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Friday August 24, 2018
Kaieteur News Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: Adam Harris Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491. Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210
EDITORIAL
RATTLED BY AN EARTHQUAKE
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powerful earthquake rocked povertystricken Venezuela on Tuesday evening. It was centered near the Venezuelan town of Guiria and was felt in many areas of the country including the capital, Caracas. While there were no reports of damage to property, thousands of Venezuelans ran onto the streets and were thankful that no life was lost. The earthquake also rattled Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Grenada and was felt by residents as far north as St. Lucia, Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as in Suriname, Brazil and Colombia. The US Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre (UWISRC) have reported that while there have been 17 previous M6+ earthquakes in the region – this one was 7.3 - earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.8 or higher on the Richter scale are rare for the region. However, USGS and the UWISRC have warned that the region is an earthquake zone because of a particular fault line known as the El Pilar Fault that runs through the north of the region. Those of us who have very little knowledge of geology should know that for a long time fault lines power up and store energy which must be released. Sixteen hours after the region was hit by the earthquake, a strong aftershock measuring 5.9 occurred in Venezuela and was felt in Trinidad and Tobago and in several other Caribbean islands. The aftershock occurred in the same area as the earthquake. According to Seismologist Dr. Joal Latchman of the UWISRC, aftershocks of this magnitude are normal and are expected, given the strength of the earthquake. The Seismologist has cautioned residents of the region that more aftershocks from Tuesday evening’s strong earthquake can be expected in the coming days. She also warned residents of the region that although earthquakes cannot be predicted, another one of similar magnitude is possible. While there was little damage to property in Venezuela, Guyana and many other Caribbean Islands, it is believed that Trinidad and Tobago was hit the hardest. The massive earthquake which was said to have lasted about 90 seconds in Trinidad and Tobago sent people scampering into the streets as the sound of police and ambulance sirens blared through Port of Spain. Several buildings swayed, walls collapsed and many vehicles were damaged, but there were no reports of deaths or anyone being seriously injured. However, images of videos showed several buildings damaged and cracks in the roads and on some bridges. It has left some residents of the twin island shaken and without electricity and telephone service. Prime Minister Keith Rowley reminded his people that Trinidad and Tobago is in an earthquake zone.In Guyana, the earthquake which lasted for a little over a minute and was felt all across the coastal belt and further inland. We were very fortunate not to have had any major collapse of houses or serious structural damage to buildings, roads or bridges. Fortunately, there has been no loss of life or any serious injury to persons. The tremor caused many to run into the streets. There were no tsunami warnings; however sea level fluctuations above the normal tide range have occurred since the unsettling episode. It certainly wasn’t funny to be rattled by an earthquake.
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This is evidence of gerrymandering DEAR EDITOR, Gerrymandering is a rigging process which was used extensively by the PNC in the past and it is once again being used to manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to increase its constituency wins in certain areas whilst at the same time reducing the constituencies in the PPP favored areas. According to a press statement by the Executive Secretary of the PPP, Mr Zulfikar Mustapha, “The Minister of Communities, with responsibility for Local Government and Regional Development, Minister Bulkan, issued the Municipal and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (Participating Local Authorities) Order # 19 of 2018, dated June 8, 2018. In this Order he named “the name of each local authority, the total number of seats, the number of Councilors in respect of the “proportional representation” component, and the number of Constituencies and Councilors in respect of the “first past the post” component. By way of this Order, he announced the creation of one new township and eight new Neighbourhood Democratic Councils, an increase of nine LAAS, bringing the total LAAs to eight.” He further stated that what was “most interesting in the list of the 80
LAAs identified in Order #19, the PPP discovered that the Minister reduced the number of Constituencies by 16 Constituencies in 14 existing LAAs, thereby making them the subject of redesignation with proposed redemarcation by GECOM.” This is evidence of gerrymandering: increasing the NDCs by 8, one new township in the PNC favored areas and reducing the constituencies by 16 in the PPP favored areas. What is even more blatant is the fact that there was no bi-partisan or nonpartisan consultation. Furthermore, there was certainly no consultation with the citizens although Article 13 of our Constitution provides for this participation by citizens and their organizations in the decision making process especially in this area which will directly affect their well-being. This is pure unadulterated dictatorship! Unfortunately, the citizenry seldom appreciates the trickery involved in the gerrymandering process since they feel that the changing of constituents’ boundaries will not affect them directly. This is far from the truth! Citizens are most likely to evidence the rigging process when the balloting process is being manipulated and not by the gerrymandering process. They only appreciate its deviousness when the
votes have been cast and the results are out. Through the gerrymandering process the constituency lines are intentionally rigged and the lines or boundaries are drawn as in this case to place a majority of PPP supporters in fewer constituencies and the PNC supporters are placed in many constituencies. This will give the PNC more constituency wins and less to the PPP even though the PPP would have gotten more votes at the Local Government Elections! In 2012, in the USA, the Republican won a majority of seats in the US House of Representative, 234 as against the Democrats 201 and this would seem to suggest that the Republicans got more votes than the Democrats. But sadly this was not so, the Democrat Constituencies got more than 500,000 votes more than the Republicans. This is what gerrymandering can do!The Coalition Government should be condemned for this blatant disregard for the Constitutional rights of the c i t i z e n s o f o u r c o u n t r y. T h i s Government must stop its progression to dictatorship rule! Yours sincerely, Haseef Yusuf RDC Councilor Region 6
ACDA fully supports Prof. Thomas’ cash transfer proposal DEAR EDITOR, African Guyanese represent a large portion of the poor and powerless in Guyana. ACDA notes that President Granger in his recent pre-emancipation address at BV seemed to recognize that African Guyanese are at a disadvantage in the society when he alluded to most of our people always wanting a raise. Our work in our communities has shown us that in most of those instances the request for a raise is to pay for a bus fare to get home or to cook a pot for a household. Things are dread in most AfricanGuyanese households. ACDA fully supports the recent proposal of Professor Clive Thomas for the Government to make cash transfers from the revenues it will garner from oil
and gas to poor Guyanese households. This will certainly be one way that President Granger and his Government can demonstrate that an effort is being made to reverse some of the economic disadvantages that plague our communities each day. We encourage the Government also to give effect to the idea of removing the income tax from personal incomes and lowering the corporate tax rates to competitive levels within five years of the commencement of the receipt of oil revenues as a means of encouraging work and industry. ACDA further calls on President Granger and his Government to consider ceasing all allocations of oil concessions to foreign companies and
instead begin to grant these concessions to local Guyanese thereby ensuring that Guyanese are given the opportunity as well to share in the benefits and patrimony of this emerging oil sector ACDA is prepared to pursue the mobilization of resources both at home and in the diaspora for investment in the sector. ACDA claims this opportunity as a right that is just especially since the bodies of thousands of our Ancestors lie at the bottom of the oceans of the world; a crime that has been described by the United Nations as “the greatest crime against humanity. The Atlantic Ocean is one of the Oceans in which the Guyana oil concessions now occur. Yours Sincerely, Sis. Wonetta Jones
Fare increases to suck more blood from Guyanese DEAR EDITOR, Government has met with the mini bus so-called union to increase twenty dollars on their fares and create more hardship on the working class. In reality, the average man may end up paying at least one hundred and twenty dollars more a day. Some people have to use three or four means of transportation to reach either to work or home, especially those living in new schemes and those in the West and East Bank of Demerara and East Bank Essequibo. With the increase, no doubt the ‘short drop’ cars would also increase their fares which is already above the average presently. There are some buses that work long distances and their fares are rounded off to the closest hundred.
Do you believe they will let it remain the same? Given the culture of the operators, I know they will not and they will increase it more than the agreed twenty dollars and they would cite the distance to suck the blood out of people. Editor, to polish the increase off and defend their actions, the mini buses make a lot of promises about regulations for the buses and they believe that the travelling public are morons. They take it on their own to increase fares before and also make similar promises but the situation remains the same in terms of overloading, appearance, attitude towards commuters. There is also the headache of travelling in buses that the seat seems to be made of iron which causes
tremendous discomfort when you sit and the buses goes over bumps, holes etc. Some buses cause material and physical damage to commuters because of some piece of iron or welding, or some bolts are extra-long and they don’t see the need to modify/rectify it. I’ve said before, there are too many buses on the road and there will always be a ‘fight down’ among one another to make more trips. Instead of the unions ensure that they put a limit on buses to work a zone, they seek to pressure the public. It’s real hardship for us. They only sit back and use situations to seek increase fares while the majority of working people’s salaries are the same for years, while they increase at least three times. Yours Faithfully Sahadeo Bates
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President Carter’s peace efforts are a beacon of hope for Guyana DEAR EDITOR, I believe that nothing is more important in Guyanese society today than the need for our two main political parties to put down their swords and try to find a way to live together in harmony for the sake of our beloved nation. It is very disappointing to me that brokering peace and unity in this country is like pulling teeth. Every time there is a genuine initiative to bring people together, it is clear to me that the warring parties do not come to the table with the intent to try to cease political hostilities. As long as racial tension drives politics in Guyana there will never be peace and unity. But when it comes to bringing the two main races in this country together, politicians on both sides of the racial political divide seem to be obsessed with clinging to power by inciting perpetual political drama. To me, the conflict is sliding into a dangerous new stage as Guyana prepares to reap major returns from its new oil and natural gas industry. Unless the Guyanese people stand up powerfully against the forces of hatred and disunity, the much anticipated oil bonanza will simply be treated as the spoils of war. As we move into the oil production era, I and other peace-loving Guyanese patriots will have to step up our efforts to get rid of this toxic system and unite the people. Now is the time to take action. All sides need to be pushed towards the peace-table before a fullfledged battle for oil money breaks out. Recently, I and many other Guyanese were so excited when we saw videos broadcast by the media showing President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo smiling and chatting at a meeting brokered by former US President Jimmy Carter of the Carter Center. I was excited because I, as an Ambassador of Peace and
the National Chairman of the Universal Peace Federation, and my cherished colleague Ambassador of Peace and General Secretary of the Universal Peace Federation, Pastor Ronald McGarrell, have worked tirelessly to get the warring factions in Guyana to put down their arms; so to me, this meeting was a beacon of hope. Over the years, Pastor McGarrell and I made many efforts to broker meetings of peace and goodwill between the leaders of these two great Guyanese parties because we understand the crucial importance of promoting unity in Guyana right now. Sadly, we have so far been unsuccessful. In February 2016, the Universal Peace Federation bestowed the distinguished award and title of Ambassador of Peace on then Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally, for her work in fostering social cohesion and national unity. At that time, it was our fervent wish, hop e a n d prayer that the noble idea behind our award to Minister Ally would resonate across the political divide and usher in a new age of political tolerance, cooperation and unity in the interest of national peace and development. However, this has not yet materialised. Nevertheless, we remain committed to our goal and it is our firm intention to appoint President Granger as an Ambassador of Peace. The President has already agreed in principle and we are waiting on him to advise us of a convenient time to arrange the ceremony. Last year, we had a symbolic ice-breaking ceremony between Government and the Opposition. Both leaders were out of the country, but Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo represented the President and Bishop Juan Edghill represented the Opposition Leader. There was an actual breaking of the ice ceremony. It was the first time in the history of Guyana that such an event was held.
The event took place at Georgetown City Hall compound and there were memorable peace presentations and dynamic multi ethnic cultural presentations, among other attractions. Her Worship the Mayor Patricia Chase-Green also made a presentation as well as His Excellency, High Commission of India Venkatachalam Mahalingam. It was an uplifting and memorable event. To our great shock and disappointment, although the media were invited, no media house saw it fit to publicise this significant national event. When I told other Guyanese patriots about it, they were stunned because there was no media coverage and they knew nothing about the event. It was hurtful to us to know that even the Department of Public Information downplayed it and instead turned it into a small, insignificant article. Such a significant event, which might have triggered peace love and tolerance in the mass of the Guyanese populace, just vanished from the radar of the local media while all sorts of crime and immorality were given prominent publicity. It is our dream that His Excellency the President and the Opposition Leader would together receive this ambassador of peace award. Imagine what this would do to the psyche of the Guyanese people and how the effects might even be far reaching enough to help combat crime and encourage cooperation and development.
We at the Universal Peace Federation believe in the universal peace process and are passionate about promoting peace in Guyana. We will support any initiative by the Carter Center, CARICOM or any other similar agency that seeks to broker peace in Guyana by bringing the political leaders together. I am an optimist to the point of death. I believe wholeheartedly that we can make changes to this country if we can get the two major parties to work together. This will have great effect on our crime epidemic that is perpetuating itself in our country. All right-thinking Guyanese should come together in a sustained effort to press for peace and respect in this nation and at least community, if not unity. Our nation will be doomed unless we turn the minds of our political leaders away from racial insecurities and political vendettas and get t h e m m o r e f ocused on d evelopment, peace and goodwill. Sincerely, Haji Roshan Khan Snr. National Chairman: Universal Peace Federation (Guyana) Chairman: Electric Mosque Teaching of Islam National Chairman: Guyana Islamic Forum
A timely piece on China in Guyana DEAR EDITOR, 1) Adam Harris’s lengthy piece ( Knews 21 August) on potential Oriental despotism i.e. China ( ref Prof Amos Wilson on You tube) now well entrenched in Guyana and the Caribbean is timely. He recalls two separate but related matters. 1. The irate Chinese ambassador who after reading a previous article turned up at Kaieteur News to make his displeasure felt and asking pointedly “Is it because you think we are weak?” 2. Outside some Chinese stores in Regent Street guards are to be s e e n toting some rather large guns.. In the unlikely event that our current self-absorbed and rather mi c r o phone phobic Presid e n t G r a n ger dares to fire a warning shot in the general direction of Regent Street on behalf of t h e e c onomically oppressed beleaguered and
disrespected working people in Georgetown (Africans especially) who according to Adam ( the Original African man) Harris are beginning to feel uncomfortable “window shopping” inside Chinese shops, two questions arise for the current Chinese envoy ensconced in Georgetown with eyes firmly fixed over the seawall upon the Atlantic horizon; i.e. Exxon’s Oil Rigs. JUST ASKING... Errol Harry An African born in Guyana living in London U
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Kaieteur News
Friday August 24, 2018
Late filing of witness statement, other documents delay start of trial $54M diamond case…
The late and non filing of several court documents has resulted in the trial to resolve a claim made by businessman Ronald Khan that the police wrongfully detained $54M in diamonds belonging to him, being delayed. The trial which was scheduled to commence yesterday before Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln at the High Court in Georgetown was pushed to Wednesday, October 24. A trial was ordered by the judge after the State refused to offer settlement to Khan who, among other things, is claiming that police confiscated his diamonds after investigations into a robbery which occurred at his mining camp at Ewang Creek in 1994. Khan is claiming that his diamonds were never returned. The diamonds which were recovered from a 1994 robbery investigation are pre-
sumed to have vanished from the custody of the police. According to the writ filed on January 3, 2011 at the High Court in Georgetown and issued by his Attorney-atLaw Nigel Hughes, Khan said that police “wrongfully detained” the diamonds after a robbery on his mining camp at Ewang Creek, during 1994. Khan stated that after he checked and identified his diamonds, police ranks lodged them at the Mahdia Police Station. “Officers of the Guyana Police Force thereafter transported the diamonds to ‘E’ and ‘F’ Division,” the writ said. Sometime later when Khan requested the return of his diamonds, he was informed that the said diamonds were required as exhibits in the criminal trial of the persons charged with the armed robbery of his mining camp. The writ said that after the passage of several years and
the unsuccessful prosecution of the defendants who over time have either died or escaped, Khan’s lawyer wrote a letter to the then Commissioner of Police requesting the return of the merchandise. “The Commissioner of Police acknowledged receipt of the said letter but failed to return (Khan’s) property,” the writ added. When the matter first came up on May 22, Justice Corbin-Lincoln ordered that the witness statement (affidavit) be filed by June, 22, 2018. The State which is being represented by Solicitor General Kim Kyte-Thomas was given until July 06, 2018 to file submissions raised about limitation. To respond to those submissions, the plaintiff was granted until July 20. However, the court heard from Attorney Hughes that the witness statement was filed late on Tuesday afternoon.
Ronald Khan
The lawyer also failed to file submissions in relation to the issue of limitation to which the State was expected to respond to. Due to Wednesday being a national holiday, the Solicitor General indicated to the court that she did not receive a copy of the affidavit. The court was pushing to commence yesterday with Khan giving his evidence. However, the Solicitor General requested a short adjournment so as to facilitate her getting a copy of the witness statement and perus-
ing to be better able to cross examine Khan after he gives his evidence in chief. Further, the Solicitor General went on to express her discomfort with the trial commencing yesterday given her stance. In responding, Attorney Hughes sought to justify why the affidavit was filed two months after the date specified by the court. The lawyer said that his client, who has lost sight in one of his eyes as a result of the robbery, was ill for a period and this cause some difficulty in preparing the legal document. Justice Corbin indicated that she perused certain legal documents filed by both parties and raised a question
of ownership of the diamonds, since, according to her, Khan stated that he along with two other investors owned the dredge and land. Justice Corbin was obliged to grant the adjournment in the matter but not after expressing, “This is unfortunate we will have to take another adjournment.” Within the new date set for the trial, the State was also ordered by the court to produce documents related to the case which dates as far back as 1994. Attorney Hughes also has to file the submissions within that time. When the trial gets underway, a total of four witnesses are expected to testify—three on behalf of the State and Khan in defence of his claim. The witnesses for the State are— Weslyn Fraser, Courtney Ramsey and Terrence Semple. During preliminary submissions presented on May 22, Kyte contended that Khan has to prove that “the stones” were diamonds, and also, its value.Kyte had said, “Assuming but not admitting the stones were diamonds, he (Khan) has to prove its value.”Referencing Sections Six and Eight of the Limitation Act Chapter 07:02, Kyte contended that Khan failed to file claim against the state over the alleged missing diamonds within the period specified in the Act. According to Section Six of the Limitation Act Chapter 07:02, “Every action and suit for movable property, or upon any contract, bargain, (Continued on page 7)
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Friday August 24, 2018
Trinis top region’s visitors to Guyana It appears that citizens of Trinidad and Tobago are gravitating more and more to Guyana. More of them have been arriving here, likely in connection with the oil and gas activities. According to figures provided by the Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, to the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Foreign Relations early this month, almost 11,000 of them departed Guyana up to July. Last year, just over 15,000 came, a few hundred less than
2016.There was a spike in 2013 of 16,425 with the following year, a lull to 11,680. This increased to 12,800 in 2015. Of course, the biggest numbers of visitors to Guyana were from the United States. For the first half of the year, almost 35,000 US citizens were recorded by Immigration as departing Guyana. It would appear that the US arrivals and departures would rise if the trend continues. Last year, just over 64,000 US citizens left Guyana compared to the 68,000 the year before.
The year 2013 continue to be a good one for figures ad almost 100,000 had checkedin to returned home to the US. In the region, the nations with the most visitors to Guyana for the year were Suriname -4,004 leaving; Barbados - 2,763 and Jamaica2,034. The visitors would have come from other places like the Bahamas, Belize, Haiti, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Lucia, St. Kitts, St, Vincent, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ghana and even Nigeria.
Late filing of witness statement... From page 6 or agreement relating to movable property, or to recover money lent without written acknowledgement or upon any account or book debt, or to recover any salary or the value of any goods sold and delivered, shall be brought within three years next after the cause of action or suit has arisen.” Further Section Eight states, “Every action and suit for any illegal or excessive levy, injury to property, whether movable or immobile, assault, battery, wounding or false imprisonment, and
every other action or suit in which damages may be recovered (save and except for libel or slander) shall be brought within three years next after the cause of action or suit has arisen.” Advancing further arguments, the Solicitor General had said that i t is not m a n d a t e d u n d e r the law for police to d e tain an item (s) to be t e n d e r e d as an exhibit until the hearing and determination of a criminal matter. Mor e o v e r, s h e argued that certain sections of the law make
p r o v i sions for photographs of the items to be taken and tendered as exhibits. She added that even as far back as 1994, it was customary for police ranks to take photographs of items to be tendered in court as exhibits, and thereafter, return the property to its owner. As such, the Solicitor General submitted that Khan could have filed an action requesting the return of his belongings even as the criminal proceedings were ongoing, and not wait over a decade later to do so, as in this case.
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Taxi driver freed of causing guard’s death in accident
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taxi driver, who was charged with causing the death of a security guard in an accident at Land of Canaan, had the matter against him dismissed yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Delon Dublin, 28, of 78 Anna Catherina, was on trial before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. It is alleged that on May 6, last, at Land of Canaan, he drove motor car PRR 6380 in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of Garfield McPherson, a guard at Federal Management Systems. The Magistrate told the court that while Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers was able to prove certain aspects of the case, some essential parts were lacking. She added that she also believed Dublin’s story of what occurred on the day in question. The Magistrate went on to tell the court that after examining the entirety of the evidence, she was of the opinion that there was insufficient evidence against him and dismissed the matter. According to information, on the day in
Delon Dublin (right) and his Attorney-at-Law Siand Dhurjon question, Dublin was driving on the Land of Canaan Public Road, and had two other passengers in the vehicle. In the vicinity of the Masjid in the area, he lost control of the vehicle and ended up in a nearby trench. Dublin and the two other passengers suffered injuries
and were rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where McPherson was pronounced dead on arrival. It was reported that McPherson died as a result of blunt trauma to the head, a fractured spine, multiple fractured ribs and rupture to the liver and heart.
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Friday August 24, 2018
Govt., UNICEF launch sixth round of household survey
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he Guyana Govern ment and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have entered into yet another agreement to facilitate the sixth round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). MICS is a household survey programme developed by UNICEF to assist countries in filling data gaps for monitoring the situation of population by producing statistically sound, internationally comparable estimates of based on a number of universally accepted indicators. However, while MICS was first developed to measure progress towards an internationally agreed set of mid-decade goals which includes the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the MICS data has been used for various types of indicators including the internal evaluation of the health and family life education, the assessment of budget expenditure, evaluation of nursery education; study on violence against children etc. Within the last ten years, UNICEF supported the government in conducting key investigations The MICS data has been is critical in fulfilling of its obligations based on evidence informed actions.
The 5th round of MICS has been a source of data for the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) i.e. health and other sectors, plans/ strategies in the country as well as Guyana’s Country Implementation Plan (CIP). In addition, the findings of MICS were used to inform the conduct of the study on indigenous women and children and the preparation of child-friendly profiles for each administrative region of Guyana. Further, the MICS has been used to inform and complements existing data collection methods and instruments (e.g. administrative records, censuses, vital events registration etc. Yesterday, the government through the Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with UNICEF Guyana, launched the implementation of the 6th round of the MICS. MICS 6 was launched to provide data for indicators for under 11 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Last year, the survey targeted 8,700 households on the coastland and interior region, and in 2005, 5,904 households were enumerated in both coastal and interior regions. The objective of this round is to include more
- data vital to developing national plans and strategies
Second from right: Minister of Finance Winston Jordan and UNICEF representative to Guyana and Suriname, Slyvie Fouet sign the agreement to kick start the sixthround of MICS households. In his overview on the MICS, UNICEF‘s Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Micheal Gillis noted that two additional questionnaires have been added to the survey. According to Gillis, the findings of MICS 6 are expected to inform new fron-
tiers for joint action towards the realization of child rights in Guyana. “In this round, two new questionnaires were added. Children ages 5-17, which allows for an assessment of the situation of the whole child (before there was just a questionnaire on children ages 05 years); water quality test-
ing in the households for a fecal contaminant is also included in the survey.” The Evaluation Specialist noted that new and relevant modules have been infused in the questionnaires that were used in the previous rounds — the modules on children living with disability and victimisation, are especially
interesting.“It is most relevant to mention that MICS 6 will help countries track progress towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals. MICS is the largest single source of data for monitoring the SDG i.e. provides data for indicators under 11 of the 17 SDG,” Gillis said.
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Friday August 24, 2018
Sandwiches and tea rather than fried rice and rum
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he food bill for the National Assembly is much too high. A price tag of $700,000 per sitting is a hefty expenditure to be borne by taxpayers. It does not matter that the food bill under the PPPC would have been higher or lower. Examined on its own, the cost of the meals should not be that high. There are many reasons for this situation. The National Assembly is trying to rush its work by extending some of its sittings way into the night. In these instances, meals have to be provided. This comes at a cost Parliament customarily begins its sittings at 2 pm. It traditionally used to end the sittings mostly before nightfall. It means that when
the sittings begin, the members would have already had their lunch at home or in the office. Parliament used to end early enough for members to be home in time for dinner. There is now a mad rush to get through matters quickly. The debates have become very sterile because, in some cases, there are time restrictions. Parliament should be meeting more often rather than extending the length of sittings or by cutting the time allotted to parliamentarians. In such cases, there will be no need for any food. A few sandwiches or cookies with a glass of milk or a cup of tea or coffee served at around 4.30, is good enough. No need for food. There has been a charge
and a denial about the serving of alcohol in the lounge during some sittings. But the most disturbing aspect of this entire controversy is not whether liquor is served. It is about the food which has to be served. One Minister has defended the food bill by pointing out that apart from the 65 parliamentarians who have to eat, meals must also be provided for the 115 staff who are required to be on stand-by during sittings. Now this is quite extraordinary. First of all, why is the ratio of staff to parliamentarians so high? One hundred and fifteen staff members have to be on hand to provide assistance to a mere 65 parliamentarians. There is no need for a
small parliament to have such a large staff, not in this age when records can be digitized. The National Assembly comprises 65 members. For a small country like Guyana, that is about 25 members too much. It works out to around one Member of Parliament for every six thousand votes, a ratio that is impractical. Guyana does not need more than 40 members of parliament. But we know that with the jostling for power by the two main political parties that is not going to happen. Secondly, why should 115
staff be required to be on hand during sittings? Why so many? Can a skeleton staff not be around after normal working hours in case the members need assistance? Why 115? And to think that in the main, most of them would have nothing to do except wait until the meals are served. Parliament has to prune its costs. This $700,000 in meals should be reduced to no more than $20,000. It cannot cost $20,000 to provide sandwiches and cookies for 65 parliamentarians.
If the members want to eat food, they can go across by the Stabroek Market where there are some tasty cook shops inside the market. If they want to consume alcohol, there is well stocked bar across the road from parliament.
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Friday August 24, 2018
THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
Clive Thomas can damage his credibility
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ormer PPP Minister now a columnist, Dr. Henry Jeffrey, quoted from one of his articles a year ago to show that he made the identical suggestion that Clive Thomas recently advanced of giving a percentage of oil money in cash form to poor citizens. Thomas’s identical statement elicited and still is evoking polemical emanations. Obviously, the question is why Jeffrey’s original declaration did not provoke the debates that Thomas’s has. Thomas is a national icon, although I must qualify that by saying icons can inflict damage on their own legacies, as with Jagan and Burnham and several others in Guyana and around the world. Because of his iconic status, Thomas’s repetition
of what Jeffrey wrote had to resonate with people. Even our young population has knowledge of the eminent standing of Thomas as both professor and political fighter. Thomas is now in the news daily. He even appeared at his party’s (WPA) press conference to defend his proposal of cash to the poor. But in the waves of discussions that are now going on, two things have happened that based on how Thomas copes with them, he can permanently damage his credibility. Has Thomas not done so already? I hope not. Of these two things, one is political, the other is cultural. The first one is an official letter from the WPA in the newspapers defending Thomas’s cash transfer and
took on tones of abuse and crass political opportunism. I will ignore those sections that throw scorn on those that rejected Thomas’s advocacy. Parts of this letter are so nasty in its propaganda that it constitutes increasing evidence that the WPA has seriously degenerated to levels that match anything that has occurred in the two major parties in the past and at the present. I quote from the WPA’s output; “We wish to express our unswerving support for the way Roopnaraine and Thomas have discharged their duties in pursuit of implementing government policy in the areas of state which fall under their watch.” This assertion is not only disgraceful but morally repugnant. In terms of our atrophied
political culture that underlined this country for over seventy years, this opinion is nothing but a crass, indecent insult to the people of Guyana. In no other country in the world, would the media, political society, the intellectual community and civil society tolerate the absolute abomination that Roopnaraine and the WPA have thrown on Guyana. It was this very WPA that rejected the President’s statement that in Cabinet appointments in May 2015, he consulted the WPA on the WPA’s choice of Minister. So who chose Roopnaraine? Secondly, Roopnaraine resigned from the Cabinet then reversed his departure and the WPA issued a press release that stated that Roopnaraine did not inform the WPA that he was going back into government. The Roopnaraine affair is a sordid one and the WPA is silent on it and so too is Roopnaraine. The only public statement that Roopnaraine has made since then is his views on V.S. Naipaul at a PPP-sponsored
talk at the Cheddi Jagan Research Institute this week. It is comical opinion to say that Roopnaraine’s two-year performance as Education Minister was plausible much less outstanding. The WPA should offer a score card on Roopnaraine’s current performance in the Ministry of the Presidency. Exactly what does he do there? It was under Clive Thomas’s chairmanship of GuySuCo that thousands of sugar workers lost their jobs in one swoop. Now even if the loss was unavoidable, there had to be a replacement income. But even the workers’ severance pay was not forthcoming. Three WPA heroes were so incensed at what happened that they wrote a condemnatory letter that aroused the anger of Thomas. They are Andaiye, Moses Bhagwan and Eusi Kwayana. Space has run out. We cannot expand on the second thing that Thomas has to cope with that I refer to as the cultural factor. That will be left for another column in which I will call on Thomas, who is
Frederick Kissoon now engaged in discussing his cash generosity proposal, to answer certain questions about the economic policies of his government in the context of his great struggle decades ago for the working people. I close citing a nasty piece of political output by the WPA in its long letter; “Minister Jaipaul Sharma joins PPP leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, in labeling the cash-transfer proposal a gimmick aimed at getting votes. We wonder which party he thinks will benefit from this so-called gimmick. If you have nothing fit and proper to say, then say nothing.” This is what the WPA has become. You help the cause of the PPP if and when you criticize the government.
DEM BOYS SEH
Exxon capitalizing pun de stupidness in Guyana
It look like when stupidness was sharing some people in Guyana tek all. Everybody remember when Trinidad had oil and was mekking styles pun de odda people in de region. When people land at de airport de immigration use to give dem a hard time. Nuff get lockup and deport. But after one time comes another. Trinidad oil almost gone, suh dem Trinidadians coming to Guyana. This is when people see how much stupidness Guyana collect when that was sharing. De people land at immigration and when de immigration ask dem de reason fuh dem visit, dem does seh dem come to see de beach and de blue water. Felix buy that. But de truth is that dem Trinidadians coming to wuk.
De police got nuff stupidness. A man overtake in a no passing zone at Ruimveldt. A policeman pull him over, carry him in de station then tell him that he got to post $10,000 if he want to go home. De man didn’t have de money but he ask one of de policeman to let he go downstairs to half open he car window because he got 600 baby chicks inside. De policeman tell him no. Dem boys want to know how stupid a policeman can be. All he had to do was tek de man name from he licence and write him a ticket. That is always de thing to do, but dem cops know that some people to avoid de trouble, does give dem a raise. Anyhow. After a while de man ask de policeman to go and half open de car window
and de policeman allow him to. When he go to he car all de chicks dead. Dem boys want to know who responsible. And is de same police force Soulja Bai looking fuh a commissioner. He check dem record and that is when he seh that he want an unbribable commissioner. He give de candidates a written test to see if dem got understanding. Now he switch to geography. He ask dem how long is de Waini River. He question dem on how far Black Bush Polder deh from New Amsterdam. De bonus question is in which river people can find Kamarang. He still waiting fuh de answers. Talk half and understand why Exxon doing wha dem doing to Guyana.
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GTU advises members to make official ‘threat complaints’ The Ministry of Education is calling on any and all public school teachers who have received threats dissuading them from engaging in sanctioned strike action to make an official complaint. In a statement issued yesterday, the Ministry said that it has noted with concern a recent report carried by this publication in which President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Mr. Mark Lyte, said that the union is looking into reports that some teachers in Region One were being threatened to stay away from planned strike action. In the article headlined ‘Strike-ready GTU hears of threats to some teachers’, Lyte told this publication that “Based on second-hand information we are hearing that some of the untrained and semi qualified teachers from areas within Region One have been threatened to stay away from any strike action, and they have been warned that they must report for work.” It is being alleged, Lyte also said, that the threats have been made by a senior education official. “We are trying to get more information on this,” the GTU President said, even as he insisted that the union has officially informed the Ministry, and by extension the regions, of its plan to
- in response to Ministry’s ‘threats are not aligned with policies’ declaration engage industrial action. This means that the action to strike is a legitimate one and therefore teachers should not be fearful of participating, Lyte asserted. In its statement yesterday, the Ministry said that the claims have been investigated by the Department of Education in Region One, but the findings did not suggest that such threats were made. However, the Ministry in its statement added “if indeed such a threat was made by an official of the Ministry of Education, it is advised that a formal complaint is made to the Ministry, since this kind of behaviour does not align with the policies of the Ministry of Education.” Lyte in an invited comment yesterday said that in light of the Ministry’s disclosure, “we will make contact on the ground with our Reps, so that they can get the teachers to provide the evidence, so that official complaints can be made to the Ministry. We will advise all of our members, where necessary, to make official complaints now that the Ministry has said that it is open to this.” The GTU President told this publication that although
The GTU members singing their solidarity song during the strike-mobilisation meeting at the C.V. Nunes Primary School yesterday. the strike action is an authorised one, the impact that teachers are likely to feel is that of a financial nature. This is in light of his disclosure that the Ministry, through the regional departments, can opt to withhold monies due to teachers. But according to Lyte, teachers have vowed to participate in the strike action although they are aware that they will not be eligible for strike relief. As part of its efforts to mobilise teachers for the
strike action, union executives have been travelling across the country to meet with teachers. Yesterday two meetings were held on the Essequibo Coast at the Huis’t Dieren and C. V. Nunes Primary schools. “These meetings were well attended...we had at least 80 teachers at each of these venues,” said Lyte, as he added, “as we wind down our week of mobilisation, tomorrow [today] we will be meeting with our teachers in Region Five and Six [Berbice].”
Starting Monday [August 27, 2018], the 7000-odd GTUrepresented teachers are expected to begin to engage strike action by staying away from school and by extension, refusing to participate in preterm activities. Teachers are expected to continue to stay away from school the following week which will mark the start of the new school year. A decision on the way forward will be dependent on the reaction of government to the strike action which the union hopes
will be a revision of its stance on the multi-year package for teachers. Although government has given its approval for some non-financial aspects of a multi-year salary package for teachers, the union’s membership has expressed dissatisfaction that government has not been so accommodating to the majority of the financial aspects. This, as a result, saw the membership of the union unanimously deciding to engage strike action in retaliation.
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Friday August 24, 2018
President Granger gives potential Top Civil society needed in national conversation on oil and gas - Dr Hinds Cops geography test during interviews
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ven with an expectation of Guyana’s first oil to be extracted within the next two years, several sections of society are still not au fait with the topic, its implications, and how exactly the local population stands to benefit from the new oil and gas sector. In fact, the lack of consultation as it relates to the oil and gas sector appears to be across the board, with the blame being placed squarely on the shoulders of the coalition government. During a recent meeting with the press, the Working People’s Alliance, (WPA) a member of the coalition sought to expose this deficiency. The WPA noted that although it is a member of the ruling coalition government, the party has never been consulted or briefed on the negotiations and other official deliberations on the matter. The widespread debate on oil has included input from the government, political opposition, analysts, economists and other experts in the field. However, the conversation has excluded a
Dr David Hinds
very important stakeholder— the public. In this regard, political commentator and executive member of the WPA, Dr David Hinds has noted the need for the inclusion of civil society groups, the media , trade unions, Non Governmental Organizations, (NGOs), business sector, health sector as well as members of the private and public sector. According to Hinds, all matters as it relates to the sector should be up for d i s c u s s i o n , i n c l u ding issues related to the oil contracts, Guyana’s Green
State Development Strategy, and the implementation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). Dr Hinds believes that in inviting civil society to participate in discussions on oil, the government has a chance to correct the mistake it made in the contract negotiations. “It did not consult enough before signing the contract. No p r o p o s a l , i n c l u d i n g the Sovereign Wealth Fund, should be implemented without consulting the people within their (Continued on page 13 )
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ormer President Bharrat Jagdeo thinks that interviews for a Commissioner of Police should not be focused too much on the geographical make-up of Guyana. In fact, he said that given President David Granger’s own utterances - that he is looking for an “un-bribable” candidate - the method should have been different. However, Jagdeo said that to his dismay, he learnt that many of the questions posed to potential Commissioners of Police during interviews with the President had to do with geography. Jagdeo said that he heard that most candidates failed the geography. Jagdeo said this during his press conference held yesterday at his Church Street Office. The Opposition Leader questioned, “Why this lengthy delay (to select a candidate). I do not understand. Is it that he is happy with what is there now? I heard that (Ministers) Felix and Ramjattan now run the police force, because you do not have a substantive Commissioner of Police. So everyone believes over there that they have to be compliant with the Executive if they want their candidature to have a realistic chance of succeeding. Jagdeo said that it is very unfortunate that the President has to look so long and
- Jagdeo expresses disdain
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo hard to find an unbribable top cop. Jagdeo said that when he had the choice of selecting a Commissioner of Police, “rather than myself sitting in an interview panel with two ministers and asking which river crosses which one and what is the length of the Waini, we got four perspective candidates and we sent them off on a course in the UK. We exposed them, then I got a report of them independently ranked.” Jagdeo said that that is how Winston Felix emerged
as Top Cop; he was ranked number one on experience and integrity “but now I am questioning the integrity part. He was a member of the PNC all along and he never said that. Now we know he has longstanding membership of the PNC, he did a good job on us.” Jagdeo continued, “But it never matters too much your political background we just wanted a good Commissioner of Police.” He said that he always looked for experience and integrity.
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Fraudster gets nine years for vehicle scams
Jailed: Jermain Fraser A man who was able to scam several persons by posting on his Facebook page that he imports and sells vehicles at affordable prices was yesterday jailed for nine years on charges of obtaining money by false pretense. Jermain Fraser, 24, of 271 Lamaha Springs, Georgetown, was handed the sentence by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’
Courts. Fraser pleaded guilty to three of the four charges of obtaining money by false pretense after they were read to him by the Chief Magistrate. He pleaded guilty to the first charge which stated that on April 26, last, at Georgetown, he obtained the sum of $400,000 from Baldeo Pooran, by falsely pretending that he was in the position to
sell Pooran a motor car, knowing same to be false. He also pleaded guilty to the second charge which stated that on May 4, last, at Laparkan Lombard Street, Georgetown, he obtained $300,000 from Ashley Singh, by falsely pretending that he was in a position to sell her a motor bus, knowing same to be false. Fraser admitted also to a charge which stated that on June 29, last, at Charlotte Street, Georgetown, he obtained $200,000 from Floyd LaFleur, by falsely pretending that he was in a position to obtain a motor car for him, knowing same to be false. However, Fraser denied the last charge which alleged that on July 31, last, at Georgetown, with intent to defraud; he obtained $1.4 M from Dwayne Persaud, by falsely pretending that he was in a position to obtain a car for him, knowing same to be false. He was instructed to make his next court appearance on August 3, for statement in relation to the charge he denied. The court heard that the Fraser had agreed to meet his victims at Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) and at the High Court in Georgetown, respectively, on the days mentioned in the charge. This was after Fraser had posted a message on his Facebook page claiming that he was into the business of importing vehicles and selling them at affordable prices. The court heard that
Civil society needed in national conversation on oil and gas ... From page 12 o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d their communities.” Hinds stressed too that even though the WPA has a position on the matter, that too should be subject to debate, discussion and consultation. “On the matter of the renegotiation of the oil contract ….if we go the way of broad consultations we would be setting an example for our broader governance culture, and at the same time give the Guyanese people ownership of their common assets. Parliament and cabinet
are organs of indirect democracy. There is a necessary place for direct democracy—going directly to the people. The same energy that some of our leaders put into the recent PNC internal party campaign should be put into consultations on how to spend the oil and gas revenues. Hinds said that the
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executive branch of government does not have a monopoly on how the public wealth should be distributed. “(Therefore) they must listen with the ears of the people, think with the minds of the people, and speak with the voice of the people. Now is their chance to prove that they believe in true democratic governance,” he added.
when the victims met with Fraser at the respective locations, they handed him the monies mentioned in the charge and he went into the buildings and did not return. The victims then reported
the matter to the station, an investigation was carried out, and he was arrested and charged. The Chief Magistrate, arriving at a sentencing for Fraser, told the court that she
took into consideration his early guilty plea and the prevalence of the offence. In the end, she sentenced him to three years on each of the three charges. The sentences are to run concurrently.
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Govt’s engagement with US congressmen…
I fear they might have shot themselves in the foot again, putting us in more trouble - Jagdeo
President Granger sitting at the head of the table during yesterday’s meeting with the US delegation “This government has an enormous capacity to mess up and I am sure they messed up a few times in that meeting,” said Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo at his press conference yesterday. Jagdeo was speaking about the meeting that the Government had with a team of Congressmen from the United States yesterday morning. Jagdeo expressed that he had an ominous feeling about the meeting knowing how the last “secret” engagements that the Government had with Americans— ExxonMobil officials—turned out. The former President said, “The last set of secret incompetent negotiations led to the selling out of our interest through the signing of a contract that most of Guyana believes is stacked heavily in the favour of ExxonMobil. We are very worried about all these secret engagements with the government in an open society like ours.” Jagdeo said, “Even Moses (Prime Minister
Nagamootoo) did not know, he was not included, poor chap. But they say that it is about oil and gas. I have been reading elsewhere that it could be about the Venezuela situation and that may very well be what was discussed, but if that is the case why go through (Minister of Natural Resources Raphael) Trotman.” Jagdeo said that with the looming oil industry, it is well known that the Guyana will be extremely important to the US economy. He said that he is just anticipating what will come out about how bad the government has messed up. This newspaper asked that he expand on some of his concerns and give some of the possible areas where the government could have messed up and put Guyana in a worse place than it already is during such a meeting. Jagdeo could not give possible specific areas, but said that he does not underestimate the government’s ability to “mess things up.”
Jagdeo said that he would have liked to meet with the visiting team but was not invited which is contrary to a custom which has been upheld by foreign delegations visiting the country. Since Jagdeo’s presser, government agencies have sent out missives giving insight to what the meeting was about. President David Granger was quoted describing the meeting as a “fact finding mission.” (See related story on page 16) Government said that a number of issues were discussed and areas of cooperation were explored. According to government, the team, which was headed by Republican Bob Goodlatte, included Republicans Steve Cohen, John Rutherford, Scott Peters, Mark Sanford, Richard Hutson and Tod Rokita and other officials. Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Carl Greenidge and Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon were also present in the meeting.
Attempted murder accused walks free after no show by complainant A Blairmont resident who allegedly dealt his victim a number of chops about his body with a cutlass following an argument has been freed following the non-appearance of the victim in the Berbice High Court. Thirty-eight year-old Lyzander Pospasingh called “Kevin” a labourer of Blairmont No2, Settlement, West Bank Berbice was accused of attempting to murder 29-yearold Michael Gobin called “Shark Oil”, also a labourer, of Blairmont No1 Settlement West Bank Berbice. The incident occurred on 21st May 2017 at a rum shop at Blairmont No1 Settlement. The man was on trial before Justice Jo Ann Barlow and a Mixed Jury. When the matter was called Gobin was a no show. Following inquiries made, the court was told that a number of messages and sum-
monses were issued informing Gobin of the trial, but despite all efforts, he failed to appear. Following no case submission by attorney at law Tajenarine Ramroop who appeared for Pospasingh, Justice Barlow directed the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty. Pospasingh was also on trial on an alternative count of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm or to maim, disfigure or disable. He had pleaded not guilty to both counts. 1In speaking to the accused before discharging him, Justice Barlow said “if alcohol is what caused this you should never drink to a point that you cannot control your actions”. The preliminary inquiry was prosecuted by Corporal Rochelle Mars and was conducted by Magistrate Rhondell Weaver in the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court.
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As strike action looms…
Education Ministry appeals to Social Protection Ministry for conciliation - GTU says not in receipt of any invite; insists conciliation not possible now In recognition of the fact that the planned strike action by public school teachers could have “highly negative and far reaching implications”, the Ministry of Education has reached out to the Ministry of Social Protection to intervene. This publication was privy to a letter signed by Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, and addressed to the Ministers of Social Protection – Ms. Amna Ally and Mr. Keith Scott – requesting that the Social Protection Ministry exercise its conciliation powers in the matter. The letter states in part, “In accordance with the Act referred [Section 4 of the Labour Act Cap 98:01]…the Ministry hereby applies for your Ministry’s conciliatory service in the ongoing dispute.” The Minister premised her request on the fact that based on media reports, the Guyana Teachers’ Union [GTU] is embarking on strike action with effect from Monday August 27, 2018, a move that could negatively impact the public school system. The union has shared that from next week teachers will engage strike action by staying away from school during pre-term activities. The strike action will continue into the next week during the first week of the new school year. Given the impact that such strike action could have on the public school system, the Minister has premised her request for conciliation on the fact that the Labour Ministry is vested with legislative authority to intervene in dispute cases which have the potential of being “gravely injurious to the national interest…”
Education Minister, Ms. Nicolette Henry.
Senior Social Protection Minister, Amna Ally.
Junior Social Protection Minister, Keith Scott.
According to the Minister in her missive, “We shall be grateful for your earliest attention to this request, given that seven days for the initiation and institution of this application is to be made within seven days after stage one [i.e. negotiations] would have failed. By way of reminder, the last meeting between the two parties was held on August, 16, 2018.” At recent meetings on August 9 and 16, the Ministry of Social Protection was represented. Those meetings saw the Minister of Education relating to the union, government’s position regarding a multi-year agreement for public school teachers. The government, the Minister has made clear, was prepared to move forward with several nonfinancial benefits proposed by the union, but was not in agreement in the majority of those financial. It was in light of the position taken by government that the union, based on the
demands of its membership, decided to announce the strike plan. In evident response to the Education Ministry’s request yesterday, the Social Protection Ministry by way of a statement disseminated to the media said that “…the Ministry of Education, acting in conformity with the provisions of an extant Collective Labour Agreement, applied for conciliatory services in the current Salaries and Benefits negotiations between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and itself (Ministry of Education).” The Ministry of Social Protection further revealed that it has agreed to provide the conciliatory services and has accordingly invited the two parties to a meeting scheduled for 14:00 hours today [Friday August 24, 2018] at the Ministry’s Board Room at Lot 82 Brickdam Georgetown, Guyana. When contacted to comment on the latest development, a union
representative said that not only was the union not in receipt of an invitation from the Social Protection Ministry up to closing time yesterday, but that conciliation is not even possible at this point. “We cannot have conciliation now, since at both meetings [with the Education Ministry] Labour was present,” the union representative said. It was further explained that “the negotiation in the first place should have been between the union and the [Education] Ministry, and when that failed, then Labour should have been called in.” The union representative reiterated the union’s position by highlighting, “we have passed conciliation stage, because when Labour is invited, that is when conciliation should take place…They were already involved in those meetings, so we can’t go back to conciliation at this point; we simply cannot go back to conciliation now,” the union representative asserted.
‘Red House’ case continues Monday The case before Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George concerning the lease of the Red House that was given to the to the Cheddi Jagan Research Institute (CJRI), comes up again on Monday, August 27, for ruling and/or clarifications. The matter is currently on trial at the High Court in Georgetown. The Chief Justice on August 9, 2017, had ordered that the matter go to trial since there were several issues to be determined. According to one of the lawyers for CJRI, Anil Nandlall, after President David Granger ordered a re-
vocation of the 99-year lease in December 2016, the CJRI had rushed to the court asking for a declaration that the lease is valid and that the manner in which the President wanted to revoke the lease was unconstitutional. He said that the CJRI asked for a conservatory order restraining the State from ejecting the tenants, taking possession of the property, or interfering with the Institute’s quiet and peaceful occupation of the premises. According to Nandlall, the conservatory orders are protective mechanisms to ensure that nothing occurs during the period of the case be-
ing tried to the extent that the occupants and contents are not removed. The Chief Justice granted interlocutory Conservative Orders which will be in effect until the end of the trial. The first one is, “an interlocutory Conservatory Order preventing and/or restraining the Respondents/Defendants (the State) their servants and/or agents or any other officer of the Government of Guyana or the State of Guyana from ejecting or evicting the Applicant/Plaintiff (CJRI), its servants and/ or agents from the demised property, that is, Area ‘A’ now called Red House, comprising
lots 65, 66 and 67 High Street, Kingston, situate in the City of Georgetown, Country of Demerara.” The second order is, “an interlocutory Conservatory Order preventing and/or restraining the Respondents/ Defendants, their servants and/or agents or any other officer of the government of Guyana or the State of Guyana from removing any documents, photographs, artifacts, souvenirs, furniture, fixtures and fittings, appliances and/or any other movable property from the demised property.” In addressing the case, (Continued on page 31)
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Visiting US congressmen assured of Guyana’s stability - updated about Venezuela border issue, cheap energy pursuit President David Granger, yesterday morning met with a visiting delegation comprising Congressmen and other officials from the United States of America at the Ministry of the Presidency, where a number of issues were discussed and areas of cooperation were explored. According to a statement of the Ministry of the Presidency, the team, which was headed by Republican Bob Goodlatte, included Republicans Steve Cohen, John Rutherford, Scott Peters, Mark Sanford, Richard Hutson and Tod Rokita and other officials. In an invited comment, the Head of State described the meeting as a ‘fact-finding’ mission as he noted that it is an important engagement between the Government of Guyana and the United States Congress. “We are part of the hemisphere. We have cordial relations with the United States. I see the meeting as largely fact-finding. They want to familiarise themselves with the situation in the hemisphere as a whole and of course, today the focus was on Guyana. So, my brief to them was largely in four ar-
President David Granger, Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge, and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon with the visiting US congressmen eas dealing with points that I think they would have been interested in and I think in that regard it was successful,” the President said. The four areas, he said, covered a geographic overview of Guyana, its hemispheric affiliations and shared borders; a strategic outline,
which outlined the Guyana/ Venezuela Border controversy, territorial controversy with Suriname, Guyana’s international relations and the migration of Venezuelans into Guyana; an economic overview, which dealt with the traditional sectors, the emerging oil and gas sector and
Guyana’s pursuit of a ‘green’ agenda and environmental conservation. “I dealt with the geographic scenario and the fact that Guyana is a continental state. It is a part of the SouthAmerican continent but with Caribbean characteristics. It’s the only English-speaking State and as a result of that we have lots of advantages, but at the same time, you know, we are not only perceived as the gateway to South America for the Caribbean but we’re the gateway to the Caribbean for South America. Our geographic situation has, of course, implications for border security because of the territorial claim by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and also claims by Suriname. So, they were interested in that and I gave them the assurance that we are on our way to the peaceful resolution of the territorial controversy with Venezuela,” the Head of State noted.
The final area covered Guyana’s political and governance systems. “The [other] area I dealt with was political. I gave them the assurance, truthfully, that Guyana is a very stable country, law-abiding country, and our National Assembly functions, our judiciary functions independently and also the executive branch. So, those three branches are separate and the executive does not interfere in the judiciary or the autonomous commissions, like the Guyana Elections Commission, the Judicial Service Commission and so on. So, I think from the point of view of governance, we were able to explain that Guyana is a stable, well-governed state,” he said. The Head of State said that Guyana’s ‘green’ agenda was also discussed and the team was impressed with Guyana’s commitment to protecting the environment. “They were quite im-
pressed with our environment [and] our commitment to the environment. We believe that climate change can have harmful effects and we’re taking measures to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. We can see that our coastal zones are being damaged partly as a result of global warming and we are committed to protecting our rivers, protecting our air quality, protecting our forests. So, we’re able to explain and convince them of our commitment to protecting the environment even as we go more deeply into the extractive industries,” he noted. President Granger noted that the two sides also discussed areas of cooperation, which can be built and enhanced where needed, in areas such as security, energy and disaster response and preparedness. “The territorial controversy has been our (Continued on page 30)
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It takes six days to get x-ray at GPHC, five minutes at private hospitals - Patient expresses frustration A trip to the hospital in Guyana can offer a cure or be a disaster for someone, depending on which hospital that person decides to seek help from, public or private that is if you can afford to seek the help of a private hospital. The stark differences between public and private medical facilities and the services they offer became even more evident after a man who sought attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Outpatient Department y e s t e r d a y, learnt that he had to wait six days to get a much needed x-ray to diagnose why he was unabl e t o put pressure on his left foot while trying to walk. The man said that he t h e n w e n t t o Wo o d lands Hospital and the same x-ray was done in five minutes. The man said his “tribulation” started on Wednesday night, when he realized he was unable to use his left foot, since
every step meant excruciating pain. He decided yesterday morning to visit the Outpatient unit of the GPHC - this happened about 07:00 hrs where he was told that the unit would be operable at 08:00 hrs, which was music to his ears, since all he thought of was the relief that he would receive. When the unit started functioning at 08:00 hrs, the man said he was well received by staff and was able at around 09:15 hrs to see a Doctor (name provided), who suggested that the patient get an x-ray for a proper diagnosis The patient said he was then directed to the Diagnostic X-Ray Department, to which he limped acros s . “This was one corner away from the Outpatient Department. On arrival at the X-ray department, I was greeted by a young lady who took the reference document that was issued by the Doctor and told me that I would have
to come back at a later date to have the X-ray done. That date so happened to be six days away, and was stated as 29th August, 2018.” “I immediately questioned the logic in the process used by the GPHC and was told by the young lady, that it was a management decision. She then asked me if the Doctor had not told me what the procedure was. I told her that I was not informed of any such procedure, and the fact that I had to wait six days to get a diagnosis for a problem that has rendered me virtually immobile, made no sense.” The man said he “immediately left and went to the Woodlands Hospital”, which is a private f a c i l i t y, w h e r e h e w a s seen within an hour by an Orthopedic Surgeon, at a cost of three thousand dollars. “The doctor immediately recommended an Xray, and this was done at a cost of two thousand dollars.” “I had to wait fifteen minutes to have the Xray done, and the pro-
cess itself took a mere five minutes. I then waited for another half an hour to see the doctor again, aft e r w h i c h the X-ray was examined and it was diagnosed that I have a stress fracture in the foot. A dose of medication was prescribed and rest of the foot was recommended. The medication prescribed cost me thirtysix hundred dollars.” The man then reflected on his experience and asked two pertinent questions. “From the comparison of the two services it can be suggested that one is free, hence the inefficiency, but the question has to be asked: what then do tax payers get for the billions of dollars pumped yearly into the Public Health System? How much does it cost GPHC to provide to the public the same service that costs eight thousand six hundred dollars at a private facility, and is done in a matter of hours, compared to the same service taking days at the GPHC?
The x-ray the man received from the private hospital
Cops reach dead end in lawyer’s clerk murder Police appear to have reached a dead end in their investigation into the murder of 48-year-old lawyer’s clerk, Gregory ‘Wayne’ Frank, who was battered and strangled in his Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/ Linden home on August 2. A senior police official said yesterday that no one is in custody. Police had initially detained four people, including a beverage vendor, who were all acquaintances of the victim. A college of Frank’s had told Kaieteur News that the vendor sells beverages a short distance from the Georgetown Magistrates’
Courts and that Frank would often visit his stand. The vendor would reportedly also visit Frank at his h o m e . Investigators appear to believe that Frank was robbed and murdered by individuals he knew. Kaieteur News was told that the lawyer’s clerk was cautions about his safety, since there had been a number of burglaries in his neighbourhood. There was no sign of forced entry to his home. Frank, who was a lawyer’s clerk with Attorney Abiola Wong-Inniss, for over ten years, was found lying facedown in a pool of blood in his
Items found in the slain man’s yard
Gregory ‘Wayne’ Frank single-flat concrete house at Kuru Kururu. The premises was ransacked and several items, including Frank’s gold jewellery, television sets, and a laptop were missing. The killers appeared to have escaped through the back door, which was open. An electric drill and a black cap were found in the yard. A post mortem revealed that he sustained compression injuries to the neck and blunt trauma to the head. F r a n k ’s s t e p f a t h e r, Rupert Patterson, who lives in another house in the same yard, discovered the body when he went over to Frank’s house to check on him.
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Blind Society candidates record notable passes at 2018 CSEC Although they were accepted by the Guyana Society for the Blind with little to no academic backgrounds, the blind and visually impaired candidates who participated in the 2018 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] examination were able to secure a 100 percent pass rate. “They wrote 16 subjects in total and they passed all with grades two and three,” said coo r d i n a t o r o f t h e programme Ganesh Singh. The candidate with the most outstanding performance this year is 23-yearold Ms. Schemona Sugrim of Fyrish, Corentyne, who gained five grade two passes. She secured passes in English A, Principles of Business, Office Administration, Social Studies and Human and Social Biology. “I feel excited and overwhelmed,” said a smiling Sugrim yesterday. Also recording outstanding performances this year are 44-year-old Dawn Benjamin of Sandvoort Village, West Canje, Berbice, who secured four grade two passes; 17-year-old Shundy Thomas of Rose H a l l To w n , C o r e n t y n e , Berbice, who secured three
grade twos and two grade three passes and 53-yearold Hazel Morris with one grade two and one grade three. Three of these four candidates [Sugrim, Benjamin and Thomas] who were present at the High Street, Georgetown Blind Society for an award, shared their desire to furthering their studies and teaching children with special needs. The award ceremony was sponsored by Ms Genevieve McDonald, the proprietor of Heaven’s Care Day Care facility located at 68 Sixth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown. McDonald has for the past few years been lending support to the Blind Society to honour the CSEC candidates. Following the short ceremony, Thomas, one of the awardees, wa s e a g e r t o share a word of advice with other youths with disabilities said, “to persons with disabilities it is not the end because there is always hope. Behind every dark cloud there is silver lining and we are proof of that.” Regarding the performance of the blind candidates as remarkable, Singh said, “...it might not sound like a lot of subjects, be-
cause one person might write 16 subjects in the regular school system, but these persons came from a background where they had no school experience and so to achieve this is remarkable.” For this reason, he said, “I am very much satisfied and actually excited, and at the same time somewhat surprised, because we did not expect that the students would have done so well.” While four blind candidates were entered for CSEC this year, Singh revealed that the entire contingent entered by the Society amounted to seven. He disclosed that in addition to the four blind candidates, an additional three with other forms of disabilities [physical and learning] wrote the examination. According to Singh, sustaining the programme over the years could not have been possible without the support of the Board of the Blind Society, the Ministry of Education, as well as other members of the public and private sector, including the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company, who have given support in various forms.
Some of the candidates who gained CSEC passes this year. From left: Shundy Thomas, Schemona Surgrim, Dawn Benjamin, Dacia Haynes [in wheelchair] and Makela Sampson.
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operation between the United States and Guyana. Also, we are aware of the repeated danger of hurricanes and other disasters in the Caribbean and the United States has assisted us, particularly the Civil Defence Commission, in preparing for disasters and management of disasters. Again, this is one area that we want to continue our collaboration with the United States, because we don’t have the airlift or the technical capabilities to respond to these disasters,” President Granger said. He noted too that the Congressmen particularly have expressed interest in the energy sector and the possibility of access to cheap electricity for Guyanese and other stakeholders. “We explained that we’re not wedded to one concept. Some areas may have solar, some areas may have hydro, some areas may have wind, some areas may have natural gas, so we’re looking at a mix of energy sources and we’re confident that we’ll bring the tariff rate down to below US$0.15 cents per kilowatt hour. Maybe we’ll keep moving downwards and have cheap energy and this will be important to manufacturers. So some of the questions were concerned with the possibility of cheap energy,” the President explained. Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon were also present in the meeting. The Congressmen reportedly arrived Wednesday but kept largely away from the media.
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There’s no alcohol abuse in Parliament’s lounge - Opposition MP, Alister Charlie Alcohol is indeed being served in the Members of Parliament lounge but only on special occasions. This is according to Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Alister Charlie, agreeing with Telecommunications Minister, Cathy Hughes, that alcohol is not being purchased and abused, using taxpayers’ dollars during sittings of the National Assembly. “I must not deny it (alcohol) is there, but not at every sitting. Not all the time…it will be only for ministers’ or MPs’ birthdays, or just like last time when we sat before we proceeded on the annual recess.
Alcohol was there and during the Christmas time too.” The MP, from Lethem, Region Nine, disclosed that the Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira has been “cautioning” colleagues of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) about drinking during sittings of the National Assembly. In fact, during the Chief Whip’s birthday recently, there was no alcohol. The issue of alcohol was sparked after a report by Kaieteur News indicated that almost $700,000 was being spent on food for National Assembly sittings. The figures were part of
the reports over time by the newspaper to show how taxpayers’ dollars are being utilized. According to Charlie, he is very much aware of the public debate on the issue. He insisted that MPs do not eat lobsters as it jokingly being peddled on social media. “I saw the photoshopped image of a minister and one of our MPs eating lobsters. This is not so. Our food is not different. There is rice, chicken, fish, beef, pork and sometimes mutton. Some parliamentarians are vegans. I can’t say if anyone is getting special treatment. I can tell
Maryann Daby attempted murder PI commences The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into an attempted murder against businesswoman Maryann Daby, who allegedly tried to kill a police officer, commenced yesterday before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Daby, 25, of 127 D’Aguiar Park, Houston, Georgetown, is currently out on $750,000 High Court bail. The woman is accused of pointing a loaded gun at a police officer’s head and pulling the trigger, in an attempt to kill him. Yesterday when the matter was called, Police Constable John Holder took to the witness box, from where he detailed his role in the investigations. Holder told the court that he is presently attached to Alberttown Police Station. The PI into the matter will continue on August 30.
Maryann Daby Daby was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on May 13, at Albert Street, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, with intent to commit murder, she attempted to discharge a loaded firearm
at Police Constable Christopher Kissoon. According to reports, on the day in question, Daby and her friends were at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club. Constable Kissoon, who was off-duty and was at the Club at the time, reportedly heard what appeared to be gunshots. While checking for the source of the gunfire, he reportedly saw Daby firing rounds into the air. He said that he confronted her. Daby then allegedly pointed a firearm to the officer’s head and pulled the trigger. Daby is also charged for having in her possession an unlicensed pistol along with six live rounds. The attempted murder charge and the unlawful possession of arms and ammunition charges arise from the same circumstances.
‘Red House’ case continues... From page 15 the Chief Justice ruled that there were issues to be determined that require a full hearing/trial. These include: (i) Whether the President has immunity for his acts done in performance of his functions. (ii) Whether officials acting for and in the name of the President are likewise immune from orders of Court. (iii) Whether Red House gazetted as a National Monument and heritage site could be leased by the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys to the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc. (CJRCI) without the permission of the Minister of Education. (iv) Whether President Jagdeo or Ramotar sanctioned the purported lease of Red House to the CJRCI. (v) Whether the failure of the CJRCI to advertise in the official gazette in the manner
of executing a Transport, the purported lease of 99 years to the CJRCI, renders the lease invalid, ineffectual and incapable of being pleaded in a Court of Law. (vi) Whether such a lease of 99 years ought not to have been filed in the Deeds Registry as a matter of record and annotated by the registrar as is required by the Deeds Registry Act.
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(vii) Whether the claim of constitutional breaches ought not to be supported with particulars and facts in the Application by CJRCI. Representing the state and the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys are the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, Solicitor General, Kim Kyte-Thomas and Senior Legal Adviser, Judy Stuart.
you what I know about.” Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, said recently that while he had no problem with the food, he was objecting to the large quantities of liquor in the lounge. Another Opposition MP, Adrian Anamayah, had said that there was not a “problematic issue” about spending on meals; rather it is about the spending on alcohol during the sittings. “The reality, as known by all Parliamentarians, as well as Parliament staff – but unconfirmed by the members of the media who are not allowed in the Parliament lounge – is that at sittings of the National Assembly, since the APNU+AFC Coalition took office, there is a plethora of alcoholic beverages being served in the lounge.” Telecoms Minister, Cathy Hughes had denied that there was liquor in excess, disclosing that these were special occasions, for birthdays and end of year get-togethers. She also defended the food bill of average $700,000 for each sitting. She said more than 300 persons eat at every sitting, inclusive of the 65 MPs. These persons also include 40 media workers; 115 Parliament staffers; drivers and medical personnel.
Opposition MP, Alister Charlie According to Minister Hughes, she does not know which lounge Jagdeo, a former president, visits, but the lounge in which she eats, does not serve alcohol. Rather, there is a range of teas, coffees, juices and water. She was quick to point out that there is alcohol served on occasions – at Christmas or when an MP would bring some for his or her colleagues during a birthday celebration, but these “are few and far between”. Hughes said that it is a big disservice to Guyanese to hear that their hard-earned money is being
”wasted” and “squandered”. Responding to questions about the food bill and other issues, Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs disclosed that the Assembly Committee of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana considered and gave approval for a number of food suppliers to be invited through the restrictive bidding process, to bid for the supply of meals and snacks for sittings of the National Assembly and Committee Meetings. The four suppliers that bid were Maggie’s Snackette and Catering Service; Ambience Restaurant and Catering Service; Carnegie School of Home Economics and Water Chris Hotel and Bar. According to Isaacs, the contract was awarded by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on 5th July, 2018 to Maggie’s Snackette and Catering Service for the supply of meals and snacks for sittings of the National Assembly and Committee Meetings. It was reported sometime back that the cost of every sitting, for food; for putting up MPs in hotels and for paying travelling from out of the region, among other things, was over $1.5M.
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Concacaf Women’s Championship CoA takes RHT Farfan & Mendes... complete... Qualifying resumes tomorrow Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) reminds media that the regional qualifiers for the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship will resume play tomorrow. Action will begin in Jamaica, with the Concacaf Caribbean Women’s qualifiers, as five teams – Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago – will be competing for
the top three spots and berths in the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship. Two days after the start of the Caribbean Zone, the Central American teams will begin action. Two spots are up for grabs among four teams: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama. The Caribbean qualifier will conclude Sunday, September 2, while the Central American qualifier will wrap up on Friday, August 31.
Fans will be able to follow both competitions live through Concacaf.com and the Confederation’s rights partner networks. The official draw for the Concacaf Women’s Championship, which will sort the eight participating teams into two groups of four for the first round of the competition, will be conducted live from Univision Studios in Miami, FL on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 10:00 am ET.
Friday August 24, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Today your physical and mental energy should be operating at a very high level, Aries. You probably won't spend much time inside if you can avoid it. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Your intuition is likely to be very keen today, . Accurate psychic insights could come to you thick and fast. Your imagination is also strong, and you might come up with ideas to enrich your home, work, or anything else on your mind. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Get-togethers with friends or meetings with a group should prove informative and enlightening today,, although some of it may be a bit perplexing. CANCER(June21–July22) Today things could be rather hectic at work, Cancer. You'll probably be very busy and happy with whatever results you produce. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Some new information about an interesting field could have you browsing the web and looking through books to learn more, Leo. This could involve law, philosophy, history, or spirituality. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Today you might learn about new and creative ways to increase your income, Virgo, possibly involving technology in some way. So much new information could come your way that you find it hard to keep track of it
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Social events could put you in touch with interesting people in intriguing professions. You might get involved in some fascinating conversations that provide you with a lot of useful information. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) A friend or colleague could recommend some books that you want to read right away, Scorpio. Be sure you take breaks and rest your eyes from time to time to avoid eyestrain and headaches today. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Today your mind will be quick, insightful, and inspired, Sagittarius. Your creative impulses should go a thousand miles an hour and ideas should pop in and out of your head like crazy. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Visitors could pop in and out during the day, and you'll be in the right frame of mind to enjoy their company. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Don't be surprised if your inbox fills with email or your phone rings off the hook. Friends, relatives, and colleagues could have great news and useful information. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Inspiration is the word for today, Pisces. Your creative talent should blossom and motivate you to work on wonderful ideas. This could involve music, painting, decorating, or cooking. Relax and have fun with it.
From page 34 to the office-bearers and the professional management. “The New Constitution entrusts the day-to-day management of the BCCI to its professional management.” Under the new constitution the governance of the BCCI will be handled by the Apex Council. Nine councilors will sit on the Apex Council comprising five office-bearers along with an elected representative picked by the BCCI members, two from the players’ association (one male, one female) and one official from the Comptroller and Auditor General’s office. The CoA has said it will perform the role of the Apex Council and the IPL Governing Council until fresh elections take place. According to Rai the officebearers have not been removed. He took the example of Choudhary convening the selection committee meetings to announce India’s squad for the final two Tests of their England tour, the India A squad for the two-match series against Australia A, and the India women squad for the ODI tour of Sri Lanka. “Any powers exercisable by any office bearer will henceforth be only as mandated under the New Constitution and shall be exercised only with the prior approval of the Committee ofAdministrators,” the CoA said. “The office bearers and/or their respective Executive Assistants as well as the employees of BCCI shall not undertake any travel outside India at BCCI expense without the prior approval of the Committee of Administrators.”
Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ CC... From page 37 have seen Hooper play by saying that Nurse is a better bowler than Hooper,” asked an angry Peters. Since Best’s shocking comment social media has been flooded by comments questioning how he got onto the commentary team, while some suggested that he made that comment because he is Bajan while some questioned his mental state, the professionalism of those who hired him is also being questioned. Those on Facebook who are wading into Best are and not only Guyanese but from all parts of the world, including Barbados where Hooper is called Sir Carl and where Corey Collymore and the Umpire were booed when Hooper was given LBW for 99 in a Regional First-Class game between Guyana and Barbados.
From page 37 2 for 23, Jonathan Rampersaud 2 for 23 and leg spinner Kevin Ramnarine 2 for 19. Needing to score 104 from 50-Overs, Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes were led to victory by their captain Jonathan Rampersaud who batted with a level head to score 54 off 51 deliveries. Rampersaud hit three boundaries during his innings and received support from Mahendra Gopilall 15 and Jeremy Sandia 10 not out. Bowling for Blairmont Hemchand Ragubir and Shreedath Rupnarine took 2 wickets apiece for 32 and 19 respectively.At the Albion Ground, Albion Community Centre Cricket Club squeezed past Tucber Park Cricket Club by three wickets. Tucber Park Cricket Club batting first scored 104 from 45 of their allotted 50-Overs with Zeymul Ramsammy 35 and C. Subhai 18 being the principal scorers. Kumar Deopersaud took 4 for 20, Ravendra Ganesh 4 for 27 and Leon Cecil 2 for 19. Albion in response, found themselves at 80 for 7 before rallying to victory with a 25 run, 8th wicket partner-
ship. Albion’s effort was led by Hemendra Gurdyal 21 and Tameshwar Mangal 18. National Under-15 Captain Zeymul Ramsammy took 2 for 18 from ten overs, while Navin Looknauth had 2 for 22 from seven overs. Meanwhile, both teams have declared their teams for the final: Rose Hall Town: Jonathan Rampersaud, Mahendra Gopilall, Jeremy Sandia, Matthew Pattaya, Jonathan De Veira, Christopher Deroop, Shamar Scott, Faroud Mohamed, Angelino Ramdihal, Reyad Rahaman, Aaron Harilall, arshad Dinkhan, Shivnarine Ramnarain, Junior Shamsundar, Ravindranauth Kissoonlall (Manager), Simon Naidu (Coach). Albion Cricket Club: Pavendra Ganesh (Captain), Hemendra Gurdyal, Leon Cecil, Tameshwar Mangal, Tameshwar Mahadeo (W/K) Maauz Khan, Damien Cecil, Hemendra Deonarine, Naresh Veersammy, Shiv Harripersaud, Kumar Deopersaud, Manoo Inasie, Junior Mohabir, Antonio Ramphal. Omarnauth Outar (Manager).
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Kohli back at the top in Test rankings
Virat Kohli accepts the man of the match award, England v India, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge, 5th day, August 22, 2018 © Getty Images ESPNcricinfo - India captain Virat Kohli moved back to the top of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen after his Man of the Match performance in Trent Bridge. He has amassed a career-best 937 rating points and is one point shy of breaking into the top 10 batsmen in rankings history. Donald Bradman is No. 1 having achieved a rating of 961 points in February 1948 followed by Steven Smith (947), Len Hutton (945), Jack Hobbs and Ricky Ponting (both on 942), Peter May (941), and Garry Sobers, Clyde Walcott, Vivian Richards and Kumar Sangakkara (all on 938
points). Kohli is placed 11th on that list after his knocks of 97 and 103 in Nottingham as India beat England by 203 runs to make the series scoreline 2-1 with two Tests to play. He had previously reached the top of the rankings after the first Test at Edgbaston, before ceding it to Smith after low scores in the second Test at Lord’s. Among other Indian players who made big moves in the rankings were Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah. Pandya moved up 23 places in the bowlers’ rankings to No. 51 after taking five wickets in six overs
on the second day at Trent Bridge. He occupies the same spot on the batsmen’s charts after his second-innings fifty to set up India’s declaration. Those performances have placed him at No. 17 on the allrounders’ list. Bumrah, who sat out the first two Tests with an injury, took a five-wicket haul in England’s second innings and is now at No. 37 among the bowlers after just four Tests. For England, the biggest move was made by Jos Buttler, whose second-innings 106 took him up 22 places to be No.47 among the batsmen.
Virat Kohli on top of the world. (ESPNcricinfo Ltd)
Barbados and Guyana remain unbeaten, Canada still winless KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Front runners Barbados and Guyana maintained their unbeaten run in the Regional Under-19 50-over Championships, while Canada remained winless following the completion of the fourth round of matches here yesterday. Barbados and Guyana each notched their third consecutive victories with wins over Canada and the Leeward Islands respectively. After finishing second in the 4-day competition, Barbados continued their push for the title with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Canada. Canada could only muster 175 in 45.3 overs, with Barbados making light work of the target as they ended on 176 for two in 34.4 overs. At one stage, Canada had looked set to post a competitive total, thanks to an 89-run second wicket partnership between opener Benjamin Calitz and Randhir Sandhu that saw them coasting at 99-
1 early on. But once Camarie Boyce removed Calitz for 36 and Sandhu followed four runs later for 42, Canada’s middle and lower order collapsed. That collapse was led by spinner Joshua Bishop, who took three quick wickets as Canada crumbled to 144 for seven. Boyce (4-28), was ably supported by Boyce who grabbed three wickets and Nyeem Young (2-23), as Canada eventually folded meekly. A third wicket partnership between Antonio Morris, who stroked an unbeaten 54 and Nico Reifer who finished on 35 not out, comfortably carried Barbados to victory after they had been given a decent start. Shian Brathwaite (17) and Mekhail Marshall who made 58, put on 45 runs in an opening stand, before Marshall and Reifer added another 45 runs for the second wicket. Guyana comfortably de-
feated the Leeward Islands by 114 runs to stay on track with Barbados and set up a key clash on Saturday. After posting 215 for eight in their 50 overs, they then restricted the Leewards to 101. Guyana owed their eventual total to a 78-run sixthwicket partnership between Javid Karim (39) and Junior Sinclair (36), who rescued them from the precarious position of 107 for five. Qumar Torrington and Joshua Jones then tore through the Leewards top order to leave them with little chance of reaching their target. Torrington accounted for the wickets of Elroy Francis and Uri Smith, while Jones snared Joshua Grant and Paul Miller to leave them stuttering on 20 for four. Kevin Sinclair then joined in on the act, claiming three scalps as no batsman other than Zawandi White, who scored 53, showed any resistance.
There was also a win for the Windward Islands, who coincidentally also won by 114 runs over Trinidad and Tobago. The Windwards posted the day’s highest total of 219 and then routed T&T for just 105. Nathaniel McDavid (44), Avinash Mahabirsingh (39) and Justyn Gangoo, who made 24, mounted a serious lower order fightback for the Windwards after they had slumped to 84 for five. Then in a sensational bowling performance, the Windwards’ opening pair of Jayden Seales and Joshua James dismissed T&T’s first four batsmen for ducks to practically seal the contest. James finished with fig-
ures of 4-34, and with help from Justyn Gangoo who claimed 3 for 16, and Seales (2-16), they helped to wrap up T&T’s innings. Scores: At Arnos Vale Playing Field: Barbados defeated Canada by eight wickets. CANADA 175 in 45.3 overs (Randhir Sandhu 42, Benjamin Calitz 36; Joshua Bishop 4-28, Camarie Boyce 3-28, Nyeem Young 2-23) BARBADOS 176 for two in 34.4 overs (Mekhail Marshall 58, Antonio Morris 54 not out, Nico Reifer 35 not out). At Cumberland Playing Field: Guyana defeated the Leeward Islands by 114 runs. GUYANA 215 for eight in 50 overs (Javid Karim 39,
Joshua Persaud 37, Junior Sinclair 36; Elroy Francis 325, Javin Spencer 2-41) LEEWARD ISLANDS 101 in 30.5 overs (Zawandi White 53; Kevin Sinclair 317, Joshua Jones 3-30, Qumar Torrington 2-26). At Park Hill Playing Field: Trinidad and Tobago defeated the Windward Islands by 114 runs. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 219 in 50 overs (Nathaniel McDavid 44, Avinash Mahabirsingh 39, Justyn Gangoo 24; Shermill Lewis 4-54, Daneal Dupigny 3-28) WINDWARD ISLANDS 105 in 27.3 overs (Micah Joseph 25; Joshua James 434, Justyn Gangoo 3-16, Jayden Seales 2-16).
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Tridents snatch tense win as BCB/New York Business Group Under-19 Tournament Rose Hall Town Pepsi, Albion, Tallawahs lose third straight Blairmont and Tucber Park
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, CMC – Left-arm seamer Raymon Reifer produced a magnificent final over as Barbados Tridents overcame a below-par batting effort and five dropped catches to beat Jamaica Tallawahs by two runs and win their second match of the Caribbean Premier League here Wednesday night. Defending what appeared to be an inadequate 156 at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Tridents seemed headed defeat when the hosts motored to 80 without loss in the 10th over with openers Johnson Charles stroking a top score of 42 and Glenn Phillips hitting 36. When three wickets fell for 20 runs, Ross Taylor (26 not out) and David Miller (25 not out) combined in a halfcentury stand which left Tallawahs needing just nine runs from the last over. Reifer held Taylor to a single off the first ball before Miller belted three runs to square leg to reduce the target to five from four balls. But with the odds squarely against Tridents, Reifer kept Taylor scoreless off the third ball and allowed only a single to deep cover off the fourth. Miller then swung and missed the penultimate delivery of the match and with four runs required from the last ball, the left-handed South African could only tug a full length ball to long on, leaving Tallawahs agonisingly short of their target. The defeat was the third on the trot for Tallawahs after they won their first three while Tridents captured their second in three outings, and now head to Bridgetown for five home games. Australian star Steve Smith had earlier top-scored with a fine 63 off 44 deliveries while elegant stroke-maker Shai Hope chipped in with 43 as Tridents raised 156 for six off their 20 overs after being sent in.
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All-rounder Raymon Reifer exclaims during a tense final over against Jamaica Tallawahs on Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy CPL T20) The pair put on 103 for the third wicket to drag Tridents out of trouble at 37 for three in the sixth over after openers Dwayne Smith (18) and Hashim Amla (15), along with New Zealander Martin Guptill (0) had all perished within the space of 10 balls with three runs added. Smith, who has been in good touch, then struck five fours and three sixes while Hope, with a half-century in Tridents’ opening game, counted two fours and three sixes off 35 deliveries. Captain Andre Russell, who finished with two for 32, ended the stand when he forced Hope to play on in the 18th over after drying up the scoring and Smith fell in a disappointing final over for Tridents, also bowled by Russell, which yielded just four runs. Charles and Phillips then threatened to take the game away quickly, adding 80 off 55 balls, leaving Tridents struggling for a foothold. The right-handed Charles, who smashed five successive fours in the third over from fast bowler Jason Holder, gained a reprieve when he was put down on 29 by off-spinner Ashley Nurse off a return catch in the sixth
over. He had faced 32 balls and struck six fours and six when he became the first of two Smith (2-19) wickets in the 10th over, caught on the ropes at mid-wicket by Guptill. Phillips followed four balls later, caught at the wicket after striking four fours and a couple of sixes off 24 deliveries. Kennar Lewis struck two sixes in 17 off 16 balls before nicking a heave at Mohammed Irfan behind and though Taylor and Miller came together in a 54-run, unbroken fourth wicket stand, they never found any real acceleration as the partnership needed 43 balls. Taylor soaked up 28 balls for his knock and Miller, 20, as Tridents strangled the innings at the back end and big hitters Russell and Rovman Powell found themselves sitting frustratingly on the sidelines with nothing to do. Scores: TRIDENTS 156 for six off 20 overs (Steve Smith 63, Shai Hope 43; Andre Russell 2-32). TALLAWAHS 154 for three off 20 overs (Johnson Charles 42, Glenn Phillips 36, Ross Taylor 26 not out, David Miller 25 not out; Steve Smith 2-19).
CoA takes complete charge of BCCI ESPN Cricinfo - The Committee of Administrators (CoA) has taken full control of the BCCI. All the sub-committees of the BCCI except the selection panels and the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) have been annulled. The powers of the three office-bearers of the BCCI - CK Khanna (acting president), Amitabh Choudhary (acting secretary) and Anirudh Chaudhry (treasurer) - have been clipped and they will
now need the CoA’s mandate to approve any decision or travel. With the BCCI registering its new constitution, which was approved by the Supreme Court recently, the CoA has said the professional management of the board, led by the CEO Rahul Johri, will take charge of the daily affairs until fresh elections are conducted. The CoA, which comprises Vinod Rai (chairman)
and former India women captain Diana Edulji (member), said it has issued this fresh directive in the wake of the new constitution coming into being from August 21, when it was registered. “As a consequence, the earlier Constitution of the BCCI (“Old Constitution”) stands extinguished and the New Constitution has come into force,” the CoA said in a three-page email distributed (Continued on page 32)
Nicholas Lawson who took a hat-trick for RHT Bakewell. The packed Cricket Season promised by the Berbice Cricket Board is now in full swing with special emphasis being placed on junior cricket tournaments during the school holidays. On Monday last, the Berbice Cricket Board hosted the quarterfinals of the New York Business Group Under-19 Cricket Tournament. Defending Champions Rose Hall Town Pepsi, Albion Community Centre Cricket Club, Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club and Tucber Park Cricket Club advanced to the Semifinals after defeating Port Mourant, No. 73, Young Warriors and Achievers respectively. At the Area ‘H’ Ground in Rose Hall Town, Port Mourant batted first and reached 106 all out off 31Overs. Brandon Mangal top scored with a polished 42 which including four boundaries. Rampertab Ramnauth was the only other batsman to reach double figures with an unbeaten 11 from 73 balls. Fast bowler Nicholas Lawson claimed a hat-trick in the fifth over to end with 4 for 17, while Berbice left arm spinner Keith Simpson and Jeremy Sandia ended with 3 for 15 and 2 for 14 respectively. In response, Rose Hall Town Pepsi reached 104 for 4 off 26-Overs with Lucas Arthur 20, Jonathan Rampersaud 21 not
Jeetendra Outar of Albion Cricket Club.
out and Mahendra Gopilall 22 not out being the principal scorers. At the breezy No. 73 Ground, Albion were dismissed for 194 off 28 Overs. Their efforts were spearheaded by Sarwan Chaitnarine, Jeetendra Outar 50 and Antonio February 37. Chaitnarine and Outar added 94 for the first wicket before the middle order fell apart. A. Hussain 3 for 32 and K. Chatterpaul 4 for 35 bowled well for No. 73, who in response were bowled out for 70 off 18-Overs. Chatterpaul returned to score 20 with the bat. Beesham Surujnarine took 5 for 6, Ramesh Kassinauth 3 for 15 and Karran Arjpaul bowled well for Albion. Blairmont destroyed a weakened Young Warriors Cricket Club by 172 runs at the Cotton Tree Ground. Blairmont scored 189 all out in 27.2 Overs with Marvin Prashad 74, Doodnauth Persaud 64 and Seon Glasgow 17 reaching double figures as Gevon Schultz 4 for 39 and left arm spinner Trevon Stanislaus 3 for 40 bowled well for Young Warriors Cricket Club. The visitors in reply were bowled out for a meager 18 runs with National Under-17 player Nigel Deodat and Seon Glasgow taking 5 for 5 and 3 for 7 respectively.
In the final Quarterfinal, Tucber Park Cricket Club easily defeated Achievers by 103 runs at the Rose Hall Canje Welfare Ground. Tucber Park reached 210 all out with M. Mickle 22, Steve Deonarine 22, Zeymul Ramsammy 27 and Melvin Singh 14 being the principal scorers, while extras contributed a healthy 43. Berbice left arm pacer Chris Harry 2 for 47, Navindra Prashad 3 for 23 and Boodram Lakeram 2 for 48 were the wicket takers for Achievers, who in response were bowled out for 107 from 30-Overs. Keyan Small 28 not out and Prashad 18 were the best batsmen for Achievers as the Ramsammy brothers, Zeymul and Abdul each claimed two wickets apiece for 17 and 15 respectively. The Semifinals would be played on Sunday 2nd September with Albion Community Centre Cricket Club taking on Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club at Blairmont, while Rose Hall Town Pepsi would clash with Tucber Park Cricket Club at the Area ‘H’ Ground. The final is scheduled for the 8th and 9th September, at the Albion Cricket Ground under lights. The Tournament is being sponsored by a group of Guyanese Businessmen living in the New York State area.
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West Indies to play India in Florida in 2019 ESPNcricinfo - West Indies are planning to host India in Florida next July, immediately after the 2019 World Cup, as part of a long-term strategy to play a minimum of two T20Is in North America every year until 2022. “There’s full board support as part of our strategic plan over the next five years to bring regular games into the Americas,” Cricket West Indies CEO Jonny Grave told ESPNcricinfo during the Caribbean Premier League matches in Florida. “So not always talking about USA, we’re talking about Canada and other parts to try to grow the sport. The whole ICC strategic plan is around growing the game and we’re huge advocates of Associate cricket. “We want to grow the game. We’re big advocates of playing in the Olympics even though one might argue that’s quite complicated because effectively we’d be playing as the separate sovereign countries of the West Indies - but we don’t have a problem with that.” Since the USA Cricket Board is yet to be fully ratified, Grave said CWI will seek the ICC’s permission directly to host the matches. They are expected to be prime-time affairs, starting as late as 9pm in Florida in order to accommodate Indian television market, while also ensuring the comfort of the people coming to the stadium.
Less than 1,000 people were in the ground in Lauderhill for the start of play. (Peter Della Penna)
The T20Is between India and West Indies from two years ago were played at 10.30 am under heat that Grave felt was “unbearable”. “That would be our aim,” Grave said. “Clearly we have to discuss that with sponsors and broadcast partners, but realistically when you’re playing India in the Caribbean you have to play either very late at night or very early in the day. If you’re playing India, the passion of the India fans, they’ll turn up whether you play at 11am or 9pm at night.” England are touring the Caribbean from January to March 2019 and sources in Florida suggest they may also play some T20Is at Central Broward stadium. Grave, however, wasn’t very keen on
relocating these matches. “England fans love coming to the Caribbean,” he said. “Even though we have a big England tour of three Test matches, five ODIs and three T20Is, that would be a big decision to take matches out of the region, whereas the traveling India fan is [coming from the USA] and it’s a growing market so it’s less of a risk to our region to have the England games in the Caribbean and the India matches [in Florida].” India will start their 2019 tour with T20Is at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, before travelling to the Caribbean to play ODIs and Tests. According to the FTP, New Zealand (2020), South Africa (2020) and Pakistan (2021) are also scheduled to
tour the region while India will visit again in 2022. Bangladesh have already come and gone. The PCB and CWI had tentatively agreed to play T20Is in Florida after the West Indies toured Pakistan this past April, but Grave said finding a window outside the FTP has been difficult. When asked if a tri-series in Florida would be possible involving Pakistan and India, he said that playing that many matches at the same venue could be problematic. Mid-week games scheduled in Lauderhill have had notoriously poor attendance. When Sri Lanka and New Zealand played the first T20Is on US soil in May 2010, the series, originally scheduled for three games, was reduced to a two-match weekend only
affair since only 200 tickets were sold for a fixture on a Thursday. However, Grave indicated that in the future West Indies would be open to playing T20Is against Canada or USA on weekdays as build-up to matches against Full Member sides on weekends. Meanwhile, CWI extended an annual invitation for USA and Canada to play in the Regional Super50 competition, which begins in October, with Grave also hoping the women’s teams from both countries would be open to playing domestic cricket in the West Indies. “We’re not here to make a fast buck, that’s probably the bottom line,” he said. “This isn’t just about economics. This is a five-year plan and in five years we think we can
start to make a difference to support USA and Canada and that’s just the next two best teams in the Americas. “We want to develop cricket in the whole region, but the next two sides have the ability to break into the 16-team T20 World Cup. Through CPL, playing in our Under-19 tournament, the Super50 and making sure this stadium maintains its status as an international ground can only help USA Cricket. We’ve been pretty vocal and been big advocates about how good the quality of the cricket was in the World Cup Qualifiers and how we need to expand the game and not shrink the game.” CWI had also played a part in helping Canada run their Global T20 tournament in June and July.
ISKF Guyana Karate Team Secures 30 Medals The “20-man” ISKFGuyana team returned on Monday 20th with a recorded total of 30 medals from last weekend’s successfully concluded 13th ISKF Pan American Karate Championship. The event was hosted by ISKF-Panama at the luxurious Sheraton Bijao Beach Resort in Panama City, Panama. This year, the event was well attended with a total of 395 athletes that represented 14 Pan American Countries. The largest contingent came from host country Panama with 121 athletes, followed by Mexico with 59 athletes, Argentina and Canada with 38 athletes, United States of America with 35 athletes, and Guyana, Peru, and Uruguay with 20 athletes respectively. Barbados, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Jamaica made up the remainder. The 13th ISKF Pan-American Karate Championship was declared officially opened on Friday, August 19th, 2018 by Chief Instructor/Chairman of ISKF Master Hiroyoshi Okazaki (9th Dan).
During the opening ceremony, the Golden Arrow Head was on display by the “20 member” ISKF-Guyana team who bore it with pride before all in attendance. In the lead up to the competition, the Sheraton Bijao Beach Resort was energized and excitement from the spectators filled every square inch of the arena. Of note, this year’s contest was no walk-over as there were excellent showmanship, skill level, respect and camaraderie demonstrated by each competitor and nation alike. Notwithstanding this, and as hard work would have it, in the end, Guyana was able to earn 14 Gold, 11 Silver and 5 Bronze medals. The individual result and division for team Guyana are as follows: In the individual events, for the 6-7 years old female kata contest Gia Ramischand won Gold for Guyana, and Silvia Perozo secured Silver for Guyana. Bronze went to the Panamanian. In 6-7 years old female kumite contest Silvia Perozo
won Gold for Guyana, and Gia Ramischand secured Silver for Guyana, Bronze went to the Panamanian. In the 6-7 years old male kata contest Gael McPherson won Gold for Guyana, Mexico took the Silver and the Bronze went to Panama and Peru. In the 6-7 years old male kumite contest Gael McPherson won Gold for Guyana, Aiden Persaud secured the Silver for Guyana and the Bronze went to Panama and Argentina. In 8-9 years old male kumite 6thkyu to 4thkyu – Zadok Yehudah won Bronze for Guyana from among a group of 25 competitors, while in the 8-9 years old female Kumite 6thKyu to 4thKyu, Sylvie Hershberger won Bronze for Guyana. In the 8-9 years old female 3rdkyu to 1st Dan division, Bianca Campbell won Gold in both kata and kumite for Guyana, while Reia Lee took the Silver in both events for Guyana. In the 11-12 years old male black belt kumite contest,
Akeem Morgan competed with excellence. In a sensational and keenly contested battle in the finals, the petite (in size) Morgan defeated his towering opponent from Barbados to win the Gold for Guyana. In 10-11 years old male kumite 6 kyu to 4thkyu, Oliver Hoke won Silver for Guyana; Ecuador took the Gold and Peru the Bronze. In the 15-16 years old female black belt kumite contest Kristalia Chaves held her ground in a strong division to earn Bronze for Guyana. The Gold was won by Argentina and Canada copped the Silver. In the 18-44 years old female 7thkyu to 4thkyuKumite contest, Tamirand De Lisser won Gold for Guyana, Colombia took the Silver and the Bronze went to Argentina and Panama. While in the kata contest Tamirand De Lisser copped 2nd place, winning the Silver for Guyana. In the 18-44 years old male 7thkyu to 4thkyu Kumite contest, Abdul Hackim won
Silver for Guyana and in the Kata contest Bronze. The other places went to Panama. In the 18-22 years old male kumite category, Alex Rodrigues fought fearlessly to earn the respect of his opponents, however, was unable to medal. Shaqueel Amin on the other hand made light work of his opponents advancing to the semi-finals. He competed against the Mexicans and was unsuccessful in advancing to the finals. In that keenly contested division, the Mexican emerged the winner of the Gold medal, while Argentina won Silver. Amin came in third place and copped the Bronze medal. In the team events, Team Guyana also did well commencing with the 7-10 years old team Kata contest where Bianca Campbell, Aiden Persaud, and Gael McPherson won Gold for Guyana, while Zadok Yehudah, Silvia Perozo and Oliver Hoke won Silver for Guyana, and the Bronze was won by Panamanians. In the 11-15 years old team kata contest Kristian Chaves,
Kristalia Chaves and Akeem Morgan won Gold for Guyana with 18.9 points. Team USA settled for Silver with 18.8 point, while Peru took the Bronze. After the contest, the 13th ISKF Pan American Championships culminated with a Grand Dinner Banquet at the Shearaton Bijao Beach Resort where the team co-mingled and celebrated with all in attendance. ISKF-Guyana committee wholeheartedly thanks everyone for their support especially the dedicated instructors and head coach Sensei Christopher Chaves along with Sempai Alex Rodrigues and Sensei Christina Chaves who accompanied the team to Panama. Special thanks are also extended to the Department of Sports, the Guyana Revenue Authority and the scores of parents and friends for their unwavering support. Thanks and recognition is also extended to Ms. Danielle Myers-Hoke (of the US Embassy Georgetown) who went beyond the call to support the team.
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Brazil ‘Train and Play’ Camp
Encouraging improvements in match against America FC – Head Coach Johnson “We didn’t want it to end, we were saying another five, ten minutes; such was our performance, we were in the ascendency, we were pushing forward and pressing. The lads have really taken on board what we’ve been doing over the last eight days against the best team we’ve played to date,” the words of Head Coach of the Golden Jaguars, Michael Johnson. This was noted as the former Jamaican International recapped the performance of the young squad on their historic “Train and Play” camp in Rio de Janeiro in their third match played against America Football Club (AFC) at their home stadium, Estádio Giulite Coutinho that has a capacity of 16,000. Despite the match ending 2-1 in favour of AFC, their second goal coming from a penalty in the second half, Johnson and his technical staff complimented the players for the way they performed. The host team took the lead towards the end of the first half but the energetic Guyanese team, which had been matching the AFC team play for play and pressuring them also, got the equalizer minutes later when a cross
from Kelsey Benjamin into their area was put into the back of the net by one of the home team defenders. The goal came at the end of a good 10-minute period of domination by the mainly young squad here in Rio, which has a few senior players, including Captain Samuel Cox and Vurlon Mills. Johnson elaborates more on the game: “It’s not about the results, it just shows how we are improving, how the information is going in and how they are taking it on board and applying it.” He noted that it’s all good taking on board what is being taught but application of the knowledge is vital: “I think today {Monday} what we saw were lots of performances where they were actually grabbing hold of some of the key nuggets that I and Senior Coach Taffazul Islam Rehman have been teaching them about in the week.” While acknowledging that this is just the beginning of exciting times for Guyana’s football, Johnson pointed out that lots more work have to be done defensively and offensively. Like what has been done
Jake Newton leads the attack. in the previous two matches, all the players here were afforded the opportunity to have match time: “We had a really long, good look at certain players we felt had done really good over the course of the week but the second period when the other play-
ers came on, they stepped up; and that’s great, because what you don’t want to see is people moaning or groaning or not showing that passion. They responded in the right and proper way and it gives you another headache going into the final game on Thurs-
day.” It will be played against Bangu Atletico Clube. The Guyana-based coaches have been integrally involved in running the sessions during the initial days of the camp as it allowed the new tacticians the opportunity to assess and learn the
players. The subsequent sessions, led by Head Coach and other members of the technical staff, have been tough but the players have been gradually adapting to the style of play, which was aptly exhibited against America FC.
BWF CAREBACO International Senior Championships 2018
Battling Priyanna Ramdhani advances to three semi-finals Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani (foreground) defeated Suriname in Quarters.
The BWF CAREBACO International Senior Championships 2018 continues Wednesday at the Ring Sports Center in Paramaribo Suriname. The Guyanese players continued to put their all into their game play with some matches lasting almost 1 hour to make it into three of the Five SemiFinals. The 16-year-old Priyanna Ramdhani battled hard and is the only player in Three Semi-Finals in the overall Senior International Championships. This is quite an accomplishment for a 16 year old junior player who still have further to go as she will be playing in the CAREBACO Regional Under-17 Championships next week and only recently won the CAREBACO Junior International. Her older b r o t h e r, N a r a y a n , h a s reached two semifinals, while teammate Jonathan Mangra is in one. Matches on Day two were: Open Ladies Singles Quarter-Finals: Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) defeated Monyata Riviera of Barbados: 21-19,
21-18. Open Men Singles Quarter-Finals: Due to the luck of the Draw Narayan Ramdhani (GUY) had to face the No.1 Seeded player Robert Mann of Luxemborg in the tournament who defeated him: 21-16, 21-8. Open Men Doubles Quarter-Finals: Narayan Ramdhani & Jonathan Mangra defeated the No.2 Seeded Pair Jamal Jared Thijssen & Roche Young A Fat: 21-6, 21-14. Open Mix Doubles Quarter-Finals: Narayan Ramdhani & Priyanna Ramdhani defeated the local crowd favorites Olympian Soren Opti & Mary-Ann Zhong: 22-20, 21-8. Other Matches played were: Open Men Doubles First Round: Akili Haynes & Tyrese Jeffrey (GUY) lost to Shea Martin & Dakeil Thorpe of Barbados: 21-9, 21-9. Narayan Ramdhani & Jonathan Mangra defeated Jai Luo & Alian Toney of Suriname: 21-12, 21-9. The tournament continued yesterday evening.
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IGBL supports Guinness Cage Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ CC blast Tino Best for misleading comment about Carl Hooper street-ball championship By Sean Devers
Three Peat Promotions, Rawle Welch, receiving the sponsorship cheque from IBGL staffer Melissa Cupidore yesterday at the presentation ceremony. Insurance Brokers Guyana Limited (IBGL) is the latest entity to join the list of sponsors to support the Guinness Cage Street-Ball Championship, following a simple but significant presentation yesterday at their Carmichael Street headquarters. Representative of the insurance brokerage company, Melissa Cupidore, made the presentation on behalf of company Director Ewart Adams to Three Peat Promotions Rawle Welch, coordinator of the championship. Adams, during brief remarks, declared that he is proud to be associated with the initiative which aids in fostering social cohesion amongst the communities, while providing an avenue for individuals to display their respective talents. M e a n w h i l e , We l c h thanked the company for their significant
contribution, adding that the gesture indicates the c o m p a n y ’s c o n t i n u e d commitment to community development, while acknowledging their social responsibility. The 24 team tournament is currently at the knockout stage and will resume tomorrow at the Haslington Tarmac on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). Among the entities in support of the cause are: Banks DIH under its Guinness and Power Wine brands, Clarks footwear giants Chetsons, ENetworks Inc., KSM Investments, Yhip’s Bakery, Brass Aluminum & Cast Iron Foundry (BACIF), Ray’s A u t o S a l e s , Y. K . Investments, Trophy Stall, Express Shipping, Wo o d p e c k e r P r o d u c t s , National Sports Commission, ‘C’ Division of the Guyana Police Force, Jai Signs Auto Designs, Gaming
Authority, Julius Variety Store and C Prestigious Styles. Please see fixtures for tomorrow night’s knockout matches. (1)- Hustlers vs. North East La Penitence-19:00hrs (2)- Broad Street vs. Alexander Village-19:20hrs (3)- Tiger Bay vs. Avocado Ballers-19:40hrs (4)- Leopold Street vs. Albouystown-20:00hrs (5)- Sparta Boss vs. Back Circle-20:20hrs (6)- Ol Skool Ballers vs. BV-B-20:40hrs (7)- Blazers vs. Vryheid’s Lust-21:00hrs (8)- Uprising vs. Plaisance-21:20hrs Quarterfinal Matches (9)-Winner of 1 vs. Winner of 2-22:00hrs (10)-Winner of 3 vs. Winner of 5-22:20hrs (11)-Winner of 4 vs. Winner of 6-22:40hrs (12)-Winner of 7 vs. Winner of 8-23:00hrs
RHT Farfan & Mendes, Albion Cricket Club reach BCB/Mike’s Pharmacy U-15 Final - Game to be played tomorrow The two Clubs considered the best in Berbice have reached the final of the Berbice Cricket Board organised Mike’s Pharmacy Under-15 Tournament. Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS and the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club would clash in the final of the tournament after defeating Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club and Tucber Park Cricket Club respectively in the Semifinals. The final
would take place tomorrow at the historic Albion Cricket Ground from 09.30 hours. At the Area ‘H’ Ground, defending Berbice Under-15 Champion Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes defeated Blairmont by five wickets. Blairmont, under cloudy skies, won the toss and elected to take first strike. The visitors were soon in trouble as Berbice offspinner Matthew Pattaya removed Hemchand Ragubir and Altaf Balram to leave Blairmont at 14 for 2. Guyana spinners Jonathan
Rampersaud and Jeremy Sandia soon had the visitors reeling at 63 for 8 but stubborn batting by Shreedath Rupnarine and Andy Tagtraj aided by numerous extras, assisted Blairmont Community Centre Cricket club to reach 103 all out in 36-Overs. Rupnarine topscored with 27, while Tagtraj was left unbeaten on 12. Extras topscored with 32. Bowling for Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes, Matthew Pattaya took 2 for 16, Jeremy Sandia (Continued on page 32)
The name of Carl Hooper was incorporated into the name of the Buxton Cricket Club in 2002 when Hooper was appointed West Indies Captain to honour the elegant all-rounder. Yesterday after the closing ceremony of Buxton Cricket Camp, President of the Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ CC Essie Peters said he is outraged by irresponsible, outrageous and misleading comment about Hooper made by TV commentator Tino Best during the CPL match between Barbados Tridents and the Jamaica Tallawahs on Tuesday night in Florida. The 36-year-old Barbadian Best, who has 57 Test wickets from 25 games and 34 wickets from 26 ODI blurted out that Barbadian off-spinner Ashley Nurse was a better bowler than Carl Hooper who has over 5,000 runs, 100 catches and 100 wickets in both Test and ODI cricket. He did not stop there as he went on to say Hooper,
Buxton Carl Hooper CC President Essie Peters with 555 First-Class wickets including 114 in Test cricket in addition to 193 wickets in ODIs, was a ‘lollipop’ bowler. W h e n h i s c o commentator asked him to qualify that statement Best who enjoys blowing his own trumpet, and read out Hooper’s stats Best said “not bad, not bad at all” but refused to retract the comment. Peters waded into Best saying that the club would not stand by and allow Best to mislead those youngsters around the world who have never seen Hooper play, to be
misinformed that Nurse, who has never played a Test match and has taken one wicket per match in his 36game ODI career and 142 First-Class from 42 games, is a better bowler than Hooper. “We at the Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ Cricket Club asks Best, who uses his time on TV to boast about himself, to issue an apology to the Millions of Carl Hooper fans for comparing Nurse to Hooper,” Peters stated. “How can such a person who is far from being a professional insult the intelligence of those who (Continued on page 32)
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Friday August 24, 2018
Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ CC host successful Cricket Camp - Malcolm, Blackman awarded best batsman & bowler respectively
ECCB President Bissoon Singh presents the Best Bowler prize to Joshua Blackman.
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he successful three-week Buxton Cricket Camp concluded yesterday with the closing ceremony and presentation of prizes, trophies and certificates in
the East Coast Demerara Village. This was the 13th annual cricket camp and Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ Cricket Club’s long serving President Essie Peters described the Camp as
Outstanding students with the officials at the closing ceremony of the Buxton Cricket Camp yesterday. a success and thanked everyone who contributed funds, Trophies, prizes or their time. President of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Bissoon Singh
delivered the feature address and told those present that many persons supported this Camp including President of the Berbice Cricket Board, Hilbert Foster. Singh urged the participates to put into practice what they had learned during the time they would have spent at the Camp and congratulated the parents and guardians for the sacrifices they made to ensure the youngsters attended the Camp. “They did this to give you an opportunity to be a better person and be a role model in your village and Country by your attitude and behaviour in life you can achieve this. Now it is up to you to put into practice what you have learnt here. Many people go to Universities and Colleges and get many certificates but they just have them there without putting into practice what they were taught,” the East Coast Cricket Official stated. “Those who were not fortunate to be here will depend on you to share your knowledge with them. Be a leader to them and help them to improve themselves and take down the right path.
That’s how you become leader of your community and the President of Guyana,” Singh told the youths. “It’s the same in cricket, Clive Lloyd was greatest West Indies Captain, he was not born a captain, but because he put into practice what he had learnt about leadership he became not only a successful Skipper but an outstanding leader,” Singh said. “You need to work hard to become successful. I played with Carl Hooper at GCC and he would come in the mornings when the others were doing something else and run and practice. I remember how hard he worked on his cricket because he wanted to get better. When he was picked for the senior team he was just 18 but scored a debut hundred in Barbados,” Singh added. Singh ended his address with three quotes from President Barack Obama. “The future rewards those who press on. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I am going to press on.” The second quote is ‘if
you are walking down the right path and you are willing to keep walking, eventually you will make progress.’ The final quote was ‘Change will never come if we wait for some other person or some other time.We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek,” Singh concluded. Isaac Nicolas Malcolm was adjudged the best batsman and received a pair of batting boots donated by Sean Devers, while Joshua Blackman collected a trophy donated by Hilbert Foster for being the best bowler. The Foster trophies were also presented to Linda Silvin (best Female student), Dominic Glasgow (best male student) and Collis Wiltshire (most improved student), while the four youngest students got a school bag each donated by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club under the Patron’s President David Granger fund. Julian Frank, the Ministry of Youth, Culture & Sports representative, President of Golden Grove CC Allister Haywood and Secretary of Buxton ‘C’ team Cristal Thomas were also present yesterday.
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KFC, title sponsors of Petra goodwill tournament Fast food giants Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) are the title sponsors for Petra Organisation’s four-team Goodwill football tournament which will kick off this year end. Launched yesterday at the company’s Vlissingen road office, the tournament will see three Guyanese teams take on Trinidad’s Shiva Hindu College Boys team in the tournament which will kick off in December. Petra Co-director Troy Mendonca confirmed that the T&T team will be up against three Guyanese school teams with Chase Academic Foundation and Annai being two of those
teams. He noted that, “We believe that the tournament should have a good spread and the team (Annai) has proven itself as one of the better hinterland units.” He posited that the other team that will participate will be named shortly. GFF President Wayne Forde was at the launch and he congratulated the Petra organisation while also pledging the federation’s support. Restaurant Manager for the KFC Hinck Street Branch, Madanna Nelson, shared her views that the tournament will augur well for the overall development of the sport.
BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement Senior League
Unbeaten BV and Eastveldt storm into tomorrow’s final
(L) Delroy Deen, (C) Malcolm Wilson and Junior Alleyne. The BV/Triumph 8th of M a y M o v e m e n t Emancipation Cohesion Senior Cup Football League which is sponsored by Bakewell/Lloyd W P B r i t t o n / G O Benjamin/GLDA/NAREI/R OCK and Roy’s Pharmacy, continued with two exciting semi-final matches last Sunday at the BV Playground. In the first semi-final, Eastveldt that had won all allotted preliminary Group A matches, came up against G r o u p B r u n n e r ’s u p Tucville. The two teams, which have undoubtedly fielded some of the better players in the league, matched each other in good tactical ploys which bred no goals going into half time with the score 0-0 at that period. However, it would be a defensive error by Tucville
that provided the alert O’Neil Glasgow of Eastveldt, with an opportunity to fire home the only goal of the match. In the second semi-final, unbeaten Group B leaders, Beterverwagting (BV) opposed the courageous countryside team and Group B runner’s up, Mahaica. And, BV at their home ground won that contest 3-1. Mahaica’s Eion Abel had fired the visitors ahead in the 11th minute but goals off the boots of Delroy Deen (14th minute), Malcolm Wilson (19th minute) and Junior Alleyne (40th minute) allowed BV a comfortable come from behind win. The final of the BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement Emancipation Cohesion Senior Cup Football League is set for tomorrow evening at the BV ground.
From left, Restaurant General Manager for Vlissengen Road Wendy Fernandes and GFF President Wayne Forde watch on as Hinck Street Manager Madanna Nelson hands over the sponsorship cheque to Petra co-director Troy Mendonca. Petra’s Jacquline Boodie and Mark Alleyne look on.
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The ISKF Guyana team celebrate with their recorded total of 30 medals.
Brazil ‘Train and Play’ Camp
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Encouraging improvements in match against America FC – Head Coach Johnson
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