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WANTED BY BARTICA POLICE - ONE STARTER The one and only police vehicle at Bartica for some time now has to be pushed to start whenever the need arises. How shameful!

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Signing of Linden agreement abruptly called off - Region Ten wants probe into shooting of protestors, nothing more Signing of an agreement between the Government of Guyana and Region Ten was abruptly called off last evening as Linden stuck doggedly to its position that the Commission of Inquiry into the deaths of three protestors in Linden should look into the shooting, and not who organized the protest.

The parties entered the Cabinet meeting with the documents on the table with the cameras set up. The proposed signatories – Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon and Dr Rupert Roopnaraine from the Region Ten negotiating team and Dr Roger Luncheon for the government – sat at the table with the agreement in front of them.

But after some 30 minutes of whispered arguments, Dr Luncheon announced that the signing of the agreement would be put off until this afternoon, because a “minor” issue remains unsettled.

That “minor” issue is the insistence by Linden that a clause in the Terms of Agreement dealing with the organization of the protests in the town is not necessary.

The two sides had last

Friday agreed to what they will sign to. But yesterday, Region Ten chairman Sharma Solomon said there was not a complete agreement that he could take back to the people of Linden.

“It is our intent that the Terms of Reference are put in a manner that we can have that to take back to Linden as part of the complete package representing the agreement that we are signing,” Solomon stated.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has been championing the exclusion of the controversial clause from the Commission of Inquiry.

The leader of the AFC, Khemraj Ramjattan, had said that the right of protest is enshrined in the constitution and should not form part of an inquiry into the shooting to death of those who were exercising a constitutional right.

“Even if Ramjattan went up there and organised the thing, what is wrong with that? It is the exercise of a constitutional right,” he stated.

The party’s chairman, Nigel Hughes, has been vocal about why he is opposed to

Region Ten Chairman Sharma Solomon, government representative Dr Roger Luncheon and Dr Rupert Roopnaraine of APNU, in discussion at the Office of the President yesterday afternoon, just before the signing of the agreement was called off. the inclusion of the clause.

“In its simplest form, if a citizen wants to protest against any issue, however trivial, he has a right to do so.

If he wants to protest against his neighbour’s green roof he can do so,” Hughes stated.

Luncheon said that “rather lately” there was an

New GPC sues Kaieteur News in New York New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation, using the name New GPC Inc., has filed an action in the New York Supreme Court alleging defamation by Kaieteur News.

The company’s owner, Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop, is seeking US$1 million in damages.

In the writ filed by Morlan Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman, Dr. Ramroop states that his company is relying “on its good reputation, goodwill and integrity in its business dealings both in Guyana and internationally.”

The writ is rooted in publications by Kaieteur News that New GPC overpriced its goods and pharmaceutical supplies sold to the Guyana Government.

He accuses Kaieteur News

of waging a campaign “designed to destroy the Guyana Times newspaper and defame the reputation of Dr Ramroop…”

He described as malicious, defamatory, false and libelous, the allegations that the Ministry of Health paid exorbitant costs for drugs it procured through New GPC Inc. He quoted Kaieteur News publications captioned ‘GPHC drugs purchase continues… Govt pays $8,000 for $600 injection’. The drug in question was Depo Provera.

In the writ, Dr Ramroop accused Kaieteur News of contending that in the supply and sale of pharmaceuticals, New GPC is guilty of price gouging. He denied selling Depo Provera for the price (continued on page 16)

Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop

objection to the reference of political parties in the clause about who organized the protests, but then he said there was a further objection to “the entire clause.”

“We made it clear that the terms of reference for the Commission of Inquiry have got to be completed and agreed together with the agreement (for) Region Ten. “What in essence happened today, they wanted to sign for Region Ten and not the Commission,” Aubrey Norton, a member of the Region Ten negotiating team stated.

The Linden protest began after the government imposed a hike in electricity tariffs in the region, with Lindeners insisting that the community lacks economic development and the people are not unwilling, but rather unable to pay the increase.

The agreement that is

now slated to be signed at 17:00 hrs today is for the increased electricity tariff to be withdrawn until a technical committee outlines the way forward.

It was also agreed that an Economic Committee would be set up to, among other things, help develop a sustainable development plan for Linden and Region 10.

Further, they agreed on immediate projects such as the drainage and irrigation of

West Watooka and that the dish and transmitter that were given to the Linden community would be given to the Region 10 administration.

In addition, it was agreed that land selection and distribution would now be handled by a committee made up of representatives of the parliamentary political parties.

“Nothing is agreed to unless all is agreed to,” Solomon quipped.

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Letters... Where your views make the news Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana.

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

EDITORIAL

Abusing the judicial system In recent times there seems to be an abuse of the judicial system, to the point that cases deserving of a hearing have to be shelved to deal with matters ranging from constitutional challenges to frivolous matters stemming from someone’s desire to silence an accuser.

At the start of every criminal session the Director of Public Prosecutions would release a jail delivery. Almost all of them tell the same tale; cases are not being heard and have to be redirected to the next session. The media have been pointing to the fact that of more than one hundred cases listed for the criminal session, no more than five are completed.

The civil cases are even worse. Some are not heard after more than twenty years. Sometimes they end up as dead files because one or more of the litigants die. Not so long ago, the Inter-American Development Bank made a sizeable grant available to the justice system to clear up the backlog.

The judges were paid for every old case they disposed of.

But for all that, more cases are added to the system and faster than the courts could dispose of those before it. At one time, and this is still the plea, the judiciary is inviting people to go to mediation. Some have opted for this course of action because of the delay in getting a speedy hearing.

Guyanese have always rushed to the courts for redress for every simple matter. If a neighbour encroaches on a piece of property, invariably the matter ends up in court. Family disputes abound and they will continue to flood the system.

Such cases are understandable. What is now mindboggling are the frivolous cases that are ending up in court.

The past fortnight saw no less than three such cases.

Someone becomes offended at a comment and he sues for either libel or slander.

There was the case of the Government spokesman moving to the courts to silence the media from reporting on an episode in which he was involved. He sought an injunction, but lawyers for the defendants moved swiftly to have the injunction removed.

The media had hard evidence that the voice on the recording belonged to the Government spokesman and foreign Governments were also inclined to that view. But the spokesman, perhaps in an effort to divert attention, moved to the courts.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo sued because he claimed that he was impugned. The matter got a speedy hearing, but the litigant refused to testify on his own behalf.

That matter is still engaging the attention of the courts.

The long-serving Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission also moved to the courts because a columnist dared to write something that the ERC Chairman found to be in contempt of court. That matter, too, got speedy disposal in the courts and was found to be wanting.

We now have a spate of litigation in the wake of publications that highlight some questionable things in the operations of the government and its dealings with sections of the private sector. The media have long uncovered acts of corruption and have provided proof to justify the publications. However, the targets, perhaps enriched with large sums of money, are using this money to silence the media.

It costs a lot to defend a legal action, no matter how frivolous. In Guyana, there is hardly a penalty against one bringing a frivolous lawsuit.

Kaieteur News has not been without its share of legal action against it. The newspaper has defended and will continue to defend all of them vigorously.

We now notice that added pressure is being applied to the newspaper. Because it also publishes a newspaper in North America, some of the litigants are going to the North American courts. They believe that given the distance between Guyana and North America and the cost of trial legal representation in North America is expensive - then they would be able to secure a lopsided decision through an absence of defence.

This will not be the case. But should the same thing happen to another private newspaper, one can well imagine the impact on the very survival of that newspaper.

DEAR EDITOR, “WE THE GUYANESE PEOPLE, proud heirs of the indomitable will of our forbearers, in a spirit of conciliation and cooperation, proclaim this constitution in order to: Safeguard and build on the rich heritage won through tireless struggle, bequeathed us by our forebears: Affirm our sovereignty, our independence and our indissolubility; Forge a system of governance that promotes concerted effort and broadbased participation in a national decision-making in order to develop a viable economy and a harmonious community based on democratic values, social justice, fundamental human rights, and the rule of law.”

[Preamble to the Guyana Constitution] It is more a heritage of lawlessness, social injustice and arbitrariness which has been evident in the recent tragedy in Linden.

Only time will permit a more objective discussion on the incidents in Linden, at this stage the Guyana Bar Association seeks to remind the public of the importance of the Rule of Law in our interaction with each other

and with the Police Force.

Finger pointing will continue; it is a political necessity. But if the Rule of Law had been observed by all participants, there would have been and would be no tragedy.

Article 40 of the Constitution provides that “Every person in Guyana is entitled to… (c) freedom of conscience, of expression and of assembly and association….

This right is not carte blanche permission to congregate and disrupt. It is sometimes necessary to obtain a permit to stage a public protest.

In addition, the protest must at no time cause a public nuisance, private trespass, or obstruction of public highways. It is not relevant whether the protest is just; an unjust cause is equally entitled to the constitutional right to express itself.

But the voice of that expression must not interfere with rights of others by trespassing, obstructing or causing nuisance.

If the protest crosses that line, there is a breakdown in the rule of law.

Article 138 of the Constitution provides that “No person shall be deprived of his life intentionally save

in execution of the sentence of a court…(or) (a) for the defence of any person from violence or for the defence of property; (b) In order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained; (c) For the purpose of suppressing a riot, insurrection, or mutiny; or (d) In order to prevent the commission by that person of a criminal offence…”

These exceptions do not provide carte blanche license to kill. There must be what the legal scholars call proportionality. If there is an immediate threat to life, or an immediate danger of escalation to widespread violence, deadly force may become necessary. But this deadly force must be the only available means of accomplishing the permitted goal; it must be necessary.

The use of lethal force by the State is to be avoided and when resorted to, regretted.

In Fundamental Rights in Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutions, Demerieux states “A high incidence of police killings in any society must indicate a problem in the political system and thereafter, one in the system of law and order.

For whatever the circumstances of these or

indeed ‘private’ killings, the creation and execution of law and order policies is itself part of the business of the political system and of the government at any given time.

When citizens are harmed by a public breakdown in the Rule of Law, the authorities have an obligation to ensure that due enquiry is made into the circumstances in a timely manner. When the State fails to act on that obligation, it encourages the decline of the rule of law – the root of its authority to govern the people.

The law provides procedures where lethal force has possibly been used by an arm of the State for an immediate investigation to explore publicly the circumstances.

The Guyana Bar Association therefore lends its voice to the demands for immediate inquiry into the circumstances which caused injury and loss of life on 18th July 2012.

The rule of law is an essential tenet in a peaceful and democratic country and the citizens of our country.

As Hobbes observed four hundred years ago, when the Rule of Law breaks down, life becomes nasty, brutish and short.

Guyana Bar Association

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to express my profound disappointment with the news reporting of Kaieteur News and Capitol News on the Linden’s visit by President Donald Ramotar.

I am certain that President Ramotar did not expect a red carpet treatment from those who have been carrying out the violent protests since July 18.

But there were several groups of residents who met the President and discussed various issues. Anyone viewing the Capitol News on August 16, would draw the conclusion that the entire Linden community was hostile to him and wanted him to get out.

Mr. Editor, if you viewed other newscasts and photographs in newspapers, you would conclude that there were many persons who held friendly discussions with the President.

The Editor of Capitol News, Gordon Mosley, is the President of the Guyana Press Association (GPA), which places an onus on him to be impartial in reporting the news.

For the past month, Capitol News has been slanting the Linden issue in a

one-sided manner, which is against the ethics of journalism.

On the other side, Kaieteur News has been taking the same one-sided approach in reporting the Linden issue.

Consider the negative page one lead in the August

17 edition of Kaieteur News, “President Ramotar rebuffed by hostile Lindeners.”

This, Mr. Editor, is a negative, false and unbalanced headline. The reporting was also very unbalanced. The whole objective was to make readers and viewers feel that

the entire Linden community was hostile against President Ramotar.

This is totally untrue.

Come on Kaieteur and Gordon, turn a new page in journalistic life. This does not prevent you from supporting the Party of your choice.

Dean Williams

Give Dr. Ramsahoye, Balram Singh Rai their pensions DEAR EDITOR, I write to inform the public about a pension injustice and to bring pressure on Parliament and the government to take action to grant pension benefits to Messrs Balram Singh Rai and Dr. Fenton Ramsahoye, among others who are (were) qualified for such benefits because of their service to the nation as a Members of Parliament or some other official capacity serving the nation.

This matter was raised before with my friends in the PPP and PNC long before both parties had defections that led to the formation of the AFC. My friends in the AFC promised to bring up these matters years ago but are yet to do so. My friends in the

PNC are silent, understandably so since it was that party that initially denied both gentlemen their pension benefits.

In private, PNC’s M.P.s agree the gentlemen deserve their benefits but have not lifted a hand to help in the cause as they were not PNC M.P.s and were sharp opponents of the PNC. My friends in the PPP told me and still hold the position that the above two gentlemen don’t need the money and as such there is no need to take action to grant the men their benefits. Some of them felt the men should not have walked away from the PPP – indirectly supporting punitive action against them.

While it is true both men are not paupers, the issue is

not one of need but one of principle. The dictator, Forbes Burnham, denied the men their pensions for political reason and when the PPP was in the opposition, it condemned Burnham on this and other critical issues. Dr. Ramsahoye related a story in which he was asked to submit proof he was alive in order to get his pension. He submitted proof in 1973.

The bureaucrats, presumably at the instruction of Burnham, asked him to submit proof that he was also alive in 1972 – try to figure that one out!

The PPP government needs to right this and other historic wrongs. Whoever qualified for Parliamentary (or other) pension should get it.

Vishnu Bisram

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The PPP surrendered on Linden because of its arrogance, ignorance, incompetence and intellectual weakness

DEAR EDITOR, After all the belligerence and vindictiveness, the PPP folded like a cheap tent on the Linden issue. It had to for several reasons. Firstly, the PPP approached the Linden electricity tariff increase from an emotive praxis of vindictiveness.

Its decision was not grounded in logic or realpolitik assessment but in plain old psychological nastiness and it backfired.

When organizations make decisions out of anger and retribution and the intent to inflict pain on others because they rebuffed them in an election, it will backfire.

Secondly, the PPP likely believed it would gain political mileage from Linden by inflaming an already volatile situation smoldering on the background of a racist Chronicle editorial.

The silence of the PPP’s leadership on the editorial and attempts by some PPP propagandists to defend it support this argument.

The hope was probably that if the police acted on direct orders and used

excessive force such as shooting protesters, one ethnic group would ‘rampage’ in response while the other ethnic group gets fearful and goes running back to the party it left in disgust.

It is a kind of politicalracial or political-ethnic blackmail. Alternatively, the PPP knew or should have known that failing to supervise the police sent from Georgetown to a strange town (Linden), failing to ensure enough policemen were on the scene, failing to commit enough non-lethal weapons such as a water cannon it purchased at an exorbitant sum to the scene, failing to directly supervise the police and failing overall to properly manage a situation were going to lead to exactly what happened shooting of unarmed protesters.

Once that happened, the risk for an escalation of ethnic tensions increased.

Escalation of ethnic tensions leads to escalation of racial fears and to political-racial or political-ethnic blackmail.

Thirdly, the PPP miserably

failed to map out beforehand all the consequences of its actions and omissions on Linden. This shows the serious deficit of intellect within the PPP leadership that hijacked the party. The fallouts from Linden economically devastated the PPP. Lindeners literally shut down the interior with its vital mining industry. It also affected Amerindian communities.

Now, the PPP faces a situation where on top of losing the revenues from the 30,000-tonne cut in its sugar target, its misguided actions on Linden have crippled the mining industry for almost a month with lingering economic effects for much longer.

Only a ‘duncified’ set of thinkers with selfish agendas on power and no concern for the country at large and their own constituency would ever consider escalating or refusing to ensure a situation like Linden did not escalate.

Linden will cost the mining industry severe losses and the PPP/Guyana

Time to start rebuilding DEAR EDITOR, Commendations must go to the two sides that have just concluded agreement on the Linden Economic Deal, including a review of the Linden power tariff issue, that had been the principal cause of the protest and other unfortunate acts that followed in the mining town.

One will know that achieving such landmarks, given the very tense and uncertain backdrop, is often challenging for those whose task it is to achieve consensus on critical issues such as those that formed the menu of complaints from the mining town. But the fact that agreement has been reached, signalled that the will to succeed was there, and that they all rose to the occasion.

For the nation in general, this means a deep relief from the tensions that had started to rise, especially with the security concerns foremost.

This conclusion, will signal for the commerce and

business sector, also, a return to normalcy, with those holdings in the interior, being able to produce without the many uncertainties that had been threatening their productive capacities.

But, importantly for the town and its residents, it is time to start the rebuilding process of returning the community to a semblance of social tranquility, that will support the implementation of the many economic measures that will accrue to the town’s benefit.

Make no mistake about it – Linden must be allowed to move forward unhindered, without its recovery being undermined by the very elements, whose anticommunity actions have caused great discomfort and dislocation.

For the parliamentary opposition, good sense and patriotism must prevail.

One cannot speak of developing one’s country, and in the same breath

support acts that will lend towards destabilizing those efforts.

And this is mentioned in the wake of reports that certain known opposition personalities are said to be urging certain communities in the eastern corridor to indulge in actions that are definitey inimical to the general peace and stability that our nation needs for its continuing socio-economic transformation.

The leaders of these parties must understand that they have a responsibility to themselves, first as leaders to set proper and appropriate leadership examples; second, to their constituents to offer good guidance; third, to the nation in general, to act in the national interest.

Hence, it is important that these leaders begin to rein in those radical voices, whose advice, if heeded, can only result in great harm to the nation’s future progress.

Dean Clement

significant losses in revenues. Only a set of fools would risk so much when the economic consequences are so harshly stacked against them. To make matters worse, the mining industry is already in rebellion against the PPP’s Robert Persaud and the PPP’s spending is now being reviewed intensely by Parliament.

Fourthly, the Linden impasse has awakened Amerindians to their plight under the PPP. The PPP’s actions and omissions led to the indirect blockade of Amerindian communities too.

Amerindians suffered because of the PPP’s barefaced arrogance and ignorance in dealing with Linden. Amerindians are also alive to the same thing happening in their communities with IMCs and other controlling tactics.

Fifthly, the PPP ended up surrendering more than Lindeners ever wanted.

Linden not only gets a tariff review, which will likely impose a gradual increase in tariffs with concessions, but it got the PPP to hand over many things that were not even on the table when the protest over the electricity issue started. The only issue was the electricity increase.

The PPP’s brazen actions or willful omissions led to a slew of other issues becoming part of the bargain and the PPP ended up giving in on TV licences, funding an economic development plan, etc.

The PPP with a dwindling revenue base from a 30,000 tonnes loss of sugar production and the crippling of the mining industry will have to find tens of billions to pay Linden for these initiatives.

Sixthly, the problem is now one of setting an example. This is now a precedent that every community in Guyana with a legitimate beef, and there are hundreds of them thanks to the PPP’s mismanagement and incompetence, will see Linden as the formula for extracting what they are rightly entitled to from government.

Seventh, after this collapse and capitulation on

Linden, the frauds controlling the PPP will lose a portion of the base they so desperately need; the hardline race voters who reverently vote for the PPP. The PPP’s capitulation is painful to them because the PPP emerged from this Linden fiasco weaker and their faith in this failed bunch of dictators.

Eight, the PPP has managed to forcefully galvanize and organize a lethargic African voting constituency into a vibrant political force with the Linden, Jagdeo’s libel trial and other issues.

Some Indians and a majority of Amerindians and Mixeds who supported the

PPP have drawn the proverbial line in the sand and will not compromise their moral integrity to vote for a Stalinist bunch of corrupt dictators who have not only seized a party and denied ordinary party members but have practised a filthy political praxis.

We are witnessing one of the monumental psychological shifts in this country on race politics.

The PPP is a morally bankrupt organization with no freedom and internal democracy. Like the PNC/ APNU, it is an arrogant and incompetent danger to this nation.

M. Maxwell

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Bajan robber gets life sentence for Banker announced blaze that killed Guyanese, five others as GGMC’s new Barbados (Nationnews) Four families in Barbados, one in St Vincent and one in Guyana are coming to terms with the news that at least one of the men responsible for the senseless killing of their daughters two years ago has been jailed for life.

This sentencing was handed down by Madame Justice Elneth Kentish in the Barbados Supreme Court last Thursday when 21-year-old Renaldo Alleyne was found guilty of the unlawful killing of Tiffany Harding, KellyAnn Welch, Shanna Griffith, Nikkita Belgrave of Barbados; Kellishaw Olivierre of St Vincent; and Pearl Amanda Cornelius of Guyana, on September 3, 2010, in a horrific fire that shocked a nation.

The six women, all in their early 20s, several of them young mothers, were shopping and working in the city clothing store, Campus Trendz, when Alleyne and an accomplice burst into the store demanding money from the owner.

After committing the robbery Alleyne then threw two ‘Molotov cocktails’ back

Jailed for life: Renaldo Anderson Alleyne into the store in his attempt to stop anyone from pursuing them, with deadly consequences.

In fleeing from the fire, the women ran to the back of the store and had locked themselves into a room where they huddled together until they were overcome by smoke inhalation and died from asphyxiation, according to two pathologists’ reports.

Days later, Alleyne was held by police as his actions had been caught on tape by a

store surveillance camera. He was also identified by a former schoolmate while running from the scene.

In sentencing him, Justice Kentish told Alleyne she believed that his actions signaled that he was a danger to society and only life sentences would be appropriate for the gravity and seriousness of the offences.

“Regrettably, neither your co-operation with police, your clean record, your guilty pleas, nor your expressions of remorse, are sufficient to detract from, or neutralize the gravity of the offences and the senseless and horrific manner in which these young women met their deaths,” the Nation newspaper quoted Justice Kentish as saying.

“You took the lives of six very young women, in one fell swoop, in an act of callousness and utter lack of thought that defied understanding.”

She said not only had Alleyne traumatized an entire society, but had specifically traumatized the families of the six girls and had changed their lives forever.

The judge said she accepted that it did not cross Alleyne’s mind that those people would have died, but she said, “and therein lies

Correction The National Library will be hosting a play at the National Cultural Centre – ‘To Sir With Love’ – tomorrow, Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012.

This newspaper inadvertently carried the date as Monday, 27th August, 2012.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Chairman

Dead Guyanese: Amanda Pearl Cornelius your danger to society. It is that simple-minded approach that I have earlier described as a frightening aspect of your character.”

“He’s always been very remorseful”, said his attorney Verla Depeiza, who noted that her client had pleaded guilty as soon as he could, according to the Barbados Today.

She also noted that the crime was unprecedented, as Barbados had never experienced an incident such as that one and hopefully never will again, and therefore the sentences had to speak to that.

“It was not unexpected nor is it unwelcomed, because if he had got a lengthy sentence there would have been no possibility of commuting it to anything.

Whereas life sentences have to be reviewed every four years, that is not to say he will get out in four years … but at least he has that option, no disrespect to the families …,” the attorney said.

Government has named a banker as the new Chairman of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), a state entity that regulates the mining sector.

According to a release from the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), Eton Chester, currently a member of the Board of Directors of the GGMC and the Managing Director of Citizens Bank, has been identified to serve as Chairman, following the resignation of Joe Singh, last Saturday.

The announcement was made by Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, in a letter to the GGDMA and key stakeholders.

Chester will be replacing Major General (ret.) Joe Singh who over the weekend resigned with immediate effect after GGDMA threatened to boycott Mining Week activities which started Sunday.

Hours before Sunday’s commencement of Mining Week, Singh tendered his resignation.

The move came amidst increasing pressure by GGDMA, a powerful advocacy group, which warned that it will not participate in any of the mining activities if Singh remained at the helm of GGMC. GGDMA had recently passed a no confidence vote against Singh, a former army chief and environmentalist.

Singh is also Chief Executive Officer (ag.) of the Guyana

New GGMC Chairman, Eton Chester Telephone and Telegraph Company. In a letter of resignation sent to Minister Persaud, which was released by the former Chairman to the press, Singh emphasised that he did not want to be the reason why GGDMA would not participate in Mining Week activities.

“I had not been informed that such a vote had taken place and now that I am aware of this, I would not wish to be the excuse for the Association’s non– participation in the Mining Week 2012 activities, and also an inhibiting factor in the much needed collaboration between the Association and the Commission and with your Ministry.

“As a professional who has strived to serve the interests of Guyana and all of its citizens to my utmost ability for over the past fortyeight years of my working life, it is not difficult for me to make this decision to resign from the Membership of the Board of the GGMC and as Chairman, I respectfully do so with immediate effect.”

Wife-beater jailed for a month Thirty-nine year-old Dayno Mangru, a cane cutter of Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice, was yesterday sentenced to one month in jail by magistrate Fabayo Azore after he appeared before her

at the Whim Magistrate’s Court and was found guilty on a charge of assaulting his wife Radica Persaud.

Prosecutor Sergeant Godfrey Playter presenting the state’s case told the court that on Thursday, July 26, last, the accused went home during the night in a drunken state. He called upon his wife to open the door.

When he entered the house he began to use indecent language.

An argument ensued and the accused dealt the woman a series of blows about her body.

The matter was reported at the Whim Police station and the accused was arrested

and charged. He pleaded not guilty.

Radica Persaud told the court that her husband is always in the habit of beating her up, especially when he is under the influence of alcohol, and on the day in question he indulged in the customary habit.

The accused begged the magistrate for a chance. He said that he was sorry for what had happened and asked that he be placed on a six months bond.

The magistrate noting the prevalence and seriousness of the offence sentenced him to one month in jail.

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Accident victim succumbs to brain injuries After clinging to life for the past 14 days on a “life support machine,” Ryan Benjamin, the teenager who was struck from his bicycle by a pick-up on the Corentyne Coast, has succumbed to his injuries.

Benjamin, who was 14 years old, died in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation

(GPHC) on Sunday.

The teenager, from Number 44 Village, Corentyne, was struck down by a vehicle belonging to Region Six’s Regional Democratic Council (RDC) three Mondays ago.

Since then, he has been a patient at the city hospital.

Yesterday, the teen’s uncle, Leon Benjamin, told Kaieteur News that they

received a call from the hospital around 05:00 pm on Sunday, informing them that the lad passed away.

He said that the family was informed that the teen suffered from severe brain injuries, a broken nose, fractured hip, and other lacerations to his body.

“I know he wouldn’t survive because his injuries were too much,” the teen’s

uncle stated, adding that eyewitnesses told him that the lad was flung about 20 feet in the air before landing on the road.

He said the most awful part was that the driver, who is said to be an engineer in Berbice, did not render any assistance to the teen but instead, he escaped.

Police later apprehended him and he was placed on

station bail a few days ago.

Up to press time yesterday this publication was unable to determine whether the suspect was detained again.

The boy’s mother, Babita Benjamin, told this publication that on August 6, her son went to a wedding house to call his father.

On his way back, eyewitnesses confirmed that

the teen was crossing the road when the pick-up struck him off his bicycle. He was rushed to Skeldon Hospital and was subsequently transferred to GPHC where he succumbed.

“The Georgetown Hospital was really good, the services they offered are good. They didn’t give us a chance to complain,” Leon Benjamin said.

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Tuesday August 21, 2012

Shot robbery suspect escapes from hospital Police have launched a manhunt for a wounded prisoner who escaped from the Georgetown Hospital early yesterday morning.

James Hutson, of Grove

Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara, was nursing a gunshot wound to his right leg which he sustained last week Tuesday when he reportedly attacked police

with an ice pick.

Hutson, who police said is a suspect in an armed robbery, eluded the policeman who was deployed to guard him. The cop has since been placed under close arrest.

His explanation was that he had left the prisoner handcuffed to his bed while he went to use the washroom and upon his return, Hutson had picked the handcuffs and disappeared.

But there are reports that negligence on the part of the cop led to Hutson’s escape.

This newspaper was informed that the rank had left

the prisoner unattended while he went downstairs where he was seen engaging in conversation with a female.

There are also reports that the prisoner was not handcuffed to the bed when he escaped.

Police are still trying to ascertain if there was some collusion involved in the escape.

On August 14, Hutson was pursued by police who had responded to a report that the 40-year-old man was in a shop and attempted to rob a customer.

Police had said that Hutson was eventually confronted in a yard at Kaneville Access Road and when the police tried to arrest him, he attacked one of the ranks with an ice pick, which resulted in him being shot, the Police stated.

James Hutson on a hospital bed shortly after he was shot Hutson told Kaieteur News that he was going by a friend, when he noticed a car driving slowly next to him.

“I stop and when I turn

back de police dem tell me to come in the vehicle, so I question them as to why, and then I hear a loud sound and when I look down I see blood running down my foot,” the man said.

The father of two said that “the police de going and put me in de trunk, but I argue with dem and dey put me in a car.”

Tuesday August 21, 2012

Independence ruined Georgetown. As a colonial town it was enchanting, but by the time independence was won the seeds of destruction had already been sown and the demise of the once city of gardens, the most enchanting town in the Caribbean, had begin to lose its glitter.

Georgetown is now an overpopulated, poorly zoned and disordered city.

Walking through the streets of Georgetown, which A. J. Seymour once described as the best way to see the town, is now a most precarious activity. Vendors squat on the pavements and in front of stores, giving the city an outlook of a fish market rather than the well regarded city that it once was.

The municipality, which was entrusted with administering the affairs of the city, has not had local government elections since 1994, and there are some individuals who actually believe that they still represent the will of the people, and would not see the wisdom of stepping aside so that some interim management committee can be established

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to save the city, and by extension, the reputation of the country.

There has been for many years, a tense relationship between central government and the municipality. And there have been charges and counter charges. The government feels that City Hall is not properly managed and City Hall is fond of complaining that it is cash-strapped.

In an attempt to address the growing concerns of citizens, and also perhaps to establish that there are problems with the political management of the city, the government many years ago launched a commission of inquiry into the functioning of the Georgetown municipality.

The work of the commission did not seem to end, giving rise to suspicions that the commissioners were being so swamped with evidence of wrongdoing and skullduggery that they needed more time to lay bare the sad state of affairs of the city.

That commission went on for ages and when it was completed produced voluminous reports, most of

which are too tedious to read.

Such was the details to which the report went into, that it took up many volumes for the report to be printed.

Interestingly no one was sent packing as a result of that report. There must have been persons within the government who would have been disappointed with the report by the Commission of Inquiry, for it did not provide the ammunition for the shakeup of the Georgetown City Council, which so many had been expecting. The much anticipated indictments did not materialize.

The government, however, took a decision to appoint the lead Commissioner to implement the recommendations of the Commission. That process was also going on for some time when a report into the implementation

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process was prepared and reportedly unearthed a number of problems.

What the report of the commission of inquiry failed to do, the report on the implementation of the recommendations of the commission of inquiry did. A number of things were said to be worrying, and a decision was subsequently taken to send home a number of senior officers of the council until such time as a detailed probe by the police is complete.

That probe seems also to be taking its good time. By the time it is completed perhaps local government elections are going to be held and a new council would be elected.

There is a new mood in the country, a new spirit of political cooperation that is taking place. It may not

always be friendly, but cooperation is taking place, and the government is acting differently these days than it did nine months ago.

It is now time for the initial report which led to the sending home of the officers to be made public so that the citizens of the city can know what was reportedly found that led to such strong action.

It cannot also be fair for the officers to be kept off the job while the probe drags on.

As such, those responsible for the probe should produce an interim report as to what is taking place.

There needs to be a full probe into the affairs of the city’s municipality and the details of Gaskin Report need to be made public now, not after the probe is completed, because the citizens of

Georgetown are not sure when or if that probe will ever be finished.

In the meantime, the report into the Gaskin Report should be made public and debated, because there is a need to restore the city to some semblance or cleanliness and order, but this will never happen unless the ratepayers who will eventually be asked to pay more in rates and taxes are convinced that they are obtaining value for money.

And the only way to convince them about that is to show that where there have been loopholes, underperformance or malpractices, action will be taken to improve the governance of the city.

Agreement reached on Commissioners for inquiry into Linden deaths - CARICOM names Jamaican, Trini jurists - Justices Claudette Singh, Cecil Kennard from Guyana

Dem boys seh ...

Uncle Donald is a sleeping beauty Uncle Donald confused. He claim how he teach he party people to avoid corruption, but like nobody ain’t listen or learn. Everybody believe that he gun deal wid all who get ketch but de man sit down like if nutten ain’t happen.

And every day something new falling pun he plate. He now got to wonder if de Hammer Man siding wid dem corrupt engineer. A contractor mek a bold statement and produce cagadge to back up wha he seh. Dem boys believe that right away Uncle Donald would order that de engineer be sent on leave. De man still pun de wuk.

Brazzy shoulda get send home already. In fact, he try fuh resign before de hammer fall, but dem boys seh that de hammer stick up somewhere in de air. It still to land and Brazzy still getting big wuk. De other day he get appoint to de committee to examine Linden and electricity.

That was de man who waste money behind Fip. Dem boys seh that from de time Fip fail Uncle Donald shoulda call fuh an investigation. Same thing wid Hen See Hen. De investigator open up a can of worms. All of a sudden he find that a family of a Hen See Hen big pone was dealing wid advertisements fuh Hen See Hen. Dem boys want to know if de advertisement money actually end up in Hen See Hen, because de auditor ain’t find proper records. He can’t even tell if people actually wuk fuh money. And Uncle Donald, who is de Minister of Information, still sitting silent.

Fuh all dem dotishness, de Dees calling fuh police action, but dem boys seh that Uncle Donald like he frighten to even call de police. Dem might want to conduct an investigation at Ohh Pee and wha dem might find might shut down de whole country.

Uncle Donald got to get a juk fuh wake up and he better wake up fast. Talk half and juk Uncle Donald fuh wake up

Cecil Kennard

K.D. Knight

Lensley Wolfe

The government and the opposition have reached agreement on the commissioners for the inquiry into the deaths of three Linden protestors on July 18.

This was confirmed last evening by the government’s chief spokesman Dr Roger Luncheon.

Two distinguished Jamaican judges, together with a law professor of Trinidad were nominated by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Those recommended are Justice Lensley Wolfe O.J., Mr. K.D. Knight S.C and Ms. Dana Seetahal S.C. Dr Luncheon said that from Guyana, former Court of Appeal Judge Claudette

Singh and former chancellor and current chairman of the Police Complaints Authority Cecil K e n n a r d , w e r e recommended.

The Government of Guyana had invited CARICOM to recommend persons who could sit on the Commission of Inquiry.

As a result, SecretaryGeneral of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque after consultations, recommended the three CARICOM nationals.

Justice Wolfe is a distinguished jurist and former Chief Justice of Jamaica. He is currently Chairman of the Public

Dana Seethal Service Commission of Jamaica and also served as chairman of the Police Public Complaints Authority of Jamaica. Mr. Knight, a practising attorney, has been a Senior Counsel since 1995 and has had a distinguished career in politics and law in Jamaica. He held positions in the cabinet of Jamaica including the portfolios of National Security and Foreign Affairs.

Ms. Seetahal, also a practising attorney, has been a Senior Counsel since 2006 and is a former Independent Senator in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and a former lecturer at the Hugh Wooding Law School in that

Claudette Singh country. Just over a month ago, 24-year-old Shemroy Bouyea, 46-year-old Allan Lewis, and 17-year-old Ron Somerset were killed on the first day of a planned-five day protest by Lindeners.

The deaths stretched the protest for a month, as Lindeners pressed for a full investigation and opposition parties called for an international inquiry.

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Tuesday August 21, 2012

THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN

Fine, courageous Guyanese women at the junction at this juncture During the industrial dispute at UG in February, I was entering the television studio to record an interview with Christopher Ram while Raphael Trotman was leaving. Trotman recalled an incident at the University of the West Indies in little, conservative Barbados where a lecturer was dismissed and the entire student population rose up in demonstrative anger. In little Barbados, you can find university

professors writing letters to the press on social and political issues. Not so in Guyana.

In the rest of the world, the population shows anger and engages in vigorous protest when little violations occur. In Guyana, the nastiest transgression by the government is just thrown onto the face of the citizens and they take their sanitary napkins and wipe off the insult. No one is going to stay

in this country because no one can believe that a government can be so cruel, selfish and insensitive, and is allowed to do as they want.

Something is wrong with Guyana for which science and knowledge have no explanation I am a trained social scientist and no great professor from Oxford or Harvard or the Sorbonne can convince me otherwise that Guyana’s authoritarian

system under Mr. Jagdeo reached the terrible stage of utter dictatorship, because after one horror show was allowed to pass, Mr. Jagdeo kept testing the waters.

He went further and further and did and did until Mr. Jagdeo felt that he was so all-powerful that he could invent any insult or thrust upon Guyana any oppressive policy and not one damn thing would happen.

He did so and not one damn thing happened. It is this columnist’s enlightened opinion (yes I think it is based on what I know of politics) that if the opposition PNC had confronted Mr. Jagdeo and read the Riot Act to him, Mr. Jagdeo would have stopped.

Someone told me that there was a gathering at New Thriving Restaurant where President Jagdeo had a group of Ministers with him and the issue of the Public Service Union came up with respect to some policy the State was about to implement in relation to the traditional public service.

A Cabinet Minister who is connected to a lending

institution and who should know about who got back their money from CLICO, shouted, “The PSU can’t do anything, I already cripple them.”

However lost we think we are in this land, there are the courageous few that will save this country. On August 15, a group of Guyanese women decided on their own that they will set up camp directly opposite Parliament on High Street at the junction with Brickdam on the park built there, on what was formerly the Statistical Bureau building, to highlight the plight of the Linden people.

They called it the People’s Parliament and it goes around the clock - 24 hours. The banners are up and the placards are there to be read These lovely, brave women put up two tents to shield the participants from the tropical heat. But the Brickdam police came and dismantled them and illegally confiscated the tents.

From 5pm on Wednesday, August 15, the People’s Parliament began its life. It is totally heart-warming to see how these women, with support from some strong anti-dictatorship men, have instilled hope and valour in this nation. Of course the bigwigs stayed away.

These are our opposition parliamentarians (with the exception of Desmond Trotman of the WPA) who have not seen it fit to at least put in a fleeting appearance.

The churchmen, the lawyers,

Frederick Kissoon doctors, UG academics and other civil society branches have failed to turn up (the exception being attorney Nadia Sagar of Transparency Institute) Interesting to note; not one opposition lawyer inquired from the organizers about their interest in going to the courts for an injunction against the police.

I asked a close lawyer friend to file the injunction but he said he had relatives in the country and therefore would not be working. At the time of writing I am pursuing the injunction angle but the women themselves will journey to Brickdam to argue for their tents.

In most countries if that all-day, all-night vigil was on, mainstream opposition leaders would have participated. But not in Guyana. You have to be with these women to see their indomitable spirit.

On Friday evening, the police sent two intelligence officers. Women of course. I spotted them immediately. We took their photographs.

They knew we outed them, so they aren’t coming back. All Guyanese must salute these women at this critical juncture of Guyana’s political evolution for their boundless energy and fantastic courage.

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Tuesday August 21, 2012

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Failure to pay traffic tickets could lead to loss of driver's licence

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rivers may now be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver's licence if they fail to pay traffic tickets or attend court when ordered to do so. This was made legal on July 23 last, when President Donald Ramotar assented to the Summary Jurisdiction (Procedure) (Amendment) Act 2012, making changes to the country's current traffic laws.

Additionally, the new law states that traffic ranks who serve traffic offence notices on alleged offenders will have to submit a copy of the notice for recording purposes to the officer in charge at the police station where they are stationed.

Within 30 days of that notice being served, a copy of the document must also be given to the Clerk of Court in the magisterial district where the offence was committed.

If the traffic officer fails to carry out his duties, he could face disciplinary action under the Police (Discipline) Act.

If someone is cited for a traffic violation and does not appear in court at the time mentioned in the notice, the court may make an order disqualifying the alleged offender from holding or obtaining a driver's licence until a specified sum is paid for the offence.

That sum of money would not be less than the penalty prescribed for that offence, the amendment stipulates. The law provides for the money to be paid in installments.

A person could be disqualified from having a licence under the new regulations, the same way their licence could be withheld on a conviction under the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act. Once a disqualification occurs, the Clerk of Court will notify the licencing authority and the Police C o m m i s s i o n e r. T h e disqualified person shall also surrender his licence on demand by any police constable.

Upon payment of the specified sum to the Clerk of Court for the traffic offence committed, the offender may apply to the police constable for the return of the licence that was taken away.

The Bill was passed in Parliament on June 27, 2012.

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Amerindian Affairs Ministry refutes allegations - calls claims absurd

by Region Seven Toshaos The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs has said that it has always encouraged villages to decide on their developmental path, and promote the legislative requirement of their councils to develop their community’s plans for growth.

This was in response to allegations made by Region 7 Toshaos, expressing great displeasure over the conduct of proceedings arising out of the recently held National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference.

According to a statement from the Ministry, the entity is maintaining that the principle of free, prior and informed consent is embodied in many of the processes of village governance, particularly when addressing issues pertaining to mining, logging and other commercial activities. It was noted that Toshaos are advised at each NTC annual meeting, to submit their issues and concerns in writing.

In explaining the situation, the Ministry underscored that on the second day of the conference, the Toshaos were given the opportunity to have a “one-on-one discussion” with Robert Persaud, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, as well as officials from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Forestry Commission.

“At that particular session, the Toshaos from the

Upper Mazaruni District dominated the floor with their questions and concerns to which the Minister adequately responded.

It is therefore absurd for the Region 7 Toshaos to claim otherwise when they were also allowed to raise the same questions with his Excellency (President Donald Ramotar) during the interactive sessions on day three and four…”

Secondly, the Ministry stated that with the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) process, the principle of free, prior and informed consent will apply to the opt-in mechanism.

“Villages can decide if and when they wish to opt in and the mechanism serves as a guide to assist them in making a decision.”

There is a mechanism under which Amerindian communities can “opt in” to the LCDS, under which Guyana signed a five-year forest saving deal with Norway.

The Ministry further stated that, “we recognize that this is something very new, and there is still much work to be done as well as refining, the opt-in mechanism is a work in progress that should benefit from the widest possible contribution to arrive at the final version…”

“Again Amerindian villages are under no pressure to opt in to the LCDS nor is there any set deadline for opting in. It is the

responsibility of the village leaders to consult with their villagers before deciding whether or not to opt in; simply put, village leaders are to adhere to the principle of free, prior and informed consent.”

In relation to a statement on the issue of mining raised by the Toshaos, the Ministry stressed that the Amerindian Act contains strict protection for Amerindians villages in relation to mining and builds on the existing mining law, and should be harmonized within the context of the current existing mining law when addressing mining permission.

It was further asserted that the State, acting through the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, controls

object to bail and Smith was asked to return to court on September 28.

It is alleged that on the day in question the defendant and the victim were both in the shoe store located in Regent Street. According to the information received, both Smith and Scott were trying on shoes in the store when Smith reportedly uplifted Scott’s handbag and made her way out of the store.

During this time, it is alleged that the store’s video surveillance cameras were rolling and Smith was caught red-handed. The defendant was reportedly seen exiting the store and then crossing the street with the bag.

Smith was contacted at her home. She was told of the offence and later arrested and charged. Further information indicates that the defendant told police ranks that she mistakenly picked up the complainant’s bag.

Village Council.

In relation to the issue of land extensions, the Ministry affirms that although the Amerindian Act allows for extension of village lands the process by which extensions are granted is clearly defined in Section 59 (1-4) subject to 60 (1-3)of the Act. This process weighs heavily on evidence of occupancy and use of land among other conditions as set out in Section 61: 2 (a-j) of the 2006 Act. The legislative process is deemed to be fair to all stakeholders with interest in the area applied for.”

Underscoring that it is also disappointing to hear statements by the leaders of Region Seven pertaining to villagers not having enough consultations on the LCDS, the Ministry pointed out that “this is the same group of

Toshaos who over the last three years have repeatedly made such claims and yet have done nothing to remedy the situation despite the responsiveness of Government, coupled with the support of two Amerindian NGOs – the National Amerindian Development foundation (NADF) and The Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana (TAAMOG) which supported the call for further information and public awareness on LCDS among Amerindians”.

“These leaders should take a page out of the book of the North Rupununi leaders who have advanced their knowledge based on the LCDS and have proceeded to publish a booklet on climate change.”

CXC touts secondary level competence prog. as means to improve CSEC results The local Ministry of Education is currently examining the possibility of introducing the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCLSC), with a view of further bolstering its performance at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination.

At least this is according to Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, who in an invited comment yesterday said that her Ministry is currently looking

Alleged handbag thief on $15,000 bail An unemployed mother of four who pleaded not guilty to stealing an unsuspecting shoe shopper’s handbag at Bhena’s Footwear on Regent Street, was granted bail to the tune of $15,000 bail after appearing before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Thirty-five-year-old Shemaine Smith of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme was charged with simple larceny. She is accused of stealing a handbag, the property of Cicely Muriel Scott.

The charge stated that Smith, on August 16, stole the handbag which contained a cell phone, spectacle case and cash totaling $22,500.

Attorney-at-law Paul Fung-a-Fat represented the defendant. He asked for reasonable bail, before giving her particulars to the court.

The prosecutor did not

all mining activities.

“It is illegal to mine unless the miner has permission from the GGMC and it is the village council’s responsibility to invoke the legislative process outlined in Section 48 through to 52 of the Amerindian Act 2006, in arriving at a decision on whether permission to mine in village lands will be granted.

Therefore, a Village Council must not allow mining in village lands unless the person has a proper permission from the GGMC. “The only exception to the rule is that the Amerindians have a traditional privilege to mine and may carry out artisanal mining without the permission of the GGMC. However, the villager exercising a traditional privilege must obtain the permission of the

at the programme which is offered by the CXC. Ahead of the CSEC examination, the local Education Ministry had introduced an ambitious programme among 26 pilot schools which saw 52.05 per cent of those students passing with Grades One through Three in Mathematics and English.

However, the CCLSC, which is a relatively new programme, has only been implemented in a few Caribbean countries thus far, and was touted by senior CXC officials last Thursday as a crucial programme designed to improve the performance at CSEC. The officials were at the time addressing a CXC forum at the International Conference Centre.

According to the examining body, the CCLSC is different from the Basic and General Proficiency in its philosophy and orientation, in that, it is based on a core of knowledge skills, attitudes and values that all secondary school leavers should have.

It focuses on mastery of competencies and this is reflected in the assessment procedures and the format of the performance reports.

As a foundational programme, CXC Registrar,

Dr. Didacus Jules, said that the CCLSC was designed ideally for Forms One through Three. He revealed that when CXC brought the CSEC into existence, the focus was on Forms Four and Five where the syllabus was harmonised.

This, as a result, left a notable gap in the lower forms.

It was against this background, he explained, that CXC sought to introduce the CCLSC to rationalise the situation and create a solid entry level foundational programme that would help to develop the competencies to succeed at those terminal levels.

“What is beginning to happen in every one of the core subjects such as English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Integrated Science and French, is that from last year to this year, there are huge increases in performance.”

He revealed that the performance in Mathematics at CCLSC is acceptable at 73.7 per cent in a context where at CSEC it is 33 per cent, with English standing at a remarkable 85.8 per cent, much better than what is obtained at CSEC. “That tells us in CXC that this CCLSC thing is working, because we are seeing the improvement.

We are seeing this on the basis of objective reality...that is what the examinations are showing...”

As such, Dr Jules said that CXC will now be tracking those students who are excelling at CCLSC to assess their performance at CSEC. “We want to see what happens to them in a grouping in their own right and I guarantee you that this is where we are going to see further improvements.”

He explained that the whole move reinforces the notion that “education is an interdependent and seamless thing which causes what is done at one level to contribute to the next level.”

According to CXC Senior Assistant Registrar, Dr Gordon Harewood, the CCLSC will undoubtedly serve to go a long way towards addressing some of the gaps and weaknesses that are being seen in candidates’ performances in English and Mathematics.

Dr Harewood emphasised that the CCLSC has been spending a lot of time trying to ensure that candidates master the foundational competencies and skills that they should acquire to go on to the higher classes at secondary level.

New GPC sues Kaieteur News ...

Shemaine Smith

From page 3 quoted by Kaieteur News.

But in an interview he granted to Stabroek News, the subsequent article was headlined, “You cannot blame the New GPC for pricing. We price our drugs. It is up to the buyers to buy it or not. New GPC CEO — Dr Ranjisinghi Ramroop.” That article was

published in the Stabroek News of Wednesday June 20, 2012.

He makes other denials in the writ, right to the point of stating that “the tube of Ketoconazole cream …being retailed in Guyana for $80 per tube is not the same tube as the brand name product the Plaintiff has sold to the Guyana

Government for $1,909 per tube.”

In a press conference following the publications, the Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran admitted to buying Ketoconazole at a cost of $1,990 per tube.

Kaieteur News is scheduled to make an appearance in the New York court by September 6.

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Minister, senior education officials meet parents, teachers of burnt-out school - Propose alternative venues Minister of Education Priya Manickchand along with senior officials of the Ministry of Education and regional officials yesterday met with teachers and parents of One Mile Primary School in Wismar, to recommend and discuss alternative accommodation arrangements for the students of that school who have been displaced, due to its recent destruction by fire.

Chairman of the proceedings, Pastor Selwyn Sills, in his opening remarks regarding the recent torching of the school, posited that what was set out to be a stumbling block, is instead going to be a stepping stone.

Minister Manickchand said that she was ‘glad’ to be in Linden, though not glad about the reason for the visit.

In her brief comments before outlining alternative ‘housing’ arrangements for the students, she declared that the children of One Mile Primary School “would not be disadvantaged, as the only way that children can have a future and better life, is through education”.

The first proposal put forward by the Minister was for the pupils of grade one, who number about 150, to be accommodated at the One Mile

Nursery School extension block.

It was further suggested that those pupils, attend classes from 7:30 to 11:30 am, while classes for those pupils in Grade two would be held from 12:00 hrs to 16:00hrs.

On the other hand it was proposed that the students of grades three, four and five, numbering some four hundred and twenty-one, be housed at Wismar Hill Primary, while the pupils of grade six should be accommodated at the Block 22 Community Centre.

Concern was raised by one parent, about the capacity of the extension block of the One Mile Nursery school, to house the grades one and two students, even on a shift system. It was then suggested by another parent that the entire school could be occupied by the One Mile Primary pupils after the Nursery School pupils are dismissed at 12:00 hrs.

That suggestion found favour with most of the teachers and parents.

It was also proposed that St Aidan’s Primary School be used as another venue to house the displaced students, but this proposal was rejected outright.

Meanwhile, concerns about the capacity of the Wismar Hill Primary to house

Minister Manickchand and other education officials at the Wismar Hill Primary grades three, four and five were raised.

The Headmistress of One Mile Primary, Stephanie St Claire, while voicing concerns about the pupils of her school being housed in separate locations, where they would not be under her watch, acknowledged that some amount of discomfort has to be endured now, for betterment later.

St Claire in her closing remarks quipped, ‘’remember, we are not at home!”

Pastor Sills, meanwhile, encouraged the gathering of concerned parents and teachers that they should consider the options that

Illegal Venezuelan “searching for boyfriend” fined, ordered deported An 18-year-old Venezuelan woman claiming to be in search of her boyfriend was yesterday charged for illegal entry, fined and ordered back to her country.

Johanna Adreina Villarrial Heredad, appeared before Magistrate Hazel OctiveHamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The woman is said to have arrived in Guyana by sea and disembarked at Pomeroon, Essequibo, without the consent of an immigration officer. The offence was committed on August 14. Heredad pleaded guilty to the charge which was read to her by a translator.

Prosecutor Burgett Grant stated that the Venezuelan national entered Guyana without any form of travel documentation and she failed to present herself to the nearest immigration officer.

Instead, Grant said, the defendant travelled to Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, where she stayed with a friend.

Two days after arriving in Guyana, the Police

Johanna Heredad prosecutor said, the woman was approached by police

ranks who noticed her standing on the Tuschen Public Road. The defendant was questioned and she admitted to entering the country illegally. The woman also disclosed that she had no travel documents.

Heredad was taken to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and charged with illegal entry.

Attorney-at-law Melvin Duke made an appearance for the foreign national and pleaded for leniency on his client’s behalf. The lawyer said that the young lady was in search of her male companion who was recently in Venezuela. He said the woman was involved in no negative conduct or has previous brushes with the law, and was travelling alone only to find her male friend.

Duke concluded with a request for a nominal fine and a non-custodial penalty.

The magistrate ruled that the Venezuelan should pay a $50,000 fine or face six months in jail for failure to do so.

Following the payment or time of incarceration, Heredad is ordered to be deported to Venezuela.

were outlined, and anything that they would have agreed to they should not ‘renege’ on later on.

Sills also suggested the setting up of a few prefabricated buildings, to house the students.

As it relates to using St Aidan’s Primary as one of the alternative venues, it was suggested by a teacher that school buses could be used to transport the children, as many parents complained about the distance to the school, and the desolate areas that their children would have to ‘navigate’ to get to the institution. The issue of parents not being able to afford taxis to transport their children to and from the school was also

highlighted.

On the question of Government’s contribution towards the rebuilding of One Mile Primary, Minister Manickchand said that there had not yet been talks in this regard, but that she was going to pursue the topic.

Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon, who was also present, pointed out that it was important that the presently displaced students “do not miss one day” of their education.

“We may not have the ideal conditions and situation that we look forward to, but at the end of the day, the onus is on us to work collectively to provide the opportunities

for these children,” he emphasised.

Solomon described the meeting as part of a consultative process, as what is most important is for the parents, teachers and participants to sit, discuss and have an understanding of what is being provided for the children.

He added that the only area that was not finalized was “having the acknowledgement of the church” which was expected to be done later yesterday.

A confirmation from the church, concerning usage of the building, would minimize or eliminate the need for double sessions, Solomon pointed out. (Enid Joaquin)

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Linden Health Centre Cricket mascot Joseph Taylor commits suicide damaged by fire

The section of the Vivienne Parris Health Centre at Spieghtland that was damaged by fire It was more heartache for Lindeners yesterday when a section of the Vivienne Parris Health Centre at Spieghtland in Central Mackenzie, which provides service for almost 400 persons each month, was damaged as a result of an early morning fire.

According to reports, the area that was badly affected was the pharmacy. Most of the old patient records were destroyed. The Statistics Department which contains records of new patients was still intact.

The origin of the fire is

unknown, but there is speculation that it may have been electrical in origin. However, given the recent arson attacks in the community, the possibility of someone having set the building alight has not been ruled out.

Investigations are continuing.

Well known Regent Street vendor and cricket mascot, Joseph Taylor died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) early yesterday after ingesting a poisonous substance.

Taylor, of Prashad Nagar, was charged several months ago for the battering and hammering of his partner, Eureka Garraway. He reportedly took his own life after the woman decided to call it quits and move on with her life.

In April last, after hammering Garraway to an unconscious state, the man went on the run and only turned himself into police when the woman regained consciousness. When he appeared before the courts, the woman refused to give evidence in the matter and moved back in with him.

Sources say despite his promises, the relationship worsened and just a few weeks back he locked her out

Eureka Garraway

Joseph Taylor

of the house. She reportedly broke the lock to gain access, and according to relatives, he reported her to the police.

Police allowed the woman to remove her belongings and she left the premises permanently.

Since then, loneliness stepped in and Taylor had been making repeated efforts

to make contact with Garraway, but her relatives say that she refused to take his calls.

Yesterday morning, as fate would have it, she decided to answer a call from him and according to one relative, “all he told her was goodbye” and he later passed away after ingesting poison.

CXC gears to set up expert working group Nandy Park residents bemoan - welcomes probe into Council’s operation The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is currently on a mission to set up an Expert Working Group on the teaching and learning of Mathematics and English in the Caribbean. The move comes even as regional outcry regarding the 2012 results in the target subject areas has surfaced. According to CXC Registrar, Dr. Didacus Jules “a simple question for that Working Group is how do we improve?”

The plan, according to Dr Jules, will see efforts being made to look at the historical performances recorded by CSEC. That review, he said, is likely to see the Working Group reviewing 10 years or even more of performances in the subject areas even “looking at the examination reports and drilling down into the results to see exactly which concepts our students have historically failed to get that have been impeding their advancement in Mathematics.”

At the moment, CXC has a robust set of empirical data on which to analyse and which to decide the way forward, the Registrar said. The aim will also be to look at the syllabus itself as according to Dr Jules “in CXC we are not afraid of criticism.”

In fact, he asserted that the model of CXC was built on one of continuous improvement. He added too that no syllabus is cast in stone, but there is a process contrary to some of what is being peddled in sections of the Regional media by an individual who purports to be an educational expert in one of the territories. That individual, according to Dr Jules, is now

calling for a review or a probe of CXC, because of the performance in English and Mathematics.

“Well we welcome any probe, but it is based on very fallacious assumptions because we don’t sit on Mount Olympus and issue edicts and examinations. Ministries of Educations from across the Caribbean sit on everybody of governance in CXC,” Dr Jules insisted.

He said too that CXC results usually undergo an independent audit process with some of the best professors from across the Caribbean in Mathematics and Psycho-metrics who audit every aspect of the examinations, and the Final Awards Committee receives those reports, thoroughly peruses them and then gives them the final stamp of approval before they are issued.

“So we belong to the Region and we respond to the Region.

We will review the syllabus and the pedagogies because it is not enough to just review the syllabus, we also have to define what the methodology is that should best be used with each syllabus to help address differences in learning styles and abilities,” he noted.

The Working Group, according to Dr Jules, will also have to look at the question of international best practices even as he as he alluded to the fact that the Region does not exist in isolation.

“Everything we do must be internationally benchmarked to ensure that we are globally competitive and out of that a Regional Plan can be derived.”

CXC also has plans to

address the area of teacher training, as according to the Registrar, there are emergency things that must be done.

The examining body has historically provided some level of teacher training, he said, because whenever a new syllabus is rolled out “we come to every territory and run workshops to orient teachers, but these are short training workshops.”

As such he said that CXC has now decided to work with the University of the West Indies’ School of Education to offer a professional certificate in the teaching of CSEC or CAPE Mathematics.

“We are not pretending to be into teachers’ training. What this is going to do is simple, that is, take that teacher through the Maths syllabus from beginning to end so they understand fully the content, and how that content works that they (teachers) are supposed to be teaching.”

Additionally, CXC will seek to orient these teachers to a range of pedagogies for a range of children with different learning styles and abilities so that they can effectively deliver to a varied group of students, Dr Jules said.

Also, teachers will be required to understand how to use Notes Master, which is a free interactive learning portal, setup so that they can utilise it as a tool for Information Communication Technology integration. The latter is deemed as crucial, since according to the Registrar, “chalk and talk doesn’t cut it anymore; it is dead!”

incomplete road works

One of the unfinished roads in Nandy Park There has been a growing number of complaints by residents, especially those of Nandy Park, over incomplete road works and large craters which have not only been a great inconvenience, but are an eyesore.

The Eccles/Ramsburg Neighborhood Democratic Council (NDC), was responsible for supervision of almost 20 roads that were upgraded.

Areas like the upscale Nandy Park, Republic Park, Bagotstown and Eccles benefited. However, the

construction abruptly stopped in certain sections of Nandy Park, as well as parts of Republic Park, Bagotstown and Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

Previously there was the excuse that the Eccles/ Ramsburg NDC, like many such entities, has a limited budget to work with, which contributed for the incomplete works, but residents want the NDC or the Ministry of Local Government to intervene to complete all road works.

When enquires were made

with the Ministry of Local Government, it advised that the NDC should be contacted. When this was done, a representative related that the overseer was not available.

However, the Chairman of the Eccles/Ramsburg NDC said that a letter is being prepared to be sent to the Local Government Ministry pertaining to the incomplete works left by the contractor. And based on the advice given, the NDC will proceed with the necessary steps.

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Murray smashes Ann’s Grove needles BVTU; way to Table Tennis in Berbice Victoria & Mahaica also win honours National junior Table easily demolish his Mackeson/EDFA Senior League resumes...

After a forced break in competition due to rain, the Mackeson sponsored East Demerara Football Association Senior league got cracking last weekend with four matches.

The break brought new fervor to the Ann’s Grove line up as they recorded an upset 1-0 win over BV Triumph United on Saturday at the Buxton Ground.

The other game on Saturday produced full points for Victoria Kings without the kings breaking a sweat, Plaisance FC failing to put in an appearance.

The feature game on Sunday produced an exciting 1-1 draw between home teams

Bakewell Buxton Stars and Buxton United.

After a goalless first half, Buxton United took the lead in the 62nd minute through a Jumal Booker goal. Buxton Stars neutralized that advantage through a Bako Lewis 76th minute strike.

Mahaica Determinators defeated Golden Stars 2-1 in the other Sunday derby. An own goal in the first minute handed Golden Stars the lead but they could not hold on to that advantage for too long.

J. Jack drew Mahaica level in the 13th minute with the winner coming off the boot of Leroy Halley in the 17th minute.

Tuesday August 21, 2012 ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): The next four weeks will be rife with fun, romance and creativity. Take this opportunity to plan a holiday, pursue a love affair or launch an art project. If you’ve already got a mate, schedule a second honeymoon. ******************************* TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): If you’re looking for romance, get busy for the next four weeks, for you’re sure to meet someone sexy soon.

You’re especially drawn to an earthy intellectual who knows how to make you laugh. ******************************* GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 20): The next few weeks aren’t the best time to sign official documents, enter into partnerships or make business deals. Postpone such arrangements until more information will be readily available. ******************************* CANCER (JUN 21 - JUL 22): Limited finances are prompting you to reassess your spending and saving habits. If you’re stretched to the limit, you may want to seek a better paid job.

Alternatively, you can boost your bank balance by taking on some freelance work. ******************************* LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): You’re more determined than ever to reach the top, even if it means making serious sacrifices. Putting in more hours at work, getting more training or taking an entry-level job are among the possibilities. ******************************* VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): You generate waves of excitement each time you enter a room. No one will be immune to your sex appeal, so make the most of this time. If you’re single, you could meet someone very special at a movie theatre, concert, or art gallery.

LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): You’re starting to realise that certain dreams you’ve been harbouring are unrealistic. It may be better to take stock of where you want to be in the next year or two.

Make a list of steps you can take to draw closer to these goals. ******************************* SCORPIO (OCT 23 NOV 21): Advancing your career may be your primary goal over the next few years.

You may want to wait another few weeks, though, before putting your plan into action. ******************************* SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Seeking higher education as a means of personal advancement is an admirable goal. You may not want to apply for a course just yet. That’s because you haven’t crystallised your plans. ******************************* CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19): A heavy expense could cause you to worry about the future. Before you make a payment, consult a legal professional about this situation. It’s possible that you don’t owe as much as your creditor claims. ******************************* AQUARIUS (JAN 20 FEB 18): Increased responsibility towards a romantic partner or colleague can be draining. You may have to jump through hoops in order to accommodate this person. Don’t assume that this situation will last indefinitely. You will find relief! ******************************* PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Your health may be a bit delicate right now, mostly because you’ve been pushing yourself so hard at work. Spend the next few weeks cutting back on your responsibilities.

Tennis player Bryton Murray smashed his way to championship honours when he defeat all and sundry to win a junior Table Tennis competition which was played recently at the Church Of The Ascension Table Tennis Club at Main and Pope Street New Amsterdam.

The 15 year old Murray, a student of the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary school who has been playing the game for a mere two years, represented Guyana in April this year in Cuba at a Caribbean Championships for 15 and under players.

Murray made use of the international experience to

opponents in the six man round robin competition, dropping only one set in the interim.

He first won from Jordon Conway 11-6, 11-8, Glen Singh was the next to fall at 3 and 8, Kristoff Sukhoo was demolished 3 and 4, Stephen Sankar made it to 4 and 10, while Stephen Lawrence won a game with the scores being 11-9,6-11,11-9.

Stephen Sankar finished second with his only loss to Murray. Conway was voted the most improved player, while Lawrence was adjudged the most disciplined.

The top players received cash incentives while the others were given certificates

Bryton Murray of participation.

The tournament was for players participating in the ongoing Table Tennis Camp in New Amsterdam and was organized by the Church of The Ascension Table Tennis Club and sponsored by Father Mentore of the Roman Catholic Church. The coordinators were coaches Desiree Lancaster and Floyd Conway. Another tournament is planned soon.

Suriname retains 2012 Goodwill...

From page 21 took a gold medal in 2:0.25 seconds to brush aside their only rival, Trinidad, Marie Marcano, Colleen Parag, KieranneRamtahal and Richelle Roberts (2:02.22 seconds) in the race.

The boys settled for bronze in both 11-12 (Daniel Scott, Joseph DeNobrega, Kevin Dare and Dylan Nurse) and 13-14 (Selwyn Miller, Omari Dunn, Omar Adams and Hannibal Gaskin) 200 meters freestyle relay.

Meanwhile, Suriname amassed 1507 points through 120 events to win the Championship.

Below are the scores from the 2012 Goodwill Swimming Championship: Combined Team Scores 1. Suriname 1507 2. Trinidad & Tobago 1443.5 3. Barbados 898.5 4. Guyana 514 Women Scores 1. Suriname 695 2. Trinidad & Tobago 676.5 3. Barbados 519.5 4. Guyana 275 Men Scores 1. Suriname 812 2. Trinidad & Tobago 767 3. Barbados 379 4. Guyana 239 (Juanita Hooper)

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IPF/FESUPO South American Powerlifting C/ships....

‘Big’ John powers to Masters M1 Gold; passes Cat. 2 Referee Exams with distinction Like he has done on so many occasions in competition before, Guyana’s most accomplished powerlifter ‘Big’ John Edwards has yet again proven his class at the International level.

Putting aside a niggling shoulder injury which he sustained lifting at the 2012 Intermediate / Claude Charles Memorial Championships here In June, Edwards turned in a superlative performance to conqueror all and sundry and in so doing won the Gold medal in the Masters M1 category at the International Powerlifting Federation / FESUPO South American Champions in Cali, Columbia on Sunday afternoon.

Edwards overpowered H. Gomez of Argentina on his way to glory for the Land of Many Waters.

The Masters athlete, who also took the opportunity to sit the IPF Category II Referees Examination, also claimed ‘gold’; passing with distinction.

So impressive was Edwards’ performance at the exams that he was invited to

‘Big’ John Edwards in action at the 2012 Intermediate / Claude Charles Mem. C/ships officiate at the World Open Championships set for later this year.

Based on reports out of Columbia, there were efforts by the Brazilian federation to change the order of the results but they did not succeed owing to diligent work by President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation

(GAPF), Peter Green.

At the presentation, to the surprise of the entire audience except the Brazilians, Edwards was announced as the runner-up to a Brazilian athlete who had won the open.

According to Green, the IPF had earlier decreed that it was only possible for athletes to compete in one category

so Edwards’ choice was the Masters along with Gomez, while the Brazilian opted for the open.

Strange enough, the Brazilian was called to the podium twice, first with Edwards then Gomez and Edwards. But the athlete and Administrator from the Land of Many waters were not contented with allowing such an injustice to befall them, so they went about protesting the decision.

It was then that the organizers were forced to recheck the results and it was confirmed that ‘Big’ John Edwards was indeed the winner and gold medalist of the Masters M1 category.

Kaieteur Sport takes this opportunity to congratulate Edwards, Rahim and the GAPF for continuing the rich tradition of excelling against the odds in the sport of powerlifting at the Caribbean, Regional, South American, Commonwealth and World levels.

Meanwhile, Gordon Spencer, another GAPF Executive and Masters competitor, also passed the IPF Referees Exams recently.

Persad shine with bat & ball as Trinis begin Guyana tour with win against Everest On a day blessed with glorious sunshine a small but raucous crowd saw Trinidad club side KNT Cosmos squeeze past host Everest by three runs on Sunday with a ball to spare in their opening match of their Guyana tour.

The side from the Twin Island Republic who were scheduled to oppose an Enterprise under-23 side on the East Coast yesterday, reached 177-7 off their allotted 30 overs after early morning rain delayed the start of the contest.

The dreadlocked Deolal Persad led the way for the tourist with a blistering 42-ball 63 and then returned to capture 4-25 with his off-spin as the Everest Masters were

Deolal Persad bowled out for 174 in the final over in an exciting finish.

The 32-year-old Persad smashed six fours and two sixes and back-to-back boundaries over extra cover and had the spectators on their feet.

Reece returns to...

From page 21 miles from Adventure to the finish line. All of the riders received T Shirts among other tokens from the sponsors Selso and Franco Crawford and Englishman Leaton Beaton compliments of the Geoffrey Butler GB cycling club of England.

At the end of the race the

cyclist were addressed by the three gentlemen who stated they were impressed with the cyclists’ performance. They gave their commitment to continue sponsoring the event on an even bigger scale next time with the possibility of involving some foreign riders. They also distributed the prizes. (Samuel Whyte)

Persad, who batted at number four in the order, got support from Rohan Mangal and Kalapersaud Sanasie who both made 21 on the slow and straw coloured track as Skipper Rajesh Singh captured 2-21 from four overs.

When Everest began their reply a stupendous straight drive by former Guyana wicketkeeper Sheik Mohamed off Cameron Soodeo proved the shot of the day before the left-hander was bowled off the next delivery for five to leave the home side on 12-1.

Former youth batsman Hemraj Garbarran and former Cayman Islands Stanford T20 player Guyanese Shaeed Mohamed orchestrated ‘operation rebuild’ with a 62run partnership before Mohamed, who hit five fours and a six in his 38, was bowled

by Naresh Roopan.

Garbarran’s 38 was decorated with three fours and a six, while Suresh Persaud (30) and the powerful Rohan Sarjoo (18) also chipped in before Persad picked up key wickets.

Persad, who claimed the Man-of-the-Match award, bowled Paul Parsram for four at 163-9 and with 13 needed

from the last over Johnny Azeez hit Jordon Sankarran back over his head for six off the first ball of the over the keep the match on a knife’s edge.

However, Everest were never allowed to score freely and Singh was bowled off the penultimate ball of the over with four required to win.

Mohinder Ganesh and Naresh Roopan supported Persad with two wickets each.

The tour continues for Cosmos today when they face GYO at GYO before opposing Enmore at Enmore tomorrow.

Cosmos face the Enterprise ‘B’ team on Thursday before traveling to face-off with Rose Hall on Friday.

On Saturday, the Trinis battle the Enterprise senior team before participating in a t20 competition at Enterprise the next day.

Next week Cosmos will play matches against Enterprise and Lusignan (Wednesday August 29) and are also expected to visit one of Guyana’s creeks next Monday as a part of their sight seeing plans.

A farewell party is planned for September 4 before the visitors return to Trinidad on September 5.

(Sean Devers)

Tuesday August 21, 2012

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Monty Belle laid to rest

The casket bearing the remains of Monty Belle being taken out of the Church yard by members of the Lions Club.

Speedboat racer, the late Orin Keith Montgomery ‘Monty’ Belle was laid to rest last Sunday at the Sorrow Hill Cemetery Bartica. Bell died as a result of being involved in an accident while participating in a race at the Mainstay Regatta recently.

The funeral service commenced around 12:15pm when the body arrived in Bartica via Passenger

Speed Boat at the Bartica Transport and Harbours Department Wharf and was then taken pass the Bartica Regatta Golden Beach route, then to his residence at Lot 26 Carabese Hill for viewing until 1:45pm.

After which the casket bearing his remains was taken to a packed to capacity St John the Baptist Anglican Church, First Avenue and

First Street Bartica after passing through several principal streets in the community.

At the Service, several tributes were made by various members of the community and family.

After the service the body was taken through a Lion’s Arch as it left the church for burial at t h e B a r t i c a C e m e t e r y.

(Edward A. Persaud)

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India clinch low-scoring thriller Under-19 World Cup...

Cricinfo - Harmeet Singh and Sandeep Sharma, India’s Nos. 8 and 11, batted with incredible composure for seven overs to score the ten runs they needed to drag a misfiring batting line-up to a one-wicket victory against Pakistan in the quarter-final of the Under-19 World Cup. India were cruising one minute, at 120 for 5 needing 17 more, and were sinking the next, at 127 for 9. Harmeet and Sharma, however, saw to it that their consistent excellence with the ball in this tournament - they dismissed Pakistan so cheaply - was not in vain.

It so nearly was, though. Needing only 137 to secure a place in Thursday’s semi-final, India slipped to 8 for 3 in the chase. They needed one batsman to drop anchor and stay the course and their No. 3, Baba Aparajith, did that. He had a partnership of 68 for the fourth wicket with Vijay Zol that put India on course. Aparajith went on to score 51 and, with him batting so fluently, India moved slowly but surely towards their target. The required rate was never an issue; wickets were, but five were in hand.

Then Aparajith drove one in the air and was caught at cover, with India 17 short. In no time at all Smit Patel edged Ehsan Adil to the wicketkeeper and Azizullah dismissed two more batsmen in the 41st over. Only one more Indian wicket stood between Pakistan and victory.

Harmeet, who missed India’s last two league games because of an illness but replaced Vikas Mishra today, took charge.

Sharma batted cautiously, blocking out an entire over from the spinner Zafar Gohar.

Harmeet, the more competent batsman, was astute enough to see off Azizullah’s final over, which meant Babar Azam had no more seam options to call on.

Runs came at Chinese water-torture pace, but the batsmen were unruffled. Harmeet and Sandeep blocked and blocked, and occasionally they dabbed for a single or two.

Every ball survived was cheered by a small but vocal group of Indian supporters. Even when the target was within the reach of one lofted blow and all the fielders were in the circle, Sandeep did not do anything rash. He left it to Harmeet, who eventually chipped over square leg, ran the second run and then ran into 13 team-mates sprinting towards him.

As Sharma joined in the celebrations, he could have scarcely believed that it had come to this, especially after the hammer blow he had hit Pakistan with early in the morning.

Most teams have preferred to bowl first at Tony Ireland Stadium but Pakistan chose to bat on an overcast and drizzly day in Townsville - a brave approach considering it was their first game here and batting has been hardest in the morning. Their decision backfired.

Scores: India 137 for 9 (Aparajith 51, Ziaul-Haq 3-23, Azizullah 3-30) beat Pakistan 136 (Azam 50, Sandeep 3-24, Ravikant 343) by one wicket.

Suriname retains 2012 Goodwill Reece returns to winning Swimming Championship ways with convincing victory It was long in coming and former national junior cycling champion Neil Reece used the occasion of the staging of the Seventh Annual Franco Crawford 46 miles cycle road race to put in a devastating performance as he blitz the field to secure a convincing victory to win in a time of 2hrs:10 minutes. With the inform Dwight Holder absent due to unforeseen circumstances, it would have been interesting to predict the results. Reece was in such ripping form that he romped home to victory with his closest rival some 10 miles and 14 minutes behind.

The event which was staged on Sunday saw some 18 riders taking part. The cyclists pedaled off at 09:00hrs from in front of the Springlands Police Station and ended at Main and Alexander Streets in New Amsterdam.

As soon as the cyclists were sent on their way Reece began to make his move going to front and continuously pressing forward. After a while no one decided to go after him and Reece took full advantage to open a sizable gap on the chasing pack of the Ray Millington, Selso and Franco Crawford, Wasim Hasnoo and Elijah Brijader.

- George & van Lange only gold medalist individually

Reece receives his winning cheque from Leaton Beaton with Selso Crawford also in picture.

Reece was a loner for most of the journey, his only company being the whaling police siren and the natural elements. He covered the seven miles of No19 Public Road with no other cyclist in sight. His dominance saw him taking away all 10 prime point prizes that were up for grabs.

Ray Millington rode hard and eventually made a move halfway on the downward journey, staging a breakaway with Selso Crawford in hot pursuit. Millington eventually dropped Crawford to secure

second spot ahead of the overseas based English pair of Selso Crawford and father Franco Crawford. Hasnoo and Brijader rounded out the top six.

Adriel Ross crossed the finish line ahead of Andrea Reid and Andrew Hicks in the juvenile category. Marica Dick continued her dominance with another win among the females, while Franco Crawford was also first among the veterans. The juveniles and females rode 20 (Continued on page 20)

Onika George joined Guyana’s Olympian Britney van Lange of Bishops High School on the golden podium on the final day (Sunday) of the 18th Goodwill Swimming Championship which was hosted by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA). The Guyanese swimmers can say they made the best of the Championship as they walked away with a wealth of experience despite George and van Lange being the only two swimmers overall to achieve individual gold medals at the National Aquatic Centre. van Lange, aged 15, whose focus in the sport will now turn to the 2016 Rio Olympics, continued to dominate in the Championship, shattering two more Goodwill records, 100 meters Breaststroke and 50 meters freestyle to make her country proud.

Her first gold for that afternoon of the meet which turned out to be a meet record came in the girls 15-17 50 meters free. van Lange made no mistake when she plunged off the deck after the whistle to turn in a blistering 27.74 seconds, a new personal best which now replaces Trinidad and Tobago’s Sonya

Britney van Lange Jaggernauth 2001 Goodwill record of 27.89 seconds. Marie Marcano finished second in 28.68 seconds and Soraya was third in 29.54 seconds.

Trinidad’s Colleen Parag 1:25.56 seconds in the girls 1517 100 meters breaststroke could not deny a one-two finish by the Guyanese swimmers, van Lange and Athena Gaskin in that event. van Lange stormed her way to another victory to inscribe her name as the new Goodwill 100 meters breaststroke record holder after registering 1:22.16 seconds. The 1:22.17 seconds

record was previously held by Jean Olfer of Suriname. Gaskin splashed off a second off her seed time (1:29.22 seconds) to take a new PB in 1:25.09 seconds.

The Olympian however suffered first defeat at the Championship when she touched in at third place in the girls 15-17 100 meters Backstroke. The event was won by Suriname’s Soraya van Dijkin in 1:11.03 seconds.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Marie Marcano got her first victory over van Lange with her second place time of 1:13.91 seconds; van Lange clocked 1:14.26 seconds to finish third as Soroya Simmons also of Guyana ended in fourth place in 1:15.56 seconds.

Event 99, the girls 13-14 50 meters freestyle was a tie between Guyana’s Onika George who put up a hard fight and Suriname swimmer Valery Amstelveen, both swimmers clocked 29.22 seconds.

George also shaved off a second off her seed time of 30.33 seconds, achieving a new personal best time.

In the Guyanese girls 1517 200 meters freestyle relay, Athena Gaskin, Steffi DeNobrega, Soroya Simmons and Britney van Lange also (Continued on page 19)

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Tuesday August 21, 2012

South Africa beat England Sunil Singh century spurs to top test rankings GCA David Persaud Investments trophy competition...

Transport to victory

Sunil Singh was the star of the day as action in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s David Persaud Investments trophy Under-19 competition continued yesterday.

His performance came in the Gandhi YO vs Transport SC “A” at the GYO ground match which Transport SC “A” won by 20 runs.

Transport SC “A” batting first made 196 all out in 36.1 overs. Sunil Singh made 130 runs.

Bowling for Gandhi YO: S. Sankar took 2 wickets for 37 runs, G. De Roach 2 for 41and P. Persaud 2 for 40.

In reply Gandhi YO made 176 all out in 46 overs. R. Shun made 43, D. De Barros 39 and V. Kissoon 23. Bowling for Transport SC “A”: J. Ram took 3 wickets for 16 runs, K. Morris 2 for 22 and R. Sumir 2 for 22.

In other action; Demerara CC “B” vs Everest CC at the

Sunil Singh DCC ground - Match was drawn.

Demerara CC “B” batting first made 142 for 9 in 35 overs.

D. Murray made 28 runs, C. Reece 27 & R. Balgobin 24.

Bowling for Everest CC: G. Sookdeo took 2 wickets for 22 runs and A. Rasheed 2 for 26.

In reply Everest CC made 141 for 9 in 25 overs. C. Surat made 36 runs and S. Rutherford 27.

Bowling for Demerara CC

“B”: S. Hussein took 2 wickets for 10 runs, S. Hathiramani 2 for 15 and C. Reece 2 for 26.

Saint Stanislaus College vs Ace Warriors at the GCC ground - Saint Stanislaus won by 112 runs.

Saint Stanislaus batting first made 163 for 9 declared in 26.4 overs. C. Gaspar made 31 runs and D. Williams 26.

Bowling for Ace Warriors: M.Ward took 3 wickets for 31 runs and S. Hinckson 2 for 34.

In reply Ace Warriors was dismissed for 51 runs in 13.3 overs. Bowling for Saint Stanislaus: S. Noel took 3 wickets for 12 runs, C. Gaspar 2 for 9 and L. Wilson 2 for 12.

The competition will continue today with the following three matches in Zone B: Demerara CC “A” vs Queen’s College at the DCC ground, 3rd Class vs Bel Air Texaco at the GNIC ground and Transport SC “B” vs Georgetown CC at the GCC ground.

YASSIN EXPOSES KUMAR From back page President, sport is “serious business” and because of the lack of support for athletes from Government there are not enough “fulltime athletes”.

“They have to work and train to get money for insurance, nutrition etc.,” he added.

Yassin said that the GOA was able to assist Pompey with an Olympic Solidarity Scholarship, but “support is not forthcoming. I would like to see support from Government and the Private Sector so that we could support our athletes.”

In response to Kumar’s claim that the Government has provided millions of dollars to assist teams to compete internationally, the GOA head said he would be grateful if the Director could indicate the Associations to have benefitted from such largesse.

“Give the names and amounts of those associations who’ve benefitted from Government’s support, I need to see the list of who received the millions of dollars he spoke about,” Yassin said.

On Kumar’s comment that GOA seems to be “lost” and “helpless”, Yassin revealed that they have appealed without success to work with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport on several occasions.

Yassin told the gathering of reporters, Kumar’s charge that the GOA has never approached the Government to have a member attend an Olympic Games in any capac-

ity is far from the truth, citing an invitation sent to President Donald Ramotar asking him to be present at the London Games.

According to Yassin, the GOA was told that it was not possible for him to attend, while on no less than two occasions Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony was invited to Meetings of Sport Ministers, especially one that was held in Moscow. It was an all expenses paid trip, but the minister’s response was that he could not attend.

He reminded that it is not the GOA’s fault that a Government official has not attended the Games for over two decades because during his tenure invitations were sent, but none was accepted.

He made these revelations to highlight the fact that GOA made several failed attempts to have a productive relationship with Government. “I find these (Kumar’s) statements scandalous and offensive,” he retorted.

“We would like to work with the ministry, when we go to them to ask for assistance, we are told there is no finance.

Even if we don’t go to ministry, I see nothing wrong with them coming to us. This is a two-way street,” he indicated.

Yassin also addressed Kumar’s claim that the selection for the Olympic Games is controlled by a “select” group of people when he stated that the only way to be selected

for the Olympics is to qualify.

In the instances of wildcard allowances, Yassin stated that the international federations often make the selections and not the GOA or local associations.

Asked to confirm whether a similar funding will be committed to Junior World Championships silver medallist, Kadecia Baird, Yassin informed that he is willing to commit on record without hesitation pending approval from the International Olympic Committee.

He, however, believed that Government will have to show more commitment if sports is to be developed to international standards, while the presentation of the longawaited Sports Policy and the use of the Lotto funds for the advancement of sports are some of the recommendations that the GOA President offered.

He also spoke of the reconstitution of the National Sports Commission as another prerequisite to aid in the development of sport. Yassin stated that he is willing to support any initiative that calls for a National Forum where all the stakeholders in sport meet to plot the way forward.

The GOA boss then urged the media to not only criticize the work of sport administrators, but to also advance recommendations that will enable officials to correct mistakes or even implement new ideas.

Vernon Philander leaps in celebration of taking the final wicket LONDON (Reuters) - South Africa replaced England at the top of the world test rankings yesterday after defeating the home side by 51 runs at Lord’s to win their threetest series 2-0.

England, set a record 346 for victory, were dismissed for 294 after some plucky counterattacking by Matt Prior (73), Jonny Bairstow (54), Graeme Swann (41) and Stuart Broad (37).

Jonathan Trott also chipped in with 63 and for a time it looked like England could pull off a miracle but ultimately the target was just too high.

The end of the match and the series was sealed when last man Steven Finn was caught by second slip Jacques Kallis off Vernon Philander, who finished with two wickets in two balls for figures of five for 30. Philander had also played two vital innings in the match of 61 and 35.

It was always going to be a difficult challenge for England given that West Indies are the only team ever to have successfully chased a target beyond 300 at Lord’s, when they made 344 for one in 1984. England’s highest run chase is 332 for seven against Australia in 1928.

There was some late drama on the last day when Prior and Swann added 74 from just 66 deliveries. The crowd, basking in bright sunshine, began to sense something incredible might be about to happen but England’s lack of wickets in hand cost them dear.

The defeat meant England surrendered their position at the top of the world rankings after holding the title for a year after displacing India.

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England have lost six of their last 11 test while South Africa remain undefeated in away series for six years. Too many players underperformed for England with only Prior (275) and Trott scoring 200 runs in the series.

Captain Andrew Strauss averaged just 17.83 with a top score of 37 and their bowlers also struggled with top wicket-taker Broad’s 11 victims coming at an average of 39.72.

The team’s outstanding batsman Kevin Pietersen born in South Africa, was dropped for the deciding test for sending derogatory texts about England to their rivals.

Conversely, four South Africa players amassed more than 200 runs, with Hashim Amla racking up 482 at an average of 120.50, boosted by his national record 311 not out in the first test at the Oval.

South Africa started well on the final day, when England resumed on 16 for two. The home side soon slipped to 45 for four after Ian Bell (4) was caught at first slip off Philander and James Taylor (4) was run out.

Trott and Bairstow gave the Proteas a brief scare with a stand of 89 off just 102 balls.

Bairstow followed his fighting 95 in the first innings with a more typically aggressive 47ball innings, which included eight boundaries.

He was bowled when leg-spinner Imran Tahir went around the wicket and got a ball to keep low. Broad took 12 runs off one Dale Steyn over, including a pulled six over square-leg, before his cameo ended when he hooked Jacques Kallis to fine-leg.

The stand between Prior and Swann started the panic among the South African ranks.

The first over after tea was a maiden but the next seven cost 60 runs as Swann and Prior accelerated towards what seemed an impossible victory. Every single run was cheered.

Prior reached his half-century with a second reverse sweep for four in one Tahir over. In the same over Swann lofted the legspinner into the crowd for a six over long-on.

Swann hit another six over mid-wicket in the next over when Kallis dropped short. Next ball, Swann drove handsomely through the covers when Kallis corrected his length.

Just as South Africa’s seemingly inevitable victory began to look in doubt, Swann was run out by centimetres after hesitating over a quick single. Prior was caught at first slip by captain Graeme Smith off Philander.

Scores: South Africa 309 (Philander 61, Duminy 61, Finn 4-75) and 351 (Amla 121, Finn 4-74) beat England 315 (Bairstow 95, Bell 58, Morkel 4-80, Steyn 4-94 and 294 (Prior 73, Trott 63, Bairstow 54, Philander 5-30) by 51 runs.

Registration deadline extended to August 25

Due to the overwhelming responses that the organizers for the 2nd annual RAF’s Ten10 knock-out Inter Jamaat cricket competition have been receiving, they have taken a decision to extend the deadline for registration to August 25, 2012.

The nationwide tournament which will see increased prizes from the inaugural tournament that was held last year will bowl off on Sunday September 2, 2012 across Guyana.

The tournament is being held in memory of the Late Hajjin Zeleen Rafeek and will be held in various zones. Interested Jamaats are encouraged to make contact with their respective representatives to complete the registration process.

Those persons and the areas where they can be contacted are as follows: Georgetown and East Coast Demerara Br. Imran Ally- 689-7425 ( c ), 231-9822 ( H ); Br. Azad Ibrahim – 624-3362 ( c ).

East Bank and West Bank/West Coast Demerara Br. Imtiaz Pooran- 610-3428 Essequibo Br. Fazeer- 615-3882 or 699-4732 Wakenaam/Bartica/Leguan Br. Asif Ahamad- 646-3156 West Coast Berbice Br. Ayube - 617-2333 East Coast Berbice Br. Intiqab Sakoor – 662-2061, 618-0287

Tuesday August 21, 2012

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NZ v WI, ICC U-19 World Cup, quarter-final, Townsville...

New Zealand win last-ball thriller ESPNcricinfo - New Zealand blasted through to the semi-finals and knocked West Indies out of the tournament in a dramatic finale to their quarter-final in Townsville, where New Zealand needed four runs from the last ball of their chase and Ish Sodhi struck the winning boundary. New Zealand had to find 18 runs from the 50th over and at seven wickets down, West Indies were clear favourites to progress.

But Sodhi managed a boundary and a single from the medium pace of Justin Greaves, and his partner Jacob Duffy picked up a leg bye to leave 12 runs required from three balls. Sodhi struck a six, a two and a four to complete the dramatic win as New Zealand

overhauled the West Indies total of 237 and moved into the final four of the competition, along with India, Australia and South Africa.

The day had started reasonably well for West Indies, who were sent in, as their openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Sunil Ambris put on 48 for the opening wicket. Brathwaite (53) and Akeal Hosain (54) both contributed halfcenturies and despite three wickets to Matthew Quinn, West Indies were able to bat out their overs and posted a challenging 237 when the last batsman was run out from the final ball of the 50th over.

Ronsford Beaton picked up two early wickets in the chase but Ben Horne steadied New Zealand with 59, and Robert O’Donnell

Trophy Stall sponsors Centre Point pools tourney

Managing Director of Centre Point Bar, Jacob Persaud, receives the first place trophy from Shivana Seeram of the Trophy Stall The Trophy Stall of Bourda Market and the City Mall has reiterated its commitment towards the development of sport by tapping into sport at the community level.

The company, through its Managing Director Ramesh Sunich, has offered to sponsor this Sunday’s pools competition after observing the great work Centre Point Bar has been doing in keeping the game alive in rural Guyana.

The Centre Point Bar, which is located at Station Road, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, has been hosting competitions on a regular basis, attracting players from as far as West Demerara and Berbice.

Trophy Stall will sponsor three trophies that will go towards the top three finishers of Sunday’s event, which is set to start at 15:00 hours.

Sunich said his entity is pleased to support community sport, noting that events like these help to keep young people meaningfully occupied, while affording them an opportunity to socialize and showcase their talents.

Managing Director of Centre Point Bar, Jacob Persaud, in accepting the trophies at a simple presentation ceremony yesterday, expressed gratitude to Sunich and his business for coming on board.

He assured the sponsor that the competition will be exciting and competitive, as a large number of players have already signaled their intentions of participating.

Players desirous of competing at the event are required to pay an entrance fee of $1,000. Fees can be paid in advance or before the start of the competition.

(42) and Cam Fletcher (49) kept them in the contest through the middle of the innings. But with ten overs remaining, New Zealand still needed 89 runs, and it was only through the striking of Sodhi at the very end that they triumphed.

Scores: New Zealand 238 for 7 (Horne 59, Mayers 3-42, Beaton 3-47) beat West Indies 237 (Hosein 54, Brathwaite 53, Quinn 3-54) by 3 wickets.

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Yassin exposes Kumar

By Edison Jefford and Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K. A. Juman Yassin yesterday described comments emanating from Director of Sport, Neil Kumar’s assessment of Guyana’s performance at the London Games as “insensitive”, “scandalous” and “offensive”.

Responding directly to Kumar’s column in another section of the print media that was entitled “A Red L e t t e r D a y ” , Ya s s i n categorically pointed out what he called “several inaccuracies” in the missive and sought to debunk Kumar’s assertions. He also pointed to articles written by these two writers, but said “there was not much there to complain about”.

He first attacked the third paragraph of Kumar ’s column which suggested that Guyana’s sojourn can be described as “miserable” and “embarrassing”. Yassin

GOA President, K.A Juman Yassin (second, left) addresses the media in the presence of (l-r) Athletic Association of Guyana President, Colin Boyce, swimming coach, Sean Baksh and Judo representative, Jeff Sankies, all of whom were in London. called such an assessment “most insensitive” and “cruel” to the seven athletes, who represented Guyana.

“It is my view that a lot of the comments were unjustified and did not take into consideration all the factors. I find comments coming from the Director of Sport, someone who wants

to nurture young athletes, most insensitive, and I think it’s cruel to those athletes, who went on Guyana’s behalf,” Yassin said.

The GOA head, who has held the position since 1996, said that he complimented Government on their thrust to build facilities at a reception in London for the

Guyanese contingent.

However, he made it clear that all the facilities to ensure international success are still not in place, suggesting that should be the focus of Government.

“I really do not think that all the facilities that are required are in place but they are trying, they have the

(50m) pool, with pool it will take 5-8 years before we can see development. They need other infrastructure, coaches, and coaches who are of a very high level,” Yassin believes.

“I would be grateful for him (Kumar) to say what was the support that has been forthcoming for associations

and athletes; I know when Aliann Pompey won a Commonwealth medal there was supposed to have been some support, but unfortunately there was none and none up to now,” the head of one of the single most influential sport entities in Guyana continued.

Yassin said that if the claims of support were accurate then Guyana would have gotten more Olympic medals by now. He used boxing as an example. He said that boxing represents a clear chance of Guyana earning Olympic medals, but the sport needs better infrastructure.

“Boxing is one of the sports that have won an Olympic medal, one of the sports that should win more Olympic medals, but until, and when there is more support, boxing cannot go anywhere. What is needed in a nutshell for boxing is a facility for them to call their own,” Yassin asserted.

According to the GOA (Continued on page 22)

Hetmyer ton spurs Guyana to mammoth total and win over Windwards B

ridgetown, Barbados — A superb century by opener Shimron Hetmeyer was the highlight of the second round of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 50-over tournament as he led Guyana to 59-run victory Windward Islands in a high-scoring match yesterday.

Hetmeyer went after the bowling from the get-go and played a number of authentic shots as the bulk of his runs came square of the wicket. He raced to 116 off 118 balls with 14 fours and two sixes as Guyana rattled up 317-8 off 50 overs on a batsman-friendly surface at the Friendship Cricket Ground. It was the second day in a row the team batting first topped the 300-run mark on this pitch – Trinidad and Tobago made 332-6 against Leewards on Sunday.

Hetmeyer added 108 in 20 overs for the first wicket Tagenarine Chanderpaul (26) and after they parted Ricardo Adams blasted six massive sixes in a whirlwind 50 off 23 balls.

Asked to score at over six runs per over, Windwards made a brave chase but were bowled out for 258 in the 47th over. Jerlani Robinson appeared unstoppable as he made 80 off 66 balls, but he was again dismissed when well set and that dashed the Windwards’ hopes. Fast bowler Romario Shepherd (4-58) was good in the middle

overs and also had a brilliant run out.

Barbados joined Guyana on two wins as they held their nerve to see off Trinidad and Tobago by four wickets with six balls left at Bayfield. Left-hander Carlos Maynard hit a six and a four in the penultimate over to pilot the Bajans to 198-6 off 49 overs in reply to T&T’s 197 all out.

Barbados owed their win to another quality knock from captain Shai Hope – 61 off 105 balls – to follow up his 139 not out on Sunday. He added 99 for the second wicket with Craig St Hill, who made a fighting 42 to combat the seven bowlers used by Trinidad and Tobago.

In the first half Barbados bowled well.

Left-arm spinner Chad Williams (10-2-24-4) and left-arm seamer Darnell Greenidge (8-214-3) made life difficult on a good surface.

Captain Vikash Mohan topscored with 62 and keeper Nicholas Pooran, fresh from a century on Sunday, chipped in with 34. They added 66 for the fifth wicket at a crucial stage to pull the innings around from 80-4.

Over at Queen’s Park it was one-way traffic as Jamaica beat Leeward Islands by eight wickets.

In a match reduced to 38 over due to early morning rain in the City, the Jamaicans earned their first win as they bowled out Leewards for 125 and then raced to 127-2.

The Leewards’ suffered a major collapse as the last five wickets fell for seven runs in four overs. Openers Kerry Holness and Oshane Walters added 50 runs in six overs to jump-start the innings. Holness made 70 not out off 87 balls as Jamaica won with 65 balls to spare.

The tournament continues tomorrow at 9:00am (8 am Jamaica Time). Guyana face T&T at the Desmond Haynes Oval, Windward Islands meet Jamaica at Weymouth and Jamaica take on the ICC Americas at the Pine Basin.

Score summaries: At Bayfield: Barbados beat Trinidad and Tobago by four wickets Trinidad and Tobago 197 all out off 49.4 overs (Vikash Mohan 62, Stephan Wharwood 35, Nicholas Pooran 34; Chad Williams 4-24, Darnell Greenidge 3-14) Barbados 198-6 off 49 overs (Shai Hope 61, Craig St Hill 42, Marlon Welcome-Goodman 27 not out).

At Queen’s Park: Jamaica beat Leeward Islands by 8 wickets Leewards 125 all out off 36.2 overs (Akeem Saunders 38, Duane Webbe 32; Delbert Gayle 2-17, Chris Powell 2-11) Jamaica 127-2 off 27.1 overs (Kerry Holness 70 not out, Oshane Walters 30).

At Friendship: Guyana beat

Shimron Hetmeyer Windward Islands by 59 runs Guyana 317-8 off 50 overs (Shimron Hetmeyer 116, Ricardo Adams 52, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 26; Shaquille Browne 3-50) Windward Islands 258 all out off 46.3 overs (Jerlani Robinson 66, Keone George 44, Tarryck Gabriel 35, Larry Edward 31; Romario Shepherd 4-58, Gudakesh Motie 2-42).

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