Monday January 21, 2019
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GPHC launches probe into death of two young cancer patients - third child on life support
CRITICAL: Six-year-old Sherezer Mendonca
Top officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have launched an investigation into the deaths of two young cancer patients, even as a third child is on life support at the institution. Reports indicate that three year- old Roshnie Seegobin and Corwin Edwards died while undergoing treatment for leukemia at GPHC. Roshnie succumbed last Saturday. while Corwin passed away earlier in the week. The third child, six year-old Sherezer Mendonca, has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Relatives of the children said that GPHC officials have not been forthcoming with information about the incident. However, an official confirmed the deaths to Kaieteur News and stated that a report will be released when an ongoing investigation is completed. Hospital staffers who treated the children are said to be ‘devastated’ by the incident. Information indicates that the children’s conditions worsened rapidly after they were administered with an injection. Romel Seegobin, the father of Roshnie Seegobin, told this newspaper that his daughter Roshnie was being treated for the disease for more than a year.
He said that she has been undergoing chemotherapy and was responding to the treatment well. “This is not the first time she going for treatment. She was making progress. So we really can’t understand what happen because she make it through all difficult procedures.” According to Seegobin, little Roshanie was in high spirits when she went to the hospital. She had appeared to be recovering following three months in the hospital. Mr. Seegobin said that his daughter was rushed to GPHC last Friday and admitted to the ICU where she died the following day. Prior to that, she had visited the hospital for a regular check up and chemotherapy session. “She went normal for the treatment and a staff gave she the injection before the chemotherapy. But at home, Roshnie developed “a high fever” and was unable to walk. The child was reportedly rushed back to the GPHC from her home at Enmore, East Coast Demerara. She became unresponsive and died suddenly. Azeena Bakraj, the aunt of Sherezer Mendonca, who is still hospitalized, said that it was only last December that
the family found out that the bubbly six- year old had leukemia. The child was hospitalized briefly at the Suddie Hospital before being transferred to the GPHC, where the cancer diagnosis was made. The aunt noted that on January 3, last, her niece and two other children (Seegobin and Edwards) were taken from the Pediatric ward of GPHC to undergo chemotherapy. However before chemotherapy, the children were reportedly administered injections. “It was at this point that my niece began complaining about severe body pains. The pain left her in a state of paralysis and she became unresponsive and was transferred to the ICU, where she remains on life support.” Bakraj said that the child’s parents have been trying to get answers from the hospital. She said that her niece has not shown any sign of improvement. “So far, what we have learnt after several enquiries and meetings with medical personnel is that the injection may have been wrongfully administered by a trainee doctor at GPHC,” Bakraj said. “We understand that the staff responsible for administering the injection has been
DEAD: Three-year-old Roshnie Seegobin transferred to another department. What we understand is that the senior doctor was absent when the staff injected the children. They were [allegedly] injected in the wrong area with a higher dosage than is required for chemotherapy treatment,” Bakraj added. While she is praying that her niece pulls through, the woman is still hoping that the hospital can reveal what exactly went wrong.
Irfaan Ali sticks to his guns about authenticity of qualifications Despite being elected People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) presidential candidate, Irfaan Ali is still to categorically answer questions in the public domain about the authenticity of his qualifications. Ali’s documents suggest that he may have used a fraudulent transcript to pursue his Master’s Degree programme at an Indian University. Over a week ago, when asked to comment on the issue, Ali sent out a statement. The statement read, “I have noted a contrived, concerted campaign to discredit and misrepresent my academic credentials. I have never presented any inaccurate academic achievements. I will not give credence to such organized slander to discredit my wide-ranging academic progress by responding to every single element of the mischievous information being peddled and which objective is to undermine my effort to serve as the
PPP Presidential Candidate. “Certificates reflecting my diplomas and degrees are already in the public domain for scrutiny. Further, I am awaiting additional official transcripts from institutions I have completed studies which I will have no hesitation in making public. I will not be deterred nor intimidated.” “I have submitted my PhD dissertation for examination on the topic: ‘Design and Development of an Integrated Land Management Model in Guyana’ since September 2018. I am currently awaiting the result of the PhD dissertation evaluation.” On Saturday, after he was elected, Ali could not have put the issue to rest. He told the media, “I am sticking to the statement I released.” Ali renewed his commitment to release transcripts from universities he attended. Ali said “I have issued a number of certificates and even when you issue the certificates, there are
PPP’s Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali issues raised about the certificates themselves. I have committed to releasing more of what I requested and I will stick to my commitment.” He continued, “I am confident about my qualification and I am confident of who I am. I will show you one example about how things
are manipulated and it just fuels the propaganda and humor mongering. One of my certificates, someone said they called the university and the programme does not exist. I have since written to the University and it has since written me confirming my qualification. So these are the things. I will avoid, the humour mongering, I will not fuel it.” The certificate Ali was referencing was his first degree which was secured from the University of Sunderland in 2006, some three yours after he graduated with his masters’. Ali’s purported degree from the University of Sunderland was in Business management. However, according to the University’s website, it does not offer Business Management. This, in addition to the fact that his name is incorrectly spelt on the certificate, is raising more questions about the authenticity of Ali’s qualifications. According to the University of Sunderland, it offers a first degree
in Business and Management. The University offers BA (Hons) Business and Applied Management, BA (Hons) Business and Financial Management, BA (Hons) Business and Applied Financial Management, BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management, BA (Hons) Business and Applied Human Resource Management, BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Management, BA (Hons) Business and Applied Marketing Management. Ali’s Sunderland degree in “Business Management” was reportedly attained in 2006. However, in 2012, when Ali sued Kaieteur News over an article written about his mansion and pool house, he submitted an Affidavit to High Court saying he has a first degree in “International Business” as opposed to “Business Management” as stated on his certificate. Ali, “being duly sworn” made oath and said, “I am a holder of a Continued on page 10
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EDITORIAL
The man who would be king This is the man who could be king. The word is about youth and experience; all supporting sounds from friendly sources with a huge stake in a successful presidential candidate and one that is capable of delivering something, anything. What follows is intended to be an uncomplicated look that is neither unreasonable nor unkind at the opposition’s figure and what kind of shadow it right now, and could later, cast on this society. Youthful sponsorship should never be faulted. Yet such must be contemplated and implemented with great caution; a history of personal idealism and leadership progressivism have to feature prominently in the makeup of any champions. There are grave deficiencies on this score. The creator of this candidate is himself a bottomless reservoir of proven malice and vindictiveness; sprinkled far and apart with the minimally acceptable and the barely passable. With such a porous sponsor, the first albatross hangs uneasily on the newly-minted candidate. The problem was compounded when Mrs. Janet Jagan went into a far, dark corner of her political laboratory and came up with what was believed to be a promising youthful product and result: malleable, manipulatable, cultivatable. Instead, this regrettable experiment with a youthful unknown has been an unparalleled nightmare never experienced before or since; a daytime, real-time, primetime, and garbage time descent into the monstrous and barbaric. Frankenstein it was at the inception; Frankenstein, it has been ever since: imperiling, expanding, devastating. With a precedent like that there will be few Guyanese prepared to commit through an electoral plunge. The specter of the power behind the presidential throne is too real, too unnerving, too unpalatable. Numerous reports of social media reaction indicate disbelief, scorn, and disgust. It is powerful testimony of the lengths that some will go, even when the visceral responses of the rational and modern (and still hopeful) within the party could be anticipated. This societytaken as a whole-already refuses to absorb and embrace another Frankenstein. Or a crafty senior one with a junior one rendered impotent on the job and at the forefront. Not at this particular juncture; not how matters delicately dangle. As to the candidate himself, the list of negatives speaks eloquently, but disturbingly of someone highly questionable; deeply troubling; and broadly without footing. Ministerial history furnishes volumes as to serious matters done unfitly and improperly. Adversaries should have a field day with that, along with damning matters engaging the bar and with the blindfolded lady and her scales waiting. The scales cannot be other than titled unfavorably, given the weight of incontestable reality. There is more to come. Then there was the late developing affair involving credentials. If the evidence publicized is accurate, then those credentials are not worth the parchment on which the cheap, perhaps paid for, calligraphy is imprinted. When these issues are taken together, this is not excess baggage, but representative of toxic cargo-still being compiled, and still to see the light. Together, this is evidence of a second tightening albatross. Presidential candidates and actual presidents must be held at higher elevations. This starts with character; character decides values; values deliver standards; standards drive culture; and culture determines what is firmly established as the norm. Cumulatively, this translates to: credibility and trust. Meaning that person who is inspiring, is also one deserving of a following. A national one. It is neither thought nor believed that the anointed PPP presidential candidate possesses the potential to deliver. He lacks that indefinable presence; projects neither image nor confidence. He is not seen by either the literate or the lesser as being a credible figure, or one that can be much trusted. Therein perches the third albatross. In sum, this is the political and social arithmetic of three albatrosses strangling a single neck. It is two too many. It is as negative as a no-confidence vote. Except that this one is in January and is already falling face downward.
Monday January 21, 2019
Guyana and Leaders - A New Brand DEAR EDITOR, Please permit me a few lines to speak on how once again the Indigenous Peoples of the world are being sabotaged and attacked whenever they try to stand up and participate in the political process. I have watched the impending carnage in Brazil with its new leadership taking an aggressive stance against its Indigenous Peoples. The history of oppression faced by these people across the world is well known and continues to this day and in some cases like Colombia, it seems a sure death sentence to be an Indigenous Leader. Now I see this attitude mirrored in Guyana and death comes in many forms. Before the Dutch landed in Guyana and decided to make a country of it, none of them asked the Indigenous Peoples, if they wanted to be part of a country. In fact, after the survey was completed, it separated many families who traversed the territorial boundaries these foreign powers demarcated. When the Dutch decided to give Guyana to the British in 1814, they did not consult the Indigenous Peoples to receive their consent to give themselves as property. When the Independence movement decided to seek independence, they did not ask the Indigenous Peoples if they consented to such a move. I watch in absolute awe and disgust from afar on the
demoralizing repeat of history at a most profound time in Guyana’s history. When Lenox Shuman announced his new party and his candidacy in the next election, questions of his eligibility were immediately raised. To question Shuman’s eligibility borders on insanity, especially since he is the only one to publicly declare his intent to give up his Canadian citizenship, something none of the others have offered to do despite the public outcry. I would humbly submit that no other candidate is more eligible to seek political office and representation than Lenox Shuman, a man whose people’s history in Guyana goes back thousands of years. How does one begin to question the original peoples of their eligibility to seek political office in their land? And I say their land, because even though I was born in Guyana, and am of multi-generational, multi-ethnic Guyanese descent, it would be nothing short of arrogance to think that I can easily displace or dispel any argument for an Indigenous Peoples’ candidate seeking office. Having traversed the Americas in close-knit (Guyanese) circles that still pay homage to Guyana, a significant number of diaspora Guyanese have a burning desire to contribute to Guyana’s development, and that commitment has come into focus even more since the move of one parliamentarian on De-
cember 21, 2018. A candidate like Lenox Shuman represents a ray of hope that there are still young, courageous, well-intentioned, patriotic Guyanese willing to serve in public office for the right reasons. I find it interesting that he has a different background than most of the other politicians, in that he is an airline pilot and not a lawyer or businessman. Airline pilots are entrusted with the lives of their passengers and are not motivated by profit or power. For the first time in Guyana’s history, an educated young Indigenous Leader wants to pilot Guyana toward a better future and help the nation deal a collective blow to race politics. He will likely find appeal among fair-minded Guyanese of all ethnicities and age groups who are frustrated with the corruption and incompetence of the old parties and would like to see real, positive change. Not only can he attract the millennial voter demographic, he will have appeal with a significant number of the youth vote, considering how poorly both the PNC and the PPP treated their young, aspiring leaders. The fact that the LJP is not their father’s party will likely be a plus for these voters. I commend Lenox Shuman’s bravery and leadership. He is going to need all the help he can get, and it will be interesting to see if he attracts any of the other frus-
trated political leaders on the scene who are committed to real, positive change and can put their egos aside for the sake of the Guyanese people. I noticed a comment on his Facebook profile where one young lady remarked, “One of my greatest role models” as she posed with Mr. Shuman. Leaders inspire, motivate, and unify. It is an example that I hope many young Guyanese will emulate. We watch as Mr. Shuman is hauled through mud, sometimes skirting the guillotine for his home and country. The transparency of his position seems to pose a threat to the hardened political operators, gauging from the assault on this man’s character. According to Paul Harris’ rendering in January 17, 2019 Stabroek News, these political dinosaurs believe that Guyana belongs to them. Let’s not forget for a moment that quite a few of them, PPP, AFC, and PNC have violated the constitution. Hypocrisy at its finest! I do hope Mr. Shuman stays the course to show the nation what inclusive leadership is all about, and that leadership aspirations are not confined only Indo and Afro Guyanese. I do hope that there are no unnecessary road blocks that will be placed in his path to becoming a candidate and a choice for the Guyanese people. Respectfully Dr. Govind Hinds
DEAR EDITOR, All my life I’ve always thought my country was a blessed place. We have gold, diamond, bauxite, all the natural resources one can imagine. Since we are so blessed with raw materials, it was only fair that we did not have oil. Or so I thought. When they were drilling exploratory wells all over Berbice I kept wondering why they weren’t drilling in Essequibo. Commonsense dictated if we had even a kerosene oil can of oil, it would be in Essequibo. Where is Venezuela’s oil…? To their east near our border. Where is Trinidad’s oil...? To the southeast, nearest to us. Now that they’ve drilled the closest to the Essequibo area, no surprise, they are finding gobs of the black stuff. With that being said, Guyana now has the opportunity to have the wealthiest population, even more so than Saudi Arabia with its 33 million citizens. Even if all the
Guyanese scattered abroad came home we still have a small population of just over a million people. Sadly, that is less likely to occur because of an old curse of our country; politicians. With all our blessed resources we’ve been cursed with politicians who do not have the country at heart. As a people who I think are the smartest and most innovative on this planet, we’re amongst the daftest when it comes to politics. Politicians have always used race to divide and conquer Guyanese, and to this day we the people have allowed them to continue dividing and exploiting us, despite having the world of information at our fingertips and should be wiser. Now that so much oil is discovered and Guyanese are finally in a position to pull themselves out of the poverty and misery in which we have lived for so many decades, we are about to throw it all away by letting politicians con us
with the same old race-baiting. They will convince us to vote race again, get in there and enrich themselves, while throwing a few morsels at us to say they’ve done something for the country. Whenever this next election is, Guyanese have a unique chance to break this cycle of political exploitation. Neither the PPP nor the PNC have had the country at heart. All Guyanese should “blank” or boycott both parties and break from the race politics of the past. With this coming oil wealth, we should be able to fund an all-weather highway to Lethem which will open up more settlements in the interior, or even a railway to Lethem. We should be able to fund a hydro project and wind farms to adequately supply the electricity needs of the country and lower electricity rates. We should be able to build permanent bridges across the three rivers, especially the Berbice River. We
should be able to raise the salaries of teachers and nurses to halt the continuous exodus of such professionals. We should be able to raise the salaries of the police force to attract more moral recruits than we currently are. We should have a more modern hospital and with attractive salaries, adequate staffing. We should be able to expand our agriculture sector to produce more food and avoid being just an oil-based economy. We should be able to make loans available to the common citizen to build proper homes and encourage small businesses. But alas, I’m just a dreamer and none of this is likely to happen. Politicians will come around once again, touting race. And like the idiots who followed the pied piper to their doom, we will once again vote race and put the greedy ones in power. The oil wealth will pour into their personal accounts (Continued on page 5)
“Same ole’ same ole’…are we going to vote race again and trust the same people?
Monday January 21, 2019
All I see is a continuation of what has not worked Dear Editor, The day and selection day farce for the PPP/C presidential candidate is now over. Quite candidly, it did not matter to me who emerged as the winner. For I think that one would amount to, at most, the main puppet of a puppet master who is, in turn, subservient to the dictates of a foreign ideology and foreign hands. All I see is a continuation of what has not worked, what has injured grievously, and what will hurl the peoples of this nation into a perilous position. On the other hand, and if by some miraculous development, the victor somehow turns out to be his own man (and it appears to be undeniably so), and someone genuinely committed unflinchingly and unswervingly to reach out, to heal, and to bond this fractured society together, then I will pause, give the time of day, and even arrive at a philosophical place of either neutral waiting and weighing; or lending a voice that encourages as positive developments unfold. As defined and expected by me, positive and expected narrow down to two unambiguous words: national unity. In this selection postmortem, however, I say this: there is absolutely no chance that that candidate can rise above personal limitations, above leadership strangulations, and the aggregate demands of the job: nuanced, statesmanlike, honorable, inspiring. The coalition has gotten a late Christmas gift. Next, towards the end of this month, according to the news reports, the acting Chief Justice has indicated the handing down of decisions related to no-confidence cases. On this, my position is identical to that as to who is now triumphant as the
opposition’s presidential candidate: zero interest; less attention; even lesser patience. For however the learned Chief Justice rules, the loser is sure to appeal to the CCJ (although the government should manage overconfidence). That is a restatement of the obvious, and draws and quarters further and longer the helpless and hapless Guyanese populace held willing hostage in this decades-running political charade. At the core, it is a charade foc used on power, personal aggrandizement, and the self-serving and self-enriching. Again, whichever side is successful when all the tiers of the judicial processes have been explored and exhausted will be faced with the same insurmountable issues that have rendered the parties supine; and progressive governance comatose. Race is first. Healing and reconciling are appendages. None seems willing beyond the trite platitudes. Let this be faced head-on and unsparingly. If the opposition should prevail in the courts and at the polls, I no foresee a slim majority in such a situation, given that presidential selection. If by some inexplicability this were to occur, the problem is this: how is it going to rule? In which country? In which one of the counties? This has been observed and experienced before, several times over. Now after 23 years of pent-up animosties incited by the previous government’s rule, and less than a short 4 years of the current government’s stewardship, I do not envision a sober, thoughtful, or conducive post-election climate. The negative energies and all the usual passions are too much to be contained, even if such were to be the interest of calmer, more conciliatory
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minds. When the still swirling and continuing controversies surrounding the background and now reality of the no-confidence vote (and its determining complexion) are added to the volatile tempers held in abeyance, temporarily, then the worst has to be feared. In sum, I foresee, to a high degree of probability, an ungovernable situation of enduring proportions, and extra layers to the antagonisms permeating this land. In the next instance, should the existing government win in the courts and in elections (whenever held), it would be one that is closely hobbled and severely weakened by the economic and bureaucratic realities on the ground, and some of which have been duly noted and definitely lived. In its less than 4 years at the helm, the experience has been: nothing is secret; not much of substance gets anywhere or gets done; not many can be trusted (including its own supporters, and let it be said: its own kind); and not many deliver anywhere to anything expected. This has been my partial experience in a grueling slog, and my understanding is that such is widespread. On the economic front, the odds are stacked against, with the players knowledgeable and not hesitant to attempt sophisticated (or crude) squeezes. A good example would be foreign exchange. Unless a wholesale purge (read cleansing) were to occur, then more of the same is bound to happen and to a greater degree. Of necessity, such a purge would have to include many of its own. No house, no family unit, no business, no community, and absolutely no country can function at any level of efficiency and productivity with such overwhelmingly undermining (Continued on page 6)
I will be making every effort to make Irfaan Ali our next President DEAR EDITOR, I first met Mohamed Irfaan Ali in 2009; he was a member of a cricket team I managed for a match in Wakenaam Island. Despite being Minister of Housing at the time, Irfaan willingly subjected himself to my ‘tough’ style of management without complaint. I was impressed by how this young man (he was 28 at the time) handled the pressure of expectation from the large crowd, his ease of interaction with everyone and his willingness to be a minor team player. Irfaan made 4 runs, not the fastest runner, he nevertheless put serious effort in when called on in the field and even bowled a few overs, the crowd loved it, and he received a standing ovation on his return to the pavilion. It made for a wonderful day and many people still remind me of that match from time to time. During the tussle between the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Cricket Board, Irfaan and I were on opposite sides of the fence. Irfaan did not change his attitude towards me, instead of becoming hostile as was expected of a powerful government Minister; he expressed admiration for my willingness to stand for what I believed to be right. It was at that point I stopped believing the stories being peddled about the PPPC and started my quest for the truth. Robin Singh won v The Attorney General, and that remains a landmark CCJ decision. I became vocal in matters of government. I spent more time learning how government works, asking endless questions of my friends in the le-
gal fraternity. I began writing my opinions on issues and suggesting solutions via the Letter columns in local newspapers. People began taking notice and I was asked to join or meet with various political parties over the years. I always found ways to politely decline. I watched the PPPC suffer from a well-orchestrated public vilification rife with what we now call ‘fake news’, allegations of massive corruption totaling five times the annual budget, allegations so ludicrous that I soon realized that Hitler’s theory that “People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.” Irfaan Ali was delivering on promises; he was innovating, taking the ‘One Stop Shop” for housing to the people; house lots were being distributed at a record rate; wells were being built, construction was booming; special projects were being implemented with the Young Professional and Re-migrant Schemes. During this period we would run into each other at various events and he would take my inquiries about his ‘mansion’ in good grace and return the ribbing with good
nature. I still marvel that all of this was done by such a young man; few could handle the pressures of the demand for housing and house lots. The Auditor General’s reports show housing stock increased by 28,456 during his tenure, they do not show that the projects he started are still the only ones being developed. My sense of fair play led me to defend the record of the PPPC and ask others to examine the facts rather than believe the big lies. I was never asked to do so by anyone in that party, I simply wanted the truth to be known. After the government change in 2015, I again ran into Irfaan and he expressed a simple ‘thank you’ for my support and belief in his integrity. That action spoke volumes on his character, and my respect grew as a result. Over the coming weeks and months, we will all be subject to information and fake news about Irfaan Ali, I already know all that I need to about this man from the people, for the people and will be making every effort to make him our next President, for the betterment of all Guyanese. Respectfully Robin Singh
“Same ole’ same ... From page 4 while they build a road or two here and there, enrich their friends and build mansions for themselves. As long as Guyanese are stupid enough to continue voting race and fall for false promises, we will remain poor citizens with ultra-rich leaders like the African oil countries that Kaieteur News has been highlighting so often. Only a mad man would do the same thing over and over and expect a different outcome. Are we going to vote race again? Are we going to trust the same people who were grabbing for themselves to do the right thing this time around? M. Alves
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ILO Observing its Centenary 1919 – 2019: “Advancing Social Justice Promoting Decent Work” DEAR EDITOR, A century ago, the First World War came to an end. It was hoped that the peace which would follow would be a durable peace. The Peace Treaty, signed at Versailles in June 1919, brought into being the League of Nations, whose essential task was to avert future wars. It was recognised that “universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice”. The International Labour Organisation was accordingly created alongside the League of Nations to promote the economic and social wellbeing of the world’s peoples. Thus, it was as a result of the upheavals of the First World War that the efforts of those who had social matters came to fruition. Historically, the founding of the ILO was the outcome of Social thought that had evolved through the 19th century. Social reformers, including trade Unionist, sociologists, industrialists and statesmen, felt that any country or industry introducing better working conditions, and thereby raising the cost of labour, would be at a disadvantage compared with other countries or industries. International Labour Standards began to take shape. The first concrete result of those early efforts was a fourteen-nation conference held in 1890, which made recommendations on the limitation of child labour, on the employment of women, on
mine workers and on weekly rest.In 1897, another conference met, this time in Brussels, which led to the establishment three years later of the Legal Protection of Workers. This forerunner of the International Labour Organisation undertook the translation and publication of the Labour laws of various countries as they were enacted. The Legislative Series, begun then, was taken over by the ILO, and is still published. In 1901, the Association set up an international Labour office in Basle. Financed by voluntary contributions and government subsidies, this was a research, information and documentation centre. A meeting of experts from a score of countries drew up regulations on the prohibition of the use of white phosphorus, a dangerous substance, in the manufacture of matches, and on night work for women. These were adopted in the form of international Conversations during a conference of government representatives held in 1906. In 1913, another meeting of experts drafted proposals limiting working hours for women and young people and prohibiting night work for children. The World War broke out before the conference which was to embody them in International Conversations could be held. But the first steps towards co-operation in social matters had been taken, and the war was to provide further impetus. In 1916, an Allied Work-
ers’ Congress called for a trade union voice in the peace talks and asked for the inclusion in the future peace Treaty of clauses to safeguard the national and international rights of workers. The final motion voted at that Congress demanded that the Treaty guarantee minimum working conditions and establish a permanent body responsible for drawing up and implementing international Labour standards. These ideas were taken up again in 1917 and 1918 at workers’ conferences of trade Unionist from Germany and allies from the neutral States. Pressure from organised labour before and after the Armistice led the Paris conference of 1919 to take an unprecedented step. At the beginning of its session, it created an International Commission on Labour Legislation composed not only of government delegates, but also of workers’ and employers’ representatives. This Commission drew up the charter of the permanent organisation called for by the workers. Among its fifteen members were trade union leaders such as Samuel Gompers of the United States, who was elected chairman, and Leon Jouhaux ( a Nobel Peace Prize Winner) of France; leaders of the International Association for the Legal Protection of Workers such as the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, the Belgian ju-
DEAR EDITOR, The newborn baby (2019) has arrived and already the critical diaper change is needed. As I read the recent article in your newspaper about top promotions (not police) in Guyana, I am once more convinced that I should accept the challenge thrown out by my government (post2015 elections) to hold their political feet to the fire whenever the time should arise. Being now retired, I have the time to so do as a concerned Guyanese citizen. Throughout my working life I have regarded promotion as a reward for work well done. I have however, noticed some people being rewarded in Guyana generally for inconsistent behaviour as it relates to the use of one’s office. Now, sadly, once again the same thing has risen like a “political phoenix from the ashes “ in my beloved country and I was blindsided after reading the list of names thrice.I am aware that there are “advisors” to the President
and Ministers, and therein lies my problem. As a consequence two questions have arisen. 1. Are these “ advisors” to the President and Ministers of my government qualified enough to give reasonable and appropriate advice? 2. Is there any “political “ adult at the table when the decisions are made for onward transmission to the President and his Ministers? It appears to me that memory loss is alive and well now in the corridors of power in Guyana. I can vividly remember when one of the newly-promoted had (pre2015) demanded the sacking of an employee because he, during the course of his duty, checked the belongings of the newly-promoted person’s family members. It was a clear case of misuse of authority and that is only one of several instances, but we sometimes only read the large print of these issues. The large print would however indicate the conse-
quences of such action. The employee would have been placed on the breadline, his family affected, and he would have had a torrid time getting employment in the country (pre-2015). These kinds of behaviour should never be condoned much less rewarded with promotion. What kind of message is being sent to young aspirants of the public service? I take great umbrage with such promotions which can have a serious effect later on Guyanese later As I sit here with a darkening political cloud hovering over me, I remember Julius Caesar, who, being mortally wounded by his surrogate Brutus, his lifeblood seeping into the sands of Rome which he so dearly loved, looking Brutus in the eye and asking “you too Brutus?”The barbarians are at the gate and it needs urgent reinforcing. Those who have ears to hear let them hear... Orin Major
I remember Julius Caesar
rist Ernest Mahaim, who succeeded Fontaine, and the Briton Malcolm Delevingne; also such statesmen as Belgian socialist leader Emile Vandervelde, British cabinet minister George Barnes and French cabinet minister Louis Loucheur. The text adopted by the Commission became Part XIII of the Treaty of Versailles. The International Labour Organisation was born and, with certain amendments, that text remains to this day its Constitution. Of all that was created at Versailles, little besides the ILO was to remain after the Second World War. Between the two world wars, the ILO functioned as an autonomous part of the League of Nations. From 1940 to 1946, its headquarters were transferred to Montreal, Canada, where it made plans for the post-war years. When the International Labour Conference convened in Philadelphia in 1944 for its first regular session in five years, it worked out a new definition of the ILO’s aims and purposes. This statement, known as the Declaration of Philadelphia, was annexed to the ILO Constitution. It adds to the original charter a new and more dynamic concept, that of the ILO’s responsibility in combating poverty and insecurity. It asserts the importance of social objectives in International affairs and proclaims the right of all human being “to pursue both their material well – being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunity”. The United Nations Charter, signed the following year in San Francisco, brought into being the new organisation, whose mission was to safeguard world peace and security. The Charter also called for the establishment of international agencies to work in such specialised fields as education, health, food and agriculture etc. In 1946, the International Labour
Organisation became the first of these specialised agencies to be associated with the United Nations. As the activities of these organisations expanded, close working relationships developed between them in areas of common concern, as for instance technical and vocational training, rural and industrial development, occupational safety and health. The ILO actively co-operates not only with the United Nations Organisation itself, but also with such agencies as the Food and Agriculture Organisation, UNESCO, the World Health Organisation, UNICEF, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Within this team of organisations, the ILO is participating in the broad common undertaking of international technical co-operation. There were 44 ILO members States in 1919, 187 at the beginning of 2019. The rise in membership reflects the broadening of ILO’s activities, which now extend to all parts of the world, in particular to the newly independent nations where development problems are most acute. Setting of international labour standards, technical co-operation, and education, research and information are the three main methods by which the ILO helps its member States. The 1969 Nobel Peace Prize Award went to the ILO, it is the International activity of the ILO through 50 years that in my opinion makes it a worthy Peace Prize Winner. Until World War II, ILO concentrated its activities on reducing social barriers between peoples in an effort to make Nations work together in peace. After World War II, ILO had a wider perspective and has become a global institution in the work of peace. The Organisation is now deeply engaged in the enormous problem of solving unemployment in the poor world combined with the birth explosion. This is a gigantic chal-
lenge to the ILO and a task that calls for a concentrated effort of all its talents and powers. 2019 marks the Centenary of the founding of the ILO. It also marks the launching of a major new venture: the Future of Work. This is a vast collective effort directed at assisting countries, especially the less developed ones, in providing their populations with productive work. Here again, as in the past, the ILO’s major concern is with the individual human being, the object and the means of social progress. If the ILO has been able to weather the political upheavals and economic depressions that have rocked our world since 1919, it is mainly due to the flexibility ensured by its tripartite structure: representatives of governments, workers and employers are free to express their own points of view and to vote accordingly in complete independence. Workers and Employers’ delegates frequently vote against their government’s representatives or against each other. Yet this diversity of viewpoints does not prevent decisions from being adopted by very large majorities or, in many cases, even unanimously. The tripartite structure enables the ILO to maintain close relations with the driving forces of the world and to come to realistic decisions. The understanding and collaboration that the ILO promotes among these three groups makes it possible for the Organisation not only to establish international labour standards, but also to implement programmes of practical work answering the needs of the various economic and social sectors. This is accomplished in the main by three bodies, which together make up the International Labour Organisation. Yours faithfully, Sherwood Clarke General President Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union
All I see is a continuation ...
From page 5 circumstances arrayed against. As in the situation of an opposition government, the incumbent one could not and would not be able to function at any applaudable level. That is, to govern effectively. Something has to give; some sense, some iota of sanity has to surface to persuade one and all that the old winner takes all (or all or none) structure is over. History. Caput. Gone. Regardless of presidential candidates. I would hope that the incumbents do not come up with their own laughable equivalent, of which are more than a few.Last, and on a different note, ANUG had its launch on Saturday last. It is even more welcomed, given some powerful commitments I read. I salute such stirring promises (which aligns with something I wrote recently elsewhere. I do not know how many were there overall, but judging from the newspaper pic-
tures, and from what I know of that specific area within Moray House, it may not have been several hundred. This alone is telling. That something different, something promising the unheard of, and near revolutionary, generates such a modest level of interest from a supposedly dismayed and disgusted citizenry. I think that that trumpets in no uncertain terms the mood and resolve of the voting public. It is: we are where we are, come hell or high water; and even if the former were to freeze over. And we are not moving. It is why I have said before and I do so again, as much as I recognize the potential of ANUG, I do not believe that the voting public will be moved. That is itself part of the continuing tragedy of Guyana ‘s political reality. Sincerely, GHK Lall
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Absence of House to House Registration leaves room for corrupted elections – GECOM Commissioner By Kiana Wilburg The political parties are divided on the necessity of house-to-house registration before the next elections. The Government says the list of voters has to be sanitized to remove the names of dead people and to include the names of individuals who are now turning 18. But that could take six months. As such, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo contends it is just a frustration tactic. He believes all the dead people could be cleared out from the list within two weeks and Guyana could get on with the business of holding elections. But one of GECOM’s Commissioners, Vincent Alexander, says the sanitization of the list goes beyond the dead. He told this newspaper that the list is bloated with persons who are no longer living here. And if this is not dealt with, he said it leaves scope for corrupted elections. Before going into further explanation on this statement, Alexander felt it necessary to provide some history on the holding of house-to-house registration. The GECOM Commissioner noted that any voters’ list or any register of registrants needs to be renewed periodically. That is standard practice, he said.
GECOM Commissioner, Vincent Alexander Alexander asserted that in the case of GECOM, the body took the decision years ago that it would do a renewal of the voters’ list every seven years. “For the last few years, we wanted to do it but we did not get the funding, hence it was not done. In this year’s budget, we have gotten the resources so basically what GECOM wants to do is what should be done as a matter of course... So forget all the questions. This is a basic procedure that should be undertaken periodically. And the period we defined is seven years and we have gone past seven...” In addition to that routine
exercise, Alexander shared that concerns were raised about the population having750, 000 people while the voters’ list is 500,000 plus. He said this clearly means that the list has an excess of the real resident voting population. “It therefore means that we may have dead people and I would argue the case that the majority of the excess is not dead people. The dead people are a minor number of the excess because the Registrar of Births and Deaths, they do send us the registered deaths and we remove them throughout the course of the year. But if someone’s death is not registered, then they can’t send us that…The number of excess people on the list seems to be overseas Guyanese.” On that premise, Alexander opined that the PPP’s contention that it is just a matter of removing the dead is not the end of the problem. “Having excess people on the list leaves scope for corrupted elections. If you get the identification card of that person, you can get someone else to vote for them so there is a window for corrupted elections if you leave those names on the list.”
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo BUT LIST WAS VALID FOR LGE Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo had also contended that there is no need for the house-to-house registration since the government and the PPP had agreed on the said list being used for Local Government Elections. Jagdeo said that the list is valid until April 30. But Alexander said that this argument does not hold any weight. He said there was no money voted for GECOM to sanitize the list. He said, therefore, that GECOM did not have a choice but to go forward with the list. “We have agreed to do
this thing every seven years so both sides can’t in the face of an agreement, now call for something else…If things went as they should have gone, elections in 2020, we would go into that elections with a new list because we were allocated money in this budget to clean up the list this year…Now we want to cancel the idea of sanitizing the list and just go into the elections. But that is leaving scope for corrupted elections.” Asked to say if there is any way GECOM would not vet the list, Alexander said, “I cannot say that. GECOM makes decisions based on how the commissioners vote and we have not met as yet. We are scheduled to meet on Tuesday.” The GECOM Commissioner also reminded that the money GECOM has is for registration purposes and not elections. He said that the latter would cost more. AND THE 90 DAY DEADLINE? Jagdeo has also argued that if house-to-house registration is conducted, it would prevent elections from being held by the Constitutional deadline of March 19, which kicked in when the No-Confidence
Motion was carried on December 21, 2018. But Alexander finds this view to be flawed. He noted that the Constitution clearly states that the deadline can be extended by the National Assembly with a two-thirds majority. Article 106 (7) of the Constitution states, “Notwithstanding its defeat, the Government shall remain in office and shall hold an election within three months, or such longer period as the National Assembly shall by resolution supported by not less than two-thirds of the votes of all the elected members of the National Assembly determine, and shall resign after the President takes the oath of office following the election.” Alexander said therefore that there is no looming constitutional crisis that would occur if GECOM needs time to do house-to-house registration which would go past the 90 days that is being spoken of by Jagdeo. “The Constitution says that a date can be set by the House using a two-thirds majority. That is why both sides have appointed a representative to speak with GECOM because it is our advice that would inform the deadline.”
Jagdeo taunts SARA…
“Where are these US$10M cases that they were to discover?” By Abena RockcliffeCampbell Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo is essentially laughing in the face of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA). In 2015, SARA was set up to recover State assets that were stolen or misused. SARA was expected to take several matters to the court and return billions of dollars in assets and cash to the State. In 2019, the public is still to be made aware of even a cent being returned to the State or at least one court case that has been filed. Smiling at his latest press conference, Jagdeo taunted SARA. Jagdeo is literally begging the “useless” agency to go after him and several People’s Progressive Party (PPP) officials that were perceived highly corrupt. Jagdeo said that SARA is just another mean for the APNU+AFC to secure employment for retired citizens. The politician said that many persons who were earning just around $60,000 in pension before APNU+AFC
assumed office are now earning salaries around $2M a month. Jagdeo told the media, “If you shut down SARA, you can hire 400 people. Where are these US$10M cases that SARA was suppose to discover, (they said) that how many people had US$10M and above abroad. What is happening with them? They are just wasting our money.” SARA was created under the guidance of Professor Clive Thomas, who is considered one of Guyana’s most accomplished economists. Originally, it was SARU with the U standing for “unit.” Under Thomas’ stewardship, SARU dived into a number of investigations from jump. But without legal powers, SARU was confined to a straitjacket, there wasn’t much it could do on the hundreds of reports it received about corruption. It wasn’t until 2017 that the National Assembly passed legislation for SARU which then became SARA. But still with all the powers given in 2017, by 2018 no case was taken to the court. Hence, SARA came under criticism.
SARA’s Deputy Director, Aubrey Heath-Retemyer In 2018, SARA’s Deputy Director, Aubrey HeathRetemyer explained that the entity is facing several challenges. One he pointed to was lack of adequate funding. He noted that the entity’s budget proposal for 2018 was slashed by more than 30 percent. It only got about $200M. The SARA Director said that budget cuts affected the extent to which investigations could have been carried out. He said that
plans to use international companies which are versed in asset recovery had to be placed on the back burner since the funds were not available. The Deputy Director also addressed criticisms that SARA is moving at a snail’s pace, especially as it relates to bringing cases before the court. “Our job is not to just take cases to court. Since we have been established we have done a lot of things. We have worked through a number of other agencies to get things done. We worked with the various regions and that work allowed us to slow down theft and leakages. If we don’t do that kind of work then there will continue to be corruption…” Heath-Retemyer also called for there to be an appreciation of the time it takes to carry out investigations. He stressed that it often involves going after 20 to 30 pieces of evidence to build a case. Heath-Retemyer noted, too, that Guyana being a paper society also makes the job of compiling evidence even
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo more tedious. SARA is not the only investigative body that has been taunted by Jagdeo. Last year, Jagdeo called out SOCU. On many occasions, Jagdeo said that SOCU has no clue what it is doing. In fact, at his press conference, Jagdeo exuded confidence that the charges SOCU filed against the Irfaan Ali—who has since been chosen PPP’s Presidental candidate—will not translate to any
conviction. He said that it is just a plot by the Coalition to distract the nation from the “real issues” at hand. Ali was hauled before the court and slapped with 19 fraud charges. The former minister is accused of defrauding Government of over $174 M, by selling several plots of State lands, below the market value, to former ministers of the then PPP/C government. Representing Ali are Attorneys Devindra Kissoon, Anil Nandlall, Priya Manickchand, Jaya Manickchand and Sase Gunraj. Ali was not required to plead to the 19 indictable charges and was released on his own recognizance (self bail). The charges against Ali stated that between the period 2011 and 2015, he conspired with persons unknown to defraud the Government, when he acted recklessly by selling19 plots of State Lands at Plantation Sparendaam and Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara. The lands which were sold for a mere $39.8M, are valued at $212.4M, according to SOCU.
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Min. Allicock concludes four-day outreach in South Rupununi - residents urged to submit project proposals for 2019 projects Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock, over the past four days, met and interacted with residents of Shulinab, Quiko and Patarinau in South Central, and Shea, Maruranau and Awarewaunau in the Deep South and Yupukuri in the North Rupununi, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Region 9. He assured them that the APNU+AFC Government will continue to deliver on its promise to provide support to the hinterland to enhance their livelihood and local economies. Minister Allicock was accompanied by Ministerial Advisor, Mervyn Williams, Legal Advisor, David James and Community Development Officer (CDO) Vincent Henry. He explained that the 2019 budget was passed in the National Assembly and his ministry is ready to roll out its current and capital programmes for hinterland communities. The minister urged the Village Councils to meet with their people, organise themselves and develop their 2019 proposals so that they can receive their presidential and other grants in a timely manner to start their community projects. He said that the APNU+AFC Government has a mandate to deliver to all of the people of Guyana and it will do so. “We believe in everybody in Guyana enjoying the good life... We have given power to the people. We want to hear
from you what are your plans and we want to see implementation. We don’t want a situation where you have your plans park up, bring it to us and we can see how we can provide support to you. We have recognised that there is a need for more support in the hinterland communities and we will be willing to provide that support once a document of same is presented to us.” Minister Allicock reminded that the ministry has placed Community Development Officers (CDOs) and Welfare Officers in all of the Hinterland regions and they have a responsibility to ensure issues are brought to the attention of the relevant agencies. Ministerial Advisor, Mervyn Williams reiterated the government’s commitment to hinterland development. He said: “Your government believes in the Indigenous peoples of Guyana, your government values the Indigenous peoples of Guyana.” This, Williams said, is evident in the increase in subventions to the National Toshaos Council (NTC) from $12M in 2015, to $16M in 2017 and 2018 respectively, and $20M in 2019. This represents 67 per cent increase over a three-year period. Additionally, the government allocated the sum of $2.7Billion to the Region 9 Regional Administration for 2019 and according to Williams, “because the administration believes that
Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock (left) interacts with residents of Shulinab Village, South Central Rupununi, Region 9.
Residents gathered at the community at Patarinau Village, South Central Rupununi, Region 9. the three tiers of government [National, Regional and Local] must be allowed to function, your budget is even larger than the ministry’s [Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs] budget.” “The hinterland is of equal importance to the government as the coast and therefore, the government is on a mission to ensure all essential public services can reach every citizen regardless of their location.” He said, the new Magistrate Court which was commissioned at Lethem, the Agriculture Research Station that is to be constructed along with the upgrade of the Lethem Airdrome and the Linden to Lethem road construction along with the Passport Office slated for construction, are but a few examples of the emphasis being placed on Hinterland
development. Williams disclosed the number of scholarships available for youth developer, especially at the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) and other tertiary institutions and urged them to make full use of the opportunities. The Bina Hill Institute is also looking for young men to apply, he noted. On the issue of land rights, Legal Advisor, David James explained that over the past three years, the government has been working to correct a number of mistakes made under the past administration and is seeking to address same in the shortest possible time. The ministry is seeking a further extension of the Amerindian Land Titling (ALT) project to move the process forward.
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YOU CANNOT PLEASE THE ELECTORATE Whichever presidential candidate the PPPC had thrown up, was bound to have been found to be unfavorable by supporters of the APNU and the AFC. If Anil Nandlall had been chosen instead of Mohammed Irfaan Alli (MIA), the deluge of criticisms would been no less that at present. The electorate is polarized. APNU and AFC supporters will find something unfavorable about the PPPC choice of a presidential candidate even as they admit that the PPPC has a right to determine how
it will choose its candidate and who will be that candidate. A chorus of criticisms which has greeted the announcement of MIA as the PPP’s Presidential candidate. The criticisms, as expected, has concentrated on his suitability for the presidency. The allegations surrounding his academic qualifications and the charges which he faces have been paraded as the principal reasons for his unsuitability. But those making these criticisms have refused to acknowledge that the
charges against him are politically motivated and do not indicate that he personally benefitted from the transactions for which he has been put in front of the courts. The charges concern the sale of land below market value. Since every one of the more than 50,000 house lots distributed under the PPPC were sold under market value, it means that the charges against MIA criminalizes every one of those transactions. The High Court has temporarily stayed the proceedings, and would most likely have only done so
I will work with Jagdeo as part of PPP team - Irfaan Ali People’s Progressive Party’s Presidential candidate Guyana, Irfaan Ali says that he and Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo will work as a team, along with the other leaders of the party. He was at the time responding to questions as to whether Jagdeo will be ‘pulling the strings’ in Ali’s campaign. “I see myself as part of a team, and not as an individual. I see myself as part of the People’s Progressive Party team.” He said that the onus of the party is not on furthering any individual’s political policies, but the policies of the party as a team. “That team will be widened. That team develops an agenda; a programme that I’m committed to. I’m committed to the manifesto of the People’s Progressive Party which has, at its heart, the interest of the people; and the reversal of all the policies during the last three and a half years that affected all the vulnerable people.” On his work relationship with the general secretary, Ali said “I see myself as a team and I see the general secretary of the People’s Progressive Party as a great asset to Guyana. I see him as a great asset to the party. I see him as someone who has served tremendously well and someone who has a lot to offer.” Jagdeo had indicated to the press, on the same day that he does not intend to step back from the campaign, now that Ali has been elected. He said that he has a mission to return power to the PPP and that he would not renege anytime soon. His intention, he claimed, is to campaign rigorously until the party is safely in government. Asked how he intends to avoid being overshadowed by Jagdeo, Ali said “The use of an asset has nothing to do with overshadowing. I think this is a team approach. This is not an Irfaan Ali approach.
PPP/C general secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo
PPP/C Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali
This is a team approach to government. This is a PPP approach; implementing the policies, programmes; the manifesto of the PPP.” He denounced what he referred to as rumour-mongering and propaganda, aimed at discrediting his credibility as a presidential candidate. Jagdeo said that, though he’s not stepping back, there is a place for Ali; that he will have to be more outgoing and “make himself available to the press”. “I have to go across the country, bring activists together and ensure we keep our promises.” The PPP general secretary said that he will be working harder than ever. Asked how he will deal with the perception that Jagdeo is ‘pulling the strings’, Ali responded “I don’t know what you mean by pulling strings but what I could say is that, if you have such a great asset, if any organisation has such a great asset, it is in the interest of that organisation and for the country to deploy that asset and to use that asset as fully as possible for the betterment of the Guyanese people.” He said his experience as Minister of Housing and Water and as Ministry of Tour-
ism, Industry and Commerce demonstrates his readiness and ability to assume the office of the President of Guyana. While serving in these positions, Ali said that there were very “challenging targets but we were able to realize all of them.” “At the end of the day, it is the delivery to the people. It is meeting the expectations of the people. It is improving the lives of all our people. And let me say this. The focus must be on all our people. The policies and programmes of the PPP will be inclusive of all the people of our country. We have to ensure that all benefit. We have to ensure that young people benefit, the elderly benefit, women benefit. We have to ensure that all of Guyana becomes part of this developmental push and agenda that will push this country forward.” Ali is the youngest of the group who had contended the PPP’s presidential nomination. He was believed to be a favourite of Jagdeo, among the contenders, for the nomination. However, the former minister is currently connected to multiple controversies, as he has been charged with 19 fraud-related offences, and his tertiary education credentials are being questioned.
because a prima facie case may have been made about the lack of validity of the charges. The second set of allegations is more serious. They concern MIA’s academic qualifications. The grist of the allegations is that he did not hold a bona fide first degree before applying for a second degree and that the University from which he said he acquired his first degree, allegedly does not offer the programme which he said he did. Much of the media reports on these matters are hearsay and involved poor investigate journalism. The media must verify from first hand sources some of the allegations being made. They must speak to the institutions and universities concerned to verify facts. Not rely on someone saying he called the university. But it is equally the responsibility of MIA to be more forthcoming on this matter. The statements made both by MIA and his party’s General Secretary, will not
dispel the allegations now in the public domain. It would be unwise for MIA and the PPPC to go ahead with his candidacy if there is credible basis for a charge of academic misrepresentation. The PPPC will be courting electoral disaster if they go into the elections with these allegations being unresolved. On the other hand, if Anil Nandlall had gained the nod, the present charges he faces about the law books, would have been thrown into the melee. In other words, dirt would have been found regardless of who was chosen. If Gail Texeira was chosen, her foreign citizenship and age would have been seen as a problem. If Frank Anthony was chosen, he would have been criticized as not being vibrant or charismatic enough for leadership. If Vindya Persaud was chosen, criticisms would have centred around her political inexperience and charges of the threat of Hindu nationalism..
The PPPC has chosen a candidate. Persons, including supporters of the PPPC, are entitled to voice their opinion on that choice. But it is not the person that wins the election; it is the party and therefore greater concern should be about the polices the PPPC will pursue. Many in the APNU and the AFC camps feel that by choosing MIA, the PPPC has chosen its weakest candidate. As such, the supporters of the APNU and AFC should call on their parties to take advantage of the situation, to have the challenge of the noconfidence motion withdrawn and to call elections immediately since it does seem as if the supporters of the coalition feel that they can easily defeat the PPPC with MIA as its Presidential candidate.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
If powers that be think Canada is a joke they will end up being the jokers The Police Commissioner told a press conference that Charrandass Persaud is being investigated for bribery and if possible could be extradited from Canada. If the Police Commissioner and the Cabinet think that the RCMP (the Canadian equivalent to the FBI) is a joke, they will get a rude awakening. If the Police Commissioner and the Cabinet think that you could give the RCMP bubble gum and call it evidence, then they
will be reduced to jokers by one of the top law agencies in the world. If the Police Commissioner and the Cabinet think that Canadian authorities are going to send back Charrandass without studying all the angles into the investigation of Charrandass, then they don’t know a damn thing about the role of Canada in world politics. If the Police Commissioner and the Cabinet think that the world
is not watching how the Charrandass scandal is unfolding then, they know nothing about the world. People have started to laugh at the APNU+AFC regime. They turned out to be more deceitful that the politicians that lied to the UK population about the benefits of Brexit. The APNU+AFC got into government denouncing corruption and bribery during the Jagdeo/Ramotar years yet to date they cannot come up even with evidence of a pen
stolen although they have the great Clive Thomas leading the battlefield at SARA and SOCU is on the warpath. In fact, so incompetent is the anti-corruption investigations that the troops on the ground are facing humiliation. Jennifer Westford was freed. Nizam Hassan was freed. The court has stopped the trial of Irfan Ali. They still can’t find the killer of Courtney Crum-Ewing. They still can’t extradite Aeshwar Deonarine for accusation of defrauding GPL of $27 M. They can’t locate $5M American that was paid for government’s shares in GTT. Despite a Commission of Inquiry, they cannot come up with any accusation of the act of killing against one security officer, not even one in the massacre at Lindo Creek. But they know Charrandass was bribed. And they think the world is not watching at the circus. ? Is this country destined to suffer eternally? The Police Commissioner was preferred to the person who was next in line, David Ramnarine. It was said that he was the better choice. One would like to think so. One hopes so. My opinion is that that we are returning to authoritarian culture where the public service is forced to take
unprofessional edicts from party bosses. Timothy Jonas of ANUG is the latest victim of a creeping fascistization in Guyana. His senior counsel status has been revoked The Chronicle is oceanic evidence of this fascistization. The Chronicle has published personal data relating to Charrandass that should never be released on request by politicians but only by an order of a court of law. Those are private data that should be protected by the state. The intention by ruling politicians to manipulate the Chronicle since the no confidence motion is incandescent. In the reign of the PPP, the Chronicle did not go consistently after a particular party leader as the Chronicle has done to Mr. Shuman of the Amerindian oriented Liberal and Justice Party. I have been informed that the Shuman onslaught is a campaign birthed in the Office of the Prime Minister with the knowledge of the Prime Minister. The chairman of the board of the Chronicle, Geeta Chandan is a personal friend. Her husband, Joel Edmond, is a personal friend. Both are lawyers. How can Geeta tolerate what the Chronicle is doing, the gutter level that the
Frederick Kissoon Chronicle is mired in? The board’s seminal role is policymaking. The Chronicle is violating the sacred norms of journalism. Geeta was a victim of authoritarian government. Fate works strangely. She turns around and becomes a puppet of authoritarian mandarins. Do our rulers think Guyanese are fools that we do not see perverted and lustful political instincts behind the denunciation of Charrandass, then they are fooling themselves. Politicians live in a world of make belief. If certain people think that they can come up with flimsy evidence and tell the nation they have discovered criminal conduct against Charrandass, then they are into crass selfdeception. If powerful politicians think that they can get away with political persecution so that illegal power can occupy and control Guyana, then their minds are living back in the days of Forbes Burnham. We are living in the 21st century.
Irfaan Ali sticks to his guns... From page 3 first degree in International Business and a Master’s degree in Human Resource Planning and Development. In addition, I registered to do my Doctor of Philosophy degree with the University of West Indies.” Ali is yet to graduate with his PhD which, according to his sworn Affidavit, he was already signed up for since 2012. In 2014, Ali was Guyana Times, ‘Person of the Year’. And in an article that featured him, Ali said, “I attended Leonora Primary, Cornelia Ida Primary and Saint Stanislaus College. I am a project Management Professional (PMP). I hold a first degree in International Business; Post graduate diploma in International Business; Graduate Certificate from the
University of the West Indies (UWI) in HR Planning; Master’s from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (India); and I am currently pursing my PhD at UWI.” Then, he made no mention of having a degree in “Business Management.” On Saturday, hours after he was elected, after he skirted issues surrounding his qualification, Ali was asked to lend specific clarification to the reports that he used a fraudulent transcript to get into a Master’s programme. Ali’s only response was, “Every part of my qualification will be released, I have requested and they will be released. A dossier containing, among other things, nine of Ali’s academic certificates has been handed to this newspaper. Information suggests that Ali secured his Master’s on the basis of a first degree from a University that did not even exist. This was in 2002, after he received a scholarship from the Indian Technical Economic Cooperation Programme. Among the certificates in the dossier was one from the
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University of India. That certificate indicated that, “Mohamed Irfaan Ali successfully completed a one year Master’s Degree in Human Resource Planning Development in the examinations held in January 2003. Usually, pursuance of a Master’s degree is predicated on the security of a first degree. However, the documents provided to this newspaper suggest that Ali defied the odds. Ali secured his first degree some three years after his Master’s. While in India at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University to do his Master’s, Ali presented, among other things, a transcript from the Chamber Business School. That school was supposed to be located on West Demerara. One Joshua Shafeek was the President of the West Demerara Chamber and Commerce at the time and the transcript was signed by him. While the Business school was registered, it was never accredited neither did it ever offer degree programmes.
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Jagdeo says he’s unmoved by ‘puppeteering’ claims People’s Progress Party General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Saturday last, gave a play-by-play rundown of the process that got Irfaan Ali elected as the party’s presidential nominee. He said that, when the process started a while back, the members met at the level of the executive committee of the party. “We met and there was a unanimous agreement that we should ensure that the candidate should come from the 35-member central committee. The reason that the executive members preferred that, is that the central committee members would have had five years in the party to become a member. They would have also had to face a congress,” the party’s membership from across the country. He said that the decision to restrict the pool of persons who were eligible to vie for the candidacy, the 35member executive committee, was pertinent to the process because the successful candidate would have to carry out the party’s programme. Compounding that reason, Jagdeo explained, is the fact that “this would be setting a precedent in the future,” so that prospective candidates for future elections could model themselves after that standard. He said that if the eligibility criteria extended outside of the 35-member committee, “you could have 400, 500 people from all around the country interested in the candidacy, who would not have undergone the challenge of leadership. After this decision was widely reported, there was a perception that Jagdeo made the decision to ‘squeeze out’ Charles Ramson Jr. Jagdeo had responded to this contention, and said that the
decision was made to ensure the candidate had valuable experience in the political sphere. “I spoke with Charles Ramson and I conveyed this decision to him. He has made a statement about that which has been widely reported.” Pursuant to that decision at the level of the executive committee, Jagdeo said, a letter was issued to all the members of the central committee to either nominate people from the central committee, or express an interest in vying for the candidacy themselves. “We had five persons who, either, expressed an interest or were nominated. We then decided that we will have each of these members make a presentation. This is what happened in 2011. All of the candidates who were contesting at that time made a presentation to the executive committee of the party. This time around, the audience for the presentations was broadened from the executive committee to the central committee, meaning that 40 persons heard the presentations, five of which were not eligible to vote (candidate members). “So the five presentations were made and we had over 20 hours of discussions in two days. We spent from morning all the way late into the night on both days, discussing at length, the presentation. At the end of the five presentations, I indicated to the members of the central committee that we will meet at the [executive level] to see if we could have a consensus candidate. Jagdeo said that, because he preferred to have a consensus candidate, he had asked the five contenders if any of them wanted to withdraw before the elections were held, but no one withdrew.
PPP Presidential nominee, Irfaan Ali “So, the next thing that we had to decide on was to convene the central committee, since no one was withdrawing. We had five candidates to hold the elections. So, [on Saturday morning last], we agreed that we will have the secret ballot. The executive committee unanimously had agreed that Robeson Benn would be the returning officer. Jagdeo said that they all expressed “support in his integrity to conduct the elections”. On the day of the vote, Jagdeo said that the three candidates, Drs. Vindhya Persaud and Frank Anthony, and Gail Teixeira decided to drop out immediately prior to
the vote. Those were stamped in front of everyone, out of all the members of the central committee. Not just the 35 but the candidate members who were there too, who don’t have a voting right. [The candidate members] didn’t vote but they are part of the central committee. “The ballots were distributed to everyone and then the people had an option to vote wherever they wanted. Then they placed it in a transparent box. Then, in front of all the members in the same room, they emptied the box and counted the ballots – there were 35 – and then they opened them and announced the names. These were tallied.” At the end of the process, Anil Nandlall received 11 votes, while Ali received 24 votes, more than double that of his opponent. At the end of the process, Jagdeo asked “Would anyone want a recount of any of this?” The committee indicated that they were satisfied with the results. “Subsequently, everyone congratulated Irfaan Ali. The four other candidates all stood up and they made speeches. They all congratulated Irfaan Ali and pledged support for the party to work as part of a
team for a PPP victory.” Though Jagdeo said that he was already inclined to vote for a specific candidate, he did not reveal who that candidate was. He referred to the host of contentions that were raised during the campaign for the post. Some of these included the fraud charges against Ali, the perception that Ali and Nandlall were his puppets, the controversy over Ali’s qualifications, and the idea that the party would be split up because of disagreements on who the candidate should be. He said that the perception that he is puppeteering Ali doesn’t bother him because he was also, at one point, the centre of similar speculation; that people referred to him as Janet Jagan’s puppet. He believes that, even if Nandlall won the election, the same issue would be raised. He said that this, and other issues raised in view of the general public, caused a contentious campaign; that the contentious nature was “not directly caused by the candidates but by people who claimed they were supporting various candidates” who, he believes, are hostile to the PPP. “They were making it look like the PPP would be doomed
if one or another candidate is selected and categorical, and that you would have the splitting of the party by the candidates, etc. None of that happened. And I’m glad the campaign is over.” Jagdeo said that all of the contenders from the presidential post will have prominent roles in the PPP’s campaign leading up to general elections. As for negotiations on the Prime Ministerial nomination, the executive committee has not yet decided on a timeline for the selection process. Jagdeo noted that, though the central committee can change the custom of having that candidate come from the party’s civic component, no one has, so f a r, s u g g e s t e d s u c h a change. “We have been broadening the civic. There are thousands of people who want to come in. some of them want to be part of a formal civic. Some want policy promises and, with some individuals, you will see the quality of the people coming to us, how diverse it is, and who will be prominently featured on our campaign platform. So, we have a really good set of people, from which we can choose a good prime ministerial candidate.”
Process of selecting Senior Counsel has become tarnished Every year a number of longstanding jurists are elevated to Senior Counsel (SC) widely known as Silk. Though this year was no different, Attorney-at-Law Timothy Jonas has insisted that the process of selecting Senior Counsel has become tarnished. Jonas made this contention yesterday, weeks after he lost his Senior Counsel conferral, reportedly over his affiliation with A New and United Guyana (ANUG), a recently launched political party. “One would expect that kind of vindictive politics in Guyana’s arenas. One regret for me is that as is so often the case, this was political manipulation which corrupts the process. The value of the process itself is undermined in this case because this exposure has tarnished the whole image of Silk. People who are very deserving like (Attorney-at-law) Steven Fraser are caught up in a mudslide.” Asked whether he had queried why his conferral was rescinded, Jonas replied in the negative. According to him, it needs to be pointed out that deserving lawyers are overlooked for political
- Attorney-at-Law Timothy Jonas
Attorney-at-law Timothy Jonas
reasons, while less deserving ones have been preferred. “The obvious example is (Attorney-at-Law) Nigel Hughes who has been bypassed for the three years. (Then) President Bharrat Jagdeo had said that Nigel would never get silk under his watch, and gave spurious reasons which reflected on his own quality as a leader.” Jonas now wants to know why this government has not corrected this shortcoming. “The only conclusion to be drawn is that both regimes reflect the same level of
vindictiveness and the same willingness to abuse their position when in power.” According to information, sometime in November or December last year, Jonas was informed by Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Yonette Cummings-Edwards that he received approval from senior judges to be appointed SC. Jonas was later contacted on December 25, 2017 by Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Presidency, Vic Persaud who informed him that upon the judges’ recommendation, he was
being appointed SC and that in the coming days he would receive his documentation and invitation to the ceremony. Days after word spread that he was among the lawyers who formed ANUG, he was informed that his conferral is being reconsidered. Days later, the Ministry of Presidency announced five new SC and Jonas’ name was not on the list. Among those who have been conferred with the honour of SC by President David Granger this year are, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack, Mr. Stephen Fraser, Mrs. Carole James-Boston, Mr. Robert Ramcharran and Mr. Rajendra Poonai. Last year, upon approval by President Granger Attorney General Basil Williams, Neil Boston, Charles Fung-at-Fat , Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne GeorgeWiltshire, Llewelyn John, Rafiq Khan, Vidyanand Persaud, Rosakie Althea Robertson and retired judge Claudette Singh were appointed SC. In 2008, K. Juman Yassin, Fitz Peters, Andrew Pollard and Josephine Whitehead were appointed SC.
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Repeat offenders remanded for $13.1M robbery Repeat offenders Patrick Smith and Lynton Trotman found themselves in court once again before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to a joint charge of break and entry and larceny. They were both remanded.
The men who appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts denied the charge which alleged that between January 10, 2019 and January 11, 2019 at King Street Georgetown, they broke and entered Bassant’s Trading and stole $13.1 Million,
property of Bissoondyal Deosingh. Trotman was represented by attorney at law Euclin Gomes who in an application for bail informed the court that his client is 25 years of age and lives at Lot 28 Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. He further
stated that Trotman is the father of one child. Smith, who was unrepresented, is unemployed, 27 years old and resides at Lot 146 Curtis Street, Albouystown Georgetown. Both of the accused were
Linden fire victims get push start with donation from Govt. Ministers
Rebuilding of the Gordon’s home has started. Two families that lost their homes in the latter part of 2018, were on Saturday recipients of construction materials which will take them a far way in rebuilding their homes. Thirty-eight zinc sheets and a bale of cement were presented by Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for Housing, Valarie AdamsYearwood. Contributing significantly to the donation as well was Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally. Minister AdamsYearwood noted that the donation is a representation of the Government’s promise of a good life for Guyanese and more so understanding
the struggles of the citizens. “The Government that promised you the good life, the APNU+AFC Government, I want to say to you that we understand your struggle, we understand your loss and we are helping you to regain your life, to put your houses back together and I know that several other citizens of Linden and around Guyana would come on board to join us to give you back your home,” Minister AdamsYearwood said. Receiving the materials was patriarch Oscar Anthony who lost his home at Lot 120 Silver Town Wismar in November. Seven persons are now homeless after the
ordeal. Anthony shared the two-story home with his reputed wife Brenda Temple and seven other relatives. The lower flat was rented to a tenant who has three children. Matriarch, Roslyn Gordon was also presented with zinc and cement by the minister. In fact, this is the second donation that Gordon is benefiting from. The first was done by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Linden, Waneka Arrindell and Wainwright Bethune along with Regional Executive Officer, Orrin Gordon. Over 700 blocks, a load of sand, food and clothing and zinc
Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for Housing, Valarie Adams-Yearwood (centre) with the fire victims.
sheets were donated. Minister AdamsYearwood noted that while the materials would not give them an entire house, it would take them a far way. “I trust that these building materials will go a far way in building back your life, I know that this can’t rebuild your house, but of course it will take you a far way,” she said. Both Anthony and Gordon expressed immense gratitude to the Government of Guyana for not turning a blind eye to their plight. The rebuilding process of the Gordon’s family has commenced with the donation from Minister of State, Joseph Harmon.
silent as the court was told that they are known to the police with several charges of similar nature. They would have also served time in prison. Police prosecutor Sanj Singh objected to bail given the fact that the men had previous charges of similar nature. Senior Magistrate Leron Daly then remanded the defendants until February 11, 2019. According to reports, on January 10, 2019 the owner of Bassant’s Trading left the cash in a safe on the second floor of the building secured. The following day it was discovered by the owner that the safe was tampered with and the cash mentioned in the charge along with some documents were missing. Police viewed CloseCircuit Television (CCTV) footage and later arrested the suspects. Trotman was allegedly found with $410,000 in his possession. A sum of $2 million along with the documents was recovered. A third suspect, Elton King, allegedly admitted to dropping off and picking up the two accused in his vehicle, along with another man after they committed the act. King allegedly received $1.3 million as his share. Furthermore, when King was questioned he denied knowing the two accused and any involvement in the robbery. Based on advice received from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) no
REMANDED: Patrick Smith
Lynton Trotman charge will be made out against King, but he will be used as a witness into the matter for the prosecution.
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EXECUTED OUTSIDE HER HOME…
Ten years after, Alicia Foster’s killers still at large It’s almost unbelievable that nearly ten years have gone by since a gunman dragged Alicia Foster out of her own car and shot her dead. Her father, James Foster once said that he relives that moment every day…the pressing of the front gate buzzer…his daughter on the parapet…the blood on his clothing…the frustration of having no closure. And when I last visited him, two days shy of Alicia’s fifth death anniversary, Mr. Foster still couldn’t talk about Alicia without struggling to hold back tears. He almost certainly would have shed more tears when he visited her tomb. Back then Mr. Foster was still hoping that someone with a sense of justice would step forward with the evidence that would lead to Alicia’s killers. Mr. Foster’s agony began on Sunday, October 12, 2008, with the persistent sound of the front gate buzzer. He had heard the gate being opened, a signal that his daughters, Alicia, 26, and her younger sister, Marissa, had returned to their David Street, Kitty home after attending a wake. He knew that Marissa was the one who was opening the gate so that Alicia could park her car in the family’s driveway. It was close to 10:00 p.m., but Foster was feeling slightly feverish and decided to rest early. But the way that buzzer was being pressed told him that something was wrong. Mr. Foster and his wife rushed to the verandah, but before they could reach they heard a loud, explosive sound. The couple then heard their younger daughter scream: “Daddy, they just shot her!” Mr. Foster and his wife reached the verandah in time to see someone heading east along David Street with Alicia’s gold-coloured Toyota Corolla. But something else caught their attention. Alicia lay on the southern parapet, with a gunshot wound to the right side of the face. Mr. Foster rushed outside to his daughter’s aid. A mobile police patrol was passing at the same time and the ranks took Alicia to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. Early the following day, Alicia’s car, PHH 2263, was found near the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Well Road, North Ruimveldt. Apart from the keys, nothing else had been taken from the vehicle. That seemed to suggest that Alicia Foster
EXECUTED: Alicia Foster was not the victim of a random carjacking. She had been executed. From eyewitness reports, the killers had been watching the young woman for some time. They knew where she lived. They knew she had gone out that day. They were waiting for her to return home. Some persons reportedly saw a red car parked on the northern parapet of David Street, about two houses away from the Fosters’ residence. A man was standing near the car, while another was standing under a nearby tree. When the two sisters arrived, and while Marissa was opening the gate, one of the men, described as tall, slim, and wearing glasses, approached Alicia, who was sitting in the car. The man pointed a handgun at Alicia and ordered her to exit the vehicle. Alicia reportedly said: “For what?” and refused to leave the vehicle. She was reportedly heard shouting “Don’t touch me,” when the man grabbed at her. The gunman then dragged Alicia out of her own car and shot her in the head. He then dumped the mortally wounded woman onto the parapet. The gunman and his accomplice then drove off with Alicia’s car. A North Ruimveldt resident later said he saw someone drive Alicia’s car into Well Road, around 10:30 p.m. that Sunday. That would have been about 30 minutes after she was slain. He said that the vehicle stopped in front
Alicia’s car was recovered in North Ruimveldt. Only the keys were missing.
of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church and two men exited. He claimed that the men then headed in different directions. The day after Alicia was killed, police officials revealed that they had a possible motive. The former Bishops High School student was a senior officer with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). She was the EPA’s representative on the Board of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission and the National Water Council. She had coordinated activities on the monitoring and closure of Omai Gold Mines Limited, and had also done a considerable amount of work in the forestry and mining sectors. From information detectives gathered, about two months prior to her murder, Alicia had been threatened while investigating an alleged violation by a business entity. But police apparently drew a blank while following that lead. Police also arrested an individual who appeared to match the description of the man who had shot Alicia Foster. He was placed on an identification parade, but the victim’s younger sister failed to pick him out of the lineup. Mr. Foster says that the attack occurred on a dark night and that his daughter, Marissa, had said that she did not see the killer’s face. STRANGE CALL He’s not confident that the police have been making as great an effort as they should in finding his daughter’s killers. He disclosed that the first week after her murder, an unidentified male contacted the family by telephone. Mr. Foster, who was out at the time, said that his young son took the call. According to Foster, the caller indicated that he knew “who had committed the act.” The lad put the caller on hold while attempting to call another family member to the phone. However, by the time the family member came to the phone, the caller had already hung up. He never contacted the family again. COLLEAGUES SILENT Mr. Foster said that he passed this information on to the police. “But as far as I know, no attempt was made by investigators to trace the call,” Foster said. According to him, the last contact that he had with the police was in December 2009, when he visited Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene (now deceased), to find out if there had been any progress in identifying his daughter’s killers. “His words to me were ‘I thought you come to me with information’. He promised to get back to me, but since then, I have had no word from anyone. “The Commissioner (Greene) took three telephone numbers from me, but he never contacted me. I went to the Commissioner’s office and the guy who I was told was in charge of the investigation did not offer any explanation about the stage of the investigation. After the initial statement by my (younger) daughter, none of them ever came back.” Could the apparent lack of vigour in pursuing this investigation have anything to do with the fact that the person who ordered the killing may be someone influential? “That’s the million-dollar question…There are a lot of questions in my mind left unanswered, and that is one of them,” Foster said. “Was this a case of a stolen car, or a coverup for something else? That’s the big question; whether the car was the target or she was the target. When you look at the area where she had worked, all the staff resigned a couple of months after (her murder.) Why?
Even the head of the organization was transferred. There are questions that should be answered.” And Mr. Foster did seek answers from Alicia’s former colleagues at the EPA. “I tried asking questions. When I asked what was the last project she was working on they just looked at one another and never answered,” he said. “As far as I am concerned the case has been dropped. What they (the police) have been saying is that we have not been cooperating.” But he insisted that the family has assisted the police in every way possible. “We are still baffled about a motive. Nothing in (my daughter’s) attitude suggested anything unusual.” According to the couple, the family is close-knit, and Alicia would have confided in them if there was anything amiss in her life. “The way we lived, we would have known. The relationship we shared was a very open relationship.” Mr. Foster says that the anniversaries of Alicia’s still-unsolved murder are “always a difficult time” for the family. “I have lovely memories of her. She was a wonderful child. She was involved in a lot of social activities at the church, and the Leo Club.” As difficult as this may be, he appealed to any individuals with information about Alicia’s murder to come forward. “There are people who are aware of what took place. I would ask them to supply the information to the right authorities so that closure could be achieved.” And he’s convinced that someday, Alicia’s murder will no longer be a cold case. “Someday it must come to light. But at present, we’ve just left everything in the hands of the Almighty. He will deal with them in his own time, if He hasn’t already started to deal with some of them.”
FLASHBACK: James Foster in his bloodstained clothing after rushing to his daughter’s side.
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Bina Hill students participate in EPA’s Environmental Authorization workshop
Some of the participants.
Students from the Bina Hill Institute participate in a practical exercise. Students from the Bina Hill Institute and forest operators from Region 9 participated in a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshop aimed at sensitizing those utilizing the forest, on the need to obtain an environmental authorization from the EPA. Helen Lawrence a Tourism student at the institute said that she strongly agrees with the efforts of the EPA as she had no clue of the environmental authorization. Lawrence said “pertaining to the environment I think it is good because in the tourism sector in which I am
interested. I like the fact that they would reduce pollution and it would not affect the environment.” The EPA is working assiduously to have all forest operators authorised in keeping with Section 14 of the Environmental Act. The act states that: “before harvesting and utilising forest resources, an operator must first seek permission from the Environmental Protection Agency.” That permission is the Environmental Authorisation which not only seeks to protect the environment, but also the health of those involved.
Gaymon Edward, who is also a student of the institute, expressed his belief that more young people should get involved in similar workshops as it was very enlightening. “Everybody should be aware of it, like NGOs and others who want to go into the forestry sector. I know a lot of people are interested in it but they do not know the steps to take so, I strongly agree with what they (EPA) is doing.” Senior Environmental Officer, Karen Small said that although the workshop was aimed at forest operators, she was delighted that the students were integrally
involved. “It was a pleasure for us because they are the future generation and they are also forestry students so, it’s even a better opportunity for us as we were looking at forest operators to give them an opportunity to build their capacity, so they can carry on in our absence what we would have taught them” Small stated. Participants were given an in-depth presentation which explained the Environmental Authorisation, why it is important to have one, where to apply for one and how to fill out the requisite forms. Aside from the theoretical
aspect of the session, they were also taken to a nearby sawmill for a first-hand view on how to protect themselves and the environment. The operators were very vocal throughout the workshop, asking questions to ensure that they have clarity on the way forward. The Environmental Authorisation application process costs $10,000 (US$50) and once approved $20,000 (US$100) per year. Alternatively, operators may apply for a maximum environmental authorisation at $100,000 (US$500) for five years. The outreaches also
focus on sensitising forest operators about the European Union/Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (EU/FLEGT) agreement with Guyana, to protect the environment. Hence, the move by the EPA, to get all forest operators on board with best environmental practices in order to mitigate any negative impact, which may result from their actions, on the environment. The EPA, throughout 2019, will be conducting similar workshops countrywide to encourage more forest operators to be authorised. (A DPI Feature)
Students seen mocking Native Americans could face expulsion FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Students at a Kentucky Catholic school who were involved in a video showing them mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a Washington rally could potentially face expulsion, according to the diocese. In a joint statement , the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School apologized and said they are investigating and will take “appropriate action, up to and including expulsion.” The Indigenous Peoples March in Washington on Friday coincided with the March for Life, which drew thousands of anti-abortion protesters, including a group from Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky. Videos circulating online show a youth staring at and standing extremely close to Nathan Phillips, a 64-year-old Native American man singing and playing a drum. Other students, some wearing Covington clothing and many wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and sweat shirts, surrounded them, chanting, laughing and
jeering. “We extend our deepest apologies to Mr. Phillips,” the diocese statement read. “This behavior is opposed to the Church’s teachings on the dignity and respect of the human person.” According to the “Indian Country Today” website, Phillips is an Omaha elder and Vietnam veteran who holds an
annual ceremony honoring Native American veterans at Arlington National Cemetery. Marcus Frejo, a member of the Pawnee and Seminole tribes who is also known as Chief Quese Imc, said he had been a part of the march and was among a small group of people remaining after the rally when the boisterous
students began chanting slogans such as “make America great” and then began doing the haka, a traditional Maori dance. In a phone interview, Frejo told The Associated Press he felt they were mocking the dance. One 11-minute video of the confrontation shows the Haka dance and students
loudly chanting before Phillips and Frejo approached them. Frejo said he joined Phillips to defuse the situation, singing the anthem from the American Indian Movement with both men beating out the tempo on hand drums. Although he feared a mob mentality that could turn ugly,
Frejo said he was at peace singing despite the scorn. He briefly felt something special happen as they repeatedly sang the tune. “They went from mocking us and laughing at us to singing with us. I heard it three times,” Frejo said. “That spirit moved through us, that drum, and it slowly started to move through some of those youths.” Eventually a calm fell over the group of students and they broke up and walked away. The videos prompted a torrent of outrage online. Actress and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted that the footage “brought me to tears,” while actor Chris Evans tweeted that the students’ actions were “appalling” and “shameful.” Caption: A teenager wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, center left, stands in front of an elderly Native American. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington in Kentucky is looking into videos that show youths, possibly from the diocese’s all-male Covington Catholic High School, mocking Native Americans at a rally in Washington.
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Urgently need dry Corilla Bush.Any amount from 1lb to 1000lbs. #609-8281 Contract cars at City Taxi Service 8 Vlissengen Rd. Tel: 226-7150 Assistant office administrator. Sales and spares assistant. 628-9268 One female domestic worker. Must know to cook. Drivers/ porters. Preferably from the East Bank. Call 233-5255, 6109624 One female domestic worker to work in Trinidad. Age 2535. Contact 1868-386-5302 Factory workers male & female. Apply in person to: R.P’s Enterprise Area ‘K’ Le Resouvenir E.C.D. 220-2818 or 3710 1 Live-in Family. HusbandDriving, Welding. WifeDomestic. Tel#227-1830
Office clerk, Senior/Junior CXC English/Mathematics, Computer knowledge an asset. Call: 223-7500 1 Cashier to work shift system. Apply in person at Buddy’s Gym. 137 Sheriff Street. 2314104 PROPERTY FOR SALE House and land available at Parfaite, Tuschen, Diamond etc. Contact Pacific Development Inc. 223-6035/ 604-4909 Transport property for sale, BB Eccles, EBD. Call: 616-9490
LAND FOR SALE Transported land 11.6 acres. Lot 15 public road. #2 Village W.C.B. Price $18M. Contact 686-4818, 648-7109
Transported property in Regent Street between Wellington & Camp Street. Tel#655-3332 Opposite Guyoil Gas Station
One Hilux Vigo, Smart cab. Call: 693-7613 Reasonable offer accepted
(1) Fenced land Parfaite Harmony - $2M. Uitvlugt $2.5M Neg. Zeelugt $1.5M Neg. Zeelugt $2.3M Neg. Tel: 697-6311/642-1252
House for sale, Eccles Housing Scheme. 7 bedrooms, 3 toilets and bathrooms enclosed. $28.5M. Call 6420391/ 001447587233657
Allion, primo, spacio, allex, noah, RZ pitbull bus, mazda axela, bluebird, 192 fielder wagon. 650-7501
Land at Best Crane Vreed-enhoop 104x41 $2,000,000 transported, Land at Parfaite W.B.D Tel#672-0416
House lots for sale, 200k downpayment, 20k monthly #622-1957
VEHICLE FOR SALE One (1) unregistered new model Tacoma, white in color, crash bar, step, alarm etc. Call 695-6461 or 639-7758
VACANCY
1 Shop assistant to work in the interior. Experience would be an asset. #669-3162
Live in or live out babysitter/ domestic- Call: 223-7500 Monday to Saturday 8:15am4:15pm
Reliable Rentals: Top quality cars, SUV’s at very low rates. Call: 227-2322/601-2622
HEALTH HERBAL REMEDIES: Diabetes, Hypertension, Infertility, Menstrual disorders, Enlarged prostate, Kidney,Gall stones & Arthritis etc. Call Sparman #676-5924
PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION, W E D D I N G S , ANNIVERSARY, ETC. CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 216-1043; 677-6620
OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDCATURE CIVIL JURISDICTION (COMMERICAL COURT) BETWEEN: BASHAIR MOHAMED, trading under the name and style of B.M. SOAT AUTO SALES of Lot 9 Croal Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana. Plaintiff And MARLUS HENDRICKS Defendant BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NARESWAR HARNANAN.
Earn up to $5000 daily selling hotdogs. Food handlers needed. Contact Sean #667DATED THE 11TH DAY OF 2189 DECEMBER, 2017
Driver/Salesman, Security ENTERED THE 16TH DAY Guards, Handyman, OF JANUARY, 2018 Bulldozer Operator, Part time The Defendant not having Mechanic. # 266 4427 appeared to the specially Indorsed Writ of Summons Experienced salesman 40-45 filed herein on the 16th day yrs with driver license. Must of December, 2016, AND know to write bills/calculate. UPON READING Attorney-atKeyyfood McDoom Village. law for the Plaintiff and the evidence adduced IT IS THIS Part time domestic. East Bank DAY ADJUDGED that the Demerara preferably Diamond/ Plaintiff do recover from the Grove area. Cooking included. Defendant the sum of Tel: 656-7329 $1,139,670 (One Million One Hundred and Thirty Nine One (1) seamstress to work for Thousand Six Hundred and an established company. Seventy Dollars) together Must have experience. Call with interest at the rate of 6% 672-4695 for more information per annum with effect from the 16th day of December, 2016 to General Domestic with the 11th day of December, cooking experience for East 2017 and thereafter at the rate of 4% Bank. #614-4358 per annum, until fully paid Security officers wanted. Call together with cost fixed in 231-8169/ 672-1920 for the sum $100.000.00 (one appointment between 8:00 - hundred thousand dollars). 17:00 hrs for appointment. Will be trained in phases of security VACANCYFOR PART/FULL TIME WAITER/WAITRESS TO WORK AT AAGMAN RESTAURANT. CONTACT 219-0158 Salon in Tortola, BVI needs hairdressers, nail technicians and barbers. Email: divahairbvi@gmail.com or call: 1-284-543-1410
MEMORANDUM IF YOU, MARLUS HENDRICKS the Defendant herein, neglect to obey this order, you will be liable to process of execution for the purpose of compelling you to obey the said order.
Urgent 1 male with cooking LEGAL NOTICE 2 experience to work in multiple areas. Contact X’s Grill & Cuisine # 695-6550/656-9313 NOTICE TO: KEVIN ROMARIO PROPERTY FOR SALE WILSON Lot 2054-2055 ER Burrowes Commercial Property, double Street, Festival City, North lot next to Harbour Ruimveldt, Georgetown, Bridge,East Bank... must go TAKE NOTICE that the following Judgment has been #622-1957 entered against you, the within named LEGAL NOTICE 1 Respondent. NOTICE IN THE HIGH COURT OF TO: MARLUS HENDRICKS, THE SUPREME COURT OF Lot 2864 Caneview, South JUDICATURE OF GUYANA Ruimveldt, Georgetown. (COMMERICAL TAKE NOTICE that the JURISDICTION) following Judgment has been 2017-HC-DEM-CIV-FDAentered against you, the 230 within named BETWEEN: Respondent. BASHAIR MOHAMED 2016-HC-DEM-CIV-CD-1510 IN THE HIGH COURT Continued on the next page
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‘T&T birth papers sold to V’zuelans’ - ‘Illegal activity’ at Registrar General’s Dept...
Trinidad Express - Trinidad and Tobago birth certificates are being illegally sold to non-nationals. The scam, which allegedly involves several employees attached to the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Registrar General’s Department, has been ongoing for years, with Nigerians, Venezuelans, Indians and people of other nationalities benefiting from it. Due to the turmoil in Venezuela, there has been an increase in sales, with certificates costing from $3,500 -upwards. The cost of a T&T birth certificate to nationals is $25.
Hit-and-run driver kills auto technician, injures friend Tragedy struck at the Soesdyke/Linden Highway last Saturday, when a hit-and run driver struck and killed one man and injured his friend. Dead is Brian Basdeo, a 21-year-old auto body technician from Grass Field, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. At the time, Basdeo was steering a car that was being towed for repairs. According to reports, Basdeo s friend was driving the other car when Basdeo asked him to stop to investigate an unusual noise that his vehicle was emitting. But while he was checking the car, another vehicle, which was being
driven at a fast rate, struck him. Basdeo was hurled several feet away. He allegedly died on the spot. The vehicle also struck Basdeo s friend, but the driver failed to stop. The two injured men were taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where Basdeo was pronounced dead on arrival. His friend however, was transferred to the GPHC.
LEGAL NOTICE contd
LEGAL NOTICE 3 contd
UPON READING the fixed Date Application filed herein on the 23rd November, 2017. Application and the Affidavit in support sworn by BASHAIR MOHAMED on the 20th day of November, 2017 and upon hearing the Attorney-at-law for the Applicant and no one appearing for the Respondent though properly served as appears from the Affidavit of publication filed herein on the 5th April, 2018.
United States dollars (US$1,533) from the 7th of September, 2016, until fully paid, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that there be costs in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)
TIIlS COURT ORDERS that the Respondent do pay the Applicant the sum of US $16,428.00 (Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred and TwentyEight United States of America Dollars) or its equivalent in Guyana dollars at the prevailing Bank of Nova Scotia selling rate at the rate of 23% per annum from the 19th day of May, 2017 until fully paid. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Respondent do pay the Applicant costs in the sum of $50,000.
LEGAL NOTICE 5 contd ORDER THIS APPLICATION, made by BASHAIR MOHAMED carrying on business as B.M. SOAT AUTO SALES of Lot 9 Croal Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, for liquated sum together with interests and costs was heard on this 10th day of May, 2018, at the Hight Court, Georgetown. ON READING the fixed Date Application and the Affidavit in Support thereof, and on hearing the submissions of the Attorney-at-law for the Applicant and no one appearing for the Respondent, although properly served THIS COURT ORDERS: I. Judgement for the Applicant in the sum of $2,200,000. 2. Interest on the sum of $2,200,000.00 at the rate of 6% per annum from the 27th October, 2017, to 10th May, 2018 and thereafter at 4% per annum until fully paid. 3. That the Respondent do pay the Applicant Costs in the sum of $50,000.
IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER, YOU WILL BE IN CONTEMPT OF COURT ANY MAY BE LIABLE IMPRISONMENT OR TO HAVE YOUR ASSESTS CONFISCATED.
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IF YOU GARFIELD SOBERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER, YOU WILL BE IN CONTEMPT PF COURTAND MAY BE LABLE IMPRISONMENT OR TO HAVE YOUR ASSETS CONFISCATED. LEGAL NOTICE 5 NOTICE TO: PATRICE ANDRIES, Lot 23 Lamaha Springs, East La Penitence, Georgetown TAKE NOTICE that the following Judgment has been entered against you, the within named Respondent. IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF GUYANA C O M M E R C I A L JURISDICTION 2017-HC-DEM-CIV-FDA1682 BETWEEN: BASHAIR MOHAMED carrying on business at B. M. SOAT AUTO SALES of Lot 9 Croal Street, Stabroek, Georgetown. Applicant And PATRICE ANDRIES Respondent BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE DIANA INSANALL Y DATED THE lO TH DAY OF MAY, 2018 ENTERED THE 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2018 Mr. Jaigobin Attorney-at-law for the Applicant
MEMORANDUM “If you the within named defendant, LINDON QUINCY BARNWELL, neglects to obey this order you will be liable to process of execution for the puropse of compelling you to obey the same order” LEGAL NOTICE 4 NOTICE TO: GARFIELD SOBERS Lot 66 Durban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, TAKE NOTICE that the following Judgment has been entered against you, the within named Respondent. .IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF GUYANA COMMMERICAL DIVISION 2017-HC-DEM-CIV-FDA1841 BETWEEN BASHAIR MOHAMED, trading under the name and style of B.M. SOAT AUTO SALES of lot 9 Croal Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana. Applicant And GARFIELD SOBERS Respondent BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE DIANA INSANALL YDATED THE 12TH DAYOF APRIL, 2018 ENTERED THE 30TH DAY OF APRIL, 2018 - Mr. Ali, Attorney-at-lawfor Applicant ORDER THIS APPLICATION, made by BASHAIR MOHAMED, trading under the name and style of B.M.SOAT AUTO SALES of Lot 9 Croal Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana for an order that the Respondent do pay the Applicant the sum of US$16,428.00 (Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty Eight United States Dollars) or its equivalent in Guyana Dollars at the prevailing Bank of Nova Scotia selling rate of 23% per annum from the 19th day of May, 201 7 until fully paid; was heard this 12th day of April, 2018 at the Commercial Division of the High Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana, Georgetown.
LEGAL NOTICE 2 CONTD
LEGAL NOTICE 2 CONTD
trading under the title name THIS COURT FURTHER and style of B.M. SOAT ORDERS Cost in the sum of AUTO SALES of Lot 9 Croal $50,000 Street, Stabroek, Georgetown. Applicant And KEVIN ROMARIO WILSON Respondent BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE DIANA WILL BE IN CONTEMPT OF INSANALLY DATED THE COURT AND IF YOU FAIL 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TO COMPLY WITH THE 2017 TERMS OF THIS ORDER, ENTERED THE 22ND DAY YOU MAY BE LAIBLE TO OF SEPTEMBER, 2017 IMPRISONMENT OR TO Mr. Narayan Attorney-at-law HAVE YOUR ASSETS for the Claimant. ORDER CONFISCATED LEGAL NOTICE 3 NOTICE TO: LINDON QUINCY BARNWELL Lot 12 Calcutta, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara TAKE NOTICE that the following Judgment has been entered against you, the within named Responden t. 2016-HC-DEM-CIV-CD-1048 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF J U D I C A T U R E C O M M E R I C A L JURISDICTION CIVIL JURISDICTION BETWEEN: BASHAIR MOHAMED trading under the name and style of B.M. SOAT AUTO SALES of Lot 9 Croal Street, Stabroek, Georgetown Plaintiff- and-LINDON QUINCY BARNWELL Defendant BEFORE THEHONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICEDIANA INSANALLY DATED THE8™ DAY OF MARCH, 2018 ENTERED THE 21fH DAY OF MARCH, 2018 The Defendant not having appeared to the Specially Indorsed Writ filed herein on the 7th day of September, 2016 AND UPON READING Affidavit Verifying Claim of BASHAIR MOHAMED sworn to filed on the 7th day of September, 2016, AND UPON HEARING Attorney-atlaw for the Plaintiff IT IS ORDERED that the Plaintiff do recover against the Defendant the sum of one thousand, five hundred and thirty-three United States Dollars (US$1,533), being arrears of rent due, owing and payable under Hire Purchase Agreement dated 23rd April,2015, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Plaintiff do recover the Defendant the sum of one million, six .hundred and fifteen thousand dollars ($1,615,000) being the cost of repairs effected to Toyota Premio Motorcar, Registration No. PTT 4587 with interest at the rate of twenty-three percent (23%) per annum on the sum of one thousand, five hundred and thirty-three
THIS APPLICATION, made by BASHAIR MOHAMED was heard on the 14th day of September, 2017 at the Supreme Court of Judicature, Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown, Demerara. UPON READING the Fixed Date Application filed herein on the 29th March, 2017 Application and affidavits in support sworn by BASHAIR MOHAMED on the 29th day of August, 2017. AND UPON HEARING the submission of the Attorneyat-law for the Claimant THIS COURT HEREBY ORDERS: (i) That the Defendant do pa he claimant the sum of one million, hundred and eleven thousand dollars ($1,411,000) being the cost of effecting repairs to Toyota Premio, Motorcar, Registration No. PTT 4144, including the cost of parts spares, material and labour. (ii) That the Defendant do pay the claimant the sum of two thousand, six hundred and thirty-five United States dollars (US$ 2,635) or its equivalent in Guyana dollars being arrears od rent/monthly installment due, owing and payable as at the date of filling of this application. (iii) Interest on the sum of one million, four hundred and eleven thousand dollars ($1,411,000) pursuant to Section 12 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) chap 6:02, at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum ($232 per day) from date of filling to the date of judgment and thereafter at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum ($ 154 per day) until fully paid. (iv) Interest on the sum of two thousand, six hundred and thirty- five United States Dollars (US 2,635) or its equivalent in Guyana dollars pursuant to Hire Purchase Agreement dated the 2nd of April, 2015, at the rate of twenty- three percent (23%) per annum (US$1.66 per day) from the 2nd of September, 2016, to the 23 rd of March, 2017, amounting to three hundred and thirty-six United States Dollars (US$336) or its equivalent in Guyana Dollars, and continuing at the date of US$ 1.66 per day.
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An Ali Presidency equivalent to a Jagdeo third term If the embattled Presidential Candidate of the PPP, Irfaan Ali, wins the upcoming elections, then it is equivalent to Bharrat Jagdeo having a third term in office. This was recently noted by Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr. David Hinds. In his recent writings, Dr. Hinds said he is less concerned about Jagdeo’s presence in a potential PPP government and more concerned about the Jagdeo agenda of ethnic dominance and the criminalized state. He said, “In effect, I see an Ali presidency as a Jagdeo (third) term. This, I think, should be cause for concern for all those who would like to see a Guyana that is ethnically inclusive and a state that is untied from the bad influences of the past. Neither the PPP nor Mr. Ali has repudiated the Jagdeo agenda or has put forward a new agenda.” Despite his cabinet and parliamentary experience, Dr. Hinds noted that Ali has not articulated an agenda and a vision beyond the Jagdeo agenda. Further to this, the political activist said he is not surprised that Ali won by a landslide over his colleague, Anil Nandlall. He said that Ali was clearly the choice of the PPP’s maximum leader and the leader’s preference on such matters holds sway with many in the party’s leadership. The columnist said that
-WPA Executive member
WPA Executive Member, Dr. David Hinds given his close ties to the Jagdeo agenda, Ali is in effect the best candidate for that section of the PPP’s base that supports the Jagdeo agenda. Dr. Hinds said Ali is more likely to galvanize that section more than the candidates he defeated. Dr. Hinds said, “Whatever his negatives—and there are two that have been in the news—I don’t think those would negatively affect his candidacy among the PPP’s wider base. Those voters to my mind have already made up their minds about their choice between the PNC led coalition and the PPP. Would his nega-
tives make him an easier candidate to defeat? Certainly, he would be easier to beat in the African Guyanese community.” “But would those negatives turn off independent Indian Guyanese voters? In other words, would the Coalition be able to exploit his negatives among independents? Such a strategy could be risky for the coalition, since the PPP would be sure to retaliate by highlighting the negatives of top Coalition leaders.” Dr. Hinds said that whether the Coalition could withstand that kind of scru-
PPP Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali tiny is left to be seen. He said that the PPP, for example, is sure to exploit to the fullest Minister Volda Lawrence’s
unfortunate statements on party clientelism. In any case, the Executive Member of the WPA said he
does not think many hardcore supporters would pay much attention to whether Ali’s degrees are in order or whether he was charged with overseeing the misappropriation of government funds. In fact, Dr. Hinds said he is very sure the PPP would be going after Coalition ministers for misappropriation of government funds whether it’s true or not. “So, if I were the coalition, I would be highlighting more Ali’s fidelity to the Jagdeo agenda in my pitch to independent Indian Guyanese voters largely because it was that agenda that drove them to the AFC and the Coalition in 2011 and 2015. Of course, the Coalition, particularly the AFC and other independent supporters, would have to make the case to those Indian Guyanese that their concerns and interests would be better represented by a second Coalition government.”
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Federer knocked out by Greek wunderkind Tsitsipas MELBOURNE (Reuters) Roger Federer’s bid for a hattrick of Australian Open titles was crushed yesterday as Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas rose up to floor the Swiss master and become his nation’s first Grand Slam quarter-finalist. In a match pitting the oldest and youngest players left in the men’s draw, the 20-yearold Tsitsipas overhauled Federer 6-7(11) 7-6(3) 7-5 76(5) under the lights of Rod Laver Arena, sparking delirium among Greek fans out in force at Melbourne Park. The 37-year-old Federer, 20 times a Grand Slam champion, will rue his chances, having failed to convert any of the 12 break points he took from Tsitsipas over the course of a riveting clash laden with
sparkling shot-making. Instead, it was Tsitsipas showing a wise head on young shoulders in a final tiebreak of unrelenting tension. When given a match point after Federer slapped a forehand long, he converted it clinically, forcing a backhand error from the Swiss to announce himself on one of the game’s biggest stages. He raised his arms in triumph and roared at the terraces, bringing tears of joy to his brother’s eyes in the players’ box. “There’s nothing I can describe, I cannot describe it, I am the happiest man on earth right now,” Tsitsipas said in his courtside interview. “Roger is a legend of our sport, he showed such good
tennis over the years. I have been idolizing him since I was six. “I didn’t lose my patience, stayed in those rallies. It was very important to save those breakpoints.” Tsitsipas may be set for even bigger prizes, with a semi-final on offer should he beat 22nd-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut. When the dust settles, Federer will note that he has been upset in the last 16 at the last two Grand Slams, having fallen to unseeded Australian John Millman at the U.S. Open. “Definitely didn’t go the way I expected with the breakpoints,” Federer told reporters. “I have massive regrets tonight. I might not look the
Monday January 21, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Some problems with the structure of your house may need attention, Aries. Perhaps the plumbing or electrical wiring isn't operating at maximum efficiency. TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) A co-worker could call you today, Taurus, but you probably won't be able to figure out what this person is trying to say. Your colleague's mind is a bit muddled now, and he or she might not be able to explain the situation very well. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Money matters may need your attention today, Gemini, and you probably aren't in the right space to think along those lines. Your mind is on different things, probably on your projects. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Cancer, you tend to be a master psychologist. You don't need to know people well in order to accurately size them up.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Today you might be temporarily catapulted into the public eye when you'd rather be alone, Libra. Perhaps a premonition you once expressed has actually come to pass and others want to discuss it. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Spiritual or metaphysical concepts you hear about today may seem confusing and bothersome, Scorpio. You might go off alone to try to make sense of them, but this isn't the day to do that. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Today you might be constantly engaged in deep, intense thought, Sagittarius. There probably isn't a specific matter that you're concerned about, but you may find that a number of different fragments of information capture your attention and get your mind going. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) A friend or romantic partner may not be communicating with you the way they should, Capricorn.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Today you might wonder what's bothering a friend, Virgo. This person may seem depressed and worried but not inclined to share the worries with you.
PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Your intuitive abilities are flying high, Pisces. Normally you're sensitive, but today you might be picking up on the thoughts, feelings, needs, and desires of strangers who pass in the street
Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts during the match against Switzerland’s Roger Federer. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi) part, but I am. I felt like I had to win the second set. Cost me the game tonight.” Federer saw something of his old self in Tsitsipas, a rangy tyro with flowing, blond locks and an unswerving
Switzerland’s Roger Federer reacts during the match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
confidence. “He has a one-handed backhand and I had long hair, too. So yeah, a little bit,” he remarked. There was no easing in to the intergenerational battle,
with Tsitsipas having a first serve canceled for twice falling foul of the clock in the opening game. He had to stave off two break points to hold. Sparkling winners sang off both racquets as the first set flew into an epic tiebreak of blown chances and brave saves. Tsitsipas finally relented when he pushed a forehand wide, having been wrongfooted by a deep and venomous shot. Lesser opponents might have fallen into a funk against the front-running Swiss but Tsitsipas stayed brave under fire. He saved eight break points in the second set to keep Federer at bay yet had no such gifts on his opponent’s serve. The Greek stared down four set points when serving at 5-4 and finally held with a net-rush and a volley. He fired a backhand crosscourt into the netbound Federer’s sneakers to earn three set points in the tiebreak, then converted the first with a crushing forehand winner that kissed the line in the corner. Federer became concerned as more break points went begging in the third set, and he was soon clinging desperately on serve. It came to a head at 6-5 down, with Federer’s first serve going missing in four successive points and the set lost with a trio of unforced errors on forehand. The Swiss held on until deep into the decider but it seemed time was catching up with him. Tsitsipas, 17 years his junior, never dropped his guard, and Federer will leave Melbourne Park without a quarter-final appointment for only the second time in 18 years.
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Pacquiao dominates Broner in unanimous decision win (Reuters) - WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao showed flashes of his past brilliance as he delivered a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision victory over Adrien Broner in Las Vegas on Saturday. The 40-year-old Filipino multiple world champion was quicker and more accurate as he controlled each round and cruised to the triumph to take his career record to 61-7-2. American Broner, 29, fought gamely and stayed upright despite being hit with several heavy combinations but was ultimately outclassed. Retired great Floyd Mayweather attended the fight, fuelling speculation of a rematch against Pacquiao,
who the undefeated American beat in 2015. Two judges scored the bout 116-112 in favour of Pacquiao, while the third had the Filipino Senator a 117-111 winner. “I’m so happy,” said Pacquiao. “God gave me this blessing (of good health). At the age of 40 I can still give my best.” About the only person in attendance who disagreed with the outcome was Broner (33-4-1), who protested the result emphatically in his post fight interview. “I beat him. Everyone out there knows I beat him,” Broner said. “I controlled the fight, he was missing and I hit him clean more times.” It was difficult to take
Broner’s claims seriously on a night when he was relegated to the role of defensive fighter. Pacquiao appeared the younger and more spry of the two as he attacked his opponent’s midsection and ultimately landed 47 body shots to Broner’s three. In the seventh round, Pacquiao pushed Broner back to the ropes and delivered an onslaught of punches that left Broner holding on for survival. Pacquiao nearly knocked his opponent down again in the ninth when he delivered a clean left hook to Broner’s chin that knocked him back. “I wanted to push more but my trainer said ‘do not be careless, wait for him and you counter’,” Pacquiao said.
Barty party continues in Melbourne with Sharapova win MELBOURNE (Reuters) Ashleigh Barty rallied from a set down to beat former world number one Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-1 6-4 at Melbourne Park yesterday, becoming the first Australian woman in a decade to reach the quarter-finals at her home Grand Slam. With the last of the Australian men’s singles players dumped out in the early hours of Sunday morning, the nation’s hopes of a home Grand Slam champion now rest firmly on the shoulders of Barty, the 15th seed at Melbourne Park. The 22-year-old, roared on by a raucous home crowd that included Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and men’s great Rod Laver, converted her fourth match point with an ace to seal the win in two hours and 22 minutes. “These are the moments we train and we practise and prepare for,” Barty told reporters. “You know, sitting down with my team late last year, it was one of the goals we set out that we wanted to go deep into slams, and I feel like that was the next step for me. “It’s amazing that it’s happened in Australia,” added Barty, who is seeking to become the first home champion since Chris O’Neil in 1978. Barty, who played professional cricket before returning to tennis in 2016, tried to take the sting out of the game early on by sending backhand slices to Sharapova. However, the five-times Grand Slam champion, who beat defending champion Caroline Wozniacki in her previous match, looked in control, and after converting her third breakpoint in the ninth
Australia’s Ashleigh Barty celebrate after winning the match against Russia’s Maria Sharapova. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson) game followed it up with a service hold to love to take the opening set.Barty fought back to break twice in the second set and level the match, as more unforced errors crept into her Russian opponent’s game, and then broke twice more in the decider to race into a 4-0 lead. Sharapova, the 2008 champion, rallied to win three straight games but could not prevent Barty closing out the match and becoming the first Australian woman to reach the quarters since Jelena Dokic in 2009. CONFIDENCE PLAYER Sharapova, who was suspended for 15 months for taking the banned drug meldonium in 2016, said Barty’s style was difficult to play against. “I thought she played a really great match, and I still had my chances which I didn’t take,” she said. “I definitely had a letdown for many games straight, gave her that
confidence, and she’s a confidence player, as well.” Barty will meet twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the quarter-finals after the eighth seed thrashed American teenager Amanda Anisimova 6-2 6-1 earlier in the day. The Australian lost her last meeting with Kvitova, in Sydney before the year’s first Grand Slam. “It doesn’t get any easier at all, it’s just another challenge and I’ll try to come out and play my best tennis,” said Barty. “I think I love to play with freedom and fun and try and create as much variety as possible. “Obviously my game is built around my serve and forehand and bringing in a variety with the slice. I think every day I try and challenge myself to add another string to my bow in a sense and try and become the complete player.”
Manny Pacquiao (right) and Adrien Broner (left) box during a WBA welterweight world title boxing match at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Pacquiao won via unanimous decision. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Manny Pacquiao (right) and Adrien Broner in action during a WBA welterweight world title boxing match at MGM Grand Garden Arena. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
Manchester City ease past Huddersfield... From page 25 behind Newcastle United who are 17th. City had scored 19 goals in their previous three games without reply — including two Cup romps against lower league opponents — but they were subdued in Sunday’s first half. “The way we played we didn’t deserve more than three goals,” Guardiola said. “We will improve in the future. We have to demand more from ourselves in every game and do our best, but sometimes it’s difficult. They defended deep and man-to-man.” Huddersfield set out their stall from the start, retreating back behind the ball to try to frustrate City. It worked but City did get ahead in the 18th minute when Danilo let fly from range and the ball flew off the head of defender Christopher Schindler past keeper Jonas Lossl. Despite their clear superiority, City did not add to their total before halftime and it was not until after the break that they rediscovered the slick passing for which they are known. An intricate spell of passing ended with the ball being played to Sane inside the area and his cross was met with a diving header
from Sterling. Two minutes later Danilo intercepted a wayward pass and his first-time ball forward was cushioned by the head of Sergio Aguero to Sane who neatly side-footed inside the post. “This game can teach us and show what we have to do to improve,” Guardiola said. “We’ve scored a lot of goals. So far, so good. One team has been better but we’re in January and there’s many more games to play. “You don’t win or lose the Premier League in January. We have to focus on what we have to do. If Liverpool win, we have to win. And if Liverpool lose then we also have to win.”
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Monday January 21, 2019
NBA roundup: George, Thunder edge Sixers in thriller
Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon (10) makes a three point basket and Los Angeles guard Kentavious Cadwell Pope (1) defends. (Troy Taormina USA Today Sports) Paul George scored 31 points, including a go-ahead four-point play with 5.1 seconds left, to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-115 win over the 76ers on Saturday in Philadelphia. George’s heroics came just moments after Jimmy Butler put the 76ers in front with a steal and a layup with 6.9 seconds remaining. It was Oklahoma City’s 19th consecutive win over the 76ers. The Thunder have not lost to Philadelphia in more than a decade. Russell Westbrook finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists but
fouled out with 14.9 seconds left when he fouled Joel Embiid shooting a 3-pointer at the top of the key. Westbrook and Embiid were each critical of the other when speaking to reporters postgame, with Westbrook saying defiantly that the two weren’t “cool.” Rockets 138, Lakers 134 (OT) Eric Gordon drilled a game-tying 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation and later converted four free throws inside the final 10 seconds of overtime to help carry Houston Rockets to victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Gordon finished with 30 points. He served as a strong complement to James Harden, who posted 48 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Gordon and Harden sank threes in succession to open the extra session, with the Gordon trey supplying the Rockets their first lead of the game at 123-120 at the 4:49 mark. Nuggets 124, Cavaliers 102 Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 26 points, and host Denver beat Cleveland. Jokic recorded his sixth
Bris’O’ promotions Bikini ‘Boxing’ 2 set for Bartica Regatta On the heels of the successful Beach Bikini Boxing tournament which was staged November last at the Splashmins Resort, overseas based Guyanese boxing Promoter Seon Bristol, has announced that the second edition is not far away. During a recent interview with Bristol who has been promoting both amateur and professional boxing in Guyana and overseas for over 20 years, he disclosed that the ‘Bikini Boxing’ 2 event will be part of the list of activities for the Bartica Regatta 2019 which is slated for April this year. In a bid to help promote and foster sports entertainment and sports tourism in Guyana, the promoter noted that this initiative is a perfect platform and based on the support received at the last event, a much bigger turnout is expected this April. “It’s a fun event that minimises or has no sense of harm to the participants. This
Seon Bristol
is boxing with a twist”, the promoter noted. This event features the first all-female fight card in Guyana and all participants should be at least 18-yearsold.Each contestant will be fitted with balloon-like gloves that are specially made to minimise and prevent injuries. When quizzed about the quality of the bouts, Bristol
explained that the participants will undergo about two months of training which will be facilitated by former Guyana and International boxing champion, Shondell Alfred, who will fine tune the ladies’ skills.The ‘Bikini Boxing 2’ card will feature no less than five bouts, each of which will have three one-minute rounds.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George (13) celebrates with guard Terrance Ferguson (23) and forward Nerlens Noel (3) after a victory against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. (Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) triple-double of the season and fourth in January in just 28 minutes before sitting out the fourth quarter. Trey Lyles had 16 points, Monte Morris 15 and Paul Millsap scored 14 points for the Nuggets, who closed out their four-game homestand at 3-1, with routs of the two bottom teams in the Eastern Conference, Chicago and Cleveland, after falling to Golden State on Tuesday. Kings 103, Pistons 101 Buddy Hield tossed in a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and Sacramento erased a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit to edge host Detroit. Hield finished with 35 points, nine rebounds and three assists. De’Aaron Fox had 14 points and 10 assists, and Marvin Bagley III also scored 14 points. Blake Griffin led Detroit with 38 points, and Luke Kennard contributed 19 off the bench. Celtics 113, Hawks 105 Kyrie Irving continued his hot shooting, scoring 32 points to lead visiting Boston over Atlanta. Boston won its third straight game, ended a threegame losing streak on the road and has beaten the Hawks three times this season. The Celtics outscored the Hawks 30-16 in the fourth quarter and pulled away in the final minutes.Things got testy in the third quarter after Marcus Smart was dealt his second technical foul and ejected. The Celtics guard charged after DeAndre’ Bembry, with whom he had exchanged words, and needed to be held back by his teammates, Hawks players and the referees. Bucks 118, Magic 108 Eric Bledsoe’s seasonhigh 30 points led visiting
Milwaukee past Orlando. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, and Malcolm Brogdon had 18 points for Milwaukee. The Bucks own the NBA’s best record and have won four straight, outscoring opponents by an average 19.3 points during the stretch. Nikola Vucevic led the Magic with 27 points, and Terrence Ross added 16 points off the bench. Orlando has lost three straight after blowing a 21-point, secondquarter lead against the Brooklyn Nets and falling to the Detroit Pistons in overtime. Hornets 135, Suns 115 Kemba Walker led a balanced attack with 21 points, and Charlotte rolled to an easy victory over visiting Phoenix. Jeremy Lamb added 18 points for the Hornets, and six others also scored in double figures. Nicolas Batum scored 15; Marvin Williams and Tony Parker scored 14 each; Bismack Biyombo had 11 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots; and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Miles Bridges chipped in 10 each. Devin Booker led the Suns with 32 points, including 22 in the first half, and 11 assists. Phoenix also got 24 points from Kelly Oubre Jr., 16 from T.J. Warren and 10 from Deandre Ayton. Raptors 119, Grizzlies 90 Danny Green scored 21 of his season-best 24 points in the third quarter and matched his career-best with eight 3pointers as Toronto defeated visiting Memphis. Serge Ibaka added 18 points for the Raptors, who have won seven of their past eight games and nine straight
home games. Pascal Siakam added 17 points and eight rebounds, Norman Powell 14, CJ Miles 13 and Kyle Lowry had 12 points and seven assists for the Raptors. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Grizzlies, who have lost 11 of their past 12 games. Ivan Rabb added 13 points and 11 rebounds, Shelvin Mack had 14 points and Mike Conley added 10 points for Memphis. Pacers 111, Mavericks 99 Domantas Sabonis scored 10 of his 16 points during a second-quarter runaway, helping Indiana ease past Dallas at Indianapolis in a game that featured rookie star Luka Doncic’s first career ejection. Sabonis completed a double-double with a teamhigh 11 rebounds, and Tyreke Evans led five Pacers in double figures with 19 points. Making his first NBA visit to Indianapolis, Doncic was ejected after getting nailed with a second technical foul for somewhat politely kicking the ball into the stands with 3:00 remaining in the third quarter. Heat 117, Bulls 103 Josh Richardson scored a game-high 26 points as Miami sent host Chicago to its 10th straight defeat. The game marked Dwyane Wade’s last visit to his hometown of Chicago as an active player. The 37-yearold shooting guard is retiring after this season. Wade had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists off the bench. The Heat also got a season-high 21 points from reserve shooting guard Dion Waiters, who had complained earlier this week about a lack of playing time. (Field Level Media)
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Bautista Agut upsets Cilic to Manchester City ease past make Australian quarter-finals Huddersfield to close gap on Liverpool MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roberto Bautista Agut held firm in a tense five-set duel to knock sixth seed Marin Cilic out of the Australian Open and book his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final yesterday. The 22nd-seeded Spaniard captured the decisive break in the ninth game of the final set before serving out strongly to claim a 67(6) 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 win at Margaret Court Arena. Bautista Agut, who had lost the fourthround match of a Grand Slam in each of his nine previous attempts, threw his arms up in the air and roared in triumph. It was Bautista Agut’s third five-set win this week at Melbourne Park, continuing a remarkable run that has also included victories over an injury-hobbled Andy Murray, Australian John Millman and 10th seed Karen Khachanov.“I’ve been playing very good tennis,” the 30-year-old said. “I did a great job this pre-season and it’s been a great month for me and for my tennis.” Bautista Agut will next face 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who overcame defending champion Roger Federer in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament this year. “Now I want to recover well, to enjoy the
Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut reacts during the match against Croatia’s Marin Cilic. (REUTERS/Aly Song) win I had today. We will see on Tuesday,” he added.In a splendid start to the season, Bautista Agut claimed his ninth career title at the Qatar Open earlier this month, beating Stan Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych in consecutive matches to lift the trophy.
Pavlyuchenkova beats Stephens in marathon contest to reach quarters
Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling scores their second goal against Huddersfield Town at John Smith’s Stadium. (Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine) 2 (Reuters) - HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0 MANCHESTER CITY 3 Manchester City barely got out of second gear as they easily beat bottom club Huddersfield Town to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points yesterday. Danilo’s deflected shot gave City the lead in an opening half in which they were not at their sharpest. That goal took City’s goal tally to 100 in all competitions this season — making them the only club in Europe’s top five leagues to reach that total. Pep Guardiola’s side upped the tempo early in the second half and Raheem Sterling headed
in their second goal in the 54th minute before Leroy Sane made it 3-0 two minutes later. It was a poor advert for the Premier League with Huddersfield, who look almost certain to get relegated and who parted company with manager David Wagner this week, offering next to nothing as an attacking force. City’s fourth consecutive win since backto-back losses over Christmas took them to 56 points from 23 games with Liverpool on 60 after they beat Crystal Palace on Saturday 43. Toothless Huddersfield, who had caretaker boss Mark Hudson in charge for the first time, have only 11 points and are 10 points (Continued on page 25)
A 57-yard overtime field goal sends...
Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Sloane Stephens of the U.S. greet each other after the match. (REUTERS/Edgar Su) MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Unseeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won a marathon three-setter against American fifth seed Sloane Stephens 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals yesterday and match her best show in Grand Slams. The unseeded Russian reached her second quarter-final at Melbourne Park after her 2017 run and will now meet another American in Danielle Collins for a place in the last four. Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open winner, started strongly by gaining a 4-1 advantage but her Russian opponent got the break back before the 25-year-old American won the set via a tiebreaker. The second set started in similar fashion with Stephens breaking early to run up a 2-0 lead before another fightback from the 27-yearold Pavlyuchenkova. The Russian got back on serve in the fourth game before breaking Stephens to go up 5-3 and then converted her third set point
to level the match. In the first game of the third set, Stephens saved eight breakpoints to hold in a marathon game that lasted for 26 points and close to 20 minutes. Stephens then lost steam as the world number 44 converted her second match point to seal the day’s final match in two hours and 32 minutes, finishing at almost 2 a.m. local time. Pavlyuchenkova said she hated an icebath but her physio would still make her have one despite the late finish.“I was even thinking during the match that some of you guys stayed... I heard somebody was yawning though sometimes during the match,” the Russian said in her on-court interview. “I’m sorry, I thought it was quite an exciting match. “Sloane is a great player, is a fighter... and I had to be aggressive, yeah.” Unseeded Collins thrashed 2016 champion and second seed Angelique Kerber 6-0 6-2 earlier yesterday.
From page 31 there but wasn’t called, was the play of the game. Instead of a first down that could have bled the clock, the Saints kicked a field goal, and the Rams had time to tie it with 15 seconds left. Robey-Coleman didn’t look for the ball and hit Kamara well before the ball got there; it was truly amazing nothing was called. Still, a field goal gave the Saints the lead. In overtime, Johnson’s interception set up a clutch 57-yard field goal, ending a classic NFC title game that will go down in history. For good, and for bad. Saints went out to a quick lead In the first quarter it seemed the Saints would run away with it. In many ways, it was the complete opposite of last week’s Eagles-Saints game, in which the Eagles went out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. New Orleans’ offence moved the ball, though had to settle for field goals deep
in Rams territory a couple of times. A drop by Todd Gurley set up an interception, but the Saints just got three points out of it. Still, they led 13-0 after the first quarter. It wasn’t a rout. The Rams battled back. A fake punt pass by Rams punter Johnny Hekker finally gave Los Angeles some momentum, and led to a field goal. Gurley scored a touchdown late in the first half to cut the lead to 13-10. Much like the regularseason meeting between the Rams and Saints, when the Saints took a 35-14 lead but the Rams battled back to tie it in the fourth quarter, the Saints couldn’t put Los Angeles away despite a great start. Rams battled back The Saints offence, which hasn’t been great for most of the last stretch of the season, didn’t do much after the first quarter. Taysom Hill, the backup quarterback who ends up in a lot of gadget plays to the chagrin of many people who argue that he
shouldn’t take snaps away from Brees, caught a short touchdown. But there weren’t many sustained drives, until the Saints absolutely needed one with less than five minutes left in regulation. The teams went back and forth in the final minutes. Rams coach Sean McVay decided to kick a field goal from the Saints’ 1-yard line with about five minutes left, tying the game. Brees drove the Saints downfield for a go-ahead field goal with 1:41 left, a drive that included the missed pass interference call that will be talked about for a long time. Then Goff drove the Rams into field-goal range and Zuerlein’s 48-yard field goal tied it with 15 seconds left. Then in overtime. the defence and special teams made enormous plays to end it. Goff came up huge. So did Zuerlein. The Rams made the plays to win. The officials didn’t cover themselves in glory, and Saints fans will remember that part, too.
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Caesar and entire GAPLF Executive elected unopposed
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ormer national powerlifter and multi talented athlete, Ed Caesar, was returned for his fourth consecutive one-year term as President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) when that entity held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday last at the National Racquet Center, Woolford Avenue in the City. The entire Executive was retuned en bloc following presentations by Caesar, General Secretary Andrea Smith and Treasurer, Colin Austin. Members present were all satisfied with the stewardship of Caesar and his colleagues who have been pulling out all the stops to ensure championships are held apart from athletes travelling overseas to represent the Golden Arrowhead. The 2019 Executive Committee reads: Ed Caesar – President, Nadina Taharally -
Vice President, Colin Austin – Treasurer, Andrea Smith General Secretary, Runita White – Public Relations Officer/Organising Secretary, David Gomes - Comm i t t e e M e m b e r, M artin We b s t e r - C o m m i t t e e Member, Erwyn Smith Committee Member. Meanwhile, the federation will lift off its calendar year by hosting the first of
The 2018 GAPLF Executive which returned en bloc! Seated from right Ms. Runita White, Ms. Nadina Taharally, Ed Caesar and Andrea Smith. Standing from right, Erwyn Smith, Martin Webster, Andrew Austin and David Gomes. four annual competitions, the Novice and Junior Powelifting Championships on February 3rd next at the Saints Stanislaus College Auditorium from 10:00hrs. Tickets will cost $1000 and $1500 at the gate.
Halep not intimidated by Serena ahead of Melbourne showdown
Nadal blows away Berdych to reach quarter-finals MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal routed Tomas Berdych 6-0 6-1 7-6(4) in a center court masterclass to charge into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open yesterday. The 2009 champion was relentless at Rod Laver Arena, claiming the first two sets in an astonishing 51 minutes as the former world number four Czech suffered a dreadful start. Berdych rallied to grab a set point off Nadal in the final stanza but an untimely malfunction of the serve clock rattled him during the ensuing tiebreak and he bowed out slapping a backhand into the net. Bidding for an 18th Grand Slam title, second seed Nadal booked his 11th quarter-final at Melbourne Park and will meet unseeded American sensation Frances Tiafoe. Tiafoe, the son of Sierra Leone immigrants, celebrated his 21st birthday on Sunday by upsetting Grigor Dimitrov at Melbourne Arena. The match is certain to be billed as an intriguing clash of generations but Nadal has already shown disdain for hyped-up youth. He destroyed Alex de Minaur, the highly regarded 19-year-old local, in straight sets in the previous round. “When you have younger players coming, they have always more attention to everyone,” the 32-year-old told reporters. “Of course, he’s dangerous. He’s in (the) quarter-finals. He won great matches during the whole event. Going to be a tough one.” Untested by three Australian opponents at the tournament, Nadal may have been grateful to Berdych for belatedly finding his game. The French Open champion Nadal fought off a break point in the first game of the match but that was the only pressure he felt in a woeful first set for Berdych, who landed barely a third of his first serves.The big Czech double-faulted before meekly netting a backhand to fall 2-0 behind and lost the set in 34 minutes when the Spaniard swooped forward to lace a forehand down the line. Nadal plowed on to 3-0 in the second set before Berdych finally held, raising ironic cheers in the terraces. The memory of Berdych’s famous quar-
Serena Williams and Simona Halep’s last Grand Slam meeting was at the US Open in 2016 - Williams won a three-set thriller. (Getty Images)
Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts during the match against Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi) ter-final win over the Spaniard at the 2015 tournament can never have seemed foggier for the 33-year-old, whose 2018 season was cut in half by a back injury. To his credit, though, he dug in for the third, finding his monster serve and pounding forehand. He saved two break points at 5-5 and prised a set point in the following game with a blazing forehand down the line.Nadal ripped it out of his hands, however, with some forehand magic of his own.Berdych battled on to lead 4-3 in the tiebreak but became rattled when the shot clock failed. After carping at the chair umpire, he committed two unforced errors. Nadal needed no further excuse, and he fired a forehand winner to set up two match points before a frustrated Berdych fell firing into the net.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) World number one Simona Halep said she does not feel intimidated by the prospect of facing Serena Williams and will relish the opportunity of taking on the 23-times Grand Slam champion at Melbourne Park today. Halep outplayed Serena’s older sister Venus in a 6-2 6-3 third-round victory, a performance she described as her best of the season but the Romanian knows Serena is the bigger obstacle. “She was (intimidating) when I was younger but now I don’t feel intimidated anymore,” the 27-year-old told reporters. “It’s going to be huge challenge for me. It’s always great to play against Serena because every time I have to learn something from the match.” Halep has lost eight times in nine meetings with Serena, which all came before the American took time off around the birth of her daughter in September 2017. Should Halep win on Monday, she will join Martina
Romania’s Simona Halep celebrates after winning the match against Sofia Kenin of the U.S. (REUTERS/ Adnan Abidi)
Hingis and Justine Henin as the only players to knock out the Williams sisters in consecutive rounds of a major. Despite being top of the rankings, Halep does not feel like the superior player against seven-times Melbourne champion Serena. “For sure she’s the best player in the world because she won so many Grand Slams,” Halep added. “I cannot compare my results to her. But in this mo-
ment I am confident that I am in this position and I’m positive about it.”Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic will continue his quest for a record seventh Australian Open title against 22-year-old Russian Daniil Medvedev, who has reached the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time. Germany’s Alexander Zverev meets Canadian Milos Raonic in a battle of big hitters in the afternoon session on Rod Laver Arena.
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Deosarran century, Ramraj six-wkt haul hand Lusignan ‘A’ huge win A shot-filled century by skipper Krishna Deosarran and a six-wicket haul from Chanderpaul Ramraj guided Lusignan ‘A’ to a 237-run victory over Cane Grove when the East Coast Cricket Committee SPR Enterprise 40-over tournament continued yesterday. Openers Shazeem Ali and Steve Ramdass handed host Lusignan ‘A’ a solid start after they decided to bat in hazy conditions. The pair timed the ball well as they added 106 before Ramdass was lbw to Rayaad Zaman for 40 with four fours. Ali struck six fours and two sixes in a fluent 65 before he was dismissed hit wicket off Ajay Persaud at 142-2. The left-handed Deosarran anchored the innings as he executed some decent shots on both sides of the pitch almost untroubled. Deosarran rotated the strike well and was quick to dispatch the wayward balls.
He counted three fours and 10 sixes before he was caught off Maniraj Sewkarran for a brutal 118. Vishnu Ramjeet slammed one four and six sixes in a cameo 59 as Lusignan ‘A’ rattled up a challenging 3306. Huckumchand Baldeo took two wickets for Cane Grove. 19-year old pacer Vickram Doodnauth produced an incisive spell to rock Cane Grove early on before 15-year old left arm spinner Chanderpaul Ramraj destroyed the middle and lower order with steady bowling. Doodnauth had Rayaad Zaman caught for three before uprooting the stumps of Yugeshwar Umroa for 14 to reduce Cane Grove to 20-2, in reply. Ramraj, who played for Guyana U15 in the Regional tournament last year, then picked up wickets at regular intervals as Cane Grove were bowled out for 93 in 19.3 overs.
From the left Shazam Ali,Steve Ramdass, Vishnu Ramjeet, Vickram Doodnauth and Chandrapaul Ramraj. Chavez Ajeday top scored with 27, while Ajay Baldeo made 24. The game was interrupted
by rain in the latter stages, but the hard working groundsman Andrew Dhanraj ensured the contest was com-
pleted following the showers. Ramraj bagged 6-20 from 5.3 overs, while Doodnauth claimed 3-52.
Krishna Deosarran
Hodge’s masterful ton helps Hurricanes to 2-Wkt win Jaguars 14-match unbeaten streak broken West Indies First Class cricket
By Sean Devers It was the last round of 2017 season when Leewards Hurricanes handed Guyana Jaguars their last defeat 15 matches ago and yesterday in gloomy conditions at Providence in the fifth round of t h e We s t I n d i e s o f R e gional First-Class tournament the Hurricanes repeated the dose with an exciting two-wicket win to halt Guyana’s unbeaten streak. In the 45-match history of this tournament the Jaguars have lost four matches; in the inaugural tournament Barbados beat them, while it was the Hurricanes who won the other three, including today. The 31-year-old Monchin Hodge reached the ropes 14 times, faced 320 balls, batted for 417 minutes in a masterful 127 which led Hurricanes to 296-8. Man-of-the-Match Hodge, from tiny Island of Anguilla, followed up his 158 against the Red Force with his second century for the season and fourth at this level. The rock solid righthanded Hodge, the leading run-scorer this season with 470 runs, shared in a 153-run second wicket stand with 21year-old Keacy Carty who made 67 from 193 balls, 226 minutes with nine fours. Hodge also shared in a 42run partnership with Terrence
Ward (25) and a 59-run stand with Guyanese born Jason Peters (37*) who deposited Test Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo for six with the scores level. The tournament’s leading bowler Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul captured 4-43 to take his wicket-tally to 28, while Romario Shepherd (2-45) and Kemo Paul (2-69) offered support. The Hurricanes not only had to overcome leaders and four-time defending Champions but also the illness to eight of their players on the third day when the entire post Lunch session was lost because of this issue. Watched by a small but raucous gathering in the Green Stand, Hurricanes began the day in overcast conditions on 32-1, needing another 259 to win and with the game in the balance. Overnight batsmen Hodge and Carty were well set and Carty got going with a boundary off Clinton Pestano before bringing up the 50 with three fours in an expensive 25th over by Pestano. On a very good track prepared by head Curator Habib and his team, Carty spanked Rutherford for two boundaries in the same over before Hodge stroked Paul for four to post the 100 in 33 overs. Both batsmen played solidly before the Hodge reached
Monchin Hodge guides the ball to point in his magnificent match winning 127 yesterday.
his 25th First-Class fifty from 97 balls with seven fours, while Carty from the Island of St Maarten, got his eight FirstClass half-century from 138 balls, 161 minutes with eight fours before a short shower caused a four-minute stoppage. The pair continued to play confidently and by Lunch had added 125 runs in the season as Jaguars gave away free runs with ordinary fielding. After the interval, Carty
added five to his lunch time score before he provided Wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble with 21st dismissal when the impressive Paul brushed his edge to finally break the century stand and leave the score on 162-2. The Jaguars slowed down the tempo and restricted the scoring in the second session before Hodge flayed Rutherford four, while Akeem Saunders (5) stroked Paul for four before he was trapped
LBW to Permaul at 180-3. At Lunch, Hodge, drooped on 58 by Skipper Leon Johnson off Permaul, was still there with his team on 197-3 and although it was an improved session for the Jaguars, with 94 more to get in the final session the advantage was with the visitors. After the break Hodge found a useful ally in Ward and together the pair inched their team closer to victory but with dark clouds swirling over the Providence sward, Hodge reached his ton which took 285 balls, 348 minutes and was decorated with 11 fours. The Jaguars struck a double blow when Shepherd removed Ward (25) and the dangerous Rakeem Cornwall (1) in the space of a run as the Hurricanes slipped to 123-5 and with rain threatening, the Jaguars were back in the hunt. The last hour began with the Hurricanes needing 51 in a minimum of 15 overs and Hodge reduced the target with a couple of disdainful pulls off Pestano for boundaries. The fans urged their team on as the Jaguars players moved around in slow motion with the ground staff on standby with the covers on the boundary edge. Permaul, the tournament’s leading wicket-taker struck twice in the same over to leave the score on 282-7. Hodge was caught and
bowled for 127 at 282-6 and Orlando Peters was bowled for a duck at 286-7. With the scores level, Permaul struck again when he had Jerimiah caught at point before Jason Peters, whose Mother was buried in Mahaicony yesterday, lofted Bishoo for six to win the match in style. This was the first time since 2011 since he was appointed Coach, that Guyana were without their former Head Coach Esuan Crandon who has been elevated to Windies Assistant Coach. Jaguars will have a free week before traveling to Trinidad for the sixth round from January 31 to February 3. Scores: GUYANA JAGUARS 196 (Chris Barnwell 58, Leon Johnson 44, Keemo Paul 32; Rahkeem Cornwall 4-70, Damion Jacobs 3-15) and 269 (Clinton Pestano 46, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 40, Romario Shepherd 39, Trevon Griffith 37; Rahkeem Cornwall 6-70). LEEWARD ISLANDS HURRICANES 175 (Damion Jacobs 34, Terrance Warde 30, Rahkeem Cornwall 29, Akeem Saunders 28; Clinton Pestano 4-50, Romario Shepherd 2-29) and 296 for eight (Montcin Hodge 127, Keacy Carty 67, Jaison Peters 37 not out, Terrance Warde 25; Veerasammy Permaul 4-43)
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Guillermo Escarraga wins Suzuki ANSA Motors Guyana inaugural golf tourney
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he 2019 golf season kicked off at the LGC in Grand style as over 50 golfers registered for the ANSA Motors – Guyana inaugural golf tournament on Saturday last. This was the first time in years that such a major tournament has been played in January at the LGC thanks to the hard work by the executive committee led by President Aleem Hussain and by the grounds crew led by Deanand Bissessar. The atmosphere was charged with enthusiasm and excitement as golfers vied for top places in the three Flight categories for which 1st and 2nd places were awarded prizes, and as Ansa Motors showcased their brand, supported by contributions from their sister company Top Brands beverage division Heineken and Dewar ’s. Suzuki motors definitely added to the tremendous atmosphere as they showed off their Baleno, Ciaz, Ignis, Swift and Vitara models, attracting the attention of both players and spectators, several of whom wanted to take one home at the bargain price of $4.8M all taxes and duty included. Brand Coordinator, Brigeshwar Arjun, supported by a team of attractive and knowledgeable brand ambassadors, expressed that they were extremely pleased for the opportunity to support golfing in Guyana and to showcase the fine quality of Suzuki vehicles . In fact, anyone who could not make it to the LGC and wishes to test drive a brand new Suzuki vehicle or get information on how affordable it is to own one, can stop by the Ansa Motors showroom at 64 Beterverwagting Industrial Site, East Coast Demerara, telephone 592-
Mr. Arjun, some of the brand ambassadors, and Club Captain and President pose with the day’s winners. From Left: Brand Ambassador 1; Captain Chatterpaul Deo: Satrohan Tewari: Brand Ambassador 2; Mr Brigeshwar Arjun; Robert Hanoman; President Hussain; Guillermo Escarraga; Lekhnarine Shivraj; Patrick Prashad; Mike Mangal; Aasrodeen Shaw; partly hidden Ayube Subhan, and Brand Ambassador 3. 220-0455. Mr. Arjun also thanked the golfers for coming out with such enthusiasm as most players stayed on late into the night to celebrate their victory and prizes supplied by Ansa Motors, Heineken, and Dewar’s. Managing Director of ANSA McAl, Troy Cadogan, strove to represent the company in the tournament with a valiant effort but it was Macorp’s Guillermo Escarraga who with a dominant net 63 emerged as the champion for this magnificent tournament. Guillermo - who was barely edged into 2nd place in the previous
weekend’s Club President’s tournament - playing in the 19-28 Flight category, drove, chipped and putted superbly to lead the whole tournament in fine champion style. Scores and top performances at the end of the day showed that many golfers’ performances have been improving and one can expect very keen competitions throughout the rest of this year. Top 5 scores in the 0-9 Flight were returned by reigning Guyana Open champion Avinash Persaud 82/ 1; Club President, Aleem Hussain 80/ 9; Richard Haniff 77/9; 2nd place winner Mike Mangal 74/9; and 1st place
winner Patrick Prashad 68/9. In the 10-18 handicap Flight top 6 scorers were: 1st – Ayube Subhan 67/17; 2nd - Aasrodeen Shaw 68/16; followed by Ian Gouveia 69/16; Lekhnarine Shivraj 72/17; Patanjalee Persaud 73/16 and Satrohan Tewari 73/16.In the 19-28 handicap Flight, top scorers were: 1st – Guillermo Escarraga 63/22; Robert Hanoman 72/28; followed by Maxim Mangra 73/28; Troy Cadogan of ANSA McAL 74/26; and Videsh Persaud 74/ 28. Guillermo Escarraga was also the overall winner with the fantastic Best Net of 63, while Patrick Prashad
copped the Best Gross prize with 77 strokes. Satrohan Tewari was adjudged golfer with the Longest Drive while Lekhnarine Shivraj was the Nearest to The Pin. For information on how you can host an event or tournament at the LGC or begin to learn and play the game free of cost for equipment or lessons, please contact the club at 645-0944, or 220-5660, or simply stop by at the Club during 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at your convenience. The club expressed thanks to the Ansa mcal group for their commitment to the sport and the LGC.
Walton, King star as Scorpions break losing streak
Brandon King … struck his second half-century of the match.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Chadwick Walton and Brandon King notched half-centuries as Jamaica Scorpions finally broke their losing streak with a convincing six-wicket victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes on the final day of their fifth round encounter here yesterday. Asked to chase 212 at the Grenada National Stadium, Scorpions produced a measured run chase to pull off a comfortable win in the end, with Walton top-scoring with 79 and Brandon King getting 56. Barbadian all-rounder Kenroy Williams put on the finishing touches with an unbeaten 36, handing Scorpions their first win of the Regional Four-Day Championship in four outings. Scorpions started the day well when they finished off the Volcanoes innings with no addition to the overnight total of 198. With the first ball of the day, leftarm spinner Dennis Bulli removed Shermon Lewis without scoring and Scorpions then made a great start when Walton and Oraine Williams
(18) put on 37 for the first wicket. Left-arm spinner Larry Edward removed Williams to break the stand and Assad Fudadin (10) followed soon afterwards, to leave the visitors on 53 for two. Walton and King then joined forces to rescue the innings, posting their second 100-run stand of the contest with a third wicket partnership of 102. Walton, who struck 125 in the first innings, faced 135 balls in 2-¾ hours and counted six fours while King, who made 52 in the first innings, hit a four and a pair of sixes in an innings lasting 141 deliveries and 157 minutes. However, part-time off-spinner Tyrone Theophile, who claimed four for 44, hauled the hosts back into the affair as Scorpions lost three wickets for 15 runs to tumble to 170 for five. Walton played back to one from left-arm spinner Kavem Hodge which kept low and was lbw and captain Paul Palmer lasted half hour for his six before whipping
Theophile to mid-wicket where Alick Athanaze took a great catch. Theophile then struck again when he had Jerome Taylor holing out to long on without scoring. With the match in the balance, Williams strode to the wicket to win the match for Scorpions, putting on a valuable 22 for the sixth wicket with King and a further 20 with Aldaine Thomas (three not out) in an unbroken seventh wicket partnership. The 34-year-old Williams, in his second match of the season, struck six fours in a fluent 54-ball knock. Scores: WINDWARD ISLANDS VOLCANOES 285 (Devon Smith 124, Kavem Hodge 56, Denis Smith 49; Dennis Bulli 5-94, Derval Green 2-35) and 198 (Kavem Hodge 52, Devon Smith 47, Alick Athanaze 27; Dennis Bulli 5-54). JAMAICA SCORPIONS 272 (Chadwick Walton 125, Brandon King 52; Larry Edward 4-79, Ray Jordan 2-36) and 212 for six (Chadwick Walton 79, Brandon King 56, Kenroy Williams 36 not out; Tyrone Theophile 4-44).
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Monday January 21, 2019
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Forde urges participants to put into practice what they have learnt Concacaf/GFF Club Marketing
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resident of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wa y n e F o r d e challenged participants of the Concacaf facilitated twoday Club Marketing Workshop, which concluded yesterday, to strive to implement what they would have learnt during what was a hectic and interactive time o f l e a r n i n g . Facilitated by Concacaf Professional Football Development Instructor and Marketing Instructor at Schulich School of Business – York University, Vijay Setlur and held at the Guyana Olympic Association, Lilliendaal, Railway Embankment, the workshop covered a wide range of topics that enlightened the participants on being more aware of the marketing landscape within the realms of sports marketing, branding and brand management aimed towards sustainable corporate partnerships. ”I think the key message is that we try to put a lot of this into practice. At the federation we will start preparing what I consider the next steps and I can tell you that one of the first things we will be doing is that we will
Workshop conclude
Participants of the GFF organised, Concacaf facilitated two-day Club Marketing Workshop pose with federation President Wayne Forde and facilitator, Concacaf Professional Football Development Instructor and Marketing Instructor at Schulich School of Business – York University, Vijay Setlur following the conclusion yesterday. be asking each one of you to conduct some level of survey within the space that you operate.”Forde noted that it is important for one to understand the environment that they are operating in which is very critical to developing a marketing strategy.”We want to ensure that this group somehow works together and support each other as we try to develop these marketing s t r a t e g i e s . ” Participants were drawn
from the federation’s Elite Clubs and Members Associations and among those attending were Fruta Conquerors, Buxton United, Victoria Kings, Milerock, Den Amstel, Ann’s Grove United, Buxton United, West Demerara FA, Essequibo Pomeroon FA, National Association of Women’s Football, Upper Demerara FA, East Demerara FA, Bartica FA, East Bank FA and Coaches Association among others.
A 57-yard overtime field goal sends the Rams to a controversial win, and Super Bowl LIII
Vijay Setlur receives a token of appreciation form GFF President, Wayne Forde.
Los Angeles Rams’ Tyler Higbee celebrates his touchdown catch during the second half of the NFC championship game. (AP) Yahoo Sports - The Los Angeles Rams can send referee Bill Vinovich and his crew a thank-you card from Atlanta. A controversial missed call late in regulation isn’t the only reason the Rams are going to Super Bowl LII. Jared Goff has some huge clutch throws in the fourth quarter and overtime. Dante Fowler’s pressure on Drew Brees in overtime caused an interception by safety John Johnson. Greg Zuerlein hit some enormous kicks, a 48-yarder to tie it at the end
of regulation and a 57-yarder in overtime to win it.But the missed call late in regulation will stick with New Orleans Saints fans for a long time, after it was the biggest moment in the Rams’ 26-23 overtime win to take the NFC championship. Officials didn’t throw a flag on an obvious third-down pass interference on Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman, who blasted Alvin Kamara before the ball got (Continued on page 27 )
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Jaguars 14-match unbeaten streak broken
Veerasammy Permaul had 4-43 to take his tally to 28 in a losing effort yesterday at Providence. (Sean Devers photos)
Keacy Carty misses a flick off Rutherford as Bramble makes a diving save.
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Some of the participants of the last Bikini ‘Boxing’ event pose for a photo-op.
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