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KAIETEUR NEWS Printed and Published by National Media & Publishing Company Ltd. 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Guyana. Publisher: GLENN LALL Editor: ADAM HARRIS Tel: 225-8465, 225-8491 Fax: 225-8473, 226-8210
EDITORIAL
The challenges facing the city mayor
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ayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine, has his hands full. He must be wondering why he entered into the political fray; there is the risk of soiling his religious ideals. As he encounters multiple headwinds, watching citizens should realize that they are privy to glimpses of the ongoing struggles between clean political governing and treacherous bureaucratic undercurrents. In these oversight pains of the first citizen of the capital, scorned and ignored taxpaying citizens are themselves treated to a public viewing of bureaucratic machinations that form part of the highly questionable (and highly sleazy) continuum that is Guyana. Because what is lived by the Mayor and Council at City Hall exists in thick concentrations across this land it is so dense that nobody bothers any longer either to explain or defend what is a frightening beast of a monster. Every now and again, some idealistic soul, some untainted agent, arrives on the scene with a head full of visions, and an accompanying will, to make things happen. That is, to reverse the tsunami of sludge that overpowers, and to introduce measures that offer a different and better way to go about matters. That is when the trouble starts. Bureaucratic snake pits and beehives are first stirred into awareness, then alarmed at these roiling developments, and last agitated as to the threatening directions predicted. What the hell! What is going on? That can’t happen! Who is going to make that happen? Who says so? Who is going to get me to deliver? Time to hunker down with the team of trusted collaborators and strategize on how to confront and overcome what are existential threats. There is a formula to these stresses now experienced by the mayor through his good intentions. His Lordship and supporting council members ask for information. It is routine, nonthreatening material. But to seasoned and cunning public servants, there is everything that is wrong about such developments. They are believed slick enough and unnerved enough (also exposed enough) to fear the worse. They see that run-of-the mill request for information and follow-up and updates and being kept in the loop for what they really are: the first salvo of peril, the building blocks that would inevitably lead to opening of the carefully guarded Pandora’s Box of tricks, and the ensuing, cascading collapse of the whole house of deceptions. The bureaucrats have their own defense mechanisms. They spring into protective action. To begin with, there is silence: long, lingering, studied silence. This is the silence of no response; since there has been no receipt of anything, there cannot be any reasonable or timely response. Hopefully, the line of inquiry and the thinking behind it, will go away, die a quick and peaceful death. Except that with the right man, it does not die. This mayor, thus far, appears to be the right man with the right stuff. He is persistent and stays the course, through reminders, consistent tabling before council, and still more insistent demands. Worse yet, he uses available public forums to make his case and share his woes. Since this political pest is so determined, then it has to be movement to Plan B. The bureaucrats buy more time, since they have their own constituencies to protect, many affairs to hide. They reply late and with a twist. Official correspondence originating from the mayor’s office are mysteriously channeled elsewhere. Some things must be public; not left to in camera secrecy. Bare the nakedness of municipal officials. In this clash of wills, Ubraj Narine might be the sitting mayor; but he insists on not being a sitting duck primed for plucking by professionals.
APNU+AFC’s bad faith renders CCJ toothless - Caricom must speak out DEAR EDITOR, Is the CCJ worth anything, particularly justice, in CARICOM? The CCJ is one of CARICOM’s most important institutions, but the behaviour of David Granger and APNU+AFC threatens the CCJ. In the games APNU+AFC plays to avoid an election, the CCJ is collateral victim, at risk of being a toothless poodle. In the circumstances, CARICOM’s silence is scandalous. With the submission on Monday of the names of eight persons, Granger and APNU+AFC began another round of sheer sinister, Machiavellian games. They know they are betraying people, violating the constitution, acting above the law, contemptuously dismissing the CCJ’s authority, acting in bad faith. None of this matters, the goal is to buy time, to avoid an election which they morbidly fear, even as they insist God anointed them. After the CCJ rebuked them for deliberately sabotaging the constitution, illegally, arbitrarily appointing James Patterson as GECOM Chair, Granger and APNU+AFC promised to comply with the CCJ ruling and work with the Leader of the Opposition, in accordance with the Constitution, for a timely appointment of a GECOM Chair. GECOM without a Chair is already a national crisis; ur-
gent action is needed. But Mr. Granger and APNU+AFC have no intention to comply with the CCJ and the constitution. The CCJ’s recommendation of informal dialogue between Granger and the Leader of the Opposition to set ground rules to aid and abet Bharrat Jagdeo to submit a list of six names, in accordance with the constitution, from which Granger could select a person “not unacceptable” to him, is being deliberately, maliciously misconstrued with one intent - delay the process for as long as possible. Neither the Constitution nor the CCJ allows Granger to submit names for consideration. The Leader of the Opposition, with the interest of the nation at heart, agreed to dialogue with Mr. Granger to come up with a list from which Granger could find someone “not unacceptable”. In that context, after meeting with Granger and agreeing they will start with an amended list from the previous three lists of eighteen names, Jagdeo submitted a list of eleven names, persons who, as far as I know and as far as anyone else knows, have never been associated with any political party, certainly not the PPP. This does not mean that any of these persons have not expressed their views from time to time. While some of them, like
Lawrence Latchmansingh, have been deeply engaged as professionals and never engaged politically, others have been critical of governments, both the PPP and APNU+AFC and previously, the PNC. It was up to David Granger and his representatives to show why anyone of these persons were “not unacceptable”. A frank and fair discussion of these names which were culled from extensive consultation with civil society would have provided greater clarity and guidance for Jagdeo to select six names from which, at least one, could find favour with Granger. Instead, Granger’s representatives refused to discuss the merits of these candidates and submitted an alternative list of eight names as recommendations for the Leader of the Opposition to select his six names for submission to Granger. Did this mean Granger has rejected the eleven names, again without giving reasons, acting in total rejection of the CCJ ruling? The eight names Granger’s representatives arrogantly submitted for consideration do not meet the eligibility requirement established by the constitution and demanded by Granger himself, although each may have distinguished professional careers. It was Mr. Granger who said he will reject any person
who has been in any way linked to a political party. Yet he authorized the submission of eight names of persons, some of whom have been more than casually linked to the PNC, affirming the principle that linkages to any political party is a disqualification, unless the linkage is with the PNC. David Granger and APNU+AFC have no intention to change the gargantuan dishonesty, betrayal and bad faith negotiations they embarked on since December 21st, 2018. They continue to implement strategies and tactics that are loony, buying time, no matter what the constitution says, no matter what the CCJ rules, no matter how betrayed the citizens of Guyana feel. It is time decent people, not only PPP and their supporters, get off the sidelines, stand-up, speak out, resist. It is time countries, particularly the ABCE countries, which were so vocal before 2015, demonstrate they genuinely stand for a democratic Guyana. It is time CARICOM stops its historical support for authoritarianism in Guyana. It is time CARICOM stands up for its own institutions, such as the CCJ, because Granger and APNU+AFC are rendering the CCJ a toothless poodle. Dr. Leslie Ramsammy
Coalition list - Dutty trick fuh dutty trick
DEAR EDITOR, I read the latest development in the ongoing soap opera of selecting a chair for Gecom in the predawn hours of Tuesday. I gagged. I can’t be awake; this is a nightmare, and the worst kind: one where my eyes are open and my head is still screwed on in the right place. My immediate reactions are best articulated in the raw creole street tones of Guyana. As Guyanese would say when they have choice and colourful words to utter: expressions. The government’s list first left me in stunned amazement (this thing can’t be real; these folks are not serious); and then reduced to belly laffs; I wanted to roll around on the ground (what else is there left to do in this godforsaken country). I mean the darned process is so humorous that it reduces to tears, with the government’s list being the latest rib tickling, in one compulsive and convulsive laff track after another, compliments of a stable of ignorant politicians.
This is Benny Hill, Monty Python, Habeeb Khan, Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy all rolled into one, with Chris Rock thrown in for good measure. My God! What a list. If anything, the government has outdone, outshone, and just plain outed the opposition with this caricature of a concoction. I am so busy laughing that I can hardly think straight; I am wondering whether to denounce or applaud. It as if the government’s list is intended to convey several high-volume messages. First, ayuh tink ayuh stupid wid dem list dat ayuh keep pushin and shuvin in people face; den tek dis one. Tek dah! Second, if ayuh tink ayuh hed ain good, wee own mo wuss; wusserer, in fact. In sum, this is hardball for hardball, utter foolishness for original foolishness. I never thought I would be so glad to retreat to the safe harbour of the Queen’s English. God bless the British (and of course the Americans). I must wonder what those civilizations think of this latest exhibition of the pathetic
and irredeemable insanity (high comedy) of this low society. Like dis is a real jokey country. I told someone that this is gangster territory; and the conclusion was that it is worse than such a description. Guyana is so far gone, that gangster country would be many a step up from where it is. But enough about that; it is now time for a partial look at the list itself. Truth be told, it has something for everyone, especially hardliners, fanatics, and damn fools. Like the movie of the same name, this Guyanese political version of Butterfield Eight, possesses irrefutable elements of a one-night stand. The thing cannot holdup to any scrutiny. Which cat dragged this list through the door; remember cats have nine lives, so there is sure to be more lists of this caliber. This is going mano a mano and not for the jugular, but much lower down, as in below the nabel string (more creole). It is one mess of a pepperpot and thick with flavouring. The list sizzles with
people the PPP, no slouch itself in this department, is bound to see immediately as irrepressible extremists, and with no saving graces. There are some there who would trash it (the opposition) even before the bell rings: foul play. It would be goodbye to calculations about relevancy and validity of any list; casual dismissal of concerns about a date; the later the better. I just love the savage irony of it all: Duh fuh duh nah obeah. If Guyana is not careful, that particular Gecom chair could become its electric chair; 30,000 volts and counting to incinerate the surges of incomparable and unprecedented national stupidity. Perhaps, it is deserving. Yes, lightning does strike. What a racket this country is. It is not a country, but a real full blown, heavyweight racket. I can’t wait for the next list. Careful what is asked for: yuh want a list from de prezeedent: tek dah. Try dah fuh size. Mo comin…. Dutty trick fuh dutty trick. Two can play dat game. Sincerely, GHK Lall
Leadership is mostly encouraging ordinary people to do extraordinary things DEAR EDITOR, “But I tell you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.” Matthew 5:44 I pray for Mr. Hamilton Green and his family that his remaining years on earth will be peaceful and that he would find the path that will lead to everlasting life. It is with great pain that I write this letter to respond to gross inaccuracies and misrepresentations by Mr. Hamilton Green, in a section of the media. Out of respect for his age and my lifelong upbringing of respect for elders, I will not undress him publicly, but will merely state facts. Fact 1 – I was consecrated Guyana’s first Pentecostal Bishop on the 8th February 1995, at a public ceremony
held at the Square of the Revolution, which saw an assembly of more than 20,000 Guyanese, of which Mr. Green, himself, was present. It was not done overseas as Mr. Green claims and I did not return to Guyana and announce my consecration. Fact 2 – I did not attend the US Ambassador’s home, Mr. Brent Hardt, when then Minister of Education, acting as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Priya Manickchand, delivered her speech, which he describes as vulgar and outrageous. Fact 3 – At an International Inter-religious Federation for World Peace (IIFWP) meeting, held at the Georgetown Club, where Mr. Green was a keynote speaker, he used the occasion, in the presence of dozens of religious leaders to politically attack the then President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo,
about his unregistered marriage. He sought to engage me, and I declined, relating to him that should I speak, I would not speak selectively. He was obviously annoyed and continues to repeat and misrepresent what transpired. Fact 4 – The Church building in D’Urban Street, known as Winner’s Cathedral, where I am the presiding prelate, was built during the years of 2001 to 2005, funded and supported by the members and friends of the congregation. Mr. Green was an invited guest and in his capacity as then Mayor of Georgetown, he delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. As a resident of Lodge, Mr. Green is aware of the hard work and sacrifices of the congregants in ensuring that this structure was erected. Thank you, Mr. Green, for admiring, even though (Continued on page 6)
I CAN IMAGINE HOW ELATED AND PRIVILEGED THE WI TEAM FELT DEAR EDITOR, The Stabroek News of Thursday June 27, carried an article and photograph of the West Indies Cricket Team and management Staff in England, touring what is considered the home of the most famous Football Team Manchester United, in Manchester Old Trafford. I can imagine how elated and privileged the team felt. You see a lot of West Indians Footballers ply their trade in England playing for various clubs in the elite Premier
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League and other clubs in the Football Association (F.A.) For many West Indians, Manchester United holds a special place in our hearts, it was at that club that Trinidadian Dwight Yorke played, a household name in the Caribbean, and we had the likes of George Best, Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand, Ruud van Nistelrooy, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, the greatest of them all, and also Wayne Rooney - the record goal scorer for England - and
the best Football Manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson. Manchester United, the richest and most talked about Club - the Club with the most Silverware. For the West Indies Team and Management Staff and Coaches, it would be difficult for them to put into words the feeling that overcame them while at that ground, and in that dressing room, where so many great footballers the world over once graced. Archie W. Cordis Manchester United Fan
Gecom Chairman nominations process DEAR EDITOR, There have been no nominations made for the position of Gecom Chairman by the Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo (the only person empowered by the Constitution of Guyana to make nominations) via a list of six names as of 9th July 2019 in the Constitutional process of appointing a replacement for James Patterson.Presently, representatives of the Leader of the Opposition and the President of Guyana are engaged in talks to assist the process. This ideally should be done informally and should include frank discussions and opinions away from the glare of the public; this is to spare the persons, who have allowed their names to be mentioned, privacy and respect with regard to discussions of their character.Persons on the previous three lists submitted by the Leader of the Opposition form the basis for the opening of discussions. This was agreed upon by President Granger and Leader of the Opposition Jagdeo. The 18 names have been whittled down to 11 after the refusal of some persons to have their names resubmitted. In the case of Chris Ram and Sanjeev Datadin, disqualification was based on their involvement in court actions which placed them in direct opposition to the Granger administration. President Granger received the list of 11 names and responded by formally submitting 8 names for the consideration of Bharrat Jagdeo. There is no provision in the Consti-
tution for a formal submission of names for consideration by the leader of the opposition. Article 161 (2) states that “…the Chairman of the Elections Commission shall be a person …to be appointed by the President from a list of six persons, not unacceptable to the President, submitted by the Leader of the Opposition after meaningful consultation with the non-governmental political parties represented in the National Assembly…” The Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo will make a list of six nominees and submit it as required by the Constitution of Guyana; he cannot, however, engage in a process that subverts the law; by making formal and official submissions of names for consideration, President Granger has made the difficult ‘backroom’ process near untenable. Following the suggestion by the Caribbean Court of Justice that the process should include informal (backroom) discussions in good faith towards a consensus prior to the formal submission of the list of six nominees for the position of Chairman, a return should be made to the informal discussion of names for the process to go forward within the ambit of the Constitution and laws of Guyana. We cannot take liberties and make compromises with our laws; for an inch is as good as a yard and then we find ourselves miles into anarchy. These are the facts. Respectfully Robin Singh
The Labour Ministry needs to know about this total disrespect for workers DEAR EDITOR, We, the workers at a Construction Project (name provided) on the East Bank of Demerara, would like the Labour Ministry to come and intervene in some very serious matters that we are having with our salaries, working conditions, NIS and overtime. First, some of the management is very disrespectful to the workers – they don’t know how to talk to people. We work from Sunday to Saturday for $4000 and $5000 per day for seven days. Saturday and Sunday is flat salary – no timeand-a-half – and when we ask why this isn’t
the case, they say, ‘take it or go home.’ When it is pay day, many persons receive short pay and have to quarrel for their money. The response is the same: ‘take it or go home’ Later they take out money for NIS, but we don’t know if any money is being paid to the scheme.And not forgetting, there is no lunch room or rest room for workers; we have to be out in the sun for lunch. We would like officials of the Ministry of Labour to visit and talk to the workers, they would be surprised to hear some of the complaints. Frustrated and disrespected workers
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Trust Irfaan Ali and the PPP, not the deceptive, manipulative and malicious misinformation DEAR EDITOR, It is perhaps true that deceptive and manipulative information has been a common feature of the post-modern socalled Third World political topography. However, in today’s world, one would expect media presentations to rise to a higher level of accuracy. This is even more important when we consider the fact that information is at our fingertips, or as some would say, a click away. Instead, we see a daily parade of political mudslinging through deceptive, manipulative and malicious misinformation. One such parade comprised the contents of the Guyana Chronicle letter (July 9), ‘Irfaan Ali and the PPP cannot be trusted’. While it might have been true that some Guyanese were disenchanted with the PPP/C, it did not follow that they voted the party out of office in 2015. It should be noted that legal challenges to authenticity of the 2015 elections are still pending the High Court. With regards to claims of a flawed electoral list, the government is yet to provide proof of such claims. The truth is that the President and his administration are misleading the populace by arguing that the list is bloated by 200,000 persons. The reasons for such a position by the government seem clear to the nation. As I have posited in previous letters, there are at least three possible interrelated reasons, and the possibility of a fourth: First, the houseto-house registration would allow the government to spend a huge chunk of the five billion dollars earmarked for such/similar purposes. This would have an added benefit, in that, mostly handpicked agents to carry out the exercises will derive incomes, and potentially, many may see such cash as incentives
for votes. Second, there might be many foreigners who are seen as potential supporters and who may provide other political benefits. Third, the exercise may lead to deregistration of many potential voters. For example, many names may not be included if the agents don’t find those persons on their visits, or if the agents don’t make second visits. The fourth possibility is that the Opposition parties may not approve the ensuing list as credible, and this would play into the hands of the President and his administration, who would gladly extend the exercise.Further, there is nothing ridiculous about the promise of creating 50,000 jobs. It can be achieved by the PPP through transformational leadership with a clear vision for the Guyana and by creating opportunities for all Guyanese. While it may be a personal ambition of Mr Ali, more importantly, the promise represents the collective and vital objective of the PPP policies and aspirations of those who support Guyana’s forward movements. I t must be noted that it was APNU + AFC who told rice farmers that rice is a private sector concern when they sought the government’s help in finding external markets in the wake of the nonrenewal of the PetroCaribe deal. It was the current government who closed the Wales sugar factory depriving thousands of families of a livelihood. Finally, there should be no doubt that the economy has declined, and Guyanese have less disposable income as pointed out by Mr Ali. The NASDAQ report on Guyana as the fastest growing economy in the world is misinterpreted; it’s based on potential oil and gas windfall cash over the next few years. In fact, it was merely a pro-
jected growth rate of 16.8% for the period 2018 – 2021. The World Bank report of 2018 contradicted NASDAQ’s and showed a drop in investor’s interests. For example, in 2017 Guyana was ranked as 126th while in 2018 it moved down to 134th. Among the reasons listed were lack of transparency, corruption and citizen security. In a nutshell, Guyanese need to ponder carefully upon those facts. Given that citizens are generally honest with themselves, there can be only one conclusion: Irfaan Ali and the PPP have spoken the truth, and can be trusted to lead Guyana out of the current quagmire and malaise. The letter writer is guilty of pedaling deceptive, manipulative and malicious misinformation that continues to pervade the media. Yours sincerely, Ronald Singh (Barrister & Solicitor)
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Pay Heed to Cadres and Other Polls DEAR EDITOR, Because I am a pollster who has been conducting opinion surveys since the late 1980s, several individuals queried my views of “the leaked findings” of the Cadres poll on popularity of political leadership in Guyana. I have not seen the poll’s findings although someone promised to send a summary to me. Thus, I cannot comment on the findings, but I can offer some remarks on Cadres, whose work is known to me, as I have been conducting similar polling exercises under NACTA over the last three decades. Cadres has a good reputation with experience conducting opinion polls in several Caribbean societies. Thus, its findings of surveys should not be dismissed or ignored. In fact, the findings of no opinion poll should be dismissed. The findings of polls are an estimated amount of support of parties or candidates and the number changes over time. Politicians and political parties should pay heed to the findings of all polls and
tailor their election campaign messages accordingly, in order to maximize their voter support. Parties should address concerns raised in findings of all surveys, because all provide critical data or information useful to campaign. This will help to shape and guide their campaign to increase support. It is public knowledge APNU-AFC commissioned polls and is using the data to drive its election campaigns. The coalition has an estimate of its popular support, whereas the support of the opposition parties is not known. The public or opposition parties should not dismiss the Cadres polls but take them seriously. The Cadres poll reported its findings; if the public or other parties have different findings then these should also be released to counter the claims of the coalition. There being no other public polls, we must accept Cadres’ findings that puts the coalition in the lead in the coming elections. I also con-
Selection of the New Elections Commission Chairman
DEAR EDITOR, I see we are once again in the dispute on this important appointment, it should not be so. It is important that we get a candidate that both parties can agree on, however if that appointee has agreed directions and formats that are mandatory for the appointment, then there are some very important factors that can guide the process and make the selection easier to both parties. These are the methodologies which the new Commission will employ - their ability
to manage such a large Logistics undertaking strategically, and the administrative experience necessary, plus their willingness to use high tech ICT and communications to deliver initial results swiftly. For too long these necessary skill sets have been ignored in favour of political considerations, as Guyanese we are fed up; we want credible untainted and fair elections that are transparent and can withstand any scrutiny. With the use of Technology there is no reason this cannot be done within a 24hour period subject to final
Guyana currently has a dictatorship DEAR EDITOR, The no confidence vote toppled the David Granger administration (APNU+AFC government); elections were supposed to be held within 90 days of the No confidence vote, with the cabinet resign-
ing and acting as a caretaker government. The very fact that the government has not resigned, and elections have not been called within the stipulated timeframe is a gross violation of Guyana’s constitution. All the shenanigans of going to the courts was just an act to extend the life of the APNU+AFC government, much like the awaiting of Gecom’s readiness to call elections. Gecom does not decide when elections are called. Guyana currently has a dictatorship. Get up and fight for your rights Guyanese before it is too late! Yours Faithfully Sean Ori
verification, claims and objections. There are persons inside and outside these names supplied that have these necessary skill sets. What you don’t want is someone who does not possess these skills to ensure a transparent election, as every fumble is regarded with the deepest suspicion and can lead to distrust, riots and politically instability. Someone with a plan and the experience is what this country needs, most in the list for both parties do not have the necessary capacity, eliminate those, then work with who is left in the list that can. With Regards, Roy Beepat, Chairman Giftland Group
ducted a poll last week and am in a position to evaluate findings of Cadres and other polls. I have projected support of the parties and favourability ratings of the potential Presidential nominees. The findings show no major surprises. I have no reason to question the findings of Cadres, although I don’t know the numbers. I have known of Cadres just after the start of the new millennium. The polling institute is managed by a one-person team in Peter Wickham of Barbados, which is also home of the polling body. Like NACTA, Cadres conducts opinion polls throughout the Caribbean. Wickham and I did polls in several Caribbean societies for the same election. I routinely conduct surveys in Guyana several times a year. Thus, I am in a position to evaluate Cadres’ findings in Guyana relative to mine. Cadres has a very good track record. Politicians tend to pay heed to its findings. So Guyanese politicians should not dismiss its findings and take measures to improve their standing. If findings of polls differ, how does one know which one is right or better? It is a subjective matter based on one’s faith in the work of the pollster. If the polls show similar findings, then they are validated. Polls conducted around the same time should have similar findings . I conducted a poll last week. Cadres’ was carried out last February. The Cadres poll needs to be updated to reflect current time. There is no reason to question its validity or findings, even if five months old. Any party that ignores Cadres or any other poll does so to its own detriment. There could be a repeat of 2011 and 2015. Yours truly, Dr Vishnu Bisram (Political Scientist)
Leadership is mostly ... From page 5 awkwardly now, my leadership. Just as a reminder, leadership is not only about doing extraordinary things but it is mostly encouraging ordinary people to do extraordinary things. That was done in Lodge, Georgetown. I reject any insinuation that the financing of this building was done “…compliments of a friend, who will be returning to Guyana under escort shortly.” Fact 5 – For the Benefit of Mr. Green et al, I still do preach and will continue to do
so. In closing, as a Bishop, I am duty bound to be a priest, where I speak to God on behalf of the people in prayer; a Prophet, where I speak to the people the word of God and a King, where I rule with righteous judgement and in doing so, I deal with principles and not personalities. Jesus washed feet, not faces. So, this is Juan Edghill and he will continue to let his light shine. Yours Faithfully, His Grace, the Right Reverend Juan A. Edghill, D; D.
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Mitzy Campbell is new REO for Region Eight
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he Ministry of Com munities yesterday announced the appointment of Mitzy GaynorCampbell, A.A, to the position of Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Potaro/Siparuni (Region Eight). The newly-appointed Campbell promises to bring a truly people-centered approach to the management of the region and hopes to deliver more social services in the interest of residents there. Born in Georgetown but raised and schooled in Mabaruma, North West District, Campbell, according to a government release, possesses a thorough understanding of the challenges that comes with living away from the coastland. “It is this knowledge that she plans to harness in order to guide and steer her administration of the regional sys-
tem. Campbell is no stranger to the regional system as coincidentally she started out as a typist clerk for the Barima/ Waini Regional Democratic Council (RDC).” With a number of years of experience in project management and public relations, the former special assignment officer in the Office of the President- assigned to Amerindian Villages, she believes she is in a position to bridge the divide and close the gaps that exist in the communication system through inclusivity. Questioned on her immediate plans, Campbell said that in fostering true team spirit and a collaborative effort, her motto would be to admit her mistakes and regard the opinions of others. “You have to deal with people as people. It is important to me that people feel assured that their ideas are heard and their concerns are addressed. They must be included in the process. I look forward to visiting the communities,
New Region 8 REO, Mitzy Gaynor-Campbell meeting with the people and addressing their concerns,” the new REO remarked. Her approach would be to carefully assess the situation on the ground to determine the level of effort needed in order to address the areas that require urgent attention. “I know the regional council has various departments and so my first step would be to meet with those departments and consult on what the issues may be, the challenges they are facing in making the system of local democracy work.” Campbell’s appointment became effective on Monday.
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Bisram’s mother acquitted of attempting to pervert the course of justice The mother of US-based businessman and murder accused, Marcus Bisram, has been acquitted of the attempt to obstruct the course of justice charge. Sharmilla Inderjali, of Number 72 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was acquitted yesterday before Magistrate Alex Moore who is presiding over the Springlands Magistrate’s Court in Corentyne, Berbice. Inderjali was found not guilty after a no -case submission presented by her attorney Sanjeev Datadin was upheld by the Court. Inderjali had been accused of willfully attempted to pervert the course of justice between Thursday June 1, 2017 and Friday, June 30, 2017 at Number 70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. She is accused of requesting Zubir Ally to give false evidence before a Magistrate in the preliminary inquiry of
the murder committed on Faiyaz Narinedatt at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court. Her son, Marcus Bisram, is accused of the murder. The woman had initially pleaded not guilty to the charge and was placed on $50,000 bail. Inderjali was also arrested in October 2017 for attempting to pervert the course of justice in connection with the murder PI for Faiyaz Narinedatt. She reportedly attempted to persuade witnesses to recant their stories. She was questioned and released on $100,000 bail. Bisram’s mother was also previously charged for attempting to suppress evidence by offering a $4M bribe to one of the detectives attached to the Major Crimes Unit, at Eve Leary, police headquarters. It was reported that she turned up at the Criminal Investigations Department
Sharmilla Inderjali (CID). She and Maryanne Lionel, 25, a bank teller attached to Republic Bank, also of Number 71 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, were arrested during a sting operation. They appeared before the Chief Magistrate and were charged for willfully attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Man guilty of raping boy, 6 A jury yesterday convicted Leonard Albert of raping a six-year-old boy on June 9, 2012 in Essequibo. The rapist was remanded to prison until September 5, for sentencing by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall. This was because Albert’s lawyer Maxwell McKay requested a probation report to be prepared on his client before a custodial sentence is imposed. In a victim impact statement read to the court by Social Worker, Simone Gaskin, the victim, who is now around age 13, said he wished he was never raped. He expressed that thinking about the incident makes him unhappy, and he constantly do things to distract himself, like play computer games. He said that all he wants to do is have a normal childhood. This trial was heard at the Sexual Offences Court in Georgetown. The jury’s verdict was unanimous.
Leonard Albert
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A Code of Conduct for public workers is needed
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he President needs to instruct his Min ister of the Public Service to draft a Code of Conduct for Government employees. The recent disclosures in this newspaper about the business interests of persons employed within the government can only be redressed through an enforceable Code of Conduct for those who work with the State. The Integrity Commission has a Code of Conduct. But this is aimed at encouraging the financial disclosures by public officials. That code of conduct, however, does not constrain public officials from having
businesses which stand to benefit or have the potential to benefit from the official’s direct or indirect influence within the governmental system. There is need for a Code of Conduct for public servants, inclusive of public officials which would require them to not only declare their interests in private businesses but also to limit such involvement where it is possible for public servants and public officials to use their office to benefit their private interests. At present, public service rules dictate that before any public servant undertake any other form of employment he
or she must receive approval. But employment is distinguishable from private business interests. There is nothing in the public sector rules which prohibit a public servant from setting up a private company or acquiring lands and concessions from government for personal interest. People have a right to pursue their private interests but this must not clash or conflict with their public duties. It is always best to ensure that there is no possibility of this happening and the best way for this to happen is for there to be an enforceable code of conduct to regulate what public officials can and
DEM BOYS SEH
Soulja Bai see some people he like Soulja Bai is a smart man. He don’t gamble but he know Li’l Joe good wid cards suh he put Li’l Joe fuh use de team. Jagdeo is also a smart man. Whenever he meet wid Soulja Bai he does get tie tongue and don’t even seh wha he want to seh. He put Gail and Bishop Ten Edghill fuh deal wid Soulja Bai only that dem got to deal wid Li’l Joe and Ramjattan. Of course, when Gail see Ramjattan was like when a bull see a red flag. De two of dem been in de same party. Anyhow, de team present two lists. Not that Gail and Bishop Ten Edghill
and de Chat-3 mek up de list. Jagdeo sit down wherever he does sit down and give dem a list to carry to Soulja Bai. And is not that Li’l Joe and Ramjattan mek up de list, too. Soulja Bai mek up that list and give dem. Dem boys know when Soulja Bai mek a list. Is always a big people list just like how dem have a party at Transport. Is a big people party. This thing got to be a sport because Gail and Edghill tek de list wha Soulja Bai people give dem. When dem show Jagdeo he call a press conference fuh seh how Soulja Bai mekking him a fool. Now all of dem mekking Guyanese fools. Soulja Bai
didn’t like none of de names de first time Jagdeo submit dem. Now he suddenly like two and he put aside anodda four fuh checking. He see people he like. Is like when a woman refuse to like a man de first time but when she look again she see de man is like love suddenly bloom. He even ignore de list he send to Jagdeo just like how Jagdeo ignore it. Dem boys seh it look like in de end Guyana gun get a chairman. De story gun come if de new chairman decide to side wid house to house registration. Talk half and wait fuh de chairman.
cannot do while they are in the employ of government. The private sector and the governmental sector are not mutually exclusive. In some instances, such as in the health and education sectors, they are in competition. In other instances, it is possible for someone to use their positions to further their own interests. For many years there have been concerns that many doctors within the public health system were moonlighting at private hospitals and private clinics. There is a temptation to assume that nothing is wrong with this so long as the doctors do not undertake private work on Government’s time. But who is to check that doctors do not undertake private consultations when they are supposed to be at work in public institutions? What is there to prevent a doctor working in the public sector from using his position to solicit patients for his private clinic? What is to prevent doctors running tests for
their private clinics at public institutions? It is precisely because of these difficulties that some countries prohibit doctors working in the public health system from having a private practice. They say that one cannot serve two masters at the same time, especially when these two masters are in competition. The government should consider prohibiting doctors who work within the public health system from having private practices. But they should, in return, ensure that these doctors are paid handsomely. Similarly, an enforceable code of conduct is necessary to prevent any public official from receiving land, oil blocks of mining concessions from Government. No public servant should be allowed to tender or benefit from any government contract, period. This will ensure that public servants do not use their positions for their own private gain.
If you hold public office and you want be a land speculator, resign and go into the real estate business. If you want to drill for oil, go into the oil drilling business and resign from government. But so long as you are on the government payroll, you should not be into any private business. All of your private investments, made prior to you assuming public office, should be put into a blind trust. The President of Guyana would win a great deal of admirers if his government produces an enforceable Code of Conduct which places limits on what public servants can do while employed by the State. The President would be seen to be doing something positive to remove temptation and to ensure that public office is not abused for private ends.
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THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN
I will accept Justice Patterson any day over McLean and Gouveia President Donald Ramotar approved of a Commission of Inquiry into the death of Dr. Walter Rodney. It appears that Ramotar gave in to repeated requests from the Rodney family. The report is out. It can also be had online through various websites one of which is devoted to issues of African people in general. At the time of writing (yesterday at 4PM) I did not have time to consult friends of mine who are lawyers to ask them if I can quote what the commission said about Jerry Gouveia and Norman McLean. So I will not do so here. I am unsure if you can quote from the report without invoking the flesh-eating monster of libel. But these two men were seriously accused by the commission using unambiguous language.
I will shortly inquire from ex-judges and lawyers if I can quote what the commission accused Gouveia and McLean of. Surely, Ramotar had to read the report. The conclusion is the section that points fingers at Gouveia and McLean. I am in no doubt that Ramotar has read the report. Ramotar writes a letter a week, sometimes twice a week in all the daily newspapers fulminating against bad governance under the present regime (he was far more undemocratic as head of a government. Many of his egregious output I will never forgive him for, including my contract termination at UG, the victimization of attorney, Gino Persaud, now High Court judge and my nephew’s road accident). Ramotar once wrote a reply in this newspaper asking me directly what I
meant by the expression, “the poetic essence of history.” You have to be poor in your understanding of history and philosophy not to know what the term means. I was so contemptuous of him at the time (still am) that I replied and did not provide an explanation. I would suggest that Ramotar ask the Rodney family what the “poetic essence of history” means. I am now confronting Ramotar directly. Are you not ashamed that the PPP, of which you are part of the leadership, has put forward the names of Jerry Gouveia and Norman McLean to administer the affairs of GECOM for the upcoming elections? I know Ramotar will not reply to me (perhaps the contempt is mutual; that is fine with me; I have contempt for others who have
contempt for me; that’s life) but others who lived during the time of the great heroics of Walter Rodney and still adore Walter Rodney need to confront Donald Ramotar. It was Ramotar who ordered the commission. This column here is saying most graphically, most boldly, that I would close my eyes and accept Justice James Patterson to be the GECOM chairman over Norman McLean and Jerry Gouveia. If President Granger selects Gouveia or McLean, I will stage a hunger strike outside GECOM offices on Main Street. I know my wife will have a problem with that but I will do it. I will ask all those who admire the indomitable courage of Walter to join me. This is my opinion and I will defy anyone who tells me tomorrow that I should not say what is about to be
written here in this line – I will not accept Jerry Gouveia and Norman McLean to be part of the broader spheres of the state in any form whatsoever. I cannot stop the government in July 2019 and whichever government comes into power from employing these two men but I can raise my voice and pen. I read the Walter Rodney Commission’s report. I accept what is contained in that document. I owe Walter Rodney this not because I knew him personally but because I know deep inside the intimate parts of my psyche that he did it for me, my fellow Guyanese, and the people of the world. Walter Rodney was one of my heroes. I say so unapologetically. I told Mark Benschop that on Monday night when he interviewed me on his radio station. We all have heroes. Burnham and Jagan are not
Frederick Kissoon on my list of Guyanese superstars. My paper has names like Walter, Yesu Persaud, Father Andrew Morrison, Sister Mary Noel Menezes. So we come back to Ramotar. I will take this opportunity here in this column to ask him if he still wants to know what “the poetic essence of history” means. But the main question is; does he accept Gouveia and McLean to be GECOM chairman? I know Ramotar is barefaced enough to ignore my question. But who says that will deter me from asking the question again even if Gouveia and McLean are not selected?
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Four held in Better Hope moneychanger, daughter’s murder …one says girl killed ‘because she see meh face’
This getaway car was found in D’Urban Backlands. The false number plate.
The arrest of four men for the murder of moneychanger Aaron Latchman, and his 18year-old daughter has reportedly given
investigators a clearer insight into the attack, from careful planning to callous execution. Police said that three of suspects who have criminal
records, are from Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara; Agricola, East Bank Demerara; and East Ruimveldt.
One of them was reportedly convicted for robbing two moneychangers some three years ago. He was released pending appeal. The fourth man is a taxi driver whose car was used as the getaway vehicle. The car, Toyota Premio, PNN 1642, was recovered last Saturday in D’Urban Backlands. Investigators also recovered a false number plate, licence number PVV 5130. Police are convinced that
robbery was the sole motive. A source refuted reports that a businessman was implicated in the killing. The detained taxi driver has reportedly told police that the three men had borrowed his car. Last week Wednesday, (the day before the attack) the suspects allegedly asked him to take them to North Better Hope. On arrival, the trio allegedly exited the vehicle and returned shortly after.
DEAD: Aaron Latchman
DEAD: Arianna Latchman Investigators believe that because of the area in which Latchman’s house is located, the men were unable to approach their victims’ home while wearing masks. At around 15.00 hrs last Thursday, the gunmen reportedly waited nearby. They pounced when the moneychanger drove up, entered his yard and locked his gate. According to reports, one of the gunmen entered the house and shot 18-year-old Arianna Latchman. He reportedly said that he shot the teen “because she see meh face.” Meanwhile, another accomplice attacked Mr. Latchman, and the two struggled while the gunman reportedly dropped his firearm. The one who shot Mr. Latchman’s daughter allegedly came to his aid and shot the moneychanger. The killers then escaped with a bag containing a substantial sum of cash. Warheads retrieved from the slain father and daughter confirmed that the killers had used pistols. A postmortem indicated that Mr. Latchman sustained multiple gunshot injuries, while his daughter sustained a single gunshot injury. The funeral service for father and daughter is to be held today.
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Application for oil block and other company…
Integrity Commission should probe if SARA, other public officials declared their business interests - Opposition The Opposition is calling for the Integrity Commission to act following recent news that at least two public officials, including an investigator, have interests and are directors in companies in the oil industry. The two officials are Eric Phillips, Special Assistant of the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA); and Rawle Lucas, the current Chairman for the Guyana Power and Light Inc. and who would have also chaired the Guyana Revenue Authority. Both are directors of ABR (African Business Roundtable) Oil and Gas Supplies and Logistics Services Inc. Phillips’s interests in the company have raised eyebrows as he is charged with investigating how two offshore oil blocks were awarded in early 2015, shortly before the general elections. Yesterday, Bishop Juan Edghill, a former Junior Finance Minister in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), which is now in the Opposition, made it clear that under the regulations, public officials must disclosed their assets and interests in companies. This would hold true for the two men. He said that the Integrity Commission Act requires
Rawle Lucas
Eric Phillips
Bishop Juan Edghill
every person in public light must declare their assets and liabilities. “Assets as defined in the act, means all property, including any rights, or interest in property, and money held by the person in Guyana or elsewhere. So as part of the declaration of assets, requires that you declare your interests or the rights that you have in any property in Guyana or elsewhere. This is meant to be done in a specified manner by the specified time determined by the act. So, whether you are a private citizen, and then you came into public light, you have 30 days to make declarations.”
Edghill said that back in 2015 Lucas might have been a private citizen. “But now he has become someone in the public life because he is now the chairman of the GPL board. He has 30 days to file his declarations with the Integrity Commission.” The former minister was highly critical in this Government disinterest in ensuring the Integrity Commission performs. “This government nonperformance in getting the Integrity Commission functioning, was not just an administrative slip, it could now be a deliberate attempt by this government to amass wealth, property and
resources using state office. These people think that because there was not an Integrity Commission they didn’t have to declare their assets. So we don’t know what they entered as a baseline, and that is the difficulty. If the baseline is not
established, it will set the ground for corruption by all of these officials. This is a concern that we have been having for a long period.” Edghill said that it is clear that people who are strategically placed in office are now the beneficiaries of property and lands. “So, their integrity is under question. Second, the whole conflict of interest issue is now a concern, because how did they know that these opportunities existed? Were these things advertised?” Edghill said that it is of great concern that there is a continuous “repetition” of a small group of names. “Now, there is nothing wrong with the empowerment of Afro- Guyanese, and getting their business round table, but this is not an open company where shares should be traded publicly,
and where any AfroGuyanese can start buying into trade, but this is a select group.” The PPP official questioned whether when the application was made for the oil block in 2015 that it was known to other AfroGuyanese. “So, we are using this Afro-Guyanese argument, not for the benefit of AfroGuyanese, but just a small few. This is where the trouble exists…” According to Edghill, he has read in Kaieteur News that corruption is not just when someone takes a bribe, but also uses the office or position for the acquisition of wealth and resources. “I would use this chance to signal to the Integrity Commission that since these matters have become public, the Integrity Commission Continued on page 27
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Ministry recruits key personnel to help tackle soaring adolescent pregnancy rate Even as Guyana battles with the daunting reality that it has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy in the English-speaking Caribbean, tactics to revise the trend are underway. Guyana’s adolescent fertility rate is well above the Latin America and the Caribbean average, especially among Indigenous girls. Moves in this direction are taking the form of a $117M project which is being funded through an agreement Guyana signed earlier this year with the India-United National Development Partnership Fund Project. The India-UN Development Partnership Fund is a dedicated facility within the United Nations Fund for South-South Cooperation established in 2017. It is supported and led by the Government of India, managed by the United Nations Office for SouthSouth Cooperation, and implemented in collaboration with the United Nations system. Moreover, the India-UN
Development Partnership Fund supports Southernowned and led, demanddriven, and transformational sustainable development projects across the developing world, with a focus on least developed countries and Small Island developing states. United Nations agencies implement the Funds projects in close collaboration with partnering governments. The executing agency of the project is the United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA], through its subregional office for the Caribbean while the Ministry of Public Health and the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association [GRPA] are the implementing partners. The project is one that seeks to target the reduction of adolescent pregnancy in the administrative Regions One [Barima/Waini] and Nine [Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo]. To strengthen its planning, monitoring and evaluation components, the Public Health Ministry, in close collaboration with the
UNFPA, is seeking to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation [M&E] Officer. The M&E Officer is one who will be tasked with working under the direct supervision of the Head of the Adolescent Health Unit within the Public Health Ministry and will work closely with UNFPA and other project stakeholders. Once retained, the officer will be responsible for leading the planning monitoring and evaluation interventions of the project implementation Also, the ministry is seeking the services of a National Programme Officer for Sexual and Reproductive Health [SHR]. The incumbent in this regard will be required to plan, direct and control formulation and implementation of all project related activities in keeping with the project document as well as the oversight provided by the institutional arrangements guiding the implementation of the project activities. The incumbent will contribute to the positioning of the UNFPA and the Continued on page 27
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Death of Nurse at Mahdia Hostel... Even as family members, friends and colleagues mourn the death of Nurse Schenise Apple, the Ministry of Public Health has been collaborating with the Ministry of Social Protection to provide needed tangible support. This development was vocalised by Minister of Public Health, Ms Volda Lawrence, during a staff meeting on Monday. “The Ministry has been there from the inception. We have been dealing directly with the father [Mr. Dexton Copeland],” the Minister said.
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Ministries collaborating to finance funeral arrangements
She assured that the Ministry will continue giving support to the family.” She disclosed that her Ministry has advanced arrangements with the Social Protection Ministry for financial support for the departed nurse’s funeral arrangements. Minister Lawrence said that since she learnt about the death of the nurse stationed at the Mahdia District Hospital, “I was in constant contact with her father. I spoke with him personally about the post mortem and
other issues.” She disclosed that she even asked the father to travel to Georgetown instead of Mahdia as he’d originally planned since arrangements were already advanced to transport the body to the capital so the family could have witnessed the post mortem at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC]. Minister Lawrence said Government pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh, was scheduled to conduct the autopsy to determine the cause of her
death. Reports suggest that the Port Mortem report which was conducted on the remains of Nurse Schinese Apple is currently in the possession of the Police Force. “I had detailed discussions with him [Mr. Copeland],” Minister Lawrence confirmed Monday disclosing that the Mahdia hospital also provided pictures of the dead nurse to Mr. Copeland. Staffers of the Public Health Ministry are said to be in distress and disbelief ever
since learning of the discovery of the lifeless body of 26-year-old Schenese Apple in her room at the nurses’ hostel at Mahdia, Potaro/Siparuni [Region Eight]. “The Ministry is still in shock…Her loss is devastating to the Public Health Ministry,” said Minister Lawrence at Monday’s meeting. Reports suggest that when Apple, uncharacteristically, was a noshow for dinner, her colleagues conducted a frantic search for the wellliked female nurse. Then they made the macabre discovery of her remains in her room. “Her loss is our loss. It really saddens the public
Dead: Nurse Schenise Apple health sector,” the Public Health Minister lamented. When Nurse Apple was found dead last week, Dr. Chrissundra Abdool, Regional Health Officer [RHO] of Region Eight, contacted the police who launched an investigation. Since then, the Guyana (Continued on page 28 )
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Fisherman still in police custody after setting home on fire
The remains of the gutted home.
A fisherman from Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice is still in police custody after he was arrested following an act of arson on his home that
he shared with his wife and two children. Kaieteur News was informed that Bahadur Maniram, 22, was intoxicated when an argument erupted between him and his wife, Urmilla Bujbhukan, 20. The argument reportedly enraged the man to the point where he set the house on fire. After committing the act the arsonist ran into the backlands but was shortly after accosted by the Community Policing Group members. According to the now homeless mother of two, her life with Maniram has been a turbulent one since he would on many occasions abuse her and the two children when he is intoxicated. She added that on Sunday, Maniram left his home for work in the morning. He returned home with his friend and they drank together for a while.
Shortly after the friend left he started a fight with her about moving out. Urmilla said she agreed with him to move out to calm him down but when she turned her back to go the bathroom, Maniram hurled a beer bottle at their nine-month-old baby and three-year-old toddler. At that point, Urmilla told Kaieteur News that she took the kids and left the house to seek refuge at her brother’s house. Shortly after, she saw smoke coming from the house, followed by a blaze. She then saw her husband running out from the house. She said that he doused himself with kerosene and attempted to run back into the house to kill himself. He was stopped and subsequently escaped into the backlands where he was later found and arrested. The police are investigating.
Two remanded for separate narcotic charges
Two men who were individually charged for trafficking narcotics yesterday appeared before a city magistrate and were remanded to prison after pleading to the offences. Thirty-year-old Shamar Hackett, a clothes vendor of Lot 6 Bare Root, East Coast Demerara, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and pleaded not guilty to his charge. The charge read that on July 8, 2019, at Bartica he had in his possession 1,184 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. Police prosecutor Gordon Mansfield objected to bail being granted to the defendant based on the fact that no special reason was given when he was arrested and recently came out of prison. On the day in question police ranks from the Bartica Police Station acting on information received, stopped motor vehicle PPP 9109 and conducted a search. A white plastic bucket was found in the vehicle. It was discovered to be the property of Hackett. A search of the container revealed that it had a false bottom. Below the false bottom the police ranks allegedly found a black plastic bag containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis. When the allegation was put to Hackett, who was one of three passengers of the said car, he admitted to the
REMANDED: Shamar Hackett (left) and Paul Roberts offence. Hackett was then remanded to prison until August 2, 2019 and the matter transferred to the Bartica Magistrate’s Court. Meanwhile, Paul Roberts, 37, a vendor of Lot 99 Second Street, Alexander Village, Georgetown also appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. His charge alleged that on July 6, 2019, at Third Avenue Bartica, he had in his possession 468 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. Roberts denied the charge that was read to him. Police prosecutor Gordon Mansfield also objected to bail being granted to Roberts based on the facts of the charge which stated that some police ranks were on
patrol in the area when they saw Roberts acting in a suspicious manner. They then followed the defendant unknown to him. Roberts’s destination led the ranks to a house in which a search was carried out. A green haversack was found and a search was conducted on the haversack. Two parcels taped with brown scotch tape were discovered in the sack. Both parcels contained a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems. The parcels were opened in the presence of Roberts and he claimed that he uses it to make tea for his stuttering. Roberts was then remanded to prison until August 2, 2019 and the matter was transferred to the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.
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City Mayor to seek Treasurer’s advice on inability to pay salaries
Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine in an interview on Monday, said that he will have to approach the City Treasurer, John Douglas, on the way forward with regard to securing employees’ salaries for this month. The Mayor had indicated that the Council is in a critical financial position. He said that he had inherited $4 billion in debt when he assumed office. He said that while the Council may not be able to pay salaries, it is also faced with the issue of having to secure ‘back pay packages’ for employees, dating back as far as 2016. Narine asserted that these debts would have accumulated as a result of the failure of the Mayor’s office, before his tenure, to collect rates and taxes from businesses and individuals. Narine added that in a six-month period he was able to reduce a whopping $32M owed to the Council for taxes to $14M, by using the ‘Amnesty Method’ which allowed those in arrears to pay a percentage of the sums they owed to the council. According to the Mayor, this strategy has seen more persons coming to settle their arrears. The Mayor said that he hates excuses and complaints. He however said that he has a vision for the upliftment of the City of Georgetown. This will take three years to become reality. He however explained that this also will need large sums of cash to execute, hence the importance of the Council successfully collecting all rates and taxes owed.
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Moruca chopping death...
Post-mortem reveals haemorrhage as cause of death The post-mortem examination performed on Cynthia Cozier, the woman who was brutally chopped to death by her brother, concluded that the young woman died as a result of haemorrhage and shock due to the incised wounds to her neck and back. The examination which was performed by government pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh. On July 5, Kaieteur News reported that this 25year-old woman was brutally chopped by her brother. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the Suddie Public Hospital, Essequibo Coast. Cynthia and her sister, Beverly Cozier, 44, were both admitted as patients at the Suddie Hospital, after being attacked by their 25-year-old year brother, Rendy Cozier. The incident reportedly took
place at the family’s home, a t Wa r a m u r i Vi l l a g e , Moruca, Region One. Beverly Cozier revealed, in detail, the brutality of the incident. She said that she and her sister were at home with their brother at the time of the incident. “I went downstairs cooking, and my nephew, Cynthia’s son, was playing in the yard… my brother was there, too. He pick up a rock and pelt the li’l boy. Cynthia ask he why he spelt the boy and he said shut up before I chop you. He get up and he start fire chop and Cynthia was the first one he chop.” The sister said that she tried to escape but tripped while running. She added, “He come over me and he start chop me up. I ask he ‘Rendy what happen to you why you chopping we?’ Then he left me and he gone back and start
DEAD: Cynthia Cozier chop Cynthia again.” Cynthia’s nine-month year old baby, who was in her arms at the time, received an injury to the head. The baby and his aunt were regarded stable. Sources said that the attacker fled the scene. According to multiple sources who spoke to this publication, Rendy Cozier is believed to be a drug addict.
Second passenger in E’bo accident stable The other person who was injured in a taxi that slammed into a tree on the Essequibo Coast, is still admitted at the Suddie Public Hospital, where his condition is regarded as stable. The second passenger was identified as Fazil Salim, a 25-years-old mechanic, who lives in Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast. Based on reports, Salim was a passenger in motor car HB 6973, which was traveling on the Cullen Public Road, Essequibo Coast, allegedly at a fast rate. The driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a flamboyant tree on the road shoulder.
Salim was pulled out of the wrecked car and rushed to the Suddie Pubic Hospital in a critical state. The man’s condition was stabilized Monday, but continues to be monitored. His brother in law, on the other hand, who was identified as 31-year-old Premnarine Rampersaud, died on the spot. Rampersaud is believed to have been a former employee of the Aurora Gold Mining, who lived in Anna Catherina on the West Coast. The driver of the motor car is presently in police custody awaiting trial in the magistrate’s court.
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Ministry recruits key personnel to... From page 15 Ministry of Public Health at the national level and the administrative regional levels with the accomplishment of project objectives. The SRH Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Head of the Adolescent Health Unit within the Ministry of Public Health and will work closely with UNFPA and with other project stakeholders providing technical guidance throughout the project implementation. Based on a report of the Situational Analysis of Adolescent Pregnancy presented to the government by the United Nations Children’s Fund [UNICEF], it was discovered that in coastal Guyana, 90 out of a thousand girls between the ages of 15 and 19 gave birth during 2010 and 2015.
However the hinterland accounted for the majority of teenage pregnancy, amounting to 105. The project is, moreover, designed to provide the availability of, and access to quality sexual and reproductive health information and services, including commodities for adolescents. It is expected that will be implemented in three phases in all five sub-regions in Regions One and Nine, simultaneously. ‘Specific goals include a 10 percent reduction in adolescent pregnancy in the two regions by March 2022 so as to assist in Guyana’s efforts to realize three of the Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 3 – Good Health and Well Being; Goal 5 – Gender Equality and Goal 10 – Reduced Inequities.
Integrity Commission should probe... From page 13 should be more proactive in checking to see that these public officials are up to date with declarations, and that these properties and assets, including the oil blocks and the establishing of a company, if their interests in these matters have been declared.” Edghill said that the Integrity Commission must now say if Phillips and Lucas are up-todate in their filings and if these are included in their filings. ABR Oil and Gas Supplies and Logistics Services Inc. was incorporated on December 7, 2016. Along with Phillips and Lucas, the other directors include Aisha Jean-Baptiste, a Geologist; Charles Ceres, an engineer; and Selwin George, a local businessman. Phillips is the lead investigator on the award of two blocks by former President, Donald Ramotar, to three companies just before the 2015 General and Regional Elections. The SARA official has continuously told members of the media that the probe of the
Kaieteur and Canje blocks is necessary since the firms that got the licences– Ratio Guyana, Ratio Energy Limited, and Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas–have no track record or wherewithal to independently explore and develop the blocks. However, there are other documents at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) which show that Phillips, who also has no track record in oil exploration, is one of the beneficial owners of a company called ABR Oil and Gas Exploration. This company has applied for a licence to explore the block that is adjoining to Kaieteur and Canje. With US-owned ExxonMobil operating and making a world-class find in the nearby Stabroek block, in excess of five billion barrels, the value of the nearby blocks have gone up in value. Experts have said that countries around the world are careful about how it deals with adjoining properties when oil is discovered. In this case, most countries have opted to go the auction route.
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Ministries collaborating to... From page 16 Police Force [GPF] and the Regional Health Services [RHS] under, Dr. Kay Shako, have been conducting separate investigations into the death of the young healthcare worker. “I believe in allowing due process to take place,” Minister Lawrence said Monday, as she explained her decision to not been in the forefront making pronouncements on the tragedy.Nevertheless, she
has counselled the rest of the country’s healthcare workers not to “give up hope but build on the legacy (of Nurse Apple) and help make her proud.” She charged the public sector workers to “continue serving to the best of your ability.” RHS Director, Dr. Shako, also on Monday charged, especially nurses, not to “fear being deployed to the country’s interior locations to serve.”
Dr. Shako assured that the Ministry will be “more diligent when deploying nurses in the outlying Regions.” Added to this, Dr. Shako said that in order to help ease the traumatic stress associated with the recent death, counselling sessions will be made available to all healthcare professional workers as well as other categories of workers who have been affected in any way.
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NIS payment at centre of dispute between Guyana Goldfields, workers Remittances made to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) for workers attached to Aurora Gold Mines (AGM), which is operated by the Guyana Goldfields Incorporated, was among the list of complaints presented to representatives of the labour department, during a meeting to the company’s work site over the weekend. The meeting of the labour department is to facilitate an investigation into the complaints made by workers. For two days, some 250 rank and file workers attached to the Mines and Mechanical Division of Aurora Gold Mines Inc. downed tools due to concerns over the treatment meted out them which they deemed to be abusive of their rights. The Goldfield employees agreed to resume work on condition that the government works toward having their issues swiftly rectified. During the site visit, the mines workers officially registered their concerns with the Chief Labour Officer, Charles Ogle, in the presence of Senior Vice President of the Canadian Mining Company, Suresh Kalathil. Chief among the concerns are the lack of representation of the union of the worker’s choice. The workers have expressed a need to have National Mine Workers’ Union (NMWU), headed by Sherwin Downer, represent their interests in dialogue with AGM.
However, Downer was not invited to the meetings. He was reportedly not granted access to the mines. The workers, nonetheless, resounded a call to have the union in place. The workers had complained they have suffered financial and other abuses at the hands of AGM’s management due to the lack of representation, the workers said that. According to the workers the company has not been paying the NIS and other benefits up to date. They claimed too that the lack of commitment by the company to pay a severance package to employees transferred from Guyana Goldfields to STRACON— AGM’s allied Peruvian contractor. STRACON is focused on open pit and underground mining signed an open pit contract mining agreement with. The company commenced on July 1, last. Given a back and forth with management over the issue, the workers called for the better systems to be implemented towards arriving at a solution. “There should be no more oral agreements. We just don’t want talk. We want documentation — papers to show because AGM has a tendency of just talking and not following through on the decisions,” an employee of the company posited. Chief Labour Officer Ogle
noted that the labour department will work with the company to have the concerns of workers addressed within a matter of two weeks. At the interim, Ogle warned that of verbal abuse of workers will not be tolerated.“They have to be corrected forthwith; the cursing and abuse by the supervisors on workers will not be tolerated.” He promised to investigate particularly the claims by the workers of non-remittances to GRA, NIS. The Senior Vice President also gave a commitment to work with the labour department to address the concerns. Katahil noted, “The process will take a little time because we want once we make sure our decisions can be sustainable.” “We have to make sure that the right process procedure is in place.” He said too that AGM is committed that to rights of the people, policies and labour laws are upheld. Meanwhile, in response to allegations that the company is not paying NIS for its employees Human Resources Manager, Peter Benny, said that the claim is outrageous and borders on a scandal. “It can be verified what I have stated here as I met also with many senior persons at the NIS and the NIS even met with scores of employees on site during their routine visits .. This is not a hidden is-
MAN O MAN,, 39, ADMITS T TO RAPING GRANNY GRANNY,, 76 Thirty-nine-year-old Delon Blake was yesterday remanded to prison pending sentencing which is scheduled for tomorrow. Blake appeared at the High Court in Demerara and admitted to a rape charge. On June 20, last, he allegedly engaged in sexual penetration of a 76-year-old woman against her will. Blake appeared before Justice Simone MorrisRamlall, while the case for the prosecution was presented by Sarah Martin. Based on reports, Blake was among the 13 inmates, who broke out of the Lusignan Prison in July
2017. He was subsequently recaptured. Meanwhile, in another matter before the same judge, Colin Thomas, 50, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child. According to the first charge, between August 1 and August 31, 2013, he engaged in sexual activity with a six-year-old girl. The other charge stated that between August 1 and August 31, 2014, he engaged in sexual activity with the same girl, this time around, when she was eight.
Delon Blake He, too, will be sentenced on Thursday.
A section of the workers during a meeting with the labour department and Guyana Goldfields sue.” According to Benny, the company is among the largest NIS contributors in the country and adds to the cof-
fers significantly year in and out even before it went into production. “In late 2017 the company changed its work schedule
after it acquired its own plane to reduce the cost of transporting its employees from Georgetown to Aurora,” Benny added.
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More evidence surfaces against man accused of killing Albouystown footballer The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Albouystown footballer, Christopher Mansfield, was yesterday put on hold as the prosecutor of the matter asked for additional time to add more evidence to the case. Shemar Harvey is currently on remand for the murder before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Harvey was not required to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on March 31, 2019 at Albouystown, Georgetown, he murdered 18-year-old Christopher Mansfield. Yesterday was set for further disclosure of statements and possible commencement of the PI. However, based on police prosecutor Neville Jeffers’s request to add the additional details from the new investigation, the matter was adjourned until July 19, 2019 for the prosecutor to report on the matter. Harvey is represented by attorney-at-law Ashley Henry. On the first occasion that the matter was called she had told the court that her client is 21 years old, currently unemployed, and resides at Lot 135 King Edward Street,
Shemar Harvey Albouystown. Mansfield who hails from Lot 66 Barr Street, Albouystown, was on his way to a football game when he was accosted by three “identifiable” males at Cooper Street, Albouystown. The men reportedly approached on bicycles. They were armed with a cutlass, a knife, and a gun. It was re-
ported that Mansfield was shot to the right side of his abdomen. He ran to seek refuge in a yard of Lot 154 Non Pareil Street, Albouystown, where he collapsed. He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital by public-spirited citizens, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Wednesday July 10, 2019
Death of taxi driver in Essequibo lock ups
Family willing to accept $28M settlement from police without court action The family of the taxi driver, who was found dead in the lockups of the Suddie Police Station in Essequibo, has expressed a willingness to accept a $28 million settlement from the Guyana Police Force, (GPF) as compensation for their loss. Attorney -at- law, Anil Nandlall, who is representing the family of the deceased Lallbachan Bachan, of Lot 21 Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast, has written to Commissioner of Police, Leslie James, suggesting an amicable course of settlement. The lawyer has since filed legal proceedings against the State. In his letter to the Top Cop, Nandlall noted, “I am of the considered view and persuaded that the death of the deceased resulted from the actions or omission of the Guyana Police Force. I have so advised my client who has firmly instructed me to institute civil legal proceedings seeking compensation for the wrongful death of the deceased.” Nandlall noted further that given the recent settlement of $28M being granted to the relatives of a deceased who was wrongfully killed by members of the Guyana Police Force, the Bachan clan is not opposed to collecting that sum as compensation.“Should the Force be so inclined, my client is not opposed to exploring a similar amicable course,” the lawyer concluded in his letter. In addition to the Police Commissioner, letters were also dispersed to the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) for a full investigation to be launched into the matter and to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for an inquest. The sudden death of a 39-year-old taxi
Lallbachan Bachan driver, who died in the Suddie Police Station lockup last week, has raised a number of questions amongst the residents of the Maria’s Lodge community. Based on reports reaching this publication, the now dead man was taken into police custody last Friday, after two arrest warrants were served on him for driving under the influence of alcohol. The man’s lifeless body was discovered in the Suddie Police Station lockups about 06:10h yesterday. It was certified dead on arrival at the Suddie Public Hospital. According to police, the body bore no marks of violence. Family members of the man are claiming, however, that there were marks of violence on the body of the deceased.
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Guyana to get new embassy in Brazil; sees bids over $800M Tender opening yesterday at the National Procurement The bids as well as the engineer’s estimate for the project Construction of Rip Rap Sea Defences between Prospect and and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) saw a bid from the were all over a whopping $800M.Other notable projects were Broomhall, Mahaicony, ECD, Region 5-Phase 2 and the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a new Guyanese Embassy to the Ministry of Public Health, Construction of Ruimveldt Poly- Energy Agency, Supply of Electric Vehicle and Supply, Instalbe constructed in Brazil along with a residence for the ambas- clinic, Blue Mountain Road, Festival City Entrance, North lation and Commissioning of Hybrid Inverter and Energy Storsador and quarters for the diplomatic staff. Ruimveldt, Georgetown, Ministry of Public Infrastructure age System amongst others. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Agriculture –NDIA Construction of New Guyana Embassy, Ambassador’s Residence and Diplomatic Staff Rehabilitation of Structures Along Big Shanks, Mahaica, Region 4 Quarters in Brazil.
Ministry of Public Health Construction of Ruimveldt Polyclinic, Blue Mountain Road, Festival City Entrance, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
Repairs to Pontoon and Mud Bin Located at Boerasire Water Conservancy, Region 3
Installation of Revetment at Endeavour, Canal No.2 WBD Region 3
Ministry of Public Infrastructure Construction of Rip Rap Sea Defences between Prospect and Broomhall, Mahaicony, ECD, Region 5-Phase 2.
Construction of Driveway, Parking Area, Shed, Access Bridge and Office Cupboards for NDIA Region 5
Ministry of Public Security Supply and Delivery of Equipment for Guyana Prison Service Lots 1-3
Guyana Energy Agency Supply of Electric Vehicle and Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Hybrid Inverter and Energy Storage System.
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Provision of Pest Control Services
Provision of Security Services Consultancy Services for Geological, Geotechnical and Topographical Surveys for the Proposed 1.5 MW Kuma Hydropower Project.
Construction of Bitumen Shed, Central Workshop, Lamaha Street, Georgetown.
Provision of Sanitact Disposal Sercives
Provision of Services for the Collection and Disposal of Non-Infectious Waste
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Miller-Uibo breaks meet record to take headlines
Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo.
SZEKESFEHERVAR, Hungary, CMC – Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo smashed the meet record as she brushed aside her field to win the women’s 200 metres at the Hungarian Grand Prix, in her first halflap of the year here yesterday. The reigning Olympic 400 metres champion dominated from start to finish to clock 22.18 seconds and knock 0.34 off Jamaican former world and Olympic champion Ve r o n i c a Campbell-Brown’s threeyear-old record. Côte D‘ivoire’s Marie-
Wednesday July 10, 2019 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) If you have a tendency to do a little too much dreaming, reality could catch up with you now. The time has come to react immediately, Aries.
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J o s e e Ta L o u f i n i s h e d second in a season-best 22.76 seconds while Jenna Prandini of the United States clinched third spot in 22.88. Running out of lane seven, Miller-Uibo was away quickly and came off the curve with the lead, with Ta Lou and Prandini chasing. She then accelerated further to open up a significant gap on the field before easing up at the line. Fellow Bahamian Steven Gardiner also dominated in the men’s 400 metres to carve out a new personal best of 44.45 seconds. Starting from lane four, the World Championship silver medallist produced a steady display throughout the first 300 metres before surging in the final 100 metres to finish well ahead of his field. Tyrell Richard (45.59) a n d Ve r n o n N o r w o o d (45.62) of the United States trailed in second and third respectively. In the corresponding women’s event, Jamaican S t e p h e n i e - A n n McPherson took third in 51.76 behind winner Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain. In the women’s 400 metres, Jamaican Janieve Russell claimed second in 55.65 behind winner Ashley Spencer of the United States (55.36), while Jamaican Fedrick Dacres measured 67.67 metres to finish second behind Sweden’s Daniel Stahl (68.77) in the men’s discus.
Badminton holiday... From page 38 the National Gymnasium 10:00am-12:00pm and at the Marian Academy 2:00pm4:00pm from Monday last. All players who registered for the camps were given Yonex Rackets to help encourage them to continue to play Badminton. ‘We are happy to see such a great turn out at both Venues and the interest the young players are showing during their training sessions,’ a release noted. ‘The GBA would like to thank Ansa McAl for their Contribution to make these Camps a success and look forward to their continuous support in the future,’ the release noted. The players attending are from schools like: Marian Academy, Queens College, Bishops High School, North Georgetown, Success Elementary, St. Joseph High School, Mae’s Primary, St. Roses & Christ Church.
Windies to face Afghanistan in India KABUL, Afghanistan, CMC – West Indies will clash with Afghanistan in a full series next November in India, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced. The tour, which runs from November 5 to December 1, will feature one Test, three One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals and is in keeping with the ICC Future Tours Programme. “The venue of the Test as well as the shorter-format games are yet to be decided,” the ACB said in a statement. West Indies have never played Afghanistan in a Test but have faced them in the shorter formats, winning two
of six ODIs and three of four T20Is. At the ICC World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe last year, the Windies failed to beat the Afghanistan in two attempts, including the final. Afghanistan were one of two nations, along with Ireland, to acquire Test status two years ago. They have played only two matches, losing both to powerhouses India and fellow minnows Ireland. Their hosting of the Windies marks a busy end of the year for the Caribbean side, who are set to host India in August and September in two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is.
Windward Islands and Jamaica victorious Windward Islands and Jamaica registered victories when the Cricket West Indies Regional U17 50-over tournament continued yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago. Windward Islands defeated Guyana by 85 runs (Duckworth Lewis method) at Gilbert Park. In a match which was reduced to 25 overs following a rain interruption, Leeward Islands batted first and managed 126-6. A. Augwte made 38 while O. Joseph scored 31 and O. Matthews 20. Marvan
Prashad claimed four wickets and Sheldon Charles one. Guyana’s dismal performance continued as they were limited to 65-7 in reply after being given a revised target of 150 to win. Only C. Balgobin showed any resistance with 27 not out which included one four and three sixes. T. Theodore captured four wickets. Jamaica beat Trinidad and Tobago by two runs at Brian Lara Stadium, while the Barbados and Leeward Islands game at Couva was rained out.
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Serena thrills as ‘Dream Neymar: Brazil forward can leave Team’ turn mean PSG for right offer - Leonardo Sport - Neymar can leave machine at Wimbledon ParisBBC St-Germain “if there is an offer LONDON (Reuters) Wimbledon’s Centre Court is the property of the All England Club, but yesterday it belonged to Serena Williams. After reaching her 37th Grand Slam singles semi-final, the American returned with Britain’s Andy Murray in a fist-pumping, high-fiving, forehand-slapping frenzy as the mixed doubles ‘Dream Team’ put on a show for the thousands of fans who had hung around into the evening to watch. ‘SerAndy’ or ‘Murrena’, as the multiple Grand Slam-winning duo have been dubbed, eased into the third round with a 7-5 6-3 win over America’s Raquel Atawo and France’s Fabrice Martin. Having beaten compatriot Alison Riske in three sets in the singles quarter-finals earlier in the day, Williams looked like she wanted to be anywhere but out on court again. Not in a sulky sort of way. Far from it. She was in a fired-up frenzy to get off court as fast as possible as the evening drew in, smashing winners left and right, roaring, fistpumping and pirouetting in celebration as each one flew off her racket. “I am having a blast,” she said. “Obviously it has been a great atmosphere playing out there with Andy, so it is great.” Any doubt over whether Williams would be in the mood for the mixed doubles was dispelled in the first game as she smashed a volley straight at Martin, apologising profusely after the ball cannoned off his body. Playing with home favourite
Murray, a twice Wimbledon singles champion, means Williams had the Centre Court crowd firmly in her corner and they loudly roared their approval throughout as she fired a string of superb return winners. “I do not expect that to ever happen again. I’m convinced that was once in a lifetime. I just never hit returns like that in my life,” said Williams. The result of the match was never really in doubt, even if the first set was tight - but this partnership was never meant to be just about results. Both players are using the mixed doubles as an opportunity to play matches in an effort to return from injuries, with Williams feeling her way back after a niggling knee problem and Murray feeling his way after hip surgery. Williams’ focus will return to her main task on Thursday when the 11th seeded American faces unseeded Czech Barbora Strycova in the semi-finals as she bids to claim a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title. Murray, however, is playing the long game, having made no immediate decision about when he will be ready to battle again with the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer. A truer test of their doubles credentials will come in the next round when they face top seeds Brazilian Bruno Soares and American Nicole Melichar. Soares won Grand Slam doubles titles with Andy’s older brother Jamie at the U.S. and Australian Opens in 2016.
that suits everyone”, says sporting director Leonardo. The Brazil forward failed to turn up for the first day of pre-season training on Monday and PSG say they will take “appropriate action”. The 27-year-old has been linked with a move back to former club Barcelona. Leonardo added that the French champions had “not received any offers” for Neymar but there had been “very superficial contacts” with Barcelona. Neymar joined PSG from Barcelona for a world record 222m euros (£200m) in August 2017. Asked if the player had asked to leave the club, Leonardo - speaking to La Parisien - said: “It’s clear to everyone. But in football, you say one thing today and tomorrow another. It’s amazing but it’s like that. “Yes [I have spoken to Neymar]. I do not want to tell all the details of the conversation. “We talked with his entourage too. Everyone knows everything. The position is clear for all participants. “But one thing is concrete today: he still has three years of contract with us. And since we have not received an offer, we cannot discuss anything.” He added: “Neymar can leave PSG, if there is an offer that suits everyone. “But to date, we do not know if anyone wants to buy him, or at what price. All this is not done in a day, that’s for sure. “PSG wants to rely on players who want to stay and build something big. We do not need players who would do a favour at the club by staying here.”
Neymar has scored 34 goals in 37 league appearances since joining PSG in August 2017 to help the club win back-to-back Ligue 1 titles. (AFP) So where is Neymar? Brazilian media quoted Neymar’s father as saying that PSG “were aware” the forward was set to miss training on Monday because of charity commitments. “The reason was known and planned for a year as part of his activities for the Neymar Institute,” Neymar Sr told Fox Sports Brazil. “We couldn’t postpone them and he will return [to PSG] on 15 July.” However, Leonardo said “these were not dates agreed with the club”. “Paris St-Germain notes that Neymar Jr was not in attendance at the agreed time and place. This was without the club’s prior authorisation,” read a PSG statement. “The club regrets this situation.” Neymar has scored 34 goals in 37 league appearances for PSG to help them to consecutive Ligue 1 titles, but he has also been involved in a number of disciplinary incidents, including being banned for three
games for lashing out at a fan after PSG’s shock French Cup final defeat. He will also miss the next three European matches for insulting officials. The former Santos forward was stripped of the Brazilian captaincy in May before suffering an ankle ankle injury during an international friendly against Qatar last month that forced him to miss his country’s Copa America triumph on home soil. Last week, Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu claimed Neymar wants to leave PSG this summer. According to reports in the Spanish media, Neymar has offered to take a pay cut of 12m euros a year to facilitate a return to the Nou Camp, where he played between 2013 and 2017. The La Liga champions side have already signed Frenkie de Jong from Ajaxfor an initial 75m euros (£67m) this summer and are thought to be interested in signing France forward Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid.
Viviani wins stage four as Alaphilippe retains yellow jersey BBC Sport - Elia Viviani claimed his first Tour de France stage win as teammate Julian A l a p h i l i p p e retained the yellow jersey after stage four yesterday. A relatively flat 213.5km route from Reims set up a bunch sprint in Nancy, with Italy’s Viviani edging out Alexander Kristoff and Caleb Ewan. The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider, 30, who won omnium gold at the 2016 Olympics, is riding in his second Tour. Defending champion Geraint Thomas stays seventh overall, 45 seconds adrift. Viviani’s victory marks a fine 24 hours for the Belgian team, who were already celebrating after Alaphilippe’s superb win in Epernay on stage three. And the race leader played his part in this success, selflessly leading
the 30-year-old to the front of the race with Argentine team-mate Max Richeze, before giving way as the Italian powered to the line. “I was missing this win. That means a lot,” said Viviani whose palmares includes five stage victories at the Giro d’Italia and three at the Vuelta a Espana - the other Grand Tours. “I can’t believe it,” he added. “It was the big goal of the year. We missed our first chance to win a stage and take the yellow jersey but after yesterday with Julian it was the moment the team switched on. “I just needed to do my job in the last few hundred metres. It is what I do better if they launch me like that. I was focused on my lead out, it was perfect team work.” B r i t a i n ’s Thomas finished safely in the
Elia Viviani (right) won stage four in a photo finish from Alexander Kristoff and Caleb Ewan. (Reuters) peloton with his co-leader at Ineos, Colombia’s Egan Bernal and compatriot
Adam Yates. All the other main general classification
hopefuls, like Movistar’s Nairo Quintana and Bahrain Merida’s Vincenzo
Nibali, who won the Tour in 2014, also came home in the main bunch.
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Brain beats brawn as Strycova ends Konta’s hopes LONDON (Reuters) Johanna Konta played almost perfect tennis for the opening five games of her Wimbledon quarter-final against unseeded Czech Barbora Strycova on an expectant Centre Court yesterday. Her power game was locked and loaded and there appeared little Strycova could do to prevent the Briton steaming into a semi-final showdown with seven-time champion Serena Williams. An hour or so later, however, face red, thoughts scrambled and racket arm flailing away like a robot gone rogue, the 19th seed faced match point after an astonishing collapse. What happened next was not a surprise. Konta overcooked a backhand for her 34th unforced error and the 33-year-old Strycova put her hands to her face, perhaps in shock that she was into her first Grand Slam semi-final at the 53rd attempt. Her 7-6(5) 6-1 triumph means she is the oldest firsttime Grand Slam singles semifinalist. “It was always my dream to play good at this tournament,”
Strycova told reporters after completing a memorable day by reaching the doubles quarterfinals with Hsieh Su-wei. “It’s happening at this age now, it’s incredible. It shows if you believe it, it’s happening.” Her victory was one of brains over brawn and a painful lesson, once again, for Konta that it pays to have something other than Plan A at the business end of majors. Strycova, ranked three in the world in doubles but no slouch at singles having made the last eight here in 2014, never panicked and rode the early blows as she fell 4-1 behind. Heavyweight boxing great Muhammad Ali coined the phrase ‘rope-a-dope’ when he beat George Foreman in the infamous Rumble in the Jungle in 1974 having drawn his great rival’s sting. DESPERATE KONTA It was a similar scenario at the more sedate setting of the All England Club and by the end a desperate Konta, so potent early on, was swinging and missing with monotonous regularity. “Plan B should not be beating yourself,” three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe remarked on the
BBC. “If you start doing it you must pull back and dig in.” Against twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova on Monday, Konta fought power with power, subtlety was not required. Less-celebrated Czech Strycova has a bag of tricks though and when she began to mix up the pace and spin and change the angle of attack, the local favourite failed to respond. Two years ago Konta raised hope of a first British women’s champion since Virginia Wade’s triumph in 1977, only to lose to Venus Williams. This defeat, a round earlier, should hurt more. Following the match, however, just as after her recent French Open semi-final defeat by another tricky Czech, Marketa Vondrousova, she slipped back into the “no regrets” mantra. “Every decision I made, every thought process, every opportunity that I gave myself, I have no regrets in doing. I did the best that I could,” she said. “She gives her opponents every opportunity to not feel great out there. I couldn’t find an answer for it today.”
GOOD START It had all begun so well. Konta pulverised a backhand to save a break point in the opening game then broke with another baseline bomb. She even fired down a second serve ace as she moved 3-0 ahead with Strycova looking vulnerable in every rally. The change came with the Czech serving at 1-4 though. She served and volleyed in the following game, and in the next a low sliced return teased an error from Konta as she broke back. Every time the British hope erred the crowd “ahhhed” and it gradually sapped Konta’s confidence. The tiebreak summed up her display. She went 3-1 down with a dreadful volley, but responded to lead 5-4 with two sizzling backhands that had the crowd erupting. Strycova levelled with a cool volley, then a brave second serve forced an error. When Konta’s next forehand thumped the net the set was over and effectively so was her challenge. “I was playing a lot of slice. She didn’t really know what to expect,” Strycova said.
Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools’ Cricket tournament
Guyanese Schools make inauspicious start in opening round The 33rdSir Garfield Sobers 40-over International Schools Cricket tournament got off to rainy start in Barbados Monday with many of the games being affected by the adverse weather. Playing in Zone ‘A’ of the Tournament, Queen’s College of Guyana had a no-result against Lodge School of Barbados at Lears after rain stopped play with QC on 362 in 10 overs replying to Lodge’s 248-9 in 40 overs, Navindra Persaud was on 10. I n L o d g e ’s i n n i n g s , Shemwyn Harris top scored with 75, while Tennyson Roach made 58, Daniel Wi l l i n g s 2 5 , Z a c h a r y Nicholls 23 not out and Kwame Small 15. Bowling for the Guyanese, Idris Allen captured 4-44, Navindra Persaud had 3-38 and Elnathan Sukhnandan had 2-41. In Zone ‘B’at Crab Hill in St Lucy, St Catherine Juniors of Barbados beat The Business School of Guyana
by 8 wickets in a match reduced to 32 overs due to a late start on account of overnight rain. The Business School slumped to 94-7 in 32 overs with Andsuegga Rodrigues top scoring 31, Ariel Tilku 23 not out and Tatesh Shivrattan 15 supported with the bat. Javere Callender took 4-20 including one of two hattricks of the first round. St Catherine Juniors raced to 96-2 in 12 overs with Naje Bishop 47 not out and Ramar Newton 27 not out as they shared an unbroken halfcentury partnership for the host.
Floyd Cumberbatch is... From page 37 seafoods and Attorney at Law Gentle Elias. The tournament was organized by Linden coordinator, Floyd Cumberbatch and President of the Association Mr. Jiaram.
Serena survives Riske business to reach Wimbledon semis LONDON (Reuters) Serena Williams clubbed her way into the Wimbledon semi-finals, draining the last drop of fight from fellow American Alison Riske before sealing a 6-4 4-6 6-3 win in a riproaring Centre Court contest yesterday. For two sets, Riske absorbed every last punishing blow from the seven times champion, while her own lightweight jab inflicted some early pain and then leveled the see-saw encounter at 1-1. Wi l l i a m s ’ blows, h o w e v e r, b e c a m e t o o frequent and too heavy in the final games, with the weaponized serve pushing the world number 55 Riske back on her heels, while her return worked like an old slugger’s right-hook. Having knocked out world number one Ash Barty in the last round and having spent over nine hours on court en route to the quarters - the longest path to the last eight of anyone since 2011 - Riske had shown a streak of pure Pittsburgh steel. But Williams, who is hunting down a recordequaling 24th Grand Slam singles title, is tennis
Serena Williams of the U.S. in action during her quarter final match against Alison Riske of the U.S. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay) tungsten, and recovered superbly from a brief wobble in which she lost the second set and fell a break behind in the third. “I just needed to fight,” said Williams. “She was not giving it to me. I needed to step up and take it. That’s what I had to do.” She eventually charged over the finish line after more than two hours on
court, bringing up match point when Riske netted a forehand and completing the job with her 19th ace of the match to set up a clash with unseeded Czech Barbora Strycova, who b e a t B r i t a i n ’s J o h a n n a Konta in straight sets. W h i l e t h e w o m e n ’s game is often exalted as being wildly unpredictable, Wi l l i a m s r e m a i n s t h e
exception to the rule and Tuesday’s win secured her a 37th Grand Slam semifinal appearance. She came into the quarters having won 96 singles matches at the All England Club, while the other seven players left in the draw had won 80 between them. ‘GET TO BUSINESS’ The discrepancy
between Wi l l i a m s ’ achievements and those of Riske could not have been more stark. The 29-year-old was playing her first Grand Slam quarter-final in her 30th major and had accumulated around $85 million less in prize money than Williams. Ye t t h e P i t t s b u rg h native feels at home on grass and, with 11 of her 19 Grand Slam match wins coming at Wimbledon, she was never going to be a pushover for Williams, who is still feeling her way back after a niggling knee injury had limited her court time since the Australian Open in January. Riske struck first, breaking in the third game before Williams had really got her legs into gear, but a 3-1 advantage was quickly wiped out as the 11th seed won five of the next six games to take the set. The wild swings of momentum were briefly halted at the start of the second as the match went with serve until Williams lost hers in the ninth game. In the blink of an eye she had lost the set and been broken again in the
first game of the decider with the Centre Court crowd sniffing an upset. The advantage then swung from player to player as Williams seized back the initiative to go 3-1 up and then seemed powerless as Riske moved her around the court, forcing a string of errors from the former world number one’s racket. Midway through the set, as the wind played havoc with her hair, Williams decided enough was enough, in more ways than one. Pulling her hair into the tightest of buns at the changeover, she went about finishing off Riske with punishing efficiency. “I just needed to get it out of the way, put the business bun up and just get to business,” she said. She put menacing pressure on the Riske serve, bringing up break point, before a double fault gave Williams a 5-3 lead, an advantage she was never going to relinquish.
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‘Allicock working hard as never Balram Narine beats top class field to win Beyoncé Ross before’ says Coach Roldan - GBA head heartened by Allicock’s commitment By Sean Devers In his latest update on the progress of 19-year-old Bantamweight Pan American Games medal hopeful Keevin Allicock’s training stint in the Spanish speaking Caribbean Island of Cuba, National Boxing Coach, Cuban Francisco Roldan, indicated that Allicock’s stint was going very well. “He is doing six rounds sparring sessions and at this moment he is doing well. We are training in the High performance Boxing academy which is a Senior Boxing High level Centre, in my province, Villa Clara, where the Boxers are in camp full time,” said Coach Roldan. From next week, Allicock will continue his training focusing on tactical work. According to Coach Roldan, Allicock will continue with sparring sessions to different Styles and a programme has been implemented to do two training sessions in the sand at the beach of largest Island in the Caribbean. “This Saturday he did, sparring…. four rounds…and
he was very Nice. He is doing joint training with a total of six free rounds with different directed tasks. This work is very hard and very similar to the sparring. He will do very Nice in Pan-American games,” continued Roldan who was brought back Guyana by the GOA who is funding his work with the Albouystown resident. Roldan assured that Allicock was working hard as he never did before. Allicock’s Road to Peru where this year ’s Pan American Games will be held, has not been all smooth driving but so far the few obstacles has not stopped him from moving forward with what promises to be an illustrious career in the fistic Sport. In the Pam Am Games Qualifiers in Nicaragua, the skilful Allicock was set to fight Alexy De Cruz of Dominican Republic but was prevented from doing so by Technical Delegate (Fight Supervisor) Rapheal Vega who claimed that the Guyanese was wearing an inappropriate coloured vest.
Through intervention by the GBA, Allicock has now qualified for the Games despite his controversial walkover loss in Nicaragua. GBA’s President Steve Ninvalle had sent a letter to the GOA President recommending that this trip Cuba be put on hold and Allicock’s monthly stipend be stopped due to the Boxer’s negligence with regards to his training programme. But as they say all is well that ends well and so is the case of Allicock. The best ending would be Allicock bringing home a Gold Medal. Ninvalle, in reacting to Coach Roldan’s report said the GBA is heartened by the commitment young Allicock is showing. “He is looking forward and not backward. Having him move up to a higher level of training is most important if he is to medal at the Pan Am Games. I am confident that Mr. Allicock will return to Guyana adequately prepared to face any opposition in Peru,” Ninvalle concluded.
Allicock with top Cuban Boxers at the Training facility in Cuba.
Malteenoes Annual Cricket Clinic opens July 29 The Malteenoes Sports Club has been contributing to the development of Cricket and youths for decades since its existence in 1902. It is considered one of the oldest institutions of its kind in Georgetown. There are several sports programmes being housed at the MSC; Cricket, Table Tennis and Darts. In keeping with its obligation to develop cricket in the country, the Club is hosting its annual “Cricket Clinic”. The planned event of activities is not just focused on the cricket, but with personal and educational
development which are also equally important. Building on previous years’ success, activities and training sessions anticipated for 2019’s event are: Etiquette Training, Public Speaking, Anti-Drug Awareness and Interactive and critical thinking sessions. These are a few of the events that will be administered by Guyana’s finest personnel coupled with cricket development skills from the best coaches and former players of Guyana. The event will run from July 29 to August 9, Monday to Friday, 09:00hrs to 15:00hrs
daily. The clinic caters for males and females between the ages 6-18 years old. Registration fee for Girls between the ages 6-12 years cost G$2000, Boys age 6-12 years G$3000, Girls age 12-18 G$3000 and Boys age 12-18 years G$4000. Dress Code is long track pants and white Tee-Shirts and 70% White Sneakers. Application Forms are available at Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands, between the hours 15:00hrs and 20:00hrs daily. For further information, please contact Troy Lewis at the club.
Memorial cycle road race
Mrs. Yonette Clarke, mother of the late Beyonce Ross, hands over the winning prize to race winner Balram Narine as other outstanding riders, organisers and sponsors share the moment. All the top riders in Berbice and who are also among the best in the country at the moment were present. But the up and coming Balram Narine of the Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) showed that he is a force to be reckoned with as he withstood all that was thrown at him to ride away with the Beyoncé Ross Memorial Cycling road race held on Sunday in Berbice. The 40-mile event, which was for Berbicians only, was held from Rose Hall Town to Number 51 Village and back for the finish in front of the ‘Sha Veh’ Business Complex at Port Mourant. The race was very competitive with Narine holding off a driving finish from the big guns in the chasing pack to win in one hour, 58 minutes and 58 seconds. The battle was intense throughout with the likes of top riders Narine, Romello Crawford, Curtis “Chappy”
Dey, Andrew Hicks, Andre ‘Padlock’ Green, Ajay Gopilall, and Ralph Sewnarine battling for supremacy. Some five miles during the return journey Narine and Gopilall broke away. The chasing pack not letting up caught Gopilall with about 50 meters to go. Narine however had enough in his tank to stave off the challengers for the victory. Crawford who had a flat tire during the race was subsequently disqualified for some infringements during the event. Dey was elevated to second, Hicks third with Gopilall riding in fourth and Green fifth. Jeremiah Joseph turned the tables on arch rival and FACC team mate Mario Washington in the Juvenile category with the probing Steve Bhimsen in third position. The Veterans category saw Syborne Fernandes in winner’s row. The sprint prizes
saw Narine, Crawford and Gopilall taking two each. Trophies and incentives were donated by A. Ally’s and Sons, Peter Lewis General Construction, The Regional Democratic Council, The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club among others. The presentation ceremony was held at the Area ‘H’ Ground in Rose Hall Town, where the family held a day of sports. A moment of silence was observed before the race. Ross, who hailed from Rose Hall Town, won three gold medals at the National Schools’ Cycling Championships in 2017. She died a year ago from brain tumor. Ross’ family is in the process of setting up a foundation to assist others who might encounter similar circumstances. The day of sports was held to observe her passing and raise funds to help propel the foundation. (Samuel Whyte)
OPKO claim Wiltshire Dominoes tourney in Sophia OPKO chalked up 45 games to win the final of the Mark Wiltshire dominoes tournament which was contested on Sunday last in Sophia. OPKO were led by Richard Mettleholzer and Dexter (only name given) with 10 games each while Spartons placed second with 42 games with Tyrone Ambrose scoring 11 and Shawn McKenzie nine.
Mix Up finished third on 40 games; Rawle Peters made 10 and Gilbert Mendonca nine. Spartons won the semi final with 45 games ahead of OPKO with 41 and C7 on 38. Spartons top scorers were Ambrose and Martin Permaul with 10 and eight games respectively. Mettleholzer and Clive (only name provided) made 10 each for OPKO.
Meanwhile, Wiltshire will be hosting a four-game sixsitting tournament on Sunday at Turning Point starting at 14:00hrs. Entrance fee is 10,000 and the winning team will take home a trophy and $120,000, the runner up a trophy and $60,000 and third place $20,000. The prizes are subject to change and teams can contact Wiltshire on 659-8672.
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Halep steers steady path past Zhang into Wimbledon semis LONDON (Reuters) Former world number one Simona Halep reached her second Wimbledon semifinal after overcoming an early onslaught to deliver another textbook example of matchplay tennis and dispatch China’s unseeded Zhang Shuai 7-6(4) 6-1 yesterday. Just as she did in
quelling the lively challenge of 15-year-old Coco Gauff on Monday, Halep initially struggled and looked in real danger when 4-1 down and facing more break points in the opening set. However, the Romanian dug in to see off the threat then played her usual percentage tennis as Zhang lost her way.
Seventh-seed Halep now faces Ukrainian eighth seed Elina Svitolina, who beat unseeded Czech Karolina Muchova in straight sets, as she bids to reach the final for the first time having lost to Eugenie Bouchard in the last four in 2014. “I was a little bit nervous before the match,
Bermuda and Cayman U-19’s suffer heavy defeats TORONTO, Canada, CMC – Bermuda and the Cayman Islands both suffered immediate setbacks as they crashed to heavy defeats here on the opening day of the five-nation Americas Region qualifiers for next y e a r ’s I C C U n d e r- 1 9 Wo r l d C u p i n S o u t h Africa. Bermuda were on the end of a nine-wicket defeat against host nation Canada in a 50-overs match at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club while Cayman Islands suffered
a 10-wicket drubbing at the hands of the United States. Bermuda were dismissed for 61 in 26.4 overs after choosing to bat, with Jaiden Manders and Tai Cariah, who both made 13, the only batsmen to reach double figures with Muhammad Kamal, three for nine, leading Canada’s attack. Canada replied with 63 for one from eight overs after Randhir Sandu (26) and Eshan Sensarma (17) produced a 57-run opening partnership, Bermuda are next in action in King City against the United States, who beat
Cayman Islands by 10 wickets. Cayman, meanwhile, were bowled out for 29 in 15.3 overs with Raj Chirag Vy a s l e a d i n g t h e U S charge with figures of seven for 20. The US replied with 30 without loss from 1.4 overs with the bulk of their runs coming from extras (13). The qualifying group also includes Argentina, who face Canada in their opening match. The top team in the group will advance to the Under-19 World Cup next January and February.
a little bit stressed, I knew that she was going to come and hit the ball strongly, Halep said. “ Wi t h h e r t h e b a l l doesn’t bounce that much s o i t ’s r e a l l y t o u g h t o return. But I kept fighting. I knew that I had to be 100 percent for every ball, then I could break her rhythm a little bit. It happened in the second set.” Zhang, who won the pair’s last two meetings in 2016, is ranked 50th and has reached the quarterfinals in only one Grand Slam event - the 2016 Australian Open. However, she started s u p e r b l y, s e r v i n g a n d returning with depth, power and confidence to break in the second game and race to a 4-1 lead. That looked set to be 5-1 but Halep battled and chased to save four break points in a key game that lasted over 10
minutes and turned the match. CALCULATED GROUNDSTROKES The 27-year-old Romanian, last year’s French Open champion, began to find her own rhythm, delivering the calculated, lowrisk groundstrokes that wore down American Gauff to hold, then broke back via a double fault. Zhang’s double-handed backhand, so deadly in the opening games, began to pepper the tramlines as the inconsistency indicated by her poor Grand Slam record became evident. She clung on to get to a tiebreak but was well beaten in it and an early break in the second set put Halep 3-1 up. Zhang’s head then dropped and the errors flowed as Halep rattled through the remaining games at a canter. “I was happy to
make the quarter-finals and I had a really good start today,” said Zhang. “I was hitting a lot of winners but after the 41 game I made more mistakes and she found a really good rhythm. Everything started to change then.” Halep said she now feels much more comfortable on grass having struggled on many of her previous appearances. “ I t ’s a l i t t l e b i t dangerous when you play on grass because the feet are not really stable but now I’ve started to feel it, to have it in my hands, to have it in my legs, and also in my mind, which is very important,” she said. “I’m doing things to make the court work for me, like playing a little bit wider, then the ball slides a little bit because it’s a grass court. “I try to adjust myself, my body, to this court. I just feel more confident now.”
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GSCL Inc to host 50 Plus T20 Cup
Prime Minister’s T20 tourney set to commence on November 1
Ian John The Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc will be hosting its inaugural 50 Plus T20 tournament at several venues in the city. The tournament which is expected to start shortly will be played on a round robin basis, with no entrance fee required while trophies will be at stake. According to the organisers, the competition is a dress rehearsal for the Prime Minister’s T20 Cup which for the first time will include matches in this category, while Everest CC, GNIC SC and GYO are the venues listed to be used. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, President of the GSCL Inc Ian John said the response from teams overseas for the upcoming Prime Minister’s T20 Cup has been good. He said that during the recently concluded New York Softball Cricket League Independence Cup, a number of teams from USA and Canada have indicated their willingness in journeying to Guyana for the Prime Minister’s T20 Cup which is set to commence on November 1 and conclude on November 3. He added that local teams are urged to secure their spots soonest since only the first eight teams
Regal Masters are the defending champions in the over- 45 segment that registered in each of the categories will be accepted. John informed that the Prime Minister’s T20 will consists of three categories namely the over 45, over 50 and open and matches will be played at venues in Georgetown. For the over-50 division, three players at the age of 49 will be accepted. John said that while no entrance fee is required for the Prime Minister’s T20, teams will be asked to make a deposit of $60,000 as collateral for their participation in the tournament which will be refunded after the preliminary round matches on the second day of the competition.
“This fee is a guarantee that the teams registered will be participating fully, we have had issues whereas teams that were listed on the fixtures, pulled out at the last moment and that caused some problems for us, since it is difficult to find a replacement at the last moment. This fee will be refunded following the preliminary games on Saturday (November 2), the second day of the tournament.” The GSCL Inc head said that they will also be looking at match fixing seriously. “There are times when teams are tied on the same number of wins and the team with the
superior run rate goes through to the semi finals. So there have been instances where teams fixed games to allow another team to go through, for instance the top two teams from each group go through to the semi finals, and the team at the bottom of the group fixed games to pave the way for another team, of their choice, entrance into the semis. This type of action will not be tolerated as there should be a level playing field for everyone and a committee will be set up to deal with these types of issues,” he stated. John noted that both offbreak and round arm bowling will be allowed, but chucking will not
be accepted and the umpires will be very strict on this rule. “The tournament will be a lucrative one which included lots of giveaways for the fans during the finals and admission to the venue will be free.” John indicated that teams will be required to submit an ID photo of their list of 15 players which will be used for a data base system of the players. Off-field entertainment which included cheer leaders will be provided while live commentary will be done for the finals. Regal Masters and Speedboat are the defending champions in the over-45 and open categories respectively. Matches will be played with
their stipulated time whereas the organisers will be very strict on teams turning up late for matches as well as time wasting. Following the semi finals on November 2, the finals will be held on November 3 at Everest CC, commencing with the over-50 category from 10:00hrs, this will be followed by the over45 final from 13:30hrs while the open final will be played under lights from 18:00hrs. Registration forms can be uplifted at Regal Stationery and Computer Centre 69 Seaforth Street, Campbellville and teams can contact the GSCL Inc on 225 4802 or 226 4205.
Sparta Boss’ Sheldon Shepherd focused on winning Guinness Street Football title Utility man and Sparta Boss talisman Sheldon Shepherd, declared that the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championship, is the ‘World Cup’ of local football, especially for the Community teams. This was revealed via an official press release from tournament coordinator Three Peat Promotions. Shepherd who plies his trade for the North East La Penitence based outfit said, “This is the biggest tournament, this is like the World Cup, and everyone wants to win this tournament. Once you have not win this tournament we don’t count you as a team. This is the tournament that everyone is waiting for, this is our World Cup because everyone focuses on the Guinness. If you have not win a Guinness you can’t brag to anyone. Win a Guinness then we
can talk about any other tournament.” In the 10 years of the event’s existence, Sparta Boss holds the distinction and title of being the most successful team. They possess two Georgetown titles and three National Championships. Asked about his confidence in securing another title, Shepherd said, “We are going to take it one step at a time, this thing is about steps before we meet the final. Sparta is best in Georgetown, and we are going to use Georgetown to show this.” He further stated that expectations for the team are always high due to their enviable record, adding, “We know about going to the final and semi-final since we won our first Guinness. We are always in the top because this is normal for us.” Questioned about the status
of the team’s preparation, he said, “We have not been training as much but everybody doing their own personal work and organizing themselves. This is how we does do it and it shows we are the best because the other teams does be training and we still win. We know what we have to do and how to play.” The competition is scheduled to be launched today at the Thirst Park venue ahead of its first playing date on July 12th at the National Cultural Centre tarmac. The other playing nights are July 13th, 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th and August 3rd. Matches will be staged at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac, Burnham Court and the National Racquet Centre. The first two nights will be elimination matches. This will be followed by the group stage, which will be held
during the next three nights. The top two finishers from each group will progress to the quarterfinal and subsequent semi-final round on the penultimate day. The final will subsequently follow. Meanwhile, the Guinness Plate Championship will feature the eight teams that fail to progress from the group stage. The overall 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. Below features the fixtures for the Elimination matches.
Elimination Fixtures Friday Fixtures-July 12thNational Cultural Centre Tarmac (1)Trap Squad vs LA Ballers (2)Upsetters vs Albouystown-A (3)North Ruimveldt vs John Street (4)California Square vs Alexander Village (5)North East La Penitence vs Stabroek Ballers (6)Norton Street vs Back Circle (7)Sparta Boss vs Judgment Yard (8)Gold is Money vs Globe Yard Saturday Fixtures-July 13thBurnham Court Tarmac (1)Rising Stars vs Good-overEvil (2)Ol-Skool Ballers vs Sophia (3)Albouystown-B vs Berlin (4)Kingston vs Broad Street (5)Bent Street vs Charlotte Street (6)Future Stars vs Sophia United (7)Leopold Street vs Pike Street (8)Queen St Tiger Bay vs Smyth Street
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Rain takes India-New Zealand World Cup semi-final into reserve day
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson bats against India in the World Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. (AFP / Paul Ellis) AFP - The World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand will head into a second day after rain prevented the match finishing as scheduled at Old Trafford yesterday. New Zealand had struggled to 211-5 off 46.1 overs when persistent rain worsened sufficiently for the umpires to halt play at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT) with 23 balls left in the innings. Ross Taylor was 67 not out and Tom Latham three not out after New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who won the toss, had made a painstaking 67. After more than four hours off the field, and with fresh rain falling, the match
officials decided there was no prospect of completing the minimum 20 overs per side game required under the Duckworth-Lewis method for rain-affected matches. They abandoned play for the day at 6:20 pm (1720 GMT). The match, which remains a 50 overs per side contest, will now resume at 10:30 am (0930 GMT), weather permitting. If a result cannot be achieved today, India will qualify for Sunday’s final at Lord’s by virtue of having finished first to New Zealand’s fourth in the 10team group stage. The Black Caps, whose group match with India was
washed out, found runs hard to come by, with paceman Jasprit Bumrah taking one wicket for 25 runs in eight overs. Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja enjoyed a miserly return of 1-34 in his maximum 10 overs. That Williamson, one of the world’s best batsmen, faced 95 balls for his runs told of how tough things were for 2015 runners-up New Zealand. All five previous matches in the tournament at Old Trafford had been won by the side batting first, so Williamson’s decision at the toss was understandable. But New Zealand lost
Two Kenyan athletes suspended for doping: AIU NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Tuesday it had provisionally suspended two Kenyan athletes, one of them a Commonwealth Games former champion, for doping, the latest in a string of doping cases in the East African nation. The AIU said in a statement on its website it had suspended Joyce Chepkirui, the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Africa 10,000 meters champion, for discrepancy in her Athlete Biological Passport (ABP). The AIU, which handles integrity and doping issues for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said it had also suspended Jacob Kibet Kendagor, who in 2017 came second in the Hamburg and Istanbul Marathons and was fifth in Istanbul last year. Kendagor was reprimanded for “evading, refusing or failing to submit to sample collection”. Kenya was among the countries placed on World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA’s) compliance watch list in 2016. In July 2018, Kenyan athletes were among those required to have at least three out-of-competition doping tests in the 10 months before a world
championships or Olympics under tougher new anti-doping rules by the IAAF. Athletics Kenya passed a resolution in April that any athlete who was sanctioned for abusing banned substances would not be allowed to represent the country even after serving IAAF suspensions. About 60 have been sanctioned for anti-doping rule violations in the past five years. Among them are former Boston and Chicago Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo, 2016 Olympics marathon winner Jemima Sumgong and 2008 Beijing Olympics and three-times 1,500m world champion Asbel Kiprop, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. In May, Kenyan-born Bahrain Olympic women’s marathon silver medallist Eunice Kirwa was also provisionally suspended after failing a doping test. In June, marathon runner Felix Kirwa was suspended for nine months after testing positive for strychnine. “All dopers must be smoked out until the sport is clean. There is no other solution … there is no alternative to running clean,” Barnabas Korir, Athletics Kenya (AK) Executive Committee member, told Reuters.
The India-New Zealand World Cup semi-final was suspended until Wednesday due to rain. (AFP / Paul Ellis) opener Martin Guptill with just one run on the board. It was an all-too familiar story for the Black Caps, who only qualified for the last four on net run-rate and came into this match on the back of three group-stage defeats by Pakistan, Australia and England. Bhunvneshwar Kumar appealed for lbw against Guptill off the first ball of the match but failed with his review of a not out decision. India, however, did not have long to wait. The leading run-scorer at the 2015 World Cup, Guptill fell for just one — his fifth single figure score of this tournament — when he fended at a rising Bumrah
delivery and was well caught by India captain Virat Kohli at second slip. Henry Nicholls and Williamson shared a slowgoing second-wicket stand worth 68. That ended when Jadeja bowled left-handed opener Nicholls between bat and pad for 28. New Zealand had gone more than 13 overs without a boundary by the time Williamson swept leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for four. Williamson had revived New Zealand after a top-order collapse with a matchwinning hundred against the West Indies in their only previous fixture at Old Trafford.
But there was no repeat yesterday, the skipper slicing a drive off Chahal to Jadeja at backward point to leave his side 134-3. All-rounders Jimmy Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme both fell cheaply before Taylor swept Chahal for six to complete a 73-ball fifty featuring just two fours. India or New Zealand will face the winners of tomorrow’s second semi-final at Edgbaston between hosts England and reigning champions Australia. Scores: 46.1 overs New Zealand 211 for 5 (Taylor 67*, Williamson 67, Bumrah 1-25, Bhuvneshwar 1-30) v India.
Floyd Cumberbatch is King of Draughts
The outstanding Draughts performers take time out for a photo at the conclusion of the championship. The final of the National Draughts Competition, King of Draughts tournament, was played last Sunday at the National Gymnasium. Five qualifiers who advanced from the playoff two weeks ago, keenly contested for the title. Taking the crown was Linden player Floyd Cumberbatch who took a commanding lead of 25 points
to win the title, while Wilbert Freeman emerged second with 22 points. Steve Bacchus edged Jiaram to occupy the third spot, while Mr. Jiaram had to settle for the fourth position. The lone B Class player Lyndon Heywood proved no match for the bigger boys, he ended with a paltry 5 points. All the players were
awarded with small packages. Mr. Aubrey John, Manager of GT Wines Inc. gave samples to the top four finishers. GT wines is the latest of wines manufactured in Guyana. Draughts enthusiasts Mr. Fazal Ishak donated two sets of draught pieces to the Association. Other donations came from Noble House (Continued on page 33)
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Archery Guyana participates Albion Community Center Cricket in Plus1% Training Seminar Club 2019 cricket Academy begins
Ms Gail Craig-Archer is flanked by Coach Madray (left) and Coach Hing (right). Archery Guyana continued its development programme when it took part in a Guyana Olympic Association sponsored training seminar focusing on the Plus 1% software database. This software enables sporting entities to enter their athletes into a central database for participation in all World Games. Head Coach Mr. Nicholas Hing together with archery coach, Mr. Umasankar Madray successfully participated in the 2-day training
workshop held on June 29-30, 2019 and conducted by Ms. Gail Craig-Archer, Senior Office administrator, BOA Incat Olympic House, Lilliendaal, ECD and at the Georgetown Club. The Board of Directors of Archery Guyana acknowledges this useful collaboration with the Guyana Olympic Association as Archery Guyana continues to pave the way for Guyanese to participate in the sport of Archery locally, regionally and internationally.
The 2019 Cricket Academy of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club began on Monday with an opening ceremony at the Albion Community Development Center. The activity is scheduled to end on Saturday 13th with a closing ceremony with daily session from 08:00 hrs to 16:15 hrs. T h e a c t i v i t y, w h i c h began at 08:00 hours, saw those in attendance being involved in a getting to know you session. A number of officials were in attendance including Hilbert Foster, President of the Berbice Cricket Board, West Indies Te s t C r i c k e t e r Devendra Bishoo, the Human Resources Manager (HRM) acting and the Community Development Officer (CDO) of Albion Estate and
the Vice President of the Albion Cricket Club among others. The camp which is being held under the theme, “To expose young cricketers to the basic fundamental of the game” is being sponsored by Bishoo among others with the BCB also making a significant contribution. The opening ceremony was address by Foster, Bishoo the HRM, the CDO and the VP of the club. Over the period the teens are expected to be taught a number of topics, including the importance of education, basic Mathematics and English, the importance of Physical fitness, a cricketer as an ambassador, discipline, motivation, etiquette and social grace, safety tips, first aid, substance abuse, public speaking and
communication, the laws of cricket, leadership and captaincy, among others. There will be daily cricket and evaluation sessions in the afternoons. Bishoo and fellow test player Veerasammy Permaul and BCB secretary Angela Haniff are slated to be some of the tutors. Apart from Bishoo and Permaul, Albion has produced test players, Sew Shivnarine, Sewnarine Chattergoon and Narsingh Deonarine and a number of outstanding national Players including Sudesh Dhaniram and Leslaine Lambert. Some 40 persons ranging from ages 18-8 attended the first day. Former nation U19 player Orvin Mangru, the current CDO, is one of the coordinators. (Samuel Whyte)
Badminton holiday camps underway
Bishoo among others in the audience listening attentively to Hilbert Foster making his speech.
Participants being taken through some stretching routines during the sessions.
Narayan Ramdhani receives the contribution from Ms. Gaberelia Lopes of Ansa McAl. Guyana’s National & International Badminton player, Narayan Ramdhani,
who is on University break, is giving back some of his experiences gained by
running off two Badminton Camps for young players at (Continued on page 31)
BCB President Hilbert hands over some items to the camp.