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EDITORIAL

Change and the Guyana Police Force According to recent reports incidents of police misconduct and professionalism seem to have become endemic over the past few months. It may be that not enough serious thinking has gone into promoting a sustainable plan which would result in a reformed Guyana Police Force. One would have to be blessed with an escapist mentality to persist in the belief that the actions of those misguided ranks who are caught out are anomalies which belie the actual culture of the force. Allegations of professional misconduct - some provenhave been made against ranks at various levels including for stealing; demanding with menace; brutality of persons in and out of custody; extra-judicial killings; not appearing to give evidence in court; incompetent investigations; nonresponse to calls for assistance just to name a few. The Guyanese people justifiably would like to know when they will get some relief from their protectors. But it all comes back to the issue of how soon will the reforms whatever they are (if form and substance) will be apparent to the rest of the society. That is if the police themselves know what they are supposed to be doing. This column has observed before that there is a fundamental difference between a modern police force and a police force that is universally acceptable in its approach to the functions of protecting the people. The thrust of the argument is that the GPF might be equipped with all the modern material, amenities, training and the works, but that it remains stuck in a Neanderthal mode where people are routinely brutalized at points of contact or while in custody where death results; or shot dead in circumstances where the eyewitnesses version contradicts that of the police; or evidence and files disappear or are misplaced by the police; or monies due to ranks for extra duty are misappropriated by superior officers; or where ranks are still subjected to abuse and sexual harassment; or where reports of domestic and sexual violence are treated casually and callously. No police administration anywhere in the world which encourages or ignores these weaknesses can lay claim to employing modern police practices In response to complaints about police deficiencies the Guyanese people have grown weary of the stock rebuttal that ranks have received training. It would be interesting to know the number and types of courses the officers and ranks of the GPF have participated in annually. One may be forgiven for gaining the impression that when officers return from local and overseas courses all that is required is a presentation outlining what the programme was about. The people and government need to know that inhouse training programmes have been set up and timelines and benchmarks established to ascertain that knowledge and skills transfers are taking place as they should. Any moves to fulfill those expectations are clearly not evident judging from the perpetuation of unprofessional conduct at all levels of the GPF. Overseas courses are simply a trip away from the local scene; nothing more with a few officers being the most travelled compared to their contemporaries in the region. The question remains, have they ensured that the force benefitted from their overseas sojourn at the expense of the taxpayers? There is absolutely no acceptable reason why the GPF should not inform the public about the nature and type of reforms envisaged; it is a reasonable and natural expectation by the people who expect no less than a professional police force. However this factor does not ignore the reality that police reform is risky and hard, and efforts to innovate in policing, sometimes fall short of expectations. What might astonish people is level of internal resistance to

Tuesday December 02, 2014

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Bacchus’ excursion avoids the real issues concerning Nandlall DEAR EDITOR, Attorney-at-Law Murseline Bacchus (S/N November 27), to defend Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, against irresistible inferences of illegality from his infamous telephone conversation with Kaieteur News (KN) senior reporter, Mr. Leonard Gildarie, takes us back to a case 184 years ago in feudal England. M r. B a c c h u s w a s purportedly responding to a report in the Kaieteur News of Thursday November 6, 2014, under the caption “The world is watching police investigation - APNU”. In the article, Mr. Joseph Harmon, an Opposition frontbencher and himself an attorney-at-law, raised concerns about the capacity and integrity of the authorities to undertake an independent investigation into the telephone conversation in which Mr. Nandlall objectified women; solicited for sexual purposes, on behalf of an uncle, a reporter of the newspaper; confessed to restraining the same uncle from taking serious criminal action against the newspaper proprietor; admitted to corruption involving public funds, drew attention to the increased activity against

KN following the accusation by KN’s proprietor that his vehicle (Nandlall) was engaged in taking photographs of the newspaper building; declared knowledge of [an] impending armed attack[s] against the newspaper and its staff, and referred to a deal involving the President with the proprietor’s wife over a tax evasion matter. This was, of course, the same conversation in which Nandlall boasted of his blood descent from the ancient Hindu warrior caste, Kshatriya, and encouraged Mr. Gildarie to leave his current employer and join the “elitist’ press unit being set up by the Government. Rather than expressing an informed opinion on these several acknowledged instances of criminal behaviour and evidence of grave professional misconduct by the Leader of the Bar of which he is a member, Mr. Bacchus chose to expound extensively on the use of the word “threat”, not by Mr. Harmon but by the editorial writer in this final paragraph of the article: “The threats by the Attorney General have brought back memories of the shocking August 8, 2006 slaughter of five pressmen, who were gunned down, execution-

style, by armed invaders at the Eccles printery of the Kaieteur News.” As the attorney for the Kaieteur News trio in this matter, I would welcome an honest and professional exchange on all the issues involved, including the baseless allegation of wiretapping by Mr. Glenn Lall. U n f o r t u n a t e l y, M r. Bacchus’s voyage into irrelevance does not allow for any meaningful response. Not the worst of his excursions is that he volunteered his knowledge about the law on arrest which was certainly not addressed in the article that he claims moved him to write his letter. That issue only gained prominence following the Precautionary Measures issued by the Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in reference to Mr. Gildarie, one of the Kaieteur News trio. But these are not my only concerns. If a senior lawyer in Guyana honestly believes that the admission of criminal behaviour or ethical misconduct by the Leader of the Guyana Bar has to be resolved by reference to an English case decided 184 years ago or some law handed down by the British, then we have truly reached

the point, supposed by Dickens and the law as applied in Guyana, is indeed an ass. Nandlall is no ordinary citizen: he is the principal legal advisor to the Government of Guyana and boasts about his guardianship of the Constitution. With Mr. Bacchus’ criminal experience, he must be aware of Mr. Nandlall’s admitted knowledge of some intended crimes and misdemeanours. And with his wider knowledge of the law, Mr. Bacchus must be aware that Article 32 of the Constitution imposes a duty on “the State, the society and every citizen to combat and prevent crime and other violations of the law and to take care and to protect public property.” Mr. Bacchus assures readers that he holds no brief for Anil Nandlall and nobly, but without much conviction, that his letter is driven by a sense of “duty to the public”. Yet all that his knowledge and sense of duty allow him to find in Nandlall’s shameful telephone conversation is language that “leaves much to be desired.” Given its contents and timing, the same can be said of Mr. Bacchus’ letter, many times over. Christopher Ram

This deadly obsession with cell phones has reached epidemic proportions DEAR EDITOR, What is this affinity that the crooks in Guyana have with cell phones that they would go to any length to become the lawless owner(s)? Each time I read about a Guyanese losing his/her life all because of a cell phone, my first reaction is to denounce that land as being my birthplace, and in an air of similar enigmatic insanity try to conjure up a rationale for such behaviour. It has reached epidemic proportions. The most recent victim, Deon Adolph, a geologist employed at the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, almost met his demise last Thursday, solely because he was the owner of a cellular phone. This latest

attack has only proven that life in Guyana has no value. Absolutely none whatsoever! Almost every babe in America or Canada is the owner of a cellular phone and in the majority of cases the most modern ones with the latest features. The C.I.D. ranks have yet to find and arrest the perpetrator/thief who deliberately ran over and killed 21-year-old Bank employee Sheema Mangar, after snatching her cell phone in 2010. In July 2013, a hapless would-be fleeing thief ended up badly bruised and in handcuffs when he ran into the path of a taxi, shortly after snatching a nurse’s mobile phone on Mandela

change, including active opposition to reform at virtually all levels of some police organisations. Potential opponents of change need to be brought into the process while consideration must be given to letting the public understand how their investment in policing is enhancing police professional performance and productivity for the nation’s benefit.

Avenue. The victim had just left the National Gymnasium with her boyfriend, following a hockey match, when the thief struck. He certainly made easy work for the police, although the BlackBerry was smashed to pieces. He only sustained minor injuries. Pity, I daresay. Sadly the obsession also extends to those who have already merited the appellation criminal. In September a prison brawl at the Mazaruni Prison left Theon Smith dead , and another inmate Akeem Edwards, who was serving a 15-year sentence for robbery under arms, possession of an illegal firearm, as well as break and entry, facing additional charges following a stabbing incident over a missing cell phone. No digression intended, but why in the first place was a cell phone allowed within the prison walls. These are just a few of the voiceless victims, silenced forever.

Now the question that immediately surfaces is what can be done to curb this rising epidemic. In general, thieves will be more likely to steal a mobile phone if they think they can then sell it or derive some other kind of benefit from it (e.g. using it themselves). It is very difficult to make phones harder to steal without compromising their basic design benefits, such as being relatively small and portable. Therefore, making mobile phones less attractive to thieves is primarily a matter of making them harder to use or sell after they have been stolen. As a consequence I am calling on the Guyana Government, lawmakers, and all wireless carriers laws are needed to mandate that all wireless carriers participate in new database systems that make it difficult to re-subscribe stolen phones to cellular service. I am also (Continued on page 23)

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Why are we beating around the bush Observing International Day of about CP and indiscipline in schools? People with Disability DEAR EDITOR, The theme for this year is “Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology”. The world observes ‘International Day of People with Disability’ tomorrow, December 3, 2014. It is estimated that some 20 million people in the world are blind, 35 million are deaf or hard of hearing, 15 million are suffering from leprosy, and 30–40 million are mentally retarded to such an extent as to require some assistance with routine activities of daily living. Poliomyelitis is still a major orthopedic problem in most developing countries of the world; hundreds of thousands of new cases of paralysis occur each year and the number of untreated patients requiring orthopedic care totals several millions. Leaving aside the ending problem of malnutrition, which itself may put a large proportion of the world’s population at risk of disabling diseases, various estimates indicate that at least 200 million people, representing 6% of the world’s population, are disabled as a result of congenital defect, injury, chronic disease (especially cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and diseases of the musculoskeletal system) or acute disease. Modern social legislation

contains provisions for protecting workers and their families from economic consequences of invalidity and for compensating workers for the economic loss that results from an occupational accident or disease. Social protection of this type is extremely widespread and is included in even the most primitive forms of legislation. The scope and extent of protection do vary, however, from country to country; in addition, there is constant development in the degree of protection afforded and, in many countries with advanced social legislation, social security in this respect has virtually been achieved. The object of this social protection is not so much to safeguard or repair the health of the worker, but to ensure that the worker’s income is maintained at an adequate level even though his earning capacity (i.e. his or her ability to work) is reduced or eliminated either temporarily or permanently. Consequently, to ensure that social required period of time, it is necessary to accurately evaluate the degree of disability and the probable duration of this disability. Incapacity for work may be defined as temporary or permanent. The term (Continued on page 23)

Strangely, respect for women in Guyana is rationed like a privilege DEAR EDITOR, Your online edition published a report of the suspension of a magistrate by the Judicial Service Commission on the ground of alleged misconduct during the hearing of a case. One daily newspaper had published my comment on the disclosures of the country’s Attorney General in a conversation intended for his friend but trespassing on the public interest. My letter spoke in particular on what he revealed about the dangers women face in the workplace from money and power. The report on the suspension of the magistrate opens up another danger. It supports my suspicion that for some strange reason respect for women in their own right in Guyana is rationed like a privilege. The magistrate was perhaps not officially taped,

but the scene was an open courtroom and Sparendaam courtroom was often crowded. The woman who made those allegations against the magistrate is every male’s mother, sister, wife, fiancée, friend. If the magistrate thought that he was giving a moral lesson then we should let him know that he did the opposite. He is a close rival to his head of the Bar, the Attorney General. Perhaps if the President had made a public example using his power to hire and fire ministers, to fire the AG on this ground alone, all magistrates and others would have known that their brief power with “government boots” gives them the chance not to blow off and show off, but to set an example to their s e x a n d t h e i r generation of really breaking away from the old. Eusi Kwayana

DEAR EDITOR, Why are we beating around the bush about corporal punishment and indiscipline in schools? Let’s face it. We are followers of the so-called developed countries, adopting wholesale whatever they implement and sell to the world, whether there are negative effects or not. For instance, they lined up a slew of experts to malign corporal punishment (CP), removed it from their school system in most states, and today we have a system free of corporal punishment, but one where there are metal detectors and a branch of the police department assigned to each school. We ignore the fact that there is a financial aspect to banning corporal punishment in so many schools in the U.S. Look at the big picture. No corporal punishment resulted in children acting up, since there is no consequence to their actions. These delinquent behaviours are then given names by the experts and medication is prescribed. Here is where the big bucks are made. Medical personnel in New York City recently complained about educators dumping malbehaved kids in hospital for medication which is costing the state millions of dollars. Pharmaceutical companies are minting millions as a result of these programs. Let’s for a minute examine the argument against corporal punishment. The claim by the so-called experts is that corporal punishment damages the child and causes him to be violent. This would suggest several generations of us who are over 35 are damaged since we all grew up in an era where corporal punishment was the norm. Yet, I dare say we are a much more disciplined and productive generation as a whole than the current generation brought up on no CP. Very few are aware that

the U.S., via the UN, is pressuring developing countries to ban corporal punishment. Their intention is to have our youths popping pills (their products) to moderate their behaviour. It turns my gizzard to see Guyanese arguing in favour of a system of discipline that has failed and continues to fail in developed countries. The bottom line is always financial for the U.S. and we’re following foot to foot. Of course CP is unpleasant to a child, which is why said child wouldn’t cross certain boundaries to get a spanking. You learn to obey the rules and operate within the “law.” Today we have a generation of youths who have no respect for said boundaries. When they hit eighteen years of age, of course they have no respect for the law either, and end up in the blossoming prison industry. There is another moneymaker; another reason for banning CP. There are private companies running prisons in the U.S. No doubt there are those who will soon capitalize on this industry in Guyana. The question is; what can we lose from bringing back corporal punishment in schools? One thing we can lose is the aid the UN would threaten to cut since we will not dance to their tune. What can we gain? We’ll definitely have more discipline in schools. Students will learn there are immediate consequences to their actions. I often ask myself what would have become of me if I grew up in an environment free of corporal punishment. I don’t think I would have finished high school. If there was nothing to stop me from doing what I wanted, no one could’ve gotten me to study anything. The fear of corporal punishment motivated most of us to do the right thing. Throughout my five years in high school I got spanked (two lashes) once. Fear of CP

made me conscious of operating within the rules, both at school and at home. By the time I was eighteen this was part of me and I never ran afoul of the law. This applied to most of us at that time. I’m well aware that the generation of today is more than ever exposed to distractions my generation did not have to deal with. From television to the violent video games and the ever present distractions of cell phones (with which, as poor a nation as we are, each student seems to be equipped), the last thing students need is the lack of discipline. So, to the Brendon Mounters of our world who give Corporal punishment the “Ebola” treatment, let’s get

real and recognize the fact that the removal of CP in our schools is one of the main contributing factors for the decline of discipline in our schools. Stop buying everything the Americans sell us. Mr. Mounter claims that the violence in schools is global. He’s probably right. But show me a country where CP was not removed from schools and I’ll bet they do not suffer from this epidemic. I dare you. Look up “School corporal punishment” on Wikipedia and after reading other countries’ approaches, ask yourself why it is still in place in so many countries. I can answer that for you. Corporal punishment works. Nathaniel Hinckson

Politics in Guyana could really be funny at times DEAR EDITOR, I have come to the realization that politics in Guyana, if it were not so detrimental, could be as funny as ever. Twelve people, obviously AFC backers and sympathizers, signed on to a letter in KN back on October 29/2014. “Granger Leadership Chaotic,” taking some serious digs at APNU. I started to chuckle after reading: “APNU is just a sham of nine paper political parties.” That would have been cool if they had just left it there. But of course they continued; “the political machinery of APNU is principally the command and control structure of the PNC.” As against the command structure of the AFC? By this time I am in tears. In between their contempt, they found it convenient to patronise three members of APNU, they called them what Granger is not, Leaders. But since the reason for their letter was to bash Granger, they continued, with this idiotic statement.

“…by not pushing for the noconfidence motion, it is clear that APNU is aiding, abetting and prolonging the PPP stay in office.” You talk about propaganda. With a fairy tale understanding of the realities of life in Guyana, they further commented that “APNU has lost some political ground to the AFC”. And “unlike APNU and the PPP, the AFC leaders seem to connect with people of the grass roots level.” At this point I had had enough. Would you believe that professional people signed that letter? Milton Bruce

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PPP to fight to preserve integrity Mother breathes sigh of relief as son’s killer commits suicide

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will not let up; it will fight “tooth and nail” with the opposition to preserve the integrity and honour of the Party and its leaders, said General Secretary Clement Rohee. He made this statement when he hosted the Party’s weekly press conference at Freedom House, Robb Street, Georgetown. Rohee told the media that his Party condemns the Alliance For Change use of threatening and inflammatory language against the PPP and its leaders, particularly former President, Bharrat Jagdeo and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh. Last week, Vice Chairman of the AFC Moses Nagamootoo, told the media that should AFC become government, the party will make unprecedented moves to have the “elitist clan” of the PPP face the music for its corrupt acts that left the nation with severe damage. While indicating that high up on the party’s list is Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, Nagamootoo said that he is interested in having the former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, and current Head of State, Donald Ramotar, held accountable for their wrongdoing. The Vice Chairman contended that the most damning corrupt acts were started by the Jagdeo regime and are being carried out to the detriment of the people by the Ramotar administration. He had said, too, that while the Constitution does not allow legal action to be taken personally against a former and current President, the AFC will move to amend the laws so that any wrongdoing of the two can be properly investigated and the relevant charges leveled against them. But Rohee feels that this is a form of witch hunting. He

By Rabindra Rooplall

PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee

AFC Vice - Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo

Former President. Bharrat Jagdeo

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh

said too that the statements from AFC come on the heels of similar threats by another opposition party, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). According to Rohee, “This lends credence to a popular held perception that the AFC is taking its cue from its senior partner in the opposition alliance against the PPP and its Civic component.” Rohee said that “the threats” emanating from the opposition’s camp are reminiscent of the days of “PNC (People’s National Congress) dictatorship when there was political persecution against anyone who dared to stand in the way of administration.” The General Secretary

regarded Nagamootoo’s statements as ominous and said that such “threats cannot be dismissed as hot air emanating from a desperate and power hungry opposition.” He added that “under the PNC regime any indication of opposition, real or imagined, would have resulted in victimization or dismissal or in the case of Dr. Walter Rodney, death.” Rohee said that his Party remains proud of its record of advocating and promoting an environment of free speech and independent thinking which he claimed is now under threat. The politician asserted that it is clear that the (Continued on page 23)

Eighteen years after her son, Lindon Fitz-Donald Alleyne, was killed, 72-yearold Joan Corbin feels that she has received justice after hearing of the recent suicide of her son’s killer, Samuel LaFleur, a former Special Forces rank. La Fleur, of Lot 193 Back Road Prospect, East Bank Demerara, on Sunday placed a handgun into his mouth and shot himself after firing several shots at the neighbours’ house and injuring Oneika Lyttle. The injured woman was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Police retrieved a handgun and several spent shells from the scene. Lindon Fitz-Donald Alleyne was only 30 when he was killed on January 19, 1996 by his fellow soldier, Samuel LaFleur while serving with the Caricom contingent of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Haiti. This was just days before the Guyana contingent with the peace-keeping forces was due to return home at the end of a three-month assignment. The court martial, which was held at GDF Headquarters, Camp Ayanganna, heard that the crime was committed at a camp in the town of Les Cayes. LaFleur shot Alleyne several times with a Beretta while the victim was fleeing. It was alleged that LaFleur was drunk, and had threatened Alleyne the previous day. He was initially charged with murder, but later pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment by Judge Advocate, the late Donald Robinson. “After all these years I got justice from Jehovah and not from man. My only son who was a father of seven, died while serving his country in Haiti. He was killed by an ignorant colleague.” Mrs. Corbin said.

DEAD: Samuel La Fleur

DEAD: Lindon Fitz-Donald Alleyne

La leur was sentenced to 14 years unparoleable time at a court martial, which was held at GDF Headquarters, Camp Ayanganna. When asked if the state gave her any compensation, Mrs. Corbin said she will always remember former President Janet Jagan who assisted her with getting compensation after she was getting the royal run around from GDF after her son died on duty. Reflecting on how her son met his demise, the mother of three said, “LaFleur did not spend his full time in Camp Street prison; three years after he was sentenced my daughter-in-law saw him working at a businessman store and from since then he has been living a free life although he was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment after killing my son on January 19, 1996.” The mother lamented and explained what she was told from the court hearing and her son’s colleagues, “While working in Haiti my son who was a corporal in the GDF had an argument with LaFleur who was refused entry into an area by American soldiers because he did not have his ID card. LaFleur was a Lance Corporal and my son had told him that ‘when yal go anywhere you should walk with your ID card. LaFleur started to cuss up because he had a bad temper. My son turned to him and say boy why you don’t stop cursing before I cuff you in your mouth, which is soldiers talk. La leur then turned around and said I would kill you. My son left and went to his barracks.” She related further that later that night LaFleur returned to her son’s barracks and continued the argument “and my son reported the matter to his superiors because LaFleur was going on like his head ain’t good, but instead of his seniors locking him up, he was left alone. “He later woke my 30year-old son out of his sleep and ask him how you gon tek

it, and he had this gun in his hand my son asked,’Man yo gon kill meh? I got meh children to live for. LaFleur told him I don’t give a f^&* about children. My son get up from his bed and then run around the tent,” Confirming that the story being told emanated from the court martial proceedings, Mrs. Corbin further said “LaFleur ran around the tent and shot the first bullet which hit her son in the head, the bullet ripped my sons face from the ear to the mouth, because his face was stitched up when the body returned to Guyana. My son then fall and his foot hook onto the rope, and La Fleur emptied the entire gun with 11 bullets into my sons back!” She continued: “He never even spent three years in jail! From the time my son died to now I am a sick person. Last year I was almost on my death bed and I spent five weeks in hospital. But Sunday when I was sharing out magazines and doing my Jehovah witness work. When I came home I received a call and was told what happened to LaFleur and all day the phone kept ringing. He had done the crime and should have spent the full time.” Underscoring that it is said that when bad things happen that a person should not rejoice, well Mrs. Corbin said when she heard of LaFleur suicide an instant burden came off of her chest. “I now feel like I got justice. God spared my life for me to live to see that I get justice, and I am sorry he was able to shoot somebody else, but he won’t be killing anyone else.” On the fourteenth death anniversary her son, she said that LaFleur “had broken up his neighbours windows and neighbour came out and beat him severely and turned him over to the Providence Police Station. Man can do as much as he likes but not for as long as he likes.” “Every year I go to the cemetery and I clear the bushes and paint my son’s (Continued on page 12)

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Congressional aide to resign after criticizing Obama daughters: report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional aide who recently criticized President Barack Obama’s teenage daughters on social media told NBC News on Monday that she would resign. Elizabeth Lauten, communications director for Republican Representative Stephen Fincher of Tennessee, had said via a Facebook post that Obama’s daughters, Malia, 16, and Sasha, 13, needed to show “a little class,” complaining they appeared to look uninterested last week during an appearance with their father at a White House pre-

Thanksgiving ceremony at which he had “pardoned” a turkey. Her post unleashed a backlash on social media, prompting Lauten to later apologize on Facebook for her comments. “I was taken aback that there was a political operative on Capitol Hill who did use the occasion of the Thanksgiving-themed event to criticize members of the presidential family,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Monday. Earnest said that Lauten’s subsequent apology was “an

appropriate thing for her to do.” Children of presidents have generally been off limits for criticism in Washington. “Act like being in the White House matters to you,” Lauten said in the Facebook post last week. She also took a shot at the president and his wife, saying the Obama girls did not have good role models. On Monday, Lauten told NBC News that her resignation from Fincher’s staff was “in the works.” No one in Fincher’s office was available to confirm Lauten’s plans.

Iran to turn uranium into reactor fuel under extended deal: source VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran will convert more of its highergrade enriched uranium into reactor fuel under an extended nuclear deal with world powers, making the material less suitable for building atomic bombs, a diplomatic source and a U.S. think-tank said on Monday. Iran and th e U n i t e d States, France, Germany, Britain, China, and Russia failed to meet a Nov. 24 deadline for resolving their dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program. They gave themselves until the end of June for further negotiations. It was the second time this year they had missed a selfimposed target for a comprehensive agreement under which Iran would curb its nuclear program in

exchange for an end to sanctions hobbling Tehran’s economy. As a result, a preliminary accord reached in late 2013 will remain in force. Under its terms, Iran halted its most sensitive nuclear activity in return for limited easing of sanctions. Accordingly, Iran earlier this year eliminated its stockpile of uranium gas enriched to a fissile concentration of 20 percent, a relatively short technical step away from weaponsgrade material. A large part of it was processed into oxide. When the deal was first extended in July, Iran undertook to move further away from potential weapons material by converting 25 kg of the uranium oxide - a

quarter of the total - into nuclear fuel during the initial four-month extension. The diplomatic source said Iran would now continue this work and he suggested around 5 kg would be converted per month. The U.S.-based Arms Control Association said 35 kg of uranium oxide would be turned into fuel over s sevenmonth period. It said Iran had also made specific commitments limiting its development of advanced centrifuges to refine uranium. In July, a U.S. official said that once the oxide had been turned into fuel plates, Iran would “find it quite difficult and timeconsuming” to use it in any effort to develop a bomb.

Merkel says Cameron not jeopardising EU’s freedom of movement (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was pleased Prime Minister David Cameron had upheld the freedom of movement for EU workers in plans unveiled last week on migrant rights. Cameron laid out a blueprint for restricting EU migrants’ access to welfare benefits on Friday, but stopped short of proposing quotas or demanding that Britain be allowed to halt inflows if it felt too many people were settling in the country. Under the European Union’s freedom of movement rules, EU citizens are entitled to work anywhere in the bloc. That has seen hundreds of thousands of EU nationals come to work in Britain, which has the group’s fastest-growing economy. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Merkel

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron greets Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed that freedom of movement was an essential pillar for the European Union. “We are pleased that this was not put into question by the British prime minister,” she said. “The proposals that

were presented now need to be discussed in detail,” she added, saying that Germany and the European Commission would have a close look at Cameron’s propositions.

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Tuesday December 02, 2014

LIAT reject pilots union claims it ‘acted illegally’

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua– The Antigua-based regional airlines LIAT, had rejected claims by the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA) that it has acted illegally in respect of court orders and is appealing to its pilots not to take industrial action as being planned for later this month. “These matters are before the court. In an injunction taken out by LIALPA earlier this year, the court did not grant a restraint order against the company and concluded that the company was entitled to act in the way it did for the benefit and protection of all its employee groups,” said the airline’s chief executive officer, David Evans. “We will continue to consult on the other claims raised by LIALPA and try to seek resolution, but many of these are constrained by LIAT’s financial position, and it would be simply unjust to prioritise the n e e d s of one employee group over another. “Whilst industrial action has been suggested by the pilots, we expect that the provisions for r e s o l v i n g

grievances under both the collective agreement and the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code will be respected and adhered to. “These provisions seek to ensure that there is a full expression of the facts and positions of both parties before competent authorities, with a view to finding an amicable and peaceful resolution while continuing to serve the n e e d s o f t h e travelling public,” he said. The pilots are threatening to take industrial action if the airline fails to meet their demands by December 10. The pilots say a continued deferral of salaries, the recent dismissal of two of their colleagues and other longstanding issues are among their main grievances they want addressed by the company. They also want the implementation of a 2010 arbitration tribunal award and a new contract to fly the ATR aircraft being operated by LIAT. LIALPA in an advertisement in the weekend edition of Daily OBSERVER here detailing its members’ grievances, is also calling for an independe n t investigation into

LIAT’s dismissal of the two pilots for damaging an aircraft during the passage of Tropical Storm Gonzalo in October. Evans confirmed the dismissal of the two pilots saying “this decision to terminate followed a full internal investigation of the incident during which the pilots were represented. “The Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association has repeatedly called for L I AT ’s M a n a g e m e n t t o take action against indiscipline and we are doing just that. The company is committed to improving its service delivery to the public and will continue to take appropriate action as required from time to time.” L I A L PA c h a i r m a n , Patterson Thompson, said his union is unhappy about the dismissal following an investigation into the incident and that the union would be taking further steps without elaborating. Chairman of the shareholder governments of the financially troubled regional airline, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr.Ralph Gonsalves said he had “not been given a formal report on that, but I have, like everybody else read it and I am sure I will be given a formal report with all the information”. Evans said that LIAT’s financial position remains precarious and the consequences of any industrial action could put its future in jeopardy. “The plans of thousands of our customers depend on LIAT during this busy holiday season, and we urge our pilots not to ruin these. We remain committed to dialogue with LIALPA and will strive to resolve our differences,” he added.

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Women and Gender Equality Commission urges…

All must stand up and speak out for women’s rights As women and girls from across Guyana converged in Georgetown for a one-day conference, they were being told that the time has come for them to shun fear, stand up and speak up for gender equality and women empowerment. The Women and Gender Equality Commission last Friday held the GuyanaBeijing +20 National Conference to review the progress, gaps and actions in Guyana’s implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA). The activity held at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, saw riveting presentations from local and international organisations, such as CARICOM, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Women Multicultural Office

(Caribbean) and United States Embassy among several others. The conference was one that highlighted the achievements of women in Guyana from 2010 to 2014. It also focused on Women Rights and Empowerment, Leadership and Governance, Impact of Technology and Families as well as Economic Opportunities and Trend. The Guyana-Beijing partnership came about when more than 17,000 delegates and 30,000 activists came together in Beijing in 1995 for the Fourth World Conference on Women, culminating in 189 governments adopting a visionary roadmap for gender equality. The Platform envisions a world where each woman and girl can exercise her freedoms and choices, and realise her rights, such as the right to live free from violence, the right

Madam Justice Roxanne George addressing a group of women during the conference

to go to school, the right to participate in decisions, and the right to earn equal pay for equal work. The Conference, which saw attendance peaking at about 300 men, women and students, was also held in observance of the International Day Against Violence Against Women (November 25), and the 16 days of Human Rights Activism. It was held under the theme “Let’s challenge militarism and end violence against woman.” Addressing the attendees, Chairperson of the Commission, Indra Chandarpal, said that the conference provided a chance for all to stop, listen and take a closer look at the strides women have made so far. “We cannot talk about human rights without talking about women’s rights.” Her

words were echoed by many of the women who presented at the all-day event. The Chairperson spoke, too, of the Commission’s commitment to focus on domestic violence, the enforcement of laws and access to justice. Also speaking at the event was Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster, who said that that women play a key role in lifting a nation out of poverty yet cultural norms and religion in the developing world have often blocked their progress. She added that young

girls are rarely allowed to complete their education before starting a family or a job and this has resulted in two-thirds of the world’s illiterate population being women due to gender discrimination, and this needs to be changed. Webster said that in August 2013, CARICOM members met in Barbados and generated a joint statement representing the Caribbean’s voice and expectations in the emerging post-2015 and global agenda as it relates to gender equality. The Minister added that the achievements that the

country has made in this regard thus far, including girls’ participation and enrolment in education especially at a tertiary level, more job opportunities and greater involvement of women in the economy. Nevertheless, she said that more work needs to be done as she identified some of the targeted areas on which the Ministry will be focusing to ensure gender equality. Webster also noted that gender-based violence should be recognised as a public health issue. The Global Gender Report (Continued on page 23)

Dem boys seh...

Blows line up fuh de fat crook Dem boys does always sound de warning that sooner or later some serious lash gun pass fuh all de wickedness dat going on in high places. De Good Book don’t wrong; and is in there dem boys read that “He that knoweth his master’s will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes.” Right away dem boys remember de Fat Crook. He does tun up every single day fuh worship, suh he can’t seh he ain’t know de Creatah will. He ain’t doin’ it fuh sure, suh hot licks comin’. The most popular commandment after thou shalt not kill is thou shalt not thief. Well dem boys know that de Fat Crook got belly, but nah fuh kill, but everybody know that he crookish, very crookish, and de only thing that could stripe he four-lane backside is plimpla bush from de Blacka. It gun be punishment fuh he and de man wha resemble de Devil fuh all dem years of crookery. But dem boys intend to enjoy every moment and every lash that dish out.

The Fat Crook gun get strip down to he brief fuh tek he whippin. Dem boys could imagine he rollin around wid a itsy bitsy, teenie weenie, yellow polka dot bikini that barely cover he lily willy and lookin’ like Fred Flintstone. And when dem done tek away everything from he, all he gun lef fuh drive is something just like wha Flintstone does roll round wid. As fuh de Devil face man, not even de sturdy plug could hold back wha he gun leggo when lash start pass. Is kaka spewin’ lef, right and centre. This is a man who boast how he spiteful. When dem boys hear bout de plane wid all that money dem wonder how come de man wid de devil was not on it. Dem wish that he was. But then again, he is a smart man. Indeed, every word that come out of he mouth is a lie. But even then, dem boys raise dem eyebrow when he seh that he never travel in de jet wha had nuff thousand dollar. Talk half and prepare to beat de fat crook.

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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==

The PPP’s era of domination is over I was in the East Bank Demerara village of Providence last Sunday evening. I was invited by the Alliance for Change to speak to the villagers about their disaster from a badly repaired koker at Peter’s Hall that flooded their homes on October 9. It is a small world indeed.

In the crowd was a man who said he met me in Grenada several times in 1983. He recalled that he worked at the same school with my wife. I chatted with him and he told me a story that was sickening. It was clear to him that the PPP had failed Guyana and there was no way he wanted to hear about “Blackman

versus Coolie man” so you must vote for your own race. That is of course the PPP’s mantra. But from all the conversations I have had with the East Indians of Providence, it looks to me that the days of PPP’s assured electoral victories are over. The gentleman said to me that he went to the National Library to borrow two books on literature by Guyanese authors, written in the seventies, only to be told that there is only one copy each of these two books and given the state that they are in they cannot be borrowed. He then said to me in the presence of five AFC officials; “Freddie, Anguilla is 35 square miles and its national library has a collection of all the books written on the Englishspeaking Caribbean.” I responded by informing him that since 1980, there are about 40 academic books written on Guyana by

scholars from different parts of the world and that the University of Guyana has less than ten of those texts. I am not willing to be so generous to the Indian villagers that I engaged with in Providence last Sunday, to say they have become multiracial in their outlook and that they may vote for the PNC in the next elections. But two motifs stood out in the hours I have been among them. They will not accept a PPP sermon of vote for the PPP because it is an Indian party. And they don’t think the PPP is any better than the PNC when the latter was in power. It was clear to me from my groundings that night in Providence that the PPP is in deep trouble with Indian people. Does the PPP know this? Despite their fanatical obsession with themselves with the accompanying belief in PPP invincibility, the PPP leadership knows that the era of PPP’s electoral domination is over. I got the distinct impression from speaking to those villagers that they do not like the PPP because they think that it is not a caring government. If these villagers can be made to understand

that the PPP is far worse than the PNC, and that the PPP is never ever going to bring Guyana into the modern world, then they will vote the PPP out of office. The thing that struck me is that they know the PPP will be coming to talk to them and they are fully aware that the race card will be played. So they are expecting it and they will reject it. I sense that if other political parties can seriously ground with them, they will listen and accept those other parties. The PPP, of course, has no room to manoeuvre and no new ideas to help them win back their glory days. How can you go to a village where people lost millions of dollars due to devastating floods from a badly repaired koker and you sing to them a song you sang to their parents and grandparents many moons ago – the only alternative to us is the “blaakmaan” party that will discriminate against you if they get back into power. The problem with that mantra is that time has moved on and has wiped out its effectiveness. In the 21st century there are other political parties on the

Frederick Kissoon national scene and they are not African organizations. The AFC comes into the picture. The AFC has really damaged the DNA of the PPP. Once there is a vibrant AFC, the “blaakmaan” genie cannot be released from the bottle. How can the PPP tell Indians that a vote for the AFC is a vote for “blaakmaan” when Moses Nagamootoo holds centre stage? And the last time I checked, Moses Nagamoo was still an East Indian. One can well imagine the turmoil inside the collective head of the PPP as the general election approaches. The PPP has only one campaign message, one strategy - don’t vote for the “blaakmaan.” That bell is rung out, that song is sung out.

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Attorney General challenges Chief Justice’s paper committal ruling Attorney General Anil Nandlall has challenged Chief Justice Ian Chang’s landmark decision that ‘Paper committals’ are unlawful. On November 25, last, the Attorney General filed an appeal to the decision and is also seeking a stay of execution of the judgement. He is awaiting a date for fixture for a hearing by the Court of Appeal. The Chief Justice’s ruling stemmed from a successful challenge to the Sexual Offences Amendment Act made by Murseline Bacchus. Bacchus had challenged a Magistrate’s decision to commit his client to stand trial in the High Court under the Act. Bacchus, on behalf of his client, Ray Bacchus, had moved to the court for an order or rule nisi of certiorari directed to the Director of Public Prosecution, the Commissioner of Police and Magistrate Sherdel IsaacsMarcus herself, to show cause why her decision to commit Ray Bacchus to stand trial for the offence of rape should not be quashed on the grounds that the committal is null, void, unlawful and unconstitutional. Bacchus, in his petition, had submitted that he was not permitted crossexamination of the witness whose statements were filed by the Prosecution, nor was his client permitted to give evidence or call any witness in the proceedings before he was committed. On November 14, last, the Chief Justice ruled that, in so far as paragraph 5 of the First

Schedule to the Sexual Offences Act purports to disallow cross-examination of the makers of prosecution witness statements, it is inconsistent with Articles 144 (2) (d) and (e) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. The Chief Justice also ruled that Magistrate Sherdell Isaacs- Marcus acted in violation of the Applicant’s rights under Article 144 (2) (d) and (e) when she disallowed cross-examination of the makers of prosecution witness statements tendered against the applicant in the preliminary inquiry. Article 144 of the Constitution provides: (1) If a person is charged with a criminal offence, then, unless the charge is withdrawn, the case shall be afforded a fair hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial court established by law. (2) It shall be the duty of a court to ascertain the truth in every case and every person who is charged with a criminal offence- {a} Shall be presumed to be innocent until he or she is proved or has pleaded guilty; {b} Shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable in a language that he understands and in detail, of the nature of the offence charged; {c} Shall be given adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence; {d} Shall be permitted to defend himself or herself before the court in person or

by a legal representative of his or her own choice and {e} Shall be afforded facilities to examine in person or by his or her legal representative the witnesses called by the prosecution before the court and to obtain the attendance and carry out the examination of witnesses to testify on his behalf before the court on the same conditions as those applying to witnesses called by the prosecution. The Attorney General is appealing the Chief Justice’s decision on several grounds: i. The learned Judge erred and misdirected himself in law when he ruled that, in so far as paragraph (5) of the First Schedule of the Sexual Offences Act Cap 8:03 purports to disallow crossexamination of the makers of prosecution witness statements, it is inconsistent with Articles 144 (2) (d) and (e) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. ii. The learned Judge erred and misdirected himself in law when he ruled that while it does appear that the amended paragraph (5) to the First Schedule to the Sexual Offences Act does afford the person charged, the opportunity of tendering witness statements on the same conditions as are applicable to the witness

statements tendered by the prosecution, Article 144 (2) (e) clearly imposes a positive duty on the court to facilitate the examination of prosecution witnesses by the person charged either in person or by his or her legal representative. iii. The learned hearing Judge erred and misdirected himself in law when he ruled that the learned Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus acted in violation of the Respondent/Applicant’s rights under Article 144 (2)(d) and (e) when she disallowed cross-examination of the makers of prosecution witness statements tendered against the applicant in the paper committal proceedings. iv. The learned hearing Judge erred and misdirected himself in law when he failed to consider that the specific requirements of Articles 144 (2) (d) and (e) are satisfied by the Sexual Offences Act Cap 8:03, in particular, the accused is entitled at his trial to crossexamine the prosecution witnesses and give oral evidence. v. The learned hearing Judge erred and misdirected himself in law when he failed to consider that the Applicant’s Constitutional Rights as guaranteed by the specific requirements of Articles 144 (2) (e) are

Chief Justice Ian Chang

Attorney General Anil Nandlall satisfied by the Sexual Offences Act Cap 8:03 which clearly sets out that the accused shall be afforded the same conditions as those applied to the prosecution. vi. The learned judge erred and misdirected himself in law when he failed to take in to consideration that the Respondent/Applicant, who was legally represented by Counsel, was given every opportunity to provide evidence and failed or declined to exercise his rights

during the paper committal proceedings. vii. The learned judged erred and misdirected himself when he failed to consider that a paper committal proceeding is a judicial process to determine whether in the magistrate’s opinion, there is sufficient evidence to commit the accused for trial or to discharge the accused if the magistrate is of the opinion that there is insufficient evidence. viii. The learned judged erred and misdirected himself in law when he failed to consider that the Court was by way of Prerogative Writ not appropriately procedurally moved to make a finding of unconstitutionality.

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PPP rejects APNU’s calls, Prosecutors move to collect lauds works by GRO in US$500,000 from Ed Ahmad Amerindian communities General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee, yesterday said that the Party welcomes and commends the efforts of the General Registrar’s Office (GRO), to ensure that Amerindians get a chance to vote. Rohee, who is also the Minister of Home Affairs and is as such responsible for the GRO, said that the entity is currently working in Amerindian communities, to ensure that they are equipped with birth certificates. He said that the possession of a birth certificate allows every Guyanese the opportunity to be enfranchised and registered

on the list of electors. The politician noted that enfranchisement is a right. He said that it is one that the PPP has vehemently advocated for in an effort to ensure that all eligible Guyanese benefit from their constitutional right to vote. As he continued singing praises to his Party, Rohee said that the PPP has fought for Amerindians to be allowed their right to be heard and will equally fight from them to vote. Rohee said that history will show that the PPP has been relentless in its efforts to remove Amerindians from the category of second class citizens “when they were deliberately cast aside by the

Mother breathes sigh... From page 6 tomb. Everywhere I go I carry a picture of my son with me, all over my house has pictures of him.” According to Alleyne’s step-father, Charles Corbin, when he first heard the news of his stepson’s demise he was afraid to tell his wife after knowing how much she loved her son. With tears in his eyes, Mr.Corbin said, “When I was at home sitting down wondering how to tell her what happened, (Retired

Major General) Mr Joe Singh turned up by my gate with two soldiers, and then I confirmed my worst belief…I hear a loud holler and I then knew my wife had heard, she dropped down on Mandela Avenue and was taken into a relative’s home nearby.” He added, “For years my wife cried every single night and watch her son’s photograph. There is no grief or animosity anymore because LaFleur is finished and now my wife is at rest.”

People’s National Congress (PNC) regime.” He said that his Party therefore condemns calls by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), for the GRO not to proceed with its current endeavor to have Amerindian citizens equipped with birth certificates. These calls, Rohee said, are “reminiscent of and in keeping with the history of the PNC which is to keep Amerindians marginalized.” “During its tenure in office, the PNC sidelined Amerindians and shamelessly continues with this trend to this day,” uttered Rohee. He said that all Guyanese, “especially Amerindians,” can rest assured that the PPP will “never sit by idly and allow the PNC, now APNU, to dehumanize and stigmatize any citizen. Amerindians must rest assured that the PPP will continue to work assiduously for their best interest.” “In this regard, our Party supports the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in ensuring the enfranchisement of every eligible citizen. The Party urges GECOM to step up its public relations efforts with regards to the commencement of seventh cycle of continuous registration. In addition, our Party urges the relevant authority to be cognizant of the seemingly inflammatory sentiments being expressed by some within the Opposition aimed at intimidating Amerindians,” said Rohee.

More than two years after pleading guilty to mortgage fraud spanning a period of 15 years, Guyanese-born real estate mogul, Edul Ahmad is set to pay over US$500,000 he agreed to pay as part of the forfeiture process. On November 28 th, US Attorneys wrote Judge Dora Irizarry of the Eastern District of New York, asking that she grant a forfeiture order. Ahmad, well known in Guyana for his hardware business and other interests, has to pay the monies before he is sentenced. It is now more than likely that the New York-based businessman is to be sentenced soon. On October 10, 2012, the defendant pleaded guilty, before the same Judge, on count one of the ten-count criminal complaints against him. He told the court that his attorney has advised him that there is no viable defence to the charges against him. In admitting guilt, Ahmad told Judge Irizarry that between January 1995 and January 2009, within the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, together with others, he knowingly and intentionally conspired to defraud several lending institutions, in a mortgage fraud scheme that lasted almost 15 years. The United States Attorney’s office alleges that Ahmad was part of a scheme that defrauded American lending institutions of approximately US$50M, obtaining approval for mortgages on various properties by falsifying documents submitted to the

FACING JAIL: Edul Ahmad

Judge Dora Irizarry

lending institutions, using a string of straw buyers, and other illegal practices. In detailing the allegations against the Queens businessman with strong political connections, Judge Irizarry outlined a scheme which had as its victims not only financial institutions, but also many ordinary New Yorkers, most of whom were Guyanese immigrants pursuing the American dream of owning their own homes only to find themselves trapped in a real estate scheme, which ultimately resulted in them losing their homes in foreclosure proceedings while Ahmad and his coconspirators made millions of dollars. Ahmad admitted in court that he knew what he was doing was illegal. Before Ahmad entered his plea, in 2012, Judge Irizzary informed him that his guilty plea would mean that he would be faced with a mandatory US$500,000 criminal forfeiture, a fine that is double the gross monetary loss caused by his conduct. The government has pegged the momentary loss

at US$14M which means that Ahmad would face a criminal fine of US$28M in addition to US$14M in restitution, exposing him to monetary penalties in the total amount of US$42.5M. While the offence that Ahmad pleaded guilty to carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 30 years, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines will determine exactly how much of the 30 years he is actually sentenced to. Prosecutors had asked for a jail term of between 121 and 151 months (10 to approximately 13 years) of imprisonment. Ahmad would also be placed on probation for a period that could be up to five years after serving his time. Ahmad’s case has attracted much attention from the media in Guyana and in New York, fueled by his strong political connections locally and in the U.S. Prior to the fraud charges, Ahmad reportedly had close links with Guyana’s ruling political party, even reportedly shipping containers of construction materials to former President Bharrat Jagdeo.

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Government eyes legislative reform to curb ‘depressing’ traffic situation ...contemplates increased police presence The administration says that it is deeply concerned about the serious and “depressing” state of affairs involving traffic accidents and road fatalities. The government is therefore eyeing significant road traffic reform legislation. It is also contemplating several changes within the traffic sector, including increased road safety awareness and the “qualitative and quantitative” forcefulness of traffic ranks. Presidential Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, told reporters that government has become increasingly concerned because of the rise in road accidents and road fatalities which to a large extent, involve pedestrians. Luncheon said that pedestrians seemed to be more at risk for fatalities occurring in 2014. He said that the government has recognized that speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol were prime contributory factors in the escalation of road accidents and fatality statistics. “By themselves, those statistics revealed how dangerous the roads in

Guyana are becoming. When compared with previous years and other jurisdictions, that comparison is more alarming.” Luncheon said. There is no doubt that there has been an increase in motor vehicles and drivers on the road, which ultimately contributed to increased traffic infractions. This, Luncheon said, is despite the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) road program which saw billions of dollars being spent on road rehabilitations for 2014. Dr. Luncheon said that the government has thus endorsed recommendations to examine the phenomena. He said that the Administration will be seeking to reform the traffic offences and enact legislation that will make prosecution easier, while defining new forms of offences. It was noted that more public awareness campaigns are needed to target special areas of concern, while more

also needs to be done in observation of significantly at risk groups such as pedestrians. He opined too, that the tactics to be employed would see sensitization outreaches at bars and drinking spots at nights. Traffic ranks, it was pointed out, will render more effective policing of the traffic sector and some thoughts, Luncheon said, included more police traffic ranks and their increased presence on the roadway. To what extent the ranks’ increased presence will be applied along with greater enforcement of traffic laws, is still under examination. Dr. Luncheon admitted, however, that there is mounting concern about the effectiveness of adding more traffic ranks on the streets given the criticism made against existing officers, which usually involve bribes. It was asked the reason for increasing ranks when it is likely that the trend of

ineffective road policing could continue. Dr. Luncheon said that there are abiding convictions among many, that room for improvement exists. “Equally, the quantitative factor” is necessary, the Cabinet Secretary urged. He said that reports to Cabinet include that after 16:00hours on weekdays, “Georgetown is surrendered to the wiles of drivers.” Traffic ranks in the city and their mobilization are often deemed inadequate, he said. “There is indeed room for both qualitative and quantitative contributions to the work of traffic ranks...” Additionally, the government plans to reintroduce a more comprehensive ticketing system to improve prosecution. This, he said, would reduce the inconveniences of going to court once the offender does not contest the allegations of

the officer. It was questioned that given the current ticketing system which is already being disregarded by many offenders, how the new system would work. Stiffer measures would have to address this matter, Luncheon stated. Even if these are to include the restriction of licenses renewals and suspensions among others, he opined. Harsher penalties and the redefining of offences would also be in the mix, Luncheon

said, while reminding that the changes would require legislative changes to be made in Parliament. Last month was Road Safety Month and the second deadliest period of the year. Last year, road safety month was the deadliest for that year. Within 27 days last month, there were 16 road fatalities. Pedestrians were significantly involved in accidents, while intoxicated drivers secured their space as significant contributors to road fatalities.

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Transported Property @ Grove/Diamond, 3 bedrooms, 1 self-contained, concrete fence, grilled store room & Shed, (45X26) – Call: 660-1353,216-4338 1 Massive 2- story concrete house & land @ Public Road, Vreed-En-Hoop, can be used for business or residence Call:626-2237, 602-3294

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2003 Toyota Fielder PRR Series - $1.750 – Call: 6628665, 677-1745

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One Toyota Rav4 PMM Series, in excellent condition, owner leaving country, price $3Million. Call: 231-6278 Unregistered Spacio 2004, camera, rims, body kit, Fielder 2003, black interior, fully loaded. Call: 617-5536 Toyota Sienta PRR Series, Excellent condition $1.850M – Call: 691-7475

FOR SALE LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGH PURITY MERCURY (QUICK SILVER) 99.99995% PURITY$19,000 PER POUND CALL: 592-227-4754. Spare for washing machine, microwaves, fridges, stoves, timers, gearbox, pumps, etc call: 225-9032, 647-2943 One 14 inch dredge / draga Call: 663-0742 Complete sawmill operation with lots of equipment, customers & suppliers and large land space – Contact Swamee: 614-1466; 672-4438 Three bedroom house Located at Somerset Court (ready to move in) – Contact: 223-8479, 647-3768 www.spaceseek.gy Commercial Properties, luxury houses, located at E.C.D, Georgetown & E.B.D Contact: 223-8479, 647-3768 Home Hardware item: Fast Efficient & Courteous Service, Discount for “small time” contractors @ Sheriff Street. Phone: 227-1363 Sale! Sale! Dell/Hp Computers Complete with 19" LCDs, Laptops from $49,000, Blackberry from $14,000 @ FutureTech – 231-2206 1 -33FT Flat bottom boat, 400lb 5" cat guts seine, 1-40 Yamaha engine. Contact: 220-7655, 695-9860, 220-0410 Nissan Wing Road, PSS Series, price - $1.5M negotiable - Excellent Condition – Call: 698-5949 Xbox 360 S: Systems, Games, Controllers, Hard Drives & Kinect Sensor. Call 683- 8386 UsedAC split units in excellent working order. Peake brand. 664-5401, 615-5343 LOREX Security System complete with cameras. Brand new and used – 664 5401, 615-5343 1 Heavy Duty Button Hole Machine. Call 223-9727 or 673-0373 XMAS SALE – Wicker & Rattan Furniture. Beautiful designs. Showroom: 68 AA Victoria Ave, Eccles E.B.D. 652-5601, 613-8740, 629-4269 Xbox ONE, Xbox 360 - $40,000, PS3 - $35,000, Nintendo 3DS $25,000, PSP - $16,000. Call:621-7497/603-8643 Plastic barrel for sale. Call 684-5918

Five bedrooms house, 107 Lamaha Gardens & Large Parking; AC Rooms Hot & Cold, Purified Water System Call: 661-8908, 335-3590

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Earn a Certificate in Cosmetology or nails alone. Tel:225-5360, 687-7566, 6257844

HEALTH Hazel Herbal Store for genuine herbal supplements. Iridology Evaluations on Monday December 8th 2014. Call: 226-9136 (Continued on page 23)

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Letters... Where your views make the news

Relatives identify slain Observing International Day of People with... music cart vendor From page 5 “temporary incapacity” is used in the case of a pathological condition that prevents the worker from following his or her normal occupation, and thus designates a specific and not a general condition. This provides confirmation of the statement that this form of social protection is concerned less with the morbid condition than with the resultant loss of earning capacity. A worker may, of course, suffer from an injury or illness which does not prevent him or her following them normal occupation and in such a case there is no right to the benefit payable for temporary disability, which usually takes the form of an allowance. In certain countries there is a waiting period (either mandatory or contingent) before benefit becomes payable; the waiting period is contingent if there is provision to make payments retroactively for the waiting period once the contingency deadline has been exceeded. In most cases of temporary disability, payments are made only where the disability is total; however, in some countries such as Belgium, there are reduced benefits for partial disability. Permanent disability or disablement, whether total or partial, means loss or reduction of working capacity, productivity or ability to earn, or, as it has been defined, loss or reduction of biological earning capacity due to the virtually permanent consequences of a pathological event casually related to an occupational accident or disease. The task of distinguishing between temporary and permanent incapacity may sometimes prove to be very difficult, more so because the terms temporary and permanent have not been given precise and absolute meanings, but only meanings related to prognosis based on serious consideration. In fact, much legislation provide for the periodical revision of benefit payments, either upwards or downwards, until restoration of the original working capacity, following on changes in pathological conditions that were nevertheless originally declared practically permanent. However, it is possible to identify the dividing line between temporary and permanent incapacity, since the main criterion of temporary incapacity is the fact that it is limited in time to

a period which, although varying in length, can still be estimated approximately; hence, incapacity may be considered permanent when its duration can no longer be reliably estimated. The following example will render this concept more comprehensible: chronic osteomyelitis may be considered the cause of incapacity of unlimited duration if the condition is found to be unresponsive to medical and surgical therapy; the condition must therefore be considered one of permanent disability although this does not mean that a cure may not one day be found. The basic principle that the worker should be compensated for the economic loss he or she incurs should be achieved in the case of permanent incapacity by paying the worker the real difference between his or her incomes before or after the pathological event. However, due to practical difficulties, compensation does not deal with the matter this way. In a system employing collective bargaining, a decline in fitness is hardly ever accompanied by a decline in remuneration, and employment and level of remuneration depend above all on state of the labour market. Consequently, it has been found preferable to base compensation not on the effective reduction in earnings, but on the nature and importance of the residual anatomical and functional

consequences of the accident or illness, and their effect on working capacity, and to assume that there will be a corresponding reduction in earning capacity. This method has the advantage of basing the evaluation on the objective anatomical and functional criteria constituted by the injury, and hence on concrete datum that can be verified at any time. In addition, although not perfect, it has nevertheless proved highly practicable. It may be applied in various ways: one can ignore differences between accidents causing equivalent injuries, or one can assign to each injury a value in relation to the importance of the organ affected in the injured person’s execution of his work. Opinions diverge as to whether evaluation of loss should be based on work in general or on a specific activity, i.e. on the subject’s ability to earn his or her living doing non-specialized manual work requiring only average working capacity, or on his or her ability to continue in the occupation he or she pursued before his or her accident or illness. The use of the abstract concept of “work in general” will tend to give arbitrary results; this tendency will increase as modern industrial technology demands increasingly specialized workers. On the other hand, the use of a specific activity as a criterion also presents

problems; firstly, it makes it impossible to draw up disability ratings for different injuries and secondly, it inconveniences and produces inconsistencies in cases where, for example, specific working capacity is totally destroyed whilst general capacity remains almost intact. Perhaps a better system is one that classifies work in large categories on the basis of the main human capabilities required for the work, e.g. physical strength, manual dexterity or intelligence. Nevertheless, with all systems there remains the problem as to whether evaluation of the degree of disability should be left to the judgment of an assessor, or whether there should be a set schedule of ratings for at least the most common injuries. This latter system is antiscientific, empirical and arbitrary; it takes no account of the victim’s personality and is concerned only with the disability and not with the disabled person. Nevertheless, practical requirements, such as the need for uniformity and impartiality have usually resulted in a system of standard disability ratings and have led to the incorporation of disability schedules into legislation of many countries. Criteria for the formulation and application of these schedules vary considerably. Sherwood Clarke General President Clerical & Commercial Workers Union

This deadly obsession with cell... From page 4 pushing for a shutdown of third-party buyers and resellers of phones, which in part is attributable to the uptick in cell phone crime reports. Let’s cut off all those who have even the slightest possibility of making money off the victims of street crimes. Guyana should take a page from the book of other countries that are in the process of establishing a central database, where consumers can report stolen phones to prevent them from being reactivated by any major cellular carrier. Places in Guyana where phones are bought should immediately institute measures to prevent thieves from using their services. There should be scans of valid identification such as driver’s licence, completed information sheet, as well as a picture being taken on site, not to mention holding the item to be sold (cell phone) for at least thirty days in case

it has been reported stolen. The chances of stealing a worthless phone are zero to none. Once the perpetrator knows that the phone is worthless, they’re not going to steal it. Crime can be dramatically reduced, and citizens protected, when products and services are designed to make crime harder to commit. It is my fervent wish that the cell phone industry continues to use its inventiveness and skills to make their products even more secure. Mobiles are no longer just phones: they are becoming

our wallets and gateways to many services. This is why it is ever more important that consumers are well-informed about the risks they face, and how best to keep themselves and their phones safe. When brought before the justice system the perpetrators should receive sentences, the magnitude of which has never been seen, and which at the selfsame time would act as a strong effective deterrent to any other likely thieves, and avert recidivism. Yvonne Sam

Relatives have finally come forward to identify the music cart vendor whose 25year-old co-worker stabbed him to death on Friday at the City Electronics and Recording Bar in Camp Street. Kaieteur News understands that relatives visited Lyken Funeral Parlour late yesterday and identified the victim as Trevor Ragubhir, 18. He had no fixed place of abode. Ragubhir, called ‘Fine Man’, was reportedly slain by another music cart operator around 02.30 hrs on Friday during a dispute with another music cart operator over a hammock. But the killing went unnoticed until about 6:30 hours that day, when a resident of the premises spotted the co-worker washing blood from the concrete in the yard. The suspect admitted that he had killed ‘Fine Man’. Residents found Ragubhir’s body near a fence at the back of the

building. He made no attempt to escape and was taken into custody at the scene. Police also retrieved a large knife from the suspect. Kaieteur News understands that the alleged killer told police that he stabbed Ragubhir after the victim attacked him with an ice pick. He also reportedly complained that the other push cart vendor did not want him to sleep in a hammock on the premises. The suspect is said to have recently completed a stint in the Camp Street jail and was invited to the music cart operation by the man he later killed. The owner of the City Electronics and Recording Bar explained that the killer and victim would operate their push-carts by day and sleep on the premises at night. Kaieteur News was told that the men would normally take turns sleeping in the hammock, which is reportedly owned by the victim.

All must stand up... From page 9 ranks Guyana at 34 out of 134 for wage equality for similar work. The government is also looking at enhancing legislation as well as to initiate news ones to meet the demands of a changing society. The Minister said that a woman’s life expectancy is age 70 and women of today have to work to ensure that their golden years are not characterized by marginalization and discrimination. Minister Webster said, “The promotion of gender quality and women’s empowerment is an unfinished agenda which will undoubtedly require attention in the context of the

PPP to fight to preserve... From page 6 opposition parties, having failed in efforts to bring down the PPP/C administration, are now resorting to all manner of threats and subterfuge to intimidate and drive fear and insecurity among the populace. “The PPP wishes to reassure the Guyanese people that it will not sit idly by and allow the social and economic gains scored by the current administration to be undermined by an uncaring and power hungry opposition. The PPP will fight tooth and nail to preserve the integrity and honour of the Party and its leaders from opposition threats, said Rohee.

post - 2015 development framework. We have seen what we need to do and now is the time to do it, and together if we join forces we can do it.” The government, she said, remains committed to ending domestic violence but cannot do it alone. Among those at the ceremony were Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Members of Parliament Cathy Hughes and Valerie Lowe, Madam Justice Roxanne George along with other dignitaries and members of the diplomatic corps.

(From page 22) FOR RENT Two; Three & Four Bedrooms Houses & apartments, located in Georgetown, EC.D & E.B.D – Contact: 223-8479, 6473768 www.spaceseek.gy 3 Bedrooms house at 19 Goedverwagting. E.C.D opposite Pradoville, 2 months deposit upfront. Call: 222-9098 or 614-9516 for details Executive Residence – centrally and beautifully located in Bel-Air Springs, Georgetown for immediate occupancy. Ph 226-6229, 226-5903 Prime business place to rent; only for offices on Sheriff Street. Tele: 627-6740

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THAG disgusted with distorted CGX Energy reaches monetary FaceBook video that mocks Minister settlement with Repsol The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has expressed disgust over a video, published on Facebook and on other media, which deliberately and selectively showed slums and neglected areas of Georgetown and which falsely had the voice and image of Minister of Tourism, Irfaan Ali, dubbed over. The Minister’s image and voice were taken from a video made by the Guyana Tourism Authority, promoting Guyana as a tourist destination to be discovered. “The Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with and the full support of THAG and with funding from the International Development

Tourism Minister, Irfaan Ali Bank, recently made a substantial investment in engaging the services of an International Marketing Agency to brand Guyana as a Tourism destination to be discovered. Those of us in the industry have invested

considerably in producing a tourism product comparable if not superior to any in our region,” THAG said yesterday. “Irrespective of your views on the original video, the person or persons who have produced this grossly misleading and damaging distortion of our Country’s image may consider themselves politically clever, when, in fact, they are incredibly stupid, causing incalculable damage to our industry by this reprehensible behaviour.” THAG believed that the behaviour was clearly intended to gain cheap political mileage at the expense of the country’s tourism industry.

Snake kills Pomeroon woman The relatives of the Siriki, Pomeroon woman who died after she was bitten by a labaria snake while exiting her farm are making funeral arrangements. Marilyn Narine, 57, a mother of seven died three days after she was bitten on both of her feet by the snake last Thursday. According to reports, Narine and one of her daughters were returning to their Siriki, Upper Pomeroon River, home when she was bitten. She had accidentally stepped on the tail of the labaria. After coming into contact with the

venomous snake, Narine apparently screamed for her husband and her daughter. Narine who was subsequently rendered ill was taken to the Oscar Joseph Hospital at Charity before being transferred to the Suddie Hospital, and later the Georgetown Public Hospital, where her condition deteriorated over the period of three days. Most recently, a miner from the North West District, who was bitten, survived the attack of a labaria snake. He received treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

CGX Energy Inc. yesterday announced the settlement of the claims brought against Repsol Exploración, S.A. relating to the Joint Operating Agreement governing the Georgetown Block, offshore Guyana. CGX Resources Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CGX Energy, had commenced arbitration against Repsol in the London International Court of Arbitration and received an injunction against the company from the High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature in January and August 2014. Under the terms of the settlement, CGX Energy received approximately US$900,000 due to CGX Resources based on the terms of the Georgetown JOA. CGX said that neither party was responsible for costs or damages. Under the settlement, Repsol will have a chance to participate in explorations of CGX Resources. Repsol “has also agreed to evaluate opportunities in the Guyana-Suriname basin and Repsol was granted a 90day option to present a farmin proposal to acquire at least a 10 per cent participating interest in any of the Corentyne Block (100%), Demerara Block (100%) or the Berbice Block (62%). In addition, CGX Energy and Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. have been granted a similar

option on the Kanuku Block.” CGX disclosed that in the event that a proposal is accepted, any definitive agreements will be subjected to due diligence and the terms of any pre-existing petroleum agreement or joint operating agreement. CGX does not rule out working with Repsol again. “The parties look forward to the prospect of working together again in the future if and when the right opportunities arise.” CGX Energy is a Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company focused on the exploration of oil in the Guyana-Suriname Basin. In August, CGX Energy Inc. announced that its local subsidiary, CGX Resources Inc., obtained an order from the High Court upholding the injunction from the Commercial Court of Guyana, restraining Repsol Exploracion from proceeding with any proposed farm-out of the Kanuku petroleum prospecting licence (PPL), pending the hearing and determination of the arbitration proceedings it commenced. According to Professor Suresh Narine, Co-Chairman of the company, CGX is viewing the decision as strong support for its rights in the Kanuku PPL with the next step to regain participating interest in the acreage. “A final resolution of this matter is in the best interests

of not only CGX Energy, but also tangibly demonstrates the application of the rule of law in the very exciting Guyana-Suriname basin.” CGX said it has extensive knowledge of the GuyanaSuriname basin. According to Dewi Jones, Chief Executive Officer of the company, since 2012, CGX Energy has spent approximately US$130M in exploration of the GuyanaSuriname basin with approximately US$40M on the acreage now known as the Kanuku PPL. “CGX’s total spending in the Georgetown PPL since inception has been approximately US$60M. Given the significant investment already made in this petroleum prospecting licence, we are hopeful that this matter will be resolved quickly in the best interest of all parties and for the overall benefit of the continued exploration in the basin.” On December 23, 2013, CGX Energy announced the commencement of an arbitration proceeding under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration against Repsol in connection with the expiry of the petroleum prospecting licence covering the Georgetown Block. Guyana is banking on CGX and other exploration companies to find oil. Two attempts in recent years, offshore Guyana has failed.

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Suriname gay group condemns song calling for homosexuals to be shot PA R A M A R I B O , Suriname, The gay rights group, Suriname Men United (SMU), is taking issue with a song by a local entertainer that calls for “bullets for homos”. “ I t i s horrific that Surinamese artistes, in this particular case King Koyeba, use these types of lyrics. This brings us back to when our community fought against the Jamaican artistes who were singing homophobic texts,” said SMU’s Kenneth van Emden. Koyeba, the self proclaimed Surinamese King of Dancehall launched his latest CD with the song

“Bullet” a few weeks ago. In the video, available on social media, blatantly calls for violence against gay people. “It is not a good thing. Maybe it is good for them, but for me it is unacceptable,” Koyeba told a local newspaper, stressing he stands behind his song which is meant as h i s v e r bal rejection of homosexuality. The Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender (LBGT) community has written to the law enforcement authorities and the media about the song. Severeal radio stations have since banned

the tune. “This song preaches hate and discrimination and that is irresponsible,” said Raheelle Bhaggan radio coordinator at SCCN broadcasting. He said that the station really had had no problems with the artist beyond the song and would not stop playing his other tunes. Police spokesman Humphrey Naarden told a local newspaper that he too considered the song “unfriendly and violent” and advised theLBGT community seek professional advice on what legal steps were possible.

Student withdraws from university after dressing in racist Halloween costume BASSETERRE, St. Kitts A university student who attended a Haloween party dressed as a member of the racist Ku Klux Klan, has withdrawn from the institution. “Ross University…has really worked hard to build relationships within the St. Kitts and Nevis community, and we wish to stress to the community in the strongest possible terms, that the actions of one student are certainly not representative of Ross University and our student body as a whole,” said Assistant Dean of External Communications Jodi Peeler. Speaking on WINN FM radio station here, Peeler said the Ross University has already begun beefing up its orientation presentation on cultural sensitivity in the wake of the incident. “The one student’s offcampus behaviour was clearly offensive,” Peeler said, noting that the school’s administration received complaints about the incident from other students, about the student who had attended a private party on Halloween dressed as a member of the white supremacist group. “We talked to him about the incident and he issued an apology to students who had

expressed concern. He made a very poor decision; our hope is that he learns from his mistake and gains a deeper understanding about cultural sensitivity and living in a diverse community.” Peeler told radio listeners that plans were already being made to place even more emphasis on the legacy of a history that encompassed hundreds of years of racial hatred and oppression.Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) does not support any type of behaviour that discriminates against a person’s age, gender, race,

sexual orientation, religion, or social standing. “RUSVM has also implemented cultural sensitivity program as part of our student orientation, which is intended to encourage all of us to embrace the many cultures that exist within our school and community.” The Us-owned Ross University’s medical school campus is in Dominica and has clinical education sites in Miami, and Saginaw in the United states. The veterinary school campus here is affiliated with more than 20 veterinary schools in the US, according to RUSVM website.

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Russia announces war games; UK worried by ‘extremely aggressive’ probing of air space (Reuters) - Russia accused NATO on Monday of destabilizing northern Europe and the Baltics by carrying out drills there and announced new military exercises of its own, increasing tension over the Ukraine crisis. NATO responded by blaming Moscow for instability in the region, while British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he was concerned by “extremely aggressive” probing of B r i t a i n ’s a i r s p a c e b y Russian planes. “It is entirely appropriate for N ATO countries in particular to work together to respond to what is a change of R u s s i a ’s dealings with NATO and i n d e e d t h e n o n - N ATO European countries,” he told a parliamentary committee in London. Russia announced it would hold more military exercises in 2015 than this year — including one in the Central military district that includes Moscow, and another involving Belarus. N ATO s a y s i t h a s beefed up defenses of its members since Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in March and began backing separatists in parts of Ukraine the Kremlin now calls “New Russia”. At least 4,300 people have died in the conflict. Throughout the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has a c c u s e d t h e We s t e r n military alliance of promoting instability and

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has staged war games at critical junctures. “They are trying to destabilize the most stable region in the world — northern Europe,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said of NATO in an interview with the Russian news agency Interfax. “The endless military exercises, transferring aircraft capable of carrying nuclear arms to the Baltic states. This reality is extremely negative.” NATO says Russia has sent troops and weapons to Ukraine in recent days to aid the pro-Moscow separatists in violation of a ceasefire. Moscow denies sending troops, although many of its soldiers have died there. “We see a significant military buildup in and around Ukraine,” NATO Secretary-General Jens

Stoltenberg said in Brussels. “Large transfers of Russian advanced weapons, equipment and military personnel to violent separatists.” Most former Communist countries of Eastern Europe have joined NATO since the 1990s, although the three Baltic states Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are the only parts of the former Soviet Union itself to join. Ukraine is not a NATO member. BALTIC STATES CONCERNED NATO said in late October that British, Danish, German, Norwegian, Portuguese and Turkish planes had all intercepted Russian air craft in a flurry of incidents. The U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Monday additional measures taken by the alliance were defensive.

Thai crown prince revokes wife’s royally-assigned family name (Reuters) - Thailand’s crown prince has revoked the royally-assigned family name of his wife, following the arrest of several of her relatives in a high-profile corruption case. News about the monarchy is heavily filtered by the palace, and under the lèse-majesté laws, the world’s harshest, anything deemed an insult or a threat to the monarchy is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The office of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 62, issued a statement on Friday ordering the Interior Ministry to strip the family of Princess Srirasmi, 42, of the royal-appointed surname Akharaphongpreecha. “Individuals using the

royal-appointed last name must change back to their old family name,” the office said in the statement. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is the first in line for the Thai throne. His f a t h e r, K i n g B h u m i b o l Adulyadej, who is widely revered by Thais, is 86. The Thai monarchy can bestow honorary names to families in return for service under a 1915 law. Three people with the Akharaphongpreecha name were among 19 arrested in a crackdown on alleged police corruption this month in raids that netted tens of millions of dollars in assets. Among those arrested was Police Lieutenant

General Pongpat Chayaphan, a former head o f T h a i l a n d ’s C e n t r a l Investigation Bureau. Pongpat and several others were also charged for allegedly citing the monarchy for personal benefit. Thailand has increasingly applied its lese-majeste laws since a m i l i t a r y c o u p i n M a y, although it is rare for highranking officials to fall afoul of them. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the former army chief who led the coup and was appointed prime minister in August, is a selfproclaimed royalist and has vowed to root out critics of the monarchy.

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DeRoop Simply Royal Stable and... Lionel Messi: Valencia to ban fan who threw bottle at Barcelona star

From page 33 newly imported Plum Plum did not place. There was much controversy in the three year old Guyana and West Indies Bred 1400M event. Just call Me Boss of the Jagdeo stable ridden by Trinidadian Nicholas Patrick crossed the line first in a close tussle ahead from Unsettled of the Bacchus Stable with Randolph Richmond to take home the $400,000 and trophy. However there was much complaining about dirty riding in the event. In the end the stewards decided to allow the result to stand. Pacesetter Release the Beast ended third ahead of Shooting Star. Midnight Blue imported from Trinidad of the Romell Jagroop Stable ridden by Nicholas Patrick and trained

by Bharrat bid its time before taking over to take flight and race away with the two year old 1200M event. Settling Star and Its My Choice rounded out the money. Captain Crook of The Jumbo Jet stable with Colin Ross in control, led from gate to pole was in took care of the E and Lower 1400M event and the $400,000 top prize and trophy ahead of Swing Easy and Good Will Boy. Wa r C r a f t o f t h e Sooklall Stable with veteran Rupert Ramnauth on the hunch, returned to the racing arena as it declared war on its opponents with a late burst down the homestretch to edge home ahead of Swing Easy, Top Of The Line and She So Special to take the G3 and Lower

1 4 0 0 M e v e n t a n d the $300,000 and trophy up for grabs. Mary Ann of the Lenny Singh Stable with Paul Delph won the $220,000 and trophy in the ‘I’ and lower 1400M event from Easy to Win and Party Time. Royal Cash piloted by Jockey Rodrigues had a royal time as it first won the J3 event from Swift Way and Speed Vision. It then returned to take the J1 race in darkness from Smarty Light and Sunday Silence. The wins were worth $180,000 and $200,000 respectively. Royal Cash was adjudged top horse with Jockey Rodrigues the top jockey. They received trophies compliments of Trophy Stall, Bourda Market. (Samuel Whyte)

Tuesday December 02, 2014 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You will have to expect a few disturbances in the harmony that has reigned over the past few days, Aries. For example, your needs may not match those of your mate or close friends, or you may feel restless. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) As a person who embodies affection and tenderness, Taurus, you may feel especially resentful about today's mood. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) A longing for comfort and the small, simple pleasures in life is likely to cripple your initiative today, Gemini. Have you decided to withdraw from the career whirl for the time being? CANCER (June 21–July 22) For the past several days, Cancer, you've been fairly lucky in financial and material terms. But the day ahead will be an exception. If you're planning to make an investment, sign a contract, or purchase a major item, postpone it until another day. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) The way you act when you first meet people is typical of Leo. What is it that you do? You try to teach them something. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Your philosophy of life comes naturally, Virgo. Others need to study, listen to experts, or sign on to various allegiances.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) It isn't because your new projects demand such precision that they're causing you problems, Libra. You tend to think details keep you from having a global vision, but that simply isn't true. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Yes, Scorpio, this is a good moment to abandon old beliefs and moral values. Your view of life has changed and, above all, you're more aware of how your outdated, preconceived ideas sometimes poison your life. SAGIT (Nov.22–Dec.21) If you aren't careful to keep your eyes straight ahead and focused on the future, the past is likely to catch up to you, Sagittarius. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) This would be the moment to say yes to your destiny, Capricorn. You're a little frustrated because things haven't been moving forward the way you'd like. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Don't expect to meet the partner of your dreams today, Aquarius. Rather, your romantic hopes are likely to meet with frustration. energy, the rewards are more likely to be forthcoming. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) There's some likelihood that a recent meeting with an influential person has put a damper on your hopes for your projects.

BBC Sport - Valencia say they will ban for life the fan who hit Barcelona forward Lionel Messi on the head with a plastic bottle in Sunday’s La Liga match. The 27-year-old was struck as Barcelona players celebrated Sergio Busquets’ late winner. Messi was not injured in the incident, but Valencia said in a statement they “regret and condemn the incident”. “The club will endeavour to locate the person who threw the bottle,” Valencia added. “They will be banned for life from the Mestalla. Valencia CF operate a zero tolerance policy on such actions and rigorously enforce all security measures set out by legislation.” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says Spanish clubs are “fighting against” fans trying to cause trouble at games. “What happens inside the grounds, yes, you can control,” he said. “You can have at any ground a madman who is desperate to cause trouble but we are fighting against that.” Earlier on in the day, a

Lionel Messi (Getty Images) supporter died after violent clashes between fans before Atletico Madrid’s home match against Deportivo La Coruna. “Those things that happened this morning, that was really unfortunate but it doesn’t represent football,” added Enrique. “People go to football matches and use a club’s

colours to hide behind and look for violence. That has happened for a long, long time and we have to take action against that. “The teams, the clubs and league are trying to do what they can. They will have to take drastic measures but we have to eradicate violence from football and society.”

Anderson powers Broncos to win in Kansas City (Reuters) - The Denver Broncos posted an impressive 29-16 road win at the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday with a strong running game from C.J. Anderson to solidify their lead at the top of the AFC West. For once quarterback Peyton Manning was not the main driver of the show for Denver as the Broncos showed their strength on the ground with Anderson rushing for 168 yards on 32 carries. He also caught a pass for a touchdown. Manning threw for two touchdowns and 179 yards and completed just 17 of 34 passes but Denver’s victory was rarely in doubt after two touchdowns in the first quarter. Demaryius Thomas scored on a 23-yard pass from Manning after the Chiefs attempted to blitz and then Anderson collected a pass over the middle and ran into the endzone. An Anthony Fasano touchdown on a 20-yard Alex Smith pass kept the Chiefs in the game, however, and they went into halftime facing a 20-7 deficit. The teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter but the Bronco’s extended their lead in the fourth with a 33-yard field goal from Connor Barth. Smith found Jamaal Charles with a 12-yard pass for a Kansas City touchdown but another Barth field goal put the game beyond doubt,

keeping the Broncos (9-3) a game ahead of San Diego in the AFC West. Anderson began the season low down on the

depth chart for Denver but injuries to Montee Ball and Ronnie Hillman opened the door and he has totaled 658 yards in his last four games.

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Devon Smith replaces injured Gayle in Test squad

Skipper Ramdin calls for better helmets

The West Indies Cricket Board Selection Panel yesterday announced that Devon Smith has been selected to replace Christopher Gayle in the West Indies Test squad to South Africa. Smith is in fine form, coming off a first innings century against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the third round of the Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament. Smith scored 145 of the Windward Volcanoes 308 for 5 declared in the match being played in his native Grenada. He has represented the West Indies in 33 Tests since debuting in 2003 against Australia in Guyana. The pugnacious left handed opener has scored one Test century and five half centuries and averages a shade under 37 in First Class cricket. Fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell will depart the Caribbean on Friday to join the Test squad in South Africa. The Selection Panel had requested that Cottrell

Cottrell confirmed to join squad

Devon Smith

Sheldon Cottrell

play in the third round of the PCL 4 Day to allow the Panel an opportunity to determine his match readiness after sustaining an injury on the West Indies A Team tour to Sri Lanka. Cottrell took 5 for 42 for the Jamaica Franchise against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force as the Jamaicans took first innings points.

The squad is as follows: Denesh Ramdin (Captain), Sulieman Benn, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Braithwaite, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cottrell, Assad Fudadin, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Leon Johnson, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor, Chadwick Walton

Mexico wins CAC Games gold

The victorious Mexico team display their medals. VERACRUZ, Mexico Mexico earned its second football gold medal within 24 hours at the 2014 Central American & Caribbean Games as the men secured an emphatic 4-1 victory over Venezuela on Friday at Estadio Luis Pirata Fuente. The Mexicans captured the women’s gold medal on Thursday, topping Colombia 2-1 at the same stadium. Erick Torres struck for two goals, while Angel Zaldivar and Raul Lopez added one each for the host, which won the competition for the sixth time and for the first time in 24 years when it

hosted in Mexico City. The Tricolor made short work of its South American foe, grabbing a two-goal advantage by the 14th minute. Zaldivar found the back of the net past goalkeeper Kleiner Escoricia in the ninth minute, before Lopez doubled the lead only five minutes later. Torres bettered his first goal to increase the margin to 3-0 in the 34th minute. The striker wasn’t finished as he volleyed home the rebound of a blocked Zaldivar shot from pointblank range in the 79th minute. Venezuela pulled one

back in the 81st minute through Captain Andres Ponce, who tallied off a right-wing cross past goalkeeper Michael Lajud. El Tri rolled through the group stage with a 3-0-0 record, defeating Honduras (5-2), El Salvador (2-0) and Jamaica (5-0). In the semifinals, Mexico prevailed over 7-6 on penalty kicks after the sides played to a 1-1 draw. In the third-place match, earlier in the evening, Cuba registered a 3-1 triumph over Honduras a t t h e Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sanchez. (CONCACAF)

Trinidad Guardian - Port of Spain, Trinidad - West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin is calling on the makers of cricket helmets to improve on their product, in light of the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, who was felled by a bouncer from Sean Abbott. Ramdin made the comments as the West Indies left the Caribbean yesterday for South Africa to engage that country in a three-Test series. Ramdin said: “The helmets that we have needs to be improved because when you get a lash on it, you really feel the pain. It is basically just a piece of fibreglass and this is not adequate protection.” There is no international benchmark for standards on helmets and the International Cricket Council (ICC) had put a committee in place to look at this in 2013. Now with the death of Hughes, they were likely to

Denesh Ramdin (WICB) fast track this process, so that helmet manufacturers will have to make a specific grade in order to be used on the market. Meanwhile, Ramdin said that his team will be looking to give South Africa a run for their money. “This team is very tough

but we have good players on our team and we are going to give them a run. We just need to keep focus and do the right things consistently and we will get the results we want,” he said. “The senior players including myself have to lead from the front and the younger players have to take their lead.” The West Indies open their tour with a warm-up match against a South African Invitational XI at Benoni on December 10 and this will be followed by the first Test, to be played at Centurion on December 17. They then play the Boxing Day Test match at Port Elizabeth on December 26 and the final game starts on January 2 at Capetown. After this three T20s and five ODIs will be played before the team returns home for the short break, ahead of the World Cup in New Zealand and Australia in February.

Australia and India play Brisbane Test after Adelaide

BBC Sport - Australia’s Test series with India will now begin in Adelaide on 9 December following the death of Phillip Hughes. The four-match contest should have begun in Brisbane on Thursday, but that Test will now start on 17 December. The traditional Melbourne Boxing Day Test is unchanged, but the Sydney Test is put back three days to 6 January. The changes have been made because of welfare concerns for Australia’s players grieving for Hughes, 25, whose funeral will take place tomorrow. The left-handed Australia opener died on Thursday after being struck on the neck by a ball during a domestic Sheffield Shield match. The funeral service will take place in the sports hall of Macksville High School, which Hughes attended, and will be broadcast live in

Australia and on big screens at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Adelaide Oval. “Nobody should underestimate just what these players are going through right now,” said Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland. “These are difficult days and we need to support them in dealing with their grief. It’s very clear that playing a Test right now is just too soon and we are reacting accordingly. “While this wasn’t done by design, it is somewhat fitting that the first Test will take place in Adelaide at Phillip’s adopted home ground where we hope the match can be a seen as a celebration of his life.” The India squad, currently in Adelaide, were supposed to fly to Brisbane on Monday but missed their flight. Their twoday warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide,

scheduled for Friday and Saturday last week, was cancelled. It has been reported that the Indians may now play a tour game in Adelaide on Thursday and Friday. After the Test series with India, Australia then face the tourists in a triangular oneday international series that also involves England. Two of those games have already been switched. Australia and England will now open the series in Sydney on 16 January, with the Aussies taking on India in Melbourne two days later. Revised Australia v India Test schedule 1st Test Adelaide9-13 December 2nd Test Brisbane17-21 December 3rd Test Melbourne 26-30 December 4th Test Sydney 6-10 January

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Sports attire store on board with Flex Night Axe Apparel, retailer of quality brands in sportswear, has taken a place in Sponsors’ Row as the Sunday December 7 Flex Night date draws closer. Proprietor and Manager Kathy Shuffler, herself a sports enthusiast, had no hesitation in linking Axe Apparel with the Flex Night event. When the presentation was made at the store’s Camp Street location, both donor (Kathy Shuffler) and recipient (Onai Vasconcellos, Flex Night Inc. Director of Advertising) were all smiles in acknowledgement of the fit between Axe Apparel and Flex Night.

Flex Night Inc. wishes to record its deepest

appreciation to Axe Apparel for coming on board.

Vivian Harris stumbles on the redemption trail Knocked out in 7th round

Harris (right) and Alvarez pose with the prized accolade during a pre-fight press conference. In October 2002, Vivian Harris fulfilled a life-long dream when he defeated Diosbelys Hurtado to lift the WBA World light/ welterweight title. Since then he has endured fluctuating fortunes but toiled on, confident of replicating the feat. Now the former champion is once again at the cross roads following a 7th round stoppage against Mexican, Ramon Alvarez, when the two faced off for the vacant IBF North American light/middleweight title in Guanajuato, Mexico last Saturday evening. Reports out of the Spanish speaking country are that Harris was floored twice in the 7th round, forcing referee, Ray Corona, to call a halt to the proceedings at just

44secs of the round. Following the verdict, Harris’ handlers protested mildly but the general consensus seems to suggest that the referee had done the right thing. The report emanating from BoxingScene.com suggested that Harris was holding his own for the first 6 rounds but despite his efforts, Alvarez, the younger brother of another world class pugilist, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, was never in danger of losing the fight. The report did say that Harris’ early tactics threw Alvarez out of his comfort zone in the early rounds. The report also stated that Alvarez brawling style would have been tailor-made to be picked apart by a talented

boxer, a bill that fitted Harris during his heydays. Even as he managed a three-fight win streak, many have for years called for the 36-year old Harris to call it a career. At one point, the former 140 lb. titlist managed just one win over a span of 10 fights, a stretch that included six knockout losses. “Fatigue eventually set in, long a hindrance in Harris’ career and a factor that has always affected his ability to take a punch. Alvarez was wise to not waste energy early on, eventually seizing control of the fight and slowly picking apart the faded former titlist,” the report concluded. Harris has refrained from disclosing plans for the future but his record dips to 32-10-2 (19KOs). BoxingScene.com

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Maggie’s Snackette serves up Flex Night partnership

As the big Flex Night December 7 date draws near more sponsors have been coming on board in support of the event. Maggie’s Snackette and Catering Service is one of those companies which is proud to be associated with the Flex Night International. Cindy Maloney is seen presenting a cheque on behalf of Maggie’s Snackette and

Catering Service, to David Gomes Flex Night Inc. Director of External Resources. The handover is being witnessed by Donald Sinclair, Managing Director of Flex Night Inc. Flex Night Inc. extends its deepest gratitude to Maggie’s Snackette and Catering Service for their kind support.

Mackeson ‘King of the Rim’ 3x3 Basketball

LaRose shoots Rim Kings into next round The Mackeson ‘King of the Rim’ Basketball Challenge opened in Albouystown Sunday night in grand fashion with Rim Kings’ former national junior guard, Geoffrey LaRose, shooting his way into the next round of the massive basketball competition. LaRose’s team topped the opening group with four wins, the only team to reach the winning 21-point score once, against the backdrop of an awesome shooting display from beyond the arc that counts for two points in the three-onthree format. Rim Kings began their sojourn when they easily brushed aside Rockers 19-9 in the game, which lasts for 10 minutes except in the case of a team reaching the benchmark 21 points. Rim Kings in their second game beat Rim Rockers 16-6 with

Samuel Thompson playing on the rim and in the air, using his height to his advantage. The balanced unit then beat the group’s runners-up, Target 21-17 with LaRose catching fire in an intense contest after being down 4-7; LaRose shot his team out of deficit, and to victory, spotting up for huge shots that earned him the respect of the supporters of the Albouystown-based, Target in arguably the best game of the night. To remain unbeaten, Rim Kings then beat Knights 117, advancing to the next round, which will be played at California Square, Thursday night. They have advanced along with Target that beat Rim Rockers 17-10 and Knights 6-5; they also gained a walkover from Rockers that pulled their own after losing their first two games.

Target finished with three wins and a loss to end second in the group. Knights had two wins and two losses after beating Rockers 10-7 and Rim Rockers 11-4 to finish third with Rim Rockers in the cellar position with one win from four games and Rockers no wins. The competition opened Sunday night with Mackeson Brand Manager, Jamaal Douglas and the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) President, Nigel Hinds meeting the teams, and offering words of encouragement before the official ‘jump-ball’. The competition heads to Plaisance tonight for the East Coast zone from 7pm with teams coming from Berbice, Melanie, Buxton, Plaisance and University of Guyana to play for the one spot that is up for grabs in that zone of the competition.

Sunil Narine takes responsibility for rehab work WICRICNEWS - The West Indies Cricket Board yesterday advised that Sunil Narine had requested that he be permitted to take full responsibility for the rehabilitation of his bowling action. The WICB respects and agreed to Narine’s decision and looks forward to his

return to international cricket at the earliest opportunity. Narine is currently engaged in remedial work in his native Trinidad and Tobago, a release from the WICB said. The release further informed that, The WICB asks that Narine’s privacy be respected during this period of rehabilitation.

Narine was withdrawn from the West Indies tour of India after his bowling action was reported during the last edition of the Champions League.The 26 year old off spinner is currently ranked Number 2 in the ICC bowling rankings for both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. (WICB)

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WICB Four-Day Franchise cricket

Wounded Jaguars suffer shocking defeat against B’dos Locals bowled out inside one session By Sean Devers An atrocious batting display by the Guyana Jaguars at Providence yesterday provided Bajan fans with another reason to celebrate their Independence Anniversary which was observed on Sunday as the wounded Jaguars, chasing 69 to win, crashed to 67 all out inside the first session of the final day of their third round WICB Four-Day First-Class Franchise cricket match against Barbados Pride. Inept shot selection by the Jaguars resulted in them being shot out for their third lowest total in Regional FirstClass Cricket following their 41 against Jamaica at Sabina Park in 1986 and the 56 they scored as British Guiana against Trinidad in Barbados in 1939. The 31-year-old Dwayne Smith, bowling controlled medium pace, captured his first five-wicket haul (5-17). He got support from Jonathon Carter (2-13) and Ryan Hinds (2-21) as Guyana were blown away in 29.1 overs as the contest was done and dusted before Lunch. Guyana have not beaten Barbados at home since their nine wicket victory in 1984 and yesterday they wasted a golden opportunity to beat Barbados in Guyana with a brainless batting exhibition in ideal conditions for cricket on a track which got better to bat on as the match progressed. Thirty-five minutes into

the day’s play, the 20 people in the stands including former Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President Ramsay Ali, were already celebrating what would have been Guyana’s 15th win from 83 matches against Barbados when the Bajans were bowled out for 228 from the overnight position of 214-7. Barbados who made 101 in the first innings in response to Guyana’s 261, lost their last three wickets yesterday for no run as Veerasammy Permaul removed Ashley Nurse (12) and Jomel Warrican (0) off successive balls before Chris Barnwell had Ryan Hinds, who started the day on 60, tried to hit the ball over midon and was caught by Ronsford Beaton for 68. Permaul had 4-75 to end the match with 12-101. He has 30 wickets from three matches so far while Bishoo took 4-65 and Barnwell (2-21). In a contest controlled by Guyana from the first day, few could have foreseen what transpired yesterday and even when Guyana slumped to 10-4 many felt the Guyanese were making the run chase harder than it should have been but it was unthinkable that Barbados would go on to win their 34th game against Guyana with such a sensational comefrom-behind win. With nearly three full sessions to bat Trevon Griffith (1) played an injudicious pull to a short delivery from Smith and holed out to short mid-wicket before the next three batsmen all failed to score as the hosts began the run chase in horrendous fashion. Shemron Hetmyer was stupendously taken low down at point by Carter as he played a bullet-like cut off Hinds who soon trapped Guyana’s leading run scorer, Narsingh Deonarine LBW when he missed an ill-advised sweep. Smith continued the demolition job when he bowled Vishaul Singh behind his back and all of a sudden there was nervousness around the ground with the score on 10-4. As wickets fell around him, Rajendra Chandrika played with fluency, elegance and sound defence and along with Bajan Raymond Reifer, who smashed Hinds majestically past wide mid-off for four before clipping the left-arm spinner to the fine leg

boundary when he strayed into his pads, eased the pressure with a 24-run stand before Reifer (11) irresponsibly drove seamer Carlos Braithwaite straight to mid-off to leave his team on 34-5. Carter was introduced and induced Chandrika to clip one off his pads to be caught at square-leg for a well played 34, 85 minutes into Guyana’s innings after he had faced 53 balls with the Jaguars on 506, but with just 19 short of their victory target, the Guyana supporters were more annoyed by the poor shot selection by the batsmen than the eventual unbelievable outcome of the contest, in which four hours and 50 minutes were lost on the second day. When Barnwell (12) got an inside edge onto his pad for Carter to take the lobbed offering diving full length on

the pitch with the score 54-7, the Bajans were all of sudden on the attack as they hunted the Jaguars with relentless pressure. Anthony Bramble (3), surprisingly sent in to bat after the two all-rounders, had batted with refreshing maturity in the first innings when he made 73, but yesterday he failed to demonstrate the same type of composure and top-edged an impetuous hook at the ontarget Smith for Nurse to run back from slip to pouch the catch and leave Jaguars desperately fighting for survival and slipping to a shocking defeat in their own back yard at 57-8. A wounded Jaguar is usually at its most dangerous state but yesterday the Guyana Jaguars seemed clueless as how to approach the small target giving the impression that they wanted to end the game as early as

possible. Permaul and Bishoo played an array of erratic ‘big shots’ at a time when sensible batting and picking up the singles on offer would have taken Guyana home easily. The thought process of the Albion pair seemed seriously flawed as both batsmen insisted on looking for aggressive shots which never came off and the panic button had already been activated. The say that luck favours the brave and when a full blooded cover drive to a wide half volley by Permaul off of Smith with four needed to win, was magnificently stopped by a diving Miguel Cummings, who is not among the better fielders in the side, the die had been cast. Permaul (6) played a wild swipe and was caught behind and Beaton arrived at the crease with three to win and

played defensively with a straight bat but Bishoo continued to play recklessly leaving many to wonder if the present crop of batsmen had learnt anything from watching Shiv Chanderpaul bat. Bishoo (6) soon edged a big drive at Smith to the Keeper as Barbados managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat to spark wild celebrations as if they had won the World Cup to give Singh an inauspicious start as Captain. Guyana’s next match is fixed for Trinidad from Friday and the Jaguars, who have named the same 13 for their fourth round game, are still leaders on the points table with 39 points despite the loss. Barbados’ win takes them to second on 27 points while the Windwards (22), T&T (20), Jamaica (19) & the Leewards (7) come in that order.

Schools Windball tourney-Upper Corentyne zone

Massiah Girls cop female title, No. 56 are boys champs

Members of the victorious Massiah Primary School female team. Massiah Primary defeated Number 56 Primary by nine wickets to claim the Girls title, but their male counterparts suffered an eight- wicket loss to the same opponents when the AL Sport and Tour Promotions Upper Corentyne Primary Schools Windball

Cricket took place recently. In the Girls final #56 Primary took first strike scored 35-5 in five overs. Massiah, playing in front of their home crowd hit off the required runs, losing just one wicket, ending on 38-1 with Chitranie Dharry scoring 16.

In the semifinals, Massiah thumped two times defending champions #48 Primary, while #56 girls playing in their first championship, beat Crabwood Creek. In the male division, Massiah batted first and made 54-6 off 5 overs. Number 56, runner up for

the past five years replied with 56-2. Samuels Madray scored 36. In the semis #56 beat Crabwood Creek and Massiah defeated New Market Primary. Fourteen teams competed in the tournament which was organised by Sports Officer Alistair Munroe.

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ASK-G Karate conducts examinations in the Ancient County O

n S u n d a y November 30 last, Sensei Amir Khouri 6th Dan, Chairman/Chief Instructor, Association do Shotokan Karate – Guyana (ASK-G) conducted special Karate Grading examinations at the Trinity Primary School, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Sensei Khouri was assisted by Sensei Clinton Moriah (New Amsterdam Dojo) and Sensei Hazrat Ali of the Albion and Blairmont Dojo’s. The special exam was for those students who missed Master Frank WoonA-Tai’s examination which was held on November 16 at the YMCA Thomas Lands in the City. Harikirtan Singh, Amirullah Kudrutullah and Jude Edwards were promoted from white to yellow belts. Kennard Tageram, Bryan Voglezon, Monesh Tageram, Jaime Kingston and

The 12 successful students take a photo with instructors from left, Hazrat Ali, Amir Khouri and Clinton Moriah. Maxwell Cameron were all promoted from white to orange belts. Jared Mohabir, Marlon

Baird and Seshram Persaud moved from orange to green belts while Xavier Henry was promoted from green to

blue belt. Persons who wish to join the Dojo’s in Berbice can contact Sensei Clinton Moriah, a 5th Dan who is in

charge of Amsterdam telephone no. Head of the

the New Dojo on 668 4297. Albion and

Blairmont Dojo’s, Sensei Hazrat Ali, a 4th Dan, can be reached on 322 3085 or 674 1152.

DeRoop Simply Royal Stable Cool Runnings Beach Football Club and Score’s Even outstanding completes MCYS funded $1M Project

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core’s Even of the Dennis DeRoop Simply Royal Racing Stable proved that it is still the best racehorse in Guyana, beating the field to win the feature A and lower 1400M event when the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the Shariff Business Enterprise successfully held the Champion of Champion one day horserace meet at the club’s entity, Rising Sun Arima Park, West Coast Berbice. Amidst some controversy the meeting was successfully held with the final event being held in semi darkness. The feature event lived up to expectations as most of the top horses in Guyana took to the starting gates in what was expected to be the race of the year. All the champions were there including a few new imports that came with immense reputations from overseas. As the animals were sent on their way it was the speedy Appealing Harvest that took the lead, hotly pursued by Princess She is Not. Score’s Even and the newly imported Curfew Tower were close behind as the animals were going at a merry gallop. By the time the horses were on the backstretch and approached the far turn, they were

Trainer R. Bharrat of the Romel Jagroop Stable receives the winning Two Year old Trophy for Midnight Blue victory from a representative of the organisers. bunched with no one letting up. Score’s Even began to take orders as Jockey Rad Drepaul began to urge it on. The racehorse made a surge for the front as the horses began to space out. Guyana Cup Champion CP Got Even, which had a bad start, was making tremendous ground and made a late burst down the homestretch. But

by then there was no stopping the seven Year Old Grey Kentucky Bred Gelding, Score’s Even as it romped to an easy victory as it took home the coveted $1M and the Beautiful Banks DIH Trophy. CP Got Even race home for second ahead of Princess She Not with Curfew Tower fourth, while the highly rated and (Continued on page 29)

The completed fence at the Cool Runnings Beach Football Club Beach Soccer facility in Linden. The Cool Runnings Beach Football Club of Linden has completed its second project in the Bauxite Mining Town funded under the Community Grounds Development Programme of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport. This project entailed 600ft of fencing which was completed with inch and a half metal pipes and chain link fencing to the tune of one million dollars. According to a press release from the club, this is the second grant the club has received under this programme. In 2013 the

Bleacher Stand seen in the attached photo was completed along with an advertising wall. The club wishes to extend sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport for their continued assistance which will foster growth and development for all sand/beach sport in Linden and by extension, Guyana. The club continues to be active and was on a goodwill tour to Buxton last weekend where a number of friendly matches were played with a view to spread the awareness of beach soccer to the east coast.

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Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition

Group stage ends,quarterfinalists decided

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he fight for quarterfinal spots produced some r i v e t i n g performances when the Group stage of the Georgetown Zone of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition concluded on Sunday evening, at the Demerara Park, Ruimveldt. Among the teams rallying from the brink of exit were Island All Stars who showed enough determination to squeeze past North Sophia and Alexander Village, 1-0 winners over eventual Group champion West Front Road. Defending champion Queen Street of Tiger Bay were eliminated after finishing third in their Group. The sixteen teams to qualify are: Leopold Street, Albouystown ‘B’, South Sophia, Festival City Warriors, Island All Stars, Hope Street of Tiger Bay, Action in the clash between Tucville and West Back Road which the former won on sudden death penalty kicks.Albouystown ‘A’, Globe Yard, Back Circle, West Front Road, Alexander Village, Cross Street, Sparta Boss, Festival City Fighters, West Back Road and North Ruimveldt. Quarter-final action is set for tomorrow evening, at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac. The night’s full results and Group stage final points standing are seen below: Game-1 NorthSophia-1 vs Island All-Stars-2 IslandAll-Star scorers OrsonMcCurdy-15th DevonHyman-17th NorthSophia scorers Andrew Smart-8th Game-2

Action in the clash between Tucville and West Back Road which the former won on sudden death penalty kicks. Tucville-1 vs West Back Road-1 Tucville won 3-2 on sudden death kicks Tucville Scorer Kareem Knights-6th WestBack Road scorer AkeemFitzpatrick-16th Game-3 LaingAvenue-3 vs Durban Street-0 RayonOctober-16th Raphael Charles-20th OsafoAngel-24th Game-4 HopeStreet Tigerbay-1 vs Albouystown-A-0 RawleAdams-4th Game-5 EastFront Road-0 vs Festival City Warriors-5 Dwayne Lawrence-2nd EonAlleyne-6th Daniel Favourite-13th OwnGoal-17th

Shaquille Duncan-18th Game-6 GlobeYard-0 vs California Square-0 GlobeYard won 2-0 on penalty kicks Game-7 BackCircle-3 vs Adelaide Street Charlestown-1 BackCircle scorers Phillip Rowley-5th and 19th Vincent Thomas-14th Adelaide Street scorer Sherwin Smith-20th Game-8 WestFront Road-0 vs Alexander Village-1 JamalNicholas-23rd Group-A Key Q-Group Winner Q-Group Runners-up T-Third Place Qualifier DQ-Disqualified

Yaw breaks South American 400m youth record Guyana’s Jason Yaw is the new South American Yo u t h C h a m p i o n s h i p record-holder after he set a new mark in Colombia on Saturday last, running 46.79 seconds to erase the old mark of 47.46s in the event. Yaw undoubtedly came of age in the event he favours. The lanky athlete also ran under the old record in his heat when he posted 47.42s. Yaw has never run faster than his new record, which means that the mark is also his Personal Best time over the 400m distance. The

Youth Championships are for athletes Under 18 years. Meanwhile, Natricia Hooper, another Running Brave athlete, complimented Yaw well when she ran 55.05 secs to clinch silver in the Girls’ 400m race. The Running Brave Athletics Club Coach, Julian Edmonds was sent to Colombia with the athletes. The Running Brave three-member national team did not disappoint with their performance. This newspaper understands that Athletics Association of

Jason Yaw Guyana (AAG) President, Aubrey Hutson, who is the former President of Running Brave, is also in Colombia.

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Tuesday December 02, 2014

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Umada Cup 2014 Chess Championships Ravens send Pacesetters crashing out Phillip George tourney Esan Wiltshire/Ryan Harper cart off top

prizes as Trinidadians make clean sweep

Akeem Kanhai

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avens hung onto its lifeline in a must-win game Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to send Pacesetters crashing out of the third annual Phillip George Legacy tournament in just the preliminary round of the Division I and III competition. Ravens won 72-65 in another classic showdown among the two basketball titans in Georgetown, a phenomenon that may well be changing. Akeem Kanhai scored 20 points as Dominic Vincente dropped 19 points in a brigade of adolescent leadership. Though Pacesetters had five players in double figures it could not stem the youthful combination of Vincente and Kanhai. Stephon Gillis

Dominic Vincente scored 13 points while Travis Burnett added 11 points as Joslyn Crawford and Naylon Loncke had 10 points each. Meanwhile, both Nets and Colts kept their unbeaten record intact to become the front runners in the competition when Colts beat Pepsi Sonics 7767 and Nets won 71-65 against the Georgetown Masters.In the Colts win, Shane Webster scored 20 points with Dave Causway adding 19 points. Shelroy Thomas pitched in with 13 points, while Nikkoloi Smith had 10 points. For Sonics, Trevor Smith had 19 points with Jason Squires scoring 16 points. Collis Pluck had 15 points. Nets’ Mortimer Williams dumped in 16 points for the team, while Pelham Doris had 12 points

Shane Webster as Antwaun Austin and Sheldon Howell scored 11 and 10 respectively. For the Masters, the former Ravens combination, Lugard Mohan a n d A u b r e y Yo u n g e continued to get it done with 21 points and 12 points in that order. Earlier, Linden’s Victory Valley Royals defeated Melanie Patriots 108-72 with Chris Williams scoring 28 points and Marlon Adams 24 points. Marlon Pollydore had 18 points as Ron Beckles and Bonny Wilson scored 13 points apiece for Royals. Sherlan Legal had a mammoth 37 points to lead all scorers with Rayburn Bower adding 10 points and Floyd Arthur nine points. The competition will continue Friday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Wife of NFL’s Rice says he never hit her before casino fight (Reuters) - Janay Rice, the wife of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, insisted in an interview on NBC’s “Today” program that her husband had never hit her prior to their fight in a New Jersey casino elevator in February. “ T h e r e ’s n o w a y, ” Palmer told NBC in an interview that aired Monday. “He knows what he would have to deal with. I’m not going to sit there in silence and let something happen to me and, God forbid, in front of my child.” Ray Rice’s one-punch knockout of Palmer, who was then his fiancée, put his NFL career in jeopardy and thrust the issue of domestic abuse into the national spotlight. The first video of the fight that went viral in

February showed Rice calmly pulling an unconscious Palmer from the elevator. “He was in such shock that this had just happened, and he didn’t know how to function at that point,” said Palmer. “By that time hotel security is there. The police are there.” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Rice for two games, but after a second video emerged in September from inside the elevator showing the knockout punch, the Ravens released Rice and Goodell suspended him indefinitely from the league. However, an independent arbitrator on Friday said that Rice, in essence, was sanctioned twice for the same crime and ruled he was free to sign with

any National Football League team. In her comments M o n d a y, P a l m e r s a i d “people are human” and are prone to lapses in judgment. “Everybody makes mistakes,” she said. “You would think that we lived in a country of people who have never made a mistake, who’ve never sinned ever in their life.” In the second part of the interview, which will air on Tuesday, Palmer said the Ravens gave her “a general script” when she and Ray Rice met with the media following the fight and she apologized. “That was frustrating for me, because obviously people took it as, you know, I’m taking light off of what Ray did,” she said.

Esan Wiltshire (left) and Ryan Harper proudly display their country flag shortly after carting of the top prizes. By Michael Benjamin Trinidad and Tobago chess players, Ryan Harper and Esan Wiltshire amassed 7 and 8 points respectively and carted off the top prizes in the Open and Challengers’ Cup Category when the finals of the 2014 Umada Cup Chess Championships concluded at the Sleep Inn Hotel, Brickdam, Stabroek, last evening. For their efforts, the two players from the Land of the Humming Bird ‘flew off ’ with US$2,500 and US$1,500 first prizes. Harper defeated his countryman, Kevin Cupid and Jamaican Lorne Malaku. Orlando Husbands closed off the championships with ½ point less than Harper after defeating Chris Guzman (DR) and Martin Del Castilo (Bar), while Visnu Singh (T&T) and Christopher Guzman both amassing 5 points apiece with the former player earning the nod on the tie break system. Wiltshire dominated the Challenger’s Cup category after amassing 8 points and carted off the US$1,500 first prize. His victims were Guyanese, Anthony Drayton and Jamaican, Andrew Mellace; the latter player had earlier defeated Avikaar Malgie and closed off the tournament on 7 points to take the second place and the

US$1,000 that went with it while Guyanese, CM Anthony Drayton and WIM Deborah Carter both amassed 6 ½ points and shared the final podium spot and the US$750 prize. After conceding his first game to Wiltshire, Drayton proved that he is made of sterner stuff when he played a quick fire game to register a win against his nemesis, Muesa, in just 33 moves which aided greatly in his final placing. In other results, Maria Varona Thomas, conceded her first game to local National Champion, We n d e l l M e u s a b u t rebounded with a decisive victory over Aditi Soondar Singh (T&T) to close off on 6 ½ points. WCM Deborah Richards (Jam) drew her first game with Frank Lo Kim Lin (Sur) before defeating Avikaar Malgie (Sur). Davion Mars (Guy) won both of his games against Calvin Finkie (Sur) and Ishvar Ramlall (Sur). CM Ronuel Greenidge (Guy) drew his first game with Mikel Martin (T&T) then replicated the performance against his countryman, Loris Nathoo; Kriskal Persaud (Guy) and Joel Frijde (Sur) played to a draw before the former player defeated Keith Simpson (Guy) in the final game.

Haifeng Su (Guy) defeated Reyna Frijde (Sur) then drew his second game with Frank Lo Kim Ling (Sur); Geryen Dos Ramos (Sur) defeated Errol Tiwari (Guy) and replicated the feat against Trinidadian, Mikel Martin. Tiwari then drew his second game against his countryman, Rashad Hussain. CM Frank Sears (T&T) lost to Loris Nathoo then drew his game with Roberto Neto. Jessica Clementson lost to her Guyanese counterpart, David Khan then played Calvin Finkie (T&T) to a draw. President of the GCF, Irshad Mohamed congratulated the winners and participants and hoped they enjoyed the warm hospitality, while Allan Herbert represented the FIDE President and echoed congratulatory sentiments. He said that the UMADA is one of the tournaments that serves as a unifying force in the English speaking Caribbean. He further disclosed that FIDE had budgeted for a five year span of the tournament and that period is now expired. Mr. Herbert also intimated that plans towards the renewal of sponsorship would be known by the first quarter of the New Year.

t r o Sp WICB Four-Day Franchise cricket

Wounded Jaguars suffer shocking defeat against B’dos P.28

The end! Dwayne Smith removes Devendra Bishoo to seal a sensational win for Barbados.

Mackeson ‘King of the Rim’ 3x3 Basketball

LaRose shoots Rim Kings into next round

Umada Cup 2014 Chess Championships

Esan Wiltshire/Ryan Harper cart off top P.31 prizes as Trinidadians make clean sweep Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition

Group stage ends, quarterfinalists decided P.31

Yaw breaks South American 400m youth record P.30

Devon Smith replaces injured Gayle in Test squad P.26

LIGHTS OUT! Geoffrey LaRose (right) releases one of many missiles from downtown Sunday night at the Independence Boulevard Court in Albouystown in the opening of the Mackeson 3x3 ‘King of Rim’ Basketball Challenge.

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