Saturday July 22, 2017
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The govt. has the premier The Judiciary is the authoritative interpreter of the Constitution responsibility to respect court rulings DEAR EDITOR, premacy, that is, the exclusive rights and the final interpreter canons? Indeed, the PresiSeveral news publications right of superior courts of of the Constitution.” dent has the benefit of the
DEAR EDITOR, Monday’s ruling by Chief Justice (ag.) Roxane GeorgeWiltshire on the interpretation of Article 161 of the Guyana Constitution, regarding the criterion of those eligible to be on the List of Nominees for Chairman of GECOM, represents the ruling of the court and must be respected by all. Until another court, be it the Court of Appeal or the Caribbean Court of Justice, deems otherwise, this decision stands. This is a nation designed to have the law rule. It is the rule of law that would ensure law and order, peaceful and harmonious relations among the people, and the development of this country. Perception of the law, liking or disagreeing with the law, is not justification to disregard the law and moreso the decision handed down by the court. The Judiciary is the branch of government tasked responsibility to adjudicate on the law. Where it has been asked to discharge its duty and has so pronounced its interpretation is what must be followed. It is being noted with interest the different views being adumbrated by the government, opposition and litigant. The government has a premier responsibility to respect the court’s ruling because it is the Government/ Executive that sets the tone for respecting the independence and checks and balances in the three branches of government in society. The Opposition though it finds its voice to speak about authoritarianism in the society, it needs to be reminded
that in addition to disregarding the rule of law in the dayto-day administration of the State when in the Executive, it also flagrantly disregarded the decision of the court. On this issue should the government flout the court’s decision then neither side will have the moral authority to condemn the other, and this society will be the victim of anarchy that has seeped into governance under the PPP/C and APNU+AFC. Justice George-Wiltshire presents an opportunity for this government to determine what side its wants history to record it on, and what society must accept from its elected (i.e. representative) political leadership. It is opportune to remind this society when the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s decision in the Seeram Teamal vs GuySuCo and the State, the Desmond Hoyte administration respected its decision. It can also be said Hoyte did not take a ruling against his administration personal for he later went on to appoint Chancellor Keith Massiah, who upheld the High Court’s decision, as Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs in his administration. This country has the benefit of this precedent, and it must not be recorded as an anomaly in the system but must become a matter of norm when it comes to the rule of law. The right of the litigant to appeal what he considers he did not ask the Chief Justice to rule on is respected. For it represents a civil approach in respecting the authority and processes of the judicial branch. Lincoln Lewis
I support the efforts of the current UG for a new Vice-ChanVice Chancellor emony cellor is a norm at most instiDEAR EDITOR, The University of Guyana has had its share of challenges, and will continue to be financially challenged like most universities in poor countries. However, if it is to prepare our young people for the future, the template that was used over the last fifty years will not work. Dr. Griffith the Vice-Chancellor is attempting to bring UG into the 21st century, and transform it into an institution of international standing. UG has to become an international university, attracting students, and faculty from other countries. The search for faculty and students cannot continue to be just local. The installation cer-
tutions of higher learning. It is true that money is in short supply, but Dr. Griffith has done a great job so far getting assistance from UG alumini, the diaspora, and other sources for many of his initiatives. I could go down a long list of things that have been done in Guyana recently that the country could not afford, but were considered to be necessary. With Dr. Griffith at the helm, UG will be setting goals that seem impossible to achieve, and make them happen. Guyana has academics that have made significant contributions to UG, but we can’t move forward benchmarking against the past. Weldon Kendall
have reported His Excellency Brigadier David Granger (“the President”) saying that notwithstanding the decision of the Court regarding the interpretation of Article 161 (2) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, he intends to act in accordance with his own perception of the meaning of the text. Ideally, I would have preferred to have the benefit of the Court’s written decision, and an official statement from the President on the judgement to inform this contribution. However, as neither seems available at the moment, I will proceed on the strength of what has been reported. Now, providing that such a position was indeed taken by the President, it constitutes an affront to the principle of constitutionalism, which advances the view that a government’s powers are subject to the constitution. Essential to the principle of constitutionalism is the doctrine of judicial su-
record to authoritatively interpret and apply the constitution, and statutes. It is for this reason that courts are oft described as the guardians, or protectors of the constitution. This principle was elucidated by the United States Supreme Court as early as 1803 in the landmark case Marbury v. Madison (1803) 1 Cranch 137. Delivering the opinion of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Marshall remarked that “It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases, must of necessity expound and interpret that rule.” The role of courts in interpreting constitutions was also stated in the case of Shatrughan Chauhan and Another v. Union of India and Others; and other writ petitions [2014] 4 LRC 124, where the Indian Supreme Court said “There is no question of remanding the matter for consideration because this court is the custodian and enforcer of fundamental
Both decisions reflect the generally held position of courts across several jurisdictions, and thus constitute persuasive authority. For the benefit of laypersons, I pause to explain that judicial decisions (judgmentmade law or common law), or rather, the determinative legal principle (or ratio decidendi) which underscores such decisions, set persuasive or binding precedent with respect to our own courts. I am yet to encounter any determinations which suggest that the interpretation of a constitutional provision by an executive president in a democracy is superior to a judicial interpretation. There is no written constitution to interpret in the United Kingdom (“UK”), but it is trite law that it is the court which possesses exclusive authority to interpret and apply statute. Various rules and canons of interpretation have been developed over the centuries to assist the court in this exercise. How familiar is the President with these rules and
advice of the learned Attorney General, but even this officer’s interpretation is not superior to that of the Court’s. So then, if our superior courts authoritatively interpret the constitution, saying what it means, and Article 8 of the Constitution provides that “This constitution is the supreme law of Guyana…”, one may reasonably argue that the meaning of the Constitution, as given by the Court, is supreme, being superior to all other proffered meanings, and subject only to the determinations of more senior courts in Guyana’s judicial hierarchical structure. The effect is that the President’s interpretation of Article 162 (2) of the Constitution is, in law, of no legal effect where it differs from the judicial determination of a superior court of record. Furthermore, unless his own view is vindicated on appeal from the current determination, the President is duty bound to defer to the judicial determination. Continued on page 6
What next after the Camp Street prison fire? DEAR EDITOR, As I predicted, we will have a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the fires at Camp Street Prisons. The Coalition Government seems addicted to this mechanism as a method to address serious problems confronting the nation. This obsessive resort to COIs is unhealthy. It is a colossal and unnecessary financial burden to the treasury. It is a strategy to avoid and evade ministerial and other official responsibilities and it is an avenue to provide lucrative financial appointments to political favorites. In this case, the Guyana Prison Service, in conjunction with the Guyana Fire Service and the Guyana Police Force, should jointly undertake an investigation and provide their findings along with recommendations to the subject Minister, who should then, take it to Cabinet. Hopefully
at Cabinet, as was extant under the PPP/C Government, there is a sub-committee which deals exclusively with Public Security and Justice issues where this matter can be thoroughly examined and then returned to Cabinet for action. Before so doing, an input should be solicited from the Parliamentary Oversight Committee for Public Security, better yet, an input from the National Assembly itself. At the said Parliamentary Committee, a contribution can be invited from important civil society organizations like the private sector, the Guyana Bar Association, the Guyana Human Right Association etc, as well as, of course, experts. These are all established mechanisms that are funded by public monies whose mandate it is to address these very issues. This methodological approach would not cost taxpayers tens of millions and it
is clothe with the national apparel which is required for a tragedy of this magnitude. In contrast, a COI would be devoid of this multi-faceted and national aura and would not embrace that wide variety of skill-sets but would cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Indeed, I predict that their report would consist, largely, of that which would be presented to them by the Guyana Fire Service, the Guyana Prison Service and the Guyana Police Force. We would then have the public spectacle of “hearings” and the photo opportunity of the presentation of a report whose recommendations, we may later discover, are not being implemented. The above apart, there are certain initiatives which can be embarked upon immediately because they are so essential to redressing the situation. The truth is that they
should have been done a long time ago. The Attorney General should immediately begin to work on a Bail Act. Work had already commenced on a draft Bill while I held that office. This law will bring regularization to the caprice and plain unlawfulness which so often permeate the exercise of the discretion to grant bail in the Magistrate’s Court and to some extent, in the High Court. Additionally, expeditious hearing of bail applications in the High Court must be institutionalized. In the not so distant past, bail petitions were heard every Friday mornings. In my view, this system worked, both because of its certainty and regularity. Greater use of the plea bargaining system and paper committals must be encouraged. We already have the requisite statutory mechanisms in place. However, Continued on page 6
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Funding agencies need to be meticulous on procurement practices DEAR EDITOR, There is much talk about past and present government administrations abusing the use of high-salaried contract ‘knowledge workers’. The fact of the matter is that these ‘knowledge workers’ are very often being paid by donor or lending agencies. The question therefore is: Are regional and international funding agencies unwittingly enabling hosting
agencies to get away with unacceptable procurement practices? Is the procurement process really transparent? Yes, says the administrators and eagerly point to the fact that the position was advertised. But, is that all that is required for the process to be considered transparent? I don’t think so. Here are some of the issues that should be consid-
The Judiciary is the authoritative... From page 5 There is a very important rationale behind the court’s authoritative role as interpreter of the Constitution. Consider a scenario where every entity or person empowered by the Constitution to exercise power is allowed to conclude for themselves the meaning of constitutional provisions which define the nature and scope of their powers. Imagine if the President is allowed to, ignoring previous and later judicial determinations, determine, in all cases, the limitations, or lack thereof, on his own discretions and even immunities. Also, consider the ramifications of citizens demanding the civil, political, and economic, social and cultural rights provided for in our Constitution in accordance with their own interpretations, as opposed to deferring to judicial guidance. What if citizens interpreted the guiding principles of our Constitution as binding upon the State, as opposed to viewing them as non-justiciable, as decided by our courts? Article 27 (1) in particular, which speaks to the “right to free education from nursery to university as well as non-formal places where opportunities are provided for education and training”, would be especially problematic. I will seek to further make
my point by way of a comparison. The role of the courts in Guyana is similar to that of the Caribbean Court of Justice (“CCJ”) with respect to the interpretation and application of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (“RTC”). If each State party to the RTC is allowed to interpret and apply the RTC’s provisions for themselves, it is likely that we would have as many interpretations as we do States. Indeed, in the few cases which have engaged the CCJ’s Original Jurisdiction, various States have proffered their own interpretations of RTC provisions, none of which are valid unless they align with the interpretation adopted by the CCJ. To ensure a much needed, uniformed, interpretation and application of the RTC within the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (“CSME”), there must be a single, authoritative interpreting entity. The CCJ, in its Original Jurisdiction, serves this role. To ensure a uniformed interpretation and application of Guyana’s Constitution, and statutes, there must be a single, authoritative interpreting entity. Our courts of superior record, including the CCJ in its Appellate Jurisdiction, serve this role. Chevy Devonish
ered: - Are all qualified persons given an equal opportunity to apply, a level playing field? - Were all the applications objectively evaluated? - Were all the persons who formed part of the interviewing panel, qualified to conduct the interview? - Did the subject area fall within their ‘circle of competence’? - Did the interviewers conduct the interview with due diligence? - Was the interviewing process objective and transparent? - Are the applicants made aware of the criteria that would be used? - Were records of the questions asked and responses duly noted, recorded and kept? Many funding agencies assume the following: - Senior Public Servants in the Guyana Public Service and other Senior Executives in government owned corporations and other institutions
always discharge their responsibilities with due diligence; - All Senior Public Servants and other high level functionaries always act with integrity; - Because of their titles/ positions, they are qualified (at least at the level of Master’s Degree in the relevant area) and competent to discharge their responsibilities (over 90 percent of the Permanent Secretaries do not have a Master’s Degree in the relevant area); - They have been trained in the designing and conducting of high level interviews (as far as my research indicates, very few if any have been trained in this area, yet this is a key part of their responsibilities). But, are those assumptions valid? I don’t think so. You may recall Guyana’s ranking on the Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report for 2016 where Guyana got a score of 34 up from 29 in 2015.
So, what are some of the conditions that contribute to collusion and distortions in the selection process? Here are some of the ‘enabling conditions.’ Many funding agencies: - do not have a representative attending and over viewing the interviewing process ; - do not require the implementing agencies to submit the academic qualifications of the members of the interviewing panel; - do not require the interviewing panel to submit a copy of the pre-designed interview with an array of the questions to be asked; - do not require the implementing agencies to submit copies of the questions to be asked at the interview. Some proposed solutions: In accordance with Best Practice in the area of Human Resource Management, and in the interest of transparency, funding agencies may want to consider: - Sending a representative
to provide oversight of the interviewing process; - Requesting the hosting institution and or the implementing agencies to submit the academic qualifications of the parties conducting interviews of high-level contract workers; - Asking applicants for the contract positions to submit copies of their applications to both the funding agency and the implementing agency; - Applicants should be informed prior to the interview what criteria would be used to assess their suitability for the positions and what weight would be assigned to each criterion. So, what are some of the First Order and Third Order consequences of poor selection of a candidate? Failed projects, goals and objectives not achieved, targeted beneficiaries not benefiting from the project, persistent poverty and underdevelopment. Concerned citizen
What next after the Camp Street prison fire? From page 5 experience has shown that they are under-utilized. The Director of Public Prosecutions, the Guyana Police Force, the Judiciary and the Private Bar need to collaborate their efforts in this regard. Public awareness programs should be a vehicle used to sell these concepts to the public. Clearly, lawyers at the Private Bar are not doing enough. The involvement of the associations representing lawyers must be enlisted. Several years ago, we enacted a Lay Magistrate Act. It was never brought into force. The responsibility to do so lies with the Chancellor of the Judiciary. This Act should
be brought into force and the system that it prescribes should be implemented. It will have an impact in reducing the work load of legally trained Magistrates whose functional priority must remain serious offences. The Lay Magistrate would dispose of the minor cases. There needs to be more frequent sittings of Magistrates’ Courts outside of Georgetown, more particularly, in the outlying areas. This initiative had already started under the PPP/C administration and was boosted by the construction of more courthouses along with courthouses constructed with residential capacity for magistrates at hinterland locations. This is to facilitate magistrates remaining at those locations for longer periods, thereby permitting, more cases to be heard and determined because of longer and more frequent sittings of Magistrates’ Courts. Along the Coast, Magis-
trate Courts must sit daily for a full eight (8) hour period. More Judges should be assigned to do trials at the Assizes. As far as possible, the Court of Appeal must sit daily. There must be the full implementation of the recommendations of the Discipline Forces Commission Report, in so far as they are relevant. The prison reforms which had started under the PPP administration should resume their implementation. If they are any changes or modifications, then they should be made. One thing is certain, reforms are needed, or else, there is bound to be another fiery calamity soon. We can procrastinate, but it will be at our own peril. The above initiatives are, by no means, intended to be exhaustive but they must rank among the measures which must be pursued. You would note that they are all ministerial and sectordriven initiatives which do not require a COI for their concep-
tion or their implementation. I am not oblivious to the fact that political critics will ask why, I as Attorney General, did not pursue those very measures since most of them would have fallen under my sector. The truth is, I started to ork on and in some instances, implement many of these initiatives. Copious submissions in writing from me on some of these matters ought to be found in the National Commission on Law and Order, chaired by Minister Clement Rohee; of which I was a member and in the Cabinet SubCommittee on Justice and Security. The other fundamental truth is that the government of which I was apart, lasted just over three years and was a parliamentary minority. As a result, a tremendous amount of time and energy were expended in addressing national budget cuts and resultant litigation. Anil Nandlall
Saturday July 22, 2017
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Contract disclosure a major issue for citizens during consultations – Local EITI Head - Says body will push for laws to be changed to encourage same By Kiana Wilburg The disclosure of the contract between the Government of Guyana and US oil giant, ExxonMobil, was one of the major issues raised during the consultations held by the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) in recent weeks. This is according to the body’s head, Dr. Rudy Jadoopat. In an interview with Kaieteur News last evening, Dr. Jadoopat said that he was heartened by the overwhelming response to the consultations and deemed it a success. He reminded that consultations were held in Corriverton, Bartica, Linden, and Charity, with the final one being in Georgetown. He said that the last event saw the attendance of Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman. Jadoopat told this newspaper that one of the major issues raised by citizens was in relation to the disclosure of details in the oil contract between the Government and ExxonMobil. In this regard, the head of GY-EITI said that citizens were informed during the consultations, of the EITI rules and regulations governing con-
tract disclosure. Jadoopat cited EITI’s Standard 2.4 (a) and (b) clauses which state how disclosures are supposed to be made by implementing countries. According to EITI’s website, Standard 2.4 says, “2.4 Contracts. (a) Implementing countries are encouraged to publicly disclose any contracts and licenses that provide the terms attached to the exploitation of oil, gas and minerals. b) It is a requirement that the EITI Report documents the government’s policy on disclosure of contracts and licenses that govern the exploration and exploitation of oil, gas and minerals. This should include relevant legal provisions, actual disclosure practices and any reforms that are planned or underway. Where applicable, the EITI Report should provide an overview of the contracts and licenses that are publicly available, and include a reference or link to the location where these are published. https://eiti.org/ document/standard.” GUYANA’S DILEMMA While GY-EITI seeks to encourage contract disclosure as stated in the EITI Stan-
dard, this is not supported in Guyana’s laws. In this regard, Jadoopat said that the Government has no choice but to respect the laws. He said, “Government has to observe the local laws on contract disclosure. However, we will continue to encourage and advocate for the change of these laws. We hope that happens. We will try to influence the process in that direction within the capacity we operate in.” The official emphatically stated that the body will push until contract disclosure becomes law. TIGI’S CALL Amidst calls for the disclosure of the ExxonMobil Contract, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI), was one of the first bodies to take the initiative to ascertain whether the release of the said document is supported in existing laws. TIGI noted that Part II, S4 of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act (http:// goinvest.gov.gy/wp-content/ uploads/Petroleum-Exploration-and-Productioncap6510-.pdf) provides as follows: “4. (1) Subject to subsec-
tion (2), no information furnished, or information in a report submitted, pursuant to this Act by a licensee shall be disclosed to any person who is not a Minister, a public officer or an employee of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission except with the consent of the licensee. (3) Where a licensee is a party to a petroleum agreement the right of the licensee, his servants or agents to disclose information about prospecting or production operations under the licence shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations in that respect specified in the agreement. (4) Any person who discloses information in contravention of this section shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine of seventy-five thousand dollars and imprisonment for three years.” TIGI noted that this clause was inserted in 1997 and its application would mean that all the information released to the public is what the oil companies now talking to Government of Guyana, want released. The body said that it is not clear whether this applies to the contract. It has specifically asked the Government since last month to provide
Fisherman stabbed to death The police are investigating the death of a 42-year-old fisherman who was stabbed on Thursday night at the Meadow Bank Wharf, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The suspect was not apprehended. The deceased has been identified as Chan Wen Wong of 14 Seaforth Street, Campbellville, Georgetown. He was stabbed to the chest and pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital. According to information received, Wong and the suspect had an altercation which resulted in a physical confrontation. The Guyana Police Force in a release said that based on investigation, the men were parted by onlookers and the victim walked away only
to be pursued by the suspect who whipped out a sharp object and stabbed him. The suspect, who goes by the nickname “Chokadag,” fled the scene. When this newspaper visited the home of the deceased yesterday, no one was there. Neighbours said that a group
of Chinese nationals lived at the address but were hardly there. “They only come here to sleep. You don’t really see anyone but this morning (yesterday) one of them (Chinese men) say that they get robbed, but they hardly know English, so we didn’t really under-
stand what he was saying,” the neighbour said. Checks were made at two restaurants where the deceased was said to be working but this newspaper was informed that he had quit both jobs a while back. Investigations are ongoing.
Head of GY-EITI, Rudy Jadoopat clarity in this regard. “If it does, this would mean that the Minister (of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman) and the Leader of the Opposition (Bharrat Jagdeo) have not been dealing with the Guyanese public in good faith, since they would have known full well that they would be breaking
the law by disclosing anything else, but never cited the law as a reason,” the body noted. TIGI also expressed concern about the very existence of this confidentiality clause and wants to know whether it can expect to see it removed in the revised Act which is due shortly.
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Trotman tours onshore facility for oil and gas development at Muneshwers wharf Guyana Shore Base Incorporated (GYSBI) is accelerating its construction of an onshore base facility to service ExxonMobil’s offshore operations. Yesterday, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, visited the site located at the Muneshwers wharf in Houston, East Bank, Demerara, with the media, to observe the works that have been undertaken to date. The wharf is being converted from a container port into the onshore base facility. GYSBI is a partnership between Muneshwers Limited, Pacific Rim Constructors, Total Tech Oil Field Services and LED Offshore. The company recently won the bid contract to operate the shore base facility for Exxon, during the oil giant’s first phase development of the Liza Field. The 28-acre warehousing and logistics base will see services that were previously accessed in Trinidad and Tobago by Exxon, being brought
to Guyana. Those services include port facilities, accommodations on site, fuel bunkering, bulk cementing and mud plants. “Very impressive, and what is good is that it will meet international standards and it raises the standard across the board for ports and for facilities of this nature in Guyana”, Minister Trotman said. He noted that the functionality of this facility in no way rules out the establishment of other onshore bases. “In the future, the nation is going to still need a standalone facility in addition to (this)”, he said. Minister Trotman added that government is also proceeding with a feasibility study to determine the best location for the establishment of another onshore facility. While Crab Island was initially identified, he explained, “The decision has to be driven by what is best in terms of servicing the industry.” “It wouldn’t displace or
crowd out existing facilities, but as other companies move into more exploration and production, this facility just servicing ExxonMobil alone won’t be able to take care of the others”, Minister Trotman further explained. Meanwhile, Part owner, Lars Mangal, in a presentation to the Minister explained that the construction of the facility is on an accelerated development path with the aim of becoming fully operational by March, 2018. “Six to eight months from now, we will be 80 percent constructed on this facility and operating,” Mangal said. LOCAL CONTENT POSSIBILITIES
Mangal said the offshore facility will employ an estimated 100 persons directly, and 200-300 persons indirectly when it is fully operational. Minister Trotman said that he was pleased with the utilisation of locals in the construction of the facility and the possibilities for future employment opportunities. “We are most pleased that Guyanese will now find good employment here by the hundreds, and of course it also is a positive sign that the economy is on the move,” Minister Trotman said. Exxon’s Public and Government Affairs Director Kimberly Brasington recently told the Department of Public Information (DPI) that it is
Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman Exxon’s motto to identify and use as much local companies
and persons, in its operations. (DPI/GINA)
Devastating Prison fire... Inmate Management System to assist in reproducing lost records One of the outcomes of the massive destruction to the Georgetown Prisons more than a week ago was the destruction of records on prisoners that were held at the facility. However, with the use of the Inmate Management Information System, the Prison Service will be able to reproduce the records that were lost in the fire. This was explained by Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels yesterday during a press conference at the Ministry of Public Security. At the first press conference following the fire,
Samuels was asked about the state of the records that were held at the Camp Street location. At that time, he said that about 97 percent of the warrants and 85 percent of other records were retrieved. He had explained that the warrants present a clear description of the person, their age, offence, and where the offence was committed. He had said too that there were biological data that the prison service was able to capture from questioning the prisoners. According to Samuels, this, coupled with
the warrants, can see the necessary records being reproduced. Asked yesterday what is the status of rebuilding the database of records, Samuels said that the process has been started. “I must say today that we do not have much work to do because most of our records were entered into our Inmate Management System, and fortunately for us, the hard drive is secured, so we will be able to retrieve from that almost all of the information on the prisoners.” When asked how often the database is updated, he said that it is done daily from Monday to Friday by a special team of clerks that have been employed to so do. During the last media briefing, Samuels had indicated that the back-up system for the computer database is not as functional as it should be, but improvements have been budgeted for in
terms of enhancing the capabilities. Immediately following the fire, concerns were raised regarding whether all the prisoners could have been accounted for. Family members had turned up at the Lusignan Prison demanding to see their incarcerated relatives or at least confirm that their loved ones did not perish in the blaze. Samuels had explained in an earlier press conference that all prisoners, upon admission to the prison, are admitted with a warrant that possesses specific information about that individual. He said that a number is assigned to that person; a photograph is taken which is then matched against the description documented on the warrant. He also said that the only records that were not affected as a result of the blaze were the remand records, which are stored separately.
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The ship is sinking and the WPA is shrinking The withdrawal of the resignation of Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine signals two things. These two things have an implication for the constitution of the government. First, it suggests that Dr. Roopnaraine, while ill, is ‘fit’ and proper enough to continue on as a Minister of the government. If he is fit enough to continue as a Minister, then he cannot be said to have been removed because of ill-health. So is he going to be restored as the Minister of Education since he is fit enough? There is no indication that he will be restored, which brings us to the second implication. If he is not going to be restored as the Minister of Education, it means that he was never replaced for medical reasons. The WPA’s gambit has backfired, and it has backfired because of an unusual development. The WPA had the
President cornered, or so it thought. It had an understanding with Dr. Roopnaraine that he would resign because of his health. The WPA felt that the President therefore would be forced into a position whereby he would have to appoint a representative of the party as a Minister, in keeping with the President’s own statement that each party of the coalition would be represented in the government. The gambit – the agreement with Dr. Roopnaraine over his resignation – backfired, because the resignation was withdrawn. In other words, Dr. Roopnaraine played his own gambit on the WPA, and APNU ends up being the winner. It ends up being the winner because the President does not have to be forced to negotiate with the WPA over a new person who will be the face of the party in the gov-
ernment. APNU ends up the winner because it has a reliable partner in Dr. Roopnaraine, who it can always claim represents the WPA, but who is not their representative. In other words, Dr. Roopnaraine has placed the WPA in a most embarrassing and humiliating position. The withdrawal of the resignation effectively vitiates the pact which the WPA believed it had with Dr. Roopnaraine. The WPA has been left standing all alone. It thought it had an agreement on resignation, only to learn that the resignation was withdrawn. The WPA has been taking an independent stand on matters of national interest. This is a tactical manoeuvre on the part of the WPA. It is smart enough to know that its sidelining from the government is no accident. It is perceptive enough to appreciate that APNU is comfortable with Dr. Roopnaraine. The WPA also knows that
Dem boys seh...
Corruption stain Guyana When anybody talk to Soulja Bai about corruption he does remind dem that he got zero tolerance fuh anything that got to do wid corruption. He does tell people that when he do anything he does do it wid all he heart. He don’t do nutten halfway. He tell dem boys that when he tun president he didn’t look to see who was Pee Pee Pee or who was opposition, he treat everybody de same way, because de country don’t have enough people fuh afford employing people from only one political party. That is why to this day some old party people still wukking in key positions, Soulja Bai tell dem all he want dem do is to wuk honestly. Dem boys decide to compare him wid Jagdeo and dem barely look at two thing before dem stop. Soulja Bai still married; he does go to church and pray (dem boys seh de Man above answer he prayer and remove Jagdeo from de presidency); and he does jail people who he ketch doing wrong things. Or at least he does try to get dem before de courts.
Li’l Joe tell dem boys de other day that Soulja Bai decide to invite de IMF to see if Guyana still corrupt. What de people tell him mek water come to ee eye. De people tell him that if you got a thief man in a house wid innocent li’l children, some of dem children gun learn to thief. De thing sound like a parable, until dem boys realize who is de thief and who is de children. Police who suppose to be protecting de nation now going on robbery spree and when dem get ketch dem saying that people in de government does do it. One man point to de drug contract that causing all kind of trouble. But even before that, people was thiefing everything that move, and what didn’t move dem tek. That is why de people who measuring corruption saying that while Soulja Bai trying, dem have thief man in de house and corruption still taking place. Talk half and know that Guyana still corrupt.
APNU is a sinking ship and that people are jumping off. The WPA is not yet prepared to jump off. It wants to prevent the coalition government from sinking under its own weight. It wants to help keep the ship afloat, but it can only do so if it is more involved in the decision-making of the government. At the same time, the WPA’s newfound independence is an exit strategy just in case the ship sinks. The WPA in that situation can claim that if the government had taken the criticisms
made by the party seriously, the ship would not have sunk. This is the exit strategy of the WPA – show it was not in agreement with all the things which caused the ship to sink. The WPA is therefore killing two birds with one stone. It is trying to save the ship from sinking by offering its intellectual services; at the same time it wants to ensure that should the ship sink, it does not go down with it. The WPA thought it had found the perfect ploy to eat its cake and have it too. It was hoping to have one of its
members replace Dr. Roopnaraine within the government. Through this, it was hoping to have a more direct role in government. Dr. Roopnaraine played them like a banjo. He had an agreement with the WPA that he would resign. He then promptly had a meeting with the President and reversed himself, leaving the WPA holding wind.
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=== The Freddie Kissoon column ===
Ugly or deformed: Which word best describes the WPA’s politics? Veteran journalist Bert Wilkinson is a living witness. Seated next to Bert was Dr. David Hinds. The place was the home of Aubrey Norton. The occasion was the birthday of Aubrey. As the discussion moved on to the upcoming APNU leadership meeting (which will take place today), I told Bert, while pointing to David, that the WPA’s biggest problem in dealing with the Granger Government and the PNC will be Rupert Roopnaraine. What is taking place in the WPA at the moment has no parallel anywhere else in the world. Words cannot describe the crazy, bizarre flow of traffic in the WPA at the moment. Let us see if we can separate fact from fiction, reality from science fiction movie, and
politics from poultry. Dr. Roopnaraine was generally viewed as the WPA’s appointee in the Cabinet after the new government was sworn in. But from day one, things looked suspicious. Suspicious in the sense that one did not know which portfolio went to Roopnaraine and who selected the portfolio. Shortly after the government got into office, the media published Dr. Roopnaraine as the Minister of Natural Resources, and he was photographed with appropriate gear visiting a collapsed mining pit where several miners died. Then he became the Minister of Education. Fast forward the tape to July 2017. Roopnaraine was removed from Education and the WPA
became livid. The WPA then made some startling revelations which lacerated its credibility, maybe permanently. In complaining about not being consulted on the removal of Roopnaraine from Education, the WPA told the nation that it was not even asked to select its person to represent the WPA in government; Roopnaraine was chosen without official consultation with the WPA. In this quagmire, questions came cascading like water from a fountain. Why did the WPA choose to tell President Jagan in 1992 that he could not pick from the WPA’s leadership who to offer a Cabinet post, thus rejecting Jagan’s choice of Clive Thomas, but the same WPA didn’t tell President Granger that he couldn’t
RETRACTION AND APOLOGY TO MR. RALPH RAMKARRAN Mr. Ralph Ramkarran has written to ask for a retraction of certain sections of my column of 18th July, 2017, which implied certain actions on his part in a court case involving the university. On looking back on those statements, I concur with Mr. Ramkarran, nothing personal or malicious was intended. Mistakes are liable to be made. An apology is extended to Mr. Ramkarran. As requested, I hereby retract the offending sections. I hope by this apology and retraction, our relationship will improve.
choose Roopnaraine? Journalists have allowed the WPA to get away with this nasty immorality, by not forcing an explanation out of the WPA. Next we come to the President’s assertion that every unit in APNU was given ministerial portfolio and Roopnaraine was the WPA’s person in the Cabinet. As matters stood there, the WPA had a person in the Cabinet. The WPA did not object to that, and Roopnaraine accepted a new portfolio. Then came Roopnaraine’s resignation. The WPA met in a special session with Roopnaraine, even bringing into the meeting persons who severed relations a long time ago with the WPA. A philosophical exchange occurred with Roopnaraine. The deal was done. His health was a problem, and WPA would nominate someone to replace him. Roopnaraine, the meeting agreed, would continue to serve the WPA in any way he could. Roopnaraine then met with Granger and withdrew his resignation, which he did on his own. It was not a decision of the WPA, and the big ones in the
WPA are livid with Roopnaraine and Granger. First with Roopnaraine, because he did not consult them even in the vaguest way that he was stopping his departure. With Granger because the WPA (I was told this by WPA
Frederick Kissoon executives) feels that with Roopnaraine in the Cabinet and not inclined to express WPA’s sentiments in policymaking, the way has been stopped from WPA to have a voice in policy-making. This is the stage we are at, and the very existence of the WPA is on trial today at that APNU leadership meeting. The Guyanese people should not accept further depravity from the WPA if it
does not square with the nation. First, does the WPA accept that Roopnaraine is their placement in the Cabinet? If yes, why accept such a leader who, from his deportment since the election victory in May 2015, does not appear to be a committed WPA representative in the Cabinet? Secondly, is the WPA satisfied that given the health issue of Roopnaraine, he can serve the WPA’s desires in the government, influence policy-making and introduce the core values of the WPA into governmental direction? If the answer to this question is yes, then the WPA thinks the Guyanese people are stupid. But more importantly, such an untenable position disqualifies the WPA from using moral criteria to criticize President Granger and APNU leadership. Given its caricatures within its own leadership, how can the WPA demand moral politics from the leadership of both government and APNU? This country may very well see the final withering away of the once glorious WPA. What an ignominious way to go out.
Saturday July 22, 2017
Vagrant gets three years for chopping friend
A vagrant who chopped his friend because he was wearing his pants was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Devon Jackson had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge which read that on June 26 at Charlotte Street, he maliciously wounded the virtual complainant Michael Mohammed. Facts presented by Police Prosecutor Sanj Singh stated that on the day in question, at around 19:00hrs, the virtual complainant was at Charlotte Street in the vicinity of Beharry Automotive Limited where he was lying on the pavement on a cardboard. The court heard that the accused approached him with a cutlass and ordered him to get up from his sleeping spot. The Prosecutor told the court that Mohammed had informed the defendant that he was unable to stand up since he had a laceration on his right foot. Jackson in return told the Mohammed “I ain’t get time with the cut on your foot. Get up from my spot.” The court heard that after Mohammed refused to get up, Jackson dealt him several lashes about his body with a cutlass. The victim after receiving the lashes got up and tried to run, and it was then that the
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Law firm refutes Freddie Kissoon’s account of UG court case - demands retraction and apology on behalf of client Defamatory, malicious and calculated are but few of the adjectives used by the attorneys-at-law of Cameron and Shepherd in response to ‘The Freddie Kissoon Column’ of July 18, 2017. The response from the law firm on behalf of Mr. Hari N. ‘Ralph’ Ramkarran, Senior Counsel, was intended to justify its demand for the Publisher, Glenn Lall; Editor in Chief, Adam Harris and Frederick Kissoon, all of the National Media and Publishing Company, to issue an unequivocal retraction of identified parts of the article and an apology. The law firm fur-
ther threatened that failure to comply would result in legal action being taken. Excerpts of the article in question, authored in its entirety by Frederick Kissoon, a daily columnist of this newspaper, were singled-out for contention by the law firm. It was outlined that in the said article, Kissoon refers to a Court action in which “the Union and student body [of the University of Guyana] sought an injunction against the ruling of the Council of the University of Guyana to appoint Dr. James Rose – Vice Chancellor of the University and got it from Justice
Patterson.” It was noted that Kissoon further purported to recount “I went to Navindra Singh’s house that night on Camp Street with the head of the student union, Jason Benjamin, and trade union leader Norris Witter, to ask him to file contempt charges against the Pro Chancellor.” According to the lawyer’s letter, Kissoon then “maliciously” and “untruthfully” continues, “It never happened, so in the end President Jagdeo, Henry Jeffrey, Ralph Ramkarran and James Rose won out and Mr. Kirton Continued on page 12
T&T Govt. appeals ruling on CL Financial Jailed for three years Devon Jackson accused noticed that he was wearing his pants. The prosecutor told the court that after Jackson saw Mohammed with his pants he took the cutlass and cut off the pants from his waist. Mohammed tried to resist his efforts and it was then that Jackson dealt him several chops about his body. The victim then called out for help and he was then taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital in an ambulance where he was admitted. Prosecutor Singh told the court that the victim received several chops about his right hand and head.
The matter was reported and the accused was arrested and charge for the offence. When given a chance to address the court, Jackson said “Me and the man is friends, we are both homeless and we does sleep on the pavement together. The day before he took away my money and I was upset with him. The night when I reach at the pavement to go sleep he had my cardboard and he had on my pants and that’s how we start argue and I chop him with the cutlass.”
PORT OF SPAIN (CMC) – An appeal has been filed against a decision handed down by High Court judge Kevin Ramcharan’s dismissal of the government’s application to have provisional liquidators appointed to preserve the assets of CL Financial (CLF) as it seeks to recover a TT$15 billion (One TT dollar =US$0.16 cents) debt. Attorneys representing the Office of the Attorney General filed the appeal on Thursday, in an attempt to have the ruling overturned before next Tuesday, when a special general meeting of CLF’s shareholders is scheduled to take place. The State made the appli-
cation as CLF has been insolvent since 2009, and to date, just over $15 billion still remains outstanding. The Government made the application and a corresponding winding up petition for the company earlier this month after the shareholders signaled their intention to change the composition of the board, which was government-controlled since the bailout of its cash-strapped subsidiary – Colonial Life Insurance Company (Clico), in 2009. As a condition of the bailout, CLF’s shareholder’s agreement with the government had agreed to honour its subsidiary’s debt and allow government to select four
members, including the chairman, to CLF’s seven-member board.At a meeting, scheduled for after the winding-up petition comes up for hearing before Ramcharan, the shareholders will be asked to vote on whether Carlton Reis and Kirk Carpenter should be elected as additional members of the board. If successful, the shareholders would control majority interest with five members, while the Government would remain with its original four board members. The Government’s decision to file the application and the winding up petition was based on a move by the shareholders to regain control of the board.
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Loans to agriculture, manufacturing and other sectors decline - Central Bank The Bank of Guyana has found that private sector credit has fallen by 1.5 percent for the second quarter compared with a decline of 1.3 percent one year ago. According to the Bank, this position reflected declines in credit to all the sectors, except for the real estate mortgage sector and the “other” category of the private sector. The Bank explained that the “other” category comprises investments in local securities and shares and other equity in local companies. Significantly, the Bank said that loans to the agriculture, manufacturing, distribution and personal sectors fell by 9.6 percent, 5.2 percent, 3.4 percent and 2.4 percent respectively while real estate mortgage loans and credit to the “other” private grew by 1.5 percent and 0.4 percent respectively. The Bank also stated that the public sector (net) credit position worsened by 70.9
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percent to $11,845 million from G$6,929 million at end-2016, mainly on account of a reduction in the deposits of the non-financial public enterprises. Central Bank said that net credit to the central government was lower by 0.8 percent or $623 million to G$77,437 million at the end of March 2017. Furthermore, officials at the Bank noted that Guyana’s economy registered uneven growth in sectoral output. The agriculture sector recorded increased production of rice and other crops ,which was due to greater hectares cultivated and favourable weather. In contrast, sugar and forestry output declined from the consequences of a diminished Wales sugar estate, downsizing of Barama Company Limited and tighter market conditions. The mining and quarrying sector, it said, registered higher output of gold, which was attributed to sustained small and medium scale mining as well as large gold mining companies. However, bauxite outturn was lower on account of declines in the output of Chemical Grade (CGB) and Calcined
Grade (RASC) bauxite, as global market conditions remained fragile. With respect to the manufacturing sector, Central Bank found that there was higher production of paints, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, and flour, but lower production of oxygen, margarine, biscuits and stockfeed. Additionally, the construction sector experienced favourable outturn due to public projects. However, private construction was relatively subdued. Central Bank also said that for the second quarter, the services sector was estimated to be weak, owing to sluggish activities in the financial, insurance, and other service industries. With regard to the inflation rate, Central Bank said that this increased to 0.6 percent at the end of March 2017. This outturn, it said, was attributed to increases in food prices by 0.4 percent and housing (which comprises fuel and power) by 0.2 percent. Additionally, the cost of transport, communication, education, and recreation and culture services, also contributed to the higher inflation rate. Furthermore, Bank of Guyana stated that the overall balance of payments recorded a deficit in the second quarter of US$8.7 million. This performance was largely due to a deficit on the current account caused by a higher merchandise trade deficit.
US$50M Diamond/Ogle bypass…
New Indian contractor selected after previous companies pull out The much anticipated bypass road, which will link the East Bank to the East Coast of Demerara, has hit a snag, after the two contractors that had previously expressed interest to execute the works, have pulled out. Funding for the project comes from a US$50M Line of Credit (LOC) from the Exim Bank of India, which was signed in March 2016, between the Governments of Guyana and India. India’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Venkatachalam Mahalingam, providing an update on the project, said that the two previous contractors - National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) - decided to pull out, noting that they were “too big for the project”. Mahalingam said that when the contractors were being indentified, the Government of India was doing so in the best interest of the people of Guyana, and
did not necessarily take into consideration the size of the project. “We thought that we should give the best to the government of Guyana, that’s how we chose those two companies. Those two companies were not willing to say no in the first instance, and we realised later (that) they were two big for this project – which is small to them, but very important for us. Ultimately, we had to give them up and go for another company,” the High Commissioner explained. He noted that another Indian company, Rites Limited, will arrive in Guyana by the end of this month, to conduct the preliminary study for the project. This company, the High Commissioner explained, is a Public-Sector entity that has been executing road and bridge projects worldwide. It is expected that when the preliminary study is completed, the company will discuss it with the government.
A detailed project report will then be prepared for the project to be implemented. The LOC for this project was signed four months prior to a similar agreement signed between the two nations. The most recent LOC was signed earlier this week at the Ministry of Finance in Georgetown, for the modernization of primary healthcare facilities here. Some US$17.5M will be made available for the upgrade and construction of additional facilities at three major hospitals in Guyana. The resources will be used to refurbish the existing facilities and construct new buildings at the Suddie Regional Hospital in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam); West Demerara Regional Hospital in Region Three (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara); and the Bartica Regional Hospital in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni). Additionally, medical equipment will be procured to furnish the new and renovated facilities.
Law firm refutes Freddie Kissoon’s... From page 11 and us lost. We did not lose fairly. We lost because Bharrat Jagdeo and Henry Jeffrey and Ralph Ramkarran were part of a state apparatus that did what it wanted in Guyana at the time.” It was further outlined in the legal response that based on the foregoing, Kissoon recommended in his article that “All three of these former
PPP leviathan should be ostracized by civil society.” But according to the response out of the law firm, Kissoon’s account is “drastically different” from the “true and accurate record and events” of “our records and those of the High Court.” As such, the law firm has concluded that Kissoon’s article is one intended to “besmirch our client’s good reputation and to lower his char-
acter in the estimation of the public and has so done.” The law firm is therefore calling on the principals of this publication and Kissoon to, within seven days of the date of the letter [dated July 21, 2017], prominently publish in this newspaper “an unequivocal apology of those parts of the article which are defamatory of our client and unequivocal apology to our client.”
Saturday July 22, 2017
Police probe major gun and ammunition find at Kingston Wharves
Police Commissioner George Quallo KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A top level probe has been launched following a major gun and ammunition find at the Kingston Wharves late Thursday. The police report that 15
high powered weapons and over 4,000 rounds of assorted ammunition were found at the facility. The seizure includes two AK-47 Rifles; three 5.56 carbine rifles; two 5.56 rifles,
eight pistols and a ballistic vest were also found. Police Commissioner George Quallo said the highpowered firearms and ammunition were destined for the “criminal underworld”. “This is a major find… Several rifles and guns were destined exclusively for the criminal underworld. We know that we have made a severe dent in the arsenal of those intending to use them. Several lives have been changed. One gun can do a lot of harm. These weapons are fairly new—in pristine condition,” the Commissioner said. “This is a significant seizure and we encourage citizens to support the security forces to rid our country of the crime scourge and preserve the safety of our nation,” he added.
Police officer charged with corruption in public office KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC -A police officer has been remanded for a second week as detective investigate the theft of more than E$74,000 (One EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) in cash and a further EC$17,000 in items from the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Postal Corporation. Police Constable Ettian Charles has also been charged with corruption in public office in connection with a July 7, last, burglary at the Postal Corporation, located in the nation’s capital. He will re-appear in court next Wednesday for bail review. Charles was initially charged with the theft of EC$75,000 in cash from the Postal Corporation .But when he appeared in court on Wednesday, the charge was amended, with the cash amount reduced to EC$74,121.46. The charge was further amended to include EC$5,486.96 in cheques, one uninterrupted power supply valued EC$9,000 and one external battery pack, valued EC$3,000. Charles was initially denied bail and was remanded when he first appeared in court, before Chief Magistrate Rechanne BrowneMatthias at the Serious Offences Court one week earlier. When he reappeared in court on Wednesday, bail was also denied for another week. In mitigation, defence counsel Carlos James said Charles is the main breadwinner in his family and also
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Etian Charles helps to take care of his elderly father, who is blind. For a second consecutive week, the elderly man turned up to court, and on Wednesday, his wife and one of their daughters accompanied him. James told the court that his client was on duty elsewhere at the time of the burglary at the Postal Corporation. But in response, Senior Prosecutor Adolphus Delplesche told the court that an accused person does not have to be at the scene of a crime to be convicted. Delplesche said that the investigation has made significant progress in the week since Charles first appeared in court, hence another charge being laid. The Senior Prosecutor said the prosecution is objecting to bail so that the investigation cannot be hindered, adding that the Crown is fearful that if the accused is granted bail, “all of the in-
vestigation that has been done could come to naught”. He said the law presumed innocence on the part of the accused, but also provides for the investigation to proceed unhindered. “I am asking this court, like Columbus, give us a little more time. Columbus asked for a few more days. Give us a little more time and Corporal Duncan, Bion Duncan, can get more fruits of his investigation,” Delplesche said, reiterating that the conspiracy is very complex. “It touches people high and near, far and wide. Duncan is bringing in his dragnet. The fruits are coming in. We are asking your honour to remand this accused.” In response, Pompey said that he does not believe in pre-trial punishment. He said that he took into account the accused man’s right to bail, but added that on the other hand, justice must prevail.
St Kitts Nevis calls out defence force
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force has been granted enhanced powers for the next six months as the government continues to fight crime and violence. This was disclosed by Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris, yesterday. He said his administration is committed to making the federation, the safest small island state in the world. “Exceptional operational, strategic and tactical operations are proactively being done in the interest of citizens and residents’ safety, which my Team Unity administration recognizes is imperative to protect, in order to advance the emotional and economic well-being of the people who live, work and invest in our beautiful country,” said Harris, who is also the Minister of National Security. He said that in order to further the goal, a recent proclamation by the Governor General, S.W. Tapley Seaton, granted enforced powers to the Defence Force . “The Governor-General may, acting in accordance with the advice of Cabinet, call out the Defence Force for service in aid of the civil powers
for a period not exceeding six months, with their arms and ammunition, where it is deemed that the resources of the civil powers need to be augmented,” states the act that came into force 20 years ago. The Prime Minister noted that the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force has been called out before. He referred to 2011 when then-Governor-General Sir Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian issued an “Instrument for the Call Out of the Defence Force in Aid of the Civil Powers.” The decision to call out the Defence Force follows a statement made earlier this week by the main opposition St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) that accused the government of not informing the public about the call out of the Defence Force. The SKNLP then said that it was in possession of the proclamation by Governor General – dated June 23. The opposition party said there was no government statement on the decision made by the Cabinet “although the Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Dr. Timothy Harris has had the opportunity to inform the na-
tion during the recent sittings of the St Kitts Nevis National Assembly.” “This is a serious development as it is an indication that Dr. Harris and his Government have no confidence in the High Command of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force”. The Dr. Denzil Douglasled party noted that while it is necessary for the police and defence force to collaborate in the fight against crime “it is withholding of information that gives the Defence Force wide ranging emergency powers unknown to the public. “Without the requisite police training given to the defense force, there is the risk of abuse of fundamental human rights of the citizens and residents of our country and innocent collateral civilian casualties (similar to) what happened during the Tivoli Gardens massacre (in Jamaica).” The party said that the proclamation to call out the defence force coincided with the official announcement by the Prime Minister of the appointment of retired Major General Stewart Saunders of Jamaica as the federation’s National Security Advisor.
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First Lady calls for balance in formal education and instilling of moral values At Church’s Youth Conference...
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger says that education is of vital importance to the Government of Guyana, since it is the only way to ensure that young people achieve their full potential and are able to participate in the sustainable growth and development of themselves and their families, communities and the country as a whole. Mrs. Granger made this assertion yesterday at a Youth Conference hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, held at Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara. The First Lady told the participants that she hopes that they also see the importance of embracing education and learning, in both the journey to achieve their goals and in order to become productive citizens. “Because of the TwentyFirst Century global environment, I hope that it [education] is also of burning importance to you; our leaders of the Twenty-First Century, because you will inherit and be responsible for our environment, which includes not only the geographical space occu-
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger poses with participants and facilitators of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Youth Conference pied by our nation, but the impact on the social, economic and political life of its citizens and the conservation of our flora and fauna,” she said. “Guyana is blessed with an abundance of natural resources,” Mrs. Granger said, adding that because of that, decisions have to be made on
how those resources can be harnessed and utilised in a way that leads to sustainable development. The First Lady told the youths that some of the issues the country will face as a result of climate change can be addressed through the formal education system. However, she said that the
Repeat offender remanded for beating man with baseball bat
Nkosi Gittens
Randolph Ramsammy
Michael Agar
Twenty-four year-old Nkosi Gittens, of East Front Road, La Penitence, yesterday made an appearance before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he denied a charge of assault. Gittens denied the charge which read that on July 18 at Middle Road, La Penitence, he unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm on Ronell Ault. Police Prosecutor Sanj Singh told the court that the Ault and Gittens are known to each other, but do not have any friendly relationship. The court heard that on the day in question, Ault was sitting among several friends in an alleyway when Gittens approached him with a base-
ball bat and dealt him several lashes about his body. Ault sustained a broken right hand. The matter was reported and the accused was arrested and charged. The prosecutor asked that bail be denied citing the prevalence of the offence. The prosecutor also told the court that Gittens has a robbery under-arms matter before Magistrate Dylon Bess, also in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The prosecution’s objection was upheld and Gittens was remanded to prison. He will make his next court appearance on August 11. Meanwhile in Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan’s courtroom, two miners were
placed on $15,000 bail each after they had denied an assault charge. Michael Agar, 20, of South Ruimveldt and Randolph Ramsammy, 18, of Kamaka Waterfront, Mabaruma, North West District, both denied the charge which read that on July 17 at Mabaruma, they assaulted Shemroy Hercules, with intent to rob him. Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore objected to bail being granted to the defendants, citing that they were both positively identified by the victim. The two men will make their next court appearance on August 22 in the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Courts.
vital human element needed to guide and implement policies needs to be buttressed by instilling moral values in the people. “In essence, our children have to be nourished in every sense of the word from early childhood. They must be trained in behaviours, which recognise and respect the intrinsic value
of every human being. These behaviours must be underlined and reinforced as they enter the formal education system, so that while pursuing academic achievement, our young people develop an ingrained sense of what is good and just,” Mrs. Granger said. Following her presentation, Mrs. Granger interacted
with the participants briefly. At the close of the session National Director of Public Affairs, Guyana, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sister Rowena Bowen presented a token of appreciation to t h e F i r s t L a d y for her words of advice and her willingness to participate in the session.
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White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigns (BBC) White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has quit, reportedly in protest at an organisational shakeup. Mr Spicer stepped down because he was unhappy with President Donald Trump’s appointment of a new communications director, according to reports. Combative Wall Street fin-
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ancier Anthony Scaramucci has been picked for the role that Mr Spicer partially filled. Mr Spicer’s press briefings were a cable news hit, but he withdrew from camera in recent weeks. He told US media that the White House “could benefit from a clean slate”. The shake-up comes amid several investigations into
alleged Russian meddling in last year’s US presidential election and whether Mr Trump’s campaign team colluded with Moscow. The New York Times reports that 45-year-old Mr Spicer “vehemently” disagreed with the appointment of Mr Scaramucci, which he believed to be a “major mistake”.
Three Israelis stabbed to death in West Bank attack
O.J. Simpson moved to another cell away from inmates (CNN)Prison officials in Nevada announced Friday they have moved O.J. Simpson to a new cell and away from any inmates who might want to hurt or harass him in the months before he is set to be released. A Nevada parole board on Thursday decided Simpson should be freed after the former NFL star apologized for his role in a 2007 armed robbery, said he’d been a model prisoner and promised that he’d have no conflicts if released. Brooke Keast, a spokeswoman for the Nevada Department of Corrections, said Friday that Simpson was subsequently moved out of the general inmate population to special housing.
“His parole could make him a target here. He just has 2½ months to go, and we don’t want someone trying to make a name for themselves thinking, ‘I’m going to go punch O.J. Simpson in the face,’ “ she said, adding many other inmates at the Lovelock Correctional Center, a medium-security prison in the desert, are serving life sentences. Simpson is now in his own cell. Tom Scotto, a close friend who says he visited Simpson in prison dozens of times, said he was with the former athlete after the ruling and when officials told him to pack up and leave his cell. “They looked at him and they said, ‘This can be the
most dangerous time — a time when you would be a target,’ “ Scotto said. Scotto also said the change might be rough on his friend. “O.J. isn’t going to like this, because he loves being out there and talking to everybody.” Keast said: “We just don’t want anyone trying to make a name for themselves. We’ve been able to protect him for nine years.” The next chapter in Simpson’s life could begin as soon as October, the earliest he could be released, according to David Smith, a spokesman for the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners. The state must now develop his release plan.
(BBC) Three Israelis have been stabbed to death in a settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials say. Another Israeli was wounded in the attack in Halamish (also known as Neve Tsuf), near Ramallah. The Israeli army says the attacker was shot and caught. The attack came near the end of a day of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces over new security measures at a Jerusalem holy site. Three Palestinians were killed and hundreds were hurt in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The Israeli army said “an assailant infiltrated a private home” in Neve Tsuf and stabbed four Israeli civilians. Unconfirmed reports in local media say the attacker was a Palestinian. The army statement added: “Two of the victims died as a result of their wounds, one is being given medical attention at the scene and another was evacuated to the hospital. The assailant was shot.” The army said that soldiers were still searching the area. There has been a wave of stabbings, shootings and car-
rammings of Israelis predominantly by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs since late 2015. At least 47 Israelis and five foreign nationals have been killed in nearly two years of such attacks. Some 255 Palestinians most of them attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period, news agencies report. Others have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops. Israel says Palestinian incitement has fuelled the attacks. The Palestinian leadership has blamed frustration rooted in decades of Israeli occupation.
U.S. to drop criminal charges in ‘London Whale’ case Ilie Nastase handed four-year ban NEW YORK (Reuters) U.S. prosecutors have decided to drop criminal charges against two former JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) derivatives traders implicated in the “London Whale” trading scandal that caused $6.2 billion of losses in 2012. In seeking the dismissal of charges against Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout, the Department of Justice said it “no longer believes that it can rely on the testimony” of Bruno Iksil, the trader dubbed the London Whale, based on recent state-
ments and writings he made that hurt the case. Prosecutors also said efforts to extradite MartinArtajo and Grout, respectively citizens of Spain and France, to face the charges have been “unsuccessful or deemed futile.” Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim in Manhattan asked a federal judge for permission to drop charges that included securities fraud, wire fraud and falsifying records. Martin-Artajo and Grout were indicted in September 2013.
“After four long years of protracted litigation, we are very pleased that the government has decided to do the right thing, and dismiss the criminal case,” Grout’s lawyer, Edward Little, said. Lawyers for MartinArtajo did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Friday’s dismissal request marks a fresh setback in U.S. efforts to prosecute individuals for financial crimes. It came two days after a federal appeals court voided convictions won by Kim’s predecessor, Preet Bharara, of two former Rabobank NA traders for rigging the Libor interest rate benchmark. Martin-Artajo and Grout were accused of hiding hundreds of millions of dollars of losses within JPMorgan’s chief investment office (CIO) in London by marking positions in a credit derivatives portfolio at inflated prices. The losses were part of the $6.2 billion loss centered on Iksil, who Martin-Artajo supervised and Grout worked for.
for racist Serena Williams slur
(CNN) Former grand slam winner Ilie Nastase has been banned from any official roles in tennis until 2021 and fined $10,000 for his foul-mouthed outbursts during a Fed Cup tie between Great Britain and Romania in April. However, the 70-year-old Nastase will be able to attend any of the four tennis majors because they “lie outside the jurisdiction of the International Tennis Federation,” the ITF said.
During the tie, Nastase, the Romanian team captain, made “racially insensitive” comments about Serena Williams’ unborn child, the London-based organization said in an emailed statement on Friday. He also made “abusive and threatening comments” to British No. 1 Jo Konta and a female British reporter who had reported his comments about Williams. Nastase also swore at the umpire and “made advances
of a sexual nature” to British team captain Anne Keothavong during a World Group II playoff clash in the Black Sea resort of Constanta. The ITF internal adjudication panel has suspended the former world No. 1 from acting in an official capacity in all of its team competitions and tennis circuits until 31 December 2020. He will also be banned from attending such events until 2019 and fined $10,000.
U.S. immigration raids to target teenaged suspected gang members WA S H I N G T O N (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents are planning nationwide raids next week to arrest, among others, teenagers who entered the country without guardians and are suspected gang members, in a widening of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. The raids are set to begin
on Sunday and continue through Wednesday, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The teenagers targeted will be 16- and 17 years old. The raids represent a sharp departure from practices during the presidency of Barack Obama. Under Obama, minors could be targeted for deportation if they had been convicted of crimes, but were
not arrested simply for suspected gang activity or membership.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement that a person can be identified as a gang member if they meet two or more criteria, including having gang tattoos, frequenting an area notorious for gangs and wearing gang apparel.
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U.S. police seek Burundi robotics teens seen at Canada border (Reuters) – Yesterday, U.S. law enforcement authorities were seeking six teenagers from Burundi who went missing after a robotics competition in Washington, two of whom had been spotted crossing the border into Canada. The teens, aged 16 to 18, were last seen Tuesday after the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge, Washington, D.C., police said. “We have been in touch with the Metropolitan Police Department; they told us that they are doing what they can to find those teens,” Benjamin Manirakiza, first counselor in the Burundi Embassy in Washington, said in a phone interview on Friday. “We have confidence in the capacity of the police.” A Washington police spokeswoman said the teenagers’ disappearance was still under investigation on Friday, and declined to say what U.S. state they were spotted crossing from. The teens left their hotel room key cards in a chaperone’s bag, but took their clothes with them when they left, according to FIRST
Global, the U.S. non-profit that organized the competition. Police have said they do not believe foul play was involved. Two of the teens - Audrey Mwamikazi, 17, and 16-yearold Don Ingabire - were spotted crossing the United States border into Canada. The other missing Burundians were named as Nice Munezero, 17; Kevin Sabumukiza, 17; Richard Irakoze, 18; and Aristide Irambona, 18. Officials at Canada’s Border Services Agency, the immigration and refugee ministry and the Burundian embassy in Ottawa, said they had no information on the teens’ whereabouts. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on the teens’ whereabouts and said that anyone who crossed the border illegally would be returned to border services. “Crossing the Canadian border without reporting at a port of entry is illegal,” said spokeswoman Annie Deslile, in an e-mail. “If the individual who has illegally entered be-
tween ports of entry claims to be a refugee, he/she is then transported to a port of entry.” A spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion said the agency had no information about the missing teens. High school students from more than 150 countries took part in the competition.
An all-girl squad from Afghanistan drew worldwide attention when President Donald Trump intervened after they were denied U.S. visas.
Burundi has long been plagued by civil war and other violence. Fighting has killed at least 700 people and forced 400,000 from their homes since April 2015.
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STSC/ ACDASC small goal football on tomorrow The South Turkeyen Sports Committee in collaboration with A f r i c a n C u l tural Developmen t A s sociation Sports Committee will be hosting a Pre Emancipation 5-as i d e s m a l l g o a l and pen-
alty shootout football competition tomorrow at Durban Park. Entrance fee is $6,000 per team and action gets underway at 08:30hrs. Among the teams set to vie for supremacy are Lodge, North
Sophia, Sophia B, C and D fields, Vryheid’s Lust and Meadow Brook. Trophies are being donated by Tent City, Trophy Stall Bourda Market, ADCA, Bannas Foundation and STSC.
Reggae Boyz down Canada to... (From page 31) first half stoppage when he denied Dejan Jakovic from a goalbound header. However, Williams doubled his side’s advantage in style five minutes after the break, courtesy of further good work from Mattocks. The Portland Timbers forward held off a defender on the left edge of the 18-yard box be-
fore squaring the ball off to Williams who sent a brilliant curling shot from just outside the area into the upper left-hand corner. Hoilett set up a frantic end to the game when he halved the lead in the 61st, beating Blake with a deft volley from 25 yards after Jamaica’s defenders had failed to close him down.
Canada launched an urgent bid for the equaliser but found themselves frustrated by the superb Blake who pulled off a string of fine saves to keep Jamaica in front. He acrobatically pushed away Hoilett’s long-range effort in the 71st before brilliantly saving from Michael Petrasso at close range with minutes left in contest.
Saturday July 22, 2017 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) You can enjoy social events and meet new potential mates; however, avoid being lavish. You can make new friends by taking part in social events involving colleagues. You need to challenge yourself. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) You are in a high energy, get it all done, mood and you'll have little patience with those who are slacking off. Try to be patient with their inability to accept your new beliefs. Your involvement in sports or entertainment will lead to new romances GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You'd be wise to control your spending so your debts don't get out of hand. Opportunities to make advancements through good business sense are apparent. Try to understand their point of view. CANCER (June 21–July 22) You can dazzle members of the opposite sex with your quick wit and aggressive charm. You can make extra cash if you act on a hunch. Don't expect others to live up to their promises and you won't be disappointed or find yourself stuck with delays. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Minor accidents may occur if you don't concentrate on what you're doing. Put your thoughts on paper. Find an outlet for any mounting frustration. Consider a creative hobby. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Do not get involved in joint financial ventures. You can get phenomenal returns if you
present your ideas to those who can back your interests. Don't ruffle the feathers of those you care about most. LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) You will have the getup and go to contribute a great deal to groups of interest. You can accomplish the most if you travel for business purposes. Things will be emotional with your mate. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Don't let others take advantage of your good nature. Get together with friends who like to participate in indoor sports. Don't bother complaining, do the work yourself. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) You can make gains if you work in conjunction with others. You have to take hold of your life and make some crucial decisions. Talk to peers who you trust in order to get sound advice. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Pleasure trips or friendly gettogethers will be satisfying and intellectually stimulating. Take things slowly, especially for the sake of those you love. Don't divulge secret information. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Check your personal papers and make sure everything is in order. Controversial subjects should be avoided at all costs. Changes in your home environment are likely. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Your personal life will be under the gun and you may want to avoid the questions your lover is going to want to ask you.
Raphael Slams Samaroo, maintains $2.5 B cricket assets illegally transferred Dear Editor, I refer to a letter carried in the press on 23rd May 2017 captioned “Samaroo responds to Claude Raphael” and signed by D. Samaroo. In his missive “Samaroo” proceeded to attack Claude Raphael personally instead of addressing the pertinent issues that were raised by Raphael concerning the sudden and suspicious resignation of Dru Bahadur as President of the GCB body without properly accounting for his stewardship, especially the illegal transfer of approximately $2.5 billion of the nation’s assets to a private body. “Samaroo” instead of clarifying the critical issues queried seemed more inclined to mischief and deceit viz: 1. To state that the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has always supported the GCB is deliberately misleading. The executive members of the BCB headed by Keith Foster and then Anil Beharry from 2011 to Dec 31, 2016 stated publicly that they did not recognize the GCB and also never attended any meeting including Annual General Meetings held during that period by the said GCB. Also Angela Hanif, Secretary/ Administrator of the BCB, had applied for and had obtained an injunction against the very illegal group calling itself the GCB. During the period 20112016 “Samaroo” was a member of the BCB Executive which continuously publicised the illegality of the GCB. 2. Since the life of the BCB ended on 31st Dec 2016, “Samaroo” must tell the public how, when and by what authority he became President of the BCB, especially since there could not have been any legally-held elections of office bearers due to an injunction by dissident clubs associated with the GCB. 3. “Samaroo” is a practicing Hindu, a former headmaster, a former National Umpire, a former President of the Berbice Cricket Umpires Association, incumbent President of the Guyana Cricket Umpires Council, a former Vice-President and Executive member of the BCB. These positions require decency, integrity and honesty. “Samaroo” must look into the mirror and ask himself if his current actions support these virtues. 4. The fact that he sought to deceive by deliberately signing his name “D. Samaroo” instead of “D. Somwaru” indicates a shady agenda as for all the years I have known “Samaroo”, his name has always been spelt “Somwaru”. It is shameful and sad when supposedly intelligent persons allow themselves to be manipulated like puppets
even to their own detriment. It is my view that by signing his name “Samaroo” he hopes to avoid inevitable and imminent prosecution. My request for Dru Bahadur to account for his stewardship still remains unanswered, although the GCB, the Essequibo Board and Mr. Samaroo (Somwaru) have all responded with the sole intention of vilifying my character rather than answering my questions which seemed to have disturbed them. It is noteworthy to mention that since May 23 rd , 2017 Dru Bahadur has avoided any form of response to my concerns regarding his questionable presidency of the GCB. I therefore reiterate my query for him to account to the public for his stewardship especially the transfer of approximately 2.5 billion dollars in public assets to the private body incorporated as a Company No 6850 and titled “Cricket Guy Inc.” (Previously known as “DEB Essentials Organisation Inc.”) and owned solely by: Anand Sanasie (Secretary) Fizul Bacchus Ramsey Ali Alfred Mentore Dru Bahadur Anand Kalludeen Colin Europe Troy Mendonca Terrence Holder Rayon Griffith Nazimul Drepaul
Raj Singh Sheik Ahmad The public assets transferred from the GCB to the privatelyowned Cricket Guyana Inc. are: Fixed Assets 1. LBI Hostel & Practice Facility - Property 2. Anna Regina Hostel - Property 3. GNIC Practice Facility Property 4. GCB Office, Bourda - Property 5. Media Centre, Bourda Property 6. One Minibus Bank Accounts 1. Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Account No. 1084826 2. Demerara Bank Account No. 400-7217 3. Bank of Scotia Account Nos. 6717 and 7312 4. Republic Bank Account No. 650-556-4 5. New Building Society Account No. C1873 Other Assets 1. Furnishing 2. Equipment (incl. cricket gear) 3. Office contents and stationery I am still awaiting a response from “Samaroo” and Dru Bahadur and hope it will be truthful and objective this time instead of the usual diversionary personal attacks. Claude Raphael Former Executive-GCB Former Director- WICB
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Bolt breaks 10 seconds for first time this season in Monaco win MONACO (Reuters) Usain Bolt ran under 10 seconds for the first time this year as he narrowly won the 100 meters at the Monaco Diamond League meeting yesterday. The eight-times Olympic sprinting champion was slow out of the blocks, just as he was in his last race in Ostrava last month, and never managed to put a big gap between him and the field. He won in 9.95 seconds,
three hundredths of a second ahead of American I s i a h Yo u n g . S o u t h Africa’s Akani Simbine was third in 10.02. Before the meeting, the Jamaican went to Germany to have treatment for back issues that have troubled him for years. It was his last outing before next month’s world championships in London where he will race in the 100 meters and 4x100m relay. “It was good, I’m going
into right direction, still a lot of work to do,” said Bolt, who is scheduled to retire after the world championships. “I’m always here for the fans, and of course I will miss the vibe around the track. Mixed emotions always — happy for my career, sad that it is ending. Sub 10 is always good. It was an exciting race, lots of energy.” Olympic and world c h a m p i o n Wa y d e v a n
Sir Garfield Sobers International School’s cricket
Ramsammy hits 67 as both Guyanese schools defeated ‘Nations’ play for 21 spot in yesterday’s play-offs st
Usain Bolt ran under 10 seconds for the first time this year as he narrowly won the 100 meters. Niekerk won a titanic battle against Botswana’s Isaac Makwala to take the 400 meters. The South African, also the world record holder in the event, made a lightning start, then Makwala recovered to lead coming off the final bend before Van Niekerk powered down the final straight to win in 43.73 seconds. Makwala’s time of 43.84 was a personal best. Van Niekerk’s fellow South African, Caster
Semenya, won a dramatic women’s 800 meters in a season’s best and meeting record time of 1:55.27. The Olympic champion snatched the win in the last few meters ahead of B u r u n d i ’s F r a n c i n e Niyonsaba and Ajee Wilson, who both set national records. The trio had been neck and neck down the final straight. Wi l s o n ’s 1 : 5 5 . 6 1 shattered the previous U.S. record of 1:56.40 set by Jearl Miles-Clark in 1999.
Elijah Manangoi upstaged a strong field to win the men’s 1500 meters in a year’s best time of 3:28.80. He sped past compatriot Timothy Cheruiyot on the final straight after the two broke clear of the field while Olympic champion Matt Centrowitz was well beaten in ninth. M a n a n g o i ’s f e l l o w Kenyan, Emmanuel Korir, also ran the fastest time of the year as he won the men’s 800 meters in 1:43.10.
Boasson Hagen takes overdue stage win, Froome rolls on toward victory
Mark Ramsammy Both St Joseph’s High School and School of the Nations lost their last preliminary games in the 31st annual Sir Garfield Sobers International 40-over Schools cricket tournament in Barbados on Thursday. At Isolation on Thursday, Mark Ramsammy continued his consistent run in the tournament with an accomplished 67 and followed it up with two wickets but his effort failed to save School of the Nations from a 117-run defeat to Combermere School of Barbados in a match reduced to 30 overs because of wet pitch. But only 26 overs were bowled at cut off time with Combermere School making 226-8 in 26 overs as Najee Holder 61, Matthew Forde 43, Zidane Clarke 28 not out, Kastun Stoute 27 were the main scores for the home team. Aviel Tilhu 3-44, Mark Baptiste 2-36 and Ramsammy 2-50 got the
The Nandu brothers Marcus (left) and Matthew. wickets for the Guyanese School who fell for 109 all out in 26 overs with Ramsammy 67 leading the fight. Runeko Layne (3-21) and Najee Holder (2-9) shared five wickets between them. At Content: Lester Vaughan School beat St Joseph High by 67 runs after making 138 all out in 29.1 overs with only Rashad Armstrong (35) and Shaquan Mayers (31) passing 12. Stephon Wilson had 414 and Elian Whyte 3-34 for St Joseph’s High school, who were dismissed for 71 in 15 overs as Jeremiah Scott top scored with18. Calvin Marcus had 6-34 and Kashief Ross 2-6. At Bridgefield: BCL Juniors beat Oakville Cricket Academy of Canada by 6 wickets. Oakville fell for 124 in 32.4 overs with the Nandu brothers of Guyanese parentage, Marcus and Matthew, scoring 27 and 25
respectively. Guyanese Dwayne Dick who plays for GNIC made 12 as Shane Collymore took 4-35. J a v i e r Tr o t m a n ’s 71spurred BCL Juniors to 125-4 in 27.2 overs School of the Nations and Oakville were to play their final games in the competition yesterday. School of the Nations were to oppose T&T’s Fatima College at the James Bryan ground in the play-off for 21st place, while Oakville were set to play Bajan School Sir Everton Weekes CoE U17 at the Empire ground for the ninth spot. French Verandah, St Vi n c e n t C o m m u n i t y College were to face-off with Lodge School at 3W’s Oval, Cave Hill and BCL Juniors come up against Ch Ch Foundation School at the Foursquare Oval in yesterday’s semi-finals with the winners meeting from 11:00hrs at the Kensington Oval in tomorrow’s final. (Sean Devers)
S A L O N - D E PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - Edvald Boasson Hagen ended a run of nearmisses to take stage 19 of the Tour de France on an uneventful day for race leader Chris Froome who moved to the brink of overall victory yesterday. Norwegian Boasson H a g e n e n d e d Te a m Dimension Data’s wait for a stage win this year with a superb solo burst at the end of a hot and humid 222km ride from the Alps into Provence. He had been pipped at the line in two stages this year and finished third in two others, but he took matters into his own hands when he attacked a nine-man lead group and cruised home five seconds ahead of Sunweb’s Nikias Arndt. Boasson Hagen and Arndt had both taken the shortest line around a roundabout to leave seven other breakaway rivals trailing but the Norwegian was too strong for German Arndt who finished five seconds in arrears. Jens Keukeleire (Orica) was third. While there was some excitement at the finish, there was precious little going on behind a day-long 20-man escape group with
S u n w e b ’s M i c h a e l Matthews virtually wrapped up the green points jersey and just needs to finish safely in Paris to become the third Australian to win the category. General classification after stage 19:
Froome is 23 seconds ahead of nearest challenger . (Getty Images) F r o o m e ’ s Te a m S k y colleagues forming a white wedge at the front of the peloton to keep their leader out of trouble. Froome had emerged from two grueling days in the Alps with a 23-second lead over Frenchman Romain Bardet and suffered no mishaps on the Tour’s longest stage — the fight apparently gone out of his rivals for the yellow jersey. S k y ’s w h i t e t r a i n followed sport director Nicolas Portal’s instructions to allow the breakaway to stay clear and so avoid what could have been a risky massed bunch finish. Barring a crash in today’s time trial in Marseille, where Froome will be a favorite, the 32-year-old will claim a hat-trick of Tour de France titles and a fourth overall.
1. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 83hrs 26mins 55secs 2. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale) +23secs 3. Rigoberto Uran (Col/Cannondale-Drapac) +29secs 4. Mikel Landa (Spa/Team Sky) +1min 36secs 5. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana) +1min 55secs 6. Dan Martin (Ire/Quick-Step Floors) 2mins 56secs 7 . S i m o n Ya t e s (GB/Orica-Scott) 4mins 46secs 8. Louis Meintjes (SA/Team UAE Emirates) +6mins 52secs 9 . Wa r r e n B a r g u i l (Fra/Team Sunweb) +8mins 22secs 10. Alberto Contador ( S p a / Tr e k - S e g a f r e d o ) +8mins 34secs
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West Demerara and West Bank teams to battle at Uitvlugt Gr. today
Twenty-five (25) teams drawn from the West Bank and West Demerara will battle each other today at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground from 08:00hrs when competition in the GTT sponsored Ta p e b a l l t o u r n a m e n t continues. Like the East Coast and Georgetown Zones, the latter receiving
overwhelming response which will see play continuing tomorrow at the National Park Tarmac from 09:00hrs, play today will be intense as team aim to outdo each other in their quest to make it to the final; over $350,000 is at stake. Meanwhile, following are some of the results from the East Coast Zone competition on July 15th:
Stakeholders yesterday launched the eighth installment of the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic at Chicken’s Stag Bar on Republic Avenue, Linden with 21 international athletes gearing to compete against Guyana’s best on August 12-13 at the MSC Ground. Director of Sport, Christopher Jones commended the organisers for hosting the event for the past eight years. Jones believes that the continuity of the Championships in Linden indicates the high level of commitment the organisers have to the community. “The statistic will show you how much talent resides in Linden and National Sports Commission recognises this potential and thus lends support. Essentially, this activity is home grown and Lindenbased,” Jones informed. “Linden has been starved for resources. Lending support to the Classic is important to us as an Administration. Boyce and Jefford I want to commend you and ask that you ensure your Classic goes beyond eight years,” he added. Jones said that he is certain that all the current crop of athletes in and out of Linden would have passed through the Classic. He said that these are the types of programmes to identify talent for the next level and encouraged more persons to develop such activities.
Mayor of Linden, Carwyn Holland echoed similar sentiments when he said that he is happy to see the Classic in Linden for yet another year. “Speaking on behalf of the Linden c o m m u n i t y, w e a r e heartened to have this event here again,” Holland said. He believes that the continued effort of the organisers to remain steadfast with a “signature event” in Linden shows enormous commitment to the community of Linden. Holland pleaded with ‘Lindeners’ to come out in numbers and show appreciation for the consistent confidence the organisers have shown in the community. “These men have extended their arms to Linden and it is only fitting that we embrace them. I am very pleased to be here at this launch today, and I wish you all the best and encourage all Linden to come out and support this event,” Holland said. The athletes confirmed to compete in Linden next month are from eight countries, including the United States of America, Tr i n i d a d a n d To b a g o , Grenada, Bahamas, St. Lucia, Martinique, and for the first time at the meet, Uganda and Barbados. This is according to Chairman of the Boyce/Jefford Committee, Colin Boyce, who said that those athletes will match strides with Guyana’s best
Keevin Allicock moves to medal contention at Commonwealth youth Games
The winners are the teams qualifying for the national playoffs. Doosan Vipers 80- 3 hammered Warriors 49-3 Modern Media 64-4 squeezed past Spartans 583 Rising Stars 80-2 defeated New Horizon 71-1 Enmore Stars 134-0 walloped Goran Gladiators 58-4
Eighth Boyce/Jefford Classic launched in Linden from the participating clubs. He said that what was done is to match the talent here with overseas-based athletes. According to Boyce, because of the continued absence of the synthetic track in Linden, they are left with no other choice than to invite ‘B’ Standard athletes to participate. Boyce said the meet is headed for the next level when the track is constructed in Linden. The Clubs will compete for $2 million in cash with $1 million allotted to the winner; $500,000 to second place; $300,000 to third place and $200,000 fourth place. In addition, the competition has six international events, including the male and female 200m, male 800m, female 1500m and the male and female Long Jump. Each of the international events carries at US$500 purse with US$250 for the winner; US$150 to second and US$100 for third. The male and female champion athletes will also cash in, running away with $50,000 each. Eight gate prizes will also be given away to lucky ticket holders. Children tickets are available at ZSK Beverage Depot only for $500, while all other tickets will be $1000 at the venue on the day. Movements Sound, DJ Winston, Father Moey and Determine Immortal Sound will be providing the Entertainment throughout the event.
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Keevin Allicock (left) and Kian Bittles whom he beat 4-1 yesterday in the Bahamas. G u y a n a ’s K e e v i n Allicock made his country proud by advancing to the medal round of the C o m m o n w e a l t h Yo u t h G a m e s B o x i n g Championship currently being staged in the Bahamas. The young man, who hails from the Albouystown area in Georgetown, showed his mettle when he stormed
to a commanding 4-1 victory in the Flyweight (52kg) division over British fighter Kian Bittles. K n o w n a s a n a g g r e s s i v e c o n t e n d e r, Allicock did not mince matters and carried the attack to his opponent, earning a clear victory in the process. Guyana Boxing
Association President Steve Ninvalle was elated at the news. It is not known who his semifinal opponent will be up to press time yesterday, but it is anticipated that Allicock will come out painted for war as he seeks to stake claim to either gold or silver medal at these games.
Narine century hands Sunrisers Masters nine-wicket win A fine century by Naresh Narine guided Sunrisers Masters of Essequibo to a nine-wicket victory over Fisherman Masters when the Tr o p h y S t a l l , M i k e ’s Pharmacy and Nauth’s Motor Spares 20-over softball tournament continued on Sunday last. Narine struck an unbeaten 115, while Richard Patterson scored 95 not out as Sunrisers Masters successfully chased 241, finishing on 244-1 in 15.2 overs at Golden Fleece Beach on the Essequibo Coast. Earlier, Troy Ramsaywack slammed 107 for Sunrisers as Tyrone Brandon claimed 2-32. At Malteenoes SC, Wellman beat HS Masters by 28 runs. Batting first, Wellman made 109-9 with Wayne Jones scoring 57 not out. Hannoman Singh had 3-28 and Sookdeo Lakhan 2-6. HS Masters were bowled out for 81 in reply. Patrick Khan got 22; Latchman Kallicharran took 2-8 and
Jones 2-13. At Bourda, Floodlight overcame Tropical Spring Masters by 29 runs. Floodlight took first knock and made 77 all out. Ricky Deonarain hit 37 and Clyde Canterbury 2 4 n o t o u t . Tr o p i c a l Spring were sent packing for 48 in reply. M. Arnold got 24; Deonarain snared 3-15 and M. Arnold 2-10. Parika Defenders overcame Amazon Masters by two wickets. Amazon Masters took first knock and got to 137-7. Mohamed Rafeek made 26 and Raghunandan Narine 20; Oswald Chandler had 2-16 and Ramesh Rambharose 221. Parika Defenders responded with 139-8 in 18.4 overs. Kabesh Persaud made 23 not out and Chandler 22. M. Persaud had 2-2, Salman Ghanie 2-21 and Mohamed Saphie 2-26. The competition continues tomorrow. At MSC on pitch one at 10:00hrs Amazon Masters
Wayne Jones will play Floodlight and at 13:00hrs Wellman will take on Enterprise Legends. On pitch two at 10:00hrs, HS Masters will face Sunrisers Masters and at 13:00hrs Liger Masters will battle Parika Defenders. At Everest on pitch one at 10:00hrs, Regal Masters will take on Ariel Masters and on pitch two at 10:00hrs Regal All Stars will play Speed Boat. At Bourda, Wellwoman will challenge Glen Eagle’s Warriors at 10:00hrs, Trophy Stall Angels will face Blue Divas at 12:00hrs and at 14:00hrs 4R Lioness will entertain Glen Eagle’s Warriors.
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Saturday July 22, 2017
Digicel Nationwide Schools Football
Waramadong trounce Bartica Sec. 6-0 to hold on to Region 7 title By Franklin Wilson Waramadong has retained their status as the best in Region 7 when they trounced Bartica 6-0 yesterday afternoon in the Regional Final of this year’s Digicel Nationwide Schools Championship at the Ministry of Education ground. A brace of goals each from Reon McNaughton and second half substitute Devon Nathan carried the Regional Champs to their second 6-0 win in as many matches having hammered Paruima on Sunday last at the Waramadong Community C e n t r e g r o u n d . It was yet another no nonsense day for the Waramadong boys who were watched by Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, MP, Digicel Head of Marketing Jacquline James and former CEO, Gregory Dean. From as early as the 9th minute the Region 7 kings
Bartica goalie Dariq James brings off one of his many saves against Waramadong yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground. took command when Whitaker Paul fired his shot past Bartica’s custodian Dariq James who had an outstanding match despite his team going down. Were it not for the heroics of James, the scoreline would have certainly been much wider. Soon after taking the lead, goal number two followed thanks to Colin
Edwards’ 13th minute strike. From thereon in, the many fans in the ground supporting Waramadong began calculating how many goals the match would end by given their teams’ dominance and control. McNaughton then took proceedings into his own hands by firing in the next two goals in the 22nd and
37th minutes as his side went into the half time break comfortably ahead 4-0 as they began making plans mentally, for their national playoff match against Region 3 champions, Uitvlugt tomorrow at Leonora. After the resumption, both teams made full uses of the five subs that were
available but while Bartica’s did bring some potency to their defence, James still had to bring off some beautiful saves to keep the scoreline down. But he was not able to keep the substitute out of the scoring mix as he hit the back of the nets in the 56th and 78th minute to see his side to another
convincing 6-0 triumph. The champs were presented with a new set of Digicel branded uniforms by Digicel Head of Marketing Ms Jacquline James. They will now play Uitvlugt tomorrow at Leonora from 15:00hrs. A large crowd is anticipated to witness this potentially fierce encounter.
CPL t20 Warriors Camp to start July 26 in Guyana Cricket Guyana first in C’bean to start ticket sales By Sean Devers The fifth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is set to bowl off in St Lucia on August 4 and will climax with the grand finals on September 9 at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad, while the Guyana Amazon Wa r r i o r s o p e n s t h e i r campaign on August 5 with a game against the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in Florida USA. With GTT as their premium sponsor for the first time this year, the Warriors will begin their camp in Guyana from July 26 as they prepare to break the jinx of losing in the finals in three of past four tournaments, including last year when they were beaten by two-times Champions Jamaica. The Camp, which will be attended by all their members including the ones from overseas, will include two practice games and a simulation match. John Ramsingh, the Media/ Marketing Officer and Assistant Operations
Manager along with the Wa r r i o r s ’ M a n a g e r Trinidadian Omar Khan yesterday updated the Media o n t h e Wa r r i o r s ’ preparations, activities and the cost for tickets for the Guyana leg of the tournament. The Warriors will play four home games from August 17 to 22 at the Providence Stadium and tickets for the venue which accommodates 15,000 fans went on sale from yesterday at the CPL Head office at Camp and Quamina streets. T h e Wa r r i o r s f a c e Jamaica Tallawahs on August 17 from 18:00hrs under lights, they then battle Trinbago Knight Riders on the 19th from noon in their only day game before opposing Barbados Tridents on the 20th from 18:00hrs and St Lucia Stars in another 18:00hrs match-up on August 22. Ramsingh informed that $5,000 will get fans into the Green and Reds stands, while the cost of admission to the Orange stand is $3,000
John Ramsingh, the Media Marketing Officer and Assistant Operations Manager (right) and GWA Manager Omar Khan update the Media yesterday. (Sean Devers photo) and the Mound $ 2,500. Vehicles parking on the tarmac will pay $1,500 for the pass, while $500 will be charged for parking in the lot between the Stadium and the Ramada Princess Georgetown Hotel. “Guyana is the first venue in the Caribbean to start ticket sales, the only ground with numbered seats.
Preparations are in full swing for what will be a fantastic local leg of exciting CPL cricket,” Khan informed. Khan disclosed that every member of the Warriors team including officials needs a P1 Visa to work in the USA for the Florida where the Guyanese will face-off with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Saturday
August 5 before playing them again in their return match the next day. “We will be visiting a Charity home and working to promote our sponsors while in Guyana so the players will not only be required to make appearances at the Stadium,” Khan stated. “The West Indies under19 team is on tour so we will not have any youth players on our team but we will have Joshua Persaud and a talented youngster from Berbice named Seon Glasgow will get the opportunity to rub shoulders with the in t e r n a t i o n a l players like Rashid Khan, S o h a i l Ta n v i r, M a r t i n Guptill and Chris Lynn” Khan disclosed. According to Khan, unlike previous years when a person could not purchase more than 10 tickets it is now unlimited and one person can buy as many tickets as they wish, adding that from next week tickets will be sold in Berbice and Essequibo, while the new Warriors merchandise will
arrive in Guyana shortly for sale. Jamaican Chadwick Walton, Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan, ICC Americas opener Steven Taylor and Barbados allrounder Roshon Primus will play for Warriors for the first time this year as will lefthanded Guyanese batsman Gajanand Singh and fast bowler Keon Joseph. Sohail Tanvir, Martin Guptill, Chris Lynn, Rayad Emrit, Jason Mohammed, Ve e r a s a m m y P e r m a u l , Assad Fudadin, Steven Jacobs and Steven Katwaroo have been retained. Guyana Amazon Warriors squad: Sohail Tanvir, Martin Guptill, Chadwick Walton, Chris Ly n n , R a y a d E m r i t , Rashid Khan, Jason Mohammed, Steven Ta y l o r , Ve e r a s a m m y Permaul, Roshon Primus, Gajanand Singh, Assad Fudadin, Keon Joseph, Steven Jacobs, Steven Katwaroo, Kemo Paul and Ali Khan.
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Powerade/Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme/GABA Tournament…
Colts and Ravens win on Night 8 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall A tireless performance from Jonathan Mangra led Bounty Colts to victory over Pepsi Sonics in the first of two matches played on Thursday, night 8, of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association in collaboration with Banks DIH, 1st, 2nd and U-23 division leagues. Mangra, who was part of the successful Guyana Under-18 team that won silver medal at the 2017 International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Lesser Antilles 3X3 Championships in February this year, played on Wednesday night in the Colts U-23 win against Plaisance Guardians; on Thursday he returned in Second division action and scored a game high 19 points. Colts, the defending champions in the 2nd division, won that game 99-40 against Sonics. Colts led by Mangra got off to a flier, leading the first quarter 23-6 and the half by a huge 52-16 scorecard. Supporting Mangra in the 59-point blowout were Quacy Lindo (15 points) and Timothy Thompson (14 points) along with Evans Johnson and Denzil Phillips who both scored 12 points apiece. Terrence Andin (12 points) and Shaquan Gill (10 points) were the top performers for the losers Pepsi Sonics. Game two was a first
Colts Jonathan Mangra (11) attempts a steal in U-23 action. Division match in which Ravens added to the woes of Pacesetters basketball club that lost to Eagles on Wednesday in the U-23 division, by inflicting a 6966 loss on the yellow outfitted Pacesetters unit. This game was more competitive than the first match of the night in which Colts blew out Sonics. The lead continuously went back and forth between Ravens and Pacesetters. Ravens led the 1st quarter 14-15 and Pacesetters took the mantle in the 2nd quarter 32-30 and the 3rdquarter 52-51. But in the final period of play Ravens outscored Pacesetters 18-14 to edge to a 3 point 69-66 victory. Ryan Stephney’s 16 points was the main score for Ravens.
He was ably supported by Dominic Vincente 14 points, Owan Walton 11 and Ryan Gullen 10. The main men for the losers, Pacesetters, were Stephon Gillis 16 points, Nathan Saul 11 and Travis Williams 10. To u g h l u c k f o r Pacesetters who were edged by Eagles the previous night. Matches in the Powerade/Rainforest W a t e r / M a l t a S u p r e m e / G A B A To u r n a m e n t c o n t i n u e s tonight at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with three matches beginning at 5:30 pm. Those games are Eagles vs. Colts in the Under 23 division, Nets vs. Knights @7:30 pm and Colts vs. Sonics @9:30 both in the 1st division.
Fitness Paradise Gym presents a Gym Expo with a difference
Rankin defeats Bruce in Final as GBA/MOE Badminton School Vacation Camp ends The Guyana Badminton Association Badminton School Vacation Camp, which was made possible through the Ministry of Education Unit of Allied Arts, concluded yesterday at the National Gymnasium. “The GBA is extremely happy to have this Camp done as it brings out players from all parts of the country. We hope to make it a very big one next year. Special thanks go out to Nicholas Fraser, Errol Nelson of Banks DIH for refreshments, the National Sports Commission, for the use of the Gymnasium and the Tutor/Coach Narayan Ramdhani for conducting the camp,” said GBA President Gokarn Ramdhani.
Gokarn Ramdhani The Camp was conducted by Certified Tutor/Coach National Senior Player Narayan Ramdhani who is home on holiday from
his Scholarship programme in Vancouver where he is training Badminton at the Shuttlesport Badminton Academy and pursuing his Degree at Douglas College. The Two-week Camp, which started on July 10, saw the players learning basic badminton skills, fitness and warming up and down exercises and concluded with a Mini Tournament to end off in a very competitive way. In this tournament Domitre Rankin defeated Shamar Bruce 21-19 in the Finals. The Third place was taken by Angelie Balram, while the Fourth place went to Amelia Balram, while Narayan awarded a Racket to the Winner & Runner-up. (Sean Devers)
Some of the female competitors that will be on stage tomorrow. Tomorrow from 19:00hrs the 4th annual Fitness Paradise Gym Expo will take place at the Theatre Guild Playhouse in Kingston. The event will be one that differs from the traditional format in several respects. Traditionally the Fitness Paradise Gym Expo is an event contested by Fitness Paradise Gym and its partner establishment Studio Body Shape of Paramaribo, Suriname. This year, while the Suriname gym will not be able to field a team, 5 visitors and one judge from Suriname will be in a t t e n d a n c e .
This year’s event aims at selecting a Miss Gym Expo Personality – the lady who does not only have an inshape body, but who can speak intelligently and persuasively about her sport and its benefits. The ladies who will be on stage tomorrow have already done a written examination and will be further tested on stage in an interview segment designed to test their ability to represent their sport to an audience. Making guest-posing appearances at the Gym Expo will be the Miss Bikini 2016 champion Xameira
Kippins and there will be a special dance display by Aerobics instructor Fiano S p e n c e r . Up to Press time a number of companies have already thrown their support behind this year’s Gym Expo, including CAMEX Enterprises through Pollo Tropical, Phoenix Enterprises, Pharmagen Enterprises, Fitness Express, German’s Restaurant, Xie Xie Restaurant, Sabina Global Communities, Spice Garden Restaurant, SINGER, Herdmanston Lodge and Trophy Stall of Bourda Street.
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Saturday July 22, 2017
Digicel 2017 Senior Nat Squash C/Ships
Arjoon beat Nicolette Fernandes in Men’s Q/Finals By Sean Devers Watched by a fair size crowd, the final scores in the Men’s Open Quarter-Finals of the Digicel 2017 Senior National Squash Championships at the Georgetown Club on Thursday night by National Men’s Champion Alex Arjoon and Guyana’s best female player Nicolette Fernandes, was not a true indication of the high quality Squash that was played by the pair. Scheduled to play in both the Men’s and Women’s Open categories, Fernandes, one of two Guyanese females in this tournament playing on the professional Circuit overseas, lost to the clinical Arjoon in straight games 5-11, 9-11, 1-10, but the standard of Squash displayed by both players was high and entertaining and although the scores were not closer it was not a onesided contest. The left-handed Arjoon stamped his authority in the opening game and had
Fernandes scampering around the court with several well positioned shots. However, Fernandes kept the ball in play with some long rallies but could not sustain the pressure and lost the first game 5-11. The second game, Arjoon took a 5-0 lead with some well executed shots, but Fernandes, who rarely shows emotion on the court, fought back gamely and even went ahead in a very competitive game. But the extremely fit looking Arjoon would take back crucial points and would prevail, 119. The third game was the worst for Fernandes, who began to make easy mistakes and after gifting a point to Arjune, a clearly frustrated Fernandes, who had beaten Nicholas Narain in straight games in her first match in the Men’s division, scolded herself loudly. Arjoon, who defeated Jonathon Antczak 11-1, 112, 11-2 on Wednesday night, scored six unanswered points before Fernandes
Nicolette Fernandes was beaten by Alex Arjoon at the GT Club in the Men’s Open Quarter Finals. (Sean Devers) registered her first point and in the end that would be her only point as she lost the game and the match. Kristian Jeffrey, who looked a lot younger than 28, used his 15-year age difference and experience to t e l l i n g e ff e c t a g a i n s t Caribbean’s U-15 Champion, 13-year-old Shomari Wilshire. Wilshire fought ‘tooth and nail’ but the talented
youngster was outplayed by the supremely confident Jeffery, who dominated the match to win 11-6, 11-7, 117. With the exception of one of the top men’s seeds all other seeded players have reached the semi finals of the two main draws. Former national champion Nyron Joseph was the player who created a mini upset as Jason Ray Khalil was the higher
Commonwealth Games Bahamas 2017
Claudrice Mc Koy competes in 3000m today; Guyana still to medal
Daniel Scott competing in the 100m Freestyle of the swimming competition on Thursday placed 6 of seven starters in 58.95 in Heat 2 which was won by Temaf Yalimaiwai of Fiji in 55.15. Scott was 7 in the 50m Breaststroke in 33.76 of Heat 2 which was taken by Samuel Zongxian Khoo of Singapore in 29.28. On Wednesday, Scott competing in Heat 2 of the 50m Butterfly ended 5 in 28.31 Robert Jones won the race in 27.31. in the 200m Freestyle also on Wednesday, Scott was 3 of five athletes in Heat 1 with a time of 2:09.90, Yalimaiwai took the top spot in 2:04.21. th
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Kristian Jeffrey beat Shomari Wilshire in three games on Thursday’s night action. (Sean Devers photo) seeded of the two players in their quarter final match. This match produced long rallies and breathtaking retrieves as both players displayed their amazing talents. Khalil won the first game 11 - 9 and then won the second game 11 - 7. With Khalil leading 10 7 match ball in the third it seemed all over for Joseph but he clawed his way back to 10 all and finally won the third game 13 - 11. Joseph then won the fourth game 11 - 7 and secured a hard fought victory with his 11 - 6 win in the fifth game. Number 2 seed Richard Chin showed that he will be no easy pushover in the semi finals with his 11 - 6, 11 - 4, 11 - 2 win against Jean Claude Jeffrey. In the Women’s Open, all four of the top seeds progressed easily into the semi finals. Top seeded Nicolette Fernandes defeated Makeda Harding 11 - 1, 11 - 5, 11 - 1 while defending champion Ashley Khalil beat Sarah Lewis 11 3, 11 - 3, 11 - 2. Former national champion Mary Fung-a-Fat, the other female in the
tournament with experience of playing on the professional Circuit, was too good for Rebecca Low, winning 11 - 4, 11 - 0, 11 – 4, while Taylor Fernandes defeated Victoria Arjoon 11 6, 13 - 11, 11 - 5. In the Men’s Plate Nicholas Narain had to come from two sets down to defeat Regan Pollard 9 - 11, 8 - 11, 11 - 3, 11 - 3, 11 – 4, while Ben Mekdeci dropped a game before defeating Peter Michael De Groot 11 - 5, 9 11, 11 - 2, 11 - 4. In the Men’s Veterans 35 – 49, Allan Downes defeated Robin Low 11 - 4, 12 - 10, 11 - 4 and Khalil Alli beat Medhi Ramdhani 11 - 5, 11 2, 11 - 8. In the Men’s Veterans Over-50, Joe Mekdeci beat David Fernandes 8 - 11, 11 2, 11 - 7, 11 - 3. Play was scheduled to continue last evening with semi final matches in the Men’s and Women’s Open, Men’s Plate second round matches and continued round robin play in the Men’s Veterans categories. The final matches in all of the categories will start today at 16.30hrs.
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Foreign Ministry dominoes set for July 28
Also on Thursday, Kenita Mahaica ended eight of eight in Heat 4 the Girls 50m Backstroke in 34.23; the winner was Mariella Venter of South Africa in 29.72. M a h a i c a w a s disqualified in Heat 1 of the 50m Breaststroke while on Wednesday in the 50m Butterfly, Heat 3, she was 8 of eight in 32.83, the race went to Marie Wilson of England in 27.68. Onassha Rogers finished just outside the podium positions
in the girls 100m on T h u r s d a y w i t h countrywoman Kenisha Phillips ending in 8 place. On a grueling day for the Guyanese duo who had to contest the Heats, semi finals and final, Rogers clocked 11.78 which earned her the 4 place in a race that was won by St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred in 11.56 with Lousie Day of Australia (11.59) taking the silver and Canada’s Deneka Green (11.62), bronze. Rogers won the second
100m semis in 11.90 while Phillips was 2 in the third semi in a time of 12.05. Earlier, Phillips won Heat 5 in 12.14 while Rogers did the same in Heat 3 in 11.98. Claudrice McKoy competing in the Girls 1500m ended 13 of the 15member field in 4:44.86 with one athlete not completing the race which was won by Heather Wallace of Scotland in 4:16.61. McKoy will contest the 3000m, today.
Foreign Ministry Sports organiser James Lewis and his COI team will be hosting a Pre-Emancipation knockout dominoes competition on July 28 at the Guyana Lands and Survey’s Commission. Double six time is 16:30hrs and among the teams that have confirmed their participation are Lands and Surveys Commission, Guyoil, Ministry of Communities, Ministry of Business, GNBS, Ministry of Agriculture, GGMC, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Forestry, EPA, Presidential Security, Ministry of Presidency, PSM, Caricom, Ministry of Finance, GCAA, Central Housing and Planning, IPED, NDIA and the Ministry of Natural Resources. Teams desirous of participating can contact Lewis on 6281656, 672-6179 or 666-5857. At stake are cash incentives, trophies and medals.
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GT Beer Keep Your 5 Alive KO Futsal Tourney
Back Circle, Tucville, Dave & Celina’s All-Stars, Hustlers in Quarter final battles tonight A few weeks ago 32teams commenced battle for the available spoils in the GT Beer Keep Your 5 Alive knock-out Futsal competition and now it is down to the final eight teams which will commence quarter final action tonight at the National Gymnasium for a place in the semi finals. Sparta Boss, North Ruimveldt, Leopold Street and West Front Road (Goal is Money) were first into this stage and joining them following latest action on Thursday night at the same venue were Back Circle, Tucville, Guinness Greatest of the Streets reigning champions Dave and Celina’s All-Stars of Linden and Hustlers. Tonight’s opening clash at 20:00hrs will see Tucville throwing down the gauntlet to West Front Road in what will be an exciting duel. This will be followed by a match-up between Dave and Celina All-Stars and Future Stars.
Keep Your 5 Alive action between Dave and Celina All-Stars (red) and Tiger Bay on Thursday night at the National Gymnasium. Next up will be an exhibition shindig between Muslim Brothers and Upsetters before quarter final action resumes with a clash between Back Circle and Kitty. The main event of the night pits Sparta Boss against Leopold Street in what is expected to be a fierce contest.
In Thursday night’s action, Back Circle banged 4 past Rhythm Star who could only respond with 2. Showstoppers and Tucville battled to a 5-5 draw in the allotted 30-minutes of regulation time. The ensuing eight minutes of extra time failed to separate the two teams and kicks from the penalty mark
Reggae Boyz down Canada to reach semis
Reggae Boyz striker Romario Williams … netted in the second half. GLENDALE, Arizona, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz stormed into the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup for a second consecutive campaign when they beat Canada 2-1 in their quarter-final clash here Thursday night. Goals in either half from
Shaun Francis and Romario William were enough to give the Caribbean powerhouses the edge at the University of Phoenix Stadium, and set up a final-four meeting with tournament favourites Mexico on Sunday in a rematch of the 2015 final. The Mexicans, the
defending champions, beat Honduras 1-0 in the other quarter-final at the same venue. “It wasn’t easy. Canada is a very good team so we knew it wasn’t going to be an easy game,” Reggae Boyz captain and goalkeeper Andre Blake said afterwards. “So all the guys came out, we stuck together and we fought and it’s a great feeling that we’re moving on.” Jamaica got the early goal they chased in the sixth minute courtesy of a clinical finish from Francis. The enterprising Darren Mattocks, who caused Canada relentless problems with his pace, produced a good move down the left to burst into the penalty area. He then picked out Francis on the far side for the Montreal Impact forward to produce an excellent finish and beat goalkeeper Milan Borjan. Blake, who had an outstanding game with several brilliant saves, then preserved Jamaica’s lead in (Continued on page 25)
were required to decide the winner and it was Tucville who prevailed 3-1. It was via a similar route that Dave and Celina AllStars booked their quarter final place after their match with Tiger Bay ended 1-1.
The Linden side drew first blood in the 12th minute through a Donovan Francis goal. They enjoyed that lead up until two minutes into the second half when Tiger Bay drew level on account of a Wendell Austin goal. The remaining minutes in regulation and the subsequent period of extra time did not see either team troubling the score line. Dave and Celina proved to be more efficient from the penalty mark and they sent Tiger Bay packing, 2-1. The other match saw Hustlers out maneuvering Alexander Village 2-0. Following are the full results of Thursday night’s e n c o u n t e r s : Game 1 - Alexander Village0 vs Hustlers-2. Anthony Sancho -32nd, Kwame H o l d e r - 3 6 t h .
Game 2 - Tigerbay-1 vs Dave and Celina’s All-Stars1: Dave and Celina’s won 21 on penalty kicks. Dave and Celina’s scorer, Donovan Francis-12th; Tiger Bay scorer Wendell Austin-17th. Game 3 - Showstoppers-5 vs Tucville-5: Tucville won 3-1 on penalty kicks. Tucville scorers, Pernell Schultz-6th and 38th, Rafael Edwards-9th, Dennis Edwards-22nd, Eon Alleyne-26th. Showstoppers scorers, Marvin Josiah-14th and 19th, Jermaine Samuels28th and 33rd, Delroy Ferdinand-21st. Game 4 - Back Circle-4 vs Rhythm Star-2. Back Circle scorers, Stephon McLean4th, Andy Duke-13th, Selwyn Williams-28th, Vincent Thomas-30th. Rhythm Star scorers, Sceyon Hope-5th, Kevin Gordon-7th.
t r o Sp Eighth Boyce/Jefford Classic launched in Linden
Officials at yesterdays launch in Linden; (from left) Mark Scott Technical Director of the Meet, Director of Sport Christopher Jones, Edison Jefford, Colin Boyce and Mayor of Linden Carwyn Holland.
Digicel Nationwide Schools Football
Waramadong trounce Bartica Sec. 6-0 to hold on to Region 7 title
The Waramadong Captain receives one of the new team jerseys from Digicel Head of Marketing Ms Jacquline James in the presence of his teammates. Printed and published by National Media & Publishing Company Limited, 24 Saffon St.Charlestown, Georgetown.Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491 or Fax: 225-8473/ 226-8210