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The context of education in Guyana is different from other countries DEAR EDITOR, All education system needs an inclusive framework which guides inclusive practices and polices. Guyana’s mainstream education system is no exception. It too needs a guiding inclusive framework. Loreman (2009) provides a synthesis of the features of inclusive education which can provide the learning opportunities learners with Special Education Needs (SEN) and/or disabilities need to fully achieve the desired outcomes of the individual and the society. Therefore, when learners with Special Education Needs (SEN) and/or disabilities
share the same mainstream primary education system, habitus becomes unified and the power in society would have similar influence on both the learners with Special Education Needs (SEN) and/ or disabilities and the general average population of learners. This will be evident in their achievements. These features of Loreman (2009) synthesis include: · All children attend their neighbourhood school. Schools and districts have a ‘zero-rejection’ policy when it comes to registering and teaching children in their region. · All children are
welcomed and valued. · All children learn in regular, heterogeneous classrooms with same-age peers. · All children follow substantively similar programs of study, with curriculum that can be adapted and modified if needed. · Modes of instruction are varied and responsive to the needs of all. · All children contribute to regular school and classroom learning activities and events. · All children are supported to make friends and to be socially successful with their peers.
· Adequate resources and staff training are provided within the school and district to support inclusion (Loreman, 2009, p. 43). Having an inclusive framework which guides inclusive practices and polices within Guyana’s mainstream education will help to minimize unintentional discriminatory actions by teachers in mainstream education. Guiding principles are key in a nested learning system like our mainstream education system. This guiding inclusive framework will then transcend from the mainstream education system into the society. Once the
The President called for submissions; here is mine DEAR EDITOR, 21st August marked five years since central government signed an Agreement with the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council and it is yet to be honoured. This agreement entails the return of the community television gifted to the people, the return to regional management of the Land Selection Committee as done in other regions, the establishment of an Economic Committee to develop a plan for the development of the region and its people, and establishment of the Technical Committee to look into the electricity situation in Linden. The sealing of this agreement under the Donald Ramator government, which was marked with the lives, blood, sweat and tears of the people, also had parliamentary approval via motion brought by Member of Parliament Vanessa Kissoon and approved by the House. What this is saying to us is that in addition to the Executive signing on to the Agreement, the nation’s
highest decision-making forum (Parliament) has too given assent. In keeping with the branches and role of government, the Executive who is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the state is duty bound to respect all decisions taken by the nation’s supreme decision-making body. Honouring of the 2012 Agreement was also a campaign rallying call by the APNU+AFC should they get into office. The people of Linden/Region 10 have played a major role on 11th May 2015 to ensure this. The depressed state of this community was acknowledged in the 2001 agreement signed between Leader of the Opposition Desmond Hoyte and President Bharrat Jagdeo to address such communities. Lindeners in 2012 and 2015 fought to secure this attention. This is Emancipation Month and we are also in the United Nations’ designated International Decade for People of African Descent. President David Granger in addressing the Cuffy250
Committee’s forum at Critchlow Labour College on Sunday, called on African Guyanese to submit their projects to government for funding. As a citizen of such ancestry, I re-submit today the 2012 Agreement and the commitment given by the David Granger/Moses Nagamootoo government to stop the denial of the rights of workers, who are primarily of African descent, employed in the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated. The continuous violation of the nation’s sovereignty with the disrespect for the Laws of Guyana and Guyanese by Russian management has been a bitter battle since 2009. The APNU and AFC in opposition condemned the PPP/C government’s refusal to secure the constitutional rights of this section of Guyanese labour. The group also campaigned on commitment to respect the laws and uphold the rights of every citizen and the nation’s sovereignty. These workers too worked hard and delivered for the administration at the ballot
based on the social contract. And whereas I have argued that such violations were supported and inflicted by the PPP government because of who the workers are and their perceived political association, the APNU+AFC has no excuse given its commitment to bring about racial equality and govern by the Rule of Law. Africans have to hold themselves and others accountable for respecting rights and treating people with dignity and respect. To do otherwise would be acting like compliant slaves and imposing upon ourselves systems of servitude our ancestors valiantly fought against which secured our freedoms and rights to selfdetermination. And if we proudly fought other races not to treat us with disrespect then we owe it to ourselves not to treat ourselves in like manner or allow any among us to think such treatment is acceptable. Only in this manner can we build on the legacy of our ancestors and holistic development takes place. Lincoln Lewis
The former chairman of the broadcast... From page 4 himself as the new GNBA Board Chairman. We had a brief conversation. The second meeting was with Anil Nandlall in our capacity as representatives of Freedom Radio Inc. But consultations about the Broadcast Act or Amendments were never discussed as far as I am aware.” And in a classic example of how misinformation is propagated by this Administration to fool the populace, there was a group photograph on the front page of Friday’s Guyana Chronicle with the Hon Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo flanked by the CEO and other Directors of the GNBA
including PPP representative, Ms. Bibi Shadick, with a headline that screams “GNBA backs broadcast bill.” The article that accompanied the photo stated that “The Guyana Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has thrown its full support behind the Broadcast (Amendment) Bill.” This statement is misleading as “At Wednesday’s meeting which the Prime Minister attended, the Board was not asked to nor did it express it’s “backing” for the amendments to the Broadcast Bill.” -Bibi Shadick. Further, the PPP is on record as having denounced the amendments to this Bill as
unconstitutional. From information which I have been able to obtain, Leonard Craig met with individual broadcasters over a period of time by himself before any meeting of the GNBA Board was even convened. He had these meetings by himself as Board Chairman without any reference to the other Board members. In fact, he used the GNBA boardroom in High Street, Kingston as his private office arriving there almost daily at about 10 am and leaving very late some days while the GNBA staff provided secretarial services and meals for him. All of this was done before a single
Board meeting was convened. It appears that his meetings with individual broadcasters were done merely to familiarize himself with them, and cannot be classified as consultations about amendments or regulations. After the entire GNBA Board had met, there was a single meeting with all broadcasters. This again was for introductions and familiarization and should not be misconstrued as consultation. Leonard Craig is being less than honest in his letter. Harry Gill PPP Member of Parliament
society starts thinking inclusively, there will be unison of practice in society and at school. Guyana’s inclusive framework needs to be written in collaboration after intense deliberation with all stakeholders. However, key in this deliberation are the SEN specialists in the Ministry of Education, the mainstream teachers and the learners with a Special Education Need and/or disabilities. All need to be aware of the implications for Guyana’s mainstream education system for not having its own inclusive framework. Inclusive Education is context bounded and the context of education in Guyana is different from any other mainstream education system. Bourdieu posited that human behaviour is objectively coordinated and consistent regardless of the rules of the place, location or society. Bourdieu employed
the theory of ‘collective conscience’ posited by Durkheim. Bourdieu modified Durkheim’s collective conscience; which meant conscience which was just held in common because of a common location and role to that of conscience which is constructed collectively by individuals in their actions, which incorporate social structure and organization (Bourdieu, 1977, 1989). Bourdieu (1977, 1989) concluded that individuals exteriorize their perspectives in the way they act in a social setting or organization. This can be linked to teachers in an educational institution. Bourdieu (1977, 1989) posited that through exteriorizing their individual interests, attitudes, and disposition to act, they develop the same habitus. The habitus created in the school guide the formation of the unified framework of perspectives, principles, and Continued on page 6
I saw terrible conditions at Providence Stadium DEAR EDITOR, Myself, family and about six visitors from abroad witnessed the match Warriors vs Tallawahs at the Guyana National Stadium. It was enjoyable with almost the full capacity on a hot Thursday evening. Warriors lost due to poor batting reply. But I must mention boldly that THE MANAGEMENT FOR THE STADIUM NEEDS TO DO BETTER. Here is why; 1. Security scanning at the entrance is imperative. 2. All the seats we occupied were full of dirty stuff; very shameful to me taking my visitors, had to roll out paper towels to cleaned. 3. The staff employed to oversee spectators get their right seats should be more visible for help. 4. The Score Board of the western side of the ground need to have functional lights for spectators to follow the match. 5. Parts of the field is slowing up the ball, this is due to the style of cutting and rolling, needs to done better. 6. Too much of vendors selling in stands, obstructing the spectators from viewing the match. I do hope all the above will be corrected before a next series. Parmanand Ram
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I will be looking out for news on stomach problems DEAR EDITOR, I read the recent piece about the chap without a stomach for over a quarter of a century and still able to function in a normal fashion. The titbit about oral rehydration salts (ORS) is worthy of being passed on to others who may have similar stomach problems, and now forms part of my ‘archives’. Years ago in the UK, many TV food handlers did not appreciate the full value of the coconut. I was so shocked when I saw a well-
known TV cook put a dried coconut in a transparent plastic food bag, bang it in the middle with a hammer, then pour the collected coconut water down the kitchen sink! Such ‘culinary wanton destruction’ caused me to write to the programme, lauding the value and properties of coconut water, by just straining the water and drinking it, perhaps with some chipped ice. Now, tinned or packaged coconut water is on the shelves of many chain supermarkets and on the
Media urged to stop using the term, “committed suicide” DEAR EDITOR, The Caribbean Voice is requesting that all media refrain from using the term ‘committed suicide’ to refer to the act whereby someone dies by suicide. Suicide prevention activists and organizations argue that the word ‘commit’ has certain negative connotations and associations such as in ‘criminals commit crimes’. And in spite of the archaic law in Guyana that decriminalizes attempted suicide, suicide is not a crime but a mental health issues, especially given that all triggers lead to either depression or anxiety which
in turn catalyze suicide ideation and suicide itself. Suicide prevention activists and organizations are requesting that the replacement terms be ‘died by suicide’ or ‘is a suicide victim’ Also, instead of ‘reducing suicide’ or ‘suicide reduction,’ please use ‘creating suicide free (or suicide freer) communities’. The goal of activists is not to reduce suicide since one suicide is one too many; the goal is to work to create suicide freer communities that would eventually result in suicide free communities. Annan Boodram The Caribbean Voice
menu of popular ‘upmarket’ restaurants. Here, an amusing incident told to me by the late First Lady, Joyce Hoyte comes to mind. She said that on a State visit to a Third World country, her husband’s team had advised the organisers of the State dinner that the President’s favourite after dinner drink was coconut water. Lo and behold, at the end of dinner, there appeared in front of him a huge decanter of coconut
MILK! Stunned, unprepared, he had to think quickly how to avoid upset, so asked for plain water instead, as he had already used up his quota of coconut liquid earlier that day. I shall be keeping a lookout for TV programmes and listening to the radio for discussions about stomach problems, to spread the gospel about ORS. All grist to the mill; it serves the purpose of keeping my head in working order. Geralda Dennison
Region 9 business community thanks the government DEAR EDITOR, Kindly permit me a few lines in your newsletter column to reach out to the Honorable President Mr. David Granger, Minister of Business and Officials from the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce. It was with great joy that I received the news and found it to be true that Business Registrations have begun in Region 9.In the past years we voiced our concern to the previous government to facilitate this service in the Region. Our calls for this service fell on deft ears and we were exploited in the past by persons of that party by paying up to twenty thousand dollars just to
receive these Certificates. Another measure was to travel to Charity. This was expensive to do as a small business lady. I did training where the First Lady attended at the Indigenous Conference Hall, Lethem. This matter was raised and she promised to look into the matter. These are some of the development we appreciate. So on behalf of my Indigenous brothers and sisters and all business persons of Region 9 we would like to thank the above persons for listening to our voices. In this way we can move forward. Gwen Issacs Potaranau Village, South Rupununi
The context of education in Guyana is different... From page 5 practices with regard to Inclusive Education. This researcher theorizes that the consistent collective conscience of teachers in Guyana’s mainstream school is negative and unwelcoming towards learners with SEN and disabilities. The collective conscience of teachers in Guyana’s mainstream school exteriorized is that they are more welcoming to having learners they perceive as not having disabilities and/or SEN. Bourdieu stated that individuals dispense their habitus among the people with whom they share the same conditions of living or culture of professional practice. The habitus is that which is shared with the people working in the same cultural and learning environment. Bourdieu (1977, 1989) also stated that each individual passes through a unique interiorizing process. This makes up his/her individual personality and vision of overall social habitus. The same conditions of living or culture of
professional practice and same or similar status or position of influence in society or organization leads to the formation of the same habitus. Durkheim (1895) and Bourdieu (1977, 1989) individuals sharing the same position in society and living conditions will have the same habitus. It can be further theorized that teachers in Guyana, working in similar schools under the same conditions and living in the Guyanese society share the same habitus on learners with SEN and disabilities. Moreover, Bourdieu’s thinking of the habitus of social beings brought together the interplay between agents, who are positioned and the symbolic realm of representations that can be termed as the exchange of meanings (Bourdieu, 1990a: 131). The habitus held by Guyanese teachers in mainstream education in Guyana can be influenced by teachers in positions to influence change. The links with agents’ position and interest are the key elements that Bourdieu builds into the social space
or set of relations in which the habitus exists. The relationship between the teacher and the learners with SEN will be affected by the culture of the school and the collective perspective of the teachers in the school. Social Aberration springs from children’s changing social, environmental relations, causing disturbances in social behaviour. These social aberrations result in negative consequences for the learner in mainstream education. Cultural distortions can affect the collective conscience and the interaction between the agent and the representation in society. The cultural distortions in society and the school as an organization negatively influence teacher perspective on learners with SEN and/or disabilities. The culture of the school and the collective perspectives of the teachers and others education staff affect the social conditions necessary for inclusive education in a mainstream elementary education setting. Further, Durkheim argued that the society exists separately and independently
from the individuals who form it. Society must be seen as an independent being and must be analyzed as an entity separate from the individual it is comprised of. This means that all the perspectives, values, norms, beliefs, attitudes, principles, etc., that make up culture and key positions held on issues such as SEN and disability do not only exist in the minds of individuals but as a “collective conscience” independent and separate from them. The perspectives of children with SEN and/or disabilities, educators and teachers hold are directly influenced by the culture of the institution and the collective conscience on the issue. Lidon Lashley, B.Ed., M.Ed., M.A.
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Our test cricketers must be properly prepared DEAR EDITOR, On Saturday 19th, August 2017, I followed the performance of our West Indies team responding to England’s 1st inning total of 514/8 declared in the first day/ night-pinkball-Test match ever played in England. The only reason I did not burst out in tears is because I had seen this movie before. Indeed we were beaten by an inning and 209 runs, in less than 3 days in a five day match, after scoring 168 and 137 runs in a total of 89 overs (not even a day of batting) in a performance labeled by one English reporter as spineless, despite the 79 not out by J. Blackwood in the first inning. The fact that we had eight Barbadians playing and three Guyanese – including one Barbadian born – and our best spinner Devendra Bishoo sitting in the pavilion, did not make me feel any better. Why have our teams been performing so miserably? My first thoughts are; do we have the talent? Are our players being properly molded, prepared and made ready for Test cricket? I certainly believe that we have the talent; however, I strongly believe that our cricketers are not being properly prepared and made ready. Preparation and readiness must start with our ten years old at the grass-root level. This early investment must be made and maintained throughout their youthful development. Our schools and colleges must have teachers performing as coaches and umpires teaching the game, its laws and its history. Our grounds and facilities must be provided, upgraded and maintained. The County Boards of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice, must be provided with funding to organise and play off youth, second, and 1st Division competitions and for administrative expenditure. Most importantly, we must have administrators, coaches, umpires and groundsmen
who are devoted and committed in the development of the game, our youths and their talents, instead of individuals who are only interested in filling their own pockets. The objective must be more cricket, more preparation and exposure for cricketers, not less. It is for these reasons that we are left to wonder, why are we having less cricket in Guyana? Why has the Guyana Cricket Board discontinued the yearly (started in 1954) 3 day Inter-County semi-final and 4 day final since 2014 and the 3 day 1st Division competition played in Berbice and Demerara since 2011? This Inter-County 4 day final was accepted as 1st Class cricket from 1971 to 1988. The 1st Division Competitions in Berbice and Demerara were started since the turn of twentieth century after the World War of 1914. These competitions and national trial matches were used as a stepping-stone for players to be selected to our Regional team, from which our Test cricketers are selected to represent the West Indies. Our players are now left with a chasm too wide and too deep to cross, with no preparation for Regional or Test cricket; hence their poor performance. Since 2011, the Guyana Cricket Board has been embroiled in controversy with the Government of Guyana and the Demerara and BerbiceCricket Boards, resulting in about six injunctions being filed in the Guyana High Courts. Said to be receiving $54,000 U.S. monthly from Cricket West Indies, the Guyana Cricket Board has given no direct funding to these other boards since 2011, while the Berbice and Demerara Boards still bear a major responsibility for the administration, promotion and development of cricket and cricketers in Berbice and Demerara. These issues have festered for too long, and it is time for them to be resolved. It cannot be denied that cricket plays a major role in the development of our youths and the health of our nation. We must move forward. Mortimer George Former Secretary BCB 1976 to 1983 Chairman/Secretary Competitions Committee BCB 1968 to 1983
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Deliberate plans apace to address Ganja-in-pillow wanting performances at CSEC accused refused bail While Mathematics this year has reflected a one percent improvement, English was among a group of 11 subjects that did not measure up to last year’s performance. Disclosures in this regard were forthcoming yesterday when the results of the 2017 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] examination were officially released by the Ministry of Education at the National Centre for Educational Research Development [NCERD] in Kingston, Georgetown. According to Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, a total of 12,684 candidates registered for the 2017 CSEC examination which represents a drop from last year’s 12,809. Local candidates were able to write subjects from a pool of 35 and according to the Education Minister, the results this year reflect an overall increase of one percent. Guyana this year achieved 63.8 percent pass rate with grades one to three. Of these 12.49 percent of the entries gained grade one, 22.72 percent gained grade two and 28.47 percent gained grade three. However, according to Minister Henry, the subject areas of Music and Theatre Arts saw a 100 percent pass rate this year. She also highlighted that the results this year reflect outstanding performances in 10 subjects areas with over 90 percent of candidates gaining grades one to three passes. The 10 subject areas are Music, Theatre Arts, Physical
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Minster of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, announces the 2017 CSEC results Education, Sports, Agriculture Science, Electronic Documentation Preparation and Management, Religious Education, Food and Nutrition, Industrial Technology [building], Agriculture Science. Added to this, Minister Henry revealed yesterday that Guyana has been able to record improved performances in 14 subject areas including Chemistry, Electronic Documentation Preparation and Management, Economics, Office Administration, Principles of Accounts, Principles of Business, Religious Education, Caribbean History, Textile Clothing and Fashion, Family and Resource Management, Food and Nutrition, Industrial Technology [Building], Industrial Technology [Electrical] and Industrial Technology [Mechanical]. According to the Minster, four subject areas were consistent with the results of last
year. These are Agriculture Science, Mathematics, French and Physical Education. In fact, she revealed that this year, for the first time, Guyanese candidates wrote Portuguese with a pass rate of 83 percent with grade one to three passes. But according to her, there are 11 subject areas in which the performance did not measure up when compared to last year’s performance. These subjects she disclosed yesterday are Biology, English A, English B, Geography, Integrated Science, Physics, Social Studies, Spanish, Visual Arts, Human and Social Biology and Additional Mathematics. “With these performances, appropriate measures will have to be taken to ensure overall improvement in performance in all subject areas,” said Minister Henry. Commenting on the need
for intervening measures, too, was Chief Education Officer [CEO], Mr. Marcel Hutson. He said that in order to address the evident shortcomings, a number of systems are currently being put in place. Even as he emphasised that “we have a lot of work to do,” the CEO revealed that the Ministry has been making full use of its National Subject Committee which is tasked with making decisions in relation to the areas of weaknesses and strengths within the school system. Information garnered through the Committee, Hutson disclosed, is passed on to the Regional Subject Committees, and by extension, the schools are impacted. But since the improvements such as the one percent improvement in Mathematics is by no means something the Ministry hopes to boast about, Hutson said that the Ministry will also be relying heavily on the Guyana Secondary Education Improvement Project. Added to this, he said “We are also looking currently at the appraisal of our teachers which brings to bear a greater level of accountability in our classrooms. So by our appraisal, we will be able to determine where our teachers are weak and tackle those areas definitively.” Further, the CEO said that “we are going to mirror some of the things we have done in relation to the National Grade Six Assessment that we saw improvement in, in terms of preparing an action plan to deal definitively with areas of weaknesses.”
Twenty-four-year-old Nekita Poole, who was arrested by police after allegedly stashing marijuana in a pillow, was yesterday remanded to jail on a drug trafficking charge by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Poole, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Tiffany Jeffrey, denied the charged which alleged that on August 18, at Kitty, Georgetown, she had 252.2 grammes of cannabis (marijuana) in her possession for the purpose of trafficking. Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore told the court that on the day in question, police were carrying out raids in the area when they descended on a house occupied by Poole and her four year-old son. The Prosecutor said that police ranks were permitted to search the house by Poole, who told her son to go over by his aunt who resides in another house on the same lot. According to Prosecutor Moore, Poole went into her bedroom and picked up her son along with the pillow and began acting in a suspicious manner. This, the prosecutor related, prompted police ranks to carry out a search on the pillow during which they found a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems concealed in a black plastic bag within. Nevertheless, Prosecutor Moore opposed bail for the mother citing the nature and gravity of the charge. These objections were upheld by the Chief Magistrate , who instructed Poole to make another court appearance on September 11. An analyst report is still outstanding from the case file.
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Procurement fraud not catered for in Draft Local Content Policy Guyana’s procurement systems have been constantly criticized for loopholes which have allowed for the leakage of billions of dollars in revenue. As Guyana prepares to join the oil industry, the need for procurement systems to be strengthened will be greater. This is especially as it pertains to the Local Content Policy. This Policy seeks to ensure that locals are trained and employed by ExxonMobil, as well as to ensure that local supplies are used. However, in an overview of Guyana’s draft Local Content Policy, critics have noticed that not a single measure was mentioned in an effort to prevent or guard against the abuse of procurement systems. The failure of nations to guard against this has been highlighted over the years by Transparency International. According to the global watchdog, procurement processes are usually assessed
as one of the areas in the public administration most prone to corruption, and this is no different in the implementation of local content rules. The body said that opaque procurement procedures, restricted use of competitive bidding procedures, and the great amount of money available for local companies, encourage and facilitate corruption in the application of local content rules. In addition, Transparency International asserted that the fact that the industrial and service sectors are not yet fully developed, or capable of delivering the required services in the field, limits competition and creates further opportunities for corruption throughout the procurement process. In this regard, Transparency International said that in many countries, a government body is responsible for keeping a list of potential local suppliers. In the case of
Kazakhstan, for example, the National Agency for Development of the Local Content is responsible for maintaining a database of Kazakh firms located across the country, including the services these entities offer in the oil and gas sector. Transparency International said that there is a risk that local companies may bribe or offer kickbacks to public officials to be included in such lists. Furthermore, the anticorruption body said that limited competition and unclear mechanisms in the public process also facilitate the formation of cartel and bidding rigging among local companies, which in turn can lead to higher prices and delays in the delivery of products and services. Moreover, in many cases, the international entity said that there are no clear criteria for selecting the winner, and the lack of transparency throughout the application and decision-making process facilitates decisions that favour a certain individual or group, rather than supporting technology and knowledge transfer and building local industry capacity. In Nigeria, for example, Transparency International said that a bidding round for oil licensing seemed to have benefited a Nigerian senator, who chaired a parliamentary committee with direct oversight authority over the upstream oil sector, creating doubts about the fairness and integrity of the country’s bidding processes. DRAFT POLICY According to the draft, the Local Content Policy framework seeks to address, the suite of opportunities that may arise and the approaches to be taken in selecting and developing opportunities related to enhancing the capabilities of Guyanese nationals and businesses. The Policy articulates that this will be done through training, development and employment initiatives (Capacity Development), ensuring availability of ownership participation for qualified
Guyanese equity interest (Ownership Value), supplier development provisions for goods and services by locals to support sector operations (Local Content) and well-tailored social contributions for greater impact and benefits (Societal Benefits). It also describes what will be done to ensure that the activities in the petroleum sector are conducted in a manner that transparently secures the maximum benefit for the people of Guyana, while recognizing the limitations of the country, and holding all actors accountable to the present and future generations of Guyanese, who are the owners of the nation’s petroleum resources. Additionally, the draft policy recognizes that the petroleum resources of Guyana belong to all its citizens, and represent an asset of significant intrinsic value, which once removed, diminishes the wealth of the nation, unless there is transformation in value from resources below the ground to improved quality of life above it for current and future generations of Guyanese. The draft says, “Guyana will approach the development of its petroleum resources, people and businesses in a pragmatic, transparent and accountable manner. This will be conditioned by existing circumstances and an analytical approach to understanding the resource, the activities it engenders and our input capabilities. We shall pursue strategic opportunities for local capacity development and participation that give us the maximum possible benefit now and in the future.” The Policy also states that Guyanese will participate in a manner that gives preferred access and opportunities to improve and enhance the country’s capabilities so that it can become internationally competitive and in the end, the country will progressively provide a greater amount of future services. Capacity development, to enable more value retention, will be treated as an investment, rather than a cost, the policy outlines.
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Why can’t our politics be like our cricket fans and children? The Caribbean Premier League came to Guyana this past week. The support given by Guyanese was overwhelming. Full houses packed in almost all nights. In fact, in some matches the crowds were so thick that people began to wonder whether more tickets were sold than seats or whether unauthorized persons were allowed into the ground. But that is another issue for another time. For every person in the ground, there were about five persons who wanted to be inside - but either could not
get a ticket to buy or could not afford it. People were begging all around for tickets. They just wanted to be part of the support brigade for the Amazon Warriors. The Guyana Amazon Warriors enjoyed tremendous support. Forgotten in the patriotic fervour which swept Guyana over the past week was the owner of the franchise. It did not matter to Guyanese who owned the franchise; they were there to support the local team and they did. Why can’t Guyanese politics be like our cricket?
Guyanese support their team, regardless of whether it is Harper, Hooper, Sarwan or Chanderpaul as the captain. Race does not matter. The Guyana team is supported. It should be that way in politics. Why should it matter that it is the PPPC or the PNCR in government. Once the teams play by the rules and there is a democratic winner, then all Guyana should support the winning team. This is what democracy is about. Unfortunately, we have seen what has happened in Guyana whenever the PPPC
Railway Embankment road due for expansion Geometric improvements will be carried out on the Railway Embankment Road come September. This was revealed to the Department of Public Information (DPI) by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Senior Project Engineer Kester Hinds. Hinds explained that these road enhancements will reduce traffic congestion in the vicinity of the National Aquatic Centre, Giftland Mall and CARICOM Secretariat (between Liliendaal and Cummings Lodge). Some $56.5M has been earmarked for the project
which will see the construction of two east bound lanes. This expansion will facilitate the smoother flow of traffic for persons living on the East Coast Demerara and persons visiting the mall. Shoulder lanes to accommodate bus stops will also be built. Geometric design of highways and roadways is also known as road engineering design features. The purpose is to provide safe and smooth traffic operations; the geometric design of highways is greatly influenced by the speed of the vehicles.
Earlier this year, the Liliendaal Bridge underwent construction, and was reopened after three months of extensive works. The bridge now has walkways on both sides of the structure which caters for pedestrians, and cyclists. The $89M project was undertaken by H. Nauth & Sons Civil Engineering Contractors.
has won elections. The supporters of the PNCR take to the streets in violent protests. We have seen what has happened when APNU wins elections. The PPPC supporters feel marginalized. They do not support the winning team. We have to put that aside. We have to cheer for Guyana so that an election does not continue to be such a traumatic event. Whoever wins must enjoy the support of the other side. And if next time around, the other side wins, the same must happen. Guyana needs the results of elections to be respected. If this happens, then the people can justly feel that if the government does not perform, then they can remove them without fear of ethnic or political insecurity. This may seem to be a simplistic way to deal with a very complex problem. But the fact is that if we can unite around our cricketers, especially when their performance was almost rock bottom, then we can stop
being disruptive in the wake of elections. The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results also came out this past week. A number of students did very well, but the majority of students did not do well. But as usual, the top performers will be showcased, as they deserve to be. The authorities should refrain from announcing, at this stage, who were the top ranked performers. The government’s ranking is not the CXC’s ranking. Last year, the person with the most Grade Ones was not awarded as the Best Overall Student by the CXC. The regional examinations body has its own system of ranking and that ranking is not known until the end of the appeals period which is about a month from now. The relevance of this is that there are Guyanese, adult Guyanese, who are undertaking ethnic censuses of the top students. They are counting how many persons of one ethnicity are in the top
ten and how many of another are. Do not let anybody fool you, as sickening as it is, this is happening, and has happened on both sides of the ethnic divide. But look at the excited faces of the children. They are not prejudiced at all. They are not into ethnic head counting. They are just happy for each other. Why can’t our politics be like these children? Why can’t it be free of racial bigotry and prejudice? Why can’t everyone be happy for an old man like Mr. Granger to finally get his chance at becoming the President of Guyana in his twilight years, just as how some persons were delighted when Mr. Jagdeo became the youngest President? Guyana’s politics can learn from our cricket fans and our children.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN...
One of the most evil political decisions in Guyana’s history This week marks another anniversary of the Demerara slave uprising of 1823; 194 years since the revolt. Let me digress at length before I return to the major thesis of my argument; the only book on the event, “Crowns of Glory, Tears of Blood,” (Oxford University Press, 1994) was written not by a Guyanese, but a Brazilian historian, Emilia Viotti da Costa. This makes two of the greatest books ever written on our history authored by foreign scholars. The other is “Sugar without Slaves,”
(Yale University Press, 1972) by American scholar, Alan Adamson. I was on a panel on channel 9 and I made the point that “Sugar Without Slaves”, to date, is the best book written on the history of this country. An African rights activist on the programme then tried to “correct” me, by saying no one can write your history for you. In other words, he meant that “Sugar Without Slaves” is not our definitive history, because it was written by an outsider. I have an enormous
problem with that perspective. If the outsider cannot portray the correct history of a people, then is history served truly when it is written by one of your own? Can he/ she give an accurate account without bias and without obfuscating the sordid dimensions of his/her own country. Can an American scholar write a true history of Russia? If the answer is no, then can a Russian version be more accurate? What if the Russian historian is emotional and biased? Let’s look at Guyana. This country has forever been riveted by poisonous ethnic relations between Indians and Africans. If we accept the perspective of the African rights guy on that panel, then
who is to write the accurate account of Guyanese history? Would a Guyanese Indian do justice to the roles of Africans? Would Indians accept a history of Guyana written by a Black Guyanese? So what is the answer? It is in fact simple. An honest, welllearned human being can write an authoritative account of another community. For me, “Sugar Without Slaves” remains the definitive work on Guyanese history. After that long digression, let’s return to the caption of this column. What the PPP Government did with the location of the 1823 slave rebellion monument in my opinion constitutes an act of ethnic evil that one has to look hard to find a similar situation. Not one, I repeat, not one Indian rights group or individual uttered a disagreement as to the choice of Independence Park (or Parade Ground) for the location of the structure. Indian people showed no interest at all in the issue. No Amerindian organization had an opinion on the subject. The reason for the attitude of both Indians and Amerindians was
because they didn’t see it as a matter of importance for their respective communities. One can well imagine what they thought – that is a thing that concerns Black people. Not one, not even one African Guyanese political party or cultural organization or African rights groups supported the erection of the monument on the old seawall road. The consensus among all of them was that the Parade Ground contains the memories of the events. That was where valiant freedom fighters were tortured and executed for fighting against slavery. It had to be an act of evil intention that the PPP Government, led by a predominantly Indian party, would want to make that decision for the population of African Guyanese. It was a psychotic decision that has no parallel in this country’s history. Why should the PPP want to locate a statue about the struggle of African heroes where the PPP wants it? Let that be a decision for the descendants of those heroes. Likewise, why would the PNC want to dictate where in Guyana an Indian hero, who served the Indian race of
Frederick Kissoon Guyana, should have a monument in his name? I didn’t agree in 2016 when President Granger went to the seawall for the anniversary, and I don’t agree with the commemoration this year at that site again. The commemoration in both 2016 and 2017 should have been at Parade Ground. I think Mr. Granger missed an opportunity to show Guyanese the power and importance of symbolism in the life of a country. I mean no insult, but I think he is still to understand that. If there is anything that should be built to remind us of how nasty politics can destroy a country, it is the 1823 monument on Parade Ground. When the next generation visits it, they can recall the evil intention that led to the monument being built elsewhere.
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Bids opened for Lot B of GPL Power Utility Upgrade Programme The Guyana Power and Light is moving ahead steadily with its Power Utility Upgrade Programme (PUUP) as bids for Lot B of the project were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), in the compound of the Ministry of Finance.
South Stand, Bartica
Bids were also opened for the supply and delivery of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and Auxiliaries. The procuring entity is the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Bids were also opened for the Rehabilitation of the Ministry of Public Health’s Head Office on Brickdam, Georgetown.
Under the Ministry of Public Security bids were opened for the procurement of printer ink. Ten bids were opened for this project.
Bids for four projects under the Ministry of Education were opened yesterday. These concern the construction of a multi-purpose court at the Bartica Community Centre, the rehabilitation of the Kuru-Kuru Cooperative College in Manchester, Berbice, phase three of construction works to Sophia Training Centre and the construction of the South Stand to the existing Basketball Court at the Bartica Community Centre. Multi-purpose Court Moreover, bids were also opened for the Construction of a Timber Wharf and Approach and floating raft for the Guyana Defence Force.
Kuru-Kuru Cooperative College
Six bids were opened for the supply and delivery of office supplies to the Guyana Energy Agency. The tender is split into four lots.
Sophia Training Centre
Additionally, bids were opened for the supply and delivery of office furniture for the Ministry of Public Health. There was only one bidder.
One bid was also opened for the procurement of office furniture for the Ministry of Natural Resources.
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Wednesday August 23, 2017
AG aware of unconstitutionality of Granger’s instructions to PSC …dealt with similar issue before - Nandlall Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall says that his successor, Basil Williams is very much aware that President David Granger has no authority to instruct an independent Commission what to do under any circumstance. Recently, Minister of State Joseph Harmon wrote the Police Service
Commission (PSC) instructing the body to halt police promotions. Nandlall said that this continues to raise disturbing questions about the coalition and “its attack on the Constitution.” The politician said that it also illustrates “the incompetence which seems to permeate the Government.” He continued, “You would
recall, that Minister Simona Broomes wrote a similar letter to the Secretary of the Public Service Commission on the 28th of May, 2015. In that letter, Minister Broomes advised the Commission to forthwith cease all interviews and meetings of the Commission until further instructions from President David Granger.”
President David Granger
Attorney General, Basil Williams
Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall
Nandlall reminded that he had challenged the constitutionality of the directions contained in that letter. He said that Attorney General Basil Williams was the Respondent in those proceedings. Nandlall said that Williams, on 24th June 2015, consented to two Declarations: “that the Public Service Commission, a Commission established by the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, in the exercise of its functions shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority”. And, that a letter dated the 28th of May, 2015, directed to the Secretary of the Public
Service Commission, a Commission established by the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, by Ms. Simona Broomes, A Minister and a Member of the Executive, advising that “all interviews and meetings of the Commission are to cease forthwith until further (sic) as instructed by His Excellency, the President, David Arthur Granger’s notice,” is in violation of Article 226 of the Constitution of the Cooperative of Guyana, is unlawful, null, void and of no legal effect.” Nandlall said that those two declarations were made an Order of Court by the thenChief Justice Ian Chang. He said that “it cannot be
disputed that the Public Service Commission and the Police Service Commission are on the same constitutional footing (See Article 226(3) of the Constitution). It therefore begs the question, how is it that the Government can consent to the said Declarations and thereby accept that the Public Service Commission is an independent autonomous body, as per Article 226 of the Constitution, and that the President’s directions to it are unconstitutional, but the same does not apply to the Police Service Commission.” Nandlall concluded, “It is clear, that this Government is in a state of chaos and confusion.”
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Guyana’s Oil & Gas industry continues to expand…
UK Company goes after “oil comparable to the world-class regional discoveries”
UK High Commissioner, Greg Quinn
Colin Kinley, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Eco Atlantic
By Abena RockcliffeCampbell Some economists are actually saying that Guyana is well on its way to becoming the economic hub of the Caribbean. This sort of optimism is being energized mostly by the rapid expansion of the country’s oil and gas industry. While all the focus seems to be on ExxonMobil, there are other companies in the shadows that are doing tangible work. Recently, United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner, Greg Quinn said that many English companies have been showing interest in Guyana. He said that ever since it has been confirmed that Guyana indeed has oil, “the interest from UK companies has gone through the roof.” Quinn said that new companies have been coming to Guyana almost every week. He said that a lot of these are service companies. Further, he said that Tullow Oil “has started to ramp up activities - doing seismic surveys, and there are a bunch of other new companies not just in the oil and gas sector. People are thinking once the money starts to come in and people have more disposal income, other areas will be lucrative as well. Tullow Oil is a multinational oil and gas exploration company founded in Tullow, Ireland with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom. Kaieteur News has done some research which highlighted Tullow’s ambitious schedule to begin drilling for oil by next year. With this sort of schedule, Tullow may start oil production not so long after ExxonMobil’s 2020 slate. Tullow is working along with Eco Atlantic. Eco Atlantic (Guyana) Inc holds a 40% Working Interest in Orinduik, and Tullow, the
Operator, holds the remaining 60%. Just as Quinn indicated, the company is presently carrying out seismic surveys. Explorers use seismic surveys to produce detailed images of local geology to determine the location and size of possible oil and gas reservoirs. Sound waves are bounced off underground rock formations and the waves that reflect back to the surface are captured by recording sensors for later analysis. Tullow’s survey is being done on the company’s Orinduik Block located in shallow waters offshore Guyana. That block is estimated to hold over 900 million barrels of recoverable oil, indeed a huge sum. The area is not far from where United States oil giant, ExxonMobil, has found commercial quantities of oil at Liza and Payara. Online media reports said that Tullow and its partner have completed the first phase of exploration including evaluating all existing and regional 2D data. Following the results of this study and the ongoing regional success, both parties have agreed to accelerate and significantly increase the originally proposed 1,000km2 3D survey commitment on the block to around 2,550 kms2, thus covering the entire block area, fully overlapping current prospective 2D leads and down dip trends. Colin Kinley, Chief Operating Officer and cofounder of Eco Atlantic was also reported as saying “We are excited to embark on this very significant 3D survey which is substantially greater than the originally planned survey. In addition to derisking the existing two defined targets, the survey will hopefully generate additional targets on the Orinduik Block, thereby increasing the prospective oil in place and adding leads for
future work programs. He said, “The 2D interpretation has led to at least two significant reservoir leads on the Orinduik block that both we and Tullow believe may hold significant oil comparable to the world class regional discoveries identified by Exxon. Eco Atlantic expects to confirm a number of drilling targets with this increased 3D Survey, ahead of drilling of the first well in Orinduik, hopefully in 2018.”
Kinley was quoted in online media reports saying that their company was approached several times by companies offering to buy its stake in the Orinduik block. However, Eco Atlantic reportedly declined the offers. The company, it was reported, plans to push the launch of drilling at Orinduik forward to 2018, three years ahead of schedule, in case international oil prices stay where they are now.
The United States Geological Survey ranks the Guyana-Suriname basin as the world’s second-most prospective, underexplored offshore basin, with an estimated 13.6 billion barrels of oil and 32 trillion cubic feet of natural gas yet to be discovered. It is in this basin that Eco Atlantic holds a 40% working interest in a significant licence, which is just 6.5 km from ExxonMobil’s world
class Liza oil discovery. ExxonMobil and Hess recently confirmed that the deep-water Liza Field is officially the largest commercial find in South America in 50 years and holds an estimated 1 billion to 1.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent, making it one of a handful of billion-barrel discoveries in the last halfdecade. The Liza Field is adjacent to Eco Atlantic’s Orinduik Block.
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QC’s Michael Bhopaul shines in top performers’... (From page 3) keen interest in legal matters. JELENAARJUNE Jelena Arjune’s performance allowed her to gain 14 Ones and 4 twos. The 16-yearold QC student like many of her peers was yesterday in high praise to God, her parents and teachers for helping her along the way. She said that she was very dedicated to the task and thus related, “I am very, very happy that all of my hard work has paid off.” In fact she confided, “It wasn’t easy at all…I remember getting up in the middle of the night just to study, but I had the support, and now everything has turned out fine.”
After writing the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination, Arjune plans on eventually pursuing studies to become a Medical Doctor and probably later on a Research Scientist. ZULFIKAR BAKSH Seventeen-year-old Zulfikar Baksh gained 14 Ones and 2 twos. “I credit my success to my parents who supported me financially, emotionally and physically. My teachers and even my classmates encouraged me to work hard,” said Baksh. The Anna Regina Secondary student said that he is now aiming to attending the University of Guyana, since he hopes to secure training that will help him to eventually become a Civil Engineer. According to the young man, he doesn’t mind gaining a scholarship, since with that he would pursue studies in Pe-
troleum Engineering. SHAVESHWAR DEONARINE Anxious to highlight that he is a proud student of the Anna Regina Secondary School, Shaveshwar Deonarine observed “as you can see there are only few students who made it here, so to be here is a real privilege and I feel really happy.” He gained 13 grade Ones and 4 grade two passes. But according to Deonarine, he could not have been among the top performers had there not been many supportive people who helped him along the way. “In the education system it is a stakeholder thing, every single person has a part to play…so all credit to all those who were behind me,” Deonarine emphasized, as spoke of plans to become a chemical engineer in the fu-
ture. SYDNEY FRASER Sydney Fraser is 16 years also and she wrote 16 subjects at the 2017 CSEC examination. She achieved 13 grade ones and three grade two passes. The QC student said that God, her mother and her teachers were the ones who really helped her to accomplish her outstanding feat. KAMEELAPARSUDIAL Kameela Parsudial through hard work was able to achieve 13 grade ones and 2 twos. The 16-year-old now has her eyes set on entering the medical field and intends to pursue studies to do just this. In fact, she related yesterday that she particularly has a keen interest in the area of child medicine, hence she could easily see herself one day becoming a Pediatrician. The Tagore Memorial Secondary School student credits her success to God, her family and teachers. CHERI FRANK Cheri Frank of QC was able to secure 13 grade ones and 2 grade twos. The 16-year-old is ecstatic with her performance. “My family has been so supportive and several of my teachers who have been in my life have always encouraged me to do my best, even before high school,” recalled Frank yesterday. She plans on
heading to the University of Guyana to first pursue a degree in Biology and then moving on to Medicine. JEEVAN DALIP Jeevan Dalip wrote 14 subjects and walked away with 13 grade ones and 1 grade two. “I am very delighted to know I have achieved it, because I think I worked hard enough and I deserve it,” said a plain-spoken Dalip yesterday. He however recognized that this is not the end of his academic pursuits, since according to him, “I have a long way to go.” He credits his success to “God Almighty, my parents and all family members, school family and teachers.” The QC student plans on advancing his studies at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency level. According to the 16-year-old, too, he hopes to eventually pursue studies in the Sports Science area, which to him is a very interesting field that is now emerging in science and medicine. STEPHEN LEWIS With his 13 grade ones and 1 grade two passes, Stephen Lewis is certainly elated with his performance. The QC student in an invited comment said that “I firstly credit God with my success, my family and teachers who would have
helped.” He plans on enrolling at the privately operated School of the Nations to complete his ‘A’ levels and later he intends to perhaps delve into psychology and economics since, according to him, “these are both interesting fields to me.” PURAN SUBRAMANIE Puran Subramanie is a student of Tagore Memorial Secondary School and is now also a proud top CSEC performer. The 16-year-old said that he was able secure 13 grade ones and one two. He said that his success was realised through hard-work and the support he got from his family and teachers. He plans on first becoming a teacher and later on to pursue studies in either the field of aviation or medicine. ALYSSA NURSE Sixteen-year-old Alyssa Nurse achieved 13 grade ones and she is especially grateful to her parents and other family members, as well as her school and lesson teachers. The QC student also recognized the support she got from some of her friends. In fact, she disclosed yesterday that her next move is to continue her studies at QC in order to write subjects at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination.
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Contracts signed for the design of sanitary landfills in Regions Three, Five and Six The Minister of Communities Ronald has signed three contracts for the design of sanitary landfills at Bartica, Linden and Mahdia. The signing of the contracts took place at the Ministry of Community‘s boardroom Kingston, Georgetown yesterday. The contracts totaling $131M are part of efforts by the Ministry of Communities to strengthen the solid waste disposal programme in outlying regions and ensure adequate facilities are in place for the disposal of waste. The documents include waste profile studies of the three towns, recommendations for resource recovery and recycling programmes. The Ministry has since collaborated with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to find suitable locations for disposal facilities. Several locations have since been identified and conditional approval given for the development of sanitary landfills. This is required in order to provide a safe and environmentallyfriendly place for the final disposal of waste. Approximately 70,000 residents in four (4) municipalities and one (1) NDC are expected to benefit from the modern waste
Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan (third from left) flanked by officials following the signing ceremony at the Ministry’s boardroom yesterday. disposal facilities. In his remarks, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan noted that it is the Ministry’s mandate to safeguard the wellbeing of its citizens and preserve the environment for future generations through the relevant policies, infrastructural development, institutional strengthening and capacity building, and public awareness and
community participation. “The Ministry of Communities intends to have the site developed through a phased approach with the essential elements completed during the first phase. The Ministry of Communities believes that every citizen has a right to a clean air and healthy surroundings.” The landfill design incorporates topographic survey of the sites, access to
the site, site security, waste disposal and fill management, leachate management, landfill gas management, operations and maintenance manuals, environmental audit and environmental monitoring and management systems It also involves the design drawings and bills of quantities and estimates for construction of the sites as well as preparation of bidding documents.
The Consultants are Mr. Stan Gonsalves; Executive Vice President of Exponential Services Inc. in association with Lead Consultant, Ramon Latchmansingh of Caribbean Engineering and Management Consultants Inc. (CEMCO). Designs and bidding documents are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2018, and bidding will commence shortly thereafter.
The contract for the hydrogeological and geotechnical investigation at proposed landfills in Region 1 (Mabaruma and Port Kaituma) will be undertaken by E & A Consultants Ltd. Conditional approval has been given by the EPA for proposed site at Khan’s Hill in Mabaruma and Sia/White Creek at Port Kaituma. Soil investigations will be conducted at various proposed sites including 14 miles Bartica, Reg. 7, Kara Kara, Linden, Reg. 10, Bon Success, Lethem, Reg. 9, Red and White, Mahdia, Reg. 8, Khan’s Hill, Mabaruma, Reg. 1, White Creek, Port Kaituma, Reg. 2 and Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, Reg. 2. The soil parameters which will inform the design of the sanitary landfill are requirements by the EPA. Additionally work will be done to upgrade to landfills are Byderabo, Bartica, Rosehall, Lusignan and Haags Bosch. In addition, the sites at Haags Bosch, Lusignan, Rosehall, Bartica and Mabaruma will have an operation service. Also, Haags Bosch will be used as a demonstration site to determine suitable locations for landfills in Regions Three, Five and Six.
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Wednesday August 23, 2017
Health Ministry’s eighth annual diabetic youth camp commences today Some 70 percent of the country’s diabetic youth population between the ages of two months and 24 years are found in Regions Three (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara); Four (Demerara/ Mahaica) and Six (East Berbice/Corentyne). Of the 68 diabetic youth patients registered under the Ministry of Public Health’s ‘Sponsor The Child Initiative’, 48 are from those three areas, with 16 from Region Three; 18 from Region Four and 14 from Region Six. From this national figure too, Regions Two (Pomeroon/ Supenaam), Five (Mahaica/ Berbice) and Ten (Upper Demerara/Upper/Upper Berbice) account for some 24 per cent of the patients, with
Dr. Kavita Singh seven, five and four patients respectively. Region Seven (Cuyuni/ Mazaruni), with four patients, accounts for the remaining six percent of the diabetic pa-
tients. Dr. Kavita Singh, head of the Ministry of Public Health’s Chronic Disease Unit (CDU) said Monday that the absence of diabetic youths in Regions One (Barima/Waini), Eight (Potaro/Siparuni) and Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) could be attributed to a “lack of diagnostic tools” in these interior locations. She said too that an Australian non-governmental organisation (NGO), Life For Child, has promised support in this area to Guyana for 2018. Dr. Singh made the disclosure while discussing plans for the Eighth annual camp for diabetic youths to be held at the Splashmin’s ECO Adventure and Camping Park on the
Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Senior Ministry officials are slated to address the youths at the opening ceremony today. The camp for diabetic youths was first held here in 2010. There are 68 Type 1 diabetic youths from two to 24 years old, currently, who were registered from the yearly event, according to Dr. Singh. She said those registered under the ‘Sponsor The Child Initiative’ “are not indicative of the national situation, since some diagnoses are still missed by health professionals.” The Public Health Ministry is currently developing a tool to increase accuracy in spotting diabetic youths, Dr. Singh said. In addition, many diabetic
youths in the private sector are not accounted for in the national statistics for the subsector. Type 1 diabetic patients were born with the disease with symptoms which include frequent thirst, hunger, regular urination and loss of weight, with between 0.3 and 0.5 per cent of the Guyanese youth population having the medical problem. ‘Sponsor The Chid Initiative’ is an annual gathering of diabetic youths to have their medical condition examined by a trained specialist and to receive their medical supplies which include strips, ‘prep’ pads, lancets, glucometer and dispensing pens among other key items. “The youths are well taken care of,” Dr. Singh said, add-
ing that the annual budget for the exercise swelled from $4M in 2014 to $24M last year, due to an almost doubling of the diabetic population since the programme commenced. While Singh is overjoyed that prospects are great for care of current and future diabetic youths, she is outraged that some parents and family members of the youthful diabetic patients either sell their medical supplies or, those who are diabetics, use the children’s medication on themselves. In addition, sometimes, there are difficulties in the distributing process experienced by the pharmacies at hospitals in the 10 Regions. “These are some of the challenges we face, Dr. Singh said.
Miner remanded for escaping police custody A miner on Monday made an appearance before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to a charge of escaping lawful custody. Twenty-four-year-old Cleveland King of Soesdyke/ Linden Highway denied the charge which alleged that on August 17 at Kuru Kururu Police Outpost, while being a
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prisoner in lawful custody, on a criminal charge of engaging or facilitating in a child sex offence, he escaped lawful custody. Police Prosecutor Adunni Inniss objected to bail being granted to the defendant citing the serious nature of the offence and the fact that if bail is granted to the defendant he would not return to court for the trial. Facts presented by the prosecutor stated that on the day in question the defendant, while being at the Outpost in connection to a criminal charge, walked out of the police outpost without permission. The prosecution’s objection was upheld by the mag-
Remanded: Cleveland King istrate and the defendant was remanded to prison. The father of one will make his next court appearance on August 28.
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Breaking the ‘tobacco use’ cycle is a work in progress “If you quit at anytime, it is better than continuing,” says Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation [PAHO/WHO] Resident Representative, Dr. William Adu-Krow. According to Dr. Adu-Krow, while there are some changes to the body that can never be reversed, “once you quit, you cannot make them worse.” Based on the data of a research release as recent as 2015, Dr. Adu-Krow said that it has been found that if an individual smokes up to 10 years and quits, their anatomy can almost return to its pre-smoking state. However, quitting, Dr. Adu-Krow highlighted, will have to occur before the individual attains the age of 30. Tobacco use, according to him, is a product that can negatively affect the entire body. For this reason, Dr. AdruKrow underscored, “we have to get people to quit early before there is organ damage, but there is no doubt that quitting has a place even after organ damage. It still has a place because in public health, we say primary prevention is to prevent you from smoking, secondary prevention is to prevent you from getting the complications of smoking, and tertiary prevention is to make sure the disabilities that will occur that can lead to death are prevented”. He moreover emphasised that “if you have organ damage and you stop smoking you are not going to make your condition worse. Even if you stop after 30 years, you may not be able to reverse the damage done, but you can stop some complications.” According to Dr. AduKrow, based on statistics of the 2015 Global Youth Tobacco Survey [GYTS] some 58 percent of youths have a desire to quit using tobacco. As such he noted, “If we give them that enabling environment then right there we are helping to break the cycle.” He is convinced that the Tobacco Control Bill, which
Ms. Karen Roberts
Dr. William Adu-Krow
was last month passed in the National Assembly, can help the process along. As a deterrent to those who will try to tempt fate, the Tobacco Control Bill has a number of steep fines and penalties. Once the Bill is signed into law by President David Granger it will, among other things, allow for defaulters to be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and $20,000 for any subsequent offence. But according to PAHO Specialist for Chronic Diseases and Family Health, Ms. Karen Roberts, other measures will be incorporated in order to break the cycle of tobacco use, which has proven to be a monumental burden on the health sector, and by extension, government. She noted that while educating the public on the dangers of tobacco use is important, it certainly isn’t nearly enough. “We know that education alone doesn’t affect behaviour change, but what is going to have to be strengthened are some of the life skills programmes,” related Roberts. The life skills programmes, she noted, will entail teaching young people refusal and decision-making skills. According to Roberts, “those kinds of things are
important...a key aspect that will work for young people is the ban on advertising promotions and sponsorship, because we know what a tricky advertisement or a very attractive advertisement, or an alluring advertisement, can do to the minds of young people.” The Tobacco Control Bill is one that requires life-saving measures proven to reduce tobacco use, including picture-based health warnings on tobacco packs, 100 percent smoke-free workplaces and public places, and bans on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. As such, Roberts noted, “I think that it is going to be very critical, where we are going to have to ensure that there is no kind of advertising of tobacco and tobacco products, and I think in combination those, will have an impact on behaviour change.” Tobacco is arguably the single legal product that is known to kill almost half of its users once used correctly. The use of this product has been linked to the prevalence of chronic non communicable diseases which accounts for more than 50 percent of the premature deaths that occur in Guyana.
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Two (2) Caterpillar 324DL Excavators. In good working condition. Call: 600-3304, 600-3306/7/8
Experienced female Accounts clerk between ages of 2350yrs. Apply @ Alabama Trading, 65-66 Robb Street.
Caterpillar, Model: D6M, In good working condition. Price: G$10,000,000 negotiable. Call: 600-3304, 600-3306/7/8
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Fully furnished apartment $95,000-$140,000. Call: 644-5151
Two 3 Bedrooms unfurnished apartment to let in Diamond -$70,000. Call: 685-8470/ 660-7013
Land in La Parfaite Harmonie: 45X90, well fenced land & sand filled, serious inquiries only. Call: 671-9035 Transported land @ Diamond New Scheme (2nd Avenue) 96ftX64ft. Call: 6097766 Herstelling (front), Diamond -$3.5M, Eccles, La Parfaite, South, Cummings Lodge, Sophia, Canaan, Nismes, Highway. GME: 231-7805/ 618-7483 La Parfaite Harmonie -$1.4M, $1.9M, $3M, $2M, Eccles $6M, Herstelling -$3.M, $2.5M, Tuschen -$2M, Vreeden-Hoop -$50M. Call: 6046724/ 686-9608 La Parfaite Harmonie - $1.3M, $2.5M, $3.5M, $1.6M, Herstelling - $2.2M, Tuschen -$2.5M, La Parfaite Harmonie, main road (50X100). Call: 666-2326 Tuschen house & land - $2.7M, $5M, La Parfaite Hamronie $3.5M, $1.4M, Vreed-en-Hoop house & land -$50M. Call: 6046724/ 686-9608
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PROPERTY FOR SALE Property @ 180 Charlotte Street Bourda, 1 building in front & 2 storey house at the back, L 120X B 30- $50M negotiable. Call: 624-7341/ 227-6817/226-5183 Lot 22 Dowding Street, Kitty, G/ Town, 100 Granville Park B.V, E.C.D.Call:619-4152or227-1905 Kastev, Meeten Meer Zorg, W.C.D: 3 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, verandah overlooking Atlantic ocean. Owner migrating -$36M, negotiable. Call: 676-7974/ 615-0173 One 3 bedroom property with bond, big land space for building house, poultry rearing, farming, etc. Call: 627-5607 House and land available @ La Parfaite Harmonie, Providence, etc, we also assist with financing. Contact Pacific Development: 2236035/ 227-8274 Property @ lot 89 Robb Street Lacytown, Georgetown next door to Mike’s Pharmacy, size 3431.25 sq.ft. Call: 6175323 or 666-8052 New executive 4 bedrooms house 3 1/2 bathrooms, office, grilled, A/C, filtrated water with reservoirs, 4 vehicle garage, fenced, alarm system @ Eccles. Call: 609-7766 7 Bedrooms 2 family houses on transported double lot – fenced with adequate parking, pump & water reservoir @ Georgetown. Call: 609-7766
EDUCATIONAL Rising Star Academy: spaces available for Nursery, Grades 1 & 2 Students, in class sizes of 8, 12 &15. Call: 677-0296/ 690-9378 9 Course, Diploma in computer- office 2016, windows 10 -$20,000 off for CXC students 2017 @ MicroGraphics, Vreed-enHoop. Call: 264-3057 Computerized Accounting, PC Repairs, graphics courses. Register Now @ MicroGraphics, Vreed-enHoop. Call: 264-3057/Study in Canada or USA Call Now!
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Regional network launched to collaborate on Zika, other vector-borne diseases Mosquito-borne diseases continue to impact the Caribbean’s social, economic and health sectors. Recent outbreaks of Zika (2016), and Chikungunya (2014) and the continued circulation of Dengue, highlight the need for an integrated approach to the prevention and control of these vector-borne diseases (VBDs), especially since many countries depend on tourism as a major source of revenue. The need for a Caribbean Vector-Borne Diseases Network, to facilitate information exchange on circulating VBDs, diagnosis and epidemiological trends, and collaborate on vector control and research topics, was identified as a critical mechanism through which these diseases can be addressed in the Region. This is according to information disseminated by the Caribbean Public Health Agency [CARPHA]. Moreover, on August 8, 2017, CARPHA, in collaboration with the Pedro Kouri Institute (IPK), the Institute Pasteur and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, formally launched the Caribbean Vector-Borne Diseases Network (CariVecNet) at IPK, Havana, Cuba. The launch was attended by representatives from member states, consortium institutions; St Georges’ University, Grenada; World Health Organization (WHO); Pan American Health Organization (PAHO); and the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR/WHO). As part of the launch, an overview of the network and a review of Zika virus vectors were presented. Other presentations highlighted emerging vector-borne diseases in the Americas, and the global vector control response. The Working Groups presented their work plans and activities, and later met behind closed doors to discuss the organization, structure, terms of reference, management, operation and sustainability of the Network. Participants were given a tour of the official CariVectNet website which is expected to go live soon. CariVecNet includes specialists in VBDs from the Dutch, French, Spanish and English-speaking Caribbean territories. According to CARPHA, this move is expected to bridge coordination and knowledge gaps, acting as an exchange centre for surveillance information on the circulating of vector-borne diseases, and collaboration on vector control and research topics such as insecticide resistance and community-based interventions. Additionally, the network will work on the standardization of operating procedures and training for the diagnosis, surveillance, and better prevention and control of vectorborne diseases in the Caribbean. The launch was possible through financial support from the TDR/WHO and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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UG launches Masters programme in Social Work
Vice Chancellor of UG, Ivelaw Griffith delivering remarks at the launching of the programme. The University of Guyana (UG), on Wednesday last, launched its Masters Programme in Social Work at the Turkeyen Campus. According to Monica Miller, Head of the Department of Sociology, the new programme has duration of one year and will be facilitated by lecturers from both the United States as well as Guyana. She noted that the first two years of the programme will be completely facilitated by overseas-based lecturers, with a tuition fee of $ 1.5 million.
The event was attended by Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Hector Edwards, Coordinator of York University, Professor Barbara Heron, Deputy Representative of UNICEF, Paolo Marchi, Vice Chancellor and Principal of UG, Professor Ivelaw Griffith and Adrian Ramrattan, a representative of the Ministry of Social Protection. Chairperson of the event Shonell Forde noted that the programme will be instrumental in addressing a number of social ills facing Guyanese. She noted that
there are several issues and social problems in our country that have been on the rise. “We know that our social workers often carry a large workload… and so it is important for us to have a Masters Programme in the Social Work Faculty… that we can be more equipped to face the challenges,” Forde added. Speaking about the programme, she explained that the faculty would not have been able to progress without the continuous support, guidance and encouragement from stakeholder agencies. In his remarks, Vice Chancellor Griffith spoke of efforts made to bring the programme into fruition. He said that much was acquired as a result of the contributions of UNICEF. He also urged the students present to acknowledge the related work and strive towards excellence. “You cannot cross the sea by just standing and staring. In other words, you have been challenged and that challenge is representing itself. Never settle for any form of mediocrity.” The new programme has a total of 26 Registrars and the Social Protection Ministry will be sponsoring eight students within the project.
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U.S. targets Chinese, Russia Trump’s Afghan decision may increase U.S. air power, training entities for helping North Korea
ON BOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force may intensify its strikes in Afghanistan and expand training of the Afghan air force following President Donald Trump’s decision to forge ahead with the 16-year-old war, its top general told Reuters yesterday. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein said, however, he was still examining the matter, as the U.S. military’s top brass had only begun the process of translating Trump’s war strategy into action. Asked whether the Air Force would dedicate more assets to Afghanistan, where the United States has been engaged in its longest military conflict, Goldfein said only: “Possibly.” “It’s actually too early to
tell what this will mean in terms of plus-ups and reductions,” he said in a joint interview with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson. Still, he acknowledged that the Air Force was “absolutely” examining the possibility of increasing air power, including to support U.S. ground forces, following Trump’s promise of a steppedup campaign against Taliban insurgents, who have gained ground against U.S.-backed Afghan government forces. Goldfein said the same about providing training to Afghan pilots. Wilson, who assumed the Air Force’s top civilian job three months ago, noted the Afghan military had made strides thanks to U.S. training and equipment, but added: “I think there is a long way to go there, very hon-
estly.” In a speech on Monday night, Trump appeared to answer a call from the top U.S. commander on the ground for thousands of more troops to break a stalemate with Taliban insurgents, on top of the roughly 8,400 now deployed in Afghanistan. Trump said the United States would not disclose troop numbers, but one U.S. official told Reuters they could start moving quickly. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday he would set troop levels following the review by military chiefs. During the administration of Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, U.S. military officials privately expressed frustration about their inability to strike at many Taliban targets - including training camps - unless they could show a direct threat to U.S. forces or major impact on the Afghan state. Wilson said Trump appeared to be giving greater flexibility to strike insurgents. “Obviously the Joint Chiefs will work through their plans and make proposals, but I think the guidance was pretty clear from the president last night, and we’re going to go on the offensive and destroy these terrorist networks,” Wilson said.
Britain outlines plans to break free of European Court after Brexit LONDON (Reuters) Britain will outline its plans today to escape the “direct jurisdiction” of the European Court of Justice after Brexit, one of Prime Minister Theresa May’s main aims in talks to unravel 40 years of European Union membership. In one of the most politically sensitive documents Britain has published this month to try to nudge negotiations with the EU forward, the government will show little compromise in what it calls a paper to “reinforce the message that after Brexit, the UK will take back control of its laws”. The European court, or ECJ, is hated by many proBrexit lawmakers in May’s governing Conservative Party, who say it has slowly sucked power from British courts and parliament. But for the EU, the Luxembourgbased court is the ultimate arbiter of EU law and must protect its citizens, even those living in Britain. “We have long been clear that in leaving the EU we will
WA S H I N G T O N (Reuters) - The United States yesterday imposed new North Korea-related sanctions, targeting Chinese and Russian firms and individuals for supporting Pyongyang’s weapons programmes, but stopped short of an anticipated focus on Chinese banks. The U.S. Treasury designated six Chinese-owned entities, one Russian, one North Korean and two based in Singapore. They included a Namibia-based subsidiary of a Chinese company and a North Korean entity operating in Namibia. The sanctions also targeted six individuals - four Russians, one Chinese and one North Korean. The move follows toughened United Nations sanctions agreed this month after North Korea tested its first two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July. China reacted with irritation, saying Washington should “immediately correct its mistake” of imposing unilateral sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals to avoid damaging bilateral cooperation. The Russian embassy did not respond to a request for comment. The U.S. Treasury Department said the new sanctions targeted those helping already-designated individuals supporting North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and its energy trade. They included three Chinese coal importers. The steps also targeted those helping North Korea
Steven T. Mnuchin send workers abroad and enabling sanctioned North Korea entities to get access to the U.S. and international financial system. “Treasury will continue to increase pressure on North Korea by targeting those who support the advancement of nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and isolating them from the American financial system,” Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said in a statement. “It is unacceptable for individuals and companies in China, Russia, and elsewhere to enable North Korea to generate income used to develop weapons of mass destruction.” The U.S. Justice Department is also seeking forfeitures of $11 million from firms that allegedly laundered money for North Korean banks. The firms include Singapore-based Velmur
Management and Transatlantic Partners, and China-based Dandong Chengtai Trading Co, also known as Dandong Zhicheng Metallic Material. A new round of U.S. sanctions had been expected, but Washington appeared to delay them while securing Chinese and Russian support for tougher U.N. steps. U.S. officials and U.N. diplomats say the threat of U.S. “secondary sanctions” against Chinese firms with North Korean ties as well as trade pressure helped persuade China, North Korea’s neighbour, ally and main trading partner, to drop opposition to the U.N. sanctions. The latest steps stopped short of targeting Chinese financial institutions dealing with North Korea, a step that would have greatly angered Beijing. The Trump administration is still hoping China will pressure Pyongyang.
America, North Korea clash at U.N. forum over nuclear weapons
Theresa May bring an end to the direct jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the UK,” a government source said. “This paper takes the next steps as we prepare to engage constructively to negotiate our approach to this,” the source said, referring to the fourth paper Britain has released this week to try to move the negotiations beyond discussion of a divorce settlement and on to future ties.
It is no surprise that the ECJ has become a major hurdle to an agreement on guaranteeing the rights of expatriates, one of the easier aspects of the Brexit talks which, more than a year since Britain voted to leave the EU, have moved slowly. A joint status document, published last month, comparing the EU and British positions shows that talks on those rights have come unstuck because of a dispute over the role of the ECJ.
GENEVA (Reuters) North Korea and the United States clashed at a U.N. forum yesterday over their military intentions towards one another, with Pyongyang’s envoy declaring it would “never” put its nuclear deterrent on the negotiating table. Japan, well within reach of North Korea’s missiles, said the world must maintain pressure on the reclusive country to rein in its nuclear and missile programmes and now was not the time for a resumption of multi-party talks. North Korea has pursued its weapons programmes in defiance of U.N. Security Council sanctions and ignored all calls, including from major ally China, to stop,
prompting a bellicose exchange of rhetoric between the North and the United States. North Korea justifies its weapons programmes, including its recent threat to fire missiles towards the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, by pointing to perceived U.S. hostility, such as military exercises with South Korea this week. U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood told a U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament in Geneva U.S. President Donald Trump’s top priority was to protect the United States and its allies against the “growing threat” from North Korea and America was ready to use “the full range of capabilities” at its disposal.
The “path to dialogue still remained an option” for Pyongyang and it had the choice between poverty and belligerence on the one hand and prosperity and acceptance. North Korea’s envoy told the same forum the North’s nuclear deterrent would never be up for negotiation, echoing Pyongyang’s regular denunciation of U.S. “aggression”. “The measures taken by the DPRK to strengthen its nuclear deterrence and develop inter-continental rockets is justifiable and a legitimate option for self-defence in the face of such apparent and real threats,” diplomat Ju Yong Chol told the forum, referring to “constant nuclear threats” by the United States.
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Hamson’s owner murder GPL defends extension PI winding down for bid submissions There are three remaining witnesses set to testify on behalf of the State, in the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of businessman Abdul Farouk Ghanie, whose lifeless body was found lying in a pool of blood at the back of the yard at his Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara home, in April 2015. Ghanie was the owner of Hamson’s General Store. Kemo Tyron Evans of Water Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara and Floyd Anthony Rammit of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, are currently on remand for the indictable offence. The PI is being heard before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Attorney-at-Law Glen Hanoman is representing the prosecution. Yesterday, Rohan Sarjoo of Collingswood Avenue, Nandy Park, East Bank
MURDERED: Abdul Farouk Ghanie called ‘Brother’ Demerara, was called by the prosecution to testify. During his testimony, Sarjoo told the court that he knew Ghanie as a result of visiting his store on Regent Street, Georgetown, several times. This PI continues next week Thursday, August 31. According to court facts, on April 15, 2015, the 56-yearold businessman also known as ‘Brother’, left his home and
MURDER ACCUSED: Kemo Evans went to his place of business on Regent Street. Ghanie returned home around 18:00hrs on the said day. At about 20:00hrs, the two accused and another man were allegedly seen at his home. Awhile after, the men were reportedly seen by eyewitnesses hurriedly leaving the man’s home. The following day, neighbours found Ghanie’s body. There were wounds to his left side chest and cheek. The police were summoned and found that victim’s firearm, cell phone and other items were missing.
Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) in an advertisement titled ‘Clarifications’ published in this newspaper’s August 22, 2017 edition, defended the extension given to bidders for Lot B of the company’s Power Utility Upgrade Programme (PUUP). The advertisement referenced a Kaieteur News article concerning the extension of the bid submission date for Lot B of the PUUP from August 16, 2017 to August 22, 2017. However, this newspaper in no way suggested in the article that the extension was founded on prejudiced grounds. It was observed by this publication that on the ‘Works, Goods and Services – Tender Opening Details’ document for Tuesday August 15, 2017, posted at the office of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), the bids for the project were scheduled to be opened. However, this did not happen. Upon investigation it was learnt that an extension was given for a number of reasons. According to GPL in its advertisement, the extension to tender ICB No. GPL-IDB-EU-0022017 was granted in keeping with the IADB’s (Inter-American Development Bank) policy GN-2349; 2.18 on August 10, 2017. The power company said that this was to allow all bidders sufficient time to respond to bidding documents changes. The company said that the changes to the bidding documents included but were not limited to “A. changes to the material of the interconnection Distribution Box for Service Connections (IDBSL), from polycarbonate to metal. This box is c o n n e c t e d f r o m t h e L o w Vo l t a g e Distribution Network and service box to the consumers’ meters which will be on a service pole or the consumer’s building. B. Changes to the size and current rating of the concentric cable with an inclusion of a circuit breaker in the IDBSL.” Further, GPL said that these technical changes were required to ensure that the company receives the best benefits from the project in the long term. The company said that the period of extension gave consideration for the scale of amendments needed.
“This extension, inclusive of the Addendum, required the Inter-American Development Bank’s review and nonobjection, which was granted before the bidders were formally notified.” The company denied that any extension or part of this procurement process was or is being conducted in an inequitable manner. “Further, let’s offer a reminder that the procurement process boasts the highest level of scrutiny and accountability required by the Inter-American Development Bank.” The bids for Lot B were finally opened yesterday at the NPTAB office in the compound of the Ministry of Finance on Main Street. There were five bids: Surespan Operations Inc. of Canada (US$22.7M); Consortium between China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) and China Sinogy Electric Engineering Co. Ltd (GUY$3.4B); Consortium between Cummings Electrical Company Ltd (Guyana) and Aclara Meters LLC of the USA (GUY$2.7B); Hunan Xiangjiang Electric Power Construction Group Co. Ltd (China) in Joint Venture with Fix-it Depot of Guyana (US$15.8M) and Power Construction Corporation of China (GUY$3.2B). The engineer’s estimate for the project was announced as GUY$2.9B. Suspicion surrounding the procurement process for the PUUP was generated after Lot A of the project was awarded to CMC, a company that does not have the best track record with the power company. Opinions had been expressed that the project was being fashioned to favour the Chinese company. However, both GPL and the Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson have said that the procurement process is fair and transparent, meeting all the requirements of the IDB and NPTAB, with Lot A receiving Cabinet’s no-objection. Lot B of the PUUP concerns the procurement of works for the rehabilitation of the medium and low voltage distribution network, approximately 260 kilometres. Currently, the power company is designing Lot C of the PUUP. The entire PUUP is being funded through a loan financed by the IDB and a grant from the Caribbean Investment Facility (CIF) of the European Union.
Wednesday August 23, 2017
Venezuela-U.S. relations at lowest point ever: Maduro CARACAS/BOGOTA (Reuters) - Relations between Caracas and Washington are at their lowest point ever, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday in a speech at the presidential palace for international media that was televised to the nation. “Unfortunately we are in the worst moment of the relationship with the government of the United States,” said Maduro. He said that he and U.S. President Donald Trump should be respectful of each other and that relations between Venezuela and the United States should be normalized and a dialog established. “You and I should talk,” said Maduro. “Only by speaking can we understand each other.” Earlier this month during an impromptu session with reporters in Washington, Trump said, “The people are suffering and they are dying. We have many options for Venezuela including a possible military option if necessary.”
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Nicolas Maduro Maduro is struggling to weather a political crisis that has shaken his government, led to months of violent protests and his being accused of trying to establish a dictatorship through a new structure for the government that has been opposed nationally and internationally. Venezuela is also racked by a severe economic crisis that has led to chronic shortages of food and medicine.
During his address yesterday, Maduro spoke at length about actions the United States has taken in the region and elsewhere, specifically mentioning the war in Iraq. Maduro, like his predecessor Hugo Chavez, has frequently railed against Washington, blaming it for Venezuela’s problems, including crushing inflation and the collapse of the local currency.
People on Bail and Restraining Orders…
Soon Have to Wear Electronic Bracelets KINGSTON, Jamaica National Security Minister Robert Montague says electronic monitoring is to be introduced for persons who are the subject of restraining orders. He says his Ministry is in discussion with a supplier to procure the equipment. Montague explained that once the Restraining Order is executed against a perpetrator, that person will be fitted with the electronic bracelet, while the victim will be given a transponder. “If that person comes within the limit of 100 yards from (the victim), the transponder will go off and beep and it will send off a signal to the (monitoring) centre, which will call the perpetrator and tell him to step back,” he said. The same technology will also be used for those persons who are on bail and those on early release from prison. “Up to March this year, some 143 persons who were
Robert Montague on bail were also charged for murder while being on bail. We’re going to enter into some discussions with the Ministry of Justice that, for some categories of crimes, the persons on bail should wear an electronic bracelet as a condition of their bail,” Montague said. He made the comments as he addressed the recent signing of a Memorandum of Un-
derstanding (MOU) by his Ministry, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, to have more police recruits trained by the institution. The Minister indicated that about 400 members of the JCF have been trained in domestic violence prevention. (Caribbean360)
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Jamaican company takes on food security in the region KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica-based Caribbean Broilers Group (CB) says it is investing US$120 million in a series of agricultural projects it hopes will bolster food security within the region. The group, which operates three separate divisions including a vertically integrated farming, processing and distribution business that focuses on locally produced meats, said that the investment will increase its capacity by over 25-per cent and will allow it to double production, to meet the regional export market. “Many countries within the Caribbean still import poultry meats from outside the region. The CB Group hopes to significantly reduce these imports from the UK, Europe, North and South America, and help to fill the gap for other local processors, and ultimately improve upon food security within the region,” CB said in a statement. It said the seven year project, dubbed ‘The Nest’, is the group’s first Hybrid Growth Centre
(HGC) in Jamaica, housing multiple operations that are environmentally inter-dependent. It said it plans for the HGC to operate like an ecosystem of sorts, where outputs from one operation will be used as inputs in another, to generate less waste, use less energ y, omit less greenhouse gas emissions and to overall be a better global citizen. The Nest, described as an incubator of innovation, is already home to the Group’s livestock research center, Hill Run Farms, where they have been testing new equipment, feed rations and growing techniques over the past four years. The group said that the long term goal is to structure how crops are grown, similarly to how it raises chickens and pigs, by partnering with independent farmers. “CB’s new processing plant will also be the first in the region to utilize Air Chill technology, a superior process that is mandatory in Europe and used by the most advanced processing plants in North America. “This will
result in the company saving some 200 million litres of water annually,” the
company said, adding “it intends to take biological by-products from the pro-
cessing operation and convert it into valuable proteins, that will be exported
and earn much needed foreign exchange for the country.
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Warriors keep Semi-final hopes alive with emphatic... (From page 32) cleared in twice in his 35-ball unbeaten 42, added 51 for the third wicket. The Warriors began their chase in horrendous fashion when Chadwick Walton was LBW to Jerome Taylor for a first-ball duck before Tanvir swept Shane Shillingford for four. Tanvir cut Taylor just over the head of point for four before Skipper Martin Guptill lifted Taylor effortlessly over mid-off for the second boundary in the over. But Guptill (8), who has not yet reached 40, was bowled by Rakeem Cornwall at 22-1 in the fourth over to silence the large crowd, but they were again jumping when Tanvir swept Eddie Leie for four and dumped him for
six. Mohammed clobbered Cornwall for a six and Tanvir punched him for four and 50 was posted in eight overs. Mohammed pulled pacer Mitch McClenaghan for four and Tanvir top-edged a hook over the Keeper’s head for another boundary as the Warriors galloped to 72-2 after 10 as they made a concerted effort to improve their net run rate. Tanvir was stumped off Shillingford at 73-3 and Gajanand Singh arrived with 28 needed from 60 balls and along with Mohammed, dropped at long-on 24 off Shillingford with 23 to get from 45 balls to see the Warriors to their third win. A towering six off Leie took the required runs to 14
and at the end of 14 overs the Warriors needed seven from 36 balls. Mohammed pounded McClenaghan for a oncebounce four and the contest was soon over with 32 balls to spare. Earlier, the Warriors asked the Stars to bat and Charles stroked Tanvir through cover for the first boundary of the game. Andre Fletcher (1) lofted Permaul to long-off where Khan held the catch on the third attempt at 6-1 before a direct hit from Kemo Paul at cover ran out Shane Watson for a duck without addition to the score as Watson’s struggles continued. Last year’s skipper Emrit replaced Tanvir in the fifth over, Ryder and Charles only managed three runs from the
Wednesday August 23, 2017 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Don't deny yourself today. Friends may not understand your situation. Make plans to do the things you enjoy. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) It may not be the best time to socialize with clients or colleagues today. You'll find it easy to meet new people. Travel could bring you the adventure and excitement you require. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You can make headway if you share your intentions with someone you care about. Sudden romance could end just as quickly. A long, quiet walk alone may help you sort out your thoughts. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Do what you can to help them but don't neglect your own family. Travel should be on your agenda. Do not overspend on entertainment. You could find that children will be a handful. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Unexpected romantic connections can be made if you go out with friends or take a pleasure trip. You'll find it easy to meet new people. You are best to concentrate on work. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Close deals that have been up in the air and move on to new ones that appear to be profitable. You will impress others with your initiative and ability to accomplish while on short business trips. Don't be disappointed if you don't get your way emotionally.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You could have trouble persuading others to accept your ideas and opinions. Trouble could be brewing at home. Protect your interests legally if necessary. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Your greatest gains will come through your creative ideas. Don't tell others of your plans. You will both have to bend if you want this union to work. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Your ability to relate will close the generation gap. Enjoy the company of relatives today. You will enjoy getting together with friends. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Finish off old projects before starting something new. Don't be afraid to talk to close friends or relatives about pressing personal problems. You'll find it easy to charm members of the opposite sex today. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) You have to let go of your past if you wish to get out of any sentimental mood that might be hanging over your head. Don't get involved in secret affairs or underhanded involvements. Do things you enjoy instead of being a chameleon. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Coworkers may not be giving you all the pertinent information. Your flair for dramatic appeal will unleash itself at social functions. Don't be too eager to start any debates.
over before Khan was introduced and was hit for four by Ryder and at the completion of the power-play the Stars were 26-2 before Charles (15) was removed by Emrit at 35-3. Ryder stroked Permaul past extra cover for four and at the end of 10 over Stars being held on a tight leash on 46-3. A run later another excellent bit of fielding from Paul ran out Ryder and the fans were dancing in the stands as Tassa drums rolled. The 50 came up in the 11th over as Sammy was kept in shackles by off-spinner Jacobs. When Sammy stroked
Khan to long-off, Jacobs, who always gives full commitment, dived in a cloud of dust to make a spectacular save and the raucous fans were again on their feet. Sammy straight-drove Emrit for the first boundary in 31 balls in the 15th over but seemed a bit unlucky to be given LBW when he got an inside to Khan at 73-5 in the 16th over. At this point the Warriors, who made their highest total in CPL cricket at Providence on Sunday, were in charge in their own back-yard and their adoring fans were in full party mode.
Cornwall (7) pulled Tanvir for six before trying to hit Khan for another and Guptill held a wonderful catch, diving full length at long-off at 87-6 in the 18thover. Shillingford (2) fell at 92-7 in the last over from Emrit, while Ambris labored for 26 balls for his 15 not out, while Taylor (7) hit Emrit for six off the last ball to post the 100. The Warriors play Tridents in the next match in Barbados on Tuesday before travelling to Jamaica to oppose Tallawahs on Friday in their last two games which they must win the make it to the semi-finals.
RHTYSC, MS, Cricket Teams launch Rose Hall... (From page 38) Youth & Sports Club, MS, and its eight cricket teams used the opportunity to make donations to the two
Nand Persaud Karibee Rice... (From page 33) Golden Kiss, Born to Dance and King Stanley. The K and lower encounter saw Golden Kiss with Brian Blake, Born to Dance, Massapequa Dr and Victoria Secret taking the top four spots. There were three L class races with the winner receiving $100,000 on each occasion. The top finishers were Mystery Man, Little Mc Gyver, Princess Saria and Strike Again. The second event saw Princess Saria, Angel Eyes, Little Mc Gyver and Agent while Victoria Secret, Royal Sun, I am Back and Physical Disturbance were the top finishers in the other race. The Nand Persaud Karibee Rice Stable edged the Shariff Stable for top honours with E. Walton of the Karibee stable adjudged the top trainer. Randolph Richmond was the top jockey on show. The day’s event was incident free and Coordinator Mohendra Persaud was pleased how the day’s activity went.
churches. The Club honoured the oldest member of the Rose Hall Town Seventh Day Adventist Church along with a Female Student, while a quantity of exercise books, tourist posters and a financial contribution was made to the Youth Group. The Hephzibah Ministries re-
ceived trophies, exercise books, children footwear, educational materials, school bags and tourist posters for their annual Vacation Bible Classes. The RHTY&SC and its eight cricket teams are spearheading the 175th Anniversary Celebration.
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Hero CPL Warriors keep Semi-final hopes alive cricket with emphatic 7-wkt win over Stars
Leg spinner Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers for the Warriors with 2-19. (Zaheer Mohamed photo)
By Sean Devers It is said that when night falls the stars come out to shine but last night at Providence the Guyana
Amazon Warriors ensured that the St Lucia Stars failed to spark when they kept semi-final hopes alive with a seven-wicket win to move to six points from eight games
Fans showing their support for the Warriors last night. (Zaheer Mohamed photo) in this year’s Hero CPL t20 cricket tournament with Tridents and Tallawahs still to play. The 32-year Jesse Ryder scored a 30-ball 29 with three fours but only
controversially sacked Captain Daren Sammy (19), Johnson Charles (15) and Sunil Ambris (15*) reached double figures as the Stars reached 100-7 off 20 overs. Rashid Khan (2-19),
Rayed Emrit (2-26), Veerasammy Permaul (116), Sohail Tanvir (0-22) and Steven Jacobs (0-16) were all economical for the Warriors who replied with 101-3 in 14.4 overs.
Pinch hitter and Man-ofMatch Tanvir, who blasted 38 from29 balls with five fours and a six and Jason Mohammed, who reached the boundary thrice and (Continued on page 31)
Jamal Evans wins 5 KM Cross... (From page 39) Foster at the presentation ceremony stated that the Club was very proud to be based in such a dynamic township and to follow in the footsteps of the fifty seven founding fathers. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, is organising a calendar of events under the theme “Celebration the Vision and Legacy of our Founding Fathers” and would be held during the period 19th August to 20th September, 2017. Foster noted that while his hometown is small in nature, it has a big heart and most importantly has under gone rapid developments at all
levels. The Cross Country Race started at Independence Avenue near Republic Bank and headed up to Hubern Benn Street before proceeding to First Street, Williamsburg Squatting Area. The packed field of athletes was surrounded by dozens of excited residents on bicycles, while others came out of their yards as the athletes ram across Rose Hall Town before finishing at the Independence Arch on the Main Public Road. Evans received a financial prize from Imran & Son General Store, Computer Desk Set, a Suriea Manufacturing Hamper, trophy and a
collection of gifts. Other top winners received trophies, hampers, electric blender, kitchen utensils and clocks. Raffel Fraser received a special prize for being the youngest contestant. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, expressed gratitude to the Guyana Police Force ‘B’ Division, Felix Austin Police College, Adventure, Guysuco Training Centre, Frank Sanichara of Suriea Manufacturing, Imran Hamid of Imran & Son, Balram Shane General Store, Shamie Grocery and Devindra Prettipaul for their co-operation in making the 175 th Anniversary Cross Country Race a success. The remaining list of activities for the anniversary celebration are: 27th August - Patron Green Economy Softball Finals/Football Tournament. 31st August - Fitness Walk and Diabetes Clinic with Ms. Guyana World. 1st September Pensioners Project. 2nd September - Evening of Music. 3rd September - Domino Competition. 8th September - Medical Outreach. 10th September - Handin-Hand Insurance Cricket Match. 12th September - Career and Business Fair. 14th September Commissioning of Community Projects and
Grand Ceremony with President David Granger. 15th September Spelling Bee and Art Competition. 18th September - InterSchool Tapeball Competition. 19th September - InterSecondary School Hard Ball Cricket Tournament. 20th September DMLAS Teachers of the Year Programme. A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e To w n s h i p h a s b e e n decorated with Flags, electric poles painted with colours of the National Flag, while the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club has also published a tourist guide for Rose Hall Town. Other projects include a pull out feature in the Guyana Chronicle, Television Documentary with NCN, Lighting up of the Arch Square, construction of a concrete scoreboard, repainting of the main pavilion at the Area ‘H’ Ground, 175th Anniversary Arch and the construction of an Anniversary Monument. The events are being organised by the Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Females and Gizmos & Gadgets Under-21 and First Division Cricket Teams.
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Nand Persaud Karibee Rice, Shariff Racing Stable take top honours at Spring Classic
Representatives of the Dipnarine stable receive their trophy for Princess Saria victory.
Mrs. Persaud Receives the Prime Minister Trophy from Gobin Harbajan as owner and trainer Mohendra Persaud looks on. Using their vast experience in the world of business and organising, the Principals of the recently held Nand Persaud and C o m p a n y, S k y P l u s Incorporated, Promotion Group, on Sunday successfully held their fourth Sprint Classic horserace meet. The event which was held at the Company’s racing facilities at No 36 Village, Macedonia Estate, Corentyne, Berbice, was dubbed the “Nand Persaud Karibee Sprint Classic.” The seven race meet was
well organised with camera being used at the finishing line to help decide on the winners. The use of technology was praised by those in attendance as many controversies were quickly settled by the photo finish camera. The feature D and lower 4furlong event was one such race as turfites and the betting boys were going after each other as Honey Flow of the Nand Persaud Karibee Rice stable and Got to Go of the Jumbo Jet Stable were locked in battle as they crossed the finish line.
Female representatives of the Shariff stable receive the Republic Bank trophy from Mrs. Persaud for Firing Line victory.
However, a quick check of the big Screen TV show Honey Flow with Ajai on the mount flowing past Got To Go with Richmond just in time for the win in a close finish with Wild Excitement of the Shariff Stable with Colin Ross a close third. The win by Honey Flow incidentally was the fourth time that an animal of the Nand Persaud Karibee Rice Stable (the host) has won the feature event. The win was worth $400,000 and the Prime Minister Trophy. Firing Line of the Shariff Stable with Ross astride was
too good for its opponents in the H and lower 4furlongs sprint. Technology again had to be used as T and T of
the Karibee Stable and Sweet Return of the Elcock Stable finish as a dead heat for second.
Ready to Romance with Paul Delph ran in first in the J and lower event ahead of (Continued on page 31)
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Guyana Under-15 Football team returns from CONCACAF boys’ Championship “Team played well” – Coach Bryan Joseph
Guyana Under-15 team flanked by GFF officials. The Golden Jaguars Under-15 football team returned to Guyana yesterday after a creditable performance in the CONCACAF Under-15 boys’ championship that was competed at the IMG Academy in Florida, USA. The team competed in the developmental arm of the tournament and was placed
in Group F among St. Lucia, Suriname, and St. Kitts and Nevis. They finished second in the group and played Puerto Rico in the first knockout round which they lost 6-5 on penalties after a 11 draw following full time. During a press brief at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) boardroom yesterday, Coach
of the team, Bryan Joseph, summed up the team’s campaign as positive, “I’m very excited and pleased to inform that the Guyana under-15 team played well… All our matches played were very competitive, we created a lot of chances and the experience was good for all (the players), both on and off
the field. The lads would’ve seen the likes of Mexico and Jamaica play and they have an idea of what levels they can attain in football.” In the recent tournament, Guyana managed to score first in all four of the matches played. Coach Joseph explained that, “In the previous tournament (Soualiga in St. Marten
which they won) we played 6 games and didn’t concede. (However) We played against much better teams in this tournament and I think it comes back to experience. I believe as we continue to compete, the players will be able to manage the game better.” Ian Greenwood, Technical Director of the
GFF, explained that the youth programme was nothing but an empty shell when it began 9 months ago, “What we have been able to establish is a clear direction of where our players are going. We have achieved a lot in a short period of time but we have about 7-8 years to go in development to reach where we need to be.”
Barcelona suing Neymar for alleged breach of contract BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona are suing Neymar for 8.5 million euros for alleged breach of contract and demanding he return the loyalty bonus paid after he renewed his deal in October, less than a year before he signed for Paris St. Germain, the club said yesterday. The Catalans are asking for an additional 10 percent payment due to a delay in their demands being met, after presenting the Brazilian striker with them on Aug. 11. “Barcelona have taken these actions in defence of their interests, after Neymar ’s contract was rescinded just a few months after he signed on until 2021,” a club statement said. PSG signed Neymar for a world record 222 million euro ($261 million) fee in August, paying his release clause with Barcelona unwilling to negotiate the sale of one of their best
players. Barcelona have passed the complaint to the Spanish football federation (RFEF) after first filing the lawsuit in court, as well as demanding PSG subsidize it, should Neymar not be able to take responsibility for it. In the days after he signed for the French club, Barcelona refused to pay the reported 26 million euro instalment of the loyalty bonus which he was due to receive this summer, citing breach of contract. On Sunday, Neymar criticized the Barcelona board after helping PSG beat Toulouse in Ligue 1. “I do have something to say, that I am disappointed with them (Barcelona directors). I spent four very happy years there and left happy, but not with them. For me they shouldn’t be in charge of Barcelona. Barca deserve much better and everyone knows this.”
Neymar criticised the Barcelona board earlier this week. (EPA)
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Corona Invitational Football Tournament…
Dwayne Mclennon’s stoppage time strike ensures Western Tigers remain unbeaten
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GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice
Hopetown United Rangers brush aside Young Strikers
-Eastville beat Flamingo, Campton and Beacons draw
By Calvin Chapman The Corona Invitational football tournament continued Monday evening with 3 matches at the Georgetown Football Club ground. Eastville defeated Flamingo 3-1 in the first match that began at 5:00pm in round 5 of the round robin stage; a valued win for the young side that lost their previous match to Riddim Squad after going ahead first. This match threatened to follow suit when Eastville’s Michael Charles put them ahead early in the 4th minute before Flamingo’s Earl Samuels equalized the game in the first half with a 27th minute strike that found its way to the back of Eastville’s
net. Eastville would’ve feared another loss after going ahead first and Travis Hercules let the suspense build until 2 minutes before full time before scoring the goal to give Eastville the lead in the 88th minute. Then Cordel Johnson silenced all doubts and doubled the lead a minute later in the 89th. Camptown and Beacons played a disappointing 1-1 draw in the second match of the evening, a game that could’ve seen a lot more goals. Both goals of the game were scored in the first half. Beacons went ahead first in the 7th minute through Tr a v i s Ly k e n , b e f o r e C a m p t o w n ’s J a m a l Codrington equalized in the
36th minute. After Codrington’s goal, both teams created numerous chances but squandered all, hitting the bar a couple times from point blank range in the process. The feature match of the evening finished 1-1 between Western Tigers and Georgetown Football Club. Western Tigers were very grateful for Dwayne Mclennon’s stoppage time strike that ensured that they remained unbeaten in the competition after trailing in the match since the 16th minute. GFC’s striker, Benjamin Abumchi placed the home side ahead with a well taken header following a set piece in which Curtis Kellman delivered a perfect cross.
This goal came within minutes of Tigers threatening GFC’s goal with a shot that rebounded off the right post. This match between unbeaten Tigers and the confident GFC was a physical battle in which referee Wayne Griffith officiated well by not being too harsh, based on the combative nature of the game. Possession was slightly in the more organized GFC’s favour but neither team enjoyed much time on the ball. The Corona Invitational tournament resumes on Friday with three matches. The first match will see Camptown FC clash with the struggling Black Pearl who have conceded 19 goals in their last two games from 17:00hrs. The second game is a clash between Northern Rangers FC and Flamingo FC at 19:00hrs, while the feature match on Friday at GFC from 21:00hrs will be between Pele FC and Riddim Squad FC.
ATP chief hails Nadal’s ‘unprecedented’ return to world number one (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal’s return to the top of the world rankings is a testament to the Spaniard’s longevity in the game and is as impressive as any of his career achievements, men’s tennis chief Chris Kermode has said. The 31-year-old Nadal became the world number one for the first time since July 2014 after replacing Britain’s Andy Murray at the top spot on Monday. “To regain the No. 1 ranking nine years after having first reached it is u n p r e c e d e n t e d , ” AT P president Kermode said in a statement. “Rafa has been setting records throughout his remarkable career and this one is as impressive as any. It shows incredible dedication and longevity, and we congratulate him on this amazing achievement.” Nadal, a 15-times grand slam winner, came back
Rafael Nadal
from a series of knee and wrist injuries to reach the Australian Open final and claimed a record 10th French Open title this season. “Being No. 1 after all the
things that I have been going through the last couple of years is something unbelievable, so (it) is, for me, an amazing achievement to be back to that position
after three years,” said Nadal. Nadal has claimed four titles on tour this season, winning 49 matches and losing nine in a stellar 2017.
Dave Torrington (left) and Paul Carmichael - Hopetown United Rangers FC. Hopetown United Rangers made light work of Young Strikers, defeating them 3-1 in Monday’s lone m a t c h o f t h e G F F / N A M I L C O Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17 Intra Association League at Burnham Park, New Amsterdam. Leading Hopetown United to their third win in five matches and the third place in the points table was Dave Torrington who scored twice in the 8th and 14th minute to set a solid platform in the victory bid. The score remained unchanged at the half way mark but it was increased on 53 minutes when Paul Carmichael pounced on a loose ball following a scrimmage in the six yards box to lob it over the outstretched hands of Darrel Davis, in goal for Young Strikers.
Despite falling behind, Young Strikers kept the search on for their first goal which they achieved in the 72nd minute through the determined Quinton Andrews who broke away from the Hopetown defence. Hopetown moves into third place with 9 points behind Cougars and Paradise Invaders on 12 each with Cougars ahead on goal difference, while Young Strikers occupies the 7th and penultimate position on the table having suffered their fourth loss in five matches. Meanwhile, the Bartica Football Association leg of the competition is set to continue today at the Bartica Secondary School ground with two matches. Rising Stars will open against River’s View at 14:00hrs with Beacons taking on Potaro Strikers in the feature match.
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Wednesday August 23, 2017
Gayle, Lewis keep Patriots winning streak alive
Opener Evin Lewis goes on the attack during his Man-of-the-Match half-century against Jamaica Tallawahs. (Photo courtesy CPL) BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Half-centuries from captain Chris Gayle and his opening partner, Evin Lewis, propelled inform St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to a handsome 37run victory over reigning champions Jamaica Tallawahs in their Caribbean Premier League here Monday night. Gayle stroked an unbeaten 71 off 55 deliveries, while Lewis got 69 off 39 balls in a Man-ofthe-Match effort as the hosts mustered 208 for three off their 20 overs – the
highest total of this year’s campaign. Mohammad Nabi and Carlos Brathwaite chipped in with cameos, the Afghan blasting 29 off 12 balls and the Windies Twenty20 captain belting 26 from 13 deliveries. In reply, Tallawahs made a good fist of the run chase, managing to end on 171 for seven off their allotted 20 overs. Opener Trevon Griffith top-scored with 42 while opening partner Glenn Phillips and all-rounder Rovman Powell both chimed
The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots celebrate a wicket during the match. (CPL) in with 31, but the target proved outside their reaches. Left-arm spinner Tabraiz Shamsi was the best bowler with three for 35. The result saw Patriots move to 11 points and continue second, one point behind leaders Trinbago Knight Riders. Tallawahs remained third on eight points. Sent in at Warner Park, Patriots were given a fine start by the left-handed pair of Gayle and Lewis who put on 110 off 75 balls. Gayle counted four fours and four sixes as he marked
his second half-century of the season and went past 200 runs. Lewis, meanwhile, struck five fours and six sixes, as he too passed 200 runs for the campaign with his second half-century. He was moving into high gear when he skied a heave at seamer Odean Smith and was caught by the wicketkeeper in the 13th over. Brathwaite then arrived to add 41 off 24 balls for the second wicket courtesy of a pair of fours and sixes, before Nabi pitched in with a four and three sixes in
East Bank E’bo CC shortlist squad for Busta Festival
Royan Fredericks The East Bank Essequibo Cricket Committee has shortlisted a squad for the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) Busta Festival which is set to commence on Friday. The players are currently engaged in practice sessions and the final 14 will be
Trevor Benn selected when the sessions conclude today. East Bank Essequibo will be playing Wakenaam at Tuschen ground in their first game. The squad reads; Kemol Savory, Trevor Benn, Jason Heyliger, Ryan Hercules, Kevon Boodie, Hemchand
Kemol Savory Persaud, Dexter George, Javed Shafeek, Adrian Johnson, Sheldon A l e x a n d e r, R o y a n F r e d e r i c k s , Stephon Johnson, Jimol Marks, Jamal Gomes, Mark Gonsalves, Kevin Christian, Kellon Davis and Travis Mohamed.
posting a further 50 for the third wicket also with Gayle. In reply, Tallawahs were carried by openers Griffith and Phillips who put on 64 off 53 balls for the first wicket to lay the foundation for the run chase. While Griffith smashed four fours and two sixes in a 36-ball knock, New Zealander Phillips punched two fours and a six off 27 deliveries. Griffith’s demise – caught at mid-off off a Jonathan Carter full toss – triggered a collapse where five wickets tumbled for 46 runs to leave Tallawahs
struggling on 110 for five in the 15th over. Requiring a virtual miracle at this stage, Tallawahs were energised by a 39-run, sixth wicket partnership off 21 balls between Powell and McCarthy but it fell far short of what was required. Scores: PATRIOTS 208 for three (Chris Gayle 71 not out, Evin Lewis 69, Mohammad Nabi 29, Carlos Brathwaite 26). TALLAWAHS 171 for seven off 20 overs (Trevon Griffith 42, Glenn Phillips 31, Rovman Powell 31; Tabraiz Shamsi 3-35).
GFF hosts referees assistance programme (RAP) from today The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) / FIFA Refereeing Assistance Programme (RAP) will be held today at the Conference Room, Critchlow Labour College, Woolford Avenue. The three-day programme, will begin with a Fitness Test at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora at 05:30hrs and will be officially opened at 13:30hrs. The programme will feature 30 referees including four Targeted Referees and those from Tier One and will consist of classroom and field sessions. The field sessions are scheduled for the Ministry of E d u c a t i o n ’s G r o u n d ,
C a r i f e s t a Av e n u e , Georgetown on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 15:00hrs – 17:00hrs. The sessions will be facilitated by two FIFA personnel – Peter Prendergast, FIFA Regional Development Officer / Technical Instructor and the FIFA Fitness Instructor, Allan Morgan Browne. It will be complemented by Lindley Langhorne, Physical Fitness Instructor. The RAP is a capacity building programme which seeks to create uniformity among elite referees and enable same to meet the demands of the game.
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RHTYSC, MS, Cricket Teams launch Rose Hall 175th Anniversary -Foster urges Township to unite
One hundred and seventy five years ago on August 20th, fifty seven freed slaves purchased the village of Rose Hall, then known as Lot 9 from European Planter John Baird. The eight cricket teams along with the Over35 Group of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, on Saturday last launched the Calendar of Events to celebrate the historic anniversary. The events would be held under the theme of “Celebrating
the Vision and Legacy of our forefathers” from the 19th August to the 20th September, 2017. The events were launched with two Religious Services at the Rose Hall To w n S e v e n t h D a y Adventist Church and Hephizbah Ministries. The teams also officially turned on the switch to officially light up the Independence Avenue for the duration of the month long celebration. Club Secretary/CEO
Hilbert Foster at both Religious Services thanked the church members for coming on board for the 175th Anniversary, while noting that gratitude to God has always been one of the long held belief of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS and its members. The membership of the Club is very proud to have Rose Hall Town as the Club’s home base and as such every effort would be made to make the historic anniversary a memorable one for residents. Both Services were well attended by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club members and the long serving Secretary/CEO issued an emotional appeal to all residents of Rose Hall to put aside their differences and to work together for more development to take place. Foster noted that while Rose Hall has enjoyed massive economic development, some of the younger generation is of great concerns with drug abuse, school dropouts, teenage pregnancy, crime and the abuse of alcohol being the major concerns. He also pleaded with the local leaders at the political levels to put aside their petty differences and to work together. The Rose Hall Town (Continued on page 31)
Wednesday August 23, 2017
135th Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships
Persaud continues to lead Caribbean charge; Braithwaite also battling
Mahendra Persaud (left) and Lennox Braithwaite in Canada, 2016. As competition at the 135th Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships hosted by the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association continues at the Connaught Rifle Range, Ottawa, Ontario, Guyana National Rifle Association Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud and fellow countryman Lennox Braithwaite continues to lead the Caribbean’s charge. Both Persaud and Braithwaite achieved possibles on Monday at the 300m and 600yards r e s p e c t i v e l y. T h e s e championships have attracted shooters form around the globe including
Caribbean nations, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda and Bermuda. Monday’s conditions were humid with temperatures reaching the high 20’s in the afternoon. Winds were calm in the morning, gradually increasing in the afternoon, although remaining steady. Four ranges were fired covering two matches, all in the Grand Aggregate. In the Colonel John Brick match (500y and 600y), there is a three-way tie for first place, all on 100v15. Jon Underwood, Chris Mitchell and James Cook all from the UK will tie-shoot later this week to decide a winner. There were 21 scores of 100. As for the Norman Beckett match (300m and 800m), Jon Underwood and Alwyn McLean, both from the UK tied for the top spot on 100v17. Similarly, they will tieshoot later in the week. In this match, there were 16 scores of 100. The Dick Hampton
Aggregate, totaling the scores from Monday, was won by Jon Underwood, GBRT, with a score of 200v32. Nigel Ball and Ian Shaw, both from the GBRT finished second and third respectively. As for the Grand Aggregate, after six ranges fired, the leader is Jon Underwood, with a score of 300v48. Rick Shouler is in second, 5 v-bulls behind. Persaud was holding down the 33rd spot out of 181 shooters with a score of 297-31 which underscores the closeness of the competition. Braithwaite was at 72nd with 291-27, T&T Gomez at 92nd (287-22), Jamaica’s Nelson 102 (286-19), A&B’s Greenaway at 123 (283-15), Lee at 150 (27214), Daniel is at 153, Joseph 154, Coley 158, and Douglas 161. Yesterday, the Letson and the Alexander of Tunis were scheduled to be shot with the Letson being the first stage of the Governor General’s Prize.
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NATIONAL INTER-GUIANA GAMES’ SQUADS ENCAMPED
The Boys and Girls IGG Squads take time out for a photo. Thirty-six youth players from across Guyana are encamped as part of preparations for the InterGuiana Games (IGG) scheduled for Suriname from the 25th – 27th August. This three-day camp, which began on the 21st August, features both male and female squads on the West Coast of Demerara and
will focus primarily on technical and tactical skills. Head Coach of the Male team, Sampson Gilbert, said this focus is necessary due to the short period of encampment but it is a continuation of the work done in the various GFFScotiaBank A c a d e m y Tr a i n i n g Centres (ATCs): “We will
then expand on this and look from an individual and collectiv e p e r s p e c t i v e how the team will respond in a game situation. I expect to have a game with the G FA S e n i o r t e a m tomorrow…I expect the mental strength from the players and for them to inculcate what is being
Rose Hall 175th Anniversary 1842 - 2017
Jamal Evans wins 5 KM Cross Country Race in impressive style
The top four winners of the Cross Country Race pose with their prizes. Jamal Evans, a resident of Rose Hall Town and member of the Guyana Defence Force on Sunday last easily won the Rose Hall 175th Anniversary 5KM Cross Country Race. Evans led the race from the start as be brushed off competition from a large field of 43 athletes and won by over 200 metres from second place winner Ronaldo Gobin, another resident of Rose Hall
Town and 3rd Place Gregory Brooks of the Guyana Police Force Training College. A large batch from the Police College and the Guysuco Training Centre took part in the race which was described as the largest of its kind to be organised in the ancient county of Berbice. The Cross Country Race was organised by the eight cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports
Club as part of the 175th Anniversary Celebration of Rose Hall being purchased by fifty seven freed slaves from European Planter John Baird on the 20th August, 1842. The area then known as Lot 9 has since developed into Guyana’s smallest township and the commercial Capital of the a n c i e n t c o u n t y. C l u b Secretary/CEO Hilbert (Continued on page 32)
taught and execute same.” Among the male team are two Goalkeepers, six Defenders, seven Midfielders and three Forwards. For the female
team, they are three Goalkeepers, five Defenders, six Midfielders and four Forwards. The Assistant Coach of the Male team is Levi
Braithwaite, while the Head and Assistant Coaches of the female team is Akilah Castello and Tricia Munroe. The team is scheduled to depart tomorrow August, 24.
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Man-of-the-match Sohail Tanvir (left) and Jason Mohammed added 51 for the third-wicket. (Zaheer Mohamed photo)
Members of the Guyana Amazon Warriors side acknowledge the support from their fans after their victory last night. (Zaheer Mohamed photo)
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