Weymouth “A”, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-23 09:30:00 Local ODI Round IV: Guyana Vs ICC Americas Venue: Pine Basin, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-23 09:30:00 Local ODI Round V: Jamaica Vs Trinidad & Tobago Venue: The Brewery, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-25

09:30:00 Local ODI Round V: Barbados Vs Guyana Venue: Foursquare Oval, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-25 09:30:00 Local ODI Round V: ICC Americas Vs Windward Islands Venue: Wildey, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-25 09:30:00 Local ODI Round VI: Guyana Vs Leeward Islands Venue: Wildey, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-27 09:30:00 Local ODI Round VI: Jamaica Vs ICC Americas Venue: Foursquare Oval, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-27 09:30:00 Local ODI Round VI: Windward Islands Vs Barbados Venue: Kensington Oval, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-27 09:30:00 Local ODI Round VII: ICC Americas Vs Trinidad & Tobago Venue: Pine Basin, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-29 09:30:00 Local ODI Round VII: Leeward Islands Vs Windward Islands Venue: Bayfield, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-29 09:30:00 Local ODI Round VII: Barbados Vs Jamaica Venue: Bayfield, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-29 09:30:00 Local

Jonny Bairstow leads England recovery Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten 72 to lead the England fight back on day two of the third Test against South Afica at Lord’s.

Bairstow, playing in place of Kevin Pietersen, walked to the crease at 54-4, but shared a fifth-wicket stand of 124 with Ian Bell to help the home side to 208-5 by the close, 101 behind.

Earlier, South Africa were bowled out for 309 before Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel ran through the England top order. Bell and Bairstow combined to revive England’s hopes of saving the series and keeping their place at the top of the world Test rankings.

Bell fell late on for 58, caught at gully driving loosely at Vernon Philander, but, with Matt Prior accompanying Bairstow to the close, the match remains in the balance after a fascinating day’s play.

The action at a baking hot Lord’s was split into three distinct phases: England’s push to remove the South Africa tail; the Proteas’ rampage into the hosts’ batting; and the Bell and Bairstow rearguard. When Bairstow, recalled to play

Jonny Bairstow only his fourth Test after Pietersen was dropped, joined Bell, England looked to be crumbling in conditions ideal for batting through a combination of loose shots and potent South Africa bowling. But they weathered the pace and hostility of Morkel and Steyn prior to tea before mixing watchful defence with some eye-catching strokes in the evening sunshine.

Bairstow, whose struggles against West Indies earlier in the summer led to talk

of a perceived weakness against the short ball, looked in little discomfort when peppered from around the wicket by the South Africa fast bowlers.

At the other end - Bell, promoted to number four in Pietersen’s absence - looked assured in defence and stylish in attack, with the wild drive that cost him his wicket coming as a surprise late in the day. Despite that mistake, the Warwickshire man deserves credit because when he and Bairstow came

Action galore as Budhan Memorial Turf Club stages one-day horse racing Horse racing is a Berbice tradition and despite the upsurge of such activities in the region, residents continue to turn out in their numbers to support each event. Even as turfites prepare for the Guyana Cup Horse Race Meet on August 26 next, another entity, the Budhan Memorial Turf Club, has planned a grand horse Race Meet for tomorrow afternoon at Number 66 Village Corentyne.

Eight races are carded for the day and jockeys will be vying for prizes in excess of two-million dollars. Activities get underway at 13:00hrs and patrons accustomed to the party atmosphere will not be disappointed as a popular music system will be in

attendance. Horse owners interested in acquiring additional details are asked to contact Andrew Budhan on

“We would like to reassure those who have entered that their applications are in-house and once the decision is made to start the competition they will be contacted,” the release stated, adding “rest assured Mackeson remains committed to the hosting this event”. The Mackeson Smooth Moves tournament is a nationwide event that has

telephone # 695-8551.

Activities will be conducted under the aegis of the Guyana Horse Racing Association.

together, England were in tatters. Captain Andrew Strauss was bowled between bat and pad by one that Morkel nipped down the slope, with Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook masters of their own downfall.

Trott played across the line to be given out lbw on review, while Cook poked at a wide one to offer a sharp catch to Jacques Kallis at second slip, both off Steyn. James Taylor, in his second Test, looked confident before edging a Morkel delivery from back of a length low to Graeme Smith at first slip.

At the stage, everything was going South Africa’s way, with the visitors having been able to add 47 to their overnight 262-7 in the morning session. Steyn survived a barrage of short bowling before edging a Stuart Broad away swinger, but Vernon Philander continued undetered to post his first Test fifty.

However, it was the sight of last man Imran Tahir, walking to the crease after Morkel was caught behind off Steven Finn that caused Philander to run down the track and be stumped off Graeme Swann.

Philander ’s efforts, though, helped South Africa add 204 for their last five wickets, an example of lowerorder tenacity that England must copy if they are to stand a chance of winning this game. (BBC Sport)

RHTY&SC to document its history The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) is answering Minister of Sports Dr. Frank Anthony’s call for sport organisations to document their history for future generations. The Club has embarked on a project to publish a 120-page book that would highlight the rich history of Guyana’s leading youth and sports club which was formed in May 1990 by

Mackeson Smooth Moves tournament postponed The Coordinators of the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3on-3 Basketball Tournament yesterday announced in a press release the postponement of the second edition of the competition “until further notice”.

The Coordinators assure registrants that their applications are secure and remained committed to hosting the mega event.

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easily become one of the most prestigious and unique basketball competitions n Guyana, which offers the biggest cash prize purse of $1M winner-take-all, at any level of the sport.

The Coordinators said they will continue to refine their plans to have the 2012 edition surpass the expectations of the inaugural competition last year.

the three-time Guyana and Commonwealth Youth Service Award winning entity, St. Francis Community Developers.

The book would be published at F&H Printers in Georgetown and would be launched later this year.

Founder of the club and current Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster would serve as Editor with assistance from Ravi Narine, Royston Lawson, Gregory Rambarran and Franklyn Ross.

Foster explained that the book would inform readers of the history of the club, its early years and struggles and take them on the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club journey from being a mere cricket club to one with over 140 activities/ programmes each year.

Programmes and activities are held under the following; sports, education, cultural, charity, community development, youth development, religious and social. The veteran cricket official also disclosed that a section of the book would review his own career as a

Sports Administrator and he would share his vast experience so that others could benefit.

The book would be named “The RHTYSC Success Story” and the main aims are: 1) to document the history and achievements of the club; 2) to acknowledge the contribution of the founders and members of the club over the years; 3) to serve as an inspiration to other sport organisations and NGOs; 4) to unearth a new generation of leaders for youth and sports development; 5) to highlight the struggles of the club over the years and how they were overcome; 6) to showcase the outstanding achievers of the club 1990 – 2012 the likes of Assad Fudadin and Royston Crandon; 7) to highlight the contribution of the club’s numerous official sponsors over the years

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Williams highlights first round Historic Goodwill Swimming C/ships Dave Persaud’s U-19 matches splashes off at National Aquatic Centre Talented off-spinning allrounder Shaquille Williams slammed the competitions first century (108) before returning to bag 4-6 to spur Malteenoes to a crushing 184run win against hosts Everest on the opening day of the inaugural Dave Persaud Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) 100-over one day cricket competition last Thursday.

Nikose Barker (58) supported Williams’ unbeaten ton as Malteenoes were bowled out for 263 in 43 overs. Ryan Dhanraj captured 4-19 for Everest who crashed to 79 all out, C. Norton complimenting Williams’s performance with 4-13.

Demerara Cricket Club

Shaquille Williams (DCC) ‘B’ defeated St. Stanislaus College by 134 runs at GNIC Ground after 186-9 declared in 29.4 overs and dismissing the

schoolboys for 52 in 21 overs.

R. Balgobin made 59, K. Savory 54 and D. Crandon 32 for DCC; N. Doodnauth took 5-41 and C. Gaspar 2-38. T. Belgrave who made 12 was the only batsman from Saints to reach double figures. S. De Souza took 3-3 and D. Crandon 3-5 for the winners.

In the other first round match, Transport beat Ace Warriors by 159 runs at GYO Ground. Transport batting first were bowled out for 188 in 29.3 overs; S. Singh led the way with 60 and D. Whitney 27. E. Ward captured 4-18, D. Peters 2-31 and J. Raphael 258 for Ace Warriors which in response were sent packing for 29 all out. A. Vickram snared 4-8 and K. Morris 2-15.

Guyana charged-up for Senior CASA with full contingent - tournament serves off today in T&T With hopes to changing its fortune at the senior level, the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) has sent a full contingent of players to compete at the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Senior Squash Championships which serves off today August 18 at the Cascadia Squash Club, St. Ann’s Trinidad and Tobago.

Guyana’s team for this year’s event is packed with talented players that have won CASA titles at both the senior and junior levels.

This year Guyana has sent a male team, a female team as well as veteran competitors.

The Men’s team comprises Richard Chin, current national champion Alexander Arjoon, former national champion Julian Chin, Jamal Callender, Deje Dias and Steven Xavier. On the women’s side, Guyana will be led by World number 73 Nicolette Fernandes along with Ashley Khalil, Mary Fung-a-Fat, Ashley deGroot, Victoria Arjoon and Tiffany Solomon.

The veterans are Brian Yong (Over-40), Alwyn Callender (Over-50) and Dennis Dias (Over-60).

GSA President Andrew Arjoon was optimistic of Guyana’s chances in challenging the Region’s top senior competitors with a full quota of players for the overall title this time around.

“We are happy to be sending a full complement this year and expect that we shall be a competitive team.

The competition will be of an

- 3 gold; 2silver & a bronze for Guyana on day one

By Juanita Hooper History was created yesterday in the Land of Many Waters when 18th Goodwill Swimming Championships, hosted by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) splashed off at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal, the first Major Meet at this new multimillion dollar facility.

Last year’s Guyana Teachers Union National Swimming Championships would have been the only major local competition at the facility. The annual Goodwill competition features teams from Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.

The opening ceremony and traditional march pass of the participating countries along with the hoisting of the respective national flags preceded the historic opening ceremony which saw Director of Sport Mr. Neil Kumar declaring the competition open.

Kumar welcomed the overseas contingents while informing them of the historic moment they were a part of. “This is history, whatever you do here today will go down in history.”

He challenged GASA to start focusing on preparing for competition at the 2014 Olympic Games which will be hosted in neighboring Brazil.

Kumar’s welcoming speech soon took an unwelcoming turn especially for the locals when he firmly uttered that he knew Guyana

would not have done anything at the recently concluded London Olympics, “I am saying it here,” he said.

He later backed up his speech by saying that Guyana must prepare a short term programme for sports, “We must work from now and prepare a short term programme.”

T&T was singled out as a good opponent in the Championship since they have a very fgood structure in place for swimming where all schools in the Twin Island Republic compete in swimming.

President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K.A Juman Yassin in brief remarks said that records can now recorded at the Centre since it’s the first International Meet Guyana is hosting.

The President in conclusion said that he was looking forward to great things from the Meet which concludes tomorrow and hopes that medalist’s from the event will be staking their claim for spots on their respective country teams to the Rio Olympics.

GASA Secretary Dee George brought the official welcome while thanking the sponsors for their support and partnership which has helped to make the 18th Goodwill Swimming Championships a success.

The Athletes Oath was done by Guyana female team Captain Soroya Simmons while the Coaches Oath was delivered by Ms. Joanne Lowe.

T&T takes the lead in Goodwill Swimming Championship - van Lange gold with record, Gaskin silver, DeNobrega bronze Alexander Arjoon

Nicolette Fernandes

extremely high level but we feel that Team Guyana will be up the challenge,”Arjoon said yesterday.

Barbados won the overall title at last year’s tournament after winning the women’s team title and the veteran category, while Jamaica placed second overall.

The Organisation of the Easter Caribbean States, (OECS) are the defending men’s team champions.

Unlike the junior team which has won eight consecutive overall CASA Overall titles, Guyana’s senior team won its last overall Senior CASA title in 1995.

Six-time CASA Junior Champion Nicolette Fernandes will be looking to win her fourth senior title in the women’s individual category.

Fernandes defeated former world ranked player Karen Meakins of Barbados to win her third senior Caribbean title last year.

In the male individual category, US based Guyanese squash legend

Richard Chin, who made an emphatic return to Caribbean squash in 2010, will once again be on the Guyana roster this year.

Chin, who won the senior title in 2010, was narrowly edged in the final of the men’s draw by youthful Jamaican Chris Binnie last year. Apart for his titles at the junior Caribbean level, Chin is also a four-time All American player and played on the USA National team at the World and Pan American Squash Championships.

Two-time national champion Alex Arjoon is also in top form looking to improve on his performance in last year’s tournament, along with freshman senior Deje Dias, and junior player Steven Xavier who competed at Junior CASA last month in Jamaica.

Mary Fung-A-Fat also competed at Junior CASA where she won the Under-19 title and managed to play the team tournament and individual category without dropping a game.

Guyana (131 points) copped three gold medals, two silver and one bronze medal on the opening day of the 18th Goodwill Swimming Championship being held at the National Aquatic Centre.

Despite a satisfying performance, the host nation ended at the bottom of the combined points table; Trinidad and Tobago is at the helm with 452.5 points followed by Suriname (449.5) and Barbados (263).

Guyana’s only gold medalist on the opening day was Britney van Lange, the athlete also splashed her way to a new record at the Centre in the 50m Breaststroke. The silver medals were won by Hannibal and Athena Gaskin while Steffi DeNobrega won a bronze medal. van Lange, competing in the girls 15-17 age-group used the experience gained from her participation at the just concluded London Olympics, gliding her way to the top podium spot in the 100m Butterfly.

The Olympian won the butterfly in 1:11.84 seconds, to record a new personal best time in the event after entering with a seed time of 1:13.84 seconds.

She also achieved another Goodwill record in the 200m freestyle when she won in a time of 2:14.54 Seconds erasing the old record of 2:15.03 which was held by Barbadian Lani Cabrera.

While the other Guyanese swimmers failed to medal in the Butterfly, Suriname dominated by sweeping up nine medals (5 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze). Trinidad and Tobago was runnerup with 11 medals (1 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze) while Barbados took one gold and two silver.

Hannibal Gaskin’s silver medal was won

Britany van Lange

in the boys 13-14 200m freestyle. He stopped a one/two podium finish by the Surinamese with his time of 2:11.09 seconds. The race was won by Jair Vreugd in 2:08.50 seconds; his team mate Chefarao Wijders was third in 2:11.60 seconds. van Lange returned to the pool later in the day and along with Athena Gaskin and Steffi DeNobrega swept the girls 15-17 50m Breaststroke in 37 Seconds, 38.71 and 41.02 Seconds respectively, van Lange bettering her previous Goodwill record in this event.

Guyana also earned silver in the girls 400m 15-17 Medley relay and a Bronze medal in the boys 13-14 400m Medley relay.

The championship continues today from 10:00hrs with the 100m individual medley.

Saturday August 18, 2012

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T&T, Jamaica for Rodrigues gets support from E-Networks Women’s T20 final S Guyana face Barbados in consolation final

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i n g s t o n , Jamaica – Trinidad & To b a g o a n d Jamaica will meet in the Final of inaugural Regional Wo m e n ’s Tw e n t y 2 0 Tournament today at Sabina Park here. After the seventh and final round of preliminary matches was played on Friday (yesterday), three teams finished at the top of the table with 30 points.

T&T however, held a superior net run rate of +3.34 and the Jamaicans finished with a net run rate of +2.59, edging out Barbados with final net run rate of +2.14.

Guyana finished the preliminary competition fourth with 20 points, SVG were fifth on 15, Grenada came sixth with 10, St. Lucia was seventh on five and winless Dominica finished at the bottom without a point.

Friday’s results were: At Chedwin Park: Guyana beat St. Lucia by 59 runs GUYANA 117 for three off 20 overs (June Ogle 58 not out, Shemaine Campbelle 40) ST. LUCIA 58 for seven off 20 overs (Joann Vansertima 2-6, Prudence Williams 2-17) At Chedwin Park: Jamaica beat Grenada by 51 runs JAMAICA 121 off 20 overs (Jodiann Morgan 36, Stafanie Taylor 27, Chadean Nation 11) GRENADA 70 for seven off 20 overs (Afy Fletcher 26, Carena Noel 14; Shanel Daley 3-15, Roshana Outar 2-6) At Kensington Park: T&T beat Dominica by 170 runs TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 209 for three off 20 overs (Amanda Samaroo 98, Britney Cooper 54, Stacy Ann King 30)

June Ogle DOMINICA 39 off 18.1 overs (Pearl Etienne 14; Gaitri Seetahal 4-7, Felicia Walters 2-8) At Kensington Park: Barbados beat SVG by five wickets ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 71 off 18.3 overs (Juliana Nero 38; Shaquana Quintyne 3-8, Shakera Selman 2-2) BARBADOS 72 for five off 16.1 overs (Shaquana Quintyne 17, Kycia Knight 15, Shakera Selman 14 not out, Anika White 13) Championship round Saturday, August 18 Consolation Final Barbados vs Guyana at Sabina Park – 10 a.m.

Grand Final Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica at Sabina Park – 2 p.m.

Minor Playoff St. Lucia vs Dominica at Kensington Park – 10 a.m.

Consolation Playoff S t . Vi n c e n t & t h e Grenadines vs Grenada at Kensington Park – 2 p.m.

uper bike racer Carlos Rodrigues was the recipient of sponsorship for an undisclosed sum from Cable Provider E-Networks yesterday, to ensure his participation in the second leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship which will be held, at Bushy Park in Barbados.

The presentation was conducted at the Company’s Head Office on Camp Street and handing over the sponsorship was Accounts Clerk Shivanan Singh, who in his brief remarks extended best wishes to Rodrigues and the rest of the Guyana team, urging them to produce

outstanding performances to secure enough points for the country.

Rodrigues, who is among the best riders in the country thanked Managing Director Vishok Persaud and the entire E-Networks Inc. staff for their support, adding that he will do his best to ensure that Guyana come out as the champions in the category.

According to him, ENetworks Inc. has always been a Company that supports motor racing, but more directly Super bike racing.

He reiterated the importance of corporate support, adding that without it many competitors would

Super bike racer Carlos Rodrigues (right) collects the cheque from E-Networks Inc employee Shivanan Singh at the Company’s Head Office yesterday. not be able to compete since the sport is an expensive one

that requires significant financial injection.

New GPC in support of Goodwill Swimming championships

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he 18th Goodwill Swimming Championships began yesterday, and even as the swimmers were taking a dip into the new Olympic-sized swimming pool at the National Aquatic Centre, the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) was continuing to benefit from the benevolence of corporate Guyana.

Immediately after the official opening ceremony, the association received a cheque for $50,000 from the New GPC Incorporated to assist with the staging of the three-day competition. New GPC representative, Jai

Singh, was on hand to present the cheque to GASA representative, Elke Rodrigues, who expressed the association’s gratitude and appreciation for the contribution.

Singh said his company was honoured to be part of (Continued on page 20)

New GPC representative, Jai Singh presents his company’s sponsorship to GASA official Elke Rodrigues.

t r o Sp Historic Goodwill Swimming C/ships splashes off at National Aquatic Centre

- 3 gold; 2silver & a bronze for Guyana on day one The participating countries after the official march-past yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre from left Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname.

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Rahim cops silver at IPF/NAPF South American Powerlifting C/ships

Vijay Rahim

- sets new SA Squat record; new National & Commonwealth Deadlift marks also attained

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ne of Guyana’s j u n i o r powerlifting sensations Vijay Rahim has lived up to his reputation as being world class when he lifted his way to a new South American Squat Record at the 2012 South American Men’s and Women’s Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships being held in Cali, Colombia.

Rahim, who overcame many challenges including not having the requisite time off to train with pay from his

employer GUYSUCO, put aside all the odds to do himself and country proud thereby maintaining the rich tradition powerlifters have achieved over the past five years on the Caribbean, regional and international scenes.

Lifting in the 59KG Junior category, Rahim gave up the Gold medal his fierce rival L. Nieto of Equador who had a total 552.5kg to the Guyanese’ Silver medal effort of 547.5kg (total).

Rahim’s previous beat at the Caribbean Championships

was 507.5kg.

The young Guyanese who hails from the Ancient County of Berbice and is employed at GUYSUCO as a Cane Harvester, set a new South American Squat record of 215kgs; Nieto set a new Deadlift record of 235kgs.

According to reports out of Columbia, the battle between Rahim and Nieto turned out to be the closest and most entertaining battle of the day, yesterday. The two athletes had the spectators and judges alike

on their toes. Rahim started the ball rolling by out

squatting and setting the new President Peter Green who is South American mark of also in Columbia stated that 2 1 5 k g s , N i e t o o n l y there is no doubt Rahim has managing 207.5kgs. Going improved tremendously and into the Bench press with a they are proud of his slender lead of 7.5kgs before avchievemnt. Green also Nieto with a bench of 110kgs informed that both South to Rahim 105kgs reduced Americans (Rahim & Nieto) the lead to 2.5kgs. made big leaps up the In the Deadlift Nieto I n t e r n a t i o n a l Wo r l d took the lead which he never rankings at # 6 for Nieto and relinquished with a huge lift #7 for Rahim in the Junior and New South American Category pending the record of 235kg from Rahim outcome of drug testing who could only muster a results for Rahim who was personal best National as chosen by the WADA Panel w e l l a s n e w in preference to first place Commonwealth record of winner Nieto.

227.5kgs. The margin of Meanwhile, John defeat was a mere 5kgs.

Edwards will swing into G u y a n a A m a t e u r action tomorrow at 15:00hrs Powerlifting Federation Guyana time.

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