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CGX, Frontera modify financing arrangements of joint venture By Kiana Wilburg CGX Energy Inc. (CGX) and Frontera Energy Corporation (FEC) have extended the timelines of the announced financing from closing on January 31, 2019 to March 15, 2019 and for the completion of its definitive agreements around the Joint Venture (JV) between the two from December 31, 2018 to February 6, 2019. This was confirmed yesterday with CGX’s Executive Chairman, Professor Suresh Narine. The Professor explained that all other aspects of the agreements between the companies remain the same as previously announced. He said that the timing was extended because several pieces of documentation were delayed due to staff from both companies being on holidays and away over the Christmas period.
Additionally, CGX through its wholly owned subsidiary CGX Resources Inc., has entered into a definitive rig agreement with Rowan Rigs S.À R.L for the provision of rig services for the drilling of the Company’s Utakwaaka-1 well in its Corentyne block. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company has procured the use of an offshore jack-up drilling rig named the Ralph Coffman. Professor Narine commented, “With the announcement of a Joint Venture with Frontera Energy Corporation and the securing of Rowan’s Ralph Coffman offshore Jack Up Drilling Rig, CGX is on schedule to drill Utakwaaka-1 on or before November 2019. The Ralph Coffman is ideally suited to our well-design and we are delighted to secure this rig at a time when exploration activity on the shelf in the
Guyana basin is significantly increasing.” Furthermore, CGX’s Narine said that the JV sets it firmly on the path to restructure and address its debt and recapitalize so as to accelerate its drilling programmes on its Corentyne and Demerara offshore exploration blocks. The agreement came at the time when USA oil giant, ExxonMobil had announced that its discovered reserves in the basin are now more than five billion barrels as a result of its Pluma-1 well, which is approximately two miles from CGX’s Corentyne block. Against this backdrop, a recapitalized CGX Energy will proceed to drill offshore Guyana in the near term, providing more exploration activity in the basin, diversifying the commercial interests in the sector, and inserting a Guyanese-led
exploration competitor into the basin. Importantly, the proposed JV, which must be approved by the Government of Guyana before it can be finalized establishes CGX as the operator of the company’s planned wells with technical assistance being provided by its proposed partner, Frontera. This means that CGX will be able to continue its industry-leading approach to the engagement of local content in the pursuit of its exploration activities. JV TERMS The deal, according to Professor Narine, represents the first in a series of steps designed to provide it with significant working capital and liquidity. Coming as it does against the backdrop of severe financial hardship, this announcement is being heralded by the industry as a major success. Under the terms of the
Rush to first oil had ‘little’ to do with 2020 elections, more about Venezuela’s claims -Trotman …Says no unilateral decisions were made for oil sector The motivation that propelled the Natural Resources Ministry to rush to first oil had “little” to do with the 2020 –scheduled elections and more to do with Venezuela’s claims of Guyana’s marine space. This comment was made by Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman in a missive to the media yesterday. He was responding to a Kaieteur News article, which quoted former Government Advisor on Oil, Dr. Jan Mangal, on the Ministry’s role in Guyana’s current unpreparedness for the oil sector. The Oil and Gas Consultant posited that Guyana forfeited the opportunity to use the lever of time to its advantage by being in a rush to first oil before elections, which was originally scheduled for 2020. What also made matters worse in Dr. Mangal’s view is the fact that the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), which initially had full responsibility for preparing Guyana for the oil sector, seemed intent on making decisions, which only favoured the oil companies. But Trotman disagrees with this. He contended that the Ministry of Natural Resources relied on the guidance and advice of the
Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman
Former Petroleum Advisor to Govt., Dr. Jan Mangal
Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and a range of local and foreign advisors in its decisionmaking processes. At all material times, Trotman said that the Quintet of Ministers, and the Cabinet, discussed and approved every decision made. He said that no one Minister, or Ministry, had the authority, attempted to, or was able to make any unilateral decision. The Minister said, too, that hundreds of meetings were held and proposals received, coming from every part of the globe. He said, “It was our duty as Ministers to work with the Technical Officers to sift these and make presentations to Cabinet from
time to time.” Trotman said that his Ministry does not claim perfection and willingly accepts that some things could have been done differently. He noted however, that in the end, “a few persons, with little or no prior knowledge, did everything humanly possible to quickly grasp the rudiments, and prepare for a petroleum sector, whilst giving effect to the instruction that production should commence within the shortest reasonable time…” Further to this, the Minister said , “The motivation propelling us towards early first oil had little to do with elections in 2020,
and more to do with the fact that on May 26, 2015, literally, as the President was being inaugurated, and we were celebrating our independence anniversary, decrees were being issued elsewhere proclaiming that the Liza well was not in Guyana’s territorial waters and was not our property.” The Minister added, “When someone, standing with a piece of wood in hand, shouts out that the mangoes growing in your back yard are not yours, you don’t stand around waiting to see what happens next, or for a lash, you start preparing to pick those mangoes as quickly as possible. This was our primary duty and responsibility.”
CGX’s Executive Chairman, Professor Suresh Narine proposed farm-in, Frontera and a wholly owned subsidiary of CGX, CGX Resources Inc., will enter into a farm-in joint venture agreement covering CGX’s two shallow water offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licences in Guyana, the Corentyne and Demerara Blocks. Upon completion of the agreement and receipt of Government of Guyana and regulatory approval for the farm-in, Frontera will acquire a 33.33% working interest in the two blocks in exchange for a US$33.3 million signing bonus. Frontera has agreed to pay one-third of the applicable costs plus an additional 8.333% of CGX’s direct drilling costs for the initial exploratory commitment wells in the two blocks. Pursuant to the letter agreement, Frontera and CGX have agreed to arrangements to provide additional financial support for CGX. Upon the closing of the JV Agreement, CGX will repay Frontera approximately US$17 million of debt, which is currently in default and owing to Frontera. This debt will be extended to March 31, 2019 and is expected to be repaid earlier by way of an offset against the U.S$33.3 million signing bonus payable to CGX referred to above. Frontera will extend its April 25, 2018 bridge loan through
September 30, 2019 (which loan is currently in default with principal outstanding of U.S$8,861,339 plus interest), and will seek regulatory approval to amend the terms to provide Frontera the ability to have the outstanding principal amount of the loan repaid in CGX common shares, at a conversion price of the U.S. dollar equivalent of CDN$0.29 per share, at any point on or before maturity of the loan. This option will allow CGX to enhance its liquidity. Frontera will also agree to guarantee an equity financing of CGX of up to U.S. $20 million, the terms of which CGX expects to announce within the next two weeks. No proceeds from the financing will be payable to Frontera. This financing will enable CGX to settle its U.S.$7,904,037 of liabilities with Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. as disclosed by CGX in its October 31, 2018 press release. The companies further stated that the cumulative effect of the transactions if successfully completed would satisfy approximately U.S.$34.5 million of CGX’s existing indebtedness and provide CGX with approximately U.S.$27.5 million of net cash. As a result of these transactions, Frontera could increase its Continued on page 8
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Kaieteur News Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: Adam Harris Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491. Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210
EDITORIAL
AVOIDINGA CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS Without being fully aware of it, we may have a constitutional crisis on our hands with the passage of the noconfidence motion, which stunned the nation. But the statement, “Everything rises and falls on leadership”, which is believed by some to be true but by others is false, the meeting between the Opposition and the government may have averted the crisis, at least for the time being. Whichever camp or party one may be in, it cannot be denied that the country is in a serious crisis and that leadership at this moment is very important to steer it in the right direction. The passage of the no confidence motion in Parliament almost three weeks ago and the fuzzy mathematics that have arisen from it have descended the country to its lowest level in recent times. It is very serious, but it seems that those in authority have not fully grasped the depth of it or they are oblivious of the harm their befuddled behaviour is causing the nation. It appears that they are not convinced of the importance and relevance of the constitution because they have ignored its guidance on parliamentary procedures, especially on what constitutes a majority in the 65-seat member Parliament. Although the constitution does not specifically define what a majority is or is not, it is common knowledge that the party which obtains the highest number of votes in Parliament has always been considered the winner. This has been the traditionally established norm in Guyana and other democratic countries for centuries. The odd number of seats in Guyana’s Parliament and in several other countries was created specifically to prevent a tie vote in the House. Therefore, the sixty-five votes cast in the no-confidence motion in Parliament on Friday December 21, 2018; the party with 33 votes is considered the winner over the party that garnered 32. Everyone in the Coalition Government knows that 33 is a greater number than 32, which is consistent with the constitution and precedence of Guyana and the Speaker’s ruling that the motion has been carried. So for the government to even ask Speaker to change his decision is shameful, regrettable and a disgrace to the administration, which prides itself on integrity and honesty. It is pellucid that the PPP has won and the government has lost the no-confidence vote, but the idea that 34 votes are needed is highly incorrect and it is being used as a stalling tactic by the Coalition Government not wanting to give up power. The honourable thing government must do is to proceed consistent with the constitution. The government has refused because it does not want to give up power. There is something about power that caused leaders in Guyana and other underdeveloped countries to latch on to perhaps for life if allowed. The government’s behaviour to the no-confidence motion is infantile, arrogant and beyond comprehension. Given the way the leaders of the Coalition are behaving over the legitimate passage of the no-confidence motion, there is no way and under no circumstance that they will demit office peacefully if they lost the next general elections. Since the no-confidence vote in December, both the Government and the Opposition have drawn battle lines, with the latter calling for elections to be announced and for the government to resign, and the former challenging the results in court and refusing to resign. However, as a way of easing tension between the two main races, both parties have agreed not to make reckless and false comments against one another. From all indications, it was a good first meeting that could help to stave off a constitutional crisis, create unity and move the country forward. With oil revenue on the horizon, Guyana needs a new political culture in the form of a united government with unswerving, transformational and inspiring leaders with a people centric-mindset who are focused on building the country and implanting values of decency, integrity and good governance to repel any threats from Venezuela.
All Jagdeo and his PPP party care about is votes from the sugar belt region Dear Editor, In 2009, President Jagdeo commissioned a US$200 Million (GY$40 Billion) new sugar factory, located at Skeldon, Berbice. This new sugar factory was commissioned when The European Union had discontinued its 32-year old Sugar Trading Pact with Guyana and seventeen other African, Caribbean and Pacific sugar-producing countries. Under the old agreement, these ACP countries received guaranteed, duty-free access to the European Market for their raw sugar, cane and sugar beet. This protocol, at times gave these ACP producers a guaranteed price that was about three times above market prices. The discontinuation of the European Union Sugar protocol was not abrupt, since the administration at that time had been forewarned years before. The phased price cuts by the EU amounted to 36% drop in prices and some G$7B in losses for Guyana, annually. Evidence showed that sugar has been on a downward slide in the region as Belize, Barbados, St Kitts and Trinidad and Tobago, had abandoned sugar. Jagdeo’s new found love , the Skeldon Factory, turned out to be the worst performing sugar estate in Guyana, its production even lower than the older, less modern factories. Over the years, the Chinese-built factory has defi-
nitely accomplished two things, the loss of billions of dollars and massive debts. Debts in excess of billions of dollars have been owed to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and to regional and international banks and funding agencies. Losses further incurred by the company are as follows—G$17.5 billion in 2014, G$18.1 billion in 2015 and G$12.1 billion in 2016. These losses are attributed to high production costs, low productivity yields, factory deficiency, lack of capital resulting in high production costs, too many workers, loss of the European Union’s preferential treatment to ACP countries, also Guyana’s inability to compete with large producers like Thailand and Brazil, and the inability of the new Skeldon Factory to operate at maximum capacity. In 2009, Jagdeo declared, “The Skeldon Factory was not delivering the expected results and as a result the sugar industry is in trouble.” He said this when he was speaking at the commissioning of the Guyana Water Inc. G$1.4 billion water treatment plant in Corriverton, Berbice. Jagdeo stressed that his government is committed to the industry and noted that sugar is the basis of much of the economic activity in the Corentyne. “If sugar is not growing in this Corentyne, this place would be a ghost
town…Sugar not only pays the sugar workers but the shop keepers and everyone else- the market vendors and every single person here.” He said, “It’s the largest economic activity in this area.” Jagdeo was obviously concerned with what would become of the community, should there be a downscaling of the sugar industry. Many commentators such as Former MP Anthony Vieira expressed the view that the “Sugar industry is but a dead horse in Guyana that we should stop flogging.” Before the change of Government in 1992, the initial process for GUYSUCO’s divestment had begun. This initiative was later abandoned by the PPP Government. In 2014, GuySuCo’s Former Finance Director, Paul Bhim, stated that GuySuCo was indebted to both local and foreign banks, suppliers, the Guyana Revenue Authority, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Committee (SILWFC) to amounts totaling G$58 billion. The company also owes another US$112 million/ G$22.4 billion loaned to the Guyana Government for the New Skeldon Sugar Factory by the World Bank, China EXIM Bank and Caribbean Development Bank. The Skeldon expansion project has been the most expensive project to date in Guyana. Shortly before he left
office in 2011, former President Bharrat Jagdeo said he would have personally made it his duty to ensure the problematic Skeldon factory is fixed, a promise that never materialized. Industry experts are forecasting that sugar prices will remain depressed for some time as countries like neighbouring Brazil and Thailand have increased their output, helping to flood the world market. GuySuCo itself has said that there is glut in the world market of almost two million tonnes. This has driven prices down. What is of greater concern to the Public was the increasing subsidy required to ‘bail out’ the industry’s debt. In 2012 GuySuCo received a subsidy of G$4Billion, G$5.4Billion in 2013, G$6Billion in 2014, G$12Billion in 2015 and G$11Billion in 2016 with a projected G$18.6Billion in 2017 for the industry’s survival. For all of the above reasons the country could not continue to flog a dead horse. On the flip side, let us examine the PPP’s attitude towards Guymine and Globe Trust. On the assumption of the PPP/C to office in October 1992, LINMINE production level was cut for the following year to 250,000 tonnes. This deliberate decision to drastically reduce production was communicated to the bauxite unions by former PPP (Continued on page 6)
A youth organization has become a target for politicians Dear Editor, Generally, I tend to ignore Robin Singh’s increasingly transparent fifth columnist efforts in service to the PPP. When it was that I exposed and thwarted his insidious attempt to bait and switch youth engagement in 2015 towards Freedom House’ campaign, I considered Mr. Singh a spent force, and still do, despite whatever usefulness he has convinced Bharrat Jagdeo that he has. What I take offence to in his most recent submission is that he has now moved from creating a fake organisation in service to the PPP to trying to destroy what seems to be a genuine effort by young people, the Policy Desk, to organise themselves and make an independent contribution to the political space. Mr. Singh writes, “A simple examination of APNU+AFC roll call of Members of Parliament is all the
evidence needed. These same forces are again funding and directing young people up that dead end street. Ruel Johnson and Sherod Duncan are once again leading the charge. “Having watched the Alliance For Change self-destruct, they are members of a new front organization, the Policy Desk, which seeks to use subterfuge and trickery to attract votes for APNU+AFC. The same promises made in 2015 are being regurgitated, with the hope of bags for Ruel and Sherod and nothing for the youth.” I’m not sure what is his reference to APNU+AFC “Members of Parliament” but I can easily refute that I have any role in any existing political party in Guyana - indeed, I have never been a member of any. More to the point, I had absolutely no role in the organization of the Policy Desk’s youth engagement,
nor do I have any whatsoever part to play in what the entity does. I have made no secret of encouraging young people in general to engage in critical thinking and developing a culture of participatory citizenship. I’m not sure how that translates in Mr. Singh’s mind to my leading the charge of a specific initiative but this is the sort of absurd and crude sophistry people have come to expect from him. Far more dangerous is Mr. Singh’s attempt to link the policy to Alliance For Change executive member, Sherod Duncan. I have gone on record to point out the serious credibility and integrity issues that Duncan is burdened with, particularly in relation to his ‘employment’ as General Manager of the Guyana Chronicle. To this date, after having been employed ahead of far more qualified candidates and not having the basic qualifi-
cations himself, Mr. Duncan remains, to all public knowledge, under investigation for unauthorised spending as Chronicle GM. This means that the chief officer of a state-owned company has, while being paid, spent more time under investigation than he has actually performing his job. I maintain that this makes a mockery of any serious claim to public accountability and the Board of GNNL owes the public a detailed update on the status of the investigation. To seek to taint the effort of a group of young people with that sort of stain is indecent and unfair, but decency and fairness in public commentary has never been a major theme in the campaign strategy of Mr. Jagdeo, the man pulling Robin Singh’s strings. If this is Freedom House strategy to attract youth votes, I wish them well. Ruel Johnson
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A disappointing forum Dear Editor, I would like to express my disappointment with the manner in which young people were treated at the Oil and Gas Forum conducted by the Department of Youth at the Umana Yana on 12th January. I am all for educating all Guyanese to the opportunities and possibilities that come with our addition of oil production to our economic sector. What we were treated to was an exercise in poorly staged propaganda, an attempt to show new found love for youth by the APNU/ AFC. The presentations young Guyanese were treated to were replete with vague language, hyper-inflated figures
and esoteric details. “This industry is capital intensive, prosperous people profit from problems. Do not chase after the dollar, chase after your dreams, $680 million USD spent in 2018 by the oil companies, too many oil refineries in the world.” The question on almost every participant’s lip was job related, what jobs were available now? Who would the oil companies have to hire based on local content requirements? Jobs? Jobs? Jobs? The answers were not helpful, with no plan to build a refinery, means very few jobs. I would have liked an indepth analysis of this position, telling us that Trinidad
just closed its 40-year-old refinery is not pertinent information. For 40 years, Trinidad & Tobago’s refinery was a driving force in a vibrant booming economy. Indeed, reports that I have read state that it was making profit up to its closure. This was typical of the answers provided, short, uncertain and often vague speculation. There will be another of these thinly disguised APNU/ AFC campaign events on 19th January at the sports hall, and many more young people seeking answers about opportunity in the oil and gas sector will be treated to this song and dance routine. Editor, young people like
music. Yes, we sing ‘strangle me and tie me up’ but this is not what we mean. More hope was found under the tents of the Movie Towne job fair, a project enabled by the PPPC for which Winston Brassington has been charged for selling land at $18 million an acre, in part of an area that the PNC tried to sell at $25,000 per acre, than here at the impressive sounding Oil and Gas forum. This is a government bereft of vision or knowledge; they cannot shed light on which they themselves do not understand. Yours truly Vickram Bharrat PPP/C Member of Parliament
Selecting the PPPC Presidential candidate is not a democratic process Dear Guyana, The talk of the town is now, who will be the PPP/C presidential candidate. What should be more important to the people of Guyana is HOW the PPP/C’s presidential candidate will be selected! Guyanese should realize that the PPP/C’s selection of its candidate through its central committee process is a glaring hallmark of COMMUNISM and is indicative of a party which remains out of whack, disconnected from the political realities of modern times, shamefully unwilling to acknowledge the concrete fact that communism has been dead for decades and will never come back.
The PPP/C’s central committee process is the antithesis of democracy, for it restricts decisions to a select handful of individuals (chosen by an even smaller number of persons), rather than the will of the majority, which is what democracy is truly all about. So ultimately, what Guyanese are left with is a candidate chosen by those already in charge of a failed
political party rather than a candidate chosen by the Guyanese people - a sharp contrast to the way it is done in the truly modern, successful nations. What we are left with is “Dr.” Jagdeo’s lap dog. So long as the PPP/C utilizes a central committee process for major decisions, it shall remain a political party enshrined in and bound to communist thought and ideology. And this should
also serve as a major warning to the world at large, and to the U.S. in particular, in light of the oil prospects on Guyana’s forthcoming horizon, and their connection thereto. At our nation’s most critical time, we cannot afford to allow a communist driven party to shape our policies, procedures and laws, or we shall continue to be doomed! - The Real Observer
Trotman expects character assassination in this silly season Dear Editor, Almost predictably, and almost three weeks to the date after the infamy of events surrounding the No Confidence Motion in the National Assembly, a seemingly random media story has appeared (KN - 2018.1.12) that is intended to target the Ministry of Natural Resources with heavy hints of corruption and malfeasance. The jostling and character assassinations will be the order of the day in this “silly season” and there is certainly nothing random or coincidental about the appearance of this story at this time. Therefore, it is reiterated that during the period of responsibility for the petroleum sector, the Ministry of Natural Resources relied on the guidance and advice of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission and a range of local and foreign advisors in its decision-making processes. At all material times, the Quintet of Ministers, and the Cabinet, discussed and approved every decision made, and no one Minister, or Ministry, had the authority, attempted, or was able to make
any unilateral decision. Hundreds of meetings were held and proposals received, coming from every part of the globe and it was our duty as Ministers to work with the Technical Officers to sift these and make presentations to Cabinet from time to time. We do not claim perfection and willingly accept that some things could have been done differently, but in the end, a few persons, with little or no prior knowledge, did everything humanly possible to quickly grasp the rudiments, and prepare for a petroleum sector, whilst giving effect to the instruction that production should commence within the shortest reasonable time. This was a Herculean challenge, and still today, I believe that we are on target to meet the objective of “first oil” by the first quarter of 2020, and are proud of the strides that the Department of Energy is making. The motivation propelling us towards early “first oil” had little to do with elections in 2020, and more to do with the fact that on May 26, 2015, literally, as the President was (Continued on page 6)
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Churches Should Call on Government to Announce New Election Date Immediately Dear Editor, Your January 13 edition carried a letter by someone writing as “Apostle” Adrian Wade. I would like to know who is this person, where is his church located so I may visit or make a generous donation. Why does this person sign as “apostle?” Who made him an “apostle?” What did he do to become an “apostle?” I noticed there is a trend in Guyana now, where every Tom, Dick and Harry, with very limited education and even lesser moral and spiritual courage or insight assuming the title of “apostle” as part of some new, vulgar, religious stratification and power hierarchy. As a Christian myself, I would expect “Apostle” Wade to be balanced in his viewpoints. Mr. Wade comes over as an apologist for the Coalition, and seems to have the notion that the Coalition is of God and the Opposition is devil. The balanced truth that church people need to know is that the Coalition made a lot of promises, said they would be the change, and that they would bring about national unity. Instead campaign promises were forgotten, they
became the “exchange” not the change, and from early their trajectory was on the wrong track. They squandered the enormous goodwill they had. In three and a half years, the Coalition racked up many points in the kleptocracy category crowned by the PNC party leader saying she would give jobs only to PNC people. Despite many government ministries with the name “social” including a “social cohesion” ministry, which functioned more like the old PNC’s “Office of the General Secretary and Ministry of National Development,” the nation is most divided than ever, especially with the Coalition refusing to resign following the valid vote of “no confidence.” Even the Speaker, usually criticized by the Opposition as favouring the Government side, could not find it in his conscience to support the Coalition’s position that the vote was not valid. Mr. Wade said, “The Government of Guyana must protect its people at all cost and cut the head of this serpent off.” Right now, the serpent seems to be the Coalition refusing to give the date for
new elections. This is the same serpent that flagrantly rigged elections in 1968, 1973, 1978 (referendum), 1980 and 1985. In fact, the 1980 elections came seven years after the 1973 one and the 1992 election came seven years after the 1985 one. So, the PNC has a track record of not wanting to give up power. In 1992, it took a call from the White House for Desmond Hoyte to demit office after a free and fair election. In 1997, the PNC protested the internationally certified elections and rioted in the streets, leading to the PPP cutting their term and holding elections in 2001. Losing once again, they launched their “slow fyaah, mo’ fyaah” strategy. In 2002, mobs led by the PNC’s Bynoe invaded the Office of the President in an attempt to remove the then PPP government, and businesses were burnt down. In 2006, they again protested their losing results and police had to open fire (rubber bullets) on protesters. In 2011 and 2015, along with the Alliance For Change, they
being inaugurated, and we were celebrating our independence anniversary, decrees were being issued elsewhere proclaiming that the Liza well was not in Guyana’s territorial waters and was not our property. When someone, standing with a piece of wood in hand,
growing in your backyard are not yours, you don’t stand around waiting to see what happens next, or for a lash. You start preparing to pick those mangoes as quickly as possible. This was our primary duty and responsibility. Sincerely, Raphael Trotman
Dear Editor, It is rather distressing that an aspiring presidential candidate is discovered to have submitted questionable qualifications. Why was this not discovered before? Why was this not pointed out before this person was appointed to a senior political position. Based on his use of pencil for record keeping and the qualifications provided, it is evident that these qualifications are questionable. The use of pencil demonstrates the level to which this person belongs, never mind the bluster. This person “benefitted” immensely from the state. He should never hold public office ever again. The failure is on the part of the person who led the
checkmated the PPP Government with their 33 versus 32 votes. Now that they lost on a no-confidence motion in 2018 by33-32, all sorts of excuses are thrown around as to why they will not leave office. What our good “Apostle” Wade should do, as well as those “spirit-filled” Pentecostal denominations should do – the Assemblies of God, Full Gospel Fellowship, New Testament Church of God, Elim Pentecostal, Life Spring Ministries and those independent churches, along with the Georgetown Ministers Fellowship and the Guyana Evangelical Fellowship (if they are still alive) – is make a joint national statement asking the government to announce the date of new elections and to follow the Constitution, the same way president Janet Jagan and President Ramotar cut short their terms and demitted office peacefully. Tell the church people the truth “Apostle” Wade. Don’t be a “yes man” for the Coalition. Sincerely, Jerry Singh
Questionable qualifications, Trotman expects... questionable character From page 5 shouts out that the mangoes
planning department that hired him and the political party to which he belongs. All of this along with the current stance of the coalition reduces this country to ridicule in the eyes of the world. In relation to the person in question, it is being mouthed in some circles that even the PhD is being obtained the wrong way. Someone who was/is a lecturer at the University of Guyana and sits as a procurement commission commissioner assisted him with the thesis. Too many persons who are incompetent are in positions simply based on qualifications. This is what has destroyed this nation. This country needs a leader with strength of character with demonstrated service to this nation. This is the only way we can progress. It cannot be business as usual with all sorts of questionable characters in leadership positions. Harrish Singh
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Attempt to destroy PPP Leadership. Dear Editor, A letter caption “An arrogant Campaigner “written by Michael Persaud published in Thursday 10th January, 2019 Kaieteur newspaper, was used by this imposter in an attempt to destroy the honourable character of the PPP Executive Secretary Cde Zulfikar Mustapha since he was out spoken and denounced a fake poll. This fake online poll is being created in an attempt to probably create mischief and disintegrate the PPP. This is a recent trend since persons have their personal agenda to destroy selective individuals’ character within the PPP, for example, Bharrat Jagdeo, Irfaan Ali, Zulfikar Mustapha etc. The PPP like any other political party has a formula to choose a presidential candidate, with whatever formula or methods as long as it is being a justified by the leadership of the party and should be respected by the masses. The fake online polls that are being formulated by this imposter ‘Michael Persaud ‘ is mischievous and is intended to benefit individuals whoever is behind this ‘fake polls ‘. While the general public has its own views on the PPP presidential candidate, it should respect the choice of the PPP and rally around that individual to ensure that the
PPP is victorious in the next election. Cde Zulfikar Mustapha who is one of the most disciplined politicians was labelled by this imposter as arrogant because Zulfikar is outspoken and does not support a ‘back door’ attempt in choosing a presidential candidate to benefit this imposter. Zulfikar Mustapha as a leader has excelled in every challenges he was confronted with and as such is considered the best Regional Chairman of Region Six ever. I was privileged to work with this gentleman during 2006 -2011, when he transformed the landscape of the region six. As a Member of Parliament, Cde Mustapha is the most popular proactive MP in the region, with two weekly television programmes leaving out numerous meetings with residents and party members throughout the region. Comrade Mustapha is still one of the most respected politician in Region Six except for a few haters who wanted Cde Mustapha to disregard the rules to satisfied these imposter and haters. I want to caution Guyanese not to fall prey to the mischievous machinery of persons who want to satisfy their personal agenda and destroy the leaders within the PPP. Regards Zamal Hussain
A medical issue Dear Editor, I have a little issue with the hospital that is linked with public hospital. My niece was to do a heart surgery because after a few tests they told her she had to do a surgery for her heart. She paid them the money they asked for—$1,500,000. Now they say that she has to do two more tests after she pays them the money and if she wants to cancel the surgery, they will only refund her only $800,000. Azaad Rahaman
All Jagdeo and his PPP... From page 4 Prime Minister Sam Hinds, who also advised that jobs will be cut. Clearly, here it was not a case where bauxite had a production problem but a deliberate decision taken by the government to reduce production and lay off workers. The decision to reduce production led to the loss of markets, as customary buyers had to go elsewhere to meet their demands. The government made its position very clear that bauxite will be privatized and sugar will remain a state entity. In privatizing the bauxite company in Linden, the PPP/C government refused to listen
to legitimate concerns and pleas by the workers, residents, unions, then PNC opposition, and others. It is important to note that bauxite workers benefits included electricity and water. Therefore, Mackenzie, Kwakwani and Aroaima, which consisted of mostly bauxite workers, benefited from the bauxite company via subsidized electricity and water costs. Even though thousands of workers would lose their jobs and Linden would become a ghost town, no effort was made to save Linmine by Jagdeo and the PPP Government. Jermaine Figuiera
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Gallons changed to liters…
Collusion and forgery cost Guyana hundreds of millions $$$ annually
Atlantic Fuel’s Director, Dr. Richard Van West Charles
Atlantic Fuel’s Director, Lear Goring Along with the growing evidence of under-invoicing, there are indications also that fuel importers have been colluding with Customs brokers and officers to record lower volumes. In so doing, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was denied collecting additional millions of dollars in taxes. The attention on the troublesome fuel trade has been making media headlines time and time again because of wrongdoings that have been surfacing. It is in the news again and this time has dragged in a top government executive, Dr. Richard Van West Charles, who holds the powerful post as Chief of the state-owned Guyana Water Inc. The GWI Chief is a Director on Atlantic Fuels Inc., a company that he operates from his Meadowbrook, Georgetown home. Also a Director with him is Lear Goring, who was the Debt Recovery Manager of GWI until he was let go because of an undisclosed criminal background. Goring, according to Customs records, remained in business contract with his former GWI boss, as they both sat as Directors for Atlantic Fuels. The fuel import, storage and wholesale licence was controversially approved in late 2015, around the same time that Van West Charles was hired as the new chief of GWI. There has been intense scrutiny about the procedures. It emerged that applicants for licences have to show evidence of storage capacity, safety arrangements, environmental permits and a host of other requirements. At the time of approval, it was unclear whether Atlantic Fuels, a new company, had shown a track record in the fuel business. What is known is that others were applying and are not getting through. Atlantic Fuels received its licence in just over month, a rapid approval compared to the months that others have applied and had to wait.
One of the invoices submitted to GRA last year, which showed the US$0.25 per liter that Atlantic Fuel claimed it cost them. According to officials, it is not unknown for the Guyana Energy Agency to grant licences and then these are rented out to importers by the holders of those licences. According to insiders, GRA has been discovering incidents where fuel shipments, which came in gallons were recorded in the tax system as liters. This plus the underinvoicing aspect has been helping to dent GRA’s collections. GRA, to collect its outstanding taxes from the under-invoicing, which are evidenced from Customs records, is likely to examine past shipments of Atlantic Fuel, going back to 2015 or 2016, to determine whether there were other instances of under-invoicing. GRA then has the option of using the market acquisition prices relative to those shipments and assess Atlantic Fuels with the correct taxes. GRA itself has reportedly pinpointed a number of its staffers and independent Customs brokers who were complicit in the fuel racket scheme. It is unclear what actions will be taken or have been taken against them. Last week, almost a dozen of GRA staffers, mainly from the Customs department, were sacked after a year-long number of investigations into different cases, including the illegal release of goods from the wharves without the paperwork completed and taxes paid. What is known is that Van
West Charles was summoned to a meeting with GRA’s Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia last Monday, after reports by Kaieteur News of a number of questionable transactions by Atlantic Fuels. The fuel trade is a billion dollar trade in Guyana, accounting for one of the country’s biggest spending. With regards to Atlantic Fuels, two transactions specifically brought it back into the limelight recently. One of them was a shipment purchased in the free trade border area at Morawhanna, North West District, Region One. Morawhanna is the gateway to Region One, with persons coming from Venezuela by water, expected to check in at the immigration operations there. Also there is a team of Guyana Revenue Authority officers. For a number of years, fuel has been brought to that area and local operators would make purchases, taking it to mining locations in the hinterlands and to the coastlands. The operators would pay taxes there. It appears that Atlantic Fuels, like a number of other operators, have been capitalizing on the fuel there, which on average cost just US$0.50 per liter, a tad cheaper than Trinidad and other places. However, according to Customs documents, Atlantic Fuel presented GRA with a Commercial Invoice dated September 25, 2018, which
used a CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) price of US$0.25, half of the normal price. The amount of fuel was about 270,000 liters (71,326 US gallons). Atlantic Fuel declared that the cost was US$67,500, which caused GRA to collect only $14M in taxes. On the Customs documents, the address was listed in Meadowbrook, the same address as Van West Charles. The correct taxes should
have been double that amount, which is almost $28M in taxes. The other shipment was in September/October last year by the same company, which was brought on a fuel ship, named “Century”. The shipment of 639,000 liters (170,000 US gallons) was supposed to cost US$379,100. However, Atlantic Fuel’s Director, Lear Goring, filed documents, which pegged it at US$159,750.
The state reported losses of $32M in taxes because of that. In Customs terms, the deliberate declaration of prices below what was actually the value or what was paid is known as underinvoicing. Outspoken accountant and lawyer, Christopher Ram, was harsh about the issue. “These are extremely serious and disturbing allegations and I would refrain from offering any comment other than to say that it requires an urgent and impartial investigation. The importation of fuel is the single largest Balance of Payment item with implication for tax revenues.” According to Ram, it is never a healthy sign when a high party official with a full time job gets involved in a business activity which has for years been associated with corruption, tax evasion and other illegalities. “It is for this reason that a multi-agency investigation should be commenced immediately.”
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Racial division as great a threat to Guyana as Venezuelan aggression - CSIS Senior Associate By Abena RockcliffeCampbell Could a major crisis be upon Guyana soon? Citizens are eagerly awaiting word on whether General and Regional Elections may be held in less than three months; there is deep political divide; the country is unprepared for oil production in 2020 and Venezuela is flexing its muscles from time to time as it continues to claim a huge portion of Guyana’s territory. These are all major issues. However, Evan Ellis believes that the monster that may bring most harm to Guyana is its own racial division. Evan Ellis is a nonresident senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He is a Latin America research professor with the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.
CSIS Senior Associate, Evan Ellis Ellis recently zeroed in on the state of Guyana following Charrandass Persaud’s vote in the National Assembly. In his piece published on CSIS website tilted, “Guyana at Risk: Ethnic Politics, Oil, Venezuelan Opportunism and Why It Should Matter to
Washington”, Ellis spoke extensively about the documented series of events following the no-confidence vote. He covered the challenges being faced by the government, the Opposition and the impact of this to a country that is
gearing for an “oil bonanza”. Ellis said that on December 22, which is one day after the no-confidence vote, the Venezuelan Navy approached and threatened to board a Bahamian-flagged Norwegian seismographic ship, the Ramform Tethys, operating in support of Exxon-led petroleum operations within Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone. This forced the company to temporarily suspend its technical measurement activities in the area. Ellis said that the “violation of Guyanese sovereignty, which was quickly condemned by the Caribbean Community ( CARICOM ), Great Britain, and the United States, is a reminder of Venezuela’s continuing claims to the Essequibo region (two-thirds of Guyana’s territory), even as thousands of Venezuelan
refugees enter the area , driven by the economic collapse of their own country.” Nevertheless, Ellis’ suggests that, “Perhaps the greatest danger for Guyana is that the present domestic political turmoil escalates to decimate what remains of
advance national development.” Earlier in his article, Ellis noted that even before Guyana’s independence in 1966, Guyanese politics was shaped by the rivalry between citizens of Indian and African descent. Ellis said that founding father Cheddi Jagan sought
“Perhaps the greatest danger for Guyana is that the present domestic political turmoil escalates to decimate what remains of goodwill between ethnic groups, and their faith in whatever government emerges from the present crisis, to fairly and effectively use the new oil wealth to advance national development.” - Evan Ellis goodwill between ethnic groups, and their faith in whatever government emerges from the present crisis, to fairly and effectively use the new oil wealth to
to build a pan-national movement, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), including Forbes Burnham and other key figures of AfroContinued on page 12
CGX, Frontera modify financing... From page 3 ownership of outstanding common shares of CGX from its current ownership of approximately 45.6% (or 50,351,929 shares) to up to approximately 77.5% if no other shareholder participates in the equity financing and Frontera elects to exercise the conversion right attached to the bridge loan. CGX WELL PERFORMANCE CGX Energy Inc., which celebrated its 20th anniversary on August 10, 2018 at the Umana Yana with the naming of its next exploration well (Utakwaaka) by the Aleluya Religious Group from Amococopai, Region 7, is one of the more well known oil and gas exploration companies operating in the Guyana Basin. The company is widely regarded as Guyana’s indigenous oil company, as it was one of the earlier pioneers in the basin. The company is
the only operating oil and gas exploration company with Guyanese management and a Guyanese Executive Chairman, Professor Suresh Narine. The company holds three oil and gas concessions in Guyana -Corentyne and Demerara, which are offshore in shallow water on the continental shelf and Berbice (62% owned) which is onshore in Region Six. The company has drilled three onshore exploration wells and two offshore wells. All of its onshore wells had petroleum “shows” but none proved to have productive commercial potential. CGX in October 2018 re-opened it exploration activities on its onshore block with the completion of a major geochemical study over a significant portion of its Berbice Block. The company’s fully owned Eagle Shallow well also did not yield commercial volumes of hydrocarbons,
although it did provide indication of an active petroleum system in the Guyana basin. CGX drilled the Jaguar well (25% working interest) together with partners YPF, Tullow and Repsol, but that well needed to be plugged and discontinued as high pressures of gas were encountered. The data from these wells have apparently been very instrumental in calibrating the basin, however, and is thought to have played a major role in the successes enjoyed by ExxonMobil and its partners. The company was also interrupted during the drilling of another offshore well in 2008, when its drilling rig was boarded by a Surinamese gunboat, during a period when neighbouring Suriname claimed some of Guyana’s maritime territory. CGX Energy took a pivotal decision then to financially support Guyana’s legal representations to the United Nations Law of the Sea tribunal, which was ultimately successful. This act of partnership with the people and Government of Guyana was instrumental in CGX being seen by most Guyanese as Guyana’s Indigenous Oil Company. According to CGX officials, the company’s ongoing sector-leading Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and in particular, its work with Guyana’s Indigenous Peoples have kept it very relevant as a company fully engaged in the social and cultural fabric of Guyana.
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The envelopes are being prepared A new political party has been launched. It is expected to impact on the Amerindian vote, even though it has not described itself as an ethnic party. The formation of the new party is expected to give headaches to both of the main political parties, the PNCR and the PPPC, which need to command a certain amount of indigenous support in order to gain a plurality of the votes in elections. The PNCR will be worse off because of the formation of this party. Its political nemesis, the PPPC commands the majority of the indigenous vote. The PPP won eight of the ten administrative regions and all but one of the hinterland regions in the last elections; that one hinterland region it lost by one vote. The PPPC therefore enjoys the overwhelming support of Guyana’s indigenous
peoples. The PNCR, on the other hand, can lose vital votes to the new party. The supporters of the PNCR are in panic mode. They wish to discredit the new party and therefore have concocted the charge that the new party is a front for the PPPC. Nothing could be further from the truth. The new party can be a game changer if it makes inroads into the support bases of both the PNCR and the PPPC. The indigenous vote is about 12% of the electorate, sufficient to allow the new party to hold the balance of power in the National Assembly. Other smaller parties are looking to do the same and will be looking to hitch their wagons to the new party. Years ago, when the Guyana Action Party was formed, the Working People’s Alliance did just this. It pimped its way
back into the National Assembly when the Guyana Action Party, which drew the bulk of its support within indigenous areas, rotated its seat with that party. Paul Hardy, the founder of the Guyana Action Party, was able with very little resources and campaigning to gain 4,249 votes and win a top-up seat in the 2006 polls. The new party needs about 5,000 votes to gain a seat and hold the balance of power in the National Assembly. The new party can secure these votes with or without the support of smaller parties. It is for this reason that the APNU is running scared. It is afraid that a small party, not part of its coalition, can hold the balance of power in the National Assembly. The PNCR is frightened by the new party, especially given that its running partner the AFC has now been discredited, and is likely to
Dem boys seh ...
Some fed up lawyers start a political party Everywhere you turn, all you hearing about is fed up. And is not dat people just fed up. Some likker loving lawyers even start a Fed Up party. Dem boys want to know if dem fed up wid de drinking or getting up in de morning to represent people who pay dem fuh go to court. Of course, one of dem was so fed up when de police stop him dat he mek a new name fuh himself. Anodda one got to be really fed up because he always ending up in court either fuh drunk driving or fuh doing everything just fuh get charge.
Dem got odda political parties dat got fed up people too. One of dem dat Ralphie form had a member who get fed up before de party even launch. He resign and mek a big statement bout it. Ralphie claim dat he and he members fed up wid how third parties does operate. He even certain dat he gon get seats to get into Parliament and he gon hold d e b a l a n c e o f p o wer because he wouldn’t join wid any of de big parties. Charranrass seh he vote fuh de no confidence motion because he fed up wid de coalition and how dem treat
de Berbice people. Dem boys seh dat dis is de same man who only days before cuss de opposition. Now dem finding out dat he was fed up wid living without nuff money. Even de coalition fed up wid all dem people who asking dem bout Charranrass. Dem fed up wid odda things, even wid de people who calling pon dem to resign. Ralphie is one so de coalition fed up wid him too. Dem boys want to know if de coalition ain’t fed up wid all who accusing dem of trying jumbie mathematics, trying to mek 33 smaller than 32. Talk half and wait fuh see more fed up politicians.
lose significant support in the forthcoming elections. The PPPC is also worried but less than the PNCR since the PPPC is strong in indigenous communities as the 2015 elections established. The PNCR supporters are seeking to discredit the new party. It seems more concerned about where the new party will receive its funding, implying subtly that the new party may be receiving funding from the PPPC. It would not be surprising if both the PNC and the PPP join forces to discredit the new party. The two parties combined in 1985 to try to discredit the Democratic Labour Movement led by Paul Tennassee. The PNC used state power to victimize the DLM while the PPP accused the party of being funded by the Central Intelligence Agency. The PNCR supporters are wrong about the funding of the new party. It would be counterproductive of the PPPC to finance a party, which is likely to take votes away from it and vital votes at that. Everyone knows the main sources of financing of
political parties. It is the business community in Guyana. That is from where the bulk of campaign finance originates. The envelopes are being already prepared. The business community greases both sides, the PPPC and the PNCR. They hedge their bets safely. This year, the new party will come for their donations as will the other party, which is being launched this week.
The businessmen in Guyana should start stocking up on their donation envelopes. The parties will soon come knocking.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
The APNU+AFC leaders didn’t know why they were elected Those who read this column section of the Kaieteur News would know that as early as 2015 after the Coalition won the general elections, I pointed to early warning signs. The one that I carped on incessantly was what happened outside Parliament at the first sitting on the House in July of that year. I was interviewed by Capitol News and I expressed alarm at the extension of the
cordons around Parliament even though in 2012, APNU and AFC had voted to remove them. I told Capitol News, it may appear as a small, unnoticed action but it had large implications. I believe those implications caused the Coalition to lose power on December 21, 2018. The APNU+AFC leaders up to the time of the noconfidence vote had not even a modicum of understanding
of how people felt before 2015 and why they voted to change the PPP. It doesn’t need a PH.D in philosophy to tell you Guyanese did not vote for an exchange. T hey didn’t want a PNC Finance Minister in preference to a PPP one. They didn’t want an AFC Home Affairs Minister, replacing a PPP one. They wanted a different pathway, a new thinking, a changed narrative, a reformed
political culture, a humane government. They didn’t get these from APNU+AFC because these new leaders didn’t have the capacity to think radically and deeply. If you follow politics in this country, you should not be surprised at what happened around 9 PM on the fateful Friday night of December 21, 2018. It was there all the time but it was dormant. It was there all the time lurking but
never showing its subterranean head. There had to be persons on the AFC and PNC parliamentary ship who felt the vessel was losing direction. Some of us knew there were such persons. But this is Guyana where people like Charrandass Persaud are scarce. In another column, I will reveal what Charrandass told me about the AFC. Events have evolved to the point where I can now divulge some information. From the intelligence that I gathered, the PNC felt one of their MPs and the AFC suspected that two of their MPs would vote for the motion. Panic had literally stepped in. On December 16, APNU and AFC called an emergency meeting of all their MPs. The confabulation was chaired by Moses Nagamootoo. Amna Ally at that meeting expressed her feelings about two unnamed persons that would vote for the noconfidence motion. Let us rewind the tape to the revelation of Khemraj Ramjattan in 2014 when the AFC had put a no-confidence paper on the parliamentary table. Ramjattan shattered the political glass door when he announc e d t h a t t h r e e APNU parliamentarians have been compromised and will vote against the no-confidence motion thereby allowing the PPP government to continue. Most journalists know who the three were and which one was severely threatened. Even if three APNU+AFC legislators wanted to vote against the ruling coalition, fear was the key. In the end, Charrandass showed immense courage. His reasons are understandable. They had two dimensions and both are plausible. One is that APNU leadership in government was not democratic.
Frederick Kissoon The second was that his own party, the AFC has failed the Guyanese people. Here are his words to that effect; “The AFC team has disappointed me and I did not work so hard to put them in power so they can live the good life and mess with people.” Yo u c a n a rg u e t h a t those two dimensions should not have necessitated the end of the government but one can hardly deny the plausibility of Persaud’s accusations. Here is where the failure of the APNU and AFC to comprehend why they were elected becomes trenchantly relevant. The nation wanted the administrators of Guyana to be the opposite of what the PPP were. This did not happen. Berbicians like Dr. Ramaya and Persaud campaigned against the PPP because they were disgusted with what the PPP leaders had become. Lo and behold, their party came to power and couldn’t find a job for a toiling soldier like Dr. Ramaya. Then came the volcano. The agricultural sector in Berbice did not know the agriculture minister and the minister in turn did not gel with Berbicians. Incessant complaints were made to the leadership of the AFC to have a junior minister in the Ministry of Agriculture but this was turned down. Charrandass told me everywhere he went in Berbice, people expressed hatred for the AFC that they voted for in 2011 and 2015. Charrandass knew the AFC had lost its way and he bravely voted for the no confidence motion.
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Remembering Neil Bovell: Lawsuit suggests The terror of Stanleytown Khashoggi was hacked Travel through Inner Stanleytown, on the West Bank of Demerara, and you’ll observe the canefields, the canals and the thick vegetation. It may then dawn on you that this area would be a good hiding place for a fugitive. One man found this terrain to his liking two decades ago. He knew it like the back of his hand, and he used this knowledge to abduct, rape, and kill… Back in 1992, no one would have given Neil Bovell a second glance. After all, he was just an ex-policeman who was living in Stanleytown. All that changed on December 22nd of that year. At that time, the then 25-year-old Bovell was ‘living home’ with a 19year-old woman named Shondell O’Brien. Bovell, according to reports, had never threatened or abused his reputed wife. But later that evening, he and O’Brien had a quarrel. He responded by punching out one of the woman’s front teeth. Bovell, reportedly motivated by jealousy, then stabbed O’Brien several times with a kitchen knife. In her bid to escape, the woman leapt from a window to the ground, where she collapsed from her wounds. Some said she was stabbed 21 times, but you know Guyanese love to exaggerate. Bovell went into hiding, but was captured a few days later at Bartica. But the case against him fell apart when the prosecution failed to find any eyewitnesses to say that they had seen him actually stab Shondell O’Brien. After being released from prison, Bovell started a relationship with a young woman named Philippa Harrison. It is unclear whether she knew of his past. They lived in Stanleytown for some five years before problems developed in the relationship. In early September 2003, Harrison walked out of the home and went to stay at relatives in the East Ruimveldt area known as ‘Warlock’. Neil Bovell bided his time, and on Saturday, September 6, 2003, he drove to the house where Philippa Harrison was staying. According to reports, he had brought a barrel containing Harrison’s clothes and other belongings. Shortly after, a neighbour heard them arguing, but paid them no mind, since “it was a man and woman story.” Bovell then left. Later that evening, 31year-old Philippa Harrison went to a neighbour’s house to complain about an incident involving one of her children. She was speaking to a
Neil Bovell resident when Bovell, brandishing a knife, emerged from an alleyway and pounced on her. Screaming, “Murder! Murder!”, Harrison tried to flee, but Bovell cornered her in the alley and stabbed her repeatedly until she collapsed. Bovell then hurriedly left in his car. The following day, police recovered the suspect’s white station wagon in front of his father’s Stanleytown home. In the vehicle, police found the blade of the knife with which Bovell had killed his second reputed wife. But of the killer, there was no trace. All that changed on Friday, October 4, 2003. That day, Bovell sneaked into the Lot 139 Stanleytown home of 64-year-old mechanic Vernon Bernard. He killed the elderly man and then waited for Bernard’s daughter, Velda, to arrive. When she came home just before midnight, Bovell held her at knifepoint and tied her up. He then placed the dead man’s body in the twobedroom house, doused it with kerosene and set it alight. The killer then hoisted the diminutive Velda Bernard bodily and took her into the dense Canal Number Two backlands. While holding her in captivity, Bovell constantly ranted about the crimes he had committed and about the persons who had incurred his wrath. He blamed the woman’s father for causing him to be incarcerated for six months. Velda Bernard suspected that someone was supplying the fugitive with meals. Eventually, after two days in the mosquito-infested backlands, she managed to untie herself from a tree and flee while Bovell slept. She was taken to the Wales Police Station before being reunited with relieved family members. As the manhunt intensified, Bovell survived several close encounters with the police and villagers. In one case, he miraculously fled unscratched when heavily-
armed police ranks had apparently cornered him behind a Stanleytown house. An elderly man, 70-year-old Eustace Small, was accidentally killed after Bovell took cover behind the pensioner who was in his yard. The raids by police appeared to incense Bovell. He vented his rage on villagers, sneaking out at night to abduct and rape young women. One of the victims was a 32-year-old West Coast Demerara woman. She was grabbed at gunpoint from her boyfriend’s house on August 14, 2003. The outlaw held her hostage for hours before she managed to escape. Bovell seemed to be targeting fair-complexioned women, and females of mixed ancestry. Women of Stanleytown began to avoid walking in the community after sundown. Villagers who had information about his whereabouts were afraid to inform the police, since many felt that there were people in the community who were assisting the ex-policeman to avoid capture. One resident recalled passing Bovell smoking a cigarette on the street but said he was afraid to alert his female companion for fear that she might have looked back or screamed. In desperation, police employed aerial patrols to fly over the community and also torched the cane fields to flush the fugitive out. A special team was also set up to track down Bovell, and on October 2005, Police offered a $1M reward for information leading to his arrest. Then on December 27, 2006, police ranks received a call from someone in the area that Bovell was at his father’s house at Lot 137 Stanleytown. A senior rank and a party of policemen responded in an unmarked car. When they arrived, Bovell was reportedly preparing to cook a meal in the backyard. On spotting the ranks, the fugitive made a dash for freedom, but by then the ranks had managed to surround the area. Dodging bullets, Bovell led the ranks on a chase through a muddy track. He managed to flee as far as a few lots away before going down in a hail of bullets, which ripped open his right shoulder and left gaping holes in his body. The heavily-muscled, dreadlocked fugitive bore little resemblance to bulletins, which police had posted of him. His healthy appearance confirmed reports that persons had been harbouring the killer, who had terrorised the community since 2003.
(CNN) - Jamal Khashoggi probably thought the messages he was sending to fellow Saudi dissident Omar Abdulaziz were hidden, cloaked in WhatsApp security. In reality they were compromised — along with the rest of Abdulaziz’s phone, which had allegedly been infected by Pegasus, a powerful piece of malware designed to spy on its users. Abdulaziz, as CNN reported last month, is suing the creators of Pegasus, Israel-based cyber company NSO Group, accusing them of violating international law by selling the software to oppressive regimes. NSO has denied any involvement in the death of Khashoggi, insisting its software is “only for use fighting terrorism and crime.” The company was condemned as “the worst of the worst” by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden during a video conference with an Israeli audience last November. “The NSO Group in today’s world, based on the evidence we have, they are the worst of the worst in selling these burglary tools that are being actively currently used to violate the human rights of dissidents, opposition figures, and activists,” Snowden said. The software, able to infect a phone after a single click on a link in a fake text message, then grants hackers complete access to the phone. Data stored on the phone, messages, phone calls and even GPS location data are visible, allowing hackers to see where someone is, who he or she is talking to, and about what. In the case of Khashoggi, Citizen Lab researchers say the text message went to Abdulaziz, disguised as a shipping update about a
CEO of NSO Group, Shalev Hulio package he had just ordered. The link, which Citizen Lab says it traced to a domain connected to Pegasus, led to Abdulaziz’s phone becoming infected with the malware, giving hackers access to virtually his entire phone, including his daily conversations with Khashoggi. In one text, before his death on October 2 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Khashoggi learned that his conversations with Abdulaziz may have been intercepted. “God help us,” he wrote. CNN was granted access to the correspondence between Khashoggi and Montrealbased activist Abdulaziz. Two months later Khashoggi entered the building for what he thought was a routine appointment to pick up papers that would allow him to marry his Turkish fiancée, Hatice Cengiz. Minutes later, he was killed in what the Saudi attorney general later acknowledged was a premeditated murder. In the first interview given by NSO Group since the company was implicated in the Khashoggi case, CEO Shalev Hulio categorically denied any involvement in the tracking of the Saudi
Saudi Dissident and Friend of Khashoggi, Omar Abdulaziz
journalist or his killing. Calling his death a “shocking murder,” Hulio said that following checks carried out by NSO Group, the company would have known immediately if their software had been used to track a journalist. “We conducted a thorough check of all our clients, not just one client who may be a potential suspect involved in the case, but also other clients who might perhaps have an interest in following him for some reason,” explained Hulio in the interview with Yedioth Ahronoth, one of Israel’s largest newspapers. “We checked all our clients, both through conversations with them, and through a foolproof technological check. The systems produce their own documentation, and it is not possible to act against this or that target without us being able to check it.” “I’m saying on the record that after all these checks, there was no use of any NSO product or technology on Khashoggi; and that includes tapping, monitoring, finding location, or gathering intelligence. Exclamation mark! The story is simply not true.” Asked repeatedly if Pegasus had been sold to Saud al-Qahtani, a highranking Saudi official accused by Saudi prosecutors of playing a major role in Khashoggi’s murder, who has close ties to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Hulio said it had not, and insisted that NSO does not sell to “private elements.” “All sales are authorized by Israel’s Defense Ministry and are only made to states and their police and law enforcement organizations,” he said, and “only for use fighting terrorism and crime.” Asked point blank if NSO Group sold the system to Saudi Arabia, Hulio said, “We do not comment on any questions about specific clients. We can neither deny or confirm.”
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Guyanese entrepreneur to National environmental data system host show featuring to launch soon - EPA Chairman influential women in business
Abbigale Loncke with Beyonce’s Publicist and Grenadian Yvette Noel-Schure following a recent interview. A new show, which highlights the achievements of the Region’s leading women in business is set to premiere on all major television networks throughout the Caribbean. The show’s host, Guyanese entrepreneur Abbigale Loncke, is the visionary behind the project. Loncke is also the founder and CEO of Community Health Care, a home care agency, which provides services to help families take care of their aged loved ones. In 2016, she was
recognized by President Barrack Obama for her efforts as a participant of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) programme. Since then, the Guyanese entrepreneur has been working to improve the prospects of women in business in Guyana and the Caribbean. As such, Loncke said that the programme was conceptualized after the conclusion of the Women in Business conference, last November. “I realized after the
conference that there was a need to highlight the stories of women in business to inspire and motivate others on a continual basis. I believe that each woman has a story of her journey to success to tell, which should be told and the best way to do that is through this show.” She explained the programme, titled Abbi’s Power Lunch, is a half hour inspirational television show that highlights women in business throughout the Caribbean. The title “Power Lunch” is because the show looks at different aspects of strength and drive of women in business - to succeed both in their entrepreneurial ambitions as well as their personal lives. So far, Loncke has had the opportunity to sit down with powerful women in the Caribbean including Beyonce’s Publicist Yvette Noel- Schure, who is from the island of Grenada. Noel – Schure has been the singer’s publicist since she was in Destiny’s Child and shares her vast experience in field of work. Her interview was conducted in Grenada. “My aim is to cover all of the islands this year showcasing women in both small and large businesses. “Others I’ve interviewed include Avia Lindie CEO of Metro Office and Computer Supplies, Kerensa Gravesande Barts CEO, Strategic Recruitment Solutions, Rolanda McQueen Owner, Mount Pure Water, Shadel Compton Owner, Belmont Estate.” T h e s h o w, w h i c h premiers on January 18, is set to be aired on all major networks throughout the Caribbean One Caribbean, WPG10, Tempo, Caribvision and most local channels in each island. In Guyana, the show will be broadcasted weekly on ENetworks and NCN.
A major networking project is underway enable organizations to share environmental information, says Dr. Patrick Williams, Chairman of the Board at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The data system is being dubbed the Environmental Information Monitoring and Management System (EIMMS), and it is part of a larger project called Strengthening Capacity for mainstreaming Rio Conventions into Environmental Management. Guyana became a signatory to the Rio Conventions in 1992. They are the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought (UNCCD) and, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). By 2020, Guyana has to report to the UN on its accomplishments in respect to the management of its environment in fulfilling the obligations of these conventions. Rather than create a new database, this project will set out to network existing databases, reconciling their content (in particular indicators) that serve to inform planners and decisionmakers about trends in meeting and sustaining global environmental outcomes. The project will strengthen the collection and management of data and information for improved monitoring. This includes the technical capacities to use data and information to create knowledge at both the national and sub-national level, with particular attention to decentralized planning and decision-making. Noting that data sharing is an important aspect of development, Dr. Williams said that the project will involve data sharing among government agencies, nongovernmental organisations, the private sector and semiautonomous agencies. According to Dr. Williams, the database which will be launched this year is being funded by the Department of Energy. He said that a team including a consultant is currently procuring hardware, software and maintenance staff. Some of the agencies that will be involved are the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission (GLSC), which has already, began putting its data system in place; the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), which already has a system in place; the Hydromet Office; the Bureau of Statistics and the EPA.
Dr. Patrick Williams Dr. Williams disclosed that some in the private sector have been reluctant to share information because it is confidential. He said, “They say that security is a major issue. The problem we have identified is that some agencies have a tunnel vision approach. They feel that the data belongs to them alone and they are not willing to share.” During a recent panel discussion, Dr. Williams who is also Chairman of the Board at the Guyana Society for Biodiversity and Eco Systems said that the Private Sector indicated that they do not see the relevance of their information to the EIMMS. For example, he pointed out that the Private Sector has members who are involved in furniture manufacturing and wild life exportation. He said, “I said to them (the Private Sector) do you know that your members can get higher prices for the furniture they export if they use certified timber i.e. timber that is produced under strict environmental regulations.” “So I was trying to show them (the Private Sector) the relevance of the EIMMS because if they are a partner in that project then they just need to go online and they will get information on all these things. And they could disseminate information to their membership without having to run around and spend extra money.” Against this backdrop, he
said that more sensitization on the importance of data sharing is needed since information should be freely available and shared among agencies. “I should be able to sit in my office and if I want something from Lands and Survey, I could go online and get that information.” Nevertheless, he said that the database will also be accessible to the general public. According to Dr. Williams, the kind of setup being touted for the system is one whereby it will be accessible by a username and password and one will only be able to retrieve highly confidential information with authorization from the head of respective agencies. It is also being touted that a small subscription fee will be charged so as to offset maintenance of the database. He went on to explain that the central system will be within the Department of Environment, and the other agencies that have their own data systems, will be subsystems. The Department of Environment has prepared a memorandum and agencies that are signatories will be required to submit all information; they have in relation to the environment with the department. “We have sent a form to all these (agencies) for them to indicate what types of information they have and what format they have it in so that we can help them (configure) and upload it to the system.” It was disclosed by the Board Chairman that the Department of Environment will be responsible for storage, retrieval, updating and management of the data system. Right now, the Department of Environment is working on legislature so that it will be able to collect certain information, as is being done by the Bureau of Statistics and the National Data Management Authority (NDMA). In concluding, Dr. Williams said, “Without data and information it is going to be guess work.”
Missing pensioner’s body found in Lamaha Conservancy The body of a pensioner who disappeared a few days ago was recovered at around 11:00 hrs yesterday in the Lamaha Conservancy, near D’urban Backlands. Police said relatives identified the victim as Cyril Novar Persaud, a pensioner from Atlanticville, East Coast Demerara. The elderly man’s pension book was found some 40 feet away. Police said that there were no signs of foul play, though it is unclear how Persaud’s remains could have ended up in this area. Some persons living near the area had visited Kaieteur News around 10:00 hrs to report the discovery of the body.
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Sixth STEM conference held for students
Students at the gathering.
The sixth annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) conference, hosted by the Volunteer Youth Corps Inc. (VYC) in collaboration with ExxonMobil saw a turnout of well over 400 students from various High Schools. The conference was held on Saturday at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel. It included a short robotics programming course, demonstration and competition; interactive science experiment coaching and demonstrations; and career guidance. Some key persons in attendance at the conference were Geoscience Manager for ExxonMobil, Doug McGehee, Assistant Chief Education Officer (Technical) for the Ministry of Education, Patrick Chinedu Onwuzirike; and other professionals within the oil and gas sector, technology, business and engineering sectors. In brief remarks to the gathering, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), for the Volunteer Youth Corps Inc., Goldie Scott, explained that since 2012, they have been hosting its After-School Interactive Math and Science Programme, now STEM. Through support from ExxonMobil and approval
from the Ministry of Education, it has made a few adjustments. There are practical lessons included in the programme for physics, c h e m i s t r y, integrated science and information technology. “Today’s event will be no different in showcasing creativity, we want to challenge your mind to be innovative and creative and to think outside the box and do so using the approach of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.” Scott said. ExxonMobil, Geoscience Manager, Doug McGehee thanked the students for their participation. He also noted the increased interest in the programme as one which not only the agency, but the country will appreciate. McGehee moved to say that, “It has to do with the oil and gas business, it is a very high-tech business and when we look at our future, we will be in Guyana for a very long time and so when we look at our own employees for the future…We hire people that have technical education.” “We need people who have an understanding in science, technology, mathematics, but more importantly the way that we work, the way ExxonMobil
works as a team, innovation and problem-solving is important,” McGehee explained. He further mentioned that
this initiative will also create ambassadors who will make others understand what the company is doing in the country.
Furthermore, the programme is aimed at boosting the youth’s capabilities. It aids in the development of the nation’s
The Rukumuta and Tiperu villages in the Karasabai sub-District, Region 9 (Upper TakutuUpper Essequibo) now have an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) to aid the day-to-day operations of the Village Councils (VCs). These remote communities are located in the South Pakarima Mountains and are accessed by rocky trails, hence the ATVs are best suited for the Toshaos and Councillors to travel to Karasabai during emergency cases, to conduct business and attend workshops and meetings. Minister of Indigenious Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock handed over the vehicles during an outreach to the area on Friday. He was
accompanied by Legal Advisor of the Ministry, David James, Special Advisor on Projects, Martin Chung and other senior regional officials. At a community meeting held at Rukumuta, Minister Allicock stressed the importance of proper maintenance of the community assets and the need to ensure all of the residents benefit from its use. “This ATV will assist you with the development of your community and I do hope that this will strengthen your relationship with all the villagers of the community so that the purpose of the vehicle will be recognised and will serve each and every one of the villagers.” He added that the vehicles
are not exclusive to the village council and recommended that a system be put in place where residents can use it at a cost. This, he said, will generate income that will be used to maintain the ATVs. Deputy Toshao of Rukumuta Village, Kim Binto, expressed gratitude to the APNU +AFC Government for the transport vehicle. He said that transportation is a major issue for his village, and so, the ATV will bring some ease to the residents. Over at Tiperu, the ATV will add to the tractor and trailer the community already has to aid their agriculture drive. “This vehicle will be very useful for us here. It is faster to get down to Karasabai to meet my CDO
Transportation boost for Rukumuta and Tiperu
Hearing impaired plumber... From page 17 my plans. My mother is very excited that beginning from this month, I will be earning my first salary as an employee within the Public Service and I am even more excited than her because it means that my girlfriend and I can get married and start our own family.” His sister, Nandranie Singh was high in praise for her brother’s employer. She said that her mother and other family members are not only proud of Sarjoo but very thankful to the Region. “He is deaf but as you can see, he is determined to work so that he can be contributing to society in a very positive way…Despite his deafness, he has a skill that the Region can benefit from.” Sarjoo who is believed to be one of the first deaf persons employed within the Health Service of RDC Region Four expressed gratitude and hopes that other places will follow suit in what he dubs as the Region’s commendable step in employing him.
future leaders by equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge for the modern working environment.
Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock hands over one of the ATVs to Toshao Dilbert Albert at Tiperu.
Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock (Community Development Officer) and my DDO (District development Officer) during emergency calls and so on,” Toshao Dilbert Albert explained. He said that his Village Council will ensure the vehicle is properly maintained and benefits all the villagers. Last month, the communities of Aranaputa, St. Ignatius and Sarariwarau, Region 9, received tractors and trailers each to boost their agriculture initiatives. Under the ministry’s 2019 capital programme, the sum of $64.7M was allocated in the National Budget to purchase boats and engines, ATVs, buses, tractors and trailers and off-road vehicles for hinterland communities.
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Outliers Zone aims to help employees end pay cheque to pay cheque cycle
Building generational wealth is the mission of Outliers Zone, a new financial wellness project launched by young entrepreneur Athalyah Yisrael. The 30-year-old has been pushing the project as part of an ambitious plan to help employees end the cycle of living pay cheque to pay cheque. The company, launched on February 1, 2018 is Yisrael’s second business venture. She explained that it was formed out of her own struggles with money. “I struggled with money management. I was making money with Fun Park, my first company, but every time the clients would bring the money, I would spend it. I found myself in debt and my loving husband would bail me out. Until one day he said to me, “You will be the downfall of our family with your money habits.” “And that hurt me. I was $400,000 in debt. I owed people money and I could not answer my phone, because I did not know what to tell them and how to pay them back. So I went looking for a solution. I came across a Money Savvy Piggy Bank – save, spend, donate, invest. I started applying the principles and it worked for me…This was the solution to my money problems!” Ever since launching the new venture, Mrs. Yisrael has facilitated lunch and learn seminars at several agenciesboth governmental and private. She noted that the aim of the Outliers Zone is a wealth creation institute helping to teach employees how to double their income. Our mission is to awaken the financial consciousness of employees and help them find solutions to their troublesome spending habits
FOURTH FROM RIGHT, FRONT ROW: Athalyah Yisrael following one of her recent seminars on building generational wealth. through four simple steps — save, spend, donate and invest. “We have seen results from several persons who joined our programme; some of whom went from living pay cheque to pay cheque to starting their own companies.” This is not the first time that Yisrael has seen results from the financial project. Last year, the Fun Park Rentals owner launched, ‘Money Savvy Piggy Bank’ a national drive to ‘teach children smart money habits for a lifetime.” The initiative is aimed at educating children throughout Guyana how to be financially independent. The initiative is a national call to all parents, teachers, guardians and policy makers to come on board and to
transfer Guyanese children into the next “money savvy” generation. The Piggy Bank project has since exposed many children to the methods of mastering money management through the same method —save, spend, donate and invest. According to Yisrael, the formula teaches a child about money management and choices. They are taught that each time they receive money, they have at least four options. Yisrael recounted that she began searching for a solution to poor money management, and likened it to the possibility that if you are not taught how to read and write as a child then you would more than likely become illiterate as an adult. “In like manner, if we are
Education Ministry maps improvement plan for 2019 The Ministry of Education last week met with officials to review the performance of the Education Ministry in 2018 and to project and improve moving ahead in 2019. The areas reviewed were the Unit of Allied Arts, the National Centre for Education Resource Development (NCERD), the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector, the work done by the Deputy Chief Education Officer (DCEO) – Administration, the Assistant Chief Education Officer (ACEO)-Primary and the ACEO-Nursery. Proffering remarks and observations at the meeting, Education Minister, Dr. Nicolette Henry said that although there have been improvements in the education sector, the Ministry of Education still has additional work to do. She urged programme heads should
ensure they lead from the front and be cognizant that their work should be completed with specific timelines. Minister Henry reminded that the amount awarded to the ministry in the 2019 budget was because programmes heads requested these funding to undertake specific tasks and it was imperative that they execute these works that the monies were set aside for. The Heads of Department that presented were, Ms. Lorraine Barker-King, Administrator- Unit of Allied Arts, Ms. Ingrid Trotman, Deputy Chief Education Officer (DCEO) – Administration, Ms. Viola Rowe, Principal- Cyril Potter of Education (CPCE), Mr. Patrick Onwuzirike, Assistant Chief Education (ACEO)-Technical, Ms. Jennifer Cumberbatch, Director- NCERD, Ms. June Ann Gonsalves, ACEO- Secondary, Ms. Carol Benn, ACEO-Primary (Ag), Ms. Samantha Williams, ACEO-Nursery.
not taught about money and how to save, donate and invest, we would become money illiterate adults who suffer terribly with managing finances,” Yisrael asserted.
In launching the national drive, Yisrael said the Fun Park Rentals family introduced children to a different kind of fun, one that empowers through the use of
a money management tool – the Money Savvy Piggy Bank. It teaches the children how to grow and multiply their money from as young as four years old.
Relative reportedly admits to aiding... From page 15 give detailed information as to where the planning took place. Harricharran “Davo” and Premcharran “Tully” Samaroo were shot and killed during the course of a robbery at the home of their mother, Irene Samaroo. A brother of the slain men, Dipnarine Samaroo, speaking with this publication via telephone, said that he is shocked that the teen confessed and added “me na think da true.” When asked why he believes the teen did not confess, the sibling said that Romeo Jeenarine, the suspect, was at the home on the night of the killing. He said he and Romeo went to buy beers at a supermarket, some ten minutes away. When they were returning, they were met by a neighbour who said that the siblings had been robbed and shot. “Me and da bai (the suspect, Romeo) come back hay and meet me budday dem pan dis ground. “Tully” bin done dead and me and “Romie” fetch am and put am in da hammock. Two staff of the supermarket had confirmed seeing the sibling of the slain men and Romeo Jeenarine purchasing the beers.
One said “they spend like a 10 to 15 minutes because it tek lil time fuh dem get sell”. He had said that Jeenarine told him not to tell the police that he was there that day “because he bin frighten seh police go hold am fuh wan lil issue he had with wan gyal”. Jeenarine turned himself over to police at the Whim Police Station on Friday in the company of his attorney Charlyn Artiga after his picture was circulated on a wanted bulletin for the murder of the brother’s. His brother Yujendra Jeenarine was also arrested but was released on $100,000 station bail Thursday. Yujendra had told the media that he was tortured by the police for information in relation to the murder. Meanwhile, the relatives of the suspect police said confessed say that they are relying on the surveillance footage provided by the supermarket, that reportedly shows the time Romeo Jeenarine and Dipnarine Samaroo entered the shop. According to the uncle, “that footage is gon show that he was there the same time this thing happen here. How can he confess and he wasn’t there, it is not making sense”. A visual of some snaps provided to this publication showed Dipnarine and
Romeo entering the supermarket at 8:46 p.m. that night. A file for advice on the matter is expected to be prepared today to be sent to the DPP. On the night of 31st December 2018, the Samaroo brothers, an overseas based Guyanese, Dipnarine Samaroo and Romeo Jeenarine were imbibing together at Irene Samaroo’s residence at Bushlot Village, Berbice when three men, armed with guns and a machete stormed the premises from the back. It was during the unscheduled power outage that the men grasped the opportunity to barge in and cause mayhem. Irene Samaroo, mother of the victims had told reporters that there was a power outage sometime around 20:00 hrs Monday night. She was in the top flat when she heard what turned out to be gunshots. On returning downstairs with a torchlight, she saw three men with guns and a cutlass running towards the overseas based Guyanese and one towards her on the step. The masked intruders demanded “all the money”. By that time the two brothers had already been shot. Over $400 US was taken together with $75,000 Guyana currency.
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‘FED UP’ lawyers launch party The Federal United Party (FED UP) consisting of Berbice Attorney’s Ryan Crawford, Chandra Sohan and Horatio Edmonson was launched on Saturday at the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce building in Rose Hall Town. Present were supporters from both the business sector and legal fraternity. The party will be contesting under the motto, “Unite for Survival” and says it seeks to move away from the existing “racial politics” within the country. Attorney Chandra Sohan, no stranger to the limelight, said that it is time for “a new beginning, a new way of politics.” He noted that “racial politics” has been and exists within the Opposition and the Coalition. According to Sohan, the state of the country and where it is perceived to be headed has become a concern and thus, has influenced their decision to start their own party. “We have been looking at where this country is going for quite some time, we have been assessing where we were and it is very significant to me that when we look at where Guyana is, compared to where other countries are, we really have not made any progress”, Sohan added. He stressed that at himself and his fellow colleagues, now members of the party, were “disgusted” at what was taking place in Guyana and this drove things to a point where “we just got fed up”. It was the party’s opinion that Berbice was not heading anywhere. This, he said, led to comparisons being made to other countries and the rate at which they were progressing, “countries who are less fortunate than we are, countries which don’t have the kind of resources that we have and yet they seem to be far more advanced than we are in Guyana”. After arriving at a final assessment, he said, they came to the realisation that “the race politics of this country is what is fighting us, the race politics of the main political parties in this country is taking us nowhere, all we see, from the time of Independence is that we are going around in a cycle”. Sohan added that with such an atmosphere existing, they felt that a third force/party was going to take the country by storm “but then we saw that their interest was more selfish than it was for nation building”. It was at that point, he said, that they began engaging the public about their views and all the while, “we kept hearing the word ‘fed up.’” The Attorney underscored that the only way that the country can advance
FED-UP- Attorneys Ryan Crawford and Chandra Sohan along with Horatio Edmonson on Friday
from its current state is through the implementation of electoral and constitutional reform. He says that this makes way for a change in the electoral system along with an avenue for proposed amendments that could alter the structure of the government. Delving into the proposal made by the new party, Sohan said that the party is suggesting that the country be divided into 65 seats and at the national elections, a person can/may contest their constituency. “If you should win your constituency, you go to parliament as compared to the system we have now which allows each political party to put up a slate of whatever number of candidates they want and whatever seat is allotted to that party they choose from that list of candidates, only one can go to parliament. That is not what the general opinion is as far as the constituency is concerned or the voters are concerned”, he said. In the same vein, he focused his attention on Berbice and surmised that the county is being stifled, hence, “we need to take control of Berbice”. He further suggested to have Regions 5 and 6 merged. “We are saying we can do a lot more with a constituency system and control over Berbice”. This he noted, has provided a medium to advocate for the Federal System, meaning to divide the country into three counties with each county being allowed its own administration, “that is nothing new to us as well because we have the regional
system, all we are talking about is merging the regions into bigger equations.” This fundamentally means the reduction of powers from central government. The party is also proposing a two term reform for members of parliament. “You vote for your MP every two years, they go to parliament, they don’t perform for you, you the electorate or we the electorate have a right to remove them. You vote for your local government the same time, this is not going to incur any additional cost, it is one electoral system. We also suggest that you vote for your local government, your MP and your president, every four years, one time”. Meanwhile, Attorney Ryan Crawford stated that the birthing of a political party was something that has always been on the table for him to do but mentioned that it was an idea floating around for the past two years when his colleague Sohan brought it to him. He believes, “that the people who are professing to take care of this country, when I compare myself, I know I can do better than them. I know I can do better by miles”. Crawford opined that the persons currently running the country and who want to run the country have their main objective as “political affiliation so that they can get advancement. You have seen people getting rich on the strength of the people’s money in this country. Everywhere you look, people are being punished for a political goal, people are joining political parties for whatever benefits they are gonna
have. The good thing is, we do not need anything, we are not here to gain financial wealth, we are just here because of our greater concern
-say they seek to move away from country’s ‘racial politics’ for our people”. One of the many concerns of the party, Crawford said, is the absence of the local content legislation that will allow for the protection of employment when foreign countries take anchor in Guyana. He stressed, “we must protect the people of this country in terms of employment so what an oil producing country would do, they would enact the local content legislation so when these foreign companies come, their employment percentage of the employees must be at a certain level but we have not done anything.” Crawford also argued that nothing was done to transition students from the University of Guyana into oil and gas nor has anything been done to transition cane farmers/cutters into something for oil and gas, “but what we have done, is gotten so busy with oil and gas and we don’t have a plan, no one knows anything what is happening and we just going about our business”. Crawford also said that although there may be criticisms against him, he is prepared for whatever is thrown his way because he believes that Guyana does not have “a true democracy” but rather “a police state”. In explaining his statement, Crawford posited,
“it is the police force that is being used by these political parties out of convenience. When they get into power, they use the police force to prosecute and persecute people”. The attorney, while speaking on the topic, made mention of his previous run in with the police. He stated that, “this entire case about me cursing up the police would have never went that far, had I not said, they could go tell the president, the vice president and all the commanders, it would have never gone that far and I got five charges for that”. As Crawford continued, he used defected MP Charrandass Persaud as an example by saying that, “Charrandass Persaud will be charged”. He further went on to say, ‘I do not know why he would be charged but I am saying that he will be charged because that is the type of government we have and that is the type of political atmosphere that we have”. Crawford said that those are some of the things that are a major concern for his newly formed party. Horatio Edmonson, another party member, expressed the parties readiness for the hard work ahead.
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There have been numerous calls for justice by the relatives of the nine boys who were allegedly raped by Muslim scholar Nezaam Ali. It appears that those appeals might be realized as Ali is listed to go on trial at the current session of the Demerara Criminal Assizes. Ali faces nine counts of rape and sexual activity with a child by abusing a position of trust respectively, according to information published by the Registrar of the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Jackson, a former teacher at the Bishops’ High School is to face a judge and jury for the offence of sexual activity with a child by abusing a position of trust. However, there seems to be some hiccups that are causing a delay in Ali’s trial. Kaieteur News was informed that Justice Jo-Ann Barlow, who has been rostered to sit in the sexual offences court this session, is privy to Ali’s case since she advised on them during her tenure at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution. This newspaper also learnt that this was also the situation at the last session of the Assizes in which Ali’s matters were slated to come up before Justice Barlow, who had been presiding over the sexual offences court where she heard several trials. In those circumstances, the judge has to recuse herself. Though it is unclear whether Ali’s case could be heard before one of two other judges sitting this session, Ali’s matters could be shifted to the April in the Demerara Criminal Assizes where the possibility lies that another judge, besides Barlow, could be assigned to the Sexual Offences Court. In 2013, Ali, also known as ‘Mufti’, an Imam, whose last known address is said to at South, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, was committed to stand trial at the High Court for the offence after the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry before Magistrate Alex Moore. According to reports, Ali is alleged to have sexually assaulted the nine boys, who were all under the age of 12, when they usually go to take Quran and Arabic lessons from him at a Masjid on the East Coast of Demerara. The virtual complainants allege that Ali had anal intercourse with them. He is alleged to have committed the crime between December 2011 and January 2012. Shortly after, Ali, through his lawyer Nigel Hughes, moved to the High Court asking that the
CHARGED: Coen Jackson committal be quashed. His application was made on several grounds, including that the Magistrate acted in excess of his jurisdiction when he failed to consider the expert opinion of Dr. Walter Ramsahoye, who testified that it was impossible for the accused (Ali) to commit the act, since he is impotent. According to court documents, Dr. Ramsahoye testified that “the individual whose psychological systems are severely compromised, cannot have sex with boy, girl, man or woman as he cannot have an erection.” However, the police prosecutor submitted that the doctor’s opinion was formed from information provided by Ali, and was not one, which came as result of doctors treating and attending to a medical condition, which Ali suffered, over a period of time. Last year, the cases were sent back to the Magistrates’ Courts based on directive of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). It was reported that the medical reports and birth certificates of the nine boys involved in the case had allegedly disappeared. In addition to remitting the matter to the Magistrate Alex Moore to re-open the paper committals, the DPP also issued a directive to the Guyana Police Force to obtain certified copies of the original documents. The files were eventually reconstructed and the matter placed before the Magistrate’s Court. In the end, Ali was once again committed to stand trial. Last year May, Jackson was committed to stand trial for the sexual activity with an underage girl, one of his former students. It is alleged that the offence occurred between December 2010 and May 2011, at D’Urban Street, Lodge. According to information, an investigation was launched after a former student of Jackson filed a report alleging that she had (Continued on page 23)
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Caribbean American legislators call for more international aid for Haiti end of TPS, put in place after the 2010 earthquake, “despite the ongoing suffering from this earthquake and additional, mounting natural disasters such as Hurricane Matthew. “Even as the Trump administration maintains a travel advisory for Haiti, it is attempting to force Haitians out of our country,” added Williams, a candi-
Rodneyse Bichotte NEW YORK - CMC – Caribbean American legislators here have called for international support for Haiti, as the country observes the ninth anniversary of the devastating earthquake. New York State Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, and New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams, the son of Grenadian immigrants, told the Caribbean Media Corporation on Saturday that 2.5 million people in Haiti are still in dire need of aid. “Haiti still needs our help,” said Bichotte, who represents the 42nd Assembly District in Brooklyn, stating that the 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010 claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions.” Since the massive earthquake, Bichotte said Haiti has been “battling the subsequent cholera epidemic and the multitude of natural disasters.” But, in the midst of the struggle to rebuild, the assemblywoman laments that US President Donald Trump has decided to end Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for over 50,000 Haitian immigrants.
She noted that the decision comes “after a slew of bigoted comments made by President Trump, disrespecting Haiti and its people.” “I am deeply offended by these words and actions,” she said. “The White House’s decision adds insult to injury with the mounting catastrophes and distress. “I will continue to speak out against the rescission of TPS for Haitians and for the preservation of basic human rights for Haitians and all Americans,” Bichotte added. “Let’s take a moment of silence for Haiti and the people of Haiti.” As a representative of the largest Haitian community in the United States outside of Florida, Williams said he takes “very seriously the responsibility of contributing to the ongoing mission of remembrance, recovery and rebuilding. “This is not a sentiment shared by the Trump administration, which is turning its back on our Haitian brothers and sisters,” said Williams, representative for the predominantly Caribbean 45th Council District in Brooklyn. He noted also that Trump, in 2017, ordered the
Muslim scholar, sacked teacher could... From page 22 sexual contact with the teacher while she was still a child. The accusation against Jackson was first brought t o t h e f o r e b y C u l tural Policy Advisor within the Ministry of Social Cohesion, Ruel Johnson. Jackson retained legal representation and denied the allegations of sexual abuse of students under his instruction. Johnson, in a letter of complaint to Chief Education Officer, Mr. Marcel Hutson, suggested that Jackson had been sexually abusing female
students for many years. Johnson alleged that the stories of abuse started in the late 1990s, beginning at another city secondary school, and followed Jackson’s career through attachments at several other high schools. The complaint had forced the Education Ministry into investigation mode sending Jackson on administrative leave to facilitate the investigation. At the end of the process, the findings were sufficient to warrant a police investigation. Both Ali and Jackson are out on bail pending trials.
date for New York City Public Advocate. “This isn’t surprising, given that he has made vile derogatory comments about the Haitian people and the nation they call home. “This administration has no regard whatsoever for the neither the strength nor the struggles of the Haitian people,” he continued. “I stand in support of
the group of people who is standing up to Trump in court to protect TPS and the Haitian people. “Despite the harm being done by our government, however, I know that the American people still recognize the need to extend aid to our broth e r s a n d sisters in Haiti, who have done so much for our nation throughout its his-
tory, playing a role in doubling the size of our country and helping us to grow, and who we must repay,” he said.
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Quinton de Kock and Kagiso Rabada pumped their fists after de Kock got his first Test hundred in over two years (©Getty Images)
Monday January 14, 2019 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Your energy and spunk should finally return after a couple days of feeling slightly down, Aries. You should enjoy a good mood all day.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) People may be somewhat selfish and self-centered today, but this doesn't mean that you have to follow suit, Libra. Remind others of the importance of the collective.
TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) Get out of the mud, Taurus. Have fun and don't worry too much about the consequences. Put your to-do list aside for a while and focus on enjoying yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) It may not be the easiest day to relate to others, Scorpio, but as usual, if you just go with the flow, you will find that you can have fun.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Your emotions may be volatile right now. There's passion behind your words. You have the power to instigate major changes in your life. CANCER (June 21–July 22) If you aren't careful about the energy you dish out today, you will find that it all comes back to smack you in the face. Other people are likely to be as stubborn as you, so proceed cautiously. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Today is a fantastic day for you. You should enjoy a good mood and positive experiences with others. There's most likely a slow-moving, transforming energy in your life right now that's touching off your emotions. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Other people may be demanding of you, so do what you can to please the crowd. Don't go overboard in thinking you need to be someone you're not, and certainly don't do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.
SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Things should flow extremely well for you, Sagittarius. Load your engine with extra fuel, because you will be burning red hot. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) You need bigger and longer hugs than usual today. A powerful force is moving through your life and trying to shake things up. Don't stoop to the level of petty argument and verbal sparring. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Act with courage today, Aquarius. Dress as if you were going to meet an important statesman. See yourself in the mirror and be proud to say you look good. Take action with confidence and feel free to strut your stuff. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Be conscious of your own needs, Pisces, and feel free to be a little selfish. Give yourself the credit you deserve, and don't let other people bully you into feeling like you aren't worthy of the attention you receive.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa need seven more wickets to win the third test at the Wanderers and sweep the series after Pakistan were 153 for three wickets at the close of play yesterday, still 228 runs short of a daunting winning target. Dale Steyn claimed two wickets and Duane Olivier the other for his 22nd of the series as South Africa removed the top order after Pakistan had made a solid start with a 67-run opening wicket partnership. Pakistan had been set a target of 381 to win after bowling their hosts out for 303 before tea on the third day of the test in Johannesburg. They will resume today with Asad Shafiq not out on 48 and Babar Azam on 17. Imam-ul-Haq and Shan Masood made a positive start
to Pakistan’s second innings, attacking the South African pace attack before Steyn made a quick double breakthrough. Imam-ul-Haq got a feint edge as Steyn moved the ball across the left hander and was out for 35 and Shan soon followed back to the pavilion after a television review, adjudged to have got a slight inside edge to another difficult delivery. Olivier then claimed the wicket of the out-of-form Azhar Ali as wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock took his third catch of the innings. Olivier is now three wickets off equalling South Africa’s 117-year-old record for the most wickets in a three test series.De Kock hit the highest score of the series on Sunday to help South Africa into pole position for a third successive test win.
He scored 129 off 138 balls for only the second century of the series, following Faf du Plessis’ 103 in the second test in Cape Town last week.Hashim Amla added 71 after South Africa had resumed day three on 135-5 with 21 from Kagiso Rabada as they provided support to De Kock. Amla was the first wicket to go on Sunday, touching his glove to a rising delivery from Hasan Ali on a pitch cracking in places and offering uneven bounce. Rabada featured in a 79run partnership for the eighth wicket with De Kock. Scores: Pakistan 185 (Sarfraz 50, Olivier 5-51) and 153 for 3 (Shafiq 48*, Babar 17*) need another 228 to beat South Africa 262 and 303 (de Kock 129, Amla 71).
India’s Rayudu reported for suspect bowling action (Reuters) - India’s parttime off-spinner Ambati Rayudu has been reported for a suspect bowling action during the first oneday international against Australia in Sydney, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday. Rayudu must now have his bowling action tested within 14 days but can continue to bowl at the international level until the test results are out. “The match officials’ report, which was handed over to the India team management, cited concerns about the legality of the 33y e a r- o l d o ff - s p i n n e r ’s bowling action,” the ICC said in a statement. Rayudu bowled two
Federer feeling ‘lucky’ ahead... From page 27 better nick than he had expected. “I think I was probably even able to work a bit harder than I thought I was going to,” said Federer. “I didn’t miss any sessions. I think I added on top of it. “I came out of it actually strong.”
overs for 13 runs against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, as India lost the first one-day international by 34
runs. The series resumes in Adelaide tomorrow with the final match in Melbourne next Friday.
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Serena ready to claim first Federer feeling ‘lucky’ ahead of Slam as a mom: coach hat-trick bid in Melbourne MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams is ready to win her first Grand Slam title as a mother, having arrived at the Australian Open in her best condition since coming back from maternity leave, according to her coach Patrick Mouratoglou. Frenchman Mouratoglou, who has guided Williams to the last 10 of her 23 Grand Slam titles, felt the American great was in “decent shape” when she reached last year’s finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. However, her fitness had since gone up a notch and Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles may well be in peril at Melbourne Park, he said. “First of all, last year she made an incredible effort to come back in shape after having a baby and actually she came back in a decent shape quite fast,” Mouratoglou told Reuters in an interview. “It was a big deal. She had a lot of medical issues after the delivery but she definitely was not 100 percent. “She reached two Grand Slam finals. She was fit. “I am knowing her now for a few years so I knew she could be much fitter but it’s just a question of time. “And I think she’s fitter now. You can see it, it’s quite obvious when you see her on the court, how she moves. “I think she came back to a very, very high level of fitness. “So she’s ready. She’s ready to compete and when Serena’s ready to compete, she’s ready to win.” While two months’ pregnant, Williams claimed a record seventh Australian
Switzerland’s Roger Federer poses with the trophy after winning the final against Croatia’s Marin Cilic. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo)
Serena Williams of the U.S. practices for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon) Open title in the professional era in 2017 but missed out on her title defence while on maternity leave. She returned to the tour at Indian Wells last year and had a roller-coaster season, forced to pull out of the French Open fourth round with a pectoral muscle injury and was later beaten by Angelique Kerber in the final at Wimbledon. She then revealed a personal battle with postpartum depression before closing her season in disappointment and acrimony, with a loss to Naomi Osaka in a U.S. Open final marred by a huge row with the chair umpire Carlos Ramos. Seeded 16th in Melbourne, Williams warmed up for the year’s first Grand Slam by winning all three of her singles matches at the Hopman Cup in Perth. She plays unseeded German Tatjana Maria in her first
round match on Tuesday. Williams has a tough road to an eighth title, with world number one and French Open champion Simona Halep a potential quarter-final opponent followed by Osaka in the semi-finals if the seeds hold sway. Mouratoglou said seedings and rankings would mean little if Serena brought her best form. “I feel when she’s playing at her best, she’s the best player in the world,” he said. “Of course, she’s not number one in the world, and I have a lot of respect for the number one but I still feel that if Serena plays her tennis and she’s herself 100 percent, I still think she’s the best. But she has to show it now. “I think it might happen,” Mouratoglou said of Williams’ hopes for a 24th Grand Slam title. “We’ll do everything for it to happen this year.”
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - As the tennis world continued to digest the prospect of Andy Murray’s retirement, an evergreen Roger Federer pondered the “luck” of his longevity yesterday ahead of his bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles. Murray’s announcement that Melbourne Park could be his last tournament as a professional has made 37-yearold Federer’s career seem all the more miraculous. Seeking a 21st Grand Slam title and a record seventh in Melbourne, the Swiss will plough into his 20th consecutive Australian Open on Monday with a first round clash against Uzbek Denis Istomin. While suffering an assortment of niggles common to all hardened professionals, Federer’s only major layoff came in 2016, after he tore his meniscus when running a bath for his twin daughters. It happened a day after losing the Australian Open semi-final to winner Novak Djokovic, but a year later, he
was back raising a fifth trophy at the tournament. While knowing the limits of his body and full of praise for his team for being able to patch him up repeatedly, Federer admitted fortune had played a part in his longevity. “I definitely needed a little bit of luck,” he told reporters at Melbourne Park. “If you look at how unlucky things were with the incident here a few years ago when I ran the bath, I guess the knee, that part of the body was ready to go. “Could have happened easily in the match against Novak, but it didn’t, maybe because I was warmed up. I have no idea what happened. I think you also need a little bit of luck.”The 31-year-old Murray has been far less fortunate, with major hip surgery a year ago doing nothing to stop the pain that has driven the Scot to distraction and the brink of retirement. The Australian Open could therefore be the last time the ‘Big Four’ play to-
gether after dominating the Grand Slams for the best part of a decade. “I was disappointed and sad, a little bit shocked, to know now that we’re going to lose him at some point,” Federer said of Murray. “But we’re going to lose everybody at some point. It’s just now that it’s definite. Of course, I hope that he can play a good Australian Open and he can keep playing beyond that, really finish the way he wants to at Wimbledon.” Federer, meanwhile, just keeps rolling on and may still be the best equipped to stop top seed and raging favorite Djokovic from capturing a third successive Grand Slam title after his Wimbledon and U.S. Open wins. He won all four of his singles matches at the Hopman Cup to help defend Switzerland’s title with Belinda Bencic and said his body had come back from his end-of-season vacation in (Continued no page 24)
‘Stratospheric’ Messi scores 400th...
Serena Williams of the U.S. and her Coach Patrick Mouratoglou at practice for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)
From page 33 coach Ernesto Valverde, in praise of his talismanic forward. Suarez had given Barca the lead in the 19th minute by completing a superb team move involving Messi and his former Liverpool team mate Philippe Coutinho, who returned to the starting line up for the first time in four league games. The Uruguayan again combined with Coutinho to set up the historic goal for Messi, who produced a typical low shot into bottom corner after the lay off from Suarez. It was another remarkable milestone for Messi, who has been the league’s leading scorer since 2014,
with Cristiano Ronaldo next on the list with 311 goals. Eibar had been stubborn opponents in the first half but began to cave in after the interval, with Suarez striking again six minutes later, converting from a tight angle with the aid of a deflection off a visiting defender. Barca, under pressure to win after Atletico Madrid had briefly reduced the gap to two points by beating Levante 10 earlier on Sunday, moved on to 43 points after 19 games. Atletico are second on 38, while Sevilla are third on 33 after losing 2-0 to Athletic Bilbao. Suarez’s goals took him on to 14 league strikes for the season and means he and close friend Messi have
scored a remarkable 31 times between them this season — more than the total goal tallies of 17 teams in the league. “Eibar are a very competitive team, they made it hard for us to create chances but we also knew that we could overwhelm them in attack and that’s what we did eventually. Once we scored, the game opened up for us” said Suarez. The Uruguayan also heaped praise on Messi on yet another momentous night for the Argentine. “Obviously, we have to be very proud of Messi because every week he demonstrates how good he is and continues to make history with the club,” he said.
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Timehri Panthers edge Dartmouth 6-5 in thrilling U-15 clash - Tyrone Burnette nets a hat-trick for the Panthers
REO Dennis Jaikarran Snr., members of the Regional Committee of the PNC along with club executes and players pose for a pic following the conclusion of yesterday’s match. By Franklin Wilson in Essequibo An 11-goal thriller warmed the hearts of all present at the Anna Regina Community Center Ground yesterday morning to witness an Under15 match between the respective GFF/Dr. Frank Watson/ Pele Alumni Intra Association champions of the East Bank and Essequibo Pomeroon Football Associations. In the mid morning heat in the Cinderella County and witnessed by Regional Executive Officer Dennis Jaikarran Snr., Members of the Regional Committee of the PNC and a set of vociferous home fans, Timehri Panthers and Dartmouth put on an exhilarating show of unending ball weaving skills at both ends of the ground but in the end, it was the visiting Timehri Panthers that prevailed 6-5. Not even a heavy shower minutes before the start of the match just after 11:00hrs could have dampened the spirits and mood of the players and fans on hand. From the first whistle, the home team sent an ominous message to the visitors that they would have been in for a torrid time.
And even the height advantage that was enjoyed by the Panthers failed to intimidate the Dartmouth players, many of whom displayed exciting individual skills and the knack to take on opposing players, especially, defenders. Dartmouth cantered into the lead on six minutes through a Stephon ‘Ants man’ Clarke shot even as the Panthers were still settling down. Tyrone Burnette tucked in the first of his three goals for Timehri Panthers in the 24th minute to draw the scores level. It was back and forth from thereon until the sound of the final whistle. In the 29th minute, Dartmouth took back the lead when they were awarded a penalty which was clinically put away by Tyquan Brumell who sent the Panthers’ goalie, Ronaldo Blair, the wrong way. But ten (10) minutes later, the tables were turned and this time, Timehri Panthers were awarded a penalty which was scored by their Captain, Prince Forde in the 39th minute to even things up again, 2-2. Four minutes before the half time whistle, Stephon
Mohamed, Payne... From page 27 Bhola frustrated their opponents with a fifth wicket stand of 150 with sensible and aggressive batting. Bhola hit eight fours in scoring 52. Richie Looknauth propped up the total with a courageous 72 which contained seven fours and two
sixes. David Dick took 2-30. Payne then rocked GNIC SC batting as he bagged 526 from eight overs, while Mohamed captured 3-16; GNIC SC were skittled for 58. At MYO, Ace Warriors were bowled out for 83, batting first. Third Class responded with 85-7.
Clarke was at it again for his team when he dribbled the Panthers Captain, Forde, three times on the trot before slamming the ball into the back of the nets to the delight of his teammates and supporters in the 41st minute; the home team went into the break with the slight advantage, 3-2. On resumption of the second half of play, Dartmouth continued where they left off from the first and the pressure exerted on the Panthers resulted in Captain Prince Forde scoring against his team when he tried to clear the ball in the 53rd minute to make it 4-2 in favour of Dartmouth. With a two-goal cushion, the first time in the match for either side, The Essequibo champs were have been harbouring ideas of a win but the East Bank winners were not going to give in and kept fighting all the way. Burnette was on target again for Timehri in the 56th and 83rd minutes the latter strike delivering the win for them, while his teammates, Nerron Barrow in the 57th minute Kevon Scott in the 68th minute added their names to the score sheet in what was an historical clash between the two teams. Ezekiel Scott scored the other goal for Dartmouth in the 82nd minute. The management of both teams expressed satisfaction at being able to play and will shortly confirm the date for a return visit to the East Bank. Tyrone Burnette was presented with a trophy for his outstanding performance in the match, while Stephon ‘Ants man’ Clarke received a medal, both were presented by REO, Dennis Jaikarran Snr.
Regional Executive Officer Dennis Jaikarran Snr. is flanked by Tyrone Burnette (left) and Stephon ‘Ants man’ Clarke.
Maradona released from hospital after routine operation... From page 29 banned for failing drug tests, was taken into hospital in 2004 with severe heart and respiratory problems linked to cocaine use. He later underwent drug
rehabilitation in Cuba and Argentina before a stomachstapling operation in 2005 helped him lose weight. In 2007 he checked himself into a clinic in Buenos Aires to help him overcome alcohol abuse problems.
In recent months he has walked with the aid of crutches due to problems with his knees. He is expected to return to coaching duties in Mexico when he is fully fit again.
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WADA poised to decide Paul’s 10 wkt-haul, Hetmyer’s explosive fifty fate of Russian agency
Power Jaguars to 5th successive victory By Sean Devers Under a blue sky in steaming heat a fair size turn-out urged the Guyana Jaguars on to their fifth consecutive win in the CWI Regional FirstClass cricket tournament when they roared to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over the Windwards Volcanoes at Providence in a fourth round contest which ended 15 minutes after Tea yesterday. Set 116 to win, Jaguars raced to 121-2 from 18.3 when, with the scores level, Skipper Leon Johnson (8*) dumped Kaveem Hodge for six leaving Tagenarine Chanderpaul not out on 24 from 66 balls to follow-up his unbeaten 117 in the first innings. After Trevon Griffith (12) walked across his wicket and was bowled by Josh Thomas at 32-1 and at Tea the Jaguars had reached 35-1 with Chanderpaul on 16 and Hetmyer on two. After the break Hetmyer, the 22-year-old Windies lefthander unleashed a murderous attack on the hapless bowlers. The Berbician, one of three Guyanese bought by the IPL for the 2019 edition, played an array of big shots to gallop to his 11th FirstClass half-century from 25 balls, 35 minutes with five fours and a six. He attempted to loft Hodge into the practice nets behind the players’ Pavilion and was taken at long-off for
Denis Smith leaves a ball from Pestano during his 67 yesterday.
an explosive 69 decorated with five fours and four sixes from 29 balls in 41 minutes. Earlier, Volcanoes, set 245 to avoid an innings defeat, began the final day on 167 before they were dismissed just before Tea with Skipper Kirk Edwards, who began the day on 40, stroked 21 fours and two sixes from 186 balls and 187 minutes of batting to reach 139 and along with Denis Smith who last out for 67 from 96 balls, 137 minutes with eight fours, added 83 for the sixth wicket. The 20-year-old Paul followed up his 6-57 in the first
Skipper Kirk Edwards raced to his 10th FC ton yesterday in a losing cause.
innings with 4-72 and his maiden 10-wicket match haul of 10-129. He got support from Gudakesh Motie who took 262. Edwards (40) and Hodge (3) began the day and the pair extended their stand to 64 before Hodge (12) provided Wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble with his 18th dismissal in the tournament as Motie made the break to leave the visitors on 202-4. Motie, the Albion leftarm spinner struck again six runs later when he trapped Alick Athanaze, who made 66 in the first innings, LBW for a duck and an early end seemed on the cards for the Jaguars aiming to extend their unbeaten streak to 14. However, the 34-yearold Edwards with two centuries from 17 Tests, was joined by 27-year-old Grenadian Denis Smith and shared in a partnership that would make the home team bat again. The Bajan, who also played for Jamaica, was in a no nonsense mood and clobbered the bowlers to all parts of the ground to race to his 34th 50 from 92 balls and 92 minutes aided by eight fours, while Smith followed up his 37 in the first innings, with some audacious drives. Edwards continued to plunder the bowling and reached his 11th First-Class hundred from 161 balls, 156 minutes with 12 fours and two sixes before he was trapped LBW to the talented Paul at 291-6. Smith kept the Volcanoes’ hope of pushing the game into
the last session alive and at Lunch the score was 299-6 with Smith on 37 and the lead on 54. After the interval Paul disturbed the stumps of Shermon Lewis (5) and had Ray Jordon (3) caught at second slip in the space of six runs as Volcanoes, who demonstrated tough last day resistance, slipped to 320-8. Josh Thomas was LBW for a duck to Permaul at 324-9 but Smith raced to his second fifty with four scorching boundaries off Paul, the first three off consecutive balls. His half-century took 128 balls, 160 minutes with eight fours and along with Larry Edwards (7) added 38 for the last wicket before a brilliant piece of fielding by Motie ran out Smith. Bramble was named Manof-the-Match for his magnificent 168, while hold six catches behind the stumps. Guyana oppose the Leewards Hurricanes in the fifth round from Thursday at Providence. Scores: JAGUARS 454 for nine declared (Anthony Bramble 168, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 117 not out, Romario Shepherd 72, Shimron Hetmyer 26, Clinton Pestano 20; Josh Thomas 494, Ray Jordan 2-56) and 121 for two (Shimron Hetmyer 61, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 24 not out). VOLCANOES 209 (Alick Athanaze 66, Denis Smith 37, Tarryck Gabriel 23; Keemo Paul 6-57, Veerasammy Permaul 2-38, Romario Shepherd 2-47) and 361 (Kirk Edwards 139, Denis Smith 67, Devon Smith 65, Roland Cato 36; Keemo Paul 4-72).
TORONTO (Reuters) - A long-running doping scandal could be heading towards a conclusion when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) receives a report from their Compliance Review Committee (CRC) next week that could confirm Russia’s conditional reinstatement. Having, after much stalling, allowed a WADA inspection team access to data in a tainted Moscow laboratory on Thursday, Russian authorities will no doubt say they have met the final demand laid out in a Roadmap to Compliance and call for the conditional status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to be lifted. The CRC will meet members of the inspection teams at WADA’s Montreal headquarters today and tomorrow then submit a report to the executive committee recommending whether RUSADA be declared compliant or be slapped with new sanctions. Tensions and suspicions are running high after a WADA inspection team was prevented from retrieving the data last month when Russian authorities said the equipment being used was not certified under Russian law. Access to the data before a Dec. 31 deadline had been a condition of WADA’s September decision to provisionally reinstate RUSADA. A second WADA inspection team went to Moscow and began retrieving data on Thursday but some athletes’ groups and antidoping organizations have expressed concern over whether all the material would be handed over and whether it had been tampered with. Once WADA is in possession of the data Russian authorities must also ensure that any re-analysis of samples is completed by
June 30 this year. Under increasing pressure to act swiftly and decisively, WADA said on Saturday that it would make the report available to the executive committee no later than Thursday and announce a ruling on Jan. 22. If RUSADA is found non-compliant and WADA imposes new sanctions, Russian authorities can appeal against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), prolonging what is already one of the longest-running doping scandals. RUSADA was suspended in 2015 after a WADA-commissioned report by Canadian lawyer Dick Pound outlined evidence of state-backed, systematic doping in Russian athletics, allegations Moscow has denied. A second commission led by another Canadian sports lawyer, Richard McLaren, in 2016 uncovered more evidence of an elaborate state-sponsored doping scheme across many sports triggering outrage from clean athletes and anti-doping groups that led to Russian athletes being banned from two Olympics, whistleblowers living in hiding and millions of dollars being spent on investigations. The doping crisis has created chaos across the sporting world with athletes demanding action and reform. Anti-doping hardliners such as United States AntiDoping Agency (USADA) chief Travis Tygart have demanded that Russia remains suspended until the data can be confirmed and samples retested while International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has not waited for t h e WA D A r u l i n g , r e cently declaring that Russia had paid its debt to the international sporting community.
Mohamed, Payne lead Everest CC to 223-run win over GNIC A fine all-round performance by Saheed Mohamed coupled by a five-wicket haul from Raylex Payne handed Everest Cricket Club a mammoth 223-run win over GNIC SC when the Georgetown Cricket Association New Building Society second division 40-over tournament con-
tinued yesterday. Mohamed was in his usual no-nonsense mood as he struck three fours and seven sixes in a top score of 84 as host Everest CC posted 2816 off their allocation of 40 overs after they decided to bat. Mohamed and Mandreka (Continued on page 28)
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2019 BCB/Ramnaresh Sarwan Under-17 Tournament bowls off in fine style The 2019 Ramnaresh Sarwan/Fitness 53 Gym Under-17 Tournament continued in Berbice over the last two weeks with several outstanding performances as players strive to impress the Berbice Selectors. The pro-active Berbice Cricket Board started the tournament in December 2018 as part of its early preparation for the Guyana Cricket Board Under-17 Inter-county Tournament. The Berbice Cricket Board has also started early preparation for the 2019 Under-15 and Under-19 Intercounty Championship by starting the Mike’s Pharmacy Under-15 and New York Business Group Under-19 Tournament respectively. Scores in from some of the matches played to date are: 1. At Mt. Sinai: Left arm spinner Bhaskar Dhanai took 9 for 20 as Rose Hall Canje Cricket Club won Mt. Sinai Cricket Club by 70 runs. Rose Hall Canje Cricket Club 118 all out in 46 Overs. Romario Ramdihol 30, Isaiah Thorne 21. T. Sinclair 2 for 26, R. Williams 2 for 18, K. Budhu 2 for 29. Mt. Sinai Cricket Club 48 all out in 15 Overs. Bhaskar Dhanai 9 for 20. 2. At Canje: Rose Hall Canje Cricket Club defeated Edinburgh Cricket Club by 156 runs. Rose Hall Canje Cricket Club 246 for 5 from 50Overs. Aviskhar Persaud 50, Dimitri Cameron 40, Sanjay
Algoo 31. I. Kendall 2 for 69, J. Hercules 2 for 47. Edinburgh Cricket Club 90 all out in 23.1 Overs. J. Hercules 25, Romario Ramdihal 5 for 6, Bhaskar Dhanai 4 for 23. 3. At Mt. Sinai: Tucber Park Cricket Club defeated Mt. Sinai Cricket Club by a massive 330 runs. Tucber Park Cricket Club 273 all out in 50 Overs. T. Caesar 83, Zeymul Ramsammy 41, K. Budhoo 2 for 49, R. Thakoor 2 for 50. Mt. Sinai Cricket Club 43 all out. N. Samuels 2 for 08, Abdul Ramsammy 5 for 06. 4. Mt. Sinai playing their first ever Under-17 Tournament defeated Kendall’s Union by 74 runs. Mt. Sinai 234 for 8 in 40Overs. T. Sinclair 93, K. Budhoo 76. E. Harris 2 for 38, S. Mohamed 2 for 27. Kendall’s Union Cricket Club 169 all out in 28 Overs. E. Hitnarine 57, C. Neville 30, R. Thakoor 3 for 20, K. Jaundoo 3 for 21. 5. At Edinburgh: Mt Sinai Cricket Club defeated Edinburgh Cricket Club by 10 wickets. Edinburgh Cricket Club 88 all out in 20-Overs. D. Wharton 15. Mt. Sinai Cricket Club 96 without loss in 12Overs. Kevin Budhoo 60 not out. 6. At Port Mourant: Port Mourant Cricket Club defeated No. 73 Cricket Club by 53 runs. Port Mourant Cricket Club 123 all out in 40-
Overs. F. Khan 30, N. Singh 3 for 34, N. Tahal 3 for 22, R. Jabar 3 for 12. No. 73 Cricket Club 70 all out, B. Nandalall 15, Salim Khan 4for 22, Mark Ramalho 3 for 7. 7. At Bush Lot: Achievers Cricket Club defeated Paradise Cricket Club by 119 runs. Achievers Cricket Club 193 all out in 26.3 Overs. Collis Noble 53, Victor Fraser 60, William Semple 4 for 53. Paradise Cricket Club 74 all out. William Semple 30, Collis Noble 3 for 20. Budhram Lakeram 2 for 8. 8. At Kendall’s Union: Tucber Park Cricket Club defeated Kendall’s Union Cricket Club by 7 wickets. Kendall’s Union Cricket Club 87 all out in twelve Overs. G. Hitnarine 31, R. Goberdhan 15. R. La Fleur 3 for 17, Zeymul Ramsammy 5 for 13. Tucber Park Cricket Club 90 for 3 in 14.4 Overs. R. Sobhai 20, Abdul Ramsammy 21. R. Goberdhan 3 for 16. 9. At Albion: Albion Community Centre ‘A’ defeated Albion Community Centre ‘B’ by 375 runs. Albion Com Centre ‘A’ 399 for 5 in 45 Overs. Riad Karim 126, Sarwan Chaitnarine 111, I Shazam 63. Albion Com Centre ‘B’ 24 all out in 9.5 Overs. Leon Cecil 5 for 11, Sarwan Chaitnarine 5 for 12. 10. At Port Mourant: Albion Community Centre ‘A’ defeated Port Mourant
Cricket Club by 9 wickets. Port Mourant Cricket Club 122 all out in 39 Overs. Rampersaud Ramnauth 65. Leon Cecil 3 for 17. Gourav Ramesh 2 for 13, Inzam Shazam 2 for 23. Albion Community Centre ‘A’ 123 for 1 in 17.4 Overs. Raid Karim 51 not out, Sarwan Chaitnarine 40 not out. 11. At Albion: Albion Com Centre ‘A’ defeated No. 73 Cricket Club by 9 wickets. No. 73 Cricket Club, 67 all out in 32.5 Overs. Akshar Nahar 15. Sarwan Chaitnarine 2 for 10, Gourav Ramesh 3 for 13. Ravendra Ganesh 2 for 2. Albion Com Centre ‘A’ 68 for 1 in 8 Overs. Riad Karim 32 not out, Sarwan Chaitnarine 24 not out. 12. At Hampshire: Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘A’ defeated Albion Com Centre ‘B’ by 209 runs. Rose Hall Town ‘A’ 267 all out in 46 Overs. Vikash Subramanie 36, Jai Tika 117, Jeremy Sandia 52, S. Harripersaud 4 for 30, A. Budhu 2 for 22. Albion Com Centre ‘B’ 58 all out in 15 Overs. Damien Cecil 15, G. Samaroo 10, Matthew Pottaya 4 for 6, Jeremy Sandia 3 for 11. 13. At Albion: Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘B’ defeated Albion Com Centre ‘B’ by 56 runs. Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘B’ 150 all out in 37 Overs. Christopher Deroop 24, Jeremiah Felix 72, Damien Cecil 3 for 28, Tameshwar 3 for 22.
Albion Com Centre ‘B’ 85 all out in 20.3 Overs. Reeaz Mohabir 15, G. Samaroo 16, Angelino Ramdihal 5 for 14, Shamar Scott 2 for 20. 14. At Port Mourant: Port Mourant Cricket Club beat Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘B’ by 112 runs. Port Mourant Cricket Club 189 for 9 in 40 Overs. Rampertab Ramnauth 74, Fardeen Khan 40. Christopher Deroop 2 for 21, Shazam Khan 2 for 30, Angelino Ramdihal 2 for 19. Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘B’ 77 all out in 31 Overs. Davendra Balkarran 16, Fardeen Khan 3 for 22, Salim Khan 2 for 15. 15. At Hampshire: Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘A’ defeated Port Mourant Cricket Club by 229 runs. Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘A’ 306 for 8 from 50 Overs. Vikash Subramanie 46, Jonathan Rampersaud 46. Mahendra Gopilall 58, Lucas Arthur 61. Mark Ramalho 3 for 63. Port Mourant Cricket Club 77 all out in 39.5 Overs. Rampertab Ramnauth 27, R. Persaud 22. Jonathan Rampersaud 3 for 10, Jeremy Sandia 3 for 11. 16. At Hampshire: Rose Hall Town ‘A’ was beaten by Albion Com Centre ‘A’ by one wicket. Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘A’ 121 all out in 30 Overs. Ricardo Ramdehol 20, Mahendra Gopilall 29. Gourav Ramesh 6 for 22. Albion Com Centre ‘A’ 122
for 9 in 32 Overs. Reyaz Karim 34, Mahendra Gurdyal 22, Tameshwar Mahadeo 22 not out. J. Rampersaud 4 for 30. Mahendra Gopilall 2 for 19. 17. At Hampshire: Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘A’ defeated their ‘B’ counterpart by six wickets. Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘B’ 90 all out in 32 Overs. Christopher Deroop 21, Reyad Rahaman 18 not out. Jonathan Rampersaud 3 for 31. Matthew Pottaya 3 for 11, Mahendra Gopilall 3 for 10. Rose Hall Town Bakewell ‘A’ 95 for 4 in 7.5 Overs. Lucas Arthur 45 not out, J. Rampersaud 32. Shazam Khan 2 for 15. 18. At D’Edward: Blairmont Com Centre ‘A’ defeated Blairmont Com Centre ‘B’ by a large 343 runs margin. Blairmont Com Centre ‘A’ 377 all out in 45 Overs. Farouk Subhan 247 (20 x 4, 17 x 6), Marvin Prashad 104. I. White 3 for 40, Rawl Dindial 3 for 37. Blairmont Com Centre ‘B’ 34 all out in 17.2 Overs. Nick Nowrang 5 for 3, Rayan France 2 for 2. 19. At D’Edward: Blairmont Com Centre ‘A’ defeated D’Edward Cricket Club by 170 runs. Blairmont Com Centre ‘A’ 266 for 9 in 40 Overs. Marvin Prashad 101, Farouk Subhan 34. A. Milne 3 for 36, T. Salan 3 for 35. D’Edward Cricket Club 96 all out in 19 Overs. H. Herilall 38, A. Sukra 3 for 22, Shahid Baksh 3 for 10.
Rashford and dazzling De Gea earn Man United win at Spurs LONDON (Reuters) Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League title ambitions suffered a major blow as Marcus Rashford’s goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory at Wembley on yesterday to maintain caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s perfect start. Rashford beat Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris from a tight angle in the 44th minute as rejuvenated United claimed a sixth win from six matches since former striker Solskjaer stepped in following Jose Mourinho’s sacking. Tottenham had 11 shots on target in the second half but could find no way past United’s inspired Spanish keeper David De Gea who produced superb saves to deny Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Toby Alderweireld. His heroics enabled United to hang on for a first away league win against Tottenham since 2012. Solskjaer’s side remained in sixth spot but are now level on 41 points with Arsenal,
while Tottenham have 48 points in third place, nine behind leaders Liverpool and two behind champions Manchester City, who face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is widely tipped to become United’s next full-time boss but the visiting United fans were singing “Ole Ole Ole Ole, Solskjaer, Solskjaer!” at the end as they rose to acclaim their former Champions League hero whose arrival has transformed their season. Pochettino, meanwhile, has much to ponder after a sixth league loss of the season.Son Heung-min is about to leave for the Asia Cup, Moussa Sissoko limped off with a groin injury and key striker Kane hobbled off at the end after suffering an ankle injury.A visit to Tottenham was Solskjaer’s biggest test and the fact he passed it must make him a serious contender for the job. “Results-wise, to come
away here and beat Tottenham is fantastic,” the Norwegian said. “We hung on in the second half and we never got to grips with it when they changed the system, but you are allowed to have a good goalkeeper. “Obviously, when you make 11 saves it is a top performance, but even so, two of them were top saves but the rest you would expect David to make.” HAPPINESS BACK De Gea believes Solskjaer had brought happiness back to the club. “This is the real Manchester United,” the keeper said. In a first half full of attacking football Kane had a goal disallowed for the hosts but United, with Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Rashford forming a rapid attacking trio, were dangerous every time they broke forward. The first goal always looked like being vital and it arrived just before the break after United turned over possession in their own half and
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford scores their first goal against Tottenham Hotspur. (Action Images via Reuters/ John Sibley)
Paul Pogba set Rashford free down the right with a superb through ball. The United forward drove to the edge of the penalty area and fired a shot that Lloris got a hand to but could not keep out. Lloris redeemed himself with two saves from Pogba but after that it was all about the excellence of De Gea as Spurs, roared on by the ma-
jority of the 80,000 crowd, desperately sought an equaliser. He saved Kane’s closerange header and blocked Alli’s shot with his legs after the midfielder was released one-on-one, before making a stunning reaction save to deny Toby Alderweireld’s near-post flick from a corner. Kane’s free kick was saved acrobatically by De
Gea and the England forward saw another goalbound effort cannon off the shins of the Spaniard. At the death, Fernando Llorente’s lobbed pass was just too far ahead of Kane, who ended the match grimacing in pain. “We did everything to win the game. We dominated and we created a lot of chances,” Pochettino said.
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NBA roundup: Griffin dominates Clippers in return to L.A. Blake Griffin took advantage of the first opportunity to show his former fans what they’re missing, scoring 44 points on Saturday afternoon to lead the visiting Detroit Pistons to a 109-104 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers. Griffin was drafted No. 1 overall by the Clippers in 2009 and spent his first eight seasons with them, helping the team reach the playoffs in six straight years from 2012-17. He was traded to Detroit last January. Detroit center Andre Drummond added 20 points and 21 rebounds, including nine on the offensive end. Reggie Bullock, another former first-round pick of the Clippers, scored 17 points for the Pistons, who had lost nine of 11. The starting lineup for the Clippers included two players who came to Los Angeles in the Griffin trade; forward Tobias Harris and guard Avery Bradley. Harris finished with 11 points, 10 below his scoring average, and 10 rebounds. Bradley finished with three points. Magic 105, Celtics 103 Jayson Tatum’s tying attempt at the buzzer missed, helping Orlando hold on late over visiting Boston and snapping a four-game losing streak. Aaron Gordon had 11 points in the fourth quarter and led all scorers with 28 points along with 12 rebounds. Terrence Ross added 25 points off the bench, and
Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin (23) reacts during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. (Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports) Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 13 rebounds. The Magic were coming off a disappointing road trip in which they went 1-5. Kyrie Irving had 25 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Marcus Morris added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics. Boston has lost back-to-back games, including to Miami on Thursday to end a four-game winning streak. Heat 112, Grizzlies 108 Justise Winslow produced a game-high 26 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists as Miami defeated visiting Memphis.
Winslow made 10 of 16 shots, including 4 of 4 3pointers, as Miami improved to 10-4 in its past 14 games. The score was tied at 108 with 56 seconds left when Miami’s Bam Adebayo made 1 of 2 free throws. The Heat led the rest of the way. Memphis was led by reserve JaMychal Green, who had a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds in just 22 minutes. The Grizzlies lost for the seventh time in eight games. Timberwolves 110, Pelicans 106 Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 27 rebounds as
Red Force win to extend Scorpions misery KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Leg-spinner Imran Khan snatched five wickets as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force piled further misery on Jamaica Scorpions with a 157-run victory early on the final day of their fourth round match here yesterday. Resuming at Sabina Park on 108 for five, Scorpions showed precious little resistance as they folded for 167 in their second innings, to plunge to their third straight defeat of the season. Test left-hander Assad Fudadin, unbeaten on six overnight, finished on 35 not out but was the only bright spark for Scorpions as Imran Khan tore through the innings with five for 59. He took four of the five wickets which tumbled for the addition of just 59 runs, with left-arm spinner Khary Pierre taking the other to end with three for 29.
Test batsman Rovman Powell added just 11 to his overnight two before becoming the first victim of the day with the score on 126, and his dismissal set the tone of the remainder of the innings. Fudadin, who faced 111 balls and counted four fours, put on 21 for the seventh wicket with Aldaine Thomas (11) which seemed set to frustrate Red Force. But Thomas lost his patience after spending halfhour at the crease and holed out to long on off Imran Khan, and the end came swiftly as the last four wickets fell for 20 runs. The victory was the first for Red Force who had lost both their previous outings. Scores: RED FORCE 203(Yannic Cariah 61, Khary Pierre 35; Nikita Miller 5-64, Rovman Powell 3-40) and 233 (Khary Pierre 46, Darren Bravo 38, Denesh Ramdin 25, Odean Smith 25, Imran Khan 23, Kyle Hope
Red Force leg-spinner Imran Khan. 20; Nikita Miller 7-87, Reynard Leveridge 2-27). SCORPIONS 112 (Chadwick Walton 35, Paul Palmer 26; Anderson Philip 3-26, Khary Pierre 2-7) and 167 (Oraine Williams 56, Assad Fudadin 35 not out, Chadwick Walton 26; Imran Khan 5-59, Khary Pierre 329).
Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams (23) attempts to drive to the basket while fouled by Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1) at Staples Center. (Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports) host Minnesota held off New Orleans. Andrew Wiggins added 18 points, Josh Okogie scored 17, Dario Saric and Tyus Jones had 14 each and Taj Gibson 10 for the Timberwolves. Anthony Davis had 30 points and 14 rebounds, Jrue Holiday scored 25 points, Julius Randle added 22 points and 11 rebounds and Elfrid Payton had 10 points to lead the Pelicans, who saw a threegame winning streak end in the opener of a five-game road trip. Thunder 122, Spurs 112 Dennis Schroder scored all 19 of his points in the second half as Oklahoma City picked up a come-from-behind victory over visiting San Antonio. Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Paul George finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Marco Belinelli had a season-high 24 points off the bench to lead San Antonio. DeMar DeRozan added 18 while LaMarcus Aldridge,
coming off a 56-point performance in Thursday’s 154-147 double-overtime win over the Thunder in San Antonio, scored 17 points. Suns 102, Nuggets 93 Kelly Oubre Jr. and Richaun Holmes combined for 40 points off the bench as Phoenix’s reserves dominated their Denver counterparts in a home win over the Western Conference’s top team. The Suns, who have the worst record in the West at 11-33, used a 10-0 flurry late in the first quarter to take a lead they never relinquished en route to their first win over the Nuggets in three tries this season. Nikola Jokic had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, which at 28-13 retained a halfgame lead over Golden State atop the West. Jazz 110, Bulls 102 Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 34 points, and Utah rallied for a win over visiting Chicago. Rudy Gobert flirted with a triple-double for the Jazz with 15 points, 16 rebounds and
eight assists. Kyle Korver (16) and Joe Ingles (16) also scored in double digits for Utah, which outscored Chicago 29-20 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Chicago lost its seventh game in a row. Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 21 points, while Lauri Markkanen had 16 and three others had 11. Kings 104, Hornets 97 Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 22 points, and Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox added 21 each as Sacramento fended off visiting Charlotte. Bogdanovic hit four 3pointers and Hield five as the Kings went 14 of 37 on treys overall. They also got 12 points and 12 rebounds from Willie Cauley-Stein and 11 points from Marvin Bagley III. Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 31 points, although he left in the final minute because of an abdominal injury. The Hornets also got 13 points from Nicolas Batum, 11 from Michael KiddGilchrist and 10 from Malik Monk. (Field Level Media)
Maradona released from hospital after routine operation BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina’s World Cup winning captain Diego Maradona was released from hospital yesterday after successfully undergoing a routine operation for stomach bleeding, his lawyer said. The 58-year old coach of Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa was diagnosed earlier this month with internal bleeding caused by a hernia and
went under the knife on Saturday in a hospital on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. “Diego Maradona has just been released from hospital and is heading home to continue with his recuperation,” the player’s lawyer Matias Morla said on Twitter. The former Boca Juniors, Napoli and Barcelona player has been no stranger to hospitals in recent years, often
due to the extravagant lifestyle that helped make him one of the most iconic players of the 20th century. He last fell ill at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where he fainted in an executive box while watching Argentina play Nigeria. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup in 1986 before twice being (Continued on page 28)
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Supernova finish third Y
esterday, in their semi-final against group B w i n n e r s , Trinidad and Tobago Police Force (TTPF), the match was played at the T&T’s Sports and Physical Education Centre (SPEC) hockey facility, finished 3-3 but TTPF got the better of the Guyanese with a 4-3 win via sudden death penalties. After being 2-0 down in the match, courtesy of goals from TTPF’s hat-trick hero; Wa y n e L e g e r t o n , S u p e r n o v a ’s K a r e e m McKenzie and Warren Williams scored one goal each before Omar Hopkinson gave the lads the lead. However, Legerton completed his hat-trick soon after to tie the game and send it into the shootout which Supernova lost. In their third place playoff, braces from Omar Hopkinson and Warren Williams and one goal from Kareem McKenzie helped the Golden Arrowhead to a 5-4 win over Paragon Hockey Club and more importantly, a bronze medal finish. On the score sheet for the T&T hockey club were Kellon Skerrit with a brace,
Shakeem Fausette. while Jabari Perez and National Forward Akim Toussaint each netted one goal. Coach of the team, Robert Fernandes, shared with Kaieteur Sport that, “The boys gave their all and because of that we were competitive in every match we played. I’m very proud of them and I believe we surpassed all expectations and definitely achieved our pre tour goals.” During Saturday’s play, Guyana’s indoor developmental hockey side; Supernova, squeezed into the semi-finals of the University of the West Indies (UWI) invitational indoor hockey tournament being competed in Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) on goal
difference after a fighting loss and miracle comeback in their final two preliminary matches on Saturday. First up it was their early morning encounter against Ventures Indoor Champions Queens Park Cricket Club (QPCC). Despite being vastly out matched in terms of experience, the young Supernova side used their superior speed and work rate to make it a competitive match throughout. Evin Farrell put QPCC ahead in the second minute before Supernova’s inspirational captain Jamarj Assanah equalised three minutes later. Kareem McKenzie continued his fine form from penalty corners to make it 21 to Supernova in the 10th minute before Aidan DeGannes scored twice in the 13th and 15th minutes to put QPCC up 3-2 at half time. Omar Hopkinson would tie things up again in the 21st minute, but shortly after received a green card. QPCC executed their one minute numerical advantage to perfection to go up 4-3 through the stick of Jerazeno Bell. Bell scored again in the 26th minute to put QPCC
Guyana’s skipper Jamarj Assanah (on the ball), playing against Trinidad and Tobago.
two goals clear, before Warren Williams answered in the 28th minute to make it 5-4. Shawn Lee Quay put the match out of doubt in the final minute when he converted a QPCC penalty corner, but Supernova earned a penalty corner soon after which McKenzie converted on the stroke of full time to make the final score 6-5 in favour of QPCC. In their second match on Saturday, Supernova came up against a young exciting Malvern team, who played a disciplined compact half court defence for the
majority of the game to negate Supernova’s pace. The tactic worked to perfection and it was not until the final minute of the first half that Assanah was able to put one past the Marlvern goalkeeper. The second half was much of the same, with Malvern sitting deep and frustrating the Supernova attack before springing counter attacks of their own. Two such counters were converted by Michael Stewart and Kristian Emmanuel in the 20th and the 25th minutes,
respectively, to turn the game on its head. Down 2-1 with less than two minutes remaining, Supernova pressed high, and Shakeem Fausette deflected a pass from Malvern’s right back on to the sick of Assanah who sprung the counter attack before slipping the ball to Fausette for the finish. Immediately following the restart of play, Kareem McKenzie intercepted a pass and slipped the ball to right forward Warren Williams before receiving the return pass and completing the miracle comeback.
Anderson, Gurley run Rams past Cowboys, into NFC title game
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.J. Anderson rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and Todd Gurley added 115 yards and a score as the Los Angeles Rams ran their way into the NFC Championship game with a 30-22 victory Saturday over the visiting Dallas Cowboys. Quarterback Jared Goff was 15-of-28 passing for 186 yards as the Rams moved one victory from the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance since 2001, when they lost to the New England Patriots. The Rams are to face the winner of yesterday’s Philadelphia Eagles-New Orleans Saints matchup in next weekend’s NFC title game. “It was incredible what they did today,” Goff said of the Rams’ running backs. “We know this (Cowboys) defense, and we prepared for it well all week. What Todd and C.J. did ... Todd started it and C.J. finished it off.”
Los Angeles Rams running back C.J. Anderson (35) runs against Dallas Cowboys cornerback Anthony Brown (30) in the fourth quarter in a NFC Divisional playoff football game at Los Angeles Memorial Stadium. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) Dak Prescott was 20 of 32 for 266 yards and one touchdown passing while also rushing for a score as the Cowboys lost their eighth consecutive road playoff game. The Rams totaled 273
yards on the ground, a franchise record for a playoff game. It was the most rushing yards the Cowboys’ defence has given up in a game this season. Dallas entered with the fifth-best rushing
defense in the NFL, allowing 94.6 yards per game. “We just didn’t do a good enough job of controlling the line of scrimmage, winning our gaps and tackling,” Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said. “They were
able to run consistently throughout the game. They controlled the pace and tempo of the game really because of that.” Anderson, who was signed late in the season and played in just two regularseason games, scored on a 1yard TD run to give the Rams a 13-7 lead with seven minutes remaining in the first half. G u r l e y, w h o w a s playing in his first game since Dec. 16 against Philadelphia because of knee soreness, added a 35yard TD run with 3:27 remaining in the opening half to give the Rams a 20-7 lead. After a third-quarter field goal from the Rams’ Greg Zuerlein, the Cowboys cut the deficit to 23-15 on a 1yard TD run from Ezekiel Elliott and a 2-point conversion catch from Amari Cooper. The Cowboys started a potential game-tying drive late in the third quarter, but Elliott was stopped on fourth
down from the Rams’ 35yard line on the first play of the fourth quarter. The Rams promptly went on a 12-play, 65-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard TD run from Anderson to take a 30-15 lead with 7:16 remaining. Prescott added the Cowboys’ final TD on a 1 - y a r d r u n w i t h 2 : 11 remaining. Elliott was held to 47 yards on 20 rushes for the Cowboys. “Even when we were in three-receiver sets they were in base, so they were committed to stopping our running game,” Garrett said. “If they’re committed to taking one thing away you have to be able to beat them in the other area, and at times we did a good job of that tonight.” At 32, the Rams’ Sean McVay became the youngest head coach to win a playoff game, ahead of John Madden, who was 33 when he won his first playoff game with the Oakland Raiders. (Field Level Media)
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Maurice Solomon carts off Golf President’s Cup in nail-biting finish in Season opener
Maurice Solomon (right) collects his prize.
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he atmosphere was refreshing, the course was in superb condition, the camaraderie was excellent and Maurice Solomon pulled out all the stops to pip Guillermo Escarraga in the ‘Back 9 countback’ as the President’s Cup tournament was played off at the Lusignan Golf Club on Saturday last. It is traditional at the Golf Club that each year the President (and also the Captain,) sponsors a tournament. In Saturday’s tournament, played in the Medal play format, prizes were awarded to Best Gross, 1stto 4th Best Net, Nearest to The Pin and Longest Drive. Golfers teed off at 12:40pm and the action was finished
at 5:15pm with delighted satisfaction by all for a great day’s play. To u r n a m e n t r e s u l t s showed that golfers put up very competitive performance with the first 10 places often having no more than a 1 stroke difference, and in fact for 1st and 2nd places there was a tie, decided on by a countback of the last 9 holes, the better score receiving the benefit. Longest Drive was won by Troy Cadogan; Best Gross and 3rd Best Net were won by diminutive veteran golfer Mike Mangal (73/9). Nearest The Pin, and 4th Best Net were won by former captain and veteran golfer Patrick Prashad (74/10). 2nd Best Net was won by Guillermo Escarraga
From left: Mike Mangal, Maurice Solomon, Guillermo Escarraga and Mahindranauth Tiwari. Other awardees were away at the time of the presentation after play.
(70/22), and the 1st Best Net – the overall winner of the day’s play – was Maurice Solomon (70/25). Close in contention for the top places were Robert Hanoman (75/28); Kalyan Tewari (76/14); Danny Mangra (76/28); host – President Aleem Hussain (77/9); Joaan Deo (77/14); and William Walker (79/11). Possibly history was created with new member of the Club, Mahindranauth Tiwari, - playing his first game as a member - scoring a Hole-in-one off of Hole Number 1 (and a Gross of 86)! The day’s play also
‘Stratospheric’ Messi scores 400th La Liga goal in Barca win
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in action with Eibar’s Jose Angel. (REUTERS/Albert Gea)
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi became the first man to score 400 La Liga goals as Barcelona eased to a 3-0 win at home to Eibar yesterday which kept the Catalans five points clear at the top of the standings at the halfway point of the season. Luis Suarez, who scored twice, helped tee up Messi’s landmark goal, which came in the
53rd minute of the Argentine’s 435th league appearance for Barca and saw the league’s top scorer increase his tally to 17 goals in 17 games this campaign. “His numbers are stratospheric, they are incredible, but it’s not just the goals, it’s everything else he does too,” said Barca (Continued on page 27)
received new member Anand Persaud, who produced a phenomenal Gross of 100. President Hussain thanked those who took part
in the tournament, and expressed his delight that the Grounds were in such fine condition at this second weekend of the year, that players were all pleased.
The next scheduled tournament, Ansa McAl / Suzuki sponsored event, is scheduled for January 20th and is expected to have even keener competition.
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Paul’s 10 wkt-haul, Hetmyer’s explosive fifty Power Jaguars to 5th successive victory
Shimron Hetmyer pulls for four during his 29-ball 69 at Providence yesterday. (Sean Devers photos)
Kemo Paul bowls to Alick Anthanaze during his maiden 10-Wkt haul at Providence yesterday.
Stephon ‘Ants man’ Clarke (4th left) celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot for Dartmouth FC.
Timehri Panthers edge Dartmouth 6-5 in thrilling U-15 clash P.
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Tyrone Burnette nets a hat-trick for the Panthers
Tyrone Burnette (left) nets the first and equalizing goal for Timehri Panthers in the 24th minute.
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