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EDITORIAL
TO BE A COMPETITIVE SOCIETY One of the fundamental weaknesses of our society is the prevalence of unwholesome competition among the people, which undermines virtually all efforts to achieve national development. According to sociologists, different societies exhibit different degrees of competitiveness, and this has a distinct bearing on how they choose common goals and go about achieving them. Societies range from extremely competitive to extremely cooperative in nature. Highly competitive societies tend to waste precious time and resources by bickering and fighting. Highly cooperative societies tend to channel their efforts and energies into the activities required to reach their goals. In competitive societies, benefits primarily extend to persons keen to compete. However, if there is a concerted push for an increasing middle class and a genuine desire to decrease poverty, mechanisms will be adopted to spread the benefits of competition to the people as a whole, including those who are unable or unwilling to compete. Those who have shown an eagerness to compete in Guyana have invariably achieved greater resources in terms of capital and land. They have assumed a more prominent image as top players in the economy, and as a consequence have been able to attract more in terms of investments and investors. But in our society, these “winners” have been able to extend their influence beyond their business niche and have delved into politics. They essentially mould policies, and have been able to influence the creation of laws that benefit their business practices. This has caused great discomfort to those who have recognised this anomaly. It is a problem for which there seems no solution. History is replete with examples of societies forced to increase cooperation and decrease competition in human affairs. Many societies came to depend heavily upon a cooperative attitude and deliberately kept quarreling and fighting among themselves at the absolute minimum. Guyana faces many modern-day social and economic perils, which everyone knows can only be overcome through the powerful cooperative efforts of its people. Yet the Guyanese people continue to handle their affairs with too much negative aggression and competition and too little genuine cooperation. There is nothing wrong with wholesome competition. Any society benefits when worthy opponents put their strength and intelligence against each other to influence the outcome of issues and events. But this should take place within an overarching framework of cooperation. However, in Guyana today competition among the people, especially in the political realm, often seems unnatural and improper. Consequently, huge issues like changing the nation’s Constitution and the holding of much-need Local Government Elections, as well as a few small ones, tend to be bogged down by needlessly aggressive and destructive competition. When any socio-economic or political issue arises that requires a solution based on compromise, consensus or cooperation, there is a good chance that at least one of Guyana’s warring tribes will find something in it to feel outraged about. Whether the grievances are real or fancied, the aggrieved party usually uses this as an opportunity to stir up enough aggression and vitriol to scuttle hopes of an early, reasonable resolution. With everything reduced to unhelpful us-against-them competition, moves to resolve crucial issues often degenerate in an atmosphere of open aggression where finding a solution becomes secondary to gaining the upper hand over an opponent. Cooperation flies out the window when combatants exchange unendurable insults and stoop to Machiavellian tactics. In Guyanese society, the smallest child knows the motivating force of this type of competitiveness: the deepest
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No Mrs. Teixeira, bringing back 1960s politics will not work DEAR EDITOR There have been several letters to the editor of Kaieteur News properly exposing the diplomatic dilemma in which the minority PPP Government and Ms. Pyria Manickchand found themselves. Our task is simple: to question what really Gail Teixeira meant when she mentioned “…Indian women in this country (Guyana) must know their place...” We condemned her derogatory remarks and the disparaging of Indo-Guyanese women. Shame on Ms. Teixeira for being so malicious and wicked! This is not a trivial comment. It is one steeped and embedded in racist
views that is presented with a deep and painful message to our Indian sisters as Apan Jhat politics of the 1960s. Yes, the PPP is caught here propagandizing with the barest of subtleness. The minority PPP regime has disarmed the PNC by taking away its most potent weapon-peaceful demonstrations-and now with the Rodney Commission. It is now trying to do the same to the AFC but they will not succeed because Khemraj Ramjattan and Moses Nagamootoo will stop them dead in their tracks. They know the Freedom House bullies so well that they can read
their actions like a book. And what political technique they are using – Apan Jhat -which was used by Dr. Jagan more than 50 years ago to solidify the PPP Indian support base. But they are so dumb that they have failed to recognize that the leading lights in the AFC are Prakash Ramjattan and Moses Nagamootoo, both East Indians and thus when the AFC coined that name “Sitira” there was no intent at racism by these esteem gentlemen but much effort to expose the wild cuss down-behavior of certain people including the vulgar and abusive (Continued on page 7)
Regional Chairman Crawford’s unpatriotic remarks DEAR EDITOR, I note with much indignation; albeit disgust that Regional Chairman, Region 8, Mr. Mark Crawford has been cajoled into joining the small group of protagonists who appear hell-bent on persisting in their personal attacks on one of the hardest working of our Cabinet Ministers, the Hon. Priya Manickchand whose success story in Education over the relatively short period of her stewardship as Education Minister has incurred the envy of some from among Opposition elements. The Regional Chairman‘s remarks could at best be described as reckless, devoid of the truth and nothing short of being unpatriotic. Oh Judgement! Thou has spread to brutish beasts and some men have lost their reason to be counted among us patriots. The Regional Chairman who seems to relish burying himself in innuendoes and character assassination, had previously made a similar representation, albeit this time with a few embellishments, and is now clearly emboldened by our failure to respond; so he repeats his untruths. In a letter to the Stabroek News published on the 9th July 2014, the Regional Chairman repeated his Party’s misinformed and highly unpatriotic line that the acting Foreign Affairs Minister Priya Manickchand was out of order when she, speaking on behalf of the Government of Guyana, exposed the US Ambassador for his tactless and undiplomatic attack on the President Mr. Donald Ramotar and PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee and his call for an insurrection in Guyana. The Regional Chairman’s sadly illinformed and misguided line: a product of the Alliance for Change Party from which he emanated, has been answered by many but I do take the opportunity to refer the Regional Chairman to the ethnic fears and anxieties. Until and unless Guyanese find a way to get over the perennial hurdle of ethnic insecurities, little can be done to increase cooperation and reduce negative competition in the nation’s affairs. If Guyana is to be a competitive society, let the competition be positive and uplifting and not as it is right now selfish, degrading and destructive.
informed and wise writings of Justice Duke Pollard and Dr. Henry Jeffrey on the specific issues of what is diplomatic and what is not and how an Ambassador who crosses the line should be treated.These positions of law may, once read and understood; serve toedify the Chairman. I believe they informed the statements made by the Minister who I am hasten to remind the Chairman is a trained Attorney-at-Law. And while I am on the subject I do wish to point out to the Regional Chairman that the Government has said that the Ambassador was spoken to behind closed doors many times but failed to adhere to that which is right and proper in Diplomatic Relations. It should be noted also that the Ambassador has never refuted the contention that he was addressed on this matter before. So now that the AFC Chairman and his party know this, I assume they will be calling on the now departed Ambassador to make an apology to the people of Guyana. MayI refer also to the Regional Chairman’s allegation which he keeps repeating; that the Minister of Education at a meeting hosted by the Ministry of Local Government on the 13th and 14th February, 2014 at the International Conference Centre and which sought to provide opportunity for Local Government and other Sector Ministers to address issues and concerns affecting the smooth delivery of services in the 10 Administrative Regions, heckled him. Several Ministers including the Ministers of Education and Health and their teams were invited so that Regional Officers could raise concerns with them and they with Officers. The Minister of Education and her entire team were present and the Minister of Education was clear that the delivery of services in Education was de-centralised. Among issues raised were the timely delivery of exercise books, text books, results and improvements in examination results in the regions, effective placement of teaching staff etc. The Hon. Minister further raised as a matter the politicizing of education where children are harmed for it. The Minister said that the Ministry had only that same day
received a letter, the content of which indicated, inter alia, that the Region Chairman had gone into the female dorms at Mahdia at 2 o clock in the morning with a team from the AFC who was visiting the Region. The Minister was not shy in opening a discussion around whether behaviour like that was healthy for the children. The meeting moved onto to address other issues some that were raised by the regional officers and some that were raised by the education officials. That meeting was very productive and we have seen many changes since then in all regions that have and will ensure to the benefit of the children of this country. I am not sure if the Chairman fully understood the objectives of the meetings as, while he has never denied taking an AFC team into the female dorm at 2 am, he keeps saying that that meeting was not the place for such a serious concern to be raised. The meeting was precisely the place for the Ministry of Education to raise such issues; even as it was the place for the regional teams to raise with the Ministry of Education the issues that were raised. We were meeting to iron out difficulties both sides had that could interfere with quality delivery of Education. We are grateful that the Ministry of Education and particularly the Minister of Education is very prompt in their responses to concerns raised about education in the various Regions. We sincerely hope that the Regional Chairman would stop perpetuating this untruth that he was heckled. He was not heckled. He was told in no uncertain terms by the Minister and the Ministry of Education that he made a poor choicewhen he took a team of political agents into the female Mahdia Dormitory at 2 o clock in the morning. All of us present at that meeting concurred with the Minister of Education that what the Regional Chairman did was illicit, ill-conceived, in excusable and smacked of reckless and irresponsible behavior. I invite the Regional Chairman to apologise to the Minister and move on. Minister Norman Whittaker M.P.;J,P.
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EDITORIAL ON AUTISM MISSED SOME FACTS DEAR EDITOR, I am writing in response to the Editorial, The Mentally Ill Among Us, in the June 30, 2014 edition of the Kaieteur News. I am specifically writing in response to the comments and statements related to Autism. First of all, I highly agree that an increase in a w a r e n e s s a n d understanding of Autism in Guyana is needed. I also support the idea of the government; I am assuming the Ministry of Education, providing more specialized support for children with Autism. However, the author of that Editorial does not have all of the facts. Autism, now formally referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder, is a neurological disorder characterized by impairments in social communication and interaction and the presence of restricted or repetitive p a t t e r n s o f b e h a v i o r, interests, or activities. Common early signs of Autism include limited eye contact, failure to respond to name being called, no words by 16 months, no pointing or using other gestures, and repetitive movements of the body. There have been a number of different incident rates reported from different countries. The latest incident rate reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 1 in 68 children. To my knowledge, there are no available incidents rates of Autism in Guyana, and in my experience, most of the
children with Autism that I have met do not have a formal diagnosis. Although it is very scary and confusing for a Guyanese parent to know what to do if they suspect that there child might have Autism, awareness and understanding of Autism in Guyana has increased. Thanks to the efforts of a number of local parents and volunteers, as well as the First Lady, Mrs. D e o l a t c h m e e R a m o t a r, awareness of Autism in Guyana has increased. This past April, in recognition of World Autism Day and Autism Awareness Month, the First Lady hosted a Light up Blue Vigil on April 2nd, where approximately 100 participants were in attendance. On April 6th,there were well over 100 in attendance for an Autism Awareness Walk hosted by Mrs. Ramotar. These are small steps, but important steps toward Autism being recognized and understood by both professionals and the Guyanese community. I am a clinical psychologist and Autism consultant from the U.S., and I have been coming to Guyana for the past six years, approximately three to four times each year. There are several different private schools that are working to serve children with Autism in Guyana, and I am a part of one of those schools, The Step by Step School for Children with Autism. The Step by Step School is a small school that
uses a teaching approach called Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA has extensive scientific support and has been shown to be extremely effective for children with Autism. The Step by Step School began approximately three years ago, with the mission of establishing a model school based on the ABA Method for teaching children with Autism, assisting parents to e ff e c t i v e l y h e l p t h e i r children to achieve to their fullest potential, developing a training program to train
teachers throughout Guyana in the ABA method, and with identifying mechanisms to develop the capacity in Guyana to diagnose Autism. The Step by Step School currently serves a small group of children and is funded completely through d o n a t i o n s o f m o n e y, resources, and time. Thus, it is true, as suggested by the author of the Editorial, that there is not currently any government support for the services provided by The Step by Step School. However, the First Lady has
visited The Step by Step School and has expressed her support of our efforts. It is the hope of the staff, volunteers, and parents of The Step by Step School to be able to work with the Ministry of Education, or other government agencies, to assist with more effectively identifying and
diagnosing Autism and with helping ensure that every child with Autism in Guyana is able to receive an appropriate and effective education. James T. Ellis, Ph.D., BCBA-D Educational and Behavioral Consultant Clinical Psychologist
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Ramkarran is a sad shadow of what Hardt was merely telling the he used to hold himself out to be PPP to stop LGE dilly-dallying DEAR EDITOR, I note former PPP member Ralph Ramkarran joining with the likes of Hamilton Green, Cristopher Ram, Freddie Kissoon, Mark Benschop, the AFC and PNC’s APNU to write an article in a bitter tone that he has become known for. He condemns the approach taken by the executive in addressing the outright meddling and unprofessional and undiplomatic behaviour that was the conduct of the US Ambassador. He contends that if Cheddi had to deal with the matter he would have picked up the phone first and tried to resolve same. It is sad that the goodly gentleman didn’t learn anything from Cheddi. For if he, Ramkarran had picked up the phone and called any number of persons including his own brother who is Guyana’s Ambassador to the US, Ramkarran would have learnt that Brent Hardt’s unacceptable behaviour was indeed discussed with him behind closed doors numerous times.
Ramkarran would have learnt that despite those discussions behind closed doors the Ambassador continued to flout diplomatic norms and conventions and that this culminated in the Ambassador denigrating and openly condemning the President of Guyana, the General Secretary of the PPP and the PPP/ C Government. This was the latest of the Ambassador’s folly to which the Government appropriately responded. I think that Ramkarran has become a sad shadow of what he used to hold himself out to be. Imagine instead of him writing sense likened to the writings of Justice Duke Pollard and Dr. Henry Jeffrey on the matter, he chooses to write sentiments similar to Hamilton Green and Freddie Kissoon. He is causing those of us who thought he may have been badly treated in his quest to be President of this country to be glad that other folks were wiser, saw through him and turned him down. Todd A Morgan
No Mrs. Teixeira, bringing... From page 4 Minister of Education. It had nothing to do with the race of the person or Indian women. However, there are some in the PPP who have it in their DNA to cuss down their opponents for tea, breakfast and dinner and this is the characteristic that the AFC leaders were alluding to. Sitira could also mean an Afro-Guyanese woman or someone any other ethnicity since it exposes a character, not a race. Ms. Teixeira, who is not a damsel, cannot be excused for making such ridiculous and racist statement. It shows that she is of a dying breed that is bent on using race-bait politics to divide Indo-and Afro-Guyanese. But Ms Teixeira in her quest to advance the PPP’s Apan Jhat political ambitions threw caution to the wind and totally ignored the fact that some of the leading power players in the AFC are East Indians with East Indian wives
having the name Sita. The issue here is not “principal” but principle and Ms. Teixeira’s racist outburst against East Indian women by trying to mix them up with the fable “OH SITIRA” is not only silly but also infantile, foolish and insulting. This type of uncivilized and primitive thinking will not sit well with Indo-Guyanese women in the 21st century who are modern and civilized human beings and we are extremely proud of them. We advise Ms. Texiera to read the valuable essay called “The Luxury of Integrity.” Integrity is defined as adherence to ethical and moral principles and one can never experience this luxury unless one practises it, not just when others are watching. Unfortunately, under the spotlight of NCN, Ms. Teixeira again pulls down her knitting for all to see how racist, bigoted and prejudicial she is and this attempt to return to the
1960s Apan Jhat politics has certainly backfired on the PPP. It may have worked in that period but it will not work in our modern Guyana society today. Just ask the rice farmers of Essequibo, the sugar workers in Berbice and all our beautiful and educated Indian mothers, wives sisters and aunts. If Ms. Teixeira and the dictators at Freedom House do not believe us, just call any elections, local government or general elections. Asquith Rose and Harish Singh
DEAR EDITOR, Priya Manickchand conducted a public verbal ‘crucifixion’ of the outgoing US Ambassador on the occasion of his Country’s birth Anniversary. However, instead of the crowd shouting ‘crucify him, crucify him’, she ended-up being the one to be virtually stoned by the crowd. She is lucky to have left that auspicious occasion in one piece. We Guyanese are a peaceful and somewhat docile people. That’s why the present regime continues their fancy gallop in a ‘horse and rider’ relationship with the Guyanese people. Ambassador Hardt has discerned the demagoguery of the rider and has been calling for the holding of Local Government elections. His message is simple, “Stop the dilly-dallying”. This PPP regime has made an art of dilly-dallying in their brand of democracy. The brand of democracy that is practiced by the PPP Government these past 20 years bears the name tag, “Made in China”.
Manickchand’s fierce castigation of the Ambassador is in keeping with the ‘Made in China’ brand, where toeing the line is absolute. In fact, Minister Manickchand who bears an uncanny resemblance to the Supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, has exposed another deep seated trait of the PPP regime Neemakaramism. As a child growing up on the West Demerara near the Canals Polder, I would hear both African and Indian Guyanese use the Hindi term ‘neemakaram’ to describe someone who was downright ungrateful. The USA has been Guyana’s main
benefactor over the last two decades and deserves our gratitude. Manickchand’s cantankerous chastisement of the Ambassador makes her the Neemakaram-in-chief of Guyana. Protocol has been severely breeched and the water is troubled. We are now down to the nitty-gritty. The best apology the majority Parliamentary Opposition can give to President Barrack Obama and Ambassador Brent Hardt, on behalf of the Guyanese people, is to bring the dillydallying to an abrupt stop. Guyanese chanted the phrase ‘Yes we can’ long before President Obama adopted it. Standhope Williams
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Govt. receives billions in revenue Union warns it could be a “long hot from Jamaica gaming industry summer” for Trinidad government KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica government says it has collected J$4.58 billion (One Jamaica Dollar = US$0.001 cents) in revenue from the gaming industry during the fiscal year 2013-14. Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Horace Dalley said this represents an 11 per cent increase over the previous year. Dalley, contributing to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, said that the various agencies, such as the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund; Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC); Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) and to the Consolidated Fund had benefited from the revenue collected. “”This is not the kind of revenue intake in the economy that any sensible administration can ignore. Thus, the required efforts are
Horace Dalley being deployed in order to guarantee the highest level of integrity, transparency and profitability within this industry,” he said. “The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission has conservatively estimated that sports betting revenues have increased by over 400 per cent daily, since the start of the World Cup (in Brazil). This is not the kind of industry that we can ignore.
“We intend to continue tapping into this industry,” he said. Dalley said that the recently held Gaming Industry Summit expanded on the initial horseracing summit, which was held last year, to include all the major stakeholders from the betting, gaming, lotteries, casino, financial and legal sectors. He said coming out of that initial summit, the Portia Simpson Miller government responded to the requests of the stakeholders and implemented several initiatives. These included: the reintroduction of Sunday racing which was expanded to include the OTBs; the restructuring of the betting levy orders, which enabled the redistribution of revenue from the Consolidated Fund to breeders, Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) for purses and the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC); and telephone and text betting regulations were promulgated.
P O R T- O F - S PA I N , Trinidad - CMC – The Public Service Association (PSA) Wednesday warned of a “long hot summer” if the coalition People’s Partnership government does not remove an injunction preventing public servants employed at the Immigration Department from walking off their jobs as a result of poor working conditions. “We offered our hands to the employer, the State, in saying withdraw the nonsensical injunction you have, withdraw the provocative injunction you have, withdraw the injunction you have as a gun and let’s sit down and let’s talk,” PSA president Watson Duke told a news conference. “I tell you this could end tomorrow, it could end t o n i g h t , b u t t h e y must withdraw it forthwith and then come and say let’s talk. We are not operating under any threat. “I am saying to you it could get ugly before it gets better because next week, if it is not solved I will act, I am going to act drastically in defence of my members,” he told reporters, noting also that despite the injunction, the workers are also covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) that relates to health conditions at work. Last week Thursday, the Industrial Court granted an injunction preventing the PSA from taking further industrial action at the Immigration Department
Watson Duke ruling that the national interest was being threatened. The Court in an emergency sitting granted the injunction filed by Labour Minister Errol McLeod after Senior Counsel Russell Martineau told the fivemember judges that the action being taken by the union was a threat to the country’s national interest. He said a critical function of the Immigration Department was the issue of deportation. “There may be people who are allowed to enter the country but may not be permitted to stay,” Martineau said and that in accordance with Section 65 of the Industrial Relations Act he was requesting a stop order in the national interest. Section 65 states “Where industrial action is threatened or taken, whether in conformity with this act or otherwise, and the minister
considers that the national interest is threatened or affected thereby, he may make an application to the court ex parte for an injunction restraining the parties from commencing or from continuing the action; and the court may make such order thereon as it considers fit having regard to the national interest.” Martineau said McLeod, a former trade unionist, had “exercised patience” during the action taken by the PSA and had hoped for a solution last week. The PSA has been shutting down several government departments claiming health and safety reasons but Martineau argued that the union’s claim was a “ruse”. On Tuesday, National Security Minister Gary Griffith met with Duke to discuss the matter. The Trinidad Express newspaper Wednesday quoted an un-named senior government official as saying that the “State is not afraid to exercise legal options”. The action by the PSA despite the injunction has resulted in many nationals unable to secure travel documents. Duke reiterated his earlier position that the situation could end tonight once the injunction is withdrawn forthwith. “It is going to be a hot and long summer,” Duke warned, saying that he had also spoken with Housing Minister Dr. Roodial Moonilal.
UWI, China partner to construct Confucius Institute in Barbados BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CMC – The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, will today hold a “turning-ofthe-sod” ceremony for construction of a Confucius Institute. Confucius Institutes are non-profit public teaching organisations aimed at promoting Chinese language and culture, and facilitating cultural exchanges. According to the Barbados Government Information Service, the establishment of the institute, “follows a series of discussions, between China, Barbados and the UWI since
2009, and as recent as March 2014, when Minister of Education, Ronald Jones, met with representatives of China University of Political Science and Law, partners in the establishment of the institute here on the island”. During those discussions Jones said, “We, in Barbados, try to pay a lot of attention to education, for it is one of the leading social indicators for the country”. This year marks China’s 10th anniversary of establishing 400 Confucius Institutes worldwide.
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Government has contradicted its own rationale for investing in the Marriott Hip Hip Hooray! Yet another major investment for Guyana’s economy! More jobs! Good news for tourism! Government officials were caught beaming at the turning of the sod ceremony for the construction of a US$54M hotel next to the International Convention Centre at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. They were heralding yet another major investment, one that we are told will create some three hundred jobs, and which represents a show of confidence in the economy. What those government officials did not realize was that in praising the decision of foreign investors to build this hotel in Guyana, the government was in the process shooting holes into its own rationale for investing in the Marriott Hotel. The government’s rationale for investing in the Marriott was that this was necessary, because the
private sector was unable to come up with the sort of capital needed to build the Marriott. In other words, without government’s investment, the project could not be realized. It was also stated that the government’s investment was necessary to encourage foreign investors to invest in equity in the hotel. The example of major hotels built by the government of Trinidad and Tobago was thrown in to buttress the case for the government compensating for the shortage of private capital. Well, here we have now one private company, not a syndicated group of investors, reportedly putting up US$54M for a major hotel in Guyana, one that will match in size and cost to the Marriott Hotel into which government’s funds have been ill-advisedly sunk. So what does our venerable Minister of
Finance have to say now that a foreign investor has found the capital to construct a hotel in Guyana at a cost that matches that of the Marriott? The publisher of this newspaper was all along pointing out that the government did not need to risk billions of taxpayers’ dollars in a hotel, utilizing a highly controversial and questionable financial model. He had all along pointed out the flaws of the financial model developed by the government in relation to the Marriott Hotel. However, the government justified the financial model on the grounds mentioned before: the lack of capacity of the private sector and the need for foreign investors to be encouraged through an injection of funds by the government. We have heard nothing about the government investing any money, be it through loans or equity
contributions, in this new hotel being constructed by an Indian firm. And therefore we can only conclude that the government is not a co-investor. I am sure that the investors in that hotel are well aware of the political situation in the country, particularly the fact that the government does not hold a majority in the country’s legislature. This is a situation that adds to the political risk of an investment. Given Guyana’s tenuous political situation, any foreign investor ought to be cautious about making such a sizeable investment in the service sector. We therefore have to wait and see whether the hotel will materialize, because it is one thing to turn the sod and another thing to begin construction work. Let’s see just how fast the investors will proceed. We have had these turning of the sod ceremonies before. The one for the
Marriott Hotel occurred years before the final deal was signed. So we have to wait and see whether this hotel announcement is a political gimmick on the part of the government. There will, of course, be an almost immediate spin-off benefit from the announcement of the decision to build the hotel. The area where the hotel is located has also been designated for a massive shopping mall which is almost complete, a series of movie houses and shopping complexes, a specialty hospital and a proposed medical school being constructed by another Indian company. If all of these things plus this US$54M investment
materialize, this area will have the highest sunken investment per square foot than any other part of Guyana, and for that matter, the Caribbean. This prospect alone is almost immediately going to cause land prices in that area to soar through the roof. Do you know of any person or entity that has available land in that area? And do you see how a mere sod-turning ceremony can lead to the price for that land to increase astronomically overnight? We have to wait and see, don’t we?
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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==
The ghost that wouldn’t die Perhaps the ugliest and nastiest racist miasma to come off a keyboard, the tip of a pen or the tongue of a person, was carried in the Guyana Chronicle in July 2012. Written by a woman very close to Janet Jagan, it informed readers that Guyanese African youths have been historically, culturally and sociologically indoctrinated with hatred for Indians and that hatred finds its natural outlet in African youths seeing Indians as natural prey to be attacked. The most disappointing response to that unspeakable descent into racist filth was the silence of the leadership of the security forces. The security forces cannot make political statements, but condemnation of bestial attacks on one’s race goes beyond politics – it is a crime against civilized thinking. The leadership of the security forces had an opportunity to issue a statement because the abomination occurred in a state-owned media, the final jurisdiction over which rested with the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces – President Ramotar. He was at
the time and still is the Minister with portfolio for the state media. The reasoning is simple – if African youths hate Indians and want to harm them, then, why did two African dominated organizations, namely the police and army, since 1992, accept an Indian dominated ruling party, and have not used the power of the security forces to harm the leaders of the PPP and Government? The security forces consist of mainly young African men who have worked tirelessly to maintain law and order in Guyana. Surely to assert that these young men are indoctrinated with a racist hatred for their civilian bosses is the ultimate insult. Now we may have another ultimate insult, this time not focused on African youths but on African women. Every day you pick up the newspapers and you are confronted with the macabre yet realistic thought that Guyana has the most absurd governmental leadership in the world. I just cannot forget a Legal Affairs Minister once telling the media; “I thought y’all talking ‘bout me when
you refer to a Minister who committed illegal things, because I is a man who like do illegal things.” And that Minister kept his job. He was subsequently placed in a more sensitive job. A parliamentarian, justifying the government’s refusal to open the three publiclyowned swimming pools, told the media that people must understand that they must bathe first before they use a pool. A sitting president reportedly abused his common-law wife in the most heart-breaking manner and survived in office. The latest in these horrible acts of moral bestialities is the invocation of the racial ghost by Gail Teixeira in the incident involving the atrocious behaviour of Priya Manickchand at the home of the US Ambassador. How any citizen can accept Teixeira’s miasmic and ugly interpretation of Guyanese revulsion against what Manickchand did, only shows that this is a dead society. A human being goes to a function, engages in behaviour that is uncouth,
obnoxious, ethically unrefined and morally crude. When the society offers its protestations, the society is told by Gail Teixeira of the Office of the President that the critics are portraying a racial bias against Indian women. That is an acrobatic leap that is overflowing with manifestations of fetid rubbish. People must be judged by the content of their conduct. But Teixeira has gone in a frightening direction. If you commit a crime, your accuser may not be morally offended in condemning you, but may be racially biased. So if in a working day, a security guard catches eight Indian shoplifters and no Africans or Chinese, the guard is racist? But what about the inherent genetic superiority in Teixeira’s logic? If we are
racist in condemning Manickchand, then by Teixeira’s logic, Indian women may be superior to African women, because Teixeira has not accepted that her government was biased against African women when it targeted them. An African mother of small children was remanded for two years on bogus treason charges. An African Chief Education Officer was refused confirmation before retirement thereby reducing her pension; three African women from the Energy Authority were among seven African employees who were sacked after supposedly failing an illegally administered polygraph. My question to Teixeira is, if the critics of Manickchand were racially
Frederick Kissoon motivated, was Teixeira’s Government racially bigoted in the three cases I mentioned above? What is playing out in this country by the PPP is the only card left to play – the race thing. That ghost is the only game the PPP can play. The racial poltergeist is the only survival string left for the PPP and that ghost will be kept alive once the PPP power looks like falling. And it is falling.
Dem boys seh...
Jagdeo and he family building hutel at Liliendaal When Jagdeo been to India de Indian Government tell he that dem gun help he meet he family. Dem find some people in a part of de country who had name like he great grandmother and he great grandfather. When he find dem, all of dem was suh glad fuh see dem family who go way suh lang till he tun President and get filthy rich. Some of dem did want he bring dem to Guyana when he did coming back. He try fuh explain but dem tell he that he own de country and that he can do anything. That is why he do all dem things when he come back. Now he got a lot of interest in de hotel wha de man from India building. Dem boys notice that de hotel going up near to de land wha Jagdeo give he friend, Boyah, fuh next to nutten. De India man who seh that he building de hotel ain’t even lay one brick yet but he talking bout going in de bush to bring out a-wee gold and diamond. Poor Donald can’t understand this game Jagdeo and de India people playing.
When he think that de India man gun employ 300 people fuh build de hotel, he gun bring dem from India and put ten of dem in one room in he hotel fuh come wuk in de gold and diamond field. Just like de Chinee who digging out de gold in de backdam and heaven knows wheh dem carrying it or how dem carrying it out. De India man hear de Chinee man get involve wid hotel and he get licence fuh gold and diamond right away suh he seh that he can do de same thing. Is only de Africans nah come although Benn and Jagdeo invite dem suh lang through de new airport at Timehri. But dem boys seh that unlike de Chinee man who tek contract money fuh build de Marriott, de Indian man plan to tek de gold and part of de money from de pump contract to build de Sun and Dance hutel and dem boys seh is not really a hutel. Talk half and a lot lef fuh talk bout dem two hutel.
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Opposition rejects Govt’s attempt to impose new tax …we are overtaxed in this country - APNU’s Williams By Gary Eleazar The political opposition yesterday prevented government from going ahead with the Customs (Amendment) Bill, which it argues will impose a further tax on Guyanese. Government insists that it is only seeking to amend the laws to bring the country into compliance with the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramus. The matter stems from a ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which found that an Environmental Tax charged by Guyana under the Customs Act was discriminatory. That tax stipulates that $10 be charged on each non-returnable bottled beverage imported into Guyana. The amendment proposed by Government seeks to reduce the tax on what is imported into Guyana to $5, but also impose a $5 tax on each beverage in a nonreturnable bottle produced locally. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday brought a motion to fast track the second and third readings of the Bill, but it was roundly rejected by the political opposition. A second and third reading of the Bill would facilitate a debate and vote on the Bill. Following a
vociferous back and forth between Government and Opposition members, Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman put the motion for a vote which was met with a resounding “no.” A division of votes, requested by Prime Minister Hinds, saw 33 members of the House rejecting the motion while 28 voted in favour. Carl Greenidge, the financial spokesperson for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), was the first to object to the motion even engaging the House. He was of the opinion that CARICOM never called on the Government of Guyana to impose a tax on Guyanese. According to Greenidge, what the CCJ found was that the tax is indiscriminate and that measures should be taken to address this - an option being the complete revocation of the tax. Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan, also rose to voice his objection to the new tax on Guyanese and reminded that the matter has already been the subject of lengthy debate. “It would be a tax on our manufacturers…we indicated to Government that all manufacturers don’t want additional tax…our local manufactures would have none of that.” According to Ramjattan,
AFC MP, Khemraj Ramjattan the new tax, if implemented, would have to be passed on to consumers. “Do we really want to do that?” he emphasised. At this point in time, the Prime Minister sought to make the point that the motion was not about the Bill but rather a tool to clear the way for a debate and vote, but this did little to sway the opinion of the majority of the House. Attorney General Anil Nandlall sought to bring to the attention of the House, the court case against the State by a Surinamese company Rudisa Beverages, which Guyana lost and must comply with the rulings by October 30. One of the judgments of the court was to address the discriminatory tax, and according to Nandlall, the Bill
UNFPA hosts forum to mark WORLD POPULATION DAY The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will lead the way worldwide in observing World Population Day. As part of the activities planned, the UNFPA’s local office will be hosting a forum intended to highlight the importance in investing in young people. Over the past 20 years, UNFPA offices observing World Population Day in all parts of the world have employed creative means to raise awareness of important population and development issues. This year, UNFPA in association with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport will be observing the occasion under the theme, “Investing in Youth.” There will be a Stakeholders Forum on action to be taken to ensure that young people’s needs are prominently positioned on the national and international agenda (including the post2015 Development Agenda’, International Conference on
Population and Development (ICPD) beyond 2014, Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and National Policies). Speakers will include Ms. Khadija Musa, UN Resident Coordinator in Guyana; Ms. Patrice La Fleur, UNFPA Assistant Representative and young persons from several communities in Guyana. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, will deliver the feature address. Activities are expected to begin at 09:00hrs and finish at around 11:30hrs at the Herdmanston Lodge, Anira & Peter Rose Streets, Queenstown, Georgetown. UNFPA said yesterday that it strongly believes that there is simply no inclusive development without development for adolescents and youth, especially girls, and addressing the aspirations and challenges of young people is a priority for UNFPA. “This involves reaching
those who are marginalized by poverty, at-risk and outof-school youth and ensuring access to quality education including comprehensive sexuality education, continuing education in instances where their education is interrupted, and access to Sexual and Reproductive Health services,” UNFPA said in a release.
Prime Minister Sam Hinds
would bring Guyana into compliance. His appeal was met with a plethora of heckles such as “you want to tax the people of Guyana” and “revoke the tax.” Nandlall argued that when Guyana reports to the CCJ in October it will have to report on whether the House has passed the Bill. “When we fail to comply we can be exposed to even more punitive measures…We have a court order we should comply.” Greenidge immediately rejected Nandlall’s position, which he insists was an attempt to mislead the House. He was adamant that the judgment at no time called on Guyana to impose a new tax, and pointed out that one of the options available is to revoke the provisions for the tax, and that would also bring Guyana into compliance. Ramjattan, who also supported Greenidge’s position, pointed to the CCJ ruling. He noted that it says that no State can be allowed to carve out an exception to treaty obligations and that Article nine of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas simply requires “appropriate measures” to be taken. According to Ramjattan, one such measure is to repeal the tax altogether. Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett also sought to intervene on
APNU MP Basil Williams
behalf of the Prime Minister, to solicit support for the passage of the motion to have the Bill debated and voted on. According to RodriguesBirkett, the members of the House are all cognizant of the history of the Bill and the fact that Guyana is in contravention of World Trade Organization, the Economic Partnership Agreement, as well as the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramus, and as such she suggested that the motion be approved and the matter referred to a Special Select Committee. She said that in such a committee, the members of the three parties could negotiate a suitable Bill. This too was rejected. Basil Williams of APNU in his objection to the debate and possible vote on the Bill declared, “we are overtaxed in this country…we are not going to Committee.” He argued that what Government was looking to do is impose a tax on local manufacturers and in that way it would no longer be discriminatory. Following the 28:33 vote, Speaker Trotman was quick to point out that the Bill remains
on the Order Paper at the stage of First Reading. According to Trotman, the Bill is not dead, but rather, the House voted to not allow it to proceed. When the matter came up for a Second Reading again, nearing the conclusion of yesterday’s sitting another unprecedented occurrence obtained. According to Trotman, since there has not been a second reading as yet, it was up to the person piloting the Bill to choose to send the Bill to a Special Select Committee. Greenidge however, opted to table another motion that the House, not agree to the Bill being sent to the Special Select Committee. According to Greenidge, if the needs of the country are to be met immediately then the tax has to be revoked. In the end the opposition prevailed given their voting strength in the House. Following the vote, Government Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, wanted it placed in the records that this was the first time something of this nature happened and while Trotman agreed, his response was “the rules are the rules.”
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ABA - a crucial approach to tackling Autism - Clinical Psychologist Applied Behaviour Analysis, commonly referred to as ABA, is a teaching approach for Autistic children which is said to have extensive scientific support and has been shown to be extremely effective for children with Autism. This disclosure has been outlined by Dr James Ellis, a Clinical Psychologist and Autism Consultant attached to The Step by Step School for children with Autism, which takes full advantage of the ABA approach. The Step by Step School currently serves a small group of children and is funded completely through donations of money, resources, and time. Dr Ellis, who is based in the United States, and has been coming to Guyana for the past six years, in a letter to this publication disclosed that while there are several different private schools that are working to serve children with Autism in Guyana, there is need for increased awareness and understanding. The Clinical Consultant, who was at the time responding to an editorial published in the June 30 edition of this newspaper, alluded to the need for Government, through the Ministry of Education, to provide more specialized support for children with Autism. “It is true, as suggested by the author of the Editorial, that there is not currently any government support for the services provided by The Step by Step School. However, the First Lady (Mrs. Deolatchmie Ramotar) has visited The Step by Step
School and has expressed her support of our efforts.” And according to Dr Ellis, “It is the hope of the staff, volunteers, and parents of The Step by Step School to be able to work with the Ministry of Education, or other government agencies, to assist with more effectively identifying and diagnosing Autism, and with helping to ensure that every child with Autism in Guyana is able to receive an appropriate and effective education.” Dr Ellis explained that Autism, now formally referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder, is a neurological disorder characterized by impairments in social communication and interaction and the presence of restricted or repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities. He pointed out that common early signs of Autism include limited eye contact, failure to respond to name being called, no words by 16 months, no pointing or using other gestures, and repetitive movements of the body. He noted too that while there have been a number of different incident rates reported from different countries, the latest incident rate reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one in 68
children. “To my knowledge, there are no available incidence rates of Autism in Guyana, and in my experience, most of the children with Autism that I have met do not have a formal diagnosis,” Dr Ellis asserted. Nevertheless, he noted that although it is very scary and confusing for a Guyanese parent to know what to do if they suspect that their child might have Autism, increased awareness and understanding of Autism in Guyana could help them cope. “Thanks to the efforts of a number of local parents and volunteers, as well as the First Lady, awareness of Autism in Guyana has increased,” Dr Ellis observed. This past April, in recognition of World Autism Day and Autism Awareness Month, the First Lady hosted a Light up Blue Vigil on April 2, where approximately 100 participants were in attendance. And then on April 6, there were well over a 100 persons in attendance for an Autism Awareness Walk hosted by the First Lady. Such moves, according to Dr Ellis, “are small steps, but important steps towards Autism being recognized and understood by both professionals and the Guyanese community.”
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Verbal attack on US envoy…
APNU MP demands apology from Manickchand Education Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday experienced another bout of loud booing yesterday when she stood in the National Assembly to defend her choice to “reprimand” the United States Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt at his local residence a week ago; on which occasion she was also vociferously booed. A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Africo Selman, stood on the floor of the National Assembly yesterday calling for Manickchand to issue an apology to the nation. Selman premised her request on the “fact” that she was personally aggrieved by Manickchand’s actions displayed a week ago at Ambassador Hardt’s local residence. She said that the Minister’s behaviour was an embarrassment. Selman condemned the Minister’s “inappropriate behaviour” and expressed the view that celebrations are memorable and that was not an occasion to reprimand anyone. She said that Manickchand’s speech was in bad taste and “cannot be wished away”. The Member of Parliament then told the House that the
Education Minister Priya Manickchand Minister therefore owes the nation an apology. Selman’s call attracted loud objections from those sitting on the government’s side. Members of Parliament, Manzoor Nadir, Gail Teixeira and even the Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett sought to defend Manickchand. But Speaker Raphael Trotman’s decision to not allow a debate on the issue, prevented
Rodrigues-Birkett from speaking, despite her indication that she wanted to do so. When Manickchand got up to speak, members on the Opposition benches wasted no time in heckling her to a point where the Minister’s voice was almost drowned. At one point the Minister became so aggravated that she told APNU shadow Minister of Finance Carl Greenidge that “for a short man” he has a loud voice. Manickchand told the House that Guyanese do not have to say yes to the United States to avoid trouble or please the US, because Guyana is a sovereign state. She said government is of the firm view that Hardt was meddling too much in local politics. “Two days before I delivered that speech, the Ambassador undiplomatically denigrated and libeled President Donald Ramotar, lashed out at and mocked the General Secretary of the ruling party, and represented the two opposition parties against the government.” Manickchand maintained that her speech was not a breach of diplomatic protocols.
Construction worker remanded over massive ganja, cocaine find A construction worker who hails from Kara Kara, Linden, appeared in the City court yesterday and was charged for the massive amount of marijuana and cocaine unearthed by the country’s main anti-drug unit on Monday in the Golden Grove/Diamond, East Bank Demerara area. Forty-five-year-old Dexter Daniels appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to answer to two drug trafficking charges laid against him by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU), which claim that Daniels had in his possession 4.222 kilogrammes of cocaine and 1213 kilogrammes of marijuana on July 7 at Lot 922
Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara for the purpose of trafficking. He pleaded not guilty. It was explained by CANU’s Prosecutor Oswald Massiah, that acting on information received, ranks from the unit ventured to a Golden Grove address, where they observed a canter parked on a bridge. He said that the vehicle was locked so CANU agents used force to gain entry. According to the Prosecutor, a quantity of packets was found and further checks revealed that they contained what was suspected to be cannabis. Massiah stated that acting on additional
information provided, the ranks carried out a further search on the house where another substance, suspected to be cocaine, was found in a room. He noted that the owner of the premises was not there at the time and the substance was taken to CANU Headquarters where it was weighed and tested. The Prosecutor stated that as investigations continued, on Wednesday, July 9, Daniels “surrendered” in the company of Attorneys James Bond and Roger Yearwood. Massiah noted that while under caution the defendant claimed ownership and gave a written statement. During his court appearance, his lawyers were absent. Massiah offered objections to bail, citing the quantum uncovered, and that no special reason was advanced for bail. The Chief Magistrate remanded the accused. The case was transferred and is set to be called before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Providence Magistrates’ Court on July 14.
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Gunman kills cosmetologist, 18, after snatching $8,000 phone
After snatching her $8,000 cell phone, a gunman fatally shot 18-year-old Ashmini Hariram in the head at around 11:15 hrs yesterday on the Lusignan, East Coast
Demerara Railway Embankment, before fleeing in a car. Hariram, a cosmetologist, was about six houses away from her Lot 9, Lusignan
Railway Embankment home when the killer emerged from what eyewitness described as a burgundy-coloured vehicle and shot her at close range to the right side of the head. The shooter and the driver then fled east along the embankment. The slain teen was wearing a gold chain at the time, but the gunman reportedly made no attempt to relieve her of the jewellery. Police recovered a .32 warhead and a bullet casing of similar calibre from the scene. Kaieteur News understands that an eyewitness described the killer as being fair in complexion. Some police sources feel that the killing was a robbery reminiscent of the still unsolved murder of Bank Teller Sheema Mangar, who was run over by a car, after one of the occupants had snatched her cell phone. But other sources suggested that the senseless brutality of the crime indicated that robbery was not the killer’s primary motive. Police also said there is no indication that the teen
“Worrying” was the adjective used by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, to describe the trend of teachers not opting to enter into the field of Science. The Minister was at the time addressing a Science forum at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) Kingston, Georgetown, on Wednesday. “We don’t see too many teachers opting to do Science...and right now the statistics are a little worrying. We see a lot of teachers, too many perhaps, opting to do Social Studies and some of the other subjects, and we could possibly see ourselves having an overcrowding if we are not careful to try to guide our new intakes in particular areas.” This strategic move, Manickchand said, would even be instrumental in ensuring that teachers, once trained, are very marketable, not only here but across the world. “We are currently examining some of those issues, because we know what some of those (related) shortages could be. We don’t want to be expanding inquirybased Science in the primary schools with micro science
kits in all of the secondary schools and expanding the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge, and not have the requisite teachers to make sure that when we bring all these children and create all these interests that we have no one to take this interest forward.” The Minister said that efforts are being made within the Education Ministry to ensure that there is sustained success in the area of Science. In this regard, there is particular focus on encouraging more students to become interested in Science-related ventures. And already there is a very noticeable interest in this area, which has been driven by increasing Science programmes in the school system. The Minister informed that over the last
two years “we have been able to see a 20 per cent increase in the number of students enrolled for Science subjects in the single Sciences because of specific investments and conscious actions taken in the area of promoting and advancing science education.” The Minister on Wednesday credited the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge, which is premised on encouraging students to embrace the subject areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for this development. Sagicor Visionaries Challenge was conceptualised by the Caribbean Science Foundation in partnership with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)
Ashmini’s mother Khemwattie Samaroo
had done anything to antagonize her attacker. “If it was a robbery, why was she killed executionstyle? We are very much puzzled by this,” one source said. Police were yesterday evening taking statements from the slain teen’s boyfriend, whom the victim had reportedly only met a few months ago. However, a source said this in no way suggested that he was a suspect. Ashmini Hariram was walking with a female cousin at the time and the cousin alleged that the gunman and driver sat in a parked car on the Lusignan railway embankment, along the same route that the cousins had to pass. Fiona Somwaroo, the cousin, told Kaieteur News that she had accompanied Hariram earlier in the day to pay some telephone bills. “She (Hariram) had some people hair to do, so she tell me that she had to get some bleaching powder and we went and get that and then we took a bus to go home.” They exited the bus on the
East Coast Demerara public road, and then walked to the Lusignan railway embankment and headed east to Hariram’s home, where some of her customers were waiting. “We were talking and joking around and then she ask me for $200 to go to a shop to buy hair colouring and I gave her the money to buy it. As they approached the shop, Somwaroo said that she noticed that a car was parked “a little away” from the shop. “But I thought someone just parked bad. I had no idea someone was going to come out and shoot my cousin.” She said that the hairdresser was counting the cash and preparing to enter the shop when someone exited the car and grabbed Hariram’s ‘Icemobile’ phone. “After he grabbed the phone, he shot her, got into the car and they (the shooter and his accomplice) left.” According to Somwaroo, the gunman had not spoken to Hariram. She confirmed that the gunman, whom she could not describe, had made no attempt to relieve her cousin
of the gold chain she was wearing at the time. The hairdresser’s mother, Khemwattie Samaroo, said that she was at home when someone informed her that her daughter had been injured in an accident. However, someone else told her that Ashmini had been shot. According to the mother, she rushed to scene where she saw her daughter “covered in blood.” The teen reportedly succumbed long before she could be rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where several distraught relatives later gathered. “I want my daughter back. She was my baby. She is the smallest of my four children. She don’t trouble nobody, I don’t know why they killed her,” her mother lamented, while speaking to reporters at the hospital. “She was a pleasant person…all the neighbours liked her. She didn’t walk about in the evening; she had no problems with anybody,” another close relative said.
and represents an opportunity for young people to make a difference, learn more and challenge themselves. Schools across Guyana participated in the Challenge last year before the winning school – Zeeburg Secondary – was able to face off with its regional counterparts. On Wednesday, the 2014 round of the Challenge was launched by Corporate Communications Manager at the Trinidad-based Sagicor Life Inc., Ms Marlene Chin. Added to the Sagicor collaboration, Manickchand noted that while hinterland
schools and some other outof-Georgetown schools have not been boasting sophisticated laboratory facilities, moves were made to find a solution which is manifested in the form of the introduction of micro-Science kits. “We do not need sophisticated matured laboratories in every school...we can use these micro-science kits to bring Science and expose children in schools that may not have been traditionally exposed to the Sciences.” Moreover, Manickchand noted that efforts are being
directed to encourage more students, as well as teachers, to train not only in the area of Science, but also the other subject areas that fall under STEM. “We have this understanding that almost all civilisations are developed on a conscious expansion of STEM subjects and STEM practicals, and so with this understanding we are looking to see how we could incentivise students’ training further in Sciences, and how we can make sure that we interest more of our teachers in focusing on sciences,” the Minister said.
Education Minister worried about limited teachers opting to teach Science
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Ten members of ERC identified
Jagdeo racked up $45M in electricity, travel and security - does not include monthly pension, other benefits After weeks of not providing answers, the Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, has responded to A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)’s Desmond Trotman, yesterday disclosing that Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, racked up bills in excess of $45M on transportation, security and electricity bills to be paid for by the State. The expenditure incurred by Jagdeo is provided for under the Former Presidents (Benefits and Facilities) Act, which he made Law in 2009. This expenditure ($45, 417, 948) disclosed by Dr Singh, is separate and apart from Jagdeo’s monthly pension, which is excess of $1M, along with his other uncapped benefits. The figures provided by Dr. Singh, represent the money the State spent on Jagdeo on the three items (transportation, security and electricity bills) from the time he demitted office in December 2011 up to February 2014. Jagdeo’s total electricity bill for the duration stated has amounted to $9,875,680. His average monthly bill is $365,766. For transportation, Jagdeo utilized $15, 220, 748 with the largest amounts being reflected in December 2013 ($3, 810,739) and February this year ($7, 592, 911).
In February last, the month that reflected the highest transportation cost, Jagdeo was medivaced to United States, Florida, where he was reportedly treated for Dengue. The State spent a total of $20, 321, 520 for Jagdeo’s security over the 27-month period, an average of $752,649 monthly. All security services are done by serving members of the Presidential Guard Service. The number of vehicles and guards provided to the former President were not provided. Trotman had also queried the total monthly health expenses/claims met for Jagdeo and his dependents during the specified period, but according to the information provided, there strangely wasn’t any, despite being hospitalised overseas. Trotman had tabled the questions in the House as he wanted “to know the unlimited benefits being enjoyed by former President Jagdeo by the sweat of taxpayers”. Jagdeo is able to have all these benefits and more without any limitations based on an Act passed in 2009, during the life of the ninth Parliament. The Act secured lifelong financial security for all former presidents, but has
generated heated debates and parliamentary action. APNU Parliamentarian Carl Greenidge had taken a Bill to the House last year meant to place caps on the benefits to be enjoyed by former presidents, and while it was approved by the majority in the House, it was never assented by Head of State, Donald Ramotar. Under the Former Presidents (Benefits and Facilities) Act, Jagdeo receives payment in respect of the expenses incurred in the provision and use of water; electricity and telephone services at the place of residence in Guyana; services of personal and household staff, including an attendant and a gardener; services of clerical and technical staff, if requested; free medical attendance and medical treatment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by him for the medical attendance or treatment of himself and the dependant members of his family; full-time personal
Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo security and services of the Presidential Guard Service at the place of residence; the provision of motor vehicles owned and maintained by the State; toll-free road transportation in Guyana; an annual vacation allowance equivalent to the cost of two first class return airfares provided on the same basis as that granted to serving members of the Judiciary; and a tax exemption status identical to that enjoyed by a serving President.
Ten members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) were identified by the National Assembly last night with the adoption of a report by Chairman of the Committee on Appointments, Dr. George Norton, of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). The Motion for the adoption of Fifth Report of the Committee on Appointments in Relation to the selection of Members of the ERC was tabled by Dr. Norton and supported by Government. However, the House was cautioned by People’s Progressive Party/CIVIC (PPP/C) Member of Parliament Juan Edghill, who expressed concern about putting mechanisms in place, so that members of the Commission would not be persons who would engage in racially inflammatory language at any time. Edghill also pointed out that the process from which the 10 persons were selected was not flawed, and
commended the Motion to the House. The National Assembly then approved the following persons from the various categories as Members of the ERC established under the Constitution: Christian Religion Dr. John O. Smith Hindu Religion Ms. Rajkumarie Singh Muslim Religion Shaykh Moeen ul-Hack Labour Movement Mr. Norris Emanuel Witter Private Sector Organisations Mr. Ravindra Dev Youth Organisations Ms. Gomattie Kalicharran Women Organisations Ms. Ruth Howard Cultural/Ethnic Organisations Afro-Guyanese Mr. Barrington Braithwaite Indo-Guyanese Mr. Neaz Subhan Indigenous/Amerindian Mr. Peter Persaud
Police Sergeant remanded on gun, ammo charge Cornelia Ida man shot after leaving Masjid
A 54-year-old Cornelia Ida man had to seek treatment at the West Demerara Regional Hospital for a gunshot wound he received on Wednesday night when he was attacked by a lone gunman. A police press release stated that Mohamed Khan was standing with a friend on the roadway at Independence Street, La Grange, West Bank Demerara at around 21:30 hours when he was confronted by a man armed with a handgun and who demanded his valuables. According to the police, Khan put up a resistance and was shot to his left side. The man reportedly told
investigators that he had just come from the Masjid and was standing on the road when he saw the man riding towards him. He said that he heard two explosions but did not know at the time what had caused them. He later realized that it was his attacker who had discharged two rounds in his efforts to scare Khan and a male friend who was with him. He said that the man shot him in his side after he told him that he did not have any valuables, having just left the place of worship. Khan was rushed to the hospital by his friend to treat his bleeding wound, while the perpetrator escaped on a motor cycle. Investigations are in progress.
Police Sergeant Sohan Ramdat was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Zamela Ali at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, charged with being illegally in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Ramdat who was represented by attorney at law Sandil Kissoon was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Ayesha Gibbons, successfully argued for Ramdat to be denied pre-trial liberty, despite stirring arguments by his attorney. It is alleged that on Sunday last at a wedding house at Cane Grove, Mahaica, Ramdat was found in possession of a 9mm pistol and 14 live rounds of ammunition. This was after he
Police Sergeant Sohan Ramdat had allegedly brandished the weapon menacingly while dancing among the guests. A report was made and ranks of a police mobile patrol under the command of a female Inspector responded and arrested Ramdat.
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Army participates in Mom, Canadian son remanded on drug trafficking charge Exercise Tradewinds Members of the GDF Exercise Tradewinds contingent pose with an officer of the US Marines.
In keeping with the integration of Regional Militaries, a contingent from the Guyana Defence Force comprising five Officers, one Warrant Officer and five Senior Non-Commissioned Officers, participated in Phase Two of EXERCISE TRADEWINDS 2014 which was held last month in the Dominican Republic. The exercise was conducted from June 15 to 26 and the GDF contingent was headed by Captain Cleon Coppin. The participating ranks were exposed to both
theoretical and practical training in the areas of Human Rights, Duties of OIC/RSO on a Conventional Range, Planning and Conducting a Conventional Range Practice, Coaching the Grouping Practice, Employing Ammunition Safety, Collection and Preservation of Evidence and Conduct of Vehicle and Personnel Searches. The training also covered the areas of Establishing Vehicle Checkpoints, Basic Photography of a Crime Scene, Tactical Site
Exploitation/Site Assessment, Urban Operations (Patrolling and Close Quarter Combat) and Civil Military Affairs. Training was conducted by Officers and Ranks from the US Marines, US Army and Canadian Armed Forces. A press release from GDF headquarters, Camp Ayanganna, indicated that the local soldiers benefited greatly through the exchange of knowledge with their regional counterparts as well as with members of the US Marines, US Army and Canadian Armed Forces.
A 50-year-old woman and her 19-year-old son, both of Canada, were yesterday brought before the courts indicted on drug trafficking charges following the latest bust at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Esardai Gokul, a Guyanese national resident in Canada and her son Anand, a Canadian citizen, were allegedly found with 5.221 and 5.282 kilograms of cocaine respectively, by police ranks on Tuesday (July 8) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The cocaine was reportedly concealed in false bottoms of their suitcases whilst preparing to board an outgoing flight destined for Toronto, Canada. The Gokuls both pleaded not guilty to the charges and submitted bail applications through their Attorney, Gordon Gilhuys, but the court presided over by Chief Magistrate Priya SewnarineBeharry ordered them remanded until another court hearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Explaining the details surrounding the drug bust, Corporal Bharat Mangru said that the two were outgoing
Esardai Gokul
Anand Gokul
passengers on a Caribbean Airlines flight (BW 606) destined for Toronto, Canada. He said during a procedural check, ranks observed that their suitcases had false bottoms and a thorough search was subsequently conducted in their presence which unearthed a large quantity of cocaine concealed therein. According to Mangru, under caution, the woman and her son told police ranks that they were paid by someone to transport the illicit substance. Gilhuys asked the court to consider offering his clients bail. He said that Esardai Gokul is a permanent resident in Canada while her son is a
citizen and they were on vacation in Guyana. The lawyer added that the accused woman is a mother of three, and her son is single. He claimed that the confession statements made by his clients were not freely and voluntarily given. Objecting to bail, Corporal Mangru asked the court to note that there were no special reasons advanced by the defence for the two persons to be granted bail. He revealed too there are seven (7) witnesses to testify in the matter. The Chief Magistrate refused bail and the case is set to be called before Magistrate Fabayo Azore for report and fixture on July 14.
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Toy gun bandit nabbed GDF private, brother charged after botched robbery for illegal AK-47 magazines Police on the East Coast of Demerara have put a halt to the operations of a toy gun bandit when they captured him yesterday during a botched robbery at the Mon Repos Market. The suspect was nabbed trying to flee after his intended victim put up a fierce resistance to protect the four million dollars he was carrying. The incident occurred around 08:05 hours while Raajdeo Tahjpaul, 56, of Mahaica, ECD, was at the Mon Repos Market. According to reports from the police, Tahjpaul was attacked by a man armed with a firearm, who made efforts to take away a bag with $4M that Tahjpaul had in his possession. The police said that Tahjpaul put up a resistance and a struggle ensued over the bag which burst and the money fell out on the roadway. Ranks of a mobile police patrol were in the area at the time and they responded. “The perpetrator attempted to escape, but was pursued and caught by the police. An air pistol with pellets was found in his possession. All the monies
were recovered by the police. The suspect, who is in police custody, is also wanted by the police in connection with two other armed robberies on the East Coast of Demerara,” the police said in a statement. Speaking with this newspaper yesterday, Tahjpaul said that he is thankful that he was not hurt during the incident. He explained that he had stopped at the Mon Repos market to drop off some greens and while returning to his truck, the bandit pounced on him. “He vice (choke) me and put a gun to me neck and tell me ‘pass de bag wha yuh gat’,” Tahjpaul said. He stated that he gave the robber the bag, but as the man turned to make good his escape, he (Tahjpaul) grabbed him, causing the bag with the money to burst. A portion of the cash fell to the ground and Tahjpaul bent down to pick it up. “When I go to pick it up, he tell me he gon shoot me. I tell he if he want shoot, shoot,” the businessman told this newspaper. At the time he had no idea that the gun the man was carrying was in fact
a toy, and he bravely picked up his cash. His bravery must have “rubbed off” on persons around, who immediately began converging on the bandit as he was preparing to flee the scene. Sensing that he was quickly being surrounded, the bandit dropped the bag with the remaining cash and attempted to bolt to safety. “After he find heself cornered, he drop de money and run. But a police vehicle was parked nearby. They (police) were just gaffin and when he see them he just throw up he hands and surrender,” Tahjpaul said. According to the businessman, the bandit in his haste to escape dropped his cellular phone which was later retrieved by the police. “Like he had a partner nearby who he was to go and reach, because somebody keep calling de phone but when dey hear de police answer it, dem hang up,” Tahjpaul said. Judging from description given, police believe that the suspect was responsible for a recent spate of robberies in the Mon Repos area.
Two brothers, one of whom is a serving member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), appeared in the city Magistrates’ Court yesterday and were formally charged in connection with the discovery of thousands of spent shells and four magazines in an Albouystown yard. It was four days after the massive discovery that Travis Bynoe, 22, and Troy Ashby, 20, were taken before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to face a possession of illegal firearms charge. The charge against the two brothers detailed that on Sunday, July 6, at Albouystown, they had in their possession four AK-47 magazines without being holders of firearm licences. Bynoe and Ashby both pleaded not guilty and submitted bail applications through their attorney, Mark Waldron. Asking the court to consider offering reasonable bail to his clients, Waldron said that Bynoe is employed at Banks DIH Sports Bar while his brother has been serving in the GDF for the past fifteen (15) months. He indicated that neither of the two brothers have ever had any brushes with the law. Quoting the section under which the two men were charged and the particulars of the offence which pointed to the magazines of four AK-47s, Waldron urged the court to deem that the charge was inappropriately brought before the courts and opined that it should be struck out. Attempting to justify the charge, Prosecutor Corporal Bharat Mangru argued that the magazines for which the brothers were charged “fall under the act” but that was met with “No” from both the bar table as well as the Chief Magistrate’s bench. Recapping, Mangru said that on the day in question, a party of police ranks went to the defendants’ Lot 145
Accused: Travis Bynoe
ACCUSED: Troy Ashby
The magazines found in the yard James and Victoria Street, Albouystown residence and conducted a search. He explained that while the defendants’ bedroom was checked, the ranks found a red and black shoulder bag hanging by a bed. The Prosecution stated that checks on the bag revealed items in the charge contained therein. Mangru claimed that under caution, Bynoe told police ranks that his brother placed it in the bag and he had told him to get rid of it, but he had refused to do so. Both were subsequently arrested and further investigations led to them being charged. The Corporal revealed that the police are in possession of caution statements by the defendants admitting knowledge of the items. Meanwhile, the defence counsel had a slightly different tale to tell. Waldron stated that the two brothers
shared one bedroom and they had a fight that their mother was unable to stop, so she called for police intervention. He said that the police came and they subsequently claimed to have found two bags of spent shells, but there were no charges to that effect. The lawyer explained that it was “family property” and his clients’ uncle who conducts a scrap metal business had those items placed in the yard. He said that Ashby, who is a Private in the GDF, had found the items in the yard and decided to turn in the magazines, while Bynoe was just sharing the same bedroom with him. Waldron insisted that this was not a case where a gun was stolen from the GDF. He explained that the army kits which were represented in the media belong to the young man, and were issued to him by the GDF. Despite his application, the Prosecution objected to bail. Mangru asked the court to deny the duo bail citing that no special reason was advanced as well as the serious nature and prevalence of the offence. The Chief Magistrate, who had examined the caution statements as well as the circumstances surrounding the case, stated that she would be granting bail on account of special reasons for Bynoe. He was granted bail to the tune of $250,000 while the GDF private was denied bail. The case is set to be called before Magistrate Fabayo Azore for report and fixtures on July 14.
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FOR SALE LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGH PURITY MERCURY (QUICK SILVER) 99.99995% PURITY$19,000 PER POUND CALL: 592-227-4754. Spares for washing machine, microwaves, fridges, stoves, timers, gearbox, pumps, etc call: 225-9032, 647-2943 One Nissan X-trail 2004 Model PRR Series – Call: 647-0016
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Lots of Original PS2, PS3, 3Ds XBOX360 systems – Game & game parts – Call: 683-8386
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Yamaha outboard engines, various sizes, tundra wheels, boat trailer – Tel: 220-1981, 690-1945 One used Xbox360 & TV with two controls & four games - $100,000 – Tel: 6217497; 603-8643 One fruit dryer machine (new) 2 compressors, distilled water machine, 4 mag rims - Call: 231-5171 or 619-7134 One XBOX Video game & XBOX Gaming Disc – Call: 675-3061
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Household item: Queen size bed, price negotiable – Tel:697-5158; 227-1028 Dressed and mill cut lumber: Kabukalli, Silverballi, Greenheart, Crab Wood etc Call: 688-6579 Large Beverage cooler 6ftX4ft, perfect condition price negotiable – Tel:6975158; 227-1028 Zmodo surveillance system units view your home or business anywhere in the world - $75, 0000 – Tel: 6092815 Toyota 4 Runner, PGG Series, V6 3000CC price neg. Tel:6975158; 227-1028
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One 4 Wheel Drive Massey Ferguson Tractor - $2.8M – Tel: 697-2492 Used double door fridge from $30,000 – Tel: 223-4207
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Land for sale at Better Hope South – Price $6,350,000, negotiable – Tel: 642-7898 At Eccles Housing Scheme – price $6.5M – negotiable – Call:616-6000 15 Acre transport land opposite Timerhri Docks, next to Kamuni Creek – Tel: 2224708
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Aidan’s Car Rental, Canter & Pickup- Call: 645-7981/ 6987807 ACCOMMODATION Tourist Villa: Furnished Rooms & apartments- 1, 2 &3 bedroom apartments at affordable rates – Lot 95 Fifth Av e n u e , Subryanville – Tel: 2272199; 227-2189; 227-2186
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Games for PS2, PS3, XBOX360, WII, consoles also available – Call: 6722566, 265-3231 One Stall at Stabroek Market – Tel:679-1151. Also One stall at Stabroek Bazar – Tel:6996437 SONY PLAYSTATION 2 WITH MEMORY CARD & 2 GAMES. PS2, PS3, XBOX360 ORIGINAL GAMES –TEL:609-8132; 672-8569 (MAX)
24 Hour East Coast Guyoil needs night pump attendants, salesgirl, office assistant & handyman- Call: 670-8893/684-2838 Experienced News Reporter - $150,000 -$200,000; Hours: Midnight – 8AM; 6 days per week - Tel: 673-5475 GUARD for Land of Canaan, accommodation available, LORRY DRIVER living on E.B.D. 266 4427 Experienced Male/Female Bar attendant, experienced Chef/Cook & one domestic at Cotton Club, Lot 44 Public Road, Kitty – Tel: 231-1908; 231-1912 Kitchen assistants and cooks to work and live in Buckhall Essequibo – Tel: 668-7660 or 690-4860
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PEN PAL CAKES & PASTRIES Floral Arrangement, cake decoration, cake & pastry Contact Sharon: 223-3303; 672-8768
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SALON Make Up Courses, Artist Trained & Certified in Trinidad. Call: 660-5257, 647-1773 Summer Special: Earn a certificate in cosmetology, wig designs or nails alone, limited spaces - Call Abby: 619-7603, 666-5241 Hair Station for rent - $5,000 weekly, also 1 Nail tech with clients – Call: 604-3002; 2316972 Nail courses, Day & evening, also Brazilian & Indian Virgin Hair – Call: 604-3002; 6998477; 231-6972
SERVICES PLANNING AN EVENT? BIRTHDAY PARTY, GRADUATION,WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARY,ETC.–CALL DIAMOND TENTS: 2161043; 677-6620 Permanent & Visitors Vi s a Applications, Professional Immigration Consultant Room D5 Maraj Building Call Sabita: 2256496, 662-6045 Repairs, sales & spares, air conditioning, microwaves, washer, fridges & stoves. Ultra Cool, call: 225-9032,647-2943 Repairs to Fridge, Freezer, AC, Washers, Stoves: Call 683-1312, 627-3206 (Nick) For low cost: Repairs to fridge, freezer, A/C unit, microwaves, TV & washing machine - Call: 629-4946 or 225-4822 We repair fridge, freezer, AC, washer, dryer- Call Omar: 2310655, 683-8734 Certified electrician: Does your house / business need electrical installation & wiring. Affordable cost (negotiable)- Contact Zaheer Ibrahime: 638-4311; 234-1626 We Refill HP Printer Ink $2,000; Cannon printer ink $2,500. Phone: 650-7699 COOL TECH: Repairs Service & Installation of all types of homes appliances: Air Condition & Refrigeration Units – Tel: 233-2008; 675-4959 A/C & fridge re-gas & repair - $8,000 – Tel: 223-4027 VEHICLE FOR SALE New model Raum: PRR Series, very clean - $1.550 Neg. Contact: 662-6024 or 233-6337. One Toyota Mark II, Grande (GX110), excellent condition, leather interior, 18" Chrome $2.5M – Tel: 613-5308
VEHICLE FOR SALE 2006 Blue Nissan Titan. Fully Loaded GSS Series. Contact: 604-6108. Mitsubishi Car EVO 2 mag rims, DVD/CD, air brush – Tel: 610-6927 One Toyota Hilux, Extra Cab, Excellent condition – Tel: 663-4978 One Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, PMM Series Call: 2250188, 223-7500, Mon-Fri 8:154:15pm, Sat – 8:15-1:15PM Diamond Auto Show: Black Nissan, Blue Bird 2007, fully loaded, 2/4 wheel drive – Tel: 682-1822 AT192, 212, Allion, unregistered Premio, Hilux Surf, BNN, RZ & Pit-bull, 7 seater super custom. Cash / terms - Call: 680-3154 We buy & sell vehicles for cash. Also parts available & 30 seater buses; extra Cab pickups; 2006 Tacoma- Call: 680-3154 Toyota Premio (grey), Spacio & Belta. Never registered – Call: 269-0432; 686-0323 One Toyota Rav4, 2004 Series, PNN - $3.6M Neg., one Corolla NZE PLL Series - $1.5M Neg. Contact: 668-7660 Toyota Raum, AT212, AT192, L-Touring Wagon, AE110 Corolla, Tacoma, 2007 Year Model, fun cargo – Tel: 6445096; 6971453 Best 2007 Nissan Titan f l a i r, t r u n k c o v e r, 2 2 " mags, air brush $2.8MCall: 674-9593 Toyota Fun cargo, PMM series, immaculate condition - $1.250M – Call: 601-8625 Toyota Raum, PMM Series, leather interior, DVD, touch screen, 17" rims, candy paint, alarm & remote start $1.4M – Tel: 601-8625 2005 Audi A4, leather interior, 17" rims factory, PSS series, after market head & Tail lights Halo - $4.2M – Call: 601-8625 J’s Auto Imports: In stock Allion, Premio, Blue Bird, Spacio, Madza Axela – Tel: 696-4659 First Class Auto: 2006 Premio, 2006 Allion, 2004 Spacio, IST, Axela, Fielder, Rush – Call: 609-8188; 638-3045 AT192 with AC, mags, music - $820,000 – Tel:675-2650 One Toyota NZE PLL Series excellent condition, fully loaded 17" Chrome, rims, alarm system & music- $1.7M Negotiable – Contact: 6916707; 625-6043 Toyota AT212 Car, Toyota Vigo Jeep, Nissan Pathfinder Jeep, fully loaded, excellent condition, price negotiable – Call: 687-2237/ 225-8427 (Continued on page 24)
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LEARN TO DANCE Learn Latin Dancing in 1 Day! @ National Park Tarmac, July 27th, 2:30-5:30, Register now! $2,000 (1 person) – Call: 6126475; 629-8842
EDUCATION: I.A.E is registering students for its secondary school, Forms1-5; CXC classes for adults – Repeaters and beginners – Call: 223-0604; 683-5742 Summer Classes: Phonics, Language, Mathematics, Art & Craft, fun day (4-12yrs) July 15th – August 15th @ Roxanne Burnham – Call: 6194355; 218-2076 I.A.S 2nd Street Alberttown, summer classes – 4-17yrs ($5,000 for six weeks) CXC classes for adults, 1200 per Subject – Tel:223-7906; 6905008 Summer computer classes, Ages5-16, Parika Location, Micrographics Technology, Former Bollywood building – Tel:264-3057; 626-4833 Now Enrolling for summer computer classes – Ages: 514yrs, certificate course @ MicroGraphics Technology – Vreed-En- Hoop –Tel: 2643057 Now Enrolling for a Diploma in computers (9 courses) Special discount for 2014 CXC students @ MicroGraphics, Vreed-EnHoop –Tel: 264-3057 Canadian School of Arts & Science: Now enrolling students for summer classes in remedial Mathematics & English – Call: 216-6921 VEHICLE FOR SALE Toyota Hilux Surf 4X4 Jeep, 3RZ Engine, Low Mileage, Asking $3.5M – Call: 6002984; 618-2984 One Toyota Spacio (Year 2002) – Contact Suraj: 6921135 Cheapest – New model, fully loaded Spacio, Allion, VVTI Manual & Automatic buses, one Vizio 42" High Definition Television – Tel: 616-7635 FOR AVERTISING RATES CALL US ON 226-8210
WANTED Live out domestic babysitter and live in babysitter –Call: 225-0188, 225-6070 (Monday to Saturday ) (8:15am4:15pm) One handy boy to work in the interior- Tel:681-6044 Experienced taxi & bus driver at Princess Hotel, Providence – Tel: 616-5419/265-7076 One live in experienced domestic must know to cook & bake. Starting salary $70,000 monthly – Tel:6105043 Over edge and straight stitch operator to work at Garment Factory – Call: 222-2541 Monday – Friday Salesgirl/boys and porters apply in person, to Avinash Water Street 8:30 to 4:30 Berbice or Essequibo – Live in family: Husbandhandyman duties & WifeLight domestic – Tel:2271830 CLEANING LADY TO COOKAND CLEAN HOUSE MUST KNOW HOW TO COOK GOOD GUYANESE FOOD, EBD. TEL: 684-2552 Female worker needed, 3 CXC subjects or sound secondary school education - Call: 612-1595 One live-in maid; must know to cook & clean properly – Call: 681-6044 One maid from ages 35 – Tel: 231-3647. Ask for Sandy Female between ages 2035yrs to work in snackette & bar; must know to cook – Call: 647-7432; 223-5798
TO LET One three bedroom top flat unfurnished – Contact: 6815058; 687-0835; 644-7207 Fully furnished 2 bedroom apartment for rent with TV, Air-condition , hot & cold, cable (in south) for foreigners –Tel:689-5877 Rooms for rent (preferably female) Tel: 649-4711 Furnished and unfurnished two bedrooms apartment in Eccles, for short or long term – Tel: 690-6494 Two bedroom apartment to let on E.C.D – Tel: 684-8906
The Ministry of Public Works’ Force Account Unit will be undertaking the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Linden to Ituni/ Kwakwani and Mabura Roads to ensure the smooth flow of traffic during this rainy season. This was disclosed by Naeem Mohamed, Hinterland Roads Engineer of the Public Works Ministry, during an interview with this publication yesterday.
Mohamed related that Government will be spending $100M to repair the Linden to Ituni/ Kwakwani Road and $70M on the Mabura Road. These sums are part of the $1B allocated in this year’s National Budget to rehabilitate and maintain hinterland roads. Currently the Ministry is looking at ways to address the roadways due to their bad conditions. He was quick to
add that they are not impassible and in the event that heavy rainfall continues emergency works would be done. The Force Account Unit that did works on the Amaila Falls access road, and regularly maintains the Ituni Road, is scheduled to start works on the Linden to Ituni/ Kwakwani Road in less than two weeks, while works on the Mabura thoroughfare will commence within a month’s
time. Mohamed related that the scope of the projects includes grading and shaping of the roadways and preparing and overlaying the area with laterite. He said the Ministry decided to execute the projects because of available skills and equipment. There will be subcontracting of certain aspects such as trucking of material and rental of equipment.
Bandits beat, chop and rob Albion... From page 6 became angry and stormed up the stairs, “and I run into the bedroom and locked the door and they started to kick the door.” Bickram placed her daughter under a bed in the room. The bandits then attempted to gain access to the room by jumping over the walls from another bedroom. The gunman in the group then started to fire shots in an angle at the roof of the bedroom in which the woman and her daughter were. The woman became terrified, but a flashing light, emanating from a motorcycle travelling on the street, and which beamed on the house, apparently startled the bandits and they fled. “When they saw the light, they run downstairs and like they jump out and gone.” Little Dhandai Mangroo then started to scream to her mother upstairs that the bandits had left. Bickram immediately rushed downstairs where she saw the old lady still hiding under the bed, “and I started to holler.” Neighbours started to enter the yard and tended to the teenaged Lilawattie, whose hands were bleeding profusely. She was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where she was treated and sent away yesterday afternoon. Bickram added that ranks from the Albion Police Station arrived on the scene about four minutes after the incident, which lasted some fifteen minutes. The bandits made off with three bangles valued $200,000; $50,000 in cash and
The house where the attack occurred a government-issued laptop which Bickram only uplifted earlier on Wednesday. They also took away a bag which contained US$1,200 and “some loose change in foreign currency”. Bickram and the other persons are of the opinion that if the police had pursued the men with their [the police's] vehicles, they might have cornered and cap-
tured them, “but they wasted time.” Ramkallie Rampat stated that she and her husband arrived in Guyana and were visiting for three weeks. “I see dem three boys circle me-young pickney dem-only the eyes I see….dem seh, 'We going to kill yuh mother [expletive]…and one give me a chop on my hand and broad-
side me on my head while the other pull out my bangles.” The woman said she then went under the bed after the bandits moved inside the house to continue their brief reign of terror. “Me only study me passport and wonder if I would get to go back (USA).” Police are investigating. No suspects were held up to press time.
Vandals desecrate tomb at Le... From page 16 this morning and tell me that somebody break up the tomb,” Bacchus said. The woman added that when she got there she saw the top of the tomb smashed up. “I don't know who did this, but before we bury him we heard that people does come and throw out the body from the casket and thief it, so we damage the casket so they won't thief it,” the woman related. Family members assumed that vandals broke the
tomb in an effort to steal the casket but when they noticed that it was damaged, they went away without taking it. “I don't know who would want to do this. His relatives giving me a fight, they think he (Campo) left me with money but they don't know what is going on. Before he died, we bought a house, and now I have to pay the bank for it,” a tearful Bacchus said. She explained that she tried to do her best to send her husband off in as decent a manner as possible, but the
very thing she was trying to avoid happened. “I even paid the cemetery workers to build the tomb a little higher because they say when the rain fall, it does flood and I didn't want water to cover him.” Meanwhile, police were called in to examine the tomb and to check whether any part of the corpse was missing, since persons at the scene were speculating that his head might have been missing, but this was proven to be a rumour.
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Police Force receives 35 new vehicles
Citizens seeking police intervention should now hear less of the Force’s mobility constraints. Head of the local law enforcement agency, Police Commissioner (ag) Seelall Persaud, yesterday promised improved police response after accepting 35 brand new vehicles from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Force received 13 4x4 vehicles, 10 motorcars, seven motorcycles, two all-terrain vehicles and one 26-seater short base truck. It was noted that the resources were provided for under the 2013 budget. Persaud told the gathering of Ministry representatives, senior and junior police officers and the media that the new fleet is significant and plays a major part in the Force’s patrol and response system. He added that the vehicles will also enhance the overall state of security, since the Force will be more efficient and effective. “The citizens we serve can expect our response time to improve and
Some of the vehicles handed over to the Police Force yesterday
that our prevention and detection statistics will be enhanced.” The Commissioner added that the Force has also submitted a proposed “vehicle maintenance strategy” to the
executive leadership team which is currently working to ensure the maximum utilization and care of the Force’s entire fleet. Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee expressed
delight on behalf of the government to hand over “another fleet of vehicles” to the law enforcement agency. He said citizens have every right to be knowledgeable of what is handed over to police
and what it is used for. He charged that it is in their best interest to know the resources at the Force’s disposal because they look forward to good service. “Citizens look forward
with great expectation that the Force provide them with a high level of service. They expect no less.” The citizens, he continued, expect the Force to operate within the authority vested in them, “and must at all times perform at the highest level and with a great degree of respect and tolerance for people of Guyana.” The Minister said that the government is committed to providing land and water transport. As a result, the government, he indicated, “expects no less but improved and enhanced service on your (Force’s) part.” Police response has always been a plague for the Force. Citizens have complained on many occasions about the time ranks take to arrive at a location and often speak about bearing the expense to transport them. While this publication was unable to ascertain the cost of the police’s new fleet, it was explained that the vehicles will be distributed to the most necessary locations.
Water treatment plants for three regions in $6.3B programme A US$31.7M ($6.3B) Government programme will see the construction of three water treatment plants in Regions Three, Four and Six, as well as 1,000 septic tanks to replace pit latrines. According to the Ministry of Housing and Water, the plants are slated to be built at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara; Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara and Sheet Anchor, Region Six. The US$31,676,500 Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure Improvement Programme is being funded by the Inter-American Development Bank and the European Union. “This programme will benefit in excess of 55,000 households in which 38,000 are in Georgetown; 6,440 in Region Three; 6,756 in Region Four and 4,580 in Region Six with a per capita investment of nearly $30,000 per person.” The programme will see expansion to two existing water treatment plants in Sophia and Central Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Rehabilitation will also be done at the plant at Shelterbelt, with upgrades also of nearly 20,000 service connections. In the programme areas, work will also be done to replace and install 70 km of transmission and distribution mains. In sanitation, the Georgetown sewer system will be upgraded with increased support for solid waste disposal systems, particularly at the community level. The Ministry said that the general objective of the
programme is to improve efficiency, quality and sustainability of the potable water services in Regions Three, Four and Six, and improve sanitation infrastructure in Georgetown and other areas along the coast, including Cornelia Ida to De Kinderen in the West Demerara area. On the East Bank of Demerara, the areas include Diamond to Herstelling while in the East Berbice area, the coverage area will include between Goed Bananen Land and Sheet Anchor. Government will be also seeking to reduce the level of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) in the programme areas which will ultimately result in improved level of service.
“Presently the NRW level is above 60% in the coastal areas and above 70% in Georgetown. The programme targets reducing NRW to 50% in the programme areas.” The Ministry said that the completion of the programme will result in the increase of the treated water coverage in Guyana to 60% which is part of the GWI Strategic Plan and Government’s commitment within the 2011 manifesto for the construction of new Water Treatment Plants along Coastal Regions in addition to expanding solar-driven water systems in the Hinterland, which is ongoing, and upgrading of the Georgetown Sewer System, which is in its completion phase.
Diamond, Uitvlugt and Sheet Anchor are slated to have their own water treatment plants
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Palestinian death toll rises to 77 as Israel hits Gaza over rocket fire GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - At least 77 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed in Israel’s Gaza offensive, Palestinian officials said yesterday, and militants kept up rocket attacks on Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities in warfare showing no signs of ending soon. Eight Palestinian family members, including five children, were killed in an early morning air strike that destroyed at least two homes in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the Palestinian Health ministry said. Israel’s military made no comment on what would be the deadliest strike since the offensive began on Tuesday. “We have long days of fighting ahead of us,” Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said yesterday of the offensive which began after a build-up of violence following the killing of three Jewish students last month and the murder of a Palestinian teen in a suspected revenge attack. Sirens sounded in and around Jerusalem in the evening and residents ran for cover as a number of rockets were launched towards the holy city. Two were intercepted and others fell in open ground. The remnants of one rocket fell on a building in a small community in the hills near Jerusalem, police said. Islamic Jihad and Qassam Brigades militants
separately claimed the launchings. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who will brief the Security Council on the crisis later yesterday, condemned the rocket attacks and urged Israel to show restraint. “Gaza is on a knife edge,” he told reporters. Medical officials in Hamas-dominated Gaza said at least 60 civilians, including a four-year-old girl and boy, aged 5 who were killed yesterday, were among the 77 Palestinians who have died in Israeli attacks since Tuesday. Israel says it has struck more than 750 targets in an offensive intended to halt persistent rocket fire at its own civilian population, which escalated after Israeli forces arrested hundreds of Hamas activists in the occupied West Bank following the abduction of the Jewish teenagers. It accuses Hamas Islamists of deliberately putting innocent Palestinians in harm’s way by placing weaponry and gunmen in residential areas. Across the Gaza Strip, smoke and rubble marked the aftermath of Israeli attacks in the most serious hostilities between Palestinian militants and Israel’s powerful armed forces in two years. “The Jews say they are fighting Hamas and fighting gunmen while all the bodies we have seen on television are those of women and children,” said Khaled
Ali, 45, a Gaza taxi driver. Rocket salvoes on Israel the military said 442 projectiles have been fired since Tuesday, including nearly 100 yesterday alone have caused no fatalities or serious injuries. That has been due in part to interception by Israel’s partly U.S.-funded Iron Dome aerial defence system. The wail of air raid sirens has paralysed business in southern communities and sent hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for shelter in Tel Aviv, the commercial capital where two rockets were shot down yesterday, but offices and shops remain open and roads are clogged with traffic. One rocket fell in the West Bank between Jerusalem and Ramallah and landed in open ground close to a Palestinian home. No casualties or damage was reported, according to Reuters witnesses at the scene. Cities close to the northern port of Haifa have also been targeted. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri sounded a defiant note, when asked about Yaalon’s remarks. “Our backs are to the wall and we have nothing to lose,” he said. “We are ready to battle until the end.” Israel’s targets in the Gaza Strip have included militant commanders’ homes, which it described as command and control centres.
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Schools Circle Tennis
Soesdyke, Supply Primary register victories Organiser of the programme Alistair Munroe giving some technical advice to the players before the start of play at Bush Lot ground.
Friday July 11, 2014 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) Recent spiritual breakthroughs might have you feeling both exhilarated and downcast. Your sensitive side tells you that this is a definite step forward on your spiritual path, but your logical side might cause you to doubt the reality of it. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May 20) Many of your personal goals have either been met or are in the process of manifesting, Taurus. This has you feeling exhilarated. However, others around you might have their hands out. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) More confirmation of career and business success could come your way today, Gemini. You're probably feeling excited and motivated to keep pushing ahead. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Success on all levels is filling your life and making you feel absolutely wonderful, Cancer. The downside of this is that you might be a little too conscientious. Are you putting in a lot of extra hours? LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) Hard work, enthusiasm, and dedication are now paying off for you financially, Leo. New opportunities could be opening up for you to profit from your artistic talents VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) People close to you might be a bit worried about you, Virgo. Too much work and socializing might have you feeling a bit less than your usual self, perhaps even a little feverish and headachy. If so, this is a good day to take some time out, stay home, and get some rest.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) All continues to go well personally and professionally, Libra. You're feeling strong and vigorous, but you might find that you're a bit vague today. Your mind may not have its usual acuity, and you could be easily distracted. SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Your high from your recent successes could have you wanting to go crazy purchasing luxury items you didn't feel were practical before, Scorpio. SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) Not only your own success but that of members of your household could have you on a real emotional high today, Sagittarius. CAPRI(Dec.22–Jan.19) Today may prove to be one of your busiest in a long time, Capricorn. The promise of continuing success could find you spending a lot of time on the phone, sending faxes or emails, or perhaps making a few short trips around the community. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Business and financial successes have you feeling happy and satisfied, Aquarius. You're also looking forward to moving ahead. The downside of this period is that people who aren't particularly trustworthy could decide to grab your coattails for their own purposes. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) As your career dreams continue to unfold, Pisces, you may find that there is a downside. First, there are new responsibilities and you might doubt your ability to fulfill them.
Soesdyke and Supply were among the victorious teams when the inaugural Schools Circle Tennis programme commenced recently. Soesdyke overcame Timehri in their encounter. Timehri mustered 53 off their allocation of 30 deliveries at Timehri Red ground. Soesdyke replied with 60. Soesdyke went down to Supply; Soesdyke took first strike and managed 84 with Tyrel Khan scoring 24. Supply responded with 94. Joseph De Cunha hit 35 and Eli Allicock 31. At No. 71 Village, Massiah got the better of Number 48. Massiah posted 104, Davindra Rharaspaul led with 28, Venode James 25 and Haresh Ramlachan 21. Number 48 were restricted to 73 in reply. Joshua Chatterprashad and Weston Johnson were their leading batters with 16 and 15 respectively. At Uitvlugt, Tuschen thumped the home team by 15 runs. Uitvlugt scored 70; Chris Smith stroked 42 and Collis Clarke 26. Uitvlugt were limited to 55 in their turn.
Wazim Khadir struck 20. At Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Albion whacked Auchlyne. Auchlyne batted first and chalked up 66, Lacchan Samaroo top scored with 48. Albion replied with 70. Tolaram Singh smashed 55. Alness beat Kildonan who scored 64 with Baldeo Chandan scoring 58. Alness responded with 67, Prem Kanhai led with 55. Mc Gowan defeated Alness - Mc Gowan piled up 86 taking first strike; Glefron Gray scoring 27, Jason Leitch 23 and Lashanda Punch 14. Alness could only muster 56 in reply. In the Secondary Schools
category, Central Corentyne triumphed over Winifred Gaskin Memorial. Central Corentyne rattled up 69 after taking first knock. Shenetta Grimmond scored 38 and Tifanny Moore 20. Winifred Gaskin Memorial fell short as they could only muster 66 in reply with Showanna Castello getting 28. Port Mourant went down to Central Corentyne; Port Mourant took first strike and posted 76, Meressa Paul stroked 24, Aleema Arokium 22 and Erica Lashley 15. Central Corentyne eased to 80-1 led by Shenetta Grimmond who slammed 51, Carlotta Maxwell supported with 16.
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Tour de France 2014: Andre 8th Annual Caribbean Powerlifting Championships – St. Croix USVI Greipel wins stage six Osmand Mack snatches gold, Paul Adams silver on day 1
Greipel’s victory marked the fourth stage won by a German out of six Andre Greipel sprinted to victory in Reims to win stage six of the Tour de France in wet and windy conditions. The German Lotto-Belisol rider raced clear in the final 250m of the 194km race to beat Katusha’s Alexander Kristoff and Samuel Dumoulin of AG2R. There was no change in the general classification, with Astana’s Vincenzo Nibali remaining the overall leader. However, many riders again struggled on the wet roads and Team Sky’s Xabier Zandio quit the race after a crash. The Spaniard was one of several riders to go down and becomes the second Sky rider, after defending champion Chris Froome, who crashed out on Wednesday, to abandon the race. Richie Porte, Team Sky’s new leader, crossed the line among the
leading pack to remain one minute, 54 seconds adrift of Nibali. He said: “It was stressful with crosswinds and slippery roads. It sucks to lose Zandio but we tick another day off.” Sky were not the only team to lose a rider. Alberto Contador’s Tinkoff-Saxo team-mate Jesus Hernandez was forced to quit the race after crashing. Contador is one of the favourites to win the race but will now be without one of his key helpers in the mountain stages. The Spaniard, who has won the Tour de France twice before, remains two minutes, 37 seconds adrift of race leader and rival Nibali. Italian Nibali leads the overall standings by two seconds from his Danish team-mate Jakob Fuglsang, with Slovakia’s Peter Sagan in third, 44 seconds back. Sagan
was fifth and is yet to finish outside the top five in the opening six stages and as a consequence, he leads the green points jersey - a competition he has won in each of the last two editions of the race. He was unable to make an impression in the sprint finish though, coming in behind Greipel, who picked up his first stage win of this year’s race and sixth in total. “It was a nervous day and I’m happy with my team,” said the 31-year-old. “They kept me near the front especially with the side winds in the final 13km to keep me in a good place. “I had a good wheel with Mark Renshaw but with 250m to go I said to myself ‘I go full now and whatever happens happens’. “There was a lot of pressure on us but we had a good answer today (yesterday).”
Junior Squash team pays courtesy call to Digicel The Guyana Junior Squash team is anticipated to depart today to participate in the Junior Caribbean Squash Championships which is scheduled to be held in Hamilton, Bermuda from July 13-19. Guyana is the defending Boys, Girls and Overall Team champions and will seek to win an unprecedented tenth straight Overall team title at these championships. Following is the list of the players who will represent Guyana at the championships. Boys Under-13: Shomari Wiltshire and Daniel Islam Boys Under-15: Alex Cheeks Boys Under-17: Ben Mekdeci and Alec Melville Boys Under-19: Nyron
- departs today for Bermuda Joseph and Jean Claude Jeffrey Girls Under-13: Makeda Harding Girls Under-15: Rebecca Low and Sarah Lewis Girls Under-17: Larissa Wiltshire and Taylor Fernandes Girls Under-19: Akeila Wiltshire and Victoria Arjoon Managers are Garfield Wiltshire and David Fernandes while the Coach is Carl Ince. The following two persons, Gabby Fraser and Anthony Islam will accompany the team to participate in the individual
championships. The team received a special send off from its Corporate Sponsor Digicel and another main sponsor Ansa McAl yesterday. Several other corporate sponsors have made contributions to the Guyana Squash Association to help defray the costs of the teams’ participation in the tournament. Some of these other sponsors include Guyana Olympic Association, National Sports Commission, Bounty Farm Ltd, John Fernandes Ltd, Hand in Hand Group, Beharry Group of Companies, ReadyMix Concrete Ltd and Modern Optical Services.
Defending Team Champions, Guyana, made an encouraging start despite fielding a small team when competition at the 8th Annual Caribbean Powerlifting Championships lifted off yesterday at the Kings Hill, St. Croix Education Complex in the United States Virgin Islands. The Guyanese sixmember team could not have asked for a better start with Osmand Mack lifting his way to the gold medal in the 74kg class with countryman Paul Adams grabbing the silver in the said category ahead of Trinidadian, Michael Jack. Mack, who has been a consistent top performer ever since his arrival on the local scene a few short years ago, powered his way to an overall and winning total of 640kgs; Adams tallied 635.5 with Jack way behind on 562,5. Following is the table of how the Guyanese performed in the individual lifts: Name Squat Bench Press
Deadlift Total (kgs) Medal Osmand Mack 255 142.5 242.5 640 GOLD Paul Adams 232.5 155 245 632.5 SILVER M. Jack (T&T) 195 125 242.5 562.5 BRONZE The defending champions for the past two years were forced to field a reduced 6-member team rather than the full 8members due to the lack of funding which has been a major bug bear for sports teams leaving these shores. The athletes who have travelled have been able to do so due to the fact that they raised their own funds and have been complimented by Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) President Peter Green and his Executive for their resilience despite the many
challenges. Green noted too that the federation took the decision to rest their top guns to allow more exposure and development for the upcoming promising lifters. He further disclosed that the CASH STRAPPED GAPF concentrated their efforts towards clearing of the IPF Fines as well as current membership dues to the NAPF and Governing body for the sport, IPF. The determined Guyanese lifters will seek further glory when competition continues today at the same venue. In the morning session competing in the 83kg class would be Germaine Snagg and Erlyn Smith. The afternoon session will see Marino Jeffrey taking to the stage in the 93kg division. Tomorrow (Saturday), seasoned campaigner Karel Mars will enter the fray when he comes up against the big guns in the tough 105kg class.
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Louis van Gaal claims third-place play-off unfair Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal says having to complete a World Cup thirdplace play-off match is “unfair”. The Dutch, who lost their semi-final to Argentina on penalties on Wednesday, face Brazil - humbled 7-1 by Germany - in Brasilia tomorrow. “This match should never be played. I’ve been saying that for 10 years; it’s unfair,” said Van Gaal, about to take over at Manchester United. “There is only one award that counts and that is becoming world champions.” Most recent World Cup third-place play-off winners 2010: Germany 3-2 Uruguay 2006: Germany 3-1 Portugal 2002: Turkey 3-2 South Korea 1998: Croatia 2-1 Netherlands 1994: Sweden 4-0 Bulgaria 1990: Italy 2-1 England 1986: France 4-2 Belgium 1982: Poland 3-2 France The third-place play-off was introduced at the second
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The Spurs have quietly re-signed their entire team The NBA has been an absolute circus since July 1, the day teams can officially begin negotiating with players. News of private pickup games, Cavs owner Dan Gilbert’s private jet flying to South Beach, and two Exotic Auto Transport trucks outside of LeBron James’ home have all sent the internet into a total frenzy.
Luiz Felipe Scolari
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World Cup finals in Italy in 1934 but has become unpopular with the teams. Van Gaal added: “The worst thing is that there is a chance you are going to lose twice in a row. “And in a tournament in which you have played so marvellously well you go home as a loser. “This has got nothing to do whatsoever with sport, not in my view.” Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has an even harder job of lifting his side for the game
after their humiliation by Germany. His future as national team coach will be decided after the tournament. He said: “I know my career will be marked by this defeat but we have an obligation to move on, thinking about the next goal, which in this case is the match for third place in Brasilia. “I know it’s a much smaller dream than we all wanted but we have to honour the shirt of the national team.” (BBCSport)
New rumors and reports break so frequently that this off-season already feels more dramatic than the entire past season of actual basketball. Amid all the chaos, it’s been easy to miss the fact that the San Antonio Spurs, your current NBA champions, are bringing back their entire team. Tim Duncan kicked things off, very quietly opting into the final year of his contract at $10.3 million. Next, the Spurs re-signed two key roll players, Boris Diaw (three
Tim Duncan and teammates years, $22.5 million) and Patty Mills (three years, $12 million). The rest of the team’s core — Parker, Ginobli, Leonard, Green, Splitter — are still under contract. On Wednesday, news broke that coach Gregg Popovich agreed to a multiyear extension with the team he’s now guided to five
championships. Yesterday marks the first day teams can officially sign free agents, so the dominos should (hopefully) start to fall soon. But unless LeBron can create another super team, it’ll be the Spurs who will — yet again — enter the regular season as the heavy favorites. (Business Insider)
LCPL league to kick off in style in Grenada
Guyana Amazon Warriors to face Antigua Hawksbills Excitement is reaching fever pitch across the Caribbean in anticipation of the 2014 Limacol Caribbean Premier League, which begins today on the beautiful Spice Isle of Grenada. Speaking at the launch event for CPL 2014, CEO, Damien O’Donohoe captains coaches and l e g e n d a r y We s t I n d i e s mentors all spoke of their excitement for the competition, and promised an even bigger, better and more exciting spectacle than last year’s tournament which thrilled sell-out crowds across the region earning the nickname The Biggest Party in Sport. The players have already been getting into the swing of things ahead of the tournament, with a group of CPL stars including Kieron Pollard Andre Fletcher Chris Gayle and Daniel Vettori taking part in a beach cricket match with local youngsters in Grenada experiencing first-hand the excitement that people on the Spice Isle have for the arrival of the CPL. The tournament kicks off today 11th July at the National Cricket Stadium Grenada, with the Guyana Amazon Wa r r i o r s , c a p t a i n e d b y n e w We s t
Indies Test skipper Denesh Ramdin, and featuring global T20 stars Sunil Narine and Lendl Simmons taking on Antigua Hawksbills led by Marlon Samuels coached by former Australia boss Tim Nielsen and mentored by the great Sir Viv Richards. To m o r r o w s e e s a mouth-watering doubleheader for the people of Grenada to enjoy. First up l e g e n d a r y f o r m e r We s t Indies openers Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes go head-to-head as team mentors as the Red Steel led by Dwayne Bravo f a c e o f f against Kieron Pollard’s Barbados Tridents. The opening weekend draws to a close with Chris Gayle’s defending champions Jamaica Tallawahs taking on West Indies T20 captain Darren Sammy and the St. Lucia Zouks. Damien O’Donohoe CEO of Limacol Caribbean Premier League said: After the huge success of the inaugural tournament we’ve got a lot to live up to but we’re confident this year will be even better. We’ve got some fantastic players coaches and mentors on board and you can expect bigger hitting, bigger crowds and an even bigger party! Chris Gayle Jamaica Tallawahs Captain said: There’s nothing better than
playing in front of full crowds in the Caribbean. CPL is the Biggest Party in Sport and I’ve already seen how excited everybody is for the tournament to come to Grenada so I can’t wait to give the fans something to cheer about. Robin Singh Barbados Tridents Coach said: I have coached and played all over the world, but the atmosphere in the CPL is something else. The players are raring to go and we’re looking forward to putting on a good show for the people of the Caribbean. S i r Vi v R i c h a r d s Antigua Hawksbills mentor added: Last y e a r ’s tournament was a massive success. The cricket was of a h i g h q u a l i t y, a n d i t reignited local interest in the domestic game, so I ’ m looking forward to more of the same in 2014. The Limacol Caribbean Premier League runs from 11th July to 16th August, with 30 matches taking place over 37 days. In addition, the final week of the tournament, in St. Kitts and Nevis, will host Beefy’s Bash, an all-star charity match featuring Sir Ian Botham, Brian Lara and Piers Morgan, as well as a concert by hip-hop megastar, Rick Ross.
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Guyanese pugilist captures National United States Masters Amateur boxing title Guyanese Welterweight boxer, Nazar Sulaiman, formally of Port Mourant Corentyne, now residing in the United States of America, has chalked up an important victory in the fourth annual National United States Masters Amateur Boxing
Nazar Sulaiman displays his belt in the presence of his trainer.
Regional U19 stays in Guyana St. John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced yesterday that the Regional Under-19 Tournament will be played in Guyana as originally scheduled. “We are confident that all matters pertaining to cricket in Guyana will be suitably resolved to the satisfaction of all stakeholders and this will allow for the Under-19 Tournament to proceed as originally planned,” said WICB President Dave Cameron. A high-level WICB delegation headed by Vice President Emmanuel Nanthan recently travelled to Guyana and held discussions with the Guyana Cricket Board, the Government of
Guyana and the parliamentary opposition parties. These meetings have paved the way for the anticipated resolution to all outstanding matters with a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed pending approval of the parties. A full schedule for the tournament will be subsequently released pending the conclusion of all logistical matters. The tournament is scheduled to be played from July 20 to August 10 and will include Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Windward Islands and ICC Americas. (WICB)
tournament at the world renowned Gleason’s Gym, Front Street Brooklyn, New York. Fighting for the first time in the tournament which was contested on June 15 and 16 last, Sulaiman, training under the guidance of former
local top boxer, Darius Forde, registered a second round technical knockout over Lonnie McCabe, a young pugilist from Albany USA, to win the national Welterweight title. The Guyanese pugilist tipped the scales at 142lbs,
three less than his opponent. Male and female boxers competed in several categories including juniors, seniors, and masters. The tournament was sanctioned by USA Boxing Metro and the action got underway at 19:30hrs.
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Full Court discharges injunction against the GCB Grants costs against BCB Executives
Anand Sanasie
The Full Court comprising of the Honorable Madam Justice Roxanne George and the Honorable Justice James BovellDrakes, on wednesday discharged the injunction obtained by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) against the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Executives, Trustees and its Administrator in April 2014 which had effectively prevented them from functioning. The Honorable Justice George delivered the 10 page ruling in the presence of the attorneys for sides, the GCB’s Vice President Fizul Bacchus, Secretary Anand Sanasie, and Marketing Manager Raj Singh. The Berbice Board was represented by Malcolm Peters. The Judges of the Full Court further granted the GCB a significant award of cost from the BCB. This action was filed by Keith F o s t e r, A n i l B e h a r r y, Raymond Haniff, Angela Haniff, Shabeer Baksh, Hubern Evans, Julian Cambridge, Keith Foster and Romash Munna as the Plaintiffs/Respondents with only Angela Haniff pledging her personal resources in the event of an award for damages and will now be stuck with compensating the GCB to the full extent of the award for damages. The Berbice Cricket Board had filed the matter in March 2013 following the GCB elections in January 2013, but had allowed over a year to elapse until April 14, 2014, when Honorable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious ordered the GCB Executive, Trustees and Administrator to cease functioning individually and collectively but had granted a stay of execution to the said
Order pending an Appeal. This Order was then reactivated in June 2014 for a very brief period. Then on June 3, 2014, following an appeal by the Defendants to the Full Court, the Honourable Madam Justice Roxanne George and the Honourable Justice BovellDrakes granted An Order Staying the Execution of the Order of the Honourable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious dated the 14th day of April, 2014, until the hearing and determination of the Notice of Appeal Motion No. 38-Apl of 2014 filed from the Order of Court of the said Honorable Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious made in Action No. 116W/2013. Many feel that this injunction, when it was granted, significantly contributed to the decision of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to remove the New Zealand Test Match from Guyana. As a result it is understood that the GCB may very well seek damages. In an invited comment yesterday, Secretary of the GCB Sanasie said he was happy that another of these matters has come to an end but hopes that the true Executives of the BCB can step forward and provide leadership as mandated by their Clubs and Associations. He further stated that the GCB is prepared to welcome all on board and move forward”. This court ruling basically allows the GCB to operate unhindered as it pronounces on the legality of its elections of January 2013, which was challenged. It also indirectly pronounces on the DCB’s participation in the said elections and their officers’ status.
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Dragsters gearing up for Guyana sending best athletes to Commonwealth Games next Sunday’s showdown - Yasin tells media
Flashback! Two dragsters line up for the start of a race.
The GOA President, K.A Juman Yasin (centre) and Commonwealth Games Chef-de-Mission, Garfield Wiltshire (on his left), along with the Managers of the representative disciplines update the media yesterday at Olympic House.
With just over one week remaining, local dragsters along with their foreign counterparts are all gearing up for the staging of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) International Drag Race Meet, at the South Dakota Circuit. According to a source close to the Club, the event which is expected to have dragsters from Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago is expected to provide exhilarating action throughout the day as the locals try to represent home turf against the anticipated strong foreign invasion with the promise of existing records being shattered in
the process. Anand Ramchand, who will be competing in four categories with a similar amount of cars boasted earlier this week of obliterating the current records in the respective categories, while Rondell Daby’s lightening fast Red Evolution, always a treat to watch is said to be in fantastic shape and rearing to get on the track. The other big names expected to represent the ‘Land of Many Waters’ are Syed Ali, Danny Persaud and Sanjay Persaud. The source further informed that the Superbikes category though not much information could be
garnered at this point is also expected to add to the excitement and Stephen Vieira and Carlos Rodrigues will be looking to not only outdo each other, but all the other contenders as well. Additionally, race fans for the first time have the opportunity to witness the Porta Tree Timing System which is equipped with specialized starting lights that allow quarter mile speeds to be recorded. Races commence at 09:00hrs and admission for adults is $1000, $500 children while children under-12 and vehicles are free. The day’s activities are sponsored by Banks DIH Ltd.
By Edison Jefford President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K.A Juman Yasin, believes that Guyana is sending its best a t h l e t e s t o t h e Commonwealth Games which will be held from July 23 to August 3 in Glasgow, Scotland where seven disciplines will represent Guyana. Yasin informed that the team will be travelling overland to Suriname, following which it will be tra n s p o r t e d t o Amsterdam, Holland via KLM Airlines. The team will travel to London, England from Amsterdam then to neighbouring Scotland. According to Yasin, the GOAis saving about US$12,000 with that travel arrangement. He stated that it was necessary for them to “save some money”, before disclosing that the GOA is covering all expenses for the Guyanese contingent’s participation at the Games. Asked if he believes that the Olympic Association will get value for the money it has invested in sport associations leading up to the Games, Yasin said that they can only hope that athletes put in their best performances on the day
of competition. “When we send athletes, we send the best. Whether they would medal or not, depends on the day they perform. What the GOA is doing is investing; we are making financial contributions and we are doing our best; it is for athletes to do their best,” Yasin indicated. He shared the view that expectation on Guyana’s performance is decreased when the fact that all local athletes and coaches are merely operating on a “part-time” basis. “That is a fact that we’ve come to appreciate,” he continued. According to the longstanding GOA head, “until we (Guyana) get facilities, athletes and coaches operating on a full-time basis, we are not going anywhere. There are so many other factors to put in place... sports medicine, dieting for instance,” Yasin added. Chefde-Mission of the Commonwealth Games team, Garfield Wiltshire also commented on the subject, stating that even though the athletes may not medal because of the Games’ high level, it is an investment the
Olympic body is making in the future. The Guyanese delegation includes: Rifle Shooting: Mahendra Persaud, Lennox Braithwaite with Ransford Goodluck as Manager/Coach. Cycling: Alonzo Greaves, Raynauth Jeffrey, Geron Williams, Scott Savory, Marlon Williams and Claire FraserGreen with Dwayne Gibbs as Manager/Coach and Shaun Green (Coach). Athletics: Adam Harris, Stephan James and Winston George with Kenrick Smith as Coach. Table Tennis: Christopher Franklin, Paul David, Shemar Britton, Idi Lewis, Trenace Lowe, Chelsea Edghill, Nathalie Cummings, Jody-Ann Blake and Godfrey Munroe as Manager/Coach. Swimming: Onika George and Niall Roberts (doubtful owed to injury) with Sean Baksh as Manager/Coach. Squash: Alexander Arjoon, Sunil Seth and Nicolette Fernandes with Carl Ince as Manager/Coach. Boxing: Theresa London, Eon Bancroft, Dennis Thomas and Imran Khan and/or Delon Charles with Terrence Poole as Manager/Coach.
Rio de Janeiro (AP) - FIFA has rejected Luis Suarez’s appeal against his lengthy ban for biting an opponent in a World Cup match. Football’s international governing body yesterday said its Appeals Committee rejected the appeal by Suarez and the Uruguay football federation in its entirety. But that doesn’t mean Suarez has given up hope of playing on the opening day of the season. The Uruguay and Liverpool star has up to 10 days to get the written decision from FIFA, which he needs to lodge an appeal against the ban with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. If
he does lodge the appeal, he could apply to CAS for an immediate freeze on the sanctions. Suarez was banned for nine competitive international matches, four months from all football and fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($112,000) for biting the shoulder of Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay’s 1-0 win over Italy in a group-stage game in Brazil. It is the third time Suarez has been banned for biting an opponent, after similar incidents at both Ajax in the Dutch league and Liverpool in the English Premier League. The incident was missed by match officials, and FIFA’s
Disciplinary Committee studied video evidence before charging th e U r u g u a y forward. The ruling to uphold the sanctions was expected, as FIFA’s appeals panel seldom changes disciplinary verdicts. If Suarez seeks and is granted from CAS a freeze of his sanctions during his appeal process, he would be allowed to train and play with his club until a final verdict is reached. Suarez is reportedly negotiating a move from Liverpool to Barcelona. FIFA said a transfer could proceed despite the sanction from football activity.
Floyd Mayweather to renew rivalry with Marcos Maidana in September rematch FIFA rejects Suarez appeal Marcos Maidana has been rewarded for giving against ban for biting Floyd Mayweather Jr. his toughest test in years with a lucrative rematch against the pound-for-pound No 1. Mayweather struggled to adapt to the Argentine’s rough tactics when they first met in May, eventually grinding out a majority decision to preserve his unbeaten record. The two welterweights will resume their rivalry on September 13, back at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mayweather confirmed yesterdaay. The 37-year-old was short of options for his second fight of the year, with Amir Khan ruled out due to Ramadan while Manny Pacquiao is set
Marcos Maidana has been handed a rematch against Floyd Mayweather to fight in Macau in October. The rematch will be promoted by Golden Boy, despite Mayweather saying he would not work with the company again after CEO
Richard Schaefer departed last month. Mayweather’s own company, Mayweather Promotions, does not hold a license to host fights in Las Vegas. (MailOnline)
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Jamaica and Windwards win; Guyana/Barbados game rained out An unbroken fourth wicket stand of 78 between Javelle Glenn and Michael Frew guided Jamaica to a seven-wicket victory over host Trinidad and Tobago in the second round of the regional Under-17 50-over
tournament yesterday at Bon Accord, Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago batted first and were bowled out for 124 in 24 overs. The home team found themselves in early trouble at 25-2 losing the wickets of Jordan Warner
(02) and Dejourn Charles (06). Keagan Simmons and Kirstan Kallicharran (19) took the score to 42 before Simmons went for 20. His dismissal prompted a collapse which saw the host being reduced to 56-6.
However Brandon Maraj scored and unbeaten 25, Bryan Boodram chipped in with 22 down the order to see their team to their eventual total. Frew and Tyrone Daley picked up three wickets each while Devaraine Rowe and
Glenn had two apiece. Openers Kashawn Beale and Jordan Hill set the Jamaicans on course with a partnership of 36 before Hill was dismissed for 19. Kallicharan then removed Beale for (10) and Brad Barnes (07), but Glenn and Frew batted their team to safety as they ended on 1253 in 26.2 overs. Glenn stroked 40 not out while Frew finished on 32. Kallicharan took 2-23. Wi n d w a r d I s l a n d s overcame Leeward Islands by 36 runs at Shaw Park. Windwards were bowled out for 162 in 34.3 overs after they were inserted by their opponents. Christian Charlery and Anil Matthew gave their team a solid start with an opening stand of 88 before Charlery was LBW to Philo Wallace for 36. Matthew soon followed for a top score of 55 which came off 66 balls, laced with nine fours. Apart from Emmanuel Stewart with 35
and Nick Elibox (10) no other batsman managed double figures as Zubin Deyal, Karima Gore and Jaidel Richardson captured two wickets each. The Leeward Islands were bowled out for 126 in 33.4 overs in reply. Ross Powell and Dmitri Adams (25) added 36 for the second wicket after opener Tyrone Williams went for nine. After Powell was removed by Joshua Mann for 29, Leewards lost a few quick wickets, but Richardson (16) and Gore (12) tried to keep their hopes alive with a seventh wicket stand of 31 before Ryan John ended their resistance. Darel Cyrus was the pick of the bowlers with 4-20 while John claimed 3-12 and Mann 2-14. Meanwhile, At Louis D’Or, rain forced abandonment without a ball being bowled in the game between Guyana and Barbados. The competition continues today.
BK International Golf Tournament on tomorrow The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) is expected to be buzzing with activity this weekend when the BK International Medal Play tournament is contested. According to a release from the club, despite the continuous rainfall the ground staff has managed to keep the grounds in playable condition and players are eagerly waiting this weekend’s action. Defending champion Bolaram Deo, a seasoned golfer at the LGC will be
aiming to retain the title but will have to contend with the likes of last year’s second place finisher, Ayube Subhan and Kishan Bacchus among others. Patrick Prashad took the prize for the nearest to the Pin while Imran Khan recorded the best gross in the 2013 edition of the tournament. In recent weeks, competition has been close and Captain Chatterpaul Deo is expecting a similar trend tomorrow along with the hope that the rain does not fall.
DCB female trials rescheduled As a result of the continued inclement weather which has left the Everest Cricket Club ground waterlogged, the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) trial matches to select their team for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior female Inter County Competition, have been rescheduled for tomorrow and Sunday at the said venue. The Trials were initially slated for yesterday and today. The players invited are Akaze Thompson, Kavita
Yadram, Tracy Glasgow, Nikita Madramotoo, Renika Issacs, Nalini Sumintra, June Ogle, Leana Harris, Zola Te l f o r d , H e m a S i n g h , Haseena Mohamed, Jonell Joseph, Latoya Smith, Satyattie Sugrim, Nicola Leacock, Donette Ritchie, Abiola Jacobs, Shomate Cort, Diane Prescott, Angela Waldron, Prudence Williams, Jeanette Daniels, Chandaine Mahadeo, Gangadai Singh, Roshana Harper, Mantara Cambridge, Alana Hiralall, Sharon Brown, Monique Benn and Joanne Vansertima.
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Raekwon Noel shatters three records at GASA July Sprints Over the last weekend at the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) July Sprints Meet held at the National Aquatic Centre a number of records were broken, we have mentioned already the exploits of 7 year-old Aleka Persaud and today we share with you the achievement of 8 year-old, Raekwon Noel. The extremely talented
Raekwon Noel
LTI wins NSBF U-19 thriller against Bishop’s High The Linden Technical Institute (LTI) won a thriller against Bishop’s High School 42-40 when the National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Wednesday night. Terron Welch poured in 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for LTI while Dennis Niles scored 15 points. For Bishop’s High, Marvin Durant scored 16 points and had five steals. In the Under-14 competition, Marian Academy won 30-10 against St. Rose’s High School with Jahleel Young scoring 11 points and grabbing a mammoth 25 rebounds. Joshua Brazao offered assistance with six points, nine steals and 10 rebounds. For Rose’s, Anthony Yansen had six points and six rebounds. Kwakwani Secondary won 25-14 when they played Bishop’s in another Under-14 game with Shaddai Sauers scoring seven points and Asher Grannum four points and 13
rebounds. Bishop’s Michael Williams scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds. In the Under-16 competition, Kwakwani defeated McKenzie High School 52-47 with Kemmol Benjamin scoring 15 points and Kerrol Phillips a doubledouble with 14 points and 15 rebounds. McKenzie High’s Daniel Anthony scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. New Amsterdam Multi also had a victory in this category with a 38-27 win against President’s College with Ramone Fogenay scoring 16 points and grabbing 20 rebounds. Tafawa Daly scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to assist Fogenay. Marian Academy had a 48-37 win against Plaisance Academy with Judah Stephney scoring 17 points and grabbing six rebounds and Dwayne Obermuller eight points and nine rebounds. For Plaisance, Andrew Johnson scored 21 points that included five shots from downtown.
young and hardworking swimmer, who attends the Green Acres School, swam in the Boys 8 & Under where he shattered three records. Noel broke the first of his records on Friday July 4 in the 100m Freestyle setting a new time of 1:19.87, erasing the old mark of 1:20.80 which was set by another talented young swimmer, Leon Seaton.
One day later, Noel, not satisfied, went on to achieve his second record in the main race of the day, referred to as the Blue Ribbon event. It was the 50m freestyle which he swam with all guns blazing to touch the wall and take the record in a time of 34:53 from his friend Leon Seaton who held the previous record of 35:09. Noel who wasn’t quite
finished claimed the last record in the final event of Saturday July 6. He set a new mark in the 50m butterfly of 39:20. He erased the old mark that was achieved by Ronaldo Rodrigues of 40:18 set back in 2004. It was a happy day for Noel’s mom and dad and his teammates and club officials of the Dorado Speed Swim Club.
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8th Annual Caribbean Powerlifting Championships – St. Croix USVI
Osmand Mack snatches gold, Paul Adams silver on day 1
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Junior Squash team Ready for the Junior Caribbean Squash Championships, these Guyana Team members pose with Digicel CEO Gregory Dean (right) and Marketing Executive Jacqueline James (left) during a courtesy call yesterday.
Guyana Amazon Warriors to face Antigua Hawksbills LCPL league to kick off in style in Grenada
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