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U.S. ready to help new Iraq leader, Iran welcomes choice (Reuters) - Iraq’s new prime minister-designate won swift endorsements from uneasy mutual allies the United States and Iran yesterday as he called on political leaders to end crippling feuds that have let jihadists seize a third of the country. Haider al-Abadi still faces opposition closer to home, where his Shi’ite party colleague Nuri al-Maliki has refused to step aside after eight years as premier that have alienated Iraq’s once dominant Sunni minority and irked Washington and Tehran. However, Shi’ite militia and army commanders long loyal to Maliki signalled their backing for the change, as did many people on the streets of Baghdad, eager for an end to fears of a further descent into sectarian and ethnic bloodletting. Sunni neighbours Turkey and Saudi Arabia also
welcomed Abadi’s appointment. A statement from Maliki’s office said he met senior security officials and army and police commanders to urge them “not to interfere in the political crisis”. At least 17 people were killed in two car bombings in Shi’ite areas of Baghdad - a kind of attack that has become increasingly routine in recent months. As Western powers and international aid agencies considered further help for tens of thousands of people driven from their homes and under threat from the Sunni militants of the Islamic State near the Syrian border, Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would consider requests for military and other assistance once Abadi forms a government to unite the country. However, U.S. officials said the Obama administration was already considering sending more
military advisers to Iraq. Speaking on condition of anonymity, several said a decision to send at least 70 extra military personnel was likely later yesterday, although a final decision had not yet been made. Underscoring the convergence of interest in Iraq that marks the normally hostile relationship between Washington and Iran, senior Iranian officials congratulated Abadi on his nomination, three months after a parliamentary election left Maliki’s bloc as the biggest in the legislature. Like Western powers, Shi’ite Iran is alarmed by Sunni militants’ hold in Syria and Iraq. “Iran supports the legal process that has taken its course with respect to choosing Iraq’s new prime minister,” the representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the Supreme National Security Council was quoted as saying.
WHO backs use of experimental Ebola drugs in West Africa
Nigerian custom officers wearing face masks and gloves screen passengers arriving at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Credit: REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (Reuters) - People infected in the West African Ebola outbreak can be offered untested drugs, the World Health Organization said yesterday, but the scarcity of supplies has raised questions about who gets priority access to treatment. Liberia said it planned to treat two infected doctors with an unproven Ebola medicine called ZMapp. They would become the first Africans to receive the drug, which has been given to a Spanish priest who later died and two U.S. aid workers. The outbreak is the world’s largest and deadliest and the U.N. agency last
week declared it an international health emergency. The WHO has appealed for funds and medical staff to supplement health care in one of the poorest regions in the world. So far, 1,013 people have died, the vast majority in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Two have died in Nigeria. The suffering has been exacerbated by health services that are struggling to cope. Yesterday, Liberian Ceceilia Gbelley lay on the grass among a group of seven outside an Ebola treatment centre at Monrovia’s Elwa
hospital because there was no space for them inside. All said they feared they might have the disease. “I’m very weak. My chest is burning,” said Gbelley, who had nursed her aunt while she vomited blood and showed other symptoms of the virus. The aunt died and Gbelley then fell ill. She said she rode to the hospital in a shared taxi. In a sign of the desperation for even experimental medicine as the death toll mounts, Twitter users in West Africa, where Ebola is killing around 60 percent of patients who become infected, created the #GiveUsTheSerum hashtag.
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Reducing energy costs will encourage greater value added production The argument that Guyana should be seeking investments that promote value added as against the extraction and export of primary commodities, is based on an assumption that it is more profitable for countries to produce and export manufactured goods than primary commodities. What happens however, when the price of manufactured goods is decreasing in world markets? Should a country continue to export manufactured goods when it can devote and divert resources to primary resource extraction whose prices are rising rapidly? What happens, also, if in the face of declining manufacturing prices, a particular local economy does not have manufacturing competitiveness? Should it still abstain from exporting primary commodities and concentrate instead on the export of uncompetitive
manufactured goods? Or should it indulge in the economic boom that it can enjoy as a result of rising primary commodity prices while at the same time, giving itself space to improve its m a n u f a c t u r i n g competitiveness? These questions are really at the heart of the global debate that is taking place as to the best model of economic development to pursue in light of the rising demand for commodities There are many critics who feel that Guyana should not be exporting logs. They base their argument on the assumption that a country loses when it exports primary commodities as against manufactured products. How does the country lose? Well according to this argument, it loses because it did not benefit from higher priced manufacturing? This, of course, assumes that the
demand for manufactured goods is elastic. In reality it is not. A country like Guyana cannot simply improve its exports of manufactured goods by increasing resource extraction. This argument also overlooks the scenario that a fall in the price of manufacturing can actually shift investments to nonmanufacturing activities. The price of manufactured goods has declined internationally. On the other hand, the cost of primary commodities has increased many-fold. This has created greater incentives for investors to move into the resource extractive sector. It is for this reason that many local investors have moved into the mining sector in Guyana. The rise in the price of gold internationally has led to an increase in mining in Guyana. At the same time, the increase in the prices
Dem boys seh...
Kickback shut govt. mouth Walter Rodney seh that anything that Burnham did put he hand pun tun kaka. Rodney was a politician. Now de Waterfalls boss man seh that anything that de man who resemble de devil did put he hand pun tun cobweb. De Enmore Packaging Plant mining cobweb; de Skeldon sugar factory start fuh collect cobweb, de Supenaam Stelling buss like cobweb. But dem boys can’t tek dem eyes off de Skeldon factory because that is de largest investment; that tek over US$200 million, dem seh (??) Dem also seh that it gun mek sugar at half de world market price. Instead it double de price. De old factory use to produce cheaper and better. Now dem got to tun back to it. Dem boys want to know if de man who resemble de devil can tun back de US$200 million de same way how dem tun back to de old factory. De Waterfalls boss man telling de nation all de time that every word (not sentence), de man who look like de devil talk was lie and whatever he do was fuh benefit he and he friends, not fuh de people of Guyana. De AG did call and seh why dem boys don’t lef de man alone because he do so much good fuh Guyana. Right away dem boys ask he fuh name just one. But he mek excuse and seh he deh drinking. After a couple of days dem boys call he back to hear wha he got
fuh seh. He laugh and he seh that he still drinking. To date, not he nor one Guyanese can tell dem boys one good thing that de devil do fuh Guyana. De same AG wha think that de devil do so much good, should explain de deal between de Chinee company and de Rat. He must also tell dem boys who really benefitting. If is de people of Guyana, Bai Shaan or de Rat who bring in de company. Now all of dem quiet. Donald lose he mouth wid de same speed wha he lose he weight. Rob de Earth look like if he also lose he manhood de same way he an all lose he size. He is a man who don’t like anybody seh anything negative bout he and he Ministry. Is nuff negative thing dem boys talking bout he Ministry and Rob de Earth ain’t seh one word. Dem boys want know if he suddenly get blind, dumb and deaf. He did get dumb when dem boys challenge he fuh do de forensic audit pun de Enmore plant. Rohee is de other one. When dem boys ask he fuh explain wha Bai Shaan doing, he claim how de Waterfalls paper skinning up Bai Shaan because de newspaper probably ask dem fuh something and de Chinee company refuse. Dem boys
want to know who or which goat gun believe something like that. Well dem boys want tell he that most of de Guyanese people, including dem boys, is not like he and he colleagues who from de time somebody open dem mouth, dem does stretch out dem hand and open it. Is a day when somebody wrap kaka in paper and hand dem. If dem boys ain’t lie, some of dem already get wuss than kaka as gifts. Dem boys also want tell he that dem don’t have to ask anybody fuh favour. Dem does demand and stand up fuh what is rightfully theirs. And they will go to their graves wid that same belief and attitude. Dem don’t ask, depend or beg fuh money fuh give visa and work permit, gun and passport. Dem only interested in mekking sure that de people of Guyana get wha dem suppose to get. He got to ask he colleagues fuh seh wha dem collect from Bai Shaan. Dem boys motto is to make sure that de Guyanese people get their fair share and nobody can ask fuh anything more or less than that. Talk half and wait fuh Rohee come wid he goatish attitude and behaviour again.
Corruption benefits the rich and powerful at the expense of the poor. Say no to it
obtained from Venezuela for rice, has led many farmers to increase acreages under cultivation and caused many to return to their abandoned rice lands. When it comes to labour, those favouring value added production contend that it is best to encourage manufacturing, since the compensation for labour in this sector is higher than in the non-manufacturing sector. Again, it does not always hold true. We have seen, for example, how the operators of heavy duty machinery have shifted their labour away from manufacturing and moved into the higher paying mining sector. In other words, the rise in primary commodity prices has forced a massive increase in the returns to labour in the natural resource. You have labourers in the gold fields who overnight have become millionaires and this is because the increase in primary commodity prices has meant improvement in their pay packet. This debunks the traditional argument that in all conditions the returns for labour favour those employed in the manufacturing sector. Guyana has to ask itself a number of questions. Firstly, how much has exports of manufactured products
shrunk as a result of the rise in primary commodity prices. The evidence I suggest would indicate that the manufacturing sector in Guyana, particularly exports, has not been directly affected by the increase in the rate of natural resource extraction locally. Indeed, the rise in primary commodity prices has led to increased business for the trading and service sectors. Not many examples can also be found of manufacturers being forced to close their doors because of the movement of resources from the manufacturing sector to either the agriculture or mining sector. Any closure would have been a conscious decision by an investor to seek higher returns in the forestry, agriculture and mining sectors. Guyana does not have a competitive advantage in the manufacture of items utilizing its natural resources. The main reason for this lack of competitiveness in manufacturing in general is the high cost of energy. If the cost of energy can be reduced, Guyana would be in a stronger position to press for greater value added activities. This brings us to the issue of Chinese loggers. The reason why Chinese loggers are exporting logs and not
sawn lumber is because it is more economical for them to do so. And until such time as it would be more profitable for foreign investors to export lumber rather than logs, you are not going to have many foreign investors coming here to invest in the forestry sector. In other words, if Guyana wants to strengthen its hand in negotiating with foreign investors in the logging sector, it has to secure a cheap and reliable source of energy. Unless this can be had, not many foreign investors would want to establish sawmilling facilities. It makes no economic sense for them to do so. This however, does not mean that simply because there may be economic merit in exporting raw materials that a country should simply roll over and allow it. Other considerations have to be taken on board, one of which is sustainable exploitation. Another is ensuring that Guyanese benefit from the extraction of these resources rather them being plundered by foreign multinationals, whether in the mining, forestry or agricultural sectors. (TO BE CONTINUED)
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
A no-confidence vote in October is bad strategy You can look at it a million ways, the AFC’s decision to hold a no-confidence vote and the PNC’s (yes, the PNC not APNU; one has to understand that policies for APNU are made by the PNC) decision to support it, was based on the acceptance that the PPP should no longer remain in office. If the two opposition parties want the PPP out of office, then why wait until March next year? Why give the PPP three months from December 2014 to March 2015? In that space, the damage and incestuous politics can be nerveshattering. Facing an election, the PPP is going to embark on a journey of incredible corruption, unbelievable
patronage and horrible vindictiveness. Why give them more time to pursue these evils which you have the power to take away? From the way it appears, the no-confidence vote will be tabled in October. In wanting to appear fair, the Speaker is going to permit the PPP to submit all kinds of stumbling blocks. The objective of the PPP will be to delay as long as possible a vote on the motion. Let us say that the vote is taken late November, then, the PPP will remain in office from December to the end of February. That still doesn’t mean elections will be held in the first week of March. Little things could come up that may stretch the
elections until the start of April. Let us look at the alternative timing. Parliament is now in recess. But that only has academic value. Parliament can be summoned for an emergency confabulation. If the agenda is a no-confidence vote, then the Speaker in all probability will not reject a request for an emergency session. A vote taken late in August, then gives the PPP until the end of November of this year to vacate the seat of power. Elections should come into existence in December. My question is what is the reason for having the vote in October, thereby giving the PPP more time in power? The parliamentary recess is not relevant, since Parliament can easily be made to come out of its holiday at the request of the opposition. I honestly cannot think of an incisive, strategic reason for having the no-confidence in October. One factor could be the answer. The AFC may
say that there is no significant time lapse if the poll is in April next year. In power configurations, time is extremely crucial. Whether it is one month or three months, if you give a falling dictatorship time to remain in power, its desperate tentacles will grow longer. There is absolutely no question in my mind that as soon as that no-confidence motion is passed, there will be gargantuan generosities being dished out by the PPP to its incestuous labyrinths. Enormous contracts involving enormous sums will be assigned to favourite contractors. Handsome job opportunities paying handsome incomes will be born overnight. Just two examples will suffice. It is estimated that in two years, Mr. Jagdeo’s total post-presidency benefits including everything, that is, annual pension plus other benefits plus medical bills and travels was near to 200 million
Guyana dollars. Imagine what the expenditure will be if Mr. Jagdeo feels his party will lose again. Secondly, if a big wig can use governmental resources to have a book published that was authored by a close one, then think of the scenario after the no-confidence vote. There will be no parliament to scrutinize these insane excesses. And the PPP will not be deterred by public opinion, because they will feel such behaviour will not cost them votes. Such behaviour will cost the taxpayers billions. Perhaps more sickening will be the authoritarian dimension. This is where the risk comes in for the AFC and PNC. If you do not get votes from particular influential centres, then why bother to think of the consequences if you hurt them. It will not have any consequences at all. The PNC ought to be scared. What can the PNC and AFC do if Linden is further victimized. What can
Frederick Kissoon the AFC and PNC do if channels six, seven, nine and others are harassed? The PPP will use the extra three months to bulldoze the judiciary and the police, discriminate in the public service even further, and even attack opposition critics. There could be more frightening excesses. My point is if the AFC and PNC know that they have been dealing with a tyrannical regime that is happy with its criminalities, depravities and immoralities, then why give them more time to complete their rampage? The no-confidence vote must be debated in the next week or two.
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FOR SALE LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGH PURITY MERCURY (QUICK SILVER) 99.99995% PURITY$19,000 PER POUND CALL: 592-227-4754. Spares for washing machine, microwaves, fridges, stoves, timers, gearbox, pumps, etc call: 225-9032, 647-2943 New American made Werner, aluminum ladder: 17 feet$28,000; 24 feet- $38,000, 32 feet- $55,000 – Tel: 609-7257, 602-5794 German shepherd and Doberman mixed pups – Contact: 615-0513 Game Shop Closing Sale! Lots of Original systems, games, controllers and HD TV’s – Tel: 683-8386 Dressed and mill cut lumber: Kabukalli, silverballi, greenheart, crab wood etc – Call: 688-6579 Aluminum pot sets, crock pots, stove, rice cookers, washers, freezer, vacuum, Dewalt Saw, compressors, generators – Call: 660-5449; 691-5400 I have some nice Greenheart Logs and Green heart piles for sale @ the best prices guaranteed – Tel: 639-3450 German shepherd - pure line dogs – Tel:619-9643; 2223560; 694-7210 22RB Dragline, CAT 428 Back-hoe, 10-Tons compactor, CAT 320 BL Excavator, CAT 120G-MotorGrader. All in working condition – Contact: 6604021; 275-0538 Galaxy S5 (clone) looks & operates like the regular S5 only with less resolution – Tel: 683-8386 Dell/Hp computers complete with LCD’s 49,000, Laptop from $50,000, I-phone 3GS $30,000 @ Future Tech: 2312206 Zmodo Surveillance Security systems with CMOS cameras, 50ft night vision - $85,000 with free installation – Tel: 609-2815. 4" & 6" exhaust box, Stihl brush cutter parts, 6HP & 13PH Honda Engines, 2 pressure washer – Tel: 627-7835 Mini bus (pit-bull) Sliding glass – Price: $23,000 – Contact: 628-0909 One Slate Pools table almost new comes with cue sticks, balls & coins – Call: 676-0931 One used 320CL Bucket, 110 KVA Lister generator – Contact: 648-0121
FOR SALE 270 Amps Portable Honda Welders – Tel: 611-5114 Automatic Waterer, 4 gl & 1 gl fount – Tel:627-7835 One 1200lbs ice machine $250,000 negotiable – Call: 231-0655, 683-8734 Fully equipped 5 Acre Poultry farm with trees at Pearl E.B.D- Contact Pearl Realty: 689-9991
TO LET SECTION ‘D’ NON PARIEL (NEW 3 BEDROOMS PROPERTY, HOT & COLD,ETC)$120,000. JEWANRAM: 227-1988/ 623-6431 KITTY -$55,000; IMAX GARDENS, ENTERPRISE$55,000; BETTER HOPE)$45,000; GROVE $35,000.JEWANRAM:2271988/ 623-6431. KINGSTON -$90,000/ $75,000; ’COSTELLO HOUSE’ LA PENITENCE$85,000;MON REPOS$ 9 0 , 0 0 0 / $65,000. JEWANRAM: 2271988/ 623-6431 Fully furnished two bedrooms apartment with TV, Air-condition, hot & cold, cable @ South– Tel: 689-5877 Meadow Brook – 3 bedroom top flat – Tel:691-5400; 6605449
24 Hour East Coast Guyoil needs night pump attendants, salesgirl, office assistant & handyman- Call: 669-4755/ 695-9880 Urgently needed live in waitress, affordable salary – Tel: 259-0574 Vacancy for sales clerk at Plant Shop – Contact: 6462108 Porters, Moulder and wood mizer operator, timber grant manager, tractor operator – Call: Richard 609-7675, 6741705, 233-2614 1 Experienced female private tutor – Call: 681-3812 between 8:00am to 4pm Male Security to work in Coverden East Bank Demerara, apply to Alabama Trading Ferry Stelling Stabroek. One experienced Hauler driver, apply in person at Alabama Trading, Ferry Stelling Stabroek. International Cruiseline Purser officer, waitresses, waiters, cooks, receptionist, storekeeper, cleaners, electrician, carpenter, plumber, musicians etc – Tel: 650-9880 Become an Avon representative and earn your own money from home – Call: 216- 2730/ 661-0772 Counter clerks – Call: 6294946 Counter Staff needed; apply with written application at Bettencourt’s Diner: 22zz Durban Street W/Ville. Driverand Salesman for Gas Trucks on East Coast, West Coast and East Bank Demerara. 266 4427 Two female sales clerk to work in mobile, People’s Choice Café – Tel:679-9449/ 223-1645
Furnished two bedroom apartment in Linden for short term, local & overseas guests – Tel:444-4704, 614-4415 3 Bedrooms flat, Anira Street Queenstown - $120,000 monthly – Phone: 617-4261 2 Bedrooms flat, Anira Street Queenstown - $80,000 monthly – Phone: 617-4261
CAR RENTAL Dolly’s Car Rental - Call: 225-7126/ 226-3693 dollys autorental@yahoo.com/ www.dolly sautorental.com ProgressiveAuto Rental: Cars & SUV for rental- $4,000 & up per day- Call: 643-5122, 219-3900 ,Email:pro_ autorental @yahoo.com
LAND FOR SALE 100FTX50Ft Prime residential area in Parfaite Harmonie (next to Dairy Bridge) - $2.6M – Tel: 6757292 Land of Canaan 21 Acres of transported land from Public Road to Conservancies – Contact Vish Realty: 6127377 La Parfaite Harmonie -$1.2M, Grove (with foundation) $2.3M, Herstelling (110ftX60ft) - $3M – Contact: 675-7292 NOTICE Icille Rudder the owner of minibus # BKK 9256, of 86 Wellington St Den Amstel is ask to contact: 623-1615
WANTED Salesgirl/boys and porters apply in person, to Avinash Water Street 8:30 to 4:30 Salesgirls & porters apply with written application @ Best Buy Food Supplies, Lot 1E Dennis & Milton Sts Campbellville. Live in waitress and domestic must know to cook. Salary $50,000 $70,000. Boarding and lodging free – Tel: 610-5043 Carpenters, Mason and labours – Contact: 668-9863 or 615-7526 Live out domestic/babysitter and live in babysitter –Call: 225-0188, 225-6070 (Monday to Saturday) (8:15am-4:15pm) One part time or full time gardener/handyman- to work in Bel-Air Gardens – Tel: 225-6070 Paper Money from British Guiana or Trinidad or other old bank notes- Call 650-17133 1 Live in domestic or maid, must be able to cook age 3040 - salary - $55,000 per month – Tel: 664-5199; 675-7043 Two wash bay attendants to work in Georgetown – Contact: 227-5169 Driver for contract with mini bus license living in Georgetown – Tel: 676-1286 One male or female to work in shop in the Interior, must have experienced – Tel:6696030 1 Land to buy in Linden – Tel: 686-2201 Attractive live in waitressCall: 327-0252/674-4665 One male or female to look after layer birds – Tel:669-6030 One live in maid for home in Georgetown – Tel: 681-6044 Female waitress (24-30years) Handyman, Barman, apply @ Fortune House Restaurant, 98 Sheriff Street 3-5pm Land to buy in La Parfaite Harmonie, Schoonord, Eccles, Providence, Uitvlugt, all legal fees paid – Tel: 675-7292 One couple to live in: Husband – driving duties, wife –light domestic – Tel: 227-1830 Experienced Roti/Puri cooks, curry cooks, counter servers, cleaners. Apply @ Hacks Halaal, 5 Commerce Street. Four able bodied labours and one female clerk – contact: 265-3586 One girl to work in Snackette from West Bank / Parfaite Harmonie – Call: 626-2629, 676-6312 Driver @ West Coast area must have police clearance and reference; apply in person or Call Jonny- 6005975 One salesgirl or sales boy – Tel: 627-9225
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SALON Make Up Courses, Artist Trained & Certified in Trinidad. Call: 660-5257, 647-1773 Professional hairdresser needed urgently at Misikko Salon & Spa, Lot 68 Sandy Babb Street Kitty – Contact Bonita: 675-1667
SERVICES PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY,ETC.–CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 2161043; 677-6620 Repairs, sales & spares, air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call: 225-9032,6472943 Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Professional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call Sabita: 225-6496, 662-6045 For low cost: Repairs to fridge, freezer, A/C unit, microwaves, TV & washing machine – Call: 629-4946 or 225-4822 Now open! Cybertron Online Shopping 1Lbs @ $3US, no hidden fees @ Vreed- EnHoop & Parika, www.cybertrongy.com /Tel: 664-5153, 264-3057 We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer Call Omar: 2310655,683-8734 Guyana Passport & Visa Forms Application, USA, Canada and England. Tel: 626-7040; 265-4535.
MASSAGE The Gent’s Spa: Be pampered by beautiful masseuses, new attendant Candy, four hands massages, drinks available – Tel: 657-5979
LEARN TO DRIVE Soman Son & Outar Driving School at Maraj BuildingTel: 644-5166; 622-2872; 6150964; 689-5997 TOURS El Dorado Bus Service, Suriname Summer Tour 1417 Aug. Special packages offer of groups – Contact: 624-0622
VEHICLE FOR SALE 2006 Blue Nissan Titan. Fully Loaded GSS Series. Contact: 604-6108. One RZ Minibus for sale, Colour: Blue & White, Number – BLL 7002 – Contact: 616-0739; 698-3486 Toyota Tundra 2003, fully loaded GPP 4554, Bubble back$3.2M–Contact:641-3812 Deals! Deals! Deals! Venus Auto Sale: 2002 Toyota Regius fully loaded bus, $1.8M Negotiable – Tel: 6245617 Mercedes Benz C180 Kompressor Wagon, good condition, all weather mats, car cover, 18" AMG Rims – Call: 690-0998 1 -V.V.T.I RZ bus for sale & serious enquiries only. Owner leaving country – Tel:255-0909; 679-9350 or 651-0435 or 664-0709 Unregistered Spacio 2003, TV, Navigator, dark interior, rims, rear spoiler, fog lamp – Tel: 617-5536 Toyota Allion 2005 unregistered, 20,600 km $2.7M negotiable – Tel:6521364, 689-7325 Unregistered Premio, Noah, Spacio – PRR 738 – Tel: 697-0297 Rav 4 2004 Model PMM Series – Call: 685-1302 or 6524283 2006 Premio - $2.6M, 2003 Spacio - $2.1M, New Model 212 - $1.9M, All Vehicles are fully loaded & unregistered – Tel: 6427295 O.J’s Auto imports- New arrivals: Spacios, Axela, Bluebirds, Premio, Noahs – Tel: 609-2815 One new model Toyota Spacio fully loaded, newly registered – Contact: 6704484 Like new Leyland DAF CF65 dump truck with long tray, hardly used. Excellent condition- $5.5M Neg. Call:627-7261 One Corona 170 for sale – Tel: 614-8282 170 Corona car - $800,000 – Call: 673-7934 Special sale on new model Spacio, with camera, TV, DVD, Spoiler, unregistered $2.1M – Tel: 617-2891 One Mitsubishi Canter 3½ Tons – Tel:626-9254, 264-2582 1- AT192 Toyota Carina in excellent condition, never worked hire, recently sprayed over - $875,000 – Call: 6191047 1- Hyundai Tuscan Jeep, PMM Series - $3.5M Negotiable – Call: 671-6051; 609-6890 Toyota Voxy - $1.8M, Toyota Premio - $2.3M, Toyota Spacio $2.1M, all vehicle are fully loaded – Tel: 617-2891 Continued on page 24
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Prison escapee Letters... Where your views make the news Bribery is affecting the... jailed for one year From page 23
FOR RENT PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY, ETC. CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620 Furnished apartments for overseas visitors – Call: 6685198 2- 8000 Square foot warehouse space, high ceiling for rent at Friendship E.B.D – Tel: 225-7643 GT TOOL RENTALS: FREE DELIVERY, CONCRETE, STEEL, TILE CUTTER, SAWS, JACKHAMMER RANSOM PUMPS & MUCH MORE – TEL: 675-0767; 627-5098 Furnished apartment to rent, perfect for students, single or working couple @ Industry E.C.D – Tel:2226001; 619-2388; 684-7853
Samuel Fable, who was among three high profile prisoners who escaped from custody back in 2007, has been jailed for one year for the crime‘. The fugitive appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court on the charge of escaping from lawful custody. He had first appeared before Magistrate Rhondell Weaver and was remanded to jail. In March 2007, Fable who has no fixed place of abode, and two other inmates Derick Busjit of Black Bush Polder and Gavin Balkisoon of No. 74 Village, Corentyne were being transported in a van, from the Whim and Springlands Magistrates’ Courts to the New Amsterdam Prisons, when they cut the lock from inside and escaped. The vehicle was in the vicinity of the New Amsterdam Technical Institute at the time. Fable subsequently fled to Suriname. At the time he was on remand for the murder of 27year-old butcher, Gangaram Busjit in November 2006 at
Samuel Fable Liverpool, Corentyne. Busjit was gunned down in his backyard. Police also charged Seenarine Deonarine, 49, of Kilmarnock Village, Corentyne and Samuel Fraser called ‘Charlie’ of Liverpool Village, Corentyne for that murder. Fable was captured in neighbouring Suriname by members of that country’s SWAT team. He was shot in the leg when he resisted arrest during a confrontation along the Anton Dragtenweg in Paramaribo.
Husband, wife in custody... PROPERTY FOR SALE Lot 156 Non-Pareil Street, Albouystown & 26 Sussex Street Charlestown – Contact Molly at 226-3497 For sale by owner: 1 wooden & concrete 2 strorey building @ 3rd Street, East Meten –Meer- Zorg, Vacant property- contact Mr. Basant : 277-3743; 626-0150 1 – 2storey wooden & Concrete house with 5 bedrooms upper flat & lower flat 4 apartments located@ Shell Road, kitty - $34M – Tel:642-7898
(From page 22) investigations, they found loopholes in Katwaroo’s version of events. A senior police official who is close to the investigations, told this newspaper that judging from the layout of the crime scene, Katwaroo’s explanation seems farfetched. This newspaper spoke to the injured Williams at the Suddie Hospital where he is being treated for gunshot wounds to his stomach. The young man said, he does not know the person who shot him. Williams told this newspaper that he and Persaud were imbibing alcohol on a dam on the island when shots were fired at them, killing Persaud. Williams worked with Raywattie Katwaroo, Randy Katwaroo’s mother, as a labourer. Mrs. Katwaroo who operates a boat that transports goods from Parika to Buck-Hall and Hog Island, denied that her son was the shooter.
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From page 4 conflicts and instability in our communities across Guyana. Pervasive corruption has led to widespread distrust of elected officials and existing authority, a lack of confidentiality and confidence in institutions like the police and the government, and fear of reprisals. Prolonged delays in prosecution, the inconsistent application of penalties to perpetrators, and the belief that upper income persons use their positions of class to extract benefits not afforded to persons of a lower socioeconomic class only add to the high level corruption. To slow the rate of our further descent on the indices of corruption, the minority PPP regime must immediately institute several measures, including civic and legislative. They must embark
on public education campaigns that outline specific examples of what corruption is and what to do about it. They must expand on the wordings in some of our current legislation, including the Corruption Prevention Act, to capture the notions of corruption that include the exploitation of women, political advantage, economic privileges, and social benefits. The abuse of power, a lack of transparency, secret dealings and bribery by those in power continue to ravage the society, and these examples illustrate why corruption is a major barrier to the social, economic, and the health of the people. Only by moving simultaneously on all the measures to combat corruption will Guyanese have a chance to stem this widespread cancer across our
beloved country. Most Guyanese, however do have clear understanding of what corruption entails, how it permeates every sector and layer of society, and how it affects their health and will soon take the requisite decisive actions to stop the corrupt ruling cabal and who are currently getting away with it and restore some personal pride in the nation, and improve their well-being. Asha Balbachan, Derrick Arjune, Chandra Deollal, Rohit Misir, Dr. Reginald Watkins, Donna Mathoo, Noel Moses, Vicki Rampersaud, Guilianna Jacobs, Dr. Devita Khan, Asquith Rose, Ramesh Sookram, Debbie Lashley, Harish Singh, Dr. Vincent Nauth
Dabydeen’s quiet return From page 4 printing to final distribution? Last Saturday, at the Princess Hotel, Dr. Dabydeen held a meeting on the Caribbean Press with less than ten carefully selected persons in attendance. Would he and the Minister be willing to widely advertise and host a more open forum where interested persons can find out more about the Press’ operation, the plans for its future and how they can both take advantage of what it has to offer as well as contribute to its operations? Since the Minister has proven himself willing to lie on the record in Parliament that I have been invited to Caribbean Press meetings and failed to turn up, let me state that I am ready and available for any such meeting. Finally, Dabydeen in his defence last year of his
unilateral selection and publication of a novel by Ashley Anthony, the then 13year-old daughter of Frank Anthony, claimed that the book was subjected to a rigorous editorial process by him personally, and in other interviews, also by his nephew. Would he clarify for us, who was responsible for the editing of the work of the resident emerging “doggerel and puppyrel”-producing Guyanese writers whose books are scheduled to be released on Friday? I have many more questions that Dr. Dabydeen and Dr. Anthony have evaded for years on the Caribbean Press, particularly in the past year and a half, but respect for column space and time constraints imposed by the planning of additional writing workshops under the Janus Cultural Policy Initiative do no permit me to
continue. What I will add however is that there is a clear opportunity for both the Minister and Ambassador to finally both clear the murky air that surrounds the Caribbean Press and to incorporate the concerns of a wide cross-section of stakeholders in ensuring the press is run transparently, with good governance and accountability for the millions upon millions in state funds that have been poured into. In closing, I’d like to congratulate Dr. Paloma Mohammed on the publication of her Guyana Prize-winning play, Duenne, by the Caribbean Press, and I understand she has at least one other book by the press scheduled for release. It is interesting to see established writers taking advantage of and lending support to such a mechanism as this one. Ruel Johnson
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GECOM concerned about bogus employees operating in Region One The Guyana Elections Commission has distanced itself from persons posing as GECOM employees in Region One, Barima-Waini. In a statement issued yesterday, GECOM said that it is in receipt of reports from that Region that unauthorized persons, claiming to be employees of GECOM, have been visiting
homes with copies of extracts of the current Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) to check, and advise residents, on their registration status. According to GECOM, investigations have revealed that the persons engaged in this activity are alleged “Community Support Officers” in Mabaruma and Port Kaituma.
GFC attempts to defend Bai Shan Lin’s large scale logging activities In attempting to defend shocking revelations that Bai Shan Lin is involved in an unprecedented level in logging in the country, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has placed a full page advertisement in Kaieteur News. However, the Commission has failed to address the large stockpiles of logs at Kwakwani and in Region 10 that was found during a fly-over of the area by Kaieteur News on Monday. Rather, the body spoke extensively about its policies.
The investigations have also revealed that the persons have in their possession a copy of a letter purportedly written by the Regional Executive Officer of the Region authorizing them to engage in the activity of concern. “In view of the foregoing, we hereby note emphatically that no GECOM staff is engaged in any such activity in Region One or any other Region,” GECOM stated. Concerns about the activity were also raised by the Peoples National Congress Reform, which said that it is aware that the People’s Progressive Party Civic is using ‘so called’ Community Support Officers (CSO) to do political work in
the Barima-Waini Region. “These CSO’s who are paid by the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs are masquerading as officers of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and canvassing residents of the Region. The PNCR calls attention to the fact that these persons (CSO’s) are members of the Progressive Youth Organization (PYO) engaging in illegal campaign activity on behalf of the PPPC,” the PNCR said in a statement also issued yesterday. In light of the recent development, GECOM advised that its staff members are authorized to embark on mobile exercises to provide opportunities for eligible
persons in far-flung communities to conduct transactions relative to the ongoing Claims and Objections exercise. It added that all such activities are adequately announced within the respective communities prior to the visits. “Further, we take this opportunity to make it abundantly clear that all of GECOM’s employees working in the field wear, and are identifiable by, certified identification badges at all times during working hours. They are accompanied by duly accredited and adequately identifiable Scrutineers representing the Parliamentary Political Parties,” GECOM stated.
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Three held for gunning Bandits captured after high-speed chase down of GWI employee
Marvin Cumbermack
Police have detained three suspects as they seek to ascertain the identity of the gunman who killed 29-yearold Guyana Water Inc. employee Marvin Cumbermack on Monday night. ‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken said yesterday that two of the detained men were “well known” to the police. The suspects are said to be from Sophia, Meadowbrook and D’Urban Backlands. Commander Hicken said that detectives are receiving support from citizens in their investigation. “We did a lot of work; we are closing in on them and we will put them on an identification parade soon.”
Kaieteur News was unable to ascertain whether detectives were able to lift any fingerprints from the bicycle that the killer left at the scene. Cumbermack, 29, was shot in the chest while riding through Section ‘E’ South Sophia, by a gunman who made off with the slain man’s motorcycle. Police said that the killer came to the scene on a bicycle, which he left there. Residents recalled hearing about four gunshots and then seeing the GWI employee lying on the parapet, while the gunman, who had dropped his bicycle, rode north out of Sophia on Cumbermack’s motorcycle. Eyewitnesses said the gunman was fair in complexion and was wearing a dark-blue jersey and a pair of three-quarter pants. Ingrid Arthur, the slain man’s sister-in law, said that Cumbermack had picked up her daughter earlier in the evening from lessons. He then dropped off the child at ‘B’ Field, Sophia and was reportedly heading to work when he was attacked. In recent weeks at least three Sophia residents have been shot and robbed while passing through the community, and residents have appealed for increased police patrols.
Carefully coordinated action by an East Coast Demerara businessman and the police yesterday, led to the capture of two armed bandits who had earlier robbed an establishment at Strathspey. The men were intercepted in a motor vehicle along Mandela Avenue by the police after leading the businessman on a chase all the way from Vigilance on the East Coast, through several streets in Bel Air and Campbellville. It all started around 13:00 hours when the two gunmen entered the business place at Strathspey where they attacked businesswoman Oma Persaud. According to reports reaching this newspaper, one of the men entered the establishment and ordered Persaud and one of her employees to lie face down while demanding cash. He then called
his partner who emerged from a white Toyota Allion motor car, which had pulled up in front of the business place. The partner took away a bunch of keys from the businesswoman which he used to gain access to an undisclosed amount of cash that was in a drawer. They then re-entered the car and sped away further up the Coast. Persaud’s husband was on the road when he received a telephone call informing him that bandits had just robbed his store. But by then the bandits had switched cars and were now moving in a ToyotaAT 212 motor car, making an about turn to head to the city. They made the mistake of passing back in the vicinity of the store they had just robbed and the alert businessman who had returned home and was standing on the roadway, noticed the suspicious movements of the men in the car as it passed. “They were looking back all
the time and I suspect it was them, so I followed them,” he told this newspaper. “I trail the car to town and like they realized that they were being followed, so they drive through Bel Air and all dem street in Campbellville and come out on Sheriff Street,” the businessman recounted. By this time the man had alerted the police, giving them his location via cellular phone. As the bandits’ car was proceeding along Mandela Avenue, the police, who were given its description, intercepted it. According to a police press release, the two men have been positively identified and are in police custody awaiting charges. The police did not say if any weapon was found on the suspects or if any of the stolen cash was recovered.
Photo in courtroom lands woman before city Magistrate A woman who took a photograph on her mobile phone in a courtroom has been fined after she admitted to disobeying the courthouse laws. Paulette Luke was arrested and kept in custody for about two hours for using her cellular phone to snap a photo in Magistrate Fabayo Azore’s
courtroom at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday. A police officer noticed her taking the picture while court was in session and took her into custody. The phone was seized and examined before a charge for violating the law that disallows photographs being taken in court, was laid against her. She later appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan and pleaded guilty to the charge. She said that she saw the sign which bans patrons from leaving their cellular phones “on” while court is in session. The woman admitted that she disobeyed it
and simply “turned her phone down.” She said “I’m using this time to apologise to you and the Court, Your Worship. I’m asking for you to be lenient because I am in no financial position to deal with the sanction. Luke was admonished by Magistrate McLennan who said that it was a societal norm for persons to be disobedient. “You admit that you saw the sign and blatantly ignored it. You blatantly disobeyed the law,” she stressed. Magistrate McLennan fined Luke $15,000 with an alternative of four weeks in jail.
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Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Islamic State violence
Pope Francis ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican called on Muslim religious leaders yesterday to condemn “unspeakable criminal acts” by Islamic State militants who have taken a series of cities in northern Iraq, forcing tens of thousands of Christians and Yazidis to flee their homes. “No cause, and certainly no religion, can justify such
barbarity,” the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, an office set up to promote contact with other faiths, said in a statement. It said the plight of Christians, members of the ancient Yazidi sect and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq required “a clear and courageous stance on the part of religious leaders, especially Muslims”. “All must be unanimous in condemning unequivocally these crimes and in denouncing the use of religion to justify them,” it said. “If not, what credibility will religions, their followers and their leaders have?” The rapid advance of the Sunni jihadists of Islamic State and the brutal treatment meted out to Shi’ites as well as local Christians and Yazidis has drawn a horrified reaction in western countries and prompted the United States to launch limited air strikes against the militants.
The Vatican’s call came as Egypt’s top religious authority, Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam, condemned Islamic State as a corrupt, extremist organization that is damaging Islam. Pope Francis, who leaves for a visit to Korea today, has repeatedly condemned the violence in Iraq over the past few days, declaring on Sunday that it “deeply offends God and humanity.” Islamic State, which sees Shi’ites as heretics who deserve death, has seized a series of towns in northern Iraq, in a sweeping advance that has left the Iraqi government reeling and prompted tens of thousands to flee. The group has declared religious rule in a caliphate straddling Syria and Iraq. It has offered both local Christians and members of the ancient Yazidi sect, whom it calls “devil worshippers”, the choice between conversion to Islam and death.
India’s Modi makes landmark visit to disputed Kashmir
Narendra Modi Narendra Modi accused Pakistan yesterday of waging a “proxy war” in Kashmir as he became the first Indian prime minister in nine years to visit Kargil, scene of a deadly 1999 conflict with Pakistan. Modi landed in the remote Himalayan town a day after India and Pakistan traded charges of ceasefire violations on their border in Kashmir. A Pakistani army incursion in the Kargil area 15 years ago triggered a conflict between the two countries that killed more than 1,000 on both sides. The then-prime minister Manmohan Singh visited the town in 2005. Since 1999, India has
maintained a heavy military presence in Muslim-majority Kargil in the mountainous Kashmiri region of Ladakh. But there were few soldiers on the streets of Kargil yesterday. “Today, when I came, I heard the cheerful claps of the people,” Modi told a 5,000strong crowd in the town festooned with flags bearing logos of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. “I had also come at a time when the place was echoing with the noises of bombs and bullets,” he said, recalling a visit he made to Kargil before becoming premier. Some 300 refugees from Indian-administered Kashmir burnt an Indian flag in Muzaffarabad, the capital of the Pakistani zone of the divided Himalayan state. “We are protesting against the visit of Indian prime minister to Kashmir and strongly condemn his antiPakistan remarks,” said Uzair Ghazali, leading the protesters. In Indian Kashmir, Abdul Hanie, 30, said locals had high hopes from Modi who took power in May after years of what he said was neglect by the previous national government. “He really seems like he’s talking about real things, like an airport and tunnel to the Kashmir valley,” said Hanie, a resident of Kargil, often cut off in the harsh winter. “At least he came here as
the first step. I am hopeful things will change for us, particularly during winters,” added Zainab Khatoon, who attended the event with her baby son. Speaking earlier to soldiers in Leh, capital of the Ladakh region, Modi condemned what he called a “proxy war by Pakistan”. He said troops were “suffering more casualties from terrorism than from war”, according to the government’s Press Information Bureau website. New Delhi has long accused Islamabad of using Pakistan-based militant groups such as the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba against its forces in Kashmir — a claim Islamabad denies. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, which both claim the region and each administer part. The neighbours have fought two of their three wars over its control. Fighting between Indian forces and rebel groups seeking independence for Kashmir or a merger of the territory with Pakistan has killed tens of thousands since 1989, mostly civilians. Ajai Sahni, executive director at the Institute of Conflict Management thinktank, told AFP that Modi’s visit was an “important first step towards bringing these areas back to the centre of national and strategic consciousness”.
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T&T parliament gives nod to controversial bill giving PMs two-term limit P O R T- O F - S PA I N , Trinidad - CMC –The Trinidad and Tobago parliament early yesterday morning passed legislation allowing for a two term limit for a prime minister and a runoff in a general election in the event that a successful candidate fails to secure 50 per cent of the votes cast. But the Constitutional Amendment Bill, which was piloted by Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, failed to get the support of two senior government ministers, including Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran. One other government minister abstained during the voting. Dookeran told legislators during the mammoth 18 hour parliamentary session that he could not sit there and “allow the next generation’s interest be compromised by the politics of today”. The legislation, which the government said needed just a simple majority
to be passed, also allows for a mechanism to recall legislators. As she piloted the legislation on Monday, Prime Minister Persad Bissessar told parliament that she would lift the collective responsibility of Cabinet in order to allow government legislators to vote according to their consciences. During his contribution, Dookeran was critical of Attorney General Anand Ramlogan who over the past few days had been engaged in a public quarrel with Dr. Merle Hodge, a member of the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC), who said the run-off proposals had not been discussed during the public consultations. “Dr Merle Hodge is indeed a respected activist, it is unfortunate that she was attacked especially by my colleague,” Dookeran said as he referred to a letter submitted by the former University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer on the run-off
Kamla Persad Bissessar provision in the bill. “The run-off mechanism directly contradicts the principle of proportional representation which is a c e n t r a l recommendation of the Constitution Reform C o m m i s s i o n , ” D o o k e r a n s a i d , telling legislators that “over the last 12 hours or so I have been in a state of great torment.
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Nareesa Rahaman named Best Student From page 32 been properly prepared for secondary school. The students were taught Mathematics, English, Integrated Science, English B, Social Studies and Spanish. They were also exposed to basic coaching in cricket, volleyball and basketball while several lectures were done on areas including Peer Pressure, the Importance of Education, Public Manners and the Importance of Discipline. Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster, speaking to the students at the closing encouraged them to have a strong mind and positive attitude to education as it was the most important asset a person can obtain. Education, the veteran club administrator stated is a
vessel that breaks down doors and barriers and he advised the attentive youths that the next five years is the most important phase of their lives while urging them to develop a culture of reading, research and listening to positive advice. Foster also expressed gratitude to the Management of Republic Bank for their continued investment in the camp over the past seven
years which would have seen close to 500 children attending. The nine awardees received educational materials for the new school year while each student received a schoolbag under the RHTY&SC Schoolbag for Sports Project. Ms. Nareesa Rahaman was named Best Student of the Camp. Other awards shared out were:
Best Mathematics Student Best English Student Best Social Studies Student Best Integrated Science Student Best Spanish Student Best Attendance Most Disciplined Most Improved
Felicia Sahadeo Kayla Mc Greggor Ashanti Marcino Christine Hoyte Nareesa Rahaman Quinton Andrews Darren Marks Alicia Giddings
Wednesday August 13, 2014 ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) You can make alterations to your appearance that everyone will admire. A change is as good as a rest. Go with the flow and don't let the unsettled atmosphere get on your nerves.
LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Invite friends in for a visit. You can make money if you put your savings into conservative investments. Work hard on improving your living quarters. SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)
TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) Make sure that all your legal papers are in proper order. Ask others to help, or you may feel that a burden is weighing you down. Be careful how you handle friends and relatives, they may take things the wrong way. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Don't let others bully you into agreeing with them. You're not your usual self today. Your compassion will be appreciated more than you can imagine. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Make changes around your house and plan to do some entertaining. You need to look into new philosophies. You will want to take off and have some recreation. LEO (July 23-Aug 22) You are best to be accommodating for the time being. Sudden romantic infatuations won't be lasting. Join humanitarian groups and let your leadership ability take over. VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Keep your mind on your work and stay away from situations that could ruin your reputation. You need to concentrate on your business ventures more than on your relationship today.
Your moneymaking opportunities will flourish. You could be blind to the defects of those you love. Try to be reasonable. SAGIT (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) Don't get intimately involved with a coworker. Try to get every one involved; it will help bring you closer together. Try out for a local sports team such as volleyball, tennis, lawn bowling, or whatever interests you. CAPRI (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) You'll communicate easily and develop new friendships. Don't get involved in secret affairs or underhanded involvements. You will not be pleased with family members who try to put demands on you when you just don't have the time. AQUAR. (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Catch up on correspondence. Get busy trying to make more money. You need to start planning that vacation. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) You will be able to work in fine detail and present the best possible proposal. Communication must be open, precise, and honest. Be careful when using machinery or electrical equipment.
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Successive abandonment of...
From page 31 August 9 and to establish the legitimacy of the Interim Management Committees (IMC) vote. According to Matthias, FIFA responded by stating that the reconvening of the Congress on August 9 as chosen by the President was legitimate and that the agenda from the previously aborted Congress remains the same. Matthias said commonsense would have concluded that the question about the eligibility of who could and could not vote was a non-issue, adding that the IMCs’ were legitimate members providing that they were not suspended or expelled. He referenced FIFA’s acknowledgement of Normalisation Committees fundamental rights that were discussed at its Congress during the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. “The only time you do not enjoy the right to vote is when you are either suspended or expelled.” He revealed that the GFF facilitated a Sub-Committee to discuss the eligibility of voters at the Congress and the Electoral Committee that was set up held the position that no member should be disenfranchised. The President stated that all agreed that compromise, reconciliation and resolution should be the principal factors to arrive at a consensus that will suit all parties. These three tenets were almost immediately tested when the discussion about nomination and the subsequent filling of the two vacant Vice-Presidents positions arose. “They (opposing factions) wanted to have both positions filled by their nominees and we advocated a split in the selectees, but instead of meeting a compromise we had a walkout and this happened in the presence of FIFA/ CONCACAF representatives, a most unfortunate occurrence in front of esteemed gentlemen,” Matthias recalled. He added that they had proposed Odinga Lumumba as being one of the Vice-Presidents, but his nomination was met with resistance from his own faction so it became evi-
dently clear that they were not enthusiastic about sticking to the earlier agreement hence their concluding action. Quizzed on the way forward, the GFF President said that very shortly the national team will commence encampment under the guidance of Head Coach Denzil Thompson with assistance from Brian Joseph, Andrew Hazel and Technical Development Officer Lyndon France in preparations for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Men’s Caribbean Cup slated
to be staged in St. Kitts from September 3-7. “While we await the outcome of the latest disruption we are being advised to focus on the holistic development of football and we intend to do just that,” Matthias mentioned. He called on all right thinking Guyanese to ensure that Guyana’s football does not return to the clutches of those who have no interest in developing the game, but rather their personal ambitions.
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Confident sports team leaves for Trinidad and Tobago trounce Barbados by 58 runs Youth Olympics in Nanjing China Leewards thump ICC Americas
The team members pose for a photo op moments before leaving Georgetown. Left to right: Shyka Gonsalves, Karen DeSouza, Britany van Lange and Jason Yaw. GOA Vice President Noel Adonis is in the background. Having failed to procure a single medal at the just concluded Glasgow Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom less than one month ago, a team of sports personalities comprising 2 swimmers, one athlete and a table tennis player left Guyana yesterday morning for Nanjing China to participate in the Youth Olympics and is confident of better returns. Those selected for national duty are swimmers
Britany van Lange and Hanibal Gaskin, Table Tennis player, Chelsea Edghill and athlete, Jason Yaw. Shyka Gonsalves travels as the swimming coach while Idi Lewis will accompany Edghill as her coach. Karen DeSouza is the Chef-deMissión. The sports representatives convened at the Olympic House, High Street Kingston, yesterday morning shortly before departing to the Cheddie
Jagan International Airport, Timerhi. Guyana first attended this forum in 2010 in Singapore and was represented by Jerome Straker, Chavez Ageday and Henk Lowe. None had procured medals but this batch is confident of bettering the performances of their predecessors. The Guyanese team comprises athletes benefiting from the “Universality Places” offered to Guyana since last year since no one qualified.
At Ed Bush Stadium, a goalless draw with the British Virgin Islands (1 point) earned the Bahamas (4 points) a second-place finish in Group A and a spot in the quarterfinals. The Bahamians bounced back from Friday’s 4-1 loss to the Cayman Islands with a sparkling defensive performance. GROUP B Honduras 0, Trinidad & Tobago 2 At the Truman Bodden Sports Complex, Trinidad & Tobago (7 points) scored once in each half to post a 2-
0 win over Honduras (6 points). The victory enabled the Soca Princesses to secure a first-place finish and clinch a quarterfinal berth. The Hondurans, who topped table entering the encounter, had previously earned advancement to the knockout stages. Alexis Fortune (13’) and Amaya Ellis (42’) scored their first goals of the competition. Bermuda 7, Barbados 1 At Ed Bush Stadium, a three-goal performance by Leilanni Nesbeth lifted Bermuda (4 points) to a 7-1 win over Barbados (0 points) for its first win of the tournament. Nesbeth (5’ pen, 16’, 49’) struck twice in the first half to give the Bermudians a 2-0 lead and completed her hat-trick with a second-half tally. Teyah Lindo (33’, 34’) added two goals, while Taeeja Bean (66’) and Symira Darrell (67’) contributed one each. Barbados got on the scoreboard in the 20th minute through Shaunte Carrington, the team’s only goal in three games. (CONCACAF.com)
CGU15: Day Five Recap
George Town, Cayman Islands – An intriguing and entertaining Sunday of football in the 2014 CONCACAF Under-15 Girls’ Championship determined winners and runners-up in Group A and Group B. Here’s a recap of the evening’s action: GROUPA Cayman Islands 6 Curacao 0 A brace from Chelsea Green (20’, 22’) vaulted the host Cayman Islands (9 points) to a 6-0 victory over Curacao (3 points), sealing it a first-place finish in Group A. Green, who played in the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in January, took her tournament tally to six goals. Halle Medina (2’) gave the Caymanians an early 1-0 lead and Jasmine Powery (19’) doubled the advantage. A pair of own-goals (29’, 56’) dimmed Curacao’s chances of a comeback in slippery conditions at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. Bahamas 0, British Virgin Islands 0
By Zaheer Mohamed Trinidad and Tobago defeated Barbados by 58 runs in the sixth round of the Regional Under-19 50-over tournament yesterday at Everest Cricket Club. Consistent bowling by Akil Seetal (3-36), Tevin Jadoo (215) and Samuel Roopnarine (2-22) sent the Bajans packing for 146 in 47.4 overs after they were set 205 for victory. Jeremy Solozano stroked an attractive 56 and Camillo Carimbocas scored 44 to give the Trinis a decent total after they decided to bat. Solozano added 66 for the opening wicket with Amir Jangoo to lay the foundation. The pair started off watchfully against the new ball duo of Tarik Shorey and Matthew Jones. Solozano grew in confidence and thumped Jones for boundaries, but skipper Joshua Drakes rung the changes in search of the breakthrough and Chad Williams provided it when he had Jangoo taken by Shorey for 26. Solozano continued to middle the ball well, sharing in a second wicket stand of 58 with Justin Joseph before he fell to Williams for 56; he faced 107 balls and hit two
fours. Joseph hammered Neil Persaud and Nicholas Kirton for maximums, but Shamar Springer pulled things back for the Bajans; he trapped Joseph LBW for 38 and uprooted the stumps of Brain Christmas (01) to leave the score at 145-4. Jones then accounted for Jemeel Manriam (00) before Carimbocas and Brandon Jaggernauth put together 54 for the sixth wicket with level headed batting. Although the Bajans maintained a decent line and length, the duo managed to rotate the strike nicely. Although they both fell to Jones in an effort to increase the scoring rate in the latter stages of the innings their efforts proved a handful. Carimbocas scored 44 while Jaggernauth made 19. Left arm spinner Jones was the pick of the bowlers with 3-43; Williams claimed 2-31 and Springer 2-38. Off spinner Samuel Roopnarine had Leniko Boucher (01) caught by wicket-keeper Christmas in the first over to give Barbados an early set back. However Kirton and Akil Greenidge steadied the chase with a second wicket stand of 86. Kirton slapped pacer Akil
Seetal to the cover boundary and drove Jesse Bootan for four. The lefthander pulled Christmas to the mid wicket fence, but moved too far across his stumps and was bowled behind his back the very next delivery for 45 (4x4). Greenidge tucked Roopnarine and Bootan for boundaries before he was taken off Roopnarine for 43. His dismissal triggered a collapse with only Springer of the remaining batsmen showing fight with 16. The impressive Seetal snared 3-36; Jadoo captured 2-15 and Roopnarine 2-22. At the Guyana National Stadium, Leeward Islands hammered ICC Americas by 150 runs. Leeward Islands posted 259-4 off 50 overs, batting first. Shaquille Martina led with 60; Kacey Carty scored 59, Dion Weste 51 and Ross Powell 34. Delray Rawlings grabbed 3-38. ICC Americas were bowled out for 109 in 25.2 overs in reply. T. Ross made 21, Farhan Malik 18 and Vibhav Altekar 15. Pacer Alzarri Joseph bagged 5-47 and Jeremiah Louis 2-19. The competition continues today with Trinidad and Tobago facing Leeward Islands at DCC and Windward Islands playing Jamaica at GCC.
EDFA/MCYS Summer Camp underway
Participants of the EDFA, MCYS Summer Camp seen at the opening ceremony on Monday Some 120 footballers under the age of 13 are participating in the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA), Ministry of Culture and Sport (MCYS) sponsored Summer Camp which is taking place at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara. Twelve of the clubs
affiliated to the EDFA were invited to send a total of ten players each; the youngsters would be lectured to on the Laws of the game, the technical aspects of football, health and nutrition, crime and human trafficking. The five day programme commenced on Monday last and will conclude on Friday.
This activity forms part of the EDFA’s plan for the continued development of young players. Their Under13 tournament is set to kick off on Saturday. Meanwhile, the association also completed their Under-17 league while their senior league is currently underway.