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EDITORIAL
Guyanese ingenuity led to heightened production Regardless of how much the immediate post-colonial administration in this country is criticized there is no getting away from the fact that they knew enough to understand that a country which depends on others for its sustenance is doomed to economic bondage. In recent years those of us too young to know of certain ground-breaking initiatives would be impressed at the urgings of various senior public servants to produce and consume things local. What these people’s servants fail to acknowledge is the fact that during the era of ‘non-democracy’ Guyanese were filled with a sense of purpose to survive using their own indigenous materials and skills. It could also be argued that on the other hand there were some filled with the purpose of righting the wrong of a government imposed through undemocratic means, albeit by methods which debilitated the economy, and which in today’s context would be considered terroristic. By and large what we fail to tell our young people is that this country blessed as it is with an abundance of natural resources was on the way to being self-sufficient in several respects. It is possible that the achievements of yesteryear might pale in comparison to the plethora of imported commodities available to the consumer. A brief reflection on some items which came out of Guyana is necessary if we were to acknowledge that Guyanese are a resourceful people. Guyanese produced canned orange juices and pineapple chunks under the Guycan brand; we produced Greco radios on East Coast Demerara at Golden Grove; Caloi bicycles were assembled in this country. There was a thriving oil palm industry with locations in the North West District while the women’s arm of the then ruling People’s National Congress were responsible for promoting locally made ceramic ware at Vanceram on the East Bank of Demerara. The older folk can remember the innovative tie dye materials produced at the Sanata Textiles at the industrial estate at Ruimveldt. The locally assembled Tapir vehicles which are a common sight on the Corentyne coast was the widely used mode of public transport for commuters. Ideal brand refrigerators and stoves featured as the local substitute for Kelvinator and other imported models. Zex and OK soaps were manufactured in Georgetown and poultry rearers purchased copra for feed at the soap factories in in D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, and in Evans Street, Charlestown. Guyanese learned to preserve fruits and condiments and a thriving cottage industry was developed. Apart from the dissatisfaction occasioned from the contentious wheaten flour import restriction we were on the way to becoming self-sufficient. Many are the anecdotes of urban dwellers being encouraged to plant kitchen gardens, and it was a common sight to see parapets adorned with pigeon pea trees. Consider that nowadays in the face of rising food prices many Guyanese still refuse to plant even if it means reducing their food bill. In all of this transformation or regression depending on how it is viewed, some commodities have held their own as truly great Guyanese products. These include our margarine, and chowmein which remain at the top of the list of “must bring” items when traveling to relatives overseas. We owe it to ourselves and to our young people to share with them our belief in ourselves to be a creative nation. We need to go past the empty self-serving political rhetoric about growing more food, and begin the long climb back to an acceptable state of self-reliance. A cursory look at the supermarket shelves could serve as the starting point for some serious introspection as to what we can do without if we are to survive in a hostile global economic environment. But amid all the clamour of rising food prices is the
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Insisting that a policy be kept is a lesson I should always keep before me could make offers. More recently, it was made known that a three-way GuyanaBrazil-Venezuela agreement would be required and currently power is said to be in short supply. 3. We pursued agreement with INCOMEX for the redevelopment of MocoMoco. The price offer per kWh supplied was attractive. At a personal level, I would have grabbed it and I have no doubt that Mr W. Brassington would have too, but we needed the basis of their pricing to be very explicit and detailed to meet the expectations of transparency and accountability expected of us. It took a while to get to an agreement with the explicit details required, which we were ready to enter into, but by then INCOMEX had grown tired and moved on to other projects. 4. The Government policy is to provide “a degree of electrification” to every household across Guyana. It takes account of location – opportunities at that location - density of houses, income levels, etc.
Individual households and communities are free and encouraged to do more for themselves according to their circumstances and everyone has the right to self-generate. In practice, the policy is: i) Government would put in capital costs (the capital cost per household being reasonable). ii) Consumers/ beneficiaries are expected to carry all operational costs including maintenance. This policy is realised at this time in: a) providing distributed households in the hinterland, 65 watts PV SHS systems, about 9 kWh of electricity per month; a one-off grant of about $80,000 to $100,000 now. b) for large and dense enough cores of communities, an initial power plant - diesel or hydro or whatever is available which would do the job; a pricing structure of the first
Mr. Nandlall just does not get it
DEAR EDITOR, Regardless of the ranking Guyana may have on the global press freedom index, few can deny that the country has come a long way when it comes to freedom of press and freedom of expression. Those of us who have been around long enough would know of the days when opposition media, especially the print media were denied newsprint to publish due to import restrictions. Even when newsprint was donated to opposition press from overseas donors, the regime bluntly refused to allow such newsprint from coming in the country.
DEAR EDITOR, In response to a letter in Stabroek News of 13th February, 2014, please provide me an opportunity to answer the questions put: 1. Concerning repairs to Moco-Moco, there were three possible solutions considered after the landslide (i) just restore the piping (penstocks) G$60-70 million (ii) add some degree of ground engineering which would reduce the likelihood of another landslide to some extent but would increase the cost to G$100 to G$200 million (iii) a total rebuild including relocation estimated at G$500 to 700 million. None of these was attractive. 2. We pursued electricity supply from Bonfim across the border. We were told that we would need to provide for a transmission line from a substation near Boa Vista – think of something in the order of G$500 million. At the time, some used diesel engines were being released at a number of small local generating stations on the Brazil side, for which we
DEAR EDITOR, It seems that our Attorney General, Mr. Nandlall, is unable to grasp the fact that moving to a cashless society is key to the elimination or curtailing of money-laundering. He seems proud that Guyana is a cash-based society that pays the rice farmer cash for his paddy and the potential homeowner walks around with an excess of 2 million dollars to purchase materials for his home. This is as backward as one gets. This gentleman does not seem to understand that the world has moved away from cash to plastic and electronic banking, making it difficult for persons to operate outside of the confines of the law. For example, one is hardpressed to be able to book a hotel room in most countries without a credit card. That is because the hotel will not accept cash as payment for room and board. One of the positives to be
derived from this type of operation is that persons in those countries do not open the newspapers almost daily to read of someone being trailed, killed and robbed of a ton-load of cash. This writer is hardpressed to think of any other country where lines in the bank are held up for hours while tellers count millions of dollars in cash that were brought to the bank in backpacks. Mr. Nandlall sounds quite amusing when he says “We are aware of the allegations of corruption against the police force and the customs department ………..” Hasn’t he figured that if Guyana were to eliminate the need for persons to walk around with bundles of cash, this scourge of corruption that the PPP has created and nurtured within our society will disappear overnight? Imagine a government in (Continued on page 5)
realization that the coastland is bedeviled by a poor or absent drainage and irrigation system. Citizens have become numbed by the images of subsistence and commercial farmlands swamped and crops destroyed by floods. The quest for self-sufficiency must be supported by meaningful actions guided by a well-articulated agricultural policy formulated with the national interest as paramount.
15 kWh/month at no charge, every other kWh at full operational costs with a cap at a hundred dollars. c) Government financed extensions of the GPL network from time to time, with a cap of $100,000: to $200,000: max per household benefitted. This policy in practice is not, “a one size fits all” – it provides flexibility in making use of local opportunities. 5. For persons not in a regular cash economy, the 15 kWh at no charge guarantees lights for the children’s homework and a small radio. As and when money is available some of that money could be identified and put aside for electricity at full cost, which at this time is capped at G$100 per kWh but which according to the opportunities at the location could be less. 6. Customers in Lethem over the last three years have (Continued on page 5)
The media landscape has changed markedly Not only was newsprint denied the opposition media, but all manner of censorship and controls were instituted to prevent free and unbiased coverage of the news. This was particularly true of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle. Journalists who dared to write in an unbiased and objective manner were harassed and victimized. To d a y t h e m e d i a landscape has changed markedly. There is no interference by the state in the work of the independent media which is free to publish any information, however critical of the government. Hydar Ally
I am a parent and it is affecting me DEAR EDITOR, People contribute to the building and destroying of a society I would like to highlight a problem that is affecting my community. I have tried to approach many places (agencies for help) but no one seems to care. There are several youths in my village, Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara, who are school drop outs. They all engage in the usage of drugs. The problem is that people in the village
are selling the illegal drugs to the children. If we are members of society, who are supposed to protect our children, then why are we destroying the children? If they are the future, then where are we going? Are we making our children criminals? I wish if there is an organization or place that can help these children. Can somebody please help them? I am a parent and it is affecting me. Nadia
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Fix your own house first DEAR EDITOR, Over the past few weeks many of us have witnessed the PPP’s machinery in overdrive and trying to create a rift within APNU. The intention it seems, is to put Mr. Granger against Mr. Greenidge or vice versa. Writer after writer seem to claim that Mr. Greenidge is an upstart and that Mr. Granger should discipline him to show who is in charge. To many of us, this is a ploy which could only succeed if the leadership of APNU is foolish enough to allow it to happen. Mr. Granger has his style and so does Mr. Greenidge, but the party needs leaders with different approaches to policy-making and not like the “group think” PPP. Unlike the rigid PPP, APNU seems flexible, in that it allows its members to be creative. This is why for the past few weeks, there were 16 articles written by a battery of PPP writers trying their best to create a rift between these two men. But the leaders of APNU should be wise enough and not allow the PPP or anyone else to dictate what
they should or should not do or what is good or bad for the party and its members’ interest. Almost every Guyanese knows that Mr. Ramotar lacks confidence and is essentially controlled by Mr. Jagdeo and the PPP cabal. He can do nothing with the cabinet he inherited even though he might be completely frustrated with the corrupt practices of the rancid bunch. People who happen to be in attendance at any function where both Mr. Ramotar and Mr. Jagdeo are present have testified of Jagdeo’s disrespect towards Ramotar. However, these writers, from the PPP’s camp have become so power drunk with the benefits of this gravy train, they will not whisper one word against this disrespectful relationship. If they do, they will be disciplined or perhaps suspended from the party. APNU with its flaws is still more democratic than the uncaring, selfish, corrupt and dictatorial PPP. I believe what the PPP writers want is for Mr. Granger to attack Mr. Greenidge thereby
demoralizing him so that he becomes discouraged and stops performing. When this is done, they become the winners because they would have gained a free pass on all financial issues and corrupt practices. Once they are finished with Mr. Greenidge, the next man in line for this same kind of action would be Joe Harmon and the other more vocal members of APNU. While I do not speak for APNU, I hope that its leadership continues to present a strong and united front in all undertakings. If even there are internal elections, the candidates should compete fiercely. But as soon as the campaign is over every ounce of energy must be committed to the defeat of this oppressive regime. Brother Carl, I hope you continue to perform and to APNU’s leadership, may I remind you to be aware of the guile, deception, distortion, misinformation and all the other old tricks which are part of the tools of this debased regime. Aubrey Retemyer
Mr. Nandlall just does not... From page 4 this day and age, deciding to print a $5,000 dollar note! Who do these people think they are fooling when they speak of their desire to stamp out money-laundering and all the ills that it engenders? The knee-jerk reaction by Nandlall and his party and their attempts to blame the Opposition for their failure,
lack of will and/or ability to put in place adequate laws to bring Guyana’s financial sector in tandem with world standards is a sick joke; it is ridiculous and an embarrassment to all Guyanese. But there has to be a sinister reason behind the PPP’s insistence on maintaining the financial status quo and it is no secret what that reason is.
Insisting that a policy... From page 4 been receiving an average operational subsidy of G$100,000 or more each year, which, with the present tariff structure is a grant of, from about $25,000: to $1,000,000: per year, from customer to customer: not sustainable; not fair across Lethem and connected neighbouring communities; not fair across Region 9; not fair across Guyana. 7. Lethem truly has been without electricity for some days, but two new generators are on their way from port Georgetown. The Prime Minister is willing to take some blame for the people of Lethem (and elsewhere) not receiving the electricity service that they expect, to the extent that PM has not been insisting that the policy be kept – a lifeline of the first 15 kWh at no charge and full operational costs (capped at $100) for every kWh more. If PM had been insisting so, LMPCI (and other companies) would be sufficiently resourced, to deliver what is
intended and expected of them. It is a lesson the PM should always keep before him. Samuel A. Hinds Prime Minister
Everyone knows which party is favoured by cartels and criminals operating within Guyana, and why. Everyone knows who benefits from cash operations because a few millions in cash passed under the table by a grateful contractor, is difficult to trace. And make no mistake; the international agencies know this too. It is hoped that those agencies will use their considerable clout to knock some sense into the heads of the clueless group we now call government in Guyana. We need a break from the tyranny, nepotism and corruption of the PPP. Raymond Holder
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Law enforcement agencies to use army’s Govt. waiting floating patrol base in smuggling fight on US to set-up local DEA office
Deputy Chief- of- Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Khemraj Persaud, Commissioner of Police, Leroy Brumell, Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Khurshid Sattaur, Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh, and Head, Guyana Energy Agency, Dr. Mahender Sharma signing the MOU as Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee looks on. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was on Thursday signed among members of the Task Force on Fuel Smuggling and Contraband for the usage of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Floating Patrol Base that is located in the Pomeroon River. The signing of the MOU was done by representatives of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), the Guyana Police
Force (GPF), the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA). The MOU, according to a Government statement, details the procedures and guidelines by which these agencies shall use the floating base when conducting joint operations that are consistent with the goals, missions and objectives of all of the
agencies of the Task Force on Fuel smuggling and Contraband. The responsibilities for the floating patrol base will be shared equally by the agencies. Minister of Home Affairs and Chairman of the Task Force, Clement Rohee, noted that the MOU strengthens cooperation. Present at the event were the heads of the various
agencies including Deputy Chief of Staff, Khemraj Persaud; Commissioner of Police, Leroy Brumell; CANU’s Head of Department, James Singh; GRA’s Commissioner General, Khurshid Sattaur and GEA’s Dr. Mahender Sharma. The Minister also highlighted that the GPF will soon be launching another floating base in a similar strategic location.
Security guard killed in Valentine’s Day accident A 54-year-old security guard attached to John Fernandes Limited was killed in a gruesome accident on Mandela Avenue around 06:20 hrs yesterday while on his way to work at John Fernandes wharf. The dead man has been identified as Peter Lashley, a father of three of Tucville Terrace. According to information received, Lashley who was on his motorcycle CE 5097 exited Meadow Brook Drive and failed to stop at the junction. He turned onto Mandela Avenue and ended up in the path of a truck, GJJ3700 that was heading north on the
Truck driver: Chandraj Lakraj busy roadway. Lashley’s head was crushed by the truck’s front
wheel and his body ended up under the back wheel of the vehicle. His brain was scattered on the road and according to eyewitnesses, his eyes “popped out”. Chandraj Lakraj, the driver of the truck, told this newspaper that he was at the back of a minibus and noticed when the bus swerved from hitting the man but by the time he could have stopped, the man rode into his path. “The bus dash out from he and me try to dash out from he too but he ride straight into me. The bus man save he but me couldn’t save he,” the truck driver noted. An eyewitness who was in a minibus behind the truck said that he heard a loud impact and saw when the truck driver suddenly applied brakes. He thought that the driver had hit an animal but on a closer look, he saw Lashley’s lifeless body under the truck. “He (truck driver) could have applied breaks earlier. This man (Peter) was crushed by the front wheel and then he ended up under the back wheel. I had to shout on he (truck driver) to come off the man head. All he (Peter) head crush up and he eye come out,” the eyewitness said. The truck driver was taken into police custody to assist with investigations.
Peter Lashley Lashley was a former national soccer player. After he retired he began coaching Western Tigers and Georgetown Football Club.
The Government of Guyana is not opposed to the setting up of a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) office in Guyana and is essentially waiting on the American Government to definitively say when the office will be established here. This is according to H o m e A ff a i r s M i n i s t e r Clement Rohee during a brief interview with this publication; He indicated that Government and the US have been discussing the establishment of a DEA office in Guyana. In the absence of a physical office in Guyana, the Guyana Police Force, Narcotics Department and the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) have been communicating and collaborating with DEA regularly, he said. While the establishment of a DEA office in Guyana is an old issue, it recently regained prominence with this week’s bust of drug traffickers linked to the notorious Gambino and Bonanno crime families and the Italian crime syndicate known as ‘Ndrangheta. The issue brought to light that Guyana was identified as a port through which large amounts of cocaine are shipped. Court documents coming out of the US showed that a major player in the drug ring had conspired to collect large amounts of cocaine from a “Guyana connection” which would be packed and smuggled in fish. And, even with Guyana’s collaboration with the US, it is unclear how top government officials were
unaware of the events. However, President Donald Ramotar has instructed Rohee to request information from the US regarding Guyana’s involvement following the international drug arrests. According to Rohee, the President’s instruction was heeded but he did not divulge if the letter was sent to the US Embassy in Georgetown. US Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt on Thursday related to the media, “We have been speaking as recently as last December. There is no reason why we haven’t set anything up, but it is a matter of getting approval, because we have had a bit of budgetary constraints.” We have the presence here in Guyana where we are covered by the DEA in Trinidad, and that’s been the situation for some time, and they work very closely with Guyanese police and other law enforcement authorities. But even though we don’t have an office, we have officers that are in the country from time to time and they are trying to build cases. That’s what the federal agency brings to the table, its ability to build cases against major traffickers and that’s what they do in all the countries they operate.” Ambassador Hardt added that for the time being, he has tried to make an effort to lobby for the DEA office, but no decision has been made. “It’s not an issue of Guyana government hindering that, but it’s on our side. We have to find the resources and go through a process.”
GPL apologises for outages The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has apologised for outages experienced in a number of areas over the past few days. On the Essequibo Coast, restoration of power to customers from Anna Regina to Supenaam following a planned and advertized seven and one half hour shutdown for line maintenance, was delayed by four and a half hours. “The delay resulted from difficulties experienced in the wake of an upgrade of the control circuit of the No 2 Wartsila unit. Installation of the new components was completed during the planned outage by a Wartsila technician but due to problems
in achieving synchronization of the two units at the Station, the return of the No 2 to service was delayed.” According to GPL, yesterday, in East Berbice, a broken pole aback of Fyrish resulted in consumers supplied by the F3 feeder experiencing varying periods of power outage. While the incident occurred at 01:08, the fault was not located until 06:45 when it was isolated and power restored to communities from No. 19 Village to Albion. “Consumers at Fyrish being supplied by the affected branch circuit were without electricity until 12:45 when repairs were completed.”
Meanwhile, on the West Coast Demerara, several communities supplied by the Edinburgh substation were without power on February 12th from 22:47 hrs. “Encroachment of vegetation onto the 69 KV transmission line between Vreed-en-Hoop and Edinburgh substations caused the latter to be out of service until 11:55 on February 13.” However, alternative arrangements were made to restore power from Windsor Forest to Edinburgh, then Edinburgh to Zeelugt by 00:25 and 02:38 respectively. Electricity supply for residents from Zeelugt to Lookout was restored at 12:35 on February 13th.
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Russia: Syria peace talks ‘going in circles’ GENEVA (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out at the United States yesterday, accusing it of using Syrian peace talks in Geneva for the sole purpose of “regime change.” His comments suggested a meeting between senior U.S. and Russian officials in Geneva a day earlier had not gone well. “The only thing they want to talk about is the establishment of a transitional governing body,” Lavrov said. “Only after that are they ready to discuss the urgent and most pressing problems, like terrorism,” he added, speaking after meeting with the German foreign minister in Moscow. A second round of peace talks in Geneva has yielded little more than acrimony. Violence has escalated on the ground and delegates have not agreed on an agenda for the talks. The opposition and its U.S. backers insist the aim of the talks is to agree on a transitional governing body to administer the country until the next elections. The Syrian government delegation says halting “terrorism” should be the priority, and rules out talk of transition while the violence rages.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, points at his wristwatch while speaking to his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier as they leave after a news conference in Moscow, Russia, yesterday. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Yesterday, Brahimi met separately with the Syrian government and opposition delegations. “Failure is always staring at us in the face,” told reporters on Thursday. The talks aim to end the conflict which has killed more than 130,000 people and displaced millions in three years. Lavrov said the Russian-
American initiative for the talks in Geneva clearly stated that discussions must not have artificial time constraints or deadlines. “Now they are saying that to keep talking is senseless, because the government (of Syria) doesn’t want to agree about the makeup of a transitional governing body. We are going in circles,” Lavrov said.
Kerry says China willing to pressure North Korea on nuclear plans
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (R) at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing yesterday BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday China is willing to exert more pressure to get North Korea to give up its nuclear program. He told reporters in Beijing he was pleased that China “could not have more forcefully reiterated its commitment” to the goal of denuclearizing North Korea. The reclusive Asian state has defied international
warnings not to build atomic bombs and long-range missiles. It is believed to have enough fissile material to build up to 10 nuclear bombs, but most intelligence analysts say it has yet to master the technology to deploy such weapons. “I encouraged the Chinese to use every tool at their disposal, all of the means of persuasion that they have, building on the depths of their long and historic and cultural
and common history (with North Korea),” he said. “They made it very clear that if the North doesn’t comply and come to the table and be serious about talks and stop its program ... they are prepared to take additional steps in order to make sure their policy is implemented,” Kerry said, adding the United States and China were now discussing “the specifics of how you do that”.
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Businessman shot dead, cops kill two suspects Trinidad Express - TWO men were killed yesterday afternoon after they murdered a businessman in Cunupia. The thieves were shot dead by police following a chase through Central Trinidad, which ended in Freeport. The Express was told that at around 10.30 a.m. 45-yearold businessman Darren Shane Painter was shot during at robbery at his business place at Southern Main Road, Cunupia. Painter, of Ragoonanan Road, Cunupia, was the owner of a cellular and accessories business, and an auto rental business. At around 10.30 a.m, a suspect approached Painter as he stood outside the business. Witnesses said that the gunman laughed as he shot Painter, who died at the scene. A gun was found near Painter’s body. The killer left in a Mazda 3 motorcar, which police later found abandoned in Cunupia. Police were told the gunman, the driver and a third man got into a second vehicle and were headed south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway when a party of police officers of the Central and Southern Division and aerial support led by Senior Superintendant
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Auto dealer shot
- cops detain biker
Popular auto dealer Deokaran Sanasie, called ‘Ram’, was shot in the chest at around 18:30 hrs yesterday in the vicinity of Light and Fourth Street, Alberttown, by a gunman who escaped with an accomplice on a CG motorcycle. He has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital, and a close relative described his condition as stable. The 58-year-old Sanasie owns Ram’s Auto Sales, which is located a short distance from the area where
the shooting occurred. A senior police official told Kaieteur News that a suspect has been detained and a CG motorcycle impounded. Investigators were last night hunting for another suspect. Kaieteur News understands that Sanasie, of Lot 129 Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara, was sitting outside a hardware store when two men on a CG motorcycle suddenly stopped at the Light and Fourth Street intersection. One of the men then approached Sanasie and shot
him. A security guard told Kaieteur News that he heard two gunshots and then saw Sanasie clutching at his chest. He said that persons in the area took the wounded man to a private hospital. Sanasie’s wife, Patsy Sanasie, told Kaieteur News that she was driving at around 18:30 hrs when she received a call from her husband. “He said that he had been shot and was in the hospital,” she said that her husband was in a stable condition and was able to speak. It is unclear whether Sanasie was involved in any dispute with anyone.
Government defends introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) Crime scene officers examining the body of businessman Darren painter who was shot dead by two men later killed by police officers yesterday afternoon. Johnny Abraham, Inspector Williams and Sgt Tooleram, began a pursuit. The suspects abandoned the vehicle in Freeport near the Highway Roti Shop and fled into the bushes, the Express was told. Police said officers searched the area and when the thieves were confronted, there was a shootout. Two suspects were shot. They were taken to the
Chaguanas Health Facility where they were pronounced dead. The third suspect was arrested. Police officers are currently at the crime scenes in Cunupia and Freeport. The identify of the suspects have not been disclosed. The surviving suspect is expected to go before identification parades to determine whether he was involved in other crimes.
NASSAU, Bahamas – CMC - Prime Minister Perry Christie has defended the decision of his administration to introduce a Value Added Tax (VAT) in July this year saying it is the most suitable option for the Bahamas to enhance the revenue yield of its tax system. Delivering the “Mid-Year Budget Communication” to Parliament, Christie told legislators that income taxes have been ruled out on the grounds that, based on the international evidence, they are less conducive to stronger economic growth and job creation than a broad-based tax on consumption
Perry Christie “After carefully considering the range of new revenue options at its disposal, the government decided that a sales tax, in the form of a Value Added Tax, is the most suitable option for The Bahamas,” he said. He
said the VAT was chosen over a simple sales tax since, “again on the basis of international experience, its built-in system of checks and balances makes it less prone to fraud and evasion. “As part of a broader reform of our tax system, the VAT combined with lower import duties and excise taxes, will also lead to fairer taxation under which the segments of society that spend a large share of their incomes on services will now pay taxes on those services. “Under our current system based primarily on Customs duties, those persons have had to pay no taxes whatsoever on the services that they buy while those who buy goods for the most part have had to bear the brunt of the tax burden.”
Students gather for another Britain and Caribbean to partner protest in Venezuela for economic growth through PPPs
Students hold a Venezuelan national flag as they protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro aklong a main highway in Caracas. (AFP Photo/Leo Ramirez ) Caracas (AFP) - Students opposed to the Venezuelan government gathered yesterday for a march challenging President Nicolas Maduro, two days after another protest erupted in deadly violence. Maduro, meanwhile, has
called a demo by his own supporters “for peace and against fascism” today. The dueling processions follow a fierce opposition demonstration in Caracas on Wednesday in which a progovernment demonstrator and two student protesters
died. Thousands of students have protested over the past ten days in the Venezuelan capital, in the biggest show of defiance to Maduro’s leadership since he took over from the late Hugo Chavez last year.
LONDON – CMC - Britain says it is seeking to help Caribbean countries create the conditions for sustainable economic growth given the fiscal constraints they face. Minister of State in the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mark Simmonds, speaking ahead of the February 1920 meeting in Jamaica where British policy makers will share their expertise and discuss how public private partnerships (PPPs) can benefit countries across the Caribbean, said London also regardsidentifying avenues for continued investment in public infrastructure is as crucial as it is challenging. “Partnerships between the public and the private sectors can be an important enabler of sustained investment. They promote the provision of efficient and cost-effective public services, with modern facilities, with reduced risk and reduced upfront costs to government. “They bring the best
Mark Simmonds o f business to bear on public sector projects: innovation, risk management, discipline, and a culture of delivering on time, on budget and to specification. In short, they can provide value for money. It is no wonder that they are increasingly on the agenda of governments across the Caribbean,” said Simmonds. He said one estimate puts the value of potential PPP projects in the Caribbean at US$17 billion.
The British government minister said that the United Kingdom has pioneered the global development of PPP. “Its principal model, Private Finance Initiative (PFI), recently reformed as PF2, typically sees a private sector partner design, build, finance, operate and maintain an asset to provide a publicservice while the government commits to pay an annual charge over the next 20-30 years.” Simmonds said that to date, the UK has signed over 725 PFI contracts in sectors ranging from health, education, transport, waste and justice, with a combined value of £54.2 billion (One British Pound =US$1.67 cents). “We didn’t get it right from the start, but the UK now has a formula for success, backed by clear guidance and standard documentation. This makes the UK experience an attractive model to discuss in the Caribbean context. “
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CARTELS ARE NOT BASED IN GUYANA Remember that massive shipment of cocaine that was held in November of 2012 in Malaysia? Don’t remember? Just to jog your memory, a container with about US$7 million dollars worth of cocaine was held in Malaysia towards the latter part of 2012. The drugs were believed to be consigned to Mozambique and were suspected to have been shipped by a major Nigerian drug smuggling cartel. Now it has been revealed that the federal agents in the United States and their counterparts in Italy believed that there was a conspiracy by the mafia to use Guyana to ship cocaine in food items to Italy. However, when that container was held in Malaysia in 2012, it allegedly slowed down the plans of the conspirators, no doubt because the seizure would have meant that containers originating from Guyana would have been subject to greater scrutiny in foreign countries. In case you did not remember or did not know,
persons were held, charged and jailed in Guyana for that shipment. So it is surprising that concern is now being expressed about cartels using Guyana as a shipment point for the trade in narcotics. Given where Guyana is situated in reference to North America, once shipments out of South America came under serious scrutiny, the cartels would seek other countries as transshipment points. That is what Guyana has been for decades, a transshipment point. We do not have cartels based here. Foreign cartels are using Guyana to facilitate the shipment of their goods. No Guyanese has the resources to move the value of the drugs that are believed to pass through our ports to North America and Europe. Any Guyanese player would be small fish and would receive only a processing fee for cooperation. The large drug shipments emanating from various countries in the Caribbean have long been suspected to be part of drug
cartels operating from other bases. The cartels that operate in South America have links to other cartels and they use middlemen to move their drugs around. This is why it is surprising that persons in Guyana should be claiming that there are cartels operating in Guyana. The cartels would never be based here. Instead they would use locals to assist in moving shipments and for this a fee would be paid. Recently there was a massive seizure of drugs operating out of other Caribbean islands and other countries that are transshipment points for the movement of narcotics. In fact, not long after the Malaysian bust, the local authorities held a large shipment of cocaine which was being exported in fish designated for China. This past week, a number of persons in Italy and the United States were arrested for conspiring to import
cocaine into those countries, in part using Guyana. Judging from the reports in the media, no shipments were proven to have been made. The case is not about a drug bust. It is about plans that were hatched to import drugs in food from Guyana using some supposed Mexican cartel that was supposed to be based here. The evidence being used to convict the men is apparently what was told to an undercover agent acting as an informant. But it is possible that there may have been a real plan to use Guyana. Guyana’s borders are porous and a large amount of drugs do find their way from South America into and out of the country. Guyana has a responsibility to address this problem. But this problem is one that should be of greater concern to the countries that receive the drugs and those that supply the drugs. Given Guyana’s own weak law enforcement systems and
the pervasive corruption in that system, the best strategy for dealing with this problem is international cooperation such as what led to the action this past week. Local law enforcement seizures cannot break the foreign cartels. Never can! This is why the Americans changed the focus from drug interdiction to dismantling the cartels by arresting the cartels’ leaders. Arresting local intermediaries or making busts will not break the might of the foreign cartels. These cartels will find other intermediaries or find other countries through which to ship their drugs. As such, it is for the countries in which the cartels are based to take action against these cartels. Guyana does not have international cartels based within its jurisdiction. The cartels are based outside of Guyana and utilize local expertise. If Guyana had cartels, they would have
owned Guyana by now. The DEO knows these facts and this is why they are not establishing an office here. They have an office in Trinidad and even that has not stopped massive drug shipments from that country. Nor can Guyana attempt to effectively police its borders. This too is impossibility. It would result in a waste of resources. The best strategy is for the recipient countries of the narcotics to take action against the cartels. The Americans and Mexicans and now the Italians are making inroads in dismantling the cartels. They should continue. This is where the fight should be centered.
Provisional accreditation of UG’s Dem boys seh... medical prog. not a financial issue Rob de Earth must - VC lead by example
Some people really bareface and brazen. Imagine Rob de Earth got de nerve to tell people to declare every ounce of gold dem mine. He go in de bush and he tell de miners to declare everything. Dem boys want tell he to lead by example and declare how much kilogram he done collect. And dem boys ain’t talking bout coke, dem talking but gold—raw gold. He must also declare wha he collect fuh dem tons of claim wha he give out for a fee. When he do that then he can tell people that dem must come clean wid gold declaration. If he is a leader that is wha he must do. He must tell some of he colleagues that dem must declare dem bank account. Jenny must declare she account including de one in Canada. Bharrat Jagdeo got to declare he assets. He is one who never had nutten before he tun President. Now he got nuff land in prime real estate and he got de one at Pradoville. That is only wha dem boys know about. Jagdeo heself had a heck of a time fuh get he Cabinet colleagues to declare dem assets to de Integrity Commission. Dem boys seh that when as a boss you can’t get you followers to listen to you is because dem have no respect fuh you since dem see you as no better than dem. It is like a thief telling all dem thieves that dem is a thieves. Let dem tell Donald that dem wouldn’t declare dem assets. Bobby got assets but he not a government official. Brazzy got more assets than any of de government officials. Jagdeo is third behind he because Brazzy is first and Brazzy is second. A lot of place all over town had Valentine’s lunch and dinner. Some go fuh lunch and some go fuh dinner. Brazzy, that fat crook, went fuh lunch wid dem crooks in de government. He didn’t realize how much he pay because that didn’t come from he pocket. Is when he go back fuh dinner wid he wife that he realize how much it cost fuh eat on Valentine’s Day. One dinner ticket was $7,500 on de menu board. When he and he wife finish eating, dem receive a bill fuh $22,500 which is de cost fuh three people. Is here Brazzy start fuh question de thing. De manager look at he and smile. He didn’t want de female companion to feel bad suh he whisper in Brazzy ears. “You alone is two.” Talk half and let dem declare wha dem got.
Although Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr. Anthony De Freitas, earlier this week, told this publication that the provisional accreditation status of the University of Guyana’s medical programme is linked to a funding need, Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi, yesterday insisted that this is not the case. Without giving specific details, Professor Opadeyi categorically informed Kaieteur News that the move by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP), to grant the University’s Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme provisional accreditation has nothing to do with financing. In fact he laid the blame squarely at the feet of the faculty, pointing out yesterday that the body had failed to provide the University’s administration with requisite information that should have gained the attention of CAAM-HP during its review. CAAM-HP is the legally constituted body established in 2003 under the aegis of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), empowered to determine and prescribe standards and to accredit programmes of medical, dental, veterinary and other health professions education on behalf of the contracting parties in CARICOM. CAAM-HP had last year conducted an assessment of
the University’s School of Medicine at which time the MBBS programme was reviewed and a number of concerns were highlighted. However, although CAAM-HP on its website (http://www.caam-hp.org) said that it noted with “deep concern” that some of the issues identified in the report of the 2013 visit were in fact highlighted in the 2006 site visit report, and subsequent progress reports gave the assurance that they had been or were being addressed, those concerns were not outlined. But according to the Health Sciences Dean, the review highlighted concerns that were mainly related to finances and funding of the medical programme. As such, he underscored that the move to grant the medical programme provisional accreditation was in no way related to academic performance but rather linked to issues of an administrative and financial nature. The Vice Chancellor disclosed yesterday that even he was not aware of the needs of the faculty since a request was made by the administration of the
Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Jacob Opadeyi University for such information, to no consequence. “The faculty has not brought a document for us to see the need; it has not yet been prepared...Give us a proposal of what is required to run this programme properly...do not ask for two of this, when you need two of that...I have asked them to send me a proposal and they have not sent it,” said an agitated Professor Opadeyi. He however, informed that based on his knowledge, moves have since been engaged by the faculty to prepare a list of resources and policy changes that were requested by the Accreditation body. This information,
according to the Vice Chancellor, must first be presented to the University’s administration. The local university has up to next year to put relevant measures in place before it is again reviewed and becomes eligible for full accreditation. The Vice Chancellor confidently intimated that labelling the provisional accreditation to financing couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact he hinted to this publication that the University is no longer in the cash-deprived state it was in when he first assumed the post of Vice Chancellor one year ago. This publication was reliably informed that Government has assured financial assistance to the University which should see it being relieved of a multimillion dollar debt.
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Govt. flouts new deadline ahead of CFATF review Following the non-review by the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) this past week, which had been predicted by Government, they have now announced another deadline prior to the May, 2014 review by the Caribbean Financial Action Taskforce (CFATF). According to a public statement issued by Government yesterday, Guyana has to file a report by February 28, to the CFATF for its review and report to Plenary members in May 2014. At the end of the last sitting of the National Assembly, Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds, had asked that the date for the next sitting be February 27. Government yesterday said that the report to be submitted to CFATF on February 28 “will include Guyana’s plan of action to correct its deficiencies as part of the ongoing process.” The statement said, too, that Guyana is expected to attach to that report the conclusions on the AML/ CFT Amendment Bill which is before the Parliamentary Special Select Committee and a copy of the said enacted Bill to be analysed, correlated to the deficiencies to provide the report to Plenary in May, 2014. “Between February and May it is expected that there will be dialogue and discussions with CFATF with regards to the preparation of the report for CFATF Plenary… If the May Plenary
is dissatisfied with Guyana’s progress, the 2013 November Statement already provides the decision for the country’s referral to FATF which is meeting in June 2014.” That May 2013 CFATF statement, recommended that Guyana take steps to ensure that it addressed its deficiencies. It noted that while “Guyana has made efforts to address its deficiencies; however, it has not taken sufficient steps towards improving its AML/CFT compliance regime. (It failed) to approve and implement required legislative reforms.” It warned at the time that “Guyana must therefore pass the relevant legislation and implement all the outstanding issues within its Action Plan including: fully criminalising money laundering and terrorist financing offences; addressing all the requirements on beneficial ownership; strengthening the requirements for suspicious transaction reporting, international co-operation, and the freezing and confiscation of terrorist assets and fully implement the UN conventions. Subsequent to that public statement Guyana missed a number of deadlines set by CFATF to become compliant. It was then provided with extensions. It will meet again in May, to decide on Guyana’s fate, having already called on its members to consider implementing counter
measures to protect their financial systems from the ongoing money laundering and terrorist financing risks emanating from Guyana. The Guyana Government in its statement yesterday, said that it wishes to go on record to thank Guyanese citizens, civil society bodies with particular reference to the business community and their organizations, the labour movement, the diplomatic community, the Organization of American States and the CARICOM, all who publicly lent support to the Government of Guyana’s efforts in what were and continue to be “unique and unprecedented circumstances.” It said, too, that “Government says once again on the APNU and AFC leaders that the AML/CFT Amendment Bill 22, 2013 must be passed in the National Assembly as urgently as possible before the end of February 2014.”
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Mazaruni Prisoner escapes while cutting firewood Police and Prison authorities were up to late yesterday searching for an inmate who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison. The prisoner, identified as Steve Benjamin, reportedly disappeared on Thursday while he was deployed to work in the compound. Kaieteur News understands that Benjamin, who was incarcerated on a felonious wounding charge, was cutting firewood when he asked permission to have a bath. After being granted permission, the inmate, who is on Amerindian ancestry, left
the area and has not been seen since. Inmates occasionally escape from the Mazaruni Prison but are often recaptured while traversing the rough terrain surrounding the penitentiary. In 2102, prison authorities and Joint Services ranks launched a massive manhunt after prisoners Dean Hopkinson and Carlton Sampson escaped while playing a game of cricket with other inmates. They were recaptured three days later near Sherima, Essequibo River, about 23 miles from the prison.
Murder accused to know fate next week in canecutter murder trial Murder accused, Rakash Janak, called ‘Rakesh’, the 22year-old former cane cutter of Zorg-en-Hoop Scheme, Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter when his matter was called before Justice Diana Insanally on February 3. He was expected to be sentenced last Tuesday after the Judge ordered a probation report. He will have to wait another week to know his fate. This was after the Probation Officer assigned to conduct the investigation reported that the one week
given was not enough to complete the report. She has been given a further week and is expected to present the report on February 20. Janak is indicted on the capital charge after he killed Brentnol Richard Isaacs, 31, called “Tongey”, a mason, of Lot 118 Ithaca, West Bank Berbice at the Zorg-en-Hoop address. According to reports the accused became annoyed over a relationship between Isaacs and a close female relative of his. Isaacs and the accused subsequently had a misunderstanding and a
brawl ensued. The accused chopped Isaacs across his chest and left arm. He fell and was picked up and rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital, before being transferred to the Georgetown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. State Prosecutor Attorney-at-law Renita Singh is presenting the state’s case and is expected to present the case for the prosecution. Attorney-at-law Raymond Ally who is representing the accused is expected to make his mitigating plea.
Enhanced communication between Regional Officers and Central Ministries needed The sharing of information and constant communication between Regional Officers and central Ministries is pertinent for the delivery of improved services across the country, says Norman Whittaker, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development. He was at the time addressing Regional Heads, at an event organized by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The function was held at the International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara yesterday. A press statement issued by the Ministry of Education noted that a call was made for Regional Officials to foster better working relationships with each other both within and across the Regions towards improving the delivery of education. The objective of the
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meeting was particularly to identify the challenges encountered in the delivery of education and education services within regionally. According to Whittaker, the need exists for enhanced information sharing with the central Ministries and amongst Regional Officers. He said that, “Our officers are not reaching out enough.”
Whittaker said that the discourse is not to point fingers or lay blame but rather, an opportunity to identify, while all stakeholders are present, the challenges officers face in the execution of their duties. Meanwhile, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand encouraged officers to employ good management
practices to ensure efficiency and the effective implementation of policies. She stressed that there needs to be better management of resources as Guyana’s development is intrinsically reliant upon smart planning, collaboration and good management of resources made available by the Government. The Minister posited, “the only way for a country to grow is through investing in her people though education”. She encouraged officers to share their ideas on how the delivery of education could be improved and to identify what they would need to effectively do their work. During the meeting, Regional Officials highlighted challenges in the area of communication, management of programmes, management of human resources, supply of books, and personnel, among other pertinent matters.
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Environmental issues plague Linden Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon, has expressed concern about the environmental issues affecting the residents of Lower Kara Kara and its environs. The problem is caused by the heavy siltation of both the Hymara and Kara Kara creeks. The heavy siltation of the creek has rendered areas such as Kara Kara and Rainbow City susceptible to flooding, whenever there is heavy rainfall. The residue left on the road, after the floods, and other material dispersed and deposited on its surface has now rendered the Hymara road, which was completely asphalted, a carriageway that is so covered with bauxitic residue, that there is no evidence
of the original asphalted road. According to Solomon, this state of affairs has resulted from the negligence of the Company, and as such he is suggesting that Bosai wash the road until all the bauxitic residue is completely removed. Works to clear the creek has started but Solomon expressed concern that Bosai engaged their ‘own people to do the excavation works, instead of employing people with the knowledge to clear the creek. “We want the work to be done; it took about two months before they got around to get this work started, and now look at the road. It is terrible and people are suffering from this dust.
“And the thing is, they continue to do only a portion of the creek. This is the second time that they are clearing the creek, and they are only doing a portion. “But they just can’t be doing a part; they have to do the entire creek.” Solomon said that because of what the company had done in the area of the dyke, the mines and the tailings pond, the rerouting or the altering of the drainage to some extent, has resulted in the heavy siltation of the creek, at a more rapid pace. The creek which had previously been cleared once or twice a year, now has to be cleared sometimes as many as four times per year, because of the heavy siltation, he said.
Lethem power outage…
Two new generators arrive to benefit residents
One of the 750 KVA Generators The residents of Lethem who were plunged into darkness because of malfunctions to the Lethem Power Company generators have received some relief since one has been fixed, providing sectional (5 hours) power to Lethem and its environs. Kaieteur News was informed that the two new 750 Kilowatt generators that were procured to address the greater influx of power being demanded by Lethem consumers have also arrived and will be installed by the engineers attached to the Power Company come Monday. When those generators are up and running, residents should benefit from 24 hours electricity to Lethem and its environs such as Moco Moco, Culvert City, St. Ignatius, Tabatinga and the commercial zone. Residents of Lethem had
complained to this newspaper that there had been a spate of blackouts since Saturday last. This situation magnified to a situation of complete power outage. Some of the residents said that they were told by the Lethem Power Company (last week) that power will be restored in two weeks time because the generator used to supply Lethem with power is not working. The residents, because of the non availability of power had been without water, adding to their discomfort and severely affecting the operations of schools, businesses and government agencies that depend on both water and power to function. This news agency was reliably informed that two generators usually provide electricity to the community: a large one for everyday
purposes, and a smaller one that is utilized as a backup. He added that both of them broke down, resulting in the ensuing outages. He explained that a message was circulated about the breakdown and residents were asked to be patient while the problem is being fixed. According to the official, an engineer diagnosed that the head of the larger generator is damaged and that part was transported to Boa Vista (Brazil) to be fixed or replaced. However Kaieteur News was reliably informed that the part was deemed not serviceable and Brazil does not have a replacement. When it becomes operational, it is expected to supplement the two new generators to cover approximately 36 grids within Lethem.
- Regional administration engage Bosai Solomon added that it was only after he had spoken to Bosai’s Company Secretary, and advised him that the company should immediately pay some attention to the issue, that the clearing of the creek started, the very next day. “What the region is promoting at the level of statutory is to have our environmental consultant... who in the early 70’s would have worked on the construction of the tailings pond, and would have identified the manuals used in maintainance and the use of tailings pond. So far, based on that document, we are concerned that the proper management of the tailings pond is not
being employed and we hope that the Ministry of Natural Resources, after investigations would have ensured that the manual that has been established for the management of the tailings pond is properly enforced since it is that manual that the region is going to use to hold Bosai accountable. But the methods being used to clear the creek are of some concern. They are causing the road to be left in a very untidy state.
Meanwhile a resident of Kara Kara who recently had an X-ray done told Kaieteur News that she was asked by the doctor whether she lived in a dusty area, as there was evidence of a lot of dust within her lungs. Another resident, who farms for a living has said that he is prepared to take legal action against Bosai, because of the losses he has incurred over the years due to flooding caused by the heavy siltation of the Hymara Creek.
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Regional airlines mull areas of cooperation Government-owned air carriers in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have held their second meeting on how they can collaborate to provide more efficient, effective and safe transportation in the Region. Caribbean Airlines (CAL), led by Chairman of the Board of Directors, Phillip Marshall and including its CEO (ag) Captain Jagmohan Singh and Consultant Ian Bertrand; LIAT, represented by acting CEO, Julie Reifer-Jones and Advisor, Lesroy Browne; Surinam Airways represented by Rudi Westerbord; and Bahamas Airlines, represented by Claudius Rolle, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, on Thursday met at the CARICOM Secretariat to advance discussions that began on 23 January, 2014, under the auspices of the
Secretariat. CARICOM yesterday disclosed that the meeting of regional airlines preceded inaugural deliberations of the Transportation Commission which were held later Thursday. In light of the ongoing concerns of the travelling public and the critical role transportation plays in the Community, the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM established the Transportation Commission in September 2013. The decision was taken following a special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Transportation which was held in May 2013, under the Chairmanship of Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Lead Head of Government for Transport in CARICOM. According to CARICOM, in approving the Terms of Reference for the Commission, the Bureau of Heads of Government endorsed a proposal from the
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, with representatives of Regional Air Carriers at the CARICOM Secretariat. Ministers of Transport that it would be in the best interest of the Region for the government-owned carriers in CARICOM - CAL, LIAT, Suriname Airways and Bahamas Airlines - to collaborate on ways to provide a more efficient, reliable and affordable service to the Region. The interaction of air carriers in January identified
the procurement of equipment, training of personnel, scheduling of flights and maintenance of aircraft, as some of the areas where cooperation was possible. The meeting agreed that while CAL and LIAT collaborated at the technical level, interaction at the corporate level would prove useful in cementing and increasing collaboration and improving efficiencies. To this end, the acting CEOs of the two airlines met on January 31st and advanced concrete ways of collaboration in the areas identified. They shared the
outcomes with their colleagues on Thursday. That half-day session, chaired by Godfred Pompey, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Air and Seaport Development of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Chairman of the Transportation Commission, put more flesh to the earlier discussions and sought to pursue further deliberations on matters including training, ground handling and arrangements for smoother transiting by the travelling public. CARICOM SecretaryGeneral, Ambassador Irwin
LaRocque, expressed his appreciation to the airlines for so willingly making themselves available for interaction and assured them of the Secretariat’s commitment to facilitate such engagements. The field in which they operated, he told the airline representatives, was a critical component in the success of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the development of the Community as a whole. He told the meeting that Prime Minister Gonsalves, Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government, was very encouraged by the efforts that were being pursued on the transportation front and looked forward to greater collaboration among the airlines and consequently an improvement in service to the travelling public.
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Neal & Massy posts $652 million profit Trinidad (news.co.tt) Trinidad and Tobago’s oldest conglomerate, Neal & Massy (N&M) Holdings Ltd & its subsidiaries, posted a net profit of $652.083 million for its financial year ended September 30, 2013, according to results published Wednesday. The group’s total comprehensive income for the year was higher than that of the comparable 2012 period, when the group posted $477.635 million. The group’s Automotive and Industrial Equipment business grew its profit before income tax in 2013, to $221 million from $195 million in 2012. Its Integrated Retail business’ profit before tax also grew when comparing the same two periods (2012 vs 2013) from $311 million to $329 million. Its insurance business almost doubled, going from $26 million to $46 million. The groups Energy and Industrial Gases business’ profit before tax fell from $211 million in 2012 to $192 million in 2013. Other investments declined but the overall profit before tax figure climbed from $801 million to $842 million. By country, T&T had the highest profit before income tax, with $600 million in 2013 and $575 million in 2012. The same figure for Barbados over the same period grew from $217 million in 2012 to $231 million in 2013. Guyana also grew, from $103 million in 2012 to $116 million in 2013. Jamaica declined from $48 million to $37 million. The board of directors of N&M declared a final dividend of $1.25 per share, making the total dividend $1.75 per share, based on the results for the financial year ended September 30, 2013. In his report, Neal & Massy Chairman Arthur Lok Jack said that “2013 marks the group’s 90th Anniversary from the original incorporation of Neal Engineering Company Limited in 1923. It has been
another record-setting year of financial growth for the Neal & Massy Group. The Group’s Earnings Per Share grew by 18 per cent over 2012 to $5.73 per share. Profit After Tax from Continuing Operations grew by more than 12 per cent to $611 million, and third party revenue grew by 3 per cent to $9.4 billion.” The chairman said: “Automotive & Industrial Equipment and Insurance Business Units led the Group’s growth, reporting 13 and 75 per cent growth in Profit Before Tax (PBT) respectively. The Energy & Industrial Gases Business Unit, however, finished below 2012 owing to losses on a few outstanding projects, narrowing margins in the LPG business in Jamaica, and the absence of the one-off contribution in 2012 from the sale of the oilfield WD-12 Lease. “Healthy growth was delivered in all of the territories in which the Group operates, with the lone exception being Jamaica. Currency devaluations and disappointing performance by NMH Trading & Distribution Ltd, led to a decline in earnings from that territory. “From 2012 to 2013, Group Shareholder Value Added also grew by $65 million further strengthening the Balance Sheet. The Group’s cash position fell from $1.3 billion to $1.1 billion, and the
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Neal & Massy Chairman, Arthur Lok Jack Debt to Debt and Equity declined from 30 per cent to 25 per cent. “In December 2013, after the end of Financial Year 2013, the sales of both Almond Beach Village and Almond Casuarina hotels were closed. This marks the end of the restructuring arising from the acquisition of BS&T and the fallout of the global financial crisis of 2009. All properties having been sold, Almond Resorts Inc and Casuarina Beach Club Limited will be wound up and liquidated. Throughout 2013, the Group made major strides in implementing its strategy. Its Business Units successfully executed acquisitions, such as Caribbean Insulation Services Limited, implemented innovative retail concepts, initiated projects to expand into new sectors such as petrochemicals, and launched new products and services. Furthermore, the Group made good progress in diversifying into new territories in Central and Latin America with specific acquisitions currently underway.
Government and other stakeholders came one step closer to the enactment of a National Youth Policy for Guyana when representatives of several youth groups convened in the boardroom of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Main Street Georgetown, Thursday morning last, to engage in discussions to fine tune the document for ratification. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Frank Anthony, was joined by his Permanent Secretary, Alfred King and delivered the charge to several representatives of a number of youth groups. He voiced the view that at the end of the process they would be able to arrive at a unanimous consensus for an effective document. He noted that the process had started some time ago and while a document of this nature is in existence, there is a need to update with relevant and realistic statutes. “We need to have a document with broader perspectives,” the Minister noted. He informed that already several research tools were used to solidify the document including questionnaires with focus group discussions employed to test the findings. Minister Anthony said that his government wishes to put the modalities in place that would enhance youth development. He noted that the some of the areas will fall outside the remit of his Ministry and as such may necessitate other considerations in arriving at
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a final draft. “I urge you to examine the document and make suggestions but we will find balance, a middle ground,” beseeched Minister Anthony. Meanwhile, King explained that last Thursday’s forum was organized to allow the key stakeholders to examine the document while discussing added issues and concerns. He said that the forum is all inclusive and would enlighten government officials of relevant issues in the context of the needs of youths. King added that the process seeks to gather evidence using several communicational tools like the survey and focus group discussions. He also said that researchers utilized secondary data to inform policy formation. He elaborated further, “Last Thursday’s sessions were a follow up of an advanced process of policy formation seeking to entertain
and discuss other concerns of stakeholders and/or existing gaps needed to be filled to strengthen the policy.” Consequently, another symposium is planned for next Tuesday, February 18, to incorporate the views of senior officials from the public sector, development agencies and civil society. The symposium gets underway with registration at 08:00hrs whereupon discussions will commence. Among those groups already identified to participate are UNICEF (Guyana), Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) Caribbean and the Guyana Youth Policy (GYP). Minister Anthony will deliver the keynote remarks. (Michael Benjamin)
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1 20 KVA enclosed generators - call: 675-7838
Food Warmer - Tel:696-9999
2 – M132 Laverda Combine, 3- Pressure Pump 4x3 for gold field – call:627-0447 PVC Ceiling Panels, PVC Mouldings, Medallions. Royal Quality! – Tel:6148564; 629-0372 Toyota Verossa (White) Excellent Condition - $2.7M Negotiable – Contact: 6668492. One Toyota Starlet (Turbo) EP-71 recently registered and upgraded - Tel: Ms Singh 266-5013; 681-8333 One Singer Multi - purpose sewing machine hardly ever used - Tel – Ms Singh 2665013; 681-8333 Toyota Tacoma 4X4 Extra Cab 2002, Nissan Frontier 4X4 Extra Cab 2002, DJ System – Tel:695-9807 PSP with 4 games and 8GB memory card – Tel:675-2239; BBM 25c58FEO
One 2 Storey property for sale at Covent Garden Island Call: 265-3586 At Eccles, East Bank Demerara Price -$38M . Please Contact -780-381-6147 or email:irgopaul@gmail.com
1- Toyota Hilux Surf, 3Y engine, AC, CD player, etc, Price:$2M negotiable – Call: 671-1748; 656-9449 Mitsubishi Galant $900,000Call:645-3605 Toyota Carina 170 – Tel:6804718
One three storey business property @ Middle street, Georgetown, 2 business Property on Whim Public Road Berbice – Tel:619-7134; 225-6481
One Honda CRV fully equipped with running bars & other accessories, PNN Series. Excellent Condition! Price Negotiable - Tel: 6606763
Painted 2 storey concrete building 53x26, transported property at 69 Jackson street, Daniels Town, Essequibo Coast- Call:644-8610
Rav4 PLL Series LHD standard, sun roof, one owner, asking $1.75 Million Tel: 226-0011 or 663-2079 Unregistered Toyota Premio $2.550M - Tel: 678-8534;6939246
Lot 9 Jones Port Mourant, Berbice, 12 rooms , house with 16 acres land, price negotiable call:337-1500
Toyota Raum, price: $950,000 Tel: 613-0419; 600-0688
Must Go! 1 – 3 bedrooms house on 5.5 Acres of land @ No.2 Canal – Call:642-0231
One 19 Seater pitbul minibus for sale – Contact:226-0041; 621-5407 for prices
Mercury - $900,000 negotiable , $16,000 per lb loose, also gold detectors $180,000 brand new – Tel:601-9712
Fishing Boat: Length - 30ft, Width - 6½ft, Depth - 3½ft. Engine 15HP Tohatsu - Tel: 697-0648; 667-9662
Master craft Tools For Sale: Call:689-0486
Satya Cinema Good Faith Mahaicony – Call:641-8472
Pure Rottweiler pups - Tel: 650-8496 One electrical pressure washer, hardly ever used - Tel - Ms Singh: 266-5013; 6818333 Playstation one - $8,000, PS2 $20,000, PS3 $45,000 Nintendo 64 - $10,000, Slushie Machine – Tel: 2642732; 670-2732
EDUCATIONAL Princeton College Forms 1-5 CXC adults classes, Phonics, Sat, Lessons & Mathematics for slow learners - Tel: 2237906; 690-5008 Learn to decorate with Balloons. Classes on March 1st – Call: 225-3133; 613-7513 for more information. Makeup Classes @ J’ adore Makeup by Natalie. Come register and be apart, its life changing! Call:676-3916; 615-5028
Blowout sales on steel rods on 5/8”, ½” and smooth steel -Tel:657-4072
CAR RENTAL
Pekingese, Tibetan Terrier, Rabbit ( Peter Plat) @ VreedEn- Hoop Pet Shop – Tel:6816284; 643-5451
Dolly’s Car Rental- Call: 2257126/226-3693- dollysauto rental@yahoo.com/ www. dolly sautorental.com
Young pig at 7 months old & piglets at 7 weeks - Call: 617-2682
Premio, Vitz call:347-9339790, 639-4452.
ADOPTION Kittens for Call:628-1486
Adoption
Fully furnished Vacation home with all amenities- Call during working hours - 2271218 Furnished Apartments for Overseas Visitors – Contact: 668-5198 Aracari Hotel. West Bank Demerara Rates from US$30 Tel: 264-2946-8 Fully Furnished 2 bedrooms apartment in South - 6895877 (Overseas or Visitors)
Blowout sale for slightly damaged zinc sheets - Tel: 657-4072
1 Jailing Scooter - JL 125T 10B good condition - Tel: 617-2682
TO LET Fully furnished short term apartments, Eccles call: 347933-9790, 639-4452.
1 Complete Lumber Factory to rent/ lease with all sawmilling equipment situated @ Eccles, Industrial Site. Call Richard: 609-7675.
Aidan’s Car Rental & Pickup Call: 645-7981/ 698-7807
One Toyota Prado and Tundra for sale: - Priced to sell – Tel:600-5759 or 225-0683-5 1 Toyota R4 2004 model – $2.6M cash – Tel:686-5083 One Toyota Tacoma 2006, 12ft Aluminum Boat, Tacoma : rims & tyres – Call:6858282; 220-1981; 222-5671 One 2005 Toyota Avensis. Owner leaving country! $3.4M – Tel:628-6160
VEHICLE FOR SALE New 2014 Isuzu: D-Max single & double cabsCall:691-0234 1 -1RZ, 15 seater, automatic mini-bus, BNN 3760 - $1.7M Negotiable. Good condition, never used for public transportation – Tel:628-0310 ; 672-5429 Suzuki 750 GSX-R, registered, price:$1,100,000 negotiable – Tel:672-0697; 684-5918; 685-5323 Smart Choice Auto: Unregistered: Premio, Runx, IST, Spacio, Fielder - Call: 652-38201; 665-4529
2008 Fielder: Bodykit, spoiler, rims. Unregistered $2.95MCall:617-2891
One Carib CRV - Price $1.5M negotiable - Excellent condition- Call: 666-9472; 673-3152
1 AE100 Corolla $550,000 & 1 AE100 Corolla Wagon $950,000 – Tel:611-6634; 6643488
Passo, Fielder, Raum, Premio - Call: 661-9651; 6818474
2 Ton open back canter with power gate, unregisteredCall:617-2891
Unregistered Toyota Sienta (2004) 1500cc & 7 seater - Tel: 617-5536
RX-8 – Tel:602-6024
2007 Axio $2.85M, Spacio $2.250M, fully loaded unregistered- Call:617-2891
1 Black Titan 4 wheel drive, fully loaded - $3M negotiable- Tel: 699-2322 or 678-2814 One Fuso Mitsubishi Crane Truck & 3 Ton Crane GPP Series - $5.5M - Call: 622-6746 One Ford Crane Truck & 10 Ton Crane (new) - $8M – Call:622-6746 New ATVs: Introductory price $1,875,000 (Duty Paid)Call:691-0234 Toyota Allion, Premio, Spacio, Alex, Runx, Contact Classic Auto Sales - Tel: 6237684; 665-3131 White Allion PNN Series, Milleage 70,000, reverse camera, TV, CD, Deck. Price $2.2M Negotiable – Contact: 675-2690 One Honda XR 125 Scrambler motorcycle $320,000 negotiable - Tel: 6997697 Mitsubishi Lancer PHH Series fully loaded. Driven by Lady. Owner leaving country. Price negotiable. Telephone:611-5426 or 2206368
Wings Car Rental- Call: 643-1131 Untouchable, low rates, low deposits - Call:226-9668; 677-4613.
VEHICLE FOR SALE 1 Toyota AT212, AT192, AT170, EP71 Starlet, LTouring Wagon, Hilux Pickup 4x4, 1 Nissan Caravan E24 - Tel: 644-5096; 697-1453
SALON
Car for sale PKK Services 100 Corolla - $850,000 Contact: 623-0016
Make Up Courses, Artist Trained & Certified in Trinidad. Call: 660-5257, 647-1773
1 Leyland DAF 4x4 Bush Truck. 1 Toyota Hilux 4x4 bush ready – Contact Kim: 658-5193
2008 Honda CRV imported from England 17" Rim, fog lamps Surround Sound System, unregistered $6.8M neg. Tel: 642-7295; 220-2345 3 Ton Toyota Toyoace, excellent Condition with power gate GPP Series - $2.7M negotiable-Tel:685-0889 Toyota Passo, PNN Series – Tel: 642-6664 AT212 - $1.2M, Spacio $1.9M, Voxy GSS - $2.1M, Sienta Seven Seats - $1.6M, Madza Tribute PSS – Call:661—9651; 681-8474 1 Mitsubishi Galant Car; 1 Toyota Corolla AE100 Car, 1 Honda CBR motorcycle – Call: 227-7544; 612-2542; 614-6011 One Toyota Cresta Mark two, automatic, fully powered - Price $775,000 negotiable. Tel: 623-7684; 665-3131 AT192, 212, Allion, Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN & RZ & Pitbull buses, 7 seater super custom. Cash / terms- Call: 680-3154 We buy & sell vehicles for cash, also parts available & 30 seater buses; Extra Cab pickups; 2006 Tacoma- Call: 680-3154 (Continued on page 23)
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Nat Geo applauds Guyana's... From page 20 monster wolf fish, he said. However, not every segment of the journey provided sightings of the wolf fish but it did allow the National Geographic team to encounter other species of Guyana's diverse fish stock. According to De Freitas, during the journey from Apoteri down the Essequibo River to Kurupukari crossing no Himara was seen. He noted that the team travelled through rapids and spent two nights at Iwokrama. Guided by Daniel Allicock the explorers took their search into the Siparuni River. There residents complained about illegal poaching of animals and overfishing, De Freitas said. Pleased with the exposure Guyana will be having with the airing of this Monster Fish episode, Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali said Guyana's eco and adventure tourism products would be marketed to the tens of millions of viewers, who tune in to look at the documentary. He stressed that this level of publicity, particularly at primetime is priceless. It is the ideal avenue to showcase the way the country manages its environment, the Low Carbon Development Strategy, and the biodiversity. Ali encouraged the National Geographic team to revisit Guyana to be part of the deep sea sport fishing initiative the Ministry is working on. He noted that a red snapper boat is being reconfigured to facilitate this venture. According to Ali, “beyond Guyana's brown water into the blue there is a large population of cuffum that is good for sport fishing.”
LAND FOR SALE
FOR RENT
1 Transported large lot @ Tuschen EBE - $2.5M – Tel: 617-4439
PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY, ETC. – CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620
Gold and Diamond mining lands already Prospected – Tel: 646-4501 2- Acres cultivated, 2-1 Acres cultivated, 7 Acres cultivated, citrus, house, fish pond, storage at ParikaCall:226-7968 Parafaite Harmonie (100ftX50ft) - $1.8M - Call: 675-7292 Parafaite Harmonie - $1.3M Call: 675-7292 House lots for sale on the West Bank of Demerara Harbour Bridge in Harbourville SchoonordContact:650-0402 ½ Acres residential land at Yarrowkabra 5 minutes of the Linden Highway –Tel: 6111018. Price negotiable
VACANCY Concierge/Security. Apply in person to B.M. Hotels Inc. 123 Kanuku Street, Section ‘M’ Campbellville. Hire Car drivers from ECD @ A-1 Taxi – Tel:220-1000 Two Joiners to work in Workshop - Tel:610-7005; 219-1342 1 Housekeeper must know to cook @ 223 Camp Street. (3 Storey building next to Shell Gas Station) - Call: 644-7724 Secretary! Send written application to Shakoor Seafood, 80 industrial Site, Eccles EBD Host/Hostess & Cleaners – Interested persons can contact us on telephone number:603-4523
CAMP STREET, Prime Business Space Call: 6394499 One Semi furnished apartment to rent at Industry ECD – Tel:222-6001 GT TOOLS RENTAL: TEL: 675-0767; 627-5098 Two bedroom apartment fully grilled , Preferably couple with no children – Call from 12pm Sat– Sun, all day – Tel:654-9807 2 Business Stall @ Port Kaituma Market – Tel:6187983; 684-6428 Newly Constructed apartment - WCD - Call: 6986496
20 Acres poultry Farm @ Yarrowkabra, 120-Acres @ ,Mahaicony, 82 Acres @ Hogg Island, 11 lots @ Wakwnaam – Tel:686-4994; 225-3070
1 Newly renovated house @ Eccles Front. 3 Bedrooms upstairs - $90,000 & 2 bedrooms downstairs $80,000, separate entrance & parking – Tel:268-2121
Diamond residential – 3rd Avenue, size: 120’X60’ for quick sale – $10M negotiable – Tel:652-5601
5 Acre Land with house to lease $95,000 for month – Call:261-2988
Land at Parika 70ft by 102ft plus $4M. water, power & road- Call:697-9137 Herstelling (110ftX60ft) high income area - $3.2M – Tel:675-7292 Parafaite Harmonie $850,000 Tel: 675-7292
WANTED 1 Cook for the interior Tel:681-3801
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VACANCY 24 Hour East Coast Guyoil needs night pump attendants, salesgirl & office assistant Call: 670-8893/684-2838 Vacancy for security. Apply in person @ Alabama Trading Georgetown Ferry Stelling Stabroek. Pump Attendant @ Shell Service Station Providence EBD. Must be able to work shift (5am-3pm & 3pm-12pm) Tel: 265-7305 Security Guard: Requirements: Police Clearance must have NIS, & ID Cards, 2 recommendations, Age: 3545. Call: 642-8140; 642-8650 Cashiers @ Shell Service Station Providence EBD. Must be able to work shift (5am-3pm & 3pm-12pm) – Tel: 265-7305
Property for rent located at 32 Old Road Vreed- En- Hoop WCD. For further information contact:6610162 Business Space to rent: 26"x38" On Durban Street Lodge – Call:648-7868
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SERVICES PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY, ETC. – CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620 Repairs, sales & spares air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call: 225-9032,647-2943 Repairs to Fridge, Freezer, AC, Washers, Stoves: Call 683-1312,627-3206 (Nick) HOUSE PLAN DRAFTING FOR ONLY $10,000CALL:694-9843/227-2766 We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer call:2310655,683-8734 Omar COOL TECH: Repairs Services & Installation of all types of home appliances: Air Condition & Refrigeration units – Tel: 2332008; 675-4959
Ultravoilet Driving School – Contact:231-2372;6022583;658-4015 Soman & Sons Driving School , First Federation Building Call 689-5997, 6445166,622-2872,615-0964
1 Maid to cook & clean, call between 7:30am to 4pm – Tel:225-6272 & 227-5273 Manager / Supervisor at Xenon Hotel Charity / Ebo. Accommodation provided, attractive salary is offered Contact: 771-4989; 7714180; 670-6559 Salesgirl with Secondary Education @ Christine’s Fashion – Tel:227-8529; 6091535
Babysitter/ Housekeeper. To work in Campbellville, Monday – Friday, ages 3040, reference needed. Apply to PO.BOX 101302
Masons seeking job work – Tel:678-9043
LEARN TO DRIVE Shalom Driving School @ 2 Croal street. Fee $16,000Call:227-3869
1 Land to buy in Linden Preferably Amelia’s Ward– Tel:686-2201
Permanent & Visitors Visa Applications, Professional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call:225-6496,662-6045, 223-8115
FOR SALE / RENT
Dump Trucks for hire to transport sand, aggregate, etc and bobcat for rental Tel: 694-1657; 261-6664
Live in domestic must know to cook Indian Dishes. Starting Salary -$50,000, boarding & lodging free. Tel: 610-5043
Driver, salesman and porters to work on beverage canter truck – Call:222-4650;2223927;649-9876;616-3802
Transportation services available in and out of Georgetown – Tel:646-4501
FOR HIRE
Sales helpers for supermarket, responsibilities included weighing etc. Apply in person at Nirva Supermarket Tel: 227-5771
House plan drafting from$10,000 surveying and estimates services available Tel: 667-2189
Rooms to rent: Responsible single working female, water and light included. Contact: 618-3815 For Sale/ Rent: One Taxi Service with complete base station radio, frequency, lighted sign board etc. Call: 619-2800.
WANTED
Technicians available for appliance repairs – washers, dryers, microwaves, stoves, deep fryers, etc – Tel:6190793; 218-0050 Electrical Repairs & Servicing Done to generators, water pump, washer, dryers, fans, blenders, stabilizers & Transformers (Johnny 6193194) WE FILL PASSPORT & VISA FORMS: U.S.A, U.K & CANADA. ALSO ONLINE CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS TEL: 225-9030 WANTED Experienced cook for snackette. Must have food handler’s certificate – Contact: 660-6446; 644-6030 (Winston) One Waitress within West Coast Demerara to Parika – Call:660-1248 Attractive live in waitress Tel: 228-5129; 604-8277
One welder for grill work Call: 625-5763 We pay $1M for land in Parafaite Harmonie- Tel:6757292 General Live in maid, with experienced age 30-50 – Contact: 609-1535; 227-8529 Land to buy @ Parafaite Harmonie , Tuschen, Herstelling – Tel:675-7292 Urgently needed live-in waitress to work in bar, reasonable salary offer – Tel:259-0574 Live in male & female domestic – Tel: 613-6613 One Dragline operator – 613-6613 Live in , live out babysitter – Tel:225-6070 Cashiers , Handyman at Impact Frenzy - Tel:223-4778 1 Welder to work in interior Tel: 664-5199 Sawmill workers – Tel:6539752. Labourers for wood concession accommodation provided - $5,000 per day Call: 618-0487
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Private/Public sector dialogue…
Construction firm proposes dredging of Georgetown port A critical project to dredge around the Demerara River in the vicinity of several city wharves may finally be gaining some traction, with a local firm indicating high interest. Updating representatives of the private sector during Wednesday’s 11th meeting of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) at the Office of the President, Minister of Trade, Tourism and Commerce, Irfaan Ali, disclosed that GAICO, the local firm, has offered to undertake the project. This is inclusive of the financing of all the capital infrastructure and equipment needed. The official also reported that a presentation
Representatives and President Donald Ramotar during Wednesday’s 11th meeting of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC).
was done on Wednesday by GAICO to a high level team of Government and private sector representatives.
The matter will now be taken to the Cabinet of Ministers level with a presentation expected there. The NCC is the body that oversees implementation of Guyana’s National Competitiveness Strategy (NCS) and is the highest level public-private dialogue body in the nation. It is chaired by President Donald Ramotar
and comprises senior Ministers, officials of the Government and senior representatives of the business sector. According to the NCC yesterday, the meeting was statutorily convened as the first quarterly one of 2014 and included a special agenda item. Following the National Economic Forum (NEF) held in August 2013, chairpersons of the 10 thematic working groups were invited to make presentations to the NCC based on the recommendations. The groups consist of members of the Government, Private Sector, the Parliamentary Opposition and other stakeholders who met regularly during the period June – August 2013 in preparation for the forum. During the meeting Thursday, the Government presenters were: Tarachand Balgobin, Head Project Cycle Management Division, Ministry of Finance (Infrastructure); Professor Suresh Narine, Director of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (Energy) and Professor Jacob Opadeyi, Vice Chancellor, University of Guyana, (Human Resources). Presenters from the Private Sector included Ramesh Dookhoo, Michael Correia and Cpt. Gerry Gouveia. SINGLE WINDOW In his presentation on non-Caribbean trade, Dookhoo outlined some of the challenges in the sector including weak public-private dialogue on international trade negotiations, significant non-tariff barriers from trade partners, poor infrastructure, outdated import/export procedures and weak institutional structures. Among the recommendations highlighted were the strengthening of trade agreements, introduction of the Single Window System at Customs, a certification laboratory for Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS)
standards, improved monitoring of ports for illegal drugs, investments in infrastructure, particularly the road to Lethem and the d e e p water harbor, reengineering of Go-Invest and challenging consulates and embassies/high commissions overseas to identify opportunities for trade. According to NCC, Gouveia’s presentation on tourism highlighted several areas that priority should be given to including marketing, accessibility, nation branding, product development, pricing and safety and security. Minister Ali stressed that tourism has the capacity to be the largest contributor to GDP as well as the largest source of employment for Guyanese. He also challenged the Private Sector to come together and offer package deals and all-inclusive type events which would simultaneously benefit the local hotel, airline and entertainment sectors. Professor Jacob Opadeyi highlighted some of the challenges to human resources development including the low level of adult literacy and numeracy, inadequate levels of performance in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, English Language and Mathematics), undertrained teachers and trainers and low internet and IT penetration due to high costs. He outlined some of the proposed initiatives which included establishment of a National Education Planning Secretariat, support for online and distance education programmes, a strategic IT penetration programme, resuscitation of the National Science Council, increasing the minimum qualification for a high school teacher to be a first degree and inclusion of more foreign languages and exchange programmes in schools, particularly in Spanish and Portuguese. He added that the University of Guyana (UG) plans to launch four online
degree programmes by M a r c h 2014 so that prospective students do not have to physically attend the University. He added that this would be particularly beneficial for prospective students who live far away from the two established UG campuses. NATIONAL AVIATION POLICY Professor Narine in his presentation on energy, noted that all of the issues related to energy are well documented in the public domain. These included high costs for energy and the need to develop alternative sources of power generation. According to Balgobin during his presentation on infrastructure, recommendations have been made for short term and long term actions. The key short term actions included upgrading of the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, the Bartica/Issano Road, the East Bank Essequibo Road and the Parika Backdam Road, which is to benefit from a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Grant. The longer term actions include the Kurupukari/Mora Road, paving of the Linden/ Lethem road, developing and alternative road between the East Coast and West Coast of Demerara (WCD), reconstruction of the Demerara Harbor Bridge, dredging of the Demerara River, and the establishment of a container terminal on the West Coast Demerara. Correia, in his report of the aviation group, called for the drafting of a National Aviation Policy which should address issues of airspace, the regulatory framework, market access for foreign carriers, efficient and user-friendly airports, international safety standards and regulations governing fuel and lubricants and systems for crisis and disaster management, including search and rescue. President Ramotar empowered the aviation group to continue their work by drafting the policy for review and adoption by Cabinet. He further lauded all groups for the work done and proposed that all recommendations by the thematic working groups be adopted across the board and that the responsibility for monitoring and implementation of these policies will rest with the National Competitiveness Strategy Steering Committee chaired by Minister Ali. Meanwhile, Ali disclosed that the Lethem Authority had been formalized by the President and will be officially launched shortly.
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CCJ itinerant sittings to be held in Guyana The full bench of the Caribbean Court of Justice is expected to travel to Guyana for the first time for itinerant sittings come Monday and Tuesday. The sittings will be held at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) in Liliendaal, and will include a special sitting of the Court in honour of the retirement of the Hon. Mme. Justice Désirée Bernard CCH, OR, Judge of the CCJ bench. This will be the third itinerant sitting of the Court, with previous sittings being held in Barbados in April 2012, and Jamaica and Barbados in March 2013. The CCJ views these itinerant sittings as important to ensuring that it is accessible to the people of the Caribbean Community which it serves. When the court’s visit begins on Monday, the appellate jurisdiction hearings will begin with three (3) matters which originated in Guyana being heard. During its visit to Guyana, the Court will also facilitate a Judicial Education Workshop for the Judiciary of Guyana. The workshop will aim to present themes on the
The Caribbean Court of Justice
improvement of justice delivery. This workshop will be led by the President of the Court, the Rt. Hon. Sir Dennis Byron and CCJ Judge, the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders. The culmination of the Court’s itinerant visit on Wednesday will be the special sitting in honour of the retirement of the Hon. Mme. Justice Bernard, at the GICC from 10.00 hrs. The full bench of the CCJ will sit, along with the Hon. Mr. Justice Carl Singh, Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana. Also during the visit,
addresses will be made to the Court by Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, Secretary General of CARICOM, Professor Harold Lutchman representing the RJLSC, Mr. Oswald Barnes, representing the CCJ Board of Trustees, Mr. Ronald Burch-Smith, President of the Guyana Bar Association, and Ms. Simone Morris-Ramlall, President of the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers. The Court Sittings from Monday to Wednesday will be open to the members of the public.
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Obama seeks to allay Democrats’ fears on Obamacare Russia accuses EU of seeking (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought yesterday to ease strains with his Democratic allies in the U.S. Congress, who are fearful they could face election consequences from the botched rollout of the p r e s i d e n t ’s signature healthcare law known as “Obamacare.” Speaking to House of Representatives Democrats during their three-day retreat, Obama cited an increase in the number of people signing up for insurance coverage under
Obamacare as evidence that the law’s implementation was going more smoothly after a troubled start. Republicans, who have denounced Obamacare as an unpopular disaster, have put the issue at the center of their s t r a t e g y f o r N o v e m b e r ’s congressional elections. But Obama has touted the administration’s progress in ironing out the glitches. At the retreat, he predicted that the 2010 Affordable Care Act will be seen by Americans in five to 10 years as “a monumental
achievement.” “We now have well over 3.5 million people who have signed up and are getting insurance through the marketplaces for the first time,” Obama said. All 435 House seats along with 36 of the 100 Senate seats are up for grabs in the elections. Republicans are expected to retain the House, which they now control 232200 with three vacancies. They hope the Obamacare issue will help them seize control of the Senate, which Democrats hold 55-45.
Ukraine ‘sphere of influence’
Barack Obama
MOSCOW (Reuters) Russia accused the European Union yesterday of seeking to create a “sphere of influence” on its borders by pressing Ukraine to choose closer ties with the Western bloc at the expense of relations with Moscow. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sharpened Russian allegations of Western interference in its neighbor’s turbulent affairs at a joint news conference after talks with his visiting German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Russia and the EU have exchanged recriminations since Kiev’s decision in November to shelve plans for a trade agreement with Brussels and to seek closer links with Russia instead, a move that sparked mass unrest in Ukraine claiming at least six lives. Steinmeier told journalists that “no one should have an interest in lighting the fuse on the
powder keg” and Ukraine must not become a “geopolitical chess game”. It was up to the conflicting parties in Kiev to find a solution, he said. “I fully agree with FrankWalter that there should be no spheres of influence. But dragging Ukraine to one side, telling it that it needs to choose ‘either or’, either with the EU or with Russia, (the European Union) is in fact trying to create such a sphere of influence,” the Russian minister said. “That is obvious and no nice words can change that.” Russian President Vladimir Putin, who knows Steinmeier well from his previous stint as German foreign minister, appeared to have conveyed a softer message in their meeting.AGerman source said Putin told Steinmeier that Russia welcomed steps towards economic convergence between Ukraine and the European Union.
MILAN (AP) — He has been convicted of tax fraud, booted out of the Senate and banned from political office. In other countries, that would be three strikes. But in Italy, Silvio Berlusconi has not lost his political legitimacy, and it will be on full display when the former premier leads his Forza Italia party to meet with Italy’s president to discuss prospects for a new government after Premier Enrico Letta’s resignation yesterday. Berlusconi’s reemergence on Italy’s political scene comes just
days after a court in Naples put him on trial yet again, this time for allegedly paying a senator 3 million euros ($4 million) to switch parties to bring down a rival government. “Silvio Berlusconi is a survivor. He has survived many crises, political and legal. He is not going to give up,” said Wolfango Piccoli, an Italian political analyst based in London. “Italians are used to seeing Berlusconi as a political leader, regardless of whether he is a felon or regardless of whether he lost his seat in the Parliament.”
Berlusconi remains a force in Italy turmoil
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Handwriting expert gives evidence in Kartel trial Jamaica Observer - A handwriting expert testified in the Vybz Kartel murder trial in the High Court downtown Kingston Thursday that a letter which is about to be introduced into evidence by the defence was in fact written by the prosecution’s star witness. Retired Senior Superintendent Carl Major, who was in charge of the Questioned Document section of the Government Forensic Laboratory, had been asked by defence attorney Tom Tavares-Finson to examine a photocopy of a statement given to the police by the prosecution’s star witness and compare the handwriting to a letter the defence claims was written by the witness and sent to the Office of the Public Defender. In the early days of the trial, Tavares-Finson had suggested to the witness that he had written the letter claiming he was forced by the police to give evidence and that he had in fact seen Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams after the night of August 16, 2011 when police accuse the five men of beating him to death. The witness had vehemently denied writing any such letter. Tavares-Finson and lead prosecutor Jeremy Taylor locked horns when TavaresFinson attempted to enter the letter into evidence but Taylor objected on the grounds that the attorney was using the wrong method to introduce the exhibit.
Vybz Kartel After a few heated exchanges, Justice Lennox Campbell calmed the waters and ruled that the letter could be entered but only for the signature, which was also featured 33 times on the photocopied statement. The original handwritten statement was lost by the prosecution and both parties had agreed to use photocopies of the statement when the trial began. Under questioning from Tavares-Finson, Major, who has been a handwriting expert for 25 years and is still asked to decipher handwriting by police and government prosecutors, said the letters were penned by the same person. “All the sheets exhibit the same characteristics. In my opinion they were written by one and the same person,” he said under oath. But the trial was not without its share of humour as Tavares-Finson asked
Jamaica to focus on growth agenda after third IMF test Jamaica Gleaner - Finance and Planning Minister Dr Peter Phillips said the Government strongly believes that the next phase of the four-year programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should focus on the growth agenda. He said the Government, therefore, “agrees with the IMF that further and more expeditious improvement in the business environment is needed for sustainable growth”. Addressing a press briefing at the ministry’s office in Kingston on Thursday, the minister said, however, that “there is an urgency to create a more enabling macroeconomic environment, which would be supportive of stronger investor confidence”. At the briefing, IMF Mission Chief Dr Jan Kees Martijn, who led the team which conducted the third
review, said Jamaica has met all the quantitative and indicative targets for the quarter to December 2013, as well as all structural benchmarks. Economic activity is tentatively estimated to have expanded by about 1.4 per cent year-onyear in the last quarter of 2013 and remains broadly in line with the IMF’s projections, Martijn said. He added that execution of the government Budget for 201314 has been broadly on track, notwithstanding shortfalls in tax revenues owing, in particular, to weak domestic demand, but overall policy implementation under the programme remained strong. “Provided that performance remains strong, board consideration of the third review of the programme could take place towards the end of March and, upon approval, about US$71 million would be made available to Jamaica,” said the mission chief.
Major whether he was employed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to decipher the handwriting on a suicide note in the case of police constable Lascene Edwards who was convicted of killing the mother of his six children, Aldonna Harris, at her home in Pembroke Hall, St Andrew. Edwards allegedly left a suicide note at the scene, giving the impression that Harris had killed herself. But Major’s evidence that Edwards had in fact written the note himself, resulted in his conviction. “Am I correct to say in November 2013 you were a witness for the prosecution in a murder case?” TavaresFinson asked. “Yes,” Major replied. “Was it Mr Taylor who prosecuted the case?” the attorney asked wryly. At that point Taylor intervened. “I believe the witness said it was a female senior deputy prosecutor,” Taylor said sternly. “Precisely, was it Mr Taylor who prosecuted the case?” he asked again to bouts of laughter. Taylor was unfazed and when it was his turn to crossexamine the witness he tightened the screws. He almost infuriated Major who, at one point, ‘cut his eye’ at the prosecutor who asked him numerous questions and cut him off as he tried to explain.
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Football coach, Peter Lashley, dies following collision with truck The sudden demise of top football coach, Peter Lashley has left members of the football fraternity in deep shock and already his charges, many of whom he nurtured from the nursery stages, are contemplating the void left in their personal and professional lives. He was 54 years old. Reports are that Lashley, who lives with his wife and children in Tucville Terrace, left his home at around 06:15hrs yesterday for the John Fernandes Company where he works as a gate clerk. His wife of 18 years, Lorraine, said that when her husband was getting dressed she
fondly inquired whether he wanted to dress in red and white in celebration of Valentine’s Day. She said that Peter declined and left home after bidding her goodbye. Lorraine said that shortly afterwards someone called to inform her that her husband was involved in an accident and before she could have left home she learnt that he had died. The visibly distraught woman said she is still in shock at the turn of events and is turning to the Lord for strength and sustenance. Meanwhile, former
national coach, Lennox Arthur was aghast and said that he has had fruitful relations with Lashley. He said that he had trained him during his active years in the sport during the mid seventies. Arthur said that his friend had developed into a top football coach and he (Arthur) had selected him to accompany the Major’s All Star team scheduled to play in Suriname March 17 next. Human Resources Manager (John Fernandes), Donna Roberts Benjamin, said that the news came as a shock and the entire company is thrown into
Saturday Febuary 15, 2014 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Think of yourself as a marathon runner. You have a very long distance to travel, but the sweetness is not just to be found in crossing the finish line, but rather in relishing all the sights along the way.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Why does being patient have to take so long? quipped one frustrated soul. Could it have been you, Libra? Waiting has never been your strong suit, there's no question about it.
TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) It's time for you to tap in to that inner resource that you have always known existed. Your ability to heal is extraordinary, and there's no point in denying it any longer.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) We all know the adage, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." But you can't help feeling that you have tried and tried and tried to no avail. All that is about to change, Scorpio, as you begin to reap the fruits of your labors.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Don't take anything at face value today, Gemini, especially if it involves money. It's likely that a friend or colleague will approach you with a deal that is too good to pass up.
SAGIT (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) Whatever you want, Sagittarius, you need only ask for it and there is a good chance you will get it. And it's about time, too. It seems you have been working exceptionally hard lately.
CANCER (June 21–July 22) How annoying when work gets in the way of pleasure, but there are times when professional opportunities are simply too good to pass up.
CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) It's time once and for all to tie up all those loose ends of projects left undone. Much as you may dread it, think of it this way, Capricorn: by completing these tasks you clear space for exciting new projects to come your way.
LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) One disadvantage of attics is that so much junk tends to get stored up there. Today is the day for you to clean house. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) It seems your ship is about to come in, Virgo. At least, the planets seem to think so. Your years of cultivating business relationships will pay off in the form of increased sales or new business opportunities. Congratulations!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Junk mail and a few telephone solicitations would almost be a welcome relief from the intense communications you've been having with people lately. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) It isn't nearly as bad as you think, Pisces. In fact, things are definitely looking up. Of course, you'll never know that if you refuse to drag yourself out of bed to see for yourself.
mourning. She said that Lashley was employed at her company since 2000 and she admired his passion for football. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, management and staff, I wish to express deep sympathy to his sorrowing widow, his children, the football and all affected by his death,” Ms Roberts Benjamin said. Lashley is survived by 3 children, all boys, Kobie, Nicholas and Jamal. Kaieteur News wishes to extend heartfelt sympathy to his wife, children, the football fraternity and all those affected by the untimely passing of this football stalwart. May his soul rest in eternal peace!
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GSCL Inc.Republic Cup
Harper stars as Regal beat Industry by 56 runs By Zaheer Mohamed Raymond Harper stroked seven sixes and three fours in a top score of 82 as Regal defeated Industry Super kings by 56 runs when the inaugural Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) Republic Cup 20 overs tournament kicked off yesterday. Batting first in the Masters category at Everest, Regal posted 188-5 in 20 overs. Tony Amerally supported Harper with 42 and J. Persaud took 2-22. Industry were bowled out for 132 in 17.2 overs in response. C. Gangadin scored 43; Seeraj Satro bagged 4-27 and Mahendra Arjune 2-33. Regal thumped Savage by 81 runs in another fixture. Regal rattled up 208-5 in 20 overs, batting first. Harper led with 68, while Amerally scored 61; N. Ramsaywack had 2-37. Savage were bowled out for 127 in 19.2 overs in reply. Rama Malone scored 45; Mahendra Hardyal snared 335, L. Squires 2-17 and Mahendra Arjune 2-23. At Eve Leary, Floodlight beat Industry by 8 wickets. Industry managed 142-7 in 20 overs, taking first strike. Jagdesh Persaud was their leading batsman with 43, while Dennis Mangru made 33 and David Harper 28. Richard Kellawan and Rahaman Khan snared two wickets apiece. Floodlight replied with 147-2. Imtiaz Mohamed stroked 49 and Ramesh Narine 44. K. Ramcharran took 2-23. At DCC, Parika Defenders overcame Success by 11
5 wkt hauls for Budhu, Nizamuddeen
Raymond Harper hits out during his match winning knock runs. Parika batted first and scored 127 all out in 19.2 overs. Asif Ahmad slammed 91; R. Baljit had 3-9. In response, Success were bowled out for 113 in 19.4 overs. B. Muller got 32; Ramesh Rambharose took 321. Parika lost to Mike’s Wellman by 4 wickets. Parika scored 137 before they were bowled out in 17 overs. Rambharose scored 48; Nandram Samlall claimed 3-8 and Rajendra Singh 2-29. Mike’s Wellman replied with 139-6 in 16.2 overs. Greg De Franco top scored with 60 and S. Alli captured 3-36. Frontline Rangers
overcame Success by 100 runs. Frontline accumulated 178-6 in 20 overs, batting first. Rafeek Alli scored 38; R. Khan and D. Mohabir picked up three wickets each. Success were knocked over for 78 in 16. 1 overs in reply. K. Ramesh made 22 as Riley Persaud claimed 4-12. In the Open category at Everest, Memorex beat DVD Titans by 4 wickets. DVD Titans batted first and scored 164-9 in 20 overs. M. Baldeo made 30, Y. Sukhlall, 29 and S, De Freitas 28; Wahied Edwards and Keon Sinclair claimed three wickets each. Memorex replied with 165-6 in 19 overs. David Lukenauth
Tony Amerally plays a reverse sweep scored 49, Roy Jafferally 31 and Davendra Ramoutar 27. Baldeo took 3-20 and Troy Gonsalves 2-34. Wolf ’s Warriors went down to Trophy Stall by 3 wickets. Wolf’s Warriors took first strike and were bowled out for 132 in 19.2 overs. Amrit Rai scored 22 as Seenarine Budhu bagged 5-19. Trophy Stall responded with 137-7 in 16.4 overs. Fazal Rafiek led with 52 while Dianand Singh had two wickets. Farm lost to Wolf ’s Warriors by 9 wickets. Farm were skittled for 59 in 13 overs, batting first. Amir
Nizamuddeen grabbed 5-6 for the Warriors who replied with 60-1 in 5.1 overs. Mohamed Karim made 39. Regal overcame Memorex by 8 runs . Regal posted 1859 in 20 overs after taking first strike. Navin Singh slammed 68, Ricardo Adams 36 and Khalid Haslim 22. Vijay Phillips claimed 334, Sinclair 2-35 and Edwards 2-41. Memorex managed 1779 in 20 overs in reply. Jafferally struck 71; Balram Roopnarine and Mohamed Ayube picked up two wickets apiece. At Eve Leary, Trophy Stall got the better of Speed Boat by 3 wickets. Speed Boat made 157 all out in 18.2 overs with Greg Singh top scoring with 68 and Sewchan Budhu
Fazal Rafiek claimed 4 wickets. Trophy Stall responded with 160-7 in 18 overs. Randy Katwaroo was their leading batsman with 28 while Kumar Bissoondyal supported with 26; Singh took three wickets. Farm defeated Speed Boat by 8 runs. Farm took first strike and scored 156 all out in 19.2 overs with Lennox Marks getting 22. A. Persaud captured 3-17 and Singh 2-21. Speed Boat mustered 148 all out in 18.5 overs in reply. O. Narine made 23; Riaz Karim and Patrick Khan had three wickets each. The competition continues today.
NAGICO Super50 Final tickets going fast Trinidad Express - Port of Spain, Trinidad - Tickets for today’s NAGICO Super50 final were selling fast, according to Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) treasurer Sukesh Maniam. From the start of the tournament, Maniam and other TTCB officials were expecting small crowds but were confident ticket sales would pick up as the competition progressed. Business started to pick up on Thursday afternoon after hosts T&T secured their place in the final with an easy seven-wicket win over Jamaica in the first semi-
final. Maniam said that after the semi, instead of going home, people started lining up at the Oval ticket office to purchase tickets for the final, which cost $50. He said there were long lines. Maniam estimated that around 3,500 tickets, of approximately 6,500 for the final, have already been sold. He expected the rest to have been sold by yesterday. Maniam advised the public that no glass bottles would be allowed in the Oval for the final and that only 12 inch by 12 inch or smaller coolers will be allowed into the venue
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Mr. Harper is not eligible for re-election as GCA President Dear Editor, I have been following with interest the recent letters to the Editor regarding Mr. Harper’s flouting of the GCA constitution. My interest resulted in me procuring a copy of the GCA Constitution that now seems to have provided the smoking gun for a new controversy. I observed from cursory perusal of the GCA Constitution that the “President, Secretary, and Treasurer can only serve five consecutive terms of Office”, this provision being so when the term of Office was one year. It appears as though Mr. Harper and his Executives in
their haste to extend their term in 2012 failed to address the issue of “Statue of Limitation” and the corresponding changes, if the term of office in extended or doubled, as in this case. Editor, it cannot be that Mr. Roger Harper intentionally left that clause as it was since that could mean that he will be in Office for 10 years. Is this what the GCA members wanted? If not, then how can Mr. Harper run for the GCA Presidency again after serving four years and the Constitution limits him to a maximum of five year, when the term of Office is now two years. Would Mr. Harper, if
elected, resign next year? This is a constitutional crisis because of the negligence of Mr. Harper. Or, was it intentional? Mr. Harper may very well do as he did before and adjust the Constitution accordingly on the 19th February 2014. What hypocrisy! The cricket knowledgeables of the GCA must respond in whatever way, and not be sidelined by the diversions of the puppet masters. If any other Cricket Association had done this, Mr. Roger Harper would have gone to Court. Yours sincerely, Trevor Singh
South Africa v West Indies, Under-19 World Cup, Dubai
Rabada steamrolls WI to give SA huge win ESPNcricinfo - The opening day of the Under-19 World Cup saw an exhibition of pace in Dubai as South Africa’s bowlers, led by Kagiso Rabada, proved that a below-par 198 was indeed defendable. South Africa’s batsmen, too, were subject to a pace barrage from Ray Jordan and Jerome Jones, but Rabada’s blows were more incisive as they left West Indies reeling at 1 for 3, thus making the target seem insurmountable. While South Africa’s senior team were being made to duck and weave against Mitchell Johnson in Centurion at the same time, fans keeping an eye on the juniors would have had something to smile about. Rabada, the 18-year-old rightarm fast bowler, clocked around 136 kph on an average, also getting disconcerting bounce on a fresh surface. The West Indies top order had little time to adjust and the game w a s all but over after Rabada’s first spell. It also compensated for South Africa’s horror show with their running between the wickets earlier in the day. Three run-outs, in the space of four overs, had reduced them to a sorry 110 for 7 and had it not been for Yaseen Valli’s 53, South Africa may have been defending a sub150 total. The run-out epidemic had spread to West Indies from the first ball, when Tagenarine Chanderpaul dived and failed to make his ground after he and Shimron Hetmyer set off for a risky single. Hetmyer himself didn’t last the over, edging Rabada to second slip.
In his next over, Rabada got Jonathan Drakes edging to the keeper and, at that stage, West Indies had lost three for virtually nothing. Rabada constantly tested the jolted middle order with his thunderbolts, one of which struck Nicolas Pooran’s helmet. Jeremy Solozano, who struggled for 20 balls for one run, was done in for pace when he insideedged Rabada on to his leg stump. Rabada’s first spell read 6-3-9-3 and West Indies were a sorry 27 for 5 after 12 overs. The pressure to push on got to Pooran who slashed Justin Dill to second slip. Dill then bowled a fuller ball to Fabien Allen who edged to the keeper. There was no fightback from the lower order like Valli’s and a big win for South Africa was inevitable. There was enough evidence from the warm-up games to suggest that the team bowling first would enjoy the first hour. West Indies opted to bowl first, factoring in the early morning chill and moisture on the wicket and their seamers regularly dropped it short. Jordan generated more pace than Jones, with his slingy action. Though West Indies had the upper hand, they didn’t give a good account of themselves in the field, dropping catches and fumbling in the outfield. Two chances were put down early, at backward point by Allen and at slip by Ramaal Lewis. Despite the let-offs, South Africa couldn’t capitalise and had lost half their side for 98.
Clyde Fortuin, fresh off a century against India, was caught top-edging a short ball from Jordan. Jason Smith and Greg Oldfield put on a patient 65 for the third wicket but both fell trying to get aggressive. The run-outs were a result of a communication breakdown with the batsmen trying to pinch quick singles to the fielders patrolling the infield. At 117 for 8, Valli had the No.10 Justin Dill for company and the pair took their side to 179, with Valli playing positively. He wasn’t afraid to dab the seamers down to third man, play the lap shot and use the extra bounce to carve the ball over the slips. Dill rotated the strike well and Valli stayed long enough to ensure that South Africa batted out the 50 overs. That South Africa got close to 200 was a big improvement. The seamers complimented those efforts and bundled out West Indies for 104. Scores: South Africa Under-19s 198 for 9 (Valli 53, Oldfield 38) beat West Indies Under-19s 104 (Lewis 37, Rabada 3-14) by 94 runs. In other results: 1st Match, Group C: Canada U19 v Zim U19 at Abu Dhabi - Feb 14 Zim U19 won by 6 wickets (with 37 balls remaining) 3rd Match, Group D: NZ U19 v S Lanka U19 at Sharjah - Feb 14 S Lanka U19 won by 49 runs 2nd Match, Group D: UAE U19 v England U19 at Abu Dhabi - Feb 14 England U19 won by 213 runs
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Guyana shift focus to First-Class tourney Play opening game in Jamaica from Feb 28 By Sean Devers in Trinidad After falling at the semi-final stage of the Regional 50 overs competition in Trinidad and Tobago, the focus for the Guyana team now shifts to the First Class season which will see them playing six matches, including two Day/Night games to be played with pink balls. In 2010 pink balls were used for the first time in We s t I n d i e s f i r s t C l a s s cricket and Guyana opposed Trinidad and Tobago in the inaugural day/night four-day under lights in Antigua. However, the concept was shelved until this year when each team will have two day/ night games. The Guyana four-day squad will soon be announced and Guyana are scheduled to play three away and three home matches including one under lights at Providence. Guyana have not won a regional first class tournament since 1998 and the South Americans play their first game against
host Jamaica from February 28-March 3. They then return home to face Barbados in a day/night game at Providence before f a c i n g t h e Wi n d w a r d Islands at the same venue. The Guyanese then travel to Barbados where they face CCC in another day/night clash at the 3Ws Oval at Cave Hill before facing the Leeward Islands in the Leewards. They round off the preliminary round with a home game against Trinidad and Tobago at Providence. Fixtures Round 1: Feb 28-March 3 Windwards vs Barbados (D/N), Windwards Jamaica vs Guyana, Sabina Pk Leewards vs CCC, Leewards T&T—bye Round 2: Mar 7-10 T&T vs Windwards, Trinidad Guyana vs Barbados (D/ N), Guyana Leewards vs Jamaica, Leewards CCC—bye Round 3: Mar 14-17
Barbados vs CCC (D/N), Barbados T&T vs Leewards (D/N), Trinidad Guyana vs Windwards, Guyana Round 4: Mar 21-24 CCC vs Guyana (D/N), Barbados Jamaica vs Windwards, Jamaica Barbados vs T&T, Barbados Leewards—bye Round 5: Mar 28-31 Jamaica vs Barbados, Jamaica CCC vs T&T, Trinidad Windwards vs Leewards, Windwards Guyana—bye Round 6: Apr 4-7 T&T vs Jamaica (D/N), Trinidad CCC vs Windwards, Barbados Leewards vs Guyana, Leewards Barbados—bye Round 7: Apr 11- 14 Guyana vs T&T, Guyana Leewards vs Barbados (D/N), Leewards CCC vs Jamaica, Barbados Windwards—bye Semi Finals: Apr 19-22 Final: Apr 25-28th
GCB/WICB Grass roots Programme to commence shortly The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)\West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Grassroots Programme is set to commence shortly in various regions of Guyana. The programme, which has been developed due to an initiative undertaken by the WICB, was launched yesterday Banks DIH, Thirst Park. This cricket development initiative targets individuals between the ages of 11 to 17 of both genders. These locations include regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 and have been demarcated into districts and zones under the established GTU area distribution format. The GCB/WICB Grass roots programme intends to focus on those who have an interest in cricket but currently possess limited or no cricketing experience, as well as to provide a continuous pathway for those with earlier exposure to the game. The programme also focuses on other aspects of players’ lives since the demands and commitment that are required from players
are very likely to impact other areas including responsibilities and duties to their homes, school work, career goals, and positive approaches to life. It must be noted, that the GCB aims to achieve their programme goals through the utilization of a number of coaches assigned to a number of community locations. In so doing, the GCB aims to identify and nurture talent at an early stage through coaching education and competition activities, direct such identified talent to appropriate clubs, utilize the school structure and interest to create an environment of discipline, utilize Schools and Clubs structures to create a professional pathway for individuals and national and international achievement. The GCB and WICB are grateful for this opportunity to intervene into the lives of the targeted youths and thankful to the support
received from the Ministry of Education and its Allied Arts department, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, the participating schools, clubs and communities, the media and all those who are likely to play an integral role in the effective execution of the 2014 Grass roots programme. The following coaches are assigned to the respective counties: EssequiboAndy Ramnarine, Forbes Daniels, Festus Benn, Nandkishore Andrews, Mustapha Zaman and Vibert Johnson. Demerara- Dhanpaul (only name), Bevon Butts, Reon King, Andrew Allen, Orin Bailey, Garvin Nedd, Quacy Nedd, Esan Crandon, Clive Grimmond, Latchman Yadram, Edward Nicholls (alternate), Jamal Hinckson (alternate) and Zaheer Mohamed (alternate). Berbice- Albert Smith, Adrian Amsterdam, Harcourt (only name given), Julian Moore, Andre Percival, Renwick Batson, Michael Hyles, Winston Smith and Treymane Smartt.
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Illness affected Guyana’s showing in Regional Super50 cricket By Sean Devers in Trinidad In Association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Giftland Office Max, Payless Variety Store & Leisure Inn & Car Rentals Manager of the Guyana Malta Supreme, 57 year-old Alvin Johnson, has been managing National teams at various levels since 2003 when he was first appointed Manager of the Guyana under-19 team for the Regional youth series in Guyana. But he lamented that this trip to Trinidad for the 2014 NAGICO Regional Super50 cricket series was his most challenging tour as Manager. “Almost every day I had to take someone to the hospital as a flu bug hit our team here. Of the 14 players we had on tour, only three (Veerasammy Permaul, Trevon Griffith & Anthony Bramble) escaped getting ill,” Johnson disclosed. While not going as far as to blame illness or the lack of high quality pitches during the backend of the
Alvin Johnson competition, the Essequibian said the illness in particular contributed to Guyana being knocked out at the semi-final stage of the tournament. “The only time we got to play our best team was in the first match against Ireland and although the selectors picked one of the best squads in a long time, from the second round we were hit by the flu and key players were forced to miss matches” Johnson, a school teacher by profession, pointed out. Guyana’s most experienced player Shiv
Chanderpaul along with fast bowler Paul Wintz missed two matches including the crucial semi-final against Barbados, while the leading run scorer heading into the semis, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Narsingh Deonarine, who contracted the ‘flu’, missed the game against Jamaica, the only game Guyana lost in the preliminary rounds. “In the semis three players played with the flu (Ronsford Beaton, Chris Barnwell & Royston Crandon) and the illness in our camp shook up the balance of our side from the second game,” Johnson, who took over the Management of the senior team last year January for the last Caribbean t20 tournament. Johnson pointed out no other team was hit by the ‘flu bug’ (presently affecting many people in Trinidad) as hard as Guyana were and opined that it could have been a result of their tough training sessions conducted the two members of the Army in Guyana. “While the GCB must be commended for hiring
the soldiers, I feel the heavy workload on the players was too close to the tournament and in hindsight I would recommend that this phase of our preparation commence earlier,” Johnson opined. Johnson, in 2012 became the first Manager with the responsibility of Managing both under-19 and U-17 teams in the same year and said he felt the players were more prone to contracting the flu due to their bodies being overworked leading up to the Regional Super50. “While the fitness level was high a lot of the players entered the encampment phase of our preparation not at fitness level they should have and therefore had to push themselves which I think resulted in them getting the flu so easily,” the Bartica born Johnson believed. He disclosed that Beaton, who was rated by many as the quickest bowler in the tournament, and his new ball partner Wintz, fell ill twice, at the beginning and ending of the tournament. “I think the players give of their best. I also feel that Beaton is full of talent and someone needs to take him in hand since I don’t think he is as strong…both physically and mentally…as he should be. He is just 21 and I would hate to see his ability go to waste since he is the most promising young fast bowler in the West Indies,” added Johnson.
LGC to Honour Past Members in Memorial Tournament The Lusignan Golf Club will this Saturday honour two past members as part of the Noble House Memorial Cup Golf Tournament. The first honoree is David de Caires w h o w a s a n enthusiastic golfer and a lively participant in the club’s activities, while also guiding it through some lean years. The second honoree is Basil Sukhram who was the club professional for many years. His languid swing and demeanor belied a fierce competitive spirit that continues even today with
his daughter Christine. The tournament is being generously sponsored by Noble House Seafoods and will be played under a Stableford format with prizes going to first, second and third places as well as Nearest to the Pin. Tee off time is set for 12:30pm and members are encouraged to come out to honour the two past members. This tournament will be one held annually and next year’s event will be in honour of Mel Sankies and Syd Cummings.
Bajan face-off with T&T... From page 34 very ground last year and if they could reproduce that score today they should come out on top, especially since their batting line-up includes Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Adrian Barath, Jason Mohammed, Denesh Ramdin, Dwayne Bravo and Kevin Cooper. While spin is their strength, Reyad Emrit (10) has the most wickets, Ravi Rampaul (8) and Bravo (7) have also been successful with their seam bowling. Narine, who missed the first match, has six wickets and if the Bajans look to be ultra cautious against him and target the other off-spinner in Mohammed, that tactic could backfire giving Mohammed free wickets. While Carter (one of three batsmen with a century in this year’s competition) and Smith are the only Bajans with 100 runs, Rashidi Boucher, Kevin Stoute, Shane Dowrich, Kenroy Williams, Holder and Carlos Braithwaite can all score quickly, while 21-year-old Kraigg Braithwaite plays in Chanderpaullike fashion and held the innings together with his unbeaten 55 against Guyana in the semis. Benn (8) and Nurse (6) are the leading wicket-takers for Barbados, but Edwards, Holder, Carlos Braithwaite, Smith and Stoute are expected to off support with the ball. The match is scheduled to commence at 14:00hrs and a pulsating battle is anticipated.
Ansa McAl joins list of sponsors for Young Warriors CC Mash Cup 2014 At a presentation held recently, Ansa McAl joins a list of sponsors for The Young Warriors Cricket Club Fundraising Cricket Tournament - Mash Cup 2014 – 2nd Edition. The tournament, which involves 2nd division teams along the #19 Road and East Canje, Berbice, is 5 overs-a-side and is to be played on Mash Day, February 23, 2014. Ten teams will participate and is expected to be an action-packed day for the entire family. Incentives and gate prizes with a value of over $300,000 will be up for grabs. Mr. Mark Bhikhai, Manager of Ansa McAl Berbice, said that his company is delighted to be part of this event for the second time round. He added that his company is fully aware of its role in community development and will support events that will keep young people away from drugs and
other ills of society. Hubern Evans, Vice President of the Club, thanked Ansa McAl for their continued support and assured the sponsor that proceeds from this will go towards continued development of the club and its resources. He called on the public to support Ansa McAl so they can continue to assist charitable and sports organizations. He stated that the first edition in 2013 was a tremendous success and proceeds raised from that event helped the club to acquire international quality covers for the pitch area at the cost of close to $600,000. He called on parents to send their young sons and daughters to join the club free of cost and to get them positively occupied. He said that over the years, despite the challenges faced, the club continues to produce quality cricketers. Evans is
encouraging young cricketers to be disciplined at all times. It is the hope of the Club that West Indies Under-19 selectee, 16-year-old Shimron Hetmyer, will inspire parents and young cricketers in the area. Other sponsors that came on board so far are: Ashiek and Son Motor Supplies and Auto Sales, Sharple Furniture Establishment, Mangru Supermarket, Republic Bank Limited, Bob and Sons Grocery, Mursalene Bacchus and Ainlim. Proceeds from this event will go towards further development of the Young Warriors Cricket Club host venue located in Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice. Admission is $200 and tickets are available in advance from the executives and members of the club. There will be a well-stocked bar, music and entertainment for the kids.
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Participants challenged to spread word on PED use and its Prevalence in Sports Over fourteen (14) representatives from various sports associations and organisations accepted the task to return to their respective institutions and help impart their new found knowledge on ‘Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED) and its Prevalence in Sports’, following a panel discussion facilitated by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) on Thursday evening, at the entity’s Headquarters on High Street, Kingston. The discussion formed part of the GOA’s Annual Sports Administrators’ Course which commenced on Thursday and concludes tomorrow. A five-man panel that included Sports Administrator Donald Sinclair, GOA officials Dr. Karen Pilgrim and Charles Corbin and media operatives Donald Duff (Stabroek
News) and Rawle Welch (Kaieteur News), along with Course facilitator Garfield Wi l t s h i r e m a d e b r i e f presentations on the subject, before calling on t h e participants to offer their understanding of the issue. Members of the panel spoke of the various types of PED, its uses, effects both good and bad and how prevalent is its use in the realm of sports. Many of the respondents articulated very little knowledge of what drugs are prohibited according to the Wo r l d A n t i - D o p i n g Agency,(WADA) Code as well as not being apprised of the danger of using PED. With Guyana recently being brought into the spotlight as having an athlete who failed a drug test by WADA, the GOA, rightfully, sought the expertise of members of the panel in
Participants listen attentively as Dr. Karen Pilgrim (backing camera) makes a point during the session on Thursday evening, at the GOA Head Office in Kingston. helping to spread the message across the sports spectrum.
KIA Motors sponsor Dyna’s Ravens for Suriname tour
Sales Representative at KIA Motors, Christine Chowargir presents the sponsorship cheque to the Dyna’s Ravens Basketball Club’s, Marlon Rodrigues, while Sales Manger, Chris Seohprashad (left) and Ravens Coach, Darcel Harris (right) share the moment. KIA Motors, under the auspices of Rudisa Motor Company (Guyana) Inc., yesterday trumped up sponsorship to Dyna’s Ravens, who will compete in a Suriname Basketball Association (SBA) tournament in Suriname over the next week. “KIA Motors are happy to be associated with the Ravens and sponsoring their trip to Suriname; we wish them all the best; this is KIA’s way of giving back to the society for their support
over the last two years,” Christine Chowargir, Sales Rep at Rudisa said. The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) facilitated the tour that will also have the locally-based, Colts participating in the competition. Kaieteur Sport understands that Ravens will wing out tomorrow. Coach of Dyna’s Ravens, Darcel Harris, said that without support from KIA, the trip would not have been
possible. “We could not foot the bill ourselves, so they (SBA) organised through KIA to help us out,” Harris told this newspaper. He expressed his gratitude for the support, stating that “it’s good to have companies like KIA in your corner helping you out”. He said that the team is in the quarterfinals of the tournament, and is expected to return on February 24 once they advance through the competition.
Apart from Thursday night’s forum, the Course is also designed to improve the knowledge and competence of sports managers, leaders and sports administrators both within the Georgetown environ and those from the outlying areas. Invitations were extended to National Sports Associations, The Guyana Teachers’ Union, Guyana Police Force, Guyana Defence Force, Prison and Fire Services and the National Sports Commission. Meanwhile, the topics
earmarked to be discussed are: Value and Ethics in Sports; Performance Enhancing Drugs and its Pre v a l e n c e i n S p o r t s ; Challenges Facing Sports in Developing Countries; Volunteerism; Importance of Sports Nutrition; Marketing and Public Relations and its Importance to Sports Associations; Women in Sport; Drugs and Doping in Sports; Combining Education and Sports; Sport and the Law; Budget and Money Management; Conducting Meetings;
Sports for All; Preparing a Budget for a Sports Delegation; Governance of a Sports Organisation and HIV / AIDS and Protecting Youths in Sport. Apart from Wiltshire, Corbin and Sinclair, among the other eminent presenters will be Noel Adonis, Wanda Richmond, Mayfield TaylorTrim; Christopher ‘Kit’ Nascimento, Tricia Fiedtkou, Hector Edwards, Attorneyat-Law Emily Dodson, Ms. Roxanne George (Puisne Judge), Ivor O’Brien, Abigail Caleb, Claude Blackmore.
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NAGICO Regional Super 50 cricket
Bajans face-off with T&T for title By Sean Devers in Trinidad In Association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Giftland Office Max, Payless Varity Store & Leisure Inn & Car Rentals On a pitch that is getting dryer as the tournament
progress due to the short time span to prepare it and the fear of rain, home team Trinidad and Tobago start as favorites when they clash with Barbados today at the Queens Park Oval for the NAGICO Regional Super50 title. Can Barbados handle the psychological pressure
playing on a surface expected to offer plenty of assistance to Sunil Narine, the best off-spinner in limited overs cricket or raucous noise from what could be a sell-out crowd of a partisan T&T supporters? By tonight we should find out if the Bajans, playing
against the region’s most successful team at this level with 10 titles, can hold their nerves and deliver when it matters most. Barbados, who last won the title in 2011 when their final with the Leeward Islands ended in a tie, have five titles after winning the first two Regional 50 overs
Former West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd and the Clive Lloyd Trophy which Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados will play for today in the Regional Super50 final at the Queens Park Oval. tournaments in 1976 & 77, while T&T last claimed the title in 2010. The Barbados spin pair of Ashley Nurse and Suleiman Benn should also enjoy the pitch but the Bajan’s susceptibility to spin gives T&T the advantage. Fidel Edwards bowled fast in Barbados’ semi-final win against Guyana and could trouble the T&T top order today. In 27 encounters at this level against Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados have won 16 and lost 11 but this
Trinidad & Tobago side is a well oiled unit under Dwayne Bravo’s leadership and if Dwayne Smith is removed early and Jonathon Carter follows, the Bajan batting could crumble. Barbados’ 291-7 in 2000 is their highest total against the host but this is not a track conducive to stroke play and the Bajans will feel comfortable with anything over 240. On the other hand, T&T’s highest total against Barbados is 268-8 at this (Continued on page 32)
Courts supports South American Games team
Courts Marketing and Media Officer, Trudy Abrahams (right) hands over the sponsorship cheque to AAG Vice-President, Gavin Hope. Courts Guyana Inc. has presented a cheque to the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) for the South American Games that will be held in Santiago, Chile during March 5-8 where Guyana has named a five-member team to compete.
Kaieteur Sport understands that Police Progressive Youth Club Coach, Lyndon Wilson will lead the team that also includes, Winston George, Cleveland Thomas, Cleveland Forde, Wayne Harlequin and Alike Morgan as the only female.
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Stag Beer/EBFA Division One League to kick off tomorrow
After being pushed back by one week due to the inclement weather, teams on the East Bank of Demerara are getting ready for the start of the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) 2014 season with the staging of the Stag Beer sponsored division-one League at the Grove Playfield. Kuru Kururu Warriors and Diamond United will set the tone for what is anticipated to be an exciting season from 13:00hrs. The feature game brings together Mocha Champs and home team, Grove Hi Tech. The other teams that will be competing for the top prize of $300,000 are Soesdyke Falcons, Timehri
Panthers, Agricola and Herstelling Football Club. The second place team will pocket $150,000, third place $100,000 while the fourth place team will take home $50,000 dollars. A number of individual prizes including the Golden Boot for the player to score the most goals; Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper; Golden Ball for the player to score the most goals; Fair Play trophy and the Best Coach. Meanwhile, the EBFA will also hold their Annual General Meeting tomorrow at the Grove Community Centre from 11:00hrs. Topping the agenda will be the election of office bearers.
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South Africa v West Indies, Under-19 World Cup
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Yaseen Valli’s 53 helped South Africa Under-19s post a competitive total © ICC
Kagiso Rabada in his delivery stride. (ICC)
NAGICO Regional Super 50 cricket
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The two captains with the coveted prize. Who will win tonight? (WICB) Printed and published by National Media & Publishing Company Limited, 24 Saffon St.Charlestown, Georgetown.Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491 or Fax: 225-8473/ 226-8210