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GUYANA'S VS 35 Countries! There are 35 countries which demanded oil companies like ExxonMobil, Total, Tullow and Hess, pay royalties that go as high as 30%. Yet, Guyana continues to accept a mere 2% royalty for the Stabroek Block. Below is a chart showing the names of those oil-producing nations and the royalty they demand. COUNTRIES 1. Abu Dhabi 2. Algeria 3. Argentina 4. Brazil 5. Bolivia 6. Brunei 7. Cameroon 8. China 9. Colombia 10. Congo 11. Eq. Guinea 12. France 13. Gabon 14. Ghana 15. Korea 16. Malaysia 17. Morocco 18. Myanmar
ROYALTY (%) 12.5 to 20 12.5 to 20 12 10 11 to 19 8 to 12.5 9 to 12.5 10 to 12.5 20 to 25 14.5 to 19 10 12 20 12.5 15 10 12.5 to 14 10
COUNTRIES 19. Nigeria 20. Pakistan 21. Peru 22. Syria 23. Thailand 24. T&T 25. Tunisia 26. Uganda 27. USA 28. Australia 29. Ecuador 30. India 31. Kazakhstan 32. Kuwait 33. Libya 34. Romania 35. Venezuela 36. Guyana
ROYALTY (%) 12.5 to 20 12.5 5 to 20 11 12.5 to 15 10 to 12 10 to 15 12.5 16.6 10 to 12.5 12.5 to 18.5 10 to 12.5 5 to 18 15 16.67 13.5 20 to 30 2
WHEN WILL GUYANA START DEMANDING WHAT IT DESERVES?
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EDITORIAL
Inexorable hardening of positions
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he latest from Iran is: “We will enrich uranium in any amount we want” (July 3). And it has threatened to destroy Israel in half an hour should the US attack Iran. One makes possible the other. This is more than empty threat, or sinister promise. It could be chilling, devastating reality. From an Iranian perspective, there is sharp awareness that it would be unable to emerge victorious in any headto-head conflict with the United States. It may inflict some damage; squeeze world oil supplies and harm the global economy; and wage a wearing war of attrition. But it cannot outlast or outfight the might of the United States. But it can tie its hands behind its back; and cripple the superpower’s ability to act, whether preemptively or in a more traditional fashion of slow buildup and deployment of forces. Iran can do so by targeting and broadcasting its readiness to rope Israel into the bigger military picture. To be sure, Israel possesses awesome weapons capabilities including a nuclear arsenal - but it does not have the breadth and depth to absorb any sustained barrage of nuclear firepower unleashed in its direction. To absorb and emerge in any kind of recognisable shape to go on for another day. Its very survival would be at stake. The Israelis know this; the Americans know this; and the Iranians know this and know that both of its sworn enemies also know this. The Iranians have a few more high value cards as part of its hand: that the American Congress would not dare to take the risk of considering such a likelihood; that the powerful American Jewish lobby and American Jewish Congressional Caucus would be effectively neutralised by such a public challenge, if not outright threat; and that no American leader - no matter how belligerent, how unthinking, and how unrestrained - would dare to test the Iranian posture, to ascertain if it is a bluff. When backs have been forced against a wall with no way out, there is reaching for the desperate, and the unthinkable. Countries and their leadership are no different from individuals when the circumstances call for such an untried, risky strategy. It is only made more credible when announced beforehand and before the whole world; and when it is noticed that the Iranians, whether justified or not, always had (no pun intended) that particular trump card in the back pocket, but in plain sight. To put in the rawest terms: the friend of my enemy is my enemy. And in the unforgetting, unforgiving, and never less than unraveling Middle East, there are no more lethal enemies than the Persians and the Jews. For emphasis: the great and loyal friendship of the Americans for the Israelis (major sores and all) is more than aced by the potency and toxicity of the enmity among the Iranians on the one side, and the latter’s readiness to go all out. This is the nightmarish scenario of the Mediterranean engulfed in unmanageable and uncharted warfare of a different kind, and at close quarters. This is Robert J. Oppenheimer’s most feared gauntlet thrown down. Step up and test, as to who has more resolve; who harbours more recklessness, more unbridled courage to go down, and go down in the glory of flames. It does not matter that there are no winners; such is the strength and (sickness, perhaps) of saints and martyrs. It sets the stage for greater leverage for North Korea with regards to neighbouring South Korea, and a near identical web of interlocking, and vulnerable rendering relationships. In a more direct comparison, it is how Pakistan nullified the overwhelming advantages of archenemy India. This is taking mutually assured destruction to a different degree. There is the forced sensibility, diplomacy, civility, and continuity afforded by the shaky containment that buys respite through defanging the dogs of war. Scales are rebalanced through the taking of whole countries hostage.
A negotiation process that squandered our patrimony DEAR EDITOR, With ‘first oil’ due to flow in 2020, and oil ‘experts’ abound, Guyanese are still unsure of what exactly will flow to our national coffers. I took the time to do some research and would like to share the results with your readership. Production is expected to be 120,000 barrels per day, the revenue earned from this annually at current world market price of $57 USD per barrel would be 120,000 X 57 =$6,840,000 X 365 =$2, 496,600,000 (Two Billion Four Hundred and Ninety Six Million six Hundred Thousand USD). Before we take our share, operational costs must be
subtracted, 10%, and cost recovery 65%, this amounts to $1,872,450,000 and the remainder $624,150,000 is then split evenly between the production company (ExxonMobil) and Guyana. During the cost recovery years, Guyana will be earning $312,075,000 USD per annum. It follows that when the cost of the FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel) is paid off by 2023, Guyana would earn $1,123,470,000 USD per Annum, right? Not so fast! Because we do not have Liza 1 ‘ring fenced’ instead of reaping this massive increase in revenue, we will watch it flow to the payment of the next FPSO for Liza2.
This scenario will replicate with all the production for many years to come, there are three more FPSO’s to pay for at $4 billion a pop! To be clear, Liza1 and 2 will be paying for Liza 3, Liza 1, 2, 3 will be paying for Yellowtail, etc. at some point it will all be caught up, all the wells will be functioning and we will be earning at our full potential right? No, as the fourth well comes into production, Liza 1 will be closing up, without us ever having the benefit of earning from it in billions, our peak earning would have been the same as year one, three hundred and twelve million. I do hope this short synopsis shows clearly that
even when we have three wells producing at full capacity, we (Guyana) will not be earning as much as what we should be from one well had there been ring fencing provisions. Raphael Trotman and his negotiating team have squandered our patrimony, the Granger administration’s haste to approve the Production Sharing Agreement to prop up its failures in every other sector of the economy have cost us more than money; our very dignity has been lost; forever we may very well be regarded as a nation of jaguars led by jackasses. Respectfully Robin Singh
Grades are Important but so is Mental Health DEAR EDITOR, Common Entrance results were released recently. We are once again in the periodical summer whereby an eleven or twelve year old may be ecstatic and zealous or unhappy and depressed. I recently found out that for Common Entrance Examinations only 130 seats are available for Queen’s College. That means that out of 14,000 pupils only 130 students will get QC. That’s only 0.929%. Let that sink in for a moment. Less than one percent of pupils who wrote Common Entrance will get into QC. Harvard University does not have those odds neither does Oxford nor Cambridge. When I was 11 years old, my parents worked with me
throughout for one year in order to prepare me for Common Entrance Examinations. My father and I worked every night during the weekdays and would study Mathematics and English. My mother and I on the weekends would do the other subjects. I had all the resources: the past papers, the textbooks, etc... I even went to one of the best private primary schools and I worked really hard. Despite all of that, I did not get QC. I have done CXC, A levels and written law exams and I have never been nervous for any of those exams as I was for Common Entrance. I did not want to disappoint my parents nor family because I felt everyone wanted and expected that I would get QC.
That’s a lot of pressure on any boy or girl. I, as an 11 year old, felt that if I didn’t get QC, it was the end of the world. My life was over! I thought that if I didn’t get QC, I wouldn’t be a good lawyer because my father went to QC and to be a good lawyer you need to go to QC. That’s the deductive reasoning of an eleven year old. Parents need to remind their children that if they don’t get QC, it’s not the end of the world. If they continue to work hard and stay disciplined, they will achieve great things. A vast number of professionals who are leaders in their respective fields did not get QC. I cannot list everyone because the
number is so vast but I shall list a few. The former Chancellor of the Judiciary Justice Carl Singh did not get QC. The former Chief Justice Ian Chang SC did not get QC. Guyana’s only neurosurgeon Dr. Amarnauth Dukhi did not get QC. Business tycoon Dr. Yesu Persaud did not get QC. In light of what I mentioned, I wish to congratulate all of those students who did the Common Entrance Examinations and worked hard and to encourage them to continue to work hard and if you didn’t get QC, it’s not the end of the world! Continue to work hard and be disciplined and you will do great in life! Yours sincerely, Mikel Puran
The CCJ’s consequential orders should recognise that the President, and his Cabinet, shall remain in office until the next election DEAR EDITOR, The membership of the Commonwealth community reflects a diversity of constitutional systems ranging from absolute and constitutional monarchies to parliamentary and presidential republics. Of the 53 member states of the Commonwealth, which are located in Asia, Africa, Australasia (Oceania), Europe, North and South America and the Caribbean, only one is an absolute monarchy where the Sultan of Brunei is also the country’s Prime Minister. A majority of the countries (31) are parliamentary democracies, including some which are constitutional monarchies (UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) in which the Head of State is the British monarch and an elected Prime Minister and Cabinet administer the government, while others (for e.g. India, Pakistan, Trinidad and
Tobago) are parliamentary republics where a mostly ceremonial President is Head of State and a Prime Minister, who is elected by the Parliament, leads the government which derives its legitimacy from, and is accountable to, the parliament. There is also a more popular form of republicanism within the Commonwealth (21 countries), mostly located in Africa, which is Presidential Republicanism in which the roles of Head of State and Head of Government are combined in the person of the Executive President who is directly elected by the people. The presidential republic is also the dominant form of government in the continental Americas with 19 of the 22 sovereign states being presidential republics. Guyana’s constitutional evolution has seen its birth, in 1966, as a Westminster type
constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament, a government and Cabinet led by a Prime Minister, which is accountable to the parliament, and with the British monarch as Head of State, represented by her Governor-General. In 1970, Guyana became a parliamentary republic with a President who was elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term and possessed mostly ceremonial powers as Head of State and transitioned to a Presidential Republic in 1980, with an Executive President who was elected directly by the people. In the process of transitioning between the different forms of government, the constitution has been amended and reformed and recent developments seem to demand further and urgent reform. This short history of constitutional engineering and growth has now led us to the passage of a no
confidence motion against the government and the possible forced termination of the constitutionally mandated term of a duly elected majority government. Less than a decade ago, during a previous administration, parliament had moved a motion of noconfidence against a Cabinet minister following the killing and wounding of several citizens in Linden and the President then maintained that he had confidence in his minister and that parliament had no ability to force the resignation or dismissal of a single minister of government. That party in government, now out of office, seems to view the recent passage of the noconfidence motion as parliamentary kryptonite with the ability, not only to force the dismissal of a single (Continued on page 29)
The Education Ministry and the mass media have to share some responsibility for promoting a culture of ‘high flyers’ DEAR EDITOR, I wish to congratulate all those students who excel at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment Examination. It is good to know that the two top performers came from public schools, given a tendency to view education delivery at public schools as ‘inferior’ to that of private institutions. The fact that both of the two top performers came from rural schools, namely CV Nunes and Graham’s Hall, is not without some significance. This is not to suggest that there is not room for improvement in terms of performance levels of public schools. Indeed, there are far too many public schools that are considered low performing due in part to the absence of any effective accountability framework by the Education Ministry to measure performance at the institutional level. It cannot be
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business as usual when schools consistently underperform. These are symptomatic of severe managerial deficiencies for which the Head of the school should be held accountable. Our children are deserving of the best education possible. Such education should be rounded and broad-based without subjecting them to unnecessary stress levels, as is currently the case. The perceived imperative to excel is robbing our children of recreation and play which is an integral part of growing up. This desire to excel is fuelling extra-lessons, which places a further financial burden on parents not to mention the deprivation of recreational space so important for our children’s physical and emotional development. Too much emphasis is placed on cognitive development at the
Can we please have access to the Ogle playground? DEAR EDITOR, I am a resident of Ogle, East Coast Demerara, I am kindly asking the assistance of the relevant authorities to be able to use the Ogle playground (for playing football). I was told that a fee of $10,000 is required for the use of the playground. I do understand that the playground has to be maintained but the majority of the children who want to use it are of medium income backgrounds and it’s sometimes difficult to pay the fee. We are kindly asking that with all goodwill and the opportunity to provide the children of our community and by extension the country that the use of the Ogle playground be possible. I do not know who owns this playground but I know there are some known persons who seem to have the authority to decide who use the ground and when. Concerned Resident
expense of the other domains of knowledge such as the affective and sensory motor. I think both the Ministry of Education and the mass media have to share some responsibility for promoting a culture of ‘high flyers’, without engaging in any serious diagnostic investigation as to what may be the causative factors for the low performance of a critical mass of students, many of whom continue, as it were, to fall through the cracks of the education system. Hydar Ally
An investigation is needed to put an end to the speculations DEAR EDITOR, A fortnight ago yesterday the Indigenous community of Wakapoa in the Pomeroon laid to rest two of its members who allegedly consumed food processed from bitter cassava. It is known worldwide that we the Indigenous tribes have processed cassava bread and other products from the bitter cassava root for hundreds, if not, thousands of years. This process is never allowed to be handled by the very young and inexperienced. At the least, one very experienced person belonging to the immediate
CONGRATULATIONS IN DOING WELL! DEAR EDITOR, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate those who did well in their exams. Reports highlight the fact that mathematics fared well while there were failings in the “other” subjects. As I see it, the real problem is not the “other” subjects per se. The very fact that Guyanese are not educated to a higher standard of ENGLISH is the reason for the failings in “other” subjects as you need a good grounding in ENGLISH to understand the “other” subjects. Most textbooks in Guyana are written in ENGLISH. You can cherish your CREOLESE DIALECT if you want but Guyanese need to be educated at a higher standard in ENGLISH to pass the “other” subjects. It would be unwise to ask someone fluent in Creolese to write Social Studies exams in English unless they are fluent in ENGLISH. Hence, the failings in the “other” subjects. I am not against Creolese; I am against using valuable resources to promote Creolese when these resources can be better utilise to promote a higher standard of English so that pupils can pass the “other” subjects. For those who did not do so well, the fault is not yours. It is the educational system in Guyana. Yours faithfully, Sean Ori
family must supervise the process for obvious reasons. Never before has this writer heard of persons dying from improperly processed cassava, or bitter cassava products. In fact, for your information, bitter cassava products are used by an untold number of persons recuperating from various ailments, the world over. Editor, I am subject to correction, but suffice it to say that if the persons did die from eating improperly cooked food, and so far nothing is definitive, it is nothing but an isolated case. Medically, nothing so far has been forthcoming to allay the fears of citizens. No one has so far even given a report following the post mortem examinations, and I’m sure PMs were done. Following the deaths of these two Indigenous persons, the deaths which shocked the entire nation after they allegedly ate Indigenous food, life to many is far from being restored to normal, thanks to numerous speculations that help to keep John Public’s fears alive. There are those who were making a livelihood from the sale of bitter cassava products, but that now has to be put on hold as buyers have literally closed their purses until further notice, maybe until when Guyanese have forgotten the whole episode. For example farmers,
especially single parents who depend on the sale of cassava products, are adversely affected and no one is coming to their rescue. No one is saying anything. When officialdom remains silent over any issue it serves only to provide fodder for speculation and doubt. It is this, which is causing to a great extent, an adverse image of our Indigenous culture, our cuisine, more so the popular pepperpot. May I say, that ever since the incident of which is the subject of my letter, I paid a visit to that very community of Wakapoa and ate my fill of cassava bread and pepperpot and so have concluded that there is nothing to fear. It is all an isolated case; apparently a ‘much ado about nothing’ situation. May the relevant authorities quickly order a thorough investigation and thereafter make a public statement to bring closure to this issue once and for all? With thanks. Yours truly Joseph C. Atkinson (Indigenous first and foremost) Lake Tapakuma Village, Region 2
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As a society, we fit Einstein’s definition of crazy almost exactly DEAR EDITOR, Einstein once said that the true definition of crazy is when we do the same thing over and over expecting different results. Therefore, we should not be shocked that, yet again, half the country’s children writing common entrance failed miserably in Math and English. We should be appalled. Imagine how each failing student this year, will struggle throughout secondary school, if they even attend one, with no real knowledge of the bigger concepts being taught there. Imagine how many will eventually drop out after having had enough of confusion. We especially should not be shocked though, that, in the other subject areas like Science and Social Studies, way more than half failed. As we all know, without knowledge of language and Math, little or nothing else can be learned. Do we not know this? How come we have not done things differently to ensure that all our children can, at the very least, read and write, instead of only half of them,
as is the present situation? In the first place, why on earth are they being taught all those extra subjects at the common entrance level? Why are the most of them fetching around what seems like entire libraries in their backpacks and taking extra lessons? Just to fail and barely pass? Our young children’s training should first and foremost be focused only on the two main things in which they need solid foundations - math and language. We teach mathematics from an early age because it provides opportunities for developing important intellectual skills in problem solving, deductive and inductive reasoning, creative thinking and communication. We teach language from an early age so that children can have a means of seeking new information of all types with their new ability to read and do research. Most employers will not hire persons who have no real command of Math and English. Without Math and Language, a child is stuck. All other subjects are incomprehensible without them. I don’t think any other
country focuses on more than just Math and Language at the Common Entrance age. Why should we? We can’t continue to tolerate half of our children failing Math and English just so that we can ensure that way less than half of them could learn Social Studies and other subjects. It’s not worth it. Why teach unnecessary subjects they are obviously failing miserably in, while firstly, neglecting to focus on the subjects that they truly need to learn and then secondly, watching half of them fail in those important subjects year after year? We are truly crazy. All the effort, energy, expertise and resources put into teaching those extra subjects, in vain, could be very well and rightly put into teaching Math and English both properly and sufficiently. These two subject areas must never ever be neglected at that age. How can we learn Science if we don’t understand Math? How can we understand Social Studies if we can’t read? Science and Social Studies are subjects that can and must be taught only to students who are already proficient in Math and
Language. If half of the students are not proficient in Math and English then what’s the point in teaching those extra subjects to them? Don’t their grades in those extra subjects speak volumes? Why are we allowing this massively failing educational process to continue unchecked? With a good English and Math foundation, children can learn Social Studies and even rocket science, with ease, later on in any secondary school where those subjects should rightly be taught. And their eventual overall CXC pass rate will also increase tremendously across the country because they would all know how to read and understand the books they need to read and understand.I have met way too many grown people in Guyana who don’t know Math nor English even after having gone through primary and secondary school here. Something is wrong! Unlike, for example, Barbados, English is not our first language. We cannot assume that children in Guyana already know English when they start school. They
don’t. They don’t speak English at home. Our native tongue is Creolese. And with its Hindi, Dutch, and Amerindian influences, it is very, very different from English, which Africans adopted almost wholly. Unlike Barbados, we have way too many historical and present day language influences to think we can afford to treat the teaching of English at the primary level as a casual affair. We can’t. English is the official language of Guyana and it makes no sense testing our children in English if they don’t know it. Even Barbadians, with their historically limited cultural diversity, completely avoid teaching anything but English and Math at the primary level. Which, in turn, accounts for their extremely high literacy levels and super professional population. While our Creolese is a beautiful language, English has to and must be focused on. Otherwise, what has been happening will continue to happen - we will continue to fail our children and our nation. The most successful students at the Common
Entrance level are bilingual. They speak fluently in both English and Creolese. All of our children should be, at the very least, bilingual. Math and English (and perhaps Spanish for obvious reasons) should be all that is taught in our primary schools. As a society, we fit Einstein’s definition of crazy almost exactly. I implore us as a nation to grab some sense. We have way too many illiterate people in our country to not want to take immediate action. Illiteracy is the biggest contributor to our poverty and crime issues. This is not just a matter for our governments to look into. This is our issue. And we must collectively call for a change regardless which government is in place. We must want that change before we can convince any government to provide it. And no, it’s not enough to ask parents to work more closely with their children. The parents themselves do not know Math and English. Our education system failed them too. And we certainly don’t want children being beaten to study harder. John M. Fraser LL.B.
A MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF GUYANA DEAR EDITOR, I read with keen interest Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch’s remarks at the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Private Sector Commission (PSC). Though I would have preferred to have a copy of the full text of the Ambassador’s remarks in my hand, I am prepared to settle with what was reported. Paraphrasing her presentation Ambassador Lynch made references to the following: 1. Challenges to the business climate have to be addressed; 2. A steady increase in inquiries from US companies who are interested in working in Guyana; 3. “Guyana has to burst onto the world’s stage and is no longer the hemisphere’s best kept secret.” 4. Promoting responsible growth as a top priority; 5. A drop in ranking in the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in Guyana; 6. Places like Iran, the West Bank and Gaza doing better than Guyana; 7. Contributing factors include taxation, energy, intellectual property rights (IPR) bureaucracy, lack of transparency, corruption and citizen security; 8. Lack of a transnational road network; 9.A deep water harbour; 10. For her part, the Ambassador singled out
three specific areas of concern: 11. a) Obtaining proper visas or work permits in a timely manner for foreign companies and organisations b) Updating of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) legislation c) Corruption. 12. The Ambassador called on the PSC to ‘utilise its strategic position to help shape wide raging legislation’ and to serve as an example of transparency and ethical behaviour to the rest of the business community. This was clearly a reference in diplomatic language to the issue of corruption. 13. The PSC was called upon to encourage its member companies “to pay up its taxes, hire more staff and provide additional training to better handle the upcoming oil.” We are not aware of the PSC’s responses to the Ambassador’s remarks though it would certainly be of public interest to know their views on the matters adverted to, by the distinguished Ambassador. Moreover, since many of the matters raised by the US government’s high representative impact on government’s foreign and international trade policies it would be of interest to learn about government’s position’s on what could be described as the
‘Ambassador’s List.’ Issues such as Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) has been on the GOGUSG bilateral agenda for many years. Reluctance and resistance to proceed with updated IPR legislation has its roots in both public and private sectors. A combination of political will and recognition of Guyana’s level of economic, social and cultural development should bring a solution to this outstanding matter. As regards transnational road networks mentioned by the Ambassador, such a road network between Guyana and the rest of South America exists legally and infrastructurally, but full advantage of that network offered through maximum operationalisation of the International Road Transport Agreement (IRTA) between Guyana and Brazil is not taken advantage of mainly because of mere talk about Guyana being the ‘gateway to South America’ and the paucity of trade between Guyana and Latin America. It is apposite to note, that once again, the efficacy of a deep water harbour for Guyana has been raised in public, this time by a serving US Ambassador. The Ambassador did not overlook the patience with paperwork and bureaucracy
that is required for acquiring permits and buying land. It is rather interesting to learn that the US Ambassador to Guyana recognised the importance of a deep water harbour ‘’to decrease the time and cost of transporting goods.” Who don’t know this should have their heads examined. Recall recent pronouncements by certain public officials who feigned knowledge of a deep water harbour for Guyana, but who nevertheless had the ‘foresight’ to apply for and secure leases for lands where, according to the Opposition Leader, the deep water harbour was to be located. In the view of the Ambassador, the above mentioned could be considered as ‘gaps’ that need to be addressed. It is to be noted that the challenges to the business community in Guyana go way beyond the purview of the private sector. In fact, certain issues mentioned by the Ambassador are not only of sectoral, but of national interest especially in light of the extant anemic and sluggish condition of Guyana’s economy. In this regard, the Guyanese business community never recovered fully from the change of government in May 2015. To
this day, an economy that once experienced a dynamic and sustainable growth trajectory has descended into the doldrums where all spheres of key economic activity has experienced underperformance. Growth in all the sectors plummeted drastically, save for the occasional gasps for breath by the commercial sector, some have managed to keep their doors open thanks to the regular throng of shoppers from Cuba. It was in recognition of the inextricable link between private sector development and growth in the economy as a whole, that the PSC viewed as obligatory, but much to the consternation of some, the need to play the role of a stakeholder in the cataclysmic events flowing from the No Confidence Motion and the impending general and regional elections. Of significance was the Ambassador’s reference to what she described as ‘’the steady increase of enquiries from American companies” a matter that should be taken seriously by both government and the private sector. No doubt what the Ambassador described as the “hemisphere’s best kept secret” has ignited the “steady increase of enquiries from American companies.” With elections not too far
off, there is a universal tendency by potential foreign investors to put on pause major decisions while they await the outcome of the impending electoral process. On the other hand, there are other potential investors, who, notwithstanding the trials and tribulations of an elections environment, are prepared to incorporate the ‘risk factor’ into their investment strategy and proceed full speed ahead in pursuit of business opportunities here in Guyana. In this regard, it is vitally necessary for this genre of investor to know that what this country needs is effective leadership with the will to take difficult political decisions and ensure their implementation with resoluteness and speed while safeguarding their investments in whatever shape or fashion. Coupled with safeguards in respect to their investment is the ever-present concern over the security of their employees in particular and national security as a whole. This is an obligation of the Government of Guyana. With a strong possibility of a change of government resulting from the next elections, save rigging of any hue or shade, public discourse and consensus will be key elements in finding lasting solutions to the (Continued on page 29)
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New homes for residents of Broad/ Lombard Streets by November After more than 30 years of unfavourable living conditions, residents of 17-18 Broad/Lombard Streets, Georgetown, will soon live in a level of comfort. A collaboration, between the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and Food for the Poor Guyana Incorporated (FFTP), is the first phase of the project, and this will see the construction of twenty 2bedroom 20’ x 16’ homes for 20 families. Yesterday, Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for Housing, Annette Ferguson along with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CH&PA, Lelon Saul, turned the sod for the project which will commence in August. The homes have received 59% funding from the CH&PA, while FFTP Guyana has contributed 41%. The beneficiaries will, however, be required to oversee the installation of electricity and water to their homes, and prepare
the space for septic tanks. Minister Ferguson told the jubilant beneficiaries that it is the Coalition Government and its promise of an improved living standard for all Guyanese that has made the project possible. She said that while housing remains a significant bugbear at this time, all is being done through the CH&PA to ease the hardship. “We know of your pain. We know of your situation you have been faced with,” she said at the simple ceremony. Having recently been given the responsibility for the housing sector, Minister Ferguson said she plans to ensure equitable and fair distribution of land. “You cannot apply in 2019 and expect to be given a house lot in 2019 when you have thousands of people waiting; in excess of twentysomething years. So today, you who would be benefitting from this should be happy. Our government wants to see people removed
from slums, and from swampy areas. And so, I am happy that we are constructing these buildings.” She said when the homes are completed, families are free to extend and make their lives more comfortable. At the ceremony, beneficiaries were beyond grateful for the “lifesaver”. Keisha Smith, who has been living at the Lombard street residence for over nine years, was elated. “I want to thank the Food for the Poor, CH&PA and everyone who gave us the houses. This means a lot to me and family, because the condition that we are living in is not good.” Mother of three Melissa Abrams said she has been living at Lombard Street all her life. “All my children born and grow there... I now feel like something is going for me. I feel so thankful to the Minister, Food for the Poor, President David Granger, and I thank God for everything.” Choking back tears, (Continued on page 29)
The symbolic turning of the sod
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Cabinet meetings will continue until there is clarity - Harmon - Govt. ignoring CCJ ruling - Jagdeo The Government and Opposition are heading on a collision course on the continued holding of Cabinet meetings. These meetings are where ministers and President David Granger gather weekly to discuss government business. Cabinet makes key national decisions and “notes” awards of contracts. After the December 21st 2018 no-confidence vote which saw the government fall, and the subsequent High Court ruling which upheld that the motion was carried, the Coalition Government had announced there would be no Cabinet meetings; rather, the ministers and president would meet in what was known as plenary sessions. After the Court of Appeal ruled the vote was not carried, Cabinet meetings resumed. Recently, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that the vote was legally carried, which meant that Guyana has to start preparing for early elections with the government standing resigned. However, yesterday, both the Government and the Opposition remain divided on the matter of what happens
to the Cabinet in the interim. According to DirectorGeneral of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, the Cabinet will continue to meet until the CCJ offers clarity on July 12. At a post-Cabinet press briefing, Harmon explained that there was nothing in the CCJ’s ruling that stated the Cabinet should not meet. However, the government, in a written submission on Monday last, asked the Trinidad-based court to provide clarity on whether Cabinet should be meeting. “So, we will await the clarification from the CCJ on that matter,” Harmon noted. He pointed to the Constitution of Guyana, which speaks to the president and government remaining in office. “It is our duty as a government to govern, and therefore, every day that we are in government, we have to execute the mandate of governing and ensuring that the people’s business is taken care of.” Harmon reiterated that the government will continue to perform its functions until full clarity is provided.
Government is illegally holding Cabinet meetings, the Opposition yesterday insisted. NO TURNING BACK However, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, was highly critical of the situation. During a press conference at his North Road office, he said that what is clear is that the CCJ did not rewrite the Constitution of Guyana. “The CCJ interpreted the Constitution of Guyana. So the Constitution of Guyana says that, upon the passage of a no confidence motion, the Cabinet including the President, shall resign if the
Government is defeated by the vote of a majority of all the elected members of the National Assembly on a vote of Confidence.” Jagdeo said that the question therefore begs if the no-confidence vote was valid. “The answer is yes. The CCJ has ruled on that. No turning back. There is no court to which this can be appealed. The CCJ said the no confidence motion was validly passed. So, it’s as
clear as they like. You don’t need to interpret that. A child in Guyana could take the Constitution or you could explain this to a child, and the child would understand that … except this corrupt cabal.” The Opposition Leader pointed to Article 106(7) of the Constitution which says that upon the passage of a no confidence motion, elections have to be held within three months of that date. “If it’s not being held within three months of the date of the passage of the no confidence motion, that makes this government illegal. And so when Harmon spoke there, as he was speaking (it was) on behalf of an illegal government, and when he mentioned the word ‘post Cabinet briefing’, there is no cabinet. The Cabinet stood resigned by the Chief Justice. They had accepted that before. They said they were not meeting except by
plenary.” Jagdeo said that here also the government contradicts itself. “But now they have reversed even that position, and he says they’re in office with full powers. Even the bill amending these articles of the Constitution explained the reason that you stay in office for three months after the Cabinet resigns. It says: “Only for the purpose of holding elections”.” Jagdeo said that the reason is not to sign contracts, not to use money on “ministerial perks and outreaches. Not to do all the things they’re doing now. All of those are illegal. So Harmon, when he just spoke at that press conference, was speaking on behalf of an illegal Government, and a Cabinet that shouldn’t have held a meeting. That should be clear.”
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great disservice is being done to sup porters of the government. Those who are trying to make the government look good do not seem to have a clue about what they are doing. Instead of making the government look impressive; instead of selling its accomplishments, the government is being exposed to criticisms. Instead of doing the government a favour, the government is being embarrassed by some of the clumsy mistakes which are being made by those who either have been appointed or are selfanointed advocates of the ruling coalition. Last week the Supreme Court of the Judicature condemned social media advertisements which displayed two sitting judges as part of a campaign to suggest that the government has delivered on its promise to show confidence in youth leadership. In a strongly-worded statement, the Supreme Court of the Judicature condemned the social media advertisement and emphasised its (the Court’s) independence and integrity. The Court rejected what it saw as an attempt to tarnish its image and discredit its reputation. It called on members of the public to refrain from associating members of the judiciary with any political party and/or activity. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the disgraceful advertisement. No one probably will. This is one of the benefits of social me-
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dia. You can disclaim responsibility and get away with it. But the particular advertisement followed a familiar script about the government delivering on its promises. What promises? This is a foolish message to be making, because it opens the government to so many criticisms. There are far too many areas, including youth employment, in which the government has fallen well short of expectations. It is not hard to guess with which political entities the advertisement was associated. The ads were being run for the benefit of the ruling coalition. But the least it could have done was to try to be competent. It is obvious that those who were responsible for that advertisement have very little idea of the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers. Like in the past, under party paramountcy, they have wrongly associated the judiciary with the government. They sought to use the images of two sitting judges to make a political point, and that is not acceptable in democratic states. Perhaps, it would pass muster in the former Soviet Union or North Korea, but not in Guyana. The use of the image of the judges was downright insulting and wrong. But even more egregious is the idea of what constitutes youth. Those behind the controversial social media advertisement were desperate to find young faces to support their argument that the gov-
ernment was showing confidence in young people. So desperate they were, that they included persons who can be considered middleaged. In my book, once you are over 25, you cannot call yourself a young person. From 25 upwards to forty you are a mature adult. From 40 onwards you are middle-aged and from 65 onwards you are a senior citizen. The government is packed with senior citizens. There are persons who have retired, are receiving a state pension, old age pension plus NIS, and
still are being employed ahead of young people. As such, those trying to prove that the government was showing confidence in youth leadership were forced to use persons who really cannot be considered as young. Some of the persons chosen are really not that young at all. One particular individual is into middle age and has been around for a long time. How that person found himself classified as a youth is beyond comprehension. It is also unethical, highly unethical, for the images of persons to be used in a politi-
cal advertisement without those persons’ permission. And it certainly is not in keeping with the independence of the public service for persons employed therein to have their images associated with a political campaign. An apology is therefore owed not just to the judges named, but also to the other persons who did not consent to the use of their photographs in that advertisement. Another glaring mistake was that some of the persons concerned are political appointees. Some of them owe their positions to their politi-
cal allegiances. Without those allegiances, they would not have been in the positions they now occupy. Some of them were not part of the governmental system and do not really exercise the sort of authority which invests them with youth leadership responsibilities.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
Nastiness spreads like wildfire in this country
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n this country, once a perversity is intro duced, unless it is confronted and extirpated immediately, it festers, sinks into the collective mind of the nation, and by a weird, psychic contortion, a nation accepts an abnormality as a normal process of life. It is impossible to curtail much less eradicate the minibus culture. It began when Guyana was making the transition from the upheavals of Burnhamite Guyana to the rule of Desmond Hoyte. Society had broken down. Public transportation was difficult to come by. The mini-buses came, and Guyana has now to endure a crazy system on the roadways. Even in war-torn lands, you wouldn’t find the mini-bus culture of Guyana in another country on Planet
Earth. The envelope madness started at one specific commercial bank. That bank told its customers as proof of address, they have to present an envelope with the address on it and carrying the date stamp of the post office. This, the bank said, was the requirement of the anti-money laundering law. It was a terrible misdirection. The law clearly stipulated “credible, acceptable” proof of address. One such area is a vehicle fitness certificate from the police. No one questioned that bank and told it that it was imposing a fiction on its customers. Then the thing spread like wildfire. All financial houses were demanding a post office envelope. Today such an absurdity is accepted
as normal. Today, people have to show all commercial banks a stamped envelope. The law says otherwise, but the nastiness is now normal. Now what is the difference between the mini-bus nastiness and the envelope nastiness? The mini-bus driver is a private person. He does his crazy driving and unless the police are there, he will get away with it. In the case of the envelope asininity, the government (through the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Guyana) has the authority to intervene. But it never did when the stupidity first raise its head. And all the years have passed and Guyanese still live with it. We come now to noise nuisance. Two institutions have sought to eliminate this
threat to society; the police and the Ministry of Public Security. But noise nuisance has a dirty class dimension in this land. Noise nuisance is only confronted when people without status and money are the perpetrators. So the police moved against the owner of Nicky’s Fish Shop and Seeta’s Bar. But some large companies are the biggest abusers. These companies and the big boys in government and the big boys in the police force meet at a confluence where cocktail glasses meet hors d’oeuvres. The latest episode where big meets the mighty in a happy incestuous relationship was last Monday – Caricom Day. I did my Wednesday column on the six-hour open air concert at MovieTowne car park, so no need to expand here. Does it not lacerate your nervous system to read about a concert of foreign artistes performing at a car park? The first question that comes to mind is; why not the Providence Stadium or the National
Park? GTT, which sponsored the six-hour show, told this columnist that permission was given by the police for the use of large speakers from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. the next morning. Here is where Guyana broke down a long time ago. It is the police that protect the citizenry from noise nuisance, but it is the police that allow large commercial companies to hold bacchanalian festivities in open air, right in the middle of large communities. This parking lot concert thing started at Giftland. It has caught on like wildfire. MovieTowne is now into the action. But here is the thing. Giftland has not done it without police permission. GTT told me it had police permission for last Monday’s fling. Banks DIH sponsors loud explosions in music, in areas where there are large urban communities. They get permission from the police. How come they get these permits to create noise? I will answer that with a description
Frederick Kissoon of one the sickest manifestations of the social insanity this country is drowning in. Sand trucks and container trucks are not allowed on the roadways during peak hours. What this means is that the truck which takes the sand from the Linden Highway cannot be seen in Georgetown after 6 a.m. The same for container trucks. The sand truck guys are small fishes that have to obey the law. Once found after 6, the police harass them. But at all hours of the day, you see the container trucks all over Georgetown. Why? Money talks over liquor and hors d’oeuvres at the cocktail circuit.
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Nutten ain’t going right Things fuh cry some people does laugh. People does always tek serious matters fuh joke. Last week Jagdeo announce dat de PNC give away a lot of land to friends, family and supporters. De reporters tek de statement serious because dem decide to check. Dem call some of de people who Jagdeo seh get land and de people provide evidence dat some of dem get land ever since Jagdeo was president. But de thing really hurt de people. Charlie Ceres was one of de people who name Jagdeo call. Dem boys don’t have to ask. Charlie vex and he vex bad. He lawyer send a letter to de Waterfalls paper to retract de statement and offer an apology. All dem boys do
is mention wha Jagdeo seh and then dem write wha de people seh. In short, dem try fuh show how Jagdeo was misleading. But as old people seh, damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Jagdeo call a press conference and he claim how de Waterfalls paper ‘editorialise’ de matter because it write how Jagdeo claim was a fabrication. Dem boys expect him to file a lawsuit, too. Nutten ain’t going right. Dem boys finding dis thing too difficult. Dem write a story how Jagdeo give land to Irfaat just before he, Jagdeo, lef office. A man call in and blame de Waterfalls paper fuh being a mouthpiece fuh de government. He claim dem coulda wait couple days before dem
carry de story. Or dem should leh de government release dat story. Suh dem boys getting blame left, right and centre. Donald sue de Waterfalls paper, too. De paper carry a story ‘bout two oil blocks in de Atlantic. He get vex because dem boys blame him and he sue dem. De next day, dem boys see him in de papers and he was smiling because de judge grant an injunction preventing dem boys from linking him to de two oil blocks. Dem boys want to know wha dem can talk about. If dem talk de truth dem getting sue. If dem repeat a lie and explain dem getting sue. Talk half and wait to see wha next gon happen.
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$460M hydropower plant to be installed at Kato
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n 2017, a design for a mini hydro plant was completed. During that time Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson informed the public that he had recently approved the extension of the power grid from Kato to Paramakatoi. He added that, “It’s progressively being done so by the end of 2018 and early 2019, Kato, Paramakato i and other
surrounding areas will be powered by the mini hydro.” And yesterday during a post-cabinet briefing, Director- General in the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, noted that those Region 8 residents will now benefit from clean water and a reliable source of energy. This comes as a result of the award of a contract for US$2,250,880 (approx. G$460M ) to design, supply and install a 150k hydropower plant at Chiung River, Kato Village. The contract was awarded to B & J Civil Works.
The company specializes in a variety of construction of roads and surfaces, bridges and drainage, foundations, and maintenance. One of its recent major projects was the construction of the Pedestrian Overhead Crossing at Peter’s Hall, Houston, and other parts on the East Bank of Demerara. The hydropower plant will supply electricity to the villages of Kato and Paramakatoi, the latter of which is some 18 miles away. An electronic facility as well as transmission lines will also be installed. Several other projects were noted and announced by Cabinet yesterday. The full list is as follows: 1. For the construction of a Drop-In-Centre, Block ‘C’ Sophia – Ministry of Social Protection From G$219,013,075.00 To G$246,487,306,00 An increase of Million G$27,474,231.00 Contract awarded to 4PD Contracting
2) For the rehabilitation of Bourda Market, Georgetown, Region No 4 - Ministry of Communities For the sum of G$32,209,870.00 Contract awarded to Builders Hardware General Supplies & Construction 3) For the extension of Wakapoa Secondary School, Wakapoa Mission, Lower Pomeroon River, Region No 2 For the sum of G$23,270,895.00 Contract awarded to M. Sukhai Construction Services 4) For repairs to Sand Creek Secondary School, South Central Rupununi, Region No 9 - Ministry of Communities For the sum of G$23,892,100.00 Contract awarded to Gormain D’aguiar Construction 5) For the rehabilitation of Nismes Old Road, West Bank Demerara, Region No 3 - Ministry of Communities For the sum of G$29,108,887.00
Contract awarded to Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. 6) For the construction of Supply Health Centre, Region No. 4 – Ministry of Communities For the sum of G$28,921,838.00 Contract awarded to M & P Investment 7) For the supply and delivery of One (1) new 2019 Water Ambulance, Regional Democratic Council, Region No. 10 – Ministry of Communities For the sum of G$17,900,000.00 Contract awarded to Meditron Inc. This Ambulance will be used to transport patients from the riverine communities of the Berbice River, from Develdt To Kwakwani.
8) For design, supply and installation of a 150k Hydropower Plant at Chiung River, Kato Village, Region No. 8 – Ministry of Public Infrastructure For the sum
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US$2,250,880.00 Contract awarded to B & J Civil Works 9) For the supply and installation of New Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) - Ministry of Public Infrastructure For the sum of US$980,380.80 Contract awarded to Intelcan Technosystems 10) For the Procurement of additional Trimble Technology – Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission For the sum of US$166,407.00 Contract awarded to Trimble Europe B.V Trimble Technology is utilised by the Guyana Lands And Surveys Commission for their Continuously Operating Reference Station (Cors) Network. This contract will allow for an additional 3 Cors. 11) For the supply and installation of 22 Kw Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic System, 45kw Hybrid Inverter and 160 Kwh Energy Storage
System – Guyana Energy Agency For the sum of G$6,730,974.00 Contract awarded to Gafsons Industries Ltd. 12) For the Procurement of Morning meals – Breakfast Programme for Nursery and Primary Schools in Regions No. 5 & 6 - Ministry of Education Region 5 For the sum of G$17,127,750.00 Contract awarded to Glenda’s Catering Service For the sum of G$11,752,650.00 Contract awarded to Tee Zee Food Service Region 6 For the sum of G$12,656,700.00 Contract awarded to Green Apple For the sum of G$3,394,800.00 Contract awarded to Sharron Davis Total sum of G$44,931,900.00
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Moneychanger, daughter shot dead in brazen daylight attack
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wo bandits fatally s h o t a moneychanger and his teenage daughter shortly after 15:00 hrs yesterday at their Lot 58 Robert Street, North Better Hope, East Coast Demerara premises, before escaping in a car with a bag filled with cash. Aaron Latchman, 47, was shot thrice in the chest during a scuffle with the bandits, who cornered him just as he had arrived home in his car. His body was
- killers flee with sack of money found near the front gate. His 18-year-old daughter, Arianna, was shot twice in the chest, and residents and an in-law found the mortally wounded teen in the family's kitchen. The killers, who took a substantial sum of cash, reportedly escaped in a white Toyota Carina AT 212. Divisional Commander Calvin Brutus disclosed that police arrested a female
resident who had picked up some of the cash that had fallen while the killers were fleeing. The attack appeared to have been well planned, and the bandits appeared to have been familiar with the moneychanger's routine. A brother-in-law said that Latchman would arrive home every day at around 16.00 hrs, after transacting business in America Street.
Tracey Waheeda, wife of the slain moneychanger and mother of the couple's murdered teenage daughter, tearfully speaks to relatives and colleagues. Her younger daughter also expresses her grief.
Dead: Aaron Latchman
Dead: Arianna Latchman He would then unlock his gate, drive in, and his d a u g h t e r, a p a r t - t i m e University of Guyana student, would open the back door for him. That is reportedly the only entrance to the house. Reports also suggest that the killers were waiting near the Latchmans' home. According to reports, Latchman arrived home at around 15:15 hrs and was attempting to park his car in his yard when the gunmen struck. According to sources, one of the gunmen entered
the house and shot Latchman's daughter. The other, meanwhile, then attacked Latchman, and the two men scuffled, with the gunman's firearm ending up in a neighbour's yard. The gunman who had shot Latchman's daughter then exited the house and came to his accomplice's aid, shooting Latchman as well. A brother-in law, who lives a few houses away, said that he was heading home when he heard gunshots coming from the direction of the Latchmans' home. On arriving at the scene, he saw the moneychanger lying on the ground near the front gate. He was motionless and was bleeding from the mouth. According to the man, the gate was padlocked and he had to scale the fence. He said that he called for the daughter, but got no answer. He then entered the house and found the teen, who was still alive, lying on the kitchen floor. Another resident said that he was in his yard when he saw two men, with guns drawn, exit a car that was parked nearby. The gunmen reportedly then approached Latchman as he was about to exit his vehicle. While he could not hear (continued on page 29)
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The scene at the Linden/Lethem trail yesterday. (Keisha Benedict photo)
Driver dies, three hospitalised after lumber truck topples on Lethem trail
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driver is dead after his lumber truck toppled and pinned him, on the Lethem trail on Wednesday. Reports are that Anil Persaud, in his mid-30s, of Norton Street, is the victim.
Three other persons, including a Venezuelan, were admitted to the Linden hospital. Reports from the trail said that up to yesterday morning, the body of
Persaud was still in the mangled truck. There were heavy rains hours before the accident, with the truck losing control after topping a hilly area.
Voir Dire conducted in Samatta Point handyman's murder
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hemraj Persaud and Heeman Gocool, who are currently on remand for allegedly murdering their drinking buddy, Rohan Persaud, yesterday returned to court where a voir dire is being conducted. Gocool is alleging that the police used violence on him to gather evidence and force him to admit to the offence, therefore a voir dire is being conducted to gather the relevant evidence of Gocool's allegation. The men, who appeared before Senior Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrates' Court, were not required to plead to the indictable charge after it was read out to them. It is alleged that on February 13, 2019 at Samatta Point, Grove, East Bank Demerara, they m u r d e r e d 5 3 - y e a r- o l d
Heeman Gocool Rohan Persaud, a handyman. According to reports, Persaud also known as 'Ravi' and 'Kanhai', of Samatta Point, East Bank Demerara, confronted the two accused, who are said to be his friends, after learning that a woman they drank with was also having sexual relationships with them. As a result of the confrontation, the men reportedly got into a fight. Police believe that Persaud was slain between 01:00hr and 6:30hrs on February 13, 2019 at Back Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara. The body was found bearing a stab wound to the lower abdomen. Neighbours of Back Street, Grove Housing Scheme, said that Persaud was seen around 18:00 hrs on February 12, 2019 drinking with two men at a nearby culvert.
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Wine tasting tips
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et's be frank here, there is a tiny amount of fear that comes with all things wine. From its selection to its appropriate pairings, there is no doubt that it is not the same as picking up a case of beers at the supermarket. There's an art to it that involves sniffing, and swirling and swishing. But this article is not about that. There is no expert guide to look forward to here. Instead, Kaieteur Entertainment intends to keep this as practical as possible. Helping us in this regard is Tanya Wilcott, the Brand Manager for Wines at Ansa McAL. In this short interview, this Wine Connoisseur reveals her top favourite wines which are distributed by her firm, appropriate food
with Ansa McAL's Wine Connoisseur
pairings for the beloved Barefoot Wine collection and much more. Kaieteur Entertainment (KE): What are your top five favourite wines which are distributed by Ansa? Tanya Wilcott (TW): Ansa Mcal Trading Limited has great variety of wines, that range from sweet to dry. There is something to suit the varying needs of the consumers palate. Personally I Prefer sweet wines, like the Folonari Moscato, Barefoot Rose, Barefoot pink Moscato, Verdi Green Apple and The Apothic Red which must say is a dry but very smooth red wine. KE: The Barefoot collection seems to be a hit with Guyanese. Could you share with us some of your favourite food pairings for the respective bf wines that are offered by your company? TW: The Barefoot wine is indeed popular with the Guyanese market. · The Pinot Noir or even a Merlot goes well with the Pepperpot dish.
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KE: What are two key tips can you share with our readers as it relates to wine tasting? TW: If you are new to wines try a sweet wine such as a Moscato and as your palate becomes more sophisticated a light crisp pinot grigio can be tasted then perhaps a dry sparkling wine can be had such as the Cavicchioli Prosecco. Summer officially Starts on the 21st of June so a nice Light wine can be had, it is important to note that even though it is suggested to consume wine as soon as it is opened ( 7-9days) left over wines can be added to the various sauces when cooking or even used to make a sangria which is simply wine mixed with orange juice or lemon juice and small pieces of fruits. Summer also means we can create light wine cocktails such as mimosa- make with a Prosecco and fruit juice. KE: Have you observed any trends with Guyanese as it relates to wine? Do you find that more consumers seem to lean more to the sweet or dry side? And how does Ansa cater to this?
lean more towards sweet wines with a select few asking for dry white wines such as the Cavicchioli Prosecco or even the Fiordaliso Pinot Grigio and robust dry red such as the Folonari Merlot. Ansa Mcal Trading limited has a wide range of Italian Wines and US Wines consisting of eleven (11) different brands of wine covering different price points so a to cater to every consumer. KE: There are a number of nightspots here which offer a variety of wines. What tips can you share for a newbie who might be staring at the wine menu but not sure what to go with? TW: The first thing is that do not feel intimidated by a wine menu. I often suggest that newbie start with a sweet wine such a barefoot pink Moscato, Verdi or even the Gallo family Brand then gradually try a dry white wine such as Fiordaliso Pinot Grigio.
Chicken curry with Puri, which is one of my favourite Guyanese dish, this goes well with a nice aromatic rose wine.
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Metemgee and Fried Fish- a light Pinot Grigio such as the Fiordaliso Brand is well suited for this dish.
TW: Demand and sales for wines has increased exponentially as Guyanese develop a taste for finer things in life. So far, the majority of consumers seem to
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Chowmein, depending on the sauce used to make it can go with just about any type of barefoot wine. Either cabernet sauvignon or even a nice Sweet red Blend.
Bikini Boxing to sizzle Linden and Georgetown
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Big Little Lies is the ultimate comedic tale of murder and mischief or the lovers of “in-home” entertainment, Big Little Lies which features on Sundays at 9PM on ENetworks serves up the ultimate comedic tale of murder and mischief. It is a series that draws inspiration from a best-seller novel which bears the same title and was written by the revered Liane Moriarty. On the background of the tranquil Monterey, Calif, the series unravels the nuances of relationships that are shared among some of the most dedicated moms, their partners and children. But there is a horror that lies beneath that charming
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The old school thought of pairing food with particular wines is usually suggested. While pairing is good, it is important that persons are not brow-beaten or bullied into selecting wines based on other people's
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exterior. The series exposes how the community in which they live is influenced by a thick overcast of dirty rumours. Told through the eyes of three mothers -Madeline, Celeste and Jane – played by Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley, the audience gets a front row seat in seeing the strengths and weaknesses of romance, parenting and friendship. The Entertainment Police will be following this unique show closely and will be providing reviews and character analysis in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
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y now, fans of the sporting arena would have become accustomed to sexily clad girls in scintillating bikinis, showcasing at either pool parties or on the fashion runways. However, come July 13, 2019, Promoter Sean Bristol will be taking things to the next level as he stages his 'Bikini Boxing Extravaganza' at the La Familia Hotel, Aubrey Barker Road, Georgetown. This event will be later staged in the Mining Town of Linden on August 12, 2019, at Raysville, Harmony Hill in Linden. 'Bikini Boxing 2019' is expected to serve up a captivating melee of curvy bodies, provocative costumers, and fierce fist flying as pretty lasses faceoff at the La Familia Hotel Poolside in three one minute boxing matches before the champions are decided. This competition for the first time is being launched in Guyana, and Bristol hopes to take it to the international level. Winners will receive medals and championship belts for their exploits. The boxing matches will be supervised by contracted referee, Michael Ramotar (comedian and television personality) He intends to have the competition staged in several administrative regions in Guyana, even though the event is still in its developmental stages. According to promoters, regular tickets
for the events will be sold at $1000, while VIP tickets are going at $3000. Tickets can be obtained from 'That Look Boutique (Alexander & South Road, Georgetown), Sweet Point Bar, Orange Walk Bourda, Wind Jammer Hotel, Kitty, Georgetown, and Green City, Durban & Vlissengen Road.
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‘Pursue higher education so that you can benefit from the oil industry’ – First Lady tells youth
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irst Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, encouraged 29 youth at a workshop titled “Professional Image Grooming” to pursue higher education so that they can capitalise on the opportunities in Guyana’s oil industry. The workshop was held at the Georgetown Club. “You [will] inherit this beautiful country of ours called Guyana and you must prepare yourself to develop it in a sustainable and equitable manner. We are looking at everyone sharing in a piece of this pie, the prospects are huge, we are at the beginning of the expansion of our oil and gas sector,” Mrs. Granger said. The First Lady further noted that Guyana is committed to sustainable development and employment opportunities will abound across the entire sector.
“That doesn’t mean that everybody has to run into oil and gas; think about the supply chain, think about the importance of food (Agriculture)…If we look at the world today food security is going to be a key factor. Another resource with which we are blessed is water, and that is going to be another critical area… the access to potable water,” she said. Meanwhile, in an invited comment Mr. Orwin Hunte, a work study student from the Central High School said he was glad that he participated in the workshop. An aspiring civil engineer who is attached to Power Producers and Distributers Incorporated, one of the sponsors of the event, Mr. Hunte said the discussions on team work in particular, peaked his interest. “I learnt a lot today and like in the topic team work in the electrical field; it’s not a
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger (seated fourth from left), Human Resource Manager, Power Producers and Distributors Incorporated, Ms. Gemma Williams (seated fifth from left), Moderator, Ms. Ingrid Fung (seated third from left) and Presenter Ms. Margaret Lawrence (seated at far left) among other facilitators and participants of the workshop. one-man thing, so as a team when you go out into the field we can do better and make Guyana proud… One of the
New homes for residents of Broad...
points I would like to highlight is when [the First Lady] spoke about the oil industry… civil engineering plays a role in it and in the next years we will use the re-
sources that we have to enhance the country as a main attractive area,” he said. Students of the Bishops’ High, St. Joseph High, North Georgetown Secondary and
Brickdam Secondary also attended the workshop. The non-governmental organisation Luminous Women also sponsored the event.
The CCJ’s consequential orders ...
Minister Annette Ferguson (standing at centre, with sunglasses), CH&PA officials and the beneficiaries pose for a photo. From page 7 Phillip Chase said moving from Lombard Street to Prospect, opens wider doors for everyone, especially the young children. “It is not appropriate for the children to live there. Where we are going now is much better than where we
are living,” he told the Department of Public Information (DPI). The Broad/Lombard Street project started in July 2017 when residents were required to relocate following a court order in favour of the Gonsalves company. The government immediately
stepped in to bring relief to residents. Six families that lost their homes by fire in March this year were placed on the priority list. While 20 families will be housed in the Prospect community, another 31 will be facilitated at Cummings Lodge, East Coast of Demerara. (DPI)
Moneychanger, daughter shot... From page 20 what was said, the eyewitness said that an argument ensued. The neighbour said the men then grabbed Latchman and a scuffle ensued, during which several shots were fired. The man said he attempted to scale the moneychanger's fence to render assistance, but was forced to retreat when the bandits fired shots at him as well. He said Latchman collapsed and the attackers snatched up
a bag of cash and fled. Other eyewitnesses said that cash was falling from the bag, which the fleeing men were carrying. The killers soon disappeared into a waiting car, which reportedly headed east. A neighbour took the moneychanger and his daughter to the Georgetown Public Hospital where they were both pronounced dead on arrival. As police officers and neighbours surrounded the home, Tracey Waheeda,
the wife of the slain moneychanger arrived and collapsed in anguish. She was heard wailing repeatedly: “me wan sit down, alyuh low me leh me to sit down…me want me husband and meh baby.” Mr. Latchman is the second moneychanger to be slain by robbers this year. In April, Prince William Alleyne was shot dead outside Ashmin's Mall by two gunmen who escaped on a CG motorcycle.
From page4 minister but the entire Cabinet and the Executive President as well. In order to determine what actions should follow from the passage of the noconfidence motion it may be useful to appreciate the following provisions and principles outlined in the Constitution regarding the powers and responsibilities of, and relationship between, the President (and his Cabinet) and Parliament: 1.The supreme organs of democratic power in Guyana are the President, Cabinet and Parliament, which comprises the President and the National Assembly (Articles 50 & 51); 2. There shall be a President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, who shall be Head of State, the supreme executive authority, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Republic (Article 89); 3. The President shall be elected by the people in the manner prescribed by
Article 177 (Article 91); 4. The executive authority of Guyana shall be vested in the President and may be exercised by him/her either directly or through officers subordinate to him/her (Article 99.1) including the Prime Minister, VicePresidents and Ministers (Articles 101-103) who shall continue to function up until the date of the next election (Article 104); 5. The President shall, unless his/her office sooner becomes vacant under Article 178, continu e i n o f f i c e until the person elected to the Office of President at the next election held under Article 91 assumes office; 6. The President may be removed from office on grounds of physical and/or mental incapacity by the procedure prescribed in Article 179 ( A r t i c l e 93); and for violation of the Constitution or gross misconduct by the
A message to the ... From page 6 challenges to the business climate in particular and the country as a whole. The tasks ahead to enable Guyana “to burst onto the global stage” as an equal among others in the international community are challenging especially in today’s context where protectionism, economic and political uncertainties as well
as political instability are the main features of the world today. The US Ambassador’s presentation should not be viewed as one exclusive to the private sector, on the contrary, it should be viewed as a message to the government and people of Guyana. Yours faithfully, Clement J. Rohee
procedure prescribed in Article 180 (Article 94); 7. Parliament, for its part, has the ability to make laws for the peace, order and good government of Guyana (Article 65.1) and may alter this Constitution (Article 66); 8. The President may, at any time by proclamation, prorogue (Article 70.1) or dissolve (Article 70.2) Parliament which shall continue for five years unless sooner dissolved (Article 70.3); and 9. Notwithstanding its defeat, the Government shall remain in office and shall hold an election within 3 months or such longer period as the National Assembly shall by resolution supported by not less than two thirds of the votes of all the elected members of the National Assembly determine, and shall resign after the President takes the oath of office following the election (Article 106.6). The provisions and principles referenced above seem abundantly clear and the CCJ’s consequential orders should recognise that the President, and his Cabinet, shall remain in office, unfettered and undiminished, until the next election and the National Assembly should either vote on a date for the next elections or the President shall, upon the advice of GECOM, proclaim the date for elections. Sincerely Oscar Dolphin
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Aurora Gold Mine Standoff…
Labour Dept. meets National Mine Workers’ Union The Labour Department of the Ministry of Social Protection met with the National Mine Workers’ Union (NMWU) yesterday to discuss several issues that are being faced by the workers of Aurora Gold Mine Incorporated (AGM), the mine being managed by Canadian company, Guyana Goldfields. The rank-and-file workers at Aurora’s mines and mechanical division had begun to strike earlier this week, due to what they considered workers’ rights abuses. Roughly 250 workers participated in the strike, which lasted for two days. During the ordeal, the managers of the mines reportedly turned off the internet connection so that the workers couldn’t reach the general public. Workers protested in the rain, and reported that the administration had even refused to feed them on one day, save for a single meal. Guyana Goldfields released a statement on Wednesday, announcing that they had suspended work until a solution could be reached for the workers’ grievances, but claimed that the cause of the strike was due to a ‘misunderstanding’.
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The Labour department was forced to meet with a team of workers later that afternoon to hear their concerns, after which Minister of Labour, Keith Scott, told Kaieteur News that the workers agreed to go back to work, on the condition that their request for union representation is expedited. They had indicated the desire to be represented by NMWU. The workers told Kaieteur News that Minister Scott promised to visit the mines on Monday to have a better understanding of what they are facing. Scott said that the ministry’s efforts will consider all issues being faced at all of AGM’s units. The Labour Department’s discussions with the union ended with Government ensuring that none of the workers would be fired, and that the application for the workers to be unionised would be expedited. NMWU met with the workers after, and the discussions addressed the application process for union membership, the benefits of being unionised, the restoration of the internet connection, and several other issues.
President of the National Mine Workers’ Union, Sherwin Downer NMWU President, Sherwin Downer, told Kaieteur News yesterday that the union is satisfied with the discussions it had with the Labour Department officials, which included Minister Scott and Chief Labour Officer, Charles Ogle. But Downer said the issue remains that the workers need their internet connection turned back on. In a statement, he said that NMWU “stands in solidarity with the workers in their struggle for union representation, acceptable takehome remuneration, improved working conditions (which remains below standards), and respect for their rights as Guyanese…”
Michael Kingston is acting Crime Chief; Alves remains on administrative leave Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston is the new acting Crime Chief while the substantive officer and Deputy Commissioner, Lyndon Alves remains on administrative leave to allow for an investigation into alleged wrongdoing, according to the DirectorGeneral of the Ministry of t h e P r e s i d e n c y, J o s e p h Harmon. DG Harmon, during a post-Cabinet press briefing yesterday said that once the final statement on the investigation concludes, it will be handed over the
Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, who will then present the findings to Cabinet for an ultimate decision. Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan assured that all is well with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) following allegations against its Crime Chief and Deputy Police Commissioner, Lyndon Alves. “We have everything in control and that even he who is at the very highest, when they misbehave, we are going to conduct an investigation to find out whether it is the
truth. A good administration gets to the truth. We are not going to have a perfect Police Force just like any Police Force in the world,” the Public Security Minister remarked recently at a commissioning ceremony at the Forensic Lab at Sophia, Greater Georgetown, on Wednesday. Alves was suspended from Monday, June 24, days after the Police Force stated that reports of alleged corruption in the Berbice division were being investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). (DPI)
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Regional Sports channel to deliver even more sporting action for viewers St. Lucia - Caribbean Premier Sports Limited (CPSL), the exclusive broadcast rights holder of the English Premier League for the Caribbean for the 2019/20 to 2021/22 seasons, is pleased to announce the launch of its new TV channel – RUSH. The RUSH channel will go live this month and will be made available to all cable/ IPTV providers in the region. Under the banner “Keep Believing”, RUSH is committed to deliver a superior viewing experience with 24/7 coverage of the English Premier League including Live matches from across the league. Football fans will also
experience quality coverage of All Premier League teams including the Top 6 – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. General Manager of CPSL, Dominic Beaubrun said, “RUSH is definitely a musthave for all football fans as it will deliver 24/7 programming, team highlights, special studio and magazine programmes from all Premier League matches featuring world-class commentary with analysis from the likes of Peter Drury, Martin Tyler and Mark Lawrenson. Fans can also look forward to Premier League programme favorites
like Match day LIVE, Premier League Today and Fanzone as well as new programmes such as Fantasy Premier League, Match day Live Extra and Weekend Warm Up.” Coverage comes with the latest in digital production standards, offering up to 26 HD cameras per game. CPSL, a St. Lucia based joint venture between C&W Communications (C&W) and Digicel brings together the best of their sports broadcasting capabilities to deliver world-class sports programmi n g and viewership experiences to fans across the region. CPSL is owned equally by C&W and Digicel.
Friday July 05, 2019 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) The influence of the planetary aspects will bring an end to any lethargy you've been feeling, Aries. It's an excellent day to head outside and do something active. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Take charge of your health today, Taurus. You'll likely wake up feeling energetic. Take advantage of the energy boost from the planetary movements to actively do things that maintain your sense of well-being. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) If you saw something in a craft shop or art studio that you'd like to buy but can't afford, consider making it, Gemini. CANCER(June21–July22) It's the perfect day to head outside, Cancer. You'll likely be feeling positive and energetic, and the fresh air, sunshine, and physical activity may be long overdue. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) It won't be surprising if you're frustrated with a close friend or partner who's far less ambitious than you. The energy in the air can emphasize your dynamic ways of reaching goals and achieving success. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) See about using your good relationships with friends and loved ones to get group activities going today, Virgo. You're probably feeling great, and the idea of socializing appeals to you. See about inviting people over for supper or cards.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) If you lack a regular exercise routine, today's a great day to remedy that. Exercise doesn't have to exhaust you or hurt. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Put your ambition into action today. The day's planetary aspects should find you feeling energetic and positive, so take steps to achieve your goals. Nothing will happen if you don't actively pursue them. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Don't hesitate when it comes to taking on a project or making plans today. Extra energy will complement your organizational skills, making a perfect combination for handling almost anything. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Today should go well for you, Capricorn. Expect to feel a renewed energy and fresher perspective, especially concerning anything work related. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Today you may feel very creative and ambitious, Aquarius. You might want to use this energy to work on an artistic project, or you may choose to channel it into such activities as organizing your home or workspace. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) Don't be surprised if you feel super today, Pisces. Chances are good that you'll enjoy renewed physical strength, with energy to spare.
Rafael Nadal beats... From page 33 parts of the country. Catering for some 20 Teachers, the activity took place at the Mackenzie High School involving teachers from both Secondary and Primary Schools including Harmony Secondary, Wisburg Secondary, Christiansburg Multilateral, New Silver City Secondary, Mackenzie High, Linden Foundation Secondary, Mackenzie Primary, One Mile Primary and St Aidan’s Primary. The programme which involved both theoretical and practical sessions was geared towards enabling the participants to become selfsupportive by developing an infrastructure of administration, coaching and officiating with clear development plans in place, according to Facilitator, Johnson.
Mahadeo, Adonis set to represent... From page 39 Games held locally, however that doesn’t pre qualify them for the games, they had to do undergo a separate qualifier. Mahadeo told Kaieteur Sport that he is confident of doing well going into the games. “My preparation has been going well, there is a lot more training than I am used to and more volumes, both in and out of gym, and as the competition nears, the intensity just rounds up and I am feeling more confident,” he posited. Mahadeo said competing in the games for the first time will be a great experience and he is looking forward to it. “Having performed well in competitions both locally and in the Caribbean would have given me confidence. These are the guys I look up to and have been analysing them since I started the sport and it will be a great experience.” He expressed gratitude to
MVP Sports, adding that he is looking forward to represent them well. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to be the brand ambassador for the entity and I am looking forward to partner with them in the future.” Adonis said her preparation’s has been intense whereas she has to ensure that every aspect of it falls in line, including nutrition, as well as so many other aspects outside of the gym. “I am a bit nervous, but at the same time I am confident of doing well. The format is somewhat different and the competition is expected to be keenly contested,” she noted. Adonis stated that she is excited at being signed as one of the MVP Brand Ambassadors and thanked the entity for their input, adding that this is definitely a stepping stone for her and their gesture is highly appreciated. (Zaheer Mohamed)
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Wimbledon 2019: Defending women’s champion Angelique Kerber dumped Lauren Davis
Mailonline - American Lauren Davis produced some Independence Day fireworks as she damped defending Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber out in the second round. Lucky loser Davis fought back from one set behind to claim a stunning 2-6 6-2 6-1 victory over the German on Court Two. Despite not winning a tournament since beating Serena Williams in the final at SW19 last year, Kerber has shown some good recent form, including reaching the final in Eastbourne last week. The 31-year-old avoided becoming the first ladies’ champion to be defeated in the first round the following year since Steffi Graf in 1994 after beating compatriot Tatjana Maria on Tuesday. However, Kerber came unstuck second time around against Davis, who responded after losing the first set 6-2. At that point it looked like Kerber would go on to secure a second consecutive straight-sets win, but Davis did not read the script and won 12 of the next 15 games to seal a place in the third round. Serena Williams, the
Duchess of Sussex (left) was supporting Williams from the crowd on Court One. seven-time Wimbledon singles champion, who begins her superstar mixed doubles partnership with Andy Murray today, had to fight back from a set down before eventually prevailing 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 against world No 133 Kaja Juvan. The 18-year-old qualifier from Slovenia played with poise and style on her Wimbledon debut. She had never even faced a player inside the world’s top 50 but she was comprehensively outplaying the great American early on. Williams, watched from
the Court 1 stands by her friend the Duchess of Sussex, looked flat for much of the match. Her serve took some time to heat up but eventually it got her over the line. This tournament is likely to be the best chance Williams will have to win her record-equalling 24th Grand Slam and her first as a mother. She got the job done eventually but boy did it look hard work at times. The 37-year-old has been hampered by injury this year and stills looks short of match practice. Williams will hope to play her way into form here and the doubles with Murray
Davis celebrates beating the reigning champion on Court No 2 at Wimbledon. should help. At the start of the match Williams was as lacklustre as her opponent was sprightly. She was broken in her first service game after some deep returns from Juvan. Williams finished with two aces in a row and will face Germany’s No 18 seed Julia Georges for a place in the second week of Wimbledon. And, Jo Konta will spearhead a three-pronged British attack in the third
round after putting on a composed and confident display to come through in straight sets. It will be only her second time in the last 32 in eight visits here, but those watching on Centre Court were given a pleasing sense of déjà vu back to the British No 1’s run to the semi-finals two years ago. Indeed, such was her efficiency and control against world no 38 Katerina Siniakova that Annabel Croft
described her performance as ‘almost faultless’. Up next for Britain’s main singles hope is world No 9 Sloane Stephens, who was even more efficient than Konta when dispatching Wang Yafan 6-0, 6-2 in 56 minutes. While Konta has a pleasing record this year against Stephens, having won all three of their matches, she warned that she only gave herself a ’50-50’ chance of winning.
Rafael Nadal beats Nick Kyrgios in entertaining clash BBC Sport - Rafael Nadal allowed the tennis to do the talking against an irate Nick Kyrgios, who twice served underarm, to progress to the Wimbledon third round. Australian Kyrgios spent much of the match audibly questioning Nadal’s speed of play as the world number two prevailed 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3). His constant arguing saw him handed an official warning by the chair umpire, who he later called a “disgrace”. Spain’s Nadal will play Frenchman JoWilfried Tsonga in the next round. “He was a tough opponent,” Nadal, 33, told BBC Two. “When he wants to compete, he’s one of the toughest opponents you can face. “It was an important victory for me, sometimes it’s tough to see a couple of things on court. It’s amazing how good he is able to play, so if he is able to forget all these things, he’s potentially a Grand Slam winner.” Victory was two-time Wimbledon champion Nadal’s 50th match win at theAll England Club. The meeting came just five months after their last encounter at the Mexican Open in Acapulco, when Nadal was incensed by Kyrgios’ underarm serving. At Wimbledon five years ago, the then 19-year-old Kyrgios hit a remarkable 37 aces to beat Nadal, becoming the first man outside the top 100 to beat a
Federer continued his pursuit of a ninth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 7-6, 6-2 victory. world number one at a Grand Slam since 1992. The 24-year-old world number 43 told a news conference: “I know what I’m capable of. Eight-time champion Roger Federer beat British wildcard Jay Clarke in straight sets to also reach the third round. The second seed, 37, was tested in the second set but otherwise dominated the 20-year-old, ranked 169th, to win 6-1 7-6 (7-3) 6-2.The Swiss has lost to a British player at Wimbledon on just one occasion - when Tim Henman defeated him in the quarter-finals in 2001. Meanwhile, ninth seed John Isner and 13th seed Marin Cilic both went out. American Isner, a semifinalist last year, was beaten 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 4-6 6-1 6-4 by Kazakhstan’s Mikhail
Kukushkin. Isner has not played any matches on grass prior to this tournament because of a foot injury.Croatia’s Cilic, the 2017 runner-up, lost 6-4 6-4 6-4 to Joao Sousa as the Portuguese set up a meeting with Britain’s Dan Evans in the third round. Federer cruised through the opening set in 29 minutes as Clarke struggled to get to grips with the 20-time Grand Slam champion. But the British number four looked much more assured in the second and was cheered on by the Court One crowd as he took the set to a tie-break. Clarke edged ahead, only for Federer to respond by winning five points in a row to eventually clinch it 73 for a two-set lead. The Swiss then accelerated away again in the third to progress in one hour and 36
Rafael Nadal celebrated emphatically after coming through the tricky second round tie. minutes as Clarke sliced a backhand into the tramlines on match point.Marcos Baghdatis’ retirement was confirmed when he lost 6-1 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 to Matteo Berrettini. The 34-year-old Cypriot announced his plans to call time on his career when his Wimbledon campaign ended, which came in round two at the hands of the Italian. Baghdatis treated the crowd after the match ended, handing out equipment and even his shoes to the fans on court two.
Three-day Table Tennis Coaching Course for Teachers conclude in Linden A three-day Developmental Table Tennis Coaching Course organised by the National Sports Commission, Ministry of Education and Guyana Table Tennis Association held for Teachers in Linden
concluded yesterday. Commencing on Tuesday, the course was conducted by National Table Tennis Coach, Linden Johnson and followed the path of similar Coaching programmes held in other (Continued on page 32)
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CWI Level one coaching course Berbice U-19 Male and Female confirmed for July 18-21 Senior Teams recognised by BCB
Following the completion of two foundation courses last month, the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Level One coaching course has been confirmed for July 18-21 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. According to GCB Territorial Development Officer, Colin Stuart, a second Level One course may be required due to the large number of people that have shown interest in undertaking same. A number of current and former cricketers including Ramnaresh Sarwan, Travis Dowlin and Leon Johnson have undertook the foundation courses, which along with child protection and first aid certificates are pre-requisites for coaching course. It is also expected that a number of the Guyana Cricket Board frequently used coaches, as well as the West Indies and national players who will participate in the Level One course will go on to take the Level Two course. Stuart said that a common approach to coaching, whereby coaches are required to adapt to the recommended coaching methodology is necessary. He stated that the
Level One coaches are expected to target clubs so that the recommended information can be handed down to the players which will help them to further enhance their abilities. “One of the objectives is to create an environment that would help players to consistently perform to the best of their ability in different circumstances and achieve their goals”. Stuart indicated that the response has been good with a number of persons showing interest in progressing the coaching and education pathway. “It is also expected that the knowledge acquired can be imparted to students in schools and we would possibly seek to engage the services of these coaches in various coaching activities from time to time,” he added. The Level Two course targets those who have completed the Level One and have an interest in coaching at the national level. Already shortlisted for the Level Two course are; Zaheer Mohamed, Garvin Nedd, Bevan Butts, Latchman Yadram, Travis Harcourt, Tremayne Smartt, Ravindranauth Seeram, Andy Ramnarine, Nicholas Fraser,
Jeremiah Harris and Delbert Hicks. The following Level One Coaches are asked to make contact with Stuart so that they can undertake the Level Two programme; Kenrick Lewis, Quasen Nedd, Kenjie Sedoc, Anson Barrington, Floyd Benjamin, Andrew Allen, Trevon Garraway, Andrew Lovell, Chaitram Choonilall, Rhonda Pearson, Oswald Waldron and Hardeo Sattaur. Those earmarked for the Level One are; Anil Persaud, Jitlal Jowharilall, Anthony D’ Andrarde, Ravishwar Latif, Dhanpaul, Vishual Singh, Jermaine Neblett, Andrew Williams, Ameer Rahaman, Marvin Fitalbert, Fitroy Culley, Darnell Douglas, Debra Daniels, Romario Shepherd, Heathcliff Peters, Colin Bynoe, Kavita Yadram, Leon Johnson, Steven Jacobs, Veerasammy Permaul, Akshaya Persaud, Antony Adams, Assad Fudadin, Gregory Crandon, Kwasi Maltay, Kenroy Joseph, Keyron Fraser, Subrina Munroe, Clive Grimmond, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Ryan Hercules, Travis Dowlin, Darien Best, Kumar Bishundial, Yeuraj Khemraj, Rayburn Gonsalves, Nadir Baksh and David Baird.
Pulisic brace leads way for U.S. against put the ball in McKennie’s Christian Pulisic put the U.S. Jamaica path, the Schalke MF taking 2-0 up, pouncing on a Nashville, Tennessee The United States defeated Jamaica 3-1 in Nashville on Wednesday night to book a spot in Sunday’s 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup Final against Mexico at Soldier Field in Chicago. The U.S. opened the scoring in the ninth minute through Weston McKennie. A quality first time ball off the right flank from Reggie Cannon found its way to Jozy Altidore inside the 18. A slight touch from Altidore
one touch and smashing a shot past Jamaica GK Andre Blake for his second goal of the tournament. In the 16th minute, the match was halted due to lightning, a delay that lasted 88 minutes in total. Once the game was resumed, Jamaica came into the contest and almost equalized through Junior Flemmings, his blistering shot from 25 yards forcing U.S. GK Zack Steffen into a save. In the 52nd minute,
rebound after a Jordan Morris shot was parried into traffic by Blake. Jamaica pulled one back in the 69th minute when Shamar Nicholson headed home a cross from the right side from Leon Bailey, which was the first goal conceded by the U.S. at the Gold Cup. But Pulisic doubled his tally in the 87th minute, again knocking home a rebound from close range, this time after a shot from Paul Arriola.
United States Jozy Altidore and Jamaica
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently honoured their Under-19 Male and Senior Female Teams for winning their respective Inter County Championships. President, Hilbert Foster, on his election as BCB head on February 18 last year had pledged that every winning Berbice Inter County Team would be honoured while the Most Valuable Player from each of the Teams would receive a special prize. The promise was fulfilled in 2018 with the Under-15, 19, Female Teams recognized as were the respective MVPs who each received a bicycle valued at $18,000 each. This year, the Board President again kept his commitment and the members of the two teams were invited to the Board’s second Annual Awards Ceremony at the Port Mourant Ground. The Female Team members were presented with trophies and medals by Her Worship Winifred Haywood, Mayor of New Amsterdam while Region Six Vice Chairman, Dennis DeRoop handed over trophies and medals to the Under-19 Team. The two MVP’s, Erva Giddings and Junior Sinclair each carried home a $20,000 bicycle compliments of the
BCB and A. Ally & Sons of New Amsterdam. Foster praised the two teams for making the county proud. He stated that the Board was disappointed with the 2019 Inter County results which saw the County ending up as runner-up in three tournaments but has committed itself to working even harder to do better in 2020. Whilst stating that while no excuses were acceptable for this year’s results, the BCB was concerned that in the Inter County tournaments, Demerara enjoyed home advantage and almost all of their matches versus Berbice were played at one venue. Foster further noted that despite great odds, including the lack of financial assistance from the Guyana Cricket Board, Berbice continues to produce players for the West Indies at a remarkable rate. Two Under-15 Players, Isaih Thorne and Rampersaud Ramnauth would be touring England shortly with the West Indies Team while Kevlon Anderson and Kevin Umroa are in the Caribbean Under-19 Training Squad. Shemaine Campbelle and Shimron Hetmyer are in the
Senior West Indies Teams while Romario Shepherd is in the ‘B’ Team to face India ‘A’. Five Berbicians, Hetmyer, Shepherd, Anthony Bramble, Veerasammy Permaul and Clinton Pestano would also be shortly playing for the Amazon Warriors in the CPL T20 while Sheneta Grimmond and Shabika Gajnabi have been involved in the West Indies Training Camps. Special mention was made of Coaches Winston Smith, Andre Percival and Managers Sylvia Autar and Neil Rudder for the roles they played in the successes of the teams. Foster urged the players to remain focused on their games and to work harder to improve themselves on and off the field. The BCB President committed the Board to continuing the work it is currently doing while striving to do even more for the rest of the year. Foster who has hinted that he was not interested in another term as BCB President, stated that is was very important for both officials and players work together for the development of Berbice cricket and urged the senior players to give back more to the game that has made them and families, wealthy.
The Berbice Under-19 Team with Regional Vice Chairman, Dennis DeRoop.
The Berbice Female Team pictured with New Amsterdam Mayor, Ms. Winifred Haywood.
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Windies sign off on World Cup fiasco with victory Leeds, England, CMC – West Indies survived a small scare in a scratchy 23-run victory over minnows Afghanistan here yesterday, as they bade farewell to a disastrous World Cup campaign that yielded an abundance of frustration and a mere two wins. Behind half-centuries from the young brigade of Shai Hope (77), Evin Lewis (58) and Nicholas Pooran (58), West Indies piled up 311 for six off their 50 overs after opting to bat first at Headingley. The total should have assured them of a straightforward win against the World Cup debutants with eight chastening defeats in as many matches but instead, West Indies were forced to sweat before finally overpowering the plucky Afghans for 288 all out off their 50 overs. Eighteen-year-old Ikram Ali Khil stroked an entertaining 86 and Rahmat Shah struck 62, putting the Caribbean side under pressure in a 133-run, second wicket stand. And even when seamer Carlos Brathwaite (4-63) knocked over Rahmat in the 27th over, Afghanistan still appeared on course to challenge their target thanks to a breezy 31 from Najibullah Zadran, in a 51-run, third wicket partnership with Ikram. However, Brathwaite and seamer Kemar Roach (3-37) then sliced through the middle and lower order, quelling resistance from Asghar Afghan who struck 40 off 32 deliveries, as
Chris Gayle and Carlos Bratwaite do push-ups to celebrate Rahmat Shah’s wicket ©Getty Images Afghanistan lost their last eight wickets for 99 runs. They ended the tournament winless and at the bottom of the 10-team standings, with the Windies above them in ninth on five points. With six defeats in their previous seven outings, West Indies desperately needed victory to salvage some dignity but started poorly when veteran opener Chris Gayle wafted at a wide ball from seamer Dawlat Zadran (2-73) and nicked a catch behind for seven in the sixth over with the score on 21. Hope then anchored the first of two successive halfcentury stands when he put on 88 for the second wicket with Lewis, to lift the Windies
past the 100-run mark without further loss. The right-handed Hope faced 92 balls and struck six fours and a couple of sixes while the left-handed Lewis recorded an identical boundary count in a 78-ball knock, before holing out to wide long on in the 25th over off leg-spinner Rashid Khan. Shimron Hetmyer arrived to stroke a cavalier 39 from 31 balls in a 65-run stand with Hope, as he tried to raise the scoring rate which languished at just over fourruns-per-over at the half-way mark of the innings. The left-hander had hammered three fours and a pair of sixes when he pulled Dawlat to short mid-wicket in the 35th over at 174 for three. Seventeen balls later, Hope
hoisted off-spinner Mohammad Nabi to deep mid-wicket in an attempt to sustain the tempo, as West Indies lost two quick wickets for 18 runs. In need of a real jump start at 200 for four at the start of the 40th over, West Indies got it through Pooran and captain Jason Holder (45), the pair putting on an entertaining 105 runs for the fifth wicket which allowed their side to gather 111 runs from the last 10 overs. Pooran, on the back of a maiden international hundred on Monday, lashed six fours and a six off 43 deliveries while Holder punched a four and four sixes in a cameo 34ball innings. Both fell in the final over with West Indies just short of the 300-run mark
US$1000 for any female athlete that breaks a record - Stakeholders commit to AP Invitational All roads will lead to the National Track and Field Center (NTFC) tomorrow afternoon from 15:00hrs when the Aliann Pompey Invitational gets underway with the best of Guyana’s athletes facing off against some international and overseas-based athletes. The meet is anticipated to be well subscribed and various corporate sponsors took the opportunity yesterday pledge their commitment to the event. Athletes from over 20 countries will converge on the country’s lone synthetic track to compete in the most lucrative track and field event. Yesterday, several sponsors expressed their delight at being able to support the event which is
the brainchild of former twotime Commonwealth Games medalist and Olympian; Aliann Pompey. “We have Aaliyah Abrams, Travis Collins, Emmanuel Archibald, Winston George and a few others that are ranked in the top 50 in the world so it would be remiss if I don’t mention that we have a lot of Guyanese competing this year and that’s because we are that good,” Pompey said during the press conference yesterday hosted at the National Racquet Centre in Georgetown. “The Guyanese athletes have come a long way; for years I’ve been at the Olympic Games where it was just me and that’s not the case now. We have a great group of athletes,” the 2002 Commonwealth Games 400m gold medalist explained.
President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson, pointed out just how important the AP Invitational is to local track and field athletes, adding that, “The AAG is honoured to partner with Aliann in this venture because it speaks of the growth of track and field in Guyana and we’re going to ensure the athletes results are authentic come race day, that the meet runs on time and all the other technical aspects are held to the highest possible standard because all the results from this meet are going to be honoured by the IAAF.” Tomorrow’s Meet is being fueled by a number of sponsors who have all brought something different to the table. The collaboration with the Ministry of Communities will ensure that athletes have a clean environment to compete in while Sentinel Security has pledged a prize of $1000 US to any female
athlete who breaks national record. Meanwhile, Banks DIH, a supporter of the AP Invitational from its inception, through their Communications Manager Troy Peters, said that the company, which has a long history of supporting sports and its development in Guyana, was more than happy to continue their unwavering sustenance for the event. Meanwhile, Director of Sport, Christopher Jones said the Government of Guyana recognises the importance of the AP Invitational and will continue to support the meet. Persons are being encouraged to take advantage of the 50% discount on tickets, since at the gate tomorrow; patrons will have to pay $1000. Tickets are available at the AAG’s Light Street, Albertown office.
but Brathwaite (14 not out) blasted two fours and a six off the last three balls of the innings to leave the winless Afghans with a daunting run chase. Roach then put West Indies firmly on top when he had captain Gulbadin Naib caught at forward square leg for five, tugging a short ball in the second over with as many runs on the board. But Ikram and Rahmat came together to raise hopes of an Afghanistan victory in an attractive partnership helped significantly by the Wi n d i e s r a g g e d o u t fielding. The left-handed Ikram struck eight fours in his 93ball stay at the crease, reaching his maiden international half-century with the second of two boundaries off left-arm spinner Fabian Allen in the 21st over. Rahmat, meanwhile, notched 10 fours off 78 deliveries to account for his maiden World Cup half-
century and 15th in ODIs. Put down by Sheldon Cottrell in the deep off Brathwaite in the 25th over, Rahmat perished to the same bowler 14 balls later, caught by Gayle at short extra cover off a leading edge. Ali Khil kept the Afghans’ hopes alive but once he missed a sweep at off-spinner Gayle and was lbw in the 36th over, things fell apart. I n t h e s a m e o v e r, Najibullah found himself short at the non-striker’s end attempting a second run and when the experienced Mohammad Nabi was taken at deep cover by Allen for two in the 38th over, Afghanistan were wobbling on 201 for five. There was no easy wrap up for the Windies, however, as Asghar smashed four fours and a six and number 10 Sayed Shirzad, a pair of fours and sixes in a 17-ball 25 as Afghanistan went down fighting.
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WADA chief says path to bringing Russian cases to justice has been painful Reuters – World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) Director General Olivier Niggli said the process to get the first batch of Russian doping cases turned over to international sports federations had been “very painful” but he was confident that sanctions would soon follow. The 43 Russian doping cases were all built on data retrieved in January from a discredited Moscow laboratory, access to which was a key condition behind WADA’s decision last year to reinstate Russia’s banned anti-doping agency. “That’s what was missing for us to actually bring cases to justice and that’s exactly what’s happening now so that we have the evidence, we have the data and we can work on these cases,” Niggli told Reuters in a telephone interview yesterday. “We are in a much stronger position now than we were before but the journey has been very painful.” WADA said this week it expected to investigate each of the 298 “priority cases” by the end of 2019, and each governing body would decide whether to pursue them. Niggli said WADA has remained in close collaboration with the federations since handing over the doping cases and early indications were that sanctions would soon follow. “We have good feedback that they are proceeding with the cases one by one,” said Niggli. “So they haven’t decided on all the cases but they started the work and for some of them cases are already in the prosecution phase.” According to Niggli, no more than five international sports federations had so far received cases but “quite a number” more could expect
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Olivier Niggli - WADA Director General to. None would be identified so as to allow them the chance to do their work without any added pressure. Niggli said the amount of evidence differed for each case and the advice given to each federation was to begin their process by looking at the most compelling ones first. “Once you get precedence setting the requirements and the level of evidence that is required for each case you can better assess whether you still have enough evidence to go forward with cases where you have less evidence,” said Niggli. “There is going to be some sort of feedback strategy where you prosecute strong cases, you see what the decision is and you get to the next level and hope that you win. “And at some point a line will be drawn by the disciplinary bodies and at the end of the day by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as to what is the adequate level of evidence that is acceptable.” Niggli said each case had merit and should be looked at very closely by the federations, adding that in any instances where prosecution was deemed not in order then WADA would discuss with them why that path had been chosen. Should a federation
decide against proceeding with anti-doping hearings, WADA reserved the right to take individual cases forward to CAS. “If they decide not to prosecute we will need to understand why and then we’ll have a discussion. If it’s for scientific reasons and expert reasons we will have discussions with our own experts versus their experts,” said Niggli. “But at the end of the day if we don’t agree with them — and some we may agree with them that there is no reason to go further — but if we don’t agree with them then for sure we will bring it to CAS.” Niggli said the start of prosecution after years of standstill was a step in the right direction towards turning the page on a complex Russian file. “Hopefully one day we can finish with that one. That being said our work will continue in terms of compliance and making sure that the system in Russia stays... and that testing takes place and that their antidoping organization continues to be dependent and works well and so on,” said Niggli. “It’s not because we finish that we are going to be turning and looking elsewhere than Russia and the countries with which we are monitoring.”
Guinness Playoff Fixtures kicks off tonight at Burnham Court, Middle Street The Burnham Court on Middle and Carmichael Streets will provide the setting for the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship Playoff Round tonight from 18:00hrs where a total of 16 matches are scheduled to be staged, with the resulting winners advancing to the main draw of the tournament. According to an official release from the tournament Coordinator, Three Peat Promotions, “We are expecting a very competitive Playoff Round as many teams battle for a place in the main draw. We have received several new entrants during the registration period, which highlights the expansion of the tournament.” The correspondence further disclosed, “The anticipation and expectation for the competition is there within the respective communities. Several of the teams have already commenced their preparation and have expressed confidence in making the main event. We are asking all the teams to be at the venue on time so that we can have a smooth flow of games.” The official competition, which is pegged to start on July 12th, will be staged over the course of seven days across three venues. The National Racquet Centre is scheduled to make its debut in the event, while games are also slated to be held at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac and Burnham Court. The other playing dates are July 13th, 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th, with the grand final scheduled for August 3rd. The first two nights will utilize an elimination format, with the resulting victors advancing to the group round. The group stage will be contested in the following three match-day days. The top two finishers from each
Play from the previous Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship. pool will advance to the quarterfinal round and subsequent semi-final. This will be held on the penultimate date. Meanwhile, the eight teams that fail to advance from the groups will compete in the Guinness Plate Championship. Presently, 16 teams have secured automatic qualification to the event due to their performances in the previous edition. They are defending champion Gold is Money, GTI Ballers, Queen Street Tigerbay, Upsetters, Rising Stars, North Ruimveldt, Future Stars, Kingston, California Square, Trap Squad, Leopold Street, OlSkool Ballers, Bent Street, North East La Penitence, Sparta Boss and Norton Street. The eventual winner will automatically seal their place in the National Championship in August. To date Beacons [Bartica Champion], Melanie-B [East Coast Demerara winner],
Brothers United [West Demerara/East Bank Demerara winner], Trafalgar [Berbice champion] and High Rollers [Linden champion] are the teams to have secured automatic berths to the national championship. The complete list of fixtures is as follows with kick off from 18:00hrs: [1]Smith Street Ballers vs Channel-9 Warriors [2]Festival City-A vs Gaza Squad [3]Adidas AllStars vs Back Circle [4]Breda Street vs Sophia United [5]Future Leaders Seniors vs Rasville Raptors [6]Future Leaders Juniors vs Festival City-B [7]Sophia vs Under Dogs [8]LA Ballers vs Stabroek Ballers [9]Immaculate Ballers vs Alexander Village [10]Black Pearl vs Globe Yard [11]Judgment Yard vs LevelUp [12]Bad-A-Yard vs John Street Ballers [13]Durban United vs Albouystown-A [14]South Ruimveldt vs Charlotte Street [15]Berlin vs Pike Street.
Queen’s College and Business German’s Restaurant School to attend Sir Garfield Sobers supports Capital FC of Linden... International School Cricket Queen’s College and The Business School are among 17 teams slated to participate in the 33rd Annual Sir Garfield Sobers International School’s Cricket Tournament in Barbados. The teams have been divided into Two Zones and the competition starts on Monday July 8 and continues every weekday until Thursday July 18 when the semifinals will be played while
the playoffs take place on Friday 19. The Final is set for Monday July 22 at Kensington Oval. The participating teams are as follows: Trinidad and Tobago - Fatima College, St. Mary’s College, Presentation College and Queen’s Park Cricket Coaching School. Guyana - Queens’ College and The Business School. Australia - 360 Cricket
Academy. Antigua Schools, Dominica Combined Schools. Barbados - Combermere School (Defending 2018 Championships), The Lodge School, Alleyne School, Foundation School, St Leonard’s School, St Catherine’s Juniors, Hamilton Lashley Foundation , Sir Everton Weekes Centre of Excellence U-17’s.
From page 38 helps to lessen crime among several other benefits. “This is a new club that includes a national youth player and we at German’s Restaurant will continue to support anything that helps the development of a Community” Urling said. Forrester, speaking on behalf of the Region 10 Club, thanked Urling and German’s Restaurant for the contribution to the youngest football club in Linden which is also involved in community development
work by its involvement in several projects and informed that the Club is on the verge of putting together a female team. The young Captain informed that Capital’s FC, one of 12 footballs clubs in Linden, has three teams; U-17, U-20 and the seniors who are preparing to compete in the Super Cup which starts on Sunday. “The club was formed a year ago and I think this donation will help to develop the club and attract more members” said Myers who informed that they train at the Linden Technical Institute. (Sean Devers)
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Chile 0-3 Peru
Defending champs dumped as Incas seal first Copa America final appearance in 44 years Peru have reached their first Copa America final since 1975 after beating two-time defending champions Chile. Edison Flores, Yoshimar Yotun and Paolo Guerrero all found the back of the net to put an end to Chile’s dream of a third consecutive title, a feat only achieved once by Argentina in the 1940s. Peru will now face hosts Brazil in the championship match in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Flores opened the scoring in the 21st minute before Yotun fired into an empty net following a cross from Andre Carrillo to double the advantage in the 38th. Guerrero slotted in a third in second-half stoppage time to consolidate the lead. Chile had a chance to claw one back in the final seconds, but
Paolo Guerrero takes the ball around Gabriel Arias to complete the victory for Peru.(EPA) Eduardo Vargas saw his penalty kick saved by Pedro Gallese. Brazil will head into the final as favourites, having beaten Peru 5-0 in the group
stages. Peru only progressed to the quarter-finals as one of the top two third-place finishers, but went on to upset Uruguay in the last eight, winning in a penalty shoot-out.
2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) exclusively on E-Networks E-Networks Inc., Guyana’s leading TV service provider – yesterday announced it has secured the exclusive market rights to the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 2019 tournament, from International Media Content Ltd. (IMC) – the parent company of SportMax, which will be broadcast live from September 4 to October 12, 2019. Sporting fans in Guyana
can look forward to enjoying “The Biggest Party in Sport” in uninterrupted, crystal- clear high definition quality on ENetworks sports channel, E2. E-Networks is proud to provide the best in sports to its viewers, who have come to expect the most extensive coverage of all the popular sports in the region through its unrivalled line-up of sports channels. E-Networks will also make every effort to ensure
West Indies ‘Future Stars’ U-17 Championships
Guyana face T&T tomorrow in opening match Guyana’s National Under17 Cricket Team departed these shores yesterday for the West Indies ‘Future Stars’ U-17 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. The first round is scheduled for tomorrow and Guyana, which finished third last year, face hosts Trinidad & Tobago at the National Cricket Centre in Couva. The tournament will see the contesting nations battling over five rounds of what is anticipated to be intense rivalry; the Guyanese team is expected home on July
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14. The team is being led by Essequibian Sheldon Charles while Nazeer Mohamed is the Manager/Assistant Coach and Orin Bailey, Coach. National Under-17 Team - Matthew Nandu, Sarwan Chitnarine, Marvan P r a s h a d, Mavendra Dindyal, Niran Bissu, Zeynul Ramsammy, Andre Seepersaud, Sheldon Charles, Azizi Christiani, Chandrapaul R a m r a j, Jagdesh Dowlatram, Chaitram Balgobin, Av i n a s h R a j k u m a r a n d Ajay Gainda.
maximum coverage to all Guyanese through our partners. Under the tagline, “More Ways to Watch,” ENetworks will be providing several options to its subscribers to view the T20 tournament, including via its satellite service, DreamTV Satellite, available countrywide. The company also indicated that in the coming months, it will be offering special promotions in time to view the CPL coverage. First started in 2013, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has grown to a digital viewership over 200 million fans, making it one of the fastest growing leagues in world cricket.
Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter Ward final set for Sunday
Jamal Harvey
Trayon Bobb
Tyrone Khan
The Hamilton Green Inter Ward/Village 9-a-side Knockout Football Tournament is expected to conclude on Sunday, weather permitting with eight matches leading up to grand final at the Den Amstel ground, West Coast Demerara with the Former Prime Minister of Guyana expected to be on hand for the opening match at 15:00hrs. The opening match will be between Mahaicony and Lilliendaal before the final which is slated for 21:00hrs. Sudden death penalties will be used to separate the sides in the event of a draw at the end of full time. The no offside rule and all of the FIFA rules will be in effect. The champions will take home $300,000, while the runners-up team will collect $100,000 with both teams getting the Prime Minister’s Trophies which were donated by Prime Minister Mosses Nagamootoo. The third place team will receive $60,000 sponsored by Techno Mills while the team that finishes fourth will get $40,000 donated by Ready Mix along with Trophies. With the involvement of some of the country’s top players, representing their respective villages/wards, the event is playing its part in aiding Social Cohesion among the citizenry.
Among some of the players on show are Deon Alfred, Trayon Bobb, Tyrone Khan, Jamal Harvey, Sheldon Toney, Ruel Charter, Leroy Halley and Kenroy D’Aguiar. The player with the Most Goals will receive a Home Dinette Chair from China Trading, while the footballer who scores the second most goals will be presented with a Lazy Boy chair from AH&L Kissoon. The Best Goalkeeper will collect the Minister of Natural Resources trophy. Among the sponsors are John Fernandes, Courtney Benn, Techno Mills, Ready Mix, Sattaur Gafoor, E.C Vieira, BEV Enterprises, BK International, IPA, New Thriving, Ricks and
Sari, E-Networks, Star Computers, NAMILCO, Cummings Electrical, National Sports Commission, Star Entertainment, Alfro Alphonso, the Guyana Police Force, GuyOil, Minister of State, Prime Minister and Ministry of Legal Affairs. Apart from the opening game, Soesdyke will clash with Lilliendaal, Mocha play Charlestown, Pouderoyen face off with Timehri, Goed Fortuin oppose De Kinderen, Sophia take on Bourda Blues, Den Amstel Back Street battle Zeelugt and Uitvlugt tackle Bagotsville. Brian Tiwari has donated the lights to ensure that the tournament is completed on Sunday.
Andrew Lewis National Novice “Nuff Cuff’ C/Ships punches off tonight The 2019 edition of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Andrew Lewis National Novice ‘Nuff Cuff’ Championships punches off tonight from 19:30hrs and concludes this Sunday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue and Princes Street. The participating gyms are Young Achievers, Vergenoegen, Forgotten
Youth Foundation (FYF), Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Pocket Rocket, Rosehall Jammers, Carryl Boxing Gym, and Savannah Boxing Gym of Lethem. Fans will witness about 20 bouts on each of the three nights of fistic fury in the annual slugfest. Admission is $500,00 (Stands) and $1000 for Ringside.
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German’s Restaurant supports Capital FC of Linden
Clinton Urling of German’s Restaurant (2nd left) hands over the cheque to Captain of Capitol FC, Andre Myers with fellow players and club officials sharing the moment. The Capitol Football Club (CFC) hailing from Mackenzie, Linden was on Wednesday presented with a cheque worth $100, 000 by Clinton Urling of German’s Restaurant located in ‘Tiger Bay’. During the simple presentation ceremony at the Restaurant, Capital FC’s 17-
year-old Captain, Junior National player Andre Myers collected the cheque on behalf of his team in the presence of National Beach Footballer Keon Sears and teammate, Goalkeeper Norbert Sansculotte. Also present were Regional Secretary Dameion
YBG/NSBF National Playoffs
Kwakwani still unbeaten Region 10’s Kwakwani Secondary remained unbeaten in the Under-14 and Girls’ Divisions following Wednesday evening’s second-round of play at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue when play in the Youth Basketball Guyana/National Schools Basketball Festival National Playoffs, continued. Following their 50-9 win over Saint Stanislaus College on Tuesday in the U-14 Division group round-robin matchup, Kwakwani returned to dispose of St. Rose’s High 45-26. Gevon Ross was again outstanding with 10 points and 18 rebounds while Travis Lewis (15) and Kelon Phillips
(12) contributed well to the 19point victory. In other results in the U14 Division, President’s College got a perfect start to the group play with a commanding 30-10 win over the Bishops’ High School, a win that was spearheaded by Judah Ferreira’s 10 points. Saints bounced back from their loss against Kwakwani the previous night to dispose of the winless YBG Cluster 3918. Daniel Bailey was outstanding for the winners with a game high 24 points. In the Girls’ Division, Kwakwani continued their dominance over Saints which their male compatriots had the previous night with a 28-8 win
on Wednesday. Shania Sears was leaps and bounds ahead of all the ballers as she tallied 18 points in the win. In the other Girls’ Division clash, Marian Academy made it two in two with a 20-11 success against Queen’s College. Kellian Sauers’ form continued with 10 points and 4 Rebounds while Shamina Peroune grabbed 8 Rebounds for the winners. For Queen’s College, Naiomi Barkoye netted 7 points and grabbed 10 Rebounds. The NSBF is sponsored by Edward B. Beharry and Company Ltd., the National Sports Commission and Banks DIH Ltd, ExxonMobil and Bounty Farm Ltd.
Forrester and Seon Holland, brother of the Club’s President, former Linden Mayor and Boxing Promoter, Carwayne Holland. Urling said football, and sports in general, brings communities together, forges unity, develops good health and (Continued on page 36)
Play between Kwakwani Secondary (offence) and Queen’s College on Tuesday night in the Girls’ Division.
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Mahadeo, Adonis set to represent Guyana at Reebok Cross Fit Games in the USA - Signs as MVP Sports Brand Ambassadors Dillon Mahadeo and Delise Adonis are set to represent Guyana at the upcoming Reebok Cross Fit Games which will be held from July 29 to August 4 at Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Some 160 countries are expected to participate at this year’s edition of the games which began in 2008. For the first time Guyana will be represented at the games and both athletes received a timely boost from MVP Sports yesterday. Apart from being their sponsor, the entity has signed both athletes as their Brand Ambassadors for the remainder of the year. The signing took place on Wednesday at the entity’s location, Giftland Mall, Unit C1A-C1B, Turkeyen. MVP Sports Store was opened in December last and sells major sport clothing and shoes as well as other sporting accessories including power lifting in brands such as under armor, Reebok and Adidas.
Speaking with Kaieteur Sport following the signing of the agreement, MVP Proprietor, Ian Ramdeo said they are happy for this partnership and will continue to support these athletes. “What we would like to do is have an active involvement in the development of sport and athletes, so in addition to Mahadeo and Adonis who would have made some impressive strides in their field, we will be having similar ventures for other athletes in various sports such as football, cricket, hockey, track and field and squash etc. We strongly feel that sport and athletes need a lot of support from corporate Guyana to take it to a different level and we need to help these athletes who have the talent, with the resources to realise their dreams.” Mahadeo and Adonis placed first and third respectively at last year’s Fitness (Continued on page 36)
From left, Ian Ramdeo of MVP Sports, Dillon Mahadeo, Delice Adonis and Steffon-Ting-a-Kee of MVP Sports.
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US$1,000 for any female athlete who breaks a record - Stakeholders commit to AP Invitational
Aliann Pompey (center) is flanked by Christopher Jones (right), Aubrey Hutson (left0, and representatives from the various sponsors during yesterday’s launch.
Windies sign off on World Cup fiasco with victory
Guinness Playoff Fixtures kicks off tonight at Burnham Court, Middle Street
West Indies ‘Future Stars’ U-17 Championships
Guyana face T&T tomorrow in opening match
The Guyana U-17 Team with Manager Nazeer Mohamed (right) and Coach Orin Bailey (left) Skipper Sheldon Charles is 3rd from right.
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