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Mr. Bender must have been pressured DEAR EDITOR, The February 9, 2019 edition of the Guyana Chronicle details comments of the Deputy Chairman of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, (NPTAB), Mark Bender, in an article headlined ‘Hike in tendering thresholds legit’. Editor, I wish to proffer the view that Mr. Bender was either under pressure to publicly justify the illegal increase in the threshold for
spending of taxpayers’ monies via restricted tendering or he is complicit in the wrong doings. First, insisting that Section 61 of the Procurement Act makes the action legal, Mr. Bender, according to the Guyana Chronicle article, says that other sections of the Act are “irrelevant” to the issue at hand. However, the fact is that the only section of the Procurement Act that deals with specifically with
EXPRESS YOURSELF DEAR EDITOR, I do like the APNU-AFC, but I hate the way they treated the small man. Simple things like removing the barriers, during parliament days, they could not adjust. The market vendors were trampled upon. Those may look like nothing, in the eyes of the government, but it is very important to the everyday man. I had experiences in Georgetown on many parliament days. It was and still is, very confusing to locate transportation and destination. In cases of emergencies, no one can easily get in or out. One may say, why not choose another day to do one’s business in the city. But should the clock stop,
because there is Parliament going on? APNU-AFC, stop ignoring the persons that mean you and the government well, eg. Mr. Frederick Kissoon, Dr. David Hinds, and others. Lend them your ears, accept your mistakes and move on. Mr. President, I wish you and the Government the very best. Guyanese will be expressing themselves by voting this year, showing their real feelings, towards the party, they believe, they can trust. To my fellow Guyanese, the lyrics of the song go like this, “Express yourself, whatever you do, aah, do it good, Express Yourself.” JC. Grant-Stuart. Snr. Toronto, Canada
REFERENDUM ON: SHOULD... From page 4 Charrandasses, Greenidges, and others too numerous to mention. Many of Guyana’s leading parliamentarians want the best of both worlds for themselves but would happily keep all other Guyanese poor and without the same privileges that they enjoy. I am confident that if Guyanese were given an opportunity to vote in a referendum on a possible union with Canada, over 80% will vote yes. So why shouldn’t Guyanese including parliamentarians be able to freely debate this issue? Thought is free; debate should be free. And, no subject should be taboo. Mike Persaud
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increasing thresholds, as was done by the Finance Minister, is Section 54. Section 54 of the Procurement Act says, “(1) The Cabinet shall have the right to review all procurements the value of which exceeds fifteen million Guyana dollars. The Cabinet shall conduct its review on the basis of a streamlined tender evaluation report to be adopted by the authority mentioned in section 17 (2). The Cabinet and, upon its establishment, the Public Procurement Commission, shall review annually the Cabinet’s threshold for review of procurements, with the objective of increasing that threshold over time so as to promote the goal of progressively phasing out Cabinet involvement and decentralising the procurement process.” The fact that the Public Procurement Commission has been established and is functioning cannot be ignored. Mr. Bender has some explaining to do about this, as well as about the billions of taxpayers’ monies that were illegally spent after December 21, 2018 when the Coalition Government fell. Secondly, the February 9, 2019 edition of the Kaieteur News article under the headline ‘PPP had also illegally raised tendering threshold -Cabinet documents indicate’ published a Cabinet document dated November 11, 2014 – the date being during the period that Parliament was prorogued by the former PPP/C government. Two points can be made here, 1) Cabinet was vested with the authority to change the thresholds as requested, according to the Cabinet document Kaieteur News
refers to, since there was no Public Procurement Commission in place at the time; and 2) there was a legal Cabinet in place, in spite of the prorogation of Parliament, unlike the situation we have now. The situation now is one where after the December 21, 2018 vote on the noconfidence motion the APNU+AFC Coalition Government stood resigned. I only have to refer to the ruling of the Chief Justice to substantiate this point. Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire, in her ruling on January 31, 2019, said clearly, “I therefore find that Cabinet is not required to resign with all convenient speed, as the resignation under Article 106 (6), in my view, takes immediate effect following the defect of the Government in a vote of confidence by a majority of all elected members of the National Assembly. “In this case, Cabinet must be taken to have resigned with immediate effect from the evening of December 21, 2018, and all functions or duties provided in any law to be performed specifically by Cabinet must have ceased from that time.” Editor, the Guyanese must not be made to suffer through another illegal act. It is time that the APNU+AFC Coalition Government understands that enough is enough. There can be no more wastage of taxpayers’ monies. Sincerely Ibrahim Bin Jabbar
There are more questions to be answered DEAR EDITOR, While carrying out my daily reading of the various local newspapers, I came across an article in the Guyana Times, page ten (10) captioned “GM yet to provide receipts for overseas travel”. After reading the article, several points in the body of the story seems to show that there is a sinister plan at work. Those areas of contention in my view are; The document was leaked (by whom); Mr. Duncan as GM terminated the services of Mr. Godfrey Wray, Editor and the Finance Controller; Did Mr. Duncan benefit in a personal way or were these payments made in the interest of the organization? Mr. Editor, the article has to be looked at from a position of motive. Why were the findings leaked and did Mr. Duncan get an opportunity to respond to these allegations? From a discussion with a senior personnel at the Guyana Chronicle, the leaking of the document should not come as a surprise since the Finance Controller who was fired by Mr. Duncan is now back on the job and by virtue of his/her designation that person will obviously have access to financial documents that Mr. Duncan will have to respond. As a matter of professional ethics anyone that was dismissed or terminated should not be on
the job until an extensive investigation into the allegations is completed and the findings is discussed with all of the relevant parties involved. The least management should have done is sent all of the parties involved on Administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. Only then can management truly make an inform decision as to whom was culpable of any wrongdoing. As it relates to the financial expenditure from what is in the press, it would seem that Mr. Duncan may not have followed the procedures but I have to ask about his intent. Was he at time under the impression that he was acting in the interest of the organization he was managing? This question is important because I have not seen any evidence in the press, which has suggested that M r. Duncan embezzled funds for his personal use. In my humble opinion, I believe the Guyana Chronicle Board needs to step in immediately or the relevant subject Minister to ensure Mr. Duncan is treated fairly because the situation that currently exists does not create an environment for fair play. Respectfully Ayodele Roache
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Jeff Bezos Letters Weren’t Extortion, David Pecker’s Lawyer Says
National Enquirer’s Lawyer, Elkan Abramowitz Bloomberg - The lawyer for the chairman of the National Enquirer’s parent company said there wasn’t any blackmail, extortion or political motivation involved in the fight between the tabloid and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. Photos and other details about Bezos’s extramarital affair came from “a reliable source” known to Bezos — and not from President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia or Trump adviser Roger Stone, said Elkan Abramowitz, an attorney for David Pecker, chairman, chief executive and president of American Media Inc. “It was a usual story that National Enquirer gets from reliable sources,” Abramowitz said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. He
Entrepreneur, Jeff Bezos didn’t name the source. In a public blog post Feb. 7, Bezos published letters from lawyers representing AMI who demanded he drop a private investigation into the company — or else it would publish more embarrassing photographs about the wealthy businessman. Bezos accused the National Enquirer publisher of extortion. Bezos’s post referenced Pecker’s connections with the Saudis and suggested more would come to light. The Amazon founder, who also owns the Washington Post, also appeared to be making references to that paper’s aggressive investigation of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, who wrote for the paper, and the seeming reluctance of the Trump administration to hold Saudis responsible despite that assessment by the intelligence community. “It absolutely is not extortion and not blackmail,” Abramowitz said. He suggested the letters were an attempt to resolve differences because Bezos didn’t want another story about him and AMI “did not want to have the libel against them that this
was inspired by the White House, inspired by Saudi Arabia or inspired by the Washington Post,” the lawyer said. A Saudi Arabian envoy, Adel al-Jubeir, said in an interview airing on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that the kingdom had nothing to do with the leaks to AMI and “this sounds to me like a soap opera.” Federal prosecutors are reviewing the National Enquirer’s handling of its story about Bezos to determine whether the company violated an earlier cooperation deal with prosecutors, according to two people familiar with the matter. AMI agreed not to commit crimes as part of that deal to avoid prosecution over hushmoney payments to women who claimed relationships with Trump. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, played a pivotal role in some of the payments and has pleaded guilty to related charges. Asked whether he’s worried that the Bezos revelations have put the cooperation agreement in jeopardy, Abramowitz responded, “absolutely not.” Abramowitz also said while AMI has sought financing from the Saudis, it “never obtained any, doesn’t have any Saudi Arabian finance.” Bezos said last month that he and his wife, MacKenzie, were divorcing, in an announcement that came just hours before the Enquirer reported that Bezos had been having a relationship with another woman. Bezos hired a private investigator, Gavin de Becker, to learn how the texts were obtained and “to determine the motives for the many unusual actions taken by the Enquirer.”
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Recall Ms. James at SOCU, Mr. Ramjattan DEAR EDITOR, Guyana’s rice has once again been placed in the glare of regional scrutiny, less than three months after several containers of rice were rejected by Panama for failing to meet stipulated requirements. My husband is a small rice farmer and these occurrences cause me and my family considerable worry and anger at the same time because we understand the deceptive intentions of the PPP in GRDB is written all over this. Mr. Editor, the facts are clear; leading PPP operatives at the GRDB are carrying out a rather successful plan to sabotage the coalition government through GRDB and Ministry of Agriculture. Everything is being done to fool the rice farmers into believing that the government is not on their side and that the government is spitefully messing up the rice industry. In the meantime, it’s a few big ones in the PPP who have always been robbing the rice farmers and getting filthy rich off of the sweat of poor farmers. They have continued to do so even after 2015 with corrupt shipments of rice and all manner of things. These PPP big wigs have always used GRDB to siphon money and continue to get rich by the day. However, they are telling us hard working rice farmers that it is
the Coalition government that is not doing anything for us and want to see rice fail. They are holding back our good rice and sending unfit rice to Panama, Jamaica and other places while making millions of US dollars. These boldfaced PPP people are now telling us as we face elections; that the government has messed up rice and already many of the rice farmers, who voted for the Coalition in 2015, are believing them because they don’t know better. Mr. Editor, the only person at SOCU who was investigating these corrupt acts that the PPP committed and continue to commit against us struggling rice farmers by the PPP in GRDB was Ms. Sherronie James from SOCU. Ms. James was discovering all the truth about what is really going on and seeing the tricks that the PPP are doing in the rice industry. When the truth would have emerged, many in the PPP would have ran and hid their faces in shame and never been able to face us again. The rice farmers would have realised how crooked the PPP are and how much advantage the PPP took on us poor rice farmers. The rice farmers would have never voted for the PPP again. However, it seems like the Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan and his PPP friends don’t want the
truth to emerge. He made it difficult for Ms. James and quickly accepted her resignation. If Ms. James does not return to SOCU, it will be a sad day for Guyana and it will prove that the government and the PPP are playing political games and are not serious about corruption. Does this government intend to allow the GRDB fraud cases to fail? Does the Coalition Government know that many rice farmers took a chance and supported in 2015 let us down? Where are the voices of activists like Jinnah Rahman and Sharma who know about the corruption at GRDB and how the PPP benefitted and continue to benefit off the backs of poor rice farmers whilst blaming the Coalition Government for the plight of the rice farmers? Are they going now to sit back with their mouths closed? Many struggling rice farmers are looking at the actions of this government and we are angry that they are letting us poor rice farmers down. I for one will not vote with my family for this APNU AFC government if they allow the PPP to get away with this sin against the thousands of rice farmers in Guyana. Ms. James was doing a great job at SOCU. Mr. Ramjattan, let her complete her work and allow the chips to fall where they fall. Yours truly Nadia Singh
Refuting the allegations against GuyOil DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Oil Company Limited, (GuyOil), has noted with grave concern an
outrageous article published on Saturday February 9, 2019 by Guyana Times, “Questions Mount over
Complimenting Mr. Statia DEAR EDITOR, I write to thank and compliment Mr. Statia for his letter of explanation on the ASYCUDA system. Coming from the highest official of GRA, I know that these points will be most welcomed and will be well absorbed by importers and brokers. Sincerely Manzoor Nadir
quality of GuyOil fuel.” GuyOil categorically rejects the reckless conjecture contained in the article, and wishes to reassure its customers and the general public that fuel sold by the Company is subjected to rigorous quality control tests and is certified to have met all required specifications. Contrary to the claims made by the article, GuyOil has not received any reports from its customers or franchise holders, which indicate that they have experienced any challenges in the operation of their vehicles as a result of fuel purchased from its Service Stations. GuyOil has instructed its lawyers to begin legal action against the editors and publisher of Guyana Times for the unsubstantiated accusation leveled against the company. Ministry of Finance
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GIVEN EXXON’S SUCCESS IN STABROEK BLOCK...
TT Energy Chamber lobbies for development of deepwater expertise to service Guyana, other nations By Kiana Wilburg Trinidadian energy stakeholders are currently counting the many ways that they can take advantage of opportunities that will arise from Guyana’s promising oil sector, which features ExxonMobil’s 12 significant discoveries in the Stabroek Block. One of the ways it envisions servicing Guyana, and even its domestic needs, is by developing deepwater expertise. Just a few days ago, Chairman of Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Chamber, Eugene Tiah, lobbied for his country to head in this direction. He was at the time speaking at the recently concluded Energy Conference and Trade show of Trinidad and Tobago. The three-day event was held at the Hyatt Hotel and was also organized by TT’s Energy
Chamber, a not for profit, independent, a-political membership organization representative of the major petrochemical companies there. The Chairman said, “While we focus on those new opportunities in renewables and efficiency, it is also important that we do not lose sight of the opportunities on our doorstep with new hydrocarbon developments. We are seeing a very encouraging deepwater exploration campaign underway in Trinidad, led by BHP, but nothing quite matching the enormous success of Exxon in neighbouring Guyana. “Trinidad has the potential to develop a much more robust energy services sector, including developing deepwater expertise, by playing the role as a hub for the regional energy services industry, providing expertise
and capacity to French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Barbados, Grenada and potentially offshore Venezuela.” He added that this should be a focus of national development and an important element in an overall export diversification thrust. EXXON’S SUCCESS Last week, ExxonMobil made two more discoveries, taking its total find to 12. Delivering the news was Director of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe. He said that ExxonMobil made its 11th and 12th discoveries offshore Guyana at the Tilapia-1 and Haimara-1 wells in the southwest section of the Stabroek Block. “This continues to be positive news for the people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, but the real substance of these finds will come
when all Guyanese are able to benefit from these discoveries, whether directly and/or indirectly,” he said. In December, Dr. Bynoe announced that ExxonMobil made its 10th discovery offshore Guyana at the Pluma-1 well. That discovery had increased the estimated recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to more than five billion oil-equivalent barrels. The Tilapia-1 is the fourth discovery in the Turbot area that includes Turbot, Longtail and Pluma discoveries. “Tilapia-1 encountered approximately 305 feet (93 metres) of high-quality oilbearing sandstone reservoir and was drilled to a depth of 18,786 feet (5,726 metres) in 5,850 feet (1,783 metres) of water. The well is located approximately 3.4 miles (5.5 kilometres) west of the
Guyana tops list of countries filing cases at CCJ Guyana has filed more cases with the Caribbean Court of Justice than any other country between 2017 and 2018. In its most recent annual report, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) says it has recorded a 32 percent increase in the number of matters being filed compared to the previous year. For the judicial year, 2017 to 2018, Guyana filed 17 cases with the Trinidad-based CCJ. This is in comparison with two cases filed from Dominica, six from Belize and seven from Barbados. These represent matters that were filed in the court’s appellate jurisdiction. The report said that civil applications and appeals represented the clear majority (88%) of the new matters, while the number of appeals filed in this year more than doubled the number filed in the previous judicial year
(2016-2017). Of the 32 matters filed by the four member countries, there were 19 Notices of Appeal and 13 applications for special leave. APPLICATIONS FOR
SPECIALLEAVE According to the report, as part of the CCJ’s efforts to efficiently deal with cases, four of the thirteen Applications for Special Leave to Appeal that were filed in the year
under review were treated as the substantive hearing of the appeal. This meant that the parties were not required to file a separate Notice of Appeal, but filed one set of submissions for the hearing of the Application for Special Leave and the Hearing of Appeal. “In the 2017 to 2018 court year, 43% of cases were disposed within six months of filing, while 76.6 percent of cases were disposed within one year of filing. During the period under review, the clearance rate for matters filed reflect a rate of 96 percent for disposed matters against new matters. This reflects a 20 percent increase in the clearance rate above the last judicial year's figure. As at 31st July 2018, there were eleven pending matters before the Court for the period of three to nine months,” the report added.
Chairman of the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago, Eugene Tiah Longtail-1 well,” Dr. Bynoe disclosed. “The rate of these finds remains well above industry standards and continues to allow for further de-risking of the deep and ultra-deep one, but we still have a substantial way to go before we can confidently say the one has been de-risked,” Dr. Bynoe said. He noted that the Noble Tom Madden drillship started drilling the well on January 7, 2019 and will next drill the Yellowtail-1 well, approximately six miles (10 kilometres) west of Tilapia-1 in the Turbot area. The Baseline 4-D seismic data acquisition is underway. The 12th discovery at the
Haimara-1 well, encountered approximately 207 feet (63 metres) of high-quality gas condensate-bearing sandstone reservoir. The well was drilled to a depth of 18,289 feet (5,575 metres) in 4,590 feet (1,399 metres) of water. “The Department continues to work assiduously with its partner institutions towards setting the requisite framework in place to ensure the benefits from these discoveries redound to the benefit of all Guyanese,” the Director added. Located approximately 19 miles (31 kilometres) east of the Pluma-1 discovery, the Haimara -1 had been deemed a potential new area for development. The Stena Carron drillship began drilling that well on January 3, 2019. Dr. Bynoe noted too that there is potential for at least five floating, production storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) on the Stabroek Block producing more than 750,000 barrels of oil daily by 2025. ExxonMobil is preparing to start Guyana’s first oil production as early this year-end with the Liza Destiny floating vessel to arrive after the first half of the year. The offshore discovery is said to be one of the biggest in the world.
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GECOM CEO given go-ahead to start preparing for elections At a press conference on Friday last, Chief Elections - PPP Commissioners Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield told the media that he has not been given the go ahead from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to prepare the Secretariat for the holding of General and Regional Elections. But those who sit on the Commission in representation of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) are saying that this is not the case. PPP/C Commissioners, Sase Gunraj and Robeson Benn hosted a press conference on Friday afternoon to respond to statements made by Lowenfield the morning. There, Gunraj said that Lowenfield was given the go ahead to operationalize the GECOM machinery ever since a meeting that was held last Tuesday. “The CEO was given the go ahead to prepare… (Preparation) includes request for financing from the Ministry of Finance. So to hear today that he said that he was not given the go ahead is a little perplexing to me.” Further, Gunraj said that while the GECOM secretariat indeed requires a mandate from the Commission to go ahead with elections preparation, “there are some things that the Secretariat
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Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield
does that do not necessarily require instruction of the commission; that being said, there have been delays for all the reasons stated.” Gunraj said that the green light was given by commissioners who represent both government and opposition. Gunraj said that this was after he told the CEO that there is no prejudice to be suffered if GECOM prepares for elections but none is held in the short term. “I pointed out that ink does not spoil and there is no harm in preparing…even if election is not held in the constitutionally mandated period, it has to be held at some point.
Therefore, there is no harm in preparing. Against this backdrop, everyone agreed and the go ahead was given.” PPP Commissioners are of the “terrifying” opinion that GECOM Secretariat, with Lowenfield at helm, is engaging in delaying tactics. Commissioner Benn said that this is part of a “broader strategy.” He said that GECOM Secretariat is “creating opportunities for bigger problems down the road.” Benn said that he is not sure whether GECOM is engaging in the delay tactic out of fear or if it is “simply deliberate, but I know they are delaying.”
Leaders’ humility critical to energy sector’s success Leaders must be able to admit when they are wrong, and most importantly, what they are going to do to rectify their errors. This display of humility is critical to the success of a country’s energy sector. This perspective was recently shared by an all-female panel to hundreds in attendance at Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Conference and Trade Show. The event was held at the Hyatt Hotel and organized by the country’s Energy Chamber. The panel featured Regional President of BP, Trinidad and Tobago, Claire Fitzpatrick; EY’s Country Managing Partner, Pria Narinesingh; TT’s Permanent Secretary of the Energy Ministry, Penelope BradshawNiles; Renewable Energy Consultant, Siana Teelucksingh; and BHP(Petroleum)’s Vice President of Technology, Kristen Ray. The topic of discussion was Leading the Transformation with technology. It was facilitated by BHP Trinidad and Tobago’s Corporate Af-
- All female panel at TT Conference
BHP (Petroleum)’s Vice President of Technology, Kristen Ray
President of BP, Trinidad and Tobago, Claire Fitzpatrick
fairs Manager, Dr. Carla NoelMendez. During the question and answer segment, a member of the audience asked the panel about the key factor that must be present in leadership for technology driven transformation in the energy sector. President of BP, Trinidad and Tobago, Claire Fitzpatrick, was quick to say, “A little bit of humility…” Thinking along the same line was and BHP
(Petroleum)’s Vice President of Technology, Kristen Ray. She said, “And I think it is the humility to say we were wrong and be able to shift the direction of strategy, and not feel the need to carry it on and look bold. (There is a need) to be comfortable with saying we were wrong , this how is how we know why and here is what we are going to do about it going forward…”
Permit holders must get renewals by February month end or else - EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a notice to all holders of Environmental Permits and/ or Environmental Authorizations to make all efforts to get their documents renewed no later than February 28. In an advertisement in the newspapers, the EPA reminded that it is illegal under the EPA Act and the Environmental Regulations 2000, to operate, construct, and/ or conduct developmental activities without a valid permit or authorization. The EPA said that if permit holders fail to get their documents renewed by the said deadline, enforcement actions will be taken, including the termination of operations. It said too that the failure to comply with the order will result in all permitting fees being retroactive from the date of the permit being expired to the time of the renewal application. After a thorough inspection was conducted earlier this
EPA Head, Dr. Vincent Adams year, the Environmental Protection Agency had revealed to Kaieteur News that it found 623 permits out of compliance, with 77 presenting imminent danger to the public’s health. The assessment was carried out on the instructions of EPA Head, Dr. Vincent Adams. Dr. Adams said that one of the first things that he did after his appointment to the post was to request that his staff members put together a
list of every permit that it has. The EPA Head said, “And lo and behold, I was shocked when they came back and told me that we have 623 permits that are out of compliance, meaning expired. And that was the first problem. There are 400 plus in compliance, but we should not have permits that are not in compliance. I asked them to go back now and see how many are of imminent danger to the public, and that came up to be 77.” Dr. Adams added, “So now I have this issue on my hand, which needs to be corrected urgently. Then the assessment also revealed that we don’t have the human resources, we don’t have vehicles to send people into some of these areas so that they can do proper monitoring. That absence in personnel and equipment is clearly affecting us. It is so bad that we have to be borrowing equipment from other agencies to do our job…”
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How much do you love Guyana? After the fourth beer, my friend’s tongue loosened. “Boy, Guyana is a beautiful place. Folks back home just do not know how good they have it. Look at us here in this freezing place. I would give anything to be outside Pet Boy Shop sipping a cold one on a Friday afternoon.” “You miss home?” I asked. “If I miss home? If I miss home? I love Guyana. I love Guyana!” he replied “Are you willing to help out the people of Guyana?” I queried. “I am always up to help out. Just name it and you will have it. I love my country, he said, pointing to his car parked outside,” he said. There was a Guyana flag hanging on a thin slender pole attached to his front fender, a miniature flagpole flying the Golden Arrowhead, the symbol of patriotism for so many immigrants. The flag hung wet and wilted from the weather. It was faded but still much visible for all to see. “See that flag,” he said, “it goes wherever I go.”
That was obvious since wherever he went, he did so in his car. The conversation switched to other topics. But that was only a temporary reprieve. After the fifth beer, the love relationship with Guyana resurfaced again. My friend began again, about how much he loved his homeland. I decided to question whether it was love or nostalgia. So I asked him, “You love Guyana? Why do you love Guyana?” He paused for a very long time. He took a sip. Looked at me, took another sip, but did not answer. I asked him again, “Why do you love Guyana?” He looked at me and then said, “Guyana is my homeland. I love Guyana because I just love Guyana. It is where I was born. It was where I grew up. Why would I not like Guyana?” I interjected. “I was not disputing that you loved Guyana. I was just asking why. If you love something or somewhere, there has to be
a reason why you love it. Is that not so?” “Sure bro, but I love Guyana and I know that you love Guyana. Do you not love Guyana?” he asked turning the question back on me. I had to remind him that he was the one who said that he loved Guyana and I was really trying to find out just what it is that he loved about Guyana. He continued, “Guyana is my country. I don’t care what nobody says; Guyana will always be my country. I am not going to sit here and deny that I come from Guyana. I love Guyana because I come from Guyana. It is my country.” “You had a dog which you gave away last week,” I reminded. Sure he said, “I gave the dog away.” “It was your dog?” “Sure. It was my dog.” “You loved that dog, did you not?” I asked. “Yes I loved it.” “If you loved it why then did you give it away?” “I gave it away because I
had to?” “Just like how you had to leave Guyana,” I reminded. He was finally seeing my point. “Look he said, “I know where you are coming from. If I love my country so much, if it belongs to me, why then did I leave it. We all had to leave it for our own good. Sometimes you have to leave what you love.” “But you still love Guyana?” I asked. “Yes, most definitely.” “How deep is your love for your country?”
He said, “I love my country and I will go back there because I love Guyana.” “Would you give up your job and go back and live in Guyana?” I asked. He looked at me, pushed his glass away, stood up, and strode away from the table. “I have to go now,” he said.
He went out to his car and drove off. The flag on his car still hung limply, refusing to be revived by the draft caused by his sudden acceleration.
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The Millenial Perspective…
Three years later…
On the need for Ex-Home Affairs Minister Intersectional Activism Rohee slams cops for failing to
A friend of mine is an Indo-Guyanese woman who abhors misogynistic remarks from men, especially when it comes to men harassing her on the street. She complains that men don’t respect her. In my opinion, she’s right that many men don’t. Men have an issue with acknowledging the privilege and power we have in society, and how we tend to wield that privilege at the expense of the women around us. It is unbelievable to me, at times, how men fail to take these issues seriously, despite how much pain men have caused women, through sexual and domestic violence, as well as psychological oppression. Another friend of mine is an Afro-Guyanese man who is pro-black in just about every sense of the word. He regularly engages in discourse about racism against Afro-Guyanese people and, by extension, African people around the world. He knows that, in spite of his experiences with micro-aggressive and overt racism, he is not who those aggressors have attempted to make him out to be. He has every right to be proud of who he is, and to stand up against anti-black racism. I stand with him. I recall a statement by Opal Tometi, one of the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement in the US. She said “Anti-blackness is global. Structural racism impacts Black people and their quality of life and freedoms everywhere”. Even in Africa, where they are the majority, Black Africans still face widespread
Kemol King structural issues caused by colonialism that is rampant to this day. I have a third friend who is an Afro-Guyanese woman. She identifies with the Feminist thought of the IndoGuyanese woman and the ProBlack thought of the AfroGuyanese man. However, she finds herself in a rut when interfacing with these people, because neither of them truly understands or has taken enough time to acknowledge the uniqueness of her experience as someone who deals with sexism and anti-black racism. These three people run circles around each other, seldom meeting to talk about how they could lift each other up because, for each one, if an issue doesn’t affect one person, it’s none of their business. More than two decades ago, a professor at the Columbia Law School, Kimberle Crenshaw, coined the term “intersectionality” in a paper because she needed a way to explain the unique issues faced by African-American women by virtue of the intersection of their experiences as African Americans and as
women. She found that her experience as a woman are different from that of a man because of the sexism her gender faces, and that her experience as an African American is different from that of other ethnic groups in America. She found that the intersection of those identities made it difficult for other people to relate to her struggle if they didn’t experience it. This gave rise to the term, “Intersectional Feminism”. This concept recognizes that no individual lives a single issue life, and that true equality could never be achieved unless there is a collective effort to defend each other’s rights. It is the view that women experience oppression in varying configurations and in varying degrees of intensity. Cultural patterns of oppression are not only interrelated, but are bound together and influenced by the intersectional systems of society. Examples of this include race, gender, class, sexuality, ability and ethnicity. There are some that recognise the importance of being this selfless when engaging in advocacy, but Guyanese society suffers from a system of fragmentation in activist spaces, caused by these various tribalisms. In this regard, I have watched social movements in Guyana rise, and then flail because people do not value the experiences of others. If people would operate less like they live single-issue lives then they would realize how much Guyanese could do to uplift each other, if they only tried. (Kemol King)
solve robbery at his home Former Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, under whose tenure there were numerous unsolved crimes, is now lamenting the fact that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is failing to solve one in which he was the victim. In November of 2016, robbers entered the Eccles, East Bank Demerara home of former Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, stealing cash and other valuables. “Woe be unto us” is what Rohee is saying as he laments the ordeal as well as the fact that the police cannot seem to provide any sort of justice. The former Minister recently noted on social media that more than two years have passed since bandits invaded his premises. Rohee noted several facts about the case that he said presented questions, which he wished the police to answer. The former Minister recalled that the day after the incident, motorcar PRR 514 was found abandoned in the city and the police claimed that that was the vehicle that transported two men and a woman to the scene of the crime. He noted that the woman was subsequently arrested, charged and placed before the Court. Rohee said that investigators said that fingerprints from the crime scene matched those in their records of two known male suspects. Then, footage from security cameras identified the suspects and the vehicle that transported the bandits to the house. Rohee also noted that intelligence was provided to the police showing that another woman, who was employed at his residence, was an accessory to the crime, “in that, she was the accomplice who di-
rected the bandits to the house and facilitated easy access allowing the bandits to enter the home.” Rohee said that the matter took more than one year to be heard at the Providence Magistrate’s Court and the female accomplice was the lone accused to appear before a Magistrate. “The mother of one of the male suspects reported to Magistrate Scarce that her son, another suspect who was wanted by the police, had ‘gone into the bush and that she never heard from him since. The police prosecutor reported to the Magistrate that the third suspect could not be found,” Rohee noted. The former Minister even recalled that in court, the Police Prosecutor questioned him on the basis of the statement he had provided to the police on the day of the robbery. He said that a detective gave lengthy evidence in Court focusing on the matching fingerprints of the two male suspects and the case was put down to be heard at a later date. Rohee said that the Magistrate told him that it was not necessary for him to return to Court. “Nothing has since been heard about the case or the police investigation.” After laying out what he deemed the important events and facts of the case, Rohee presented about 10 questions he wants to be answered by the police. He asked, “who did the abandoned car belong to, was it stolen or rented by the bandits? Is the vehicle still being held by the police, if not, why? Did the police seek information from the GRA concerning the registration etc, and legal owner of the vehicle?”
Robbery victim, former Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee Rohee also wants to know, “Were the number plates of the car fake number plates? Why did the police not issue wanted bulletins for the two male suspects? Why did the police not alert the ranks stationed in the interior to be on the lookout for the male suspects whose mother claimed had ‘gone into the bush?” Further, for the former Minister thinks the police should answer, “Why did the police not go after the other female suspect whose name and address were provided with a view to arresting her for questioning? Why did Magistrate Scarce advise the Rohees that it was not necessary for them to return to Court? And, why did the police detective place so much emphasis on the matching fingerprints and not on other matters of evidential value?” Rohee said that having regarded what he and his family experienced, “insofar as the investigative capacity of the GPF and the Criminal Justice System are concerned, one can very well imagine what was the experience of probably hundreds of Guyanese who suffered similar fates.”
Female UG bomb threat student for court today University of Guyana student, Diane Jaffarally who was arrested on suspicion of sending bomb threats to the University of Guyana is due to appear in court today on charges related to the threats. Police allege that her phone was used to make the threatening calls. She is said to be an employee at a prominent city advertising company. Her attorney-at-law is Latchmie Rahamat and denied claims that Jaffarally made any of the phone calls. Her family members,
however, claim that the phone was hacked. The Crime Chief and a team of officers on Wednesday last, met with the university’s Vice Chancellor, Ivelaw Griffith, as well as other senior functionaries including Public Relations Officer, Ms. Paulette Paul, where the prevailing situation was assessed. The family had released a statement, which reads “… we wish to categorically deny the allegation leveled against her and will strive to undertake
every possible means to ensure that her name is cleared of these claims”. Her family believes that she is being used as a scapegoat, and that the leaking of her name is indicative of an ulterior motive. The incident, which caused UG to shut down for a short time, also resulted in the institution ramping up security. The threat followed others made against the School of the Nations, Queens College and The Bishops’ High School.
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Local Pastors among those honoured by int’l church body A batch of local church leaders and distinguished Guyanese were on Saturday bestowed with accreditation and Honorary Doctorate degrees by the United Nations-backed Christian organizations, Canadian International Chaplaincy Association, (CICA) University and Seminary and World of Life Ministries International (WOLMI). The awards were conferred on the recipients by Pro Chancellor of the University, Dr. Devon Bannister, in the presence of local representatives, Dr. Wingrove Babb and Dr. Kester M. Deane during a simple ceremony at the Special Miracles Ministries (Royalty Centre) Church, Freeman Street, East La Penitence Georgetown. D r. B a n n i s t e r, a n overseas-based Guyanese, who has travelled to various parts of the world to honour noteworthy men and women for their service in specified fields, noted that the goal of the Ministry is to equip believers who have been in the service of gospel with the tools necessary for market place ministry. “It is to equip believers to operate outside the realm of the Church. With the UN approved accreditation, the Church can have access to places, which were not so easily accessible. In so doing, CICA and WOLMI are helping Ministers fulfill the charge given to them in Mark 16:15, which is to go into all the world and preach the Gospel.” He stressed that the awards are not limited to church leaders but to Statesmen who have served their countries exceptionally. As such, for his work as a specialist in the field of Christian counseling, Reverend Diego Alphonso was presented with the Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Special Envoy (CDSE) Award
Recipients of the various awards by CICA AND WOLMI following the ceremony on Saturday.
and Reverend Satyanand Puran, the Order of Minister (OMS) Statesman/ Stateswoman Award. Presentation of Chaplain Badges were made to Chaplain Oslen Munroe, DKA, Rev Dr. Terrence Esseboom, and Reverend Jason Yorrick. Reverend Yorrick and Denise Harris were both conferred with Honorary Doctorates of Divinity Awardees for the commitment to working in the body of Christ. Meanwhile, Kaieteur News Editor-in-Chief, Adam Elias Harris, Reverend Otello Pereira, Rev. Kenrick Dennis Fitzpatrick Corbin, Rev. Gideon Cecil, Pastor Jacob Nicholas Corbin were among the recipients of the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters awards. WOLMI is the first and only Full Gospel Church to
be granted an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, (ECOSOC), the highest level of accreditation that is awarded internationally to all designates. In this capacity, WOLMI is able to appoint and accredit a m b a s s a d o r i a l representatives annually to offices of the United Nations worldwide and numerous ambassadors-at-large. Through established links with governmental bodies and other international organizations, WOLMI is on a path to assist the UN in executing its mandate of maintaining world peace, promoting education and fighting poverty. The Church body is headed by Dr. Phillip Phinn, current Chief Executive Officer and Chief UN Ambassador of the WOLMI.
Plane crash survivor awaits $10M payment
-five months after Appeal Court upholds judgment against former boss Plane crash survivor, Troy Daniels is still awaiting payments almost five months after the Appeal Court upheld a $10M award granted as part of a judgment against his former employer businessman, Bernard Singh. Continued on page 22
An injured, Troy Daniels shortly after the accident in 2014.
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From page 21 Daniels, a father of three from Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara was granted a $71 M judgment in the High Court following a civil proceeding against his former employer to recover millions worth in damages. The judgment came some five years after he survived a plane crash in the hinterland. In his statement of claim, Daniels said that he suffered serious injuries including a dislocated femur, and right hip —injuries to the lower spine and was left unconscious for some time. Justice Sandra Kurtzious ruled in favour of the applicant (Daniels) ordering
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that he be paid the sum of $71, 440,000 for damages he suffered. Singh and his attorneys had however filed an appeal in hope that the judgment would be overturned. The parties had also asked for stay the judgment of the High Court until the hearing and determination of a substantive appeal case. Last October, Justice of Appeal Dawn GregoryBarnes granted the request for stay but ordered that the respondent (Daniels) be paid part of the judgment (some $10M) until the hearing and determination of the appeal. The partial sum of $10M was initially awarded at the level of the Supreme Court, during an interlocutory proceeding into the matter. During the proceedings, Daniels was represented by Attorney-at-law Ronald Burch-Smith, while Cameron and Shepherd, Attorney-atlaw, Hari Narayen Ramkarran, represented the Londonbased company, Walton and Morse, which insured the plane. However, ever since the Appeal Court granted the interim judgment of $10M, the money is yet to be released. Kaieteur News understands that the matter is due to a refusal by a local insurance company to honour the judgment. As a consequence, Kaieteur News understands that the Court has pending applications for enforcement against Mr. Singh. The Court has seized his Nissan pickup and has a pending application to seize his house. There is also another contempt of court application for failing to pay. In March of 2014, Daniels, was among a group of miners, who were on plane bound for an interior location when it crashed on the side of a mountain at Arau, Region Seven. The plane was being piloted by Singh, his former employer and the owner of Piper Cherokee N87619 aircraft. The businessman has since been compensated for the damaged plane, which was covered by insurance However, Mr. Daniels and his colleagues survived the crash, they were left hospitalised and nursing several injuries. Daniels listed these circumstances among the basis of the lawsuit filed against Singh. He had noted that when the incident occurred, the businessman was transporting him and his colleagues Leon Bristol, and Ivor Williams, to Ekereku Village, Region Seven where he (Singh) owns a dredge operation.
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27th R&R International 40-Mile Road Race
Paul De Nobrega is senior winner; Sherwin Sampson takes junior category
R&R Internationals Rep. Nicholas D’Anrade hands over the first place prize for yesterday’s Road Race to Paul De Nobrega in the presence of other recipients of prizes and organizer, Hassan Mohamed. Paul De Nobrega of Team Evolution emerged as the winner of the 27th edition of the R&R International sponsored 40mile Road Race which was held yesterday on the West Demerara. Jacob Rambarran was on hand to send the 24-cyclists on their way from the Demerara Harbour Bridge, they continued to Bushy Park on the East Bank of Essequibo before returning to the starting line for the finish. De Nobrega won the event in a time of One Hour 37 Minutes 48.60 Seconds and was followed to the line by Geron Williams, Briton John, Andre Green, Deeraj Garbaran and Kemuel Moses in that order. Taking most of the sprint prizes was Stephano Husbands (5), while Green took two and Garbarran, one.
Race BMX 6-9 BMX 9-12 Boys & Girls 12-14 Veterans Over-50 Veterans Under-50 Juveniles School Boys & Invitational
Laps 2 3 3 5 5 10 35
Placing Neshaun Rigby, Jessica Mohabir, Lennox Jackman Nehun Rigby Jaheme Henry (9m 27s), Steve Bhimsen, Sherwin Sampson Kennard Lovell, Linden Blackman, Bochel Samaroo Jaikarran Sookhoo (12m 08s), Junior Niles, Warren McKay Sherwin Sampson (28m 47.81s), Steve Bhimsen, Mark Lewis Romello Crawford (1:18.09. 37), Andre Green, Michael Anthony, Curtis Dey, Geron Williams, Paul De Nobrega
The Junior winner was Sherwin Sampson, while the Mountain Bike category went to Hector Edwards. Copping the Veterans category was Alexis Mendes ahead of Lyn Murray and Leer Nunes.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the 27th edition of the National Park Meet took place, both events were organized by Hassan Mohamed M.S. Following are the results of Saturday’s National Park Meet.
Man City hit Chelsea for six as Aguero grabs hat-trick MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - MANCHESTER CITY 6 CHELSEA 0 Manchester City’s on-fire striker Sergio Aguero struck his second hat-trick in a week as the champions ruthlessly destroyed woeful Chelsea in a 6-0 win at The Etihad yesterday to return to the top of the Premier League. While Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday cut short talk of title run-in nerves on Merseyside this City victory, achieved with some glorious football against a top six opponent, was an emphatic statement. In the past week City have beaten Arsenal at home and Everton away before taking Maurizio Sarri’s side to pieces with four goals in the opening 25 minutes. “Incredible week, incredible game,” said manager Pep Guardiola.
“To score six against Chelsea and the way we played, we had so much attention (to detail). We did it, it’s an incredible compliment to the players, they are outstanding,” added the Spaniard. City have now scored 33 goals in their last five home games in all competitions and have a chance of lifting their first silverware of the season when they face Chelsea again at Wembley in the League Cup final on Feb. 24. City and Liverpool are both on 65 points with City having the better goal difference although they have played one more game than their rivals. Third-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Leicester City 3-1 earlier yesterday, are five points behind. Aguero, who scored a hat-trick seven days ago against Arsenal, has
equalled Alan Shearer’s record of 11 Premier League hat-tricks and is now joint top scorer in the league this season with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah on 17 goals. DEFENCE NAPPING Chelsea had no time to settle before Raheem Sterling fired City ahead in the fourth minute with a side-foot finish after a quick freekick from Kevin De Bruyne caught the visiting defence napping. After Aguero had somehow missed an open goal from two metres, the Argentine promptly beat goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga with a blistering strike from 25 metres, underlining the fact that he is far more than a penalty area poacher. A poor header by Chelsea’s Ross Barkley towards his own goal gifted Aguero with City’s third, the
Argentine firing home with a firsttime shot on the turn, and then a low drive from Ilkay Gundogan made it 4-0 after 25 minutes. City were helped by the vulnerable nature of Chelsea’s defence but in truth few teams would have been able to survive the speed, precision and directness they produced. Guardiola had left David Silva on the bench but his midfield looked perfectly balanced with De Bruyne and Gundogan providing a presence in the middle and Bernardo Silva, who seems to get better with every game, in imperious form on the right flank. Following the break, Aguero, who also became City’s all-time top scorer in league games, headed against the bar before he completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot after Sterling had been brought
down by Cesar Azpilicueta. Sterling completed the rout, turning in a low cross from Oleksandr Zinchenko in the 80th. The defeat was Chelsea’s worst since their 7-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in 1991 and will raise serious questions about the direction the team is going in under Italian Sarri as they slipped to sixth place on 50 points, a point off the top four. “It is one of the worst nights in my career. It is difficult to explain what happened,” said Chelsea captain Azpilicueta. “When we lose 6-0 we have to accept we didn’t play well and made errors. We knew it would be tough. When we won (2-0 against City on Dec. 8) at Stamford Bridge it was because we played well and were together. Today was not the case.
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Browne and Pellew make qualifying marks as Phillips and Smith narrowly miss out AAG Carifta Trials
Osrick Pellew crosses the line way ahead of his competitors to take the boys’ Under-17 100m while qualifying for the 2019 Carifta Games with his time of 11.00 seconds.
Calvin Chapman story and photos
Kenisha Phillips crosses the finish line ahead of her competitors in the girls’ 100m final.
Over the weekend, the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) held its first of three scheduled Carifta Games 2019 trials at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC), Leonora, with two athletes in Princess Browne and Osrick Pellew making the qualifying marks in their respective disciplines. Browne of Running Braves Athletics Club (RBAC) leaped 12.02 to win the Girls’ Under-17 Triple Jump event, bettering the AAG’s Carifta Standard (CS) distance of 11.60m. Meanwhile, Pellew matches the CS time of 11.00 to win the boys’ Under-17 100m dash. However, the youngster had blazed to a 10.98 finish in the
preliminaries. While Browne and Pellew had success the others didn’t. Kenisha Phillips and Keliza Smith came closest to success. Smith missed the Girls’ Under-15 Long Jump CS qualifying time by five centimeters after jumping 5.45m with qualifying time being 5.50. Smith would suffer heartbreak again after her time of 57.70 seconds in the Under-17 400 sprint, 0 .7 second slower than the qualifying time of 57 seconds. Philips narrowly missed the CS time in the Girls’ Under-20 100m and 200m sprints. In the 100m, she ran 11.89 with the CS time being 11.80, while the CS time in the 200m was 24.20, Phillips finished in a decent 24.67 seconds for the win. Last weekend’s track meet also served as the AAG’s third
Developmental meet of the year and it attracted some decent performances from the senior athletes. National men’s Javelin record holder, Leslain Baird, who had set out a target of 70m at last weekend’s development meet, came close with a throw of 69.81m at the West Coast Demerara (WCD) venue. In the marquee Open 100m races; Alita Moore was the women’s champion with a time of 12.19 seconds in final, while Akeem Stewart won the men’s race in 10.71 seconds. Elton Bollers continues to improve and he clocked 21.79 seconds in the Open Men’s 200m to win, while Tonya Rawlings dashed across the half-track race in 25.94 seconds to win the Women’s Open.
Munro blast helps Kiwis beat India to claim T20 series (Reuters) - Colin Munro struck a 40-ball 72 as New Zealand pipped India by four runs in the third and final Twenty20 international at Hamilton to seal a 2-1 series victory yesterday. Dropped for the opening two one-day internationals of New Zealand’s upcoming series against Bangladesh, Munro responded in defiant fashion to help the hosts post a commanding 212 for four wickets after the hosts were asked to bat first. A 75-run partnership for the second wicket between standin skipper Rohit Sharma and Vijay Shankar put India in a strong position but their middle-order failed to capitalise and the tourists finished with 208 for six in 20 overs. “It was touch and go, but the boys did well to finish it off,” man-of-the-match Munro said. “I came out nice and free, tried to play my game and put pressure on the bowlers. Had my luck, it went my way.” Munro, who was dropped twice, smashed five boundaries and as many sixes in the company of fellow opener Tim Seifert to lay the foundation for a big total. Man-of-the-series Seifert, whose big hitting helped inflict
an 80-run defeat on India in the opening match, made 43 off 25 balls before being dismissed, but steady contributions by the Kiwi middle order helped them post a big total. Dinesh Karthik (33 not out) and all-rounder Krunal Pandya (26 not out) flexed their muscles towards the end but could not get India, who needed 16 off the last over, over the finish line. “Both teams put in strong performances, we did slightly better,” New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said. “We travel-train-play and straight into the next series against Bangladesh, that’s the nature of international cricket but the guys are looking forward to it.” India earlier won the one-day international series 4-1 and Rohit said there were positives despite defeat in the T20s. “It would have been nice to fly back with a series win, but yes, lot of positives through the tour, looking forward to heading home and playing Australia,” he said. Scores: New Zealand 212 for 4 (Munro 72, Seifert 43, Kuldeep 2-26) beat India 208 for 6 (Vijay 43, Rohit 38, Mitchell 2-27) by four runs.
Two days after being dropped from the ODI team, Colin Munro sent out a quiet message with a 40-ball 72 ©AFP/Getty
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Wood and Ali wreck Windies, put England in firm command GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – England have taken complete control of the third Test against the West Indies at the end of the second day’s play, thanks mainly to the bowling exploits of speedster Mark Wood and spinner Moeen Ali. On a day which saw 16 wickets falling, England was able to establish a healthy first innings lead of 123 runs, which they duly stretched to 142 having reached 19-0 in their second innings. The home side had initially wrestled the momentum away from England in the opening session, with Kemar Roach grabbing four quick wickets to help bowl England out for 277 after they had resumed on 231 for four. But Wood grabbed his first five wicket haul in Tests and Ali snagged four wickets to rout the Windies for 154 and give England a sizeable lead. It was a pathetic batting display from the West Indies, with only John Campbell and Shane Dowrich putting up any resistance. Skipper Kragg Brathwaite along with fellow opener Campbell gave the West Indies a good foundation on which to build during a 57-run opening stand. However, once they fell within two balls of each other, the Windies’ middle order collapsed. Brathwaite’s struggle against the off spin of Ali continued when he tried to hit him out of the ground but only got it as far as Jimmy Anderson stationed on the boundary to be out for 12. The next ball Ali then trapped Campbell leg before wicket for 41 to leave the score 57 for two. Campbell asked for a review of the decision but was soon on his way after replays showed the ball crashing into leg stump. Wood also captured two wickets in successive balls. First Shai Hope steered him to gully into Rory Burns’ hands after scoring only one run and then Roston Chase followed in almost identical fashion, as the Windies slipped to 59 for four. England then had more success just
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Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Competition
Gold is Money, Ansa McAl crush opponents - Sophia, Back Circle, Stabroek Ballers also impress
Mark Wood bowled with pace and accuracy to grab five wickets. before tea, with Wood enticing Shimron Hetmyer into an edge which Joe Root held in slips on his second attempt. Seemingly reenergized, Wood returned after the break to claim the wicket of Darren Bravo for six, as England tightened their grip on proceedings with the score 79 for six. In fact, had it not been for a 41-run partnership between Dowrich and Roach for the eighth wicket things could have been much worse for the Windies. The pair frustrated the opposing bowlers for close to half an hour while scoring at almost four runs an over. Once Stuart Broad was reintroduced to the attack he accounted for the wicket of Dowrich for 38 and then took a spectacular catch running back from mid off to effect the dismissal of Alzarri Joseph and give Ali his fourth wicket. Wood then brought proceedings to an end by clean bowling Gabriel, picking up his fifth wicket in the process. He ended with five for 41, while Ali took four for 36. Burns and Keaton Jennings then navigated ten overs without much alarm. Roach had earlier ended with four for 48, as England lost their last six wickets for 46 runs.
The competition was keen in the latest action of the Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Competition. Fans that converged at the National Gymnasium on Saturday night went home satisfied with the number of crowd pleasing performances they saw in third round action of this year’s Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Competition. Headlining the performances were West Front Road ‘Gold is Money’ who showed no mercy for the hapless California Square hammering them 7-0, while Ansa McAl netted a similar amount of goals in their clash with Agricola, but conceded a goal to crown a fantastic night of action. Appearing in the final encounter of the evening, ‘Gold is Money’ led by a hattrick of goals from Michael Pedro and a brace from Randolph Wagner clearly demonstrated why they are considered firm favourites to clinch the title. Colin Nelson and Philip Rowley supported with a goal apiece.
Ansa McAl opened the night’s proceedings with a sublime display against Agricola which was spearheaded by a treble off the boots of Delroy Deen, while Reon Hopkinson and Akin Curry each fired in a pair. Also in winners’ row were, Sophia, Stabroek Ballers, Showstoppers, North Ruimveldt, Tiger Bay and Back Circle. Complete Results Game-1 Ansa McAl-7 vs Agricola-1 Ansa Scorers Delroy Deen-6th, 10th and 17th Reon Hopkinson-12th and 15th Akin Curry-18th and 19th Agricola Scorer Akeem Pompey-7th Game-2 Sophia-5 vs Rhythm Ballers1 Sophia Scorers Shem Arthur-1st and 14th Dwayne McLennon-2nd Ryan Jeffrey-9th
Stephon Maycock-16th Rhythm Scorer Orville Stewart-4th Game-3 Stabroek Ballers-2 vs Capital Strikers-0 Tamiel Hutson-13th and 18th Game-4 Melanie-0 vs Kingston-0 Game-5 Showstoppers-3 vs Island All-Stars-2 Showstoppers Scorers Dexroy Adams-17th and 18th Marvin Josiah-9th Island Scorer Devon Hyman-14th and 15th Game-6 North Ruimveldt-1 vs Mocha-0 Jaleel Hamilton-4th Game-7 Alexander Village-1 vs Hustlers-1 Alexander Scorer Leon Yaw-14th Husters Scorer Sunil Logan-16th Game-8 Silver Bullets-0 vs Tiger Bay-3 Deon Alfred-8th and 15th Akeem Saul-19th Game-9 Back Circle-3 vs North East La Penitence-1 Back Circle Scorers Stephon McLean-9th and 17th Cecil Jackman-2nd North East Scorer Alwyn Moore-12th Game-10 Gold is Money-7 vs California Square-0 Michael Pedro-13th 14th and 16th Randolph Wagner-4th and 15th Colin Nelson-2nd Phillip Rowley-19th
Guyana Police Force and Santos qualify... From page 29 again on target in the 26th minute, Quinsi Holder netted in the 48th, Daren Benjamin in the 60th and Deon Rodney in the 83rd. Rivers View’s lone goal was scored by Omario Lake in the 27th minute. Soesdyke got through on account of a battling sudden death penalty kicks win over Berbice FA’s New Amsterdam United 5-4 following a crunching 3-3 draw in regulation time. The score was tied 3-3 after the first five kicks, while the first shots for either side in sudden death was scored, NA United then missed their second whilst Soesdyke nailed theirs to record a come from behind win. Tyrone Khan (34), Kelsey Benson (78) and Colion McLean (80) were the players on target for Soesdyke in regulation time; NA United got their goals from Jamal Butts (6, 32) and Leonardo Adams (56). Semi final one yesterday saw Santos also
being taken to the brink by a determined Buxton Stars line up. The former had taken the lead through Donte Forde in the 19th minute and held on to that advantage with three minutes to go in regulation time when Buxton Stars’ Kofi Major found the neutralizer in the 87th minute. Santos were way superior in kicks from the Penalty Mark and went on to secure their Elite League Season Four berth, 3-0. On Saturday, Santos trounced Eagles FC of West Demerara 8-0 thanks in main to a hat-trick of goals from Jermaine Beckles (7, 19, 60). Orin Yard supported well with a brace (40, 82), while there was one each for Jermaine Padmore (31), Trevor Lewis (75) and Ryan October (89). East Demerara FA’s Buxton Stars had downed the red hot Georgetown Football Club by the lone goal of that encounter which was converted by Shemar McPherson in the 29th minute.
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Monday February 11, 2019
4TH day CWI Regional First-Class
Johnson’s twin fifties helps Jaguars to 7-wkt win over Scorpions By Sean Devers Man-of-the-Match, Skipper Leon Johnson, returned to form with fifties in both innings to spearhead Guyana Jaguars to an emphatic seven-wicket victory against Jamaica
Scorpions, 40-mininutes after Lunch on the fourth and final day of their seventh round CWI Regional First-Class yesterday at Providence. The four-times defending champions, who move to 111.4 points from seven
Tagenarine Chanderpaul played the supporting role in the 57-run opening stand.
matches, began yesterday on 25 without loss, needing 145 to win and reached 171-3 from 43 overs to extend their lead in the six team tournament with three games to play. The 31-year-old Johnson, Guyana’s successful FirstClass Captain, reached the ropes 10 times and cleared it once in his fluent unbeaten 61 from 86 balls and 96 minutes. This was Johnson’s 35th fifty, third for the season and second in this game. He shared an unfinished 78-run fourth wicket partnership with Vishaul Singh, whose undefeated 26 lasted 67 minutes, 57 balls, and included three fours. The 25-year-old Chanderpaul Hemraj fell when eight short of his seventh fifty after facing just 29 balls in 50 minutes and dominated a 57-run opening stand with Jaguars leading run scorer Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who made 33 from 73 balls and 106 minutes to take his tally to 412. Scores: Scorpions 358 & 132, Jaguars 321 & 171-3. Watched by a spattering of spectators including diehard fan Norman the ‘Juice Man’ who lends vocal support every Jaguars’ home game, Hemraj flayed Jerome Taylor for four in the first over of the day, which began 20 minutes late in overcast conditions. Hemraj went after Taylor with another boundary in his next over on a docile track as a strong breeze blew across the Providence ground before depositing Derval
Green for consecutive boundaries, the second going into the stand. Hemraj latched onto Taylor and hammered him for four before left-arm back-ofthe-hand spinner Dennis Bulli was introduced in the 10th over and started with five dot balls to a circumspect Chanderpaul who got a single off the last delivery. But Hemraj was soon caught at gully by Jermaine Blackwood, diving to his left, as the left-hander got a thick outside edge; playing a defensive shot to Taylor, who made the breakthrough at 571 in the 11th over. Chanderpaul spanked Bulli for a couple of boundaries in successive overs before Sherfane Rutherford (5) got going with a powerfully executed four after which he had his stumps disturbed by Green at 73-2. Chanderpaul, who batted with more intent than in most of his previous innings, hit Green for four, while Johnson’s first boundary was a disdainful pull for six into the Green Stand over wide long-off as he looked back in top form following his hard half-century in the first innings. Chanderpaul was LBW to off-spinner Kenroy Williams at 93-3 just before Lunch which was taken at 102-3. After the interval, Johnson dumped Williams for fours before stroking Bulli for successive boundaries, while Singh stroked Bulli for four as the partnership progressed nicely.
Leon Johnson followed up his 1st innings 58 with a fluent unbeaten 61 yesterday as Jaguars won by 7 wickets. (Sean Devers photos) A boundary by Johnson off Williams took the score to 149 before a scampered single from Singh saw the 150 posted. Johnson finished off the match with three boundaries off Williams the last one being a half pull, half sweep
which raced to the backward square boundary on the slowish outfield caused by rain. The Jaguars, who drew the bye in the next round, return to action from February 21-24 when the face-off with the Scorpions at Sabina Park in Jamaica.
SCOREBOARD SCORPIONS 1st Innings 358 JAGUARS 1st Innings 321 SCORPIONS 2nd Innings 132 JAGUARS 2nd Innings (overnight 25 without loss) T Chanderpaul lbw b Williams C Hemraj c King b Taylor S Rutherford b Green *L Johnson not out V Singh not out Extras (b4) TOTAL (3 wkts; 43 overs)
33 42 5 61 26 4 171
Did not bat: V Permaul, R Reifer, C Barnwell, A Bramble, R Shepherd, G Motie. Fall of wickets: 1-57, 2-73, 3-93. Bowling: Taylor 8-1-36-1, Green 9-4-32-1, Williams 11-4-20-1, Bulli 10-2-42-0, Blackwood 3-0-17-0, Walton 2-0-20-0. Result: Guyana Jaguars won by seven wickets. Umpires: J Blades, J Wilson.
Chanderpaul Hemraj blasted 42 for 29 balls at Providence yesterday.
Vishaul Singh shared in an unfinished 78-run stand with Leon Johnson to see the Jaguars home.