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Guyana aviation sector records significant strides Government officials involved in the aviation sector say that significant strides are being made to better air services in the country. They say that much more has to be done to upgrade the country’s airlift situation, and ultimately improve the tourism situation. One such massive move is the US$150M Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion project. They say that the expansion will transform and modernize the infrastructural landscape of the country and cater for an influx of visitors who are already starting to flock the country. The airport, they say, will also cater for various aircraft, including those jumbo size planes that cannot land at the CJIA right now. The aviation sector received a serious blow when America-based airline- Delta
—pulled out earlier this year, citing its inability to compete with other operators. Delta said that it would have to seek more lucrative grounds since it was experiencing a significant decline in passenger loads and by extension, losing revenue. The announcement came one year after other air carriers; EZjet and RedJet, travelling the Guyana/ New York route would have failed and abandoned their operations. Redjet after only two years of service filed for bankruptcy and suspended all services. The Barbadian airline said that it was unable to access all markets and thus could not compete. After just one year, EZjet pulled out. The airline owed Guyanese some $38M when it could not deliver on its promise. The owner was
further charged for fraud, and is currently sitting in a Federal prison in the United States. Added to Guyana’s aviation woes, is now a hike in ticket prices which have air travelers crying for a decrease in airfares. Again the government is pressured to sooth the situation. Opposition parties are calling for price reductions and quick action to fix the aviation problems the country face. The Ministry of Public Works has however noted that reducing travel taxes will not solve the high ticket price affair. He said that airport services have to be maintained, so a fee must be charged. But like any economist would conclude, relief to the problem could only be solved by addressing the issue of supply in the aviation market. Minister Robeson Benn
Police rank publicly embarrasses TIP victim The unprofessional approach of some ranks of Guyana Police Force towards a Trafficking In Persons (TIP) victim was amplified, yesterday, when a rank of the Bartica Police Station publicly embarrassed a victim. According to the victim, a rank accused her of falsely accusing a shop owner of forcing her into prostitution in the backdam and a rank of Sherima Police Station of rape. The 26-year-old is one of five young women rescued by members of the Guyana Women Miners’ Organization (GWMO), last Sunday, from the sex trade in Region Seven. The woman claimed that before entering the backdam she was raped by a rank in the barrack room of the police station. After giving statements at Bartica Police Station, the young women ages 14, 16, 18, 20 and 26, were taken to Eve Leary in Georgetown to assist the police with their investigations, which were disappointingly slothful. The situation became even more stressful for the victim as there was limited food and clothes at the shelter. Frustrated, the young lady contacted Simona Broomes, President of the GWMO, informing that she was leaving to take up a legitimate job in the interior. The employer, also a member of the GWMO, spoke to Broomes. The victim said that she also informed a rank of Eve Leary of her intentions to leave and promised to return to Georgetown when necessary. However, things became ugly for the victim when she
was publicly embarrassed by a rank when she went to report at Bartica Police Station to go into the back dam. She was forced to sit on a bench like a detainee and her phone was taken away when she attempted to call a rank at Eve Leary Police Station. According to her new employer, who is pregnant, she met the victim who explained her situation and wanted a job. Because she needs the extra help at her shop in the interior she decided to hire the girl. The employer observed that something was wrong with the woman when she started trembling at the sight of the Bartica Police Station. Wanting further details the employer contacted another member of GWMO in Bartica to verify circumstances leading to the woman’s rescue. They proceeded to the station where the employer vouched for the young
woman and promised to ensure she returned to Georgetown when necessary. But, a rank cautioned the new employer of the woman’s character. “I was told to be careful of this girl because she falsely accused a shop owner of prostitution in the back dam and she accused a police of rape,” the woman said. The employer contacted Broomes who made some calls and the young woman was subsequently treated differently.
said that he cannot agree with the opposition that the travel voucher taxes should decrease. Pretty soon, the fares will rise again; there will be an increase in ticket purchases, which means an increase in demand, he said. Benn said, however, that arrangements are being made to accept and scrutinize all operators seeking to service Guyana. On the list, currently, are functioning operators, Caribbean Airlines, LIAT and newcomer; Fly Jamaica. Fly Guyana is only talking. There is no application, while Fly Jamaica is at the end of processing its flight arrangements . In a rundown with what is happening with airlines servicing Guyana, Zulficar Mohamed, head of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said that Fly Jamaica has completed most of its documentation. Last week, the airline was issued with the Foreign Operations Certificate, and has already been designated by government for the New York route and Canada. The airline now needs to place the $40M bond with government and apply to the US authorities for operating the NY/Guyana route. Relevant documentation from the Foreign Affairs Ministry would be next, Mohamed (continued on page 50)
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Enjoy your life at every moment Once a fisherman was sitting near seashore, under the shadow of a tree smoking his beedi. Suddenly a rich businessman passing by approached him and enquired as to why he was sitting under a tree smoking and not working. To this the poor fisherman replied that he had caught enough fishes for the day. Hearing this the rich man got angry and said: Why don’t you catch more fishes instead of sitting in shadow wasting your time? Fisherman asked: What would I do by catching more fishes? Businessman: You could catch more fishes, sell them and earn more money, and buy a bigger boat. Fisherman: What would I do then? Businessman: You could go fishing in deep waters and catch even more fishes and earn even more money. Fisherman: What would I do then? Businessman: You could buy many boats and employ many people to work for you and earn even more money. Fisherman: What would I do then? Businessman: You could become a rich businessman like me. Fisherman: What would I do then? Businessman: You could then enjoy your life peacefully. Fisherman: Isn’t that what I am doing now? Moral – You don’t need to wait for tomorrow to be happy and enjoy your life. You don’t even need to be more rich, more powerful to enjoy life. LIFE is at this moment, enjoy it fully. As some great men have said “My riches consist not in extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants”.
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DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION
The situation in Egypt continues to simmer just below boiling point after the killings of pro-government supporters protesting the army ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. One rather pernicious analysis suggested that the reason for the ouster of Morsi was because “political Islam” does not offer “guidance” on running a modern state and its institutions. Rather contradictorily it also proposed that in addition to “political Islam”, even “secular” groups long out of power that have problems performing the task. The question is, if religion is not an independent variable, why bring it up at all? And the answer is that, as defined by the dominant western paradigm, the views of Islam on governance are considered “backward”. Thus, while it is accepted, for instance, if the Obama from the Democratic Party won the US elections, he would not be expected to appoint Republicans to the Cabinet or to key government positions. Yet when Morsi followed this practice, he is condemned as not being “inclusive” and the army is given carte blanche to stage a coup removing a legally elected head of state from office. This sets a very dangerous precedent in a region in which democracy has only just been introduced. It may be said that Egypt is very different from the US in that the political scene is much more polarised. While this is arguable going by the rhetoric of the Republicans about President Obama’s Democratic Party and their “liberal agenda”, we did not hear calls for the army to remove Obama after the large Tea Party and Occupy Movement’s protested all across America. The democratic process was allowed to take its course, and Obama went to the polls in 2012 - and won the elections once again. Just as is almost certain, if another free and fair election were to be held in Egypt today or next year, the representative of the Muslim Brotherhood would win hands down. But even if the charge of a “deeply divided society” is co-joined to the fact of unfamiliarity with democratic norms, there are models of democracy such as “Consociationalism” which enjoins the formation of a “grand coalition” that includes all the major groups in the society. If this is what the Egyptian people desire then such a model can be placed on a referendum for approval. But we doubt that this will be done: what appears to be operating is while the word ‘democracy” is being bandied about rather cavalierly, its central demand that decisions must have the consent of the majority of the people is ignored. At no time have the vaunted “massive protests” that provided the cover for the return of the army, been more than ten percent of the voting population. But that 10% is dominated by those that reject “political Islam” and its views on governance and is thus “more enlightened”. The essential question that must be answered is whether in the last forty years the army has been socialised into democratic or anti-democratic values and whether it should become the arbiter of democracy in Egypt. But what was most surprising was that the most obvious answer as to why the Morsi government and the other identified ones such as the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, were somewhat inept in governance was because they were excluded from power deliberately for decades. They were kept outside of the ambit of running state institutions by despotic regimes that systematically staffed the government with people who were not only loyal to it but were comfortable with anti- democratic norms. If any new regime hopes to return Egypt to some semblance of democratic governance, there will have to be changes in the policy making and upper strata of governance. In a post-authoritarian transition, we are not dealing with a changeover in Whitehall. So to blame Morsi for being unsophisticated in the exercise of power is to practice a political version of “blaming the victim”. The Muslim Brotherhood has been banned since 1952 - and yet remain the “people’s choice”. They cannot be excluded from governance.
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PEEPING TOM’S SECOND RESPONSE WAS EQUALLY WRONG DEAR EDITOR, A few weeks ago when I commented on the wrongness of Peeping Tom’s postulations on local government, he/she responded and prefaced that response by declaring that the response was an exceptional act, since directly responding to critiques of his/her columns was against the norm and editorial policy. A few days ago, on the question of the calculation of the 2011 elections results, I had cause to once again refute Peeping Tom’s postulation. Within one day he/she responded. Apparently my critiques have occasioned a change in
policy. I wonder why, and if so, is it a general shift or is it related to Alexander ’s critiques? His second response was equally wrong, in its conclusion, as was the first, although I have not yet penned my critique of his first response. I have noted that Peeping Tom has a penchant for theory but muddles its application in an attempt to arrive at a desired or predetermined outcome. In his response on the Boodoo debacle, he got the HARE formula right. There is therefore no need for me to rehash the formula, except to note that in the first paragraph of the column he
stated the correct number of seats that constitute the National Assembly – 65 seats. In the second paragraph of the second column he stated:’ the only factors required are votes cast and seats’ and on that basis concluded that Boodoo‘s formula had to be right. He therefore conjectured that there must have been an error of calculation rather than the application of a wrong formula as I had indicated in my letter. In doing that Peeping Tom completely ignored my submission that one factor in the formula was replaced by another hence the change in formula and more than that
the calculation protocol/ procedure differed from that which he/she himself/herself outlined He correctly stated the correct number of seats-65comprising the National Assembly and the number of seats -25- representative of the constituency/ regional component of the Assembly, and the 40 seats that are national top-up seats. While recognizing that there are three sets of seats to be contended with, he does not recognize that one set may misplace the other in the calculations and that that is exactly what Mr. Boodoo did. This non recognition was (Continued on page 6)
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Kaieteur M@ilbox Kaieteur M@ilbox THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT 2010 NEEDS SERIOUS REVIEW TO PROTECT THE MEDIA DEAR EDITOR, I was quite surprised to read that the Editor of Kaieteur News Mr. Adam Harris, an experienced journalist and a young reporter had been cited by Mr. Justice Reynolds for contempt of court and he had convicted both of them and fined them certain sums of money. The media reported that the Court ordered that these fines be paid within 24 hours failing which these persons would have to serve time in jail. As far as I can recall all of this is quite unusual and unprecedented. Obviously a matter like this ought to be of tremendous concern not only to the media workers and media houses but also to the general public at large. Surely in this day and age where media workers can be summoned before a judge to answer before him a charge that he himself laid against them, raises serious questions about the freedom of the press, freedom of expression and the rights of citizens who are charged with offences. This situation
provoked me to look at the legal basis for all of this or lack of it. Article 144 (1) of the Constitution of Guyana sets out the provisions to secure the protection of citizens. It states inter alia “if any person is charged with a criminal offence, then, unless the charge is withdrawn, the case shall be afforded a fair hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial court established by law.” The language in this suggests four things, viz: 1) The hearing must be fair; 2) A reasonable time must have elapsed since the laying of the charge; 3) The court hearing the matter must be independent and 4) The court must be impartial. There is hardly any need here to emphasize that the Constitution is the supreme law of Guyana and everyone is bound to observe and to uphold it including the President, Ministers of Government, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the DPP, Judges, Magistrates, Army, Police. In short
everybody. In this particular case that we are discussing, the questions of fairness of the hearing, the independence and impartiality of the court have to be raised since it is the same judge who is complaining about the conduct of the accused in the first place, it is the very person who is laying the charge and hearing the case and deciding guilt or innocence and penalties. The Constitution is quite clear on these issues. It strictly requires the court to be free from bias, not to approach the case with preconceived notions of guilt or innocence. The Constitution also requires in 144 (2) (b) that
the person charged be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that he understands and in detail, of the nature of the offence charged and 144 (2) (c) shall be given adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence. All of this is quite clear. Therefore for a judge to issue a peremptory command for a citizen to appear before him or her to answer a serious charge of contempt, seems not to be consistent with 144 (2) (c). Further Article 146 (1) of the Guyana Constitution which deals with the freedom of expression and the freedom
to communicate ideas and information without interference clearly has a bearing on the matter under discussion since it involves the work of journalists whose business is to communicate information. Article 146 itself sets out the possible restrictions on these freedoms and these restrictions must all be prescribed by law. These are clearly set out and include the “interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health (146 (2) (a) and the protection of reputations, rights and freedoms or the private lives of persons concerned in legal proceedings”.
The Contempt of Court Act 2010 addresses some of the critical issues involving journalists and the reporting of proceedings in court. The citation of contempt of court made by the judge had its roots in the publication by a newspaper of a report by a junior reported dealing with a “voir dire” - alternatively called a trial within a trial. The judge contended that as a result of the said publication he was forced to abort the trial he was conducting. In the 2010 Act contempt is defined as conduct that essentially obstructs or interferes with the (Continued on page 57)
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We may have to withdraw any Stop this madness at Demerara Harbor Bridge praise given to David Casavis’s book DEAR EDITOR, Travelling across the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Friday July 12th around 5:30pm (rush hour), there was a long line of vehicles on the bridge and it took us more than half an hour to cross. I was under the impression that either there’s an accident or repairs are being done, thus the delay. Upon reaching the western side of the bridge I saw the cause for all the vehicles to be delayed during the rush hour and I became very annoyed but fear of victimization made me remain silent. Mr. Editor, at the head of the western side of the bridge there’s a police officer
standing and talking to someone on his cell phone. After he finished the call, he returned to the traffic and started stopping certain vehicles and inspecting papers or talking to driver/ occupants. Now while doing that, all the other vehicles had to wait until he was finished with that vehicle before the traffic resumed moving. That road he’ was on was widened tremendously and I wondered why didn’t go to the wider section of the road and stop vehicle and make them go into the corner, do his duties and allow the traffic to flow freely instead of stopping it at the bottleneck.
Who is looking after the rice farmers in Guyana DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the Agriculture Minister’s and Mr. Leeka Rambrich’s (GRPA)statement regarding Paddy price being the same as the last crop ($ 4000- $ 3700) per bag.Farmers are receiving $ 2200, 3300, 3500 per bag from millers.They were told to take the money and that reimbursement will
follow.I would like the Minister and the public to know that this is not true.Farmers are being told take it or leave it. Where are the grading officers from GRDB that look after famers rights? We the farmers would like the Minister and Mr. Leeka to respond to our letter. Concerned farmer
His actions convinced me he that he was showing off the powers and just wanted to impress everyone. Mr. Editor, before I could exit from the bridge, I was delayed because the officer stopped both sides of traffic to allow vehicles from one of the side streets to cross and go on the bridge. Now for years this madness has been happening and I believe that it’s time someone put a stopping to it. Whenever traffic builds up on the western end of the bridge, lots of drivers who believe that they are later than everyone else would drive around to the side street from the La Grange side and come up in front and that would allow them to reach the bridge faster than those who are in the line. Now, in order for them to reach on the bridge, the police will have to stop traffic from both sides to allow those vehicles to pass. Why don’t the relevant authorities stop vehicles from exiting there? Only a moron would believe that these vehicles have some business in that street which they are exiting, especially when you see route 32 mini buses coming from the West Bank area, which is not their zone. Sahadeo Bates
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DEAR EDITOR, If David Casavis’ response is a reflection of how he researched his book, then his book is complete trash and we will have to withdraw any praise given to him for exposing things there. Our comments never attacked his source or content, in fact our conclusion was harsher as we sought to raise national conscience on what people like Casavis think of Guyana and Guyanese. Readers should look for his inserted racial comments about “Indian” and “Black” people and about Guyana as a whole. We are all so divided in this country that we cannot see beyond a criticism of AFC, APNU or PPP. David should have read the comments
generated by Guyana Independent Voices before he attempted to defend. Investigation is critical to any writing. With regards to the alleged corruption at GT&T, anyone could do what respectable people like Chris Ram did - that is, call GT&T and find out. If you have doubts about my integrity, check with my former employer, check their website or just call the shareholders. And yes, that book is being written. There are very FEW people in the world that will take responsibility for people below them - I am proud of my decision which ended a tenure in which I helped to build this nation. Yog Mahadeo
PEEPING TOM’S SECOND... From page 4 significant and probably intentional, since the exchange of factors that I referred to was between 65 and 40. A possibility that he seemed to have ruled out a priori. His/her line of argument was that there was no change in formula or any of its factors. Let me therefore joint Peeping Tom in the application of the HARE formula and in so doing show how Boodoo committed the deviant act and how Peeping Tom’s conclusion could have the effect of hoodwinking the reading public. In the national election the total number of valid votes cast was 342,236. The total number of seats was 65.Hence the value of a seat was, 342,236 votes divided by 65 seats, 5,265 votes. The APNU accumulated 139,678 votes, the equivalent of, 139,678 votes divided by 5,265 votes, 26.52 seats. The AFC accumulated 35,333 votes, the equivalent of, 35,333 votes divided by 5,265 votes, 6.71 seats. The PPP/C accumulated 166,340 votes, the equivalent of, 166,340 votes divided by 5,265 votes, 31.59 seats. The total number of seats allotted at that stage was 26+6+31=63, since fractional seats could not be allotted. There were therefore two
remaining seats to be allotted. This was done on the basis of the highest remainder after the 26:6:31 allocations. The AFC with 0.71 remaining was therefore allotted the first of the remaining seats and the PPP/ C with 0.59 remaining, the second highest remainder, was allotted the second and last of the remaining seats. The final count was therefore APNU 26, AFC 7 and the PPP/C 32. A total of 65 seats. That was the eventual declared result, however, before the final seat allocation was done the parties had already been allotted 10:2:13 seats respectively based on the constituency count and the application of the HARE formula. It should be noted that the TUF only accumulated 0.2 % of the votes cast and did not qualify, not even, for a remainder seat. However in Boodoo‘s original calculation he applied 40 ,the number of national or top-up seats, to the total number of votes cast and allotted the top up seats thus: The value of a seat was equal to, 342,236 votes divided by 40 seats, 8555 votes. APNU therefore was allocated; 139,678votes divided 8555votes, 16.3 top-up seats. AFC, 35,333 votes divided by 8555 votes, 4.1 top-up seats PPP/C, 166,340 votes divided by 8555 votes, 19.4 top-up seats. When those top-up seats were added to the already distributed 10:2:13 constituency seats, the allotted seats were APNU 26.3; AFC 6.1; and the PPP/C 32.4. A total of 64 allotted seats with one remainder. With the PPP/C‘s 0.4 being the highest remainder, it was allotted the remaining seat hence Boodoo‘s original result: APNU 26; AFC 6; and PPP/C 33.There was no error of calculation in either of the above calculations. The difference resulted from the use of a non-existent formula
by Boodoo rather than the formula that Peeping Tom alluded to and acknowledged in his column. Boodoo was wrong in what he did. Rather than calculate the overall result and subtract the number of constituency seats, already allotted, from the overall result to determine the allocation of the top-up seats, he excluded 65 from the determination of the value of a seat and attributed a value to a top-up seat which was then used to erroneously determine the distribution of the remaining seats. He eventually admitted to using the latter formula which could only have been a concoction of his, since as Peeping Tom rightly said: the constituency seats were the first to be calculated; then the total allocation for each party determined; and the forty topup seats allocated based on the difference between the total seats gained by each party and the constituency seats already allotted to the parties. Peeping Tom in his/her analysis overlooked the possibility of one category of seats being substituted for another as the Boodoo scenario clearly exemplified. What should also be reiterated is that the calculations were not presented hence this misplacement or replacement of a factor would not have been obvious to anyone. That was a way of covering up the mischief that was in train. For those whose major concern seems to be why only now the disclosure, this occurrence was of public knowledge since 2011. The breaking of my silence was only an act of reiteration and amplification in the face of recent attempts to revise the facts/truth at a juncture when a critical decision, about Mr. Boodoo‘s future, with the Commission, is a current agenda item. Vincent Alexander
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Bai Shan Lin’s operation must be reviewed Region Ten Chairman, Sharma Solomon, has said that there needs to be a proper assessment of Bai Shan Lin’s entire operations and its impact on Region Ten. Solomon added that the Region had expressed disappointment that the government was more concerned with the accessing of material by Bai Shan Lin to fix the road, than with the actual fixing of the road. Disappointment was also expressed with the way Bai Shan Lin operated after receiving concessionary measures from the region to access laterite, Solomon said. That disappointment was echoed by the Government. “As such the Government said that Bai Shan Lin is acting dishonestly and disrespectful, of abusing the situation and of stepping out of line on several issues. More guidance and supervision from central government should be put in
— Region Ten Chairman place in relation to Bai Shan Lin,” Solomon said. The region is also asking for a full review of the operations. It was even suggested by the government that Bai Shan Lin be fined for the irregularities perpetrated, which is fully supported by the Region. Solomon added that the Region hopes to see action taken very soon as it relates to ‘past transgressions ‘by Bai Shan Lin. Solomon added that the repair of the Moblissa farm road by Bai Shan Lin needs immediate attention, and that the pit from which the company extracted 47,000 tonnes of loam needs an environmental assessment, as the pit is a mere 20ft from the damaged road, and also, there are signs of erosion. As such, Bai Shan Lin
needs to exercise its corporate responsibility and engage in land reclamation, he added. “The Region would also like to have information as to where it stands to benefit from this investment,” Solomon said in reference to Bai Shan Lin. Concern was also raised that the Minister of Amerindian Affairs was not acting in the best interest of residents of this remote community. Future agreements are to be made between Rusal and the community. “As such we’ve asked that before any consideration is made in relation to decision about further investments or further works, that a broader consultation is done to ascertain from residents on their input, into how they would want
Professor Dabydeen denies academic boycott of PNC Executive Director of the Caribbean Press and Guyana’s Ambassador to China, Professor David Dabydeen, has denied claims of academic boycott of the first volume of the published parliamentary speeches of the late President Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham. He was at the time responding to media reports that for the second time in two days the handing over of Burnham’s parliamentary speeches was called off because of his “no-show”. Speaking to the Government Information Agency (GINA), yesterday, Professor Dabydeen clarified that the Protocol Department
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs makes his appointments while he is in Guyana. He said that they made the engagement for him to present Volume One of Mr. Burnham’s speeches. “Although the PNC are subject to international academic boycott over the death of Walter Rodney, my absence from Parliament was entirely due to the fact that I was not informed of a meeting taking place. I was not engaging in academic boycott; it was a miscommunication among Parliament, myself and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” Professor Dabydeen explained.
A meeting was scheduled with Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman for Thursday, July 11 for 13.00 hours, he said, however upon checking his emails at 12:15pm on Thursday, he then was made aware that the handing over was changed to 11:00 hours. Immediately after, Professor Dabydeen said that he phoned Trotman to apologise and offered to do the meeting anytime on Friday, July 12. However, on Friday about 2:15 pm he received a phone call from Parliament office saying he was expected to be there at 2 pm. At that time it was too late and he couldn’t have made it.
Region 10 Chairman, Sharma Solomon to see mutual benefits to both the company and the residents, ’Solomon said. He added that the region is to prepare a report with regard to this issue, and that one will also be prepared by the Government, and the company, which would have full involvement of the community. As regards the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway, Solomon said that the Region is seeking to ensure that the highway is safe. To that end, he said that suggestions were made for the installation of lights from Bamia to Linden, and from Soesdyke along the East Bank Demerara Highway. Along with the lights there is the need for appropriate signs and markings, he added. Solomon posited that the Region is also pushing for the upgrading of about 400 miles of hinterland road, saying that consideration should be given by the Ministry of Public Works for the upgrade of the Linden to Kwakwani, Linden to Mabura and Linden to Coomacka roads. The Mabura road alone would necessitate about 400 loads of material, to be deposited, before works can commence, according to Solomon.
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Dem boys seh
Some got money like sand Nutten don’t mek people cry like when people got to spend money or when dem lose money. That is why when people thief from de treasury dem does thief suh much that even if dem lose a li’l bit it ain’t enough to mek dem cry. But dem got some people who does behave like if de money was dem own from de start. Robeson ain’t a thief but he know money. De other day he talk how de airport project got to continue because money put into de project. He get vex like if is he did put de money. That is when dem boys know that de Marriott had to complete too. Dem had de private people in Guyana who tek out dem money—and is not money that dem wuk for but money that dem hustle some time back—and put it in de project because nobody didn’t come from outside and put in money. Dem same people did get vex when Norway didn’t give Guyana de money at de start. Bharrat fuh one was vex because as far as he concern de money was Guyana own and once was Guyana own was he own. Rob Earth just like that. When de gold price start fuh go up he calculate how much Guyana gun get and how much he could expect. De Brazilians come and was milking time. Some people already build house wid de money dem collect. Dem boys seh that Bai Shan Lin don’t pay taxes because dem paying a fee to a big one. And this man don’t drink and he don’t smoke. He don’t pay rent and he don’t live in he own house. He don’t buy ration because people always bringing in foodstuff. Plus de Bai Shan Lin money. Donald try to keep this man away from people money but anywhere he put de man money following him. At least de man putting heself in a position to collect. That is how people does know when to cry. De set that dem boys talk about laughing. Talk half and try to keep you own money.
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Race on to meet sugar target…
Opposition demands GuySuCo’s turnaround plan, creditors wary
GuySuCo’s suppliers are reportedly wary of the cash crunch facing the industry. As the sugar industry races to make a 240,000 annual target and with the second crop currently underway, the Opposition has announced its intentions to ask Government to release plans on how the fortunes of the state-owned company are to be improved. Already, a number of suppliers have reportedly pulled their credit line. The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) fell way short of the first crop target of 71,000 by almost 23,000 tonnes, its worst performance in almost 20 years. This current crop has been described, by the workers’ largest union, Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union, as a critical
one for the industry. It has left the industry in a severe cash crunch situation. According to Moses Nagamootoo, a senior Parliamentarian for the Alliance For Change (AFC), the administration, despite being requested, has failed to table in the National Assembly, an updated “turnaround” plan. Both AFC and A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), which controls the National Assembly by one seat, voted a $1B cash boost to GuySuCo earlier this year to help the ailing Corporation. But they demanded that the Government table its plans on what will be done to make GuySuCo more sustainable. “The sugar industry
continues to be mired in scandals, controversy and uncertainty. Government is in a guessing game whether or not it could restore the industry to some sort of viability. It says Dr. Rajendra Singh (current Chairman) might be the new CEO but is dumb on whether there would be an overhaul of the failed Board (of Directors),” said Nagamootoo yesterday. Government recently signaled its intentions to overhaul the Board of Directors and replace current Chief Executive Officer, Paul Bhim, with Dr. Singh, the serving Chairman. Bhim would be second in command, in the proposed shakeup. Government had taken flak after it was disclosed that
Two Antiguans guilty of robbing, killing Guyanese butcher Antigua (Caribarena) The sentencing of the two men who were found guilty of the murder of Rondel George has been adjourned until July 16. Lasana Anthony Riley and Jevorney Richards were tried and a 12-member jury unanimously declared the duo guilty on June 10. A third man, Chester Joseph, was also charged. However, as a result of insufficient evidence, the prosecution withdrew the charge against him. Witnesses placed Riley and Richards on the crime scene and they were jointly charged for the shooting death of the Guyanese butcher. The 34-year-old was on his way to purchase livestock in the Bendals area when he was gunned down. Kelvin Galloway who was driving the truck was also struck by the said bullet which killed George. The truck driver was hit in his right hip after the bullet exited the body of the deceased. According to evidence
MURDERED: Rondel George submitted by Galloway, while he was driving on an unpaved road behind the Bendals clinic they were ambushed by gunmen, robbed and shot. According to a social inquiry report, Richards who once worked as a tour guide had a change of personality when he relocated to Bendals. The father of one is also said to have previous convictions. In a statement he expressed remorse, saying,
“A life has been lost and I am sorry for that.” The trigger man Lasana Riley said, “I am really and truly sorry ‘bout everything. I understand me get myself in a bad situation and I am asking for a chance to make it better. I am really sorry for everything my Lord.” George Lake who represented Riley said, “Noone, regardless of the offence he has committed is outside the scope of redemption. Today a chance is being sought to in some way make up for the wrongs that have been done against society.” The attorney added, “Incarceration will mature Mr Riley and will cause him to see the error of his ways.” Riley has no previous convictions. Director of Public Prosecution, Anthony Armstrong, speaking ahead of the sentencing referred to the crime as being senseless. He said society has lost a productive member. The father of four was murdered on August 21, 2010.
GuySuCo was flying in Dr. Singh every month from New Jersey, US, for meetings. The Board has also come under attack for not doing enough to rescue the industry which at one time was the biggest foreign currency earner for the country. BENEFITS “It says it would turn around the industry but has failed to table any “Turn Around Plan” in Parliament. What is certain is that this government has made a huge turn over from the windfall $25B since 2006 from the European Union Development Fund. “I had asked before, and again, how much of this
bonanza was spent on agricultural diversification? Was any spent on the modernization project? Did cane farmers get any money from this fund?” asked Nagamootoo. Following a staggered, accumulative 36 per cent price cut in 2006 by Europe, Guyana’s biggest raw sugar buyer, and plans to end the practice of sugar quota by 2020, the European Union had made an annual amount to tune of billions available to help the industry deal with the fallouts. Recently, Europe decided it will open up its market by 2017 to its sugar farmers, raising fears that countries like Guyana which depend on the sweetener, will have to look for new markets. Already, because of poor yields and inefficiency at factories, Guyana’s cost of production for sugar has been considered too high. According to Nagamootoo, yesterday, his party has started examining strategies to ask the EU to delay the ending of the quota system to allow Guyana more time. “We propose to meet the EU to convey our concerns. We are, of course, concerned on the other hand that it is unlikely that we could realise our sugar production target again this year.” GuySuCo has targeted a
AFC’s Vice Chairman and MP, Moses Nagamootoo hefty but not impossible target of 190,000 of sugar this crop to reach the original 240,000 tonnes set for this year. But it has been battling weather, strikes and poor yields. Nagamootoo also blamed GuySuCo’s management and Board for the state of affairs in the Corporation. “The weather has not been kind to us but we have to meet the vagaries of nature with visionary and planned goals. Mismanagement is not the work of God.” He backed suggestions by President Donald Ramotar to release lands for cane farming cooperatives as a means to boost production.
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Region continues to make strides to tackle HIV Although the Region from the beginning of the 21st century was faced with the tremendous risk of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the threat has been
mitigated by the persistent work of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). This is according to Garfield Barnwell, Caricom’s
Director of Sustainable Development, who addressed the gathering at a Guyana/Suriname Joint Border Health meeting at the Guyana International
Conference Centre (GCCI) on Friday. He said that the Caricom sub-region had the highest incidence of HIV facing any sub-region with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa. And according to him the economic potential of the Region by every expert estimate was under a serious and real threat whereby productive human resources were at risk of contracting the disease. However, Barnwell noted that 12 years later this threat has lessened through PANCAP which is a regional partnership established by CARICOM Heads of Government in 2001 to respond to the epidemic in the Caribbean. And according to him too “the tireless work of its stalwarts should never be forgotten.” He pointed out that the partnership in its infancy negotiated on the world stage the first successful reduction of the prices of anti-retroviral with the International Pharmaceutical Companies from the impossible level of US$12,000 per patient annually to almost US$1000. And that latter triumph, he underscored, was celebrated this year in Barcelona on PANCAP’s 10th anniversary. According to Barnwell, many of the stalwarts of those negotiations – Drs. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts; Drs. Leslie Ramsammy and Douglas Slayter, former Ministers of Health, along with Professor Edward Greene former Assistant Secretary General at the CARICOM Secretariat, were on hand for the celebration. Barnwell said that “access to anti-retrovirals across our Region has been pivotal to our success in reducing mortality from HIV.” He noted, too, that coverage of those eligible has reached over 50 per cent which is testimony to the heroic efforts made to eliminate Mother to Child Transmission of the virus, and according to him, “the Region is at the point of achieving this goal. I am told that this wide spread use of ARVs has been the single most important feature of our prevention efforts these days.” And while clinical management has yielded much success, Barnwell noted that efforts in some areas are yet lagging. He specifically alluded to “our
– CARICOM Director
Mr. Garfield Barnwell, CARICOM’s Sustainable Development Director success in dealing with stigma and discrimination has been below par. The lack of equal access to prevention, care and treatment has been of concern.” However, Barnwell said that Dr. Edward Greene, the current UN Ambassador to the Region, continues to champion the cause of the vulnerable and ineligible by promoting the need for effective anti-stigma policies. And PANCAP, he said, has contributed its share to this effort. Moreover, an anti-stigma toolkit continues to be useful to HIV workers and enterprises, said the Sustainable Development Director who disclosed that PANCAP continues to be an excellent partner to the Member States and vulnerable groups. And according to Barnwell, the CARICOM Secretariat is pleased to be associated with the Guyana/Suriname Joint Border Health MeetingSummit which he said “ s u b t l y p o ints out the anomaly these two Member States represent being continental members of our integration movement.” “This is unique, for these two are the only Member States that share a common border. It is my understanding that these meetings have a long history. They have had as their principal themes the sharing of epidemiological information and best practices all aimed to ensure that the populations of each Member State are subjected to minimize the risk from the constant Migration which
Recreation does for you what it says literally. It creates you again. It refreshes the mind, renews the spirit, and motivates the body. Constant working towards some objective can do the opposite, unless we control it by rest and relaxation.
takes place.” He observed that whilst the agenda of such conferences, over the years, has had a staple of items, in the last 20 years HIV, its prevention, surveillance and management have been added. “We at the Secretariat are indeed grateful to the German Government and German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) for their interest in Migration as driver of the HIV epidemic and its willingness to work with Guyana and Suriname as pilots for improving the approach to migrants in the broader frame work of HIV care and support,” said Barnwell. And even as he commented on the move by Guyana and Suriname to collaborate, he observed that cooperation in health in the Region has had a long history and even pre-dates CARICOM. He emphasized that the Declaration of Needham Point in July 2007 by the Conference of Heads firmly established Functional Cooperation as a co-equal pillar of the Region’s integration efforts adding that “our resolve to tackle Health through Caribbean Cooperation in Health comports well with that directive.” As a result, Barnwell underscored that the Region must be proud of its achievements in reducing HIV and also of its new strides in trying “to stem the tide of Non-Communicable Disease.” Those, he added, comport with that historic statement of the Heads of Government in Nassau, Bahamas in July 2001: “the Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region” where HIV and NCDs were identified along with Mental Health as Super priorities in Health.
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Linden still awaiting promised ambulance Leaders of Region Ten met Wednesday with Government and asked for a review of Bai Shan Lin’s operations and complaining about to the state of key roads in the area. According to Sharma Solomon, Chairman of Region Ten, representing Government on the meeting were Prime Minister Sam H i n d s , P u b l i c Wo r k s Minister Robeson Benn, Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira, a n d Odinga Lumumba, another advisor. Some of the issues that were highlighted, Solomon, said were the non-provision of ambulances for both Linden and Kwakwani, the One Mile School rebuilding, Bai Shan Lin’s incursion of Moblissa, the television licences for Linden and television transmitter, immediate repair of Moblissa Road, the rehabilitation of the Linden to Kwakwani, Linden to Mabura, and Linden to Coomacka roads and the proper assessment of Bai Shan Lin’s entire operations here. Solomon said that at a prior meeting on March 22, 2013, the Region, by way of a motion tabled by Member o f P a r l i a m e n t , Va n e s s a Kissoon, had asked the government to honour the August 21 agreement, which was moved and adopted by Parliament. The Chairman said that subsequent to that, the Region had been contacted by the Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon, on the region’s readiness to reengage. A date for that reengagement was subsequently set for July 10. Solomon said that although the re-engagement was to centre on the 21st August agreement, several other issues were discussed. He pointed to the clause within the agreement that states that the region will continue its bilateral engagements with the government on matters affecting the Region. He added that it was under that aspect of the agreement that several issues that were affecting the Region were highlighted. To p p i n g t h e l i s t o f concerns was the absence of working ambulances for both Linden and Kwakwani. Solomon said that the Permanent Secretary’s response to the issue of the ambulances was also discussed. He said that he was told that the PS should have made contact with him by now, but that did not happen. Coming out of that discussion was the
acknowledgement by Dr. Luncheon that an ambulance, was already procured from AINLIM and should have been delivered six weeks ago. However this also has not happened, because of some problems with the procurement agency. AINLIM reportedly
received $11million for the ambulance procurement, which is expected to be acquired by October. Solomon said that he subsequently asked that an arrangement be put in place in the interim, until the issue could be resolved.
However, to date he does not know what the interim arrangement is, although the urgency of the need for an ambulance was emphasized. “We’ve suggested that another ambulance be used from another location if they’re available, for Linden, and it was
accepted by the meeting that it is a matter of urgency, that Linden gets an ambulance.” However to date he does not know what the interim arrangement is, although the urgency of the need for an ambulance was emphasized, he declared.
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Finished product.
Raw cow hide processed into leather. Leather… leather what? Leather slipper, leather wallet, leather bag? The list can go on and on. As one manufacturer of leather products, Richard Singh, said about the material, “Belt, bags, wallets, you name it. Anything that the mind can conceive, it can make”. “Leather crafting is one of
the oldest trades around,” the tradesman said. Referring to his time spent in Trinidad, where he acquired a wealth of knowledge about the craft, Singh said that the people called footwear made from leather “Jesus sandals” since they existed even at the time when Jesus walked the earth. Sadly, the tradesman
expressed grief that the trade is a dying one. He is concerned that when the few who are in the field are gone, that might be it. He thinks that no one is interested enough in what he described as a “beautiful, beautiful trade” and where the possibilities are endless. Not only can the
BARTICA MAN SHOOTS SELF IN BUTTOCKS A licensed firearm holder is a patient at the Bartica Hospital following a shooting incident which resulted in a teen being shot in her right leg. The police have confirmed that the injured persons are Tyrone Lewis, 23 years, of Bartica and Keshana Barnes, 18, of Farm, East Bank Essequibo. A source yesterday told this publication that the firearm holder was involved
in an argument with another male at the Platinum Bar located in First Avenue, Bartica when he pulled out the weapon and accidently shot the teen. It was after another male confronted him that he shot himself in the buttocks. “She pon the ground screaming for pain and he shouting. We just decide to rush both a dem to the hospital. The man was not in his righted sense (drunk)”,
the eyewitness said. The police said in a statement that another male patron confronted Lewis concerning the incident during which he reportedly made efforts to pull out the firearm, and accidentally shot himself in his buttocks. Both Lewis and Barnes were then rushed to the Bartica Hospital where they are patients. The firearm has been seized by the police.
products be made to align with the latest fashion trends, but they can also withstand the test of ‘wear and tear’ significantly better than products made from other materials. Singh said that he is concerned about those who are “not making it academically, those who end up on the streets doing nothing.” He said that these are the persons that he is trying to reach with this trade in order for it to be preserved. “I do not want to die with my knowledge… It is a sin to die with your knowledge”. Singh explained that the process of creating leather products is quite simple. The first step is to acquire the material itself. He spoke of the ‘tanning’ process where raw animal skin, referred to as ‘hide’; be it from cows, sheep or goats, is processed into leather. Skin from alligators and snakes can also be used. He said that the process takes about six weeks and entails ridding the raw skin of hair, pieces of flesh and fat. The end product resembles a flattened cardboard box but is more
rigid. The next step requires cutting the rigid material down to the size and shape of the product which the tradesperson is preparing to make. A ‘clicker press’ uses a mold to guide it when cutting the leather into the required shape. The mold would, most naturally, carry the identical shape of the piece of leather that had been cut. The designing stage comes next where handmade ‘stamps’, which carry intricate patterns, are pressed onto the leather surface to create an imprint. Next, the product is stained into whatever colour is desired, be it pink, green, yellow or the three combined, using leather stains. Perhaps at this point, items such as belts are ready for the market. However, with footwear, the process continues where the rubber sole has to be pasted on and the edges sanded and stained to even out the colour, then it is polished. “It is as simple as that,” the tradesman said. He said that the fact that he can work at home makes the job even more enjoyable. “Everything that I have, my vehicle, my house, everything; it’s my
trade that gave it to me. I am even educating my son with it… And I am in my backyard working.” Most of all, he benefits from a satisfactory turnover. He even said that at times the demand for his products is more than he can supply since almost every material that is utilised in the production process can be accessed locally. The Rowley family is also one to benefit from the locally made artifacts. Lloyd Rowley, owner of a stall which markets primarily leather products, said that during the 60 years that he has been in the marketing business, he quickly identified leather products to be of great demand. He said that he finds the quality of leather products to be much more durable than that of imported products made from other materials. The business man explained that he is one of the first persons that started the marketing of locally made leather products in Georgetown which has since been a success. Currently, Rowley and his two sons are working to preserve the family business.
Electricity woes hit Port Kaituma again Residents of Port Kaituma, Region One, are complaining that there is no water flowing through the taps because the pump station is not working. And there is no electricity because the power station is down. “We have not had proper electricity here for the past six days,” one resident noted. One of the businessmen said that most of the businesses have purchased small generators but he noted that it would be better if the electricity could be supplied by the power station in the locale. It was also noted that because of the size and limitations of the power station in the region, the supply has to be limited since it would be better to have a few hours of power as against overworking the station, which would see it out of commission for days on end. Adding that foreign companies seek to invest in the areas, another resident said Port Kaituma at present is a striving community with a number of hotels, groceries, discos, bakeries and other small industries. And it is an injustice to not provide the community with a proper supply of power.
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THE FIGHT MUST BE TAKEN TO THE CRIMINALS
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n a short period of twenty-four hours during the past week, the lives of three persons were snuffed out in the continuing disregard for human life shown by criminal elements in our society. In the first case, a man and a female friend were on the Seawalls on the East Coast of Demerara when they were allegedly confronted by two armed men who robbed them and in the process killed the man. In the second case, an elderly gentleman lost his life when the vehicle he was travelling in was reportedly ambushed. Shots were fired and the passenger in the vehicle was killed. In the third case that occurred within a twentyfour hour period, there was a home invasion during which a man was killed. At the time there were guests from overseas who were staying with the family. These incidents are worrying. They suggest brazenness on the part of bandits who are overconfident in their ability to escape the wrath of the law when they commit these crimes. That trend has to be addressed. There must be continuous action by the security services to arrest this development, especially the high number of illegal guns which seem to be in use in our society. In Brazil, the army was used in a major exercise last year to flush out and purge slum areas of criminal gangs. Many of these “favelas� are now much improved and doing very well, but crime still remains a problem, and the authorities are not letting up in their efforts to root it out. Following his election v i c t o r y i n Ve n e z u e l a ,
President Maduro launched a similar campaign in Venezuela. Why can't the same be done in Guyana? A few years ago, Guyana had a terrible crime wave in which a number of innocent persons were killed and countless others raped and murdered. At that time there were calls for the Guyana Defence Force to be used to help flush out both the insurgent threat from the criminal gangs operating out of Buxton and the widespread criminal acts that were being perpetuated. There was strong resistance to these calls and all manner of objections were raised about the involvement of the military in helping the Guyana Police Force. Why were these calls made? Why was there resistance to using the defence forces to help a sister disciplined services organization to arrest the crime situation during peacetime? Lives, including the lives of security forces operatives, could have been saved had there been no resistance. There still needs to be a commission of inquiry into the crime wave of 20022006, inclusive of the effectiveness of the Guyana Defence Force. Since then, of course, there have been numerous worrying incidents involving ranks of the army. Not only was large cache of weapons stolen from right under the noses of the army, but ranks have been implicated in a series of crimes, including murder, robbery of gold miners, credit card fraud overseas and the smuggling of illicit narcotics. The army therefore faces a credibility crisis in terms of its own reputation to be involved in crime-fighting
activities. However, there are many good men and women within the army and many of them would have been affected by the crimes that are taking place. Some of them would have lost loved ones or known of persons who would have been affected by crimes. The army should therefore seize the opportunity to assist the security forces in a major sweep of criminal cells and
to improve its tarnished image over the private acts of some of its ranks. Let those who wish to object to the involvement of the army raise their objections now before the people, or forever hold their peace, because the patience of the people is wearing thin. Crime is crippling Guyana and is leaving many wives as widows, many children without fathers and many households without
any hope for the future. There has to be a major sweep of criminal dens in Guyana and this must be unrelenting until the message becomes clear: people must be free to live their lives in peace and to not be dispossessed of what they have worked for through the sweat of their brows. The campaign should not cease until Guyanese can walk the streets without fear of being mobbed and
can sleep with their doors, windows and gates open without fear of a criminal invasion. People must also be allowed to live full lives and not have these lives cut short simply because someone else's eye is fattened by what these persons own.
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The strange disappearance of Levoy Taljit By Michael Jordan There just might be one thing worse than having someone murder a loved one of yours. It’s having that loved one seemingly vanish from the face of the earth, leaving behind just little, sinister clues about their fate, leaving you with both hope and dread every time the phone rings. There’s one family that is living this nightmare now. They are the relatives of young LeVoy Taljit, who disappeared almost seven months ago. Taljit had previously
worked at the Guyana Revenue Authority before becoming employed with the Guyana Energy Agency. On Sunday December 23, 2012, the 25-year-old dressed in a burgundy tee shirt and a pair of faded blue jeans. He then drove off from his home in a Toyota Raum, PNN 8315. Taljit’s close relatives became concerned when he failed to return home. He did not show up the following day, neither did he contact anyone to inform them of his whereabouts. It was not like Levoy to disappear and not contact his family. Concerned for his
LeVoy Taljit safety, family members contacted the police, and released a photograph of the missing man to the media. A sister revealed that Taljit had recently started working with the Guyana Energy
Agency (GEA). She said that she was unaware of any problem that he might have had with anyone. She also said that her brother was not known to be involved in any “wrongdoing”. Meanwhile, relatives and close friends organized a search party but failed to find Taljit. On Friday, December 28, some residents of Yarrowkabra were walking along a trail about a mile off the Soesdyke/Linden Highway when they spotted an abandoned Toyota Raum. They contacted the police, who checked the licence plates and confirmed that the vehicle was Taljit’s. Detectives observed that the vehicle’s battery, keys and some of the electronic equipment were missing. But Crime Scene ranks found no evidence suggesting that Taljit had come to harm. The absence of fresh footprints at the scene seemed to suggest that the vehicle was taken to the location about three days prior to its discovery. Police scoured the Yarrowkabra backlands for several hours without finding a trace of the missing man. As with previous disappearances, the absence of tracker dogs severely hampered their efforts. Police finally received a crucial break. Someone was using the missing man’s cell phone. Phone records revealed that a call had been
Taljit’s vehicle
made in the vicinity of Marudi, on the Soesdyke/ Linden highway, the day before Taljit’s vehicle was found. Shortly after, police traced the calls to a Soesdyke residence. They then detained a 32-year-old man, who they found in possession of Taljit’s phone. The man, Sherwin Francis, had reportedly inserted a new SIM card in the device, apparently not realizing that the phone could still be traced when activated. According to the police, Francis also handed over a bank card to the investigators, after taking them to a house where he had stashed it. The bank card belonged to Taljit. Detectives found out that Francis had withdrawn some $50,000 from Taljit’s bank account. On being questioned, Sherwin Francis reportedly admitted to stashing Taljit’s vehicle on the Soesdyke/ Linden highway, but claimed that this was done on the missing man’s behest. He also claimed that the missing GEA staffer owed him money and had given him the bank card. Police say that Francis alleged that he and Taljit were friends. It was said that the two men communicated extensively via an internet site. According to police sources, he also alleged that Taljit visited his home shortly before his disappearance. It was alleged that the GEA employee had a bag of money and asked the suspect to hide the Toyota Raum. Francis is said to have initially told detectives that the missing GEA staffer was alive and well and had spoken to him from Paramaribo, Suriname. However, he reportedly eventually admitted that this was a fabrication.
Francis’s story left detectives even more concerned about the missing man’s fate. Again, they scoured the Soesdyke/ Linden backlands for any trace of Levoy Taljit. They found nothing. The investigators also checked computer records in the hope of unearthing any evidence about Taljit’s whereabouts. This effort was also fruitless. Although Francis had reportedly admitted to using Taljit’s phone, had claimed to have stashed the GEA employee’s vehicle, was in possession of his bank card, and had even withdrawn money, police apparently still could not definitively tie him to Taljit’s disappearance. After all, they had no idea whether Taljit was alive or dead. They eventually released Francis and the matter is apparently at a standstill. Sherwin Francis’s mother declined to comment on her son’s possible connection to Taljit’s disappearance when I spoke to her this week. Taljit’s mother told me that she had spoken to Francis’s mother, who denied that her son was involved in Taljit’s disappearance. Does she think her son is still alive? “I don’t know what to think,” she said. “I have no clue. The only thing I can do is pray…whatever is His will, I will have to accept.” If you have any information about this or any other case, please contact us by phone or mail at our Lot 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown offices. Our telephone numbers are 2258465, 22-58491 and 2258473. You need not disclose your identity. You can also contact Michael Jordan via email at mjdragon@hotmail.com
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== THE FREDDIE KISSOON COLUMN ==
Casavis’s book on Thomas Carroll is utter nonsense David Casavis’s book, “The Thomas Carroll Affair” is not only nonsense, but deservers the fiercest condemnation from reviewers and especially the Guyanese people that David Casavis thinks are fools. My advice to everyone who comes into contact with this book – do not buy it. This book isn’t worth the paper it is printed on. I told my editor, Adam Harris, that had I paid $4000 for it then opened it to find the foolishness it contains, I would have committed suicide. If Thomas Carroll was a deceptive person so is Casavis. You wonder if Casavis wrote this book to put on his CV for a job he is applying for. In this context, Casavis is self-destructive. One glance at the book and you can tell that Casavis cannot write a proper essay much less research a criminal case in any part of the world. The Thomas Carroll Affair is about the affairs not of Carroll, but the author himself, who tries to fool the Guyanese people. The publication is poorly written, lacks semantic stability, rambles all over the place meaninglessly and is completely, I repeat, completely, devoid of
research efforts. Never have I seen a book on a situation that occurred in Guyana that is so badly written and uninformative. It is possible that Casavis wrote this thing on the advice of the notorious, bogus pollster. The real story of what Thomas Carroll did in Guyana is contained in Carroll’s cooperation statement with the district attorney. He told everything as part of plea bargaining. His account was so sickening that the district attorney couldn’t go below twenty-five years. But on appeal it was reduced to fifteen because the judge felt that Carroll told it all and his confession should have brought a lighter sentence. What Carroll told the district attorney about his cowboy adventures in Guyana is completely blanked out by Casavis who had the nerve to title his book, The Thomas Carroll Affair. What affair? The affair is not described in Casavis’s publication. Carroll named names in his cooperation statement so we know who benefited from his transactions. I will not name the business companies that Carroll cited for fear of libel. Even though their identities
appear on a court document it will not prevent these people from filing libel papers. I simply don’t have time to be running to the courts for stupid reasons. But I am quite prepared to share Carroll’s confession with readers if they contact me. You can photocopy it If you are looking for a detailed description of what Carroll did in Guyana then go to the Kaieteur News and Stabroek News for that period and check the court documents too. They will enlighten you on things Casavis does not know about and perhaps didn’t care to know about when he was writing his book. I detect large chunks of dishonest journalism in Casavis’s publication, apart from vast examples of incompetence. The book is 253 pages, of which almost a hundred pages are devoted to irrelevant topics. For example, there is a section that tells you who CN Sharma is. And after you read it you would
think it would naturally flow into another section where it becomes relevant. This is a weakness that appears throughout the book. After each chapter, Casavis has an acknowledgement page (not footnotes; Casavis doesn’t deal with footnotes at all) which contains interviews with certain individuals. But in the chapters themselves there are no connecting threads. In other words there is nothing in the chapter that tells you what the interview was all about. My honest opinion is that Casavis just stuck in those
names to make it appear that he did interview those persons. The stupidest part of the book is in the last few pages where he has a list (not glossary, glossary is too decent a word to use) of names he mentioned in the body of his work. But when your curiosity is aroused to know who these people are, all Casavis will tell you is that it was a person he met. Let me give you an example. He mentioned Donna Dos Santos who helped Carroll to get money out of Guyana. Then when you go to the page to see
Frederick Kissoon who Dos Santos is, Casavis just stated it was a woman wanted for questioning by the police. It is silly as that. Carroll’s confession statement tells you who Dos Santos was in Guyana. I close by asking David Casavis if he can tell us which universities he attended and what year he graduated. I want to research his academic profile because I have my doubts.
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Book Review: By Dr Glenville Ashby The Baker’s Son: My Life in Business is a memoir of invaluable worth. Interweaving multiple themes into a single book is testing. However, iconic Jamaican businessman and entrepreneur, Lowell Hawthorne effortlessly pulls off this literary feat. It is a work that can easily fall under several genres: business, religion and family. These are the facets of Hawthorn’s constitution. They are inseparable and the keys of his success. Hawthorne chronicles his life in Border, a typical rustic, nondescript enclave in Jamaica’s St Andrews’ County. With eleven siblings, he describes a life short on amenities but replete in familial and communal spirit. His memory is divorced from the rivalry that can wrinkle sibling relations. The Hawthorne home is disciplined, structured, with definitive roles. As the family bakery assumes prominence, responsibilities are shared and graciously accepted. Throughout, the matriarch and patriarch of the home hold sway. Hawthorne is
beholden to both, but goes that extra yard in extolling the virtues of his father, a gentleman of sagacity, poise, unquestionable character and faith. What’s more, he is an entrepreneur, and the seed from which sprung the Golden Krust Empire. Hawthorne’s memoir conjures a dose of nostalgia, a culture shock that intimidates, exhilarates and frightens. Any immigrant in a distant land, particularly a metropolis can identify with Hawthorne’s first day in the Bronx. The feeling of awe, trepidation and uncertainty is captured, and is arguably the backbone, the very crux of this captivating story. One could only fathom the outcome if Hawthorne had succumbed to his fears and doubts. In the throes of indecision he draws strength from his family. ”Sonny, hang in there,” his father counsels. Again, in desperation when his supply of patties - the bloodline of Golden Krust was abruptly discontinued, Hawthorne panics, readying himself to abort his vacation and return to New York. Unhinged and impulsive hardly the attributes of sound business, he calls his father
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THE BAKER’S SON: A MEMOIR OF FAITH, FAMILY, AND AMBITION who reassuringly offers: “Don’t leave....Don’t worry about it...some things work together for good for those that love the Lord....All things will work out for you.” Hawthorne and siblings are forced to reconfigure plans, become wholesalers, while mastering the gourmet end of production. Sales skyrocket, and Golden Krust is redefined, a major franchiser, and a signature culinary service, with sales grossing in the tens of millions. Here, the lesson is unmistakable and so well articulated in his father’s favorite biblical verse: “We know that all things work together for good to them that love the Lord and to them who are called according to His purpose.” Throughout Hawthorne exudes grit, authenticity and faith, striking that perfect balance. He understands that faith without action is useless. Faith is the fuel, the indissoluble part of success. And in perceived failure and fear, faith sustains, enlivens, and offers hope. The Baker’s Son is not an idealistic prescription for monetizing our lives. Far from it. There is an acrid side to the business
world. Golden Krust’s supply line was cut because they were expanding too quickly, and Hawthorne’s first encounter with extortionists is gripping. He recalls, his disbelief and angst, still palpable: ”Just imagine: we hadn’t made a dime, but there we were, staring down a couple of extortionists on a side walk in the Bronx.” During such testing moments (and there are several), Hawthorne relies on faith. His son’s dance with fate, a near fatal robbery at his business, and a grave illness, draws him closer to his God. A Baker’s Son is testament to Hawthorne’s business acumen, his determination, and belief in himself. It is instructive, guiding the neophyte in becoming an integrated individual with a responsibility to share, motivate, and inspire. His work carries profound pedagogical roots that are cross cultural and timeless. We read: “The monuments to his memory now range from an effective nonprofit foundation to an informal shrine in my sisters Lorraine’s office...” And later: ”Being a spiritual man, I have always wanted to have my children in church with me. I believe wholeheartedly in the principles and philosophies that my father shared, and so was determined to pass the same values to my kids I turn.” Time and time again, Hawthorne pays tribute to his ancestors, breathing soul to the adage: ”Honour thy Father and thy mother so that
your days are long and prosperous.” For sure, his success revolves around the acknowledgment of his ancestors, their wisdom, and indefatigable drive to also honour those who preceded them. The Baker’s Son is the ultimate lesson in gratitude and a tribute to the unbreakable chain that connects the present to the past. ******************
Feedback: glenvilleashby@gmail.com Follow me on Twitter@glenvilleashby The Baker’s Son: My life in Business by Lowell Hawthorne with Michael A. Grant, 2012 Akashic Books, New York, New York info@akashicbooks.com ISBN-13:978-1-61775-125-7 Available: amazon.com Ratings: Highly Recommended
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Transparency is so crucial It has been some time that the government has not yielded to requests by the opposition. Now this is happening at an unprecedented rate. The parliamentary opposition asked to have a look at the Amaila Falls project and the government acceded. The result of that simple accession was most rewarding-so rewarding that it is unlikely that the opposition would do anything to halt the construction of the hydroelectric project. This past week the opposition asked to have a look at the Hope Canal and once more the government said “no problem.” The news is that the project will not even meet the amended deadline, but the opposition parties are not making a fuss. They see the obstacles and they now have a clear understanding. This could have been happening so much longer and all the confrontational happening would not have been the order of the day. It just goes to show that a leader who is prepared to be allinclusive would achieve so much more than one who
believes that he or she is the boss and the people must simply accept whatever is foisted on them. That was the case with what passed for an elections commission, before the radical modification introduced by President Jimmy Carter. Today the elections commission has seven members, including a chairman who insists that all the members, regardless of the fact that these members were nominated by a political party, are all independent people who will do what is right. Just before the count for the 2011 polls were announced, one of them recognized that something was horribly wrong. I was at the Pegasus where the commission was to announce the elections results. The nation had been promised the results hours before, so we were concerned that there was this delay. A few days earlier all the votes had been counted. I concluded that if the votes were to be counted at the place of poll then the political parties would have had their results. I remember calling Congress Place and being
informed that there would be a minority government. The person with whom I spoke said that Donald Ramotar had won the presidency but that his party had not secured enough votes for a majority. I posted that on my Facebook wall three days before the official announcement and incurred the wrath of many. There were those who, like Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, believe that the PPP simply cannot lose an election in Guyana. Had there not been the intervention by an observant Vincent Alexander, I would have been discredited. There would not have been any quarrel over budget cuts and most certainly there would not have been the many disclosures that have been made since the new Government took office. It has been nearly two years since that day when the results of the elections were delayed for nearly four hours. Indeed, Chairman of the Elections Commission Dr Steve Surujbally did announce that there were some problems with the tabulation, but he did not say
what. In the end the results were announced and we now have the government that resulted. What emerged this week was that one man was prepared to alter the outcome of the elections in favour of the government. I know Gocool Boodoo and I could understand when Vincent Alexander spoke of his arrogance and of his penchant for borderline disrespect of the commissioners. I would expect that a man whose continued existence depends on the commissioners would at least show some deference to the people who control his future. There must have been something happening inside the commission, because word came out that there was no inclination to have Boodoo’s contract renewed. The nation was not aware of what caused the commission to take this stand but the commissioners, at least those from the opposition benches, were insistent. Even when the matter reached the court by way of a challenge from Boodoo, the nation could not
appreciate what really caused the commissioners to indicate that they were not prepared to renew the contract. Then came the usual nonsense that has been dominating conversations in this country for as long as there was the ethnic division. A few people contended that Boodoo was being targeted because he was of East Indian ancestry. When people’s actions are questioned on all the wrong reasons people do become angry and this must have been the straw that pushed Vincent Alexander to talk about what he called Boodoo’s dishonesty. He also said that Boodoo was the person who was most harsh on those people of Indian ancestry in the commission. One question being asked is why did Alexander wait until now? Surely he must have told the People’s National Congress what he discovered prior to the release of the results. And if he did then that party kept the issue a closely guarded secret. When I asked Dr Surujbally whether he voted, he informed me that neither
Adam Harris he nor Boodoo could vote if they wanted the nation to appreciate their independence. Vincent Alexander is now telling me that Boodoo was not so independent after all. There has been no comment from the government-nominated commissioners.
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Government failed to read the ‘writing on the wall’ In just about four years, Guyana stands to lose its largest bulk sugar market – the European Union. This is as the EU ends the quota system. Under the quota system, Guyana had a secure market for its sugar. This was as we would say, “Money in the Bank.” But, this will end in 2017. President Donald Ramotar has admitted that the sugar company is in crisis. This is not news. For years now the ‘writing on the wall’ was sending the message that measures must be taken to make the industry viable. The government and the leaders in the sugar corporation failed to heed the message. Even at this 25th hour, they are still slumbering while the thousands of sugar workers ponder what will become of their livelihoods and the future of their children.
A few weeks ago, the Government of Guyana and the EU signed an agreement that could see Guyana receiving 23.355M Euros. However, the industry has to meet a series of specific conditions in investments and performance in areas including replanting, land conversion, mechanical harvesting, drainage works and factory improvement. For quite a few years now, low performance in these very areas has been the cause of GuySuCo’s decline. As it stands now, the Board of Directors of GuySuCo is yet to finalize the company’s Strategic Plan for 2013-2017. Since 2006, the EU has provided 91.5 M Euros to Guyana as Sector Policy Budget Support. It is unclear how that money directly benefitted the sugar industries. An additional 25.1M Euros could have been accessed, but due to having
failed to meet specific criteria, the country lost out on this funding. Back in 2008, The Corporation said several factors including inclement weather, strikes and slippage in the operation of the new Skeldon factory, led to a delay of the ship contracted to take sugar to Europe. GuySuCo had to pay demurrage in the sum of US$200,000 bringing the total loss in revenue to US$1.5 million. The Alliance For Change has issued in its Action Plan, proposals to make the industry viable and lift sugar workers out of the poverty in which most of them survive. The AFC will build a sugar industry that is based on innovation and sustainability, where the infrastructure and technology needs of the industry are in place to facilitate GuySuCo and the private sector to thrive. The AFC’s Action Plan
places primary focus on developing a sugar ethanol industry in Guyana. The AFC believes that we must use our land, our talent in the industry, our access to the US Ethanol market and the private sector partners to better position the nation to reap the beneûts from our competitive advantage at producing ethanol cane. Sugarcane is among the cheapest source of ethanol feedstock. The AFC’s sugar action plan will create many new jobs in the industry in the following areas: 1. Engaging investors (local and international) into developing the Canje Basin for ethanol cane with nearby distilleries for producing ethanol for the international market; 2. Use our abundant sugar/molasses to produce ethanol for local use - begin legislation for Guyana to adopt the E-10 Policy; 3. Incentivize Guyoil and other oil companies to invest in mixing-tanks for blending the E-10 (10% Ethanol gasoline); T h e A F C ’s p l a n f o r
sugar is to: 1. De-politicize and professionalize the decisionmaking process at GuySuCo; 2. Invite an international Technical Mission from Brazil, India or other countries with core competence in sugar technology to analyze GuySuCo with a view to revising the Sugar Action Plan; 3. Establish a sugar factories rehabilitation programme to make them eûcient and cost eûective; 4. Re-engage local expertise to change the agronomical practices in the ûeld to boost yield; 5. Mechanize the cane harvesting process which will complement workers as well as introduce many more skilled jobs; 6. Introduce a CaneQuality Assurance System that incentivizes cane farmers based on cane quality; 7. Involve the private sector in the ûnancing and managing of the new cane lands in the Upper Corentyne area; 8. Provide funding for research, extension services and a scholarship programme
at NARI, IAST and UG to produce a core competence for the industry, along with revising the curriculum at the Port Mourant Training Centre to make it more relevant to the challenges of the industry; 9. Accelerate the development of the Berbice Deepwater Harbour with a temporary sugar storage facility in Berbice to reduce the cost of transporting sugar and ethanol to the international market; 10. Accelerate the development of a sugar reûnery; 11. Enhance the quality of life of sugar workers within their communities through better facilities, sports and social amenities; 12. Not privatize Guysuco but raise vitally needed capital by selling premium shares to sugar workers. These are among the proposals the AFC has publicly put forward to pull GuySuCo back from the brink of total failure which has been brought on by over-paid, highly under-productive managers and political tethers.
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According to reports, the businessman left home early Monday with his security guard to make a deposit at Republic Bank. As he turned south into Water Street, from Cowan Street, two gunmen ran in front his vehicle and opened fire, killing Da Silva on the spot. One of the gunmen then opened the back door of Gajadhar’s Honda CR-V bearing registration number PPP9691, and grabbed a haversack containing some $8M and escaped.
SUNDAY SPECIAL FIRE DESTROYS DISPUTED PROPERTY, ARSON SUSPECTED Seventeen persons, among them eight children, are now homeless following a suspicious fire which ripped through two wooden houses and scorched another on Camp Street last week Saturday. When Kaieteur News arrived on the scene scores of persons had gathered in the parking lot of the Guyana Revenue Authority and around the street. The parking lot was the scene of another fire a few years ago and the victims were same owners of the properties that went up in flames. According to an eyewitness, Dillon Frazer, who said that he was riding along the street, said that he was startled by the sight of smoke billowing from both houses and a woman calling for help at the other house. NUMEROUS CASES THROWN OUT AT SPARENDAAM MAGISTRATE’S COURT Over the past three weeks, numerous cases have been thrown out by Sparendaam Magistrate Alex Moore. Why? According to the Prosecution, “I don’t know where the case files are and I need more time for statements to be filed.” The aforementioned comment is just one of the “ridiculous excuses” put forward by the Prosecution. Most of the cases are without statements after some of them would have been filed about four to five months ago. Senior lawyers, victims, witnesses and those accused of the crimes, are complaining about the “sloppy work”
being done by the Prosecution. Many said that “it is a waste of time. It shows no respect for our time as well. Some of us have to travel all the way from villages over the river just to hear that the case is going to be adjourned until a later date because the Prosecution can’t find the file or has been unable to file statements. This is nonsense man,” explained one of the concerned victims. It is even more appalling that some of the cases that have been filed eight months ago are still without statements and the Prosecution is unable to provide plausible reasons to justify such. Magistrate Alex Moore is heard on several occasions, relating his frustrations in open court as it relates to the amount of times cases are adjourned, only to hear on the fourth or fifth adjournment that the statements have not been filed or the case file cannot be found. MONDAY EDITION FIVE MORE RESCUED FROM SEX TRADE IN REGION SEVEN - TWO POLICE RANKS ACCUSED OF RAPING TIP VICTIMS Five women were on Sunday rescued from the sex trade in the hinterland as Guyana’s internationally recognized fighter against trafficking in persons, Simona Broomes continues her fearless work. Two of the females have since accused ranks of Sherima Police Station of rape. According to reports the two policemen allegedly raped the young women to allow them and their “madam” access into the 14 Mile Issano, Region Seven
mining District. According to Broomes, who is the President of Guyana Women Miners Organization (GWMO), five victims of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ages 14, 16, 18, 20, and 26 years old are assisting ranks of Bartica Police Station with investigations. During a brief telephone interview, Broomes who was still in Bartica, explained the circumstances under which the 16 and 26 year-old were forced into the sex trade. From all indications, the young ladies believed they were going to be gainfully employed in a shop in the interior but little did they know their youthful bodies were the goods that would be sold night after night. According to Broomes, the young ladies met a man at a popular City bar in Georgetown, who told them about vacancies at a shop in the interior. The man subsequently introduced the girls to a woman, who they met at a City hotel. With all the necessary arrangements in place except for their National Identification Cards, the girls along with the woman. left Georgetown. However, things got strange when the girls were forced to hide under an old zinc sheet in a truck at the security check point at the Sherima Police Station. TUESDAY EDITION WATER STREET AMBUSH…GUNMEN KILL ONE, INJURE GAS STATION OWNER, ESCAPE WITH $8M …FOUR IN CUSTODY A handyman was shot dead while his employer was rushed to the Georgetown
Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after sustaining gunshot wounds during a daring robbery in Kingston early Monday. The shooting occurred around 08:15 hours in the vicinity of Water and Cowan Streets, Kingston. Dead is 72-year-old Victor Da Silva of Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara. He sustained about four gunshot wounds about his body. His employer, proprietor of Gajadhar Service Station, Cecil Albert Gajadhar, 71, of Foulis, East Coast Demerara, sustained a gunshot wound to his left abdomen and another to his face. He was hospitalized and remained in stable condition at GPHC.
WEDNESDAY EDITION PRISONER TREATMENT OF TIP VICTIMS MUST END – GWMO The “prisoner” treatment of victims of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and the unresponsiveness of some officers of the Human Services Ministry need to stop, in order to encourage victims to testify against their perpetrators. And police ranks and social workers coming into contact with victims of TIP should be specially trained to understand their symptoms and behaviour. This is according to Simona Broomes, President of Guyana Women Miners’ Organization (GWMO), who was part of a team that rescued five young ladies from the sex trade in Region Seven over the weekend. Since being rescued the victims have been assisting ranks of the Guyana Police Force with their investigations. HIGH AIR FARES … OPPOSITION URGES TRAVELTAX REDUCTION Parliament’s largest Opposition, A Partnership for
National Unity (APNU), has asked Government to reduce travel tax in light of high ticket prices. In a letter to Transport Minister Robeson Benn, APNU’s Shadow Minister of Transport, Joseph Harmon, asked the Government to seriously consider dropping the travel voucher tax to 5%. “Having regard to the recent steep increase in the cost of airline tickets for travel to and from Guyana and the claim by Airlines that the increased fares are unavoidable; I wish to strongly recommend that the government travel voucher tax of 15% which is a component of the ticket cost, be reduced by 10 % to help cushion the impact on the Guyanese travelling public,” Harmon said Tuesday in the letter to Minister Benn. The Member of Parliament asked the Government to move “swiftly” on the issue. The letter was copied to Tourism Minister, Irfaan Ali. With only Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) operating the busy Georgetown/New York route, there have been increasing complaints by passengers of unusually high prices being paid for tickets, in recent times. A return ticket, economy class for a two-week trip in early August, is around US$1,065. Business class could fetch a US$1,600 price tag around the same period on CAL. For a trip to Trinidad and Tobago, the return fare for August if booked early will be around US$297. Last year fares to Trinidad went as low as US$100 while New York was around US$500. (Continued on page 37)
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Down with defectors, detractors and deserters! The People’s Progressive Party has suffered another panic attack. The first attack had occurred in the general and regional elections of November 2011. The Party, for the first time in five general elections, lost its absolute majority in the National Assembly and was forced to form a minority administration. The second occurred as a consequence of the first. The PPPC administration faced the defeat of several of its Bills by the majority in the National Assembly in March and June. The third, perhaps the ‘unkindest’ cut, was a slew of
short, sharp strokes in the form of critical newspaper articles written by former PPP ‘comrades.’ The Party’s twicepostponed 30th Congress, now due to be held at J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School, in Port Mourant, Corentyne, from 2nd-4th August, has become the focus of unfavourable comment. The Congress theme - “Strengthen the Party, Build Unity, Advance Democracy”- is particularly appropriate. It is an acknowledgement of the Party’s lack of strength, lack of unity and lack of
democracy. It is also a realisation of the public’s lack of confidence in the Party. The symptoms of panic – the postponement of the Congress for two years, the tsunami of noisy public resentment and disappointment, the attacks on former ‘comrades’, the selection of the Congress location, the revival of veneration of Cheddi and Janet Jagan, and the nervous media blitz – all indicate more cowardice than confidence. The Party is desperately seeking remedies for its many ailments by recapturing the sympathy of the devotees.
Returning to the birthplace of its charismatic co-founder Cheddi Jagan and retracing the sites of its skirmishes on the battleground of the general elections where its strongholds were overrun by the Alliance For Change are sure signs of fright. It is from the East BerbiceCorentyne Region, the PPP’s traditional heartland, that former Central Committee member Moses Veerasammy Nagamootoo and Veerasammy Ramayya come. Both are from Whim Village – a mere 5 km from the PPP citadel at Port Mourant. Both are now Alliance for Change MPs. Both exploited the deep apathy and livid antipathy among disaffected PPP supporters and engineered the greatest loss of votes at the 2011 elections. The AFC now boasts three MPs (out of seven) from the Corentyne, a fact which the PPP knows that it cannot ignore. The successful invasion of the Corentyne opens the prospect of the capture of other ‘strongholds’ by APNU and AFC forces as the rebellion spreads. PPP Congresses have always had contrived outcomes. Delegates, with their hands in a three-fingered salute and the stirring lyrics of the battle song “Oh Fighting Men” on their lips, renew the vows of an anachronistic creed and reenact the rites of unity. They participate in a process of indirect election which,
amazingly, repeatedly returns largely unchallenged and unchanging lists of leaders to the PPP’s powerful Central and Executive Committees. Congress elections are designed to retain the core group of leaders, to reward the compliant, to remove rebels and to recruit ‘candidate’ members to be groomed for leadership. There are few surprises, since the ‘formula’ for its composition has been pre-determined. Campaigning, though discountenanced, does take place to ensure that the elite ‘nomenklatura’ remains in office. Party members in their districts around the country elect about 1,000 delegates to the triennial congress; they in turn elect the thirty-five members of the Central Committee; they in turn elect the 15 members of the ‘politburo’ or Executive Committee who, in turn, appoint Party ‘apparatchiks’. Members actually play no part in the direct election of their leaders and presidential candidate. The result is that delegates, much less members, do not have a clue about the identities of their leaders until an announcement is made several days later. Debate is restricted; dissent is muted; discontent is smothered. The PPP has become senile. It was built over six decades ago on the cult of the Jagans, the myth of MarxismLeninism, and the legend of the struggles against
colonialism and capitalism a long time ago. These articles of faith once imparted a special sense of mission and rallied generations of supporters. Change has come. Cheddi Jagan died in March 1997 while his wife, Janet Jagan, died twelve years later in March 2009. Their lives are largely meaningless to most living Guyanese who know little of them. The oxygen was sucked out of socialism and its theoretical roots in Marxism-Leninism with the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics over twenty years ago. Oldfashioned ‘colonialism’ disappeared from Guyana forty-seven years ago and capitalism flourishes, but only for a few. The Central Committee has admitted that the Party made mistakes. Blame has been ascribed not to serving officials who mismanage the Party, but to those who have departed. They have been described as “detractors” and “defectors.” Those are the ones who have been accused of attempts to expose corruption, a move that the Party feels is “meant to influence delegates to revolt, at its upcoming congress.” The writing is on the wall. The PPP is the sick man of Guyanese politics. Day by day, more and more disillusioned and disappointed members are quitting to join the ranks of ‘defectors, detractors and deserters.’
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From page 27 THURSDAY EDITION GUYANATO IGNORE US REQUESTS FOR TIP REPORT The Government of Guyana has made it clear that it will not be responding to the yearly questionnaires on trafficking in persons as requested by the embassy of the United States of America in Georgetown. This follows another unfavourable US State Department report on Guyana’s position on Trafficking in Persons. The Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons (MTFTIP) has expressed deep concern that the 2013 US State Department’s Report on TIP in Guyana has not reviewed Guyana fairly. “The Government of Guyana regrets that the US Embassy, though it requests every year responses of the Government of Guyana to a questionnaire on TIPs, does not accurately reflect these responses in its Annual Report. “Consequently, the Government of Guyana wishes to make it clear that in the future it will not be completing and returning questionnaires on trafficking in persons to the US authorities,” the MTFTIP said in a statement Wednesday. The task force, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, said that the Report contains several inaccuracies and misrepresentations with regard to the scope of trafficking in persons in Guyana and therefore attracts little merit on the part of the Government of Guyana. The 2013 US State Department had painted a gloomy picture on Guyana Government’s role in combating trafficking in persons, citing a lack of will and conviction.
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SUSPECTED PIRATES HANDED OVER TO SURINAME,ARMY UPSET The army has expressed concern over reports alleging that inaction by the Coast Guard led to four persons held by some fishermen being handed over to Surinamese authorities. The four were reportedly nabbed after a botched hijacking and robberies at sea on Tuesday. “Consequent to a report by an official of the No 66 Fisheries Cooperative at around noon Wednesday (Tuesday) about a robbery at sea, the Coast Guard deployed from New Amsterdam to respond to the report,” the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) said in a statement Wednesday evening. The army said that a subsequent call was received from a fisheries cooperative official around 15:00 hours Tuesday where he indicated they had located the vessel in the Eversham Village area and there was an exchange of gunfire. “He was advised that the Coast Guard had already deployed and was heading to the area. At around 15:45 hrs, a call was received from a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries department official who requested the Coast Guard and Police presence at the No 66 Village Fisheries Cooperative location so that the arrested persons could be taken into custody.” FRIDAY EDITION ATTEMPTED MANIPULATIONS IN 2011 ELECTIONS? … GECOM COMMISSIONER MAKES STUNNING CLAIMSABOUT CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER In an explosive letter published Thursday in this newspaper, Vincent Alexander, a Commissioner of
the Guyana Election Commission, has suggested that there was a deliberate attempt to manipulate the results of the 2011 General and Regional elections. The 2011 elections was a crucial one at which the ruling party, for the first time in 20 years, lost its voting majority in the National Assembly— by one seat. Stressing repeatedly that the truth must be told, Alexander stated in his letter that former Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Gocool Boodoo’s action, in his preparation and near flawed declaration of the results of the 2011 elections, giving the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) a parliamentary majority, was no mistake. Immediately after the 2011 elections, Alexander had highlighted a discrepancy in Boodoo’s calculation that had excluded the 25 constituency seats and only taken 40 seats into consideration. Boodoo’s original calculation had given the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) 33 seats with 48.57 percent of votes, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) 26 and Alliance For Change (AFC) six. However, the “accurate” calculation resulted in the PPP/C being given 32 seats, APNU 26 and AFC seven, giving the opposition the majority in parliament. Had that not been corrected, PPP/C would have come out of that elections winning it all, including the majority in the National Assembly. GUNMEN NABBEDAT RESTAURANT – ONE SHOT Gunfire erupted at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara, at around 16:45 hrs Thursday, with police shooting one suspected
bandit and capturing two others after cornering the heavily-armed men in a Chinese restaurant that they were reportedly planning to rob. Odinga Allen, 23, of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, was shot in the right knee, allegedly after opening fire on the ranks. He has been placed under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Police identified the two other suspects as Elroy Newton, a 33-year-old former army corporal of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, and Leon Howard, 23, of Friendship, East Coast Demerara. Newton was also reportedly treated for abrasions he received during the confrontation. Police also recovered a Keltec 9mm. sub-machine gun with nine rounds and a .38 revolver with two rounds from the suspects. Kaieteur News understands that police had received information that the men were planning to rob the restaurant owners. The suspects were reportedly brought to the scene in a car but the driver apparently fled after the intended plan was interrupted by the arrival of the police. The restaurant proprietrix, who has been living in Guyana for the past 10 years, told Kaieteur News that she was preparing to serve beers to the suspects when the drama began. SATURDAY EDITION SOESDYKE MAN KILLS RIVAL Police were Friday night hunting for a Soesdyke man who killed a 24-year-old miner during a fight over the suspect’s reputed wife. The victim, Kevin Harrison, was stabbed to death at around 20:00 hrs outside the Ideal Road, Soesdyke home of his girlfriend, who is also the suspect’s reputed wife. Kaieteur News understands that Harrison
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and the woman had started a relationship sometime ago, and that the woman had gone to live with Harrison after he returned from the interior a few days ago. According to a resident, at around 20:00 hrs yesterday, the woman, who was accompanied by Harrison, returned to her home to pick up her two young children. It was then that an argument broke out between the two men. This reportedly escalated into a fight, during which Harrison was stabbed. The suspect fled the scene. HOPE CANAL WORKS IMPRESS OPPOSITION MPS Despite the project being about a year behind schedule, the Parliamentary committee visiting the multi-billiondollar Hope/Dochfour Northern Relief Channel Friday was generally impressed with the works completed thus far. This was according to A Partnership for National Unity Member of Parliament, Rupert Roopnaraine, who said that even though he was skeptical at the outset about the project and its significant cost, it is commendable of the local engineers and their subordinates who were able to overcome the many technical challenges and complete a considerable portion of the overall project. He was one of five Members of Parliament, accompanied by four staff of the National Assembly to visit
the site yesterday. The other MPs were Jennifer Wade, Trevor Williams, Neend Kumar, and Joseph Harmon. The excavation of the 10.3km long earthen channel was carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture. It is about 80 percent complete. The process of shaping the dam is currently ongoing. The channel is being constructed to ease the pressure of water on the Conservancy at times when it reaches its maximum capacity, releasing it into the Atlantic Ocean, via an eightgated high level outfall. GOVT NOT INCLINED TO LOWER TRAVELTAX— WORKS MINISTER Minister of Works Robeson Benn has said that for any reductions in travel voucher taxes to be made, there has to be a response from suppliers providing travel services. The Minister at a press conference, yesterday, used economic logic to conclude that where there is a high demand for travel; prices would rise if supply cannot satisfy the demand. Responding to statements by APNU’s Joseph Harmon, who called for a reduction in the travel tax, Benn said that a reduction in ticket prices by the virtue of tax removal will only result in an increase in the demand for tickets. Ultimately, travel prices will jump again unless there is an increase in suppliers in the travel market.
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Cheaper housing... From page 36 construction time. Some of the simple homes are futuristic in their looks. I like the idea of the chicken and animal farm in the 'Silica City' setting. With the creeks and trails, the highway area has literally become a weekend getaway for families. The building expo also served up a few indications of how Guyanese were thinking. On the opening day, the Housing Ministry booth was jammed with persons who had been called to collect titles and transports and who were pre-qualified for one of the turn-key homes.
Although they were there early, the actual process did not start until a few hours later. Nobody budged and it was almost like a feverish buildup. There was the Chinese fence and gate for $1M that was an attraction. So too were the beds and mattresses. I can't afford the $1.6M for one of the four-poster beds. My little son liked it because it felt like the trampoline he had been on earlier. There was one company which had a product that I really liked. Elite Crete is working with an alternative to the traditional flooring of tile. The smooth concrete finish comes in various colours and resembles the finish in an upscale hotel with quick installation time, the company said. It reminds me of trowel-tex, the colourful, rough finish that many homeowners are now turning to. I am heading up to the creek today to scope out the area to see whether I may want a piece of 'Silica City' for a chicken farm. So enjoy the weekend and don't forget to drop your suggestions or comments to gildarie@yahoo.com.
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Number 63 Beach continues to deteriorate
The current state of the access road to the beach. As August 1 approaches, Guyanese, especially Berbicians who normally flock the Number 63 Beach on the Corentyne, are wondering how they will gain entry into the popular tourist destination as the entrance is still very much impassable. Even though a report was carried in this newspaper more than a month ago, to date the beach is still in a filthy state with benabs and pavilions falling apart. There are also filthy and dirty washrooms and change rooms.
Also, there are still huge pools and streams at the entrance. August 1 sees thousands flocking the site. It is the second most popular ‘beach day’ other than Easter Monday when the area is visited by locals and foreigners alike. The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce has developed several Number 63 Beach Redevelopment Visions over the years. If implemented, those plans should have enhanced the shabby appearance and surroundings of Guyana’s
premier beach. Sadly, none of these initiatives ever came off. The Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI) in collaboration with the U.S. Government (USAID) had erected dozens of no- littering signs and billboards across the beach two years ago. All of those signs have been vandalized. The government and the Region Six Administration have chosen to remain silent about the plans for this beach, especially the poor state of the entrance road.
Draft plan for Zoo, urban parks to be unveiled Tuesday
A draft master plan to restore the Zoo is to be unveiled Tuesday. A draft plan to develop the Guyana Zoo and improve security in the urban parks is to be unveiled Tuesday, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment announced Friday. The Ministry is collaborating with the Protected Areas Commission (PAC), Beharry Group of Companies and Conservation International. The development of the Zoo falls under the Three Parks Initiative, a project for the upgrade of facilities and enhancement of security in the urban parks in Georgetown.
The presentation will be held on Tuesday at the National Park Parking Lot, Carifesta Avenue entrance, at 19:00 hrs. According to the Ministry, the draft Master Plan is the result of a partnership and the presentation will signal the beginning of a long term effort to modernize and transform the Zoo by implementing the highest international standards in animal welfare and by allowing Guyanese and visitors to connect with the rich natural world that exists beyond the limits of Guyana’s urban landscape.
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Overseas- based Guyanese flees Serial rapist drives country in fear after robbery fear into single women Overseasbased Guyanese, Sadesh Mangaldin, who was brutally robbed and attacked by four masked bandits at the house in which he was staying on Thursday evening, left Guyana yesterday morning for New York. Reports suggest that Mangaldin, who originally claimed that the bandits relieved him of US$9,500, did not lose all that money. It was reported that Mangaldin had visited a local bank here and changed Guyanese currency for
...one suspect in custody US$9,500 which he intended to take back to the States. Mangaldin was in the country since two Saturdays ago and was staying at his sister-in-law’s residence at Lot 339 Ankerville, Port Mourant, Corentyne when he was attacked shortly after 19:00 hrs on Thursday by the men. At the time he was relaxing in his hammock; one gunman rushed into the yard, while another raced upstairs and demanded that he hand
over the bag with cash which was hidden under a bed. Mangaldin also sustained chops about his body as a result of the confrontation. The men took the bag and made good their escape. He was a patient at the Port Mourant Hospital and was subsequently released. He quickly made arrangements to leave the country early yesterday morning for fear of his life. Investigations are continuing.
Woman burns son with hot knife for stealing $200.00 A woman who decided to heat a knife and burn her son on his hands after she learnt that he took some money has been charged. Maharani Prashad, 36, a housewife of Reliance Abundant, East Canje, Berbice and a mother of four, appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Friday at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court and was
placed on $20,000 bail. Prosecutor Sergeant Phillip Sheriff said that on Wednesday, last, the woman discovered that $200 was missing. She subsequently inquired of her 12-year-old son, whether he knew about the money. The boy responded in the affirmative. She then instructed him to go into the bedroom. The Prosecutor said that
the woman then lit the stove and placed a knife on the fire. After a while Prashad allegedly took the hot knife and went to the bedroom where the child was and burnt both of his hands causing the child to receive injuries. A report was made and the woman was arrested and charged. In court she pleaded not guilty and was granted bail. The matter has been transferred to the Reliance Magistrate’s Court for July 31, where she would make her next court appearance. She is being represented by Attorney at Law Charrandass Persaud.
Concerns continue to escalate; fear has gripped some single women of Hampton Court and Devonshire Castle, who continue to be viciously attacked by a rapist. A resident of Devonshire Castle is contending that the rapist freely prowls the neighbouring communities raping and intimidating only vulnerable single women. A female resident has indicated that detailed information about the rapist has been given to the Police by women who were the victims, among them a Pastor/ Educator and an elderly woman who has said that she was raped on a number of occasions. The general view
is that the rapist (man) would be put away and women would be able to live in peace. Currently, the single women are so scared that they are relocating to ‘safer’ Villages on the Essequibo Coast. Recent reports from Devonshire Castel indicate that some time Thursday night, an unrecognised individual attempted to gain entry into a single woman’s home at Devonshire Castle by tampering with her door. He had earlier tried to gain entry through a secure window. The woman who resides with her young children said that she is afraid to divulge information to the police, since she is convinced she might be further attacked.
The woman said that women in these areas are scared, especially at nights, knowing that the likelihood of being attacked and raped is present because the rapist dwells between the two Villages. Last year, police charged a resident with the rape of a Pastor of Devonshire Castle. That case continues at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court. An order by the Magistrate that the suspect relocates to another area has led to the suspect relocating to the City. But since the alleged rapist has relocated to the City, rape continues to be prevalent between Hampton Court and Devonshire Castle.
East Coast Berbice man charged with raping teen Shazam Outar, 22, of Warren Village, East Coast Berbice was placed on $70,000 bail by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Friday at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court after he appeared before her on the charge of rape. The unemployed man is accused of committing the act on April 15, last, on a girl from the neighbourhood at his home. Prosecuting, Sergeant Phillip Sheriff told the court that the two individuals are
known to each other. On the day in question the accused invited the teen over to his house and forcefully had sex with her against her will. The matter was reported and the man was arrested. A file was prepared and it was advised that he be charged. In court, defence attorney Charrandass Persaud in his plea for bail queried the charge. He stated that his client and the young woman were having a relationship. He stated that the young woman
was big enough to make her own decisions. But it was her parents who had some problems with the relationship and pushed for the matter to be reported, hence the charge. The Magistrate in granting bail ordered that the accused report to the Lewis Manor Police Outpost on the East Coast Berbice every Friday. Further, he must not come within 25 feet of the girl until the determination of the matter. He will have to return to court on August 12.
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READERS RESPONSE Ralph Seeram There are more people in the Diaspora who are upset with the so called dress code enforced by the Guyana Government and its agencies. Some readers find it comical while others were frustrated during their visit. I don’t think the government attaches any importance. If they are thinking of getting this grand influx of tourists, they should be rethinking this absurdity.
People from North America going to the Caribbean tend to dress in light clothing because of the heat. On vacation one wants to wear casual clothes, not the kind of clothes they wear to work; that is what they are getting away from. Take Nat from England for example. He wrote, “As I was a practising Barrister in London I visited Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to
observe a Magistrate in action. However, after sitting in the public area for some 30 minutes, the female Magistrate noticed that I was wearing a tee-shirt, albeit an expensive one with collar and sleeves. She said she would not tolerate me in her court without being properly attired. Although I felt it was ridiculous to ask me to leave, I said sorry and left. No person in a judicial office in
England would ask a person to leave a court room if that person is not appearing as a lawyer for.” Now tell me what Nat will think of Guyana, he did not really get a pleasant experience to encourage him to pay another visit, after that humiliation. Vishnu R had a different view even though he went off on a tangent “I know that Guyana has some crazy policies but here in Canada
Health Minister chases media from Guyana/Suriname signing Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran went into a rage yesterday and revoked an invitation to the media for which, neither he nor his Ministry was responsible. His only involvement or that of his Ministry with respect to the engagement was the provision of transportation for the members of the media. In the end, the two reporters from GINA, two from Guyana Times, one from MTV, two from NCN and one from the Guyana Chronicle, were kicked out by Ramsaran. On Friday media outlets received an invitation from the Caricom Secretariat to provide coverage of the signing of a declaration by the Ministers of Health of Guyana and Suriname. The venue for the signing was the Skeldon Guysuco Sugar Estate Training Room in Corentyne, Berbice. The press invitation stated that the hosts of the event were the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) coordinating unit, German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and the Ministry of Health of Guyana. Yesterday morning a few
media operatives showed up at the Ministry of Health in Georgetown and were transported to the Caricom Annex at Turkeyen where they were joined by other media operatives. Two other Ministry of Health vehicles were there awaiting the delegation that included Suriname’s Minister of Health Dr. Michel Bolkland, to make its way under police escort from the Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara. The delegation eventually then arrived at the Caricom Annex at Turkeyen where the vehicles from the Ministry of Health joined the convoy and began the journey to Skeldon. While at Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara, the convoy stopped. Two media houses had been left behind as they showed up late. The Minister of Health then ordered that one of the vehicles from the convoy return for those left behind. While on the Corentyne Coast, a female reporter asked the driver to pull over at a convenient point so that she could grab something to eat since she had not eaten for the day given the time she was required to leave home
for the assignment. The driver obliged and once the stop was made the reporters took a conscious decision to take away their order. They knew that there was a signing that had to be covered although it was almost three hours before the signing. The release that was sent out by the Caribbean Secretariat stipulated that the media was invited to provide coverage of the signing but based on what this publication was told, the Guyanese Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran was more interested in having full coverage of the entire event. When the Minister was informed that the team made an emergency stop to facilitate a reporter he became very upset and suggested that the vehicle go back to Georgetown. Not taking any chances, the team nevertheless proceeded to Skeldon only to hear the Minister’s voice. “Take them back to Georgetown. I no longer want them here” Seconds later, the Minister with his hands in his pocket and being clearly upset told the media that their presence was no longer needed and that they had a
foreign minister and himself waiting for them while they decided to stop and dine. Kaieteur News was also told that as the media operatives were getting ready to leave the compound a staffer from the Caricom Secretariat questioned why the media was leaving. After she was told that the Minister said that he no longer wanted the media or had uses for them at the event she became upset. The woman said that the Minister had no right to send the media away since neither he nor his ministry invited them to the signing. The woman said that the media was invited by the Caricom Secretariat. She then ventured upstairs where the proceedings were ongoing to question the Minister’s decision. A member of staff of the Ministry told her that they were going to take the photos with their phones and send those to the respective media houses.
and likewise in the USAGE there are even crazier things too. The USA is the most corrupt country in the whole world because it killed and tortured innocent people around the world. Guyana is still the best place in the world to live. Guyana has certain dress codes because it promotes decency, order and respect. Vishnu asked what is indecent about wearing short pants. Kris P said that Guyana is stuck with outdated British rules which the British does not even observe, the problem he said is while Guyanese has adopted fashion they hardly voice their opinions; he said the country is backwards. Patricia thinks it’s hilarious. She wrote, “My comment is about the fashion police, and the dress code for entering Government buildings. I spent about a month in Linden early this year, and every day my husband and I would go for a walk, and we would pass the Library and there is a sign outside the library, “ No shorts, no Jeans, no vest, a whole of things. Man I used to laugh, and every day I say to my husband stop and let me read that sign, I want to know if anybody goes to the library and if they do are they going to borrow books or apply to be a priest. If you have a chance to go to Linden check out that Library I think it is on the Wismar side. Some readers are outraged that the Guyana government charges a tax on
tourists’ pets. Some wonder if they “deh so bad” you know that was a Guyanese. I am going to Guyana shortly; I will be wearing my tee shirts and cargo short pants anywhere I go. I will visit some government agencies, and I am going to walk past anybody who tries to stop me wearing a short pants. It’s not illegal to wear a short pants, in Guyana so what you gonna charge me for. Guess Anil can tell me what section of the Law I can be charged under. He seems to know every “chapter and verse “of the law. Ralph Seeram can be reached at email: ralph365@hotmail.com
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Back in high school, Geography was one of my favourite subjects. I would pore over maps for hours, visualising intrepid journeys through terrains made familiar from textbooks. I was puzzled that with no significant physical barriers between us and our giant southern neighbour Brazil, there were yet no infrastructural linkages. But then again, I reminded myself, the best we could do to cross the Demerara River (at that time) to our capital city was a solitary, invariably late, ferry. We don’t have to belong to the school of development that proposes “Geography is destiny”, to appreciate that it does have an influence. But our experience suggests that history might be a better predictor. Our eyes
The roads are indeed dangerous and they are becoming even more dangerous with each passing day. People who should never be allowed to drive a car have licences because they know the people in the running. These are the people who now create havoc. One of them is going to ram a police vehicle because he failed to observe a basic traffic sign. And believe it or not, he is going to say that the police should have seen him. ** Every time there is a drug
remained steadfastly fixed in a northern direction and our feet just as firmly planted in the Caribbean - more specifically, the former British Caribbean, because of our shared colonial heritage. The linkages with Brazil and our other South American neighbours still haven’t materialised. But distance does force one to acquire new perspectives. Living in the US for decades after high school, I was hard pressed to explain to my American friends and colleagues why I would never acknowledge that I was “South American”. So I began to wonder anew, “what if?” and to explore the possibilities. When ROAR was launched as a political party in 2000, a key component of our “Blueprint” was a section on “The Southern Connection”. We defined Brazil (and by
extension the rest of South America) as the “hinterland” we would service, and we becoming their gateway to the northern Atlantic. We proposed the Rupununi be the hub of our development drive. Not too incidentally, we suggested that that might just lessen the now reflexive ethnic polarised politics of the coastland. We recognised that to service that hinterland, however, the key hurdle to be overcome was transportation barriers. And lucky for us, we learnt by then that the Brazilians were even more anxious than us for that outlet to the Atlantic. After massive spending to develop their backward northern states, routing goods East via rivers, just wiped out a good chunk of their profits and left the north
bust the gunmen come out because their employer cannot pay them. He gives them a gun and sends them out to “mek their heights.” But the police are on the ball, largely because of community support. But there is a downside to
this. Some of the people involved will be related to policemen and soldiers. They are the ones who would be given a free rein to execute their robberies. Then there will be a break. The involvement of the police would come to light. ** Another fire is going to cause heartache for some people who are struggling. This fire would be caused by a careless turn of events. A lighted lamp would be the source, although the household would tell the investigators that nothing was alight.
still lagging. But we weren’t the only ones who saw merit in developing our Southern Connection. One reason I support the Committee system in our Parliament is that it offers a more collegial atmosphere for members of opposing parties to exchange views away from the structured posturing in the “debating chambers”. Then PPP parliamentarian Donald Ramotar was my most vociferous critic in public, but I remember after one Economic Services Committee meeting he spoke eloquently and feelingly to me about “what could be” if our interior was opened up. The 2006 ROAR coalition with the Guyana Action Party (GAP) offered me the opportunity to visit the Rupununi and Brazil with a consummate insider of both sides on the border: Paul Hardy, leader of GAP. Paul had lived in Brazil for some forty years and become and established businessman there. I discovered that the lines I had seen as dividing the two countries did not exist for Guyanese in the Rupununi: for them, the map was not the territory. They crossed the Takutu as easily as I crossed the Boeraserie into Essequibo that is, with nary a thought. They spoke Portuguese as
well as English - the latter, incidentally, better than most coastlanders. Visiting Roraima State and meeting with the Governor and other officials, courtesy of Paul Hardy, brought home their goodwill towards Guyana and their strong desire for fostering linkages with Guyana. They assured us that the same sentiments were shared at the Federal level. I was blown away by their world class city in the Amazon Manaus. I saw what were formerly “possibilities” had become reality. Just a few months after we had launched ROAR’s blueprint in 2000, UNASUR, the 12-member “Union of the South” had launched the “Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA)”. This was “a development plan to link South America’s economies through new transportation, energy, and telecommunications projects... expected to integrate highway networks, river ways, hydroelectric dams and telecommunications links throughout the continent-particularly in remote, isolated regions-to allow greater trade and create a South American community of nations.” The Takutu Bridge, which was under construction in
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2006 when I visited, was opened in 2008, and was part of the IIRSA along with the deep-water harbour on our coast along with a hydroelectric plant. But an unexplained lull fell over the latter projects even though then President Lula recommitted his country to their completion. Last week, the technical teams evaluating these projects submitted their reports to their respective Presidents. We hope now that MP Donald Ramotar has become “President Donald Ramotar”, he will move expeditiously to make his dream for a developed Guyana become reality.
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PROPERTY FOR SALE Parfaite Harmony 2 Bedrooms Flat house: Unfinished $6.5M (neg) 2250854,225-0843,672-7390 3 bedrooms corner lot business front Charlestown $33M: 2250854, 2250843, 6727390 Hadfield Street 3 houses in yard $6.5M-225-0854,2250843,672-7390 2 Storey concrete house, 2 families house Blackenburg $17.5m: 225-0854, 225-0843, 672-7390 Lodge H/S 2 Storey Concrete (needs repairs) $14M neg: 672-7390, 225-0854, 225-0843 2-bedrooms flat house, on land 35x150, Poudroyen, W.B.D $6.5M: 672-8569, 6869888, 609-8132 Versailles W.B.D. new Exclusive large 2 storey 5bedroom house with extra lot, (Gated Community) $122M: 672-8569, 686-9888,609-8132 W.B.D, current operational Business Property, Land 200’x25’.Ideal Location $50M (Negotiable) 672-8569, 6869888 / 609-8132
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Land 50’x90’, with foundation, Posts, Roof etc. Building 30’x50’, Parfaite Harmonie, WBD $6.8M (Negotiable) 672-8569 /686-9888/ 609-8132 Commercial/ Residential property 150’x45’ Building 70’x30’ Kitty ($4M. per year income) (Negotiable) 6727390 /672-856 / 609-8132 PEN PAL Nezam Mohamed seeking girl friends. Hobbies: Love, Care & riding Jailing motorcycleCall: 227-8433
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Business place located @ 94 Tushen New Scheme main road- Call:655-6945 Two bedrooms bottom flat: Location 148cc Eccles H/SCall:662-3837/670-0878 Two bedrooms house @ Haslington, E.C.D-Tel: 6639816 2 Bedrooms upstairs apartment. Yard and fence, fully concrete: Next to SOL BB Rome, E.B.D- Call: 6585452 Luxury house, 5 bedroom self-contained, maid quarters & lovely patio, security $2600us :225-0854,2250843,672-7390 (Continued on page 58)
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Kaieteur M@ilbox Kaieteur M@ilbox THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT 2010 NEEDS... From page 5 administration of justice and includes primarily inter alio the wilful disobedience or disregard for judgments, decrees, orders, or direction of a court, insult or disrespect offered to the court, the use of abusive or threatening language, use of violence, any other act or conduct that disrupts the due course of any proceedings before the court. The Act differentiates between (a) contempt “in the face of the court”, i.e. in the presence or hearing of the court and (b) other conduct so deemed. In the case of (a) the court may have the accused before it “either forthwith or at any time before the rising of the court or the same day”. This is serious business because the court shall “proceed to pronounce upon a final determination of the charge” etc ... either forthwith or at a date and time appointed by the court. Serious business plus swift justice. Alleged contempt in the face of the court makes no allowance for “a reasonable time” to properly prepare a defence. In addition according to Section 13, no appeal shall lie from any order if guilt for contempt in the face of the court. This is quite scary, particularly in view of the fact that the judge making the charge is the one hearing the case and pronouncing on the matter in such a summary fashion even before you can catch your breath. This “no appeal” provision would certainly be
an interesting matter to have adjudicated before a properly constituted Constitutional Court. It would be quite interesting to know whether the learned judges, having studied the fundamental rights of the citizens and the judicial system as set out in the Constitutional would be minded to uphold this prohibition on appeal while acknowledging that persons convicted of serious crimes like murder and treason can access the appeal courts. In the English legal tradition there are many recorded cases where the press ran into troubles with the judges. Our lawyers like to mimic the British traditions and are always quoting from some ancient decision. In 1899 a colonial judge was accused of “reducing the judicial character to the level of a clown” and “being narrow, bigoted, vain, vindictive and unscrupulous”. The Privy Council held that this did not require committal for contempt. A British newspaper who described the judge as an
“imprudent little man in horse hair, a microcosm of conceit and empty headedness” was let go with an apology and a small fine. This is all quite different from reports which scandalise the court and interfere with the administration of justice e.g. by attempting to influence juries. In the American literature contempt has been classified as (1) Direct - acts against the dignity or authority of the court itself, in the person, of its judges offices etc, so as to cause insult or resistance and (2) Indirect - disregarding orders, injunctions etc. of the court or interfering with persons acting under the authority of the court. As far as published material is concerned, the Guyana Act in section 9 (2) states “ a person shall not be guilty of or punishable for contempt of court for the distribution of a publication which would otherwise be a contempt of court, if at the time of the distribution he did not know, or did not have any reasonable grounds for suspecting that the
publication contained or was likely to contain any matter which amounts to contempt of court” and further, subject to this section “a person shall not be guilty of contempt of court for the publication of a fair and accurate report of any proceedings pending before the court or any stage thereof” (Section 10 (1)). Presumably in order to avoid unnecessary problems, the Act provides that the court may order that the publication of the proceedings or any part thereof be prohibited “where it appears to be necessary to avoid obstruction or prejudice to the administration of justice. It is not known whether the judge in the particular case under discussion made any such order. If he did, any publication would constitute disobedience of a court order. Clearly, there are certain built in protections for the media. The final item that the media reported on and which drew my attention was the 24 hour period within which the fines were to be paid, failing which the unfortunate editor
and junior reported would have to serve jail time. Section 6 (3) of the Act provides that the fines must be paid “within a definite time, but not less than seven days.” CONCLUSION The Contempt of Court Act 2010 needs serious review and rewrite in order to bring it in line with the Constitution, to protect the media and media workers and other citizens, and to modernise it.
It goes without saying that the media must never be allowed to obstruct the course of justice but a duty devolves upon the judges to advise the reporters and it would be a good idea for the media to pursue these issues in order to obtain further clarification. The penalties are enormous and they may just have the unintended effect of inhibiting the media from doing its job. Ramon Gaskin
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T&T ready to change course, Nicholson says Jamaica Observer Trinidad and Tobago is about to “change course” as far as its energy-based relationship with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is concerned, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator A J Nicholson told the Senate Friday. “It is my educated view that, in the not too distant future, Jamaica and the rest of CARICOM are going to hear from Trinidad as to how they intend to change course, in some way, as far as the CARICOM energy [situation] and Trinidad is concerned,” he said.Senator Nicholson, who was responding to questions from his Opposition counterpart, Dr Christopher Tufton, however, declined to give further details. “Please don’t ask me to go any further now, but I will just put that out as a signal,” he urged Senator Tufton. He said that the issue was raised “frontally” at a recent meeting and that the results have raised the Government’s optimism about a resolution of the differences between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago on the energy issue. Dr Tufton, who only last week disclosed that the Opposition Jamaica Labour
Party (JLP) favours a suspension of Jamaica’s relationship with CARICOM until the various issues are settled, welcomed the announcement. “It is encouraging, very encouraging,” Tufton said in response to Nicholson’s statement. “You know the position on this side, and we have been saying that all along. There is a timeline on patience, however,” the Opposition spokesman added. He said that the minister could offer more encouragement by enlightening the Senate on whether or not the talks started
in Port-of-Spain will continue, and when will the country get clarity on the issue. “We on this side are ready to engage and support whatever initiative that will create a level playfield within CARICOM,” he said. Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago signed a memorandum of understanding in November 2004 for the supply of 1.1 million tonnes of LNG per annum over a 20-year period from Port-of-Spain to Kingston. However, the arrangements did not materialise, as Trinidad said it did not have enough energy to supply Jamaica’s needs.
Caribbean gets more time to comply with US offshore tax law WASHINGTON - CMC The United States has given the Caribbean more time to comply with its offshore tax law. The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service said that “due to overwhelming interest from countries around the world, a six-month extension to the start of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) withholding and account due diligence requirements will be provided to allow more time to complete agreements with foreign jurisdictions”. The Treasury Department said the six-month
extension, to July 1, 2014, will also provide Caribbean and other foreign financial institutions (FFIs) with “the time necessary to comply with FATCA while helping to ensure efficient implementation of the law. “Given the groundswell of international interest in FATCA, we are providing an additional six months to complete agreements with countries and jurisdictions across the globe, before withholding begins,” said Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs Robert B. Stack in a statement.
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George Zimmerman (R) is congratulated by his defense team (Yahoo News) SANFORD, Fla--The jury in the trial of George Zimmerman has found the neighborhood watchman not guilty in the killing of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman, 29, was acquitted on charges of second-degree murder in the death of Martin, a 17 year old black boy whom the defendant shot during a scuffle in a nearby gated community on Feb 26, 2012. The jury also could have convicted Zimmerman on the lesser charge of manslaughter but did not do so. The six-woman panel signed they had reached a verdict 9:45 pm ET and filed into the courtroom around 10 pm. After the verdict was read, Judge Debra Nelson polled the jurors to make sure each agreed with the decision. She then told Zimmerman he was free to go. Zimmerman showed little emotion as the verdict was read. The decision from the jury was expected to spark outrage from Martin family supporters who say the teen's death was ignored by police and prosecutors for weeks because of his race. Martin was black, and Zimmerman is half white and half Hispanic. Martin's father, Tracy, tweeted his thanks to supporters. "Even though I am broken hearted my faith is unshattered I WILL ALWAYS LOVE MY BABY TRAY," he wrote. At a press conference following the verdict, prosecutors expressed disappointment with the outcome but urged the community to remain calm. "We have from the beginning just prayed for the truth to come out and for peace to be the result and that continues to be our prayers," prosector John Guy said. The jurors deliberated for nine hours on Saturday--including a one-hour lunch during which they were allowed to discuss the case-before alerting the court that they would like the attorneys to clarify the charge of manslaughter. The attorneys on both sides of the case answered the jury that they could not speak about the charge "in general terms" but would be happy to answer a more specific question. The jury never sent back a more specific inquiry, and returned to deliberations after an hour-long dinner. The sequestered, anonymous jurors only made one other request during their deliberations--for an itemized list of all the evidence presented during the trial on Friday. They reached their verdict after 16 hours of deliberating over two days. In a televised three-week trial, jurors heard the defense and prosecution each paint very different pictures of the night in question. Zimmerman was an angry “wannabe cop” who was seething with anger at a rash of break-ins in his neighborhood when he pur-
sued and shot Martin, the state has argued. The defense, meanwhile, maintained Zimmerman was within his rights to follow and question Martin, and that it was the teen who became violent, prompting Zimmerman to shoot as a way to save his own life. The case ignited a national debate over self-defense laws and race, prompting marches and demonstrations around the country. No mass demonstrations materialized outside the Seminole County Courthouse since the jury began deliberating Friday afternoon, however. On Saturday, about a hundred mostly proMartin protesters peacefully demonstrated in front of the court. Police said they had to eject a handful of protesters over verbal altercations, but no arrests were made. Local leaders have urged members of the community to remain peaceful no matter what verdict the jury hands down. The prosecution failed to convince the jury that Zimmerman had “a depraved mind without regard for human life” when he shot Martin, which was required for second-degree murder. A lesser manslaughter conviction could have been handed down if the jury believed Zimmerman had no lawful reason to kill Martin, even if he bore Martin no ill will. The law says if Zimmerman had a “reasonable” belief that his own life was in jeopardy or that he could suffer bodily harm from Martin, he was justified in killing him. In closing arguments Friday, Assistant District Attorney John Guy argued that it was the unarmed Martin who tried to defend himself. “Ask yourself, ‘Who lost the fight?’” Guy said. “That child had every right to be afraid of a strange man following him, first in his car and then on foot. And did that child not have the right to defend himself from that strange man?” Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O’Mara argued over three hours in his closing remarks that Martin was not “unarmed.” He dragged out a chunk of concrete and laid it in front of the jury to make the point that Martin used the pavement as a “weapon” against his client when he allegedly slammed his head against it in their scuffle. Witnesses gave conflicting testimony over who was the aggressor of the fight and both Zimmerman's family and Martin's family have claimed it was their relative who could be heard screaming for help in the background of a 911 call during the fight. Zimmerman wasn’t arrested in the shooting for weeks, after a public outcry. Bill Lee, then the police chief of Sanford, said Zimmerman was justified under Florida’s stand your ground self defense law. Lee lost his job after the incident, and a special prosecutor was appointed to argue the case.
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WA S H I N G T O N (Reuters) - India is ready to begin talks with the United States on a bilateral investment treaty as part of its effort to reinvigorate ties with a valued trade partner, the country’s commerce and industry minister said Friday night. “We have said that ‘yes, we are ready for it. We are in favour,’” Anand Sharma told reporters after meetings with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and other U.S. officials. Sharma said there was no date for the first round of talks on the pact, which would set terms and condition for U.S. and Indian investment in each other’s country. “No, it was discussed today, and we have signaled our acceptance,” Sharma said. The United States and China agreed this week to restart talks on a bilateral investment treaty, a move
welcomed by the U.S. business community as a sign of new Chinese President Xi Jinping’s commitment to economic reform. U.S. business groups have been anxious for a similar commitment from India and were disappointed when a date for talks was not announced after Secretary of State John Kerry visited the country in late June. Although the United States runs a far larger trade deficit with China than with
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Anand Sharma says India ready for investment treaty talks with U.S. India, India has in some ways replaced China this year as the No. 1 target of complaints from the U.S. business community and members of Congress. In recent months, there has been a stream of letters from business groups and lawmakers complaining about Indian policies they say discriminate against American firms or undermine U.S. intellectual property rights, especially for pharmaceuticals. Sharma told reporters that India was far more welcoming of American business than the current perception, but admitted it must do more to get that message across. He also said there was no reason the United States and India could not meet the U.S.India Business Council’s goal of boosting bilateral trade in
goods and services to $500 billion annually by 2020 “if we make a real effort.” Current two-way trade of about $106 billion annually is much below the potential, Sharma said. On other issues, Sharma said the United States and India had agreed to work
together to ensure that the December meeting of the World Trade Organization in Bali was a success. “We have agreed to put together a work program. Our chief negotiators, senior officials and our ambassadors in Geneva will meet to discuss so there is a broad consensus
around the key issues of trade facilitation and food security,” he said. “We will work very closely with all our partners ... with the United States of America, other principle stakeholders, the key countries, to ensure the outcome is a positive one.”
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The Abigail Column Believe him when he says it’s over
DEARABIGAIL, I am a 39-year-old widow. I recently began dating the most wonderful gentleman. “Martin” and I fell in love in just eight weeks. Martin worked with a man who died four months ago. That widow has been having a rough time and after his death she discovered he had been cheating on her. We helped her move out of her house, and Martin said he’d be there whenever she needed him. She started calling him all the time.
One night he had to work late, which he never does. I didn’t hear from him all day. By 11p.m., I figured he’d call me on his way home, but he didn’t. The next morning, I texted and asked why he hadn’t called. He said he’d been on the phone with the other woman. I was a little hurt that Martin didn’t call me after speaking to her and told him so in a text message. I didn’t hear back. Three days later, I texted again and asked, “Can we talk, or is the relationship over?” He replied, “It’s over.” I am so distraught. He won’t communicate whatsoever. I don’t get it. I know he is not interested in this woman. Why doesn’t she
call her girlfriends when she’s crying instead of a single man in a newly established relationship? We were so in love. How can it be over so quickly after one little disagreement? What should I do? Heartbroken Dear Heartbroken, You may not want to believe it, but Martin is most definitely interested in this woman. She is after him, and that’s why she calls, crying and needy. He’s a louse for breaking it off the way he did, and you might have gotten more information had you called instead of texted, but he’s right about one thing: It’s over. Sorry.
Sunday July 14, 2013 ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 19): Developing your communication skills will make you more confident in relationships. Right now, you always feel as though you’re at a slight disadvantage with your loved ones. ************************************** TAURUS (APR 20 - MAY 20): Avoid talking about money in mixed company, as this can create tension. You may be surprised to learn that a neighbour or colleague has got money worries. ************************************** GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 20): You’re not thrilled about scrimping and saving, but learning to economise is educational. The fact is, you can get by very well on your existing income. ************************************** CANCER (JUN 21 - JUL 22): Stop underestimating your abilities, especially as far as leadership goes. People will respect your authority when you are firm, fair and consistent. Take great pains not to play favourites, as this will fuel a mutiny. ************************************** LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22): The best way to lift your own spirits is to do good deeds for other people. Joining a charitable organisation, volunteering for a relief effort, or lending your assistance to a neighbour are among the possibilities. ************************************** VIRGO (AUG 23 - SEP 22): False modesty will get you nowhere today; it’s important to lay claim to your accomplishments. Submitting your creative work to publishers, agents and network officials is also a good idea.
LIBRA (SEP 23 - OCT 22): Working in obscurity can be difficult for you, as you enjoy showcasing your talents but it may be necessary if you’re going to acquire some fundamental skills. Remember, you must learn to walk before you can run. ************************************** SCORPIO (OCT 23 NOV 21): It’s tempting to abandon your principles for the sake of someone you love, but taking such drastic steps will cause you to lose your self respect. ************************************** SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 - DEC 21): Pairing up with someone just to enjoy some physical companionship could lead to trouble. Not everyone shares your openminded view of relationships. ************************************** CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19): Trust a colleague or close friend to help you through this trying day. You may have bitten off more than you can chew. If that’s the case, ask your pal for assistance. ************************************** AQUARIUS (JAN 20 FEB 18): If you want to realise your creative talents, you’ll have to take small, precise steps towards your goals. It isn’t realistic to expect overnight success. ************************************** PISCES (FEB 19 - MAR 20): Family members have a way of discouraging your artistic aspirations. That’s because they don’t want to see you get hurt. What these well-meaning people don’t realise is you’d rather be hurt than lead a dull existence.
England in control against... From page 67 pair and took 16 balls to get off the mark before cutting Steven Finn - who was not introduced until the 29th over of the innings - for four. But England made another breakthrough on the stroke of tea as Cowan attempted an expansive drive at part-time off-spinner Joe Root and got a thick edge to
slip. Rogers, who successfully overturned an lbw dismissal on 38, had just completed his first Test fifty when he clipped James Anderson straight to Bell at midwicket. A delighted England bowling coach David Saker ran out to the team balcony to applaud the dismissal and was given a thumbs up by
Ganesh Parts donate... From page 65 grateful for the gift and thanked his benefactor. “I regard this gesture as the beginning of a long, lasting and beneficial relationship with Ganesh Parts,” he said. The Fruta Conquerors President also said that he will make every effort to ensure that his charges demonstrate the requisite qualities to enhance
the image of Ganesh Parts. Further, Mr. Forde intimated that his administrators are currently putting the modalities in place for a U-15 tournament and would be soliciting the chivalry of the businessman towards it success. He also encouraged other members of the business community to emulate Mr. Persaud’s benevolence.
Anderson, suggesting Rogers had fallen for a plan hatched in the England dressing-room over tea. With the in-form Smith joining Clarke at the crease to add 37 runs for the fourth wicket, the game remained firmly in the balance, only for Broad and Swann to turn the tide England’s way. Earlier, Broad advanced to his highest Ashes score before James Pattinson located the edge of his bat and Bell collected the five runs needed to bring up his first hundred against Australia in England, a landmark celebrated with a leap and purposeful punch at the air. He made nine more runs before feathering a ball shaping away from him from Mitchell Starc through to the keeper as England lost their last three wickets for the addition of just four runs. Scores: Australia 280 and 174 for 6 (Rogers 52, Broad 2-34) need 137 more runs to beat England 215 and 375.
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‘WINNING COMES FROM REAL PRODUCTION AND TOTAL EFFORT, NOT JUST EMPTY RHETORIC AND HYPE!’ Colin E. E. H. H. Croft Croft Colin Colin E. E. H. H. Croft Croft Colin West Indies v Pakistan, two teams as evenly matched and as mercurial as could be, play ODI’s and T-20’s starting this weekend. Expect fireworks, given the gathered personnel. But, from which team? Both teams, to their chagrin, might not want to accept it, but they could learn much from the marauding Indians, as to how to be really consistent winners, not just sporadic victors, now and then. Guyanese always suggest; “Yuh gaf fo’ mek yuh own luck!” That is exactly what India does. Since becoming ICC Cricket World Cup champions, 2011, India has learned how to win consistently. They may not always be triumphant in every individual game. Indeed, they even lose an ODI series here and there, but they have evolved as a closely knit unit of contributing players, each individual taking his own personal efforts to mean 100%, causing the team to win almost every war. They aptly demonstrated that last week, when they won that final in Trinidad & Tobago, as they similarly did at winning Champions Trophy 2013. There is much thrash bandied around that India, with its considerable finances, controls cricket itself. Maybe that is so, or not,
but when their eleven representatives enter playing arenas, they can only then depend on themselves, and not just hype, or money, to win well. That they have done, with some aplomb! It is no fluke that whatever India does now comes up golden! Champions Trophy 2013 was a revelation that India has matured and arrived as one of the best ever one-day teams, not the one-off scenario of just winning 1983’s World Cup. India is now a properly engineered, populated and activated entity that destroys other teams’ confidence. They actually played through Champions Trophy 2013 unbeaten, playing South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England. Each of these, in reality, with their pedigree and special ODI histories, could, maybe even should, have also won CT-2013. Three of those teams had won either World Cups or Champions Trophy in the past. Somehow, though, try as they might, Sri Lanka cannot seem to ride their own hopes, now that India is on such a roll. In CT-2013, India devoured the Lankans by a huge margin, eight wickets in their semi-final. As has been, it seems, the case for ages now, Sri Lanka was underdone, again depending way too much on only imperious Kumar Sangakkara. His 71 in an
MS Dhoni is surrounded by his team-mates after lifting India to victory (AFP) under par 201 was the innings’ only half century. India bowled brilliantly, squeezing Lankan wickets at very opportune times, especially when “Sanga” and Lahiru Thirimanne, whose 46 was so invaluable, were putting on 122 for that 3rd wicket. That Sri Lanka subsided from 3-171; 38th over; to being all out for 201; 49th over; tells much about tenacity and tightness of India’s bowling, and intuitive
field placing from returning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The two “Ravis”, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, were magnificent, with counteracting styles. Jadeja tantalized with his slow left arm orthodox, while Ashwin put the squeeze on Sri Lanka with superb flight, speed, spin and accuracy. Six wickets for 65 runs, from eighteen overs, tells that story.
When India batted, Rangana Herath continued the subtlety shown by Jadeja, Sri Lanka’s SLA also making India work quite hard. On another day, Herath’s 4-20 should have been a matchwinning effort. But that is where India’s luck, evolving from its massive confidence, a confidence that comes from winning events, games and tournaments regularly, came in, in the imposing form, and bat, of its captain, MSD. Chasing a relatively meagre 202 for another series victory, India were almost gone at 8-167, then 9-182. Dhoni, though, took on that great responsibility of captaincy; to win, regardless of circumstances. I remember Australia’s then captain, Steve Waugh, 1999 World Cup, suggesting in the press room, after his team had emerged from a trying time, just qualifying for semi-finals, eventually winning that tournament: “Crofty, we could not go back to tell 18 million people that we have failed!” What understanding! That is the great responsibility of leadership, that utmost understanding of proper representation. There was no hype in Australia and Waugh then, nor any hype in India and Dhoni now. All they have in common is that real appreciation of not only wanting to win, but of actually winning! Disappointingly, Queen’s Park Oval prepared pitches
Colin E. H. Croft that could not be deemed commendable. Batting at QPO the last two weeks was too much like a lottery, as displayed in that crucial two day game featuring West Indies and Sri Lanka. One day it was so spiteful, the next, almost smooth! Now, Pakistan and West Indies start at Guyana’s National Stadium. Already, both recent West Indies captains, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, have apologized and lamented their batsmen’s failures. Like Dhoni, even Waugh ages ago, Bravo and Pollard now have to follow that rhetoric with more actions. Pakistan, like Sri Lanka and Sangakkara, depends much on captain Misbah-ulHaq, as seen in C-T-2013, but do not underestimate Mohammad Haffeez and company; ever. West Indies, now properly practiced, will need to put very best efforts forward, to beat Pakistan. Enjoy!
England in control against Australia in first Test
England are delighted as DRS goes in their favour. (Getty Images) BBC Sport - England took three late Australia wickets to assume a commanding position going into the final day of an enthralling opening
Ashes Test. Chasing a target of 311, a record score to win a Trent Bridge Test, Australia were going well on 161-3. But in a
potentially decisive twist in the final hour, England removed captain Michael Clarke, Steven Smith and Phil Hughes in the space of 18
balls to reduce the tourists to 174-6 at the close, still 137 runs adrift of the finish line. England had earlier added 49 runs to their overnight total to post 375 all out, with Ian Bell completing his 18th Test century and Stuart Broad scoring 65. Broad, the subject of a major controversy over his decision not to walk on Friday, followed up with an impressive display with the ball, breaking Australia’s 84run opening partnership and removing Clarke for 23 in the closing stages of a sweltering day in which England had toiled for long stretches without reward. Pitching the ball up to Clarke, Broad drew a faint edge from the Australia captain and wheeled away in celebration as Matt Prior took the catch. The festivities were put on hold as the umpires
verified that the ball had carried into Prior’s gloves and were delayed still further when Clarke called for a review. But when Hot Spot showed the smallest of marks on his bat, the skipper had to go. The dismissal of Australia’s leading batsman marked a total shift in the momentum of the match as Smith was trapped right in front of his stumps by Graeme Swann, who had previously bowled 22 wicketless overs. Two overs later, Australia were six wickets down as Hughes - who scored an unbeaten 81 in the first innings - was struck on the back pad after missing a spinning delivery from Swann and given out on review. The experienced Brad Haddin and debutant Ashton Agar - promoted to number eight after his first-innings 98 at the foot of the order -
survived until the close, but with so many runs still required England must be firm favourites to go 1-0 up in the series when play resumes on Sunday. Australia, who have only once - in 1948 - successfully chased more than 250 to win in England, made the ideal start with the bat as openers Shane Watson and Chris Rogers put on 84 in 24 overs either side of lunch. On a sluggish pitch, they deployed the method that had worked so well for Bell, refusing to force the issue but instead playing very late, scoring lots of runs through third man and taking singles wherever possible. Watson always looked the more likely to lose his wicket and so it turned out as he was lbw to Broad for 46 after playing across his front pad. Ed Cowan walked out on a king (Continued on page 63)
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CHARITY OUTLAST AURORA TO BECOME 3TIME CHAMPIONS - PLAY WARAMADONG NEXT By Rawle Welch Defending champions Charity were given a reprieve via an unfortunate defence error en route to a hard fought 3-2 triumph over a tenacious Aurora in the final of the Region 2 Zone of the 2013 Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Championship which was played on Friday, at the New Opportunity Corps ground on the Essequibo Coast. The partisan crowd that
made their loyalty clear towards the Aurora team watched in disbelief when a powerful strike from a corner awarded to Charity slammed into a defender and lobbed over the head of goalkeeper Dawane Thomas, before landing in the goal five minutes from full time to break a 2-2 deadlock. The effect was sunken hearts and elimination for an Aurora team that played their hearts out with ten players on the pitch since the 16th minute of the game when Kofi France was ejected after being served two yellow cards. It was a gutsy performance against a team
that have won the title since the inaugural year and worthy of recognition. The highly anticipated match lived up to its billing as Aurora played positive from the start, going on the attack and stunned the opposition as early as the 5th minute when a poor clearance from the Charity central defender was intercepted by Aurora’s striker Renaldo Bazil, who ran on to the ball, rounded the advancing Leeland Smith stationed between the uprights, before tapping the ball into an empty goal. Bouyed by their early advantage, Aurora continued
to look for more openings and nearly increased their lead through another defensive recklessness, luckily this time Bazil’s effort was a poor one that sailed harmlessly over the crossbar to the relief of the champions and their band of supporters. Shortly after, France suffered the ignominy of picking up a second yellow card in quick succession, forcing referee Kayode Lambert to issue marching orders. However, instead of being restricted by the development, Aurora remained positive, but curtailing the encouraging expeditions of the calm and collective Fazal Williams was becoming burdensome for the shorthanded backline. They were lucky to escape a spectacular bicycle kick from Williams which landed just outside the left upright with a surprised Thomas unmoved. Growing in confidence, Charity won a free kick after a player was brought down just outside the 25-yard box and it was Williams who strode up to take it. Noticing a hole in the wall, Williams delivered with
unerring accuracy so much so that not a single player moved or even managed to get the ball to touch him as it crashed into the back of the net to level the proceedings in the 36th minute. The half came with no team able to gain the ascendancy and the game locked at 1-1. The resumption saw more flowing football and not surprisingly Aurora took the fight to Charity with Bazil creating havoc with his mesmerising speed. However, Charity was able to take the lead for the first time in the contest through a moment of football mastery. Williams it was who collected a pass from the left flank, snaked his way past two defenders, before curling a shot past the flailing hands of Thomas into the far corner in the 57th minute. Urged on by their supporters to get the equaliser, Aurora did not disappoint when substitute Clevert Thomas was left alone in the penalty area following a floated cross from the left that had eluded the
goalkeeper and he made no mistake, punching the ball into the open goal. Both teams battled for the go ahead goal as fans shouted instructions from the sidelines, but excellent defending put paid to all ambitions. In the end, it took a slice of luck to hand Charity the title once again and set up a showdown with last year’s beaten finalist Waramadong sometime this week in Region 7. Digicel representative Jermaine George in his remarks congratulated the teams for a well played game as well as the spectators for their support. He then urged the teams to remain discipline even as they seek to enhance their skills and closed by stating that he was eagerly looking forward to the game against Waramadong. Co-ordinator Lawrence Kellman in his speech extended praise to both teams for the fine exhibition that they provided for the fans, adding that he too is looking forward to the clash against Waramadong.
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CEO of Sleepin International Hotel, Clifton Bacchus (right) hands over the sponsorship cheque to Technical Delegate of the Boyce and Jefford Track & Field Classic IV, Cornel Rose, Friday at thechain, Brickdam branch of thedistance Hotel. Localnight Hotel Heats and three Sleepin International has finals being held on Day I at Eve offered sponsorship for the Leary and all other finals on Day upcoming Boyce & Jefford II at the MSC Ground, Linden. Track and Field Classic IV, Technical Delegate on which will be held on August the Management Committee 17 at the Police Sports Club for the fourth edition of the Ground and August 18 at Boyce & Jefford Classic, MSC Ground, Linden. Cornel Rose thanked Sleepin Chief Executive Officer for their contribution, (CEO) of the Sleepin indicating that he is part of International Hotel chain, ensuring that all the right Clifton Bacchus, stated that systems are in place for an he is overwhelmed to have international competition. the opportunity to partner Apart from dolling out with the organisers to ensure lucrative cash prizes to clubs that there is enough and athletes, the Boyce & hospitality and comfort Jefford Track and Field during the two-day meet. Classic is aimed at establishing Caribbean athletes from a prominent place for athletics Trinidad and Tobago, in Guyana where leading local Grenada and Suriname are athletes match strides with already confirmed to compete their Caribbean in the meet that will see the counterparts.
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Letter to the Sports Editor Big money, exciting races guaranteed in Kennard Memorial Is a major setback looming in local football development? Digicel Horserace Classic 2013 They have staged captivating events for Mashramani, Phagwah and Boxing Day among others, now the Kennard Memorial Turf Club returns with another action packed event when it stages the Digicel Horserace Classic 2013 at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club, Bush Lot Farm Corentyne, Thursday August 1 next and turfites are assured of the high quality events of which they have grown accustomed. In all, there will be 8 exciting races with the D3 & Lower being the feature attraction. Horses will compete over a distance of 6 furlongs with the winner collecting $900,000 and second place half that amount. The third and fourth places will receive $225,000 and $113,000 respectively. The one mile event among horses in the B & Lower category is also highly anticipated and turfites are divided over the winner. The winner will be $2,500,000 richer with the second place carting off half of that. The 3rd place will be $625,000 richer with the 4th place earning $313,000. Big money is also on offer for the winner of the one mile event among the 3 years old horses. This is a qualitative bunch having been born and bred in the Caribbean and top local stables. The M$1.3 on offer for the winner coupled with the $650,000 second prize is
enough to persuade the respective jockeys to go for broke and patrons will be the natural beneficiaries. Otherwise, there will be the G1 & Lower event over one mile, the J1 and lower over 6 furlongs, the race featuring the 2 years old over 5 furlongs and the D3 & Lower over 6 furlongs. Millions of dollars are at stake and the competition is expected to be sizzling hot. Meanwhile, turfites have been assured of intense action especially since jockeys would be competing under improved track conditions. Another plus is that a stable of well-bred animals will be on show. These include Grand Roje, Dubai Judges, Jet Set Go, The Message, Whadaluck and Ferry Landing among others. Further, the organisers wish to remind horse owners that the event is being conducted under the aegis of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) and that all of the rules would be applied. The registration period ends Sunday July 21 and late entries will not be entertained. Horse owners can conform to this prerequisite by contacting Justice Cecil Kennard (226-1399, 225-4818, or 623-7609), Niketa Ross (662-4668) Compton Sancho (690-0569) or Roopnarine Matadial aka shine (325-3192). Horse owners are asked to have their animals examined by the vet by 11:00hrs on race day.
Ganesh Parts donate footballs to Fruta Conquerors FC
DEAR EDITOR, I was not privy to see a copy of the Guyana Football Coaches Association 9 years Development Plan, for perusal, which was submitted to the Guyana Football Federation recently. However, my basic initiative tells me that clubs in each association respectively, must implement a properly structured youth programme, for participation in domestic and national competitions, more importantly, participation in regional and international competitions under the auspices of CFU, CONCACAF and FIFA respectively remains essential for true development. Editor, as a consequence would Guyana, be participating in this year’s CFU regional under –15 Tournament in Trinidad& Tobago, scheduled for this month? Sad, indeed that the mantra of the inherent debt and being cash strapped, remains on the front burner as a deterrent, and definitely not from a realistic standpoint that the exceedingly high level of inactivity, in the respective associations at the under –15 level is the primary reason. By the way, was the GFF, in a proper state of preparedness? Whereby with the relevant correspondence being received from CFU, within 72 hours, the issue should have been ventilated by the Federation’s executive and subsequently informing associations and other stakeholders, of its intended (non) participation. Strange as it may seem, under Klass’ stewardship, with all respect due, Guyana’s participation would have been a foregone conclusion. However, with a give and take scenario currently existing in relation to a perceived lack of financing, or, realistically put the Federation’s inability to
attract corporate sponsorship to the desired magnitude for participation, what contingency plans would be in place locally, to replace the shortfall regionally? Moreover, with the closure of schools for 8 weeks, would each association be mandated to have an under – 15 inter-club competition, either a League or a Round Robin/Knockout; and definitely not a Knockout? And would the GFF, thereafter coordinate a nationwide inter-club roundrobin/knockout competition, replacing the outdated interassociation competition? Finally, with Guyana’s non-participation, in the CFU Regional Tournament, our youngsters automatically would be shortchanged by 2 years, along with the Coaches Association 9 years Development Plan, in actuality commencing with the under –15; encompassing U-17, U-19, U-21 and U-23 which translates to a 9 year cycle of development, (201322) within the age-limit category, with the final stop the Olympic Qualifiers! Along the way the Under –17 and Under-20 World Cups should be projected goals on the international stage, in addition to the Gold Cup, Olympics and finally the Senior World Cup. While on the regional stage the final four, in all age-limit and senior competitions! It is interesting to know if the GFF, had the foresight to lobby the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation, and by extension Central FC, towards having Walsall – an English League One Club to visit Guyana, to play a one off match against a GFF Super League X1, or both foreign teams playing, and also for the visitors to conduct a coaching clinic, with a proper marketing system in place, preceded by a budget of
expenditure. The one off match could have provided some measure of profitability towards a start of the inherent debt liquidation. Strange, as it may seem during my tenure as Hon. Secretary, of the then GFL, under the presidency of Winston Callender in the 90’s, former Head Coach of Fruta Conquerors, Deryck Whyte and myself was able to convince ‘Cally’ to lobby the then GFA President, Colin Klass at short notice for a coaching clinic to be conducted by Anton Corneal, Head Coach of T&T Under – 23 national team that was in Guyana, for a friendly international at GCC. At the end of the clinic which was held at GFC, the Sunday morning that had attracted almost 60 youngsters, some of whom became national players .i.e. Elroy Parks, Seon Hescott, Gregory Richardson and the late Leslie Holligan and Shawn Bishop. In his concluding remarks Corneal indicated “the level of talent that was evident is virtually on par with the under –15’s in his country, and it bothers him why Guyana, does not produce better results in regional youth competitions”. A timely reminder however is Guyana’s third place finish in a CFU Under – 15 tournament in 2007 under the stewardship of Head Coach, Lyndon France. But sadly thereafter at the Under-17 level and onwards there was no continuity! It would be interesting to note if the Federation’s executive that comprises of 3 coaches, who have all coached at the national level, either at the juniors or seniors, would not be vocal in their quest for proper development. Suffice, it to say that all 3 are also members of the Coaches Association! Lester Sealey.
Haiti beat Trinidad 2-0 in Gold Cup Mr. Forde gratefully accepts the gift from Mr. Persaud at the latter individual’s High Street office yesterday morning; Mr. Gilbert is 2nd right. As administrators of the Fruta Football Club (FFC) continue to address developmental activities towards the improvement of members of their institution, they have managed to woo the support of Ganesh Parts, distributors of BKT Tyres and Sissons Paints, High and Princes Streets, Georgetown. Yesterday morning, President of the Fruta Football Club, Wayne Forde visited that business place
where its proprietor, Roop Persaud, donated 25 high quality footballs for training and tournament use by the footballers. Mr. Forde was accompanied by the coach and the Secretary of the FFC, Sampson Gilbert and Daniel Thomas respectively and several of the club’s youth footballers. “This is the first time that my firm is making such a contribution to the club,” admitted Mr. Persaud. He
further explained that he was influenced by the efforts of administrators of Fruta conquerors to engage their charges in wholesome activity. “So my contribution is merely an extension of their objectives to provide the type of activity that promotes the development of the youths while keeping them away from nefarious activities,” stressed Mr. Persaud. Mr. Forde was indeed (Continued on page 63)
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jean Maurice scored twice to lead Haiti to a 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in a groupstage match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup Friday night. The three points from the win temporarily lifted the Haitians to the top of Group B, though Honduras played El Salvador later Friday. Haiti lost to Honduras on Sunday. Haiti’s speed on both wings resulted in repeated runs on goal in the first of twomatches Friday at Sun Life Stadium. Maurice’s goal 16 minutes into the match gave Haiti a 10 lead as his shot near the 6-yard box beat Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Jan Williams. Maurice scored his second goal in the 52nd minute, when he retrieved a loose ball off Yves Desmaret’s crossing pass and
converted a shot into an open net. Densil Theobald’s header bounced off the left post in the 46th for Trinidad and Tobago’s best scoring opportunity of the game.
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Capacity crowd expected at Providence as WI battle Pakistan in 1st ODI today By Sean Devers From the size of the crowd for the Guyana/ Pakistan match at Bourda last Thursday, indications are every stand at today’s ODI at the Guyana National Stadium will be filled to capacity as the West Indies oppose Pakistan from 09:30hrs today in the first ODI in Guyana since Pakistan lost to the West Indies by 10-wickets on Indian Arrival Day two years ago. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for today, but the pouring rain did not deter patrons from joining the line at the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Office at Bourda yesterday to buy tickets, which were almost completely sold out for the first match. “It will have to rain all day tomorrow (today) for there to be no play at Providence and despite a power outage which stalled the process this morning (yesterday), ticket sales for both days are going well,” GCB President Dru Bahadur informed. West Indies have won 13 and lost 15 of the 29 ODIs in the West Indies against Pakistan, while they have won three and lost three of the six ODIs at Providence since their crushing 113-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the 2007 World Cup. Pakistan have enjoyed the better of the exchanges in the region and have won their last two ODI series here. They have not lost an ODI series in the West Indies since 1988. Today a lot will depend on pugnacious opener Chris Gayle. Gayle is set to play his 250th ODI and has scored 21 tons at this level. The 33-year-old Jamaican is regarded as the most dangerous limited overs batsman in world cricket and his wicket could play a key role in the outcome of the contest. Johnson Charles will also want to set a solid foundation for the Windies on what should be a slow track with some help for the spinners and, if the rain stays away, a lush green and fast outfield. Lendl Simmons, who scored an
unbeaten 77 when these two teams last clashed in Guyana, could also play an important role with the bat for the home team. Skipper Dwayne Bravo returns to the team after his ban while Darren Bravo, out of form Marlon Samuels and former Captain Darren Sammy are all capable of offering competent batting support if they get their shot selection right. Kieron Pollard has five ducks this year in ODIs but on his day he could destroy the best of attacks with brute power. Failures here though could see him being replaced for the St Lucia leg of the series with someone like Narsingh Deonarine, who also provides a spinning option. Sri Lanka’s 303-5 is the only 275 plus total at Providence in 11 ODIs and Pakistan were bowled out for 139 the last time they were here with Mohammed Hafeez, who will play for the Guyana Franchise in the CPL, making 55. The injured Ravi Rampaul took 4-45 on that occasion while Sammy grabbed 3-30 but as Skipper Bravo pointed out, that match was over 25 months ago and the probability of Pakistan being dismissed for a sub 150 total again is small. Sunil Narine, also a member of the Guyana Franchise in the CPL, should enjoy the conditions at Providence in his first International outing at the venue and should get support from Kemar Roach, Tino Best, Jason Holder, Sammy and Dwayne Bravo. Captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Hafeez are expected be among the runs, while openers Nasir Jamshed and Ahmed Shehzad had a 62-run start against Guyana in the warm-up match. Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal and the exciting but inconsistent Shahid Afridi, who returns to the team are also capable of entertaining batting while Pakistan’s bowling could be spearheaded by off-spinner Saeed Ajmal who captured 5-39 against Guyana last week. Hafeez and Afridi could provide spin support to Ajmal but even on the flat surface the visitors should play all three their left-arm fast bowlers.
Pakistan are much like the West Indies, hot or cold but rarely warm. The team that plays the more consistent cricket today should emerge on top in a game that could be decided on the Duckworth/Lewis system in the event of rain since unlike the in the tri-nation series, there is no reserve day for the
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jorge Claros scored in second
half stoppage time to give Honduras a 1-0 win Friday night over El
Pakistan ODI squad: Misbah-ulHaq (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Asad Ali, Umar Amin, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Abdur Rehman, Haris Sohail
COULD GUYANA CELEBRATE CHAMPIONSHIP # 13 IN ST. KITTS? Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his look at regional youth cricket, specifically Guyana’s performances. Today he looks at their performances and questions whether they could add another championship. The last time Guyana won the Regional Under-19 Championship was 2007 when the tournament was held in Basseterre the St. Kitts Capital. On that occasion the National Team was led by Malteenoes All rounder Steven Jacobs. Now six years later the tournament returned to a familiar hunting ground where the land of many waters celebrated championship honours in 1993 and 2007. So the Million dollar Question being asked by Cricket fans is could Shawn Perreira’s men bring the Bacon home. The first time Guyana won the Regional under-19 Championship was 1968 playing under the Captaincy of Queens Colleges’ Keith Aaron, St. Stanislaus College and GCC’s Timur Mohamed was at the helm when the land of the Majestic Kaieteur Falls won Championships # two and three in 1975, 1976. Latchman Bhansingh was the man wearing the Captain’s arm band when Guyana won title # four 1985 playing on home soil, championships five, six and seven were achieved under the captaincy of Port Mourant’s Andre Percival (1992, 1993, 1994). Port Mourant’s Mahendra Nagamootoo was at the helm when the Land of Many Waters won championship # 8 (1995) in
Claros put Honduras in Gold Cup knockout stages Haiti forward Jean Eudes Maurice gains control of the ball during the first half against Trinidad & Tobago at Sun Life Stadium. (Photo: Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports)
matches. West Indies Squad for first two ODIs: Dwayne Bravo (captain), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Devon Smith
Salvador and a spot in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Edder Delgado’s pass found an open Claros, who took a couple of steps inside the area and blasted a shot past goalkeeper Dagoberto Portillo. El Salvador players immediately disputed the goal with referee Jair Marrufo, insisting Claros was offside on the play. Minutes earlier, Kevin Santamaria nearly gave El Salvador a late goal when he dribbled into the area and his left-footed shot bounced off the right post in the 87th minute. Haiti, which scored a 2-0 win over Trinidad Tobago earlier Friday, is second in the group with three points and a game against El Salvador remaining.
Grenada. Vishal Nagamootoo emulated Mahendra’s feat when he led Guyana to title # 9 this time the host was Jamaica 1996. GCC’s Ramnaresh Sarwan was the man running things August, 1997 when Guyana won championship # 10 playing on home soil. Under Malteenoes Steven Jacobs’s leadership Guyana won
championships 11th and 12th 2006, and 2007. Only time will tell if Rose Hall Town Shawn Perreira will be added to the list above. History is on his side the last two occasions Guyana contested the under-19 Championship in St. Kitts 1993, 2007 they triumphantly departed Basseterre.
Please find below Guyana under-19 Captains since 1968 Keith Aaron : Queens College 1968 Keith Aaron : Queens College 1969 Errol Jackman : Queens College 1970 Sydney Matthews: East Bank 1971 Faoud Bacchus: GCC 1972 Faoud Bacchus: GCC 1973 Radhay Solomon: Port Mourant 1974 Timur Mohamed: GCC 1975 Timur Mohamed: GCC 1976 Mark Harper: DCC 1977 Jerry Angus GCC 1978 Jerry Angus GCC 1979 Roger Harper DCC 1980 Deonarine Persaud: Port Mourant 1981 Andrew Jackman GCC 1982 Vinoo Solomon GCC 1983 Carl Hooper: GCC 1984 Latchman Bhansingh GCC 1985 Latchman Bhansingh GCC 1986 Michael Howard DCC 1987 Nezam Hafeez Malteenoes 1988 Paul Persaud GCC 1989 Glen Robinson Malteenoes 1990 Arjune Nandu Port Mourant 1991 Andre Percival Port Mourant 1992 Andre Percival Port Mourant 1993 1994 Andre Percival Port Mourant Mahendra Nagamootoo Port Mourant 1995 Vishal Nagamootoo Port Mourant 1996 Ramnaresh Sarwan GCC 1997 Ramnaresh Sarwan GCC 1998 Sewnarine Chattergoon Albion 1999 Narsingh Deonarine Albion 2000 Troy Cornelius DCC 2001 Saiud Drepaul Everest 2002 Assad Fudadin Rose Hall 2003 Zamal Khan Port Mourant 2004 Leon Johnson GCC 2005 Steven Jacobs Malteenoes 2006 Steven Jacobs Malteenoes 2007 Eugene LaFleur Bermine 2008 Anthony Bramble Scotbury 2009 Dexter Solomon GNIC 2010 Renford Beaton 2011 Shawn Perreira Rose Hall 2012 Shawn Perreira Rose Hall 2013 Under 19 Captains with Centuries as Captain Timur Mohamed (1975) Centuries in each Innings vs Barbados Kensington Oval Benson & Hedges Finals 158 and 103 not out Roger Harper (1980) 102 not out vs Barbados Kensington Oval Nezam Hafeez (1988) 113 vs Leeward Islands Kensington Oval Arjune Nandu (1991) 125 vs Windward Islands Jamaica Andre Percival (1994) 114 vs Trinidad Barbados Mahendra Nagamootoo (1995) 107 vs Windward Islands Grenada Ramnaresh Sarwan (1997) 125 vs Windward Islands Enmore Assad Fudadin 2003 vs Canada Bourda Zamal Khan 2004 149 vs Barbados Melbourne Leon Johnson 2005 200 not out vs Barbados St Vincent
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Arjoon elated with Barbados Open performance
Alex Arjoon Former junior standout Alexander Arjoon recently returned home after competing at the Barbados Open Squash Championships where he made it to the semifinals, before bowing out to fellow Guyanese and eventual winner Richard Chin in four sets. Arjoon lost the encounter 11-6, 2-11, 9-11 and 3-11 to #1 seeded Chin, who went on to defeat Trinidad and Tobago’s Colin Ramasra in the final. Arjoon then beat Barbados national champion Gavin Cumberbatch to claim third place, while another Guyanese Jason Ray Khalil
ended fifth to crown a commendable showing for Guyana. Speaking to Kaieteur Sport about his performance via telephone yesterday, Arjoon said he was extremely elated to reach that far in the competition which had some of the best players in the Caribbean present, adding that it has boosted his confidence as he prepares to represent Guyana at the upcoming CASA Senior Championships slated for next month right here. “I think I performed really well, especially since I was not sure how my form was, but really had to step it up a level to reach that far,” Arjoon told this newspaper. The soft spoken former multiple times junior Caribbean champion when asked to describe the match against Chin said he felt it could have gone either way, but a lapse in concentration in the third set swayed the rubber in favour of the more established Chin, who has been a dominant player on the regional circuit for sometime now. Quizzed on what essentially he would have taken away from such a solid performance, Arjoon
disclosed that more than anything else he now believes that he could compete against anyone of the top seeds in the Caribbean with success now that he has joined the senior ranks. Currently studying at the Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania in the USA for the past two years, Arjoon revealed that he has been a regular fixture on the team ever since, adding that he trains really hard and the aim right now is to do well at the CASA Seniors. Presently participating in the Digicel Open, Arjoon, who is the defending champion was loud in praise of world rated Nicolette Fernandes, informing that she has been an asset over the years and continues to share her experience with the younger players which according to him is always welcomed. “As you know Nicolette is a world class player and having her around is always good. She is a professional who plays on the international circuit so right away you see how valuable she is to all of us and we are extremely grateful,” Arjoon mentioned.
DIGICEL SQUASH CONCLUDES TODAY The Guyana Squash Association in collaboration with its number one corporate sponsor Digicel Senior National Squash Championships at the Georgetown Club Courts concludes today following action during the week. On Friday, matches were played in the Men’s, Women’s and plate competitions. In the men’s division which had reached the quarterfinal stage, first up on court was the match between World number 26 Nicolette Fernandes and Steven Xavier. Nicolette is contesting both the men’s and women’s draw. This was no easy match as Xavier was initially very competitive. Fernandes easily moved out to a seven two lead in the first game but Steven clawed his way back to get as close as nine before Nicolette closed out the game eleven nine. This fight back seemed to take the steam out of Steven as Nicolette easily won the second game eleven one and even though Steven played a little better in the third game, Nicolette won it fairly easily by the score of eleven points to three. In quarterfinal number two Jason-Ray Khalil was much too strong for Ben
Mekdeci. Ben played very well in the first game but Jason was able to win this game eleven six. In games two and three, Khalil just dominated Mekdeci and won the second eleven two and the third eleven three. The closest and longest match of the night occurred in the contest between Nyron Joseph and former National Champion Regan Pollard. Regan won the first game eleven four and then the second eleven six, but in the third Regan began to tire and Nyron was able to make a final push and won this game eleven nine. However, Pollard was able to recover in the break between games and won the fourth game fairly easily eleven three. Defending National champion Alex Arjoon was surprised in the first game as Raphael DeGroot played some amazing squash and won the first game twelve ten. Arjoon however refocused in the second and sent DeGroot to all corners of the court and won the next three games with identical scores of eleven two. In the first women’s semifinal between Nicolette Fernandes and Ashley DeGroot, Ashley played extremely well but Nicolette
won easily with the scores being eleven four, eleven five and eleven six. In the second women’s semifinal, Ashley Khalil and Mary Fung A Fat had an extremely close contest. Khalil won the first game eleven seven and also took the second game eleven seven. Fung A Fat then won an extremely close third game twelve ten. The fourth game could have gone either way but Ashley managed to edge home twelve ten. Results of the plate matches were as follows: Men’s Alex Melville beat Lee Fung A Fat 11-2,11-8,11-6 Jo Jo Mekdeci beat Haopei Yang 11-5,11-7,11-4 Ian Mekdeci beat Dennis Dias 11-4,11-7,8-11,12-10 Alan Downes beat Matthew Phang 11-4,11-6,11-7 Brian Yong beat Jonathan Antczak 11-6,11-7,11-7 Women’s Kathy Ten- Pow defeated Taylor Fernandes 11-7,114,11-3 Men’s semifinals Nicolette Fernandes against Jason-Ray Khalil Alex Arjoon against Regan Pollard Women’s final Nicolette Fernandes faces Ashley Khalil
He also recognised the support of all the parents of the players who he said spend a lot of their time and financial resources which allows them to focus on improving their game, while the efforts of President of the Guyana Squash Association David
Fernandes, Garfield Wiltshire and many others, have not gone unnoticed. Arjoon was scheduled to play Regan Pollard last evening and when asked about his chances he acknowledged that his opponent is a very good player who has been around
for quite awhile and clearly expects a tough match. He added that he is hoping that Guyana does well at the impending event which could then possibly commence a journey of dominance at the senior level not witnessed for sometime now.
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NATI and NAMS set for intense battle in East Berbice finals - After NATI oust BHS from competition
The victorious New Amsterdam Technical Institute team poses for a photo after defeating Berbice High School on Friday.
After over a month of intense and sometimes one sided football competition, the two finalists have been decided for the East Berbice leg of the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Championship with favourites New Amsterdam Technical Institute NATI down to match skills against New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary (NAMS) in a game which is expected to bring out the best of the two teams. While NATI came into the competition with a high reputation which they lived up to hammering away at their opponents including a tournament high record 22-0 mauling of Port Mourant Secondary, NAMS who entered the tournament as a team to watch, maintained their composure and were quietly putting away their opponents as they gradually did what they had to do to make their way into the final. Their biggest win was a 12-0 licking of School of the Nations, while their most impressive victory was stopping giant killers, the rampant and advancing Orealla Secondary School by a stunning 4-0 margin in their semifinal encounter.
NATI on the other hand, had to work overtime to get past Berbice High School (BHS) 2-1 in a bruising semifinal encounter which was played on Friday, at the Skeldon Community Centre ground. The game which had all the pre-match hype as being arguably the game of the tournament lived up to all expectations. Played in wet conditions due to continuous rainfall which left the outfield heavy, making ball control difficult both teams tried hard to secure the win. Once again, however, BHS choked at a decisive hurdle and must have only themselves to blame as they squandered many goal scoring opportunities. Both teams were guilty of wasting opportunities, but BHS must consider themselves the main sinner as they somehow failed to make use of their opportunities in yet another competition and ended up on the losing side. On one occasion they had as much as six consecutive corners as they built pressure, but failed to convert as NATI just could not get the ball out of their area. On the counter, in fact,
both goals netted by NATI were due to goalkeeper errors. The usually reliable James Isaacs in goal for BHS who had an outstanding competition had a terrible day as he struggled with the wet conditions and spilled both times. The first one somehow eluded him and rolled unimpeded into the goal, while the second he dropped in front of him following a shot from outside the penalty area allowing the lurking striker to pounce on the loose ball to score. Both times the striker was the prolific Jarrel Walters, who netted against the run of play on both occasions in the 19th and 82nd minutes of play as NATI employed the counterattacking method against their more balanced opponents. BHS response came from the penalty spot off the boot of their play maker Mark Wrong in the 33rd minute. The game was so intense at times it almost became physical. In fact BHS is querying the legitimacy of the some of the NATI players and the organisers have their work cut out to query before kickoff time today. (Samuel Whyte)
JAMES DASAOLU BECOMES SECOND FASTEST BRITON IN HISTORY
BBC Sport - James Dasaolu clocked a remarkable 9.91 seconds in the 100m heats at the British Championships to become the second-fastest Briton in history. Only former Olympic and world champion Linford Christie (9.87secs) has gone quicker over the distance. However Dasaolu, 25, later withdrew from Saturday’s final because of cramp. His time at Alexander Stadium was the fourth fastest time of the year, breaking the British Championships record in the process. Loughborough-based Dasaolu joins Dwain Chambers, Christie and Jason Gardener on a four-man list of Britons who have dipped under the 10-second barrier in the 100m. Dasaolu looked at the clock and raised his arms in disbelief as he finished some distance ahead of his rivals. But, after subsequently suffering cramp, he opted to not compete in the final so as not to risk his place at the World Championships in Moscow next month. “I don’t want to let anybody down and I was looking forward to taking my first British Championships 100m title,” said Dasaolu. “My ultimate aim is to be fit for Moscow and I don’t want to risk an injury competing in the final.” His withdrawal will deny the crowd the chance to see Dasaolu up against Chambers, who qualified in 10.02secs. The British Championships double as trials for next month’s World Championships in Moscow.
James Dasaolu
Under British Athletics’ selection policy, the winner of each event qualifies for Moscow provided they have met the ‘A’ standard. Reigning world champion Dai Greene eased fears over his form by winning the men’s 400m hurdles in a close finish. The Welshman overtook compatriot Rhys Williams on the penultimate hurdle to finish in a season’s best 48.66secs. As the 2011 world champion, Greene has a wildcard entry for Moscow which means Williams, by finishing second in a personal best 48.85secs, has also booked his place in the British team for Russia.