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Monday December 23, 2019
KAIETEUR NEWS Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: ADAM HARRIS Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491 Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210
EDITORIAL
FIRST OIL
First oil! Guyana should congratulate itself. We have joined an elite club of oil producing nations, and first oil should, maybe even just could, lead to many firsts for this strapped, stricken, sick society of people, its extended plurality of peoples. Forget about Nigeria and Iraq; yet even as we forgot them, their many harsh, internecine lessons should remain to remind of the insanity that could reign here. For if we continue in the same unheeding and unlearning political and racial ways, first oil will not matter. For then we will certainly be first in the continuing foolishness, backwardness, and ugliness that have made all of Guyana their home. The market price of oil would not matter, nor the price paid to ExxonMobil and the rest of foreign drillers, producers, and shippers. All of those are irrelevant, since what should matter is that we could be fastened inextricably, as is usual, in the same paralyzing places that have left us short of breath, short of money, and short of sanity. First oil should be heralded with all the dignified, but subdued, fanfare that could be mustered. But first oil should and must pave the way forward to the first inklings of good sense, of what is firstly practical, and of what is firstly beneficial for this land. It is going to demand to the extreme degree that wepolitical leaders, regular citizens- summon the courage and willingness to confront and conquer our demons. We know what they are, and they will not be recounted here, as they have been regurgitated ad nauseum. Time to appreciate that with that oil, all of the things that we have feared are now possible. Yet, all the things that we have dreamed about and hoped for, are also within reach, as in the palm of the hands, if given the opportunity to stir and grow and flourish. Do we have what it takes to manifest the first semblances of first sanity now that we have first oil? Or is the now irreversible fact that we have joined the exclusive petroleum group going to rush us and hurl us to the impasse of our own nuclear club? Time will tell if our leaders will be the first exemplars of what is needed, and must be? That same old man time will provide testimony as to whether we will be at each other’s throats, or at each other’s sides, which could be the unlikeliest of firsts for the citizens of this country? It had better be at each other’s sides with the best of intentions, or that same long-awaited, now mutedly celebrated first oil could be the last of what is left of us as a group of peoples, as a political agency, even a geographical reality. Our very own neighbours in South America are currently reaping the whirlwinds sowed by this leader and that group over the years and decades. The blame can go on for as long as they please, but the unmoving bottom line is that the oil has not proved to be a blessing, but the worst of curses. And as if that harrowing example is not enough, then another from nearby should also ram home the point as to how far the oil makes societies fall. The second example resides in the Caribbean Sea. After decades of producing, refining and exporting, it is a land wracked with tears and one economic woe after another. What happened to the bonanza? All the money? The rainy day contingency fund? The wise political heads and civil society and the whole kit and kaboodle of experts and advisers and knowledge people? At this momentous hour, almost all Guyanese are first scholars in the pros and cons of first oil, and all the rest that is there to be known and expounded about oil. The question is this: with all this knowing, have we learned anything? And: what has to be delivered by each one of us? In other words, the sacrifices that have to be made, the sharing that must happen, so that the rewards that are embedded in that blessing just may flow. So that it could actually turn out to be a boon and not a brutality that leaves us barren of spirit and breath. It can be only those two, since all else would be gone by the time we come to our senses. The longer we take politically, racially, and ethically, the less is promised to be left to quarrel over and fight over. For all of these reasons, it is why this publication urges that first oil had better usher in the first smatterings of first sense in the areas that matter. If not, then first oil could lead to the ultimate tragedy of last man standing, or none at all.
A grave miscarriage of justice DEAR EDITOR, Whenever human lives and limbs are in constant peril on our roads, as is the present situation in Guyana, the Guyana Police Force working in tandem with other stakeholders including Magistrates and Judges shall take holistic and extraordinary measures to bring the sad state of affairs under control. However, in doing so their actions must fit nicely within the ambit of the law in order to avoid trampling on the rights of citizens. Flashback! When New York Mayor Rudy William Luis Giuliani and Chief of Police Robert Larry Bratton conducted their Compstat brand of policing with a zero tolerance bias, crime was reduced to an unprecedented level. On the flip side of things the City paid out more money than any other period of time to citizens who filed litigations and lawsuits against the City for infringing their basic human rights. Fastforward! In relation to the current unacceptable traffic lawlessness, the police launched Operation Safe Roads in an effort to bring back sanity to our roadways.
Among other tactics, they recently targeted a mini bus driver and a conductor who were seen in a video that went viral committing numerous unbelievable breaches of the traffic law that endangered their lives and that of other road users. According to a daily news paper, the men: Trevor BobbSemple, the mini bus driver and his conductor Jermaine Waldron were charged and appeared before Magistrate Fabaya Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court. The conductor pleaded guilty to the charges of failing to ensure passengers’ safety and being an untidy conductor. He was fined $ 40.000. The driver was charged with the following offences: driving a tinted motor vehicle, being an untidy driver, failing to have control of the motor vehicle, breach of conduct of road service licence and dangerous driving. According to the newspaper article the driver pleaded not guilty to the charges and was placed on $100.000 bail. Believe it or not, the Magistrate suspended the driver’s licence pending the
determination of the cases. Let me be pellucid. I hold no brief for the driver, but I perused the laws of Guyana. I did not find any law that empowered the Magistrate to suspend the driver’s licence. Please edify me if I missed the law. Is it that the reporter incorrectly posited that the Magistrate suspended the licence of the driver of the motor vehicle? I have not seen or heard any retraction in the media about the suspension of the driver’s licence. My layman’s knowledge is that a Magistrate has the power to suspend the driver’s licence of a person charged with causing death by dangerous driving pending the determination of the charge but not for dangerous driving or the other charges alluded to. If the Magistrate had in fact suspended the driver’s licence that act was a grave miscarriage of justice. The charges of causing death by dangerous driving and dangerous driving are miles apart. They are far apart as Imbotero on the northern tip of Guyana is from Aishalton on the deep south and Orealla
on the east is from Kaikan on the west. I salute the police for implementing Operation Safe Roads to bring back sanity on our roads. I have not yet seen their plan of action, but persons with vast experience in traffic management who l have had confabulations with on the plan inform me that it will bear fruits as green shoots are already emerging. I trust their judgement. I however, hasten to let the law enforcement officers and their stakeholders be aware that as they enforce, enforce with zero tolerance the rule of law and the rules of engagement must prevail. This will prevent them from taking precipitative and ill-advised actions. To do otherwise will open the floodgates for law enforcement officers to commit serious breaches of the citizens human rights. I trust the police to be professional. Best wishes to the police for a successful Operation Safe Roads. Yours respectfully Clinton Conway Assistant Commisdioner of Police ( Retired)
SOME ALARMING FINDINGS DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me space in your newspapers to make some general observations as it relates to matters unfolding in Guyana. I was reading in your Sunday, December 22, 2019 edition a letter pertaining to a poll that was conducted by Dr. Vishnu Bisram and I came across some alarming findings from that poll. Based on the contents of the letter, the poll was conducted according to the ethnic makeup of the country. My first observation was on the opinion of the oil contract. The finding revealed that 88% of the people surveyed felt that the contract was not a fair one. This observation in my opinion rubbished statements made by the Minister of Natural Resources and defended by Mr. GHK Lall, that the treat from Venezuela and Guyana’s inability to take them on and that Guyana at the time needed a big brother to stand by it was the reason for the lopsided contract. I just can’t wrap my head around how brilliant minds would fall prey to such fallacy. After all I should remind myself that these fellas are bed fellows. Second observation
according to the survey is that Mr. Ramjattan is a big failure since everyone felt that crime and public security are their main concern. Rightfully so, as we can see the daily increase in crime, the carnage on our roadways and a most disliked police force (lef someting nah) all playing out simultaneously. The honourable Minister of Public Security should first fix his house then battle for the position of Prime Minister, for if you fail in one role you may be a bigger failure in an elevated one. Give your buddy a break man to enjoy the good life, the man is almost pensionable age. Observation number three is that 50% of the people
surveyed says that the oil industry, party loyalty and crime will determine how they vote. On two of these issues the ruling coalition is lacking that is crime and oil. Add the economy to this and you will see that things do not look too favourable for the government come elections time. Sorry to say but it seems that the boat is already over or nearly over the falls. My fourth observation is that majority of those polled believed that the elections will not be free and fair. There’s still time for the learned chairman of the elections commission to gather the pieces and come out with flying colours.
To do so she has to take the bull by its horn, and we all know who the bull is. Survey shows there is a lack of confidence in her. Finally, the Prime Minister hopeful is not even mentioned in the group of favourable ministers. I wonder how this chap will feel when he read Mr. Bisram’s letter, if he would ever read it is another thing. So this sums it up. Things are looking bleak for my friends in government. They should not worry when they have my leader at the helm. He was in-charge in 73. He is in-charge again. A blessed holidays to all. Yours sincerely, Zahir Khan
A battle that will be fought by more than a dozen DEAR EDITOR, I just want to say Merry Christmas to my fellow Guyanese because next year would not be a game of Chess. Chess is played by two persons, but next year the battle will be fought by more than a dozen parties, and the goal would be to control one of the fastest developing countries in the World,
Guyana. Chess is used to help improve mental ability, such as problem-solving, critical thinking, pattern recognition, planning, etc, etc. The 2020 National election in Guyana is going to be unpredictable, because of the money to be gained from oil wealth. Contenders will be using all types of conspiracy.
Guyanese be wise, demand what is yours because the ministers will get theirs. Happy New Year, Peace and Love, we welcome oil Unity among each other is needed, Love your neighbours as thyself. God Bless Guyana. Respectfully, JC Grant-Stuart Snr. Toronto, Canada
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I have had enough DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Forestry Commission [G.F.C] is selling logging concessions to the persons who could pay the highest price. I am a sawmiller and logger for over 20 years now, this year (2019) G.F.C had advertised available logging concessions to be allocated to stakeholders. I decided to make several applications including two (2) for concessions located next to the Muraballi Reserve, upper Demerara river. After I had made these applications, I received a call from a person at the G.F.C informing me to make urgent contact with a senior official (name provided). I was told to appear in person as the matter could not be discussed over the phone. I visited the official, at that time I did not know that this matter was related to my applications for concessions. However, I met him and his first question was “Do you really, really need a concession?”, I said yes. He said “well you know times are hard and we will have to make money” so I asked him what he meant. He said he would give me five days to provide 1 million dollars to him and then the concession would be mine. He also told me that other stakeholders had approached him as well but he would give me “first preference”. I am a struggling logger with a family to feed so I considered his deal. Three (3) days later I visited him again, but this time he told me my “foot was too short” and he had received a better deal from another family. Disappointed, I told him there were two concessions
next to the Muraballi Reserve, he can give me one and the family one but he told me he already gave both to them. Over the years many persons who have invested millions in equipment, have extensive experience and export markets in the logging industry have made applications for new concessions but would not get it because it is given to persons who don’t have any experience in the logging industry, have no export markets or equipment but have paid a hefty bribe for it. Many of these persons cannot produce and are leading G.F.C into financial difficulties but yet it continues. Last year one stakeholder had found some evidence of fraud committed by one of the G.F.C deputies and had written a letter to the commissioner about it. The commissioner then called the deputy commissioner to join him in the presence of that stakeholder and read his letter out loud.
He told the deputy that this stakeholder has written a letter alleging that you (the deputy commissioner) has committed fraud. After that day, that stakeholder was constantly victimized by the deputy commissioner to the point where he had no choice but to close his sawmill and logging business. If anyone wants to investigate this matter all they’d have to do is compare the applications made by stakeholders and the applications made by the persons who received concessions to see who were the people with the most competitive applications as well as whose applications actually met the requirements needed to get concessions. I am asking you to kindly investigate this in hopes that something will be done. I am a struggling logger who is trying to make an honest living and I have had enough. Sincerely, Concerned Logger
First oil season DEAR EDITOR, It is with gratitude that I thank your newspaper for allowing me to participate in the National conversation over these past five years. The Cooperative Republicans of Guyana (CRG) congratulate Guyana on its achievements over these years especially on becoming a Nation that is further enriched by its natural resources. The recent accomplishments in the Oil Industry are ones with which to be proud of yet should be approached with cautious optimism as we move into the next economic cycle. Seasons Greetings, All the Best for the Holidays and may the New Year be filled with Peace & Prosperity for all the People of Our Nation for years to come. Best regards, The Cooperative Republicans of Guyana Mr. Jamil Changlee Chairman
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A well-organized pernicious imposition DEAR EDITOR, I was heartened by media reports, just over a week ago, that the Governor of Central Bank contemplated penalties against Republic Bank if it did not make speedy amends to its prolonged unacceptable service to customers. The fundamental of banking is depositing and lending. Depositors are encouraged to place their funds into banks as savings, invariably bearing minimal returns as taxable interest; the banks in turn reinvest those deposited funds through loans, mortgages and other lines of credit at a spread of comparatively increased interest rates. Interest earned on lending facilities are generally the sources of income that fund banking operations. Banks also increase their revenue earnings through various charges, exogenous services and fees. In Guyana, Republic Bank is guilty of double charging its customers. Customers are charged $200 on salary deposits, plus ATM charges of $70 and over-the-counter transaction charges of $300, respectively, for withdrawals below $100,000. If, for example, someone’s salary is below $100,000 (which is the case for most Public Servants), additional charges of $300 per teller withdrawal are attracted to the already imposed $200 monthly salary deposit. If you decide to withdraw a S70, 000 salary in four parts, additional combined charges of at least $1400 will be incurred. Most, if not all, Government employees have to comply with local AML guidelines that salaries be routed through the national banking system. Employees are therefore being held at ransom and fleeced mercilessly by Republic Bank’s double charging system. In a recent discussion with some individuals within the financial sector, I was informed that most banks adopt similar practices. If that is indeed the case, the regulatory body should intervene to protect the citizenry from this well-organized pernicious imposition. Republic Bank also offers its customers an ATM card with a limited lifespan. Upon expiry, that card now attracts a fee of $1000 for its renewal/reissuance. This is not the same as a replacement fee for a card that has been lost or damaged by the customers’ own negligence. It is an imposed fee for an otherwise basic service. This is the same ATM card that
customers are encouraged to use to access ABMs as a cost-saving alternative to inhouse OTC – teller consuming transactions which attracts the $300 withdrawal fee for amounts below $100,000. In other words, a customer is trapped by charges either way to gain access to his/her own hard earned funds. I have suffered financially at the hands of Republic Bank. In July of this year while conducting official business in Tobago, the sister island of Trinidad, I was unable to access available funds from my local account despite prior formal notification to the Guyana branch. The inconvenience was apparently occasioned by internal factors. Even after the most diligent and persistent efforts of some local staff contacts and an affiliate Senior Manager of their Auchenskeoch branch in Tobago for me to access funds from my account, I could not get a single dollar and was left completely stranded. As a result, I suffered financial embarrassment and unavoidable expenses, having to obtain money through individual borrowing. Upon my return to Guyana, I was denied compensation by the bank although providing comprehensive documented and corroborative evidence of the occurrence. In short, the bank took a most unconscionable position by positing that I should have sought other alternatives to reaching them; just another kerfuffle! Republic Bank owes more than a passive apology to its customers and the people of Guyana for the recent spate of its unsatisfactory service and resulting inconvenience. The complexity of doing business, time consuming, lengthy, and slow-moving queues at branches nationwide have been unbearable for years. Suggestion boxes are mere placebos for affected or disgruntled customers. Thank God the Government held firm to its disapproval of Republic Bank acquiring Scotiabank Guyana – for they would have monopolized us to debt or ultimate death. It would be interesting to see what form Republic Bank’s promised nationwide compensation would take if it sincerely wishes to avert losing customers and/or legal action as a consequence of its unmitigated recalcitrance. Sincerely, ORETTE CUTTING (Mr.)
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Guyana’s Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs)...
Clauses which honour law in breach can be challenged Attorney-at-Law Since the GuyanaExxonMobil Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) was released and perused by local anti-corruption advocates, there have been arguments that the contract contains provisions which honour the nation’s laws in breach rather than obedience. There are contentions for example; that the PSA allows ExxonMobil to hold onto 600 blocks when the law prescribes that it should only be 60. There are also arguments that the failure to use the auctioning process for the award of the blocks, goes against the Constitution which requires that the nation’s resources be awarded competitively and in the interest of the people. During a recent appearance on Kaieteur R a d i o ’s Programme, G u y a n a ’s O i l a n d Yo u , Attorney-at-Law, Sajeev Datadin said that he is indeed aware of the a f o r e m e n t i o n e d perceptions, among others. He said, too, that he is also aware that some individuals hold the view that since there are provisions which do not honour the law, then there could be no sanctity or respect for the PSA. Datadin noted however, that Guyana is not in an entirely hopeless position. The lawyer said that such clauses which are deemed
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Attorney-at-Law, Sanjeev Datadin controversial or deficient, can be severed and dealt with separately, then it could be removed. This is provided that it is proven to be unlawful. The lawyer said that if the clause is deemed too fundamental to the entire contract to be dealt with separately then the whole contract would fail. Datadin said, “...We should have, for example, people who are capable of assessing whether changes in this contract would be good or bad. We have to be careful about what we want to change in the contract and understand why we want to pursue this and what will it achieve.” But at the end of the day, Datadin said that the contracts must not contain parts which offend the law.
Days after ‘Operation Safe Roads’ launched…
Death toll reaches 126, traffic officials frustrated
Traffic Chief, Superintendent Linden Isles
Maria Bisnauth who died in the deadly Nismes smash-up.
Driver of the minibus in the Mahaicony accident Seechan Lall Chandilall
By Shikema Dey
into a truck laden with beer; taking five more innocent lives. 126 FROM 105 From 2019 statistics obtained from the Police Traffic Department, there have been 105 road accidents, resulting in 126 persons being killed. Traffic Chief Linden Isles disclosed that of these road mishaps, 90 percent of them are caused by drunk drivers; and another scourge that has been plaguing Guyana’s roadways for decades: SPEEDING. Organizations like the National Road Safety Commission and the Police Traffic Department have repeatedly called on road users to be vigilant and obey traffic laws. Even the head of state,
saddened by the frequent horrific deaths called on the nation to exercise caution on Guyana’s road ways. President David Granger appealed to road users to observe the Guyana Police Force’s code of behaviour – care, caution, consideration, common sense and courtesy. But these calls seem to fall on deaf ears daily. Social media and the daily newspapers are filled with headlines and stories of horrific accidents where persons were either killed or left with life changing injures. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT DOINGALLTHEY CAN According to the Traffic Chief, Linden Isles, the department has been working assiduously to address traffic lawlessness evident by the
On December 15, 2019, Commissioner of Police Leslie James met with the traffic heads of each administrative region to devise a strategy to address what was termed ‘road madness’ in Guyana. Twenty-one persons had died in a span of days in November, highlighting the need for a more aggressive approach to tackle errant drivers and other delinquent road users, Ironically, the drivers decided to go ‘buck wild’ during road safety week and in the end; operation ‘Safe Roads’, was launched. But sadly, just a mere three days after that very launch to make the roads safer, a speeding mini bus crashed
What remains of the bus and lorry involved in the Mahaicony accident.
launch of operation ‘Safe Roads’. But he stressed that commuters also need to play their part in ensuring that they obey traffic laws. “I think the public is being the judge presently because we are doing what we have to do; we have been educating persons, we have been enforcing…we’re doing everything that we are supposed to do, we have patrols out, education programs, we have TV and radio programs, we are doing all that we can.” He pointed out that once the attitude of road users changes, only then will positive change be seen, mirroring the statements made by the Commissioner, Leslie James. The traffic chief added that “this whole situation is an attitude situation and if persons don’t change their attitudes, we will continue to have these accidents.” “It is sad…a sad situation, but we have to call it as it is.” Despite these worrying numbers, the traffic chief remained optimistic that the department will continue with their campaign and press forward. “The police will continue to carry out operation safe roads, and we will continue to enforce and educate persons.”
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While Exxon is pumping Guyana is sailing First oil has come three months ahead of schedule. But this is not necessarily good news for Guyana. The oil companies are experienced in this sort of game; they know what they are doing. When they are finished with Guyana, we will be asking ourselves where all the oil disappeared to. It is no coincidence that first oil has been pushed ahead of schedule just at the time when Guyana is preparing for elections and almost one year after the passage of the no-confidence motion. The oil companies know that Guyana has a caretaker – not an interim regime. They know that government is essentially marking time. They know that they will have the first few drawdowns of oil production because regardless of the invitation for face-to- face negotiations with brokers to sell Guyana’s oil, there is bound to cautiousness within the oil markets to securing any longterm deal for the sale of Guyana’s oil, especially when
such an agreement can, and most likely will be, reneged upon by any new incoming regime. Any marketer for Guyana’s oil, at this stage – a mere three months before elections – is going to drive a hard bargain. In the meantime, the Exxon and her partners are going to have to take over the initial production until such time as elections are over and Guyana’s oil can be marketed. Guyana has been sleeping at the wheel. There was sufficient time to get these arrangements in place. It is worrying that oil production has started production and Guyana is not in a state of readiness to monitor this production, to audit the costs of this production and the field development costs. It is even more disconcerting that production has commenced that Guyana has no oil storage capacity or arrangements to store oil. Having our own storage capacity always provides leverage when negotiating the marketing of
oil, because those doing the bidding know that we do not have anywhere to store our share of production and the marketers will take full advantage of this fact. Every eight or 10 days a batch of oil is going to be ready for shipment. This means that between now and the elections, a total of 12 batches will come due for sale. Guyana, should symbolically have gotten the first batch or the first few batches. But with no agreement as yet for a buyer, it means that from now to March, not a blind cent will come our way. The agreement with Exxon provides for Guyana to either sell its share to Exxon or to find its own buyers. Given the caretaker status of the government, the best option should have been to sell Guyana first batches to Exxon until after the elections. Guyana is not ready for first oil. Kevin Crowley writing last August for World Oil magazine noted that the Energy Department is running on a small budget. He noted that five years after Exxon’s
discovery, the country still hasn’t finished crafting relevant new laws or even established a regulatory body to oversee exploration and production. He also said that the government set up a sovereign wealth fund to receive as much as $5 billion in oil revenue per year by 2025, but there are no plans for how to spend this money. He quotes Jan Mangal, a former petroleum adviser to President Granger, as saying that the oil contract was a colonial contract and that Guyana did not get a fair deal. Well, fair deal or not, the
problem is that we have been sitting on our haunches for far too long and now that oil is pumping, the country is sailing into high seas in a canoe called the Department of Energy. Oil production has started and local content legislation is still in limbo. This benefits the foreign companies and leave locals by the wayside. Oil multinationals are here to make money. They are not here to dole out charity and to wait while Guyana gets its act together. And with first production coming on stream,
Guyana has been caught flatfooted. The announcement of first oil should not cause excitement; it should cause angst. Guyana is in serious problems with the management of its oil industry. This task seems beyond the government, something which however, will bring a smile to the faces of the oil companies. They know how when they catch a packoo, to bruk its back.
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armadillos. For reptiles, the prohibited season for the Green Iguana will be from May to July and the Redfooted tortoise will be from April to July. As it relates to birds, the prohibited season for parrots and macaws will be from January to May and throughout December; ducks from April to September; ibises from January to August; and black curassow from January to June and December. Speaking with Kaieteur News, Director of Monitoring and Compliance, Wildlife Commission, Lemuel Cromwell, stated that the practice of allotting restrictions on export began a few decades ago and continues to be enforced by the Commission. The Wildlife Conservation and Management Act provides for the protection, conservation, management, sustainable use, internal and external trade of Guyana’s wildlife. The GWCMC has been continuously working on developing regulations on the hunting, trapping, trade, protection, conservation, management and sustainable use of wildlife, the design, management and operation of wildlife holding premises, the international and local wildlife trade and the development of the licensing process for commercial dealers.
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KFC Goodwill Football tourney
Annai Secondary clinch Championship in style
Junior Rodrigues (left) and Niaaz Mohamed; Annai goal scorers against Lodge Secondary. By Calvin Chapman The anticipated final of the second annual KFC Goodwill football tournament for under-18 secondary school teams saw Annai Secondary that travelled all the way from Region Nine, defeating Lodge Secondary comfortably 2-0 last night at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Carifesta Avenue, to go down in history as the second team to win this Petra Organisation promoted tournament. The match kicked off
about 30 minutes later than its scheduled 19:00hrs start due to the tardiness of a match official but from the first whistle, Annai looked ominous; getting in behind Lodge’s back line with ease on numerous occasions. Junior Rodrigues, who was adjudged Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament at last night’s presentation ceremony at the same venue, fired the champions ahead in the 20th minute of the match with a thundering volley from a rebound during a corner set-
piece. By that time, Annai could’ve easily been at least three goals up. Two minutes later, Niaaz Mohamed, after being played through on goal and dribbling a sprinting defender, he netted a banging, low shot that beat Lodge’s Rashad ‘Shadow’ Roberts to his left from just outside the box to double his team’s lead. Those two goals proved satisfactory for the win but the match heated up afterwards with Annai dominating the entire proceeding. Lodge would have been disappointed after beating the defending champions Shiva boy’s Hindu College in Friday’s semifinal but they didn’t play scrappily. The Lodge lads bombarded through balls, mainly from defence, into their opposition’s half but the sturdy back line of Annai’s headed and cleared almost everything thrown at them with much ease. On the other side of the pitch, Annai played with maturity, knocking the ball around, interchanging possession with various ‘triangle’ link ups; often allowing the wide men to be left unmarked for menacing runs into the final third. And, when they decided to go through the middle, Annai’s midfielders made little mistakes with their passes, something that Lodge Secondary and their targetman Dorwin George didn’t
Play between Waramadong (possession) and Shiva boys’ during last night’s third place playoff. benefit from. In the third place playoff earlier in the evening’s play, Shiva boys’ made light work of DC Caesar Fox (Waramadong) Secondary 31. The tournament’s highest goal scorer, Adica Ash,
continued his purple patch with a brace in the playoff to add to Stephen Thomas’ opener in the 15th minute. Ovid Andrews had equalised for the studentathletes from region seven in the 55th minute but Ash had
lulled the celebrations of the massive and partisan Waramadong supporters with a penalty, the first of his brace, one minute later before taking the match out of the losers’ grasp with his second in the 89th minute.
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De Gea howler gifts Watford shock win over dismal Manchester United
Manchester United’s Paul Pogba in action against Watford at Vicarage Road. (Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs) WATFORD (Reuters) - A terrible blunder from Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea helped Premier League basement side Watford to a 2-0 victory yesterday for their first home win of the season and maiden victory under coach Nigel Pearson. The Spain keeper, who had conceded a soft goal in last week’s 1-1 draw with Everton, allowed the weakest of shots from Ismaila Sarr through his hands in the 50th minute, putting Watford in front for the first time in a home game this season. Senegalese winger Sarr was then tripped by United’s usually reliable Aaron WanBissaka and earned the penalty from which Troy Deeney doubled Watford’s
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lead in the 54th minute, sending De Gea the wrong way and blasting into the net. United, who have failed to build on the momentum from back-to-back wins over Tottenham Hotspur and champions Manchester City earlier this month, produced yet another limp display and failed to hit the target in the first half. United’s fifth Premier League defeat of the season leaves them eighth on 25 points after 18 games, while Watford are still bottom but level on 12 points with 19thplaced Norwich City. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wrote off De Gea’s costly error as a rare error but was scathing about his side’s performance. “It was a mistake, it
happens in football and it is what we train for every day to make sure they don’t happen again. David has been very good lately. It is just one of those things that happen,” he told reporters. “We started the game slow. The first half was very, very poor from both sides, it was too slow, like a testimonial. You have to earn every point on the pitch and today we didn’t deserve that.” Jesse Lingard missed United’s best chance when he attempted to lob Watford keeper Ben Foster when through on goal and hit the roof of the net. Club record signing Paul Pogba made his first appearance since facing Arsenal on Sept. 30 by coming on in the second half but failed to lift his side, who barely managed to trouble Foster until a late siege which also proved ineffective. “We have to be better against these so called lower opposition sides who have a deep block,” said United captain Harry Maguire. “We were sloppy and gave the ball away numerous times. We were not good enough and we have to improve. It is something we cannot put our finger on.”
Pakistan sniff series victory despite Fernando fightback LAHORE (Reuters) Pakistan erected a run mountain and then hollowed out Sri Lanka’s top and middle order to inch closer to an emotional series victory on the penultimate day of the second and final test yesterday. Following in the footsteps of openers Abid Ali and Shan Masood, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam smashed centuries before Pakistan declared their second innings on 555-3. Chasing 476, Sri Lanka were 212-7 at stumps with Oshada Fernando waging a grim battle with his maiden test century after being let down by the top order. Fernando was batting on 102, having studded the gutsy knock with 13 boundaries, with the tourists staring at a series defeat at Karachi’s National Stadium. The two-match series, which began with a drawn test in Rawalpindi, marks Pakistan’s first tests on home soil since the 2009 militant attack on Sri Lanka’s team bus in Lahore. Resuming day four on 395-2, Azhar and Babar joined the run-fest as, for only the second time in international cricket, each of the top four batsmen got a hundred in the same innings. Babar was given lbw on
Babar Azam celebrates his hundred. (Getty Images)
33 but he reviewed the decision to prolong his knock after replays confirmed an inside edge. Azhar hit Vishwa Fernando for three consecutive boundary, while Babar meted out a similar treatment to Lahiru Kumara. Azhar cut Lasith Embuldeniya to bring up his 16th test hundred and made 118 before the left-arm spinner dismissed him stumped. Babar took a single off Kumara to bring up his second hundred of the series and third in the last four tests. Pakistan went at nearly six-an-over in the morning session before declaring at lunch.
Needing to bat out five sessions to save the test, Sri Lanka’s top order meekly capitulated to be 97-5. Fernando and Niroshan Dickwella, who made 65, resisted with their 104-run stand for the sixth wicket but it may not be enough to save the match. Scores: Pakistan 191 (Shafiq 63, Babar 60, Kumara 4-49, Embuldeniya 4-71, Vishwa 2-31) and 555 for 3 dec (Abid 174, Masood 135, Azhar 118, Babar 100*, Kumara 2-139) need three wickets to beat Sri Lanka 271 (Chandimal 74, Afridi 5-77, Abbas 4-55) and 212 for 7 (Oshada 102*, Dickwella 65, Naseem Shah 3-31).
Oshada Fernando gets down for a paddle sweep. (AFP)
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Garoppolo, 49ers eliminate Chelsea outplay Tottenham with Willian double LONDON (Reuters) Rams with late drive Chelsea enjoyed a timely
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) throws a pass against the San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter at Levi’s Stadium. (Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports) Jimmy Garoppolo converted a pair of third-and16s in the final two minutes to set up Robbie Gould for a 33-yard, final-play field goal Saturday night, giving the host San Francisco 49ers a dramatic 34-31 victory that eliminated the LosAngeles Rams from postseason contention. Gould’s kick capped a nine-play, 60-yard drive and pushed the 49ers (12-3) a halfgame ahead of Seattle (11-3) for the NFC West lead and the inside track to top seeding in the NFC playoffs. The win also capped a season-series sweep for the 49ers over the Rams, after they won 20-7 in Los Angeles in Week 6. The Rams (8-7), the defending NFC champions, needed to win out and have Minnesota lose out in order to reach the postseason. The 49ers, who were coming off a home loss to Atlanta, took possession of the ball for their final drive after the Rams’ Greg Zuerlein had nailed a game-tying, 52yard field goal with 2:30 remaining. After hitting Kendrick Bourne for 18 yards on thirdand-16 from their own 19-yard line, Garoppolo and the 49ers faced the same distance three plays later at their own 31 with 58 seconds left. Garoppolo lofted a 46-yard pass to Emmanuel Sanders, advancing San Francisco into field-goal position at the Los Angeles 23. After two runs, the 49ers called their final timeout with three seconds left, setting the stage for Gould’s game-winner. Garoppolo finished 16for-27 for 248 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown to George Kittle from 7 yards out that gave San Francisco a 3128 lead, before Zuerlein’s game-tying kick. Garoppolo had two passes picked off. Deebo Samuel and Raheem Mostert scored on
runs for the 49ers, while linebacker Fred Warner had the other touchdown, a 46yard interception return in the third quarter that put San Francisco ahead 24-21 after facing a 21-10 deficit. Jared Goff threw TD passes of 10 yards to Brandin Cooks in the first quarter and 22 yards to Cooper Kupp in the third. Todd Gurley got Los Angeles’ other two touchdowns on runs of 5 and 1 yards. Goff threw for 323 yards with one interception, going 27 of 46. Los Angeles had the game’s top two pass-catchers, with wideout Robert Woods gaining 117 yards on eight catches, while tight end Tyler Higbee was good for 104 yards on nine catches. (Field Level Media)
return to form to outplay Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-0 away victory in the Premier League as Frank Lampard outwitted his former mentor Jose Mourinho in their managerial battle yesterday. Willian struck both goals for Lampard’s side in the first half as Chelsea consolidated fourth place while Tottenham’s dismal afternoon went from bad to worse as forward Son Heung-min was shown a red card just past the hour mark. It was a dispriting day for Tottenham on and off the field with allegations of racist behaviour by one of their fans. Chelsea coach Lampard, who won two of his Premier League titles in Mourinho’s first reign at Stamford Bridge, conjured a game plan that saw his side dominate from start to finish, aided by a woeful home performance. Willian punished slack defending to drive in the opener after 12 minutes as a labouring Tottenham quickly looked like blowing their chance of leapfrogging Chelsea into fourth spot. A rush of blood from Tottenham keeper Paulo Gazzaniga gifted Chelsea a penalty, awarded by VAR and converted by Willian, just before halftime to put Chelsea in command. Tottenham’s hopes of a revival were scuppered when Son needlessly kicked out at Antonio Rudiger and was shown a red card, with the decision again being made by
Chelsea’s Willian scores their second goal from the penalty spot. (REUTERS/Eddie Keogh) VAR. If that were not bad enough for the hosts, Rudiger indicated that he had suffered racial abuse from the crowd, prompting several announcements over the public address system. An object was thrown at Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. “Toni came to me and said he was listening in the crowd monkey noises,” Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta said. “I reported it to the referee.” It took the shine off a great day for Chelsea who have tightened their grip on fourth place after seeing their lead shrink with four defeats in their last five league games. They opened up a fourpoint lead over fifth-placed Sheffield United with Tottenham six points back in seventh spot. It was the first time in 14 matches at home against one of his previous clubs that
Mourinho had suffered a defeat and a fired-up Lampard clearly enjoyed the moment, celebrating long after the final whistle in front of the visiting fans. “My players showed they could fight and play against a top team, because Tottenham are a good team,” Lampard said. “They are a major rival and it shows the players what they can do under pressure.” Before kickoff, Tottenham were the form side, having won four of the five league games since Mourinho replaced Mauricio Pochettino. After this display, though, and the loss to Manchester United, the Portuguese’s honeymoon is over. Lampard tweaked his formation to a back three and it paid handsome dividends as they snuffed out Tottenham’s attack and dominated midfield, with
N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic superb. Willian earned the man of the match plaudits, though, with a virtuoso display. After 12 minutes, he played a short corner with Kovacic, cut inside a lumbering Serge Aurier and fired past Gazzaniga. Just before halftime, Gazzaniga came racing out to claim Willian’s dinked ball but only succeeded in clattering Marcos Alonso. Referee Anthony Taylor did not award the penalty, but a VAR check, correctly, gave it. Mourinho sent on Christian Eriksen in the second half, taking off Eric Dier, but to little effect. Chelsea had the ball in the net again but Tammy Abraham was offside and when Son saw red, it was game over for Spurs. Sadly, the rest of the game was overshadowed by the allegations made by Rudiger.
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Windies slip up in tense finish to hand India series CUTTACK, India, CMC – Tail-ender Shardul Thakur lashed a late-innings cameo in a tense finish as West Indies lost the plot when it mattered most, to crash to a fourwicket defeat to India in the decisive third One-Day International here yesterday and suffer their 10th straight series defeat to the subcontinental powerhouses. When captain Virat Kohli dragged on to seamer Keemo Paul (3-59) at the start of the 47th over for a top score of 85 off 81 balls, the match was hanging in the balance with India still requiring 30 runs from 23 balls to get up to a target of 316. But Shardul, in only his second ODI in 15 months, then held his nerve amidst increasing tension to belt two fours and a six in a heroic six-ball unbeaten 17 as India overhauled their target with eight balls to spare, and achieve the highest-ever successful run chase at Barabati Stadium. He punched the first ball he faced from Paul to the cover boundary and in a pivotal 48th over from left-arm speedster Sheldon Cottrell which leaked 15 runs, top-edged a pull for six over long leg before whipping the next delivery to the mid-wicket boundary. With just seven runs required from the last 12 balls, Thakur turned the second ball of the penultimate over from Paul to the fine leg boundary, sprinted a couple of the next delivery before a no-ball brought an anticlimactic end to the contest. Almost unnoticed, Ravindra Jadeja finished unbeaten on 39 from 31 deliveries but it was openers KL Rahul (77) and Rohit Sharma (63) who laid the foundation with gallant halfcenturies in their second consecutive century stand. Bidding for their first series win on the subcontinent in almost two decades, West Indies laid down the gauntlet when they gathered 315 for five off their 50 overs, after being sent in. Left-hander Nicholas Pooran punched an exhilarating 89 from 64 balls to notch his second straight half-century while captain Kieron Pollard, with just 35 runs from his previous three innings, belted a 51-ball unbeaten 74 – his first ODI half-century in just over three-and-half years.
Kieron Pollard talks with Keemo Paul during the previous match. (BCCI/file photo)
Opener Shai Hope extended his excellent form with 42 off 50 balls and was joined by Roston Chase (38) and Shimron Hetmyer (37) who both got starts but failed to build. Hope and Evin Lewis (21) put on 57 for the first wicket wicket but neither innings was particularly brisk, and when left-hander Lewis holed out in the deep off Jadeja’s left-arm spin at the end of the 15th over, the Windies were chugging along at only 3.8 runs per over. The decision to send Chase at number three failed to help the Windies’ cause as 13 runs trickled from the next 26 deliveries before Hope, who counted five fours in an elegant knock, was bowled by seamer Mohammed Shami in the 20th over trying to work one through the on-side. With the run rate having fallen further to 3-½ run per over, the Caribbean side were in need of urgency and got it through the arrival of Hetmyer who crunched a brace of fours
and sixes in a 33-ball knock, in adding 62 for the third wicket with Chase. But seamer Navdeep Saini (2-58) accounted for both in successive overs with 12 runs added, Hetmyer taken at fine leg off a pull and Chase yorked off stump after 48 balls at the crease and hitting just three fours, as West Indies stumbled to 144 for four in the 32nd over. Forced to rebuild, Pooran and Pollard launched a stunning counter-attack as they put on an up tempo 135 for the fifth wicket off a mere 98 balls. While Pooran struck 10 fours and three sixes, Pollard traded almost entirely in sixes – seven times clearing the ropes while notching three fours – as West Indies blasted 118 runs off the last 10 overs. With West Indies gaining a solid foothold, Shardul broke the stand when Pooran holed out to deep point in the 48th over which went
Lazio beat Juventus again to win Italian Supercup RIYADH (Reuters) - Lazio beat Juventus 3-1, their second win over the Turin giants in little more than two weeks, to win the Italian Supercup yesterday, the annual meeting between the Coppa Italia winners and Serie A champions. Second-half goals from Senad Lulic and Danilo Cataldi won the match which was being played in Saudi Arabia for the second year running. Lazio also beat Juventus 3-1 in Serie A on Dec. 7, handing their opponents their first defeat under coach Maurizio Sarri. Lazio, the Coppa Italia victors, went ahead after 17 minutes when Sergei Milinkovic-Savic laid the ball off for Luis Alberto to fire into the net. Paulo Dybala levelled for the Serie A champions at the end of the first-half from a rebound after Cristiano Ronaldo’s shot was parried by Thomas Strakosha. Juventus seemed to be in control in the second half and Ronaldo was close with a shot which went just over but they were caught out when Marco Parolo’s cross flew across the face of goal and Lulic volleyed in at the far post in the 73rd minute. Juventus had midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur sent off in stoppage time and Cataldi curled the resulting free kick into the
for 21 runs but Pollard then nearly singlehandedly gathered 32 runs from the last two overs, as the visitors ended strongly. India then controlled their run chase perfectly from the outset, Rahul and Rohit posting 122 off 128 deliveries to put the pressure back on the Windies. Rahul struck eight fours and a six off 89 balls while Rohit’s knock came at a run-a-ball, also with eight fours and a six, before ending courtesy a catch at the wicket off seamer Jason Holder in the 22nd over. Rahul added a further 45 for the second wicket with Kohli but his dismissal, looping a simple leg-side catch to wicketkeeper Hope off pacer Alzarri Joseph in the 30th over, led to an India slide that saw four wickets tumble for 61 runs. On 228 for five in the 39th over and with the required run rate rising to nearly eight runs an over, India needed a partnership and got it through Kohli and Jadeja who put on 58 for the sixth wicket. Kohli struck nine fours as he posted his 55th ODI fifty and seemed poised to take his side over the line before Paul got him to play on to a wide ball.
SCOREBOARD WEST INDIES E Lewis c Saini b Jadeja 21 +S Hope b Shami 42 R Chase b Saini 38 S Hetmyer c Yadav b Saini 37 N Pooran c Jadeja b Thakur 89 *K Pollard not out 74 J Holder not out 7 Extras (lb4, w3) 7 TOTAL (5 wkts, 50 overs) 315 Did not bat: K Paul, K Pierre, A Joseph, S Cottrell Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Lewis), 2-70 (Hope), 3-132 (Hetmyer), 4-144 (Chase), 5-279 (Pooran) Bowling: Thakur 10-0-66-1 (w2), Shami 10-2-66-1, Saini 10-0-58-2 (w1), Yadav 10-0-67-0, Jadeja 10-0-54-1 INDIA Rohit Sharma c wkp Hope b Holder 63 KL Rahul c wkp Hope b Joseph 77 *V Kohli b Paul 85 S Iyer c Joseph b Paul 7 +R Pant b Paul 7 K Jadhav b Cottrell 9 R Jadeja not out 39 S Thakur not out 17 Extras (lb2, w9, nb1) 12 TOTAL (6 wkts, 48.4 overs) 316 Did not bat: Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini Fall of wickets: 1-122 (Rohit), 2-167 (Rahul), 3-188 (Iyer), 4-201 (Pant), 5-228 (Jadhav), 6-286 (Kohli) Bowling: Cottrell 10-1-74-1 (w3), Holder 10-0-63-1, Paul 9.4-0-59-3 (nb1), Chase 4-0-19-0, Pierre 7-0-46-0, Joseph 8-0-53-1 (w2)
Lazio’s Senad Lulic celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. (REUTERS/Alberto Lingria) net with the last action of the game. The Supercup final is often played abroad
and has also been hosted in China, the United States, Libya and Qatar.
Result: India won by four wickets. Series: India won three-match series 2-1. Man-of-the-Match: Virat Kohli. Man-of-the-Series: Rohit Sharma. Toss: India. Umpires: Shaun George, Nitin Menon; TV – Rod Tucker.
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Aasrodeen Shaw captures Global Auto Christmas Golf tournament Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) Treasurer Aasrodeen Shaw beat the keen competition to emerge champion in an exciting Global Auto Spares Christmas Tournament, as the local golfers continue to enjoy a great course and historic good golfing conditions at the end of the year despite the weather. Local Businessman, rookie Hardeo ‘Curry’ Ganpat and his wife, who sponsored the event, were on hand to add encouragement to the golfers. Curry, who played in the tournament, represented himself well to place 2nd above seasoned golfers. Considering business as a pleasant service to his customers, Curry, as the CEO is more familiarly known began playing golf early in 2019 (less than a year), sponsored his inaugural golf tournament on Saturday April 20, 2019, and continues to give great support to the Lusignan Golf Club. Played as a straight medal-play tournament without Flights, prizes were given to the first five net scorers as well as to the Best Gross winner. The keenness of the competition was evidenced in a three-way tie for 2nd place, only 1 stroke more than the 1st place
Winners along with Club President Aleem Hussain and LGC member Ramesh Dookhoo (who assisted in prize distribution) are shown in the picture. From left, Aleem Hussain, Paton George, Mike Gayadin, Aasrodeen Shaw, Avinash Persaud, Hardeo Curry Ganpat, Guy Griffith standing in for Shanella London and Ramesh Dookhoo. winner. Winners were Aasrodeen Shaw (67/13) – 1st; Curry Ganpat (68/28) – 2nd; Paton George (68/18) – 3rd; Mike Gayadin (68/12) – 4th; Shanella London (70/15) – 5th. Avinash Persaud, reigning Guyana Open champion produced a great 70 gross (parring the course) to win the Best Gross trophy, in addition to winning the Longest Drive prize, while Aasrodeen Shaw won the Nearest The Pin prize also.
Global Auto Spares of 19 Annandale Public Road, East Coast Demerara, Tel: 592-6219058 or 592-664-4515, has been in the Auto Spare Parts business for over a decade and has rescued many a
motorist in need of hard-toget quality spare parts offering them at great prices. Global Auto Spares also specialises in towing and removal of vehicles of all types and can be counted on
to provide excellent response time and service. Meanwhile, Visitors are always welcome to the Lusignan Golf Club, and may find more details on the LusignanGolfClub Facebook
page or by calling 592-2205660 for information. The Club makes available free lessons / coaching sessions and equipment for beginners to learn the game. Golf carts are also available for rental.
GFF Super 16 Cup
Cortez’ double and Opara’s hat-trick leads Western Tigers and GDF into quarterfinals
Young Guns, Rincon FC, ABFC U-15, Rising... From page 33 they converted to take the lead. But Samuel Williams’ goal for Young Guns cancelled out Universal Jaguars’ lead after which Alex La Rose netted the winner for the Young Guns. The feature match was a blow out in favour of Rincon Football Club which hammered Jungle Boys, 6-1, thanks to double strikes from Isaac Williams and Vishnu Williams. The other goals were scored by Lester Fredericks and Ronald Henry. Jungle Boys’ consolation goal was scored by Ronaldo La Rose. In other results, Atkinson Brothers FC Under-15 team defeated Mighty FC 2-0, Xavi Atkinson scoring both goals. Rising Sons Football Club blanked Mighty Warriors Football Club 3-0 in their Under-17 encounter thanks to a brace of goals from Evander Daniels, the other off the boot of Eric Campbell. On the distaff side, Atkinson Brothers Female team needled All Star Blazers. The first place in the male segment attracts a cash prize of $200,000, while on the distaff side, the winning team will pocket, $100,000 and Veterans, $50,000. Trophies are also at stake for each segment of the competition. Sponsors on board are: Atkinson Brothers, Punt Speed Boat Service, Troy Abraham and Family, Aubrey Edward’s and Family, Santa Rosa Village Council, Moruca Sports Council and Ivor Domingo. The finals are set for Boxing night and will feature Soca Monarch, Brandon Harding along with other artistes.
Western Tigers’ Clive Nobrega on the move against Rivers View on Saturday night last when competitive football made a welcome return at the Bartica Community Centre Ground. The trend of Elite League teams ruling the roost continued on night three of the GFF Super 16 Cup at the Bartica Community Centre Ground and the Anna Regina Community Ground, respectively. The Guyana Defence Force Football Club members were in no mood to allow their opponents and host, Mainstay Gold Stars any room to get comfortable and at the same time, wanted to ink their name in the history books as the first team to win a yearend tournament match in the Cinderella County. The home team did put up some resistance in the first half hour of the match but as that time expired, the Army lads went to work after
sounding out their opponents. Goal number one was hammered in by Olvis Mitchell in the 32nd minute and six minutes later, the advantage was doubled when Colin Nelson added his name to the score sheet in the 38th minute. The final 45 minutes was all the Benjamin Opara show as the leading forward fired in three goals to register the second hat-trick of the tournament, emulating Buxton United’s Dillon Wright who achieved his on Friday night last at the BV Ground. Opara, who was named player-of-the match and received a NAMILCO hamper for his exploits, scored in the
53rd, 65th and 83rd minutes to seal a memorable and historic 5-0 win. The GDF outfit has earned a quarterfinal against Buxton United which will unfold on Boxing Night. Up at the Bartica Community Center, competitive football made a welcome return with home team, Rivers View Football Club putting up stern resistance against Western Tigers but they lost out eventually, 4-2. Cortez Kellman scored the first of his two goals in the 27th minute to hand Western Tigers the lead. This was further increased in the 34th minute, thanks to a Clive Nobrega strike. Kellman completed his double in the 55th minute but
then the home team, fuelled on by the support of a sizable crowd, the largest to date at any venue, fired back with two goals to come within striking distance of upsetting the visitors. Andrew Simmons in the 58th minute and Ryan Andries in the 68th minute brought some hope to the home team’s fight. However, that was ended when Randolph Wagner converted Western Tigers’ fourth goal in the 83rd minute to seal the win and a place on Wednesday against the Guyana Police Force. The final two round-ofsixteen matches were slated to be played last night at the Leonora Track and Field Facility, West Demerara.
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Kaieteur News
Monday December 23, 2019
Hussain pleased with efforts of fellow Executive of LGC Just before Christmas two years ago, the Lusignan Golf Course was under water – literally, figuratively and financially. Then a new executive team, led by Aleem Hussain was elected in December 2017. Today, the transformation of the Club is nothing short of a miracle because in Guyana where most outdoors sporting activities come to a halt during rainy seasons, the LGC executive has set a record of 710 out of 720 potential playing days during their term in office so far. The Cub’s president Aleem Hussain has repeatedly stated that without the support of Macorp and several of its newer members such as New Trend Auto’s Rudy Ramalingum and Aditka Persaud, along with sterling performance by the grounds staff led by Mike Guyadin and Avinash Persaud he could not have achieved the promise made to the members. “We started with an amazing group of volunteer executive members who believed in a shared vision, one that was to include major renovations to ensure better playing conditions, improved recognition of the sport, increased activities at the club and attract new members,” Hussain told Kaieteur Sport. “I am proud to be a part of the team that has accomplished all of those goals in the time we have been in office, a special thanks to the members who joined with me to ensure that the first golf carts were brought to the club.” The Executive Team had a vision
Aleen Hussain of transformation that began with upgrading the drainage and irrigation system to ensure that there would never be a repeat of the circumstances faced during previous years and Macorp’s CEO Guillermo Escarraga was quick to offer his company’s support. “We have confidence in Aleem and what he wanted to do, and felt that with the right leadership, the goals could be achieved. Macorp has the best equipment for the job and we wanted to make sure that he had the right tools to pull off these great plans,” he posited. Within a few months of being elected, the new executive was able to transform the course, despite not having available funds due to the financial constraints they inherited. Asked why he personally invested into the development of the grounds, Hussain stated that he
believed that the Club would grow and it was not considered a risk but a fulfillment and delivery of a promise he had made to all members that was the driving motive behind his decision. Since the new executive team was put in place, the impact has been visible and the sport of golf has risen to become the one of the most recognizable sporting activities in the country. The LGC has held more than 40 events in each of the past two years – a dramatic improvement from the usual 17-19 that were held in prior years. Additionally, major activities such as weddings, wine tastings, fashion shows by International Fashion Designer and Author Dr. Sonia Noel, Soca & Wine Festival hosted by HJ Entertainment and many other activities such as dominoes competition, Easter Egg Hunts and barbecues are now eagerly looked forward to by thousands of people – many of whom had never even known that Guyana has a golf course. Under the leadership of the new President and Executive team, the Club has increased its Corporate Social Responsibility duties by donating to charities, opening its resources to children of all ages, reached out to schools, universities and other organizations to provide equipment and training at no cost, and even created a programme with the Lusignan Prison to aid with providing work/training for soon to be released inmates to aid with their re-integration to society. Support for the game of golf
The photo shows the improvement that club has made over the years. by Minister of Youth, Sports & Culture Dr. George Norton has allowed the LGC to provide recognition of the
Race against time for ill English bowling trio JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) England bowlers Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad and Jack Leach did not make use of a last opportunity for a bowl in their warm-up match yesterday, suggesting it could be a close call for their participation in the first test against South Africa. The trio have been battling with flu since arriving in South Africa last week, missing the opening two-day warm-up against an Invitation XI and now the second warm-up against South Africa A, which was downgraded from first class status to allow them to possibly play, even on only the last of the three day match. But they did not take up the chance and are now in a race against time to be fit for the first test at Centurion, which starts on Boxing Day. “It’s a tricky one, it’s going to have to be managed very well, but we are on it,” said England captain Joe Root after the match against South Africa A at Willowmoore Park in Benoni, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, was drawn yesterday. “We are trying to make sure we give
England’s Jofra Archer during the Second Test against New Zealand. (REUTERS/Ross Setford) them the best chance possible. It’s not ideal but when these things happen we just have to get on with it. “I’m sure they’ll do everything possible over the next couple of days to make sure they are ready and that’s all you can ask.”
“When it comes to it, we have to make some very shrewd decisions. We should not take anything off the table and we’ll evaluate things sensibly when we are in a position to do so,” Root told reporters. “The next three days are crucial. We’ve managed the illnesses as best we can.” The three bowlers wee among several squad members bedridden for most of last week, kept apart from the rest of the squad for fear of the bug spreading, but did have a brief net session on Saturday. It opened up the possibility that they might bowl yesterday but the trio did not arrive at the ground with the rest of the squad, pitching only later for another net session. The return of James Anderson after injury tempers any blow and Root said he was pleased with bowling contribution from Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Matt Parkinson and Ben Stokes over the weekend. “The guys who have played in the game have stood up well and taken that on,” Root added.
sport and training for persons who wish to learn. The Minister himself has been a fan of the game and has stated that he was proud of the development, direction and growth he was seeing in the past few years. Hussain has expressed gratitude to their many sponsors. “We have been fortunate that major companies such as Banks DIH, Ansa Mcal, Citizen’s Bank, DDL, Macorp, Marriott Hotel, Copa Airlines, Ganesh Parts & General Store/ Bridgestone, Assuria General Insurance, New Trend Auto, Crown Mining, Continental Paints, CIDI, Massy Group. Kissoons Furniture, Muneshwars Travel, Maurice Solomon & Co., Bulkan Timbers, Panko Steel, Oddesy Transport, Silica Sands, Trophy Stall, Romel Bhagwadin, Global Auto Spares, Munaf Arjune, AR Printery and NexGen Global Marketing amongst many others have been there to support and guide us during the transformation. And a special thank you to the previous Executive Teams
that held the LGC together during tough times that allowed us to be in a position to bring the club to a new level.” When asked about what were the future goals of the Club, the President said he hoped the Club would finish the upgrades to include a restaurant, pool, tennis courts and training center that would include the Macorp sponsored lighted driving range currently under construction. “The Executive team - Captain Chen, Secretary Ravi Persaud, PRO/ Asst./Secretary Treasurer Bishop Guy Griffith and Treasurer Shaw has been the force behind the implementation of the plans and without their support, much of what was accomplished would not have been possible so I take my hat off the them for their support.” The current condition of the Lusignan Golf Course offers hope to many similar organizations and shows that with the right mind set, leadership and a never say die attitude, miracles and possible.