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E’bo erupts over late rice payments...

Protest leader stripped naked by police as farmers burn tyres and block roadway in standoff STRIPPED: AFC Councillor Naith Ram

- tear gas thrown

Chinese company now has three major road contracts

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E’bo erupts over late rice payments...

Protest leader stripped naked by police as farmers burn tyres and block roadway in standoff - tear gas thrown

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protest by Essequibo rice farmers over late payments turned ugly last night. Police fired teargas into an irate crowd that hurled bottles and other missiles at the ranks and burnt tyres on the main road at Land of Plenty, Essequibo Coast.

The farmers have also blocked the roadway with tractors, trucks and other vehicles and have vowed to keep up their protest until their demands are met.

During the melee, Alliance for Change (AFC) Regional Councillor, Naith Ram, was stripped.

A senior police official told Kaieteur News that at least 100 protesters had resisted arrest and that no one had been detained.

However, at press time, eyewitnesses said that the protest had escalated and police had begun to arrest some of the protesters.

The police official also alleged that the protestors threw bottles, stones and other missiles at his ranks, though one rice farmer refuted this claim.

Up to late last night, a

large fire was still burning on the roadway at Land of Plenty and the roadway remained impassable.

“We will stay whole night till (President Donald) Ramotar or (Dr Roger Luncheon) come here,” one rice farmer, who identified himself as Bhim Singh, told Kaieteur News.

The protest, which began peacefully, stemmed from repeated complaints by rice farmers of late payments by millers and of poor drainage.

AFC Regional Councillor, Naith Ram, had asked for an audience with Agriculture Minister, Leslie Ramsammy, Region Two Chairman, Parmanand Persaud and the Regional Executive Officer, Sunil Singh, but none of the Regional Officials have engaged the angry farmers.

They have also been demanding a meeting with members of the Guyana Rice Development Board and Guyana Rice Producers’ Association.

Kaieteur News was told that the protest began around 10.00 hrs near the Bush Lot market, with the crowd using a public address system to

voice their complaints. The farmers, who were carrying placards, then headed for Anna Regina, where they stopped and again voiced their complaints.

At around 18.30 hrs, the protesters shifted to Land of Plenty, where the growing crowd became unruly, with the farmers blocking the roadway with vehicles. They began burning debris.

It was the second protest by the farmers in two weeks.

Kaieteur News was told that Naith Ram, the AFC Councillor, had sent a letter to Minister Ramsammy and other officials connected to the rice industry, but got no response.

Naith Ram, who is also the President of the Essequibo Farmers’ Association Group, has vowed that rice farmers would continue to protest until Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy and other officials address their grouses.

Ram contended that Essequibo Rice farmers have been suffering for too long, especially in the area of late payment to farmers by millers. He said other problems that they would

have been agitating for over the years include poor drainage, appropriate weight and dockage for their paddy.

“We need a fair share, a fair deal. What we are getting for all we putting in?

We are getting shaft,” one farmer said.

Rudolph, a rice farmer from Better Success, Essequibo Coast, suggested that millers who defaulted on payments should be prosecuted. He also suggested that farmers should be paid two weeks after they would have sold their paddy to millers, in accordance with the Rice Factory’s Act, which would further enable farmers to produce more.

Some farmers have not received payments for paddy sold almost three months ago. Rice millers are reportedly paying farmers$2,500 per a bag of paddy. Previously, farmers were reportedly paid some $4,100 and $4,200 per bag.

According to Moses Nagamootoo, Member of Parliament for the Opposition’s Alliance For Change, the rice situation is a worrying one for Guyana at

the moment.

Not only is rice a major part of Essequibo, but recent rains had left several farms under water. In addition to losses, farmers are also contending that they are owed millions of dollars.

Government had been examining options of the banks loaning monies to the millers to pay the farmers but not much headway had been made in the talks between the Rice Producers Association, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and Government.

GRDB has assured that Guyana has market for about 500,000 tonnes of rice that will be available this year but farmers and experts remain unsure.

While Guyana has been benefitting from Venezuela under the lucrative oil-forrice deal, it has also been targeting the less profitable Jamaica and Haiti markets.

Aside from that, there are not many other significant markets overseas.

Government has been pushing for increased production but without new markets, the situation remains a worrying one for farmers who fear that they

will be left with a large surplus this year. This surplus could drive down the price being offered to farmers which is currently hovering around $3000 per bag.

This year, the industry is targeting 540,793 tonnes up from 535,429 tonnes produced last year.

Last year, rice exports expanded 22 per cent to US$239M with almost 395,000 tonnes exported.

The average export price per tonne for export was US$607. This meant that rice performed better than sugar and second only to gold in terms of foreign currency earnings.

U n d e r t h i s y e a r ’s contract, Guyana has to supply 140,000 tonnes of paddy and 50,000 tonnes of white rice. With delays in Venezuela’s ports with the rice ships, a known problem, the country has so far for the year been able to only ship about half of the quota – 25,000 tonnes of white rice and 70,000 tonnes of paddy.

A c c o r d i n g t o projections, the next crop, expected to start in August is likely to bring in 250,000 tonnes.

UG to hike tuition fee despite concerns H

a v i n g completed an interactive series of consultations among strategic stakeholders, mainly students, the administration of the University of Guyana (UG) is prepared to institute ‘a long in coming’ tuition fee hike.

Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Jacob Opadeyi, made this announcement yesterday.

“We are preparing for the next move and that is to implement the new tuition fee; we are definitely going ahead with that...”

According to the Vice Chancellor, the consultations during the past week at both the Turkeyen and Tain campuses were not

UG Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi intended to ascertain whether persons were accepting the tuition fee hike.

“It was a matter of whether the University

would survive or remain in debt; it was a matter of whether we should continue to be where we are or secure money; to improve our facilities, to improve on our delivery, to make the campus more habitable for students.

It was not a matter of who was for or against,” explained Professor Opadeyi.

The Vice Chancellor said that he is certainly not worried about students retaliating against the fee increase since he is convinced that “when they are protesting it is not against the fee hike, they are protesting how we are going to pay for it.”

But according to him this should not be a challenge since “we have the student loan and the student loan will

be in place to pay for the increase...I won’t say that I have had such a commitment but students’ loan has always been there to take care of students who cannot afford to pay their way.”

He said that even if the fee is not increased “then somebody has to give us the required monies to run the University...It is a question of our agenda in terms of managing the country’s tertiary institution.”

“So as far as the University is concerned it don’t even matter to us if the tuition is free or if it is paid;

what matters is that we have the money to run the University, pay our staff properly and have the proper infrastructure,” outlined the Vice Chancellor.

“We are simply a service provider; we are not Government but we know what the minimum standard is in order for our degree to be recognised around the world.”

He hinted to his belief that the tuition fee hike is gaining the support of Government. “I am not aware that Government is not in support; (the

University’s) Council is in support of this and Council has (representation from) Government, (the parliamentary) opposition and Civil Society.”

The Vice Chancellor amplified that the tuition fee hike is being fully supported

by University’s staff and their unions. But according to President of the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA), Dr Patsy Francis, at a press conference in May, “We are not in agreement with increasing the university (Continued on page 26)

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Never before have we seen our party in such disarray DEAR EDITOR, There was a letter in the newspaper some days ago talking about PNCR members still waiting to receive their membership cards. Party members are not only awaiting their membership cards but are also awaiting the go-ahead to start nominations.

Usually Nominations would be sent out six to eight weeks before Congress for members to nominate who they will want to fill the 15member Central Executive Committee.

This committee includes the Leader, Chairman and Vice Chairman and committee members. After Nominations are sent to the groups, meetings are called and the members will discuss and deliberate.

After this is done, a list of nominees is compiled and submitted to the regional leadership.

The regional leaders will send the groups’ lists to Congress Place.

After Congress Place receives the nominations from the regions, the Secretariat will go through all the lists and verify if the nominees are members of the party, dues are current, and they have met the requirement period as a member to be nominated.

After eligibility is verified, Congress Place then sends a letter to each member informing them of the nomination, requesting if they

will accept or decline, with a deadline given to respond.

Some members’ respond accepting nomination, some decline nomination and some do not respond.

Those who decline nomination are not on the National list. Those who accept nomination go onto this list.

Those who do not respond, their names are placed on this list to give them the opportunity to withdraw on Election Day or run for the position they are nominated to.

This is a lot of work to be done.

Congress is July 25-27, and never before have we seen the party in such disarray. Somehow you get the feeling that the Secretariat is unprepared. This is very disturbing.

Beyond us knowing the dates for Congress, members know nothing else about what is happening for Congress.

Members are really troubled why we are being kept in the dark and why regular party protocols are not being applied to this congress.

Some of us are hearing there is a list circulating who will be on the Central Executive. Some have seen this list.

The 18-man list that is in circulation is Brigadier David Granger for Leader, Basil Williams for Chairman and Volda Lawrence and Dr. George Norton for Vice Chairmen.

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I read in Demerara Waves Aubrey Norton is also eyed for the leadership. Nothing is wrong with these names because the party allows everybody to run once they meet the requirements, but we have to nominate them. What I do not understand is why members are not being sent the paperwork for Nominations so they can have an input and nominate who they want to serve in the executive.

From the Founder Leader Forbes Burnham, to Desmond Hoyte and Robert Corbin, members were given the opportunity at group level to nominate persons to be on the central executive.

These nominations were sent out early like 6-8 weeks before congress.

This is how the party always functioned, but we don’t know if the secretariat is being tardy, there are new rules, who made these rules, and who authorised the change of the rules.

When you call Congress Place asking for information persons claim not to know, are hostile or are giving you the royal runaround.

No one seems to know what is going on and getting through the eye of a needle is easier than getting in touch with the leadership.

Members need two things to make this congress possible, their membership cards and nomination goahead.

Winston Paul

PPP differences with the WPA were purely tactical DEAR EDITOR, There is a three-card trick line of questioning in the Rodney Inquiry by the PNC to take us into the realm of fantasy to show that the differences the PPP had with the WPA were more than disagreements on the basis of tactics and strategy. The PNC has been perennially trying to deflect its culpability in the assassination of Walter. This is just another Goebellian attempt at it again.

To illustrate the point , in 1980 at the University of Guyana campus there existed two opposition student groups, which were the Progressive Youth Organization (UGPYO) and the Committee of Concerned Students (CCS) that were affiliated to the PPP and WPA respectively.

The 1980 UG students election were on the cards and Burnham had handsomely rigged the 1978 Referendum by giving himself

almost all of the votes. We in the UGPYO engaged the CCS in talks to form a coalition student group in order to fight the elections on campus.

The basis of the coalition was on the premise that the UGPYO was strong in the Faculties of Technology and Natural Science and the CCS had an overwhelming presence in the Faculty of Arts. This would have resulted in the coalition winning three of the five faculties, hence the majority.

The major difference in the student election versus the national election was that each Faculty vote was counted right after the close of polls in front of all the representatives. In contrast, it is well documented as to the PNC’s mischief to the National ballot boxes after the end of polling. Winning the elections at the highest institution of learning would fly in the face of the farcical results of the Referendum.

We actually reached an agreement with the CCS and a coalition grouping named the Student for a Democratic University (SDU) was formed to jointly fight the elections.

At the last moment, CCS withdrew from the coalition with the statement that its parent body, the WPA, had a principled position against elections under the Burnham dictatorship. Now! There is no amount of reasoning that you can argue with logic of that nature. This was the kind of differences we had with the WPA, purely tactical.

Incidentally, we won the two Faculties and lost narrowly in the Faculty of Arts. The PNC introduced the famous Special Student clause that saw their supporters in the Ministries being registered on the day of the elections with voting rights and whom we have never seen again after that day.

Reggie Bhagwandin

Our silence is enabling the lawlessness From page 4 funeral service and came to move her car, she quite prepared to say “Sorry” as if that was sufficient to make up for the lack of consideration she showed for who lived and visited there.

We are all sorry about what is happening, but sorry just is not enough.

We have to use our voices.

Our silence is enabling the lawlessness. If we think that

keeping quiet safeguards our own assets, we may be very wrong.

There is an old saying “Today for me, tomorrow for you”. We should remember that. We are continuing to degenerate into a society of ill-

bred, ill-mannered bunch of hoodlums who do not know how to behave in public, and we are taking young people who do not know better, along for the ride.

God help us!!!!

Rosemarie Terborg Davis

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More troubles for Dynamic Airways, CARICOM appointing advocacy passengers taken to Miami team to campaign for debt relief

A few of the stranded passengers yesterday at the Miami Int’l Airport Just a week after its inaugural flight to New York, Dynamic Airways has been hit with another glitch, this time with over 60 passengers who were up to press time “stranded” at the Miami International Airport in the US. Kaieteur News understands that at least two passengers have health problems. Their medication was locked in their luggage which they were not being allowed to retrieve. There was also a pregnant woman and young child among the passengers.

Kaieteur News was told that the flight which departed yesterday morning around 02:00hrs had been delayed in Guyana for about two hours. One airport staffer recalled that there was a “hiccup” with the names on the manifest.

After the issue with the names was clarified, the flight departed. According to passengers who called into Kaieteur News yesterday, they left Georgetown with the impression that they were heading straight to New York.

However during the flight, passengers said that they were stopping in Miami to

“refuel”. After landing in Miami, passengers said that they were told that they needed to exit the plane and go through Customs. The passengers did so and ended up at the Insel counter. One passenger told Kaieteur News that Flight Attendants at the Insel counter assisted them and handed out food vouchers. All this happened before 07:00hrs on Friday.

As time elapsed, passengers became more flustered and demanded an explanation. By this time crew members had begun leaving the airport, because their duty time had expired.

When contacted yesterday General Manager for Roraima Airways, the local partner for DynamicAirways, Captain Gerry Gouveia, said that the incident was nothing less than “unfortunate”. Contrary to what passengers told Kaieteur News, Gouveia said that they well aware that they would have been taken to Miami. Gouveia added that the July 4, national holiday in the US did not make issues easy, since that also contributed to the system being “clogged”.

Earlier this week it was reported that Dynamic Airways, could not operate flights out of

John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport.

The airline is still selling tickets to passengers flying to New York.

Dynamic Airways, in a release last week, said that it was denied clearance by airport authorities to operate out of JFK after some ‘technical difficulties’ arose.

Passengers arriving from Guyana told Kaieteur News they were shuttled by bus from Connecticut to JFK, New York, which is a three-hour drive.

Dynamic is no stranger to Guyana, working before with bankrupt EZjet Airways. The US plane company fell out with EZjet over payments. Dynamic says that it is under new management.

The Ministry of Tourism had endorsed Dynamic Airways when it held the launch last month. Within a relatively short period of time, the airline was able to attain its operating permit.

At the launch President Donald Ramotar had welcomed the new initiative and wished the partnership huge success. He said that tourism is increasingly becoming a huge factor in economic growth and an increase in airlines would see an increase in competition which is positive for development. He had also focused on the country being able to retain “tourist dollars,” pointing out that in some countries eighty to ninety dollars spent by every tourist is lost.

A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Debt Advocacy Team is to be appointed to campaign for debt relief on behalf of highly indebted states in the region.

This was one of the key outcomes of the Thirty-Fifth Conference of the CARICOM Heads of Government which concluded in Antigua and Barbuda yesterday, the 41st anniversary of the Community.

At a press conference yesterday afternoon, Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government, Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, said that the team will advocate with development partners on behalf of the states.

“The initiative emerged out of the recognition that the current burdensome debt was not realistic for some member states, given their structural and other economic vulnerabilities,” Prime Minister Browne said.

Debt advocacy is one of the areas that the commission on the economy zeroed in on as part of the measures to be taken to respond to the economic challenges with which the region is faced. A regional debt management mechanism is to be designed and a regional fiscal sustainability framework is to be formulated within six months, the newly elected Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda told the media.

Another strategy proposed by the Commission on the Economy which the Heads of Government have sanctioned is resource mobilization, particularly from non-traditional sources of financing. “They have also agreed to pursue the promotion of public private partnerships for the development of the economic infrastructure with technical advice from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the World Bank.”

In their continued focus on revitalizing the regional economy, the Heads of Government met on Wednesday with leading figures of the private sector.

According to CARICOM in the statement yesterday, the frank engagement was a tangible demonstration of the region’s commitment to engage a critical stakeholder in the context of the strategic priorities for the Community, as set out in the Five-year Strategic Plan which Heads approved during the Conference.

“There was agreement that the discussions were a good start to a new relationship between Heads of Government and the business community.

Ease of doing business in the region was a major talking point and suggestions were offered in respect of improving that area.”

Overseas-based Seventh Day Adventists seek to restore Linden

Linden clean up The Linden International Reunion Association (LIRA) a Seventh Day Adventist Organization in the USA is undertaking projects to beautify and enhance the image of Linden.

Under the theme “Beauty for ashes, reflect, renew and rejoice” LIRA is cleaning the river front.

According to the President of LIRA Dr. Raynold Lewis the theme is in accordance with the

projects planned. He said that the reason for cleaning the river front is rooted in a visit in 2010. The waterfront was clean and it gave the town a boost.

“Now it is dirty because the people of the community are not educated about health and the environment and it must be sustained. It is good but not sustainable unless the public is educated about recycling and that they must not litter. They must learn how to sustain it.”

Dr. Raynold Lewis said that the organization needs to pay tribute to women in the community, especially to five of the women who perished

in the Sun Chapman tragedy on July 6, 1964.

They were Adventists and very strong women who laid a foundation for their children.

There was Mrs. Carmen Carryl whose son, Dr. Stephen Carryl, is a surgeon and the president of OMAT, an overseas medical team which visits Linden every year to render medical assistance to the community.

Chairman of the Interim Management Committee, Orrin Gordon, said that he sees the cleaning of the river front as an enhancement of the town.

He lent support by giving the resources needed such as the trucks to clear away the debris.

Among the events planned

by LIRA are an acquaintance and re-acquaintance meeting Wednesday night at Peniel SDA Church where old members living overseas will acquaint and re acquaint with members here.

On Saturday all the SDA churches in Linden will meet at the Linden Technical Institute ground for one service with Dr. Garnett. On Sunday morning there will be a devotion service with Pastor Caesar.

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Iraq’s Maliki rejects pressure to give up premiership

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) and Osama al-Nujaifi, speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (3nd R), attend a session at the Parliament headquarters in Baghdad. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani BAGHDAD (Reuters) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri alMaliki refused yesterday to give up his quest for a third term in power, defying a chorus of critics demanding his replacement as the country faces an existential threat from Islamist insurgents. Maliki has come under mounting pressure since militants of the group now calling itself the Islamic State rampaged through swathes of the country last month and declared a mediaeval-style caliphate on land they have captured in Iraq and neighboring Syria.

“I will never give up my candidacy for the post of prime minister,” Maliki said in a statement read out on state

television by an announcer.

“I will remain a soldier, defending the interests of Iraq and its people,” he added, in the face of what he called terrorists and their allies.

He was referring to the Islamic State and some of the most prominent armed Sunni groups who have taken control of large parts of majority-Sunni regions of Iraq. Maliki’s statement will complicate the struggle to form a new government to unite the ethnically and religiously divided country, something parliament failed to achieve this week. It extends a political deadlock made all the more dangerous by the pressing threat to Iraq’s territorial integrity.

Accused by his critics of

exacerbating the country’s sectarian split, Maliki has come under immense pressure to step down from his Sunni and Kurdish political foes, and even from some in his own Shi’ite camp. In pointed comments in Friday sermon read by an aide, the country’s leading Shi’ite cleric said parliament’s inability to form a new government at its first session was a “regrettable failure”. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani reiterated his call for the government to have “broad national acceptance”, a formulation that many officials interpret as a call for Maliki - accused by Sunnis of marginalizing them and worsening ethnic tensions to go.

Ukraine’s president seeks new crisis talks at weekend, fighting rages KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has proposed a time and a place for talks yesterday on reaching a durable ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels and is awaiting a reply, the president’s website said, as fighting in the east killed 13 servicemen.

The website did not name the venue but a Western diplomat expected the talks to be held again in eastern Ukraine’s major industrial hub of Donetsk, where the rebels control key points.

In some of the worst violence since President Petro Poroshenko called off a 10day unilateral ceasefire on June 30, Ukraine’s “antiterrorist operation” (ATO) headquarters said at least 13 Ukrainian military personnel had been killed yesterday.

More than 200 people on the government side have been killed, as well as hundreds of civilians and

Petro Poroshenko rebels, in more than two months of fighting in Russian-speaking eastern regions that want to quit Ukraine and join Russia.

Kiev said Ukrainian military personnel had sustained losses from sniper fire on its position near the rebel stronghold and flashpoint city of Slaviansk, where shelling has left roads

pockmarked and buildings damaged and burnt out.

ATO headquarters said yesterday it had regained control of the nearby village of Mykolayivka after heavy fighting. “In the course of the operation, a large number of terrorists were taken prisoner and a significant arsenal of various weapons were taken,” a statement on Facebook said.

Slaviansk, a city of 130,000, and surrounding villages have been the main focus of Ukraine’s military drive to force out fighters loyal to rebel commander Igor Strelkov, a Muscovite.

Strelkov made an impassioned appeal to Russia yesterday, warning on a rebel website that without Moscow’s help the entire region the rebels lay claim to, known as Novorossiya (New Russia), would fall to Kiev’s forces.

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Anthony agonises over ways to cut St Lucia fiscal deficit CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC – The St. Lucia government says it is important to reach a consensus with the public sector unions on ways of dealing with the current EC$76 million (One EC Dollar = US$0.37 cents) fiscal deficit.

Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says an agreement will be the best signal that can be sent to the financial markets.

Anthony, who is also Finance Minister, had proposed a five per cent cut in the salaries of public servants as a way of helping to deal with the crisis, but this has been rejected by the unions.

Just recently he wrote to the unions expressing the government’s willingness to activate a government negotiating team (GNT), but said he is still awaiting a response.

“There are times I really wish I can explain to the people how difficult and how hard it is for me ideologically and otherwise.

“I go to bed sometimes and remember that I was a former president of the St Lucia Teachers Union (SLTU) and fought for increased wages for teachers in my time, and here I am at the crossroads dealing with a very difficult situation,” Anthony said.

Dr. Kenny Anthony However he noted that in all major decisions, politicians have to make a judgment as to whether what they are doing is the right thing.

“I have agonised over it and I know in my heart it’s the right thing,” the Prime Minister said.

Anthony observed that he may go down in the history of the SLTU as the leader who may have betrayed the leadership of the union that he once led, nevertheless he said it was a price he was willing to pay for his country.

At the same time, Anthony said there is value in reaching a consensus.

“There is benefit to be gained if we can agree to move forward,” he said, but added that while he is seeking to persuade the unions to make sacrifices, if the effort fails he will have to exercise “the burden of leadership” that was entrusted to him.

Meanwhile, the Trade Union Federation, (TUF) is preparing to break its silence on the ongoing impasse.

A union spokesman confirmed that the TUF, which does not include the powerful Civil Service Association (CSA), plan to hand government a list of its own proposals by Wednesday. This would represent a response to a letter from Anthony in which he listed two agenda items he wants the discussions to be centred on, salaries and conditions of work and expenditure reduction and wage adjustment.

However the unions remain displeased with Anthony’s insistence that the latter be separate items on the agenda, claiming that the discussion on salaries would involve wage adjustments hence the separation of the two is unnecessary.

All public sector unions have already rejected government’s five per cent wage cut and a three year wage freeze, which government said would help raise EC$18 million.

St Kitts-Nevis opens Cuban embassy, calls for US to end trade embargo Havana Cuba

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts CMC – St. kitts-Nevis has opened an embassy in Cuba and has called on the United States to end its decade old trade and economic embargo against the only Communist country in the Caribbean.

A government statement said that Foreign Affairs Minister Patrice Nisbett told delegates to the opening of

the embassy that Basseterre would continue to support the annual United Nations General Assembly vote calling on Washington to remove the embargo placed on the island when Fidel Casyro assumed power 50 years ago. “We continue to avail ourselves of every opportunity and in every forum to appeal to the United

States of America to bring to an immediate end its unfair treatment of the Cuban people who continue to suffer unreasonably as a result of the decades old embargo. Cuba is our neighbour. “Cuba is our friend and we shall continue to exploit all possible means of speaking on their behalf in the international community on this issue,” said Nisbett.

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DEATH ON ASPHALT When the government was building the sections of the East Coast Public Road that ended at the Mahaicony Police Station, the areas alongside that road were coconut plantations. As the road works progressed it was observed that house lots were being created on these plantations to the extent that today there is human habitation on lands that run along the sides of that roadway.

It was the same situation when the railway embankment was being constructed.

The government expended millions of dollars to have squatters removed from along and alongside the embankment but no sooner was the road completed, persons began to occupy the lands that ran alongside the new road.

New roads are always expected to open up new lands. But this needs not necessarily be for housing and business. There is a real danger in having houses and

businesses alongside public roads.

It is also dangerous in this modern Guyana where there are many trucks and cars moving at a fast pace along these roads for pedestrians and cyclists to be walking or riding on these carriageways.

Each year dozens of Guyanese lose their lives on our roadways.

The bulk of these lives are lost on public roads.

Including amongst the lot of persons killed are many children as was the case recently when a schoolchild was killed after being struck by a vehicle. There have been other cases where pedestrians using public roads have been run over by vehicles.

Public highways should not have houses alongside them. When there are houses, there will be persons who have to exit their homes onto the highway. And this increases the chances of these persons being struck down by vehicles on roads that usually have a higher

speed limit than ordinary roads. This is one of the reasons why when the railway embankment was built there were sections of that embankment that did not allow bridges to be built that led onto the roadway.

Residents would in those cases have to ingress and egress their homes from adjoining streets.

When the East Bank Public Road was being upgraded, there were, as is the case on all of our public roads, homes alongside that road.

This column had urged the authorities to prohibit the conversion of these homes into businesses because with business, vehicles would need parking and you cannot have on a major highway, vehicle being parked.

Yet quite inexplicably, today more and more businesses are propping up on the East Bank on the most commuted strip between the Harbour Bridge and the Ruimveldt Bypass.

Even schools are now being permitted to be

Dem boys seh...

Gerry is Mickey Mouse pardner Dynamic Airways come and promise de moon, de sun and de stars. People start fuh run and buy de tickets because de airline offer cheap tickets.

Well dem boys seh that Dynamic Airways not dynamic no more. It chaotic.

Imagine a plane lef to land in New York and landing somewhere else then fetching de people by bus to de New York airport fuh dem family pick dem up.

De thing is that when people book to land in New York and dem land somewhere else, is like a man book to fly from New York to Timehri but he plane land in de Pomeroon.

Then de airline put dem in a ballahoo then shuttle dem to Charity and put dem pun some old rickety minibuses and drive to Supenaam into some speedboat to Parika. Then is more bus in you tail till you meet Timehri then you can call you family to pick you up, one day later.

Or de plane can land at Lethem and dem dump you pun a tractor trailer to Timehri. When you meet you meet.

De thing is that this de same Dynamic wha

lef Guyana after de fuss flight and land at Atlantic City instead of JFK wha dem ticket seh, jump up de next day and seh that dem want flag carrier status.

Yesterday, de same Dynamic wha asking fuh flag carrier status, lef Georgetown fuh New York and land in Miami. When de passenger start cuss up dem announce that dem run out of Gas. De flight before that one, land at Connecticut. De passengers cuss up and behave bad. Dem boys seh Dynamic people decide fu drop de ‘G’ from de Gas and add one ‘S’ at de back. That is what dem call de passengers on de flight.

It begin worse, than that. De nation didn’t know till dem land in Atlantic City pun de first flight. That is when dem boys hear that de Dynamic people put a jack in front of de Ass. Dem boys seh that is only one man coulda mek all this happen and that is Mickey Mouse partner, de one and only Gerry.

Talk half and get rid of Dynamics, de fraudster.

established alongside major public roads including the east Bank Public Road and the very narrow Lamaha Street in the city.

A new public road is going to be constructed aback of the East Bank Public Road. The authorities need to ensure that there is no human settlement alongside this road.

If persons are allowed to occupy lands alongside the road, it will present problems for the flow of traffic but more importantly it will increase the risk of pedestrians being killed.

There is very little that

the authorities can do at the moment about human settlements alongside our existing public roads. The best they can do is to restrict businesses so as to avoid bottlenecks with traffic and obstructions caused by parking.

They can build pavements and walkways where this is possible and even bicycle lanes.

These things may help to reduce the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed.

But the ultimate solution is to limit human settlement alongside public road

because once this happens you will continue to have large numbers of persons killed each year on these roads.

While very little can be done with the present public roads, the authorities should ensure that when they plan new public roads, they ensure that they limit what can be built alongside these new roads.

Target Director busted with 7kg cocaine Ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit made another drug arrest at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

This time they nabbed a Director of the firm Target, in Campbellville, with seven

kilograms of cocaine in some tins.

The man, a Guyanese who enjoys British citizenship, was boarding a TravelSpan flight to JFK International Airport, New York.

A source close to the

investigation said that the man had gone to jail for three years for cocaine possession back in 2006. As is the case this time, he was arrested by CANU ranks.

He is being detained at CANU headquarters.

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Chinese company now has three major road contracts

A completed section of the Amaila Falls Access Road

China Railway First Group, the company at the centre of the controversy over a road project on the East Coast Demerara, has been awarded another contract on another controversial road namely, the Amaila Falls Access Road.

The revelation came yesterday, when Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said that as a result of the shortcomings of the contractor, Dwarka Nauth, on section six of the road, the former company had to pull from a portion of that contract, which has since been awarded to China Rail.

Nauth had been awarded the contract to build section 6 (c) of the road while Ivor Allen was awarded the contract to build section 5 (a).

Dr. Luncheon said that the contractor could not deliver and as such pulled out. He added that China Rail had submitted bids for several of the lots and if the person who got the original contract, made a mess of it, then the government would automatically revert to the second bidder.

China Railway First Group, the company that had been identified for the construction of the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Plant, is currently undertaking works at section seven of the road.

The road project is being undertaken in a number of segments, with the Ministry of Public Works assuming responsibility for ‘Section Two.’ That section runs along the Mabura Road to the Essequibo River and has a contract price of $336,094,861.

Section Three was allocated to Toolsie Persaud Quarries Inc. for $373.3M. That section of the Amaila Falls road stretches from Butukari to the Kaburi Village bypass.

The same company has also been awarded a contract for Section Four of the road for $246M. Section Four runs between the Kaburi/Omai junction to the Issano bypass.

Ivor Allen was awarded the $182.3M contract for Section Five of the road that runs from the Issano junction to Craig Road.

Section Six of the road was awarded to G. Bovell Construction Services for $281.7M, but that contract had to be terminated.

It was subsequently split into three lots and contracts granted for two lots, with the first from Issano Junction to Sorrow Hill being allocated to Ivor Allen for $145M. The second lot of Section Six was awarded to Dwarka Nauth for $45M, but this has been terminated.

Hassan N Pasha General Building and Civil Contractor, was handed the last and reportedly the most difficult section of the road, ‘Section Seven’ with a contract price of $838M. That contract was terminated inApril 2012 after only 15 per cent of the work was completed.

Pasha received almost $315M. The contract was subsequently handed to China Railway First Group (Guyana) Inc. for $1.7B (US$8.5M).

Works on the road project are currently at a standstill, since rain is pounding the interior location where the road is being built. Of recent, contractors have been managing to get work done only on the few dry days that they would get.

Observers have noted that in future when Government and contractors ink contracts for roads in the interior, they must take into account the documented patterns of rain, given that they are expected to undertake works in a “rainforest.” Work has been completely suspended at some sections while at others, workers utilize the dry days that are few and far between to complete the road that is desperately behind schedule.

As it relates to the troubled ‘section seven’ of the road, all of the laterite has been put in place but the Chinese contractors are yet to level and compact it.

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SOCU gets Head Seven traffic wardens added Quarters - Dr. Luncheon to combat traffic congestions

SOCU headquarters Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, yesterday said that the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU), a recommendation from the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) to increase the country’s fighting capacity in money laundering, has been provided with a headquarters.

The SOCU headquarters, according to Luncheon, will be located on Camp Street south of the Central Immigration (Passport) Office.

He said that Cabinet “will consider the estimates that have been submitted for the rehabilitation of the building and for the resourcing of SOCU.” This, he said, would entail Fixtures, Furniture and Equipment (FFE’S) for the building in addition to “recruitment of the compliment of staff and associated expenditure.”

According to Luncheon, the government will incorporate CFATF recommendations from a non legislative perspective to improve their blacklisting status and compliance with the bodies Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of

Terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations.

Cabinet, last November, approved the creation and the operationalization of SOCU to investigate suspected financial transactions such as, money laundering and financing of terrorism.

The unit will be under the Commissioner of Police, and will have a close relationship with the Finance Ministry.

“SOCU is intended to be Guyana’s response to its treaty obligations to investigate suspicious financial transactions that are suggestive of money laundering.”

When Dr. Luncheon announced the creation of SOCU, he had stated that the investigators would be taken from the Joint Services and the security sector.

At the time Dr. Luncheon had said, that in order to properly facilitate the recommendations of CFATF as it pertains to suspected financial transitions, support is needed from “bilateral and multilateral partners”.

Dr. Luncheon did say that the intention is to have a “fairly professional and competent

capacity in Guyana” to investigate such offences as soon as possible.

Speaking on how the SOCU will operate, Luncheon said that the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) which is the statutory body monitoring the financial sector, will in its mandate, obtain information about suspicious financial transactions, compile the information and make it available to the SOCU. “SOCU armed with the information, will then conduct investigations to establish whither these transactions are indeed money laundering transactions or financing terrorism transactions” once an offence has been uncovered, the necessary steps would be taken to have offenders prosecuted.

Luncheon had said that the procedure before the advent of SOCU was that the Financial Intelligence Unit would provide the necessary information that it received pertaining to illegalities of money laundering to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

Now that SOCU will be in place the FIU information will be directed to it.

The traffic wardens with the Minister of Home Affairs (seated in white), Commissioner of Police (right) and Traffic Chief (left). Standing (left) is Mr. Hicken and (right) is Balram Persaud Seven traffic wardens have now been placed on some of the busiest roads in Linden and along East Coast Demerara (ECD) as part of a plan by Government to introduce measures to ease traffic congestions around the country.

The ranks will be responsible for assisting the Guyana Police Force (GPF) with the general control and regulation of traffic and enforcement of motoring and parking laws.

Training of the ranks started last April and lasted for two months. It was conducted by the GPF in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs.

During a ceremony at the Stabroek Market Square yesterday, some of the seven new faces were introduced to the public as Vanessa Glasgow, Kimella Glasgow, Mishon Cooper, Nelisha Mahica, Annette Abel and Jennifer Doris.

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee; Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud; Commander of Police for A- Division, Clifton Hicken, and Traffic Chief, Hugh Denhert were among those present.

Decked out in black long pants with one white stripe at the side, white shirts, black and white hats and black shoes, the women sat down

and listened to their duties being read to them.

They were the first batch of traffic wardens selected and trained by the Guyana Police Force.

It is unclear when the second batch will be trained but this newspaper understands that once successful candidates are trained, they will be placed in the city and on East Bank Demerara.

The Minister said that he believes that the traffic wardens will contribute significantly to law and orders in the streets.

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NGSA Irregularities at Region One School…

Students sit fresh exams; probe in final stages Intended to allow their placement at secondary level schools, pupils of the Region One Primary School where irregularities were uncovered during the sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) in April, were permitted to re-sit the assessment.

The supplemental assessment was administered over the period July 2 and July 3.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry, yesterday, all of the candidates were present to take the assessment, except one who transferred out prior to the supplemental assessment. Based on reports out of the Ministry the candidates’ scripts are currently being marked and the results are slated to be ready by July 23.

Meanwhile, the Ministry has disclosed that an ongoing investigation into the irregularities at the school is in its final stage. Steps have

been taken to maintain the integrity of the examination and to ensure that this incident does not re-occur.

In recent years, the Ministry said that it has established a number of quality assurance mechanisms to ensure that examinations and their subsequent results are of the highest integrity.

These measures allowed the Ministry to identify irregularities in the affected area and school.

The Ministry had opened-up about the fraudulent development in May, revealing that the investigation had commenced.

The investigation, according to Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, was implemented as a means of ensuring that “we minimize the likelihood of this happening again as well as determining what really happened.”

Although Ministry

officials have refused to name the school under the microscope so as to protect the affected pupils from being stigmatized, Manickchand did assure at a press conference that “we will keep you updated as we get information.”

According to the Minister, too, “The irregularities we found would have, in our professional opinion, affected the integrity of the results of those pupils.”

It was in the best interest of the pupils, she said, that moves were made to ensure that another exam was prepared.

The Ministry had earlier expressed concern over the situation but asserted that the development was not one that would have impacted the general integrity or the timely release of the national results, since there were no other detected instances of irregularities at the other schools.

From page 11 applauded by all Guyanese,” Rohee said.

He is also calling on persons to respect the ranks whenever they see them on the roads.

According to the Minister, “We are committed to providing the necessary resources to the Police Force to fulfill their functions effectively and to support its many new and innovative

steps that the force will take in order to move law and order forward.”

The traffic wardens were exposed to basic police training such as law enforcement ethics, issuance of traffic tickets, case file preparation, diary entry, and statement taking among other trainings.

The ranks can also make an arrest and they were taught how to preserve an

accident scene until traffic investigators arrived.

According to Persaud, the initiative was on the table for a while and rolling it off was the first step.

“This project is one of the few we have taken to ease traffic congestions, on the East Bank Demerara. We have introduced a three-lane system,” Persaud added.

Persons who wish to become traffic wardens must be at least 18 years of age with a minimum of three CXC/ CAPE subjects (Grade Three passes in Mathematics and English), be in good physical health and have no criminal record.

Seven traffic wardens added to...

Saturday July 05, 2014

Guyana’s murder rate three times higher than USA DEA is not a miracle worker - Granger

Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, Winston Felix

Opposition Leader, David Granger

Opposition Leader, David Granger, has said that his party, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), is alarmed at the rising rate of serious crimes, especially murders and armed robberies.

He noted that there have been more than 2,050 murders in Guyana from January 2000 to May 2014.

He said that President Donald Ramotar warned the Guyana Police Force, about a possible “avalanche of crimes.” The United States Department of State Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) report on Guyana stated: “Serious crime, including murder and armed robbery, are common, especially in the suburban areas and the interior regions.”

The most recent information from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, lists Guyana’s 2010 homicide rate as 18.4 per 100,000 people – the fourth highest murder rate in South America behind Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil.

Guyana’s murder rate is three times higher than that of the

United States.

He said that blame for Guyana’s high murder rate lies squarely with the nearly 22year long People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/ C) Administration which has failed consistently to implement a comprehensive counter-crime strategy.

Granger added, “That the 12-year Bharrat Jagdeo presidency, most particularly, will be remembered in this country’s history for the extraordinary number of murders which occurred.

The trend has continued to rise in the Ramotar presidency” The political leader said that it is the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/ C) Administration’s responsibility to protect the population from violent crime.

The Minister of Home Affairs, however, seems unruffled by these statistics.

He has not seen it necessary either to curb the soaring rate of murder and criminal violence or to explain to the nation why, after eight years in office, serious crime continue to increase at such

a phenomenal rate.

Former Commissioner of Police, Winston Felix said that Guyana needs a Minister of Home Affairs who cares for the people, is willing to take a bad situation and turn it around.

He said, however, that Minister Clement Rohee “only cares about the meals going on his table.”

Felix told the media that overseas-based Guyanese are afraid to return to Guyana because of crime. He said that the setting up of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office in Guyana is long overdue. He said that maybe, Guyana would have been in a better state as it relates to nacro-trafficing if the office was allowed to come on board before.

He said that in 1992, Guyana was known to be a little transshipment point for small quantities of marijuana.

“Now we are noted for cocaine leaving in every possible form of concealment…The issue is that the DEA attempted in 2005/2006 to set up an office and for some reason, those who were in power at the time put so many blocks that it was impossible to set up office of their standards.”

The former Top Cop said, “It’s a really good thing that the office will be set up here but I bemoan the fact that it wasn’t set up much earlier.”

Granger said that drug trafficking is the single most serious cause of crime in Guyana. He said that while Guyana was “diddle dawdling,” Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago took the opportunity to have the DEA office a long time ago.

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FATF gives Guyana four months before targeted review A

f t e r comprehensive consideration by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at its June Plenary, Guyana was not considered for further blacklisting. Instead, Guyana having been referred to FATF by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) would be subjected to a targeted review.

This targeted review, according to the Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon, would actually allow four months (until October 2014) for further work on achieving FATF compliant Anti Money Laundering (AML) legislation, upon which Guyana will be reviewed by the “North American branch contingent of FATF.” Within that four-month period he said, that government intends to focus its attention on the achievement of the enacted FATF complaint legislation “but also in the context of the

review has also dedicated attention to the non l e g i s l a t i v e recommendations that were submitted by CFATF during their third round of the multilateral evaluation mechanisms on Guyana.”

Luncheon recalled that Cabinet had favourably pronounced on matters related to the non legislative recommendation specifically heightening investigations and prosecution of money laundering offences.

One such matter was the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU), the unit dedicated to investigating suspected financial transactions suggestive of money laundering and financing of terrorism.

He said that the hope is that these non legislative interventions “would indeed be fast tracked and support would be provided at all levels in having this more recent initiative completed.”

Luncheon didn’t express h o p e , h o w e v e r, w h e n

speaking to the concerns and demands that the combined opposition had before support could be given to the AML Bill.

The Alliance For Change (AFC’s) had called for the establishment of the constitutionally mandated Public Procurement Commission (PPC) without Cabinet’s no objection to contracts above $15M. A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) called for the re-tabling of the Local Government Bills within the N atio n al A s s emb ly in addition to the amendments they have with AML legislation itself.

He made reference to the two times that the government engaged the opposition coalition APNU to get the AML legislation passed.

Luncheon recalled that he spoke to the APNU concerning agreeing to the non- assented Bills in Parliament saying that “you get what you wanted, we get what Guyana wanted, but

M r. G r a n g e r a n d M r.

Harmon insisted that you got to bring AFC on board. I never heard a word from AFC, call, phone, text to no avail.”

He spoke to the second occasion where President Donald Ramotar said, that APNU’s amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill will be enacted but that too was to no

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon

avail. Luncheon referred to the actions of the combined opposition’s non assent to the passage of the AMLCFT Bill as “machinations” and

cited that going forward the only thing expected is “prayer” since currently “there is nothing on the table.”

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CARICOM Heads approve region’s first ever strategic plan

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he CARICOM H e a d s o f Government approved the first ever strategic plan for the Caribbean Community.

The announcement was made yesterday by Chair of the Conference, Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He was addressing a closing press conference at the end of the Thirty-Fifth meeting of the Conference.

According to Prime Minister Browne, the fiveyear plan (2014-2019) sought to “reposition the Community and identify priorities and activities that would meet the challenges of the international environment”.

He said that it was the crucial element in the reform process for the Caribbean Community; adding that the change process would involve a reform of the Community’s institutions and a restructuring of its Secretariat.

The plan identified eight integrated Strategic Priorities and key areas of interventions: Building Economic Resilience; Social Resilience; Environmental

The Caricom Heads at Clear Waters, Antigua Resilience; Technological Resilience; Strengthening the CARICOM Identity and Spirit of Community; Strengthening Community

Governance along with Coordinated Foreign Policy, Research and Development and Innovation.

Prime Minister Browne

informed that the top areas of focus identified by the CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, were approved

by Heads. “These were selected from the integrated strategic priorities outlined in the strategic plan and include the development of a

Single ICT Space, Reformation of the CARICOM Secretariat, its Organs, Bodies Institutions and Governance Arrangements, Climate Adaptation and Mitigation and Disaster mitigations and management.” Other areas include the introduction of Measures for Macroeconomic Stabilization, Advancement of Health and Wellness, Human Capital Development as well as the Enhancement of Citizen Security and Justice, Public Education, Public Information and Advocacy, Deepening Foreign Policy Coordination, Building Competitiveness and Unleashing Key Economic Drivers to Transition to Growth and Generate Employment.

The decision to develop a strategic plan for the Caribbean Community was taken by the CARICOM Heads of Government at their Inter-sessional Meeting in Suriname in 2012. The leaders agreed that it was necessary to re-examine the future direction of the Community and the arrangements for carrying it forward.

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Leopold Street residents claim cops fired weapons indiscriminately

Some of the assault rifle casings

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ome Leopold Street residents have accused police ranks of endangering their lives. On Thursday night the residents said that the police fired highpowered weapons indiscriminately while pursuing two men on a motorcycle.

The shooting incident reportedly occurred at the Leopold and Breda Street junction. Yesterday, the residents showed Kaieteur News several assault rifle casings that they claimed were left at the scene. They also showed several holes on the roadway where the bullets allegedly struck.

One resident claimed that he and several other men were sitting outside a barber shop in the area around 20.00 hrs when two men on a

motorcycle turned from High Street into Leopold Street, with a police vehicle in pursuit. He recalled that none of the men had helmets.

Shortly after, “bullets started flying,� as the policemen opened fire at the motorcyclists, the resident said.

He recalled that everyone took cover and they were fortunate that none of the bullets hit them. The motorcyclists also apparently escaped unhurt.

Kaieteur News was unable to ascertain why police were chasing the two men.

Kaieteur News was told that some of the police ranks returned to the scene and apologized to the residents.

They also reportedly searched for the bullet casings and asked the residents to hand over any they might have found.

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A sommersault

This vehicle turned turtle and landed in the trench at the end of Esplanade Road just outside Burnham Park.

The female driver of this vehicle PJJ 3541 was thanking her lucky stars that nothing serious happened to her and the other occupants of the car. It is understood that the woman and her parents were in the vehicle when she failed to negotiate the turn at Esplanade Road.

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Relatives claim Fort Wellington Hospital nurses assaulted octogenarian ...woman subsequently died at GPHC

By Leon Suseran An 86- year- old West Coast Berbice woman died Thursday evening at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after she was previously admitted to the Fort Wellington Hospital in Region Five for hypertension.

Additionally, the family of Julia Melville of Lot 289 Number 8 Village, West Coast Berbice, is claiming that the woman’s death was as a result of her being hit in the head and face by two nurses at the Fort Wellington Hospital.

According to the woman’s niece Vernie Melville, her aunt was a d m i t t e d o n Tu e s d a y afternoon for high blood pressure.

She said that she left with the woman’s daughter and other relatives to return on Wednesday. “When I went to the hospital, she was quite okay so we all left. On Wednesday, we visited at 4 o’ clock. After getting in there, we noticed the saline was off and her hands were bleeding and the whole bed had blood.”

Her daughter, Oslyn, reportedly told one of the nurses on duty at the time (name provided), “that something is wrong with the patient. Apparently she [the nurse] did not hear. She [the nurse] sent a cleaner to call her and she told the cleaner something and then walked away,” Melville told this newspaper.

The woman’s daughter then attempted to seek assistance from another nurse on duty (name provided), but she “was playing a game or something on her phone and she was not listening to Oslyn…she did

DEAD: Julia Melville not get up…About ten minutes after, the ward sister Peters then requested that the nurse clean the patient.”

“She [the nurse] then walked into the room but did not look after the patient. The ward sister then apologized for what had happened,” she a d d e d . T h e w o m a n ’s daughter then reportedly exchanged words with the nurses and cautioned them to take better care to her mother.

Then during the Thursday morning visit, the family noticed that the patient’s face was swollen.

“The head was swollen on the right side and also the face, so we touched her and right away we would have noticed there was a stroke, because [of] the way she was speaking.”

“She kept telling us, ‘they ill-treated me last (Continued on page 23)

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Woman jailed for illegal gun A

2 0 - y e a r- o l d interior worker, who said that she kept a gun to protect herself from an o b s e s s i v e l o v e r, w a s yesterday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on illegal gun and ammunition charges.

Cindy Robertson was given the jail term by presiding Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Reports are that police ranks on patrol in Albouystown, Georgetown, busted the young woman with a .32 revolver and six live rounds of matching ammunition on Monday.

When asked to produce a licence, she was unable to, so she was taken into police custody and charged for unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition.

Exactly four days after the bust, Robertson was taken before the courts to answer to the charge. She pleaded guilty and told the Magistrate that she understood that the crime carried a mandatory prison term.

Corporal Bharat Mangru, the prosecutor, explained that it was about 20:30 hours on Monday that the police set up a roadblock on James Street, Albouystown. He said that the ranks searched the vehicle in which were Robertson and three other occupants.

“A search was conducted on her brown shoulder bag and the police ranks found the firearm and ammunition mentioned, in the charge.”

According to the

…wanted protection from obsessed lover Prosecution, Robertson was told of the offence, cautioned and she admitted stating that she had bought it from “the b u s h . ” F u r t h e r investigations led to her being charged.

Attorney at Law Glenn Hanoman, who was present in court asked to appear amicus curae on the young woman’s behalf.

“Looking at her who is unrepresented, she is 20 your worship; that’s very young. I have a funny feeling that she may have been encouraged to plead guilty. I feel a way seeing her, so I’m asking the court for a chance to speak to her.”

His request was granted moments before the woman told the Magistrate “I bought it from Maraka Backdam. It is mine.”

The matter was put down for a few minutes as the attorney conversed with the young woman.

Hanoman returned stating that there are special reasons he would like to submit on behalf of the accused. He said that Robertson had a troubled past and had found herself in a vulnerable place.

The lawyer explained that she did not have a relationship with her parents and had been left “on her own devices from a very tender age.”

“Whilst working in the interior, one of the gold miners fell in love with her to such an extent that he started stalking her and there were even instances of attempted rape. He became obsessed

Teen placed on bail after Shell Road robbery

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ntonio Maraj, 18, was released o n b a i l yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, following a charge of larceny from Hawwattie Persaud, at Agricola.

Police prosecutor Corporal Bharat Mangru, said that on June 30, last, at Shell Road Agricola, Maraj robbed Hawwattie Persaud of one Blackberry torch, one handbag, one leather purse, one umbrella, medication, cosmetics, a scientific calculator, along with $30,000 in cash and US$50 cash. Maraj, a resident of 25

Public Road, Agricola, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His lawyer Paul Fung-aFat, pleaded for his client’s bail due to his tender age and him having no prior breaches with the law.

Prosecutor Bharat Mangru, objected to the defendant’s bail due to the seriousness and prevalence of the offence, and indicated that the defendant and victim had known each other, so tampering may occur.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore placed Maraj on $150,000 bail and transferred the case to another court.

with her. This is why she travelled out of the interior and had the gun.”

“She is vulnerable. Look at her. She is unable to physically defend herself.

She is a young person left out in the wilderness: both literally and figuratively.”

Hanoman said that, if the law allowed, he would ask the court to consider those special circumstances but if not, he asked that the minimum penalty be given.

“ Yo u r w o r s h i p , I understand that she is charged for both firearm and ammunition, but I ask that whatever the penalty, that it runs concurrently.”

He said that as a matter of fact, she had no support group out there so no one would have been there to post bail for the young woman.

“She is one of those cases where society has not been kind but the court has a

The weapon found on Robertson chance to change her.” He lamented, however, that asking for a probation report in her case would make no sense. Responding, the

Magistrate sentenced Robertson to two years’ imprisonment on each charge. The sentences are set to run concurrently.

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Bartica Regatta Summer Splash launched The Gateway to Guyana’s mystical interior will be transformed into a family oriented and “funonly” territory for nine days.

The Bartica Regatta

Racers Club in association with Hopkinson’s Mining will be hosting a summer splash event that promises to be nothing but absolute excitement for families.

Promoters have said that they are going above and beyond to deliver a power packed event never witnessed before in the town.

The event will be staged from July 19 to July 27 in Bartica that is considered the launching pad for those seeking a job in the mining field.

On July 19, an all white Soca affair will attract local entertainers such as Kwesi Ace and Carlvin Burnett who will be taking the musical affair to another level. All the soca addicts and ladies who simply can’t resist showing off that “monster wine” must ensure that they practise because this electrifying occasion is just a few days away.

The following day will see an event just for families.

Parents must be sure to bring their children to visit their favourite cartoon characters at the fun park. Also on display will be professional bike jumpers from the United States to perform at the Bartica Community Centre.

This event starts at 1 pm.

In keeping with the thrill of the FIFA World Cup Games, the Bartica Regatta summer splash will also be featuring three days of exciting football games with teams from Venezuela, Georgetown, West Demerara and, of course Bartica.

On July 25, at Smartt’s Residence, on First Avenue,

Bartica, the ultimate Karaoke showdown is expected to take place.

Judges will be faced with the task of selecting the Karaoke King and Queen. Surely, this day will not only unveil a lot of hidden talents but more than likely give a few laughs as well.

A Regatta road jam and a Regatta race, featuring 15 power boats in five categories including jet skiing will be part of the activities.

This event, which has a history in the small town, is always a magnificent and thrilling experience.

Since its introduction in 1947, the event has grown and matured into an Annual Calendar Event which attracts both regional and International visitors.

But the real summer splash event takes place on July 27 at the Bartica Community centre ground at 8pm.

RDX will be the headlining act for the concert and there will some showdowns between the undercover dancehall queens of Bartica and Georgetown.

This show is guaranteed to be a sizzling one. So ensure you walk with your cameras to capture the experience that promises to be an unforgettable one and arm yourself with all the protective gear you might need, because this summer splash event may have its family events. This concert is definitely going to be wicked, immensely entertaining and wild. See you there.

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East Canje group responds to centenarian’s call for hearing-aid

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he East Canje Humanitarian Society (ECHS) responded to a call from a centenarian for a hearing aid.

Ellen Benny, 101, of Lot 25, Number Two Village, East Canje, has a hearing problem.

Her son, Edmond, said that most of the woman’s relatives have forgotten her in these, her times of need.

He made a call for a hearing aid for his mother so that she can hear the sounds of life around her. He also appealed for any assistance towards his mother’s welfare.

A n d s o , M r s .

Kawalpattie Diaram and other women of the ECHS responded by visiting Ms. Benny and presenting her with a food hamper, a cane and a hammock. Ms. Benny was also pampered. She was dressed nicely and even had her hair neatly combed by the ladies during the recent visit. A few days ago, the

members of ECHS took Benny to a doctor at the New Amsterdam Hospital to have her ears examined. The doctor related that the centenarian’s ear was filled with wax and had to be cleaned. She is to re- visit the doctor later this month, only then it will be determined whether she needs the hearing aid, being provided by the ECHS. “He said that if we get out the wax, maybe she could hear without the hearingaid—we have got to wait and see,” said Sharon Beepat, Vice President of ECHS. “He told us to keep soaking (the ear) with Olive oil.”

Beepat stated that through donations and funds from the ECHS, the group decided to assist the centenarian with material needs. They plan to supply her with food items every three months.

(Leon Suseran)

$16M Barabina Road contract faces delay

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lmost two years after awarding a $16M contract to rehabilitate Barabina Public Road, Mabaruma, Region One, the structure is yet to be completed. The Regional Administration was forced to provide a boat to the community to facilitate water transport as the road is impassable.

This is according to Regional Chairman Paul Pierre, yesterday. The situation has affected the almost 300 residents who depend on the road to access Mabaruma and Kumaka.

A resident who contacted this publication about the slushy roadway said that the road has been in a deplorable condition for about three years. Residents were pleased when a contract to rehabilitate the structure was awarded to Joshi Construction in the latter part of 2012. They are now disappointed with the delay.

According to the resident, the Regional Democratic Council seems to be ignoring the plight of residents. Up to last week several residents tried to contact the Regional

Chairman to find a way to have the contractor comply with the contract.

P i e r r e , w h o acknowledged the poor condition of the road, said that the project is being executed under the Ministry o f P u b l i c Wo r k s a n d monitored by the Region.

He said that on several occasions the Regional Administration spoke to the contractor about the need to complete the project. In addition, Transport Minister Robeson Benn during his recent visit to the District spoke to the contractor.

Pierre said that the contractor claimed poor weather conditions and unavailability of materials to build the revetment were the reasons for the road being incomplete. Incidentally, Joshi Construction was also responsible for constructing the Mabaruma Market Tarmac that was recently completed. That project also faced several delays.

Of recent, delays in completing projects in a timely manner are not new to the Region. Pierre attributed this to the absence of a (Continued on page 20)

Benny surrounded by members of the ECHS

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Boyfriend on trial for murder of Sophia woman - Victim’s brother testifies to witnessing abusive relationship A

lain Gilgeous, the brother of murdered Sophia woman, Shoala Gilgeous, told the court yesterday, that he is

certain that her boyfriend had killed her.

“Somebody can’t walk

off the road and kill my sister just so …Paul and my sister were living alone,” Gilgeous

stated under cross examination by Attorney- at –Law, Huckumchand Parag.

The witness provided his portion of evidence via computer software technology, SKYPE, in the matter for which Paul Anthony Lo Hing is on trial for murder.

Lo Hing reportedly strangled his girlfriend, (Shoala Gilgeous) during a heated argument on August 26, 2012.

Residents of Block ‘E’ Sophia recalled that the incident marked a tragic end to the couple’s turbulent relationship.

The victim’s brother, who is currently in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), told the court that he learnt his sister was living with the accused after he returned from the twin-island Republic in February 2012.

The witnesses recalled that the couple would get into constant disagreements and fights during their time together.

He said at one time, he even got involved in the physical altercation between the two. “I had to part them because they were arguing at first and then they start fight and I had to get in and part them.”

The witness told the court that he resided in the adjoining apartment, next door to the couple.

He said that on the day of the incident, the accused called him to inquire whether he had seen his sister.

“He call and ask if I was at home. I tell he that I ain’t reach home yet. He call back three minutes after and ask me to check and see if I see my sister. I tell he that I see the door of the apartment got on a padlock.”

The man said that minutes later Lo Hing entered the yard.

“He had a phone charger on he shoulder …and when I coming out back de yard I see he walk out and jump in a yellow taxi.”

The witness said that was the last time he saw Lo Hing before receiving the news of his sister’s demise.

“I does drive taxi so I headed up to Splashmins.

When I reach up there I get a call from Paul. He tell me that my sister ain’t moving, that I must come and take her to the hospital. I call we big sister, Alana, and tell she fuh go and check on Shoala”

As a result of what the accused told him, Gilgeous said that he returned to Georgetown.

“I went to East La Penitence Police Station and then I went to the house with two police officers...My sister was lying on the bed like she sleeping but blood and slime running out she mouth,” the witness said in response to questions by State Attorney, Natasha Backer.

Gilgeous recalled that a crowd had gathered in the yard but the accused “was nowhere around.”

He said that he later went to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he witnessed a post mortem (PM) examination performed on the body of his sister.

T h e v i c t i m ’s c l o s e relatives were among the first to testify, in the murder trial, which commenced on Wednesday before Justice Diana Insanally and a mixed Jury.

The dead woman’s sister Alana Gilgeous, recalled the day, she received telephone calls from the accused, who asked her “to go check Shoala.”

She inquired of the accused what had happened between him and her sister but he said that he wasn’t sure.

However, the man called repeatedly to tell her that she should check on her sister.

“He say they had a problem and she told him to move out.”

She said that she later went to her sister’s home where she found her motionless on the floor of the apartment.

G i l g e o u s ’s t e e n a g e daughter also recalled that she was the person to make the discovery.

She said that she went over to her aunt’s apartment and knocked on the door, but got no response. She said that the door was open and she entered the apartment where she found her aunt lying on the floor, motionless.

The girl recalled that her aunt had a boyfriend named “Paul,” at the time identifying him as the accused sitting in the prisoner’s dock.

“She looked as though she was sleeping. I touched her on her shoulder but she wasn’t responding. I called my mother and my father came too. He touched her but she didn’t respond.”

$16M Barabina Road...

From page 19 qualified engineer. He said that the Regional Engineer is responsible for evaluating projects.

However, the last engineer resigned abruptly, leaving several projects without adequate scrutiny. A qualified Engineer has been recently appointed.

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Salesman who allegedly faked $9M “Mongoose” on trial for heist, slapped with four charges murder of seven-year-old

Accused: Rayon Nurse The driver/salesman who allegedly embezzled nearly $9M from his employer, then claimed that he was robbed made his first court appearance yesterday and was granted $700,000 conditional bail.

Rayon Nurse, 29, appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, to answer three counts of embezzlement as well as a charge for giving false information to a police rank.

The embezzlement charges detailed that whilst he was employed at Marketing and Distribution Incorporated on June 30, he fraudulently embezzled a total of $ 8.7 million which he had taken from three persons – Shazeela Deokarran, Suresh Deokarran and Mohammed

Khan - all from the said company.

To those charges, Nurse was not required to plead because they were laid indictably.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that at the East La Penitence Police Outpost he gave false information to Detective Constable 19843 Kyte, a public officer, intending to have the said detectives and other ranks conduct an investigation despite knowing the facts.

Inspector Stephen Telford, who represented the Prosecution, did not offer details of the crime but offered several strong objections to bail.

He asked the court to consider the serious nature of the offence as well as, the fact that the defendant had been employed with the company for over nine years and if granted bail Nurse would interfere with the witnesses.

The Prosecution added that the accused was a flight risk and if granted bail he may consider the likely penalty and not return to face the charges instituted against him.

Those statements were however, met with sharp arguments from Attorney at Law James Bond who represented Nurse’s interest.

“Your worship, my client has been working for about ten years with the company.

During the course of his employment, his immediate supervisors, including the Chief Executive Officer, have attested to his hard working ability and integrity.”

“He has physically brought in more than $200 million but has never had an incident like this. He has never borrowed, misplaced or stole a cent.”

“My client’s story is very simple, he was robbed. The way it occurred the police may not want to believe him but that is his story,” Bond said.

He stated that his client was no flight risk since he has an 18-month-old child and a wife with whom he resides at Lot 374 Schoonord, West Bank Demerara.

Bond told the court that his client was both willing and able to subject to reporting conditions for bail.

“My client is saying yes, I did uplift the money. He isn’t saying that he didn’t collect it for the company, but whilst transporting it, he was robbed.”

The Attorney asked the court to consider offering a reasonable court bond since the offences are bailable. “His right to bail shouldn’t be denied because of the spurious claims of the Prosecution.”

Bond revealed that his client had been in custody since the incident occurred, Continued on page 23

Fazal ‘Mongoose’ Mohamed Murder accused Fazal ‘Mongoose’ Mohamed, also called ‘Boy’, 23, of No 67 Village, Corentyne Berbice who is accused of murdering a seven-year-old lad, is on trial for the crime.

Mohamed is accused of murdering Saheed ‘Buddy’ Muknauth, also called “Shiam” of Number 68 Village Squatting Area, Corentyne, Berbice on August 20, 2012.

The matter is being tried by Justice Navendra Singh and a mixed Jury in the Berbice High Court.

When the matter began, State Prosecutor Renita Singh read a lengthy opening statement to the Jury.

According to her narration, the child’s mother, Anita Persaud, had earlier in the day ingested kerosene and was admitted to the Skeldon Hospital. The woman

was ‘fed up’ of being abused by her reputed husband.

Later in the afternoon, she took a self-discharge to be home with her six children, when she discovered Saheed missing. The boy and his five siblings were left at home without adult supervision.

The children’s ages ranged from 12 years to two months.

After not finding her son, she made a report to the police station on August 21. By then it was reported that around 17:30 hrs the previous the day, the accused was seen holding the victim’s hand whilst crossing the road. This was confirmed by the victim’s 12-year-old sister who stated that she called her brother to return, but he refused.

Mohamed who is well known to the family had allegedly taken the child from his home to buy food. He was reportedly the last person seen with the lad on the day he disappeared.

Muknauth’s body was discovered at the back of a rice mill in a pond in a clump of bushes some two days later. His body was nude and lying face up. It was also in an advanced state of decomposition. An on-thespot post mortem gave the cause of death as multiple injuries.

“Mongoose” had allegedly lied to investigators that he had taken the child to a sister’s house and had given him food.

When

The victim, Saheed ‘Buddy’ Muknauth investigators visited Mohamed sister’s house the woman denied seeing the accused or the child on the day.

Taking the witness stand on the opening day was woman Detective Sergeant Joanne Johnson and Detective Corporal Dwayne Harvey.

Detective Johnson outlined the part she played in the investigation. However, during Harvey’s testimony the defence which is being conducted by Attorney at Law Raymond Alli, made some objections.

A voir dire is now underway.

The preliminary inquiry was conducted by Magistrate Khrisendat Persaud at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court.

The matter is continuing.

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Burnham Foundation to hold Independence Essay Competition, prizegiving ceremony

The late former Executive President of Guyana, Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham The Forbes Burnham Foundation (FBF) will be holding its inaugural Independence Essay Competition prize giving ceremony on July 8.

The ceremony will be held at Critchlow Labour College auditorium at 14:00hrs. As

part of its programme of activities to commemorate the life and works of former Executive President of Guyana, Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, the foundation conducted an essay competition for secondary schools in

Georgetown.

The essay topics for students from forms one to three were; ‘What is independence?’ And ‘Why did Guiana struggle for independence?’

The topics for students from forms four to six are ‘What is the difference between being Independent and being a Republic?’ And ‘Why did Guyana struggle to become a Republic?’

The FBF will also be holding its annual fund raising Caricom Day Brunch on July 7 at Watercris Hotel, Waterloo street, from 10:00hrs to 14:00hrs. Tickets are $1,500 and are available from any member of the Foundation.

A variety of local dishes and beverages would be available and the public is invited to both activities.

Relatives claim Fort Wellington Hospital...

From page 16 night—they beat me—and I did calling for police, for help, for murder—they really ill treat me. The porter boy from Hopetown and them two nurses, them ain’t treat me good. I want come out.’”

Other nurses were there and reportedly apologized for what had happened. They were apparently clueless as to what had allegedly transpired during the night.

Julia Melville was later discharged in an unconscious state and sent home that Thursday morning. The family then sought other medical help. They said that they proceeded to perform a CT scan

at a private facility where the family is convinced she was struck in the head several times.

“She could not walk, she could not talk…she was immediately rushed to Dr. Ramesh Sugrim on the Corentyne,” stated her niece.

She was later admitted to the emergency unit at the GPHC where she subsequently died Thursday evening.

When asked why the nurses might have done this, the niece stated, “Maybe because the daughter told them [the nurses] they have to be professional and need to promote health care in a proper way.”

The family is calling for a thorough investigation into the woman’s death.

When contacted last evening, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA), Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo was unaware of the matter. “I won’t be able to say anything.

Region Five has its own Regional Health Officer (RHO), he added, “but I’m sure they will order a post mortem once something like that has happened.”

Efforts to reach the RHO of Region 5 and the Doctorin-charge of the Fort Wellington Hospital proved futile.

Salesman who allegedly faked $9M heist...

From page 21 in excess of the 72 hours.

Meanwhile, Telford stated that the investigations into the matter are not yet completed and requested another court hearing next week.

Responding, Magistrate Azore granted bail in the sum of $200,000 on each embezzlement charge and $100,000 for the charge of giving false information to a police rank.

The defendant was ordered to lodge all travel documents with the clerk of court and also report to the Brickdam Police Station on Fridays, fortnightly.

It was previously reported that Nurse, who had been in

custody since Monday, allegedly gave police two conflicting stories about being attacked and robbed in Cemetery Road.

The money had reportedly disappeared shortly after the Associated Industries Limited (AINLIM) employee uplifted the cash from Neal and Massy Ltd., which is a subsidiary of AINLIM. Reports further stated that the salesman first told police that he was driving back to his workplace around 14:00 hours on Monday, when two gunmen on motorcycles intercepted him and made off with the money.

However, under interrogation, the employee

reportedly came up with a different story.

The salesman had purportedly claimed that he had received word some days prior to the heist that bandits were planning to rob him.

He said that on the day of the ‘attack’, he received a call from the ‘bandits’ who told him to drive to Cemetery Road. On reaching there, a man emerged from a ‘red car,’ held him at gunpoint, and escaped with the money.

However, the salesman reportedly stated that he had stashed $1.3M for himself prior to the attack and the money was recovered at a Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara location.

From page 23 provide Customs AntiNarcotic Unit (CANU) and the Police Anti Narcotics Unit (PANU) with assets to interdict crime.

He said that the two agencies are only equipped with resources to deal with minor cases.

“Because of their incapability, you would see them catching a girl with two grams in her girdle or pink suitcase, but not those shipping by the tonnes.”

He said that the presence of the DEA is not going to suddenly put an end to all narco trafficking. “Yes, it will

cooperate with the government of Guyana but the onus or responsibility to eradicating the drug trade is on the government.”

According to Granger, the DEA at its best can only collaborate; it is not a miracle worker but it is a step in the right direction.”

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EDUCATION I.A.E is registering students for its secondary school, Forms1-5; CXC classes for adults – Repeaters and beginners – Call: 223-0604; 683-5742 Summer Classes: Phonics, Language, Mathematics, Art & Craft, fun day (4-12yrs) July 15th – August 15th @ Roxanne Burnham – Call: 6194355; 218-2076 CXC Mathematics/English Etc, Additional Maths, January/June 2015, Workers/ Students Form 1-5 -Call Mr. Lee: 227-7850 Transitional/Foundation Summer Classes, Grade 6Grade 7 & 8: Mathematics, English, Spanish/Music, I.T. etc. Placement in July – Call Mr. Lee: 231-2076 Canadian School of Arts & Science, now enrolling students for summer classes in remedial Mathematics & English – Call: 216-6921

MASSAGE #1 Massage Therapist: Trinidadian decent, professional massages, male & female – 8am-6pm – Call: 690-0341 The Gents Spa: Beautiful qualified masseuses, new attendants from Cuba & Trinidad, drinks available – Tel:657- 5979

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SALON Hair Station for rent - $5,000 weekly, also 1 Nail tech with clients – Call: 604-3002; 2316972 Nail courses, Day & evening, also Brazilian & Indian Virgin Hair – Call: 604-3002; 6998477; 231-6972

WANTED Live out domestic babysitter and live in babysitter –Call: 225-0188, 225-6070 (Monday to Saturday ) (8:15am4:15pm) Children feeding program continues, celebrating any occasion or just want to partake? – Call: 696-7467 One handy boy to work in the interior- Tel:681-6044 1 DJ, must know to play both Indian & English Music, 1 Handyman/woman/gardener, 1 electrician – Call Office: 2653586 Experienced taxi & bus driver at Princess Hotel, Providence – Tel: 616-5419/265-7076 One Oak Sports Bar: two Waitresses - Tel: 660-3360; 227-4897. Address: 23 Hadfield Street, Stabroek, Georgetown.

Mechanic & Assistant Mechanic with experience at Lot 23 Hadfield Street, Stabroek, Georgetown- Tel: 660-3360; 227-4897 Land to buy in Eccles, La Parfaite Harmonie, Tuschen & all low income areas – Tel: 218-5591; 675-7292 Skilled carpenters – Call: 6157526; 668-9863 Shop Assistant to work in the interior, age 30-40, salary $80,000 – Call: 664-5199 Between 9am-6pm Minibus Driver to work relief on Sundays – Call: 675-3093 Male & Female Cashiers apply in written application at NIRVA supermarket – Tel:2275771 One experienced domestic must know to cook & bake.

Starting salary $70,000 monthly – Tel:610-5043 Over edge and straight stitch operator to work at Garment Factory – Call: 222-2541 Monday – Friday One Cleaner to work in snackette & bar , must know to cook, age 20-35yrs – Tel:647-7432, 223-5798 Salesgirl/boys and porters apply in person, to Avinash Water Street 8:30 to 4:30 M A N U FA C T U R E / IMPORTER, FOOD PRODUCTS SEEKING A G G R E S S I V E SALESPERSON FOR BERBICE AREA, PREFERABLYARESIDENT FROM BERBICE.CALL:231-8344 FOR INTERVIEW.

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Security guard gets 60 months CCJ orders defaulting mortgagers to vacate property, pay costs for stabbing acquaintance A 60-month prison term was yesterday imposed on a 28-year-old security guard who stabbed an acquaintance who had intervened when he allegedly bullied a disabled individual.

The sentence was imposed at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Jermaine McRae, of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was found guilty before Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday.

McRae was first indicted for felonious wounding for unlawfully and maliciously wounded Troy Carrington with intent to maim, harm, disable, disfigure or cause him actual bodily harm on November 3, last year. This occurred at West Ruimveldt.

When the charge was initially read to him, McRae pleaded not guilty.

At the conclusion of the trial yesterday, Magistrate Latchman informed the Prosecution which was spearheaded by Inspector Joel Ricknauth that it had managed to prove its case against the accused.

Before delivering the sentence, the Magistrate said that there is a need for the court to act as a deterrent and to send a message to others who would contemplate committing such offences.

It was around 16:00 hours on November 3, last, that “Carrington received a jook from a knife held by the accused.” McRae, she said, was spoken to about “tugging” at a disabled person who was in the yard.

“The victim was stabbed to his left side. He fainted and later regained consciousness at the

Convicted: Jermaine McRae Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.” It was noted that the victim did not attack his assaiant.

Magistrate Latchman stated that when McRae was charged and cautioned by a police rank he said “I had to defend myself” and refused to give a written statement.Under caution, with another rank, he reportedly admitted “Yes officer I juk he.”

The court inspected the medical report prepared in favour of Carrington. It reflected a serious stab wound and noted that the doctor had opined that the injuries were life threatening.

The Magistrate said that the court had attached weight to the medical report and will also act upon the evidence of Ms. Peters who stated that the victim had received no further injuries whilst being transported to the hospital.

The Magistrate noted that McRae “didn’t use the first opportunity to say that he was defending himself and that he was attacked by the victim.”

She opined that had that been the case he would’ve said that since November 3, 2013.

Magistrate Latchman indicated the court had considered his claim but had not believed it and gave credence to the victim’s testimony when he stated that he did not attack McRae. She revealed that she had considered whether McRae had intented to harm Carrington and considered all the evidence that he pulled a knife and stabbed the victim.

“Having considered all the evidence before the court, you are found guilty as charged.”

During mitigation, McRae said that he had no previous charges or convictions. He told the court that he was married twice and had three children (14, 9 and 3-year-old).

McRae asked to seek a lawyer and insisted that there was no problem between him and Carrington.As she handed down her ruling, Magistrate Latchman stated that she had considered all the mitigating factors in his favour and the time he had spent as a remanded prisoner.

The court she said had mulled over the fact that a knife was used by the defendant while the victim was unarmed.

“I have considered, too, that there is a need to prevent others from contemplating committing this offence as well as you yourself.”

“The court rules that aggravating factors greatly outweighed the mitigating factors. You are hereby sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment.”

McRae, upon receiving his sentence, gave the court oral notice of his intentions to appeal the sentence.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ordered two Guyanese to vacate a property and pay costs to a purchaser who had bought it a decade ago.

The case was taken to the regional court by Ganga Charran Singh and filed against Ram Singh and Rajcoomarie Singh-- the Respondents.

On Wednesday, the CCJ delivered its judgement.

According to the court documents, the Respondents owned a property which was the subject of a mortgage in favour of Guyana National Cooperative Bank Trust Corporation. However, they defaulted on the mortgage payments and the Bank sought and obtained an order authorising the property to be sold by a judicial sale.

At the sale by auction, the Appellant purchased the property for $11,020,000 and immediately paid the required 25 per cent deposit. The articles of the auction sale required a purchaser to pay a deposit of 25 per cent of the purchase money and pay the balance by three equal instalments, with interest, at the expiration of two, four and six months.

However, the rules governing the transaction provides that where a purchaser defaults in payment of the instalments, the deposit shall be forfeited unless on application made within seven days of the default, that the Court extends the time for payment.

In November 2004, just before expiry of two months from the date of his paying the deposit, the Appellant

attempted to pay the whole 75 per cent balance of the purchase price with interest.

He gave evidence, however, that he was told by a member of staff in the Registry of the Supreme Court that no payment could be accepted due to legal proceedings undermining the sale. He had to wait until those proceedings were resolved.

In 2008, the proceedings instituted by the respondents were dismissed.

The Purchaser paid the 75 per cent outstanding balance and interest that he had offered to pay in November 2004. A judicial sale transport was passed in his favour.

However, the Respondents initiated another action to challenge the validity of the Purchaser’s transport which was discontinued. After this, the Purchaser brought proceedings against the Mortgagers seeking possession of the property, damages for trespass and an injunction restraining the Mortgagers from remaining, re-entering and/or occupying his property.

The Mortgagers’ defence was that the transport was void because of the Purchaser’s noncompliance with the Articles of Sale and the requirements of the rules. The trial judge ordered the Mortgagers to deliver up possession to the Purchaser within six weeks, but rejected the Purchaser’s claim for damages for trespass.

He found that the November 2004 conduct of the Registry staff in refusing to accept from the purchaser the proffered 75 per cent outstanding balance of the purchase price, was no more than an irregularity and that the Purchaser had duly become owner of the property in April 2008.

Upon the Mortgagers’ appeal, however, the Court of Appeal vacated the orders of the trial judge. It held that the Purchaser’s evidence about what was said by the Registry staff member upon his attempt to pay the outstanding balance was inadmissible, hearsay evidence.

The court further considered that even if the Purchaser’s evidence could be admitted he still had a duty to apply to the court to make the payment due out of time.

It found that, because the Purchaser’s title had been obtained in breach of the Rules of Court, he did not obtain an indefeasible title and ordered that the Purchaser’s 25% deposit be forfeited and that he pay the costs of each of the Mortgagers.

It further indicated that the Purchaser was entitled to recover the outstanding balance paid to the Registrar (and which had already been paid to the Bank) though the Registrar was not involved in the proceedings.

Upon the Purchaser’s appeal to the CCJ, the Court first considered whether the Purchaser’s evidence about what he was told at the Registry was inadmissible hearsay. It concluded that the evidence was not inadmissible hearsay evidence as he gave original direct admissible evidence of what he actually did and then what he attempted to do, but was unable to.

CCJ concluded that the Court of Appeal erred in making a declaration that the deposit was forfeited in the circumstances where the Mortgagers did not file a counterclaim.

The Court allowed the Purchaser’s appeal, vacating the orders of the Court of Appeal and upholding the orders of Chief Justice Ian Chang CJ (Ag). The Purchaser was declared to be the owner of the property and entitled to possession of the property. It ordered the Mortgagers to deliver up possession of the property and to pay the costs of the Purchaser to be taxed, if not agreed.

Sir Fenton Ramsahoye, SC, Rajendra Poonai, R. Satram, C. V. Satram and Manoj Narayan appeared for the Appellant.

Edward A. Luckhoo, SC, Robin Stoby, SC, Kim KyteJohn, Sharon F Small and Ms. Faye Barker appeared for the Respondents.

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NBTS to host Blood Drive at City Hall marks 125th anniversary Kaieteur News on Wednesday “The demand for blood is always increasing,” said National Blood Donor Organiser, Radhamonie Das, as she highlighted the importance of blood donation yesterday.

Das, who is attached to the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), was at the time sharing her knowledge about the life saving fluid during an interview. She said that since there is no substitute for blood “we need healthy people within the population to give regularly.”

It is for this reason Kaieteur News is gearing to collaborate with the NBTS to host a blood drive on July 8 at this newspaper’s 24 Saffon Street, Georgetown, Head Office.

And according to Das, the Blood Bank is always in need of all types of blood, especially O-positive (O+).

She added that there is no danger in donating blood. All blood bags and needles used in the process are always sterile.

She also highlighted the advantages of blood donation which include the regenerating of the red blood cells. “It makes you healthier and makes you feel rejuvenated. It even increases your oxygen carrier capacity,” said Das, who revealed that “every time you come to donate blood a mini health check is done where you are tested for diseases, so you are always aware of your health

- Public encouraged to donate

status.”

Among those eligible to donate blood voluntarily are persons between the ages of 17 and 65. But according to Das, persons under the age of 17 who meet the requirements for blood donation can do so with parental consent. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, she noted.

Speaking of her expectations for the blood drive planned for Wednesday, Das said, that it is expected that at least 30 units of blood will be donated. One individual is permitted to give one unit of blood per donation and according to the National Blood Donor Organiser “one unit of blood can save the life of three persons.”

The blood donation

process, she insisted, is facilitated only by “friendly and professional staffers.”

According to Das, other organisations including churches, businesses or even schools, wishing to support the NBTS’s efforts to ensure it has adequate amounts of blood in stock, could contact officials at the East and Lamaha Streets, Georgetown facility, on telephone numbers: 226-9022 or 223-7182. “Blood drives can be hosted at flexible hours and on flexible days; any hour of the day, holidays and weekends,” informed Das. The NBTS is opened from 08:00 hours (8am) to 18:00 hours (6 pm) Monday through Friday, and 08:30 hours (8:30am) to 15:30 hours (3:30pm) pm on Saturdays.

American busted with cocaine in milk packets at CJIA Jermaine Carter, a 42-year-old American, was remanded to prison yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, for the alleged possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

Prosecutor Stephen Telford stated, that yesterday, July 4,

2014, the American was departing Guyana on board a DynamicAirways flight, heading to Piarco International Airport. Signs of narcotics were detected in his two suitcases by ‘sniffer dogs’ present at the airport.

Carter identified his bag to ranks of the Criminal

Investigation Department, and it was searched in his presence.

The authorities found three packets of ‘Kerigold’ milk powder, containing 7.057 kg of suspected cocaine.

At his trial yesterday, Carter was remanded to prison until Tuesday, by Magistrate Fabayo Azore.

Tuesday marked 125 years since the establishment of City Hall. In recognition of the milestone, the Chairperson of Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s (M&CC) Social Development Committee had discussions with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports to mount an exhibition at City Hall, which dealt with the history of the heritage structure.

According to statement from City Hall the exhibition will pay tribute to the architect and various features of the historic building.

“As we bring to the attention of the public this Anniversary, we share with every patriot the trauma that faces the City with an administration that has done nothing to make this event.

In her brief comment, Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Greene noted that Council is always optimistic of change.

“We want to restore the core services of council so that City Hall can carry out the mandate for which it was originally established…What we hope is that before the next significant anniversary certain plans will materialize, so that we celebrate a restored City Hall to its former glory.”

“We pay tribute to the architect and to the initiator of this delightful heritage structure that, in a normal civilize society, should be the pride of every citizen and indeed, every race, culture

A recent photo of City Hall and creed.”

City Hall was designed by Father Ignatius Scoles S.J., a trained architect. The Gothic Revival Style Architecture is an interpretation in wood, of the masonry construction “fancy dress,” which was very prevalent during the Victorian era in Great Britain.

Often described as “the most handsome building in Georgetown” the City Hall tower is one of the main attractions. Rising to a fourth floor, there are conical pinnacles at the upper corners.

A climb to the top via steep ladders is an adventure in itself. Evidence of such climbs is abundant in the many initials and dates carved

into the timber at different heights.

The hammer bean roof construction employed is typical of the medieval Gothic buildings in Britain (e.g.

Westminster Hall 1394-1406) in London.

It gives City Hall, in this case, a ceiling with three arches. The resultant complex of curves in different planes, break up the sound paths and allow for better acoustics in the hall.

The high mahogany covered ceilings, long Demerara windows and shutter combine to exude and air of freedom and yet of an intensely formal old world elegance.

Murder of Plantain Chip vendor

The murder trial of Troy Collymore is underway at the High Court in Georgetown.

Collymore, a resident of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara is charged with the murder of Plantain Chip vendor, Jermaine Simon.

Simon was reportedly stabbed several times in the vicinity of America Street, Georgetown on (Emancipation Day) August 1, 2012. The deceased, of South Better Hope, East

- Victim’s brother recalls stabbing Coast Demerara, was allegedly stabbed with an ice pick while he and his elder brother, Sherwin Simon, were walking along America Street.

Yesterday, the victim’s brother became the first person to testify before Justice Franklyn Holder and a mixed panel of jurors.

Simon told the court that he saw when the accused stabbed his brother several

times. He said that his brother would usually ‘walk and sell’ plantain chip for a living. The witness said that the accused and his brother were engaged in an argument before it turned into a physical altercation. He said that his brother was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) where he succumbed the following day.

UG to hike tuition fee despite...

From page 3 students’ fees without concomitant increases in quality.

We are not in agreement with that and we have put forward our own proposal for the increase in students’ fees...” But Professor Opadeyi is adamant that improvements to the University were always on the cards. According to him, with the increase in the tuition fee, by the end of the upcoming academic year there will not only be an evident facelift at the University but students as well as staff will benefit from continued free internet on campus; better seating arrangements and digital whiteboards in classrooms effectively doing away with the conventional blackboards. He

said that there will be more sporting facilities and improved toilet and drainage facilities, which have both been bugbears over the years.Students were put on notice in mid-June about the looming tuition increase.

The notice issued by Deputy Registrar on June 13, last, in part stated, “Please be advised that registration for the 2014-2015 academic years will most likely commence in July 2014. This is because of the impending increase to the tuition fee, which has to be finalised before your registration commences. Any inconvenience cause is regretted.” In 1994 moves were made to have the tuition fee pegged at US$1,000

which, at the time, was equivalent to G$127,000. This move was implemented after a review

by Government to ascertain the University’s financial position, an undertaking that concluded that the tertiary institution should be self-financing. Noticeable changes in the currency exchange rate over the years were taken into consideration by the University’s Council in 2012 which saw a call being made for an adjustment to the tuition fee that matched the exiting exchange rate. The recommended modification was however not adopted and only became a public ‘bone of contention’ when Professor Opadeyi assumed the position of Vice Chancellor last year.

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BPO math: US$50-m office build-out could create 10,000 jobs Jamaica Observer - FOR US$900,000 ($100.8 million), a new 200-seat call centre incubator will be built in the Montego Bay free zone.

Working round the clock, the facility, partly funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), can create 600 new jobs for the local business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.

That may seem a tiny blip when compared to the 14,000 persons currently employed by the sector, but the potential US$15 million it can generate for the local economy is nothing to scoff at.

BPO operators in Jamaica now pull in upwards of US$350 million annually, and that figure is expected to increase by 50 per cent, along with an additional 7,000 new jobs, should efforts focused on growing the sector are successful, according to Yoni Epstein.

The chairman of the Business Processing Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) believes the country is emerging as a regional hub for the provision of BPO services largely “through well-developed and reliable infrastructure, a highly literate workforce, excellent telecommunication facilities, competitive labour costs and near=shore advantage”.

He figures the sector can grow to employ as many as 45,000 professional, before it becomes saturated.

But getting there will need a lot more office space — at least 620,000 square feet more,

Yoni Epstein (left), chairman of the Business Processing Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), shakes hands with Harold Arzu, operation specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) after signing a US$500,000- grant agreement.

(PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON) in fact.

The Barnett Technology Park in Montego Bay is already earmarked for 800,000 square foot. Construction on a 50,000-square feet facility there commenced in January, and is expected to be completed at a cost of US$8.5 million by the end of 2014.

Using the current industry standard in Jamaica of 60-70 square feet per seat, when restroom facilities and lunch areas are included in the office space, that should translate to a minimum of 720 seats, or over 2,100 jobs over three shifts.

The new facility is also cheaper to build than the US$25 million that was spent on a 100,000 square-foot facility for Vistaprint at the

tech park three years ago.

Even at the higher rate, it would cost US$50 million to create the space needed for an additional 10,000 jobs in the sector.

What’s more, financing is available.

Having already partly financed the Barnett Technology Park expansion, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is seeking an additional US$20 million from the PetroCaribe Development Fund to finance the construction of more space for the BPO sector.

The agency will lend up to US$5 million per project — representing a maximum of 70 per cent of total costs — with an interest rate of 4.5 per cent per annum on the reducing balance.

Russia passes law to force websites onto Russian servers (Reuters) - Russia’s parliament passed a law yesterday to force Internet sites that store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so inside the country, a move the Kremlin says is for data protection but which critics see an attack on social networks.The law will mean that from 2016, all Internet companies will have to move Russian data onto servers based in Russia or face being blocked from the web. That would likely affect U.S.-based social networks such as Facebook, analysts say.

Coming after new rules requiring blogs attracting more than 3,000 daily visits to register with a communications watchdog and a regulation allowing websites to be shut without a court order, critics say the law is part of a wave of censorship.

“The aim of this law is to create ... (another) quasi-legal pretext to close Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and all other services,” Internet expert and blogger Anton Nossik told Reuters.

“The ultimate goal is to shut mouths, enforce censorship in the country and shape a situation where Internet business would not be able to exist and function properly.”

Putin, an ex-KGB officer who has called the Internet a “CIA project”, denied he was restricting web freedoms, saying his main concern was protecting children from indecent content.

Speaking to a business forum in May, he denied there were plans to ban Facebook and Twitter.

The Kremlin adopted a law earlier this year giving authorities power to block

websites deemed either extremist or a threat to public order without a court ruling.

Among the websites blocked were those of Kremlin critics Alexei Navalny and Garry Kasparov because they “contained calls for illegal activity”.

Last month a senior Twitter executive met the head of R u s s i a ’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor, after it was asked to block a dozen unspecified accounts. A Twitter spokesman later said it had not agreed to block any accounts in Russia.

Putin has adopted an increasingly conservative stance since he faced massive protests against his return to the Kremlin in 2012.

Protesters used social networks to share critical views of the authorities and coordinate their moves.

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Central Bank: CLICO board to negotiate VSEP packages Trinidad Express - The Central Bank has placed the responsibility of voluntary separation package (VSEP) negotiations for workers at insurance giant CLICO with the company’s board, after which it will review accordingly, the bank said in a statement yesterday.

The bank’s statement follows protest action by CLICO workers, supported by their union, the Banking, Insurance and General Workers’ Union (BIGWU), Thursday outside the Central Bank in Port of Spain.

CLICO agent Kerry

Ramjag told the Express in a telephone interview on Thursday the Central Bank and CLICO’s management had not committed anything in writing regarding the VSEP proposal; because of the company’s “hemming and hawing”, the union has initiated the protest action.

“As agents, for example, because they have not committed, we have to fight for what we are entitled to as workers. We have our expectations, but (the Central Bank) is of the view that the company is insolvent so they cannot give us our benefits,”

he said.

The Central Bank said on June 13 it authorised the management of CLICO to begin negotiations with BIGWU for VSEP for all CLICO employees. “Central Bank wishes to inform the public that it is not party to the VSEP negotiations between CLICO and BIGWU. Central Bank will, however, review and approve the final agreement on VSEP terms and conditions submitted by CLICO’s board,” the bank said. The next round of negotiations is scheduled for Wednesday.

UK PM’s ex-media chief Coulson jailed for Murdoch tabloid hacking LONDON (Reuters) British Prime Minister David Cameron’s former media chief Andy Coulson was jailed for 18 months yesterday for encouraging widespread phone-hacking by journalists to obtain scoops at the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid he edited.

Coulson, editor of the now defunct News of the World newspaper from 20032007, was convicted last week of conspiracy to intercept voicemails on mobile phones following a high-profile eightmonth trial at London’s Old Bailey court.

“What this says is that it’s right that justice should be done and that no one is above the law,” said Cameron, who has apologised for having hired Coulson.

Opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband has criticised Cameron for bringing a “criminal into the heart of Downing Street”.

The maximum sentence the 46-year-old Coulson could have faced was two years but the judge said he had taken into account signs of good character outside his career.

Coulson showed no emotion as the sentence was read out in a packed Court 12 at London’s Old Bailey court.

“Mr Coulson ... has to take the major blame for the phone hacking at the News of the World,” judge John Saunders said. “He knew about it and encouraged it when he should have stopped it.”

The sentence was passed exactly three years to the day that the Guardian newspaper published revelations that staff on the paper had hacked into the voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.

That sparked widespread outrage across the country and prompted Murdoch to close the 168-year-old tabloid just days later. It emerged that the newspaper had listened into messages of thousands of targets - from movie stars to crime victims to government ministers - to obtain information for scoops.

The judge said Coulson must have known about the failure of the paper to immediately tell police about Dowler’s voicemails, an act he described as “unforgivable”.

Coulson, found guilty of conspiracy to illegally intercept voicemails on mobile phones, was the only one of seven defendants to be convicted following a longrunning trial, one of the most expensive of its kind in British legal history.

Rebekah Brooks, his predecessor as News of the World editor who later ran News Corp.’s British newspaper arm, was among those found not guilty of phone-hacking and other allegations. The two had been lovers for part of the time they worked together, according to testimony that emerged during the trial.

Three ex-senior journalists from the paper who pleaded guilty before the trial began were also sentenced yesterday.

Assistant Editor Greg Miskiw and Chief Reporter Neville Thurlbeck were given six months in jail, while onetime News Editor James Weatherup received a four month suspended prison sentence.

Glenn Mulcaire, a former private investigator who had already gone to jail for earlier hacking offences on behalf of the paper, was given a six month suspended sentence

after admitting further crimes including tapping Dowler’s phone.

Phone-hacking became public knowledge in 2006 when the tabloid’s former royal editor Clive Goodman and Mulcaire admitted they had hacked the phones of royal aides. The paper said at the time Goodman was a rogue reporter acting alone.

Coulson quit the paper after they were jailed, denying that he had knowledge of their illegal activity. Within months he began working for Cameron in opposition and joined him in Downing Street after the 2010 election.

Coulson resigned after revelations in 2011 that the hacking at his former newspaper had been much more expansive than the paper had previously admitted.

Former staff who worked on the paper have told Reuters hacking was carried out in a haphazard fashion, targeting whoever happened to be in the headlines at the time.

Coulson’s trial heard how a woman called Laura Rooney was hacked simply because she had the same surname as the England soccer player Wayne Rooney.

The criminal action against Coulson is still not over. He faces a re-trial after the jury failed to reach a verdict over allegations he authorised Goodman to make illegal payments to police officers to obtain the telephone directories of Britain’s royal family.

Prosecutors are also considering whether to instigate corporate charges against News Corp.’s British paper business. It has said it has changed the way it operates and has apologised to hacking victims.

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Putin tells Obama he wants better ties, equal treatment MOSCOW (Reuters) President Vladimir Putin called for an improvement in ties between Russia and the United States yesterday in an Independence Day message to Barack Obama, urging Washington to treat Moscow as an equal partner.

Relations between the two presidents and countries are at a low ebb following disagreements over the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, and over human rights, democracy and defence matters.

“The head of the Russian state expressed hope that ... ties between the two countries will develop successfully on the basis of pragmatism and equality despite difficulties and disagreements,” the Kremlin said in a statement, outlining a telegram sent to Obama on the July 4 holiday.

“Vladimir Putin also highlighted that Russia and the United States, as countries carrying exceptional responsibility for safeguarding international stability and security, should cooperate not only in the interests of their own nations but also the whole world.”

The telegram underlined a message Putin

has made central to his third term as president - that Russia, like the United States a veto-wielding member of the U.N. Security Council, must be treated as a world power and on an equal footing two decades after the fall of the Soviet Union. The Kremlin statement made no reference to sanctions imposed on Moscow by Washington after Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea in March, or to other differences between the two former Cold War enemies.

But the call for “pragmatism and equality” in relations suggested Putin put the onus on Obama to improve ties.

The language was less upbeat than in last year’s Independence Day telegram, in which Putin expressed “certainty” that Moscow and Washington would be able to work out solutions to various issues “regardless of the fact that not all approaches of the sides concur”.

The telegram sent on July 4, 2012, at the height of the Syria conflict but long before the Ukraine crisis, was also more positive, referring to an improvement in preceding years and presenting an optimistic

outlook for the future.

Relations have deteriorated particularly since Russia annexed Crimea following the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovich as Ukrainian president. He had spurned a trade pact with the European Union in favour of better ties with Moscow. Russia accused the United States of supporting protests against Putin before his re-election in 2012 and Washington has accused Moscow of suppression of his opponents and of gay rights. Putin reiterated complaints this week the United States was trying to “contain” Russia, using a term from the Cold War era.

Other Russian officials have also taken a tough line this week, deflecting Western accusations that Moscow did not do enough to ensure pro-Russian separatists who have risen up in eastern Ukraine stuck to a ceasefire last week.

“In fact, we are dealing with a new offensive type of weapon,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Kommersant newspaper in a reference to the U.S. sanctions, which impose visa bans and asset freezes on a number of Russian firms and officials.

Senegal prime minister sacked after losing election DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese President Macky Sall sacked Prime Minister Aminata Toure yesterday after she failed to win a seat at local elections, a presidential source said.

Toure, who had held the post since September, was attempting to defeat the popular Socialist mayor of the capital, Khalifa Sall, in Dakar’s constituency of Grand Yoff.

The mayor is no blood relation of the president.

The government performed badly in big cities at the elections in a sign of

public discontent over the policies of Sall, who came to power two years ago.

“She was sacked. She is no longer the prime minister,” a source close to the presidency told Reuters.

Her departure from government opens the way for Sall to speed up his reform process and attempt to create more jobs ahead of elections set for 2017.

Many voters say his policies aimed at tackling corruption and improving governance have failed to provide jobs and economic growth in the former French colony of 13 million people.

Saturday July 05, 2014

Rowley hits ‘dangerous talk’ in war on crime Trinidad Express Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley has said that declaring war in crime fight was “dangerous talk”.

“You see all this talk about war and fighting and so on, that is just so much talk, in fact it is dangerous talk,” said Rowley.

He was speaking as the specially invited guest at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CCIC) at Signature Hall, Longdenville, on Thursday.

CCIC president Richie Sookhai expressed concern about the increasing number of murders in the country and the unresolved assassination of prominent senior counsel Dana Seetahal.

He questioned whatever happened to the crime talks between the Government and the Opposition and called for a re-examination of the death

Dr Keith Rowley penalty.

Rowley, clearly referring to National Security Minister Gary Griffith’s statements that there is a war against the criminals elements, said the police have to do their jobs.

“The sensible response will always have to be policing is the response to law-breaking in Trinidad and Tobago, not war,” he said.

He said further that

attempts to shoot all persons who police suspect are criminals will only serve to create distrust in communities against the police.

Rowley said the Opposition had presented a ten-point plan to the Government and was always fully prepared to cooperate.

He said in that plan was the recommendation to appoint a permanent Commissioner of Police (CoP) and scrap the cumbersome process that is currently used to make the appointment On Sookhai’s call for the death penalty, Rowley said that the problem is not the death penalty but the low crime detection rate.

The death penalty, he said, was the law of the land.

He said if the Opposition had supported the Government’s Hanging Bill, no person would have been hanged in this country.

Jamaican gay unions? Hanna says Ja not ready for same-sex families despite int’l redefinition Jamaica Gleaner - With the paradigm shift from what had once traditionally been held as a family, discussions are now taking place on the international front to move the world towards recognising same-sex unions as part of the normal, modern family make-up.

Organisations such as the International Human Rights Commission have been in discussions with countries like Jamaica, urging them to recognise that families are becoming more sexually, ethnically, racially, religiously and stylistically diverse than generations ago.

In fact, already several countries - including the United Kingdom and some states in the United States now legally recognise same-

sex marriages. However, without hesitation, Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna declared that Jamaica is far from ready to accept the international proposal of the redefinition of family.

“Some of the interesting things coming out of the new reports of the International Human Rights Commission, and what their policies are looking at, have to do with the traditional family and what the traditional family looks like or shouldn’t look like and redefining the traditional family, as we know it,” Hanna stated during a Gleaner Editors’ Forum on Wednesday. “However, at this stage, Jamaica is not ready for this new definition of family. That is going to take a tremendous amount of

cultural change.”

The culture minister was quick to point out, however, that “with the dialogue taking place internationally, Jamaica cannot afford to get behind the eight ball, and we cannot afford to be seen as not living up to our obligations … .

Whether or not we feel that we will be bludgeoned into acquiescence, we will have to have a place at the table.”

Hanna added: “It is going to be a very interesting time for international discussions going forward, both in terms of child rights and human rights, and I think - certainly from where we have to sit as policymakers - it almost seems as if … we are going to have to take very deliberate decisions as to how we proceed.”

Saturday July 05, 2014

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Germany beat France to reach... Six players involved...

From page 31 for 36-year-old Miroslav Klose in attack.

Germany looked far more balanced than against Algeria in their last match and a period of sustained pressure told when Hummels held off Varane to guide home a Toni Kroos free-kick.

It was the first time France had gone behind in the tournament and the first time they had conceded in the opening half. Their afternoon could have got worse when Mathieu Debuchy challenged Klose in the box, only for referee Nestor

Pitana to ignore the Germany appeals.

Les Bleus were struggling to find any rhythm as Bastian Schweinsteiger, Khedira and the excellent Kroos ruled the midfield, but they soon began to expose Germany’s dangerously high defensive line.

Antoine Griezmann broke clear and crossed for Mathieu Valbuena to force Neuer into a stunning onehanded save, Karim B e n z e m a ’s c l o s e - r a n g e follow-up deflected over the bar.

Benzema went close twice more as France

gained some momentum before half-time, and they maintained it after the break as Yohan Cabaye, Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi gained control of the central areas, allowing Griezmann and Valbuena to cause damage from wide.

But Germany appeared to realise the increased threat, dropping deeper and limiting France to a Varane header and Matuidi strike that were both comfortably saved by Neuer.

Low introduced Andre Schurrle from the bench and he significantly boosted the tiring

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Germans, although he might have done better with two opportunities on the counter attack.

France manager Didier Deschamps turned to Olivier Giroud who set up Benzema in stoppage time, only for Neuer to repel his angled drive with a strong fist.

The atmosphere inside this iconic ground was relatively flat, reflecting an unspectacular encounter, but at the end the Germany celebrations and France tears illustrated just how much the result meant.

GCB makes...

Fropm page 33 several occasions by the BCB, then you will understand things from our standpoint as it relates to their subsidies.

We worked with the BCB, through Anil (Beharry) to get you here, as we did not wish to do anything secretly and we are very thankful that you showed up”, said Singh.

According to Singh, the GCB conducts lots of chopping and changing with the revenues received for hosting matches in Guyana, since they are unable to do much due to the critics who are encouraging sponsors to severe ties with the board.

“For us to run off our four day tournament that involves the three county teams and the President’s XI, it will cost about G$8M. Last year we got two sponsors to assist with some of that funding while the GCB funded the rest.

Deonarine Seepersaud of Edinburgh Cricket Club applauded the GCB for the gesture. He stated that this is very good what they (GCB) are doing for the clubs here in Berbice.

From page 34 preparations so far and disclosed that today and tomorrow the players will have their first two practice matches at Providence from 14:00hrs.

Khan also confirmed that Neesham has replaced his countryman Cory Anderson in the Guyana Amazon Warriors team. “The New Zealand Cricket has opted not to give Anderson a No Objects Certificate (NOC) since they think he runs the risk of aggregating a niggling injury in the CPL. Anderson is a high quality all-rounder but Neesham is more than a capable replacement since he can also bowl,” Khan pointed out.

Apart from Guyana where they play three matches on July 17, 19 & 20, the ‘Warriors’ play no more than a single game in any one venue except during the penultimate week of the competition when they play two games in St Lucia.

Meanwhile, Palm Court acquired full rights for the Orange Stand which has been

renamed the Party Stand.

Khan in his capacity as CLP Operations Manager confirmed the agreement with the Night Club’s Managing Director, Ravindra Prashad.

Tickets for the ‘Party Stand cost $5,000 which is the most expensive of all the venues. However, Guyana is the only venue with a designated Party Stand.

Tickets for this stand can be bought from Palm Court on Main Street, Georgetown.

Khan explained that tickets for the Red and Greens stands ($4,000) and the mound ($2,000), which went on sale at the CPL office on Middle Street and courts and Digicel outlets nationwide, were produced by the Company which did the Ticketing for the IPL. Khan further explained that only if tickets are not sold out on match day, ticket booths at the Stadium be operational.

Tickets are limited to 10 per person to prevent re-selling at Providence.

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Stunning Luiz goal sends Brazil through BBC Sport - Brazil secured a World Cup semifinal against Germany with victory over Colombia on a night of gripping tension and passion in Fortaleza.

Captain Thiago Silva set Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side on the way with an early goal, and Brazil looked to be set for a comfortable passage into the last four after David Luiz’s brilliant second-half free-kick.

In a magnificent atmosphere built on a cascade of colour and a wall of sound, new World Cup star James Rodriguez set up a gripping finale when he pulled a goal back from the penalty spot with 10 minutes left.

In a frantic closing phase, Colombia were unable to force the chance that could have brought extra time, and it is the hosts who will meet Germany in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday.

But Brazil will be without Thiago Silva, suspended after being booked, while superstar and main striking hope Neymar was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital for checks after being kneed in the back by Juan Zuniga.

Colombia had complaints of their own, chiefly the lack of protection offered to Rodriguez, who was on the receiving end of some fierce challenges as Brazil sought to nullify his influence.

He broke down in tears at the final whistle as he was consoled by the Brazil players who had offered him none of that commodity during a harrowing physical ordeal which proved he has the

courage to go with his natural ability.

Brazil and their supporters, in contrast, went wild with elation at the final whistle. The goal of reaching the final - and making up for the 1950 World Cup loss to Uruguay in Rio that is still one of this nation’s darkest sporting days - lives on.

Germany will need to show mental strength to cope with the tidal wave of emotion and support that Scolari hopes will carry Brazil to the Maracana a week on Sunday.

Fortaleza offered up a cauldron of noise and a sea of yellow shirts in an atmosphere that ensured Brazil would launch into a series of adrenalin-fuelled attacks.

Scolari’s hope was to push Colombia into unknown territory and the strategy was helped by a goal built largely on defensive carelessness after seven minutes.

Neymar’s corner was a routine affair with little serious menace but it was allowed to drift to the far post, where Carlos Sanchez switched off to allow Silva to bundle home.

Scolari and his players were just as aware of the threat posed by Juan Cuadrado as the celebrated Rodriguez, and he illustrated exactly why with a shot that was inches away from 20 yards.

This was much more like it from Brazil, though, and it would have been no surprise had they extended their advantage by the interval as they showed genuine threat against a somewhat timid

Colombian side.

It was down to keeper David Ospina that they did not as he twice saved well from the excellent Hulk, on the second occasion recovering well to then clutch Oscar’s long-range effort.

Scolari insisted Brazil had formulated no special plans to deal with Rodriguez, but it was clear they were determined to test the 22-year-old in a succession of reckless physical challenges.

It was after Rodriguez was shown a yellow card for a foul on Hulk by the extraordinarily lenient referee Carlos Velasco Carballo that Brazil scored the goal that effectively sent them into the last four.

Luiz came in off his long run to strike a 25-yard freekick that left the stretching Ospina clutching at thin air as it flew high to his left.

The vast bowl of a stadium reverberated to an expression of relief as well as celebration.

It came just after Colombia thought they were back in the game, only to see Mario Yepes’s goal ruled out for an earlier offside.

To his credit, Rodriguez was undeterred by Brazil’s close attentions and it was his astute pass that led to substitute Carlos Bacca being upended by Julio Cesar. After a short delay, and some wellchosen words from Luiz, Rodriguez was calmness personified to send the keeper the wrong way.

Colombia threw everything forward in the last moments, but once again Brazil held on to seal the victory.

Letter to the Sports Editor

Why haven’t the GFF announced Guyana’s upcoming games?

DEAR EDITOR, On Monday 30th June, the GFF held a press conference led by Technical Director Mark Rodrigues, in which ambitions were revealed f o r G u y a n a ’s U n d e r- 1 7 team in their upcoming Under-17 Caribbean Cup games.

Rodrigues, who hadn’t made any public statements since being appointed in January, went on to address the situation regarding the Senior Men’s team, stating that a manager and squad will be named in the ‘near future’.

However, at no p o i n t during this press conference was it

mentioned that the Guyana Senior team’s next fixtures will be taking place in September: a quick glance at the FIFA website reveals that Guyana’s Caribbean Cup qualifiers will begin in St Kitts on the 3rd September against Dominica, 5th September against St Lucia and finally on the 7th September they will face St Kitts and Nevis.

This lack of information presented by the GFF is concerning for fans of Guyanese football: How will fans from Guyana travel to St Kitts to see the games if no information about the fixtures are given in due course?

It also leads to the question of how will the team prosper at the Caribbean Cup if no apparent manager or squad has been chosen yet?

How will the team prepare for the games if no friendly matches are arranged beforehand? These are questions which the GFF, led

by Christopher Mathias, have failed to address.

Over the past year, there seems to have been no clear policy or transparency displayed by the current administration, and this is something that will have to change if Guyanese football is to ever make progress.

L. Doris

Saturday July 05, 2014

Djokovic downs Dimitrov in four-set thriller LONDON (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic halted the grasscourt charge of talented Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Friday, beating the 11th seed 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 76(7) in an exhilarating see-saw contest to reach the Wimbledon final.

The six-times grand slam champion had to draw on all the experience gleaned in 23 major semi-finals to get the better of 23-year-old Dimitrov, who was on a roll after winning the pre-Wimbledon tournament at Queen’s Club and downing third-seeded champion Andy Murray in the quarter-finals.

“It’s a good win for me. I am really pleased to be part of another entertaining match,” Djokovic said.

“Considering that I have lost the past couple of grand slam

finals - and all these matches I could have won - I am looking forward.”

Both players slipped and slid along the dusty Centre Court baselines, frequently losing their footing.

But Djokovic started smoothly, breaking the serve of the Bulgarian, nicknamed “Baby-Fed” for expansive shot-making reminiscent of Roger Federer, in the fifth game of the first set and claiming it in only 27 minutes.

The Serb, who was runner-up last year, looked to be cruising when he broke again in the third game of the second set. But Dimitrov, watched anxiously by girlfriend and former champion Maria Sharapova, raised his energy to reel off five games in a row to level the score.

Two gladiatorial sets followed by tiebreaks were testament to the intensity of the contest.

With the match on a knifeedge, it was Djokovic who found the extra grit. He saved a set point in the ninth game of the fourth set and three in the tiebreak before sealing victory with a crosscourt forehand winner.

Djokovic described his opponent as a “future star” with quality shots.

“He’s already a top player, winning against Murray in the quarters,” Djokovic said, adding that Dimitrov deserved respect for fighting so valiantly in his first semifinal.

Djokovic will play seventimes winner Federer or 23year-old Canadian Milos Raonic in Sunday’s final.

Roger Federer beats Milos Raonic in Wimbledon semis BBC Sport - Seven-time champion Roger Federer dismantled the big-serving game of Canadian Milos Raonic to reach his ninth Wimbledon final.

The Swiss, 32, broke Raonic in the first game and went on to win 6-4 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 42 minutes.

He will take on top seed Novak Djokovic in tomorrow’s final, after the Serb beat Grigor Dimitrov in four sets.

Federer is trying to win his 18th Grand Slam title, and his first since beating Andy Murray at Wimbledon in 2012.

Fifteen years after making his first appearance at the All England Club, Federer has the chance to extend the record he has already set for major victories and break new ground for Wimbledon titles in the men’s game.

“That was a big victory,” said the Swiss, who lost in the second round last year. “I really had to focus on every point. I know that is always the case at this stage but it was hard.

“I had to be very careful on my service games and I knew there were only going to be a few chances on his

serve, but I am very, very happy.

“I played some great tennis under pressure at times because I didn’t play well here last year, and I expect a lot of myself. In the second week I have played better as the week has gone on.

“Now I can look forward to another great match with Novak.”

Raonic had made history just by reaching the last four, as the first Canadian man to do so, but suggestions the 23year-old was ready to strike a blow for the younger generation proved misguided.

The difference in experience was vast, with Federer playing in his 35th Grand Slam semi-final and unbeaten in eight previous Wimbledon semi-finals.

Moving superbly, attacking the net when possible and patiently waiting for his chances on the return, the Swiss looked as sharp as ever on the familiar ground of Centre Court.

Raonic topped the standings for aces going into the semi-final, hit the secondfastest serve of the tournament at 141mph and dropped serve just twice.

But despite lacking his

opponent’s raw power, Federer had only been broken once and he offered up just a single break point as he dominated the match.

He got a huge boost with an immediate break following a double fault and an error from Raonic, and calmly served his way out of trouble at 4-3 on his way to clinching the set.

There was the expected flow of huge Raonic serves as the second set sped by, before Federer made his move at 4-4.

A sweeping backhand down the line put the pressure on at 0-30 and Raonic succumbed with a wayward smash, allowing Federer to arrow another backhand winner.

The pattern repeated itself at 4-4 in the third, when Raonic opened with a double fault and soon found himself at 0-40, thumping a forehand over the baseline on the second break point.

Federer drew a gasp from the 15,000 spectators with an unexpectedly rash forehand drive-volley when trying to close out the match, but a forehand into the corner brought up match point and a big serve finished the job.

Cricket For Unity T20 Match postponed due to inclement weather Organisers of the inaugural Cricket For Unity T20 match that was scheduled to be contested between Roraima Strikers and Kaieteur Thunders today, July 5, at the Demerara Cricket Club Ground, has advised that the game has been called off due to the current inclement weather.

Rain has left the DCC ground in a s o g g y s t a t e which has forced the postponement of the game. A new date of Saturday July 26 has been fixed for the game at the same venue.

Players from the respective teams are asked to take note of this new development.

GABF President Kaieteur News

Saturday July 05, 2014

Ninvalle optimistic of better Regional fortunes Looks for continued unity among Caribbean territories

David Christopher

Anthony Jones

Steve Ninvalle

By Michael Benjamin Recently nominated to contest for an executive position on the International Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) when that organization holds its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November this year, President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle is very optimistic that once he succeeds, he would be in a good position to improve the lot of pugilists in Guyana and the wider Caribbean region.

Ninvalle spoke with this newspaper at his Main Street office and outlined what occurred recently in Barbados where the heads of the territorial associations convened, at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, to examine ways of promoting the sport in the region, while enabling its boxers to procure lucrative opportunities and medals at international competitions.

The meeting commenced with the participants reviewing the state of the sport in the region and it was unanimously agreed that there must be a collaborative effort of all of the territorial associations if the sport is to continue along a commendable developmental trend.

The territorial heads further suggested the revival of a structured, competitive tournament in the Caribbean.

In recent times, Caribbean pugilists competed among themselves in the Caribbean Amateur Boxing Association (CABA) championships, hosted in any one of the

territorial countries.

However, this tournament was disbanded at the behest of President of the International Amateur Boxing Association (IABA), Dr. Chin Kuo Wu but the various associations are adamant that a tournament of this nature should form a part of the Caribbean boxing itinerary.

Meanwhile, Mr Ninvalle received a unanimous vote to contest for the IABA position after he was nominated by Barbados and seconded by the United States Virgin Islands. President of the St. Lucia Amateur Boxing Association (SLABA), David ‘Shakes’ Christopher, was also nominated but declined saying that he would be throwing his weight behind Ninvalle’s instalment to the position.

This is the first time in the history of the sport that an English speaking, Caribbean representative will contest for the post and while it is not yet clear who the other contestants from the other hemispheric a s s o c i ations are, should Ninvalle clinch the position, it will herald a new dispensation in the Caribbean amateur boxing arena.

The forum further dealt with processes for the training of technical officials while discussions were also based on the acquisition of funding and/or training from IABA and the AMBC, moments before a committee was installed to oversee the implementation of the action plan.

Mr. Ninvalle expressed gratitude to his Caribbean

counterparts and said that should he clinch the post he would do all within his power to better the fortunes of boxers across the region. He was especially grateful to Mr. Solano who used his expertise and knowledge of the sport to guide the process. “He was very instrumental in guiding us and ensured that we did not overstep our mandate to foster development at the Caribbean level,” Ninvalle said of Solano.

He also said that all of the delegates agreed that the Caribbean heads needed to adopt a unified approach towards the development of the sport. Ninvalle said that he was generally pleased with the outcome of the forum and suggested regular discourse among his CARICOM colleagues to improve the lot of Caribbean pugilists.

Consequently, a team consisting of seven persons was tasked with overseeing the development of the sport in the Caribbean.

The other participating countries are Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, St Lucia, St Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago and the US Virgin Islands.

Some of the top delegates at the forum were Barbadian, Kathy Harper Hall, Chairman of the Barbados National Sports Commission, Michael Power and Presidents of the Barbados Olympic Association and Barbados Boxing Association, Steve Stoute and Anthony Jones respectively.

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Neymar: Injured Brazil forward ruled out of World Cup BBC Sport - Brazil forward Neymar has been ruled out of the World Cup after being injured in the 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia.

The 22-year-old was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital after being kneed in the back by Juan Zuniga. A team doctor confirmed the Barcelona player has fractured a vertebra in his back.

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said: “Neymar was going to be hunted. For three matches that has been happening.”

Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar told Brazil’s SportTV: “Unfortunately, he’s not going to be able to play. “It’s not serious in the sense that it doesn’t need surgery, but he’ll need to immobilise it to recover.”

Lasmar added that he expected the recovery period to take at least a few weeks.

Neymar recovered from thigh and knee injuries sustained in the secondround win over Chile to play against Colombia.

He has featured in all five of Brazil’s matches at the 2014 Fifa World Cup and is their

Brazil’s Neymar screams in agony after a horrible challenge by Colombia’s Camilo Zuniga (unseen) during their 2014 World Cup quarter-finals. (Reuters Fabrizio Bensch) top scorer with four goals.

Neymar had a quiet game in Fortaleza and was replaced in the 88th minute when Colombia defender Juan Zuniga challenged him in an incident that went unpunished by referee Carlos Velasco Carballo.

Scolari said: “Not even a yellow card, nothing.

“People think Germany, these or the others, only they are hunted but not Neymar.”

Thiago Silva’s early goal and a stunning David

Luiz free-kick in the second half set up victory for Brazil, who withstood a late Colombia onslaught that saw James Rodriguez score an 80th-minute penalty.

Brazil meet Germany in the semi-final in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday.

Captain Thiago Silva will also miss that game through suspension after picking up a second booking of the tournament.

The final will be held at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, 13 July.

Germany beat France to reach semi-finals

Mats Hummels’ header took Germany’s tally of headed goals to 15 since the 2002 World Cup, seven more than any other side in that period. (Getty Images) BBC Sport - Germany became the first nation to reach four consecutive World Cup semi-finals as Mats Hummels’ early header proved enough to see them past France at the Maracana.

The three-time champions needed extra time to beat Algeria in the last 16 and suffered a bout of illness in midweek, but they were comfortable victors over a disappointing France in Rio de Janeiro.

Hummels got the better of Raphael Varane to score what proved to be the winning goal and Germany can now prepare for a meeting with Brazil or Colombia in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday.

Germany goalkeeper

Manuel Neuer gave another faultless performance and Joachim Low’s men deserved their win against a France side who failed to hit the heights of earlier in the tournament.

It was 60 years to the day since Germany recovered a two-goal deficit to upset Hungary in the 1954 final, and this will go down as another memorable day in their history.

In the build-up Low dismissed talk of France seeking revenge for 1982, when Germany goalkeeper Harald Schumacher escaped punishment for a brutal challenge on Patrick Battiston and went on to save two penalties as his side came through a shootout to reach

the final.

But what could not be ignored was Germany’s greater experience and, despite a reconfigured starting line-up and doubts over their health, they again showed their international pedigree.

Hummels returned to central defence after a bout of “flu-like symptoms”, with Per Mertesacker unexpectedly the man to make way as Germany looked to contain France’s quick forwards.

Philipp Lahm moved from midfield to right-back in place of Shkodran Mustafi, Sami Khedira coming into midfield, and there was a surprise start (Continued on page 29)

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Courts entertain cricketers, give away CPL tickets

Hit the wicket winners share a moment with Warriors CPL cricketers Leon Johnson, Martin Guptill & Tagenarine Chanderpaul.

It was cricket fever at the Courts main branch on Main Street yesterday as the Store entertained Limacol Premier League (LCPL) Guyana Amazon Warriors trio, New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, Guyana Captain Leon Johnson and West Indies

under-19 batsman Tagenarine Chanderpaul for a special twohour promotion.

Courts is one of four entities where cricket fans can purchase CPL tickets for the Guyana leg of the competition on July 17, 19 &20 at the Providence Stadium. The

others are Digicel, the CPL Office (tel 223-1437) and Palm Court Night club where tickets for the Party Stand can be purchased.

Yesterday fans had the opportunity to get autographs and take photographs with the cricketers while at the same

Courts Marketing Manager Pernell Cummings makes a $200,000 donation to the Deaf Association of Guyana. Warriors’ trio Martin Guptill, Leon Johnson & Tagenarine Chanderpaul share the moment. time getting a chance to win tickets to the matches in Guyana if they bowled down a wicket from about 15 yards.

CPL merchandise were also on sale and both Marketing Manager of Courts (Guy) Pernell Cummings and Marketing Manager of the

New GPC Trevor Bassoo expressed delight at the inertest shown for the CPL by the Courts customers.

The New GPC is the producers of Limacol, the title sponsors of CPL for the second year. Courts also took the opportunity to ‘give back’

by donating $200,000 to the Deaf Association of Guyana.

According to Marketing Executive of the New GPC Uvasti Bhooplall the one-day promotion was a success and hinted that another such event could be repeated in the coming days.

GSA’s Digicel Nat Squash C/Ships

Taylor orchestrates come-from behind win Larissa Wiltshire (right) won her match against fellow national junior player Sarah Lewis.

Taylor Fernandes (left) registered stunning victory over Andria King on Thursday night.

By Sean Devers A remarkable come-from behind victory by the fast rising Taylor Fernandes against Andrea King highlighted a competitive second night of the Guyana Squash Association’s (GSA) Digicel sponsored National Senior Squash Championships at the Georgetown Club courts on Thursday night.

The Women’s draw started with three former Junior Caribbean Champions being matched up against fellow competitors.

Former Junior Caribbean Champion King must have been thinking about an upset win against Fernandes after winning a close first game 12 – 10, before coasting to much easier 11-7 victory in the second game.

At nine all in the third game an upset seemed to be definitely on the cards but Taylor, held her nerve and won this game 11- 9.

King was totally exhausted by this time and the fitter and taller Taylor Fernandes jumped on her foe to take the fourth game 11 – 5.

The lanky Fernandes was even more ruthless in the fifth and final game; romping to a commanding 11 - 1 win, to seal the issue in emphatic fashion much to the delight of her supporters which included her second cousin, Caribbean Squash Queen Nicolette Fernandes, who leaves today for England to prepare for the Commonwealth games in Scotland later this month.

Another former junior champion Tiffany Solomon

was also not successful in her match-up against fellow hockey player Alyssa Xavier.

Tiffany won a long first game 13 - 11 but Alyssa bounced back to win the second game 11 - 9 and then took the third game 11 - 8. Tiffany however would fight to the end but Alyssa was too strong and won the fourth game 12 - 10.

Kathy Ten-Pow was the only successful player on this night of the former Caribbean champions as she took care of Junior Under-15 champion Rebecca Low in straight games 11- 6, 11 - 4, 11 - 7 as Kathy’s experience paid off during crucial points of the rallies.

Larissa Wiltshire won her match against fellow national junior player Sarah Lewis but was made to work hard to win the third game. Larissa won

11 - 4, 11 - 2, 12 - 10.

In the Men’s Open, overseas based former Caribbean Champion Richard Chin took to the court and easily deposed of Haopei Yang 11 - 1, 11 - 2, 11 - 6.

Former Men’s National Champion Regan Pollard was made to work hard by Junior National Alec Melville before eventually prevailing, 11 9, 11 - 3, 11 - 9.

The match of the night in the Men’s draw featured former National Junior player Oliver Kear-Downes against Nicholas Narain.

Narain won the first game 11 9 and then the second 11 - 7.

Kear-Downes then started to come into his own and won the third game 11 – 5, and at 10 - 8 game ball, in the fourth it looked as if the match would go into the fifth game. But this

was not to be as Narain was able to squeeze through 14 12.

Play continues tonight with quarterfinal matches in the three unfinished categories from 18:00hrs.

Alwyn Callender has already won the Veterans Over-50s category which was concluded on the opening night when Callender won both of his matches.

Second night results: Ladies Open Taylor Fernandes beat Andrea King 10 - 12, 7 - 11, 11 - 9, 11 - 5, 11 - 1 Alyssa Xavier defeated Tiffany Solomon 11- 13, 11 - 9, 11 - 8, 12 - 10 Kathy Ten-Pow beat Rebecca Low 11 - 6, 11 - 4, 11 - 7 Larissa Wiltshire beat Sarah Lewis 11 - 4, 11 - 2,

12 - 10 Men’s Open Regan Pollard beat Alec Melville 11 - 9, 11 - 3, 11 - 9 Nicholas Narain beat Oliver Kear-Downes 11 - 9, 11 - 7, 5 - 11, 12 - 10 Richard Chin beat Haopei Yang 11 - 1, 11 - 2, 11 - 6.

Nyron Joseph beat Ian Mekdeci 11 - 7, 11 - 1, 11 5 Deje Dias beat Robert Hiscock 11 - 1, 11 - 3, 11 - 9 Jason Ray Khalil beat Antonio Joseph 11 - 3, 11 0, 11 - 0 Ben Mekdeci beat Joshua Abdool 11 - 6, 11 - 1, 11 - 5 Veterans Men’s Over 50 Mike Atherly beat Robin Low 11 - 3, 11 - 3, 11 - 3 Men’s Open Plate Jamaal Douglas received a walkover from Dustan Barrow.

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GCB makes donation to first division clubs in Berbice Second divisions to benefit shortly The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on Thursday last donated $100,000 and a practice net to each first division club in the Ancient county of Berbice. The presentation took place at the Albion Sports Complex after the GCB decided to assist the clubs at an Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) which was held on June 29.

Representatives of the clubs met with GCB president Drubahadur, Secretary Anand Sanasie and marketing manager Rajendra Singh and were brought up to date with the latest developments within the board.

T h e 11 c l u b s t h a t benefited are West Berbice Cricket Association, Blairmont, Bermine, Police, Young Warriors, Edinburgh, Albion, Port Mourant, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, Skeldon and Upper Corentyne.

Speaking at the ceremony, Sanasie said that

the GCB at their last OGM decided that the clubs attached to the BCB should not suffer, even though the BCB sees things differently when it comes to the GCB. “We decided to give to the active first division clubs, $100,000 and a practice net that is huge, while those vibrant second division clubs within the BCB will benefit from a similar gesture in the near future”, he added.

Sanasie, who advised the clubs to register with the Friendlies Society Act, informed that same will be done on the East Bank of Demerara, Linden and Essequibo, whose clubs will receive $50,000.

In relation to the setting up of the GCB’s commercial arm known as DEB Essentials, Sanasie pointed out that same was done to gain easy access to funding from their parent body the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), who advised that

Representatives of the 11 first division clubs, proudly display their cheque and practice nets, after receiving same, while seated at front from left are GCB Marketing Manager Rajendra Singh, president Drubahadur and Secretary Anand Sanasie. the entity be set up.

Drubahadur explained that despite the numerous court battles the GCB faced from the BCB, they still managed to keep their heads above water adding they are cognizant of the fact that cricket in Guyana needs the

input it receives from Berbice, in relation to personnel.

“You need to know one thing, while the BCB is there to administer the game professionally and appropriately, you are the BCB and have to require that

they look after your interest”, said Drubahadur.

Singh stated that that cricket in Guyana is poised for a lot of positiveness and the gesture by the GCB is the first of many to come.

“I heard the BCB saying they have not received any

subsidies from the GCB, but it is tough for us to give to somebody who does not recognize us and if you the clubs affiliated to the BCB can really understand the position of the GCB who has been taken to court on (Continued on page 29)

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Mings Products & Services Ltd sponsors Cassie George for CAC Junior Championship Mings Products & Services Ltd is proud to, once again, be associated with facilitating Cassie George’s attendance to the XX Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships which is being held in the city of Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, on the facilities of the “Bicentennial Sports Complex” on July Friday

4th, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th, 2014, the company said in a release.

The stadium is located in the center of Mexico and is approximately 2000 feet above sea level where the top athletes of 38 invited Central America and Caribbean countries will be looking for the honours.

George, who is 15 years old, is out of the

mining town of Linden.

She has been one of the most successful female junior athletes coming out of Guyana in recent years and is currently the reigning double gold medalist at the 2014 Junior CARIFTA games for the 1500m and 3000m and would be taking to the track in the girls 14-17 years age group at these two distances. She also won her

age group gold in the 800m at the recent Hampton games in Trinidad.

At the handing over, Company Director Colin Ming, encouraged her to remain focused and to do her best.

He promised to continue supporting her as long as she maintains her dedication and love for her sport.

Cassie George (right) receives her check from Human Resource personnel, Alesa Bacchus.

Her coach, Moses Pantiltz, looks on.

Ramdin to Captain ‘Amazon Warriors’

Six players involved in WI/NZ series to join team in Grenada

Denesh Ramdin

By Sean Devers Operations Manager of the Limacol CPL and Manager of the Guyana A m a z o n Wa r r i o r s Trinidadian Omar Khan told Kaiteur Sport Thursday evening at the Providence Stadium, that the ‘Warriors’ will be led by West Indies Test Captain, Trinidadian Denish Ramdin.

There are six players from the ‘Warriors’ team involved in the two match T20 series today and tomorrow in Dominica and according to Khan the five West Indians and Jimmy Neesham of New Zealand will join the rest of team in Grenada where the ‘Warriors’ play the opening match of the CPL against Antigua Hawksbills on July 11.

The West Indians in Dominica are Skipper Ramdin, Sunil Narine (the West Indies International player), Lendl Simmons, Krishmar Santokie and Chris Barnwell.

Overseas Internationals, Martin Guptill is already here, while Mohammed Hafeez is expected this

Omar Khan weekend. Guyana’s Skipper Leon Johnson has returned from the Test series and Trinidadian all-rounder Navin Stuart is among the players encamped here.

Ve e r a s a m m y P e r m a u l , Robin Bacchus, Trevon Griffith and Ronsford Beaton are the other players in the encamped squad at the Princess Hotel.

Head Coach Roger Harper told Kaieteur Sport that there are no major injury worries during the team’s first match simulation practice session under lights on Thursday night. He added that the eight players in the squad are complemented by the six under-19 players selected by CPL to be with the team during the three matches in Guyana.

Harper is being assisted

by Assistant Coach Orin Bailey, his brother Mark and former Guyana pacer Roddy Lovell who was seen manning the video camera on Thursday evening.

Harper, a former West Indies Test off-spinner and West Indies Head Coach, said was satisfied with (Continued on page 29)

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4th Annual Digicel Schools Football Competition

North Ruimveldt cruise past Tucville 2-0 North Ruimveldt cruised past a game, but evidently outclassed Tucville when play in this year’s 4TH Annual Digicel Schools Football Competition continued yesterday, at the GFC ground.

Matthew Harrison in the 15th and national Under-17 selectee Jeremy Garrett in the 61st were the players on target for North Ruimveldt.

Tucville had an opportunity to pull one back late in the game after being awarded a penalty, but the chance was muffed.

Harrison opened the scoring for North Ruimveldt when he fired in from close range after receiving a pass from the right side.

Tucville, a team laden with pint-sized players, never gave up and created a few opportunities of their own to level the proceedings, but robust defending combined with weak finishing erased those chances. However, they continued to fight and went to the break still in the game as they restricted North Ruimveldt to a slim 10 advantage. After the break, Tucville looked the likely to score, but once again, the ‘bigger boys’ stood firm at the back. In the 61st minute, Garrett, who had looked threatening all afternoon finally got his name on the scoresheet when he ran on to a ball played from left field and swept it past the advancing goalkeeper for a 2-0 lead which lasted until the final whistle sounded. Over at the GDF ground, East Ruimveldt beat Bishop’s High 2-1 with Wayne Niles (7th) and Romel Legall (10th), being the players on

- Charlestown and East Ruimveldt also win

Action in the clash between North Ruimveldt and Tucville yesterday at the GFC ground.

(from left) Jeremy Garrett and Matthew Harrison. target for the winners, while Nathaniel King (18th) made the lone response for Bishop’s High. At the Ministry of Education ground, Charlestown trounced Brickdam 5-0 with Aroydy Bransford (4th,

38th) and Omari James (25th and 70th), hitting in a brace apiece, while Tomol Mingo (66th) added the other.

The competition continues today with a game scheduled for St. Cuthbert Mission.

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Stunning Luiz goal sends Brazil through Brazil defender Luiz (right) scores a brilliant long range free-kick to put Brazil 2-0 up. (Getty Images)

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return during his men’s singlessemi-final tennis match against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 4, 2014. (REUTERS-Toby Melville)

Federer was on the attack from the outset with an immediate break of serve (Getty Images)

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